Federal Register: July 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 130)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-10710
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Management and Budget Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meetings.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel
DATES: There are two conditional meetings announced in this Federal Register Notice. A Public meeting of the Panel will be held on July 24, 2006 if the Panel does not complete its work at the previously published public meeting on July 21, 2006. Another public meeting of the Panel will be held on July 25, 2006 if the Panel does not complete its work at the July 24th meeting. Both meetings, if held, will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and end no later than 5 p.m. The public is urged to call (202) 2087279 after 5 p.m. the work day before these meetings for a prerecorded message to learn if the meeting is cancelled. The public may also visit the Panel's Web site the morning of the meeting for cancellation messages (http://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/index.html). There are additional public meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel for July 2006 previously published in the Federal Register. For a schedule of all public meetings, visit http://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/index.html and select the link called ``Schedule.''
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003. [[Page 38677]]
SUMMARY:
Acquisition Advisory Panel,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
(a) Background: The purpose of the Panel is to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and Congress pursuant to Section 1423 of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003. The Panel's statutory charter is to review Federal contracting laws, regulations, and governmentwide policies, including the use of commercial practices, performancebased contracting, performance of acquisition functions across agency lines of responsibility, and governmentwide contracts. Interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.
Meetings: The focus of these meetings will be discussions of and
voting on working group findings and recommendations from selected
working groups, established at the February 28, 2005 and May 17, 2005
public meetings of the AAP (see http://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/index.html for a list of working groups).
(b) Posting of Draft Reports: Members of the public are encouraged
to regularly visit the Panel's Web site for draft reports. Currently,
the working groups are staggering the posting of various sections of
their draft reports at http://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/index.html under
the link for ``Working Group Reports.'' The most recent posting is from
the Commercial Practices Working Group. The public is encouraged to submit written comments on any and all draft reports.
(c) Adopted Recommendations: The Panel has adopted recommendations
presented by the Small Business, Interagency Contracting, and
PerformanceBased Acquisition Working Groups. While additional
recommendations from some of these working groups are likely, the
public is encouraged to review and comment on the recommendations
adopted by the Panel to date by going to http://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/index.html and selecting the link for ``Adopted Recommendations.''
(d) Availability of Meeting Materials: Please see the Panel's Web
site for any available materials, including draft agendas and minutes.
Questions/issues of particular interest to the Panel are also available
to the public on this web site on its front page, including ``Questions
for Government Buying Agencies,'' ``Questions for Contractors that Sell
Commercial Goods or Services to the Government,'' ``Questions for
Commercial Organizations,'' and an issue raised by one Panel member
regarding the rules of interpretation and performance of contracts and
liabilities of the parties entitled ``Revised Commercial Practices
Proposal for Public Comment.'' The Panel encourages the public to
address any of these questions/issues in written statements to the Panel.
(e) Procedures for Providing Public Comments: It is the policy of
the Panel to accept written public comments of any length, and to
accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. Please see
previously published Federal Register Notices for July 2006
opportunities for oral public comments at the Panel's Web site under
the link for Federal Register Notices (http://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/index.html
). The Panel Staff expects that public statements presented
orally or in writing will be focused on the Panel's statutory charter
and working group topics, and not be repetitive of previously submitted
oral or written statements, and that comments will be relevant to the issues under discussion.
Written Comments: Written comments should be supplied to the DFO at
the address/contact information given in this Federal Register Notice
in one of the following formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or
Rich Text files, in IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Please note:
Because the Panel operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, all public presentations will be treated as
public documents and will be made available for public inspection, up to and including being posted on the Panel's Web site.
(f) Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special
accommodation to access the public meetings listed above should contact
Ms. Auletta at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Laura Auletta,
Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director), Acquisition Advisory Panel.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Members of the public wishing further information concerning these meetings or the Panel itself, or to pre register for the meeting, should contact Ms. Laura Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at: laura.auletta@gsa.gov, phone/voice mail (202) 2087279, or mail at: General Services Administration, 1800 F. Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC 20405.