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Executive Office of the President;
Acquisition Advisory Panel;
Notification of Upcoming Meetings of
the Acquisition Advisory Panel
Office of Management and
Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
AGENCY:
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Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meetings.
ACTION:
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.
DATES: There are two meetings
announced in this Federal Register
Notice. Public meetings of the Panel
will be held on June 29th and July 14th
2006. These meetings are in addition to
those already announced for June and
July in the Federal Register at 71 FR
25613. All meetings will begin at 9 a.m.
Eastern Time and end no later than 5
p.m. For a schedule of all confirmed
meetings, please visit the Panel’s Web
site at https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
index.html and select the link for
‘‘Schedule.’’
ADDRESSES: The June 29th meeting will
be held at the General Services
Administration (GSA) Auditorium at
1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20405. The July 14th meeting will be
held at a different facility, the General
Services Administration Auditorium at
7th and D Streets, SW., Washington, DC
(there is no building number but the
address is 301 7th Street, SW.). This
facility is across the street from the
L’Enfant Plaza metro stop. Enter the
building through the middle entrance
on D Street. You must have a photo
identification to gain access to both
these facilities. The public must preregister one week in advance for all
meetings due to security and/or seating
limitations (see below for information
on pre-registration).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public wishing further
information concerning these meetings
or the Panel itself, or to pre-register for
the meetings, should contact Ms. Laura
Auletta, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), at: laura.auletta@gsa.gov, phone/
voice mail (202) 208–7279, or mail at:
General Services Administration, 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington,
DC 20405. Members of the public
wishing to reserve speaking time must
contact Mr. Emile Monette, AAP Staff
Analyst, in writing at:
emile.monette@gsa.gov or by fax at 202–
501–3341, or mail at the address given
above for the DFO, no later than one
week prior to the meeting at which they
wish to speak.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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
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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
meetings. Opportunity for public
comments will be provided at the
meetings. Any change will be
announced in the Federal Register.
All Meetings—While the Panel may
hear from additional invited speakers,
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 https://acquisition.gov/comp/
aap/ for a list of working
groups). The Panel welcomes oral
public comments at these meetings and
has reserved one-half hour for this
purpose at each meeting. Members of
the public wishing to address the Panel
during the meeting must contact Mr.
Monette, in writing, as soon as possible
to reserve time (see contact information
above).
(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 https://
acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
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
Performance-Based Acquisition
Working Groups as of the date of this
notice. While additional
recommendations from some of these
working groups are likely and adopted
recommendations from other working
groups will be posted as
recommendations are adopted, the
public is encouraged to review and
comment on the recommendations
adopted by the Panel to date by going
to https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
index.html and selecting the link for
‘‘Panel Recommendations To Date.’’
(d) Availability of Meeting Materials:
Please see the Panel’s web site for any
available materials, including draft
agendas and minutes. Questions/issues
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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 when presenting
either oral public comments or 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.
The Panel Staff expects that public
statements presented at Panel meetings
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.
Oral Comments: Speaking times will
be confirmed by Panel staff on a ‘‘firstcome/first-served’’ basis. To
accommodate as many speakers as
possible, oral public comments must be
no longer than 10 minutes. Because
Panel members may ask questions,
reserved times will be approximate.
Interested parties must contact Mr.
Emile Monette, in writing (via mail, email, or fax identified above for Mr.
Monette) at least one week prior to the
meeting in order to be placed on the
public speaker list for the meeting. Oral
requests for speaking time will not be
taken. Speakers are requested to bring
extra copies of their comments and/or
presentation slides for distribution to
the Panel at the meeting. Speakers
wishing to use a Power Point
presentation must e-mail the
presentation to Mr. Monette one week in
advance of the meeting.
Written Comments: Although written
comments are accepted until the date of
the meeting (unless otherwise stated),
written comments should be received by
the Panel Staff at least one week prior
to the meeting date so that the
comments may be made available to the
Panel for their consideration prior to the
meeting. Written comments should be
supplied to the DFO at the address/
contact information given in this FR
Notice in one of the following formats
(Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or
Rich Text files, in IBM–PC/Windows
98/2000/XP format).
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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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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel;
Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meetings.
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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.
DATES: There are two meetings announced in this Federal Register
Notice. Public meetings of the Panel will be held on June 29th and July
14th 2006. These meetings are in addition to those already announced
for June and July in the Federal Register at 71 FR 25613. All meetings
will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and end no later than 5 p.m. For a
schedule of all confirmed meetings, please visit the Panel's Web site
at https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/ and select the link for
``Schedule.''
ADDRESSES: The June 29th meeting will be held at the General Services
Administration (GSA) Auditorium at 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20405. The July 14th meeting will be held at a different facility, the
General Services Administration Auditorium at 7th and D Streets, SW.,
Washington, DC (there is no building number but the address is 301 7th
Street, SW.). This facility is across the street from the L'Enfant
Plaza metro stop. Enter the building through the middle entrance on D
Street. You must have a photo identification to gain access to both
these facilities. The public must pre-register one week in advance for
all meetings due to security and/or seating limitations (see below for
information on pre-registration).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing further
information concerning these meetings or the Panel itself, or to pre-
register for the meetings, should contact Ms. Laura Auletta, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), at: laura.auletta@gsa.gov, phone/voice mail
(202) 208-7279, or mail at: General Services Administration, 1800 F
Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC 20405. Members of the public
wishing to reserve speaking time must contact Mr. Emile Monette, AAP
Staff Analyst, in writing at: emile.monette@gsa.gov or by fax at 202-
501-3341, or mail at the address given above for the DFO, no later than
one week prior to the meeting at which they wish to speak.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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
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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, performance-based
contracting, performance of acquisition functions across agency lines
of responsibility, and governmentwide contracts. Interested parties are
invited to attend the meetings. Opportunity for public comments will be
provided at the meetings. Any change will be announced in the Federal
Register.
All Meetings--While the Panel may hear from additional invited
speakers, 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 https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/ for
a list of working groups). The Panel welcomes oral public comments at
these meetings and has reserved one-half hour for this purpose at each
meeting. Members of the public wishing to address the Panel during the
meeting must contact Mr. Monette, in writing, as soon as possible to
reserve time (see contact information above).
(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 https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/ 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
Performance-Based Acquisition Working Groups as of the date of this
notice. While additional recommendations from some of these working
groups are likely and adopted recommendations from other working groups
will be posted as recommendations are adopted, the public is encouraged
to review and comment on the recommendations adopted by the Panel to
date by going to https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/ and
selecting the link for ``Panel Recommendations To Date.''
(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 when presenting either oral
public comments or 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. The Panel Staff
expects that public statements presented at Panel meetings 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.
Oral Comments: Speaking times will be confirmed by Panel staff on a
``first-come/first-served'' basis. To accommodate as many speakers as
possible, oral public comments must be no longer than 10 minutes.
Because Panel members may ask questions, reserved times will be
approximate. Interested parties must contact Mr. Emile Monette, in
writing (via mail, e-mail, or fax identified above for Mr. Monette) at
least one week prior to the meeting in order to be placed on the public
speaker list for the meeting. Oral requests for speaking time will not
be taken. Speakers are requested to bring extra copies of their
comments and/or presentation slides for distribution to the Panel at
the meeting. Speakers wishing to use a Power Point presentation must e-
mail the presentation to Mr. Monette one week in advance of the
meeting.
Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the
date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should
be received by the Panel Staff at least one week prior to the meeting
date so that the comments may be made available to the Panel for their
consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be supplied
to the DFO at the address/contact information given in this FR Notice
in one of the following formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or
Rich Text files, in IBM-PC/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.
[FR Doc. 06-5407 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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