Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Nonprofit Agency Recordkeeping Requirements, 72665-72666 [E7-24848]

Download as PDF 72665 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 245 Friday, December 21, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; CO; Establishment of Fees for Forest Cabin Rental Program Forest Service, USDA. Notice of new fee site and solicitation of comments. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests proposes to begin charging fees for the overnight rental of several cabins including 3 cabins at the Cold Springs Adminstrative Site; 2 cabins at the Mesa Lakes Administrative Site and single cabins at 25 Mesa, Silesca, and Jackson Administrative Sites. Public rentals of Forest Service cabins in other parts of Colorado is very popular and shows that the public appreciates and enjoys the use and availability of historic rental cabins. Funds from the rentals will be used for the continued operation and maintenance of the rental cabins. The Cold Springs Adminstrative Site is located in T 51N, R16, Section 29 and the Mesa Lakes Administrative Site is located in T11S, R96W, Section 34 on the Grand Valley Ranger District. The 25 Mesa Cabin is located in T49N, R13W, Section 6, the Silesca Cabin is located in T47N, R11W, Section 18, and the Jackson Cabin is located in T46N, R6W, Section 28; all three are located on the Ouray Ranger District. DATES: The sites are expected to become available for rent May 2008. Comments, concerns or questions about this new fee must be submitted by January 30, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments, concerns, or questions about the new fee for cabin rentals to: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Attn: Cabin Rental Program, 2250 Highway 50, Delta, Colorado, 81416. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:37 Dec 20, 2007 Jkt 214001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Clementson, Grand Valley District Ranger 970—242–8211, or Tammy Randall-Parker, Ouray District Ranger 970–240–5415. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new recreation fee areas are established. The intent of this notice is to give the public an opportunity to comment if they have concerns or questions about new fees. This is the GMUG National Forest’s first cabin rental opportunity. Other cabin rentals exist in neighboring national forests in Colorado. The cabins in Colorado are often fully booked throughout their rental season. The GMUG National Forest proposes to rent the cabins for $40 to $180 a night, but will conduct a market analysis to determine if the fees are both reasonable and acceptable for this unique recreation experience. People wanting to rent the cabins will need to make advanced reservations through the National Recreation Reservation Service at https://www.Recreation.gov or by calling 1–877–444–6777. The National Recreation Reservation Service charges a fee for reservations. Dated: December 17, 2007. Kendall Clark, Deputy Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. E7–24840 Filed 12–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Nonprofit Agency Recordkeeping Requirements Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) will submit the collection of information listed below to OMB for approval under the PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on that collection of information. DATES: Submit your written comments on the information collection on or before February 19, 2008. ADDRESSES: Mail your comments on the requirement to Janet Yandik, Information Management Specialist, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202–3259; fax (703) 603–0655; or email rulescomment@abilityone.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Yandik, Information Management Specialist Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202–3259; phone (703) 603–2147; fax (703) 603–0655; or e-mail rulescomment@abilityone.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). The Committee plans to submit a request to OMB to renew its approval of the collection of information for nonprofit agency responsibilities related to recordkeeping. The Committee is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection of information is 3037–0005. The Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) is the authorizing legislation for the AbilityOne Program. The AbilityOne Program creates jobs and training opportunities for people who are blind or who have other severe disabilities. Its primary means of doing so is by requiring Government agencies to purchase selected products and services from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. The AbilityOne Program is administered by the Committee. Two E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 72666 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 245 / Friday, December 21, 2007 / Notices national, independent organizations, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH, help State and private nonprofit agencies participate in the AbilityOne Program. The implementing regulations for the JWOD Act, which are located at 41 CFR Chapter 51, detail the recordkeeping requirements imposed on nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. Section 51–2.4 of the regulations describes the criteria that the Committee must consider when adding a product or service to its Procurement List. One of these criteria is that a proposed addition must demonstrate a potential to generate employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. The Committee decided that evidence that employment will be generated for those individuals consists of recordkeeping that tracks direct labor and revenues for products or services sold through an AbilityOne Program contract. This recordkeeping can be done on each individual AbilityOne project or by product or service family. In addition, Section 51–4.3 of the regulations requires that nonprofit agencies keep records on direct labor hours performed by each worker and keep an individual record or file for each individual who is blind or severely disabled, documenting that individual’s disability and capabilities for competitive employment. The records that nonprofit agencies must keep in accordance with Section 51–4.3 of the regulations constitute the bulk of the hour burden associated with this OMB control number. This information collection renewal request seeks approval for the Committee to continue to ensure compliance with recordkeeping requirements established by the authority of the JWOD Act and set forth in the Act’s implementing regulations and to ensure that the Committee has the ability to confirm the suitability of products and services on its Procurement List. The recordkeeping requirements described in this document are the same as those currently imposed on nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. • Title: Nonprofit Agency Responsibilities, 41 CFR 51–2.4 and 51– 4.3. • OMB Control Number: 3037–0005. • Description of Collection: Recordkeeping. • Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. • Annual Number of Respondents: About 650 nonprofit agencies will annually participate in recordkeeping. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:37 Dec 20, 2007 Jkt 214001 • Total Annual Burden Hours: The recordkeeping burden is estimated to average 5 hours per respondent. Total annual burden is 3,250 hours. We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of our agency’s functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents. Dated: December 17, 2007. Kimberly M. Zeich, Director, Program Operations. [FR Doc. E7–24848 Filed 12–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletion Proposed addition to and deletion from the Procurement List. ACTION: SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete product previously furnished by such agencies. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: January 20, 2008. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Kimberly M. Zeich, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or e-mail CMTEFedReg@jwod.gov. This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Addition If the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or service will be required to procure the service listed below from nonprofit agencies PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. If approved, the action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the service to the Government. 2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the service to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in connection with the service proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they are providing additional information. End of Certification The following service is proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Service Service Type/Location: Supply Store Operation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD. NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. Contracting Activity: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. Deletion Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. If approved, the action may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. If approved, the action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in connection with the product proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they are providing additional information. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72665-72666]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act; Nonprofit Agency Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled (the Committee) will submit the collection of 
information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on that 
collection of information.

DATES: Submit your written comments on the information collection on or 
before February 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Mail your comments on the requirement to Janet Yandik, 
Information Management Specialist, Committee for Purchase From People 
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259; fax (703) 
603-0655; or e-mail rulescomment@abilityone.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Yandik, Information Management 
Specialist Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 
Arlington, VA, 22202-3259; phone (703) 603-2147; fax (703) 603-0655; or 
e-mail rulescomment@abilityone.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), require that 
interested members of the public and affected agencies have an 
opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping 
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). The Committee plans to submit a 
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collection of information 
for nonprofit agency responsibilities related to recordkeeping. The 
Committee is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information 
collection activity.
    Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this 
collection of information is 3037-0005.
    The Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) is 
the authorizing legislation for the AbilityOne Program. The AbilityOne 
Program creates jobs and training opportunities for people who are 
blind or who have other severe disabilities. Its primary means of doing 
so is by requiring Government agencies to purchase selected products 
and services from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. The 
AbilityOne Program is administered by the Committee. Two

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national, independent organizations, National Industries for the Blind 
(NIB) and NISH, help State and private nonprofit agencies participate 
in the AbilityOne Program.
    The implementing regulations for the JWOD Act, which are located at 
41 CFR Chapter 51, detail the recordkeeping requirements imposed on 
nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program. Section 51-
2.4 of the regulations describes the criteria that the Committee must 
consider when adding a product or service to its Procurement List. One 
of these criteria is that a proposed addition must demonstrate a 
potential to generate employment for people who are blind or severely 
disabled. The Committee decided that evidence that employment will be 
generated for those individuals consists of recordkeeping that tracks 
direct labor and revenues for products or services sold through an 
AbilityOne Program contract. This recordkeeping can be done on each 
individual AbilityOne project or by product or service family.
    In addition, Section 51-4.3 of the regulations requires that 
nonprofit agencies keep records on direct labor hours performed by each 
worker and keep an individual record or file for each individual who is 
blind or severely disabled, documenting that individual's disability 
and capabilities for competitive employment. The records that nonprofit 
agencies must keep in accordance with Section 51-4.3 of the regulations 
constitute the bulk of the hour burden associated with this OMB control 
number.
    This information collection renewal request seeks approval for the 
Committee to continue to ensure compliance with recordkeeping 
requirements established by the authority of the JWOD Act and set forth 
in the Act's implementing regulations and to ensure that the Committee 
has the ability to confirm the suitability of products and services on 
its Procurement List. The recordkeeping requirements described in this 
document are the same as those currently imposed on nonprofit agencies 
participating in the AbilityOne Program.
     Title: Nonprofit Agency Responsibilities, 41 CFR 51-2.4 
and 51-4.3.
     OMB Control Number: 3037-0005.
     Description of Collection: Recordkeeping.
     Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies 
participating in the AbilityOne Program.
     Annual Number of Respondents: About 650 nonprofit agencies 
will annually participate in recordkeeping.
     Total Annual Burden Hours: The recordkeeping burden is 
estimated to average 5 hours per respondent. Total annual burden is 
3,250 hours.
    We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
our agency's functions, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.

    Dated: December 17, 2007.
Kimberly M. Zeich,
Director, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. E7-24848 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]
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