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which is staffed by contracting officers
and other acquisition professionals. As
such, CPO staff has the required
technical knowledge to handle
debarment and suspension referrals and
is in the best position to learn of matters
that may warrant debarment and/or
suspension. Moreover, CPO is the first
point of contact for Office of Inspector
General (OIG) personnel and
Contracting Officer’s Representatives,
who have direct knowledge of any
problems with contractor conduct and/
or performance. Thus, individuals—
including OPM employees and members
of the public—who believe that there
may be grounds to debar or suspend a
contractor should contact CPO and
provide them with all relevant
information. Whenever CPO learns of
information that indicates there may be
grounds for debarring or suspending a
contractor, CPO will gather appropriate
information and refer the matter to the
debarment/suspension official if
warranted. All such referrals will
include a recommendation by the OPM
Suspension and Debarment Committee
(SDC) as to a proposed course of action.
Likewise, CPO will have responsibility
for recommending to the Director or
other designated Debarment Official
whether or not to continue current
contracts with, solicit offers from, award
contracts to, or consent to subcontracts
with a contractor who is debarred,
suspended, or proposed for debarment.
Given its central role in OPM’s
procurement process, CPO, in
consultation with OPM’s Office of
General Counsel, will also be
responsible for establishing written
procedures that address the key aspects
of OPM’s debarment/suspension
program.
Accordingly, the OPM proposes to
adopt the following policy and
incorporate it into its contracting
policies:
OPM will follow the policies and
procedures contained at FAR Subpart
9.4—Debarment, Suspension, and
Ineligibility. OPM will not solicit offers
from, award contracts to, or consent to
subcontracts with contractors who are
listed on the Excluded Parties List
(SAM/EPLS), except as otherwise
provided for in FAR Subpart 9.4. OPM
will report to the SAM/EPLS any
contractor OPM debars, suspends, or
proposes for debarment. Such action
will have Government-wide reciprocity.
Notwithstanding the debarment,
suspension, or proposed debarment of a
contractor, OPM may continue contracts
or subcontracts in existence at the time
the contractor was debarred, suspended,
or proposed for debarment, unless the
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Director or other designated Debarment
Official directs otherwise.
The Director or a designee will serve
as the debarring official and suspending
official (debarment/suspension official).
The Director or designee will also
decide (1) whether to solicit offers from,
award contracts to, or consent to
subcontracts with contractors who have
been debarred, suspended, or proposed
for debarment, and (2) whether to
terminate a current contract or
subcontract in existence at the time the
contractor was debarred, suspended, or
proposed for debarment.
CPO will have primary responsibility
for investigating and submitting
potential debarment/suspension actions
to the SDC, which will have the
responsibility for reviewing and
referring actions to the debarment/
suspension official for consideration. As
such, any person who believes that
there may be grounds to debar or
suspend a person or entity from
contracting with OPM should contact
CPO and provide them with all relevant
information.
CPO, in conjunction with the SDC,
will also have responsibility for
recommending to the Director or
designee whether or not to continue
current contracts with, solicit offers
from, award contracts to, or consent to
subcontracts with a contractor who is
debarred, suspended, or proposed for
debarment. In consultation with the
Office of General Counsel, CPO will
establish and maintain written
procedures for:
(1) The prompt reporting,
investigation, and referral to the
debarment/suspension official of
matters appropriate for that official’s
consideration. All debarment/
suspension referrals shall include a
recommendation by the SDC as to a
proposed course of action;
(2) The debarment decision-making
process, which shall afford the
contractor (and any specifically named
affiliates) an opportunity to submit, in
person, in writing, or through a
representative, information and
argument in opposition to the proposed
debarment;
(3) The suspension decision-making
process, which shall afford the
contractor (and any specifically named
affiliates) an opportunity, following the
imposition of suspension, to submit, in
person, in writing, or through
presentation, information and argument
in opposition to the suspension;
(4) Recommending to the Director or
designee whether or not to solicit offers
from, award contracts to, or consent to
subcontracts with a contractor who is
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debarred, suspended, or proposed for
debarment; and
(5) Recommending to the Director or
designee whether or not to continue
current contracts with a contractor or
subcontractor who is debarred,
suspended, or proposed for debarment.
OPM’s Office of General Counsel will
review for legal sufficiency:
(1) Referrals by CPO and SDC to the
debarment/suspension official;
(2) Recommendations by CPO to the
Director or designee that OPM solicit
offers from, award contracts to, or
consent to subcontracts with a
contractor who is listed in the SAM/
EPLS as debarred, suspended, or
proposed for debarment;
(3) Recommendations by CPO and
SDC to the Director or designee to
terminate a current contract because a
contractor or subcontractor was
subsequently debarred, suspended, or
proposed for debarment; and
(4) Notices of proposed debarment,
notices of suspension, or any other
communication to a contractor
regarding that contractor’s potential or
actual suspension or debarment.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013–03962 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Hispanic Council on Federal
Employment
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Scheduling of Council Meetings.
AGENCY:
The Hispanic Council on
Federal Employment will hold its 2013
Council meetings on the dates and
location shown below. The Council is
an advisory committee composed of
representatives from Hispanic
organizations and senior government
officials. Along with its other
responsibilities, the Council shall advise
the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management on matters involving the
recruitment, hiring, and advancement of
Hispanics in the Federal workforce. The
Council is co-chaired by the Chief of
Staff of the Office of Personnel
Management and the Chair of the
National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
(NHLA).
The meeting is open to the public.
Please contact the Office of Personnel
Management at the address shown
below if you wish to present material to
the Council at any of the meetings. The
SUMMARY:
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manner and time prescribed for
presentations may be limited,
depending upon the number of parties
that express interest in presenting
information.
DATES:
March 7, 2013 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
April 25, 2013 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
June 27, 2013 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
August 29, 2013 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
October 31, 2013 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
December 12, 2013 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
Location: U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20415.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Veronica E. Villalobos, Director for the
Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office
of Personnel Management, 1900 E St.
NW., Suite 5H35, Washington, DC
20415. Phone (202) 606–0020 Fax (202)
606–2183 or email at
veronica.villalobos@opm.gov.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2013–1; Order No. 1659]
New Postal Product; Negotiated
Service Agreement
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
an amendment to the existing Express
Mail & Priority Mail Contract 11
Negotiated Service Agreement. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: February 21,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Contents of Filing
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I. Introduction
On February 13, 2013, the Postal
Service filed notice that it has agreed to
an amendment to the existing Express
Mail & Priority Mail Contract 11 subject
to this docket.1 The Postal Service
includes one attachment in support of
its Notice:
• Attachment A—a redacted copy of
the amendment to the existing Express
Mail & Priority Mail Contract 11.
The Postal Service also filed the
unredacted amendment under seal. It
asserts that the ‘‘supporting financial
documentation and financial
certification initially provided in this
docket remain applicable.’’ Id. at 1. It
also seeks to incorporate by reference
the Application for Non-Public
Treatment originally filed in this docket
for the protection of customeridentifying information that it has filed
under seal. Id.
The amendment changes the
definition of the term ‘‘Contract
Quarters’’ to provide that the first
contract quarter begins on October 1
rather than July 1. Id. Attachment A at
1. The Postal Service intends for the
amendment to become effective on the
day after the date that the Commission
completes its review of the Notice. Id.
3. Comments by interested persons in
these proceedings are due no later than
February 21, 2013.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Ruth Ann Abrams,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–03900 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension:
Rule 17a–5; SEC File No. 270–155, OMB
Control No. 3235–0123.
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III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission shall review the
Notice of United States Postal Service of
Amendment to Express Mail & Priority
Mail Contract 11 with Portions Filed
Under Seal, filed on February 13, 2013
in Docket No. CP2013–1.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505,
Lawrence E. Fenster is appointed to
serve as an officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 17a–5 (17 CFR
240.17a–5), under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.). The Commission plans to submit
this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
Rule 17a–5 is the basic financial
reporting rule for brokers and dealers.1
The Rule requires the filing of Form X–
17A–5, the Financial and Operational
Combined Uniform Single Report
(‘‘FOCUS Report’’), which was the result
of years of study and comments by
representatives of the securities industry
through advisory committees and
through the normal rule proposal
methods. The FOCUS Report was
designed to eliminate the overlapping
regulatory reports required by various
self-regulatory organizations and the
Commission and to reduce reporting
burdens as much as possible. The Rule
also requires the filing of an annual
audited report of financial statements.
The FOCUS Report consists of: (1)
Part I, which is a monthly report that
must be filed by brokers or dealers that
clear transactions or carry customer
securities; (2) one of three alternative
quarterly reports: Part II, which must be
1 Notice of United States Postal Service of
Amendment to Express Mail & Priority Mail
Contract 11, With Portions Filed Under Seal,
February 13, 2013 (Notice).
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ACTION:
III. Ordering Paragraphs
1 Rule 17a–5(c) requires a broker or dealer to
furnish certain of its financial information to
customers and is subject to a separate PRA filing
(OMB Control Number 3235–0199).
II. Notice of Filings
Interested persons may submit
comments on whether the changes
presented in the Postal Service’s Notice
are consistent with the policies of 39
U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR
3015.5, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart
B. Comments are due no later than
February 21, 2013. The public portions
of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Lawrence
E. Fenster to serve as Public
Representative in this docket.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Hispanic Council on Federal Employment
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Scheduling of Council Meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment will hold its 2013
Council meetings on the dates and location shown below. The Council is
an advisory committee composed of representatives from Hispanic
organizations and senior government officials. Along with its other
responsibilities, the Council shall advise the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management on matters involving the recruitment, hiring,
and advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workforce. The Council is
co-chaired by the Chief of Staff of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Chair of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA).
The meeting is open to the public. Please contact the Office of
Personnel Management at the address shown below if you wish to present
material to the Council at any of the meetings. The
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manner and time prescribed for presentations may be limited, depending
upon the number of parties that express interest in presenting
information.
DATES:
March 7, 2013 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
April 25, 2013 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
June 27, 2013 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
August 29, 2013 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
October 31, 2013 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
December 12, 2013 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Location: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20415.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica E. Villalobos, Director for
the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E St. NW., Suite 5H35, Washington, DC 20415. Phone (202) 606-0020
Fax (202) 606-2183 or email at veronica.villalobos@opm.gov.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-03961 Filed 2-20-13; 8:45 am]
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