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part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process to seek
feedback from the public on service
delivery, OMB is coordinating the
development of the following proposed
Generic Information Collection Request
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery’’ for
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). This notice announces that CNCS
intends to submit collections to OMB
for approval and solicit comments on
specific aspects for the proposed
information collection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
April 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB
Desk Officer for CNCS, by any of the
following two methods within 30 days
from the date of publication in the
Federal Register:
(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974,
Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for CNCS; and
(2) Electronically by email to: smar@
omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
contact Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director of Policy, at 202–606–6930 or
email to aborgstrom@cns.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of CNCS, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
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No comments were received in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of March 5, 2014
(79 FR 12493).
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
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Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Respondents: 10,000.
Annual responses: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 10.
Burden hours: 1,667.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
Control Number.
Dated: March 3, 2015.
Amy Borgstrom,
Associate Director of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket No. DARS–2015–0012]
Acquisition of Items for Which Federal
Prison Industries Has a Significant
Market Share
ACTION:
Notice.
DoD is publishing the
updated annual list of product
categories for which the Federal Prison
Industries’ share of the DoD market is
greater than five percent.
DATES: Effective Date: March 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila Harris, telephone 703–614–1333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: On November 19,
2009, a final rule was published at 74
FR 59914 which amended the Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) subpart 208.6, to
implement section 827 of the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for
Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110–181.
Section 827 changed DoD competition
requirements for purchases from Federal
Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) by requiring
DoD to publish an annual list of product
categories for which FPI’s share of the
DoD market was greater than five
percent, based on the most recent fiscal
year data available. Product categories
on the current list, and the products
within each identified product category,
must be procured using competitive or
fair opportunity procedures in
accordance with DFARS 208.602–70.
The Director, Defense Procurement
and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) issued a
memorandum dated February 27, 2015,
that provides the current list of product
SUMMARY:
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categories for which FPI’s share of the
DOD market is greater than five percent
based on Fiscal Year 2014 data from the
Federal Procurement Data System. The
product categories to be competed
effective March 29, 2015, are the
following:
• 3990 (Miscellaneous Materials
Handling Equipment)
• 5210 (Measuring Tools, Craftsmen’s)
• 7110 (Office Furniture)
• 7125 (Cabinets, Lockers, Bins and
Shelving)
• 7230 (Draperies, Awnings, and
Shades)
• 8405 (Outerwear, Men’s)
• 8410 (Outerwear, Women’s)
• 8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose)
The DPAP memorandum with the
current list of product categories for
which FPI has a significant market share
is posted at: https://www.acq.osd.mil/
dpap/policy/policyvault/USA00111015-DPAP.pdf.
The statute as implemented also
requires DoD to—
(1) Include FPI in the solicitation
process for these items; a timely offer
from FPI must be considered; and award
procedures must be followed in
accordance with existing policy at
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
8.602(a)(4)(ii) through (v);
(2) Continue to be make acquisitions,
in accordance with FAR Subpart 8.6, for
items from product categories for which
FPI does not have a significant market
share. FAR 8.602 requires agencies to
conduct market research and make a
written comparability determination, at
the discretion of the contracting officer.
Competitive (or fair opportunity)
procedures are appropriate if the FPI
product is not comparable in terms of
price, quality, or time of delivery; and
(3) Section 827 allows modification of
the published list if DoD subsequently
determines that new data requires
adding or omitting a product category
from the list.
Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council.
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Office of the Secretary
Uniform Formulary Beneficiary
Advisory Panel; Notice of Federal
Advisory Committee Meeting
Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Health Affairs), DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce a
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of
the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary
Advisory Panel (hereafter referred to as
the Panel).
DATES: Thursday, March 26, 2015, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Naval Heritage Center
Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
William H. Blanche, Alternate DFO,
Uniform Formulary Beneficiary
Advisory Panel, 7700 Arlington
Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA
22042–5101. Telephone: (703) 681–
2890. Fax: (703) 681–1940. Email
Address: Baprequests@dha.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (title 5, United
States Code (U.S.C.), Appendix, as
amended) and the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended).
Purpose of Meeting: The Panel will
review and comment on
recommendations made to the Director
of Defense Health Agency, by the
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee,
regarding the Uniform Formulary.
SUMMARY:
Meeting Agenda
1. Sign-In
2. Welcome and Opening Remarks
3. Public Citizen Comments
4. Scheduled Therapeutic Class Reviews
(Comments will follow each agenda
item)
a. Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
b. Transmucosal Immediate Release
Fentanyl Products
c. Oral Oncology Agents—Prostate I & II
5. Designated Newly Approved Drugs in
Already-Reviewed Classes
6. Pertinent Utilization Management
Issues
7. Panel Discussions and Vote
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102–3.140
through 102–3.165, and the availability
of space, this meeting is open to the
public. Seating is limited and will be
provided only to the first 220 people
signing-in. All persons must sign-in
legibly.
Administrative Work Meeting: Prior to
the public meeting, the Panel will
conduct an Administrative Work
Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. to
discuss administrative matters of the
Panel. The Administrative Work
Meeting will be held at the Naval
Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
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Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.160, the
Administrative Work Meeting will be
closed to the public.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the membership of the
Panel at any time or in response to the
stated agenda of a planned meeting.
Written statements should be submitted
to the Panel’s Designated Federal Officer
(DFO). The DFO’s contact information
can be obtained from the General
Services Administration’s Federal
Advisory Committee Act Database at
https://facadatabase.gov/.
Written statements that do not pertain
to the scheduled meeting of the Panel
may be submitted at any time. However,
if individual comments pertain to a
specific topic being discussed at a
planned meeting, then these statements
must be submitted no later than 5
business days prior to the meeting in
question. The DFO will review all
submitted written statements and
provide copies to all the committee
members.
Public Comments: In addition to
written statements, the Panel will set
aside 1 hour for individuals or
interested groups to address the Panel.
To ensure consideration of their
comments, individuals and interested
groups should submit written
statements as outlined in this notice; but
if they still want to address the Panel,
then they will be afforded the
opportunity to register to address the
Panel. The Panel’s DFO will have a
‘‘Sign-Up Roster’’ available at the Panel
meeting for registration on a first-come,
first-serve basis. Those wishing to
address the Panel will be given no more
than 5 minutes to present their
comments, and at the end of the 1 hour
time period, no further public
comments will be accepted. Anyone
who signs-up to address the Panel, but
is unable to do so due to the time
limitation, may submit their comments
in writing; however, they must
understand that their written comments
may not be reviewed prior to the Panel’s
deliberation.
To ensure timeliness of comments for
the official record, the Panel encourages
that individuals and interested groups
consider submitting written statements
instead of addressing the Panel.
Dated: March 3, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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[FR Doc No: 2015-05270]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket No. DARS-2015-0012]
Acquisition of Items for Which Federal Prison Industries Has a
Significant Market Share
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: DoD is publishing the updated annual list of product
categories for which the Federal Prison Industries' share of the DoD
market is greater than five percent.
DATES: Effective Date: March 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Harris, telephone 703-614-1333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: On November 19, 2009, a final rule was published at
74 FR 59914 which amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) subpart 208.6, to implement section 827 of the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008, Public
Law 110-181. Section 827 changed DoD competition requirements for
purchases from Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) by requiring DoD
to publish an annual list of product categories for which FPI's share
of the DoD market was greater than five percent, based on the most
recent fiscal year data available. Product categories on the current
list, and the products within each identified product category, must be
procured using competitive or fair opportunity procedures in accordance
with DFARS 208.602-70.
The Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP)
issued a memorandum dated February 27, 2015, that provides the current
list of product
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categories for which FPI's share of the DOD market is greater than five
percent based on Fiscal Year 2014 data from the Federal Procurement
Data System. The product categories to be competed effective March 29,
2015, are the following:
3990 (Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment)
5210 (Measuring Tools, Craftsmen's)
7110 (Office Furniture)
7125 (Cabinets, Lockers, Bins and Shelving)
7230 (Draperies, Awnings, and Shades)
8405 (Outerwear, Men's)
8410 (Outerwear, Women's)
8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose)
The DPAP memorandum with the current list of product categories for
which FPI has a significant market share is posted at: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA001110-15-DPAP.pdf.
The statute as implemented also requires DoD to--
(1) Include FPI in the solicitation process for these items; a
timely offer from FPI must be considered; and award procedures must be
followed in accordance with existing policy at Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) 8.602(a)(4)(ii) through (v);
(2) Continue to be make acquisitions, in accordance with FAR
Subpart 8.6, for items from product categories for which FPI does not
have a significant market share. FAR 8.602 requires agencies to conduct
market research and make a written comparability determination, at the
discretion of the contracting officer. Competitive (or fair
opportunity) procedures are appropriate if the FPI product is not
comparable in terms of price, quality, or time of delivery; and
(3) Section 827 allows modification of the published list if DoD
subsequently determines that new data requires adding or omitting a
product category from the list.
Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council.
[FR Doc. 2015-05270 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am]
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