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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2016 / Notices mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES ‘‘Service Contract Inventory Requirement,’’ requires agencies to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’), an annual inventory of service contracts awarded or extended through the exercise of an option on or after April 1, 2010, and describes the contents of the inventory. The contents of the inventory must include: (A) A description of the services purchased by the executive agency and the role the services played in achieving agency objectives, regardless of whether such a purchase was made through a contract or task order; (B) The organizational component of the executive agency administering the contract, and the organizational component of the agency whose requirements are being met through contractor performance of the service; (C) The total dollar amount obligated for services under the contract and the funding source for the contract; (D) The total dollar amount invoiced for services under the contract; (E) The contract type and date of award; (F) The name of the contractor and place of performance; (G) The number and work location of contractor and subcontractor employees, expressed as full-time equivalents for direct labor, compensated under the contract; (H) Whether the contract is a personal services contract; and (I) Whether the contract was awarded on a noncompetitive basis, regardless of date of award. Section 743(a)(3)(A) through (I) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Section 743(c) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act requires agencies to ‘‘publish in the Federal Register a notice that the inventory is available to the public.’’ following link: https://www.cpsc.gov/ About-CPSC/Agency-Reports/ServiceContract-Inventory/. Dated: May 4, 2016. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2016–10805 Filed 5–6–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Commission Agenda and Priorities; Notice of Hearing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of public hearing. AGENCY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (‘‘Commission’’) will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties about the Commission’s agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2017, which begins on October 1, 2016, and for fiscal year 2018, which begins on October 1, 2017. We invite members of the public to participate. Written comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission’s agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 will become part of the public record. DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on June 15, 2016, and will conclude the same day. Requests to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (‘‘EDT’’) on June 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Consequently, through this notice, we Requests to make oral presentations, (along with the texts of oral are announcing that the CPSC’s service presentations) and written comments contract inventory for FY 2015 is should be captioned, ‘‘Agenda and available to the public. The inventory provides information on service contract Priorities FY 2017 and/or 2018,’’ and sent by electronic mail (email) to: cpscactions of more than $25,000 that CPSC os@cpsc.gov, or mailed or delivered to made in FY 2015. The information is the Office of the Secretary, U.S. organized by function to show how Consumer Product Safety Commission, contracted resources are distributed throughout the CPSC. We developed the 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests and comments must be inventory in accordance with guidance received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on issued on December 19, 2011 by the June 1, 2016. OMB. (The OMB guidance is available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For default/files/omb/procurement/memo/ information about the hearing, or to service-contract-inventory-guidance.pdf) request an opportunity to make an oral The CPSC’s Division of Procurement presentation, please send an email, call, Services has posted its inventory (which or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of is identified as ‘‘Appendix B’’), along the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product with other related materials required by Safety Commission, 4330 East West OMB on CPSC’s homepage at the Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; email: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 May 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28053 cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone: (301) 504– 7923; facsimile: (301) 504–0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC’s budget request for fiscal year 2017 can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/performance-andbudget. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires the Commission to establish an agenda for action under the laws the Commission administers, and to the extent feasible, select priorities for action at least 30 days before the beginning of each fiscal year. Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides further that before establishing its agenda and priorities, the Commission conduct a public hearing and provide an opportunity for the submission of comments. The Commission is in the process of preparing the agency’s fiscal year 2017 Operating Plan and fiscal year 2018 Congressional Budget Request. Fiscal year 2017 begins on October 1, 2016, and fiscal year 2018 begins on October 1, 2017. The Commission’s priorities for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 will align with the CPSC’s 2016—2020 Strategic Plan, which was released for public comment in February 2016. Through this notice, the Commission invites the public to comment on the following questions: 1. What are the priorities the Commission should consider emphasizing and dedicating resources toward in the fiscal year 2017 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2018 Congressional Budget Request? 2. What activities should the Commission consider deemphasizing in the fiscal year 2017 Operating Plan and/ or the fiscal year 2018 Congressional Budget Request? 3. Should the Commission consider making any changes or adjustments to the agency’s proposed or ongoing education, safety standards activities, regulation, and enforcement efforts in fiscal years 2017 and/or 2018, keeping in mind the CPSC’s existing policy on establishing priorities for Commission action (16 CFR 1009.8)? The CPSC’s budget request for fiscal year 2017 can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/ performance-and-budget. Comments are welcome on whether particular action items should be higher priority than others, should not be included, or should be added to the fiscal year 2017 and/or fiscal year 2018 agendas. 4. Which candidates should the Commission consider for retrospective review of existing rules for fiscal year E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1 28054 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2016 / Notices 2017 and/or 2018 agendas? This is intended to facilitate the identification of rules that warrant repeal or modification, including rules that would benefit from strengthening, complementing, or modernizing. Consistent with Executive Orders (‘‘E.O.’’) 13579, 13563, and 13610 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (‘‘RFA’’), the CPSC systematically reviews its regulations to ensure consistency among all regulations in accomplishing program goals. The CPSC’s latest Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which was issued in December 2015, can be found at: www.federalregister.gov/ articles/2015/12/15/2015-30672/ semiannual-regulatory-agenda. II. Requests To Make Presentations or Submit Written Comments Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on June 15, 2016 should submit their request, including the text of their oral presentation, by email to: cpsc-os@ cpsc.gov, or by mail or delivery to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504–7923; facsimile (301) 504–0127. Requests to make oral presentations and texts of the presentation must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2016. Presentations should be limited to approximately 10 minutes. The Commission reserves the right to impose further time limitations on all presentations and further restrictions to avoid duplication of presentations. If you do not want to make an oral presentation, but would like to provide written comments, you may do so. Please submit written comments in the manner described in the previous paragraph. Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2016. Dated: May 4, 2016. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2016–10804 Filed 5–6–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Department of the Navy Meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel Department of the Navy, DoD. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) will hold a regularly SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 May 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 scheduled meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Members of the public should submit their comments in advance of the meeting to the meeting Point of Contact. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 4100 Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA, 22203. 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 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Commission Agenda and Priorities; Notice of Hearing

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'') 
will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested 
parties about the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year 
2017, which begins on October 1, 2016, and for fiscal year 2018, which 
begins on October 1, 2017. We invite members of the public to 
participate. Written comments and oral presentations concerning the 
Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 will 
become part of the public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on June 15, 2016, and will 
conclude the same day. Requests to make oral presentations and the 
written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office 
of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (``EDT'') 
on June 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the 
Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. 
Requests to make oral presentations, (along with the texts of oral 
presentations) and written comments should be captioned, ``Agenda and 
Priorities FY 2017 and/or 2018,'' and sent by electronic mail (email) 
to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or mailed or delivered to the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests and comments must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing, or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an 
email, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; email: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone: (301) 504-7923; 
facsimile: (301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC's budget 
request for fiscal year 2017 can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/performance-and-budget.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA'') (15 
U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires the Commission to establish an agenda for 
action under the laws the Commission administers, and to the extent 
feasible, select priorities for action at least 30 days before the 
beginning of each fiscal year. Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides 
further that before establishing its agenda and priorities, the 
Commission conduct a public hearing and provide an opportunity for the 
submission of comments.
    The Commission is in the process of preparing the agency's fiscal 
year 2017 Operating Plan and fiscal year 2018 Congressional Budget 
Request. Fiscal year 2017 begins on October 1, 2016, and fiscal year 
2018 begins on October 1, 2017. The Commission's priorities for fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018 will align with the CPSC's 2016--2020 Strategic 
Plan, which was released for public comment in February 2016. Through 
this notice, the Commission invites the public to comment on the 
following questions:
    1. What are the priorities the Commission should consider 
emphasizing and dedicating resources toward in the fiscal year 2017 
Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2018 Congressional Budget 
Request?
    2. What activities should the Commission consider deemphasizing in 
the fiscal year 2017 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2018 
Congressional Budget Request?
    3. Should the Commission consider making any changes or adjustments 
to the agency's proposed or ongoing education, safety standards 
activities, regulation, and enforcement efforts in fiscal years 2017 
and/or 2018, keeping in mind the CPSC's existing policy on establishing 
priorities for Commission action (16 CFR 1009.8)? The CPSC's budget 
request for fiscal year 2017 can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/performance-and-budget. Comments are welcome on whether particular action items 
should be higher priority than others, should not be included, or 
should be added to the fiscal year 2017 and/or fiscal year 2018 
agendas.
    4. Which candidates should the Commission consider for 
retrospective review of existing rules for fiscal year

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2017 and/or 2018 agendas? This is intended to facilitate the 
identification of rules that warrant repeal or modification, including 
rules that would benefit from strengthening, complementing, or 
modernizing. Consistent with Executive Orders (``E.O.'') 13579, 13563, 
and 13610 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (``RFA''), the CPSC 
systematically reviews its regulations to ensure consistency among all 
regulations in accomplishing program goals. The CPSC's latest 
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which was issued in December 2015, can be 
found at: www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/12/15/2015-30672/semiannual-regulatory-agenda.

II. Requests To Make Presentations or Submit Written Comments

    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
June 15, 2016 should submit their request, including the text of their 
oral presentation, by email to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or by mail or 
delivery to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 
(301) 504-7923; facsimile (301) 504-0127. Requests to make oral 
presentations and texts of the presentation must be received no later 
than 5 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2016. Presentations should be limited to 
approximately 10 minutes. The Commission reserves the right to impose 
further time limitations on all presentations and further restrictions 
to avoid duplication of presentations.
    If you do not want to make an oral presentation, but would like to 
provide written comments, you may do so. Please submit written comments 
in the manner described in the previous paragraph. Written comments 
must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2016.

    Dated: May 4, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-10804 Filed 5-6-16; 8:45 am]
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