[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 96-26796]


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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY


Private Sector Development Organizations and Foreign Assistance 
Programs

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invites 
comments regarding the expanded use of private sector development 
organizations in the implementation of foreign assistance programs in 
countries where USAID no longer has resident staff.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or requests for copies of the relevant 
papers on this subject should be addressed to M/OP, Gary V. Kinney, SA-
14, Room 1504, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, 
D.C. 20523-1422; Tel: (703) 875-1204; Fax: (703) 875-1519; or Internet: 
[email protected]. These papers also can be obtained directly from the 
USAID Website at www.info.usaid.gov under the heading ``Franchising'' 
Documents. To access this submenu, select (from the top down) the 
following: ``Business and Procurement'', ``USAID Procurements'', 
``Procurement Reform'', ``Franchising Documents''. Documents can then 
be downloaded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
M/OP, Gary V. Kinney, SA-14, Room 1504, U.S. Agency for International 
Development, Washington, D.C. 20523-1422; Tel: (703) 875-1204; Fax: 
(703) 875-1519; or Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency has prepared draft papers, 
entitled ``Implementation of USAID Programs in Non-Presence Countries 
by Non-Governmental Organizations'' and ``Public-Private Partnership in 
Support of International Development Information-Service Centers''. 
Non-presence countries are those countries where USAID does not have a 
direct-hire resident staff. Non-Government Organizations are private 
sector entities including for-profit firms, universities, private 
voluntary organizations, and other nonprofit organizations. Comments 
submitted in response to this request will be considered prior to 
approval of the paper.

    Dated: September 10, 1996.
Gary V. Kinney,
USAID Procurement Ombudsman.
[FR Doc. 96-26796 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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