[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11821-11822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5931]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

28 CFR Part 302

[BOP 1081-P]
RIN 1120-AA84


Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) Standards and Procedures 
That Facilitate FPI's Ability To Accomplish Its Mission

AGENCY: Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Justice.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) is reopening the comment 
period for the Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking entitled 
``Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI)'s Standards and Procedures That 
Facilitate FPI's Ability To Accomplish Its Mission'' published on 
January 7, 1999 (64 FR 1082). FPI is reopening the comment period in 
order to allow additional time for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments due by May 10, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Rules Unit, Office of General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, 
HOLC Room 754, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marianne S. Cantwell, Corporate 
Counsel, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., phone (202) 305-3501.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FPI published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking entitled ``Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI)'s Standards 
and Procedures That Facilitate FPI's Ability To Accomplish Its 
Mission'' in the Federal Register on January 7, 1999 (64 FR 1082). The 
publication of the proposed rulemaking marks the culmination of a 
process that began a few years ago in efforts to clarify certain 
provisions of FPI's statute, 18 U.S.C. 4121 et seq. The proposed 
rulemaking represents a continuing effort to make the use of FPI as a 
provider of goods and services to the Government as simple and 
efficient as possible. The

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document's provisions include: purpose and scope; definitions; a 
mission statement; roles and responsibilities of FPI's Board of 
Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and the 
Ombudsman; agency meeting procedures; inmate employment levels; 
provision of products as a mandatory source; provision of products as a 
non-mandatory source; provision of services to the commercial market; 
waiver and appeal procedures; pricing; and new product development or 
expansion. Comments on the proposed rulemaking were due on March 8, 
1999. In order to allow additional time for public review and comment, 
FPI is reopening and extending the deadline for public comment to May 
10, 1999.
Steve Schwalb,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
[FR Doc. 99-5931 Filed 3-9-99; 8:45 am]
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