[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1433-1434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-507]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled is announcing an opportunity for public comment on 
the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies are required to 
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed 
collection of information, and to allow 30 days for public comment in 
response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on requirements 
relating to the annual certifications of

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nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind (Committee Form 403).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 10, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen F. Lee, Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or be 
electronically e-mailed to [email protected]. Requests for 
copies of documents pertaining to the collection should be addressed to 
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
Attention: Janet Yandik, Information Management Specialist, Jefferson 
Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 
22202-3259 or e-mailed to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee has an annual certification 
form for nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind (Committee 
Form 403, OMB Control Number 3037-0001.)
    Information on the form is needed to ensure that nonprofit agencies 
serving people who are blind, that participate in the Javits-Wagner-
O'Day program, continue to meet the requirements of 41 U.S.C. 46-48c.
    Committee Form 403 has been modified to add the following items:
    1. In Section 5, Certification: A line will be added for the Agency 
Executive's email address.
    2. In Section 7, Data for Work Performed under Javits-Wagner-O'Day 
(JWOD) Act Only: A line will be added to count the number of people who 
are blind, who worked on JWOD products and the number of people who are 
blind who worked on JWOD services.
    3. In Section 8, Placement and Promotion of People Who Are Blind: A 
third column will be added entitled ``Direct Placement'' to account for 
individuals placed into competitive or supported employment, but cannot 
currently be accounted for under the JWOD and NON-JWOD categories.
    4. In Section 9, Sales Data: A block will be added to collect sales 
data from Base Supply Centers separate from the service sales.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-507 Filed 1-9-03; 8:45 am]
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