[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8486-8487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4053]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 532, 538, and 552


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Federal 
Supply Schedule Contracts; Acquisition of Information Technology by 
State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules; Public 
Meeting

AGENCIES: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is sponsoring a 
second public meeting to further facilitate an open dialogue between 
the government and interested parties on the implementation of section 
211 of the E-Government Act of 2002. A proposed rule was published in 
the Federal Register at 68 FR 3220, January 23, 2003. Section 211 
authorizes the Administrator of GSA to provide for the use by States or 
local governments of its Federal Supply Schedule for ``automated data 
processing equipment (including firmware), software, supplies, support 
equipment, and services (as contained in Federal Supply Classification 
Code Group 70).''

DATES: The public meeting will be held on March 10, 2003, at 9 a.m. 
Eastern standard time.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the: GSA Training Room, 
1931 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall Building 3, Room C-
43, Arlington, VA 22202.

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    The closest Metro access is from the Crystal City station.
    If you wish to attend the meeting and/or make presentations on the 
proposed rule, please contact and submit a copy of your presentation by 
March 6, 2003, to: General Services Administration, Acquisition Policy 
Division (MVP), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4033, Attn: Linda Nelson, 
Washington, DC 20405, Telephone: (202) 501-1900.
    Submit electronic presentation materials via e-mail to: 
[email protected].
    Please submit only presentations to this e-mail address and cite 
Public Meeting 2002-G505 in all correspondence related to this public 
meeting. The submitted presentations will be the only record of the 
public meeting. If you intend to have your presentation considered as a 
public comment on the proposed rule, the presentation must be submitted 
separately as a public comment as instructed in the proposed rule. (See 
68 FR 3220, January 23, 2003.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Secretariat, Room 4035, 
GS Building, Washington, DC, 20405, (202) 501-4225, for information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules. The TTY Federal Relay 
Number for further information is 1-800-877-8973. For clarification of 
content, contact Ms. Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 501-
1900. Please cite GSAR case 2002-G505.

Special Accommodations

    The public meeting is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Request for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mrs. Linda Nelson (202-501-1900) 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 13, 2003.
Laura G. Smith,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 03-4053 Filed 2-20-03; 8:45 am]
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