[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18508]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Open Meeting on Department of Defense Directive 1344.7, 
``Personal Commercial Solicitation on DoD Installations''

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to comment and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)) is announcing the opportunity to provide comment 
on the existing Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 1344.7, 
``Personal Commercial Solicitation on DoD Installations,'' dated 
February 13, 1986. The Department will only consider the comments 
submitted in writing and provided by those in attendance as it 
completes its review of the Directive.

DATES: August 22nd, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Drew Model School in the 
Cafeteria/Multipurpose Room, located at 3500 S. 23rd St, Arlington, VA 
22206.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Michael A. Pachuta at (703) 
602-4994 or Mr. James M. Ellis at (703) 602-5009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Defense is in the process 
of rewriting the existing policy governing ``Personal Commercial 
Solicitation on DoD Installations,'' and is soliciting comments 
addressing any potential changes OSD should make to DoDD 1344.7. A copy 
of the existing Directive may be found at the following Web site 
address: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/d13447wch2_021386/d13447p.pdgf. We welcome your comments on any aspect of this 
document. If you recommend adding or deleting any provisions, please 
explain why succinctly. All oral comments at the public meeting will be 
limited to 5 minutes per individual/organization represented. Accompany 
any oral comments with a written summary to be submitted to OUSD(P&R) 
at the beginning of the meeting.
    All written comments must be submitted no later than August 22, 
2003 to be considered, and must include full name, address and 
telephone number of the sender or a knowledgeable point of contact. If 
possible, please send an electronic version of the comments either on a 
3\1/2\ inch DOS format floppy disk, or by e-mail to the addresses 
listed below, in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) or 
Microsoft Word. Because of staffing and resource limitations we cannot 
accept comments by facsimile, and all comments and content are to be 
limited to 8.5'' wide by 11'' high vertical page orientation. 
Additionally, if identical/duplicate comment submissions are submitted 
both electronically and in paper format, each submission should clearly 
indicate that it is a duplicate submission. In each comment, please 
specify the section of the existing DoDD 1344.7 to which the comment 
applies. Written comments can be addressed to either Colonel Michael A. 
Pachuta ([email protected]) or Mr. James M. Ellis 
([email protected]), at DUSD (MC&FP), 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22202.

    Dated: July 15, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 03-18508 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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