[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45195-45196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19630]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

41 CFR Parts 51-3 and 51-4


Miscellaneous Amendments to Committee Regulations

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

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to change the dates by which the 
annual certifications by participating nonprofit agencies are due to 
the central nonprofit agencies and the Committee.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 2, 2003.

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. John Heyer (703) 603-0665. Copies 
of this notice will be made available on request in computer diskette 
format.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is proposing to revise 41 CFR 
51-3.2(m) and 51-4.3(a) to change the dates on which the Annual 
Certifications (Committee Form 403 or 404) submitted at the end of each 
Federal fiscal year by nonprofit agencies participating in the 
Committee's program are due to the central nonprofit agencies and the 
Committee. The purpose of this change is to ensure that the data is 
received in a more timely manner than is currently the case. The 
Committee is proposing to change the date the certification forms are 
due to the central nonprofit agencies from November 15 of each year to 
November 1, and the date the forms are due to the Committee from 
December 15 to December 1.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that this proposed revision of the Committee regulations 
will not have a significant economic impact on a

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substantial number of small entities because the revision clarifies 
program policies and does not essentially change the impact of the 
regulations on small entities.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply to this proposed rule 
because it contains no new information collection or recordkeeping 
requirements as defined in that Act and its regulations.

Executive Order No. 12866

    The Committee has been exempted from the regulatory review 
requirements of the Executive Order by the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs. Additionally, the proposed rule is not a 
significant regulatory action as defined in the Executive Order.

List of Subjects

41 CFR Part 51-3

    Government procurement, Handicapped.

41 CFR Part 51-4

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, parts 51-3 and 51-4 of 
title 41, chapter 51 of the Code of Federal Regulations are proposed to 
be amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for parts 51-3 and 51-4 continues to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 41 U.S.C. 46-48c.

PART 51-3--CENTRAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES

    2. Section 51-3.2 is amended by revising paragraph (m) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  51-3.2  Responsibilities under the JWOD Program.

* * * * *
    (m) Review and forward to the Committee by December 1 of each year 
a completed original copy of the appropriate Annual Certification 
(Committee Form 403 or 404) for each of its participating nonprofit 
agencies covering the fiscal year ending the preceding September 30.
* * * * *

PART 51-4--NONPROFIT AGENCIES

    3. Section 51-4.3 is amended by revising the second sentence of 
paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  51-4.3  Maintaining qualification.

    (a) * * * In addition, each such nonprofit agency must submit to 
its central nonprofit agency by November 1 of each year, two completed 
copies of the appropriate Annual Certification (Committee Form 403 or 
404) covering the fiscal year ending the preceding September 30.
* * * * *

    Dated: July 28, 2003.
Louis R. Bartalot,
Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 03-19630 Filed 7-31-03; 8:45 am]
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