[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26651]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

41 CFR Parts 51-2, 51-3, and 51-4

[Docket No. 2004-01-02]
RIN 3037-AA00


Governance Standards for Central Nonprofit Agencies and Nonprofit 
Agencies Participating in the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled (The Committee), which is responsible for 
administering and overseeing the implementation of the Javits-Wagner-
O'Day (JWOD) Act, is extending the comment period for the proposed rule 
to require nonprofit agencies awarded Government contracts under the 
authority of the JWOD Act, as well as central nonprofit agencies 
designated by the Committee and nonprofit agencies that would like to 
qualify for participation in the JWOD Program, to comply with new 
governance standards. This action will allow interested persons more 
time to prepare and submit comments.

DATES: Submit your written comments on the proposed rule on or before 
February 10, 2005. No public meeting will be held.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the proposed rule in one of the 
following ways:
     By electronic mail (preferred method) to 
[email protected];
     By fax, to the attention of G. John Heyer, to (703) 603-
0655;
     By postal mail to Committee for Purchase From People Who 
Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson 
Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259; or
     Through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions on the site for submitting 
comments.
    For more information on how to submit your comments, please refer 
to the ``Public Comments Solicited'' section in the proposed rule.
    Comments will be made available for public inspection, from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. on weekdays, at the Committee for Purchase From People Who 
Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson 
Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. John Heyer, by telephone at (703) 
603-0665, by fax at (703) 603-0655, by e-mail at [email protected], or by 
postal mail at Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, 
Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 12, 2004, the Committee 
published in the Federal Register (69 FR 65395-65401, Docket No. 2004-
01-01) a proposed rule to require nonprofit agencies awarded Government 
contracts under the authority of the JWOD Act, as well as central 
nonprofit agencies designated by the Committee and nonprofit agencies 
that would like to qualify for participation in the JWOD Program, to 
comply with new governance standards, including standards concerning 
the practices of boards of directors and the reasonableness of 
executive and other employee compensation.
    Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or 
before January 11, 2005. The Committee is extending the comment period 
on Docket No. 2004-01-01 for an additional 30 days, ending February 10, 
2005. This action will allow interested persons additional time to 
prepare and submit comments. Comments already submitted on the proposed 
rule need not be resubmitted as they will be fully considered in the 
final determination.

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

    Dated: November 23, 2004.
Leon A. Wilson, Jr.,
Executive Director, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled.
[FR Doc. 04-26651 Filed 12-2-04; 8:45 am]
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