[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38097-38098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3465]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act; Initial Certification

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled (The Committee) will submit the collections of 
information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on these 
collections of information.

DATES: Submit your written comments on the information collection on or 
before August 30, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Mail your comments on the requirement to Janet Yandik, 
Information Management Specialist, Committee for Purchase from People 
Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259; fax (703) 
603-0655; or e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the applicable 
forms or explanatory material, contact Janet Yandik at information in 
above paragraph.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), require that 
interested members of the public and affected agencies have an 
opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping 
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). The Committee plans to submit a 
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information 
concerning initial certification of nonprofit agencies serving people 
who are blind or who have other severe disabilities to participate in 
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program. The Committee is requesting a 
3-year term of approval for these information collection activities.
    Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for these 
collections of information are 3037-0003 and 3037-0004.
    The JWOD Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) is the authorizing 
legislation for the JWOD Program. The JWOD Program creates jobs and 
training opportunities for people who are blind or who have other 
severe disabilities. Its primary means of doing so is by requiring 
Government agencies to purchase selected products and services from 
nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. The JWOD Program is 
administered by the Committee. Two national, independent organizations, 
National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH, help State and 
private nonprofit agencies participate in the JWOD Program.
    The implementing regulations for the JWOD Act, which are located at 
41 CFR chapter 51, provide the requirements, procedures, and standards 
for the JWOD Program. Section 51-4.2 of the regulations sets forth the 
standards that a nonprofit agency must meet to qualify for 
participation in the JWOD Program. Under this section of the 
regulations, a nonprofit agency that would like to participate in the 
JWOD Program must submit documentation (e.g., articles of incorporation 
and by-laws) demonstrating its nonprofit status and a completed copy of 
the appropriate Initial Certification form (Committee Form 401 or 402). 
This documentation helps the Committee determine whether the applicant 
nonprofit agency is appropriate for inclusion in the JWOD Program.
    This information collection renewal request seeks approval for the 
Committee to continue to collect the information required under 41 CFR 
51-4.2 of the regulations so that the Committee can continue to verify 
the appropriateness of nonprofit agencies that would like to 
participate in the JWOD Program. There are no changes to these current 
collections in this renewal request.
    Title: Initial Certification-Qualified Nonprofit Agency Serving 
People Who Are Blind, 41 CFR 51-4.2.
    OMB Control Number: 3037-0004.
    Form Number: Committee Form 401.
    Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who 
are blind that would like to participate in the JWOD Program.
    Annual Number of Respondents: About 2 nonprofit agencies serving 
people who are blind will annually request to be newly verified for 
participation in the JWOD Program.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 1 hour 
per respondent. Total annual burden is 2 hours.

    Title: Initial Certification--Qualified Nonprofit Agency Serving 
People Who Are Severely Disabled, 41 CFR 51-4.2.
    OMB Control Number: 3037-0003.
    Form Number: Committee Form 402.
    Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who 
are severely disabled that would like to participate in the JWOD 
Program.
    Annual Number of Respondents: About 30 nonprofit agencies serving 
people who are severely disabled will annually request to be newly 
verified for participation in the JWOD Program.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 1 hour 
per respondent. Total annual burden is 30 hours.
    We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
our agency's functions, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be

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collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-3465 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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