[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39810-39811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13561]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of 
the Acquisition Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of 
the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in 
accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.

DATES: There are two meetings announced in this Federal Register 
Notice. A public meeting of the Panel will be held on July 27, 2005, 
beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Time and ending no later than 5 p.m. A 
second public meeting of the Panel will be held on August 18, 2005, 
beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and ending no later than 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The July 27, 2005 meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency 
Long Beach, Conference Room Beacon B, 200 South Pine Avenue, Long 
Beach, CA 90802. The August 18, 2005 meeting will be held at the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Basement auditorium, 801 
17th Street NW., Washington DC 20434. The public is asked to pre-
register one week in advance for each meetings due to security and/or 
seating limitations (see below for information on pre-registration).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing further 
information concerning these meetings or the Acquisition Advisory Panel 
itself, or to pre-register for either meeting, should contact Ms. Laura 
Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at: [email protected], 
phone/voice mail (202) 208-7279, or mail at: General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC 20405. 
Members of the public wishing to reserve speaking time must contact Ms. 
Anne Terry, AAP Staff Analyst, in writing at: [email protected], by 
FAX at 202-501-3341, or mail at the address given above for the DFO, no 
later than one week prior to the meeting at which they wish to speak.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    (a) Background: The purpose of the Panel is to provide independent 
advice and recommendations to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
and Congress pursuant to Section 1423 of the Services Acquisition 
Reform Act of 2003. The Panel's statutory charter is to review Federal 
contracting laws, regulations, and governmentwide policies, including 
the use of commercial practices, performance-based contracting, 
performance of acquisition functions across agency lines of 
responsibility, and governmentwide contracts. Interested parties are 
invited to attend the meetings. Opportunity for public comments will be 
provided at both meetings. Additional time for oral public comments is 
expected at future public meetings to be announced in the Federal 
Register.
    July 27, 2005 Meeting--The working groups, established at previous 
public meetings of the AAP (see http://www.acqnet.gov/aap for a list of 
working groups), will report any significant updates during this 
meeting, which may include any follow-up recommendations for additional 
working groups or other issues to be examined. The Panel also expects 
to hear from additional invited speakers from the public and private 
sectors who will address issues related to the Panel's statutory 
charter, including commercial practices and performance-based 
contracting. In addition to working group reports and invited speakers, 
the Panel welcomes oral public comments at this meeting and has 
reserved an estimated one hour for this purpose. Members of the public 
wishing to address the Panel during either meeting must contact Ms. 
Anne Terry, in writing, as soon as possible to reserve time (see 
contact information above).
    August 18, 2005 Meeting--In addition to working group reports on 
any significant updates, the Panel plans to hear invited speakers on a 
variety of topics related to the Panel's statutory charter including a 
discussion group on commercial practices that will cover the use of 
Time and Material contracting. The Panel also welcomes oral public 
comments at this meeting and is reserving an estimated one hour for 
this purpose. Members of the public wishing to address the Panel during 
either meeting must contact Ms. Anne Terry, in writing, as soon as 
possible to reserve time (see FOR INFORMATION CONTACT above).
    (b) Availability of Materials for the Meetings: Please see the 
Acquisition Advisory Panel Web site for any available materials, 
including draft agendas, for these meetings (http://www.acqnet.gov/aap). Questions/issues of particular interest to the Panel are also 
available to the public on this Web site on its front page, including 
``Questions for Government Buying Agencies,'' ``Questions for 
Contractors that Sell Commercial Goods or Services to the Government,'' 
and an issue raised by one Panel member regarding the rules of 
interpretation and performance of contracts and liabilities of the 
parties entitled ``Proposal for Public Comment.'' The Panel asks that 
the public address any of these questions/issues when presenting either 
oral public comments or written statements to the Panel. The public may 
also obtain copies of Initial Working Group Reports presented at the 
March 30, 2005 public meeting at the Panel's Web site under ``Meeting 
Materials'' at this Web site.
    (c) Procedures for Providing Public Comments: It is the policy of 
the Acquisition Advisory Panel to accept written public comments of any 
length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. To 
facilitate Panel discussions at its meetings, the Panel may not accept 
oral comments at all meetings. The Panel Staff expects that public 
statements presented at Panel meetings will be

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focused on the Panel's statutory charter and working group topics, and 
not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements, 
and that comments will be relevant to the issues under discussion. Oral 
Comments: Speaking times will be confirmed by Panel staff on a ``first-
come/first-serve'' basis. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, 
oral public comments must be no longer than 10 minutes for both the 
July 27th and August 18th meetings. Because Panel members may ask 
questions, reserved times will be approximate. Interested parties must 
contact Ms. Anne Terry, in writing (via mail, e-mail, or fax identified 
above for Ms. Terry) at least one week prior to the meeting in order to 
be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. Oral requests for 
speaking time will not be taken. Speakers are requested to bring extra 
copies of their comments and presentation slides for distribution to 
the Panel at the meeting. Speakers wishing to use a Power Point 
presentation must e-mail the presentation to Ms. Terry one week in 
advance of the meeting.
    Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the 
date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should 
be received by the Panel Staff at least one week prior to the meeting 
date so that the comments may be made available to the Panel for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be supplied 
to the DFO at the address/contact information given in the FR Notice in 
one of the following formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich 
Text files, in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Please note: Since 
the Panel operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended, all public presentations will be treated as 
public documents and will be made available for public inspection, up 
to and including being posted on the Panel's Web site.
    (d) Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodation to access the public meetings listed above should contact 
Ms. Auletta at least five business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.

Laura Auletta,
Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director), Acquisition Advisory 
Panel.
[FR Doc. 05-13561 Filed 7-6-05; 1:16 pm]
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