[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53398-53399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17841]


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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 a meeting of the 
Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance 
with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.

DATES: The public meeting of the Panel will be held on September 27, 
2005, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and ending no later than 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public 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 of the meeting 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 the meeting or the Acquisition Advisory Panel 
itself, or to pre-register for the 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 should refer to 
the instructions in paragraph (c) below, Oral Public Comments.

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 oral public comments 
will be provided at this meeting. See paragraph (c) below for 
instructions on presenting oral public comments. Time for oral public 
comments is expected at future public meetings as well and will be 
announced in the Federal Register.
    September 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 on their first drafts of 
background statements. 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 as well as interagency 
contracting.
    (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,'' 
``Questions for Commercial Organizations,'' 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 encourages the public to 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 
and the follow-up scope reports presented at the June 14, 2005 public 
meeting at the Panel's Web site under ``Meeting Materials'' at this Web 
site. Minutes for each meeting are also posted.
    (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 focused on the Panel's 
statutory charter and working group topics, and not be repetitive of 
previously presented oral comments, and that comments will be relevant 
to the issues under discussion.
    Oral Public Comments: One hour has been reserved for oral public 
comments at this meeting. 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. Because Panel members may ask questions, reserved times will 
be approximate. Interested parties must contact Ms. Pamela Gouldsberry, 
AAP Senior 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 in order to be placed on the 
public speaker list. Verbal requests for speaking time will not be 
taken. Speakers are requested to

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bring extra copies of their comments and presentation slides, if used, 
for distribution to the Panel at the meeting. Speakers wishing to use a 
Power Point presentation must e-mail the presentation to Ms. 
Gouldsberry 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 this 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: The 
Panel operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, therefore, all public presentations and written 
statements 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. 05-17841 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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