[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59781-59782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20598]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Executive Office of the President; 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. Public meetings of the Panel will be held on October 27, 2005 
and November 18, 2005, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and ending no 
later than 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings 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 both 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.
    October 27, 2005 Meeting--Selected working groups, established at 
the February 28, 2005 public meeting of the AAP (see http://www.acqnet.gov/aap for a list of working groups), will report their 
draft findings during this meeting.

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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. In addition to working group reports and 
invited speakers, the Panel is also welcoming oral public comments at 
this meeting and has reserved one hour for this purpose. Members of the 
public wishing to address the Panel during the meeting must contact Ms. 
Anne Terry, in writing, as soon as possible to reserve time (see 
contact information above).
    November 18, 2005 Meeting--Selected working groups, established at 
the February 28, 2005 public meeting of the AAP (see http://www.acqnet.gov/aap for a list of working groups), will continue to 
report their draft findings. 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. In 
addition to working group reports and invited speakers, the Panel is 
also welcoming oral public comments at this meeting and has reserved 
one hour for this purpose. Members of the public wishing to address the 
Panel during the meeting must contact Ms. Anne Terry, in writing, as 
soon as possible to reserve time (see contact information 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,'' 
``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 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-served'' 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. 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 this 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. 05-20598 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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