[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47440-47441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19181]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. 2014-0049]


Notice of Industry Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of industry meeting.

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SUMMARY: DoD announces a meeting open to representatives of athletic 
shoe manufacturers to address DoD policy with regard to applicability 
of the Berry Amendment to athletic shoes for recruits at basic 
training.

DATES: September 4, 2014, 3:00-5:00 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301; Pentagon Conference Center, Conference Room B3. Please limit 
attendance to two (2) individuals representing a single company and 
RSVP to the point of contact listed below not later than August 29, 
2014 with the following minimum information: Name; Contact Information 
(email and phone number); Company you are representing; and Country of 
citizenship. Individuals visiting the Pentagon must adhere to the 
following security instructions when entering the facility: http://www.pfpa.mil/access.html. Visitors will enter the Pentagon from the 
Metro Entrance and will require an escort at all times within the 
facility. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes early 
to accommodate security procedures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Director, Defense 
Procurement and Acquisition Policy, ATTN: Mr. Jeff Grover, 
OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/CPIC, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060. 
Mr. Jeff Grover may be contacted by

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email at [email protected] or by telephone at 703-697-9352. 
Please cite athletic shoe industry meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 10 U.S.C. 2533a, popularly known as the 
``Berry Amendment'', prohibits the Department of Defense (DoD) from 
using funds appropriated or otherwise available to it for the 
procurement of certain items if those items are not grown, reprocessed, 
reused, or produced in the United States. Articles of clothing, such as 
athletic shoes, are normally covered by the prohibition if procured on 
a Department of Defense (DoD) contract using appropriated funds. See 
DoD policy with respect to athletic shoes offered to recruits at basic 
training at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/cpic/docs/OSD004508-14%20FOD.pdf. This industry meeting will provide information relating 
to this policy and is open to representatives of athletic shoe 
manufacturers (Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Code: 84--Clothing, 
Individual Equipment, and Insignia; National American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) Code: 316--Leather and Allied Product 
Manufacturing/316210--Footwear Manufacturing; Standard Industrial 
Classification (SIC) Code: 3149).
    Special accommodations: The public meeting is physically accessible 
to people with disabilities. Requests for reasonable accommodations, 
sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed 
to Mr. Jeff Grover at 703-697-9352, at least 10 working days prior to 
the meeting date.

Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2014-19181 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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