[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87779-87780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27781]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MY-2023-04; Docket No. 2023-0002; Sequence No. 46]


Senior Policy Operating Group's Procurement and Supply Chains 
Committee Outreach Session

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: GSA is providing notice of a public meeting on behalf of the 
Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) and the Senior Policy 
Operating Group's (SPOG) Procurement and Supply Chains Committee to 
build understanding and awareness about the anti-human trafficking 
requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), share 
information about U.S. government tools and reporting to assist with 
compliance, and to discuss actions the Federal Government can take to 
achieve more effective implementation.

DATES: The SPOG Procurement and Supply Chains Committee will hold a 
web-based open public meeting on Thursday, January 18th, from 11 a.m. 
to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible via webcast. Registrants will 
receive the webcast information before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shenaye Holmes, Senior Advisor, 
General Services Administration, Office of Government-wide Policy, 202-
213-2922 or email: [email protected]; or Harry D'Agostino, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (available at: 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/National-Action-Plan-to-Combat-Human-Trafficking.pdf) Priority Action 1.3.1 calls on 
the Chief Acquisition Officers to support a public outreach session 
hosted by the SPOG Procurement and Supply Chains Committee (the 
Committee) for contracting companies, non-governmental organizations, 
international partners, associates of State, local, Tribal, and 
Territorial officials, and any interested parties to build 
understanding and awareness about the anti-trafficking requirements of 
the FAR. Policy officials from the Committee will review recent efforts 
to prevent and address human trafficking in Federal supply chains and 
invite members of the public to provide input on ways to strengthen 
implementation of anti-trafficking requirements in Federal acquisition.
    The first public meeting was held in January 2023 (88 FR 863). This 
will be the second public meeting and topics will include, but not be 
limited to the following: (1) experience with OMB Memorandum M-20-01, 
Anti-Trafficking Risk Management Best Practices & Mitigation 
Considerations, (2) trainings and resources for government and 
contractors, (3) using internal government findings, such as the 
Department of Labor's List of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured 
Child Labor, to assist in analyzing supply chains, and (4) developments 
in combating trafficking in global supply chains that would be helpful 
to apply to Federal procurement.
    Additionally, we are particularly interested in hearing from 
stakeholders regarding the following anti-trafficking related efforts:
    1. Promising practices in creating a supply chain due diligence 
program, including implementing a compliance plan to prevent and 
address the prohibited activities listed in FAR 52.222-50;
    2. Successful awareness and training programs that inform employees 
about the FAR's prohibitions against trafficking-related activities;
    3. Increasing the ability of workers to report violations and 
suspected violations; and
    4. Examples of effective remediation.

Meeting Registration

    The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be accessible 
by webcast. Registration is required for web viewing. To register, go 
to: https://gsa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_2UYgv6xbQDGNh2ixMEIQaA#/registration.
    Attendees must register by 5:00 p.m., on January 11, 2024. All 
registrants will be asked to provide their name, affiliation, and email 
address. After registration, individuals will receive webcast access 
information via email. Additionally, using the registration page, 
registrants will be able to submit questions for the Committee or 
whether they wish to present recommendations or lessons learned during 
the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or 
to request accommodation of a disability, please contact the Designated 
Federal Officer at least 10 business days prior to the meeting to give 
GSA as much time

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as possible to process the request. Closed captioning and live ASL 
interpreter services will be available.

Shenay[eacute] V. Holmes,
Senior Advisor, Federal Privacy Council, Made in America Council, Chief 
Acquisition Officers Council.
[FR Doc. 2023-27781 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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