[Federal Register: December 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 232)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70214]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
41 CFR Parts 51-2, 51-3, and 51-4
[Docket No. 2004-01-02]
RIN 3037-AA00
Governance Standards for Central Nonprofit Agencies and Nonprofit
Agencies Participating in the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled (The Committee), which is responsible for
administering and overseeing the implementation of the Javits-Wagner-
O'Day (JWOD) Act, is extending the comment period for the proposed rule
to require nonprofit agencies awarded Government contracts under the
authority of the JWOD Act, as well as central nonprofit agencies
designated by the Committee and nonprofit agencies that would like to
qualify for participation in the JWOD Program, to comply with new
governance standards. This action will allow interested persons more
time to prepare and submit comments.
DATES: Submit your written comments on the proposed rule on or before
February 10, 2005. No public meeting will be held.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the proposed rule in one of the
following ways:
By electronic mail (preferred method) to
rulecomments@jwod.gov;
By fax, to the attention of G. John Heyer, to (703) 603-
0655;
By postal mail to Committee for Purchase From People Who
Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson
Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259; or
Through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions on the site for submitting
comments.
For more information on how to submit your comments, please refer
to the ``Public Comments Solicited'' section in the proposed rule.
Comments will be made available for public inspection, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on weekdays, at the Committee for Purchase From People Who
Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson
Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. John Heyer, by telephone at (703)
603-0665, by fax at (703) 603-0655, by e-mail at jheyer@jwod.gov, or by
postal mail at Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2,
Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 12, 2004, the Committee
published in the Federal Register (69 FR 65395-65401, Docket No. 2004-
01-01) a proposed rule to require nonprofit agencies awarded Government
contracts under the authority of the JWOD Act, as well as central
nonprofit agencies designated by the Committee and nonprofit agencies
that would like to qualify for participation in the JWOD Program, to
comply with new governance standards, including standards concerning
the practices of boards of directors and the reasonableness of
executive and other employee compensation.
Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or
before January 11, 2005. The Committee is extending the comment period
on Docket No. 2004-01-01 for an additional 30 days, ending February 10,
2005. This action will allow interested persons additional time to
prepare and submit comments. Comments already submitted on the proposed
rule need not be resubmitted as they will be fully considered in the
final determination.
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 46-48c.
Dated: November 23, 2004.
Leon A. Wilson, Jr.,
Executive Director, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled.
[FR Doc. 04-26651 Filed 12-2-04; 8:45 am]
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