[Federal Register: July 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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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
Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act; Initial Certification
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled (The Committee) will submit the collections of
information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on these
collections of information.
DATES: Submit your written comments on the information collection on or
before August 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Mail your comments on the requirement to Janet Yandik,
Information Management Specialist, Committee for Purchase from People
Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202-3259; fax (703)
603-0655; or e-mail rulecomments@jwod.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the applicable
forms or explanatory material, contact Janet Yandik at information in
above paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), require that
interested members of the public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). The Committee plans to submit a
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information
concerning initial certification of nonprofit agencies serving people
who are blind or who have other severe disabilities to participate in
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program. The Committee is requesting a
3-year term of approval for these information collection activities.
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for these
collections of information are 3037-0003 and 3037-0004.
The JWOD Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) is the authorizing
legislation for the JWOD Program. The JWOD Program creates jobs and
training opportunities for people who are blind or who have other
severe disabilities. Its primary means of doing so is by requiring
Government agencies to purchase selected products and services from
nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. The JWOD Program is
administered by the Committee. Two national, independent organizations,
National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH, help State and
private nonprofit agencies participate in the JWOD Program.
The implementing regulations for the JWOD Act, which are located at
41 CFR chapter 51, provide the requirements, procedures, and standards
for the JWOD Program. Section 51-4.2 of the regulations sets forth the
standards that a nonprofit agency must meet to qualify for
participation in the JWOD Program. Under this section of the
regulations, a nonprofit agency that would like to participate in the
JWOD Program must submit documentation (e.g., articles of incorporation
and by-laws) demonstrating its nonprofit status and a completed copy of
the appropriate Initial Certification form (Committee Form 401 or 402).
This documentation helps the Committee determine whether the applicant
nonprofit agency is appropriate for inclusion in the JWOD Program.
This information collection renewal request seeks approval for the
Committee to continue to collect the information required under 41 CFR
51-4.2 of the regulations so that the Committee can continue to verify
the appropriateness of nonprofit agencies that would like to
participate in the JWOD Program. There are no changes to these current
collections in this renewal request.
Title: Initial Certification-Qualified Nonprofit Agency Serving
People Who Are Blind, 41 CFR 51-4.2.
OMB Control Number: 3037-0004.
Form Number: Committee Form 401.
Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are blind that would like to participate in the JWOD Program.
Annual Number of Respondents: About 2 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are blind will annually request to be newly verified for
participation in the JWOD Program.
Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 1 hour
per respondent. Total annual burden is 2 hours.
Title: Initial Certification--Qualified Nonprofit Agency Serving
People Who Are Severely Disabled, 41 CFR 51-4.2.
OMB Control Number: 3037-0003.
Form Number: Committee Form 402.
Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who
are severely disabled that would like to participate in the JWOD
Program.
Annual Number of Respondents: About 30 nonprofit agencies serving
people who are severely disabled will annually request to be newly
verified for participation in the JWOD Program.
Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 1 hour
per respondent. Total annual burden is 30 hours.
We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
our agency's functions, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of
the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-3465 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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