[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR51-2.9]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
CHAPTER 51--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
                                DISABLED
 
PART 51-2_COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
DISABLED--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 51-2.9  Oral presentations by interested persons at Committee 
meetings.

    (a) Upon written request from an interested person, that person may, 
at the discretion of the Committee Chair, be permitted to appear before 
the Committee to present views orally. Generally, only those persons who 
have raised significant issues which, if valid,

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could influence the Committee's decision in the matter under 
consideration will be permitted to appear.
    (b) When the Chair has approved the appearance before the Committee 
of an interested person who has made a written request:
    (1) The name of the spokesperson and the names of any other persons 
planning to appear shall be provided to the Committee staff by telephone 
at least three working days before the meeting.
    (2) In the absence of prior authorization by the Chair, only one 
person representing a particular agency or organization will be 
permitted to speak.
    (3) Oral statements to the Committee and written material provided 
in conjunction with the oral statements shall be limited to issues 
addressed in written comments which have previously been submitted to 
the Committee as the result of notice of proposed rulemaking in the 
Federal Register.
    (4) Written material to be provided in conjunction with the oral 
presentation and an outline of the presentation shall be submitted to 
the Committee staff at least three working days before the meeting.
    (c) The Committee may also invite other interested persons to make 
oral presentations at Committee meetings when it determines that these 
persons can provide information which will assist the Committee in 
making a decision on a proposed addition to the Procurement List. Terms 
of appearance of such persons shall be determined by the Chair.