80 FR 27930 - Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Initial Certification

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)

Page Range		27930-27930
FR Document		2015-11754

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee) will submit the collection of information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on this collection of information.

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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: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled (Committee) will submit the collection of information listed 
below to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on this collection of 
information.

DATES: Submit your written comments on the information collection on or 
before July 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Mail your comments on the requirement to Lou Bartalot, 
Director Compliance, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind 
or Severely Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, VA 
22202-4149; fax (703) 603-0655; or email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the applicable 
forms or explanatory material, contact Edward Yang at the address in 
the above paragraph or through the above email address.

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 approve a revised collection of information 
concerning annual certification of nonprofit agencies serving people 
who are blind or who have other significant disabilities to participate 
in the AbilityOne Program. The Committee is requesting a 3-year term of 
approval for this information collection activity.
    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 the 
current collections of information are 3037-0001 and 3037-0002. The OMB 
control number for the revised collection of information is 3037-0013.
    The JWOD Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. 8501-8506) is the authorizing 
legislation for the AbilityOne Program. The AbilityOne 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 
AbilityOne Program is administered by the Committee. Two national, 
independent organizations, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and 
SourceAmerica, help State and private nonprofit agencies participate in 
the AbilityOne Program.
    The implementing regulations for the JWOD Act, which are located at 
41 CFR Chapter 51, provide the requirements, procedures, and standards 
for the AbilityOne Program. Section 51-4.3 of the regulations sets 
forth the standards that a nonprofit agency must meet to maintain 
qualification for participation in the AbilityOne Program. Under this 
section of the regulations, a nonprofit agency that wants to continue 
to participate in the AbilityOne Program must submit a completed copy 
of the appropriate Annual Certification form (Committee Form 403 or 
404). This documentation helps the Committee determine whether the 
applicant nonprofit agency is meeting the requirements of the 
AbilityOne Program.
    This information collection request seeks approval for the 
Committee to continue to collect the information required under 41 CFR 
51-4.3 of the regulations, but in a revised and expanded format, so 
that the Committee can continue to verify the appropriateness of 
nonprofit agencies that would like to participate in the AbilityOne 
Program. The previous separate forms have been combined into one form. 
The items being certified have been revised to match the regulatory 
requirements of section 51-4.3 and to collect other pertinent 
information on the qualifications of nonprofit agencies. New questions 
concerning nonprofit agency hours, wages, people performing direct 
labor, subcontracting and veterans have been added. In addition, the 
language at the bottom of the certification section has been revised.
    Title: Annual Representations and Certifications For AbilityOne 
Qualified Nonprofit Agency.
    OMB Control Number: 3037-0013.
    Form Number: Reps and Certs.
    Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who 
are blind or significantly disabled that participate in the AbilityOne 
Program.
    Annual Number of Respondents: About 570 nonprofit agencies serving 
people who are blind or significantly disabled will annually 
participate in the AbilityOne Program.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden is estimated to average 8 hours 
per respondent. Total annual burden is 4,560 hours. Note: this burden 
estimate is only for the reporting of information; a separate burden 
estimate exists for the recordkeeping requirement.
    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 collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
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Agency, Fort Lee, VA Federal agencies may not conduct or the language at the bottom of the
Barry S. Lineback,
sponsor, and a person is not required to certification section has been revised.
respond to, a collection of information Title: Annual Representations and
Director, Business Operations.
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Certifications For AbilityOne Qualified
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control number. The OMB control Nonprofit Agency.
BILLING CODE 6353–01–P numbers for the current collections of OMB Control Number: 3037–0013.
information are 3037–0001 and 3037– Form Number: Reps and Certs.
0002. The OMB control number for the Description of Respondents:
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM Nonprofit agencies serving people who
revised collection of information is
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR are blind or significantly disabled that
3037–0013.
SEVERELY DISABLED participate in the AbilityOne Program.
The JWOD Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C.
Information Collection To Be 8501–8506) is the authorizing Annual Number of Respondents:
Submitted to the Office of Management legislation for the AbilityOne Program. About 570 nonprofit agencies serving
and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under The AbilityOne Program creates jobs people who are blind or significantly
the Paperwork Reduction Act; Initial and training opportunities for people disabled will annually participate in the
Certification who are blind or who have other severe AbilityOne Program.
disabilities. Its primary means of doing Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From so is by requiring Government agencies is estimated to average 8 hours per
People Who Are Blind or Severely to purchase selected products and respondent. Total annual burden is
Disabled. services from nonprofit agencies 4,560 hours. Note: this burden estimate
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. employing such individuals. The is only for the reporting of information;
AbilityOne Program is administered by a separate burden estimate exists for the
SUMMARY: Committee for Purchase From the Committee. Two national, recordkeeping requirement.
People Who Are Blind or Severely independent organizations, National We invite comments concerning this
Disabled (Committee) will submit the Industries for the Blind (NIB) and renewal on: (1) Whether the collection
collection of information listed below to SourceAmerica, help State and private of information is necessary for the
OMB for approval under the provisions nonprofit agencies participate in the proper performance of our agency’s
of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This AbilityOne Program. functions, including whether the
notice solicits comments on this The implementing regulations for the information will have practical utility;
collection of information. JWOD Act, which are located at 41 CFR (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
DATES: Submit your written comments Chapter 51, provide the requirements, burden of the collection of information;
on the information collection on or procedures, and standards for the (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
before July 15, 2015. AbilityOne Program. Section 51–4.3 of and clarity of the information to be
the regulations sets forth the standards collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
ADDRESSES: Mail your comments on the
that a nonprofit agency must meet to burden of the collection of information
requirement to Lou Bartalot, Director
maintain qualification for participation on respondents.
Compliance, Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely in the AbilityOne Program. Under this Barry S. Lineback,
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite section of the regulations, a nonprofit Director, Business Operations.
715, Arlington, VA 22202–4149; fax agency that wants to continue to
[FR Doc. 2015–11754 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]
(703) 603–0655; or email participate in the AbilityOne Program
BILLING CODE 6353–01–P
rulecomments@abilityone.gov. must submit a completed copy of the
appropriate Annual Certification form
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
(Committee Form 403 or 404). This
request a copy of the applicable forms documentation helps the Committee COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
or explanatory material, contact Edward determine whether the applicant COMMISSION
Yang at the address in the above nonprofit agency is meeting the
paragraph or through the above email Agency Information Collection
requirements of the AbilityOne
address. Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Program.
Collection 3038–0092, Customer
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office This information collection request
Clearing Documentation and Timing of
of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks approval for the Committee to
Acceptance for Clearing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which continue to collect the information
implement provisions of the Paperwork required under 41 CFR 51–4.3 of the AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 regulations, but in a revised and Commission.
et seq.), require that interested members expanded format, so that the Committee ACTION: Notice.
of the public and affected agencies have can continue to verify the
an opportunity to comment on appropriateness of nonprofit agencies SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
information collection and that would like to participate in the Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR AbilityOne Program. The previous ‘‘Commission’’) is announcing an
1320.8(d)). The Committee plans to separate forms have been combined into opportunity for public comment on the
submit a request to OMB to approve a one form. The items being certified have proposed collection of certain
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revised collection of information been revised to match the regulatory information by the agency. Under the
concerning annual certification of requirements of section 51–4.3 and to Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’),
nonprofit agencies serving people who collect other pertinent information on Federal agencies are required to publish
are blind or who have other significant the qualifications of nonprofit agencies. notice in the Federal Register
disabilities to participate in the New questions concerning nonprofit concerning each proposed collection of
AbilityOne Program. The Committee is agency hours, wages, people performing information and to allow 60 days for
requesting a 3-year term of approval for direct labor, subcontracting and public comment. The Commission
this information collection activity. veterans have been added. In addition, adopted final rules, which prohibit

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; request for comments.
Dates		Submit your written comments on the information collection on or before July 15, 2015.
Contact		To request a copy of the applicable
FR Citation		80 FR 27930