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Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Notice of public mee...
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
Notice of public meeting.
October 28, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
The meeting will be accessible to the public virtually via Zoom webinar.
Angela Phifer, 250 E Street SW, Suite 3100, Washington, DC 20024; (703) 798-5873; CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
Background: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is an independent Federal agency operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. It oversees the AbilityOne Program, which provides employment opportunities through Federal contracts for people who are blind or have significant disabilities in the manufacture and delivery of products and services to the Federal Government. The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. chapter 85) authorizes the contracts.
Registration: Attendees not requesting speaking time should register not later than October 27, 2026. Attendees requesting speaking time must register not later than October 20, 2026, and use the comment fields in the registration form to specify the intended speaking topic(s). The registration link will be available on the Commission's home page, www.abilityone.gov, under News and Events.
Commission Statement: This regular quarterly public meeting will include updates from the Commission Chairperson, Executive Director, and Acting Inspector General.
Public Participation: The public engagement session topic is “Strategies to Reduce Employment Barriers Faced by Americans Who Are Blind or Have Disabilities.” The Commission looks forward to receiving comments and suggestions related to this topic. ( printed page 62721)
During registration, you may choose to submit comments, or you may request speaking time at the meeting. The Commission may invite some attendees who submit advance comments to discuss their comments during the meeting. Comments submitted will be reviewed by staff and the Commission members before the meeting. Comments posted in the chat box during the meeting will be shared with the Commission members after the meeting. The Commission is not subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552(b); however, the Commission published this notice to encourage the broadest possible participation in its meeting.
Personal Information: Speakers should not include any information that they do not want publicly disclosed.
Michael R. Jurkowski,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-20252 Filed 10-1-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-P
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91 FR 62720
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“Public Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (October 2, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-20252/public-meeting.
41 U.S.C. chapter 85
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