2023-05495. Quarterly Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

DATES:

April 13, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., ET.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held virtually only via Zoom webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Phifer, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20024; [phone], or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Background: The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is an independent government 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 must register not later than 11:59 p.m. ET on April 12, 2023. Attendees requesting speaking time should register not later than 11:59 p.m. ET on April 3, 2023, and use the comment fields in the registration form to specify the intended speakingtopic/s. The registration link is posted on the Commission's home page, www.abilityone.gov.

Commission Statement: This regular quarterly meeting will include updates from the Commission Chairperson, Executive Director, and Inspector General. A panel of nonprofit, for-profit, and government leaders will discuss subcontracting by and with AbilityOne Program participants. The panel will discuss how such subcontracts can facilitate workplace integration and pathways to employment outside the AbilityOne Program.

Public Participation: The Commission invites public comments and suggestions about subcontracting and other partnerships with industry by or with AbilityOne employers. 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: Do not include any information that you do not want publicly disclosed.

Michael R. Jurkowski,

Acting Director, Business Operations.