[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81914-81915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23343]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice MV-2024-01; Docket No. 2024-0002; Sequence No. 47]


Notice of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR 
Council) In-Person and Virtual Listening Session

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: In-person and Virtual FAR Council Listening Session notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
(OFPP) Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) 
assists in the direction and coordination of Government-wide 
procurement policy and Government-wide procurement regulatory 
activities in the Federal Government. The FAR Council is chaired by the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and consists of the General 
Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.

DATES: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. eastern time 
(ET).

ADDRESSES: The listening session will be held in-person at the GSA 
Auditorium (1st Floor), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. The 
call-in information for virtual attendants will be made available to 
registrants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Landry at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#294f5b4c4d4c5b404a42074548474d5b50694e5a48074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6006120504051209030b4e0c010e041219200713014e070f16">[email protected]</span></a> or at 202-227-1958.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Registration

    The FAR Council is committed to engaging with industry partners and 
the public with regards to FAR Council policies and issues relevant to 
current and future Federal Acquisition Regulation cases, including 
suggestions and concerns with new and existing policies. In addition, 
the FAR Council is interested in hearing views on topics such as: (1) 
new laws or draft legislation on which it should focus; (2) how it can 
improve the acquisition process; and (3) how to better integrate 
commercial practices into Federal acquisition. To that end, the FAR 
Council is hosting a hybrid in-person and virtual listening session on 
December 4, 2024.
    Industry partners and the public wishing to attend in-person or 
virtually must register. Registrants who would like to attend in-person 
must do so no later than November 15, 2024. Registrants who would like 
to address the FAR Council must register in advance and no later than 
November 8, 2024. The FAR Council would like to hear the views of as 
many voices as practicable and will select questions/comments keeping 
in mind the number received, the limited time available and the order 
received. Industry partners and the public are asked to only register 
to speak to one of these categories:
<bullet> New policies the FAR Council should consider
<bullet> Existing policies the FAR Council should amend
<bullet> Concerns/suggestions regarding rules in process
<bullet> Concerns/suggestions regarding the use of emerging technology
<bullet> Concerns/suggestions regarding the process of rulemaking
<bullet> Other concerns/suggestions
    To register to attend the listening session VIRTUALLY, do so at: 
https://gsa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/7117272728587/WN_NU9vFABzQqmJ9mGtyUsNsQ.
    To register to attend the listening session In-Person, do so at: 
https://forms.gle/yZj5RLdPdHRp5EnU8.
    After registering, to request to speak on one of the previously 
listed categories, do so at: https://forms.gle/eFLwVcdb6K4EiKSg7.
    Members of the press, in addition to registering for this event, 
must RSVP to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99e9ebfceaead9feeaf8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="126260776161527561733c757d64">[email protected]</span></a> by November 8, 2024.

Format

    The in-person and virtual listening session will feature panel 
leaders from the FAR Council. Please complete the speaking request form 
to provide a brief summary of your comments in a specified category no 
later than 5 p.m. (ET) November 8, 2024. Registered participants that 
are selected to address the FAR Council will receive a confirmation and 
a timeframe to present.
    In-person FAR Council Listening Session Panelists will be:
Jeffrey A. Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, General Services 
Administration
John M. Tenaglia, Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and 
Acquisition Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of 
Defense
Karla S. Jackson, Assistant Administrator for Procurement, NASA 
Headquarters

Agenda

<bullet> 9:00: Welcome and Introduction of the FAR Council
<bullet> 9:15: Facilitated opportunities for attendees to engage with 
the FAR Council
<bullet> 11:45: Closing remarks by FAR Council

Special Accommodations

    This virtual meeting is accessible to people with disabilities 
using the Zoom close captioned feature.

Frederick Landry,
Analyst, Office of the Procurement Ombudsman, General Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-23343 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]
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