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NSN: 7510–00–NIB–0859—Tape, Duct. 

NSN: 7510–00–NIB–0858—Tape, Duct. 

NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 

Cincinnati, OH. 

Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition 

Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR—Paper 

Products, New York, NY. 

Coverage: A-list for the total Government 

requirement as aggregated by the General 

Services Administration. 

NSN: 5120–00–878–5932—Intrenching Tool. 

NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. 

(Seattle Lighthouse), Seattle, WA. 

Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition 

Service, GSA/FSS Tools Acquisition 

Division I, Kansas City, MO. 

Coverage: B-list for the broad Government 

requirement as specified by the General 

Services Administration. 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, 

VA Midsouth CMOP, 5171 Sam Jared 

Drive, Murfreesboro, TN. 

NPA: Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc., Atlanta, 

GA. 

Contracting Activity: Veterans Affairs, 

Department Of, CMOP National 

Contracting, Leavenworth, KS. 

Deletions 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities. 

2. If approved, the action may result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the service proposed 

for deletion from the Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

The following service is proposed for 

deletion from the Procurement List: 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, 

Fort Bliss: Main Store Building 1735, 

AAFES, Main Store—Building 1735, Fort 

Bliss, TX. 

NPA: Goodwill Industries of El Paso, El Paso, 

TX. 

Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, XR 

W40M Natl. Region Contract OFC, 

Washington, DC. 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–10775 Filed 5–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Notice Inviting Preliminary Informal 

Public Input 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service 

ACTION: Notice inviting preliminary 

public input. 

SUMMARY: On April 21, 2009, President 

Obama signed the bi-partisan Edward 

M. Kennedy Serve America Act (the 

Act). The Act takes effect on October 1, 

2009 and calls upon the Corporation for 

National and Community Service (‘‘the 

Corporation’’) and its partners to expand 

opportunities for all Americans to serve, 

to focus on important national 

outcomes, to be a catalyst for social 

innovation, and to support the nonprofit 

sector. In achieving these goals, the 

Corporation must look for new ways to 

build on the assets of federal and private 

programs while reducing unnecessary 

burdens. 

The Serve America Act authorizes the 

Corporation not only to expand existing 

programs but to add several new 

programs and initiatives, ultimately 

expanding the core mission of the 

agency. Implementation of this historic 

legislation and strategic planning for the 

future will require the best ideas and 

thoughts from around the country. 

The Corporation is inviting 

preliminary informal input from the 

public concerning the implementation 

of the Serve America Act. We will 

accept input in writing, as described 

below, or in person at one of six 

listening sessions we will hold across 

the country in May. We will also be 

holding several conference calls, to be 

scheduled at a later date. Please see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for some 

topics to consider when formulating 

input. The Corporation will not respond 

individually to those providing input, 

but will consider the input in drafting 

any Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in 

developing the agency’s strategic plan, 

and in otherwise developing guidelines 

around new and existing programs. The 

public will have a separate opportunity 

to provide formal comment on any 

proposed rule the Corporation publishes 

for comment in 2009 or thereafter. 

Please note that this Notice does not 

request comments on individual 

application forms used under the 

various programs of the Corporation. 

The Corporation periodically publishes 

separate requests for comments 

concerning such application forms. 

DATES: Please submit written input to 

the Corporation as soon as possible. We 

will consider input as we begin drafting 

proposed regulations and as we develop 

our new five-year strategic plan. In 

addition, the Corporation will hold six 

public input meetings across the 

country, and conference calls to seek inperson input under this Notice. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for public 

input meeting information. Conference 

calls will be scheduled at a later date; 

additional information can be found at 

http://www.nationalservice.gov/ 

serveact. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

input to the Corporation by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically via e-mail to 

ServeAmericaAct@cns.gov. 

(2) By fax to (202) 606–3467, with 

attention to Amy Borgstrom, Docket 

Manager. 

(3) By mail sent to: Amy Borgstrom, 

Docket Manager, Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 1201 

New York Ave., NW., Washington, DC 

20525. 

(4) On the Corporation’s Serve 

America implementation Web site, visit 

http://www.nationalservice.gov/ 

serveact. 

Members of the public may review 

copies of all communications received 

at the Corporation’s Washington, DC 

headquarters. Input submitted on the 

Serve America implementation Web site 

is available for review online. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Borgstrom, Docket Manager, 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, (202) 606–6930, 

TDD (202) 606–3472. Persons with 

visual impairments may request this 

rule in an alternate format. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more 

information on the Corporation and its 

programs, please visit our Web site at 

http://www.nationalservice.gov. 

The Corporation is inviting 

preliminary informal input from the 

public concerning the implementation 

of the Serve America Act. We will 

accept input in writing, as described 

below, or in person at one of six 

listening sessions we will hold across 

the country in May. We will also be 

holding several conference calls, to be 

scheduled at a later date. The 

Corporation will not respond 

individually to those providing input, 

but will consider the input in drafting 

any Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in 

developing the agency’s strategic plan, 

and in otherwise developing guidelines 

around new and existing programs. The 

public will have a separate opportunity 

to provide formal comment on any 

proposed rule the Corporation publishes 

for comment in 2009 or thereafter. 

When providing in-person or written 


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input on the issues outlined above, 

please consider the following questions: 

Expanding Opportunities To Serve 

How can CNCS and its partners attract 

people of all ages to serve? How should 

the Corporation and its partners identify 

and nurture new programs that can host 

additional AmeriCorps slots? What are 

some promising approaches to 

promoting more service programs 

focused on education, healthy futures, 

clean energy, veterans and economic 

opportunity? What do State 

Commissions, national intermediaries, 

and other partners view as the best 

strategies for reaching and developing 

new program sponsors? What kind(s) of 

assistance do grantees need to continue 

delivering high quality programs and to 

expand? Should the Service Corps 

outlined in the Act (education, healthy 

futures, clean energy, veterans and 

economic opportunity) be focus areas 

within AmeriCorps or programs with 

their own identity? How should CNCS 

and its partners manage the growth of 

service brands? 

Combining Assets for Greater Impact 

How can CNCS and its programs 

capitalize on the diversity of our 

programs while also coordinating efforts 

creatively and effectively for maximum 

impact? How can the Corporation 

stimulate new partnerships, both within 

the government sector and with 

businesses and foundations, to combine 

our assets for greater impact? 

Demonstrating Impact 

In what ways can service produce the 

greatest impact? How do we better 

demonstrate impact, and as we move to 

more standardized performance 

measures, how do we preserve the 

diversity of programs and localized 

nature of solutions? What is the best 

way to identify program models that 

work? How should the Corporation 

transition from the current practice of 

self-nominated performance measures 

in AmeriCorps to standardized 

measures? For example, the Act sets 

forth standard measures for each of the 

five Service Corps. In education, the 

legislation includes performance 

measures such as: Student engagement, 

student attendance, student behavior, 

and student academic achievement. 

What support do grantees need to 

implement these new measures? Should 

the Corporation establish standard 

national performance measures in 

VISTA, Senior Corps and Learn and 

Serve? If so, how? Should there be a few 

measures that apply to all Corporation 

programs? 

Spurring Innovation and Supporting 

the Nonprofit Sector 

The Act calls on the Corporation to 

become a hub of innovation and support 

for the nonprofit sector as a whole. How 

should the Corporation implement that 

goal? What does the sector need that 

CNCS can provide with expanded 

service opportunities? How should the 

Social Innovation Fund operate in order 

to provide seed money and scale-up 

capital for innovative and evidencebased programs? How should the 

Volunteer Generation Fund operate to 

ensure we are maximizing its potential 

to support the recruitment and 

management of volunteers? How should 

the Nonprofit Capacity Building 

Program be implemented to provide 

training and technical assistance to 

small and mid-sized non-profits? How 

should the Serve America Fellows and 

Encore Fellows programs be 

implemented? How much capacity is 

required of commissions to launch the 

Serve America Fellows program? How 

should we develop the list of qualified 

eligible organizations? How can we 

effectively spur innovation in servicelearning? How should the new 

Innovative Service-Learning funds be 

utilized in Learn and Serve America? 

How should the Silver Scholarships 

program be implemented? How should 

the Summer of Service program be 

implemented? 

Achieving Growth Through Simpler 

Grantmaking 

How can we make it easier and more 

attractive for non-profits to work with 

CNCS? What are ways to reduce burden, 

avoid duplication and increase 

efficiency? How can the Corporation 

consolidate the application process 

most effectively? How can the 

Corporation reduce reporting 

requirements while still ensuring 

appropriate use of federal funds? The 

Corporation intends to implement fixed 

amount grants for programs in which 

the cost of running the program is 

substantially more than the amount 

received in the grant. To accomplish 

this, the Corporation must know the 

costs of each type of program in order 

to set the ‘‘fixed’’ grant amount. From 

the grantee perspective, what are the 

known costs for programs with parttime members? What are the operational 

benefits/challenges from the grantee 

perspective of fixed-amount grants? 

How do we structure fixed-price grants 

so that they realize the promise of a 

reduction in burden, while at the same 

time providing better information about 

impact? 

Conference Calls and Public Input 

Meetings 

The Corporation is planning six 

public input meetings across the 

country and will also be scheduling 

conference calls. The public input 

meetings have been scheduled as 

follows: 

May 13, 1–4 p.m.—Springfield, MO 

May 14, 1–4 p.m.—Columbia, SC 

May 20, 12:30–2:30 p.m.—Washington, 

DC (During public comment segment 

at conclusion of Public Board 

Meeting). 

May 22, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.—Boston, MA 

May 27, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.—Salt Lake City, 

UT 

May 28, 1–4 p.m.—New Orleans, LA 

Please check our Web site at http:// 

www.nationalservice.gov/serveact for 

further information on the times, 

locations, and other relevant 

information regarding these meetings 

and conference calls. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Frank R. Trinity, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–10831 Filed 5–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[DoD–2007–OS–0136] 

Defense Transportation Regulation, 

Part IV 

AGENCY: Department of Defense; United 

States Transportation Command 

(USTRANSCOM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

announces completion of the review 

and disposition of comments received 

in connection with Federal Register 

Notice April 1, 2008 (73 FR 17327) 

Phase II Interim Final Business Rules for 

the Families First Personal Property 

Program. Final disposition of comments 

is located on the USTRANSCOM Web 

site at http://www.transcom.mil/j5/pt/ 

dtr_part_iv.cfm. This notice announces: 

1. All references to Families First are 

changed to ‘‘Defense Personal Property 

Program (DP3)’’. 

2. DP3 Phase II business rules are 

final and contained in the Defense 

Transportation Regulation (DTR) Part IV 

(DTR 4500.9–R), where applicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Teague, United States 

Transportation Command, TCJ5/4–PT, 

508 Scott Drive, Scott Air Force Base, IL 

62225–5357; 618) 229–1985. 


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