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Groups: (1) ‘‘An Outreach Plan to 

Improve Communications with the 

Defense Industrial Base,’’ and (2) ‘‘A 

Review of the National Security 

Personnel System.’’ The mission of the 

DBB is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense on effective strategies for 

implementation of best business 

practices of interest to the Department 

of Defense. 

(b) Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting 

A copy of the draft agenda for the July 

16, 2009, meeting may be obtained from 

the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.defenselink.mil/dbb under 

‘‘Meeting Materials.’’ 

(c) Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. All members of the public 

who wish to attend the meeting must 

contact Ms. Duffy at the number listed 

in this FR notice no later than noon on 

Thursday, July 9th to register and make 

arrangements for a Pentagon escort, if 

necessary. Public attendees requiring 

escort are to arrive at the Pentagon 

Metro Entrance by 9:45 a.m. and 

complete security screening by 10:15 

a.m. Security screening requires two 

forms of identification: (1) A 

government-issued photo I.D., and 2) 

any type of secondary I.D. which 

verifies the individual’s name (i.e. debit 

card, credit card, work badge, social 

security card). 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact Ms. Duffy at least five (5) 

business days prior to the meeting so 

that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

(d) Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Board about its 

mission and topics pertaining to this 

public session. 

Written comments are accepted until 

the date of the meeting, however, 

written comments should be received by 

the DFO at least five (5) business days 

prior to the meeting date so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

Board for their consideration prior to 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

submitted via e-mail to 

defensebusinessboard2@osd.mil and 

preferably in one of the following 

formats (Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft 

Word format). Please note: Since the 

Board operates under the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, all public presentations may 

be treated as public documents and may 

be made available for public inspection, 

up to and including being posted on the 

Board’s Web site. 

Dated: June 26, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–15594 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Commercial Item Handbook 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Request for public input. 

SUMMARY: DoD is in the process of 

updating its Commercial Item 

Handbook. The purpose of the 

Handbook is to help acquisition 

personnel develop sound business 

strategies for procuring commercial 

items. DoD is seeking industry input on 

the contents of the draft Handbook. 

DATES: Submit written comments to the 

address shown below on or before July 

31, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Office 

of the Director, Defense Procurement 

and Acquisition Policy, Attn: 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(CPIC), 3060 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments also may be submitted by email to CI_Handbook@osd.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda Heartley, by telephone at 703– 

695–7062, or by e-mail at 

Linda.Heartley@osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD 

formed a working group, consisting of 

personnel from the military departments 

and defense agencies, to update the 

Commercial Item Handbook issued by 

the Office of the Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) 

in November 2001. A draft of the 

updated Commercial Item Handbook 

can be found at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ 

dpap/cpic/cp/docs/ 

draftcihandbook_06172009.doc. DoD is 

seeking industry input on the contents 

of the draft Handbook. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. E9–15486 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 31, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

send e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Director, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6)