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by the using activity, the activity shall take the following actions as appropriate:
1 For products received from Defense Logistics Agency supply centers, General Services Administration supply distribution facilities, Department of Veterans Affairs distribution division or other central stockage depots, or specifically authorized supply source, notify the supplying agency in writing in accordance with that agencys procedures. The supplying agency shall, in turn, provide copies of the notice to the nonprofit agency involved and its central nonprofit agency.
2 For products received directly from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, address complaints to the nonprofit agency involved with a copy to the central nonprofit agency with which it is affiliated.

34. Amend 516.12 by revising paragraphs a, b, and e to read as follows:

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516.12 Specification changes and similar actions.

a Contracting activities shall notify the nonprofit agency or agencies authorized to furnish a product on the Procurement List and the central nonprofit agency concerned of any changes to the specification or other description of the product.
b When a government entity is changing the specification or description of a product on the Procurement List, including a change that involves the assignment of a new national stock number or item designation, the office assigned responsibility for the action shall obtain the comments of the Committee and the central nonprofit agency concerned on the proposed change and shall notify the nonprofit agency and the central nonprofit agency concerned at least 90
days prior to placing an order for a product covered by the new specification or description.

e Nonprofit agencies shall recommend changes in specifications, item descriptions, and statements of work that will improve the product or service being provided, reduce costs, or improve overall value to the Government. Contracting activities shall respond promptly to these recommendations and work with the nonprofit agencies to implement them when appropriate.
35. Revise 516.13 to read as follows:

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516.13 Replacement and similar products.

a When a product on the Procurement List is replaced by another product which has not been recently procured, and a nonprofit agency can furnish the replacement product in accordance with the Governments quality standards and delivery schedules, the replacement product is automatically considered to be on the Procurement List and shall be procured from the nonprofit agency designated by the Committee at the fair market price the Committee has set for the replacement product. The product being replaced shall continue to be included on the Procurement List until there is no longer a Government requirement for that product.
b If contracting activities desire to procure additional sizes, colors, or other variations of a product after the product is added to the Procurement List, and these similar products have not recently been procured, these products are also automatically considered to be on the Procurement List.
c In accordance with 515.3 of this chapter, contracting activities are not permitted to purchase commercial items that are essentially the same as products on the Procurement List.
PART 517PROCEDURES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
36. Amend 517.1 by revising paragraph b to read as follows:

517.1

Purpose and scope.

b Scope. This part applies to all actions of the Committee for Purchase from Persons Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled which may affect environmental quality in the United States.
37. Amend 517.2 by revising paragraph a to read as follows:
517.2 Early involvement in private, State, and local activities requiring Federal approval.

a 40 CFR 1501.2d requires agencies to provide for early involvement in actions which, while planned by private applicants or other non-Federal entities, require some sort of Federal approval.
Pursuant to the JWOD Act 41 U.S.C.
85018506, the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled makes the determination as to which qualified nonprofit agency serving persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities will furnish designated products and services to the Government.

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PART 518PUBLIC AVAILABILTY OF
AGENCY MATERIALS
38. Amend 518.4 by revising the section heading and adding paragraph g to read as follows:

518.4 Responsibility for responding to requests.

g Appointments. Material described in 5 U.S.C. 552a2 shall be available for inspection during normal business hours at the Committees offices. An individual who intends to visit the Committee offices to inspect this material shall make an appointment with the Executive Director at least one week in advance, except when the Committee has provided notification to the individual that the material is available for inspection in the Committee offices, in which case an appointment must be made at least 24
hours in advance. Appointments can be requested at the Committees email address: info@abilityone.gov.
39. Amend 518.5 by adding paragraph a introductory text and revising paragraph a1 to read as follows:
518.5 Timing of Responses to Requests.

a In general. Requests to obtain copies of any material maintained by the Committee must be submitted to the Executive Director at the Committees offices, email address: info@
abilityone.gov. The requester may in his or her petition ask for a fee waiver if there is likely to be a charge for the requested information. All requests for records shall be deemed to have been made pursuant to the FOIA, regardless of whether the Act is specifically mentioned. Failure to submit a request in accordance with these procedures may delay the processing of the request.
1 The Committee ordinarily will respond to requests according to their order of receipt. The time limits prescribed in the FOIA will begin only after the Committee identifies a request as being made under the FOIA and deemed received by the Committee.

PART 519PRIVACY ACT RULES
40. Revise 519.301 to read as follows:

519.301

Notification.

Any individual who wishes to determine if a system of records maintained by the Committee contains a record pertaining to him should direct a request to the Executive Director at the address indicated in the public notice or
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