Revising Central Nonprofit Agencies' Requirements To Charge Fees and Clarifying the Permissibility of Subcontracting Within the AbilityOne Program
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 30, 2026. Document 2026-08392. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.
- What it does
This notice proposes to amend the Committee regulation at 41 CFR 51-3.5 to formally codify the congressionally mandated requirements set forth in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Public Law 114-113, Division H, Title IV, 129 Stat. 2639, December 18, 2015, which requires the central nonprofit agencies to enter into a written agreement with the Committee before charging fees to nonprofit agencies. This notice also proposes to amend the Committee's regulation at 41 CFR 51-4.4 to clarify the definition of subcontracting within the AbilityOne Program, amend and reduce regulatory requirements to subcontract, streamline the approval process for use of subcontracting, and lessen the administrative burdens for selecting subcontractors.
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3037-AA24 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
The Commission must receive comments on these proposed revisions 30 days after publication, by June 1, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
Reginfo.gov lists a rule with this regulation identifier as under review at the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs since Aug. 27, 2026 (stage: Final Rule). See it
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-08392 |
|---|---|
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled |
| Published | April 30, 2026 |
| Comments close | June 1, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3037-AA24 |
| Docket | CPPBSD-2026-0001 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register