initiatives, and publications.
Regulations Management Program: In this area, the ________ is embarking on many new initiatives, and completing some that have been ongoing.
• FMR Bulletin 2008-B1, Delegations of Lease Acquisition Authority-Notification, Usage and Reporting Requirements for General Purpose, Categorical, and Special Space Delegations, was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2007.
• FMR Bulletin 2008-B3, Use of Segways® and Similar Devices by Individuals with a Mobility Impairment in GSA-Controlled Federal Facilities, was published in the Federal Register on January 7, 2008.
• FMR Amendment 2008-01, Delegated Leasing Authority, Real Property Policies Update, was published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2008.
• FMR Amendment 2008-02, Annual Real Property Inventories, Real Property Policies Update, was published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2008.
• FMR Bulletin 2008-B4, Locating Federal Facilities in Rural Areas, was published in the Federal Register, on January 29, 2008. This FMR cancels in its entirety FMR Bulletin 2003-B1 published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2005 to ensure that agencies refer to 41 CFR 102-83.55 for the definition of rural areas.
• FMR Bulletin 2008-B5, Protecting Federal Employees and the Public From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace, is being revised to replace FPRM Bulletin D- 245, Protecting Federal Employees and the Public From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace, published in the Federal Register on October 20, 1997.
• FMR Bulletin 2008-B6, POW/MIA Flag Display, is being revised to replace FPMR D-248, POW/MIA Flag Display published in the Federal Register on March 26, 1998.
• FMR Bulletin 2008-B7, Guidelines for Federal Telework Centers, is being developed to promote greater implementation of telework across Executive Departments and Agencies. A working group consisting of representatives from OGP, PBS, DOD, Commerce and the Center Directors are developing the Bulletin and it is targeted for publication by the end of FY2008.
Policy Change Management Model (PCMM): The ________ has made significant progress in the roll out of ___ Policy Change Management Model (PCMM). The PCMM Kickoff meeting and the agency training classes are complete. The PCMM Web Portal will soon be opened at its new address, http://pcmm.gov.
As ___ receives questionnaire responses from agencies, it will be analyzing this information so it can be included in the FMR Review and Evaluation Program. Due to the OMB focus on Real Property Disposal, ___ has moved up FMR – 102-75 in the questionnaire to FY 2008, and have moved 102-74 Facility Management to FY2009. The other two FMR's released in the FY 2008 questionnaire are 102-72 Delegation of Authority and 102-73 Real Estate Acquisition.
The next major event will be the opening of the Subject Matter Expert Discussion Forum. We expect to have this feature available during FY 2008. The agency participation in the PCMM has been outstanding. We look forward to receiving your agency feedback on how well we are
serving our customers.
Legislation Program: During the 110th Congress, two bills were introduced relating to Property Reform. In the Senate, Senator Thomas R. Carper (DE) introduced in June 2007 S.1667, Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program and its companion bill in the House H.R. 3049, was introduced in July 2007 by Representative John J. Duncan (TN) and reported to
Congressional Committees for action. The bills would establish a five-year Federal Real
Property Disposal Pilot Program to expedite the disposal of excess, surplus, or underutilized real property and codify. It would also expand Executive Order 13327, Federal Real Property Asset Management. These bills incorporate OMB’s pilot program proposed in Section 835 of the FY 2008 budget. Also, on November 14, 2007, Senators Lieberman and Collins introduced an amendment to these bills which would require enhanced McKinney-Vento Act screening of properties for use by the homeless, and review of the pilot program by the Government Accountability Office within 36 months.
In addition, as part of _____ ongoing responsibilities to review proposed legislation to determine its impact on Federal real property asset management, over 93 legislative items to date have been reviewed.
Policysite Newsletter: In June, ___ will publish the premiere edition of the Real Property
Policysite Newsletter for 2008. As the 33rd Edition of Policysite Newsletter, this year's theme will be “Sustainability and Asset Management." The issue will focus on leading public and private, local and international trends, innovations, and technologies in the area of sustainable asset management. As always, this issue will be a collaborative effort with articles from GSA's Public Buildings Service, Canada's Public Works and Government Services Canada and other
governments, as well as academia and private industry.
9. Meeting Wrap-up: _______ wrapped up the meeting, emphasizing that the next FRPAG meeting will be in September 2008. The Advisory Group is looking for volunteer agencies to sponsor and host a meeting. At the next meeting, we will discuss the top FY 2009 challenges and issues that the members would like to address. Therefore, we solicit your suggestions of topics for the Advisory Group to address.
Action Items and Dates to Remember:
• If your agency would like a demonstration model of the USPTO telework program,
please contact ______________________________________________.
• Send us your feedback about future FRPAG meetings, any issues you would like us
to address either during the remainder of FY 2008, or for FY 2009, or if your agency would like to host a FRPAG meeting in the future.
• Look for the next Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) report in May/June 2008. It
will be available on line at www.gsa.gov/realpropertyprofile.
• Entries will be accepted for the GSA Achievement Award for Real Property
Innovation from May 1 through July 1, 2008. Look for the Call for Entries application at www.gsa.gov/realpropertyaward.
• Check out the new Policy Change Management Model (PCMM) website at
http://pcmm.gov.
• Look for the next GSA Policysite Newsletter, focusing on sustainability, coming out
in early June.
• Mark your calendars for the next FRPAG meeting which is tentatively set for
September 2008. We will later announce the exact date and location.
ATTACHMENTS:
• “Telework at the United States Patent and Trademark Office”
• “Emergency Planning and GSA’s Role with the Federal Government”
• “From Sustainable Building Policy to Practice: Presidential Executive Order 13423” • “___________________________________________________________________”