[Federal Register: October 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 200)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procurement List Proposed Additions and Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to and Deletions from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and 
to delete commodities previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: November 16, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 47(a) (2) and 41 CFR 
51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to 
submit

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comments on the possible impact of the proposed actions.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodity and services listed below from nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.
    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. The action will not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other 
than the small organizations that will furnish the commodity and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity and services to the Government.
    3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would 
accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodity and services proposed for 
addition to the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are 
invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the 
certification on which they are providing additional information.
    The following commodity and services have been proposed for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodity

Hood, Balaclava, Cold Weather
8415-01-310-0606
NPA: NYSARC, Inc., Seneca-Cayuga Counties Chapter, Waterloo, New York

Services

Administrative Services, HUD Albany Office, 52 Corporate Circle, 
Albany, New York, NPA: The Workshop, Inc., Menands, New York
Operation of Individual Equipment Element Store, Whiteman Air Force 
Base, Missouri, NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri

Deletions

    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. The action will not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities to the Government.
    3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would 
accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodities proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:
Cover, Cushion Assembly
2540-01-245-2524
2540-01-245-2525
2540-01-245-2526
2540-01-246-6212
Box, M16 Rifle
8140-00-X40-4785
Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 98-27863 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am]
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