[Federal Register: January 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 14)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3482-3483]
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 proposal 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 and service previously furnished by such 
agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: February 22, 1999.

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 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.

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    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

Insignia, Embroidered
    8455-01-388-8485
NPA: Westmoreland County Branch, PAB, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Services

Administrative/General Support Services, GSA, Federal Supply Service 
(3FS), Northeast Distribution Center, Burlington, New Jersey
NPA: Bestwork Industries for the Blind, Inc., Westmont, New Jersey
Base Supply Center, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
NPA: Envision, Inc., Wichita, Kansas
Base Supply Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, Fallon, Nevada
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Operation of Individual Equipment Element, Mountain Home Air Force 
Base, Idaho
NPA: Envision, Inc., Wichita, Kansas

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 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 commodities and services proposed for 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodities and service have been proposed for 
deletion from the Procurement List:

Commodities

Easel, Display & Training
    7520-00-579-7013
Easel, White Board, Dry Erase
    7520-01-127-4192
Reel, Cable
    8130-L9-015-3520
    8130-L9-015-3420
Box, Filing
    7520-00-240-4831
    7520-00-139-3743
    7520-00-240-4839

Service

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, Department of Agriculture, 
Coshocton, Ohio
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-1470 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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