[Federal Register: May 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 88)]
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

 
Procument 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 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: June 7, 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 additions, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the 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 services to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the 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 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 services have been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Administrative Services

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 
Texas
NPA: Fairweather Associates, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Cleaning Services, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 
Crane, Indiana
NPA: Orange County Rehabilitative and Developmental Services, Paoli, 
Indiana
Commissary Shelf Stocking, Custodial and Warehousing, McChord Air 
Force Base, Washington,
NPA: Custom Industries, Bellevue, Washington
Eyewear Prescription Service, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, 
Phoenix, Arizona
NPA: Arizona Industries for the Blind,Phoenix, Arizona
Janitorial/Custodial, Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis 
Island, New Jersey/New York
NPA: Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc., New York, New York
Support Activities for Forestry (Timber Stand Improvement), Crane 
Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana
NPA: Orange County Rehabilitative & Developmental Services, Paoli, 
Indiana,
Trash Pick-up, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, 
Indiana
NPA: Orange County Rehabilitative & Developmental Services, Paoli, 
Indiana

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:

Enamel
    8010-00-159-4519
    8010-00-159-4520
    8010-00-159-4521
    8010-00-159-4522
    8010-00-067-5436
    8010-00-067-5437
    8010-00-079-2750
    8010-00-079-2752
    8010-01-203-7803
    8010-01-203-7804
    8010-00-079-3750
    8010-00-079-3752
    8010-00-079-3754
    8010-00-079-3756
    8010-00-079-3762
    8010-00-079-3764
Enamel, Primer Coating
    8010-00-159-4518
    8010-00-584-2426
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director
[FR Doc. 99-11521 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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