[Federal Register: November 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
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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

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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: December 15, 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 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

Line, Multi-Loop 1670-01-B75-0752
    NPA: Industrial Opportunities, Inc. Marble, North Carolina

Services

Commissary Shelf Stocking, Custodial, Receiving/Storage/Handling, 
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    NPA: Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Portland, 
Maine

Janitorial/Custodial

VA Greater Los Angeles Regional, Healthcare System, Consolidated 
Mail Outpatient Pharmacy, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Building 222, 
Los Angeles, California
    NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California

Janitorial/Custodial

VA Outreach Center, 9737 Haskell Avenue, Sepulveda, California, NPA: 
Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California

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:

Ladder, Extension (Wood)
    5440-00-223-6025
Executive/Personal Time Management System
    7510-01-429-7081
    7510-01-429-7038
    7510-01-429-7065
    7510-01-429-7076
    7510-01-429-7040
    7510-01-429-7053
    7510-01-429-7068
    7510-01-429-9609
    7510-01-429-7841
    7510-01-429-7074
    7510-01-429-7035
    7510-01-429-7046
    7510-01-429-7066
    7510-01-429-7072
    7510-01-429-7078
    7510-01-429-7034
    7510-01-429-7051
    7530-01-429-6938
    7510-01-429-7083
    7510-01-429-7043
    7510-01-429-7059
    7530-01-429-6940
    7530-01-429-9505
    7510-01-429-7843
    7510-01-429-9986
    7510-01-429-7835
    7510-01-429-9985
Broom, Upright
    7920-00-292-4370
    7920-00-292-2369
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-29714 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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