[Federal Register: December 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 246)] [Notices] [Page 76233] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23de05-28] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed Additions to and Deletions from Procurement List. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a service previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must Be Received on or Before: January 22, 2006. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail SKennerly@jwod.gov. 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 proposed actions. Additions If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or service will be required to procure the products and services listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 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. If approved, 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 products and services to the Government. 2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products 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 products 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. End of Certification The following products and services are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Products Product/NSNs: Ergo Nylon Ladle NSN: M.R. 861--Ergo Nylon Ladle Product/NSNs: Ergo Nylon Spaghetti Server NSN: M.R. 857--Ergo Nylon Spaghetti Server NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee, Virginia Services Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription (At the following VA Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics) Fayetteville Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Arkansas G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Mississippi Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana VA Medical Center, 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, Oklahoma VA Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston, Texas Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center--Overton Brooks, Shreveport, Louisiana Deletion Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 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. If approved, the action may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. If approved, the action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the service 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 service proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. End of Certification The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Service Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial U.S. Federal Building and Post Office, 522 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona NPA: Goodwill Community Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona Contracting Activity: General Services Administration Sheryl D. Kennerly, Director, Information Management. [FR Doc. E5-7763 Filed 12-22-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P