[Federal Register: September 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 180)] [Notices] [Page 50484-50485] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17se99-33] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and services previously furnished by such agencies. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: October 18, 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 [[Page 50485]] 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 Cloth, Cleaning 7920-00-292-9204 NPA: East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Tyler, Texas Services Janitorial/Custodial Naval Medical Center (NMC) and Branch Medical and Dental Clinics at the following locations: North Island Naval Air Station, Naval Station, Naval Amphibious Base, Miramar Naval Air Station, Naval Training Center and Marine Corp Recruit Depot San Diego, CA NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California Janitorial/Custodial Basewide, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey NPA: Occupational Training Center of Morris County, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 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 services have been proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Commodities Table, Office, Steel 7110-00-149-2045 7110-00-113-0454 7110-00-113-0448 7110-00-149-2044 7110-00-149-2046 Cleaner, Water Soluble 7930-01-367-2962 Hood, Anti-Flash, Flame Resistant 8415-01-268-3473 Shirt, Sleeping 8415-00-890-2102 8415-00-890-2101 8415-00-935-6855 8415-00-890-2099 8415-00-890-2103 8415-00-890-2100 Services Bus Service Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Outpatient Clinic, Tomah, Wisconsin Document Processing U.S. Coast Guard Institute, 5900 SW 64th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 99-24276 Filed 9-16-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P