[Federal Register: February 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 29)]
[Notices]               
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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 deletion 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 a 
service previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: March 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.

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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:

Base Supply Center, Fort Lewis, Washington
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Grounds Maintenance, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts, 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
NPA: Melwood Horticultural Center, Inc., Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Reserve Center, 85 Sea Street, Quincy, 
Massachusetts
NPA: Community Workshops, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Courthouse and IRS Federal 
Complex, 99 First Avenue, Beckley, West Virginia
NPA: Wyoming County Workshop, Inc., Maben, West Virginia
Mailroom Operation, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
Headquarters, J. Edgar Hoover (JEH), 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC
NPA: Didlake, Inc., Manassas, Virginia
Switchboard Operation, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
NPA: Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind, Tampa, Florida

Deletion

    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 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.
    The following service has been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Mailing Service, Headquarters, Air Force Military Personnel Center, 
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 99-3548 Filed 2-11-99; 8:45 am]
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