[Federal Register: November 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 213)]
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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 is proposing 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 
a commodity and a service previously furnished by such agencies.

Comments Must be Received on or Before: December 3, 2001.

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 CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly (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, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each commodity or 
service 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 are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodity

Stand, Office Machine
    7110-00-601-9849
    7110-01-136-1563
    7110-00-601-9835
NPA: Knox County ARC, Knoxville, Tennessee
Government Agency: GSA/National Furniture Center for Zones 2 and 3

Services

Compact Disc Duplication and Printing, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland
NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Government Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mailroom Operation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1910 
Pacific Avenue, Dallas, Texas
NPA: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Government Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Photocopying, James E. Van Zandt Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
Altoona, Pennsylvania
NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Government Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs

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 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 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodity and service are proposed for deletion from 
the Procurement List:

Commodity

Hood, Radioactive Contaminant Protective
    8415-00-NSH-0027

Service

Janitorial/Custodial
U.S. Air Force Recruiting Station, Wasilla, Alaska

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 01-27570 Filed 11-1-01; 8:45 am]
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