[Federal Register: June 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 122)]
[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 services to be 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: July 26, 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 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:

Food Service

Fort Lee, Virginia
NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia

Grounds Maintenance

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, 
Environmental Effects Laboratory, 200 SW 35th Street, Willamette 
Research Station, 1350 SE Goodnight Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon
NPA: Willamette Valley Rehabilitation Center, Lebanon, Oregon

Janitorial/Custodial

DLA Gadsden Depot, Gadsden, Alabama
NPA: Darden Rehabilitation Foundation, Gadsden, Alabama

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Army Reserve Center, Danbury, Connecticut
NPA: Greater Enfield Allied Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Enfield, 
Connecticut

Janitorial/Custodial

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee and 
Lawrenceville, Georgia
NPA: Goodwill Industries of Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

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Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wallkill River National Wildlife 
Refuge Office, 1547 County Rte 565, Sussex, New Jersey
NPA: SCARC, Inc., Augusta, New Jersey

Janitorial/Custodial

Basewide (excluding Gymnasium), Fort Sam Houston, Texas
NPA: Development Resources, Inc., San Antonio, Texas

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services

Fort Belvoir, Virginia
NPA: Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc., Fredericksburg, 
Virginia

Mailroom Operation

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Russell Federal 
Building, Atlanta, Georgia
NPA: Nobis Enterprises, Inc., Marietta, Georgia

Management Services

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, 1600 North Broadway, 
Santa Ana, California
NPA: Pacific Coast Community Services, Alameda, California

Operation of Postal Service Center

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
NPA: JobWorks, Inc. St. Petersburg, Florida

Recycling Service

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
NPA: Arizona Training Program at Tucson, Tucson, Arizona

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:

Pillowcase, Disposable
    6532-01-125-3269
Blanket, Bed/Bath (Flame Resistant)
    7210-01-141-2458
Cover, Mattress (Plastic)
    7210-00-082-5739
Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 99-16212 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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