[Federal Register: March 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 58)]
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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 
commodity previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received On Or Before: April 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:

Base Supply Center, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
NPA: Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, Alabama
Central Facility Management, Southern Maryland District Courthouse, 
Greenbelt, Maryland.
NPA: The Chimes, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
Janitorial/Custodial, Internal Revenue Service, Fresno Service Center 
(FSC), 5045 E. Butler Avenue, Fresno, California. NPA: Goodwill 
Industries of San Joaquin Valley, Inc., Stockton, California
Janitorial/Custodial, USARC #2, 1107 Payne Avenue, Erie, Pennsylvania. 
NPA: Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center, Inc., Erie, Pennsylvania

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 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following commodity has been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:
Pin, Tent, Metal, 8340-00-985-7461
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-7494 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]
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