[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24840]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Propose additions to Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: October 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3461.

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.
    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodities 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 commodities and 
services to the Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the commodities and services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and services to the Government.
    4. 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 
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 commodities and services have been propose for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodities

Pillow, Bed
7210-01-395-7921
NPA: Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, Georgia

Towel, Paper
7920-00-823-6931
NPA: Maine Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Portland, Maine

Services

Administrative Services
Social Security Administration
Active Files Unit
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NPA: Elwyn, Inc., Concordville, Pennsylvania

Janitorial/Custodial
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
NPA: Gateway Foundation, Inc., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Janitorial/Custodial
James River Reserve Fleet Buildings
Administration Building 2606 and Tech Support Building
Fort Eustis, Virginia
NPA: Association for Retarded Citizens of the Peninsula, Inc., Hampton, 
Virginia

Recycling Service
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Bethesda, Maryland
NPA: CHI Centers, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-24840 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
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