[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50804-50805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24841]


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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: Proposed additions to Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List a commodity and a service 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

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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 commodity and service 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 
service to the Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity and 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 commodity and service 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 service have been proposed for addition 
to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodity

Head Harness, Skull Cap
4240-01-390-3057
NPA: Cambria County Association for the Blind & Handicapped, Johnstown, 
Pennsylvania

Service

Administrative Services
GSA, Federal Supply Service Bureau
Service Acquisition Center
Arlington, Virginia
(80% of the Government's requirement)
NPA: Virginia Industries for the Blind, Richmond, Virginia
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-24841 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-M