[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2643-2644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1245]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement list; Proposed Addition

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

ACTION: Proposed addition to procurement list.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received a proposal to add to the 
Procurement List a commodity to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: February 18, 1997.

ADDRESS: 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 action.
    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodity 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 to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity 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 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 has been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Paper, Tabulating Machine

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    7530-00-800-0996
    (Requirements for the Burlington, New Jersey Depot only)
NPA: Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, Alabama
Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, Arizona
Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri
Blind Work Association, Binghamton, New York
Tarrant County Association for the Blind, Fort Worth, Texas
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-1245 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-P