[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60217-60218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29460]


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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 commodities and 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: December 8, 1997.

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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 actions.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, 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 proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodities

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies
(Requirements for the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, 
Mississippi)
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, 
Louisiana

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies
(Requirements for the Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis, Mississippi)
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, 
Louisiana

Services

Grounds Maintenance
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Menlo Park, California
NPA: Rubicon Programs, Inc., Richmond, California

Food Service Attendant for the following locations: Schofield Barracks, 
Building 3004, Fort Shafter, Hawaii

Building 300
Helemano Military Reservation, Hawaii
NPA: Opportunities for the Retarded, Inc. Wahiawa, Hawaii

Janitorial/Custodial
Albany Research Center
Albany, Oregon
NPA: The Garten Foundation, Salem, Oregon

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 does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
future contractors for the commodities.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities 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 proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Organizer, Day Planner, Travel Size 7530-01-366-5856

Bag, Currency
8105-00-NIB-0006
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-29460 Filed 11-6-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6353-01-P