[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30677]



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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 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: December 22, 1997.

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 proposed for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodities

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies
(Requirments for the Naval Station, Ingleside, Texas)
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas

Extra Life & Shipper
M.R. 858
M.R. 859
NPA: Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina

Sponge, Cellulose
7920-01-444-3650
NPA: Mississippi Industries for the Blind, Jackson, Mississippi

Services

Janitorial/Custodial
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Center
9th & Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NPA: Elwyn, Inc., Elwyn, Pennsylvania

Mailroom Operation
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Denver, Colorado

NPA: Bayaud Industries, Inc., Denver, Colorado
Switchboard Operation
Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2250 Leestown Road
Lexington, Kentucky
NPA: Kentucky Industries for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-30677 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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