[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9998-9999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5095]


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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: March 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302.

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

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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 Westover Air Force Reserve Base, Chicopee, MA) 
NPA: In-Sight, Providence, Rhode Island

    Candle Shipper, Spring Scents
    M.R. 508
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas
Fuel Kit and Oil Filter Element
2945-00-019-0280
NPA: Coastal Center for Developmental Services, Inc., Savannah, 
Georgia

Services

Administrative Services

National Center for Toxicological Research
    3900 NCTR Road
    Jefferson, Arkansas
    NPA: Jenkins Memorial Children's Center and Jenkins Industries, 
Inc., Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Janitorial/Custodial

Marine Corps Air Base
Camp Pendleton, California
NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California

Janitorial/Custodial

Veterans Integrated Support Network 16
Ridgeland, Mississippi
NPA: Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi

Janitorial/Custodial

National Park Service
Visitor Center and Headquarters
Tupelo, Mississippi
NPA: Allied Enterprises of Oxford, Oxford, Mississippi

Janitorial/Custodial

Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center
Rochester, New York
NPA: Lifetime Assistance, Inc., Rochester, New York

Janitorial/Custodial

Basewide (except Commissary, Hospital and Base Industrial Areas)
Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
NPA: Minot Vocational Adjustment Workshop, Inc., Minot, North Dakota
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-5095 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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