[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5803]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletion

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

ACTION: Proposed addition to and deletion from Procurement List

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons 
who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a 
service previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: April 6, 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.

Addition

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the 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 service to the 
Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the service.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the service 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 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 service has been proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agency listed:

Janitorial/Custodial
Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge, 9981 Pacific Street, Prairie 
City, Iowa
NPA: Progress Industries, Newton, Iowa

Deletion

    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 service.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the service 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 service proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following service has been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Janitorial/Custodial
U.S. Army Reserve Center, 547 Philadelphia Avenue, Reading, 
Pennsylvania
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-5803 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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