[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18452]


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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 proposal(s) to add to the 
Procurement List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities, and to delete commodities and services previously 
furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: August 10, 1998.

ADDRESS: 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.

Additions

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

Commodity

Cushion Assembly, Commander's Seat
2540-01-314-7834
NPA: Lions Services, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina

Services

Administrative Services,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
1031 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC
NPA: Fairfax Opportunities Unlimited, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Janitorial/Custodial
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Hampton National Historic Site
Baltimore, Maryland
NPA: Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc., Baltimore, 
Maryland
Mailroom Operation & Administrative Support
Buildings 5250 & 5308
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
NPA: Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Huntsville, Alabama

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 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 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodities and services have been proposed for 
deletion from the Procurement List:

Commodities

Cover, Generator Set 
6115-00-960-2703
6115-00-941-1655
Roll, Tools and Accessories 
5140-00-106-5616
6630-01-NIB-0001

Services

Carpet Cleaning
Portland, Oregon, plus 10-mile radius

Carwash Service
Bureau of Land Management
Medford District Office
3040 Biddle Road
Medford, Oregon

Car Wash/Operation of Recycling Station
Olympic National Park
Port Angeles, Washington

Commissary Shelf Stocking
Naval Administrative Unit
Scotia, New York

Janitorial/Custodial
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the following Yakima, Washington 
locations:
Fort Lewis Resident Office, Project Office adjacent to Building 810, 
Yakima Firing Center

Pallet Repair
Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bremerton, Washington.
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-18452 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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