[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P