[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54435-54436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27191]


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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 proposals 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 previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments must be received on or before: November 9, 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.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as

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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 will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodity and services to the Government.
    3. 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

Strap, Webbing
5340-00-854-6736
NPA: The Charles Lea Center for Rehabilitation and Special Education, 
Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina

Services

Food Service Attendant
Marine Corps Air Station
Beaufort, South Carolina
NPA: Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina, Inc., North 
Charleston, South Carolina

Grounds Maintenance
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1095 Willowdale Road
Morgantown, West Virginia
NPA: PACE Training & Evaluation Center, Inc., Star City, West Virginia

Janitorial/Custodial
U.S. Courthouse and Annex
Tallahassee, Florida
NPA: Thomas-Grady Mental Retardation Services Center, Thomasville, 
Georgia

Janitorial/Custodial
Fort McPherson, Georgia
NPA: WORKTEC, Jonesboro, Georgia

Janitorial/Custodial
AMSA #106
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
NPA: ICW Vocational Services, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania

Janitorial/Custodial
Major Charles D. Stoops USARC
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
NPA: ICW Vocational Services, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania

Laundry Service
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
5600 West Dickman Road,
Battle Creek, Michigan
NPA: Calhoun County Community Mental Health Services Board, Battle 
Creek, Michigan

Library Services
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
NPA: J.P. Industries, Inc., Tucson, Arizona

Microfiche/Microfilm Reproduction
Great Plains Area
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Chicago, Illinois
NPA: Lester and Rosalie ANIXTER CENTER, Chicago, Illinois

Operation of Individual Equipment Element Store
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
NPA: Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, Arizona

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 will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and services to the Government.
    3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would 
accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodities and services proposed for 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:
Cover, Bed
7210-01-116-7856
7210-01-120-0679
7210-01-120-8019
7210-01-116-7855
7210-01-120-8018
7210-01-120-8009
7210-01-120-8017
7210-01-120-8014
7210-01-120-8016
7210-01-116-7853
7210-01-124-8303
7210-01-118-4085
7210-01-120-8022
7210-01-120-8021
7210-01-122-5015
7210-01-123-5149
7210-01-125-9250
7210-01-120-8015
7210-01-120-8012
7210-01-120-8011
7210-01-116-7859
7210-01-123-5148
7210-01-116-7858
7210-01-116-7860
7210-01-120-8020
7210-01-116-7857
7210-01-116-7854
7210-01-120-8013
7210-01-124-7626
7210-01-120-8010
Pillow, Bed
7210-00-753-6228
Handle, Mop
7920-00-550-9912
7920-00-550-9911
7920-00-550-9902
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-27191 Filed 10-8-98; 8:45 am]
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