[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 18877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9625]


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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 commodities 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: May 17, 1999.

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 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 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 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 (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

Tray, Half Size MM, Fiberboard
    PSIN 3916B
(16,000,000 each annually)

Sleeves, Half Size MM, Fiberboard
    PSIN 3916C
(16,000,000 each annually)

NPA: South Texas Housing and Community Development Corporation, 
Inc., San Antonio, Texas

Services

Janitorial/Custodial, Basewide, Fort Carson, Colorado
NPA: Platte River Industries, Inc., Denver, Colorado
Janitorial/Custodial, Curlew Conservation Center, Colville National 
Forest, Curlew, Washington
NPA: Ferry County Community Services, Republic, Washington
Photocopying Service, GPO Program C294-S

(Requirements for the Government Printing Office, Washington, DC)

NPA: Alliance, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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 will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities 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 commodities proposed for deletion from 
the Procurement List.
    The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Gloves, Cloth, Cotton
    8415-00-964-4615
    8415-00-964-4925
    8415-00-964-4760
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-9625 Filed 4-15-99; 8:45 am]
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