[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 63283] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-30286] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletion from Procurement List. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a service previously furnished by such agencies. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: December 20, 1999. 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 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 Canned Air Duster 6850-01-398-4797 7045-01-411-9794 7930-01-179-7236 NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri Services Grounds Maintenance, Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, NPA: Goodworks, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana Laundry Service Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina NPA: Chesapeake Service Systems, Inc., Chesapeake, Virginia 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 service 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 service proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. The following service has been proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. Administrative Services General Services Administration, PBS Laguna Niguel Field Offices Laguna Niguel, California Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 99-30286 Filed 11-18-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P