[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8336-8337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3924]


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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 services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons 
who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
commodities and a service previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE:  March 20, 2000.

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: Leon A. Wilson, Jr. (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 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 services to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the 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 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 services have been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

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U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Enforcement Center, 
Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring Street, SW, Atlanta, 
Georgia,
NPA: Nobis Enterprises, Inc. Marietta, Georgia

Grounds Maintenance

Basewide, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina
NPA: CETC Employment Opportunities, Inc., New Bern, North Carolina

Janitorial/Custodial

Portland Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Base Building, 7108 NE 
Airport Way, Portland, Oregon
NPA: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc. Portland, Oregon

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

Commodities

Light, Marker, Distress
6230-00-067-5209
6230-00-938-1778

Service

Administrative Services, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office,

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Building 4291, Fort Hood, Texas

Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 00-3924 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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