[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4480]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to 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.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: March 27, 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: Louis R. Bartalot (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.
    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:

Administrative Services

Internal Revenue Service Collections Department, 1100 Commerce Street, 
Dallas, Texas
NPA: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, 1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas
NPA: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Internal Revenue Service Mailroom, 1919 Smith Street, Houston, Texas
NPA: The Lighthouse of Houston, Houston, Texas
Telephone Switchboard Operations
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 100 Emancipation Drive, 
Hampton, Virginia
NPA: Association for Retarded Citizens of the Peninsula, Inc., Hampton, 
Virginia

Rita L. Wells,
Deputy Director (Policy and Program Coordination).
[FR Doc. 00-4480 Filed 2-24-00; 8:45 am]
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