[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 58 (Friday, March 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15896-15897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7324]


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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: April 24, 2000.

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: 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.

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

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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

Tape, Electronic Data, 7045-01-391-0947, 7045-01-438-7086.
NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Services

Acquisition & Distribution of AA-Cell Batteries, Tier AD, (6135-00-
643-1309), Defense Supply Center--Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
NPA: Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc, Greenville, North 
Carolina.

Eyewear Prescription Service at the following locations: Department 
of Veterans Administration Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, 3510 
Augusta Road, Greenville, South Carolina, Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South 
Carolina.
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina.

Janitorial/Custodial for the following locations in Pasadena, 
California: US Court of Appeals, 125 South Grand Avenue, Social 
Security Administration Building, 104 Mentor Street. NPA: Asian 
Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Los Angeles, California.

Janitorial/Custodial, Bureau of Reclamation, Farmington Construction 
Office (FCO), 2200 Bloomfield Highway, Farmington, New Mexico. NPA: 
RCI, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, 
Institutional Hearing Program, 7405CI Highway 75 South, Huntsville, 
Texas.
NPA: Tri-County Mental Health Mental Retardation Services, Conroe, 
Texas.

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: Liner, Trousers, Cold Weather, 8415-01-180-0376 8415-
01-180-0377.

Leon A. Wilson, Jr.,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-7324 Filed 3-23-00; 8:45 am]
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