[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 156 (Friday, August 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49217-49218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20428]


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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 previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: September 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259.

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 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:

Grounds Maintenance, Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound 
Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington

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NPA: AtWork! Issaquah, Washington
Janitorial/Custodial, Travis VA Outpatient Clinic, Travis Air Force 
Base, California
NPA: Easter Seal Society of Superior California, Sacramento, 
California
Janitorial/Custodial, Basewide, Naval Submarine Base New London, 
Groton, Connecticut
NPA: CW Resources, Inc., New Britain, Connecticut
Janitorial/Custodial, Buildings 559, 1105, 2045 and 2070, Hickham 
Air Force Base, Hawaii
NPA: Network Enterprises, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii
Self Service Supply Center, Defense Depot San Joaquin, Self Service 
Store, Building 100, Room 28, Tracy, California
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas
Switchboard Operation, Defense Supply Center--Richmond, Richmond, 
Virginia
NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
Ventilation Duct Cleaning Services, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 
Building 435 Cafeteria, Bremerton, Washington
NPA: Skookum Educational Programs, Port Townsend, Washington
Wheelchair Maintenance, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 800 Zorn 
Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky
NPA: New Vision Enterprises, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky

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 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:

Knife, Paring; Steak/Utility; Slicer
M.R. 870 (Paring)
M.R. 871 (Steak/Utility)
M.R. 874 (Slicer)


Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 00-20428 Filed 8-10-00; 8:45 am]
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