[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 175 (Friday, September 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54479-54480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23142]


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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 a proposal to add to the 
Procurement List commodities to be furnished by a nonprofit agency 
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: October 10, 2000.

ADDRESS: 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 action.
    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodities listed below from a nonprofit agency 
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

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other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small 
organizations that will furnish the commodities to the Government.
    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 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 have been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agency listed:

Kitchen, Utensils
    M.R. 870 (Potato Masher)
    M.R. 874 (Ergo Potato Masher)
    M.R. 875 (Nutcracker)
    M.R. 892 (Ergo Apple Divider)
    M.R. 893 (Ergo Grater)
    M.R. 894 (Ergo Lemon Zester)
    M.R. 895 (Ergo Lemon Reamer)
    M.R. 897 (Ergo Melon Baller)
    M.R. 898 (Ergo Apple Corer)
    NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio

Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 00-23142 Filed 9-7-00; 8:45 am]
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