[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25057]



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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: October 30, 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:

Administrative/General Support Services

General Services Administration, Central Field Office, Room 286, 536 
S. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, NPA: Chicago Lighthouse for 
People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Chicago, Illinois

Linen Rental

New Orleans Naval Air Station and New Orleans Naval Support 
Activity, New Orleans, Louisiana, NPA: St. Tammany Association for 
Retarded Citizens, Inc. Slidell, Louisiana

Moving Services

Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, NPA: Anchor Mental 
Health Association (Anchor Services Workshop), Washington, DC

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 may 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:

Door Knob Conversion Kit

5340-01-394-0238
5340-01-394-0239
5340-01-394-0237
5340-01-394-0240
5340-01-394-3874
5340-01-394-0241
5340-01-394-0242

Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 00-25057 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
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