[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 204 (Friday, October 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63056-63057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27043]


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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: November 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely

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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 addition, 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:

Commissary Warehousing and Janitorial
    United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. NPA: ServiceSource, 
Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Eyewear Prescription Service
    VA Outpatient Clinic, Port Richey, FL. NPA: Winston-Salem 
Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Grounds Maintenance
    Fort McPherson, Fort McPherson, GA. NPA: WORKTEC, Jonesboro, 
Georgia
Management Services
    Department of Housing & Urban Development, 909 1st Avenue, Suite 
200, Seattle, WA. NPA: Pacific Coast Community Services, Truckee, 
California
Recycling Service
    Naval Weapons Station, NAWS Recycling Center, China Lake, CA. 
NPA: Desert Area Resources and Training, Ridgecrest, California

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 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following commodities have been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Cleaning Compound
    7930-01-398-0945
Detergent, General Purpose
    7930-01-393-6761
Enamel
    8010-01-332-3739
Stepladder
    5440-00-171-9836
    5440-00-227-1592
    5440-00-227-1593
    5440-00-227-1594
    5440-00-227-1595
    5440-00-227-1596
Stepladder, Fiberglass
    5440-01-415-1238
    5440-01-415-1240
    5440-01-415-1241

Rita L. Wells,
Deputy Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-27043 Filed 10-19-00; 8:45 am]
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