[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36741-36742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17608]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletion from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 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 commodity previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: August 13, 2001.

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 addition, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each the 
commodities or services will be required to procure the commodities and 
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 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 are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodities

    Mop, Flat, w/Scrubber
    M.R. 1045
    NPA: Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, Arizona
    Government Agency: Defense Commissary Agency
    Mop, Twist-N-Lock,
    M.R. 1040
    NPA: LCI/Signature Works, Inc., Hazlehurst, Mississippi
    Government Agency: Defense Commissary Agency

Services

Grounds Maintenance
    Illinois Air National Guard, 126th ARW, Scott Air Force Base, 
Illinois
    NPA: Challenge Unlimited, Inc., Alton, Illinois
    Government Agency: Illinois Air National Guard

Janitorial/Custodial
    Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center, 
Bloomington, Minnesota
    NPA: AccessAbility, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Government Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Mailing Services
    Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 
Illinois
    NPA: Jewish Vocational Service & Employment Center, Chicago, 
Illinois
    Government Agency: Department of Energy

Photocopying
    Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina
    NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, 
North Carolina
    Government Agency: Environmental Protection Agency

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 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 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodity is proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Commodity

Buckle, Belt

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    8315-00-664-9126

Louis R. Bartalot,
Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 01-17608 Filed 7-12-01; 8:45 am]
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