[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43179-43180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20813]


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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: September 17, 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

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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 commodity or 
service 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

``Cusheeze'' Pencil Grips, Foam Rubber

    7510-01-383-7680
NPA: West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, San Angelo, Texas

    Government Agency: GSA/Office Supplies and Paper Products 
Commodity Center.

EcoLab Water Soluble Cleaners/Detergents

    7930-00-NIB-0134
    7930-00-NIB-0135
    7930-00-NIB-0136
    7930-00-NIB-0137
    7930-00-NIB-0138
    7930-01-380-6404
    7930-01-418-1102
    7930-01-418-1104
    7930-01-436-8012
NPA: Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired & Goodwill 
Industries of Greater Rochester, Rochester, New York

    Government Agency: GSA/General Products Commodity Center.

Trunklocker, Wood

    8460-00-NSH-0003
NPA: Walterboro Vocational Rehabilitation Center, Walterboro, South 
Carolina

    Government Agency: Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Eastern Recruiting 
Region.

Mop, Flat, w/Scrubber

    M.R. 1045
NPA: New York City Industries for the Blind, Brooklyn, New York

    Government Agency: Defense Commissary Agency.

Chopsticks

    M.R. 1757
NPA: New Jersey Association for the Deaf-Blind, Inc, Somerset, New 
Jersey

    Government Agency: Defense Commissary Agency.

Services

Family Housing Maintenance

    Naval Base, Ventura County, California
NPA: PRIDE Industries, Roseville, California

    Government Agency: Department of the Navy, Facilities Support 
Contract Office.

Janitorial/Custodial, El Centro Toilet Cleaning

    Bureau of Land Management, Imperial County, California
NPA: Yuma WORC Center, Inc., Yuma, Arizona

    Government Agency: Bureau of Land Management, Denver.

Remanufactured Wood Trunklockers

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris 
Island, South Carolina
NPA: Walterboro Vocational Rehabilitation Center, Walterboro, South 
Carolina

    Government Agency: Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Eastern Recruiting 
Region.

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

Lancet, Finger Bleeding

    6515-01-135-8497
    6515-01-225-4757

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 01-20813 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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