[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2631-2632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1368]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletion

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

ACTION: Proposed addition to and deletion from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a 
service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a service 
previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: February 19, 2002.

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: Sheryl D. Kennerly (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.

Addition

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in the notice for each service will 
be required to procure the service 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 service to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the service 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 service 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 service is proposed for addition to Procurement List for 
production by the nonprofit agencies listed:
    Service: Fulfillment Services, Military Sealift Command, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin.
    NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Government Agency: Military Sealift Command.

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 service to the Government.
    3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would 
accomplish

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the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in 
connection with the service proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List.
    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:
    Service: Janitorial/Custodial, VA Greater Los Angeles Regional 
Healthcare System, Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy, 11301 
Wilshire Boulevard, Building 222, Los Angeles, California.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 02-1368 Filed 1-17-02; 8:45 am]
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