[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55776-55777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22212]


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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 is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
products and services 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: September 29, 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.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or 
service will be required to procure the products 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. If approved, 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 
products and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products 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 products 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 products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Product/NSN: Binder, Looseleaf
    7510-01-368-3486.
    7510-01-412-6338.
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, NY.
Product/NSN: Dual Head Stethoscope
    6515-00-NIB-0115.
NPA: Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Utica, 
New York.
Contract Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition 
Center, Hines, Illinois.
Product/NSN: Easel, Wallboard, Magnetic
    7520-00-NIB-1368.
    7520-00-NIB-1369.
    7520-00-NIB-1371.
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, NY.
Product/NSN: Holder, Label, w/slit on a spool
    9905-05-000-7417.
NPA: ODC Government Services, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
Contract Activity: U.S. Postal Service, Topeka, Kansas.

Services

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Phoenix, Arizona.
NPA: The Centers for Habilitation/TCH, Tempe, Arizona.
Contract Activity: USDA, Agriculture Research Service, REE, PWA, 
LSS, Phoenix, Arizona.
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Standard Chlorine Site, Delaware City, Delaware.
NPA: The Chimes, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.
Contract Activity: Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Stewart Newburgh USARC, 
New Windsor, New York.
NPA: Occupations, Inc., Middletown, New York.
Contract Activity: 77th Regional Support Command (DOC), Fort Totten, 
New York.

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. If approved, the action will not result in any additional 
reporting,

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recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other 
than the small organizations that will furnish the service to the 
Government.
    2. If approved, 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Federal Building, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
NPA: Tasks Unlimited, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 02-22212 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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