[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4301]


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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 a 
service to be furnished by the nonprofit agency employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a product 
previously furnished by such agency.
    Comments Must Be Received On or Before: March 26, 2003.

ADDRESS: 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 proposed actions.

Addition

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entity of the 
Federal Government identified in this notice for each service will be 
required to procure the service listed below from the nonprofit agency 
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 
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 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 agency listed:

Service

    Service Type/Location: Laundry Service, Walter Reed Army Medical 
Center, Washington, DC.
    NPA: Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc., Fredericksburg, 
Virginia.
    Contract Activity: MEDCOM Contracting Center-NA, Washington, DC.

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. If approved, the action will not result in any additional 
reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small 
entities.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products 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 product proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following product is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Product

    Product/NSN: Index Sheet Set, Looseleaf Binder 7530-00-160-8474.
    NPA: Louisiana Association for the Blind, Shreveport, Louisiana.
    Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, NY.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-4301 Filed 2-21-03; 8:45 am]
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