[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 12340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6169]


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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 
products previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: April 13, 2003.

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 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 
the Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Product/NSN: Casters, Rigid and Swivel,
    5340-05-000-5758,
    5340-05-000-5759.
NPA: Rauch Rehabilitation and Developmental Services, Inc., New Albany, 
Indiana.
Contract Activity: U.S. Postal Service, Topeka, Kansas.

Services

Service Type/Location: Administrative, Mail/Messenger and Warehouse 
Service, Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway 
Division, Sterling, Virginia.
NPA: Anchor Mental Health Association (Anchor Services Workshop), 
Washington, DC.
Contract Activity: Federal Highway Administration, Sterling, Virginia.

Service Type/Location: Landscaping Service, Department of Justice, 
Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC.
NPA: Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries, Washington, DC.
Contract Activity: Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, 
Washington, DC.

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, 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 products proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following products are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Case, Plotting Board, 1220-01-055-6137.
NPA: North Bay Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Rohnert Park, California.
Contract Activity: Department of the Army, Rock Island, Illinois.

Product/NSN: Patient Utility Kit, 6530-01-166-3499.
NPA: CCI Enterprises, Inc., Milwaukie, Oregon.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
PA.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-6169 Filed 3-13-03; 8:45 am]
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