[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32458-32459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13575]


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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 a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
services previously furnished by such agencies.

Comments Must Be Received on or Before: June 29, 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 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. 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 service to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products and 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 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 service are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Product/NSN: Antibacterial Wipe Shipper
    M.R. 90403
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina
Contract Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Ft. Lee, 
Virginia
Product/NSN: Belt, Women's Cotton Web, Black with Gold Clip
    8445-01-501-0232
NPA: Travis Association for the Blind, Austin, Texas
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania

Service

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Customs Service, 
8855 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon
NPA: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Contract Activity: U.S. Customs Service, Indianapolis, Indiana

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

Services

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Petroglyph National 
Monument Headquarters, 6001 Unser Boulevard NW, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico
NPA: RCI, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Contract Activity: Department of Interior
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Social Security 
Administration, Data Operations Center and Annex, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico
NPA: Adelante Development Center, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Contract Activity: Social Security Administration, Baltimore, 
Baltimore, Maryland

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 03-13575 Filed 5-29-03; 8:45 am]
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