[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45217-45218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19628]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List Proposed Addition 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 a nonprofit agency employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products 
previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 31, 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.

Addition

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this 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.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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.

(End of Certification)

    The following service is proposed for addition to Procurement List 
for production by the nonprofit agency listed:

Service

Service Type/Location: Administrative Service, Federal Office 
Building, Martinsburg, West Virginia.
NPA: Job Squad, Inc., Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Contract Activity: GSA, Public Buildings Service, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.

Deletions

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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-

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O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in connection with the products proposed 
for deletion from the Procurement List.

(End of Certification)

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

Products

Product/NSN: Cushion, Chair, 7210-00-205-1173, 7210-00-205-1175.
NPA: None currently authorized.
Contract Activity: GSA, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Product/NSN: Gown, Patient Examining, 6532-00-421-7828.
NPA: Riverside Industries, Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
Product/NSN: Sheet, Bed--Disposable, 7210-00-144-6082.
NPA: Riverside Industries, Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts.
Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-19628 Filed 7-31-03; 8:45 am]
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