[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54886-54887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23951]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletion from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
products 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: October 19, 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 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 
products to the Government.
    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 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 products are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Product/NSN: Can Opener, M.R. 1841.
Product/NSN: Vegetable Peeler, M.R. 1842.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contract Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Ft. Lee, 
Virginia.

Product/NSN: Safety Armband, M.R. 1756, M.R. 1759.
NPA: L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc., Durham, NC, at its 
facility in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.
Contract Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Ft. Lee, 
Virginia.

Product/NSN: Wobble Wedges, M.R. 1835.
NPA: West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, San Angelo, Texas.
Contract Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Ft. Lee, 
Virginia.

Deletion

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 may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the service to the Government.

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    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.

End of Certification

    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Vacant Family Housing 
Quarters, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
NPA: Progressive Directions, Inc., Clarksville, Tennessee.
Contract Activity: Department of the Army, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-23951 Filed 9-18-03; 8:45 am]
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