[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45365-45366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4222]


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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 addition to and deletions from Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a 
product 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.

DATES: Comments Must be Received on or Before: September 4, 2005.

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 or to Submit Comments Contact: Sheryl D. 
Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail 
[email protected].

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 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,

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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 product is proposed for addition to Procurement List 
for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Product

Tape, Baggage Inspection.
    NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0673--2 (inches) wide by 110 yards 
long.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH.
Contracting Activity: Transportation Security Administration, 
Arlington, VA.

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 may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, the action may 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.
    (End of Certification)
    The following services are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Services

Service Type/Location: Dispatcher/Federal Building, 222 West 7th 
Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
NPA: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc., Portland, OR.
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration.
Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance/Federal Aviation 
Administration Air Route Traffic, Auburn, WA.
NPA: None currently authorized.
Contracting Activity: Department of Transportation.
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial/Hill City Office and 
Shop, Hill City, SD.
NPA: Southern Hills Developmental Services, Inc., Hot Springs, SD.
Contracting Activity: Department of Interior, Reston, VA.
Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial/U.S. Fish & Wildlife 
Service (Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge), Socorro, NM.
NPA: Tresco, Inc., Las Cruces, NM.
Contracting Activity: Department of Interior, Reston, VA.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E5-4222 Filed 8-4-05; 8:45 am]
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