[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72288-72289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6754]


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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: January 1, 2006.

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.

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.

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 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.

End of Certification

    The following products and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Paper or Stationer's Shears (GSA Global Supply Only).
    NSN: 5110-00-161-6912--9'' Shears have 4\5/8\'' length of cut.
Straight Trimmer's Shears (GSA Global Supply Only).
    NSN: 5110-00-293-9199--7'' Shears have 3'' length of cut.
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina.
Contracting Activity: GSA, Hardware & Appliance Center, Kansas City, 
Missouri.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Cliffside Gas Field 
Facility, 15 Miles NW. of Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas.
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico.
Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, USDA, Agriculture 
Research Service, Weslaco Center, 2413 E. Highway 83, Weslaco, 
Texas.
NPA: World Technical Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas.
Contracting Activity: USDA, Agriculture Research Service, College 
Station, Texas.

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 products 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 products proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Products

Gloves, Patient Examining.
    NSN: 6515-01-411-4796--Gloves, Patient Examining.
    NSN: 6515-01-441-6103--Gloves, Patient Examining.
    NSN: 6515-01-373-8306--Gloves, Patient Examining.
NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, 
DC.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-6754 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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