[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 76233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7763]


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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 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 
a service previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: January 22, 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

Product/NSNs: Ergo Nylon Ladle
NSN: M.R. 861--Ergo Nylon Ladle
Product/NSNs: Ergo Nylon Spaghetti Server
NSN: M.R. 857--Ergo Nylon Spaghetti Server
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee, 
Virginia

Services

Service Type/Location: Medical Transcription (At the following VA 
Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics)
    Fayetteville Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Arkansas
    G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
    Gulf Coast Community Based Outpatient Clinics, Mississippi
    Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
    VA Medical Center, 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, Oklahoma
    VA Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
    VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston, Texas
Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center--Overton Brooks, Shreveport, 
Louisiana

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 may 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Service

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial
    U.S. Federal Building and Post Office, 522 North Central Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona
NPA: Goodwill Community Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. E5-7763 Filed 12-22-05; 8:45 am]
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