[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 222 (Friday, November 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66908-66909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19466]


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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 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: December 17, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA 
22202.

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 product 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 
product and services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the product 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 product 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 product and services are proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:
Product
    Product/NSN: Flashlight, Olive Drab, 6230-00-264-8261.
    NPA: Blue Island Citizens for Persons with Developmental 
Disabilities, Inc., Blue Island, Illinois.
    Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Services
    Service Type/Location: Janitorial Services, Agricultural Research 
Service, 1561 Lindig Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota.
    NPA: AccessAbility, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    Contracting Activity: Agricultural Research Service, St. Paul, 
Minnesota.

    Service Type/Location: Laundry Service, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 
Aberdeen, Maryland.
    NPA: Jeanne Bussard Center, Inc., Frederick, Maryland.
    Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Agency, Aberdeen Proving 
Ground, Maryland.

    Service Type/Location: Packaging Service, Hurlburt Field AFB, 304 
Terry Avenue, Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida.
    NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Florida.

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    Contracting Activity: AF-Hurlburt Field AFB, Hurlburt Field, 
Florida.
    Service Type/Location: Switchboard Operation, VA Medical Center-
Birmingham, 7100 South 19th Street, Birmingham, Alabama.
    NPA: Alabama Goodwill Industries, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama.
    Contracting Activity: VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia.

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 product 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 product proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following product are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:
Product
    Product/NSN: Cross ``Solo'' Pen and Refill, 7510-01-451-9182, 7510-
01-451-9185, 7510-01-451-9187, 7510-01-425-6802.
    NPA: In-Sight, Warwick, Rhode Island.
    Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, NY.

G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E6-19466 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
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