[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69538-69539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20363]


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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 a 
service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products and 
services previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received On Or Before: January 7, 2007.

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 service will 
be required to procure the 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 
services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will 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 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 service is proposed for addition to Procurement List 
for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services/Juneau Ranger Station, Juneau 
Ranger Station, Admiralty Nat'l Monument, Mendenhall Glacier Visitor 
Ctr, 8465 Old Dairy Road, Juneau, AK.
NPA: REACH, Inc., Juneau, AK.
Contracting Activity: USDA, Forest Service, Region 10, Juneau, AK.

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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 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 deletion 
from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

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

Products

Refill, Ballpoint Pen

NSN: 7510-00-754-2689--Refill, Ballpoint Pen.
NSN: 7510-00-543-6793--Refill, Ballpoint Pen.
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West Allis, WI.
Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Ctr, 
New York, NY.

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, USDA, Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, (6901 West Sunrise Blvd), Plantation, FL.
NPA: Abilities, Inc. of Florida, Clearwater, FL.
Contracting Activity: USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service-
PFQ, Minneapolis, MN.
Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Marine Corps Air Station, 
San Diego, CA.
NPA: The ARC of San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Contracting Activity: Department of the Navy.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
 [FR Doc. E6-20363 Filed 11-30-06; 8:45 am]
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