[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 149 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44960-44961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17683]


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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 the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
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: August 31, 2008.

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: Kimberly M. 
Zeich, 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 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.

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    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 services are proposed for addition to the Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service--District Office, 8181 Highway 2, Rapid 
River, MI.
NPA: Lakestate Industries, Escanaba, MI.
Contracting Activity: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hiawatha 
National Forest, Escanaba, MI.

Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, Walter Reed Army Medical 
Center, Glen Haven Annex and Forest Glen Annex, (excluding Main 
Hospital and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology), 6900 Georgia 
Avenue, Washington, DC.
NPA: MVLE, Inc., Springfield, VA.
Contracting Activity: Department of the Army, National Region 
Contract Office, Washington, DC.

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 should not 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.
    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

Pad, Scouring
    NSN: 7920-01-499-1617.
NPA: Beacon Lighthouse, Inc., Wichita Falls, TX.
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Federal 
Supply Service, Fort Worth, TX.

Pad, Folio
    NSN: 7510-01-484-4590.
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, NC.

Paper Cutter, Rotary Precision
    NSN: 7520-01-483-8898.
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), 
Seattle, WA.

Flashlight
    NSN: 6230-01-513-3276--Flashlight, Aluminum, 3D, Blue.
NPA: Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Utica, 
NY.
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Office 
Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Ctr, New York, NY.

Kimberly M. Zeich,
Director, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-17683 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]
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