[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46748-46749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21917]


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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.

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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 
product 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.

DATES: Comments Must Be Received on or Before: October 12, 2009.

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: Barry S. 
Lineback, 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

    NSN: 3990-00-NSH-0076--Type E Pallet.
    NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Texas, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX.
    Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, XR W0MU USA DEP Corpus 
Christi, TX.
    Coverage: C-list for 100% of the requirement for the Corpus Christi 
Army Depot.

Services

    Service Type/Location: Custodial Services, USDA APHIS National 
Detector Dog Training Center, 360 Walt Sanders Memorial Drive, Newnan, 
GA.
    NPA: WORKTEC, Jonesboro, GA.
    Contracting Activity: USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, Minneapolis, MN.
    Service Type/Location: Switchboard Operation, James J Peters VA 
Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY.
    NPA: Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc., 
Binghamton, NY.
    Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY.

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 will 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

    NSN: 7530-00-989-0697--Card Set, Guide, File.
    NSN: 7530-00-989-0683--Card Set, Guide, File.
    NPA: Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, GA.

    NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1579--Tape Refill w/American Flag on the core.
    NPA: The Lighthouse f/t Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
    Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR--Paper Products, New 
York, NY.

    NSN: 6840-01-378-0447--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Green.
    NSN: 6840-01-378-0412--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Green Apple 
Mint.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0029--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Vanilla Bean.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0028--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Citrus.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0027--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Floral.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0026--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Sweet Pine.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0025--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Spice.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0023--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Honeysuckle.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0022--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Spearmint.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0021--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Blue.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0019--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Red.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0018--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Silver.
    NSN: 6840-00-NIB-0016--Air Rite Odor Counteractant, Gold.

    NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
    Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS Southwest Supply Center (QSDAC), Fort 
Worth, TX.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-21917 Filed 9-10-09; 8:45 am]
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