[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21645]



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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 has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List commodities and a service 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: September 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403, 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Milkman (703) 603-7740.

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 possible impact of the 
proposed actions.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed addition, all entities of 
the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required 
to procure the commodities and service listed below from nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities. 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. 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 commodities and 
service to the Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the commodities and service.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and service to the Government.
    4. 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 commodities and service 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.
    The following commodities and service have been proposed for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodities

Towel, Paper, Industrial Wiping
     7920-00-010-7106
NPA: East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind
    Tyler, Texas
Towel, Machinery Wiping
    7920-00-010-7156
NPA: East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind
    Tyler, Texas
Cap, Camouflage, Desert
    8415-01-326-1570 thru -1581
NPA: Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc.
    Corbin, Kentucky

Service

Grounds Maintenance
Base Hospital
Buildings 5520, 5521 & 5522
Edwards Air Force Base, California
NPA: Desert Haven Enterprises, Inc.
Lancaster, California

Deletion

    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. The action will not result in any additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
future contractors for the service.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the service to the Government.
    4. 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.
    The following service has been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Document Destruction
Internal Revenue Service
Cincinnati Service Center
Covington, KY
G. John Heyer,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 97-21645 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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