4722 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 21 / Friday, January 31, 1997 / Notices

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–2430 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

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Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to

Procurement List.

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.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: March 3, 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.

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, 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 will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and service to the

Government.

3. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’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

Tape, Computer

7045–01–119–6357

NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Paper, Kraft Treated

8135–00–966–2532

8135–00–966–2533

8135–00–973–1835

NPA: Maine Center for the Blind &

Visually Impaired Portland, Maine

Link, Hasp and Strap Assembly

9905–00-NIB–0001

9905–00-NIB–0014

(Requirements for the U.S. Postal Service)

NPA: Mississippi Industries for the Blind

Jackson, Mississippi

Service

Janitorial/Custodial for the following

locations in Blaine, Washington:

Pacific Highway Border Station

Pacific Highway Border Station, Building

#1

Pacific Highway Border Station, USDA

Building

Border Patrol Sector Headquarters and

Annex

Peace Arch Border Station

NPA: Lake Whatcom Residential and

Treatment Center Bellingham,

Washington

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–2431 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC Has Submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Clearance the Following Proposal for

Collection of Information Under the

Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: 1997 Census of Manufactures.

Form Number(s): MA–1000 and MC–

2001 thru MC–3975 (?? Report Forms).

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 762,000 hours in FY 1998.

Number of Respondents: 210,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 3.63 hours.

Needs and Uses: The economic

census is the primary source of facts

about the structure and functioning of

the Nation’s economy and features

unique industry and geographic detail.

Economic census statistics serve as part

of the framework for the national

accounts and provide essential

information for government, business

and the general public. The 1997

Economic Census will cover virtually

every sector of the U.S. economy

including approximately 360,000

manufacturing establishments. Most

establishments will be included in the

mail portion of the collection. Forms

tailored for the particular kind of

business will be mailed to the

establishment to be filled out and

returned. Establishments not meeting

certain cutoffs for payroll will be

included in the non-mail portion of the

collection. We will use administrative

data in lieu of collecting data directly

from these establishments.

The information collected from

companies in the manufacturing sector

of the economic census will produce

basic statistics by industry for number

of establishments, payroll, employment,

value of shipments, value added, capital

expenditures, depreciation, materials

consumed, selected purchased services,

electric energy used and inventories

held.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, individuals or households, notfor-profit institutions, State, local or

tribal government.

Frequency: One-time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 USC,

Sections 131 and 224.

OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202)

395–7314.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Acting DOC Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, Department of

Commerce, room 5312, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 24, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

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