Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 51 / Monday, March 17, 1997 / Notices 12595

loan shall bear interest at a single rate

for each interest rate term. Pursuant to

7 CFR 1714.5, the interest rates on these

advances are based on indexes

published in the ‘‘Bond Buyer’’ for the

four weeks prior to the second Friday of

the last month before the beginning of

the quarter.

In accordance with 7 CFR 1714.5, the

interest rates are established as shown

in the following table for all interest rate

terms that begin at any time during the

second calendar quarter of 1997.

Interest rate term ends in (year)

RUS rate

(0.000

percent)

2018 or later ................................. 5.500

2017 .............................................. 5.500

2016 .............................................. 5.500

2015 .............................................. 5.500

2014 .............................................. 5.375

2013 .............................................. 5.375

2012 .............................................. 5.250

2011 .............................................. 5.250

2010 .............................................. 5.250

2009 .............................................. 5.125

2008 .............................................. 5.000

2007 .............................................. 4.875

2006 .............................................. 4.875

2005 .............................................. 4.750

2004 .............................................. 4.625

2003 .............................................. 4.500

2002 .............................................. 4.375

2001 .............................................. 4.375

2000 .............................................. 4.125

1999 .............................................. 4.000

1998 .............................................. 3.625

Dated: March 11, 1997.

Adam Golodner,

Deputy Administrator, Program Operations,

Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6652 Filed 3–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Addition

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Addition to the procurement

list.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List a service to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 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: On

January 10, 1997, the Committee for

Purchase From People Who Are Blind

or Severely Disabled published notices

(62 F.R. 1426) of proposed addition to

the Procurement List. Comments were

received from a contractor which

provided the service on an interim basis

between the default of the last long-term

contractor in February 1996 and the

current purchase of the service from the

nonprofit agency which will provide it

under the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD)

Program. The contractor indicated that

losing the contract would have a severe

adverse impact on the company and its

employees, as there are few other

employment opportunities in the area.

The Government contracting activity

for this service has informed the

Committee that, following an

unexpected default by a firm in the

Small Business Administration’s 8(a)

Program, the commenting contractor

was asked to perform this service on an

interim basis pending its addition to the

JWOD Program. The contracting activity

also informed the Committee that it

would offer to retain the service in the

8(a) Program if the service is not added

to the Procurement List, and that the

commenting contractor is no longer

eligible for participation in the 8(a)

Program. Consequently, the commenting

contractor would not be able to receive

future contracts for the service because

it would be reserved for another firm

under the 8(a) Program, and any impact

on the contractor would occur whether

or not the Committee added the service

to the Procurement List. Under these

circumstances, the Procurement List

addition in itself cannot be said to have

a severe adverse impact on the

contractor.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the service and impact of the addition

on the current or most recent

contractors, the Committee has

determined that the service listed below

is suitable for procurement by the

Federal Government under 41 U.S.C.

46–48c and 41 CFR 51–2.4.

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

service to the Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current 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-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the service proposed

for addition to the Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following service is

hereby added to the Procurement List:

Janitorial/Custodial

Sierra Army Depot, Herlong, California

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–6533 Filed 3–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

Procurement List; Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the procurement

list.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 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: On August

23, December 30, 1996 and January 24,

1997 the Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notices (61 F.R.

43523, 68706 and 62 F.R. 3658) of

proposed additions to the Procurement

List.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the services and impact of the additions

on the current or most recent

contractors, the Committee has

determined that the services listed

below are suitable for procurement by

the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C.

46–48c and 41 CFR 51–2.4.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a