[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19473-19474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10265]


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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 Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposal(s) 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 commodities and services previously furnished by such 
agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: May 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-4302.

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 services 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 services to the 
Government.
    2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on 
current contractors for the services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the services 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 services proposed

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

Administrative Services

(For Chicago Cooperative Administrative Support Unit (CASU) 
Philadelphia Operations Center), Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square 
East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NAP: Horizon House, Inc., 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Base Supply Operations, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
North Carolina, NPA: CETC Employment Opportunities, Inc., New Bern, 
North Carolina

Central Facility Management, The Jimmy Carter Library, One 
Copenhill, Atlanta, Georgia, NPA: Goodwill Industries of Atlanta, 
Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

Grounds Maintenance, Department of the Navy, Engineering Field 
Activity, West, San Bruno, California, NPA: Toolworks, Inc., San 
Francisco, California

Recycling Service, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, NPA: Goodwill, 
Industries, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska

Deletions

    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 commodities and services.
    3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities and services 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 services proposed for 
deletion from the Procurement List.
    The following commodities and services have been proposed for 
deletion:

Commodities

Ladder, Extension (Wood)
    5440-00-223-6027
    5440-00-223-6026
    5440-00-242-0998

Ladder, Straight (Wood)
    5440-00-242-0995
    5440-00-816-2575
    5440-00-223-6029
    5440-00-223-6030

Apron, Construction Worker's
    8415-00-257-4290

Services

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Army Reserve Center, 1001 and 1005 Lakecrest Drive, Grand 
Prairie, Texas

Grounds Maintenance

McClellan Air Force Base, California

Janitorial/Custodial

Building 243 ``A-G'' Bay, McClellan AFB, California

Painting Service

McClellan Air Force Base, California.
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-10265 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
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