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NPA: Lions Club Industries, Inc., Durham,

North Carolina

Pen, Retractable, Cushion Grip, Executive

‘‘Aristocrat’’

7520–01–446–4500

7520–01–446–4503

7520–01–446–4504

7520–01–446–4505

NPA: Industries of the Blind, Inc.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Shirt, Sleeping

8415–00–890–2099

8415–00–890–2100

8415–00–890–2101

8415–00–890–2102

8415–00–890–2103

8415–00–935–6855

(Additional 10% of the Government’s

requirement)

NPA: BOST Human Development Services

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Janitorial/Custodial

Administrative Areas, Tinker Air Force

Base, Oklahoma

NPA: Oklahoma Goodwill Industries, Inc.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Army Reserve Center, Buildings 3270

A & B, Charleston, South Carolina

NPA: Dorchester County Board of Disabilities

and Special Needs

Summerville, South Carolina

Mailing Service

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, Albany, New York

NPA: Northeastern Association of the

Blind at Albany, Inc., Albany, New York

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 98–129 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List Additions and

Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from

the Procurement List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities and

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities,

and deletes from the Procurement List

commodities previously furnished by

such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 9, 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: On July 7,

August 15, September 26, October 24,

31, November 7 and 14, 1997, the

Committee for Purchase From People

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

published notices (62 FR 36256, 43698,

50555, 55391, 58939, 60218 and 61081)

of proposed additions to and deletions

from the Procurement List.

Additions

The following comments pertain to

Cap, Camouflage, Desert (8415–01–326–

1570 thru –1581). Comments were

received from the current contractor for

the caps. The contractor indicated that

the caps represent a relatively small part

of its sales, so it will not be severely

impacted by the decision to add them to

the Procurement List. However, the

contractor questioned the

appropriateness of adding the caps to

the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD)

Program because it claimed that two

JWOD nonprofit agencies had failed to

produce them successfully in the past

two years. Consequently, the contractor

stated that the addition would do little

to help people with severe disabilities

while taking business away from

commercial hat manufacturers.

The previous contractor has been

authorized to produce under the JWOD

Program, but has not yet done so.

Moreover, the contract it defaulted on

was acquired through competitive

bidding. The other JWOD nonprofit

agency the contractor mentioned is the

one which will be producing these caps,

which differ only in color from caps this

nonprofit agency has successfully

produced for the Government. The

second nonprofit agency’s only role in

the previous contract was to help the

first nonprofit agency after that agency

had fallen far behind in production. The

second nonprofit agency bore no

responsibility in the contract default.

The Government contracting activity

which purchases the caps has informed

the Committee that it considers the

nonprofit agency designated by the

Committee capable of producing the

caps, and it confirmed this assessment

when asked to react to the commenting

contractor’s assertions on this point.

Consequently, the Committee believes

that this addition to the Procurement

List will successfully create

considerable employment for people

with severe disabilities.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and services and

impact of the additions on the current

or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

commodities and 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

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 services to the

Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

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

connection with the commodities and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for the Naval Construction

Battalion Center, Gulfport, MS)

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for the Naval

Oceanographic Office, Stennis, MS)

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for Altus Air Force Base,

Oklahoma)

Tape, Electronic Data Processing

7045–00–377–9235

7045–01–123–0367

7045–01–293–4809

7045–01–338–6542

7045–01–372–8269

7045–01–364–2466

7045–01–269–8115

7045–01–115–0502

7045–01–193–4994

Illuminator/Corrector Stx and Refills

7520–01–386–2407

7520–01–386–2441

7510–01–390–0704

7510–01–390–0705

7510–01–390–0708

7510–01–390–0709

Cap, Camouflage, Desert

8415–01–326–1570 thru–1581

Services

Food Service Attendant for the following

locations:

Schofield Barracks, Building 3004, Fort

Shafter, Hawaii

Building 300, Helemano Military

Reservation, Hawaii

Food Service Attendant

U.S. Coast Guard, Integrated Support

Command, Seattle, Washington
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HVAC System Filter Maintenance

Basewide (less Family Quarters), Fort

Sam Houston, Texas

Kennel Caretaker, U.S. Customs Service,

JFK Airport, Jamaica, New York

Janitorial/Custodial, Albany Research

Center, Albany, Oregon

Janitorial/Custodial

Mount Weather Emergency Assistance

Center, Bldgs. 400, 401, 403, 405, 409,

411 (offices and restrooms only), 413,

431 and Walkway (between 411 & 413),

Bluemont, Virginia

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Marine Corps Base, Buildings 2042,

2048, 2082, 3078, 3092, 3093 & 3094,

Quantico, Virginia

Janitorial/Custodial

U.S. Forest Service Building, Elkins, West

Virginia

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance

VA Outpatient Clinic, Griffiss Air Base,

Rome, New York

Laundry Service

Naval Amphibious Base, Buildings 302,

303 and 505, Coronado, 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.

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 will not have a severe

economic impact on future contractors

for the commodities.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities 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 commodities

deleted from the Procurement List.

After consideration of the relevant

matter presented, the Committee has

determined that the commodities listed

below are no longer suitable for

procurement by the Federal Government

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–

2.4.

Accordingly, the following

commodities are hereby deleted from

the Procurement List:

Organizer, Day Planner, Travel Size

7530–01–366–5856

Bag, Currency

8105–00–NIB–0006

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 98–130 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Proposed Additions to the

Procurement List; Correction

In the document appearing on page

51827, FR Doc. 97–26327, in the issue

of October 3, 1997, in the first column,

the following NSN shown as 7340–00–

197–1274 should read 7340–00–488–

7939.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 98–131 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 83–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 219—Yuma, AZ;

Application for Subzone Status;

Meadowcraft, Inc. (Wrought Iron Patio

Furniture), Yuma County, Arizona

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Yuma County Airport

Authority, Inc., grantee of FTZ 219,

requesting subzone status for the

finishing and distribution (nonmanufacturing) facility of Meadowcraft,

Inc. (Meadowcraft), located in Yuma

County, Arizona. The application was

submitted pursuant to the provisions of

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part

400). It was formally filed on December

16, 1997.

The facility (600,000 sq. ft. on 75

acres; 100 employees) is located at the

intersection of Highway 95 and County

21st Street, Yuma County,

approximately three miles north of the

U.S.-Mexico border. It will be used to

finish and distribute wrought iron patio

furniture, which is imported from

Meadowcraft’s maquiladora facility in

San Luis, Mexico. The finishing

primarily involves priming and painting

the imported furniture. Glass table tops,

some of which are sourced from abroad,

will be added to certain furniture

pieces. No manufacturing or processing

authority is being sought. The Yuma

County facility will be used to distribute

products in the Western U.S. and

abroad.

It appears that the main purpose for

FTZ procedures is to help Meadowcraft

to implement a more cost-effective

system for handling Customs

requirements (including reduced

brokerage fees and Customs

merchandise processing fees). In

addition, Meadowcraft intends to apply

to Customs for direct delivery of

merchandise, which will improve the

company’s efficiency. FTZ status may

also make a site eligible for benefits

provided under state/local programs.

The application indicates that the

savings from zone procedures would

help improve the facility’s international

competitiveness.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ staff

has been appointed examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is March 6, 1998. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to March 23, 1998).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

U.S. Customs Port of Entry—San Luis,

Highway 95 and International Border,

San Luis, Arizona 85364.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–29 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P