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available from the area encompassed by

the Project, the Secretaries [of

Agriculture and the Interior], to the

extent practicable, shall analyze the

economic and social conditions, and

culture and customs, of the

communities at the sub-basin level

within the Project area and the impacts

the alternatives in the draft EISs will

have on those communities. This

analysis shall be published on a

schedule that will allow a reasonable

period of time for public comment

thereon prior to the close of the

comment periods on the draft EISs. The

analysis, together with the response

* * * to the public comment, shall be

incorporated in the final EISs and * * *

subsequent decisions related thereto.’’

The required analysis has been

prepared. It is a report on the existing

economic and social conditions at the

community level within the Interior

Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management

Project area and, to the extent

practicable, an analysis of the effects of

the alternatives described in the draft

EISs upon communities. This report

will be distributed to the public by midFebruary, providing approximately

seven weeks for review and comment

before the comment period closes April

6, 1998.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Martha Hahn,

Director, Bureau of Land Management.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Jack Blackwell,

Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1603 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–11–M, 4310–GG–M

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

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: February 23, 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

October 3 and November 28, 1997, the

Committee for Purchase From People

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

published notices (62 FR 51827 and

63314) 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 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 will not 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-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the services proposed

for addition to the Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following services

are hereby added to the Procurement

List:

Grounds/Garage Maintenance

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1601

Perdido Street, New Orleans,

Louisiana

Janitorial/Custodial

Naval Command Control & Ocean

Surveillance Center, East Coast

Division Complex (trailers/

laboratories), Charleston, South

Carolina

Operation of Postal Service Center, Luke

Air Force Base, Arizona.

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. 98–1621 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

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.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received

proposals to add to the Procurement List

commodities and services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities, and to

delete commodities previously

furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: February 23, 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 commodities and 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

commodities and services to the

Government.

2. The action does not appear to 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