[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39812-39813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19873]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to and Deletion from Procurement List.

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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 a commodity previously furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: August 24, 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 the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodities and services 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 services have been proposed for 
addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies 
listed:

Commodities

Impulse Merchandising Program (IMP) Shippers
    M.R. 11522--Corn Skewers Shipper
    M.R. 11577--Pet Lids & Scoops Shipper
    M.R. 11602--Neon Straws Shipper
    M.R. 11618--Baking Cups Shipper
    M.R. 11640--Party Picks Shipper
    M.R. 11668--Egg Poacher Shipper
    M.R. 11695--Cheese Cloth Shipper
    M.R. 11696--Hot Dogger Shipper
NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina

Services

Janitorial/Custodial, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
NPA: The Pinellas Association for Retarded Children, St. Petersburg, 
Florida
Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Courthouse, 4th and Lomas,Albuquerque, 
New Mexico
NPA: RCI, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Janitorial/Custodial, DLA Warren Depot, Pine Street 
Extension,Warren, Ohio
NPA: Burdman Group, Inc., Youngstown, Ohio
Laundry Service, Naval Air Station, Galley Building 794, San Diego, 
California
NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California

Mailing Service

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Finance,2011 Crystal 
Drive, Arlington, Virginia
NPA: Sheltered Occupational Center of Northern Virginia, Arlington, 
Virginia

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Warehouse Operation

USDA, U.S. Army Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Rural 
Development Facility, Warehouse #2, Building 309, Granite City, 
Illinois
NPA: Physically Challenged Service Industries, Inc., San Antonio, 
Texas

Deletion

    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 addditional 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.
    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-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
48c) in connection with the commodities proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List.
    The following commodities has been proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Bedspread
    7210-00-728-0181
    7210-00-728-0184
    7210-00-728-0185
Louis R. Bartalot,
Deputy Director (Operations).
[FR Doc. 98-19873 Filed 7-23-98; 8:45 am]
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