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in January 1999. A 45-day comment

period will follow publication of a

Notice of Availability of the draft EIS in

the Federal Register. The comments

received will be analyzed and

considered in preparation of a final EIS,

which is expected to be filed in June

1999. A Record of Decision will be

issued not less than 30 days after

publication of a Notice of Availability of

the final EIS in the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes it is

important at this early stage to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft EISs must structure

their participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewer’s position and contentions.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v.

NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 513 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the draft EIS stage but that are

not raised until after completion of the

final EIS may be waived or dismissed by

the courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel, 803

F .2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir, 1986) and

Wisconsin Heritages Inc. v. Harris, 490

F.Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis., 1980).

Because of these court rulings, it is very

important that those interested in this

proposed action participate by the close

of the 45-day comment period so that

substantive comments and objections

are available to the Forest Service at a

time when it can meaningfully consider

them and respond to them in the final

EIS.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments should be as specific as

possible. Reviewers may wish to refer to

the Council on Environmental Quality

Regulations for implementing the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR

1503.3 in addressing these points.

Coy Jemmett is the responsible official

for this environmental impact

statement.

Dated: July 17, 1998.

Philip N. Jahn,

Acting Forest Supervisor, Nez Perce National

Forest.

[FR Doc. 98–19725 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

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 a commodity 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: 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: On

February 27 and June 12, 1998, the

Committee for Purchase From People

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

published notices (63 FR 9999, 32189

and 32190) of proposed additions to and

deletions from the Procurement List:

Additions

The Following Comments Pertain to Kit,

Fuel & Oil Filter Element

Comments were received from a

previous contractor in response to a

request for sales data. The commenter

challenged the capability of the

designated nonprofit agency to produce

the kit, claiming that the kit is a flight

safety item which can only be

effectively produced by a filter element

manufacturer with special equipment,

including testing equipment.

The Government contracting activity

which purchases the kit and is familiar

with all technical requirements for its

production performed a plant facility

inspection at the nonprofit agency and

concluded that the agency was capable

of producing the kit. Production of the

kit is an assembly operation, using parts

which meet appropriate technical

criteria. The Committee’s industrial

engineer reviewed the Government’s

capability report and a similar

assessment by an industrial engineer at

the central nonprofit agency which

represents the designated nonprofit

agency, and the Committee’s

determination that the nonprofit agency

is capable of producing the kit is based

on these assessments.

The Following Comments Pertain to

Mess Attendant, Janitorial/Grounds

Maintenance, Naval Station, Everett,

Washington

In response to a Committee request for

sales data, comments were received

from one of the three contractors for the

services consolidated into the service

requirement being added to the

Procurement List. The existing services

are being performed by 8(a) contractors,

and the other two have graduated from

the 8(a) Program. The commenting

contractor indicated that loss of the

contract would have a severe adverse

impact on its sales if some sort of

partnering arrangement with the

designated nonprofit agency does not

occur.

The contracting activity has indicated

that the service requirement would

remain in the 8(a) Program if it is not

added to the Procurement List. As the

other two contractors have graduated

from that program, they would not be

eligible to receive contracts whether or

not the service requirement is added to

the Procurement List, so any impact

they may suffer would not be caused by

the addition.

The designated nonprofit agency has

agreed to subcontract the mess attendant

portion of the service requirement to the

commenting contractor for the duration

of its eligibility to participate in the 8(a)

Program, if a reasonable price that is

consistent with the contracting activity’s

available resources can be agreed upon.

This arrangement will enable the

contractor to continue performing the

services until it graduates from the 8(a)

Program, if its performance continues to

be satisfactory. As a consequence, the

Committee does not believe that the

addition of the service requirement will

have a severe adverse impact on that

contractor.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodity and services and impact

of the additions on the current or most

recent contractors, the Committee has

determined that the commodity 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
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entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodity and services to the

Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the commodity and

services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodity 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 commodity and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodity and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodity

Kit, Fuel & Oil Filter Element

2945–00–019–0280

Services

Janitorial/Custodial, Fort Benjamin Harrison,

Emmett J. Bean Center, Building 1,

Indianapolis, Indiana

Janitorial/Custodial

Internal Revenue Service, Pendleton Trade

Center, 3849 N. Richard Street,

Indianapolis, Indiana

Mess Attendant, Janitorial/Grounds

Maintenance

Naval Station, Everett, Washington

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:

Drape, Surgical, Disposable

6530–01–032–4089

Pad, Pre-Operative Preparation

6530–00–457–8193

Towel Pack, Surgical

6530–00–110–1854

Louis R. Bartalot,

Deputy Director (Operations).

[FR Doc. 98–19872 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to and

Deletion 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 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-WagnerO’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