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to produce the paper and will use the

amount of blind direct labor claimed by

the participating nonprofit agencies are

supported by the Committee’s industrial

engineer’s assessments of the data

submitted and inspection of a producing

facility. In addition, the nonprofit

agencies successfully produced the

paper for some time before the previous

addition to the Procurement List was

voided by the appellate court. As a

result of this performance, the Federal

agency which buys paper for the

Government waived its opportunity to

conduct its own inspection of the

nonprofit agencies to determine their

capability.

The Committee does not agree with

the contractor that its regulations

require it to make a determination that

the nonprofit agencies can produce the

paper at the fair market price. The

contractor’s contention is based on its

reading of a Committee regulation in

effect in 1991. That interpretation of the

regulatory language was not consistent

with the Committee’s statute, which

separates the establishment of a fair

market price from the suitability

determination which is subject to the

rulemaking requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act. To

remove the appearance of inconsistency,

the Committee in 1994 amended its

regulations to remove the fair market

price determination from the factors the

Committee must consider to decide that

an item is suitable for addition to the

Procurement List. The Committee does

require the nonprofit agencies to agree

to provide the item in question at the

fair market price when it adds a

commodity or service to the

Procurement List, and all five nonprofit

agencies which will produce this paper

have provided their agreement to

provide it at the fair market price

established by the Committee.

The commenting contractor is the

current supplier of this paper to the

Government. The Committee used the

sales figure provided by the contractor

for its fiscal year 1994, adjusted to

account for the fact that the figure

includes no Government sales of the

paper, as the basis of its impact

determination for the contractor. The

Committee has also reduced the portion

of the Government requirement for the

paper being added to the Procurement

List by approximately 25 percent from

the original proposal, by removing the

requirement for one of the purchasing

agency’s four depots from the scope of

the addition. This reduced addition

represents a percentage of the

contractor’s adjusted sales which is well

below the level the Committee normally

considers to constitute severe adverse

impact. Because the contractor will

continue to have an opportunity to

supply the paper to the Government,

and because the contractor also supplies

other paper items to the Government

regularly, the Committee believes that

the other economic impacts on itself

cited in the contractor’s comments do

not add sufficiently to the impact to

raise it to a severe level. The contractor

appears to concur, as it recently

informed the Committee that it would

not challenge the Committee’s action if

the Committee added to the

Procurement List only the supply

requirements for the three depots

covered by this rulemaking.

While the commenting contractor

submitted more information to support

a claim of industry impact than did the

trade associations, it did not establish

conclusively that this impact was due to

the Committee’s action in 1991, rather

than to Government downsizing or other

factors. Consequently, the Committee

believes that the conclusion it reached

in rejecting the association’s claims of

industry impact would apply as well to

the contractor’s claim, for the reasons

already stated.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodity, fair market price, and

impact of the addition on the current or

most recent contractors, the Committee

has determined that the commodity

listed below is 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

commodity to the Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe adverse impact on current

contractors for the commodity.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodity 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

proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodity is hereby added to the

Procurement List:

Paper, Tabulating Machine

7530–00–800–0996

(Requirements for the Palmetto, GA; Fort

Worth, TX; and Stockton, CA depots only)

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options

exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 95–4702 Filed 2–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–33–P

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 commodities and

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

12, October 21, November 14 and

December 30, 1994, the Committee for

Purchase From People Who Are Blind

or Severely Disabled published notices

(59 FR 41434, 53141, 56467, and 67703)

of proposed additions to the

Procurement List.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and services, fair

market price, 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 does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current
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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

Cassette, Mailing Container

8115–00–NIB–0001

(Remaining Government requirement for

the Library of Congress, Washington,

DC)

Coat and Trousers, Chemical Protective

8415–00–NSH–0109 thru –0150 (Sizes

S/SX, S/S, M/S, M/R, M/L, L/R and L/

L)

(Requirements for the U.S. Marine

Corps, Quantico, Virginia)

Trunk Locker, Barracks

8460–00–243–3234

(Additional 15% of the Government’s

requirement)

Services

Administrative Services, Federal

Highway Administration, Central

Federal Lands Highway Division, 555

Zang Street, Denver, Colorado

Grounds Maintenance, Basewide

(except Military Family Housing),

Kelly Air Force Base, Texas

Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve

Center, Bakersfield, California

Janitorial/Custodial, Social Security

Administration Building, Los

Angeles, California

Janitorial/Custodial, Federal Office

Building, Ontario Street & Division,

Sandpoint, Idaho

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options

exercised under those contracts.

E.R. Alley, Jr.,

Deputy Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 95–4748 Filed 2–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–33–P

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to

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.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: March 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

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.

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, 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

Cassette, Mailing Container

8115–00–NIB–0003

(Requirements for the Library of

Congress, Washington, DC)

NPA: Royal Maid Association for the

Blind, Inc., Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Jersey, Flight Deck, Crewman’s

8415–00–914–0312

8415–00–914–0313

8415–00–914–0314

8415–00–914–0315

8415–00–914–0316

8415–00–914–0317

8415–00–914–0318

8415–00–914–0319

8415–00–914–0321

8415–00–914–0322

8415–00–914–0323

8415–00–914–0324

8415–00–914–0325

8415–00–914–0326

8415–00–914–0327

8415–00–914–0328

8415–00–914–0329

8415–00–914–0331

8415–00–914–0333

8415–00–914–0334

8415–00–914–0335

8415–00–914–0336

8415–00–914–0337

8415–00–914–0338

8415–00–914–0339

8415–00–914–0340

8415–00–914–4143

8415–00–914–9481

NPA: Lions Volunteer Blind Industries,

Inc., Morristown, Tennessee

Services

Commissary Shelf Stocking, Custodial

and Warehousing, U.S. Air Force

Academy, Colorado

NPA: Goodwill Industrial Services

Corporation, Colorado Springs,

Colorado

Janitorial/Custodial, Department of the

Army, Jimmy Doolittle Building,

Columbia Metro Airport, West

Columbia, South Carolina,

NPA: Babcock Center, Inc., Columbia,

South Carolina

Janitorial/Custodial, Jack Brooks Federal

Building, U.S. Post Office and

Courthouse, Willow and Broadway

Streets, Beaumont, Texas

NPA: Goodwill Industries of Southeast

Texas, Inc., Beaumont, Texas

E.R. Alley, Jr.,

Deputy Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 95–4749 Filed 2–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–33–D

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Public Information Collection

Requirement Submitted to Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Review

ACTION: Notice.