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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:

Administrative Services

Department of Energy, Forrestal Building,

Washington, DC.

Switchboard Operation

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical

Center, Syracuse, New York.

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. 96–13709 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

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 a service 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: July 1, 1996.

ADDRESS: 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.

Addition:

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 service

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 service to the

Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the commodities and

service.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and service 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

service 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

service have been proposed for addition

to Procurement List for production by

the nonprofit agencies listed:

Commodities

Stamp, Custom, Pre-inked

7520–01–381–8057

7520–01–381–8075

7520–01–381–8054

7520–01–381–8037

7520–01–381–8074

7520–01–381–8063

7520–01–352–7312

7520–01–368–7774

7520–01–381–8012

7520–01–381–8027

7520–01–419–6746

7520–01–419–6743

7520–01–419–6744

7520–01–381–7995

7520–01–381–7993

7520–01–381–8017

7520–01–357–6847

7520–01–357–6846

7520–01–419–6744

7510–01–381–8070

7510–01–381–8072

7510–01–381–8041

7510–01–381–8032

7510–01–368–3504

7510–01–381–8062

(Requirements for the U.S. Postal Service)

NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.,

Seattle, Washington

Kit, Pre-Inked Stamps, 7520–00–NIB–1090

thru –1108, (Requirements for the U.S.

Postal Service), NPA: The Lighthouse for

the Blind, Inc., Seattle, Washington

Service

Tray Delivery Service, Department of

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3601

South 6th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, NPA:

The Centers for Habilitation/TCH, Tempe,

Arizona

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

connection with the commodities

proposed for deletion from the

Procurement List.

The following commodities have been

proposed for deletion from the

Procurement List:

Paper, Looseleaf, Ruled

7530–00–286–4333

7530–00–198–6265

7530–00–286–4334

7530–00–286–4335

7530–00–286–4331

7530–00–286–5779

7530–00–286–5781

7530–00–286–5778

7530–00–286–5780

7530–00–286–5777

Card Set, Guide, File

7530–00–574–7172

7530–00–861–1270

Tape, Paper, Computing Machine

7530–00–286–9055

7530–00–286–9052

Bag, Cloth

8105–00–282–8183

Folder, File

7530–00–926–8975

7530–00–531–7809

7530–00–285–5879

Tape, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive

7510–00–074–4946

Binder, Looseleaf

7510–00–582–3807

7510–00–281–4315

Portfolio

7510–00–579–8554
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Envelope, Transparent

7510–00–782–6276

Strap, Webbing, Waist, LC–1

8465–00–269–0481

Liner, Coat, Cold Weather

8415–01–062–0679

8415–00–782–2889

8415–00–782–2888

8415–00–782–2887

8415–00–782–2886

8415–00–782–2890

Liner, Trousers, Cold Weather

8415–01–180–0370

8415–01–180–0371

8415–01–180–0372

8415–01–180–0373

8415–01–180–0374

8415–01–180–0375

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 96–13710 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.133A–-7]

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services National

Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research

Notice Inviting Applications for a

New Award Under the Research and

Demonstration Projects Program for

Fiscal Years 1996–1997.

Purpose of Program: The Research

and Demonstration Projects (R&D)

Program supports discrete research,

demonstration, training, and related

projects to develop methods,

procedures, and technology that

maximize the full inclusion and

integration into society, independent

living, employment, family support, and

economic and social self-sufficiency of

individuals with disabilities, especially

those with the most severe disabilities.

Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to

apply for grants under this program are

public and private nonprofit and forprofit agencies and organizations,

including institutions of higher

education and Indian tribes and tribal

organizations.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: July 15, 1996.

Application Available: June 3, 1996.

Available Funds: $250,000.

Estimated Average Size of Award per

Year: $250,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Project Period: 36 months.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),

34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85,

86; and (b) the regulations for this

program in 34 CFR Parts 350 and 351.

Note: The estimate of funding level and

awards in this notice do not bind the

Department of Education to a specific level

of funding or number of grants.

This notice supports the National

Education Goal that calls for all

Americans to possess the knowledge

and skills necessary to compete in a

global economy and exercise the rights

and responsibilities of citizenship.

Priorities

Under 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2) (v) and

(c)(3) and Section 204(a) of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,

the Secretary gives an absolute

preference to applications that meet the

following priority. The Secretary funds

under this competition only

applications that meet the absolute

priority:

Absolute Priority—Unserved or

Underserved Populations

Research, demonstration, training,

and related projects that hold promise of

increasing knowledge and improving

the rehabilitation of individuals,

particularly those with the most severe

disabilities and those who are members

of populations that are unserved or

underserved by programs under the

Rehabilitation Act.

Invitational Priority

Within the absolute priority, the

Secretary is particularly interested in

applications that address the following

invitational priority. However, under 34

CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that

meets an invitational priority does not

receive competitive or absolute

preference over other applications:

NIDRR has observed that while

women constitute most of the disability

population, little information or

quantitative data is available relative to

circumstances and needs of women

with disabilities. The information that

does exist suggests that women with

disabilities in America confront

problems that differ in important

respects from those of their nondisabled

female peers as well as those of men

with disabilities. While NIDRR

currently supports projects to address

the needs of other underserved

populations such as persons with

disabilities from minority backgrounds

and American Indian individuals with

disabilities, NIDRR does not currently

support a focused research effort to

address critical issues unique to women

with disabilities.

In 1995, NIDRR convened a focus

group of women with disabilities,

service providers, and researchers to

discuss research gaps and opportunities.

The following topics emerged as critical

areas to disabled women: economic and

employment status; prevalence of

violence and abuse; access to

appropriate health care; and

opportunities for disabled girls and

young women to develop independence

and leadership skills. The Secretary

invites applications to undertake

research projects that address these

topics, including the identification of

intervention strategies that can be

addressed through research.

Research projects might propose to

address one or more of the following

research needs: analysis of the income

status of disabled women;

documentation of employment status

and identification of employment

barriers; design and testing of leadership

development models; and an analysis of

the existing data about violence and

abuse toward women with disabilities.

The Secretary is also interested in

supporting projects that study the need

for and feasibility of a comprehensive

research effort on the unique problems

of women with disabilities, and develop

an agenda for future research.

For Applications Contact: William H.

Whalen, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue SW., Switzer

Building, Room 3411, Washington, D.C.

20202. Telephone: (202) 205–9141.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number at (202)

205–8887.

For Further Information Contact:

David Esquith, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue

SW., Switzer Building, Room 3424,

Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone:

(202) 205–8801. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number at (202)

205–8133. Internet: David

Esquith@ed.gov

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of application notices for discretionary

grant competitions, can be viewed on

the Department’s electronic bulletin

board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260–

9950; on the Internet Gopher Server at

GOPHER.ED.GOV (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases); or on the World Wide Web at

http://www.ed.gov/money.html

However, the official application

notice for a discretionary grant

competition is the notice published in

the Federal Register.

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 761a and

762.