[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2623-2624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-984]
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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: February 16, 1999.
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 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 will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the commodities and services to the Government.
3. 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
Cups, Paper, Disposable, Hot
7350-00-205-1182
7350-00-290-0588
7350-00-988-6498
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans,
Louisiana
Services
Food Service Attendant, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Florida
Laundry Service, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, Calfornia
NPA: Job Options, Inc., San Diego, California
Operation of Individual Equipment Element Store, Moody Air Force
Base, Georgia
NPA: Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, Georgia
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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 additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish
the commodity to the Government.
3. 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 commodity proposed for deletion from the
Procurement List.
The following commodity has been proposed for deletion from the
Procurement List:
Pillowcase, Cotton/Cotton Polyester
7210-00-054-7910
Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-984 Filed 1-14-99; 8:45 am]
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