96-31102. Procurement List; Proposed Additions

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 236 (Friday, December 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64665-64666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31102]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

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

ACTION: Proposed additions to procurement list.

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SUMMARY: The Committee has received proposals to add to the Procurement 
List commodities to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: January 6, 1997.

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 [phone].

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 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 to the 
Government.
    2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish 
the commodities to the Government.

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    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 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 have been proposed for addition to 
Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Paper, Kraft Wrapping

    8135-00-160-7762
    8135-00-160-7776
    8135-00-160-7778
    8135-00-160-7758
    8135-00-286-7317
    8135-00-160-7771
    8135-00-160-7769
    8135-00-160-7768
    8135-00-160-7766
    8135-00-160-7759
    8135-00-160-7757
    8135-00-160-7753
    8135-00-160-7752
    8135-00-160-7764
    8135-00-290-3407
    8135-00-160-7772
    NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Water Bag, Nylon Duck

    8465-01-321-1678
    NPA: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.

Beverly L. Milkman,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-31102 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]
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