[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 13122-13123] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-5953] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 military resale 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: April 10, 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. Additions If the Committee approves the proposed additions, all entities of the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required to procure the military resale 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 military resale commodities and services to the Government. 2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on current contractors for the military resale commodities and services. 3. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the military resale commodities and services to the Government. 4. 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 military resale 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 military resale commodities and services have been proposed for addition to the Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Military Resale Commodities Mitt, Barbecue M.R. 891 NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Chester County Branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Coatesville, Pennsylvania Mop, Sponge, Block [[Page 13123]] M.R. 990 NPA: Royal Maid Association for the Blind, Inc., Hazlehurst, Mississippi Services Conversion of Magazines to Braille Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Washington, DC (for the following magazines: Better Homes & Garden, Boys Life, Consumer Research, Cooking Light, Fortune, Inside Sports, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction, Ladies Home Journal, Musical Mainstream, National Geographic, New York Times, PC Computing, Playboy, Popular Communications, Popular Mechanic, and Science News) NPA: The Clovernook Center, Opportunities f/t Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio Janitorial/Custodial U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida NPA: The Pinellas Association for Retarded Children, St. Petersburg, Florida Mailroom Operation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory Hanover, New Hampshire NPA: West Central Services, Lebanon, New Hampshire 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 does not appear to have a severe economic impact on future 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-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46- 48c) in connection with the commodity proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. Item proposed to be deleted to the Procurement List: Cocoa Beverage Powder 8960-01-323-9627 Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 95-5953 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-33-P