[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 44636-44637] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-22339] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 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 services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete services previously furnished by such agencies. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE: September 22, 1997. [[Page 44637]] 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 addition, all entities of the Federal Government (except as otherwise indicated) will be required to procure the 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 services to the Government. 2. The action does not appear to have a severe economic impact on current contractors for the services. 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-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46- 48c) in connection with the 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 services have been proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Janitorial/Custodial West Los Angeles USARC Los Angeles, California NPA: Lincoln Training Center & Rehabilitation Workshop, South El Monte, California Laundry Service Puget Sound Health Care System Veterans Administration Medical Center American Lake/Seattle, Washington NPA: Northwest Center for the Retarded, Seattle, Washington 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 services. 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-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46- 48c) in connection with the services proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. The following services have been proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Commissary Shelf Stocking, Naval Air Station, Alameda, California Commissary Shelf Stocking, Naval Air Station, Long Beach, California Commissary Shelf Stocking & Custodial, Naval Station, Treasure Island, California Administrative Services, Federal Supply Service, Tool Acquisition Division I, Arlington, Virginia Food Service, White Sands Missile Range, Consolidated Dining Facility, White Sands, New Mexico Janitorial/Custodial, Social Security Administration, 4377 Mission Street, San Francisco, California Janitorial/Custodial, Weather Bureau Building 2400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, 6000 E. 21st Street, Indianapolis, Indiana Janitorial/Custodial, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Warehouse, 5000- 5010 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, Maryland Janitorial/Custodial, Federal Building, 35 Ryerson Street, Brooklyn, New York Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Army Reserve Center, Moore Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah Photocopying, National Agricultural Library Building, Beltsville, Maryland Repair & Maintenance of Electric Typewriters, General Services Administration, Syracuse, New York. Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 97-22339 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P