[Federal Register: February 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 40)]
[Notices]               
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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 is proposing to add to the Procurement List a 
service to be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, (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 of the proposed actions. If 
the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entities of the 
Federal government identified in the notice for each service will be 
required to procure the service listed below from the nonprofit agency 
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. If approved, 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 
service to the government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the service 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 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 service is proposed for addition to Procurement List 
for production by the nonprofit agency listed:

Service

Service Type/Location: National Lead Information Center, Call Center, 
EPA, Supporting Office of Pesticide Programs--National Program, 
Chemical Division, Washington, DC.
NPA: Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired & Goodwill 
Industries of Greater Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Contract Activity: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 03-4803 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]

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