[Federal Register: September 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 185)]
[Notices]               
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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.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
products to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other sever disabilities, and to delete products and 
services previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must Be Received on or Before: October 24, 2004.

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 on the proposed actions.

Additions

    If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of 
the Federal Government identified in this notice for each product or 
service will be required to procure the products listed below from 
nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products 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 products proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following products are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products

Product/NSN: Tea Light Candles, Strawberry/M.R. 488, Unscented/M.R. 
487, Vanilla/M.R. 486.
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Contract Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Ft. Lee, VA, 
Fort Lee, Virginia.

Deletions

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    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 may result in additional reporting, 
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities.
    2. If approved, the action may result in authorizing small entities 
to furnish the products 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 products and services proposed for deletion 
from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following products and services are proposed for deletion from 
the Procurement List:

Products

Product/NSN: Enamel, Lacquer,
    8010-00-935-7085.
NPA: None currently authorized.
Contract Activity: GSA, Hardware & Appliances Center, Kansas City, 
Missouri.

Product/NSN: Germicidal Cleaner/Degreaser,
    7930-01-393-6756.
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contract Activity: None currently authorized.

Product/NSN: Portfolio, Plastic Envelope,
    7510-00-995-4852,
    7510-00-995-4856,
    7510-00-NIB-0267,
    7510-00-NIB-0268.
NPA: Bestwork Industries for the Blind, Inc., Runnemede, New Jersey.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

Product/NSN: Solvent, Correction Fluid,
    7510-01-013-9215.
NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, Missouri.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

Product/NSN: Standard Bus Equipment,
    5999-00-NSH-0001.
NPA: Sheltered Workshop for the Disabled, Inc., Binghamton, New 
York.
Contract Activity: U.S. Coast Guard, Dept. of Transportation, 
Washington, DC.

Product/NSN: Tape, Postage Meter,
    7530-00-912-3925.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition 
Center, New York, New York.

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Services

Service Type/Location: Brick Joint Cleaning, Andersonville National 
Historic Site, Andersonville, Georgia.
NPA: Macon County MR Services Center, Montezuma, Georgia.
Contract Activity: Department of Interior, Reston, Virginia.

Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Andersonville National 
Historic Site, Andersonville, Georgia.
NPA: Macon County MR Services Center, Montezuma, Georgia.
Contract Activity: Department of Interior, Reston, Virginia.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-21536 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]

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