[Federal Register: January 9, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 6)]
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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.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List 
products and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing 
persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete 
a service previously furnished by such agencies.
    Comments Must be Received On or Before: February 8, 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 and service 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 other than the small organizations that will furnish the 
products and service to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the products and 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 products and 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.

End of Certification

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

Products

Product/NSN: Hydramax Hydration System, 8465-00-NIB-0100--Scout 
Woodland, 8465-00-NIB-0101--Scout Desert, 8465-00-NIB-0102--Scout 
Black, 8465-00-NIB-0103--Reflector Orange, 8465-00-NIB-0104--Stinger 
Woodland, 8465-00-NIB-0105--Stinger Desert, 8465-00-NIB-0106--Stinger 
Black.
Product/NSN: One Quart Black Flexible Canteen, 8465-00-NIB-0109.
 Product/NSN: Two Quart Black Flexible Canteen, 8465-00-NIB-0111.
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), Seattle, 
Washington.
Contract Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, 
New York, New York.

Service

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps Reserve 
Center, 995 E. Mission Street, San Jose, California.
NPA: Social Vocational Services, Inc., Torrance, California.
Contract Activity: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Alameda, 
California.

Deletion

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 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.

End of Certification

    The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement 
List:

Service

Service Type/Location: Microfilming of EEG Records, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, William S. Middleton Memorial, Veterans Hospital, 
Madison, Wisconsin.
NPA: Lester and Rosalie ANIXTER CENTER, Chicago, Illinois.
Contract Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Madison Wisconsin.

Sheryl D. Kennerly,
Director, Information Management.
[FR Doc. 04-462 Filed 1-8-04; 8:45 am]

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