[Federal Register: March 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 43)]
[Notices]               
[Page 9784]
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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 products to the Procurement 
List to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are 
blind or have other severe disabilities.
    Comments Must be Received on or Before: 4/6/2009.

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 or to Submit Comments Contact: Barry S. 
Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or e-mail 
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.

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 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 other than the small organizations that will furnish the 
products to the Government.
    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.
    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 are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Products:

NSN: 7510-00-079-7906--Tape, Pressure Sensitive, 2 inch Tan Package 
Sealing.
NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH.
Contracting Activity: Federal Acquisition Service, GSA/FSS OFC SUP 
CTR--Paper products, New York, NY.
Coverage: A-list for the total Government requirement as aggregated 
by the General Services Administration.
NSN: 8415-01-568-1023--NAPE Pad, Ballistic.
NSN: 8415-01-568-1028--NAPE Pad, Ballistic.
NPA: Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC.
NPA: Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL.
NPA: Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 
Lancaster, PA.
NPA: Lions Volunteer Blind Industries, Inc., Morristown, TN.
Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Army, XR W2DF RDECOM ACQ CTR 
NATICK, Natick, MA.
Coverage: C-list for the total U.S. Army requirement.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-4783 Filed 3-5-09; 8:45 am]

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