[Federal Register: April 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 73)]
[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 
services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who 
are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products 
previously furnished by such agencies.

DATES: Comments Must Be Received on or Before: May 18, 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 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 service will be 
required to procure the services 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 
services to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the 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 services proposed for addition to the 
Procurement List.

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    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 services are proposed for addition to Procurement 
List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Food Service & Mess Attendants, SeaBee Camp 
Covington Guam Support Facility, Resident NMCB, Santa Rita, GU.
NPA: Able Industries of the Pacific, Santa Rita, GU.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, FISC Pearl Harbor, HI.
Service Type/Location: Warehousing, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, 
AL.
NPA: Alabama Goodwill Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL.
Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency (DECA), Fort Lee, 
VA.

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 will not 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 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 deletion from the 
Procurement List.
End of Certification
    The following products are proposed for deletion from the 
Procurement List:

Products

NSN: 7510-01-390-0704--Illuminator/Corrector Stx and Refills.
NSN: 7510-01-390-0705--Illuminator/Corrector Stx and Refills.
NSN: 7510-01-390-0708--Illuminator/Corrector Stx and Refills.
NPA: San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, San Antonio, TX.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR--Paper Products, New York, 
NY.
NSN: 7520-01-483-8903--Paper Cutter, Rotary Precision.
NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), 
Seattle, WA.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR--Paper Products, New York, 
NY.

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-8742 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]

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