AGENCY:
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
ACTION:
Proposed Addition to and Deletions From Procurement List.
SUMMARY:
The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List a service 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.
Comments Must Be Received on or Before: 9/7/2009.
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.
Addition
If the Committee approves the proposed addition, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice for the service will be required to furnish the 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 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.
End of Certification
The following service is proposed for addition to the Procurement List for provision by the nonprofit agency listed:
Service
Service Type/Location: Base Supply Center, USCG Sand Island, 400 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI.
NPA: South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, TX.
Contracting Activity: Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, ISC, Honolulu, HI.
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
Paper, Tabulating Machine
NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0320.
NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0342.
NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0343.
NPAs: Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, AZ, Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc., Binghamton, NY, Tarrant County Association for the Blind, Fort Worth, TX.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR—Paper Products, New York, NY.
Easel, Wallboard, Cork
NSN: 7195-01-484-0009.
Easel, Wallboard, Fabric
NSN: 7195-01-484-0008.
NSN: 7195-01-484-0018.
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. E9-18924 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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