[Federal Register: September 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 173)]
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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 
product(s) and/or service(s) to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 
employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and 
to delete product(s) and/or service(s) previously furnished by such 
agencies.
    Comments Must be Received on or Before: October 5, 2008.

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: Kimberly M. 
Zeich, 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 or 
service will be required to procure the product(s) and/or service(s) 
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 
product(s) and/or service(s) to the Government.
    2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small 
entities to furnish the product(s) and/or service(s) 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 product(s) and/or service(s) 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 Procurement List 
for production by the nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Service Type/Location: Custodial and Landscaping, FBI Building, 
Houston, Texas, 1 Justice Park, Houston, TX.
NPA: On Our Own Services, Inc., Houston, TX.
Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Public 
Buildings Service, Fort Worth, TX.

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 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

Hose Assembly, Nonmetallic

NSN: 4210-00-892-5494--Hose Assembly, Nonmetallic.
NPA: The Oklahoma League for the Blind, Oklahoma City, OK.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS Southwest Supply Center (QSDAC), Fort 
Worth, TX.

Label, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive

NSN: 7530-00-054-1575--Label, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive.
NPA: North Central Sight Services, Inc., Williamsport, PA.
Contracting Activity: GSA/FSS OFC Sup Ctr.--Paper Products, New 
York, NY.

Kimberly M. Zeich,
Director, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-20609 Filed 9-4-08; 8:45 am]

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