81_FR_52016 81 FR 51865 - Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

81 FR 51865 - Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)

Page Range51865-51866
FR Document2016-18647

The Committee is proposing to delete products and services from the Procurement List that were previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-18647]


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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED


Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Deletions from the Procurement List.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to delete products and services 
from the Procurement List that were previously furnished by nonprofit 
agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe 
disabilities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-
4149.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 
603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 
U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide 
interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed 
actions.

Deletions

    The following products and services are proposed for deletion from 
the Procurement List:

Products

NSN(s)--Product Name(s)

8415-00-NSH-0376--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, XS-XS
8415-00-NSH-0377--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, XS-S
8415-00-NSH-0378--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, XS-R
8415-00-NSH-0379--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, SX-XS
8415-00-NSH-0380--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, S-XS
8415-00-NSH-0381--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, SS
8415-00-NSH-0382--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, SR
8415-00-NSH-0383--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, SL
8415-00-NSH-0384--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, SXL
8415-00-NSH-0385--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, M-XXS
8415-00-NSH-0386--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, M-XS
8415-00-NSH-0387--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, M-S
8415-00-NSH-0388--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, M-R
8415-00-NSH-0389--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, M-L
8415-00-NSH-0390--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, M-XL
8415-00-NSH-0391--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, L-XS
8415-00-NSH-0392--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, L-S
8415-00-NSH-0393--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, L-R
8415-00-NSH-0394--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, L-L
8415-00-NSH-0395--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, L-XL
8415-00-NSH-0396--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, XL-R
8415-00-NSH-0397--Coat, Combat, BDU, Army, Urban Camouflage, XL-LL
Contracting Activity: Army Contracting Command--Aberdeen Proving 
Ground, Natick Contracting Division

Services

Service Type: Mess Attendant Service
Mandatory for: 185th Air Refueling Wing

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Dining Hall, Building 263, 2920 Headquarters Avenue, Sioux City, IA
Service Type: Custodial Service
Mandatory for: 185th Air Refueling Wing, Buildings 234 and 241, 2920 
Headquarters Avenue, Sioux City, IA
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Goodwill Community Rehabilitation 
Services, Inc., Sioux City, IA
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W7M8 USPFO ACTIVITY IA ARNG

Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-18647 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  provide employment opportunities for                     O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in                    ADDRESSES:  Committee for Purchase
                                                  people who are blind or have significant                 connection with the products and                      From People Who Are Blind or Severely
                                                  disabilities, many of whom are veterans,                 service deleted from the Procurement                  Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
                                                  through manufacture and delivery of                      List.                                                 715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149.
                                                  products and services to the Federal                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                           End of Certification
                                                  Government. Adding the proposed                                                                                Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703)
                                                  products to the Commission’s                               Accordingly, the following products                 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
                                                  Procurement List will provide                            and service are deleted from the                      CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
                                                  employment opportunities to a portion                    Procurement List:                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                  of the U.S. population that has a                                                                              notice is published pursuant to 41
                                                  historically high rate of unemployment                   Products
                                                                                                                                                                 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
                                                  and underemployment, and is                              NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 7520–00–NIB–
                                                                                                                                                                 purpose is to provide interested persons
                                                  consistent with the Commission’s                             1314—Rotary Cutter
                                                                                                           Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: The                    an opportunity to submit comments on
                                                  authority 1 established by 41 U.S.C.                                                                           the proposed actions.
                                                                                                               Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle
                                                  Chapter 85.                                                  Lighthouse), Seattle, WA                          Deletions
                                                                                                           Contracting Activity: General Services
                                                  Services                                                                                                         The following products and services
                                                                                                               Administration, New York, NY
                                                  Service Type: Engineering and                            NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 6530–00–784–                  are proposed for deletion from the
                                                      Environmental Service                                    4205—Strap, Patient Securing, Olive               Procurement List:
                                                  Mandatory for: U.S. Air Force, 61st Civil                    Drab, 72’’
                                                      Engineer & Logistics Squadron,Los                    Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Alphapointe,           Products
                                                      Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, CA                   Kansas City, MO                                   NSN(s)—Product Name(s)
                                                  Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: PRIDE                     Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics
                                                      Industries, Roseville, CA                                                                                  8415–00–NSH–0376—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                               Agency Troop Support
                                                  Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Air Force,                                                                      Army, Urban Camouflage, XS–XS
                                                      FA2816 SMC PKO                                       NSN(s)—Product Name(s):                               8415–00–NSH–0377—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                             MR 3229—Goody Hair Care Product—So                      Army, Urban Camouflage, XS–S
                                                  Service Type: Janitorial Service                             Gelous Purse Brush
                                                  Mandatory for: DHS, Federal Law                                                                                8415–00–NSH–0378—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                             MR 3217—Goody Hair Care Product—                        Army, Urban Camouflage, XS–R
                                                      Enforcement Training Center, Glynco,                     Fashion Contour Barrettes
                                                      GA                                                                                                         8415–00–NSH–0379—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                           Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Association                Army, Urban Camouflage, SX–XS
                                                  Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Goodwill                      for Vision Rehabilitation and
                                                      Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc.,                                                                    8415–00–NSH–0380—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                               Employment, Inc., Binghamton, NY                      Army, Urban Camouflage, S–XS
                                                      Savannah, GA                                         Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary
                                                  Contracting Activity: Federal Law                                                                              8415–00–NSH–0381—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                               Agency                                                Army, Urban Camouflage, SS
                                                      Enforcement Training Center, FLETC
                                                      Glynco Procurement Office                            Service                                               8415–00–NSH–0382—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                                                                                     Army, Urban Camouflage, SR
                                                                                                           Service Type: Linen Rental Service                    8415–00–NSH–0383—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  Deletions                                                Mandatory for: New Orleans Naval Air                      Army, Urban Camouflage, SL
                                                     On 7/1/2016 (81 FR 43191), the                            Station, New Orleans, LA                          8415–00–NSH–0384—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                           Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: St. Tammany
                                                  Committee for Purchase From People                                                                                 Army, Urban Camouflage, SXL
                                                                                                               Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.,          8415–00–NSH–0385—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled                           Slidell, LA
                                                  published notice of proposed deletions                                                                             Army, Urban Camouflage, M–XXS
                                                                                                           Contracting Activity: Dept. of the Navy, Naval        8415–00–NSH–0386—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  from the Procurement List.                                   Hospital, Pensacola, FL                               Army, Urban Camouflage, M–XS
                                                     After consideration of the relevant
                                                                                                                                                                 8415–00–NSH–0387—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  matter presented, the Committee has                      Barry S. Lineback,                                        Army, Urban Camouflage, M–S
                                                  determined that the products and                         Director, Business Operations.                        8415–00–NSH–0388—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  service listed below are no longer                       [FR Doc. 2016–18648 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]                Army, Urban Camouflage, M–R
                                                  suitable for procurement by the Federal                  BILLING CODE 6353–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                 8415–00–NSH–0389—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506                                                                               Army, Urban Camouflage, M–L
                                                  and 41 CFR 51–2.4.                                                                                             8415–00–NSH–0390—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                                                                                     Army, Urban Camouflage, M–XL
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification                 COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM                           8415–00–NSH–0391—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                                                                           PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR                                   Army, Urban Camouflage, L–XS
                                                     I certify that the following action will              SEVERELY DISABLED                                     8415–00–NSH–0392—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  not have a significant impact on a
                                                                                                                                                                     Army, Urban Camouflage, L–S
                                                  substantial number of small entities.                    Procurement List; Proposed Deletions                  8415–00–NSH–0393—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  The major factors considered for this                                                                              Army, Urban Camouflage, L–R
                                                  certification were:                                      AGENCY:  Committee for Purchase From
                                                                                                                                                                 8415–00–NSH–0394—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                     1. The action will not result in                      People Who Are Blind or Severely                          Army, Urban Camouflage, L–L
                                                  additional reporting, recordkeeping or                   Disabled.                                             8415–00–NSH–0395—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                  other compliance requirements for small                  ACTION: Proposed Deletions from the                       Army, Urban Camouflage, L–XL
                                                  entities.                                                Procurement List.                                     8415–00–NSH–0396—Coat, Combat, BDU,
                                                     2. The action may result in                                                                                     Army, Urban Camouflage, XL–R
                                                                                                           SUMMARY:   The Committee is proposing                 8415–00–NSH–0397—Coat, Combat, BDU,
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                                                  authorizing small entities to furnish the
                                                  products and service to the Government.                  to delete products and services from the                  Army, Urban Camouflage, XL–LL
                                                                                                           Procurement List that were previously                 Contracting Activity: Army Contracting
                                                     3. There are no known regulatory                                                                                Command—Aberdeen Proving Ground,
                                                  alternatives which would accomplish                      furnished by nonprofit agencies
                                                                                                           employing persons who are blind or                        Natick Contracting Division
                                                  the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-
                                                                                                           have other severe disabilities.                       Services
                                                    1 OGC   Legal Opinion 16–1, Legal Files, PLIMS         DATES: Comments must be received on                   Service Type: Mess Attendant Service
                                                  record.                                                  or before September 4, 2016.                          Mandatory for: 185th Air Refueling Wing



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                                                      Dining Hall, Building 263, 2920                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      parts 1500–1508 (CEQ Regulations).
                                                      Headquarters Avenue, Sioux City, IA                 Council on Environmental Quality                      This guidance does not change or
                                                  Service Type: Custodial Service                         (ATTN: Ted Boling, Associate Director                 substitute for any law, regulation, or
                                                  Mandatory for: 185th Air Refueling Wing,                for the National Environmental Policy                 other legally binding requirement. With
                                                      Buildings 234 and 241, 2920
                                                      Headquarters Avenue, Sioux City, IA
                                                                                                          Act), 722 Jackson Place NW.,                          this guidance, CEQ provides Federal
                                                  Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Goodwill                 Washington, DC 20503. Telephone:                      agencies with an overarching framework
                                                      Community Rehabilitation Services, Inc.,            (202) 395–5750.                                       for determining how to consider GHG
                                                      Sioux City, IA                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Enacted                    emissions and climate change effects in
                                                  Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army,                 by Congress in 1969, the National                     NEPA reviews. Consequently, this
                                                      W7M8 USPFO ACTIVITY IA ARNG                         Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42                   guidance could reduce agency
                                                                                                          U.S.C. 4321 et seq., is this Nation’s basic           uncertainty and avoid impacts on
                                                  Barry S. Lineback,
                                                                                                          charter for harmonizing our                           project timelines and costs that stem
                                                  Director, Business Operations.                                                                                from such uncertainty.
                                                                                                          environmental, economic, and social
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–18647 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]                                                                       Agency discretion is an integral
                                                                                                          goals and is a cornerstone of the
                                                  BILLING CODE 6353–01–P                                  Nation’s efforts to protect the                       aspect of NEPA implementation and
                                                                                                          environment. NEPA is based on a                       this guidance offers an approach to
                                                                                                          recognition that many Federal activities              agencies on how to exercise that
                                                                                                          affect the environment and mandates                   discretion. This guidance preserves
                                                  COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL                                                                                      agency discretion and recognizes
                                                                                                          that Federal agencies consider the
                                                  QUALITY                                                                                                       agencies’ abilities to evaluate the facts
                                                                                                          environmental impacts of their
                                                                                                          proposed actions before deciding to                   in the NEPA review at hand and
                                                  Final Guidance for Federal                                                                                    determine how GHG emissions and
                                                  Departments and Agencies on                             adopt proposals and take actions.1
                                                                                                             On December 24, 2014, CEQ issued                   climate change should be taken into
                                                  Consideration of Greenhouse Gas                                                                               account, the appropriate depth and
                                                  Emissions and the Effects of Climate                    revised draft guidance 2 developed after
                                                                                                          considering comments received on the                  scope for meaningfully comparing
                                                  Change in National Environmental                                                                              alternatives, and the appropriate GHG
                                                                                                          February 2010 draft guidance from the
                                                  Policy Act Reviews                                                                                            emission quantification tools.
                                                                                                          public, Federal agencies, and other
                                                  AGENCY:  Council on Environmental                       affected stakeholders.3 A Federal                        The final guidance recommends that
                                                  Quality.                                                Register notice announced the                         agencies use projected GHG emissions
                                                                                                          availability of the revised draft guidance            as a proxy for assessing potential
                                                  ACTION: Notice of Availability.
                                                                                                          for public review and opened a 60-day                 climate change effects when preparing a
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Council on                              public comment period through                         NEPA analysis for a proposed agency
                                                  Environmental Quality (CEQ) is issuing                  February 23, 2015. 79 FR 77801 (Dec.                  action; recommends that agencies
                                                  its final guidance on considering                       24, 2014). In response to stakeholders                quantify projected direct and indirect
                                                  greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and                      who requested additional time to review               GHG emissions, taking into account
                                                  climate change in National                              and comment on the revised draft                      available data and GHG quantification
                                                  Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)                         guidance, CEQ extended the public                     tools that are suitable for the proposed
                                                  reviews. Many projects and programs                     comment period 30 days until March                    agency action; and recommends that
                                                  proposed by, or requiring the approval                  25, 2015. 80 FR 9443 (Feb. 23, 2015).                 where agencies do not quantify the GHG
                                                  of, Federal agencies have the potential                    There were over 100 public comments                emissions for a proposed agency action
                                                  to emit or sequester GHGs and may be                    from a broad range of stakeholders,                   because tools, methodologies, or data
                                                  affected by climate change. It follows                  including private citizens, members of                inputs are not reasonably available,
                                                  that, under NEPA, Federal decision-                     Congress, corporations, environmental                 agencies include a qualitative analysis
                                                  makers and the public should be                         organizations, trade associations,                    in the NEPA document and explain the
                                                  informed about a proposal’s GHG                         academics, tribes, and Federal, state,                basis for determining that quantification
                                                  emissions and climate change                            and local agencies. CEQ considered the                is not reasonably available. The
                                                  implications. Such information can help                 comments and the revised guidance                     guidance also:
                                                  a decision-maker make an informed                       reflects its consideration of the input.                 • Counsels agencies to use
                                                  choice between alternative actions that                    This guidance is not a regulation. It              information developed during the NEPA
                                                  will result in different levels of GHG                  presents CEQ’s interpretation of what is              review to consider alternatives that
                                                  emissions or consider mitigation                        appropriate under NEPA and the CEQ                    would make the actions and affected
                                                  measures that reduce climate change                     Regulations for Implementing the                      communities more resilient to the
                                                  impacts. This final guidance applies to                 Procedural Provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR                 effects of a changing climate.
                                                  all types of proposed Federal agency                                                                             • Outlines special considerations for
                                                  actions, including land and resource
                                                                                                            1 For more information on the applicability of      analysis of biogenic carbon dioxide
                                                                                                          NEPA, see the Council on Environmental Quality        sources and carbon stocks associated
                                                  management actions, and provides                        (CEQ), ‘‘A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA,’’ available
                                                  agencies with a framework for agency                    at https://ceq.doe.gov/nepa/Citizens_Guide_
                                                                                                                                                                with land and resource management
                                                  consideration of the effects of GHGs and                Dec07.pdf.                                            actions.
                                                                                                            2 See CEQ, ‘‘Revised Draft Guidance for Federal        • Encourages agencies to use and
                                                  climate change to ensure efficient and
                                                                                                          Departments and Agencies on Consideration of          leverage existing NEPA tools and
                                                  transparent agency decision-making.                     Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of           practices to assist in their analyses, such
                                                  DATES: The guidance is effective August                 Climate Change in NEPA Reviews,’’ (Dec. 24, 2014),
                                                                                                                                                                as scoping, broad-scale reviews and
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                                                  5, 2016.                                                available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
                                                                                                          default/files/docs/nepa_revised_draft_ghg_            tiering, incorporation by reference, and
                                                  ADDRESSES: The Final Guidance is                        guidance_searchable.pdf.                              available information.
                                                  available at https://www.whitehouse.                      3 See CEQ, ‘‘Draft NEPA Guidance on                    • Advises agencies to rely on their
                                                  gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/                 Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and    expert judgment and experience to
                                                                                                          Greenhouse Gas Emissions,’’ (Feb. 18, 2010),
                                                  nepa/ghg-guidance and https://                          available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
                                                                                                                                                                determine which tools and
                                                  ceq.doe.gov/. Paper copies are also                     default/files/microsites/ceq/20100218-nepa-           methodologies should be used when
                                                  available upon request.                                 consideration-effects-ghg-draft-guidance.pdf.         they conduct their analyses.


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Document Created: 2016-08-05 06:43:30
Document Modified: 2016-08-05 06:43:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionProposed Deletions from the Procurement List.
DatesComments must be received on or before September 4, 2016.
ContactBarry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603-7740, Fax: (703) 603-0655, or email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 51865 

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