Notices. Proposed additions to and deletions from Procurement List

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BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P 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. SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List products to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete products and services previously furnished by such agencies. *Comments Must Be Received on or Before:* November 6, 2005.

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: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone:

(703)603-7740, Fax:

(703)603-0655, or e-mail *SKennerly@jwod.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 Americana Pen NSN: 7520-01-529-1850—Refillable, Black Ink. NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. *Contracting Activity:* Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, New York, NY. Belt, V NSN: 3030-01-375-8087—Belt, V. NPA: East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Tyler, Texas. *Contracting Activity:* Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eyeglasses CR 39—Frames and Lenses NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0012—Round 25 and 28 Bifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0015—Progressives (VIP, Adaptar, Freedom, Image), Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0009—Single Vision, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0013—Flat Top 7x28 Trifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0014—Flat Top 8x35 Trifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0018—Executive Bifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0017—FT or round aspheric lenticular, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0016—SV aspheric lenticular, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0010—Flat Top 28, Bifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0011—Flat Top 35, Bifocal, Plastic, Clear CR 39—Lenses only NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0033—Flat Top 28, Bifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0034—Flat Top 35, Bifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0032—Single Vision, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0041—Executive Bifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0040—FT or round aspheric lenticular, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0039—SV aspheric lenticular, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0038—Progressives (VIP, Adaptar, Freedom, Image), Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0037—Flat Top 8x35 Trifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0036—Flat Top 7x28 Trifocal, Plastic, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0035—Round 25 and 28 Bifocal, Plastic, Clear Frame only NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0069—Plastic or Metal Glass—Frames and Lenses NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0025—Executive Bifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0024—Progressives (VIP, Adaptar, Freedom), Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0023—Flat Top 8x35 Trifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0022—Flat Top 7x28 Trifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0021—Flat Top 35 Bifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0020—Flat Top 28 Bifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0019—Single Vision, Glass, Clear Glass—Lenses only NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0042—Single Vision, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0048—Executive Bifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0047—Progressives (VIP, Adaptar, Freedom), Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0046—Flat Top 8x35 Trifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0045—Flat Top 7x28 Trifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0044—Flat Top 35 Bifocal, Glass, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0043—Flat Top 28 Bifocal, Glass, Clear Lens Add-ons NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0068—Add powers over 4.0 NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0067—Hyper 3 drop SV, jultifocal (CR 39) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0066—Lenses, oversize eye, greater that 58, excluding progressive roll and polish edge (CR 39 and polycarbonate) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0065—Diopter + or − 9.0 and above NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0064—Prism (up to 6 diopters no charge) > 6 diopters/per diopter NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0063—High Index (CR 39) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0062—Slab-off (polycarbonate, CR 39: trifocal and bifocals) Polycarbonate—Frames and Lenses NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0031—Progressives (VIP, Adaptar, Freedom, Image), Polycarbonate NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0030—Flat Top 8x35 Trifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0029—Flat Top 7x28 Trifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0028—Flat Top 35 Bifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0027—Flat Top 28 Bifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0026—Single Vision, Polycarbonate, Clear Polycarbonate—Lenses only NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0054—Progressives (VIP, Adaptar, Freedom, Image), Polycarbonate NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0053—Flat Top 8x35 Trifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0052—Flat Top 7x28 Trifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0051—Flat Top 35 Bifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0050—Flat Top 28 Bifocal, Polycarbonate, Clear NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0049—Single Vision, Polycarbonate, Clear Tints and Coatings NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0060—ultraviolet coating (CR 39) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0059—anti-reflective coating (CR 39 and polycarbonate) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0058—High Index transition (CR 39) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0057—Photogrey (glass only) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0056—Photochromatic/Transition, (POLYCARBONATE MATERIAL) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0061—polarized lenses (CR 39) NSN: 6650-00-NIB-0055—Transition, Plastic, CR-39 NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. *Contracting Activity:* VISN 2—VA Healthcare Network Update New York, Buffalo, New York. 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 and 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 products and services proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. End of Certification The following products and services are proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Products Scourer, Copper NSN: M.R. 505—Scourer, Copper. NPA: Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches, Inc., West Palm Beach, Florida. *Contracting Activity:* Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, Virginia. Scrubber, Pot & Dish and Refill NSN: M.R. 582—Scrubber, Pot & Dish and Refill. NPA: Lighthouse International, New York, New York. *Contracting Activity:* Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee, Virginia. Services Service Type/Location: Administrative Services, Defense Logistics Agency, DCASR Building B-95, 805 Walker Street, Marietta, Georgia. NPA: Nobis Enterprises, Inc., Marietta, Georgia. *Contracting Activity:* Department of Defense. Service Type/Location: Furniture Rehabilitation, Metal. NPA: New Vision Enterprises, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky. *Contracting Activity:* Department of the Navy. Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Defense Contracting Management, District South, 805 Walker Street, Marietta, Georgia. NPA: Nobis Enterprises, Inc., Marietta, Georgia. *Contracting Activity:* Department of the Army. Sheryl D. Kennerly, Director, Information Management. [FR Doc. E5-5536 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Redesignation of Service AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Redesignation of Procurement List service. SUMMARY: This notice redesignates items included in a service on the Procurement List which will now be procured on an individual product basis. The service is on the Procurement List for the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 7, 2005. 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: Sheryl D. Kennerly,

(703)603-7740. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following service is on the Procurement List to be performed by the designated nonprofit agency for the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia as identified below: Service Type/Location: Military Unique Subsistence Item Coordination. NPA: Advocacy and Resource Corporation, Cookeville, Tennessee. Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The above service contains three items that will now be procured by the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia on an individual product basis and are thus being identified as products on the Procurement List as set forth below: 8910-01-E60-8830 Cottage Cheese, Dehydrated—#10 Cans 8910-01-E60-8831 Whole Egg Crystals—1.75 pound bags 8910-01-E60-8832 Milk, Nonfat, Dry—#10 Cans NPA: Advocacy and Resource Corporation, Cookeville, Tennessee. Contract Activity: Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The proposed addition of these products to the Procurement List in the **Federal Register** of July 15, 2005, FR Doc. 05-13967, on page 40978 in the first column is hereby withdrawn. Sheryl D. Kennerly, Director, Information Management. [FR Doc. E5-5537 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Additions and Deletions AGENCY: Committee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Additions to and deletions from Procurement List. SUMMARY: This action adds to the Procurement List a product and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List products and services previously furnished by such agencies. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2005. 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: Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone:

(703)603-7740, Fax:

(703)603-0655, or e-mail *SKennerly@jwod.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additions On July 29, and August 5, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 43840, and 45366) of proposed additions to the Procurement List. After consideration of the material presented to it concerning capability of qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the product and service and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the product and service listed below are suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4. 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. 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 and service to the Government. 2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product and 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 product and service proposed for addition to the Procurement List. End of Certification Accordingly, the following products and services are added to the Procurement List: Product Tape, Baggage Inspection NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0673—2Prime; (inches) wide by 110 yards long NPA: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio Contracting Activity: Transportation Security Administration, Arlington, Virginia. Service Service Type/Location: Document Destruction, NARA—Pacific Alaska Region, 6125 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, Washington NPA: Northwest Center for the Retarded, Seattle, Washington Contracting Activity: National Archives & Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. Deletions On July 29, 2005, August 5, and August 12, 2005, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice (70 FR 43841, 45366, and 47175) of proposed deletions to the Procurement List. After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the products and services listed below are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 46-48c and 41 CFR 51-2.4. 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. The action may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products and 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 products and services deleted from the Procurement List. End of Certification Accordingly, the following products and services are deleted from the Procurement List: Products Card Set, Guide, File NSN: 7530-00-261-3801—Card Set, Guide, File NSN: 7530-00-261-3804—Card Set, Guide, File NSN: 7530-00-261-3813—Card Set, Guide, File NSN: 7530-00-261-3818—Card Set, Guide, File NSN: 7530-00-261-3819—Card Set, Guide, File NSN: 7530-00-249-5969—Card Set, Guide, File NPA: Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, Georgia. Contracting Activity: Office Supplies & Paper Products Acquisition Center, New York, NY. Services Service Type/Location: Dispatcher, Federal Building, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. NPA: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Contracting Activity: General Services Administration. Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance, Federal Aviation Administration Air Route Traffic, Auburn, Washington. NPA: None currently authorized. Contracting Activity: Department of Transportation. Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Hill City Office and Shop, Hill City, South Dakota. NPA: Southern Hills Developmental Services, Inc., Hot Springs, South Dakota. Contracting Activity: Department of Interior, Reston, Virginia. Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Naval Reserve Center, Fort Harrison, South Avenue, Helena, Montana. NPA: Helena Industries, Inc., Helena, Montana. Contracting Activity: Department of the Navy. Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico. NPA: Tresco, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico. Contracting Activity: Department of Interior, Reston, Virginia. Service Type/Location: Janitorial/Custodial, Umatilla Depot Activity, Hermiston, Oregon. NPA: None currently authorized. Contracting Activity: Department of the Army. Sheryl D. Kennerly, Director, Information Management. [FR Doc. E5-5538 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce

(DOC)has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce. *Title:* Transactions of U.S. Affiliate, Except a U.S. Banking Affiliate, with Foreign Parent (Form BE-605) and Transactions of U.S. Banking Affiliate with Foreign Parent (Form BE-605 Bank). *Form Number(s):* BE-605 and BE-605 Bank. *Agency Approval Number:* 0608-0009. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Burden:* 19,750 hours. *Number of Respondents:* 3,950 per quarter; 15,800 annually. *Average Hours Per Response:* 1 1/4 hours. *Needs and Uses:* The data collected are used in the preparation of the international transactions accounts, national income and product accounts, and input-output accounts. The data are needed to measure the amount of foreign direct investment in the United States, monitor changes in such investment, assess its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies and, based upon this assessment, make informed policy decisions regarding foreign direct investment in the United States. Also, the data from the BE-605 survey complement data from BEA's other ongoing surveys of foreign direct investment in the United States, namely the BE-13, Initial Report on a Foreign Person's Direct or Indirect Acquisition, Establishment, or Purchase of the Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business Enterprise, Including Real Estate, and the BE-12 (benchmark) and BE-15 (annual) surveys, which provide data on the overall operations of U.S. affiliates. *Affected Public:* U.S. businesses or other for-profit institutions. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108). *OMB Desk Officer:* Paul Bugg,

(202)395-3093. You may obtain copies of the above information collection proposal by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6025, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via the Internet at *dhynek@doc.gov.* Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of the notice to the Office of Management and Budget, O.I.R.A., Attention PRA Desk Officer for BEA, via the Internet at *pbugg@omb.eop.gov,* or by FAX at 202-395-7245. Dated: October 3, 2005. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 05-20143 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am]

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