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Contractor Personnel Interacting with 

Detainees. 

237.171–3 Policy. 

(a) Each DoD contract in which 

contractor personnel, in the course of 

their duties, interact with detainees 

shall include a requirement that such 

contractor personnel—

(1) Receive Government-provided 

training regarding the international 

obligations and laws of the United 

States applicable to the detention of 

personnel, including the Geneva 

Conventions; and 

(2) Provide a copy of the training 

receipt document to the contractor. 

(b) The combatant commander 

responsible for the area where the 

detention or interrogation facility is 

located will arrange for the training and 

a training receipt document to be 

provided to contractor personnel. For 

information on combatant commander 

geographic areas of responsibility and 

point of contact information for each 

command, see PGI 237.171–3(b). 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

252.212–7001 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section 252.212–7001 is amended 

as follows: 

■ a. By revising the clause date to read 

‘‘(SEP 2006)’’; and 

■ b. In paragraphs (b)(18) and (c)(2) by 

removing ‘‘(SEP 2005)’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘(SEP 2006)’’. 

■ 4. Section 252.237–7019 is amended 

by revising the clause date and 

paragraphs (b) and (c) to read as follows: 

252.237–7019 Training for Contractor 

Personnel Interacting with Detainees. 

As prescribed in 237.171–4, use the 

following clause: 

Training For Contractor Personnel 

Interacting With Detainees (SEP 2006) 

* * * * * 

(b) Training requirement. This clause 

implements Section 1092 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108–375). 

(1) The Combatant Commander 

responsible for the area where a 

detention or interrogation facility is 

located will arrange for training to be 

provided to contractor personnel 

interacting with detainees. The training 

will address the international 

obligations and laws of the United 

States applicable to the detention of 

personnel, including the Geneva 

Conventions. The Combatant 

Commander will arrange for a training 

receipt document to be provided to 

personnel who have completed the 

training. 

(2)(i) The Contractor shall arrange for 

its personnel interacting with detainees 

to—

(A) Receive the training specified in 

paragraph (b)(1) of this clause—

(1) Prior to interacting with detainees, 

or as soon as possible if, for compelling 

reasons, the Contracting Officer 

authorizes interaction with detainees 

prior to receipt of such training; and 

(2) Annually thereafter; and 

(B) Provide a copy of the training 

receipt document specified in paragraph 

(b)(1) of this clause to the Contractor for 

retention. 

(ii) To make these arrangements, the 

following points of contact apply: 

[Contracting Officer to insert 

applicable point of contact information 

cited in PGI 237.171–3(b).] 

(3) The Contractor shall retain a copy 

of the training receipt document(s) 

provided in accordance with paragraphs 

(b)(1) and (2) of this clause until the 

contract is closed, or 3 years after all 

work required by the contract has been 

completed and accepted by the 

Government, whichever is sooner. 

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall 

include the substance of this clause, 

including this paragraph (c), in all 

subcontracts that may require 

subcontractor personnel to interact with 

detainees in the course of their duties. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 060314069–6069–01; I.D. 

083106A] 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

Provisions; Fisheries of the 

Northeastern United States; Atlantic 

Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the 

Closed Area II Scallop Access Area to 

Scallop Vessels 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the closure 

of the Closed Area II Scallop Access 

Area (CAII) to scallop vessels until 

February 28, 2007. This closure, 

effective 0001 hours on September 6, 

2006, is based on a determination by the 

Regional Administrator, Northeast 

Region, NMFS (RA), that scallop vessels 

are projected to catch the yellowtail 

flounder (YT) bycatch total allowable 

catch (TAC) for CAII by September 6, 

2006. Upon closure, scallop vessels are 

prohibited from being in CAII until 

February 28, 2007. This action is being 

taken to prevent the scallop fleet from 

exceeding the YT TAC allocated to CAII 

during the 2006 fishing year in 

accordance with the regulations 

implemented under the Atlantic Sea 

Scallop Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), Northeast (NE) Multispecies 

FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. 

DATES: The closure of CAII to all scallop 

vessels is effective 0001 hr local time, 

September 6, 2006, until February 28, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Silva, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9326, fax (978) 

281–9135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Commercial scallop vessels fishing in 

scallop access areas are allocated 9.8 

percent of the annual YT TACs 

established in the Northeast (NE) 

Multispecies FMP. Given current fishing 

effort by scallop vessels in CAII, the RA 

has made a determination that the CAII 

YT TAC is projected to be taken by 

September 6, 2006. Pursuant to 50 CFR 

648.60(a)(5)(ii)(C) and 648.85(c)(3)(ii), 

this Federal Register notice notifies 

scallop vessel owners that, effective 

0001 hours on September 6, 2006, 

scallop vessels are prohibited from 

being in CAII until February 28, 2007. 

If a vessel with a limited access 

scallop permit has an unused trip(s) into 

CAII closed by the YT TAC, it will be 

allocated 5.4 additional open areas DAS 

for each unused trip. If a vessel has an 

unused compensation trip(s), it will be 

allocated additional open area DAS 

based on estimated catch rates for CAII. 

The conversion rate from access area 

DAS to open area DAS for CAII is 0.45 

per open area DAS. An access area DAS 

is equal to 682 kg (1,500 lb). A separate 

letter will be sent to notify vessel 

owners of their allocations for unused 

complete and/or compensation trips in 

CAII. 

Classification 

This action is required by 50 CFR part 

648 and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 

This action closes CAII to scallop 

vessels until February 28, 2007. The 

regulations at 50 CFR 648.60(a)(5)(ii)(C) 

and 648.85(c)(3)(ii) require such action 

to ensure that scallop vessels do not 


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take more YT than set aside for the 

scallop fishery. CAII opened for the 

2006 fishing year on June 15, 2006. Data 

indicating the scallop fleet has taken, or 

is projected to take, all of CAII YT TAC 

has only recently become available. To 

allow scallop vessels to continue to take 

trips in CAII during the period 

necessary to publish and receive 

comments on a proposed rule would 

result in vessels taking much more YT 

than allocated to the scallop fleet. 

Excessive YT harvest from CAII would 

result in excessive fishing effort on the 

Georges Bank YT stock, where tight 

effort controls are critical for the 

rebuilding program. Should excessive 

fishing effort occur, future management 

measures may need to be more 

restrictive. Based on the above, under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d)(3), proposed rule making 

is waived because it would be 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest to allow a period for public 

comment. Furthermore, for the same 

reasons, there is good cause under 5 

U.S.C 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day 

delayed effectiveness period for this 

action. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 1, 2006. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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