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levels of government, as specified in

Executive Order 13132. This rule

amends the EPA Acquisition Regulation

relating to internal agency procedures

addressing business ownership

categories of contractors who receive

EPA awards. Thus, the requirements of

section 6 of the Executive Order do not

apply to this rule.

J. Submission to Congress and the

General Accounting Office

The Congressional Review Act, 5

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides

that before a rule may take effect, the

agency promulgating the rule must

submit a rule report, which includes a

copy of the rule, to each House of

Congress and to the Comptroller General

of the United States. EPA will submit a

report containing this rule and other

required information to the U.S. Senate,

the U.S. House of Representatives, and

the Comptroller General of the United

States prior to publication of the rule in

the Federal Register. A major rule

cannot take effect until 60 days after it

is published in the Federal Register.

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

Authority: The provisions of this

regulation are issued under 5 U.S.C. 301;

section 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, as amended 40

U.S.C. 486(c).

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1504

and 1552

Government procurement.

Therefore, 48 CFR Chapter 15 is

amended as set forth below:

1. The authority citation for Parts

1504 and 1552 is revised to read as

follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Sec. 205(c), 63

Stat. 390, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 41

U.S.C. 418b.

2. Part 1504 is amended by adding

subpart 1504.6 as follows:

PART 1504—ADMINISTRATIVE

MATTERS

Subpart 1504.6—Contract Reporting

1504.670 Business Ownership

Representation.

Contracting officers shall insert the

clause at 1552.204–70, Business

Ownership Representation, in

solicitations and contracts with an

estimated dollar value greater than the

simplified acquisition threshold.

Completion of the clause by the

successful awardee is voluntary.

3. Subpart 1552.2 is amended by

adding 1552.204–70 as follows:

1552.204–70 Business Ownership

Representation.

As prescribed in 1504.670, insert the

following clause in solicitations and

contracts:

Business Ownership Representation

(JAN 2001)

The successful awardee should check

one or more of the categories below that

represents its business ownership and

return this information to the

contracting officer within ten (10)

calendar days after award. Completion

of this clause by the successful awardee

is voluntary.

‘‘Ownership,’’ as used in this clause,

means: (a) At least 51 percent of the

concern is owned by one or more

individuals from a category listed

below; or, in the case of any publicly

owned business, at least 51 percent of

the stock of the concern is owned by

one or more such individuals; and (b)

The management and daily business

operations of the concern are controlled

by one or more such individuals.

Ethnicity

[ ] Hispanic or Latino.

[ ] Not Hispanic or Latino.

Race

[ ] American Indian, Eskimo, or

Aleut.

[ ] Asian or Pacific Islander.

[ ] Black or African American.

[ ] White.

(End of clause)

Dated: November 29, 2000.

Judy S. Davis,

Acting Director, Office of Acquisition

Management.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[I.D. 102600E]

Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon

Fisheries; Inseason Orders

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Inseason orders.

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes the Fraser

River salmon inseason orders regulating

salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The

orders were issued by the Fraser River

Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon

Commission (Commission) and

subsequently approved and issued by

NMFS during the 2000 sockeye and

pink salmon fisheries within the U.S.

Fraser River Panel Area. These orders

established fishing times, areas, and

types of gear for U.S. treaty Indian and

all–citizen fisheries during the period

the Commission exercised jurisdiction

over these fisheries. Due to the

frequency with which inseason orders

are issued, publication of individual

orders is impracticable. The 2000 orders

are therefore being published in this

document to avoid fragmentation.

DATES: Each of the following inseason

actions was effective upon the dates and

times as specified at 50 CFR

300.97(b)(1). Comments will be

accepted through December 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Donna Darm, Acting Regional

Administrator, Northwest Region,

NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., BIN

C15700–Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0070. Information relevant to this

document is available for public review

during business hours at the office of

the Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, NMFS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William L. Robinson, 206–526–6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The treaty

between the Government of the United

States of America and the Government

of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon

was signed at Ottawa on January 28,

1985, and subsequently was given effect

in the United States by the Pacific

Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C.

3631–3644.

Under authority of the Act, Federal

regulations at 50 CFR part 300 subpart

F provide a framework for

implementation of certain regulations of

the Commission and inseason orders of

the Commission’s Panel for U.S. sockeye

and pink salmon fisheries in the Fraser

River Panel Area.

The regulations close the Fraser River

Panel Area (U.S.) to U.S. sockeye and

pink salmon fishing unless opened by

Panel orders or by inseason regulations

published by NMFS that give effect to

Panel orders. During the fishing season,

NMFS may issue regulations that

establish fishing times and areas

consistent with the Commission

agreements and inseason orders of the

Panel. Such orders must be consistent

with domestic legal obligations. The

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, NMFS, issues the inseason

orders. Official notification of these

inseason actions of NMFS is provided

by two telephone hotline numbers

described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1).

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Inseason orders must be published in

the Federal Register as soon as

practicable after they are issued. Due to

the frequency with which inseason

orders are issued, publication of

individual orders is impractical.

Therefore, the 2000 orders are therefore

being published in this document to

avoid fragmentation.

The following inseason orders were

adopted by the Panel and issued for U.S.

fisheries by NMFS during the 2000

fishing season. The times listed are local

times, and the areas designated are

Puget Sound Management and Catch

Reporting Areas as defined in the

Washington State Administrative Code

at Chapter 220–22.

Order No. 2000–1: Issued 5 p.m., July

21, 2000

Treaty Indian Fishery

Areas 4B, 5 and 6C: Open for drift

gillnets from 6 p.m. July 21, 2000, to 12

noon July 26, 2000.

Order No. 2000–2: Issued 1 p.m. July

25, 2000

Treaty Indian Fishery

Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift

gillnets from 12 noon July 26, 2000, to

12 noon July 29, 2000.

Areas 6,7 and 7A: Open for net fishing

from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 26, 2000.

All Citizen Fishery

Areas 7 and 7A: Purse seine fishery

open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 27,

2000. Drift gillnet fishery open from 3

p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on July 27, 2000. Reef

net fishery open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

on July 29, 2000.

Order No. 2000–3: Issued 4 p.m., July

25, 2000, and supersedes all previous

inseason orders

Treaty Indian Fishery

Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnet open

from 12 noon July 26, 2000, to 12 noon

July 29, 2000.

Areas 6, 7 and 7A: Open for net

fishing from 4 a.m. July 26, 2000, to 8

a.m. July 27, 2000.

All Citizen Fishery

Areas 7 and 7A: Drift gillnet fishery

open 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. July 27, 2000.

Purse seine fishery open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

July 28, 2000. Reef net fishery open

from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on July 29, 2000,

and July 30, 2000.

Order No. 2000–4: Issued 4 p.m. August

2, 2000, and supersedes all previous

inseason orders

All Citizen Fishery

Areas 7 and 7A: Purse seine fishery

open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. August 3,

2000, and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. August

4, 2000. Drift gillnet fishery open from

7:15 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. August 3, 2000,

and from 7:15 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. August

4, 2000.

Order No. 2000–5: Issued at 4:00 p.m.,

August 5, 2000

Treaty Indian Fishery

Areas 4B, 5 and 6C: Open for drift

gillnets from 6 p.m. August 5 to 6:00

p.m. August 7, 2000.

Areas 6, 7 and 7A: Open for net

fishing from 12:00 noon August 6, 2000,

to 6:00 p.m. August 7, 2000.

Order No. 2000–6: Issued at 4:00 p.m.

August 8, 2000

All Citizen Fishery

Areas 7 and 7A: Reef net fishery open

from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. August 9,

2000. Purse seine fishery open from 6:00

a.m. to 6:00 p.m. August 10, 2000. Drift

gillnet fishery open from 8:00 a.m. to

8:00 p.m. on August 10, 2000.

Order No. 2000–7: Issued at 4:00 p.m.

August 15, 2000

All Citizen Fishery

Areas 7 and 7A south and east of a

line from Iwersen’s Dock on Point

Roberts to Georgina Point Light at the

entrance to Active Pass in British

Columbia: Purse seine fishery open from

6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on August 16,

2000. Drift gillnet fishery open from

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. August 16, 2000.

Order No. 8–2000: Issued at 4:00 p.m.

August 22, 2000

United States Fraser River Panel Area

Waters

Areas 4B, 5 and 6C, relinquish

regulatory control effective August 27,

2000.

Areas 6 and 7 and Area 7A south and

east of a line from Iwerson’s Dock on

Point Roberts to Georgina Point Light at

the entrance to Active Pass in British

Columbia, relinquish regulatory control

effective August 27, 2000.

Classification

Because these fisheries have been

closed, NMFS has determined that good

cause exists for this notification to be

issued without affording a prior

opportunity for public comment

because such notification would be

unnecessary, impracticable, and

contrary to the public interest.

This action is authorized by 50 CFR

300.97, and is exempt from review

under Executive Order 12866.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).

Dated: November 28, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE: 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[I.D. 111400A]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

(HMS) Fisheries; Large Coastal,

Pelagic, and Small Coastal Shark

Species

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Fishing season notification.

SUMMARY: NMFS notifies eligible

participants of the opening and closing

of fishing seasons for Atlantic large

coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal

sharks (SCS), and pelagic sharks.

DATES: The fishery opening for LCS is

effective January 1, 2001; the LCS

closure is effective from 11:30 p.m. local

time March 24, 2001, through June 30,

2001. The fishery opening for SCS and

pelagic sharks is January 1, 2001; no

closure dates for these fisheries are

included in this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margo Schulze-Haugen or Karyl

Brewster-Geisz, 301-713-2347; fax 301-

713-1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Atlantic shark fishery is managed under

the Fishery Management Plan for

Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks

(HMS FMP), and its implementing

regulations found at 50 CFR part 635

issued under authority of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act (16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

On June 30, 1999, NMFS received a

Court Order from Judge Steven D.

Merryday enjoining NMFS from

enforcing the 1999 regulations, 64 FR

29090 (May 28, 1999), regarding

Atlantic shark commercial catch quotas

and fish-counting methods (including

the counting of dead discards and state

commercial landings after Federal

closures) that are different from the

quotas and fish counting methods

prescribed by the 1997 Atlantic shark

regulations, 62 FR 16648 (April 7, 1997).

On June 12, 2000, the Court issued