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(c) Reduced Deliveries.

If the Contractor believes that a law,

regulation, or order of a foreign government

requires the Contractor to deliver less than

the quantity set forth in the Schedule for any

location within that country, the Contractor

may request allocation in accordance with (a)

above. In addition to the criteria in (a) above,

the Contractor’s request shall cite—

(1) The law, regulation or order, furnishing

copies of the same;

(2) The authority under which is imposed;

and

(3) The nature of the Government’s waiver,

exception, and enforcement procedure.

The Contracting Officer will promptly

review the matter and advise the Contractor

whether or not the need to allocate has been

substantiated. If the law, regulation, or order

requiring the Contractor to reduce deliveries

ceases to be effective, the Contractor shall

resume deliveries in accordance with the

original Schedule.

(d) If, as a result of reduced deliveries

permitted by (a), (b), or (c) above, the

Contracting Officer decides that continuation

of this contract is no longer in the best

interests of the Government, the Government

may terminate this contract or any quantity

thereunder, by written notice, at no cost to

the Government. However, the Government

shall not be relieved of its obligation to pay

for supplies actually delivered to and

accepted by it.

(e) Except as otherwise stated in (b) above,

any volumes omitted pursuant to (a) or (b)

above shall be deleted from this contract, and

the Contractor shall have no continuing

obligation, so far as this contract is

concerned, to make up such omitted

supplies.

(f) For Posts, Camps, and Stations

contracts, Department of Energy priority

orders and allocation regulations will take

precedence over any conflicting provisions of

this clause.

(g) For Bulk Fuels contracts, the provisions

contained in (a) and (b) above shall be

inoperative when the Secretary of Defense

makes a written determination that it is

essential to the National Defense that the

Defense Fuel Supply Center be provided

contract volumes exceeding the pro rata

amount of product to which it would

otherwise be entitled. However, in no case

will the Contractor be required, under this

contract, to supply more than 100% of the

quantity specified in the Schedule.

[end of clause]

Dated: April 24, 1995.

Margaret J. Janes,

Assistant Executive Director (Procurement

Policy).

[FR Doc. 95–10761 Filed 5–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

48 CFR Parts 1503, 1505, 1513, 1514,

1515, 1522, 1525, 1542 and 1552

[FRL–5201–5]

Acquisition Regulation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is amending the EPA

Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to

incorporate changes to the EPAAR

which are generally administrative in

nature.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 4, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Acquisition

Management (3802F), 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Wyborski, Telephone: (202) 260–

6482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background Information

This rule raises the level of delegated

authority and the dollar thresholds for

several administrative review

requirements. The rule also corrects

terminology, FAR and EPAAR

references and improves the consistency

between the FAR and the EPAAR.

II. Executive Order 12866

This is not a significant regulatory

action under Executive Order 12866;

therefore, no review is required at the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs within OMB.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because this rule does not

contain information collection

requirements for the approval of the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This rule is not expected to have a

significant impact on a substantial

number of small entities within the

meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts

1503, 1505, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1522,

1525, 1542 and 1552. Government

Procurement.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, Chapter 15 of Title 48 Code

of Federal Regulations 1503, 1505, 1513,

1514, 1515, 1522, 1525, 1542 and 1552

is amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for parts

1503, 1505, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1522,

1525, 1542 and 1552 continue to read as

follows:

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390 as

amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

1503.203 [Amended]

2. Section 1503.203 is amended by

removing the words ‘‘Head of the

Contracting Activity’’ and adding in its

place the words ‘‘Chief of the

Contracting Office’’.

1505.270 [Amended]

3. Section 1505.270 is amended by

removing the dollar figure ‘‘$10,000’’ in

paragraph (b) and adding in its place the

dollar figure ‘‘$25,000’’.

1505.271 [Removed and Reserved]

4. Section 1505.271 is removed and

reserved.

1513.570 [Amended]

5. Section 1513.570 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

1513.570 Oral Purchase Orders

* * * * *

(c) Oral purchase orders shall not be

used for—

(1) Acquisitions for construction over

$2,000.

(2) Acquisitions for services over

$2,500 which are subject to the Service

Contract Act.

1514.406–3 [Amended]

6. Section 1514.406–3 is amended by

removing the words ‘‘Head of

Contracting Activity (HCA)’’ and adding

in its place the words ‘‘Chief of the

Contracting Office’’.

1515.506 [Amended]

7. Section 1515.506 is amended by

removing ‘‘PM–216’’ and adding in its

place ‘‘3903F’’.

1515.612 [Amended]

8. Section 1515.612 is amended by

removing the dollar figure of

‘‘$5,000,000’’ in paragraphs (a)(1)

introductory text and (a)(2) introductory

text and adding in its place the dollar

figure ‘‘$15,000,000.’’

1522.608–3 [Amended]

9. 1522.608–3 is amended by

removing the words ‘‘Head of the

Contracting Activity (HCA) for referral

to the Department of Labor (DOL) or to

the Administrator of SBA if the offeror

is a small business’’ and adding in its

place ‘‘Chief of the Contracting Office in

accordance with FAR 22.608–3(b)(1)–

(3)’’.

10. Section 1522.1003 is revised to

read as follows:
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1522.1003 Applicability.

Requests for limitations, variances,

tolerances and exemptions shall be

submitted to the Chief of the

Contracting Office for signature and

through the agency labor advisor in the

Grants Administration Division to the

Department of Labor in accordance with

FAR 22.1003–4.

11. Section 1525.102 is revised to read

as follows:

1525.102 Policy.

The Chief of the Contracting Office is

designated to approve determinations

required by FAR 25.102(b)(2).

1542.708 [Amended]

12. Section 1542.708 is amended by

removing the dollar figure ‘‘$500,000’’

in paragraph (a)(1) and replacing it with

the dollar figure ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and by

removing the dollar figure ‘‘$1,000,000’’

in paragraph (a)(2) and replacing it with

the dollar figure ‘‘$5,000,000’’.

1552.210–75 [Amended]

13. Section 1552.210–75 introductory

text is amended by removing

‘‘1510.011– 74’’ and adding in its place

‘‘1510.011–75.’’

1552.210–76 [Amended]

14. Section 1552.210–76 introductory

text is amended by removing

‘‘1510.011–75’’ and adding in its place

‘‘1510.011–76.’’

1552.210–77 [Amended]

15. Section 1552.210–77 introductory

text is amended by removing

‘‘1510.011–76’’ and adding in its place

‘‘1510.011–77.’’

1552.210–78 [Amended]

16. Section 1552.210–78 introductory

text is amended by removing

‘‘1510.011–77’’ and adding in its place

‘‘1510.011–78.’’

Dated: April 24, 1995.

Betty L. Bailey,

Director, Office of Acquisition Management.

[FR Doc. 95–10877 Filed 5–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 651

[Docket No. 950410096–5096–01; I.D.

042695A]

RIN 0648–AH66

Northeast Multispecies Fishery;

Framework 9 Measures; Reporting

Requirements

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; effectiveness of

collection-of-information requirements.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) of collection-of-information

requirements contained in Framework

Adjustment 9 to the Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP). This rule makes effective several

reporting requirements that are

associated with regulations that provide

significant regulatory relief to

fishermen, including transiting certain

closed areas under specified conditions,

fishing by vessels in a given state’s

winter flounder fishing program under

certain conditions using net mesh size

less than the minimum mesh size, and

fishing by party and charter boats in the

Nantucket Lightship Closed Area under

certain conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Sections

651.20(a)(6)(iii)(B), 651.20(j)(1), and

651.21(c)(2)(iv)(A) published at 60 FR

19364 (April 18, 1995) are effective on

April 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Any comments regarding

burden-hour estimates for collection-ofinformation requirements contained in

this final rule should be sent to the

Regional Director, Northeast Regional

Office, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Gloucester, MA 01930, and to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, (Attention: NOAA Desk Officer),

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan A. Murphy, Fishery Policy

Analyst, 508–281–9252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final

rule that implemented the measures

contained in Framework 9 to the FMP

was published in the Federal Register

on April 18, 1995 (60 FR 19364), and

most of those measures were made

effective on April 13, 1995. However,

because OMB approval of the reporting

requirements contained in Framework 9

had not yet been received as of the

effective date of that rule, effectiveness

of those measures was delayed. OMB

approval for those measures was

received on April 26, 1995.

Consequently this rule makes the three

reporting measures

(§§ 651.20(a)(6)(iii)(B), 651.20(j)(1), and

651.21(c)(2)(iv)(A)), which were

codified in the April 18 final rule,

effective.

Classification

The Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries, NOAA, finds that, under 5

U.S.C. 553(d)(1), because immediate

implementation of this rule relieves

restrictions on the industry with

virtually no impact on the conservation

objectives of the FMP, there is no need

to delay the effectiveness of the

reporting requirements contained

herein.

This rule contains three new

collection-of-information requirements

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

that have been approved by the Office

of Management and Budget under OMB

control number 0648–0202. The public

reporting burden for each of these

collections of information is estimated

to be 2 minutes per response, including

time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources,

gathering and maintaining data needed,

and completing and reviewing the

collection of information. Send

comments regarding these reporting

burden estimates or any other aspect of

these collections of information,

including suggestions for reducing the

burdens, to NMFS and OMB (see

ADDRESSES).

NOAA codifies its OMB control

numbers for information collection at 50

CFR 204.1.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: April 28, 1995.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–10929 Filed 4–28–95; 4:36 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

50 CFR Part 649

[Docket No. 950224059–5114–02; I.D.

011195C]

RIN 0648–AH36

American Lobster Fishery; Framework

Adjustments 2 and 3

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and