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Oklahoma and Texas

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BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

48 CFR Part 1552

[FRL–6955–3]

Acquisition Regulation; Administrative

Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is issuing this final rule

that amends the Environmental

Protection Agency Acquisition

Regulation (EPAAR) by making

administrative changes to be consistent

with Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) provisions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Schaffer, U.S. EPA, Office of

Acquisition Management, Mail Code

(3802R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20460, Telephone:

(202) 564–4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

This interim rule was published in

the Federal Register (65 FR 58921) on

October 3, 2000, providing for a 60-day

public comment period. Interested

parties were afforded an opportunity to

participate in the making of this rule.

No public comments were received.

B. Executive Order 12866

This is not a significant regulatory

action for the purposes of Executive

Order 12866; therefore, no review is

required by the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs within the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB).

C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

The information collection

requirement (ICR) in 1552.219–71,

Procedures for Participation in the EPA

Mentor-Protege Program, is covered by

OMB clearance number 2030–0006.

Copies of the ICR document may be

obtained from Sandy Farmer, by mail at

the EPA Office of Environmental

Information, Collection Strategies

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (2822); 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20460, by email at

farmer.sandy@epa.gov, or by calling

(201) 260–2740. A copy may also be

downloaded off the internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr. Include the ICR

clearance number in any

correspondence.

The government-wide information

collection requirement in 1552.245–73,

Government Property, is covered by

OMB clearance number 9000–0075,

which is maintained by the General

Services Administration. This final rule

contains no other clauses with

information requirements that require

the approval of OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as

Amended by the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.

The RFA generally requires an agency

to prepare a regulatory flexibility

analysis of any rule subject to notice

and comment rulemaking requirements

under the Administrative Procedure Act

or any other statute unless the agency

certifies that the rule will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Small entities include small businesses,

small organizations, and small

governmental jurisdictions.

For purposes of assessing the impact

of today’s final rule on small entities,

small entity is defined as: (1) A small

business that meets the definition of a

small business found in the Small

Business Act and codified at 13 CFR

121.201; (2) a small governmental

jurisdiction that is a government of a

city, county, town, school district or

special district with a population of less

than 50,000; and (3) a small

organization that is any not-for-profit

enterprise which is independently

owned and operated and is not

dominant in its field.

After considering the economic

impacts of today’s final rule on small

entities, I certify that this action will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

In determining whether a rule has a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities, the

impact of concern is any significant

adverse economic impact on small

entities, since the primary purpose of

the regulatory flexibility analyses is to

identify and address regulatory

alternatives ‘‘which minimize any

significant economic impact of the final

rule on small entities.’’ 5 U.S.C. 603 and

604. Thus, an agency may certify that a

rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities if the rule

relieves regulatory burden, or otherwise

has a positive economic effect on all of

the small entities subject to the rule.

This final rule merely incorporates

existing EPA solicitation and contract

provisions into the EPAAR and will

have no adverse impact on small

entities. The requirements under this

final rule impose no additional

reporting, record-keeping, or

compliance costs on small entities.

E. Unfunded Mandates

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public

Law 104–4, establishes requirements for

Federal agencies to assess their

regulatory actions on State, local, and

Tribal governments, and the private

sector. This final rule does not contain

a Federal mandate that may result in

expenditures of $100 million or more

for State, local, and Tribal governments,

in the aggregate, or the private sector in

one year. Any private sector costs for

this action relate to paperwork

requirements and associated

expenditures that are far below the level

established for UMRA applicability.

Thus, the final rule is not subject to the

requirements of sections 202 and 205 of

the UMRA.

F. Executive Order 13045

Executive Order 13045, Protection of

Children from Environmental Health

Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885,

April 23, 1997), applies to any rule that:

(1) Is determined to be economically

significant as defined under Executive

Order 12866, and (2) concerns an

environmental health or safety risk that

EPA has reason to believe may have a

disproportionate effect on children. If

the regulatory action meets both criteria,

the Agency must evaluate the

environmental health or safety effects of

the planned rule on children, and

explain why the planned regulation is

preferable to other potentially effective

and reasonably feasible alternatives

considered by the Agency.

This final rule is not subject to

Executive Order 13045 because it is not

an economically significant rule as

defined by Executive Order 12866, and

because it does not involve decisions on

environmental health or safety risks.

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G. Executive Order 13132

Executive Order 13132 entitled,

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,

1999), requires EPA to develop an

accountable process to ensure

‘‘meaningful and timely input by State

and local officials in the development of

regulatory policies that have federalism

implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have

federalism implications’’ is defined in

the Executive Order to include

regulations that have ‘‘substantial direct

effects on the States, on the relationship

between the national government and

the States, or on the distribution of

power and responsibilities among the

various levels of government.’’

Under section 6 of Executive Order

13132, EPA may not issue a regulation

that has federalism implications, that

imposes substantial direct compliance

costs, and that is not required by statute,

unless the Federal government provides

the funds necessary to pay the direct

compliance costs incurred by State and

local governments, or EPA consults with

State and local officials early in the

process of developing the proposed

regulation. EPA also may not issue a

regulation that has federalism

implications and that preempts State

law, unless the Agency consults with

State and local officials early in the

process of developing the proposed

regulation.

This final rule does not have

federalism implications. It will not have

substantial direct effects on the States,

on the relationship between the national

government and the States, or on the

distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government, as specified in

Executive Order 13132. This final rule

merely incorporates existing EPA

solicitation and contract provisions into

the EPAAR. Thus, the requirements of

section 6 of the Executive Order do not

apply to this final rule.

H. Executive Order 13084

Under Executive Order 13084, EPA

may not issue a regulation that is not

required by statute, that significantly or

uniquely affects the communities of

Indian Tribal governments, and that

imposes substantial direct compliance

costs on those communities, unless the

Federal government provides the funds

necessary to pay the direct compliance

costs incurred by Tribal governments, or

EPA consults with those governments. If

EPA complies by consulting, Executive

Order 13084 requires EPA to provide to

the OMB, in a separately identified

section of the preamble to the rule, a

description of the extent of EPA’s prior

consultation with representatives of

affected Tribal governments, a summary

of the nature of their concerns, and a

statement supporting the need to issue

the regulation. In addition, Executive

Order 13084 requires EPA to develop an

effective process permitting elected and

other representatives of Indian Tribal

government ‘‘to provide meaningful and

timely input in the development of

regulatory policies on matters that

significantly or uniquely affect their

communities.’’

This final rule does not significantly

or uniquely affect the communities of

Indian Tribal governments.

Accordingly, the requirements of

section 3(b) of Executive Order 13084

do not apply to this final rule.

I. National Technology Transfer and

Advancement Act of 1995

Section 12(d) of the National

Technology Transfer and Advancement

Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104–

113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note),

directs EPA to use voluntary consensus

standards in its regulatory activities

unless to do so would be inconsistent

with applicable law or otherwise

impractical. Voluntary consensus

standards are technical standards (e.g.,

materials specifications, test methods,

sampling procedures, and business

practices) that are developed or adopted

by voluntary consensus standards

bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to

provide Congress, through OMB,

explanations when the Agency decides

not to use available and applicable

voluntary consensus standards. This

final rule does not involve technical

standards. Therefore, EPA did not

consider the use of any voluntary

consensus standards.

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 rules report, which includes a

copy of the rule, to each House of the

Congress and to the Comptroller General

of the United States. EPA will submit a

report containing this final 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; Sec.

205(c), 63 Stat. 390, as amended, 40 U.S.C.

486(c); and 41 U.S.C. 418b. 48 CFR Chapter

15 is amended as follows:

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1552

Government procurement.

1. The authority citations for 48 CFR

part 1552 continues to read as follows:

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

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

41 U.S.C. 418b.

2. In Section 1552.211–70, in the

clause ‘‘Reports of Work’’ and in

alternate 1 revise the effective date of

the clause from ‘‘Feb 1998’’ to read ‘‘Oct

2000’’.

3. In Section1552.211–79

‘‘Compliance with EPA Policies for

Information Resources Management’’

revise the effective date of the clause

from ‘‘Sept 1991’’ to read ‘‘Oct 2000.’’

4. Section1552.219–70 MentorProtege Program is revised to read as

follows:

1552.219–70 Mentor-Protege Program.

As prescribed in 1519.203(a), insert

the following clause:

MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM

OCT 2000

(a) The Contractor has been approved to

participate in the EPA Mentor-Protege

program. The purpose of the Program is to

increase the participation of small

disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) as

subcontractors, suppliers, and ultimately as

prime contractors; to establish a mutually

beneficial relationship with SDB’s and EPA’s

large business prime contractors (although

small businesses may participate as Mentors);

to develop the technical and corporate

administrative expertise of SDBs which will

ultimately lead to greater success in

competition for contract opportunities; to

promote the economic stability of SDBs; and

to aid in the achievement of goals for the use

of SDBs in subcontracting activities under

EPA contracts.

(b) The Contractor shall submit an

executed Mentor-Protege agreement to the

contracting officer, with a copy to the Office

of Small and Disadvantaged Business

Utilization or the Small Business Specialist,

within thirty (30) calendar days after the

effective date of the contract. The contracting

officer will notify the Contractor within

thirty (30) calendar days from its submission

if the agreement is not accepted.

(c) The Contractor as a Mentor under the

Program agrees to fulfill the terms of its

agreement(s) with the Protege firm(s).

(d) If the Contractor or Protege firm is

suspended or debarred while performing

under an approved Mentor-Protege

agreement, the Contractor shall promptly

give notice of the suspension or debarment

to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization and the contracting

officer.

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(e) Costs incurred by the Contractor in

fulfilling their agreement(s) with the Protege

firm(s) are not reimbursable on a direct basis

under this contract.

(f) In an attachment to Standard Form 294,

Subcontracts Report for Individual Contracts,

the Contractor shall report on the progress

made under their Mentor-Protege

agreement(s), providing:

(1) The number of agreements in effect; and

(2) The progress in achieving the

developmental assistance objectives under

each agreement, including whether the

objectives of the agreement have been met,

problem areas encountered, and any other

appropriate information.

(End of clause)

5. Section 1552.219–71, Procedures

for Participation in the EPA MentorProtege Program, is revised to read as

follows:

1552.219–71 Procedures for Participation

in the EPA Mentor-Protege Program.

As prescribed in 1519.203(b), insert

the following provision:

PROCEDURES FOR PARTICIPATION IN

THE EPA MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM

OCT 2000

(a) This provision sets forth the procedures

for participation in the EPA Mentor-Protege

Program (hereafter referred to as the

Program). The purpose of the Program is to

increase the participation of small

disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) as

subcontractors, suppliers, and ultimately as

prime contractors; to establish a mutually

beneficial relationship with SDBs and EPA’s

large business prime contractors (although

small businesses may participate as Mentors);

to develop the technical and corporate

administrative expertise of the SDBs which

will ultimately lead to greater success in

competition for contract opportunities; to

promote the economic stability of SDBs; and

to aid in the achievement of goals for the use

of SDBs in subcontracting activities under

EPA contracts. If the successful offeror is

accepted into the Program they shall serve as

a Mentor to a Protege (SDB) firm(s),

providing developmental assistance in

accordance with an agreement with the

Protege firm(s).

(b) To participate as a Mentor, the offeror

must receive approval in accordance with

paragraph (h).

(c) A Protege must be a small

disadvantaged business (SDB) concern as

defined under Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) 19.001, and a small

business for the purpose of the Small

Business Administration (SBA) size standard

applicable to the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code

applicable to the contemplated supplies or

services to be provided by the Protege firm

to the Mentor firm. Further, consistent with

EPA’s 1993 Appropriation Act, socially

disadvantaged individuals shall be deemed

to include women.

(d) Where there may be a concern

regarding the Protege firm’s eligibility to

participate in the program, the protege’s

eligibility will be determined by the

contracting officer after the SBA has

completed any formal determinations.

(e) The offeror shall submit an application

in accordance with paragraph (k) as part of

its proposal which shall include as a

minimum the following information.

(1) A statement and supporting

documentation that the offeror is currently

performing under at least one active Federal

contract with an approved subcontracting

plan and is eligible for the award of Federal

contracts;

(2) A summary of the offeror’s historical

and recent activities and accomplishments

under their SDB program. The offeror is

encouraged to include any initiatives or

outreach information believed pertinent to

approval as a Mentor firm;

(3) The total dollar amount (including the

value of all option periods or quantities) of

EPA contracts and subcontracts received by

the offeror during its two preceding fiscal

years. (Show prime contracts and

subcontracts separately per year);

(4) The total dollar amount and percentage

of subcontract awards made to all SDB firms

under EPA contracts during its two preceding

fiscal years. If recently required to submit a

SF 295, provide copies of the two preceding

year’s reports;

(5) The number and total dollar amount of

subcontract awards made to the identified

Protege firm(s) during the two preceding

fiscal years (if any).

(f) In addition to the information required

by (e) above, the offeror shall submit as a part

of the application the following information

for each proposed Mentor-Protege

relationship:

(1) Information on the offeror’s ability to

provide developmental assistance to the

identified Protege firm and how the

assistance will potentially increase

contracting and subcontracting opportunities

for the Protege firm, including subcontract

opportunities in industry categories where

SDBs are not dominant in the offeror’s

vendor base.

(2) A letter of intent indicating that both

the Mentor firm and the Protege firm intend

to enter into a contractual relationship under

which the Protege will perform as a

subcontractor under the contract resulting

from this solicitation and that the firms will

negotiate a Mentor-Protege agreement. Costs

incurred by the offeror in fulfilling the

agreement(s) with the Protege firm(s) are not

reimbursable as a direct cost under the

contract. The letter of intent must be signed

by both parties and contain the following

information:

(i) The name, address and phone number

of both parties;

(ii) The Protege firm’s business

classification, based upon the NAICS code(s)

which represents the contemplated supplies

or services to be provided by the Protege firm

to the Mentor firm;

(iii) A statement that the Protege firm

meets the eligibility criteria;

(iv) A preliminary assessment of the

developmental needs of the Protege firm and

the proposed developmental assistance the

Mentor firm envisions providing the Protege.

The offeror shall address those needs and

how their assistance will enhance the

Protege. The offeror shall develop a schedule

to assess the needs of the Protege and

establish criteria to evaluate the success in

the Program.

(v) A statement that if the offeror or Protege

firm is suspended or debarred while

performing under an approved MentorProtege agreement the offeror shall promptly

give notice of the suspension or debarment

to the EPA Office of Small Disadvantaged

Business Utilization (OSDBU) and the

contracting officer. The statement shall

require the Protege firm to notify the

Contractor if it is suspended or debarred.

(g) The application will be evaluated on

the extent to which the offeror’s proposal

addresses the items listed in (e) and (f). To

the maximum extent possible, the

application should be limited to not more

than 10 single pages, double spaced. The

offeror may identify more than one Protege

in its application.

(h) If the offeror is determined to be in the

competitive range, the offeror will be advised

by the contracting officer whether their

application is approved or rejected. The

contracting officer, if necessary, may request

additional information in connection with

the offeror’s submission of its revised or best

and final offer. If the successful offeror has

submitted an approved application, they

shall comply with the clause titled ‘‘MentorProtege Program.’’

(i) Subcontracts of $1,000,000 or less

awarded to firms approved as Proteges under

the Program are exempt from the

requirements for competition set forth in

FAR 52.244–5(b).

(j) Costs incurred by the offeror in fulfilling

their agreement(s) with a Protege firm(s) are

not reimbursable as a direct cost under the

contract. Unless EPA is the responsible audit

agency under FAR 42.703–1, offerors are

encouraged to enter into an advance

agreement with their responsible audit

agency on the treatment of such costs when

determining indirect cost rates. Where EPA is

the responsible audit agency, these costs will

be considered in determining indirect cost

rates.

(k) Submission of Application and

Questions Concerning the Program. The

application for the Program shall be

submitted to the contracting officer, and to

the EPA OSDBU, at the following addresses

for headquarters procurements:

Socioeconomic Business Program Officer,

Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization, U. S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building

(3801R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202)

564–4322, Fax: (202) 565–2473

The application for the Program shall be

submitted to the contracting officer, and to

the Small Business Specialist, at the

following address for RTP procurements:

Small Business Program Officer, Contracts

Management Division (MD–33), U. S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,

Telephone: (919) 541–2249, Fax: (919)

541–5539

The application for the Program shall be

submitted to the contracting officer, and to

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the Small Business Specialist, at the

following address for Cincinnati

procurements:

Small and Disadvantaged Business

Utilization Officer, Contracts Management

Division, 26 West Martin Luther King

Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, Telephone:

(513) 487–2024, Fax: (513) 487–2004

(End of provision)

6. Section 1552.219–72, Small

Disadvantaged Business Participation

Program, is revised to read as follows:

1552.219–72 Small Disadvantaged

Business Participation Program.

As prescribed in 1519.204(a), insert

the following clause:

SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS

PARTICIPATION PROGRAM

OCT 2000

(a) Section M of this solicitation contains

a source selection factor or subfactor related

to the participation of small disadvantaged

business (SDB) concerns in the performance

of the contract. The nature of the evaluation

of an SDB offeror under this evaluation factor

or subfactor is dependent upon whether the

SDB concern qualifies for the price

evaluation adjustment under the clause at

FAR 52.219–23, Notice of Price Evaluation

Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged

Business Concerns, and whether the SDB

concern specifically waives this price

evaluation adjustment.

(b) In order to be evaluated under the

source selection factor or subfactor, an offeror

must provide, with its offer, the following

information:

(1) The extent of participation of SDB

concerns in the performance of the contract

in terms of the value of the total acquisition.

Specifically, offerors must provide targets,

expressed as dollars and percentages of the

total contract value, for SDB participation in

the applicable and authorized North

American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) Industry Subsectors as determined

by the Department of Commerce. Total dollar

and percentage targets must be provided for

SDB participation by the prime contractor,

including team members and joint venture

partners. In addition, total dollar and

percentage targets for SDB participation by

subcontractors must be provided and listed

separately;

(2) The specific identification of SDB

concerns to be involved in the performance

of the contract;

(3) The extent of commitment to use SDB

concerns in the performance of the contract:

(4) The complexity and variety of the work

the SDB concerns are to perform; and

(5) The realism of the proposal to use SDB

concerns in the performance of the contract.

(c) An SDB offeror who waives the price

evaluation adjustment provided in FAR

52.219–23 shall provide, with their offer,

targets, expressed as dollars and percentages

of the total contract value, for the work that

it intends to perform as the prime contractor

in the applicable and authorized NAICS

Industry Subsectors as determined by the

Department of Commerce. All of the offeror’s

identified targets described in paragraphs (b)

and (c) of this clause will be incorporated

into and made part of any resulting contract.

(End of provision)

7. Section 1552.219–73, Small

Disadvantaged Business Targets, is

revised to read as follows:

1552.219–73 Small Disadvantaged

Business Targets.

As prescribed in 1519.204(b), insert

the following clause:

SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS

TARGETS

OCT 2000

(a) In accordance with FAR 19.1202–4(a)

and EPAAR 1552.219–72, the following small

disadvantaged business (SDB) participation

targets proposed by the contractor are hereby

incorporated into and made part of the

contract:

Contractor targets NAICS major

group Dollars

Percentage of

total contract

value

Total Prime Contractor Targets (including joint venture partners) ........................................ .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total subcontractor targets ......................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

(b) The following specifically identified

SDB(s) was (were) considered under the

Section—SDB participation evaluation factor

or subfactor (continue on separate sheet if

more space is needed):

(1) lllllllllllllllllll

(2) lllllllllllllllllll

(3) lllllllllllllllllll

(4) lllllllllllllllllll

(5) lllllllllllllllllll

The contractor shall promptly notify the

contracting officer of any substitution of

firms if the new firms are not SDB concerns.

(c) In accordance with FAR 52.219–25,

Small Disadvantaged Business Participation

Program—Disadvantaged Status and

Reporting, the contractor shall report on the

participation of SDB concerns in the

performance of the contract no less than

thirty (30) calendar days prior to each annual

contractor performance evaluation

[contracting officer may insert the dates for

each performance evaluation (i.e., every 12

months after the effective date of contract)]

or as otherwise directed by the contracting

officer.

(End of provision)

8. In Section 1552.232–73

‘‘Payments—Fixed-Rate Services

Contract’’revise the effective date of the

clause from ‘‘APR 1984 to read to ‘‘OCT

2000.’’

Dated: February 21, 2001.

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 Parts 600 and 660

[Docket No. 001226367–0367–01; I.D.

121500E]

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;

Annual Specifications and

Management Measures; Corrections

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Corrections to the 2001

specifications for the Pacific Coast

groundfish fishery.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the 2001 groundfish

fishery specifications and management

measures for the Pacific Coast

groundfish fishery, which were

published on January 11, 2001 and

amended at 66 FR 10211 (February 14,

2001), at 66 FR 18409 (April 9, 2001),

and at 66 FR 22467 (May 4, 2001).

DATES: Effective May 4, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Yvonne deReynier or Becky Renko,

NMFS,(206) 526–6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The 2001 fishery specifications and

management measures for groundfish

taken in the U.S. exclusive economic

zone and state waters off the coasts of

Washington, Oregon, and California, as

authorized by the Pacific Coast

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan,

were published in the Federal Register

on January 11, 2001 (66 FR 2338), and