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Officer] may issue Government-furnished 

weapons and ammunition to the Contractor 

for issuance to specified Contractor 

employees. 

(3) The Contractor shall ensure that its 

personnel who are authorized to carry 

weapons—

(i) Are adequately trained to carry and use 

them—

(A) Safely; 

(B) With full understanding of, and 

adherence to, the rules of the use of force 

issued by the Combatant Commander; and 

(C) In compliance with applicable agency 

policies, agreements, rules, regulations, and 

other applicable law; 

(ii) Are not barred from possession of a 

firearm by 18 U.S.C. 922; and 

(iii) Adhere to all guidance and orders 

issued by the Combatant Commander 

regarding possession, use, safety, and 

accountability of weapons and ammunition. 

(4) Whether or not weapons are 

Government-furnished, all liability for the 

use of any weapon by Contractor personnel 

rests solely with the Contractor and the 

Contractor employee using such weapon. 

(5) Upon redeployment or revocation by 

the Combatant Commander of the 

Contractor’s authorization to issue firearms, 

the Contractor shall ensure that all 

Government-issued weapons and 

unexpended ammunition are returned as 

directed by the Contracting Officer. 

(k) Vehicle or equipment licenses. 

Contractor personnel shall possess the 

required licenses to operate all vehicles or 

equipment necessary to perform the contract 

in the designated operational area. 

(l) Purchase of scarce goods and services. 

If the Combatant Commander has established 

an organization for the designated 

operational area whose function is to 

determine that certain items are scarce goods 

or services, the Contractor shall coordinate 

with that organization local purchases of 

goods and services designated as scarce, in 

accordance with instructions provided by the 

Contracting Officer. 

(m) Evacuation. (1) If the Combatant 

Commander orders a mandatory evacuation 

of some or all personnel, the Government 

will provide assistance, to the extent 

available, to United States and third country 

national Contractor personnel. 

(2) In the event of a non-mandatory 

evacuation order, unless authorized in 

writing by the Contracting Officer, the 

Contractor shall maintain personnel on 

location sufficient to meet obligations under 

this contract. 

(n) Next of kin notification and personnel 

recovery. (1) The Contractor shall be 

responsible for notification of the employeedesignated next of kin in the event an 

employee dies, requires evacuation due to an 

injury, or is isolated, missing, detained, 

captured, or abducted. 

(2) In the case of isolated, missing, 

detained, captured, or abducted Contractor 

personnel, the Government will assist in 

personnel recovery actions in accordance 

with DoD Directive 2310.2, Personnel 

Recovery. 

(o) Mortuary affairs. Mortuary affairs for 

Contractor personnel who die while 

accompanying the U.S. Armed Forces will be 

handled in accordance with DoD Directive 

1300.22, Mortuary Affairs Policy. 

(p) Changes. In addition to the changes 

otherwise authorized by the Changes clause 

of this contract, the Contracting Officer may, 

at any time, by written order identified as a 

change order, make changes in the place of 

performance or Government-furnished 

facilities, equipment, material, services, or 

site. Any change order issued in accordance 

with this paragraph (p) shall be subject to the 

provisions of the Changes clause of this 

contract. 

(q) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall 

incorporate the substance of this clause, 

including this paragraph (q), in all 

subcontracts when subcontractor personnel 

are authorized to accompany U.S. Armed 

Forces deployed outside the United States 

in—

(1) Contingency operations; 

(2) Humanitarian or peacekeeping 

operations; or 

(3) Other military operations or military 

exercises, when designated by the Combatant 

Commander. 

(End of clause). 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 071106671–8010–02] 

RIN 0648–XG73 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical 

Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 

620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the B season allowance of the 2008 total 

allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for 

Statistical Area 620 in the GOA. 

DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), March 26, 2008, through 

1200 hrs, A.l.t., August 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hogan, 907–586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

GOA exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of 

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act. Regulations governing 

fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance 

with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 

CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. 

The B season allowance of the 2008 

TAC of pollock in Statistical Area 620 

of the GOA is 7,576 metric tons (mt) as 

established by the 2008 and 2009 

harvest specifications for groundfish of 

the GOA (73 FR 10562, February 27, 

2008). 

In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), 

the Regional Administrator has 

determined that the A season allowance 

of the 2008 TAC of pollock in Statistical 

Area 620 of the GOA will soon be 

reached. Therefore, the Regional 

Administrator is establishing a directed 

fishing allowance of 7,566 mt, and is 

setting aside the remaining 10 mt as 

bycatch to support other anticipated 

groundfish fisheries. In accordance with 

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional 

Administrator finds that this directed 

fishing allowance has been reached. 

Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting 

directed fishing for pollock in Statistical 

Area 620 of the GOA. 

After the effective date of this closure 

the maximum retainable amounts at 

§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time 

during a trip. 

Classification 

This action responds to the best 

available information recently obtained 

from the fishery. The Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA 

(AA), finds good cause to waive the 

requirement to provide prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This requirement is 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest as it would prevent NMFS from 

responding to the most recent fisheries 

data in a timely fashion and would 

delay the closure of pollock in 

Statistical Area 620 of the GOA. NMFS 

was unable to publish a notice 

providing time for public comment 

because the most recent, relevant data 

only became available as of March 25, 

2008. 

The AA also finds good cause to 

waive the 30-day delay in the effective 

date of this action under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3). This finding is based upon 

the reasons provided above for waiver of 

prior notice and opportunity for public 

comment. 

This action is required by § 679.20 

and is exempt from review under 

Executive Order 12866. 


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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 25, 2008. 

Alan D. Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–1082 Filed 3–26–08; 11:15 am] 

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