63984 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 239 / Wednesday, December 13, 1995 / Proposed Rules

• GSM–301—This direct credit

program was intended to facilitate

commodity exports which would be

sold to generate funds to finance the

construction of a market development

project. The program was used only

once (in connection with a bulk grain

discharge and storage facility developed

at Ashdod, Israel). That project began in

1978 and was completed in the early

1980’s. For a number of years, funding

has not been made available for this

program.

• Barter Program—From 1950

through 1973, CCC exchanged CCCowned agricultural commodities for

strategic and critical materials for the

National Defense Stockpile. The

program could also be used to obtain

foreign-produced supplies and services

used in Department of Defense

construction projects and Agency for

International Development projects. The

program was terminated in 1973 when

CCC stocks were depleted. The National

Defense Stockpile is now liquidating

many strategic materials. Also, CCC has

authority, which it has at times used, to

enter into direct barter arrangements

under the CCC Charter Act in order to

obtain strategic materials for defense

stock piles.

List of Subjects

7 CFR Part 1487

Agricultural commodities, Exports,

Insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

7 CFR Parts 1491 and 1492

Exports, Livestock, Loan programsagriculture, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

7 CFR Part 1495

Agricultural commodities, Exports,

Government procurement, Strategic and

critical materials.

PARTS 1487, 1491, 1492, 1495—

[REMOVED]

For the reasons set out in the

preamble under the authority at 5 U.S.C.

Section 552(a)(1)(E), it is proposed to

amend 7 CFR Chapter XIV by removing

parts 1487, 1491, 1492 and 1495.

Signed at Washington, DC, on December 1,

1995.

Christopher E. Goldthwait,

General Sales Manager and Vice President,

Commodity Credit Corporation.

[FR Doc. 95–30018 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 20

RIN 3150–AF31

Constraint Level for Air Emissions of

Radionuclides

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is proposing to

establish a constraint of 10 mrem/yr

total effective dose equivalent (TEDE)

for dose to members of the public from

air emissions of radionuclides from NRC

licensed facilities other than power

reactors. This proposed rule is necessary

to provide assurance to the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

that future emissions from NRC

licensees will not exceed levels that will

provide an ample margin of safety. This

action is expected to be the final step in

providing EPA with a basis upon which

to rescind its Clean Air Act (CAA)

regulations for NRC licensed facilities

(other than power reactors) and

Agreement State licensees, thereby

relieving these licensees from

unnecessary dual regulations.

DATES: Submit comments by March 12,

1996. Comments received after this date

will be considered if it is practical to do

so, but the Commission is able to assure

consideration only for comments

received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:

Docketing and Services Branch. Hand

deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays.

Comments may be submitted

electronically, in either ASCII text or

Wordperfect format (version 5.1 or

later), by calling the NRC Electronic

Rulemaking Bulletin Board (BBS) on

FEDWORLD.

The BBS is an electronic information

system operated by the National

Technical Information Service of the

Department of Commerce. The purpose

of this bulletin board BBS is to facilitate

public participation in the NRC

regulatory process, particularly

rulemakings. With publication of this

notice, proposed rulemakings and

appropriate supporting documents will

be available for review and comment on

the BBS. These same documents are also

available for review and comment at the

NRC’s Public Document Room, 2120 L

Street NW. (Lower Level), Washington,

DC. The BBS may be accessed using a

personal computer, a modem, and one

of the commonly available

communications software packages, or

directly via Internet.

The NRC rulemaking bulletin board

(rulemaking subsystem) on FEDWORLD

can be accessed directly by using a

personal computer and modem, dialing

the toll free number at 1–800–303–9672.

Communication software parameters

should be set as follows: parity to none,

data bits to 8, and stop bits to 1 (N,8,1).

Using ANSI or VT–100 terminal

emulation, the NRC rulemaking

subsystem can then be accessed by

selecting the ‘‘Rules Menu’’ option from

the ‘‘NRC Main Menu.’’ For further

information about options available for

NRC at FEDWORLD consult the ‘‘Help/

Information Center’’ from the ‘‘NRC

Main Menu.’’ Users will find the

‘‘FEDWORLD Online User’s Guides’’

particularly helpful. Many NRC

subsystems and databases also have a

‘‘Help/Information Center’’ option that

is tailored to the particular subsystem.

The NRC subsystem on FEDWORLD

also can be accessed by a direct dial

phone number for the main FEDWORLD

BBS at 703–321–3339; or by using

Telnet via Internet: fedworld.gov. Using

the 703 number to contact FEDWORLD,

the NRC subsystem will be accessed

from the main FEDWORLD menu by

selecting the ‘‘Regulatory, Government

Administration and State Systems,’’

then selecting ‘‘Regulatory Information

Mall.’’ At that point, a menu will be

displayed that has the option ‘‘U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’’ that

will take you to the NRC Online main

menu. The NRC Online area also can be

accessed directly by typing ‘‘/go nrc’’ at

a FEDWORLD command line. If you

access NRC from FEDWORLD’s main

menu, then you may return to

FEDWORLD by selecting the ‘‘Return to

FEDWORLD’’ option from the NRC

Online Main Menu. However, if you

access NRC at FEDWORLD by using

NRC’s toll-free number, then you will

have full access to all NRC systems, but

you will not have access to the main

FEDWORLD system.

If you contact FEDWORLD using

Telnet, you will see the NRC area and

menus, including the ‘‘Rules Menu’’.

Although you will be able to download

documents and leave messages, you will

not be able to write comments or upload

files. If you contact FEDWORLD using

FTP, all files can be accessed and

downloaded, but uploads are not

allowed, and all you will see is a list of

files without descriptions (normal

Gopher look). An index file listing all

files within a subdirectory, with
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 239 / Wednesday, December 13, 1995 / Proposed Rules 63985

1Subpart I expresses dose in effective dose

equivalent (EDE). NRC expresses dose in total

effective dose equivalent (TEDE). These terms are

essentially equivalent. For the sake of consistency,

this paper will refer to all doses in terms of TEDE.

descriptions, is available. There is a 15-

minute time limit for FTP access.

Although FEDWORLD also can be

accessed through the World Wide Web

as well, like FTP, that mode only

provides access for downloading files,

and does not display the NRC ‘‘Rules

Menu.’’

For more information on NRC bulletin

boards call Mr. Arthur Davis, Systems

Integration and Development Branch,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301)

415–5780; e-mail AXD3@nrc.gov.

Comments received on this proposed

rule may be examined and/or copied for

a fee at the NRC Public Document

Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level),

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charleen T. Raddatz, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–

6215; e-mail CTR@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA

promulgated National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

(NESHAPs) for radionuclides on

October 31, 1989. Subpart I of 40 CFR

61 was promulgated to implement the

CAA and limit doses to members of the

public from air emissions of

radionuclides (other than Radon-222)

from all NRC licensees other than

licensees possessing only sealed

sources, high-level waste repositories

and uranium mill tailings piles that

have been disposed of in accordance

with 40 CFR Part 192 and are subject to

the requirements of Subpart I. Initially,

Radon-222 emissions from tailings were

covered by 40 CFR 61, Subparts T and

W. Subpart T was rescinded for NRC

licensees after Appendix A to Part 40

was amended by the Commission to

conform to changes EPA issued to 40

CFR 192 that adopted the provisions of

subpart T (Subpart W still applies to

NRC licensees). Since Radon-222 is

adequately addressed in Appendix A to

Part 40 and other provisions of Part 20

it is not covered in this proposed

rulemaking.

Under Subpart I, emissions of

radionuclides must be limited so that no

member of the public would receive an

effective dose equivalent of greater than

10 mrem/yr 1.

In 1990, Congress enacted

amendments to the CAA. Section

112(d)(9) of these amendments to the

CAA (the Simpson amendment) states:

No standard for radionuclide emissions

from any category or subcategory of facilities

licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (or an Agreement State) is

required to be promulgated under this

section if the Administrator determines, by

rule, and after consultation with the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, that the regulatory

program established by the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission pursuant to the

Atomic Energy Act for such category or

subcategory provides an ample margin of

safety to protect the public health.

Upon issuance, the effectiveness of

Subpart I for all NRC licensees was

immediately stayed by EPA pending

further evaluation. During the stay

period, EPA conducted two studies of

the air emissions from NRC and

Agreement State materials licensees.

The first was a survey of 367 randomly

selected nuclear materials licensees.

EPA determined that the highest

estimated dose to a member of the

public from air emissions from these

facilities was 8 mrem/yr, based on very

conservative modeling. In addition, 98

percent of the facilities surveyed

reported doses to members of the public

resulting from air emissions less than 1

mrem/yr. The second study evaluated

dose from air emissions from 43

additional facilities that were selected

because of their potential for air

emissions resulting in significant public

exposures. EPA found that 75 percent of

these licensees had air emissions

resulting in an estimated maximum

public dose less than 1 mrem/yr. For the

licensees evaluated, none exceeded 10

mrem/yr.

In its initial proposal to rescind

Subpart I for NRC licensees other than

power reactors, EPA stated that:

Based on the result of the survey

undertaken by EPA and the commitments

made by NRC in the MOU, EPA has made an

initial determination that the NRC program

under the Atomic Energy Act provides an

ample margin of safety to protect the public

health (57 FR 56880; December 1, 1992).

However, EPA continued to express

concern regarding the adequacy of the

measures to ‘‘assure EPA that future

emissions from NRC licensees will not

exceed levels that will provide an ample

margin of safety.’’ The stay on Subpart

I expired on November 15, 1992, and

Subpart I became effective on November

16, 1992. Subsequently, in July of 1993,

the EPA Administrator determined that

there was insufficient basis at that time

to rescind Subpart I. Consequently, NRC

and Agreement State licensed facilities

are currently subject to dual regulation

of air emissions of radionuclides under

both the AEA and the CAA, including

regulatory oversight by EPA (or

authorized State) and NRC (or

Agreement State).

NRC licensees subject to Subpart I are

also subject to NRC dose limits for

members of the public contained in 10

CFR Part 20, Subpart D entitled

‘‘Radiation Dose Limits for Individual

Members of the Public’’ (Subpart D).

Under Subpart D, licensees shall ensure

that doses to members of the public are

less than 100 mrem/yr from all

pathways (including air emissions) and

all sources associated with the

licensee’s operation. In addition, doses

to members of the public must be kept

as low as is reasonably achievable

(ALARA). Based on the aforementioned

studies conducted by EPA and licensee

reporting of doses to members of the

public from air emissions to EPA, it is

evident that less than 10 mrem/yr to the

maximally exposed member of the

public from air emissions is reasonably

achievable.

NRC power reactor licensees subject

to 10 CFR 50.34a must keep doses to

members of the public from air

emissions consistent with the numerical

guidelines in Appendix I to 10 CFR Part

50. In addition, these licensees have for

many years reported estimated doses to

members of the public from air

emissions well below the Subpart I

value. Based on the combination of a

continuing regulatory basis for reduced

air emissions and documented proof of

the effectiveness of the NRC program for

these licensees, EPA has already

proposed to rescind Subpart I for power

reactors licensed by NRC (56 FR 37196;

August 5, 1991).

The NRC is proposing to establish a

constraint of 10 mrem/yr TEDE for dose

to members of the public from air

emissions of radionuclides from NRC

licensed facilities other than power

reactors as a part of its program to

maintain doses ALARA. The rulemaking

being proposed would codify numerical

values for NRC’s application of ALARA

guidelines on radioactive air emissions

from its licensees, other than power

reactors. For power reactors, ALARA

guidelines have already been

established within 10 CFR 50 and

facility licensing conditions. This

regulatory action would ensure that air

emissions are maintained at a very low

level and, taking into consideration the

elimination of dual regulation, at little

or no cost. This action would also bring

consistency between EPA’s dose

standard and the NRC’s ALARA

application, thereby providing EPA with

a basis upon which to rescind Subpart

I as it applies to NRC licensed facilities

other than power reactors. This action is

expected to be the final step in

providing EPA with a basis upon which

to rescind Subpart I for NRC licensees

other than power reactors.
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NRC has been working cooperatively

with EPA over the last several years to

support rescission of EPA’s standards in

Subpart I of 40 CFR Part 61 in

accordance with Section 112(d)(9) of the

CAA. The fundamental objective of this

effort has been to eliminate unnecessary

duplicative regulations that provide no

incremental benefit in terms of public

and environmental protection.

The regulatory framework within

which NRC proposes to provide a basis

for rescission of Subpart I consists of the

requirements in 10 CFR Part 20 to limit

doses to members of the public to 100

mrem/yr, to maintain these doses as far

below this limit as is reasonably

achievable (ALARA), and to constrain

dose to members of the public from air

emissions of radioactive materials from

a single source to 10 mrem/yr.

If the licensee estimates or measures

a dose to a member of the public

expected to receive the highest dose

from air effluents to be less than 10

mrem/yr, the licensee would be

required to record the dose and the

assumption used to calculate it

consistent with the requirements of

§ 20.2103. This data would be made

available to inspectors upon request. If

the licensee estimates or measures a

dose to the member of the public

expected to receive the highest dose

from air effluents to be greater than 10

mrem/yr, the licensee would be

required to report the dose to NRC in

writing within 30 days. In addition, the

licensee would be required to include in

that report the circumstances that led to

the greater than 10 mrem/year dose, a

description of the corrective steps the

licensee has taken or proposes to take to

ensure that the constraint is not again

exceeded, a timetable for implementing

the corrective steps, and the expected

results.

The constraint on dose from air

emissions is different than a limit.

Exceeding this constraint would not

result in a Notice of Violation (NOV).

Rather, a NOV would be issued only

upon failure to report that actual or

estimated doses, from air effluent

releases from a facility, have exceeded

the constraint value and/or failure to

institute appropriate measures to correct

and prevent further emissions in excess

of those which would result in dose

exceeding the constraint level.

The proposed rule would apply to

airborne releases, other than Radon-222,

from all NRC licensees except power

reactors. Power reactors are exempt

from this proposed rule because they are

already required under 10 CFR 50.34a to

identify, in their application, design

objectives and the means to be

employed for keeping doses to members

of the public from air effluents ALARA.

Appendix I to Part 50 contains the

numerical guidelines to meet this

requirement.

In addition to the discussion above,

the Commission is soliciting comments

on the question of whether the 10 mrem

constraint should be established in 10

CFR Part 20, as proposed, or whether it

should be established separately in each

appropriate Part of Title 10 instead.

Regulatory Guide

Regulatory Guide 8.37, —ALARA

Levels for Effluents From Materials

Facilities,— is being modified to reflect

the introduction of the constraint on air

emissions in the proposed rule and to

identify those methods acceptable to the

NRC for implementing the rule. To

afford members of the public with an

opportunity to comment on the rule and

guide as a complete package,

publication of the guide for comment is

expected to be coincident with

publication of the proposed rule, or

within a few weeks of the date of

publication of the proposed rule.

Agreement State Compatibility

Section 116 of the CAA authorizes

individual States to establish more

restrictive requirements than those

presented in Subpart I. In view of the

CAA precedent, the NRC staff is

recommending that this rule be a

Division 2 matter of compatibility under

the existing compatibility policy. As

such, Agreement States could choose to

adopt a rule which is more restrictive

but no less restrictive than the one

approved by the Commission.

The NRC is in the process of revising

its compatibility policy and has issued

a proposed policy for public comment

(59 FR 37269; July 21, 1994). Although

the compatibility policy has not yet

been finalized, the NRC anticipates that

a similar level of Agreement State

compatibility will be required for air

emissions under the new policy as is

required under a Division Level 2

designation.

Finding of No Significant

Environmental Impact

The Commission has determined

under the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the

NRC’s regulations in Subpart A of 10

CFR Part 51, that this rule, if adopted,

would not be a major Federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment and therefore an

environmental impact statement is not

required. This action is not expected to

have any significant environmental

impact because the programs would

provide equivalent protection. Actual

air emissions are not expected to

change. The changes would be

procedural methods for demonstrating

compliance and inspection procedures.

The environmental assessment and

finding of no significant impact on

which this determination is based are

available for inspection and

photocopying for a fee at the NRC

Public Document Room, 2120 L Street

NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

This proposed rule amends

information collection requirements that

are subject to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq). This

rule has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval of the information

collection requirements.

The public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 80 hours per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is seeking public comment

on the potential impact of the collection

of information contained in the

proposed rule and on the following

issues:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

NRC, including whether the information

will have practical utility?

2. Is the estimate of burden accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

collection of information be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques?

Send comments on any aspect of this

proposed collection of information,

including suggestions for reducing the

burden, to the Information and Records

Management Branch (T–6 F33), U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–001, and to the

Desk Officer, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, NEOB–10202 (3150–

0014), Office of Management and

Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

Comments to OMB on the collections

of information or on the above issues

should be submitted by January 12,

1996. Comments received after this date

will be considered if it is practical to do

so, but assurance of consideration

cannot be given to comments received

after this date.
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Public Protection Notification

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

Regulatory Analysis

The Commission has prepared a draft

regulatory analysis on this proposed

regulation. The analysis examines the

costs and benefits of the alternatives

considered by the Commission. The

draft analysis is available for inspection

in the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level),

Washington, DC. Single copies of the

analysis may be obtained from Charleen

T. Raddatz, (301) 415–6215.

The Commission requests public

comment on the draft analysis.

Comments on the draft analysis may be

submitted to the NRC as indicated

under the ADDRESSES heading.

Regulatory Flexibility Certification

In accordance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)),

the Commission certifies that this rule,

if adopted, will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. This rule only

impacts NRC licensees with emissions

of significant quantities of radioactive

material. This category of licensee

includes only a few small businesses.

Backfit Analysis

The NRC has determined that the

backfit rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does not

apply to this proposed rule because it

does not apply to power reactor

licensees, and therefore, that a backfit

analysis is not required for this

proposed rule because these

amendments do not involve any

provisions which would impose backfits

as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1).

List of Subjects In 10 CFR Part 20

Byproduct material, Criminal

penalties, Licensed material, Nuclear

materials, Nuclear power plants and

reactors, Occupational safety and

health, Packaging and containers,

Radiation protection, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Source

material, Special nuclear material,

Waste treatment and disposal.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble and under the authority of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,

as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 553, the NRC

is proposing to adopt the following

amendments to 10 CFR Part 20.

PART 20—STANDARDS FOR

PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION

1. The authority citation for Part 20

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104,

161, 182, 186, 68 stat. 930, 933, 935, 936,

937, 948, 953, 955, as amended, sec. 1701,

106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073,

2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2201, 2232,

2236, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 202,

206, 88 stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246

(42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846).

2. In § 20.1003, the definition of

Constraint is added to read as follows:

§ 20.1003 Definitions.

* * * * *

Constraint (dose constraint) means a

value above which specified licensee

actions are required.

* * * * *

3. In § 20.1101 paragraph (d) is added

to read as follows:

§ 20.1101 Radiation protection programs

* * * * *

(d) To implement the ALARA

requirements of § 20.1101(b), and

notwithstanding the requirements in

§ 20.1301 of this part, licensees other

than those subject to §§ 50.34a or

50.36b, shall constrain air emissions of

radioactive materials other than radon222 so that the individual member of

the public likely to receive the highest

dose will not be expected to receive a

dose in excess of 10 mrem/yr TEDE

from these emissions. If a licensee

subject to this requirement exceeds this

dose constraint, the licensee shall report

the exceedence as provided in § 20.2203

and promptly take appropriate

corrective action to ensure against

recurrence.

4. In § 20.2203 a new paragraph

(a)(2)(vi) is added and the section

heading and paragraph (b)(1)(iv) are

revised to read as follows:

§ 20.2203 Reports of exposures, radiation

levels, and concentrations of radioactive

material exceeding the constraints or limits.

(a) * * *

(2) * * *

(vi) The ALARA constraints for air

emissions established under

§ 20.1101(c); or

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(iv) Corrective steps taken or planned

to ensure against a recurrence, including

the schedule for achieving conformance

with applicable limits, ALARA

constraints, generally applicable

environmental standards, and

associated license conditions.

* * * * *

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of December, 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 95–30334 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121

Small Business Size Standards;

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the

nonmanufacturer rule for

minicomputers.

SUMMARY: The Small Business

Administration (SBA) is considering

granting a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for

Minicomputers. A Minicomputer is ‘‘a

digital computer whose price and

capability lies above that of a personal

computer or workstation, and below

that of a mainframe computer’’ as

defined by the Ralston and Reilly

Encyclopedia of Computer Science

Third Edition. The SBA adds that most

Minicomputers are run in a closed-shop

environment, with the user acting as

operator, programmer, and application

analyst. The basis for a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for this product

is that there are no small business

manufacturers or processors available to

supply these products to the Federal

Government. The effect of a waiver

would be to allow otherwise qualified

regular dealers to supply other than the

product of a domestic small business

manufacturer or processor on a Federal

contract set aside for small businesses or

awarded through the SBA 8(a) Program.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit

comments and potential source

information from interested parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be

submitted on or before December 29,

1995.

ADDRESSES: David Wm. Loines,

Procurement Analyst, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street

S.W., Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Wm. Loines, 202–205–6475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public law

100–656, enacted on November 15,

1988, incorporated into the Small

Business Act the previously existing

regulation that recipients of Federal

contracts set-aside for small businesses

or the SBA 8(a) Program procurement

must provide the product of a small

business manufacturer or processor, if

the recipient is other than the actual