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Compliance With EPA Policies for

Information Resources Management

(June 1996)

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(b) General. The Contractor shall perform

any IRM related work under this contract in

accordance with the IRM policies, standards

and procedures set forth in this clause and

noted below. Upon receipt of a work request

(i.e. delivery order or work assignment), the

Contractor shall check this listing of

directives (see paragraph (d) for electronic

access). The applicable directives for

performance of the work request are those in

effect on the date of issuance of the work

request.

(1) IRM Policies, Standards and

Procedures. The 2100 Series (2100–2199) of

the Agency’s Directive System contains the

majority of the Agency’s IRM policies,

standards and procedures.

(2) Groundwater Program IRM

Requirement. A contractor performing any

work related to collecting Groundwater data;

or developing or enhancing data bases

containing Groundwater quality data shall

comply with EPA Order 7500.1A—Minimum

Set of Data Elements for Groundwater.

(3) EPA Computing and

Telecommunications Services. The

Enterprise Technology Services Division

(ETSD) Operational Directives Manual

contains procedural information about the

operation of the Agency’s computing and

telecommunications services. Contractors

performing work for the Agency’s National

Computer Center or those who are

developing systems which will be operating

on the Agency’s national platforms must

comply with procedures established in the

Manual. (This document is only available

through electronic access.)

(c) Printed Documents. Documents listed

in (b)(1) and (b)(2) may be obtained from:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office

of Administration Facilities Management and

Services Division Distribution Section Mail

Code: 3204 401 M Street, S.W. Washington,

D.C. 20460 Phone: (202) 260–5797

(d) Electronic access. (1) Internet. A

complete listing, including full text, of

documents included in the 2100 Series of the

Agency’s Directive System, as well as the two

other EPA documents noted in this clause, is

maintained on the EPA Public Access Server

on the Internet. Gopher Access:

gopher.epa.gov is the address to access the

EPA Gopher. Select ‘menu keyword search’

from the menu and search on the term ‘IRM

Policy’. Look for IRM Policy, Standards and

Guidance. World Wide Web Access: http://

www.epa.gov is the address for the EPA’s

www homepage. From the homepage, search

on the term ‘IRM Policy’ and look for IRM

Policy, Standards and Guidance.

(2) Dial-Up Modem. All documents,

including the listing, are available for

browsing and electronic download through a

dial-up modem. Dial (919) 558–0335 for

access to the menu that contains the listing

for EPA policies. Set the communication

parameters to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop

bit (8,N,1) Full Duplex, and the emulator to

VT–100. The information is the same

whether accessed through dial-up or the

Internet. For technical assistance, call 1–800–

334–2405.

(End of Clause)

Dated: June 5, 1996.

Betty L. Bailey,

Director, Office of Acquisition Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 620

[Docket No. 960126016–6070–02; I.D.

062196D]

General Provisions for Domestic

Fisheries; Withdrawal of Emergency

Fishing Closure in Block Island Sound

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Termination of an emergency

interim rule.

SUMMARY: NMFS terminates the

emergency interim rule that closed a

portion of Federal waters off the coast

of Rhode Island, in Block Island Sound

subsequent to an oil spill. Effective

immediately, fishing in the previously

closed area may resume in accordance

with all State and federal regulations

and Fishery Management Plans.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective June 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel Morris at (508) 281–9388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 19, 1996, an oil barge grounded

and spilled more than 800,000 gallons

(3.03 million liters) of heating oil into

the waters of Block Island Sound, RI. On

January 26, 1996, NMFS, at the request

of, and in conjunction with, the State of

Rhode Island, prohibited the harvest of

seafood from an area of approximately

250 square miles (647 square

kilometers(km)) in Block Island Sound.

The original area of closure was

announced and defined in an

emergency interim rule published in the

Federal Register on February 1, 1996

(61 FR 3602).

Following the oil spill and the initial

closure action, State officials, in

consultation with Federal agencies and

the responsible party, developed a

protocol for amending and reopening

fishery closures in the affected area. The

protocol set sampling, inspection, and

analysis standards, to ensure that

seafood harvested from the area would

be wholesome and to provide the basis

for amending and reopening the fishery

closures.

On March 13, 1996, based on the

findings of seafood inspectors and at the

request of state officials, NMFS opened

the entire area to fishing for and landing

of finfish and squid by gear types other

than bottom trawl gear. This same

action, published in the Federal

Register on March 19, 1996 (61 FR

11164), expanded by approximately 28

square miles (72.5 square km), the area

in which fishing for and landing

lobsters, clams, and crabs is prohibited.

Throughout the expanded closed area

the use of lobster traps, bottom trawl or

dredge gear was prohibited.

On April 9, 1996, the closure was

amended further to allow all fishing to

resume, with the exception of lobstering

in an area of approximately 42 square

miles (108.8 square km) to the east and

north of Block Island, RI. This action

was published in the Federal Register

on April 15, 1996 (61 FR 16401).

On April 24, 1996, testing of lobsters

from the portion of the closed area in

the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

determined that oil-adulteration

persisted in some of the samples.

Therefore, the state requested that the

closure in the EEZ, which was due to

expire on May 1, 1996, be extended.

NMFS complied with the state’s request

and extended the closure (61 FR 20175,

May 6, 1996).

On June 3, 1996, at the request of the

state and in response to seafood

inspection results, NMFS reduced the

area in the EEZ in which fishing for

lobsters was prohibited (61 FR 27795,

June 3, 1996). The new closure area in

the EEZ consisted of approximately 12

square miles (31 square km) north and

northeast of Block Island.

In accordance with the protocol for

amending and reopening the fishery

closures, inspection and chemical

analysis of the remaining restricted

species and closed areas have been

conducted periodically. During the most

recent round of inspection, evidence of

oil adulteration was not discerned in

any of the lobster samples. Therefore,

NMFS, at the request of the State of

Rhode Island, by this action, is

terminating the interim emergency rule

which prohibited fishing for lobsters in

a section of Block Island Sound.

Classification

The Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries, NOAA (AA), has determined

that termination of the emergency

interim rule is consistent with the

Magnuson Conservation and

Management Act and other applicable

law.
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Fishermen who operate in the area

would suffer economic hardship

unnecessarily if the current prohibition

were to remain in effect. Hence, the AA

finds that the foregoing constitutes good

cause to waive the requirement to

provide prior notice and the

opportunity for public comment,

pursuant to authority set forth at 5

U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such procedures

would be contrary to the public interest.

Further, as this provision relieves a

restriction, it is made effective

immediately pursuant to authority at 5

U.S.C. 553(d)(1).

This emergency rule has been

determined to be not significant for the

purposes of E.O. 12866.

This emergency rule is exempt from

the procedures of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act because this rule is not

required to be issued with prior notice

and opportunity for public comment.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 620

Fisheries, Fishing.

Dated: June 24, 1996.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 50 CFR part 620 is amended

as follows:

PART 620—GENERAL PROVISIONS

FOR DOMESTIC FISHERIES

1. The authority citation for part 620

continues to read as follows:

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

2. In § 620.7, paragraph (m) is

removed.

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