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76 -- ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY HANDBOOKS SOL DE-AF26-97BC15054 DUE 092297 POC Mary S. Price, Contract Specialist, (412) 892-6179, Richard D. Rogus, Contracting Officer, (412) 892-6221 E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail, mprice@fetc.doe.gov. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE ABOVE NOTED OFFICE TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER TO THE CONTRACTOR: Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States, 620 Denver Club Building, 518 -17th Street, Denver, CO 80202, for the supplies/services listed below. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION, WHICH IF TIMELY RECEIVED, SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THIS AGENCY. The Contractor will provide Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Handbooks for North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana oil and gas exploration and production industries which will provide operators with a basic understanding of the application of environmental rules and regulations in the tri-state region. The proposed EHS Handbook will summarize and discuss the major federal and state environmental regulations and rules as they apply to oil and gas industry in general. Region-specific requirements will be recognized and discussed. The EHS Handbook will be arranged in alphabetical order, presenting issues from Air Quality to Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans to Wetlands. Each section of the EHS Handbook will summarize the appropriate regulation(s) and also provide information as to why the regulation(s) apply. In addition, the EHS Handbook will note when other regulations impact or are impacted by the particular issue discussed. For example, the Wetlands section will note that special issues should be considered when responding to a spill or when developing a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plans in such sensitive areas. The EHS Handbook is not proposed to be legal interpretation or substitute for a thorough knowledge of the applicable rules and regulations, but rather a general survival guide and quick reference. (0248)

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