"We are working through a process demonstrating present responsibility," he said, referring to the legal standard that BP needs to meet before the suspension is lifted.
The Air Force quotes Mr. Miskovich's Feb. 28 memorandum, and calls the evidence of company misconduct "of so serious or compelling a nature that it affects their present responsibility to be government contractors or subcontractors".
VICE News obtained the report BP prepared for the EPA, titled "Present Responsibility," along with hundreds of pages of other documents including internal BP PowerPoint presentations.
In a brief statement released yesterday after markets closed, the agency said it was conducting the review of all contracts with Qwest "for purposes of determining present responsibility".
At present, responsibility for rebuilding fish populations is divided between eight regional councils, which are largely interested in maintaining the harvest, and the Commerce Department, which does not give the matter the attention it needs and which, in any case, has tended to defer to the regional councils.
If the Scottish parliament has dealt with its present responsibilities inadequately, what logical reason is there to suppose that a record of disappointment will be transformed by the addition of major new responsibilities?
"The separation and differences of present responsibilities means that we would still require the same people focused on delivery.
Reading from a statement, the spokesman said Mr. Myat and Mr. Lopes da Silva had "asked to be relieved of their present responsibilities while the team conducts their work".
Others have claimed that the unique set of circumstances presents a responsibility for them to be a voice for LGBT Russians.
The collection of environmental samples presents a responsibility to return information to the affected participants.
