always_direct disables ICP queries!

We have 2.2.stable4 running on one machine (192.168.1.111) configured
to use 192.168.1.9 as a sibling. When I turn on access_direct on the
first machine (1.111), then it stops sending ICP queryies to the second machine
(1.9).
When I turn off access_direct, the ICP queries start working again.

Attached below is the diff output between squid.conf and squid.conf.default from
1.111.
The always_direct line we use is at the end of the diff output.

Is it right that access_direct inhibits ICP queries?

Thanks,
Brian Beuning

194d193
< cache_peer 192.168.1.9 sibling 3128 3130
298,299c297,298
< acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
< no_cache deny QUERY

---
> #acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
> #no_cache deny QUERY
415c414
< cache_dir /var/spool/squid 13000 16 256
---
> #cache_dir /var/spool/squid 100 16 256
511c510
< debug_options ALL,1
---
> #debug_options ALL,1
726,731d724
< # 60 min = 1 hour
< # 1440 min = 1 day
< # 10080 min = 1 week
< # 43200 min = 1 month
< # 525600 min = 1 year
<
735d727
< refresh_pattern       .       90000   80%     900000 override-lastmod
override-expire reload-into-ims
1007d998
< acl home src 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0
1038c1029
< http_access allow home
---
> http_access allow localhost
1105c1096
< cache_mgr root
---
> #cache_mgr root
1118,1119c1109,1110
< cache_effective_user squid
< cache_effective_group squid
---
> #cache_effective_user squid
> #cache_effective_group squid
1519,1522d1509
< #
<
< #acl local-servers src 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0
< #always_direct allow local-servers