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552.238–74 Introduction of New
Supplies/Services (INSS). GSA intended
to change these clause numbers with the
publication of GSAR Case 2013–G502;
Federal Supply Schedule Contracting
(Administrative Changes). However,
GSAR Case 2013–G502 added several
GSAR clauses and rearranged many
others. As a result, there are some
instances in the GSAR where clauses
have correct titles, but their numbers
have not been updated as intended. This
technical amendment will update those
clause numbers as originally intended.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 515,
538, and 552
Government procurement.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide
Policy, General Services Administration.
Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR parts
515, 538, and 552 as set forth below:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 515, 538, and 552 continues to
read as follows:
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Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).
PART 515—CONTRACTING BY
NEGOTIATION
515.408
[Amended]
2. Amend section 515.408 by
removing from paragraph (e)(1)
‘‘552.238–81’’ and adding ‘‘552.238–82’’
in its place.
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PART 538—FEDERAL SUPPLY
SCHEDULE CONTRACTING
538.272
[Amended]
3. Amend section 538.272 by
removing from paragraph (c) ‘‘552.238–
75’’ and adding ‘‘552.238–81’’ in its
place.
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PART 552—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
552.238–74
[Amended]
4. Amend section 552.238–74 by—
■ a. Removing from paragraph (b)
‘‘identify’’ and adding ‘‘identifying’’ in
its place; and
■ b. Removing from paragraph (d)
’’552.238–81’’ and adding ‘‘552.238–82’’
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 200623–0167; RTID 0648–
XA513]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;
Quota Transfers From ME to RI and NJ
to NC
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification; quota transfers.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
states of Maine and New Jersey are
transferring a portion of their 2020
commercial bluefish quota to the states
of Rhode Island and North Carolina,
respectively. These quota adjustments
are necessary to comply with the
Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management
Plan quota transfer provisions. This
announcement informs the public of the
revised commercial bluefish quotas for
Maine, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and
North Carolina.
DATES: Effective October 2, 2020,
through December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the Atlantic
bluefish fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.160 through 648.167. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through Florida. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.162, and the
final 2020 allocations were published
on June 29, 2020 (85 FR 38794).
The final rule implementing
Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) published in
the Federal Register on July 26, 2000
(65 FR 45844), and provided a
mechanism for transferring bluefish
quota from one state to another. Two or
more states, under mutual agreement
and with the concurrence of the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator,
can request approval to transfer or
combine bluefish commercial quota
under § 648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii).
The Regional Administrator must
approve any such transfer based on the
criteria in § 648.162(e). In evaluating
requests to transfer a quota or combine
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quotas, the Regional Administrator shall
consider whether: The transfer or
combinations would preclude the
overall annual quota from being fully
harvested; the transfer addresses an
unforeseen variation or contingency in
the fishery; and the transfer is consistent
with the objectives of the FMP and the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Maine is transferring 15,000 lb (6,804
kg) of bluefish commercial quota to
Rhode Island and New Jersey is
transferring 50,000 lb (22,680 kg) to
North Carolina through mutual
agreement of the states. These transfers
were requested to ensure that Rhode
Island and North Carolina would not
exceed their 2020 state quotas. The
revised bluefish quotas for 2020 are:
Maine, 3,496 lb (1,586 kg); Rhode
Island, 298,366 lb (135,337 kg); New
Jersey, 264,934 lb (120,172 kg); and,
North Carolina, 937,058 lb (425,042 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.162(e)(1)(i) through (iii), which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is
exempted from review under Executive
Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 30, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 200221–0062; RTID 0648–
XA344]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the
Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting retention
of Pacific cod by catcher/processors
using trawl gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because
the 2020 total allowable catch of Pacific
cod allocated to catcher/processors
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using trawl gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA has been
reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), October 1, 2020,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2020 total allowable catch (TAC)
of Pacific cod allocated to catcher/
processors using trawl gear in the
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Central Regulatory Area of the GOA is
158 metric tons (mt) as established by
the final 2020 and 2021 harvest
specifications for groundfish of the GOA
(85 FR 13802, March 10, 2020).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(2), the
Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has
determined that the 2020 TAC of Pacific
cod allocated to catcher/processors
using trawl gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA has been
reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring
that Pacific cod caught by catcher/
processors using trawl gear in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA be
treated as prohibited species in
accordance with § 679.21(a)(2).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 679, which was issued pursuant to
section 304(b), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there
is good cause to waive prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment on
this action, as notice and comment
would be impracticable and contrary to
the public interest, as it would prevent
NMFS from responding to the most
recent fisheries data in a timely fashion
and would delay prohibiting the
retention of Pacific cod by catcher/
processors using trawl gear in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment
because the most recent, relevant data
only became available as of September
29, 2020.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 30, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 200221-0062; RTID 0648-XA344]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod
in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod by catcher/
processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf
of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2020 total
allowable catch of Pacific cod allocated to catcher/processors
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using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been
reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 1,
2020, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obren Davis, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H
of 50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2020 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod allocated to
catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of
the GOA is 158 metric tons (mt) as established by the final 2020 and
2021 harvest specifications for groundfish of the GOA (85 FR 13802,
March 10, 2020).
In accordance with Sec. 679.20(d)(2), the Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that the 2020 TAC
of Pacific cod allocated to catcher/processors using trawl gear in the
Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is
requiring that Pacific cod caught by catcher/processors using trawl
gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA be treated as prohibited
species in accordance with Sec. 679.21(a)(2).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR part 679, which was
issued pursuant to section 304(b), and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is good cause to waive prior
notice and an opportunity for public comment on this action, as notice
and comment would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest,
as it would prevent NMFS from responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would delay prohibiting the retention of
Pacific cod by catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central
Regulatory Area of the GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a notice
providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant
data only became available as of September 29, 2020.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 30, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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