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this part, no longer needs to carry on his
or her person the medical examiner’s
certificate specified at § 391.43(h).
(ii) Beginning on July 8, 2015, and
through June 22, 2025, a driver required
to have a commercial learner’s permit
under part 383 of this chapter, and who
submitted a current medical examiner’s
certificate to the State in accordance
with § 383.71(h) of this chapter
documenting that he or she meets the
physical qualification requirements of
this part, no longer needs to carry on his
or her person the medical examiner’s
certificate specified at § 391.43(h), or a
copy for more than 15 days after the
date it was issued as valid proof of
medical certification.
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paragraphs (g)(2) and (3) to read as
follows:
§ 391.43 Medical examination; certificate
of physical examination.
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(2)(i) Before June 23, 2025, if the
medical examiner finds that the person
examined is physically qualified to
operate a commercial motor vehicle in
accordance with § 391.41(b), he or she
must complete a certificate in the form
prescribed in paragraph (h) of this
section and furnish the original to the
person who was examined. The
examiner must provide a copy to a
prospective or current employing motor
carrier who requests it.
(ii) On or after June 23, 2025, if the
medical examiner identifies that the
person examined will not be operating
a commercial motor vehicle that
requires a commercial driver’s license or
a commercial learner’s permit and finds
that the driver is physically qualified to
operate a commercial motor vehicle in
accordance with § 391.41(b), he or she
must complete a certificate in the form
prescribed in paragraph (h) of this
section and furnish the original to the
person who was examined. The
examiner must provide a copy to a
prospective or current employing motor
carrier who requests it.
(3) On or after June 23, 2025, if the
medical examiner finds that the person
examined is not physically qualified to
operate a commercial motor vehicle in
accordance with § 391.41(b), he or she
must inform the person examined that
he or she is not physically qualified,
and that this information will be
reported to FMCSA. All medical
examiner’s certificates previously issued
to the person are not valid and no longer
satisfy the requirements of § 391.41(a).
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10. Amend § 391.45 by revising
paragraph (g) to read as follows:
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§ 391.45 Persons who must be medically
examined and certified.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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(g) On or after June 23, 2025, any
person found by a medical examiner not
to be physically qualified to operate a
commercial motor vehicle under the
provisions of paragraph (g)(3) of
§ 391.43.
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11. Amend § 391.51 by revising
paragraphs (b)(7)(ii) and (b)(9)(ii) to read
as follows:
AGENCY:
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§ 391.51 General requirements for driver
qualification files.
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(ii) For CDL holders, beginning
January 30, 2012, if the CDLIS motor
vehicle record contains medical
certification status information, the
motor carrier employer must meet this
requirement by obtaining the CDLIS
motor vehicle record defined at
§ 384.105 of this chapter. That record
must be obtained from the current
licensing State and placed in the driver
qualification file. After January 30,
2015, a non-excepted, interstate CDL
holder without medical certification
status information on the CDLIS motor
vehicle record is designated ‘‘notcertified’’ to operate a CMV in interstate
commerce. After January 30, 2015, and
through June 22, 2025, a motor carrier
may use a copy of the driver’s current
medical examiner’s certificate that was
submitted to the State for up to 15 days
from the date it was issued as proof of
medical certification.
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(ii) Through June 22, 2025, for drivers
required to have a CDL, a note relating
to verification of medical examiner
listing on the National Registry of
Certified Medical Examiners required by
§ 391.23(m)(2).
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Issued under authority delegated in
49 CFR 1.87.
Meera Joshi,
Deputy Administrator.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfers From NC to MA and
VA to NJ
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina and the
Commonwealth of Virginia are
transferring a portion of their 2021
commercial summer flounder quota to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and to the State of New Jersey,
respectively. This adjustment to the
2021 fishing year quota is necessary to
comply with the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan quota transfer
provisions. This announcement informs
the public of the revised 2021
commercial quotas for North Carolina,
Massachusetts, Virginia, and New
Jersey.
SUMMARY:
Effective June 21, 2021 through
December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.100 through 648.110. These
regulations require annual specification
of a commercial quota that is
apportioned among the coastal states
from Maine through North Carolina. The
process to set the annual commercial
quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in § 648.102 and final
2021 allocations were published on
December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82946).
The final rule implementing
Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as
published in the Federal Register on
December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936),
provided a mechanism for transferring
summer flounder commercial 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 transfer or combine summer
flounder commercial quota under
§ 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
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Administrator is required to consider
three criteria in the evaluation of
requests for quota transfers or
combinations: The transfer or
combinations would not 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 Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
Regional Administrator has determined
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these three criteria have been met for
the transfer approved in this
notification.
North Carolina is transferring 9,980 lb
(4,527 kg) to Massachusetts and Virginia
is transferring 9,800 lb (4,445 kg) to New
Jersey through mutual agreement of the
states. These transfers were requested to
repay landings made by out-of-state
permitted vessels under safe harbor
agreements. The revised summer
flounder quotas for 2021 are: North
Carolina, 2,974,923 lb (1,349,402 kg);
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Massachusetts, 1,025,159 lb (465,004
kg); Virginia, 2,389,776 lb (210,922 kg);
and, New Jersey, 1,970,862 lb (893,968
kg).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 16, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfers From NC to MA and VA to NJ
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina and the
Commonwealth of Virginia are transferring a portion of their 2021
commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and to the State of New Jersey, respectively. This adjustment to the
2021 fishing year quota is necessary to comply with the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota
transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the
revised 2021 commercial quotas for North Carolina, Massachusetts,
Virginia, and New Jersey.
DATES: Effective June 21, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9225.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder
fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.100 through 648.110. These regulations
require annual specification of a commercial quota that is apportioned
among the coastal states from Maine through North Carolina. The process
to set the annual commercial quota and the percent allocated to each
state is described in Sec. 648.102 and final 2021 allocations were
published on December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82946).
The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as published in the Federal Register on
December 17, 1993 (58 FR 65936), provided a mechanism for transferring
summer flounder commercial 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 transfer or combine summer
flounder commercial quota under Sec. 648.102(c)(2). The Regional
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Administrator is required to consider three criteria in the evaluation
of requests for quota transfers or combinations: The transfer or
combinations would not 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 Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. The Regional Administrator has determined these three
criteria have been met for the transfer approved in this notification.
North Carolina is transferring 9,980 lb (4,527 kg) to Massachusetts
and Virginia is transferring 9,800 lb (4,445 kg) to New Jersey through
mutual agreement of the states. These transfers were requested to repay
landings made by out-of-state permitted vessels under safe harbor
agreements. The revised summer flounder quotas for 2021 are: North
Carolina, 2,974,923 lb (1,349,402 kg); Massachusetts, 1,025,159 lb
(465,004 kg); Virginia, 2,389,776 lb (210,922 kg); and, New Jersey,
1,970,862 lb (893,968 kg).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 16, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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