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4. Section 309.45 is amended by
revising paragraph (g) to read as follows:
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§ 309.45 When and how may a Tribe or
Tribal organization request reconsideration
of a disapproval action?
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(g) Disapproval of start-up funding
and a request for waiver of the 100-child
rule is not subject to administrative
appeal.
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■ 5. Section 309.75 is amended by
revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:
§ 309.75 What administrative and
management procedures must a Tribe or
Tribal organization include in a Tribal IV–D
plan?
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(e) Provide that charging fees and
recovering costs will not be permitted.
§ 309.85
[Amended]
6. Section 309.85 is amended by:
a. Adding the word ‘‘and’’ at the end
of paragraph (a)(5);
■ b. Removing paragraph (a)(6); and
■ c. Redesignating paragraph (a)(7) as
paragraph (a)(6).
■ 7. Section 309.130 is amended by:
■ a. Revising paragraph (b)(2)(iii);
■ b. Removing paragraphs (b)(2)(iv) and
(v);
■ c. Revising paragraphs (c)(2) and (3);
■ d. Removing paragraphs (d) and (e);
■ e. Redesignating paragraphs (f)
through (h) as paragraph (d) through (f);
and
■ f. Revising newly redesignated
paragraph (d).
The revisions read as follows:
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an increase in the approved amount of
its current budget by submitting a
revised SF 424A to ACF and explaining
why it needs the additional funds. The
Tribe or Tribal organization should
submit this request at least 60 days
before additional funds are needed, to
allow the Secretary adequate time to
review the estimates and issue a revised
grant award, if appropriate.
(2) If the change in Tribal IV–D budget
estimate results from a change in the
Tribal IV–D plan, the Tribe or Tribal
organization must submit a plan
amendment in accordance with
§ 309.35(e), a revised SF 424, and a
revised SF 424A with its request for
additional funding. The effective date of
a plan amendment may not be earlier
than the first day of the fiscal quarter in
which an approvable plan is submitted
in accordance with § 309.35(f). The
Secretary must approve the plan
amendment before approving any
additional funding.
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§ 309.155
[Amended]
8. Section 309.155 is amended by
removing paragraph (c) and
redesignating paragraphs (d) through (g)
as paragraphs (c) through (f).
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§ 309.170
[Amended]
9. Section 309.170 is amended by:
a. Adding the word ‘‘and’’ at the end
of paragraph (b)(7);
■ b. Removing paragraph (b)(8); and
■ c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(9) as
paragraph (b)(8).
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§ 309.130 How will Tribal IV–D programs
be funded and what forms are required?
PART 310—COMPUTERIZED TRIBAL
IV–D SYSTEMS AND OFFICE
AUTOMATION
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(iii) A narrative justification for each
cost category on the form.
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(2) Beginning with the first day of the
first quarter of the funding grant
specified under § 309.135(a)(2), a Tribe
or Tribal organization will receive
Federal grant funds equal to 100 percent
of the total amount of approved and
allowable expenditures made during
that period and thereafter for the
administration of the Tribal child
support enforcement program.
(3) A Tribe or Tribal organization will
receive Federal grant funds equal to 100
percent of pre-approved costs of
installing the Model Tribal IV–D
System.
(d) Increase in approved budget. (1) A
Tribe or Tribal organization may request
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10. The authority citation for part 310
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302.
11. Section 310.20 is amended by:
a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory
text; and
■ b. Removing the semicolons at the
ends of paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2)(v), and
(a)(5) and (6) and adding periods in
their places.
The revision reads as follows:
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§ 310.20 What are the conditions for
funding the installation, operation,
maintenance and enhancement of
Computerized Tribal IV–D Systems and
Office Automation?
(a) Conditions that must be met for
FFP at the applicable matching rate in
§ 309.130(c) of this chapter for
Computerized Tribal IV–D Systems. The
following conditions must be met to
obtain 100 percent FFP in the costs of
installation of the Model Tribal IV–D
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System and FFP at the applicable
matching rate under § 309.130(c) of this
chapter in the costs of operation,
maintenance, and enhancement of a
Computerized Tribal IV–D System:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 231215–0305; RTID 0648–
XD718]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
Quota Transfer From North Carolina to
Virginia
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
State of North Carolina is transferring a
portion of its 2024 commercial summer
flounder quota to the Commonwealth of
Virginia. This adjustment to the 2024
fishing year quota is necessary to
comply with the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) quota transfer
provisions. This announcement informs
the public of the revised 2024
commercial quotas for North Carolina
and Virginia.
DATES: Effective February 9, 2024,
through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Deighan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the summer
flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR
648.100 through 648.111. 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
2024 allocations were published on
December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88266).
The final rule implementing
amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder
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
SUMMARY:
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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 Administrator is required
to consider three criteria in the
evaluation of requests for quota transfers
or combinations: (1) the transfers or
combinations would not preclude the
overall annual quota from being fully
harvested; (2) the transfers address an
unforeseen variation or contingency in
the fishery; and (3) the transfers are
consistent with the objectives of the
FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
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Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The Regional
Administrator has determined these
three criteria have been met for the
transfer approved in this notification.
North Carolina is transferring 14,280
pounds (lb; 6,477 kilograms (kg)) to
Virginia through a mutual agreement
between the states. This transfer was
requested to repay landings made by an
out-of-state permitted vessel under a
safe harbor agreement. The revised
summer flounder quotas for 2024 are
North Carolina, 2,398,163 lb (1,087,788
kg), and Virginia, 1,887,987 lb (856,376
kg).
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Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
648.102(c)(2)(i) through (iv), 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: February 6, 2024.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-02795]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 231215-0305; RTID 0648-XD718]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder
Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Virginia
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is
transferring a portion of its 2024 commercial summer flounder quota to
the Commonwealth of Virginia. This adjustment to the 2024 fishing year
quota is necessary to comply with the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black
Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) quota transfer provisions. This
announcement informs the public of the revised 2024 commercial quotas
for North Carolina and Virginia.
DATES: Effective February 9, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Deighan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the summer flounder
fishery are found in 50 CFR 648.100 through 648.111. 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 2024 allocations were
published on December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88266).
The final rule implementing amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder 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
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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 Administrator is required to consider three
criteria in the evaluation of requests for quota transfers or
combinations: (1) the transfers or combinations would not preclude the
overall annual quota from being fully harvested; (2) the transfers
address an unforeseen variation or contingency in the fishery; and (3)
the transfers are consistent with the objectives of the FMP and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act). The Regional Administrator has determined these three
criteria have been met for the transfer approved in this notification.
North Carolina is transferring 14,280 pounds (lb; 6,477 kilograms
(kg)) to Virginia through a mutual agreement between the states. This
transfer was requested to repay landings made by an out-of-state
permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement. The revised summer
flounder quotas for 2024 are North Carolina, 2,398,163 lb (1,087,788
kg), and Virginia, 1,887,987 lb (856,376 kg).
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 648.102(c)(2)(i) through
(iv), 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: February 6, 2024.
Everett Wayne Baxter,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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