Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2024 Commercial Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic, 79172-79173 [2024-22232]

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AGENCY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing this final rule to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to make needed editorial changes. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 [Amended] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 622 [Docket No. 231127–0277] RTID 0648–XE316 DATES: Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2024 Commercial Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Effective: September 27, 2024. Mr. Thomas O’Linn, Procurement Analyst, at 202–445–0390 for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755 or GSARegsec@gsa.gov. Please cite GSAR–TA–2024–01. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule amends the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:52 Sep 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the commercial harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS projects commercial landings of snowy SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 grouper will reach the commercial quota for the July through December season. Therefore, NMFS closes Federal waters in the South Atlantic for the commercial harvest of snowy grouper to protect the resource. DATES: This temporary rule is effective from September 29, 2024, through December 31, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Devictor, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, phone: 727–204–5518, email: rick.devictor@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South Atlantic includes snowy grouper and is managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and NMFS, and is implemented by NMFS under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All weights described in this temporary rule are in gutted weight. The commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for snowy grouper in 2024 is 106,174 pounds (lb) or 48,160 kilograms (kg). The commercial ACL is divided into two commercial quotas, with a separate quota for each 6-month fishing season. Seventy percent of the commercial ACL is allocated for the January through June commercial fishing season and that quota is 74,322 lb (33,712 kg) for 2024. The remaining 30 percent of the commercial ACL for the July through December fishing season is a quota of 31,852 lb (14,448 kg) for 2024 [50 CFR 622.190(a)(1)(i)(B) and (ii)(B)]. Any commercial quota remaining from the first season is added to the commercial quota in second season, but any commercial quota remaining from the second season is not carried forward into the next fishing year. The January through June quota was projected to be reached on June 4, 2024, and commercial harvest was closed (89 FR 47871, June 4, 2024). Subsequently, updated commercial harvest information showed that 8,035 lb (3,645 kg) of that quota was not harvested, and it was added to the 2024 commercial quota for the July through December season. Under 50 CFR 622.193(b)(1), NMFS is required to close the commercial sector for snowy grouper when the commercial quota specified in 50 CFR 622.190(a)(1) is reached or is projected to be reached. NMFS projects that commercial landings of snowy grouper will reach the commercial quota for the 2024 July E:\FR\FM\27SER1.SGM 27SER1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2024 / Rules and Regulations through December season by September 29, 2024. Accordingly, the commercial sector for South Atlantic snowy grouper is closed starting on September 29, 2024, and remains closed through December 31, 2024. The operator of a vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper having snowy grouper on board must have landed and bartered, traded, or sold such snowy grouper before September 29, 2024. During the commercial closure, the sale or purchase of snowy grouper taken from South Atlantic Federal waters is prohibited. The prohibition on sale or purchase does not apply to the sale or purchase of snowy grouper that were harvested, landed ashore, and sold before September 29, 2024, and were held in cold storage by a dealer or processor. The recreational harvest of snowy grouper is also closed for the rest of 2024 [50 CFR 622.183(b)(8)], and therefore, the bag and possession limits of snowy grouper harvested in or from the South Atlantic are zero. For a person on a vessel issued a valid Federal commercial or charter vessel/ headboat permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper, the bag and possession limits and the sale and purchase provisions during the commercial closure for snowy grouper apply regardless of whether the fish are harvested in State or Federal waters, as specified in 50 CFR 622.190(c)(1)(ii). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 622.193(b)(1), which was issued pursuant to section 304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 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 as such procedures are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary because the regulations associated with the commercial quota and accountability measures for South Atlantic snowy grouper have already been subject to notice and comment, and all that remains is to notify the public of the commercial closure for the remainder of the July through December fishing season this year. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment on this action is contrary to the public interest 15:52 Sep 26, 2024 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 24, 2024. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–22232 Filed 9–24–24; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 231221–0314; RTID 0648– XE335] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From New Jersey to North Carolina National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer. AGENCY: Classification VerDate Sep<11>2014 because of the need to immediately implement the commercial closure to protect South Atlantic snowy grouper, because the capacity of the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest of the commercial quota. Prior notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and would potentially result in a harvest that exceeds the commercial quota. For the reasons just stated, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this action. Jkt 262001 NMFS announces that the State of New Jersey is transferring a portion of their 2024 commercial bluefish quota to the State of North Carolina. This quota adjustment is necessary to comply with the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the revised 2024 commercial bluefish quotas for New Jersey and North Carolina. SUMMARY: Effective September 26, 2024, through December 31, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rigdon, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9336. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Atlantic bluefish fishery are found in 50 CFR DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 79173 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 2024 allocations were published on January 2, 2024 (89 FR 34). The final rule implementing amendment 1 to the FMP, as published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2000 (65 FR 45844), provided a mechanism for transferring bluefish 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 request approval to transfer or combine bluefish commercial quota under § 648.162(e). The Regional Administrator is required to consider three criteria in the evaluation of requests for quota transfers or combinations: (1) the transfers 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 criteria have been met for the transfers approved in this notification. New Jersey is transferring 100,000 lb (45,359 kg) to North Carolina through mutual agreement of the states. This transfer was requested to ensure North Carolina would not exceed its 2024 state quota. The revised bluefish quotas for 2024 are: New Jersey, 148,898 lb (67,539 kg) and North Carolina, 965,996 lb (438,168 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 24, 2024. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–22210 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\27SER1.SGM 27SER1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 231127-0277]
RTID 0648-XE316


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
2024 Commercial Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the 
commercial harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. 
NMFS projects commercial landings of snowy grouper will reach the 
commercial quota for the July through December season. Therefore, NMFS 
closes Federal waters in the South Atlantic for the commercial harvest 
of snowy grouper to protect the resource.

DATES: This temporary rule is effective from September 29, 2024, 
through December 31, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Devictor, NMFS Southeast Regional 
Office, phone: 727-204-5518, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The snapper-grouper fishery of the South 
Atlantic includes snowy grouper and is managed under the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council and NMFS, and is implemented by NMFS under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All 
weights described in this temporary rule are in gutted weight.
    The commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for snowy grouper in 2024 
is 106,174 pounds (lb) or 48,160 kilograms (kg). The commercial ACL is 
divided into two commercial quotas, with a separate quota for each 6-
month fishing season. Seventy percent of the commercial ACL is 
allocated for the January through June commercial fishing season and 
that quota is 74,322 lb (33,712 kg) for 2024. The remaining 30 percent 
of the commercial ACL for the July through December fishing season is a 
quota of 31,852 lb (14,448 kg) for 2024 [50 CFR 622.190(a)(1)(i)(B) and 
(ii)(B)]. Any commercial quota remaining from the first season is added 
to the commercial quota in second season, but any commercial quota 
remaining from the second season is not carried forward into the next 
fishing year. The January through June quota was projected to be 
reached on June 4, 2024, and commercial harvest was closed (89 FR 
47871, June 4, 2024). Subsequently, updated commercial harvest 
information showed that 8,035 lb (3,645 kg) of that quota was not 
harvested, and it was added to the 2024 commercial quota for the July 
through December season.
    Under 50 CFR 622.193(b)(1), NMFS is required to close the 
commercial sector for snowy grouper when the commercial quota specified 
in 50 CFR 622.190(a)(1) is reached or is projected to be reached. NMFS 
projects that commercial landings of snowy grouper will reach the 
commercial quota for the 2024 July

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through December season by September 29, 2024. Accordingly, the 
commercial sector for South Atlantic snowy grouper is closed starting 
on September 29, 2024, and remains closed through December 31, 2024.
    The operator of a vessel with a valid commercial vessel permit for 
South Atlantic snapper-grouper having snowy grouper on board must have 
landed and bartered, traded, or sold such snowy grouper before 
September 29, 2024. During the commercial closure, the sale or purchase 
of snowy grouper taken from South Atlantic Federal waters is 
prohibited. The prohibition on sale or purchase does not apply to the 
sale or purchase of snowy grouper that were harvested, landed ashore, 
and sold before September 29, 2024, and were held in cold storage by a 
dealer or processor. The recreational harvest of snowy grouper is also 
closed for the rest of 2024 [50 CFR 622.183(b)(8)], and therefore, the 
bag and possession limits of snowy grouper harvested in or from the 
South Atlantic are zero.
    For a person on a vessel issued a valid Federal commercial or 
charter vessel/headboat permit for South Atlantic snapper-grouper, the 
bag and possession limits and the sale and purchase provisions during 
the commercial closure for snowy grouper apply regardless of whether 
the fish are harvested in State or Federal waters, as specified in 50 
CFR 622.190(c)(1)(ii).

Classification

    NMFS issues this action pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act. This action is required by 50 CFR 622.193(b)(1), which was 
issued pursuant to section 304(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 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 as such procedures are 
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Such procedures are 
unnecessary because the regulations associated with the commercial 
quota and accountability measures for South Atlantic snowy grouper have 
already been subject to notice and comment, and all that remains is to 
notify the public of the commercial closure for the remainder of the 
July through December fishing season this year. Prior notice and 
opportunity for public comment on this action is contrary to the public 
interest because of the need to immediately implement the commercial 
closure to protect South Atlantic snowy grouper, because the capacity 
of the fishing fleet allows for rapid harvest of the commercial quota. 
Prior notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and 
would potentially result in a harvest that exceeds the commercial 
quota.
    For the reasons just stated, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 
553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in the effective date of this 
action.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 24, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-22232 Filed 9-24-24; 4:15 pm]
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