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Iowa Administrative Code 136.24 * * * * * [FR Doc. 2024–22912 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 231215–0305; RTID 0648– XE352] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Rhode Island National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 80795 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer. NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2024 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island. DATES: Effective October 3, 2024 through December 31, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rigdon, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281–9336. 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 the final 2024 allocations were published on December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88266). The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the 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 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 1,835 pounds (lb; 832 kilograms (kg)) to Rhode Island through a mutual agreement between the states. This transfer was requested to repay landings made by an SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04OCR1.SGM 04OCR1 80796 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 193 / Friday, October 4, 2024 / Rules and Regulations khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES out-of-state permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement. The revised summer flounder quotas for 2024 are: North Carolina, 2,329,900 lb (1,056,825 kg); and Rhode Island, 1,396,261 lb (633,333 kg). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Oct 03, 2024 Jkt 265001 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) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and is exempted from review under Executive Order 12866. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: October 1, 2024. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 80795-80796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22995]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 231215-0305; RTID 0648-XE352]


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder 
Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to Rhode Island

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 State of Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island.

DATES: Effective October 3, 2024 through December 31, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rigdon, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 281-9336.

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 the final 2024 allocations 
were published on December 21, 2023 (88 FR 88266).
    The final rule implementing Amendment 5 to the 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 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 1,835 pounds (lb; 832 kilograms 
(kg)) to Rhode Island through a mutual agreement between the states. 
This transfer was requested to repay landings made by an

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out-of-state permitted vessel under a safe harbor agreement. The 
revised summer flounder quotas for 2024 are: North Carolina, 2,329,900 
lb (1,056,825 kg); and Rhode Island, 1,396,261 lb (633,333 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) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and is exempted from review under Executive Order 12866.

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

    Dated: October 1, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-22995 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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