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paragraphs (c)(1) through (11) to read as 

follows: 

1852.245–71 Installation-accountable 

Government Property. 

* * * * * 

INSTALLATION—ACCOUNTABLE 

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (JUN 2018) 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

l(1) Office space, work area space, and 

utilities. Government telephones are 

available for official purposes only. 

l(2) Office furniture. 

l(3) Property listed in [Insert attachment 

number or ‘‘not applicable’’ if no equipment 

is provided]. 

(i) If the Contractor acquires property, title 

to which vests in the Government pursuant 

to other provisions of this contract, this 

property also shall become accountable to the 

Government upon its entry into Government 

records. 

(ii) The Contractor shall not bring to the 

installation for use under this contract any 

property owned or leased by the Contractor, 

or other property that the Contractor is 

accountable for under any other Government 

contract, without the Contracting Officer’s 

prior written approval. 

l(4) Supplies from stores stock. 

l(5) Publications and blank forms stocked 

by the installation. 

l(6) Safety and fire protection for 

Contractor personnel and facilities. 

l(7) Installation service facilities: [Insert 

the name of the facilities or ‘‘none’’]. 

l(8) Medical treatment of a first-aid nature 

for Contractor personnel injuries or illnesses 

sustained during on-site duty. 

l(9) Cafeteria privileges for Contractor 

employees during normal operating hours. 

l(10) Building maintenance for facilities 

occupied by Contractor personnel. 

l(11) Moving and hauling for office 

moves, movement of large equipment, and 

delivery of supplies. Moving services may be 

provided on-site, as approved by the 

Contracting Officer. 

* * * * * 

1852.247–71 [Amended] 

■ 10. Amend section 1852.247–71 by— 

■ a. In the clause heading, removing 

‘‘(JUL 2015)’’ and adding ‘‘(JUN 2018)’’ 

in its place; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (a) 

‘‘Mammals’’ and adding ‘‘Mammal’’ in 

its place. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 170828813–7999–02] 

RIN 0648–BH15 

Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 

Atlantic Region; Temporary Measures 

to Reduce Overfishing of Golden 

Tilefish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; interim 

measures extended. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this temporary 

rule to extend the expiration date of 

interim measures to reduce overfishing 

of golden tilefish in Federal waters of 

the South Atlantic implemented by a 

temporary rule published by NMFS on 

January 2, 2018. This temporary rule 

extends the reduced total annual catch 

limit (ACL), commercial and 

recreational sector ACLs, and quotas for 

the hook-and-line and longline 

components of the commercial sector 

for an additional 186 days. The purpose 

of this temporary rule extension is to 

reduce overfishing of golden tilefish 

while the South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) 

develops management measures to end 

overfishing of golden tilefish on a 

permanent basis. 

DATES: The expiration date for the final 

temporary rule published at 83 FR 65 on 

January 2, 2018, is extended through 

January 3, 2019, unless NMFS publishes 

a superseding document in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the 

environmental assessment (EA) 

supporting these interim measures may 

be obtained from the Southeast Regional 

Office website at http://

sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_

fisheries/s_atl/sg/2017/golden_tilefish_

interim/index.html. The EA includes a 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

analysis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional 

Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, or 

email: mary.vara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

snapper-grouper fishery in the South 

Atlantic region includes golden tilefish 

and is managed under the Fishery 

Management Plan for Snapper-Grouper 

Fishery of the South Atlantic Region 

(FMP). The FMP was prepared by the 

Council and is implemented by NMFS 

through regulations at 50 CFR part 622 

under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). 

On January 2, 2018, NMFS published 

the final temporary rule to implement 

interim measures to reduce overfishing 

of golden tilefish in South Atlantic 

Federal waters (83 FR 65). The final 

temporary rule reduced the total ACL 

for golden tilefish to 323,000 lb (146,510 

kg), gutted weight, 361,760 lb (164,092 

kg), round weight. In addition, the final 

temporary rule reduced the commercial 

and recreational sector ACLs and 

component commercial quotas, using 

the existing sector allocations, and the 

quotas for the hook-and-line and 

longline components of the commercial 

sector. Therefore, during the 

effectiveness of the final temporary rule 

and this temporary rule extension, the 

commercial ACL is 313,310 lb (142,115 

kg), gutted weight; the commercial 

quota for the hook-and-line component 

is 78,328 lb (35,529 kg), gutted weight; 

and the commercial quota for the 

longline component is 234,982 lb 

(106,586 kg), gutted weight. The 

recreational ACL during the 

effectiveness of the final temporary rule 

and this temporary rule extension is 

2,187 fish, which is equivalent to 9,690 

lb (4,395 kg), gutted weight. This 

temporary rule extension continues the 

measures in the final temporary rule 

unchanged for an additional 186 days, 

unless this temporary rule extension is 

superseded by subsequent rulemaking. 

The purpose of these interim measures 

is to reduce the overfishing of golden 

tilefish in South Atlantic Federal 

waters, while long-term management 

measures are developed and 

implemented through Regulatory 

Amendment 28 to the FMP. The January 

2, 2018, final temporary rule stated that 

long-term management measures would 

be developed through Amendment 45 to 

the FMP. The Council subsequently 

determined that an FMP amendment 

was not required, and that the same 

management measures could be 

developed and implemented using the 

existing FMP framework procedures. 

Regulatory Amendment 28 will include 

management measures to end 

overfishing of golden tilefish on a longterm basis. 

Regulatory Amendment 28 is 

scheduled to be approved by the 

Council at their June 2018 meeting and 

implemented prior to the expiration of 

the interim measures in this temporary 

rule extension in the 2019 fishing year, 

which begins on January 1, 2019. 


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Section 305(c)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Act provides the Council the 

authority to request interim measures, if 

necessary, to reduce overfishing. The 

Council sent a letter to NMFS, dated 

June 27, 2017, to request that NMFS 

implement interim measures to 

immediately reduce overfishing of 

golden tilefish while long-term 

management measures are developed to 

end overfishing of golden tilefish. 

Section 305(c)(3)(B) of the MagnusonStevens Act allows for interim measures 

to be extended for one additional period 

of 186 days provided that the public has 

had an opportunity to comment on the 

interim measures and that the Council 

is actively preparing an FMP 

amendment to address the overfishing 

on a permanent basis. NMFS published 

a proposed temporary rule on October 

30, 2017, and requested public 

comments on these interim measures 

(82 FR 50101). NMFS responded to 

public comments in the final temporary 

rule published on January 2, 2018 (83 

FR 65). 

Classification 

The Regional Administrator for the 

NMFS Southeast Region has determined 

that the interim measures extended 

through this temporary rule are 

necessary for the conservation and 

management of the South Atlantic 

golden tilefish stock, until long-term 

measures are implemented, and are 

consistent with the FMP, the MagnusonStevens Act and other applicable laws. 

This temporary rule extension has 

been determined to be not significant for 

purposes of Executive Order 12866. 

This temporary rule extension is 

exempt from the procedures of the RFA, 

because the rule is issued without the 

opportunity for prior notice and public 

comment. 

NMFS prepared an EA for the interim 

measures contained in the January 2, 

2018, final temporary rule (83 FR 65). 

The EA analyzed the impacts of reduced 

harvest through the 2018 fishing year, 

which includes the impacts related to 

extending the interim measures. 

Therefore, the impacts of extending the 

interim measures through this 

temporary rule have already been 

considered. Electronic copies of the EA 

are available from NMFS (see 

ADDRESSES). 

This temporary rule extension 

responds to the best scientific 

information available. The Assistant 

Administrator for NOAA Fisheries (AA) 

finds that the need to immediately 

implement this action constitutes good 

cause to waive the requirements to 

provide prior notice and opportunity for 

public comment, pursuant to the 

authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), 

as such procedures for this temporary 

rule extension are unnecessary and 

contrary to the public interest. Such 

procedures are unnecessary because 

NMFS already published a proposed 

temporary rule on October 30, 2017, and 

requested public comments on these 

interim measures, including their 

potential extension (82 FR 50101). 

NMFS responded to public comments in 

the final temporary rule published on 

January 2, 2018 (83 FR 65). This 

temporary rule extension continues the 

interim measures unchanged for an 

additional 186 days. 

Prior notice and opportunity for 

public comment are contrary to the 

public interest because of the need to 

continue these interim measures 

without interruption to protect the 

golden tilefish stock until the Council 

and NMFS can prepare and possibly 

implement management measures under 

Regulatory Amendment 28 to end 

overfishing of golden tilefish on a 

permanent basis. Prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment would 

require time and could result in an 

interruption of the interim measures 

and, therefore, allow harvest in excess 

of ACLs and quotas implemented by 

this temporary rule extension, which 

would contribute to overfishing of 

golden tilefish. Allowing overfishing of 

golden tilefish to continue would be 

contrary to National Standard 1 of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act. National 

Standard 1 requires NMFS to conserve 

and manage ocean resources to prevent 

overfishing, while achieving the 

optimum yield from each fishery. 

The AA also finds good cause to 

waive the 30-day delay in this 

temporary rule extension’s 

effectiveness, pursuant to the authority 

set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) as such 

procedure for this temporary rule 

extension is impracticable and contrary 

to the public interest. A delay in 

effectiveness is impracticable, because it 

would contribute to overfishing of 

golden tilefish, which is contrary to 

National Standard 1 of the MagnusonStevens Act as stated previously. 

Without this temporary rule extension 

becoming effective immediately after 

the duration of and without interruption 

from the final temporary rule, which 

would end after July 1, 2018, the 

commercial and recreational sectors 

would be able to harvest golden tilefish 

under higher ACLs and quotas than 

those implemented by the final 

temporary rule and continued through 

this temporary rule extension. These 

harvests could result in further 

overfishing of golden tilefish, contrary 

to NMFS’ statutory obligations. By 

implementing this temporary rule 

extension immediately, the total harvest 

of golden tilefish would be reduced 

until the Council and NMFS can 

prepare and possibly implement 

management measures under Regulatory 

Amendment 28 to end overfishing of 

golden tilefish on a permanent basis. 

In addition, delaying the effectiveness 

of this final temporary rule for 30 days 

is contrary to the public interest because 

of the need to immediately implement 

this action to protect golden tilefish. 

The capacity of the fishing fleet allows 

for rapid harvest of the ACL. Delaying 

the effectiveness of this temporary rule 

extension would require time and could 

potentially result in a harvest in excess 

of the reduced ACLs implemented by 

this temporary rule extension, 

increasing the likelihood of future 

overfishing and more restrictive 

measures to address it. 

Accordingly, the 30-day delay in 

effectiveness of the measures contained 

in this temporary rule extension is 

waived. 

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

Dated: June 14, 2018. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 180202111–8353–02] 

RIN 0648–XG267 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 

Closure of the Closed Area I Scallop 

Access Area to General Category 

Individual Fishing Quota Scallop 

Vessels 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

Closed Area I Scallop Access Area is 

closed to Limited Access General 

Category Individual Fishing Quota 

scallop vessels for the remainder of the 

2018 fishing year. No vessel issued a 

Limited Access General Category 

Individual Fishing Quota permit may 

fish for, possess, or land scallops from 


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