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(c) Delivery date. The contracting 

officer shall consider total transit time, 

as it relates to a final delivery date, in 

order to satisfy program requirements 

for Title II of Public Law 83–480. 

(d) Multiple awards or delivery points. 

(1) If more than one offer for the sale of 

commodities is received or more than 

one delivery point has been designated 

in such offers, in order to achieve a 

combination of a freight rate and 

commodity award that produces the 

lowest landed cost for the delivery of 

the commodity to the foreign 

destination, the contracting officer shall 

evaluate offers submitted on a delivery 

point by delivery point basis; however, 

consideration shall be given to 

prioritized ocean transport service in 

determining lowest landed cost. 

(2) The contracting officer may 

determine that extenuating 

circumstances preclude awards on the 

basis of lowest landed cost. However, in 

all such cases, commodities may be 

transported in compliance with cargo 

preference requirements as determined 

by USAID. 

(3) The contracting officer shall notify 

USAID or, if applicable, the grantee 

organization, that its shipping agent will 

be notified of the vessel freight rate used 

in determining the commodity contract 

award. The grantee organization or 

USAID will be responsible for finalizing 

the charter or booking contract with the 

vessel representing the freight rate so 

used. 

470.203 Cargo preference. 

An agency having responsibility 

under this subpart shall administer its 

programs, with respect to this subpart, 

in accordance with regulations 

prescribed by the Secretary of 

Transportation. 

PARTS 471 THROUGH 499— 

[RESERVED] 

Donald Baker, 

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE), Director, 

Office of Contracting and Procurement. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22463 Filed 10–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket Nos. 090206140–91081–03 and 

120405260–4258–02; RTID 0648–XE337] 

Revised Reporting Requirements Due 

to Catastrophic Conditions for Federal 

Seafood Dealers, Individual Fishing 

Quota Dealers, and Charter Vessels 

and Headboats in Portions of Florida 

and Georgia 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; determination 

of catastrophic conditions. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the individual 

fishing quota (IFQ) program, Federal 

dealer reporting, and Federal charter 

vessel and headboat (for-hire vessel) 

reporting specific to the reef fish fishery 

in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), coastal 

migratory pelagic (CMP) fisheries in the 

Gulf and Atlantic, snapper-grouper 

fishery in the South Atlantic, and 

dolphin and wahoo fishery in the 

Atlantic, the Regional Administrator 

(RA), NMFS Southeast Region, has 

determined that Hurricane Helene has 

caused catastrophic conditions in the 

Gulf for certain Florida counties and in 

the Atlantic for certain Georgia counties. 

This temporary rule authorizes, in the 

affected area described in this 

temporary rule, any Federal dealer or 

for-hire electronic reporting program 

participant who does not have access to 

electronic reporting to delay reporting, 

and any IFQ dealer to use paper-based 

forms, if necessary, for basic required 

administrative functions, e.g., landing 

transactions. This temporary rule is 

intended to facilitate continuation of 

IFQ and electronic reporting operations 

during the period of catastrophic 

conditions. 

DATES: The RA is authorizing Federal 

dealers, for-hire electronic reporting 

program participants, and IFQ dealers in 

the affected area to use revised reporting 

methods from October 2, 2024, through 

November 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IFQ 

Customer Service, Britni Lavine, 

telephone: 866–425–7627, email: 

nmfs.ser.catchshare@noaa.gov. Federal 

dealer reporting, Fisheries Monitoring 

Branch, telephone: 305–361–4581. 

NMFS Southeast For-Hire Integrated 

Electronic Reporting Program: 1–833– 

707–1632. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The reef 

fish fishery of the Gulf is managed 

under the Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the 

Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP), 

prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Gulf Council). 

The CMP fishery is managed under the 

FMP for CMP Resources in the Gulf of 

Mexico and Atlantic Region (CMP 

FMP), prepared by the Gulf Council and 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (South Atlantic Council). The 

snapper-grouper fishery in the South 

Atlantic is managed under the FMP for 

the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the 

South Atlantic Region, prepared by the 

South Atlantic Council. The dolphin 

and wahoo fishery in the Atlantic is 

managed under the FMP for the Dolphin 

and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic, 

prepared by the South Atlantic Council. 

The Secretary implemented these FMPs 

through regulations at 50 CFR part 622 

under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). 

The Generic Dealer Amendment 

established Federal dealer reporting 

requirements for federally permitted 

dealers in the Gulf and South Atlantic 

(79 FR 19490, April 9, 2014). The 

Headboat Reporting Framework Action 

established the Southeast Region 

Headboat Survey (SRHS) electronic 

reporting program (79 FR 6097, 

February 3, 2014). The final rule 

implementing the South Atlantic ForHire Reporting Amendment included 

reporting requirements for South 

Atlantic snapper-grouper, Atlantic 

dolphin and wahoo, and CMP owners 

and operators of South Atlantic and 

applicable Atlantic for-hire vessels (85 

FR 10331, February 24, 2020). 

Amendment 26 to the Reef Fish FMP 

established an IFQ program for the 

commercial red snapper component of 

the Gulf reef fish fishery (71 FR 67447, 

November 22, 2006). Amendment 29 to 

the Reef Fish FMP established an IFQ 

program for the commercial grouper and 

tilefish components of the Gulf reef fish 

fishery (74 FR 44732, August 31, 2009). 

Regulations implementing these Gulf 

and South Atlantic dealer reporting 

requirements, IFQ programs, and forhire reporting requirements require that 

Federal dealers, IFQ dealers, and forhire reporting program participants have 

access to a computer and internet. 

However, these regulations also specify 

that during catastrophic conditions, as 

determined by the RA, the RA may 

waive or modify the reporting time 

requirements for Federal dealers and 

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based forms to complete administrative 

functions for the duration of the 

catastrophic conditions. The RA must 

determine that catastrophic conditions 

exist, specify the duration of the 

catastrophic conditions, and specify 

which participants or geographic areas 

are deemed affected. 

Hurricane Helene made landfall in the 

U.S. in Taylor County, Florida, in the 

Gulf as a Category 4 hurricane on 

September 26, 2024. Strong winds and 

flooding from this hurricane impacted 

communities along coastal Florida in 

the Gulf and coastal Georgia in the 

South Atlantic. This resulted in power 

outages and damage to homes, 

businesses, and infrastructure. As a 

result, the RA has determined that 

catastrophic conditions exist in the Gulf 

for the Florida counties of Jefferson, 

Taylor, Dixie, Levy, Citrus, Hernando, 

Pasco, and Pinellas. For the South 

Atlantic, the RA has determined that 

catastrophic conditions also exist for 

Georgia counties of Chatham, Bryan, 

Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn, and Camden. 

Through this temporary rule, the RA 

is authorizing Federal dealers, SRHS 

program participants, and South 

Atlantic Federal for-hire operators to 

delay electronic reporting to NMFS and 

IFQ dealers in the affected area to use 

paper-based forms, from October 2, 

2024, through November 1, 2024. NMFS 

will provide additional notification to 

affected dealers via NOAA Weather 

Radio, Fishery Bulletins, and other 

appropriate means. NMFS will continue 

to monitor and re-evaluate the areas and 

duration of the catastrophic conditions, 

as necessary. 

Dealers may delay electronic 

reporting of trip tickets to NMFS during 

catastrophic conditions. Dealers are to 

report all landings to NMFS as soon as 

possible. Assistance for Federal dealers 

in affected area is available from the 

NMFS Fisheries Monitoring Branch at 

1–305–361–4581. 

SRHS program participants may delay 

electronic reporting of logbooks to 

NMFS during catastrophic conditions. 

SRHS participants are to report all 

logbooks to NMFS as soon as possible. 

South Atlantic Federal for-hire 

operators may delay electronic reporting 

of logbooks and ‘‘Did Not Fish’’ reports 

to NMFS during catastrophic 

conditions. South Atlantic Federal forhire operators are to report all landings 

or Did Not Fish reports to NMFS as soon 

as possible. Assistance for Federal forhire operators in the affected area is 

available from the NMFS Southeast ForHire Integrated Electronic Reporting 

Program at 1–833–707–1632, Monday 

through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Eastern Time. The electronic 

systems for submitting information to 

NMFS will continue to be available to 

all Federal for-hire operators, and forhire operators are encouraged to 

continue using these systems, if 

accessible. 

NMFS previously provided Federal 

IFQ dealers with the necessary paper 

forms and instructions for submission in 

the event of catastrophic conditions. 

Paper forms are also available from the 

RA upon request. The electronic 

systems for submitting information to 

NMFS will continue to be available to 

all dealers, and dealers in the affected 

area are encouraged to continue using 

these systems, if accessible. The 

administrative program functions 

available to IFQ participants in the area 

affected by catastrophic conditions will 

be limited under the paper-based 

system. There will be no mechanism for 

transfers of IFQ shares or allocation 

under the paper-based system in effect 

during catastrophic conditions. 

Assistance in complying with the 

requirements of the paper-based system 

will be available via the NMFS Catch 

Share Support line, 1–866–425–7627 

Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. 

Classification 

NMFS issues this action pursuant to 

section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. This action is consistent with the 

regulations in 50 CFR 622.5(c)(1)(iii), 

622.21(a)(3)(iii) (2020), 622.22(a)(3)(iii) 

(2020), 622.26(b)(3), 622.176(b)(3), 

622.271(b)(3), and 622.374(b)(3), which 

were 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 on 

this action, as notice and comment are 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

interest. Such procedures are 

unnecessary because the final rules 

implementing the Gulf IFQ programs, 

the Gulf and South Atlantic Federal 

dealer reporting requirements, and Gulf 

and South Atlantic for-hire vessel 

reporting requirements, and the SRHS 

reporting requirements have already 

been subject to notice and public 

comment. These rules authorize the RA 

to determine when catastrophic 

conditions exist, and which participants 

or geographic areas are deemed affected 

by catastrophic conditions. The final 

rules also authorize the RA to provide 

timely notice to affected participants via 

publication of notification in the 

Federal Register, NOAA Weather Radio, 

Fishery Bulletins, and other appropriate 

means. All that remains is to notify the 

public that catastrophic conditions 

exist, that Federal dealers and may use 

paper forms, and that Federal dealers, 

South Atlantic for-hire permit holders, 

and SRHS participants may submit 

delayed reports. Such procedures are 

also contrary to the public interest 

because of the need to immediately 

implement this action because affected 

dealers continue to receive these species 

in the affected area and fishermen 

continue to operate, and need a means 

of completing their landing transactions 

and logbook reports. With the power 

outages and damages to infrastructure 

that have occurred in the affected area 

due to Hurricane Helene, numerous 

businesses are unable to complete 

landings transactions, fishing reports, 

and dealer reports electronically. In 

order to continue with their businesses, 

IFQ dealers need to be aware they can 

report using the paper forms, and 

Federal dealers, South Atlantic for-hire 

permit holders, and SRHS participants 

need to be aware that they can delay 

reporting. 

For the aforementioned reasons, there 

is good cause to waive the 30-day delay 

in the effectiveness of this action under 

5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 

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. 2024–23072 Filed 10–2–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 635 

[Docket No. 220919–0193; RTID 0648– 

XE331] 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; 

General Category October Through 

November Quota Transfer 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is transferring 100 

metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna 

(BFT) quota from the Reserve category 

to the General category October through 

November 2024 time period. With this 

transfer, the adjusted General category 

October through November time period 

subquota is 192.4 mt and the Reserve 


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