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dBc to a level at or below ¥14 dBc. The 

digital FM station must file Form 2100, 

Schedule 335–FM within 30 days of 

decreasing power. 

(6) Any digital FM station seeking 

authority to increase total digital 

Effective Radiated Power above ¥14 

dBc must submit Form 2100, Schedule 

335–FM. The submission must include 

a certification that the proposed FM 

digital Effective Radiated Power is 

permitted, using the table set forth in 

table 1 to § 73.404(f). Certifications must 

be based on the most restrictive analog 

field strength of the proponent at any 

nearby first-adjacent channel station’s 

60 dBm contour. The station choosing to 

operate with total digital ERP above 

¥14 dBc may initiate such operation 

upon approval from the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket Nos. 090206140–91081–03 and 

120405260–4258–02; RTID 0648–XE399] 

Revised Reporting Requirements Due 

to Catastrophic Conditions for Federal 

Seafood Dealers, Individual Fishing 

Quota Dealers, and Charter Vessels 

and Headboats in Portions of Florida 

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 Milton has 

caused catastrophic conditions in the 

Gulf and the Atlantic for certain Florida 

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 16, 2024, through 

November 15, 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 

authorize IFQ dealers to use paperbased 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 Milton made landfall in the 

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

Gulf as a Category 3 hurricane on 

October 9, 2024. Strong winds and 

flooding from this hurricane impacted 

communities along coastal Florida in 

both the Gulf and 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 Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, 

Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, and 

Charlotte. For the South Atlantic, the 

RA has determined that catastrophic 

conditions also exist for the Florida 

counties of Brevard, Indian River, and 

Saint Lucie. 

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 16, 

2024, through November 15, 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 reevaluate 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 

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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), 622.22(a)(3)(iii), 

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

622.271(b)(3), and 622.374(b)(3) (2020), 

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 Milton, 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 16, 2024. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24276 Filed 10–16–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 231215–0305; RTID 0648– 

XE378] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 

Quota Transfer From Maine to 

Massachusetts 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; quota transfer. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

State of Maine is transferring a portion 

of its 2024 commercial summer flounder 

quota to the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts. 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 Maine and 

Massachusetts. 

DATES: Effective October 18, 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 


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