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States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by August 1, 2022. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this action for 

the purposes of judicial review nor does 

it extend the time within which a 

petition for judicial review may be filed, 

and shall not postpone the effectiveness 

of such rule or action. This action may 

not be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. See section 

307(b)(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: May 22, 2022. 

David Cash, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. 

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart OO—Rhode Island 

■ 2. In § 52.2070(e), amend the table by 

adding an entry for ‘‘Infrastructure SIP 

and Transport SIP for the 2012 PM2.5

NAAQS’’ at the end of the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.2070 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

RHODE ISLAND NON REGULATORY

Name of non regulatory SIP 

provision 

Applicable 

geographic or 

nonattainment 

area 

State submittal 

date/effective 

date 

EPA 

approved date Explanations 

*******

Infrastructure SIP and 

Transport SIP for the 

2012 PM2.5 NAAQS.

Statewide ....... 12/6/2017 May 31, 2022, [Insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

This submittal is approved with respect to the following 

CAA elements: 110(a)(2) (A); (B); (C); (D) ; (E); (F); 

(G); (J); (K); (L); and (M), except for certain PSD-related requirements in (C), (D)(i)(II), and (J). This submittal is disapproved for (H). This approval includes 

the Transport SIP for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS, which 

shows that Rhode Island does not significantly contribute to PM2.5 nonattainment or maintenance in any 

other state. 

■ 3. In § 52.2077, add paragraph (b)(7) to 

read as follows: 

§ 52.2077 Identification of plan— 

conditional approvals and disapprovals. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(7) 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS: The 110(a)(2) 

infrastructure SIP submitted on 

December 6, 2017, is disapproved for 

Clean Air Act element 110(a)(2)(H). A 

Federal Implantation Plan is already in 

place at § 52.2080. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11456 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Parts 102–117 and 102–118 

[FMR Case 2018–102–5; Docket No. GSA– 

FMR–2018–0014, Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AJ97 

Federal Management Regulation; 

Technical Amendments 

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide 

Policy (OGP), General Services 

Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: GSA is issuing a direct final 

rule amending the Federal Management 

Regulation (FMR) to effectuate editorial 

and technical changes including 

updating authorities, agency contact 

information, website and email 

addresses, simplifying requirements, 

and removing provisions that are no 

longer applicable. These changes are 

needed to provide accurate information 

for agencies to properly manage their 

Transportation Management and 

Transportation Payment and Audit 

programs. 

DATES: Effective August 29, 2022 

without further action, unless adverse 

comment is received by June 30, 2022. 

If adverse comment is received, GSA 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

rule in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in 

response to FMR Case 2018–102–5 to 

the Federal eRulemaking portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for ‘‘FMR Case 2018–102–5’’. 

Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘FMR Case 2018– 

102–5’’. Follow the instructions 

provided at the ‘‘Comment Now’’ 

screen. Please include your name, 

company name (if any), and ‘‘FMR Case 

2018–102–5’’ on your attached 

document. If your comment cannot be 

submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, call or email the 

points of contact in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite ‘‘FMR Case 2018–102–5’’ 

in all correspondence related to this 

case. Comments received generally will 

be posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check https://www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Mr. Ron 

Siegel, Program Analyst, Office of 

Government-wide Policy, at 202–702– 

0840. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501– 

4755. Please cite FMR Case 2018–102– 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Pursuant to 40 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 501, the Administrator of 

General Services (Administrator) has the 

authority to procure and supply 

personal property and nonpersonal 

services for executive agencies 

including transportation and traffic 

management services. This statute also 

provides the Administrator with the 

authority to prescribe policies and 

methods for the procurement of 

transportation and traffic management 

services. These policies and methods for 

managing transportation and traffic 

management programs are codified in 

41 CFR part 102–117 (FMR part 102– 

117). 

The Travel and Transportation 

Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–264) 

established agency statutory 

requirements for prepayment audits of 

Federal agency transportation expenses 

and established GSA’s statutory 

authority for audit oversight to protect 

the financial interests of the 

Government (31 U.S.C. 3726). GSA has 

codified these requirements in 41 CFR 

part 102–118, Transportation Payment 

and Audit (FMR part 102–118). 

GSA amended FMR part 102–117 in 

2015 (80 FR 57102), and again in 2016 

(81 FR 65298) along with FMR part 102– 

118. Since then, numerous 

technological changes have automated 

processes; GSA consolidated properties 

which eliminated physical addresses; 

and statutory changes require regulatory 

modifications such as references to legal 

citations. 

This rule updates contact information 

including phone numbers, email, 

website, and mailing addresses. It 

corrects hyperlinks, form numbers, and 

legal references. It also clarifies 

conditions for using forms and revises 

outdated and inaccurate administrative 

procedures. Furthermore, this rule will 

remove references to outdated 

information, eliminate references to 

both GSA’s obsolete eLearning 

Transportation Officer training site and 

its web-based reporting tool, Federal 

Interagency Transportation System. 

This rule clarifies when the Standard 

Form 1113, Public Voucher for 

Transportation Charges, is required to 

be submitted by a transportation service 

provider and when it is optional. The 

rule also eliminates references to the 

U.S. Government Bill of Lading— 

Privately Owned Personal Property 

(PPGBL) form number, Optional Form 

1203. The form was canceled in 2002 

(67 FR 35113). The Department of 

Defense continues to use this form but 

refers to it only by its name, U.S. 

Government Bill of Lading—Privately 

Owned Personal Property (PPGBL), 

therefore the FMR is being updated to 

address the form by its name. 

Furthermore, agencies were instructed 

in 2002 to use the Government Bill of 

Lading (GBL), SF 1103, in place of the 

PPGBL. This rule also removes the 

references to the Memorandum Copies 

of the GBL (1103A) and PPGBL (1203A) 

since the forms are no longer 

maintained by GSA and the GBL is 

available online as a fillable form which 

enables agencies to print multiple 

copies. 

GSA is removing the unnecessary 

procedures for agencies to request the 

GBL and the Government 

Transportation Request (GTR) forms and 

their corresponding control numbers. 

Both forms are available online in the 

GSA Forms Library. FMR § 102–118.245 

instructs agencies to request document 

control numbers for these forms from 

the GSA Inventory Management Branch 

in Fort Worth, Texas; however that 

office was closed in 2015. The 

Technical Services and Commodity 

Branch was assigned the duty of 

providing control numbers for the 

documents but no longer provides these 

numbers to agencies. Since an agency is 

required to create a unique numbering 

system to track transportation 

documents, it should already include 

any GBLs and GTRs it issues in that 

numbering scheme. Removing GSA 

from this process does not change an 

agency’s accountability or responsibility 

for these documents and does not 

change how or when the forms can be 

used. Agencies are still required to use 

commercial forms and payment 

practices except in the limited 

circumstances as specified in these FMR 

parts. 

Agencies that participate in a GSA 

rate tender program no longer pay an 

administrative service charge to GSA. 

Therefore, this rule will update FMR 

§ 102–117.35 to remove the reference 

that it is a disadvantage for an agency 

to use a GSA rate tender program 

because the participating agency is 

charged an administrative service 

charge. Any fees assessed by GSA are 

addressed in GSA procurement 

documents, are not necessarily a 

disincentive for an agency, and are 

generally not regulatory. 

Additionally, in 2008, Public Law 

110–246 amended Title 31 of the U.S. 

Code to include the elimination of the 

statute of limitations applicable to 

collection of debt by administrative 

offset. This amendment removes the 

obsolete requirement that imposed a 10- 

year limitation on agencies to collect 

ordinary debts and it updates the 

references in FMR part 102–118 to 

provide agencies with the proper 

information. 

Finally, this rule corrects the 

reference to the Department of State’s 

website for Civil Air Transport 

Agreements, clarifies the deadlines for 

Federal agencies to submit documents 

to the United States Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), and corrects 

inaccurate information for contacting 

MARAD. The intended effect of this rule 

is to enhance accuracy, decrease 

workload, and reduce 

misunderstandings of the regulations. 

B. Analysis of Costs and Benefits 

The changes presented in this rule are 

predominantly administrative and are 

expected to create little or no additional 

cost and insignificant savings to Federal 

and non-Federal entities that are 

required to comply with either or both 

of these FMR parts. Implementing this 

rule will decrease confusion for 

agencies, streamline invoicing 

procedures for transportation vendors, 

and reduce time lost going to outdated 

links or attempting to use inaccurate 

references. 

C. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under Section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. 

D. Congressional Review Act 

The Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs has determined that 

this rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined 

by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Additionally, this 

rule is excepted from the Congressional 

Review Act (CRA) reporting 

requirements prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 

801 since it relates to agency 

management or personnel under 5 

U.S.C. 804(3). 

E. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities within the 

meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because it 


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applies to agency management or 

personnel. 

Therefore, an Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis has not been 

performed. GSA invites comments from 

small business concerns and other 

interested parties on the expected 

impact of this rule on small entities. 

GSA will also consider comments 

from small entities concerning the 

existing regulations in subparts affected 

by the rule in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

610. Interested parties must submit such 

comments separately and should cite 5 

U.S.C 610 (FMR Case 2018–102–5), in 

correspondence. 

F. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the changes to the 

FMR do not impose recordkeeping or 

information collection requirements, or 

the collection of information from 

offerors, contractors, or members of the 

public that require the approval of the 

Office of Management and Budget under 

44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. 

List of Subjects 

41 CFR Part 102–117 

Freight, Government property 

management, Moving of household 

goods, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Transportation. 

41 CFR Part 102–118 

Accounting, Claims, Government 

property management, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Robin Carnahan, 

Administrator. 

For reasons set forth in the preamble, 

GSA is amending 41 CFR parts 102–117 

and 102–118 as set forth below: 

PART 102–117—TRANSPORTATION 

MANAGEMENT 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 102– 

117 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3726; 40 U.S.C. 

121(c); 40 U.S.C. 501, et seq.; 46 U.S.C. 

55305; 49 U.S.C. 40118. 

§ 102–117.20 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 102–117.20(a) by 

removing ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)’’ and 

adding ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 501 et seq.)’’ in its 

place. 

■ 3. Amend § 102–117.25 by removing 

the definition ‘‘Governmentwide 

Transportation Policy Council (GTPC)’’ 

and adding the definition of 

‘‘Government-wide Transportation 

Policy Council (GTPC)’’ in its place to 

read as follows: 

§ 102–117.25 What definitions apply to this 

part? 

* * * * * 

Government-wide Transportation 

Policy Council (GTPC) is an interagency 

forum to help GSA formulate policy. It 

provides agencies managing 

transportation programs a forum to 

exchange information and ideas to solve 

common problems. For further 

information on this council, see website: 

https://gsa.gov/transportationpolicy. 

* * * * * 

§ 102–117.35 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 102–117.35 by: 

■ a. Adding ‘‘and’’ to the end of 

paragraph (b)(2); 

■ b. Removing paragraph (b)(3); and 

■ c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(4) as 

paragraph (b)(3). 

■ 5. Amend § 102–117.65 by revising 

paragraph (f) to read as follows: 

§ 102–117.65 What terms and conditions 

must all rate tenders or contracts include? 

* * * * * 

(f) Other terms and conditions that 

may be specific to your agency or the 

TSP such as specialized packaging 

requirements or HAZMAT. For further 

information see the ‘‘U.S. Government 

Freight Transportation Handbook,’’ 

available at https://gsa.gov/transaudits. 

■ 6. Amend § 102–117.80 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 102–117.80 How are rate tenders filed? 

* * * * * 

(b) You must send two copies of the 

rate tender to: General Services 

Administration, Office of Travel, 

Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405, or email: 

(1) SDDCRates@gsa.gov subject line 

SDDC OTO Tenders (DoD only); or 

(2) TEAL-Library@gsa.gov subject line 

GSA Rate Quotes, Tenders/Rate Quotes/ 

Tariffs (all agencies except DoD). 

§ 102–117.85 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend § 102–117.85(a) by 

removing ‘‘Optional Forms 1103 or 

1203, is a controlled document’’ and 

adding ‘‘Standard Form 1103, is a 

document’’ in its place. 

■ 8. Amend § 102–117.135 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a)(1)(i) 

‘‘http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tra/ata/ 

index.htm’’ and adding ‘‘https://

www.state.gov/civil-air-transportagreements’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Revising paragraph (b). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 102–117.135 What are the international 

transportation restrictions? 

* * * * * 

(b) Ocean cargo. International 

movement of property by water is 

subject to the Cargo Preference Act of 

1954, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 55305, and 

the implementing regulations found at 

46 CFR part 381, which require the use 

of a U.S. flag carrier for at least 50% of 

the tonnage shipped by each department 

or agency when service is available (see 

46 CFR 381.7). The Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) monitors 

agency compliance with these laws. All 

departments or agencies shipping 

Government-impelled cargo must 

comply with the reporting provisions of 

46 CFR 381.3. For further information 

contact MARAD, Tel: 202–366–4610, 

Email: cargo.marad@dot.gov. For further 

information on international ocean 

shipping, go to: https://www.maritime.

dot.gov/ports/cargo-preference/cargopreference. 

■ 9. Revise § 102–117.140 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.140 What is cargo preference? 

Cargo preference is the statutory 

requirement that all, or a portion of all, 

U.S. Government owned, procured, 

furnished, or financed ocean-borne 

cargo that moves internationally be 

transported on U.S. flag vessels. 

§ 102–117.145 [Amended] 

■ 10. Amend § 102–117.145 by 

removing ‘‘46 App. U.S.C. 883’’ from the 

second sentence and adding ‘‘46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 551’’ in its place. 

■ 11. Amend § 102–117.150 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 102–117.150 What do I need to know 

about coastwise laws? 

* * * * * 

(c) The Commissioner of United 

States Customs and Border Protection, 

by delegation of the Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security, and 

the Secretary of the Treasury are 

authorized to impose monetary 

penalties against agencies that violate 

the coastwise laws. 

§ 102–117.155 [Amended] 

■ 12. Amend § 102–117.155 by 

removing ‘‘46 App. U.S.C. 883’’, ‘‘800– 

987–3524’’, and ‘‘U.S. Customs Service’’ 

and adding ‘‘46 U.S.C. Chapter 551’’, 

‘‘202–336–4610’’, and ‘‘U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection’’ in their places, 

respectively. 

■ 13. Revise § 102–117.170 to read as 

follows: 


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§ 102–117.170 What reference materials 

are available to ship freight? 

(a) Information and guidance on 

shipping Government-owned freight is 

available at https://gsa.gov/ 

transportationpolicy. 

(b) Information on transportation 

programs is available at https://gsa.gov/ 

transportation. 

(c) Transportation handbooks are 

available at https://gsa.gov/transaudits. 

(d) Resources related to the 

transportation of freight are available on 

the Acquisition Gateway (https://

hallways.cap.gsa.gov/). See the 

Transportation and Logistics Services 

Hallway for information specific to 

shipping freight. 

■ 14. Revise § 102–117.185 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.185 Where must I send a copy 

of the transportation documents? 

(a) You must forward an original copy 

of all transportation documents to: 

General Services Administration, Office 

of Travel, Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405, or email: 

(1) SDDCRates@gsa.gov—subject line 

SDDC OTO Tenders (DOD only). 

(2) TEAL-Libray@gsa.gov—subject 

line GSA Rate Quotes, Tenders/Rate 

Quotes/Tariffs (all agencies except 

DOD). 

(b) For all property shipments subject 

to cargo preference laws (see § 102– 

117.140), a copy of the ocean carrier’s 

bill of lading, showing all freight 

charges, must be sent to MARAD within 

20 working days of the date of loading 

for shipments originating in the United 

States, the District of Columbia, its 

territories or possessions and within 30 

working days for shipments originating 

outside the United States, the District of 

Columbia, its territories or possessions. 

§ 102–117.220 [Amended] 

■ 15. Amend § 102–117.220 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a)(3) 

‘‘(see § 102–117.35)’’ and adding ‘‘(see 

§ 102–117.30)’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Removing the Note to § 102–117– 

220. 

■ 16. Revise § 102–117.235 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.235 How do I get a cost 

comparison? 

(a) You may calculate a cost 

comparison internally according to 41 

CFR part 302–7. 

(b) You may request GSA to perform 

the cost comparison if you participate in 

the CHAMP program by sending GSA 

the following information as far in 

advance as possible: 

(1) Name of employee; 

(2) Origin city, county, and State; 

(3) Destination city, county, and State; 

(4) Date of household goods pick up; 

(5) Estimated weight of shipments; 

(6) Number of days storage-in-transit 

(if applicable); and 

(7) Other relevant data. 

(c) For more information on cost 

comparisons contact the Employee 

Relocation Resource Center at errc@

gsa.gov. 

§ 102–117.240 [Amended] 

■ 17. Amend § 102–117.240 by: 

■ a. Designating the Note to § 102– 

117.240 as Note 1 to § 102–117.240; and 

■ b. In newly designated Note 1 to 

§ 102–117.240, removing 

‘‘Transportation and Temporary Storage 

of Household Goods and Professional 

Books, Papers, and Equipment (PBP&E)’’ 

and adding ‘‘Transportation and 

Temporary Storage of Household Goods, 

Professional Books, Papers, and 

Equipment, (PBP&E) and Baggage 

Allowance’’ in its place. 

■ 18. Amend § 102–117.250 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 102–117.250 What are my 

responsibilities after shipping the 

household goods? 

* * * * * 

(b) Under the CHAMP program, you 

must counsel employees to fill out their 

portion of the GSA Form 3080, 

Household Goods Carrier Evaluation 

Report. This form reports the quality of 

the TSP’s performance. TSPs generate 

the GSA Form 3080 within GSA’s 

Transportation Management Services 

Solution (TMSS) system and send the 

employee a link to complete the form. 

§ 102–117.260 [Amended] 

■ 19. Amend § 102–117.260(c) by 

removing ‘‘(41 CFR 302–8.2(f))’’ and 

adding ‘‘(41 CFR 302–7.12)’’ in its place. 

§ 102–117.270 [Amended] 

■ 20. Amend § 102–117.270(a) by 

removing from the third sentence 

‘‘Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993’’ and adding ‘‘GPRA 

Modernization Act of 2010’’ in its place. 

§ 102–117.300 [Amended] 

■ 21. Amend § 102–117.300(b) by 

removing ‘‘on the Excluded Parties Lists 

System (EPLS) maintained by GSA at 

http://www.epls.gov’’ and adding ‘‘on 

the System for Award Management 

(SAM) maintained by GSA at https://

sam.gov/’’ in its place. 

§ 102–117.315 [Amended] 

■ 22. Amend § 102–117.315 by 

removing ‘‘to the Excluded Parties List 

System: http://www.epls.gov’’. 

§ 102–117.325 [Amended] 

■ 23. Amend § 102–117.325 by 

removing ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 481(a)(4))’’ and 

adding ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 501(c)(1)(B))’’ in its 

place. 

■ 24. Revise § 102–117.335 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.335 How does my agency ask 

for a delegation of authority to represent 

itself in a regulatory body proceeding? 

You must email your request with 

enough detail to explain the 

circumstances surrounding the need for 

a delegation of authority for 

representation to GSA-OGPTransportationpolicy@gsa.gov. 

§ 102–117.340 [Amended] 

■ 25. Amend § 102–117.340(b) by 

revising the last sentence to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.340 What other types of 

assistance may GSA provide agencies in 

dealing with regulatory bodies? 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * For further information 

email transportation.programs@gsa.gov 

or contact: General Services 

Administration, Federal Acquisition 

Service, Office of Travel, Employee 

Relocation and Transportation, 1800 F 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 

§ 102–117.345 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 26. Remove and reserve § 102– 

117.345. 

■ 27. Revise § 102–117.350 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.350 Do I have to report 

transportation data? 

No, however all agencies are strongly 

encouraged to report data by October 31 

for the preceding fiscal year to GSA at 

GSA-OGP-Transportationpolicy@

gsa.gov. 

§ 102–117.360 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 28. Remove and reserve § 102– 

117.360. 

■ 29. Revise the heading of subpart L to 

read as follows: 

Subpart L—Government-wide 

Transportation Policy 

■ 30. Amend § 102–117.361 by revising 

the section heading, introductory text, 

and paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 102–117.361 What is the Governmentwide Transportation Policy Council 

(GTPC)? 

The Office of Government-wide 

Policy sponsors a Government-wide 

Transportation Policy Council (GTPC) to 

help agencies establish, improve, and 

maintain effective transportation 


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management policies, practices and 

procedures. The council: 

* * * * * 

(b) Provides assistance to your agency 

with reporting your transportation 

activity to GSA. 

■ 31. Revise § 102–117.362 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.362 Where can I get more 

information about the GTPC? 

For more information about the GTPC, 

email GSA-OGP-Transportationpolicy@

gsa.gov or visit https://www.gsa.gov/ 

transportationpolicy. 

■ 32. Revise § 102–117.385 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.385 Is there a standard format 

for a Transportation Officer warrant? 

No. Agencies may model the 

Transportation Officer warrant after the 

Contracting Officer warrant, or they may 

establish their own format. 

■ 33. Revise § 102–117.390 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–117.390 What are the recommended 

Transportation Officer training and/or 

experience levels? 

The following are recommended 

agency transportation officer training 

and/or experience baselines: 

(a) For a Basic (Level 1) 

Transportation Officer Warrant: 

(1) Twenty-four (24) hours of training 

in Federal transportation; or 

(2) Two (2) years of Federal, public, 

and/or commercial experience in 

acquiring transportation through rate 

tenders. 

(b) For an Experienced (Level 2) 

Transportation Officer Warrant: 

(1) Thirty-two (32) hours of training in 

transportation, including twenty (20) 

hours of training in Federal 

transportation; or 

(2) Three (3) years of Federal, public, 

and/or commercial experience in 

acquiring transportation through rate 

tenders. 

(c) For a Senior (Level 3) 

Transportation Officer Warrant: 

(1) Sixty (60) hours of training in 

transportation, including forty (40) 

hours of training in Federal 

transportation; or 

(2) Five (5) years of Federal, public, 

and/or commercial experience in 

acquiring transportation through rate 

tenders. 

PART 102–118—TRANSPORTATION 

PAYMENT AND AUDIT 

■ 34. The authority citation for part 

102–118 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3726; 40 U.S.C. 

121(c); 40 U.S.C. 501, et seq.; 46 U.S.C. 

55305; 49 U.S.C. 40118. 

§ 102–118.35 [Amended] 

■ 35. Amend § 102–118.35 by: 

■ a. In the definition of ‘‘Government 

Transportation Request (GTR) (Optional 

Form 1169)’’, removing ‘‘charge card is 

not’’ and adding ‘‘charge card is not 

accepted by the TSP’’ in its place; and 

■ b. In the definition of ‘‘Privately 

Owned Personal Property Government 

Bill of Lading’’, removing ‘‘, Optional 

Form 1203,’’. 

■ 36. Amend § 102–118.40(b) by 

revising the last sentence to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.40 How does my agency order 

transportation and transportation services? 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * See the ‘‘U.S. Government 

Passenger Transportation Handbook,’’ 

available at https://www.gsa.gov/ 

transaudits. 

§ 102–118.65 [Amended] 

■ 37. Amend § 102–118.65 by removing 

‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ and adding 

‘‘GSA Transportation Audits Division’’ 

in its place. 

■ 38. Amend § 102–118.80 by revising 

the second and third sentences to read 

as follows: 

§ 102–118.80 Who is responsible for 

keeping my agency’s electronic commerce 

transportation billing records? 

* * * In addition, the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division keeps a 

central repository of electronic 

transportation billing records for legal 

and auditing purposes. Therefore, your 

agency must forward all relevant 

electronic transportation billing 

documents to audit.policy@gsa.gov or: 

General Services Administration, Office 

of Travel, Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405. 

■ 39. Amend § 102–118.90 by revising 

the third and fourth sentences to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.90 If my agency orders 

transportation and/or transportation 

services with a Government contractor 

issued charge card or charge account 

citation, is this subject to prepayment 

audit? 

* * * As with all prepayment audit 

programs, the charge card prepayment 

audit must be approved by the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division prior to 

implementation. If the charge card 

contract does not provide for a 

prepayment audit, your agency must 

submit the transportation line items on 

the charge card to the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division for a 

postpayment audit. 

§ 102–118.92 [Amended] 

■ 40. Amend § 102–118.92 by: 

■ a. Removing from the fourth sentence 

‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ and adding 

‘‘GSA Transportation Audits Division’’ 

in its place; and 

■ b. Removing the last sentence. 

■ 41. Amend § 102–118.95 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraphs (b) and (d); and 

■ b. Removing the Note to § 102–118.95. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 102–118.95 What forms can my agency 

use to pay transportation bills? 

* * * * * 

(b) Standard Form (SF) 1103, 

Government Bill of Lading (used for 

movement of things, both privately 

owned and Government property for 

official uses); 

* * * * * 

(d) Privately Owned Personal 

Property Government Bill of Lading 

(used by the Department of Defense to 

move private property for official 

transfers). 

■ 42. Revise § 102–118.100 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.100 What must my agency 

ensure is on each SF 1113? 

Your agency must ensure during its 

prepayment audit of a TSP bill that, 

when required, the TSP filled out the 

Public Voucher for Transportation 

Charges, SF 1113, completely including 

the taxpayer identification number 

(TIN) and standard carrier alpha code 

(SCAC). 

■ 43. Amend § 102–118.105 by revising 

the last sentence to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.105 Where can I find the rules 

governing the use of a Government Bill of 

Lading? 

* * * This handbook is available at 

https://www.gsa.gov/transaudits. 

■ 44. Amend § 102–118.110 by revising 

the last sentence to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.110 Where can I find the rules 

governing the use of a Government 

Transportation Request? 

* * * This handbook is available at 

https://www.gsa.gov/transaudits. 

§ 102–118.115 [Amended] 

■ 45. Amend § 102–118.115 by 

removing ‘‘Optional Forms 1103 and 

1203’’ from the second sentence and 

adding ‘‘GBL’’ in its place. 

■ 46. Amend § 102–118.140 by adding a 

sentence to the end of paragraph (a) and 

revising the last sentence in paragraph 

(d) to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.140 What are the major 

mandatory terms and conditions governing 

the use of GBLs and bills of lading? 

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(a) * * *. An agency may choose not 

to require that an SF 1113 be attached 

to the bill of lading and invoice if the 

TSP submits invoices using the agency’s 

approved third-party payment system 

(TPPS); 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * Only with the written 

concurrence of the Government official 

responsible for making the shipment is 

the deletion of this item considered to 

be valid; 

* * * * * 

■ 47. Revise § 102–118.170 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.170 Will GSA continue to 

maintain a centralized numbering system 

for Government transportation documents? 

No. For GTRs, GBLs, and commercial 

TDs, each agency must create a unique 

numbering system to account for and 

prevent duplicate numbers. 

■ 48. Amend § 102–118.195 by revising 

the first sentence to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.195 What documents must a 

transportation service provider (TSP) send 

to receive payment for a transportation 

billing? 

For shipments bought on a TD, the 

TSP must submit an original properly 

certified GBL, PPGBL, or bill of lading 

and, when appropriate, an SF 1113, 

Public Voucher for Transportation 

Charges. * * * 

§ 102–118.230 [Amended] 

■ 49. Amend § 102–118.230 by 

removing ‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ and 

adding ‘‘GSA Transportation Audits 

Division’’ in its place. 

■ 50. Revise § 102–118.240 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.240 How does my agency get 

GBL and GTR forms? 

The GBL (SF 1103) and GTR (OF 

1169) are available in the GSA Forms 

Library at https://www.gsa.gov/forms. 

■ 51. Revise § 102–118.245 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.245 How does my agency get an 

assigned set of GBL or GTR numbers? 

GSA no longer assigns numbers to 

GBLs or GTRs. Pursuant to § 102– 

118.55(g) you must establish 

administrative procedures including 

creating a unique numbering system to 

prevent and detect duplicate payments. 

These procedures should include 

agency assigned unique numbers for 

GBLs and GTRs. 

■ 52. Amend § 102–118.260 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a); and 

■ b. Removing paragraphs (d) and (e). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 102–118.260 Must my agency send all 

quotations, tenders, or contracts with a TSP 

to GSA? 

(a) Yes, your agency must send copies 

of each quotation, tender, or contract of 

special rates, fares, charges, or 

concessions with TSPs including those 

authorized by 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 

13712, upon execution to— 

audit.policy@gsa.gov or General 

Services Administration, Office of 

Travel, Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405. 

* * * * * 

■ 53. Amend § 102–118.275 by revising 

paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.275 What must my agency 

consider when developing a transportation 

prepayment audit program? 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(3) Use the services of a prepayment 

audit contractor under GSA’s multiple 

award schedule covering audit services, 

including transportation prepayment 

audit services (541211 Auditing 

Services); or 

(4) Use a third-party payment system 

(TPPS) or charge card company that 

includes prepayment audit functions. 

* * * * * 

■ 54. Amend § 102–118.280 by revising 

paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.280 Must all transportation 

payment records, whether they are 

electronic or paper, undergo a prepayment 

audit? 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(1) Within the specified limits 

established by the Comptroller General 

(31 U.S.C. 3521(b)); and 

* * * * * 

§ 102–118.285 [Amended] 

■ 55. Amend § 102–118.285 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (e)(2) 

‘‘General Records Schedule 9, Travel 

and Transportation (36 CFR 1228.22)’’ 

and adding ‘‘General Records Schedule 

1.1 et seq. (36 CFR chapter XII, part 

1220)’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (i) 

‘‘3726(b)’’ and adding ‘‘3726(d)’’ in its 

place. 

■ 56. Amend § 102–118.415 by revising 

the last sentence to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.415 Can the Administrator of 

General Services exempt the transportation 

postpayment audit requirement? 

* * * The Administrator can also 

exempt a particular mode or modes of 

transportation (31 U.S.C. 3726). 

■ 57. Amend § 102–118.470 by revising 

the section heading and introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.470 Are there statutory time 

limits for a TSP on filing an administrative 

claim with the GSA Transportation Audits 

Division? 

Yes, an administrative claim must be 

received by the GSA Transportation 

Audits Division or its designee (the 

agency where the claim arose) within 3 

years beginning the day after the latest 

of the following dates (except in time of 

war): 

* * * * * 

■ 58. Revise § 102–118.490 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.490 What if my agency fails to 

settle a dispute within 30 days? 

(a) If your agency fails to settle a 

dispute within 30 days, the TSP may 

appeal to: General Services 

Administration, Office of Travel, 

Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405; or electronically at: https://

tams.gsa.gov. 

(b) If the TSP disagrees with the 

administrative settlement by the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division, the TSP 

may appeal to the Civilian Board of 

Contract Appeals. 

■ 59. Revise § 102–118.500 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.500 How does my agency 

handle a voluntary refund submitted by a 

TSP? 

(a) An agency must report all 

voluntary refunds to the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division (so that 

no Notice of Overcharge or financial 

offset occurs), unless other 

arrangements are made (e.g., charge card 

refunds, etc.). These reports must be 

addressed to: General Services 

Administration, Office of Travel, 

Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405; or via email to: audits.policy@

gsa.gov. 

(b) Once a Notice of Overcharge is 

issued by the GSA Transportation 

Audits Division, then any refund is no 

longer considered voluntary and the 

agency must forward the refund to the 

GSA Transportation Audits Division. 

§ 102–118.505 [Amended] 

■ 60. Amend § 102–118.505 by 

removing ‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ and 

adding ‘‘GSA Transportation Audits 

Division’’ in its place. 


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■ 61. Amend § 102–118.510 by 

removing from the last sentence ‘‘GSA 

Audit Division’’ and adding ‘‘GSA 

Transportation Audits Division’’ in its 

place. 

§ 102–118.520 [Amended] 

■ 62. Amend § 102–118.520 by 

removing ‘‘Comptroller General’’ and 

adding ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ in its 

place. 

■ 63. Amend § 102–118.530 by revising 

the second sentence and adding a third 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 102–118.530 Will GSA instruct my 

agency’s disbursing offices to offset unpaid 

TSP billings? 

* * * A 3-year limitation applies on 

the deduction of overcharges from 

amounts due a TSP (31 U.S.C. 3726). 

For ordinary debt there is no limitation 

on the period within which an offset 

may be initiated or taken (31 U.S.C. 

3716). 

■ 64. Revise § 102–118.535 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.535 Are there principles 

governing my agency’s TSP debt collection 

procedures? 

Yes, the principles governing your 

agency collection procedures for 

reporting debts to the Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) or the 

Department of Justice are found in 31 

CFR chapter IX and in the GAO Policy 

and Procedures Manual for Guidance of 

Federal Agencies (https://www.gao.gov/ 

products/149099). 

§ 102–118.540 [Amended] 

■ 65. Amend § 102–118.540 by 

removing from the first sentence ‘‘GSA 

Audit Division’’ and adding ‘‘GSA 

Transportation Audits Division’’ in its 

place. 

■ 66. Revise § 102–118.550 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.550 How does a TSP file an 

administrative claim using EDI or other 

electronic means? 

A TSP should file a claim using GSA 

Transportation Audits Management 

System (TAMS) https://tams.gsa.gov. 

■ 67. Revise § 102–118.560 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.560 What is the required format 

that a TSP must use to file an administrative 

claim? 

There is no required format for filing 

claims. TSPs should file a claim through 

TAMS or by sending the required 

information and documentation (see 

§§ 102–118.545 and 102–118.565) to 

GSA Transportation Audits Division— 

qmcadocrequest@gsa.gov or mail to: 

General Services Administration, Office 

of Travel, Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405. 

■ 68. Revise § 102–118.575 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.575 If a TSP disagrees with the 

decision of my agency, can the TSP 

appeal? 

Yes, the TSP may file a claim with the 

GSA Transportation Audits Division, 

which will review the TSP’s appeal of 

your agency’s final full or partial denial 

of a claim. The TSP may also appeal to 

the GSA Transportation Audits Division 

if your agency has not responded to a 

challenge within 30 days. 

■ 69. Amend § 102–118.580 by: 

■ a. Revising the section heading; 

■ b. Removing ‘‘The TSP must address 

requests:’’ and adding a sentence in its 

place in the introductory text; and 

■ c. Removing paragraphs (a), (b), (c), 

and (d). 

The revision and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.580 May a TSP appeal a 

prepayment audit decision of the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division? 

* * * Filing instructions including 

where and how to file are available at 

cbca.gov/howto/rules/ 

transportation.html#transportation. 

§ 102–118.590 [Amended] 

■ 70. Amend § 102–118.590 by 

removing ‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ 

everywhere it appears and adding ‘‘GSA 

Transportation Audits Division’’ in its 

place. 

■ 71. Revise § 102–118.600 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.600 When a TSP disagrees with 

a Notice of Overcharge resulting from a 

postpayment audit, what are the appeal 

procedures? 

A TSP who disagrees with the Notice 

of Overcharge may submit a written 

request for reconsideration to the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division at: 

General Services Administration, Office 

of Travel, Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405; or via email to audits.policy@

gsa.gov. 

§ 102–118.605 [Amended] 

■ 72. Amend § 102–118.605 by 

removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘GSA 

Audit Division’’ and adding ‘‘GSA 

Transportation Audits Division’’ in its 

place. 

§ 102–118.610 [Amended] 

■ 73. Amend § 102–118.610 by 

removing from the first sentence ‘‘GSA 

Audit Division’’ and adding ‘‘GSA 

Transportation Audits Division’’ in its 

place. 

§ 102–118.615 [Amended] 

■ 74. Amend § 102–118.615 by 

removing ‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ and 

adding ‘‘GSA Transportation Audits 

Division’’ in its place. 

§ 102–118.620 [Amended] 

■ 75. Amend § 102–118.620 by 

removing ‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ 

everywhere it appears and adding ‘‘GSA 

Transportation Audits Division’’ in its 

place. 

■ 76. Revise § 102–118.630 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.630 How must a TSP refund 

amounts due to GSA? 

(a) TSPs must promptly refund 

amounts due to GSA, preferably by EFT. 

If an EFT is not used, checks must be 

made payable to ‘‘General Services 

Administration’’, including the 

document reference number, TSP name, 

bill number(s), taxpayer identification 

number and standard carrier alpha code, 

then mailed to: General Services 

Administration, Government Lock Box 

9006, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, 

MO 63101. 

(b) If an EFT address is needed, please 

contact the GSA Transportation Audits 

Division at: General Services 

Administration, Office of Travel, 

Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405; or via email to audits.policy@

gsa.gov. 

Note 1 to § 102–118.630: Amounts 

collected by GSA are returned to the 

Treasurer of the United States (31 U.S.C. 

3726). 

§ 102–118.635 [Amended] 

■ 77. Amend § 102–118.635 by 

removing ‘‘(4 CFR parts 101 through 

105)’’ and adding ‘‘(31 CFR chapter IX)’’ 

in its place. 

§ 102–118.640 [Amended] 

■ 78. Amend § 102–118.640 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraphs (a) and 

(d) ‘‘4 CFR parts 101 through 105’’ and 

adding ‘‘31 CFR chapter IX’’ in its place; 

and 

■ b. Removing from the last sentence in 

paragraph (b) ‘‘and a 10-year limitation 

applies on the deduction of ordinary 

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■ 79. Revise § 102–118.645 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–118.645 Can a TSP file an 

administrative claim on collection actions? 

Yes, a TSP may file an administrative 

claim involving collection actions 

resulting from the transportation audit 

performed by the GSA directly with the 

GSA Transportation Audits Division. 

Any claims submitted to GSA will be 

considered ‘‘disputed claims’’ under 

section 4(b) of the Prompt Payment Act 

(31 U.S.C. 3901, et seq.). The TSP must 

file all other transportation claims with 

the agency out of whose activities they 

arose. If this is not feasible (e.g., where 

the responsible agency cannot be 

determined or is no longer in existence) 

claims may be sent to the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division for 

forwarding to the responsible agency or 

for direct settlement by the GSA 

Transportation Audits Division. Submit 

claims using Transportation Audits 

Management System (TAMS) at https:// 

tams.gsa.gov or via mail: General 

Services Administration, Office of 

Travel, Employee Relocation and 

Transportation, Attn: Transportation 

Audits Division, 1800 F Street NW, 3rd 

Floor, Mail Hub 3400, Washington, DC 

20405. 

■ 80. Amend § 102–118.655 by— 

■ a. Removing ‘‘Address requests:’’ and 

adding a sentence in its place in the 

introductory text; and 

■ b. Removing paragraphs (a), (b), (c), 

and (d). 

The addition reads as follows: 

§ 102–118.655 Are there time limits on a 

TSP request for an administrative review by 

the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals 

(CBCA)? 

* * * Details regarding where and 

how to file are available at cbca.gov/ 

howto/rules/ 

transportation.html#transportation. 

§ 102–118.670 [Amended] 

■ 81. Amend § 102–118.670 by 

removing ‘‘GSA Audit Division’’ and 

adding ‘‘GSA Transportation Audits 

Division’’ in its place. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No.: 211217–0262; RTID 0648– 

XC046] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 

Quota Transfer From VA to RI 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of quota transfer. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

Commonwealth of Virginia is 

transferring a portion of its 2022 

commercial summer flounder quota to 

the State of Rhode Island. This 

adjustment to the 2022 fishing year 

quota is necessary to comply with the 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 

Bass Fishery Management Plan quota 

transfer provisions. This announcement 

informs the public of the revised 2022 

commercial quotas for Virginia and 

Rhode Island. 

DATES: Effective May 27, 2022, through 

December 31, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Deighan, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9184. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations governing the summer 

flounder fishery are found in 50 CFR 

648.100 through 648.110. 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 final 

2022 allocations were published on 

December 23, 2021 (86 FR 72859). 

The final rule implementing 

Amendment 5 to the Summer Flounder 

Fishery Management Plan (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: The transfer or 

combinations would not preclude the 

overall annual quota from being fully 

harvested; the transfer addresses an 

unforeseen variation or contingency in 

the fishery; and the transfer is consistent 

with the objectives of the FMP and the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. The 

Regional Administrator has determined 

these three criteria have been met for 

the transfer approved in this 

notification. 

Virginia is transferring 6,111 lb (2,772 

kg) to Rhode Island through mutual 

agreement of the states. This transfer 

was requested to repay landings made 

by an out-of-state permitted vessel 

under a safe harbor agreement. The 

revised summer flounder quotas for 

2022 are: Virginia, 2,781,620 lb 

(1,261,722 kg) and Rhode Island, 

2,244,327 lb (1,018,010 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: May 24, 2022. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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