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metals in the end item. Therefore, the 

contractor has some discretion in 

flowing down the requirement to 

subcontractors to the extent necessary to 

ensure compliance of the end products 

the contractor will deliver to the 

Government. 

This rule does not impose any 

significant new burdens on small 

entities, because it only clarifies what 

was intended by the conventional 

statement to insert ‘‘the substance of the 

clause’’ in subcontracts for items 

containing specialty metals. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The rule does not contain any 

information collection requirements that 

require the approval of the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252 

Government procurement. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR part 252 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 252 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

■ 2. Amend section 252.225–7009 by— 

■ a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(JUN 

2013)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2014)’’ in its 

place; and 

■ b. Revising paragraph (e) to read as 

follows: 

252.225–7009 Restriction on Acquisition 

of Certain Articles Containing Specialty 

Metals. 

* * * * * 

(e) Subcontracts. (1) The Contractor 

shall exclude and reserve paragraph (d) 

and this paragraph (e)(1) when flowing 

down this clause to subcontracts. 

(2) The Contractor shall insert 

paragraphs (a) through (c) and this 

paragraph (e)(2) of this clause in 

subcontracts, including subcontracts for 

commercial items, that are for items 

containing specialty metals to ensure 

compliance of the end products that the 

Contractor will deliver to the 

Government. When inserting this clause 

in subcontracts, the Contractor shall— 

(i) Modify paragraph (c)(6) of this 

clause only as necessary to facilitate 

management of the minimal content 

exception at the prime contract level. 

The minimal content exception does not 

apply to specialty metals contained in 

high-performance magnets; and 

(ii) Not further alter the clause other 

than to identify the appropriate parties. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 101206604–1758–02] 

RIN 0648–X100714b 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the 

Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip 

Limit Reduction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; trip limit 

reduction. 

SUMMARY: NMFS reduces the trip limit 

for the commercial sector of king 

mackerel in the eastern zone of the Gulf 

of Mexico (Gulf) in the Florida west 

coast northern subzone to 500 lb (227 

kg) of king mackerel per day in or from 

the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This 

trip limit reduction is necessary to 

protect the Gulf king mackerel resource. 

DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m., 

local time, October 13, 2014, through 

June 30, 2015, unless changed by further 

notice in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Gerhart, telephone: 727–824– 

5305, email: susan.gerhart@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish 

(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and 

cobia) is managed under the Fishery 

Management Plan for the Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf 

of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP). 

The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of 

Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Councils (Councils) and is 

implemented under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations 

at 50 CFR part 622. 

The Gulf migratory group king 

mackerel is divided into western and 

eastern zones. On April 27, 2000, NMFS 

implemented the final rule (65 FR 

16336, March 28, 2000) that further 

divided the Gulf eastern zone’s Florida 

west coast subzone into northern and 

southern subzones, and established 

their separate quotas. The December 29, 

2011 (76 FR 82058), final rule specified 

the quota for the Florida west coast 

northern subzone at 178,848 lb (81,124 

kg) (50 CFR 622.384(b)(1)(i)(B)(2)). 

The regulations at 50 CFR 

622.385(a)(2)(ii)(B)(2), provide that 

when 75 percent of the Florida west 

coast northern subzone’s quota has been 

harvested until a closure of the subzone 

has been effected or the fishing year 

ends, king mackerel in or from the EEZ 

may be possessed on board or landed 

from a permitted vessel in amounts not 

exceeding 500 lb (227 kg) per day. 

NMFS has projected that 75 percent of 

the quota for Gulf migratory group king 

mackerel from the Florida west coast 

northern subzone has been reached. 

Accordingly, a 500-lb (227-kg) trip limit 

applies to vessels with a commercial 

permit for king mackerel that possess or 

land king mackerel in or from the EEZ 

in the Florida west coast northern 

subzone effective 12:01 a.m., local time, 

October 13, 2014. The 500-lb (227-kg) 

trip limit will remain in effect until the 

subzone closes or until the end of the 

current fishing year (June 30, 2015), 

whichever occurs first. 

The Florida west coast northern 

subzone is that part of the EEZ between 

26°19.8’ N. latitude (a line directly west 

from the boundary between Lee and 

Collier Counties, FL) and 87°31.1’ W. 

longitude (a line directly south from the 

state boundary of Alabama and Florida). 

Classification 

The Regional Administrator, 

Southeast Region, NMFS, has 

determined this temporary rule is 

necessary for the conservation and 

management of Gulf migratory group 

king mackerel and is consistent with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act and other 

applicable laws. 

This action is taken under 50 CFR 

622.385(a)(2)(ii)(B) and is exempt from 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

These measures are exempt from the 

procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act because the temporary rule is issued 

without opportunity for prior notice and 

comment. 

This action responds to the best 

scientific information available. The 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA, (AA), finds good cause to waive 

the requirements to provide prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment 

pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such prior notice 

and opportunity for public comment is 

unnecessary and contrary to the public 

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interest. Such procedures would be 

unnecessary because the rule 

implementing the trip limit reductions 

when 75 percent of the quota has been 

or projected to be reached has already 

been subject to notice and comment, 

and all that remains is to notify the 

public of the trip limit reduction. 

Additionally, allowing prior notice and 

opportunity for public comment is 

contrary to the public interest because 

of the need to immediately implement 

this action to protect the king mackerel 

stock because the capacity of the fishing 

fleet allows for rapid harvest of the 

quota. Prior notice and opportunity for 

public comment would require time and 

would potentially result in a harvest 

well in excess of the established quota. 

For the aforementioned reasons, the 

AA also finds good cause to waive the 

30-day delay in effectiveness of this 

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

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

Dated: October 8, 2014. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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