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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 52 / Friday, March 18, 2005 / Rules and Regulations
Based on the Councils’ recommended
total allowable catch and the allocation
ratios in the FMP, on August 2, 2000,
(65 FR 41015, July 3, 2000) NMFS
implemented a commercial quota of
3.87 million lb (1.76 million kg) for the
Atlantic migratory group of Spanish
mackerel. For the southern zone, NMFS
specified an adjusted quota of 3.62
million lb (1.64 million kg) calculated to
allow continued harvest at a set rate for
the remainder of the fishing year in
accordance with 50 CFR 622.44(b)(2). In
accordance with 50 CFR
622.44(b)(1)(ii)(D), after 100 percent of
the adjusted quota of Atlantic group
Spanish mackerel is taken, Spanish
mackerel in or from the EEZ in the
southern zone may be possessed on
board or landed from a permitted vessel
in amounts not exceeding 500 lb (227
kg) per day. The southern zone for
Atlantic migratory group Spanish
mackerel extends from 30°42′45.6″ N.
lat., which is a line directly east from
the Georgia/Florida boundary, to
25°20.4′ N. lat., which is a line directly
east from the Miami-Dade/Monroe
County, FL boundary.
NMFS has determined that 100
percent of the adjusted quota for
Atlantic group Spanish mackerel has
been taken. Accordingly, the 500–lb
(227–kg) per day commercial trip limit
applies to Spanish mackerel in or from
the EEZ in the southern zone effective
6:00 a.m., local time, March 16, 2005,
through March 31, 2005.
30–day delay in the effectiveness of this
action under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.43(a) and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA,
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement 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
interest. Such procedures would be
unnecessary because the rule itself
already has been subject to notice and
comment, and all that remains is to
notify the public of the trip limit
reduction. Allowing prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
contrary to the public interest because
of the need to immediately implement
this action in order to protect the fishery
since the capacity of the fishing fleet
allows for rapid harvest of the quota.
Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment will 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
SUMMARY: This document contains
corrections to the final regulations that
were published in the Federal Register
on Thursday, December 23, 2004. These
regulations implemented the 2005–2006
fishery specifications and management
measures for groundfish taken in the
U.S. exclusive economic zone off the
coasts of Washington, Oregon, and
California.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 14, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 040830250–5062–03; I.D.
081304C]
RIN 0648–AS27
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fisheries Off West Coast States and in
the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery; Biennial
Specifications and Management
Measures; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective on March 18, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvonne deReynier (Northwest Region,
NMFS), phone: 206–526–6129; fax: 206–
526–6736 and; e-mail:
yvonne.dereynier@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This correcting notice also is
accessible via the Internet at the Office
of the Federal Register’s website at
https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
index.html. Background information
and documents are available at the
NMFS Northwest Region website
https://www.nwr.noaa.govlsustfsh/
gdfsh01.htm and at the Council’s
website at https://www.pcouncil.org.
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Background
The final regulations that are the
subject of these corrections revised
portions of 50 CFR 660.302 through
660.373 and added §§ 660.380 through
660.394. These regulations affect
persons operating fisheries for
groundfish species off the U.S. West
Coast.
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulations
contain errors that may prove to be
misleading to the public and which
need to be corrected. This action
provides six corrections to the final
regulations, all of which are either
corrections of spelling mistakes,
grammar mistakes, or to mis-numbered
paragraphs.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause to
waive the requirement to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment on this action pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), because providing
prior notice and opportunity for
comment would be unnecessary and
because all of the changes are nonsubstantive. Two of the corrections
provided in this document correctly renumber misdesignated paragraphs
within the Code of Federal Regulations.
Re-numbering these misdesignated
paragraphs has no effect on the public
except to eliminate any confusion that
may have resulted from the misdesignated paragraphs. One correction
is to remove the word ‘‘and’’ from
within a long list of latitude/longitude
coordinates and to then place that word
‘‘and’’ after the penultimate coordinate
in that same list. This correction has no
effect on the public except to eliminate
any confusion that may have occurred
over the mis-placement of that word.
Two corrections are to correct misspellings of the words ‘‘Hexagrammos,’’
‘‘management,’’ and ‘‘fishery’’ in
Federal regulations, which also has no
effect on the public except to eliminate
any confusion that may have resulted
from the incorrect spellings of these
words. Therefore, it is unnecessary to
provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment on these corrections.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), this nonsubstantive rule is not subject to a 30
day delay in effectiveness.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Administrative practice and
procedure, American Samoa, Fisheries,
Fishing, Guam, Hawaiian Natives,
Indians, Northern Mariana Islands,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Dated: March 14, 2005.
Rebecca Lent,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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6. In § 660.394, revise paragraph
A.l.t., March 10, 2005. This adjustment
(m)(149) through (164) to read as follows: is necessary to allow the fishing
industry opportunity to harvest pollock
§ 660.394 Latitude/longitude coordinates
without exceeding the B season
defining the 180–fm (329–m) through 250–
allowance of the 2005 total allowable
fm (457–m) depth contours.
catch (TAC) of pollock specified for
I Accordingly, 50 CFR part 660 is
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Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
corrected by making the following
(m) * * *
correcting amendments:
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., March
(149) 38°46.81′ N. lat., 123°51.49′ W.
10, 2005, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., March
long.;
PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST
10, 2005. Comments must be received at
(150) 38°45.28′ N. lat., 123°51.55′ W.
COAST STATES AND IN THE
the following address no later than 4:30
long.;
WESTERN PACIFIC
p.m., A.l.t., March 29, 2005.
(151) 38°42.76′ N. lat., 123°49.73′ W.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue
long.;
I 1. The authority citation for part 660
Salveson, Assistant Regional
(152) 38°41.53′ N. lat., 123°47.80′ W.
continues to read as follows:
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
long.;
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
(153) 38°41.41′ N. lat., 123°46.74′ W.
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn:
I 2. In § 660.302, in the definition for
long.;
Lori Durall. Comments may be
‘‘North-South management area,’’ the
(154) 38°38.01′ N. lat., 123°45.74′ W.
submitted by:
second paragraph (1)(i) and paragraphs
• Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
long.;
(1)(ii) through (iv) are correctly
(155) 38°37.19′ N. lat., 123°43.98′ W.
99802;
redesignated as paragraphs (1)(ii)
• Hand delivery to the Federal
long.;
through (v) and republished to read as
(156) 38°35.26′ N. lat., 123°41.99′ W.
Building, 709 West 9th Street, Room
follows:
long.;
420A, Juneau, Alaska;
(157) 38°33.38′ N. lat., 123°41.76′ W.
• FAX to 907–586–7557;
§ 660.302 Definitions.
• E-mail to G63plk2s12@noaa.gov and
long.;
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include in the subject line of the e-mail
(158) 38°19.95′ N. lat., 123°32.90′ W.
North-South management area * * *
comment the document identifier:
long.;
(1) * * *
(159) 38°14.38′ N. lat., 123°25.51′ W.
g63plk2s12 (E-mail comments, with or
(ii) Columbia. (A) The northern limit
long.;
without attachments, are limited to 5
is 47°30′ N. lat.
(160) 38°09.39′ N. lat., 123°24.39′ W.
megabytes); or
(B) The southern limit is 43°00′ N. lat.
long.;
• Webform at the Federal eRulemaking
(iii) Eureka. (A) The northern limit is
(161) 38°10.09′ N. lat., 123°27.21′ W.
Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the
43°00′ N. lat.
instructions at that site for submitting
(B) The southern limit is 40°30′ N. lat. long.;
(162) 38°03.76′ N. lat., 123°31.90′ W.
comments.
(iv) Monterey. (A) The northern limit
long.;
is 40°30′ N. lat.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
(163) 38°02.06′ N. lat., 123°31.26′ W.
(B) The southern limit is 36°00′ N. lat.
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
(v) Conception. (A) The northern limit long.; and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
(164) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°29.56′ W.
is 36°00′ N. lat.
manages the groundfish fishery in the
long.
(B) The southern limit is the U.S.GOA exclusive economic zone
Mexico International Boundary, which
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according to the Fishery Management
is a line connecting the following
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Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
coordinates in the order listed:
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Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
Point
N. Lat.
W. Long.
under authority of the MagnusonDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Stevens Fishery Conservation and
1
32°35.37′
117°27.82′
2
32°37.62′
117°49.52′
Management Act. Regulations governing
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
3
31°07.97′
118°36.30′
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
Administration
4
30°32.52′
121°51.97′
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
50 CFR Part 679
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The B season allowance of the 2005
[Docket No. 041126333–5040–02; I.D.
TAC of pollock in Statistical Area 630
§ 660.373 [Corrected]
030805C]
of the GOA is 2,021 metric tons (mt) as
I 3. In § 660.373, amend paragraph (b)(4)
established by the 2005 and 2006
so that the words ‘‘managmenet’’ and
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
harvest specifications for groundfish of
‘‘fishey’’ are correctly spelled as
Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical
the GOA (70 FR 8958, February 24,
‘‘management and ‘‘fishery,’’
Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska
2005). In accordance with
respectively.
§ 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B) the Administrator,
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional
§ 660.384 [Corrected]
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Administrator), hereby decreases the B
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
I 4. In § 660.384, amend paragraph (c)(3)
season pollock TAC by 283 mt, the
so that the references to ‘‘Hexogrammos’’ Commerce.
or ‘‘Hexogrammas’’ in the introductory
ACTION: Inseason adjustment; request for amount the A season allowance of the
pollock TAC in Statistical Area 630 was
text and in (c)(3)(i)(B) are correctly
comments.
exceeded. The revised B season
spelled as ‘‘Hexagrammos.’’
SUMMARY: NMFS issues an inseason
allowance of the pollock TAC in
§ 660.393 [Corrected]
adjustment opening directed fishing for
Statistical Area 630 is therefore 1,738 mt
I 5. In § 660.393, redesignate paragraphs
pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the
(2,021 mt minus 283 mt).
(i) and (j) as (j) and (k), respectively, and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 12 hours
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
redesignate the second occurrence of
effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time
the Regional Administrator, has
paragraph (h) as paragragh (i).
(A.l.t.), March 10, 2005, until 2400 hrs,
determined that the B season allowance
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 52 (Friday, March 18, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13118-13119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5350]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 040830250-5062-03; I.D. 081304C]
RIN 0648-AS27
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States
and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial
Specifications and Management Measures; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Correcting amendment
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations
that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 23,
2004. These regulations implemented the 2005-2006 fishery
specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S.
exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and
California.
DATES: Effective on March 18, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne deReynier (Northwest Region,
NMFS), phone: 206-526-6129; fax: 206-526-6736 and; e-mail:
yvonne.dereynier@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
This correcting notice also is accessible via the Internet at the
Office of the Federal Register's website at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
fr/. Background information and documents are available at
the NMFS Northwest Region website https://www.nwr.noaa.govlsustfsh/
gdfsh01.htm and at the Council's website at https://www.pcouncil.org.
Background
The final regulations that are the subject of these corrections
revised portions of 50 CFR 660.302 through 660.373 and added Sec. Sec.
660.380 through 660.394. These regulations affect persons operating
fisheries for groundfish species off the U.S. West Coast.
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulations contain errors that may prove
to be misleading to the public and which need to be corrected. This
action provides six corrections to the final regulations, all of which
are either corrections of spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes, or to
mis-numbered paragraphs.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for
public comment on this action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B),
because providing prior notice and opportunity for comment would be
unnecessary and because all of the changes are non-substantive. Two of
the corrections provided in this document correctly re-number
misdesignated paragraphs within the Code of Federal Regulations. Re-
numbering these misdesignated paragraphs has no effect on the public
except to eliminate any confusion that may have resulted from the mis-
designated paragraphs. One correction is to remove the word ``and''
from within a long list of latitude/longitude coordinates and to then
place that word ``and'' after the penultimate coordinate in that same
list. This correction has no effect on the public except to eliminate
any confusion that may have occurred over the mis-placement of that
word. Two corrections are to correct mis-spellings of the words
``Hexagrammos,'' ``management,'' and ``fishery'' in Federal
regulations, which also has no effect on the public except to eliminate
any confusion that may have resulted from the incorrect spellings of
these words. Therefore, it is unnecessary to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment on these corrections.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), this non-substantive rule is not
subject to a 30 day delay in effectiveness.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Administrative practice and procedure, American Samoa, Fisheries,
Fishing, Guam, Hawaiian Natives, Indians, Northern Mariana Islands,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Dated: March 14, 2005.
Rebecca Lent,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Accordingly, 50 CFR part 660 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES AND IN THE WESTERN
PACIFIC
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1. The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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2. In Sec. 660.302, in the definition for ``North-South management
area,'' the second paragraph (1)(i) and paragraphs (1)(ii) through (iv)
are correctly redesignated as paragraphs (1)(ii) through (v) and
republished to read as follows:
Sec. 660.302 Definitions.
* * * * *
North-South management area * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) Columbia. (A) The northern limit is 47[deg]30' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is 43[deg]00' N. lat.
(iii) Eureka. (A) The northern limit is 43[deg]00' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is 40[deg]30' N. lat.
(iv) Monterey. (A) The northern limit is 40[deg]30' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is 36[deg]00' N. lat.
(v) Conception. (A) The northern limit is 36[deg]00' N. lat.
(B) The southern limit is the U.S.-Mexico International Boundary,
which is a line connecting the following coordinates in the order
listed:
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Point N. Lat. W. Long.
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1 32[deg]35.3 117[deg]27.
7' 82'
2 32[deg]37.6 117[deg]49.
2' 52'
3 31[deg]07.9 118[deg]36.
7' 30'
4 30[deg]32.5 121[deg]51.
2' 97'
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Sec. 660.373 [Corrected]
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3. In Sec. 660.373, amend paragraph (b)(4) so that the words
``managmenet'' and ``fishey'' are correctly spelled as ``management and
``fishery,'' respectively.
Sec. 660.384 [Corrected]
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4. In Sec. 660.384, amend paragraph (c)(3) so that the references to
``Hexogrammos'' or ``Hexogrammas'' in the introductory text and in
(c)(3)(i)(B) are correctly spelled as ``Hexagrammos.''
Sec. 660.393 [Corrected]
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5. In Sec. 660.393, redesignate paragraphs (i) and (j) as (j) and (k),
respectively, and redesignate the second occurrence of paragraph (h) as
paragragh (i).
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6. In Sec. 660.394, revise paragraph (m)(149) through (164) to read as
follows:
Sec. 660.394 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 180-fm (329-
m) through 250-fm (457-m) depth contours.
(m) * * *
(149) 38[deg]46.81' N. lat., 123[deg]51.49' W. long.;
(150) 38[deg]45.28' N. lat., 123[deg]51.55' W. long.;
(151) 38[deg]42.76' N. lat., 123[deg]49.73' W. long.;
(152) 38[deg]41.53' N. lat., 123[deg]47.80' W. long.;
(153) 38[deg]41.41' N. lat., 123[deg]46.74' W. long.;
(154) 38[deg]38.01' N. lat., 123[deg]45.74' W. long.;
(155) 38[deg]37.19' N. lat., 123[deg]43.98' W. long.;
(156) 38[deg]35.26' N. lat., 123[deg]41.99' W. long.;
(157) 38[deg]33.38' N. lat., 123[deg]41.76' W. long.;
(158) 38[deg]19.95' N. lat., 123[deg]32.90' W. long.;
(159) 38[deg]14.38' N. lat., 123[deg]25.51' W. long.;
(160) 38[deg]09.39' N. lat., 123[deg]24.39' W. long.;
(161) 38[deg]10.09' N. lat., 123[deg]27.21' W. long.;
(162) 38[deg]03.76' N. lat., 123[deg]31.90' W. long.;
(163) 38[deg]02.06' N. lat., 123[deg]31.26' W. long.; and
(164) 38[deg]00.00' N. lat., 123[deg]29.56' W. long.
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