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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Rules and Regulations inadvertently omitted in the final rule. These changes ensure that the trip limits, intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks, remain in place. DATES: Effective 0001 hours (local time) August 1, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Arentzen (Northwest Region, NMFS), phone: 206–526–6147, fax: 206– 526–6736 and e-mail gretchen.arentzen@noaa.gov. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 060824226–6322–02] RIN 0648–AV69 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Correction SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; inseason adjustments to groundfish anagement measures; correction. rmajette on PROD1PC64 with RULES SUMMARY: This final rule corrects publication errors in the final rule announcing inseason changes to management measures in the commercial Pacific Coast groundfish fishery, which were published in the Federal Register on July 5, 2007, and are effective August 1, 2007. This correction reinstates several trip limits in the limited entry commercial groundfish trawl fishery that were VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:45 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 This final rule is accessible via the Internet at the Office of the Federal Register’s Web site at https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. Background information and documents are available at the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) Web site at https://www.pcouncil.org/. Background This correction reinstates several limited entry trawl commercial trip limits that were published in a proposed rule on September 29, 2006 (71 FR 57764) and implemented in a final rule on December 29, 2006 (71 FR 78638). Trip limits are an important management measure used in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery to allow PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. The trip limits that are the subject of this correction are contained in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) to part 660 subpart G. Need for the Correction Due to a formatting error, these trip limits were inadvertently omitted during the publication of inseason changes on July 5, 2007 (72 FR 36617), which are effective August 1, 2007. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660 Electronic Access AGENCY: 43193 Fisheries and fishing. Dated: July 31, 2007. James P. Burgess, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 50 CFR part 660 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments: I PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES 1. The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as follows: I Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 2. Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) to part 660 subpart G are revised to read as follows: I BILLING CODE 3510–22–P E:\FR\FM\03AUR1.SGM 03AUR1 VerDate Aug<31>2005 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 15:45 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\03AUR1.SGM 03AUR1 ER03AU07.034</GPH> rmajette on PROD1PC64 with RULES 43194 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:45 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\03AUR1.SGM 03AUR1 43195 ER03AU07.035</GPH> rmajette on PROD1PC64 with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Rules and Regulations VerDate Aug<31>2005 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 15:45 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\03AUR1.SGM 03AUR1 ER03AU07.036</GPH> rmajette on PROD1PC64 with RULES 43196 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:45 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\03AUR1.SGM 03AUR1 43197 ER03AU07.037</GPH> rmajette on PROD1PC64 with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 43198 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Rules and Regulations [FR Doc. 07–3811 Filed 7–31–07; 3:13 pm] VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:45 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\03AUR1.SGM 03AUR1 ER03AU07.038</GPH> rmajette on PROD1PC64 with RULES BILLING CODE 3510–22–C

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43193-43198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3811]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 060824226-6322-02]
RIN 0648-AV69


Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and 
Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; inseason adjustments to groundfish anagement 
measures; correction.

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SUMMARY: This final rule corrects publication errors in the final rule 
announcing inseason changes to management measures in the commercial 
Pacific Coast groundfish fishery, which were published in the Federal 
Register on July 5, 2007, and are effective August 1, 2007. This 
correction reinstates several trip limits in the limited entry 
commercial groundfish trawl fishery that were inadvertently omitted in 
the final rule. These changes ensure that the trip limits, intended to 
allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while 
protecting overfished and depleted stocks, remain in place.

DATES: Effective 0001 hours (local time) August 1, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Arentzen (Northwest Region, 
NMFS), phone: 206-526-6147, fax: 206-526-6736 and e-mail 
gretchen.arentzen@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access

    This final rule is accessible via the Internet at the Office of the 
Federal Register's Web site at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. 
Background information and documents are available at the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council's (Council's) Web site at https://
www.pcouncil.org/.

Background

    This correction reinstates several limited entry trawl commercial 
trip limits that were published in a proposed rule on September 29, 
2006 (71 FR 57764) and implemented in a final rule on December 29, 2006 
(71 FR 78638). Trip limits are an important management measure used in 
the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery to allow fisheries to access more 
abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted 
stocks. The trip limits that are the subject of this correction are 
contained in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) to part 660 subpart G.

Need for the Correction

    Due to a formatting error, these trip limits were inadvertently 
omitted during the publication of inseason changes on July 5, 2007 (72 
FR 36617), which are effective August 1, 2007.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660

    Fisheries and fishing.

    Dated: July 31, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

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50 CFR part 660 is corrected by making the following correcting 
amendments:

PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES

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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. Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) to part 660 subpart G are revised to 
read as follows:
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