[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8704]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 650

[Docket No. 9602226047-6047-01; I.D. 020696B]


Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Reduction in Crew Size Limit; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to final regulations.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations (I.D. 
020696B) that were published Tuesday, March 5, 1996 (61 FR 8490). The 
regulations related to Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic Sea 
Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that permanently reduced the 
maximum crew size from nine to seven.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul H. Jones, 508-281-9273.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background
    The final regulations that are the subject of this correction 
related to Framework Adjustment 7 to the FMP that permanently reduced 
the maximum crew size from nine to seven in response to very high 
levels of recruitment being documented in the Mid-Atlantic resources 
area. The New England Fishery Management Council recommended lowering 
the maximum crew size from nine to seven, because a smaller crew lowers 
shucked-scallop production.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations contained incorrect wording in 
a sentence under the ``Classification'' heading and an incorrect 
reference to the Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, in Sec. 650.21(c). This 
reference should have been to the Regional Director.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on March 5, 1996, of the final 
regulations (I.D. 020696B), which were the subject of FR Doc. 96-5017, 
is corrected as follows:
    1. On page 8492, in the first column, in line two, insert 
``notice'' after the word prior and in line three remove ``notice'' 
after the word comment.
    2. On page 8492, in the first column, in Sec. 650.21, paragraph (c) 
is corrected to read as follows:


Sec. 650.21  Gear and crew restrictions.

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    (c) Crew restrictions. Limited access vessels participating in or 
subject to the scallop DAS allocation program may have no more than 
seven people aboard, including the operator, when not docked or moored 
in port, unless participating in the small dredge program specified in 
paragraph (e) of this section, or otherwise authorized by the Regional 
Director.
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    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 3, 1996.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-8704 Filed 4-8-96; 8:45 am]
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