[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19051]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 961227373-6373-01; I.D. 062797C]


Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Reductions

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

ACTION: Correction to fishing restrictions.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects an error in the trip limit for lingcod 
taken in the Pacific groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and 
California, published July 7, 1997.

DATES: Effective July 1, 1997 (July 16, 1997, for the ``B'' platoon).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Robinson, NMFS, 206-526-
6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the document announcing a reduction to 
the 2-month cumulative trip limit for lingcod, the prohibition against 
retaining lingcod smaller than 22 inches (56 cm), except for a 100-lb 
(45-kg) trip limit for trawl-caught lingcod smaller than 22 inches (56 
cm), was inadvertently deleted in the regulatory text. Accordingly, the 
publication on July 7, 1997 (62 FR 36228), which was the subject of FR 
Doc. 97-17625, is corrected as follows: On page 36230, in the first 
column, paragraph G.(1) of item 3 is corrected to read, ``(1) Limited 
entry fishery. The cumulative trip limit for lingcod is 30,000 lb 
(13,608 kg) per vessel per 2-month period. The 60-percent monthly limit 
is 18,000 lb (8,165 kg). No lingcod may be smaller than 22 inches (56 
cm) total length, except for a 100-lb (45 kg) trip limit for trawl-
caught lingcod smaller than 22 inches (56 cm). Length measurement is 
explained at paragraph IV.A.(6)''.

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

    Dated: July 15, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-19051 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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