[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18341]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 902
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 980513127-8127-01; I.D. 050598A]
RIN 0648-AL15
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Data Collection; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Interim rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the interim rule (I.D.
050598A) that was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 1998.
That interim rule requires vessels in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico to maintain and submit fishing records, to carry a NMFS-approved
observer, and/or to carry a vessel monitoring system unit, if selected
by NMFS to do so. This document corrects information regarding
estimated compliance costs associated with the interim rule and
corrects the estimated reporting burden associated with the requirement
to maintain and submit fishing records.
DATES: Effective July 10, 1998 through November 16, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael E. Justen, phone: 813-570-5305
or fax: 813-570-5583.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The interim rule that is the subject of this
correction was published on May 19, 1998 (63 FR 27485). That interim
rule requires vessels in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico to
maintain and submit fishing records, to carry a NMFS-approved observer,
and/or to carry a vessel monitoring system unit (VMS unit), if selected
by NMFS to do so. That rule also informed the public of the approval by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the collection-of-
information requirements contained in that rule and published the OMB
control numbers for those collections.
Need for Correction
As published, the preamble to the interim rule contains an
incorrect estimate of the cost that shrimpers, in aggregate, would
incur to comply with the observer, logbook, and VMS unit requirements
and associated vessel safety and sanitation requirements. The preamble,
in one instance, also incorrectly attributed costs related to vessel
safety and sanitation to U.S. Coast Guard regulations rather than a
pending NMFS rule. Finally, the preamble to the interim rule contains
an incorrect estimate of the reporting burden associated with the
requirement for a vessel owner or operator, if selected by NMFS, to
maintain and submit fishing records.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on May 19, 1998, of the interim rule
(I.D. 050598A), which was the subject of FR Doc. 98-13290, is corrected
as follows:
1. On page 27487, in the second column, under the heading
``Classification,'' paragraph 4:
a. In line 23, correct ``$23,770'' to read ``$21,040''.
b. In line 39, correct ``to USCG regulations.'' to read ``to the
separate rule, amending regulations at 50 CFR 600.725 and 600.746, that
NMFS intends to issue shortly.''
2. On page 27487, in the third column, last paragraph, fifth line
from the bottom of the paragraph, correct ``10'' to read ``20''.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 2, 1998.
David L. Evans,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-18341 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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