[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21644]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 971229312-7312-01; I.D. 121697C]


Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to the 1998 specifications for the Pacific Coast 
groundfish fishery.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the 1998 groundfish 
fishery specifications and management measures for the Pacific Coast 
groundfish fishery, which were published in the Federal Register on 
January 6, 1998.

DATES: Effective August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate King, NMFS, 206-526-6145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The 1998 fishery specifications and management measures for 
groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone and state waters 
off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, as authorized by 
the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, were published in 
the Federal Register on January 6, 1998. The specifications contained 
an incorrect area for the primary seasons for the shore-based sector of 
the whiting fishery.

Correction of Publication

    The rule/document published on January 6, 1998 (63 FR 419), FR Doc. 
97-34234, is corrected as follows:
    On page 440, in the second column, in the tenth complete paragraph 
on the third line, the parenthetical phrase ``(the Eureka area)'' is 
removed.

    Dated: August 6, 1998.
Rolland A. Schmitten,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-21644 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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