[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54610-54615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27257]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 980112009-8196-02; I.D. 110697B]
RIN 0648-AK36


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final rule 
pertaining to recordkeeping and reporting requirements published in the 
Federal Register on September 4, 1998.

DATES: This action becomes effective October 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A final rule was published in the Federal Register on September 4, 
1998, implementing revisions to recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries (63 FR 47348). As 
published, errors are present in the September 4, 1998, edition of the 
Federal Register. NMFS is correcting these errors and is making no 
substantive change to the document in this action. The corrections are 
as follows:

Corrections

    1. On page 47355, in the first column, last paragraph, in the 
seventh line, ``Sec. 679.5(l)(2)(v):'' is corrected to read 
``Sec. 679.5(l)(2)(vi):''.


Sec. 679.20  [Corrected]

    2. On page 47367, in the second column, Sec. 679.20(g)(3), in the 
last line, ``paragraph (g):'' is corrected to read ``paragraph (g).''
    3. On page 47368, in the second column, amendatory instruction 12 
is corrected to read as follows: ``In

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Sec. 679.42, paragraphs (c)(1)(iv) and (c)(2) are revised to read as 
follows:''; and in the third column, paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) are 
corrected to read as follows:


Sec. 679.42  Limitations on use of QS and IFQ.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Sablefish product. [Reserved]
    (ii) [Reserved]
* * * * *


Sec. 679.42  [Corrected]

    4. On page 47368, in the third column, Sec. 679.42(c)(2) 
introductory text, the last sentence is corrected to read as follows: 
``An IFQ account will be debited as indicated in Table 3 to this 
part.''

Table 1 to Part 679 [Corrected]

    5. On page 47369, Table 1 to part 679 is correctly revised to read 
as follows:

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Table 3 to Part 679 [Corrected]

    6. On pages 47372, 47373, and 47374, in Table 3 to part 679, in the 
table heading on all three pages, insert an asterisk (*) after 
``Product Recovery Rates'' and insert two asterisks (**) after 
``conversion rates.''

Table 3 to Part 679 [Corrected]

    7. On page 47374, in Table 3 to part 679, footnotes should be added 
to read: ``*To obtain round weight of groundfish, divide the product 
weight of groundfish by the product recovery rate that corresponds to 
the product code. **To obtain IFQ sablefish product, divide the scale 
weight actually measured at the time of landing by the product recovery 
rate that corresponds to the product code reported in the IFQ landing 
report. To obtain IFQ halibut product, multiply the scale weight 
actually measured at the time of landing by the conversion factor that 
corresponds to the product code reported in the IFQ landing report.''

Table 10 to Part 679 [Corrected]

    8. On page 47376, Table 10 to part 679, make the following 
corrections:
    a. In the table heading, remove the word ``Current''.
    b. In the third from the last column, move the column heading 
``Aggregate'' and center it over the next-to-the-last column, heading, 
``Forage fish''.

Figure 12 to Part 679 [Corrected]

    9. On page 47384, Figure 12 to part 679, is correctly added to read 
as follows:

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    Dated: October 6, 1998.
Gary C. Matlock,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-27257 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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