[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64878-64879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31409]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 970703166-8209-04; I.D. 060997A3]
RIN 0648-AH65


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; License 
Limitation Program; Correction

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

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final rule 
pertaining to the license limitation program published in the Federal 
Register on October 1, 1998.

DATES: This action becomes effective November 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lepore, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A final rule was published in the Federal Register on October 1, 
1998 (63 FR 52642), implementing part of Amendment 39 to the Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), Amendment 41 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), and 
Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Commercial King and 
Tanner Crab Fisheries in the BSAI.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations contain errors which may prove 
to be misleading and need to be clarified. NMFS is correcting these 
errors and is making no substantive change to the document in this 
action.

    Dated: November 18, 1998.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
    Accordingly, 50 CFR part 679 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:
    1. In the Federal Register of October 1, 1998, in FR Doc. 98-26186, 
on page 52642, in the first column, correct the ``Dates'' caption to 
read:

DATES: Effective January 1, 2000, except for definitions added to 
Sec. 679.2 and paragraphs (k)(3), (k)(4), (k)(5), (k)(6), (k)(8)(iii), 
and (k)(8)(iv) added to Sec. 679.4, which are effective January 1, 
1999.

PART 679-FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA

    2. The authority citiation for part 679 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et seq., and 3631 et seq.


Sec. 679.2  [Corrected]

    3. In Sec. 679.2, in the definition, ``Eligible applicant'', 
paragraph (1), remove ``Sec. 679.4(i)(4) and (i)(5)'', and add in its 
place, ``Sec. 679.4(k)(4) and (k)(5)''.
    4. In Sec. 679.2, in the definition, ``Eligible applicant'', 
paragraph (2), remove ``Sec. 649.4(i)(4) and (i)(5)'' and add in its 
place, ``Sec. 679.4(k)(4) and (k)(5)''.
    5. In Sec. 679.2, in the definition, ``Eligible applicant'', 
paragraph (3), remove ``Sec. 679.4(i)(5)(ii)(G)'' each time it appears 
and add in its place, ``Sec. 679.4(k)(5)(ii)(G)'' each time it appears.


Sec. 679.4  [Corrected]

     6. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(1)(i), in the first sentence, 
remove ``paragraph (i)(2)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(2)''.
    7. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(1)(ii), in the first sentence, 
remove ``paragraph (i)(2)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(2)''.
    8. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(2) introductory text, remove 
``paragraph (i)(1)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(1)''.
    9. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(3)(ii)(A)(1), remove ``paragraph 
(i)(4)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(4)'' and remove 
``paragraph (i)(4)(ii)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph 
(k)(4)(ii)''.
    10. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(3)(ii)(A)(2), remove 
``paragraph (i)(5)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(5)'' and 
remove ``paragraph (i)(5)(ii)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph 
(k)(5)(ii)''.
    11. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(3)(ii)(A)(3), remove 
``paragraphs (i)(3)(ii)(A)(1) and (i)(3)(ii)(A)(2)'' and add in its 
place, ``paragraphs (k)(3)(ii)(A)(1) and (k)(3)(ii)(A)(2)''.
    12. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(3)(ii)(B), remove ``paragraph 
(i)(3)(ii)(A)(1) or (i)(3)(ii)(A)(2)'' and add in its place, 
``paragraph (k)(3)(ii)(A)(1) or (k)(3)(ii)(A)(2)''.
    13. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4) introductory text, in the 
first sentence, remove ``paragraphs (i)(4)(i) and (i)(4)(ii)'' and add 
in its place, ``paragraphs (k)(4)(i) and (k)(4)(ii)''.
    14. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4)(i)(A) introductory text, in 
the first sentence, remove ``paragraphs (i)(4)(ii)(A) and 
(i)(4)(ii)(B)'' and add in its place, ``paragraphs (k)(4)(ii)(A) and 
(k)(4)(ii)(B)''.
    15. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4)(i)(B) introductory text, in 
the first sentence, remove ``paragraphs (i)(4)(ii)(C) through 
(i)(4)(ii)(E)'' and add in its place, ``paragraphs (k)(4)(ii)(C) 
through (k)(4)(ii)(E)''.
    16. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4)(ii) introductory text, 
remove ``paragraphs (i)(4)(ii)(A) through (i)(4)(ii)(E)'' and add in 
its place, ``paragraphs (k)(4)(ii)(A) through (k)(4)(ii)(E)''.
    17. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4)(iii), remove ``paragraph 
(i)(4)(i)(A)(2) or (i)(4)(i)(B)(2)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph 
(k)(4)(i)(A)(2) or (k)(4)(i)(B)(2)''.
    18. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4)(iv) introductory text, 
remove ``paragraph (i)(4)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(4)'' 
and remove ``paragraph (i)(4)(i)(A)'' and ``paragraph (i)(4)(ii)(C), 
(i)(4)(ii)(D), or (i)(4)(ii)(E)'' and add in their place, ``paragraph 
(k)(4)(i)(A)'' and ``paragraph (k)(4)(ii)(C), (k)(4)(ii)(D), or 
(k)(4)(ii)(E)'' respectively.
    19. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(4)(v) introductory text, remove 
``paragraph (i)(4)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(4)'' and 
remove ``paragraph (i)(4)(i)(B)'' and ``paragraph (i)(4)(ii)(A) or 
(i)(4)(ii)(B)'' and add in their place, ``paragraph (k)(4)(i)(B)'' and 
``(k)(4)(ii)(A) or (k)(4)(ii)(B)'' respectively.
    20. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(5) introductory text, in the 
first sentence, remove ``paragraphs (i)(5)(i) and (i)(5)(ii)'', 
``paragraph (i)(5)(i)'', and ``paragraph (i)(5)(ii)(A) and 
(i)(5)(ii)(G)'' and add in their place, ``paragraphs (k)(5)(i) and 
(k)(5)(ii)'', ``paragraph (k)(5)(i)'', and ``paragraph (k)(5)(ii)(A) 
and (k)(5)(ii)(G)'' respectively.
    21. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(5)(i) introductory text, remove 
``paragraph (i)(5)(ii)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph 
(k)(5)(ii)''.

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    22. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(5)(ii) introductory text, 
remove ``paragraphs (i)(5)(ii)(A)'' and add in its place, ``paragraphs 
(k)(5)(ii)(A)''.
    23. In Sec. 679.4, in paragraph (k)(8)(iv) introductory text, 
remove ``paragraph (i)(4)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (k)(4)'' 
and remove ``paragraph (i)(5)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph 
(k)(5)''.


Sec. 679.7  [Corrected]

    24. In Sec. 679.7, in paragraph (i)(1)(i), remove ``paragraph 
(j)(1)(iii)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (i)(1)(iii)''.
    25. In Sec. 679.7, in paragraph (i)(1)(ii), remove ``paragraph 
(j)(1)(iii)'' and add in its place, ``paragraph (i)(1)(iii)''.
    26. In Sec. 679.7, in paragraph (i)(1)(iii), remove ``paragraphs 
(j)(1)(i) and (j)(1)(ii)'' and add in its place, ``paragraphs (i)(1)(i) 
and (i)(1)(ii)'', and in the second sentence, remove ``paragraphs 
(j)(1)(i) and (j)(1)(ii)'' and add in its place each time it appears, 
``paragraphs (i)(1)(i) and (i)(1)(ii)'' each time it appears.
    27. In Sec. 679.7, in paragraph (i)(2), remove ``Sec. 679.4(i)(2)'' 
and add in its place, ``Sec. 679.4(k)(2)''.


Sec. 679.43  [Corrected]

    28. In Sec. 679.43, in paragraph (p), in the first sentence, remove 
``Sec. 679.4(i)'' and add in its place, ``Sec. 679.4(k)''.
[FR Doc. 98-31409 Filed 11-19-98; 4:18 pm]
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