[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71041-71042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34000]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

[Docket No. 970129015-8287-08; I.D. 042597B]
RIN 0648-AI84


Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Correction

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


[[Page 71042]]


ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the final rule 
pertaining to the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan in the Gulf of 
Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters published in the Federal Register on 
December 2, 1998.

DATES: This action becomes effective December 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Wieting, 301-713-2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In final rule FR Doc. 98-31957, Taking of Marine Mammals incidental 
to Commercial Fishing Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan 
Regulations, published in the Federal Register on December 2, 1998 (63 
FR 66464), implementing a harbor porpoise take reduction plan in the 
Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters, three errors were published in 
Sec. 229.33 in the description of the Mid-coast and Offshore Closure 
Areas.

Correction

    Two incorrect latitude coordinates and one omitted entry were 
listed in the December 2, 1998, Federal Register.


Sec. 229.33  [Corrected]

    1. On page 66488, in Sec. 229.33(a)(2), in the first column, in the 
table titled ``MID-COAST CLOSURE AREA'', in the second column of the 
table, in the sixth line, ``42 deg.00''' is corrected to read 
''43 deg.00''' and in the eighth line, ``43 deg.00''' is corrected to 
read ``43 deg.30'.''
    2. On the same page, in Sec. 229.33(a)(5), in the second column, in 
the table titled ``OFFSHORE CLOSURE AREA'', an entry is correctly added 
in numerical order, in the first column of the table under the heading 
``Point'', add ``OFS6''; in the second column of the table, under the 
heading ``N. Lat.'', add ``42 deg.50''' and in the third column of the 
table, under the heading ``W. Long.'', add ``69 deg.30'''.
    NMFS is correcting these errors and is making no substantive change 
to the document in this action.

    Dated: December 18, 1998.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-34000 Filed 12-18-98; 2:43 pm]
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