[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36260-36261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17368]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 010410087-1131-02; I.D. 032901A]
RIN 0648-AO07


New England Fishery Management Council; Notice and Request for 
Sea Scallop Research Proposals; Correction

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

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for applications; correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 29, 2001, NMFS published a notice in the Federal 
Register that provided information on the research total allowable 
catch (TAC) set-aside program authorized under Framework 14 to the 
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. The notice provided 
information on the submission process, eligibility criteria, proposal 
requirements and priorities, project evaluation, application deadlines 
and other requirements related to the TAC set-aside research program. 
One of the project funding priorities was inadvertently omitted. In 
addition, the document contains numerous typographical errors. This 
document corrects these errors.

DATES: May 29, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Fiorelli, New England 
Fishery Management Council, (978) 465-0492, or Peter Christopher, NMFS, 
(978) 281-9288.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On May 11, 2001 (66 FR 24052), NMFS 
published a final rule implementing Framework 14 to the Atlantic Sea 
Scallop Fishery Management Plan. This framework implemented a system 
for allowing controlled scallop fishing in the Hudson Canyon and 
Virginia Beach Sea Scallop Access Areas. Framework 14 also implemented 
a TAC set-aside program to support sea scallop research projects. Under 
the program, certain limited access sea scallop vessels would be 
allowed to land scallops in excess of the possession limit, or take 
additional trips above those provided for in the program, and use the 
proceeds of the excess catch or additional trips to offset the costs of 
the research proposals submitted in response to the May 29 Federal 
Register notice.
    The notice published on May 29, 2001 (66 FR 29090), contains 
errors. A number of words and phrases were combined (run together) 
without the appropriate spacing between the words. In addition, in 
Section J, Project Funding Priorities, Item 8 was inadvertently 
omitted. This document corrects these errors.

Correction

    Accordingly, the publication on May 29, 2001, the Notice of 
Solicitation for Applications (66 FR 29090), which was the subject of 
document FR Doc. 01-13416, is corrected as follows:
    1. On page 29092, under Section J, in the third column:
    a. Second line of Item 4, insert a space between ``each'' and 
``limited'' to read ``each limited''.
    b. Second line of Item 5, insert a space between ``reduce'' and 
``discard'' to read ``reduce discard''.
    c. After Item 7, insert Item 8 to read as follows:
    ``8. Experimental designs with control areas using alternative 
management strategies, such as area licensing and rotational closures 
(projects should include an analysis of yield improvement, habitat 
impacts and social impacts, including conflict resolution across 
fisheries);''
    d. Second line of Item 12, insert a space between ``life'' and 
``history'' to read ``life history''.
    2. On page 29092, under Section K, third column, second line of 
Item 3,

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insert a space between ``likely'' and ``to'' to read ``likely to''.
    3. On page 29093, under Section M, second column, second line of 
Item 2, insert a space between ``Project'' and ``goals'' to read 
``Project goals''.
    4. On page 29093, under Section M, second column, second line of 
Item 5, insert a space between ``research'' and ``agreements,'' to read 
``research agreements,''
    5. On page 29093, under Section N, in the third column:
    a. Second line of Item 3, insert a space between ``collection'' and 
``and'' to read ``collection and''.
    b. Second line of Item 4, insert a space between ``conclusions'' 
and ``presented'' to read ``conclusions presented''.
    c. Second line of Item 6, insert a space between ``to'' and 
``conduct'' to read ``to conduct''.
    d. Eleventh line of Item 6, insert a space between ``index.htm/'' 
and ``under'' to read ``index.htm/ under''.
    6. On page 29093, under Section P, third column, the last line of 
Item 2, ``selected'' is corrected to read ``selected.''

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 3, 2001.
John Oliver,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
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