[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 010710173-1183-02; I.D. 070901C]
RIN 0648-AO54


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, 
Scup, Black Sea Bass, Loligo Squid, Illex Squid, Atlantic Mackerel, 
Butterfish, and Bluefish Fisheries; Framework Adjustment 1; Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The final rule to implement Framework Adjustment 1 for the 
summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Loligo squid, Illex squid, 
Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, and bluefish fisheries published on 
Friday, August 10, 2001, contained errors in the preamble, amendatory 
instructions, and designation of a revised paragraph. This document 
corrects the errors.

DATES: Effective August 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Chappell, Fishery 
Management Specialist, 301-713-2341 or e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final rule to implement Framework Adjustment 1 for the summer 
flounder, scup, black sea bass, Loligo squid, Illex squid, Atlantic 
mackerel, butterfish, and bluefish fisheries was published on August 
10, 2001 (66 FR 42156). In that rule, the regulatory indentifier number 
(RIN) was incorrect, the DATES section did not indicate that the date 
was the effective date of the regulation, amendatory instruction 4 did 
not clearly indicate that only the introductory text of Sec.  
648.100(d) was revised, and amendatory instruction 5 and the regulatory 
text incorrectly revised Sec.  648.120, paragraph (b)(4) instead of the 
correct paragraph (b)(6).

Correction

    Accordingly, the publication on August 10, 2001, of Framework 
Adjustment 1 for the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Loligo 
squid, Illex squid, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, and bluefish 
fisheries (I.D. 070901C), which appeared in the final regulations, and 
was the subject of document FR Doc. 01-20113, is corrected as follows:
    On page 42156, third column, the RIN is corrected to read as 
follows:
RIN 0648-AO54
    On page 42157, first column, the DATES section is corrected to read 
as follows:
DATES: Effective August 10, 2001.
    On page 42160, third column, amendatory instruction 4 is corrected 
to read as follows:


Sec.  648.100  [Corrected]

    4. In Sec.  648.100, paragraphs (a), (b), and the introductory text 
of (d) are revised, and paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
    On page 42161, second and third columns, amendatory instruction 5 
and the text to paragraph (b)(6) are corrected to read as follows:


Sec.  648.120  [Corrected]

    5. In Sec.  648.120, paragraphs (a), (b) introductory text, (b)(1), 
(b)(6), and (c) are revised, and paragraph (e) is added to read as 
follows:
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (6) Recreational possession limit set from a range of 0 to 50 scup 
to achieve the specified exploitation rate, set after the reduction for 
research quota.
* * * * *

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

    Dated: August 21, 2001.
William T. Hogarth
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 01-21600 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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