[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40870-40873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14961]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 600 and 660

[Docket No. 011231309-2090-03 ;I.D. 121301A]
RIN 0648-AO69


Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off the West Coast 
States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 
Groundfish Fishery Management Measures; Corrections

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

ACTION: Corrections to the 2002 specifications and management measures 
and the limited entry trawl trip limit table.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the trawl trip limits 
and management measures for flatfish north and south of 40 deg.10' N. 
lat. published in the March 7, 2002, final rule

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implementing the 2002 Pacific Coast groundfish fishery specifications 
and management measures (March 7, 2002) and to the inseason action 
published May 7, 2002.

DATES: Effective June 14, 2002, through the effective date of the 2003 
specifications and management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish 
fishery, unless modified, superceded, or rescinded, in which case it 
will be announced in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Goen (Northwest Region, NMFS), 
206-526-6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The specifications and management measures for the current fishing 
year (January 1 - December 31, 2002) were initially published in the 
Federal Register as an emergency rule for January 1-February 28, 2002 
(67 FR 1540, January 11, 2002), and as a proposed rule for all of 2002 
(67 FR 1555, January 11, 2002) that was finalized effective March 1, 
2002 (67 FR 10490, March 7, 2002). In the meantime, the emergency rule 
was amended at 67 FR 3820 (January 28, 2002) and at 67 FR 7289 
(February 19, 2002). The final rule was subsequently amended at 67 FR 
15338 (April 1, 2002) and, at 67 FR 30604 (May 7, 2002).
    The final rule (67 FR 10490, March 7, 2002) and the subsequent 
inseason action (67 FR 30604, May 7, 2002) contained errors that need 
correction. More specifically, corrections to the limited entry trawl 
regulatory language on large footrope restrictions in the final rule 
and to the trip limit table (Table 3) in the inseason action are needed 
to clarify the Council's intent for limited entry trawl, large footrope 
flatfish limits north and south of 40 deg.10' N. lat.

Corrections

    In the final rule, FR Doc. 02-5302, in the issue of Thursday, March 
7, 2002 (67 FR 10490) make the following correction:
    1. On page 10512, in the third column, under section IV. NMFS 
Actions(A)(14), the second sentence of paragraph (b)(i) is corrected to 
read as follows:
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (i) Large footrope trawl.* * * It is unlawful to take and retain, 
possess or land petrale sole, rex sole, or arrowtooth flounder from a 
fishing trip if large footrope gear is onboard and the trip is 
conducted at least in part between May 1 and October 31; cumulative 
limits for ``all other flatfish'' (all flatfish except those with 
cumulative trip limits in Table 3 to section IV) and arrowtooth 
flounder (during January-April and September-December) are lower for 
vessels with large footrope gear on board throughout the year (See 
Table 3).
* * * * *
    In the inseason action rule, FR Doc. 02-11218, in the issue of 
Tuesday, May 7, 2002 (67 FR 30604) make the following correction:
    1. On page 30609, in line 34 (All other flatfish-North and South: 
large footrope) in Table 3 is removed and the large footrope 
information previously contained in line 34 is added under the headers 
``Flatfish-North'' and ``Flatfish-South'' to read as follows:
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    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: June 7, 2002.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 02-14961 Filed 6-13-02; 8:45 am]
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