[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23924-23925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10935]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 021209300-3048-02; I.D. 112502C]
RIN 0648-AQ18


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

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

ACTION:  Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY:  This document contains a correction to the final rule 
published on March 7, 2003 for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.

DATES:  Effective May 6, 2003.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specifications and management measures 
for the 2003 fishing year (January 1 - December 31, 2003) were 
initially published in the Federal Register as an emergency rule for 
January 1 - February 28, 2003 (68 FR 908, January 7, 2003) and as a 
proposed rule for March 1 - December 31, 2003 (68 FR 936, January 7, 
2003). The emergency rule was amended at 68 FR 4719, January 30, 2003, 
and the final rule for March 1 - December 31, 2003 was published in the 
Federal Register on March 7, 2003 (68 FR 11182).
    The final rule contained an amendatory instruction revising 
codified Federal regulations at 50 CFR 660.304 that was incorrectly 
revised from the amendatory instructions provided in the proposed rule. 
These incorrect instructions removed boundary coordinates for the 
Columbia, Eureka, Monterey, and Conception management areas from the 
Code of Federal Regulations. This correction reinstates those boundary 
coordinates.

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

    Dated: April 29, 2003.
John Oliver
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

Correction

    Part 660 is corrected by revising Sec.  660.304 to read as follows:


Sec.  660.304  Management areas, including conservation areas, and 
commonly used geographic coordinates.

    (a) Management areas.
    (1) Vancouver. (i) The northeastern boundary is that part of a line 
connecting the light on Tatoosh Island, WA, with the light on Bonilla 
Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (at 48[deg]35'75'' N. lat., 
124[deg]43'00'' W. long.) south of the International Boundary between 
the U.S. and Canada (at 48[deg] 29'37.19'' N. lat., 124[deg]43'33.19'' 
W. long.), and north of the point where that line intersects with the 
boundary of the U.S. territorial sea.
    (ii) The northern and northwestern boundary is a line connecting 
the following coordinates in the order listed, which is the provisional 
international boundary of the EEZ as shown on NOAA/NOS Charts 
[numsign]18480 and [numsign]18007:

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                        Point                                    N. Lat.                      W. Long.
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1...................................................             48[deg]29'37.19''            124[deg]43'33.19''
2...................................................                48[deg]30'11''               124[deg]47'13''
3...................................................                48[deg]30'22''               124[deg]50'21''
4...................................................                48[deg]30'14''               124[deg]54'52''
5...................................................                48[deg]29'57''               124[deg]59'14''
6...................................................                48[deg]29'44''               125[deg]00'06''
7...................................................                48[deg]28'09''               125[deg]05'47''
8...................................................                48[deg]27'10''               125[deg]08'25''
9...................................................                48[deg]26'47''               125[deg]09'12''
10..................................................                48[deg]20'16''               125[deg]22'48''
11..................................................                48[deg]18'22''               125[deg]29'58''
12..................................................                48[deg]11'05''               125[deg]53'48''
13..................................................                47[deg]49'15''               126[deg]40'57''
14..................................................                47[deg]36'47''               127[deg]11'58''
15..................................................                47[deg]22'00''               127[deg]41'23''
16..................................................                46[deg]42'05''               128[deg]51'56''
17..................................................                46[deg]31'47''               129[deg]07'39''
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    (iii) The southern limit is 47[deg]30' N. lat.
    (2) Columbia. (i) The northern limit is 47[deg]30' N. lat.
    (ii) The southern limit is 43[deg]00' N. lat.
    (3) Eureka. (i) The northern limit is 43[deg]00' N. lat.
    (ii) The southern limit is 40[deg]30' N. lat.
    (4) Monterey. (i) The northern limit is 40[deg]30' N. lat.
    (ii) The southern limit is 36[deg]00 N. lat.
    (5) Conception. (i) The northern limit is 36[deg]00' N. lat.
    (ii) The southern limit is the U.S.-Mexico International Boundary, 
which is a line connecting the following coordinates in the order 
listed:

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                        Point                                    N. Lat.                      W. Long.
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1...................................................                32[deg]35'22''               117[deg]27'49''
2...................................................               32[deg]37'37.''               117[deg]49'31''
3...................................................                31[deg]07'58''               118[deg]36'18''
4...................................................                30[deg]32'31''               121[deg]51'58''
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    (b) Commonly used geographic coordinates.
    (1) Cape Falcon, OR--45[deg]46' N. lat.
    (2) Cape Lookout, OR--45[deg]20'15'' N. lat.
    (3) Cape Blanco, OR--42[deg]50' N. lat.
    (4) Cape Mendocino, CA--40[deg]30' N. lat.
    (5) North/South management line--40[deg]10' N. lat.
    (6) Point Arena, CA--38[deg]57'30'' N. lat.
    (7) Point Conception, CA--34[deg]27' N. lat.
    (c) Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs). (1) The Western CCA is an 
area south of Point Conception that is bound by straight lines 
connecting all of the following points in the order listed:
    33[deg]50' N. lat., 119[deg]30' W. long.;
    33[deg]50' N. lat., 118[deg]50' W. long.;
    32[deg]20' N. lat., 118[deg]50' W. long.;
    32[deg]20' N. lat., 119[deg]37' W. long.;
    33[deg]00' N. lat., 119[deg]37' W. long.;
    33[deg]00' N. lat., 119[deg]53' W. long.;
    33[deg]33' N. lat., 119[deg]53' W. long.;
    33[deg]33' N. lat., 119[deg]30' W. long.;
    and connecting back to 33[deg]50' N. lat., 119[deg]30' W. long.
    (2) The Eastern CCA is a smaller area west of San Diego that is 
bound by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the 
order listed:
    32[deg]42' N. lat., 118[deg]02 W. long.;
    32[deg]42' N. lat., 117[deg]50 W. long.;
    32[deg]36'42'' N. lat., 117[deg]50 W. long.;
    32[deg]30' N. lat., 117[deg]53'30'' W. long.;
    32[deg]30' N. lat., 118[deg]02 W. long.;
    and connecting back to 32[deg]42' N. lat., 118[deg]02' W. long.
    (d) Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA). The YRCA is an C-
shaped area off the northern Washington coast that is bound by straight 
lines connecting all of the following points in the order listed:
    48[deg]18' N. lat.; 125[deg]18' W. long.;
    48[deg]18' N. lat.; 124[deg]59' W. long.;
    48[deg]11' N. lat.; 124[deg]59' W. long.;
    48[deg]11' N. lat.; 125[deg]11' W. long.;
    48[deg]04' N. lat.; 125[deg]11' W. long.;
    48[deg]04' N. lat.; 124[deg]59' W. long.;
    48[deg]00' N. lat.; 124[deg]59' W. long.;
    48[deg]00' N. lat.; 125[deg]18' W. long.;
    and connecting back to 48[deg]18' N. lat.; 125[deg]18' W. long.
    (e) International boundaries. (1) Any person fishing subject to 
this subpart is bound by the international boundaries described in this 
section, notwithstanding any dispute or negotiation between the United 
States and any neighboring country regarding their respective 
jurisdictions, until such time as new boundaries are established or 
recognized by the United States.
    (2) The inner boundary of the fishery management area is a line 
coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the States of Washington, 
Oregon, and California (the ``3-mile limit'').
    (3) The outer boundary of the fishery management area is a line 
drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nm from the 
baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is a 
provisional or permanent international boundary between the United 
States and Canada or Mexico.
[FR Doc. 03-10935 Filed 5-5-03; 8:45 am]
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