[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36946-36947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15689]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 030225045-3096-02; I.D. 020603A]
RIN 0648-AQ29


Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
Provisions;Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish 
Fishery; Framework Adjustment 2; 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 corrects a table in the regulatory text of a 
final rule published April 28, 2003, which implemented Framework 
Adjustment 2 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (Framework 2). 
That final rule, which became effective on May 1, 2003, modified the 
monkfish overfishing definition; established an expedited process for 
setting annual total allowable catch (TAC) levels; established a method 
for adjusting monkfish days-at-sea and trip limits to achieve the 
annual target TACs; and established target TACs and corresponding trip 
limits for the 2003 fishing year (May 1, 2003 - April 30, 2004). This 
document corrects an inadvertent error in a table contained in the 
April 28, 2003, final rule.

DATES: Effective June 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Ferreira, Fishery Policy 
Analyst, (978) 281-9103, fax (978) 281-9135, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

    The final rule implementing Framework 2 (68 FR 22325; April 28, 
2003) contained an inadvertent error in a table in the regulatory text 
under 50 CFR 648.96(b)(1)(ii) describing the annual biomass index 
targets upon which the target TAC setting procedures established in 
Framework 2 are based. The fishing years referenced in columns 2 
through 6 of the table, on page 22330 of the April 28, 2003, Federal 
Register document, are incorrect. The fishing year in column 2 of the 
table should read ``FY 2002'', not ``FY 2003'', and the fishing years 
in columns 3 through 6 should read ``FY 2003'', ``FY 2004'', ``FY 
2005'', and ``FY 2006'', respectively.

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 These changes only correct reference points and do not modify any 
regulatory requirements.

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This document corrects the table on page 22330, under 648.96(b)(1)(ii), 
to read as follows:

PART 648--FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

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In Sec.  648.96, paragraph (b)(1)(ii) is corrected to read as follows:


Sec.  648.96  Monkfish annual adjustment process and framework 
specifications.

    (b)* * *
    (1)* * *
    (ii) Control rule method for setting annual target TACs. The 
current 3-year running average of the NMFS fall trawl survey index of 
monkfish biomass shall be compared to the established annual biomass 
index target, and target annual TACs will be set in accordance with 
paragraphs(b)(1)(ii)(A) - (F) of this section. The annual biomass index 
targets established Frammework Adjustment 2 to the FMP are provided in 
the following table (kg/tow).

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                                          FY 2002  FY 2003  FY 2004  FY 2005  FY 2006  FY 2007  FY 2008  FY 2009
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NFMA....................................     1.33     1.49     1.66     1.83     2.00     2.16     2.33     2.50
SFMA....................................     0.88     1.02     1.15     1.29     1.43     1.57     1.71     1.85
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    Dated: June 17, 2003.
Rebecca Lent,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-15689 Filed 6-19-03; 8:45 am]
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