[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[Docket No. 000629197-3147-04; I.D. 032900A]
RIN 0648-AN06


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Monitoring of 
Recreational Landings; Retention Limit for Recreationally Landed North 
Atlantic Swordfish; Technical Amendment

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

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document clarifies and corrects a cross-reference in 
final regulations that were published in the Federal Register of 
Tuesday, January 7, 2003. The final rule amended the regulations 
governing Atlantic billfish and North Atlantic swordfish recreational 
fisheries.

DATES: Effective on June 25, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Dunn or Richard A. Pearson at 
727-570-5447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule published on January 7, 
2003, (68 FR 711), an amendment to Sec.  635.5(c) inadvertently 
contained an incorrect reference in the last sentence. The sentence 
indicated that HMS tournament landings must be reported to NMFS as 
specified under Sec.  635.5(c) of the section. HMS tournament landing 
reports are actually specified and described under Sec.  635.5(d) of 
the section. This amendment to the final rule removes the incorrect 
reference to tournament reporting at Sec.  635.5(c) and replaces it 
with the correct reference to tournament reporting as specified at 
Sec.  635.5(d).

Classification

    This rule is published under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. The Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NOAA (AA), has determined that this rule is consistent with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
    The AA finds that good cause exists to waive the requirement to 
provide prior notice and the opportunity for comment, pursuant to 
authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as such procedures would be 
unnecessary. This rule makes a minor, non-substantive change to correct 
an incorrect reference to another regulation. Because this rule makes 
non-substantive or de minimus changes to the existing regulations, the 
AA also finds good cause, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), not to delay for 30 
days the effective date of this action. NMFS has the ability to rapidly 
communicate the amendments in this rule to fishery participants through 
its FAX network and HMS Information Line.
    Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not 
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or by any other law, the 
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq., are inapplicable.
    This action is not significant under the meaning of Executive Order 
12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 635

    Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing vessels, Foreign relations, 
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Statistics, Treaties.

    Dated: June 19, 2003.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

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Accordingly, 50 CFR part 635 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 635--ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

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1. The authority citation for part 635 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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2. In Sec.  635.5, the last sentence in paragraph (c) introductory text 
is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  635.5  Recordkeeping and reporting.

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    (c) Anglers. * * * Tournament landings must be reported as 
specified under paragraph (d) of this section.
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[FR Doc. 03-16087 Filed 6-24-03; 8:45 am]
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