[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4084-4091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1691]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 031216315-3515-01 I.D. 112803A]
RIN 0648-AR68


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 corrections to the emergency rule 
published on January 8, 2004, for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.

DATES: Effective January 28, 2004, through February 29, 2004.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specifications and management measures 
for the 2004 fishing year (January 1 - December 31, 2003) are initially 
being published in this Federal Register as an emergency rule for 
January 1 - February 29, 2004 (69 FR 1322, January 8, 2004) and as a 
proposed rule for March 1 - December 31, 2004 (69 FR 1380, January 8, 
2004).
    Management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery, 
effective January 1 - February 29, 2004 (69 FR 1322, March 7, 2003), 
contained errors in the trawl trip limit tables, in the open access 
table (South), and in the rockfish conservation area (RCA) boundary 
coordinates around California's Channel Islands that require 
correction. The trawl trip limit table (North) is revised to clarify 
that for the DTS complex (Dover sole, thornyheads, sablefish,) small 
footrope gear restrictions that apply ``North or South'' refer to north 
or south of 40deg;10' N. lat. The trawl trip limit table 
(South) is revised to clarify that the trawl RCA between 
4010' N. lat. and 3427' N. lat. is 
measured from the mainland coast of California and, for January-
February, consists of an area between a line connecting latitude and 
longitude coordinates approximating the 75-fm (137-m) depth contour and 
a line connecting latitude and longitude coordinates approximating the 
150-fm (274-m) depth contour. South of

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34deg;27' N. lat., the trawl RCA has the same boundaries 
measured from the mainland coast as the area between 
4010' N. lat. and 34deg;27' N. lat., but 
the RCA is designated around islands as between the shoreline and a 
line connecting latitude and longitude coordinates approximating the 
150-fm (274-m) depth contour. This same revision is made to the open 
access trip limit table (South) in lines 40-41, which define the trawl 
RCA for exempted trawl gear. In addition to trip limit tables, the RCA 
boundary coordinates around California's Channel Islands also require 
correction. The specific latitude and longitude coordinates that 
approximate the 150-fm (274-m) depth contour around Santa Catalina 
Island are corrected to closer approximate the 150 fm (274-m) depth 
contour and a typographic error in one of the coordinates comprising 
the RCA boundary approximating the 60-fm (110-m) depth contour around 
the northern Channel Islands is corrected.

Corrections

    In the rule FR Doc. 03-31619, in the issue of Thursday, January 8, 
2004 (69 FR 1322) make the following corrections:

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1. On page 1338, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, paragraph (17)(f)(v)(A)(13) is corrected to read as 
follows:
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    (13) 3402.80' N. lat., 11921.4' W. 
long.;
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2. On page 1350, in section IV., under A. General Definitions and 
Provisions, paragraphs (17)(f)(ix)(B)(1)-(14) are corrected to read as 
follows:
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    (1) 3317.24'N. lat., 11812.94' W. 
long.;
    (2) 3323.60'N. lat., 11818.79' W. 
long.;
    (3) 3326.00'N. lat., 11822.0' W. 
long.;
    (4) 3327.57'N. lat., 11827.69' W. 
long.;
    (5) 3329.78'N. lat., 11831.01' W. 
long.;
    (6) 3330.46'N. lat., 11836.52' W. 
long.;
    (7) 3328.65'N. lat., 11841.07' W. 
long.;
    (8) 3323.23'N. lat., 11830.69' W. 
long.;
    (9) 3320.97'N. lat., 11833.29' W. 
long.;
    (10) 3319.81'N. lat., 11832.24' W. 
long.;
    (11) 3318.00'N. lat., 11828.00' W. 
long.;
    (12) 3315.62'N. lat., 11814.74' W. 
long.;
    (13) 3316.00'N. lat., 11813.00' W. 
long.; and
    (14) 3317.24'N. lat. 11812.94' W. 
long.
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3. On pages 1364-1367, Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) are 
corrected to read as follows:

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4. On pages 1373-1374 Table 5 (South) is corrected to read as follows:
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    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 21, 2004.
Rebecca Lent,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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