[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 21, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62444-62445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25021]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[Docket No. 080310411-8949-02]
RIN 0648-AU14


Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fishing; 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 final rule published in the Federal 
Register on September 24, 2008, amending the subsistence fishery rules 
for Pacific halibut. This correcting amendment corrects the headings in 
two tables.

DATES: Effective on October 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Carls, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule that is the subject of these 
corrections was published on September 24, 2008 (73 FR 54932), and 
implemented amendments to the subsistence fishery rules for Pacific 
halibut in waters in and off Alaska.

Need for Corrections

    The regulations at Sec.  300.65 provide for a catch sharing plan 
and for domestic management measures for Pacific halibut fisheries in 
waters in and off Alaska. Among other regulatory actions, the final 
rule converted the gear and harvest restrictions from text to table 
format. This action amends Sec.  300.65(h)(1)(i) table heading by 
replacing ``Retention limits'' with ``Gear restrictions'' and amends 
Sec.  300.65(h)(2) table heading by replacing ``Gear restrictions'' 
with ``Retention limits.''

Classification

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator of 
Fisheries finds good cause to waive prior notice and opportunity for 
public comment otherwise required by the section. NOAA finds that prior 
notice and opportunity for public comment are unnecessary because the 
editorial changes made by this rule are non-substantive. The need to 
immediately correct the published headings for two in-text tables for 
this regulation will eliminate a potential source of confusion and 
constitutes good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice 
and opportunity for public comment, as such procedures would be 
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Notice and comment is 
unnecessary because this action makes only minor, non-substantive 
changes to 50 CFR 300.65 to correct the headings of two tables. The 
rule does not make any substantive change in the rights and obligations 
of subsistence fishermen managed under the subsistence halibut 
regulations. No aspect of this action is controversial and no change in 
operating practices in the fishery is required.
    Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not 
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the 
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq., are inapplicable.

Correction

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Accordingly, the final rule, FR Doc. E8-22411, published on September 
24, 2008, at 73 FR 54932, to be effective October 24, 2008, is 
corrected as follows:

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1a. In Sec.  300.65, on pages 54940 and 54941, the headings to the 
table under paragraph (h)(1)(i) are corrected to read as follows:


Sec.  300.65  Catch sharing plan and domestic management measures in 
waters in and off Alaska.

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    (h) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) * * *

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    Regulatory Area            Permit Type           Gear Restrictions
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* * * * * * *            .......................  ......................
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* * * * *

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1b. In Sec.  300.65, on pages 54941 and 54942, the headings to the 
table under paragraph (h)(2) are corrected to read as follows:


Sec.  300.65  Catch sharing plan and domestic management measures in 
waters in and off Alaska.

* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (2) * * *

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    Regulatory Area            Permit Type           Retention Limits
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* * * * * * *            .......................  ......................
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    Dated: October 15, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25021 Filed 10-20-08; 8:45 am]
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