[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44770-44771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20953]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[Docket No. 0907301169-91204-01]
RIN 0648-AY02


Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Notification of 
Inseason Orders; Correction

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

ACTION:  Final rule; correction

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SUMMARY:  NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to 
regulate salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. NMFS maintains a telephone 
hotline to notify the public of these inseason orders. The telephone 
number for the hotline that is specified in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) is obsolete. This action corrects the language in the 
CFR to remove that number and specify that the correct telephone number 
for the hotline is included in the annual management measures for West 
Coast Salmon Fisheries, published in the Federal Register.

DATES:  Effective August 31, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Peggy Busby at 206-526-4323.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 50 CFR part 300, subpart F--Fraser River 
Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries, implements the Pacific Salmon Treaty 
Act of 1985. Section 300.97 authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to 
issue orders that establish fishing times and areas consistent with the 
annual Pacific Salmon Commission regime and

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inseason orders of the Fraser River Panel. These orders establish 
fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty 
Indian fisheries and for all-citizen fisheries during the period the 
Panel exercises jurisdiction over these fisheries. Section 300.97(b)(1) 
specifies a toll-free telephone hotline for NMFS to use to notify the 
public of orders applicable to all-citizen fisheries. The currently 
published all-citizen fisheries hotline is 1-800-562-6513. Due to 
changes in telephone technology, that telephone number is no longer 
correct.
    This action removes that incorrect number and amends the CFR to 
specify that the correct all-citizen fisheries hotline telephone number 
is included in the inseason notice procedures section of the annual 
management measures for West Coast Salmon Fisheries, published in the 
Federal Register. The treaty Indian fisheries hotline is unaffected by 
this correction.

Classification

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator finds 
good cause to waive prior notice and opportunity for additional public 
comment for this action because any delay of this action would be 
contrary to the public interest. As stated above, this rule removes the 
obsolete telephone number currently published in the CFR, and amends 
the CFR to specify that the correct hotline telephone number is 
published annually in the Federal Register with the annual management 
measures for West Coast Salmon. This correction notice will eliminate 
confusion regarding accessing regulatory information on the Fraser 
River sockeye salmon fisheries, projected to begin in July. 
Additionally, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), the Assistant Administrator 
finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effective date because a 
delay in implementing this correction may negatively impact the 
public's ability to access regulatory measures in a timely manner. 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.
    This final rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 300

    Administrative practice and procedure, Fisheries, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 25, 2009.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 50 CFR part 300 is amended 
as follows:

PART 300--INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Pacific Salmon Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).

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2. In Sec.  300.97, paragraph (b)(1) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  300.97  Inseason orders.

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    (b) Notice of inseason orders. (1) Official notice of such inseason 
orders is available from NMFS (for orders applicable to all-citizen 
fisheries) and from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (for 
orders applicable to treaty Indian fisheries) through Area Code 206 
toll-free telephone hotlines. All-citizen fisheries: the hotline 
telephone number is published in the inseason notice procedures section 
of the annual management measures for West Coast Salmon Fisheries, 
published in the Federal Register; Treaty Indian fisheries hotline: 1-
800-562-6142.
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