[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7204-7205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3074]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 665

[Docket No. 090218199-91223-02]
RIN 0648-AX38


Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Vessel 
Identification Requirements; Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects the effective date of final regulations 
published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2010, from February 
22, 2010, to April 21, 2010. The rule revises identification 
requirements for U.S. vessels that fish for pelagic management unit 
species in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Each vessel is 
required to display its International Telecommunication Union Radio 
Call Sign (IRCS) or, if an IRCS has not been assigned, its official 
number preceded by the characters ``USA-''. The rule makes Federal 
vessel identification requirements consistent with international 
requirements.

DATES: The effective date of the final regulations published in the 
Federal

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Register on January 21, 2010, at 75 FR 3416, is April 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jarad Makaiau, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Region, 808-944-2108.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

    In the document published January 21, 2010 (75 FR 3416), under the 
DATES section, the effective date of the final rule was miscalculated. 
This document corrects the effective date to read as follows:

DATES: This final rule is effective April 21, 2010.

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

    Dated: February 12, 2010.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-3074 Filed 2-17-10; 8:45 am]
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