[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 300

[Docket No. 070717350-9936-02]
RIN 0648-AV63


International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 
for Highly Migratory Species; Initial Implementation of the Western and 
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention; 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 establishes regulations needed to 
carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention on 
the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 
Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention). The regulations include 
requirements related to permitting, vessel monitoring systems, vessel 
observers, vessel markings, reporting and recordkeeping, at-sea 
transshipment, and boarding and inspection on the high seas, among 
others. The rule will have the effect of requiring that all relevant 
U.S. fishing vessels are operated in conformance with the provisions of 
the Convention.

DATES: The effective date of the final regulations published in the 
Federal Register on January 21, 2010, at 75 FR 3335, is April 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Graham, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Region, 808-944-2219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

    In the document published January 21, 2010 (75 FR 3335), under the 
DATES section, the effective date of the final rule was erroneously 
stated as being February 22, 2010. This document corrects the effective 
date to read as follows:
DATES: This final rule is effective April 21, 2010.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.

    Dated: February 12, 2010.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-3277 Filed 2-18-10; 8:45 am]
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