[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81921-81941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32654]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 101006495-0498-01]
RIN 0648-BA31


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Steller Sea 
Lion Protection Measures for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska; Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to interim final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the interim final rule 
pertaining to Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska published on December 13, 2010. 
These corrections

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amend one error in the preamble to the interim final rule and one 
typographical error and content within regulatory tables to eliminate 
potential confusion by the public.

DATES: Effective January 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Brown, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    An interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on 
December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77535), to implement Steller sea lion 
protection measures to ensure that the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
management area (BSAI) groundfish fisheries off Alaska are not likely 
to jeopardize the continued existence of the western distinct 
population segment of Steller sea lions or adversely modify its 
designated critical habitat. NMFS is correcting errors identified in 
the preamble to the interim final rule and the regulatory text.

Classification

    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good 
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive prior notice and the 
opportunity for public comment because it would be impracticable and 
contrary to the public interest. These errors should be corrected 
immediately to eliminate potential confusion by the regulated public. 
If the effective date for these corrections is delayed to solicit prior 
public comment, these technical errors will not be corrected by the 
effective date of this final rule, thereby undermining the conservation 
and management objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish 
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. Good cause to 
waive prior notice and the opportunity for public comment for the 
interim final rule corrected by this action can be found in 75 FR 77535 
(December 13, 2010).
    The AA further finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 553(d)(3), good cause to 
waive the thirty (30) day delayed effectiveness period for the reasons 
stated above.

Summary of Errors

    NMFS is correcting errors and is not making substantive changes to 
the interim final rule published on December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77535). 
The corrections to Tables 5, 6, and 12 to 50 CFR part 679 are listed 
below. These corrections revise coordinates for Steller sea lion sites, 
revise footnotes, add degree symbols, add lines between rows, and 
remove a 3-nm groundfish fishing closure in Table 12 to 50 CFR part 
679, which was erroneously added by the interim final rule.
    On page 77547, in Table 5 to part 679, seventh row (Great Sitkin 
I.), third column, we are replacing value ``52 06.00 N'' to read ``52 
06.60 N''; in the fourth column we are replacing value ``176 10.50 W'' 
to read ``176 07.00 W'', and in the fifth column we are replacing value 
``52 06.60 N'' to read ``52 07.00 N''.
    On page 77550, in Table 5 to part 679, first row (Bird I.), fourth 
column, we are replacing value ``163 17.2 W'' to read ``163 17.15 W''; 
in the third row (South Rocks), fourth column, we are replacing value 
``162 41.3 W'' to read ``162 41.25 W''; in the fourth row (Clubbing 
Rocks (S)), fourth column, we are replacing value ``162 26.7 W'' to 
read ``162 26.74 W''; and in the fifth row (Clubbing Rocks (N)), fourth 
column, we are replacing value ``162 26.7 W'' to read ``162 26.72 W''.
    On page 77552, in Table 5 to part 679, fourth row (Ushagat I./SW), 
third column, we are replacing value ``58 54.75'' to read ``58 54.75 
N''.
    On page 77553, in Table 5 to part 679, third row (Rugged Island), 
we are adding value in the fifth column to read ``59 51.00 N'' and 
adding value in the sixth column to read ``149 24.70 W''.
    On page 77557, in Table 6 to part 679, footnote 6(a), we are 
replacing ``0 nn'' to read ``0 nm''.
    On page 77557, in Table 6 to part 679, footnote 7, we are replacing 
the second subparagraph ``(a)'' to read ``(b)''.
    On page 77558, in Table 12 to part 679, we are removing the 
sixteenth row (Tanaga I./Bumpy Pt.).
    On page 77559, in Table 12 to part 679, fourteenth row (Clubbing 
Rocks (S)), fourth column, we are replacing value ``162 26.7 W'' to 
read ``162 26.74 W''; and, in the fifteenth row (Clubbing Rocks (N)), 
fourth column, we are replacing value ``162 26.7 W'' to read ``162 
26.72 W''.
    On page 77560, in Table 12 to part 679, second row (Choweit I.), 
fifth column, we are replacing value ``55 00.30 N'' to read ``56 00.30 
N''.
    In addition to these regulatory corrections, we are correcting a 
statement in the preamble to the interim final rule (74 FR 77535, 
December 13, 2010) that incorrectly referenced existing Pacific cod 
trawl seasons. On page 77539, in the second column, correct the last 
sentence to read:
    ``Waters that are 10 nm to 20 nm from Steller sea lion sites and 
that occur in this one degree longitude area are closed to directed 
fishing for Pacific cod with trawl gear in the C season (June 10, 1200 
hours, A.l.t., to November 1, 1200 hours, A.l.t.), but are open during 
the A and B seasons.''

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

    Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

Correction

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Accordingly, the interim final rule, FR Doc. 2010-31226, published on 
December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77535), to be effective January 1, 2011, is 
corrected as follows:


Sec.  679.20  [Corrected]

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1. In Sec.  679.20, on page 77543, third column, instruction 5, first 
line, correct ``Sec.  79.20'' to read ``Sec.  679.20''.

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2. In 50 CFR part 679, on pages 77545 through 77560, correctly revise 
Tables 5, 6, and 12 to read as follows:
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