[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20003]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

RIN 0648-BC90


Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations

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

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final rule to amend 
regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, 
which published June 27, 2014, with an effective date of August 26, 
2014.

DATES: Effective August 26, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Swails, NMFS, Greater Atlantic 
Region, 978-282-8481, [email protected]; or Kristy Long, NMFS Office 
of Protected Resources, 301-427-8440, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule contains errors concerning 
the delineation of the boundary of the Cape Cod Bay Restricted 
Management Area. In addition, the final rule incorrectly omitted New 
Hampshire state waters from the definition of the Northern Inshore 
State Waters Management Area. This correction notice provides 
clarification regarding the correct boundaries of these management 
areas.
    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for the 
purposes of Executive Order 12866. The Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause under the Administrative Procedures 
Act to waive notice and opportunity for public comments as it is 
unnecessary for a non-substantive correcting amendment.

Corrections

    Accordingly, the final rule, in FR Doc. 2014-14936, published on 
June 27, 2014, in 79 FR 36586, is corrected as follows:

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1. On page 36614, in column 3, Sec.  229.32(c)(7)(i) is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  229.32  Atlantic large whale take reduction plan regulations.

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    (c) * * *
    (7) Northern Inshore State Trap/Pot Waters Area--(i) Area. The 
Northern Inshore State Trap/Pot Waters Area includes the state waters 
of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, with the 
exception of Massachusetts Restricted Area and those waters exempted 
under paragraph (a)(3) of this section. Federal waters west of 
70[deg]00' N. lat. in Nantucket Sound are also included in the Northern 
Inshore State Trap/Pot Waters Area.
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2. On page 36616, in column 3, Sec.  229.32(d)(3)(i) is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  229.32  Atlantic large whale take reduction plan regulations.

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    (d) * * *
    (3) Cape Cod Bay Restricted Area--(i) Area. The Cape Cod Bay 
restricted area is bounded by the following points and on the south and 
east by the interior shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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            Point                    N. lat.              W. long.
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CCB1........................  41[deg]46.8'          70[deg]30'
CCB2........................  42[deg]12'            70[deg]30'
CCB3........................  42[deg]12'            70[deg]15'
CCB4........................  42[deg]04.8'          70[deg]10'
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3. On page 36618, in column 2, Sec.  229.32(e)(1)(i) is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  229.32  Atlantic large whale take reduction plan regulations.

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    (e) Restrictions applicable to drift gillnet gear--(1) Cape Cod Bay 
Restricted Area--(i) Area. The Cape Cod Bay Restricted Area is bounded 
by the following points and on the south and east by the interior 
shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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            Point                    N. lat.              W. long.
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CCB1........................  41[deg]46.8'          70[deg]30'
CCB2........................  42[deg]12'            70[deg]30'
CCB3........................  42[deg]12'            70[deg]15'
CCB4........................  42[deg]04.8'          70[deg]10'
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    Dated: August 18, 2014.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-20003 Filed 8-21-14; 8:45 am]
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