[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54953-54954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27076]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 679
[I.D. 082796E]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop
Fishery Closure; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Correction to a closure notification.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to a closure notification
(I.D. 082796E), which was published
[[Page 54954]]
Tuesday, September 3, 1996 (61 FR 46399).
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0800 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 27,
1996, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., June 30, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Furuness, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 3, 1996, NMFS published notification in the Federal
Register announcing closure of the directed fishery for scallops in the
Kamishak Bay District of Registration Area H (Cook Inlet). The closure
was intended to be effective through the end of the current fishing
year, 2400 hours, A.l.t., June 30, 1997. The action was necessary to
prevent exceeding the total allowable catch (TAC) of scallops in this
area.
Need for Correction
In accordance with Sec. 679.62(c), the Director, Alaska Region,
NMFS, determined that the scallop TAC for this area had been reached
and NMFS prohibited the taking and retention of scallops in this area
effective at 0800 hours, A.l.t., August 27, 1996. Under
Sec. 679.62(a)(2)(ii), annual scallop TACs are specified for the 12-
month time period extending from July 1 through June 30 of the
following year. Therefore, this closure should only have been effective
through the end of the current fishing year which expires at 2400
hours, A.l.t., June 30, 1997. However, the closure notification
published September 3, 1996, inadvertently extended the closure through
1159 hours, A.l.t., July 1, 1997.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on September 3, 1996, of the closure
(I.D. 082796E), which was the subject of FR Doc. 96-22369, is corrected
as follows:
On page 46400, in the first column, the EFFECTIVE DATE section
should read as follows: EFFECTIVE DATE: 0800 hours, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), August 27, 1996, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., June 30, 1997.
On page 46400, in the third column, the third and fourth lines
should read as follows:
August 27, 1996, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., June 30, 1997.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 16, 1996.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-27076 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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