97-33074. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program; Standard Allowances for Ice and Slime; Correction

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33074]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 870520118-7251-02; I.D. 050197A]
RIN 0648-AJ00


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual 
Fishing Quota Program; Standard Allowances for Ice and Slime; 
Correction

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 a correction to the final regulations, 
which were published in the Federal Register November 12, 1997 (62 FR 
60667), pertaining to the fisheries of the exclusive economic zone off 
Alaska and the Individual Fishing Quota program (IFQ). This action 
corrects regulations by correcting the conversion factor for Product 
Code 55, Pacific halibut.

DATES:  December 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lepore, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 12, 
1997 (62 FR 60667) that implemented standard allowances for ice and 
slime found on unwashed Pacific halibut and sablefish landed in the IFQ 
fisheries and incorporated them into conversion factors for halibut and 
product recovery rates for sablefish. This final rule becomes effective 
December 12, 1997.

Need for Correction

    As published, the conversion factor for Product Code 55, gutted 
halibut, head off, with ice and slime, contained a typographical error. 
NMFS is correcting this error as follows and makes no substantive 
changes.

    Dated: December 11, 1997.
David L. Evans,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
    For reasons set out in the preamble, the following correction is 
made to the final rule amending 50 CFR part 679, which was the subject 
of FR Doc 97-29707. This document is corrected as follows:


Sec. 679.42  [Corrected]

    On page 60670, in the third column of the table under 
Sec. 679.42(c)(2)(iii), correct the ``Conversion Factor'' for ``Product 
Code'' 55 from ``0.90'' to ``0.98.''
[FR Doc. 97-33074 Filed 12-17-97; 8:45 am]
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