97-33436. Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Correction

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 971208298-7298-01; I.D. 112097B]


Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is correcting the date by which comments must be received 
about the proposed 1998 harvest specifications for the Groundfish 
Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. The correct date is 
January 14, 1998.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Kinsolving 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on December 
15, 1997 (62 FR 65638), that set forth the proposed annual TACs, 
prohibited species catch allowances, seasonal allowances of the pollock 
TAC, and amounts for the pollock and sablefish Community Development 
Quota reserve.

Need for Correction

    As published, the proposed rule invited comments and contained the 
date by which comments must be received. The date is in error and NMFS 
is hereby correcting that error.

Correction of Publication

    In the December 15, 1997, issue of the Federal Register (62 FR 
65638), in the third column under the DATES heading, the wording should 
be corrected to read as follows:

DATES: Comments must be received by January 14, 1998.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 17, 1997.
David L. Evans,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-33436 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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