[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71041-71042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34000]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 229
[Docket No. 970129015-8287-08; I.D. 042597B]
RIN 0648-AI84
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing
Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
[[Page 71042]]
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the final rule
pertaining to the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan in the Gulf of
Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters published in the Federal Register on
December 2, 1998.
DATES: This action becomes effective December 18, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Wieting, 301-713-2322.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In final rule FR Doc. 98-31957, Taking of Marine Mammals incidental
to Commercial Fishing Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan
Regulations, published in the Federal Register on December 2, 1998 (63
FR 66464), implementing a harbor porpoise take reduction plan in the
Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters, three errors were published in
Sec. 229.33 in the description of the Mid-coast and Offshore Closure
Areas.
Correction
Two incorrect latitude coordinates and one omitted entry were
listed in the December 2, 1998, Federal Register.
Sec. 229.33 [Corrected]
1. On page 66488, in Sec. 229.33(a)(2), in the first column, in the
table titled ``MID-COAST CLOSURE AREA'', in the second column of the
table, in the sixth line, ``42 deg.00''' is corrected to read
''43 deg.00''' and in the eighth line, ``43 deg.00''' is corrected to
read ``43 deg.30'.''
2. On the same page, in Sec. 229.33(a)(5), in the second column, in
the table titled ``OFFSHORE CLOSURE AREA'', an entry is correctly added
in numerical order, in the first column of the table under the heading
``Point'', add ``OFS6''; in the second column of the table, under the
heading ``N. Lat.'', add ``42 deg.50''' and in the third column of the
table, under the heading ``W. Long.'', add ``69 deg.30'''.
NMFS is correcting these errors and is making no substantive change
to the document in this action.
Dated: December 18, 1998.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-34000 Filed 12-18-98; 2:43 pm]
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