01-5760. Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; License Limitation Program for the Scallop Fishery; Correction

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY:

This document corrects regulatory text in the final rule that implements a license limitation program for the scallop fishery, which was published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2000.

DATES:

Effective January 16, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

A final rule was published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2000 (65 FR 78110), to implement a license limitation program for the scallop fishery. The regulatory text portion of the final rule describing the procedure for transfer of a scallop license incorrectly listed the social security number as required information.

Correction

-In the final rule to implement a license limitation program for the scallop fishery, published at 65 FR 78110, December 14, 2000, FR Doc. 00-31649, the following corrections are made:

1. On page 78118, column one, § 679.4(g)(5)(iii)(A) is correctly revised to read as follows:

§ 679.4

Permits.

* * * * *

(g) * * *

(5) * * *

(iii) * * *

(A) Name, business address, telephone number, and FAX number of the license holder and of the designated transferee;

* * * * *

Dated: March 1, 2001.

Clarence Pautzke,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service