[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8704]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 650
[Docket No. 9602226047-6047-01; I.D. 020696B]
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Reduction in Crew Size Limit;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Correction to final regulations.
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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations (I.D.
020696B) that were published Tuesday, March 5, 1996 (61 FR 8490). The
regulations related to Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic Sea
Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that permanently reduced the
maximum crew size from nine to seven.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 11, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul H. Jones, 508-281-9273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background
The final regulations that are the subject of this correction
related to Framework Adjustment 7 to the FMP that permanently reduced
the maximum crew size from nine to seven in response to very high
levels of recruitment being documented in the Mid-Atlantic resources
area. The New England Fishery Management Council recommended lowering
the maximum crew size from nine to seven, because a smaller crew lowers
shucked-scallop production.
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulations contained incorrect wording in
a sentence under the ``Classification'' heading and an incorrect
reference to the Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, in Sec. 650.21(c). This
reference should have been to the Regional Director.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on March 5, 1996, of the final
regulations (I.D. 020696B), which were the subject of FR Doc. 96-5017,
is corrected as follows:
1. On page 8492, in the first column, in line two, insert
``notice'' after the word prior and in line three remove ``notice''
after the word comment.
2. On page 8492, in the first column, in Sec. 650.21, paragraph (c)
is corrected to read as follows:
Sec. 650.21 Gear and crew restrictions.
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(c) Crew restrictions. Limited access vessels participating in or
subject to the scallop DAS allocation program may have no more than
seven people aboard, including the operator, when not docked or moored
in port, unless participating in the small dredge program specified in
paragraph (e) of this section, or otherwise authorized by the Regional
Director.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 3, 1996.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-8704 Filed 4-8-96; 8:45 am]
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