96-17053. Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Correction

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17053]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 630

[Docket No. 960314073-6145-02; I.D. 030896E]
RIN 0648-AI23


Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to final regulation.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the final regulation 
(I.D. 030896E) that was published Friday, May 31, 1996, (61 FR 27304). 
The final rule amended the regulations governing the Atlantic swordfish 
fishery by setting the 1996 quotas, and adjusting the minimum size.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald G. Rinaldo or Rebecca Lent, 
301-713-2347; fax: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulation that is the subject of this correction 
establishes, within the 1996 quota, the amount of set aside for the 
harpoon segment of the fishery. In Sec. 630.25, the first sentence of 
paragraph (b) was revised to establish a 21,500 lb (9,752 kg) dressed 
weight set aside for the harpoon segment of the fishery during the June 
1 through November 30 semiannual period.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulation contains an error. In 
Sec. 630.25, the second sentence of paragraph (b) is referenced instead 
of the first sentence of paragraph (b).

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on May 31, 1996, of the final 
regulation (I.D. 030896E) that is the subject of FR Doc. 96-13690 is 
corrected as follows:


Sec. 630.25  [Corrected]

    On page 27308, in the first column, in amendatory instruction 
seven, ``second'' is corrected to read ``first''.

    Dated: June 25, 1996.
Nancy Foster,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-17053 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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