94-22603. Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region

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[Federal Register: September 13, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 685

[Docket No. 920538-4252; I.D. 082594A]

 

Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region

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

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects a table in regulations related to 
closure of certain portions of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around 
Hawaii and Guam to longline fishing to reflect the correct coordinates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Svein Fougner, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Portions of the EEZ around Hawaii and Guam 
are closed to longline fishing in order to prevent conflicts with users 
of other types of fishing gear. In Sec. 685.23, the listing of 
coordinates for the waters around Guam that are closed to longline 
fishing contains an error that was made in a final rule document 
published October 6, 1992 (57 FR 45989). This technical amendment 
corrects that error in order to provide the public and enforcement 
entities the proper coordinates.

Classification

    Because this technical amendment makes only a minor correction to 
an existing rule, notice and public comment thereon and a delay in 
effective date would serve no purpose. Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b) and (d), notice and public comment thereon and a delay in the 
effective date are unnecessary.
    This rule is exempt from review under E.O. 12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 685

    American Samoa, Fisheries, Fishing, Guam, Hawaiian natives, 
Northern Mariana Islands.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 685 is amended 
as follows:

PART 685--WESTERN PACIFIC PELAGIC FISHERIES

    1. The authority citation for part 685 continues to read as 
follows:

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

    2. In Sec. 685.23(d), the table in paragraph (d) is amended by 
revising the entry for point C to read as follows:


Sec. 685.23  Longline fishing prohibited area management.

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    (d) * * * 

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                  Point                      Latitude       Longitude   
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C.........................................  13 deg.41'  143 deg.33'33'' 
                                             N.          E              
                                                                        
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    Dated: September 7, 1994.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-22603 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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