Fishery conservation and management: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries— Gulf of Mexico reef fish; correction,

[Federal Register: January 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 10)]

[Proposed Rules]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 120998C]

RIN 0648-AK31

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16A; Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to notice of availability of an amendment to a fishery management plan.

SUMMARY: NMFS corrects a notice of availability of Amendment 16A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico to indicate the availability of a minority report. The minority report opposes Amendment 16A as inconsistent with national standards 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and specifically raises concerns regarding the proposed prohibition of the use of fish traps in the exclusive economic zone of the Gulf of Mexico south of 25 deg.03' N. lat. after February 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the minority report should be sent to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619-2266, Phone: 813-228-2815; Fax: 813- 225-7015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Sadler, 727-570-5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

In FR document 98-33603, on page 70093, in the issue of Friday, December 18, 1998, make the following correction:

On page 70093, in the second column, in the ADDRESSES section, on the ninth line, ``analysis, should ...'' should read ``analysis, and requests for copies of a minority report, signed by two Council members, should...''

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

Dated: January 9, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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