Marine mammals: Incidental taking— Harbor porpoise; take reduction plan,

[Federal Register: December 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 246)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 71041-71042]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr23de98-14]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

[Docket No. 970129015-8287-08; I.D. 042597B]

RIN 0648-AI84

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Correction

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

[[Page 71042]]

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the final rule pertaining to the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan in the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters published in the Federal Register on December 2, 1998.

DATES: This action becomes effective December 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Wieting, 301-713-2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In final rule FR Doc. 98-31957, Taking of Marine Mammals incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations, published in the Federal Register on December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66464), implementing a harbor porpoise take reduction plan in the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic waters, three errors were published in Sec. 229.33 in the description of the Mid-coast and Offshore Closure Areas.

Correction

Two incorrect latitude coordinates and one omitted entry were listed in the December 2, 1998, Federal Register.

Sec. 229.33 [Corrected]

  1. On page 66488, in Sec. 229.33(a)(2), in the first column, in the table titled ``MID-COAST CLOSURE AREA'', in the second column of the table, in the sixth line, ``42 deg.00''' is corrected to read ''43 deg.00''' and in the eighth line, ``43 deg.00''' is corrected to read ``43 deg.30'.''

  2. On the same page, in Sec. 229.33(a)(5), in the second column, in the table titled ``OFFSHORE CLOSURE AREA'', an entry is correctly added in numerical order, in the first column of the table under the heading ``Point'', add ``OFS6''; in the second column of the table, under the heading ``N. Lat.'', add ``42 deg.50''' and in the third column of the table, under the heading ``W. Long.'', add ``69 deg.30'''.

NMFS is correcting these errors and is making no substantive change to the document in this action.

Dated: December 18, 1998. Andrew A. Rosenberg, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98-34000Filed12-18-98; 2:43 pm]

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