Fishery conservation and management: Northeastern United States fisheries— Summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; correction,

[Federal Register: September 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 186)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 990422103-9209-02; I.D. 031099B]

RIN 0648-AL75

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Recreational Measures for the 1999 Fisheries; Correction

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

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the effective dates of the recreational measures for the 1999 fisheries that was published on September 9, 1999, and adds an appropriate justification for the change in date in the Classification section.

DATES: Effective September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul H. Jones, Fisheries Policy Analyst, (978) 281-9273.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

NMFS published a final rule and interim provisions for the 1999 recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass in the Federal Register on September 9, 1999 (64 FR 48965). The rule delayed the effectiveness of the conservation equivalent measures for the summer flounder fishery (Sec. 648.107) until October 12, 1999. However, the states have already complied with the requirements of the section and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has certified that the states have implemented conservation equivalent measures. Delaying the effectiveness of this regulation would preclude the states from tailoring their regulations to meet the needs of their individual fisheries and potentially place unnecessary restrictions on fishermen.

Corrections

In FR Doc. 99-23444, published in the Federal Register issue of September 9,

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1999, on page 48965, in column 2, correct the ``DATES'' caption to read as follows:

DATES: Effective September 9, 1999.

On page 48966, in column 2, under the heading, ``Classification,'' in the second paragraph, insert between the third and fourth sentences, the following:

A 30-day delay in the effective date of the conservation equivalent measures for the summer flounder fishery would reduce the flexibility of the states to tailor their fisheries for the most effective management and could place unnecessary restrictions on fishermen.

Classification

This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: September 21, 1999.

Andrew A. Rosenberg, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 99-25068Filed9-27-99; 8:45 am]

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