Fishery conservation and management: West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries— Pacific Coast groundfish; correction,

[Federal Register: August 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 156)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 43324]

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 660

[Docket No. 971229312-7312-01; I.D. 121697C]

Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to the 1998 specifications for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.

SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the 1998 groundfish fishery specifications and management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery, which were published in the Federal Register on January 6, 1998.

DATES: Effective August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate King, NMFS, 206-526-6145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The 1998 fishery specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone and state waters off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, as authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, were published in the Federal Register on January 6, 1998. The specifications contained an incorrect area for the primary seasons for the shore-based sector of the whiting fishery.

Correction of Publication

The rule/document published on January 6, 1998 (63 FR 419), FR Doc. 97-34234, is corrected as follows:

On page 440, in the second column, in the tenth complete paragraph on the third line, the parenthetical phrase ``(the Eureka area)'' is removed.

Dated: August 6, 1998. Rolland A. Schmitten, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98-21644Filed8-12-98; 8:45 am]

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