[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5559]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 991207325-0063-02; I.D. 100699A]
RIN 0648-AJ52


Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; A Cost 
Recovery Program for the Individual Fishing Quota Program; Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects regulatory text in the final rule that 
implements a cost recovery program for the Individual Fishing Quota 
(IFQ) program for fixed gear halibut and sablefish fisheries in waters 
in and off of Alaska, which was published in the Federal Register on 
March 20, 2000.

DATES: Effective March 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A final rule was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 
2000 (65 FR 14919), to implement the IFQ cost recovery program. In the 
regulatory text portion of the final rule, the procedure described for 
payment of IFQ fees incorrectly included notarizing the fee payment 
section.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final rule contained an error that must be 
corrected:

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

    Alaska, Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA

    Accordingly, 50 CFR part 679 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:
    1. The authority for part 679 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et seq., and 3631 et seq.


Sec.  679.5  [Corrected]

    2. In Sec.  679.5, paragraph (l)(7)(ii)(C)(4)(i) is correctly 
revised to read as follows:
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    (l) * * *
    (7) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (C) * * *
    (4) Fee payment and certification section-(i) Information required. 
An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must provide his or her NMFS 
person identification number and must sign and date the Fee Payment 
section and record the following: his or her printed name; the total 
annual fee amount as calculated and recorded on the Fee Calculation 
page; the total of any pre-payments submitted to NMFS that apply to the 
total annual fee amount; the remaining balance fee; and the enclosed 
payment amount.
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    Dated: February 27, 2001.
William T. Hogarth,
Deputy Asst. Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 01-5559 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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