Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 21, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 13217 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 070213032–7032–01; I.D. 

112206B] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; 2007 

and 2008 Final Harvest Specifications 

for Groundfish; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: On March 5, 2007, NMFS 

published a final rule implementing 

2007 and 2008 final harvest 

specifications, reserves and 

apportionments thereof, Pacific halibut 

prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, 

and associated management measures 

for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA). Table 10 of that 

document identifies the apportionment 

of Pacific halibut PSC trawl limits 

between the trawl gear and deep-water 

species complex and the shallow-water 

species complex. The heading to Table 

10 indicated that the final 

apportionments were for fishing years 

2006 and 2007 rather than for 2007 and 

2008. In addition, Table 20 of that 

document contained the final 2007 and 

2008 rockfish program halibut mortality 

limits for the catcher/processor and 

catcher vessel sectors. That table also 

contained inadvertent errors. This final 

rule document corrects errors published 

in the final harvest specifications. 

DATES: Effective March 5, 2007, through 

December 31, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Pearson, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 

Alaska Region, 907–481–1780, or e-mail 

at tom.pearson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone under the 

Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of 

Alaska Groundfish Fishery (FMP). The 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council prepared the FMP under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations 

governing U.S. fisheries and 

implementing the FMP appear at 50 

CFR parts 600, 679, and 680. 

On March 5, 2007, NMFS published 

a final rule (72 FR 9676) announcing 

specifications for the 2007 and 2008 

fishing years for the groundfish fishery 

in the GOA. The intended effect of the 

action is to conserve and manage the 

groundfish resources in the GOA. In the 

final specification document NMFS 

announced the apportionment of PSC 

trawl limits between the trawl gear 

deep-water species complex and the 

shallow-water species complex. 

However, NMFS inadvertently indicated 

that the apportionment was for fishing 

years 2006 and 2007 rather than 2007 

and 2008. This document corrects the 

error and republishes Table 10 in its 

entirety. In addition, section 

679.82(d)(7) establishes sideboards to 

limit the ability of participants eligible 

for the Rockfish Program to catch fish in 

fisheries other than the Central GOA 

rockfish fisheries. Table 20 identifies 

the final 2007 and 2008 halibut 

mortality limits for the rockfish 

program. However, the rockfish program 

halibut mortality limits identified in 

Table 20 were inadvertently placed in 

reverse order among the columns. This 

document corrects the errors and 

republishes Table 12 in its entirety. 

Correction 

Accordingly, the final rule published 

on March 5, 2007, at 72 FR 9676 (FR 

Doc. E7–3775) is corrected as follows: 

1. On page 9689, Table 10 is corrected 

and republished in its entirety to read 

as follows: 

TABLE 10 – FINAL 2007 AND 2008 APPORTIONMENT OF PACIFIC HALIBUT PSC TRAWL LIMITS BETWEEN THE TRAWL

GEAR DEEP-WATER SPECIES COMPLEX AND THE SHALLOW-WATER SPECIES COMPLEX (VALUES ARE IN METRIC TONS) 

Season Shallowwater Deep-water Total 

January 20–April 1 450 100 550 

April 1–July 1 100 300 400 

July 1–September 1 200 400 600 

September 1–October 1 150 Any 

remainder 

150 

Subtotal January 20–October 1 900 800 1,700 

October 1–December 311 n/a n/a 300 

Total n/a n/a 2,000 

1No apportionment between shallow-water and deep-water fishery complexes during the 5th season (October 1 – December 31). 


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2. On page 9700, Table 20 is corrected 

and republished in its entirety to read 

as follows: 

TABLE 20 – FINAL 2007 AND 2008 ROCKFISH PROGRAM HALIBUT MORTALITY LIMITS FOR THE CATCHER/PROCESSOR AND

CATCHER VESSEL SECTORS (VALUES ARE ROUNDED TO NEAREST METRIC TON) 

Sector 

Shallow-water complex halibut PSC 

sideboard ratio 

Deep-water complex halibut PSC 

sideboard ratio 

Annual halibut mortality limit (mt) 

Annual shallowwater complex halibut PSC sideboard 

limit (mt) 

Annual deep-water 

complex halibut 

PSC sideboard limit 

(mt) 

Catcher/processor 0.54 3.99 2,000 11 80 

Catcher vessel 6.32 1.08 2,000 126 22 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5074 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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