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paragraph (g) introductory text, the

phrase ‘‘and shown in Figures 3 and 4’’

is removed; and a sentence is added to

the end of paragraph (g)(1) to read as

follows:

§ 622.34 Gulf EEZ seasonal and/or area

closures.

* * * * *

(g) * * *

(1) * * * The provisions of this

paragraph do not apply to the following

species: dwarf sand perch, hogfish,

queen triggerfish, and sand perch.

* * * * *

10. Effective January 29, 1998, in

§ 622.36, the introductory text and

paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) are

redesignated as paragraphs (b)

introductory text, (b)(1), (b)(2), and

(b)(3), respectively, and paragraph (a) is

added to read as follows:

§ 622.36 Seasonal harvest limitations.

(a) During March, April, and May,

each year, the possession of greater

amberjack in or from the Gulf EEZ and

in the Gulf on board a vessel for which

a commercial permit for Gulf reef fish

has been issued, as required under

§ 622.4(a)(2)(v), without regard to where

such greater amberjack were harvested,

is limited to the bag and possession

limits, as specified in § 622.39(b)(1)(i)

and (b)(2), respectively, and such greater

amberjack are subject to the prohibition

on sale or purchase of greater amberjack

possessed under the bag limit, as

specified in § 622.45(c)(1).

* * * * *

11. Effective January 29, 1998, in

§ 622.39, paragraph (a)(2) introductory

text is republished, paragraph (a)(2)(iv)

is added, and paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and

(v) are revised to read as follows:

§ 622.39 Bag and possession limits.

(a) * * *

(2) Paragraph (a)(1) of this section

notwithstanding, bag and possession

limits also apply for Gulf reef fish in or

from the EEZ to a person aboard a vessel

that has on board a commercial permit

for Gulf reef fish—

* * * * *

(iv) When the vessel has on board or

is tending any trap other than a fish trap

authorized under § 622.40(a)(2), a stone

crab trap, or a spiny lobster trap.

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(ii) Groupers, combined, excluding

jewfish and Nassau grouper—5.

* * * * *

(v) Gulf reef fish, combined,

excluding those specified in paragraphs

(b)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section and

excluding dwarf sand perch and sand

perch—20.

* * * * *

12. Effective January 29, 1998, in

§ 622.42, paragraph (a)(1)(i) is revised to

read as follows:

§ 622.42 Quotas.

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(i) Red snapper—4.65 million lb (2.11

million kg), round weight, apportioned

as follows:

(A) 3.06 million lb (1.39 million kg)

available at noon on February 1 each

year, subject to the closure provisions of

§§ 622.34(l) and 622.43(a)(1)(i).

(B) The remainder available at noon

on September 1 each year, subject to the

closure provisions of §§ 622.34(l) and

622.43(a)(1)(i).

* * * * *

§ 622.43 [Amended]

13. Effective January 29, 1998, in

§ 622.43(a)(5), the reference to

‘‘§ 622.44(a)’’ is removed and

‘‘§ 622.44(c)’’ is added in its place.

14. Effective January 29, 1998, in

§ 622.44, paragraph (e) is revised to read

as follows:

§ 622.44 Commercial trip limits.

* * * * *

(e) Gulf red snapper. (1) The trip limit

for red snapper in or from the Gulf for

a vessel that has on board a valid

commercial permit for Gulf reef fish and

a valid Class 1 red snapper license is

2,000 lb (907 kg), round or eviscerated

weight.

(2) The trip limit for red snapper in

or from the Gulf for a vessel that has on

board a valid commercial permit for

Gulf reef fish and a valid Class 2 red

snapper license is 200 lb (91 kg), round

or eviscerated weight.

(3) The trip limit for red snapper in

or from the Gulf for any other vessel for

which a commercial permit for Gulf reef

fish has been issued is zero.

(4) As a condition of a commercial

vessel permit for Gulf reef fish, as

required under § 622.4(a)(2)(v), without

regard to where red snapper are

harvested or possessed, a vessel that has

been issued such permit—

(i) May not possess red snapper in or

from the Gulf in excess of the

appropriate vessel trip limit, as

specified in paragraphs (e)(1) through

(3) of this section.

(ii) May not transfer or receive at sea

red snapper in or from the Gulf.

* * * * *

Appendix A to Part 622 [Amended]

15. Effective January 29, 1998, in

Table 3 of Appendix A to part 622, the

family Haemulidae—Grunts and the

three species and scientific names

thereunder are removed; under the

family Serranidae, the species Bank sea

bass, Rock sea bass, and Black sea bass

and their scientific names are removed

and the family name is revised to read

Serranidae—Groupers; and the family

Sparidae—Porgies and the six species

and scientific names thereunder are

removed.

[FR Doc. 97–33887 Filed 12–24–97; 10:06

am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 922

[Docket No. 970103001–7001–01]

RIN 0648–XX79

Point Reyes/Farallon Islands National

Marine Sanctuary

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Correction to final regulation.

SUMMARY: This document contains a

correction to the final regulation which

was published on January 27, 1997 (62

FR 3788). That regulation changed the

name of the Point Reyes/Farallon

Islands National Marine Sanctuary to

the Gulf of the Farallones National

Marine Sanctuary. This document

corrects the January 27, 1997 final

regulation by instructing that all uses of

the acronym ‘‘PRNMS’’ are changed to

‘‘GFNMS’’ within part 922 of title 15 of

the Code of Federal Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Moore at (301) 713–3141.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The name

of the Point Reyes/Farallon Islands

National Marine Sanctuary (PRNMS)

was changed to the Gulf of the

Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

(GFNMS) on January 27, 1997 (62 FR

3788). Regulations for the GFNMS are

found in part 922 of title 15 of the Code

of Federal Regulations. In the January

27, 1997 final regulations, NOAA

overlooked the need to also replace the

acronym ‘‘PRNMS’’ with ‘‘GFNMS’’

throughout Part 922. This document

corrects the January 27, 1997 final

regulation by officially replacing
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‘‘PRNMS’’ with ‘‘GFNMS’’ throughout

part 922.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the Federal Register

document published on January 27,

1997 (62 FR 3788) is corrected by

adding amendatory instruction 3 to read

as follows:

‘‘3. Part 922 is amended by deleting

‘‘PRNMS’’ wherever it appears and

replacing it with ‘‘GFNMS’’.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Nancy Foster,

Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services

and Coastal Zone Management.

[FR Doc. 97–33886 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 295

RIN 3220–AB29

Payments Pursuant to Court Decree or

Court-Approved Property Settlement

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement

Board hereby amends its regulations

under part 295 by eliminating the

Medicare Part B premium as a

deduction from the amount of benefits

available for division in a divorce

proceeding or property settlement

related to a divorce or legal separation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation shall be

effective January 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Secretary to the Board,

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas W. Sadler, Senior Attorney,

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611,

telephone (312) 751–4513, TTD (312)

751–4701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 295

describes the Board’s requirements for

obtaining an enforceable order directing

the Board to partition a railroad

retirement annuity incident to a divorce,

settlement, or annulment. Section

295.1(b) describes what benefits are

subject to division under this part.

Section 295.5(e)(1) further defines the

net amount of benefits subject to

division as excluding amounts deducted

for an employee’s elected Medicare Part

B premium. When section 295.5(e)(1)

was initially approved in 1986, the

Board was concerned about the risk that

Medicare premium deductions might

not be satisfied from the nondivisible

portion of an employee’s annuity in the

event that the portion would not be

payable due to work deductions. In

practice, however, the agency has

determined that only in rare cases is the

nondivisible portion insufficient to

accommodate the Medicare Part B

deduction. The Medicare Part B

premium is a personal expense elected

to be made by the employee. The Board

believes that it is more consistent with

the nature of the Part B premium that it

be paid entirely by the employee rather

than, in effect, partly by the employee

and partly by the divorced spouse.

Accordingly, the agency is revising part

295 to remove the Medicare Part B

premium as a deduction from divisible

benefits prior to partition in an action

for divorce, settlement, or annulment.

The Board published this regulation

as a proposed rule on July 31, 1997 (62

FR 40995) and invited comments by

September 29, 1997. No comments were

received.

The Board, with the concurrence of

the Office of Management and Budget,

has determined that this is not a

significant regulatory action under

Executive Order 12866; therefore, no

regulatory impact analysis is required.

There are no information collections

associated with this rule.

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 295

Railroad employees, Railroad

retirement.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, chapter II of title 20 of the

Code of Federal Regulations is amended

as follows:

PART 295—PAYMENTS PURSUANT

TO COURT DECREE OR COURTAPPROVED PROPERTY SETTLEMENT

1. The authority for part 295

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f; 45 U.S.C. 231m.

§ 295.5 [Amended]

2. Section 295.5(e)(1) is amended by

removing the comma after ‘‘Board’’ and

by removing ‘‘and the amount of any

Medicare Part B premium’’.

Dated: December 16, 1997.

By authority of the Board.

For the Board.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–33808 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 558

New Animal Drugs And Related

Products; Change of Sponsor

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

animal drug regulations to reflect a

change of sponsor for seven new animal

drug applications (NADA’s) from

Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., to Alpharma Inc.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas J. McKay, Center for Veterinary

Medicine (HFV–102), Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,

Rockville, MD 20855, 301–827–0213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RhonePoulenc, Inc., P.O. Box 125, Black Horse

Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852,

has informed FDA that it has transferred

ownership of, and all rights and

interests in, the following approved

NADA’s to Alpharma Inc., One

Executive Dr., Fort Lee, NJ 07024:

NADA Ingredient

039–417 Decoquinate

040–435 Decoquinate, roxarsone

045–348 Decoquinate, zinc bacitracin

045–444 Decoquinate, chlortetracycline

047–262 Decoquinate, lincomycin

091–326 Decoquinate, roxarsone, zinc bacitracin

092–953 Roxarsone