31938 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 112 /Thursday, June 11, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 245

Government procurement.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

Therefore, 48 CFR Part 245 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 245 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR

Chapter 1.

PART 245—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

2. Section 245.7301 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

245.7301 Policy.

* * * * *

(c) The commander of the contract

administration office must approve the

use of auctions, spot bids, or retail sales.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 300

[Docket No. 980225048–8059–02; I.D.

030698A]

RIN 0648–AK58

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Fishing

Periods; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Correction to final rule.

SUMMARY: This document contains a

correction to the final rule pertaining to

Pacific Halibut Fisheries published in

the Federal Register on March 17, 1998.

DATES: This action becomes effective

June 11, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

Robinson, 206–526–6142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

A final rule was published in the

Federal Register on March 17, 1998,

announcing the annual management

measures for Pacific halibut fisheries

and approval of catch sharing plans (63

FR 13000). That document contained

one typographical error that misstated a

date established by the International

Pacific Halibut Commission.

Correction

As published, an incorrect date was

listed in the March 17, 1998, edition of

the Federal Register. On page 13004 in

the second column, paragraph (2) of

section 8, the dates for the fishing

periods currently read as follows: ‘‘July

22, August 19, August 26, September

9,* * *.’’ The ‘‘August 19’’ date is

incorrect and should read ‘‘August 12.’’

NMFS is correcting this error and is

making no substantive change to the

document in this action.

Dated: June 5, 1998.

Rolland A. Schmitten,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 971208297–8054–02; I.D.

060598A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical

Area 610

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Modification of a closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is opening directed

fishing for pollock in Statistical Area

610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This

action is necessary to fully utilize the

second seasonal apportionment of

pollock total allowable catch (TAC) in

this area.

DATES: DATES: Effective 1200 hrs,

Alaska local time, June 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Furuness, 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive

economic zone is managed by NMFS

according to the Fishery Management

Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of

Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North

Pacific Fishery Management Council

under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act. Fishing by U.S.

vessels is governed by regulations

implementing the FMP at subpart H of

50 CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.

The second seasonal apportionment

of pollock TAC in Statistical Area 610

was established by the Final 1998

Harvest Specifications (63 FR 12027,

March 12, 1998) as 7,978 metric tons

(mt), determined in accordance with

§ 679.20(c)(3)(ii). The Administrator,

Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional

Administrator), established a directed

fishing allowance of 7,478 mt and set

aside the remaining 500 mt as bycatch

in support of other anticipated

groundfish fisheries. In accordance with

§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional

Administrator found that the directed

fishing allowance would soon be

reached and NMFS closed the directed

fishery for pollock in Statistical Area

610 of the GOA on June 3, 1998 (63 FR

30644, June 5, 1998).

As of June 4, 1998, NMFS has

determined that 3,000 mt remain in the

directed fishing allowance. Therefore,

NMFS is terminating the previous

closure and is opening directed fishing

for pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the

GOA effective 1200 hrs, A.l.t., June 8,

1998.

All other closures remain in full force

and effect.

Classification

This action responds to the best

available information recently obtained

from the fishery. It must be

implemented immediately to fully

utilize the second seasonal

apportionment of pollock TAC in

Statistical Area 610 of the GOA. A delay

in the effective date is impracticable and

contrary to the public interest. Further

delay would only result in

underharvest. NMFS finds for good

cause that the implementation of this

action should not be delayed for 30

days. Accordingly, under 5 U.S.C.

553(d), a delay in the effective date is

hereby waived.

This action is required by § 679.20

and is exempt from review under E.O.

12866.

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

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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