[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18341]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 980513127-8127-01; I.D. 050598A]
RIN 0648-AL15


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Data Collection; Correction

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

ACTION: Interim rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the interim rule (I.D. 
050598A) that was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 1998. 
That interim rule requires vessels in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of 
Mexico to maintain and submit fishing records, to carry a NMFS-approved 
observer, and/or to carry a vessel monitoring system unit, if selected 
by NMFS to do so. This document corrects information regarding 
estimated compliance costs associated with the interim rule and 
corrects the estimated reporting burden associated with the requirement 
to maintain and submit fishing records.

DATES: Effective July 10, 1998 through November 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael E. Justen, phone: 813-570-5305 
or fax: 813-570-5583.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The interim rule that is the subject of this 
correction was published on May 19, 1998 (63 FR 27485). That interim 
rule requires vessels in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico to 
maintain and submit fishing records, to carry a NMFS-approved observer, 
and/or to carry a vessel monitoring system unit (VMS unit), if selected 
by NMFS to do so. That rule also informed the public of the approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the collection-of-
information requirements contained in that rule and published the OMB 
control numbers for those collections.

Need for Correction

    As published, the preamble to the interim rule contains an 
incorrect estimate of the cost that shrimpers, in aggregate, would 
incur to comply with the observer, logbook, and VMS unit requirements 
and associated vessel safety and sanitation requirements. The preamble, 
in one instance, also incorrectly attributed costs related to vessel 
safety and sanitation to U.S. Coast Guard regulations rather than a 
pending NMFS rule. Finally, the preamble to the interim rule contains 
an incorrect estimate of the reporting burden associated with the 
requirement for a vessel owner or operator, if selected by NMFS, to 
maintain and submit fishing records.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on May 19, 1998, of the interim rule 
(I.D. 050598A), which was the subject of FR Doc. 98-13290, is corrected 
as follows:
    1. On page 27487, in the second column, under the heading 
``Classification,'' paragraph 4:
    a. In line 23, correct ``$23,770'' to read ``$21,040''.
    b. In line 39, correct ``to USCG regulations.'' to read ``to the 
separate rule, amending regulations at 50 CFR 600.725 and 600.746, that 
NMFS intends to issue shortly.''
    2. On page 27487, in the third column, last paragraph, fifth line 
from the bottom of the paragraph, correct ``10'' to read ``20''.

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

    Dated: July 2, 1998.
David L. Evans,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-18341 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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