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8. In § 622.38, paragraph (a) is revised

and paragraph (i) is added to read as

follows:

§ 622.38 Landing fish intact.

* * * * *

(a) The following must be maintained

with head and fins intact: Cobia, king

mackerel, and Spanish mackerel in or

from the Gulf, Mid-Atlantic, or South

Atlantic EEZ, except as specified for

king mackerel in paragraph (h) of this

section; South Atlantic snapper-grouper

in or from the South Atlantic EEZ,

except as specified in paragraphs (e) and

(i) of this section; yellowtail snapper in

or from the Caribbean EEZ; and finfish

in or from the Gulf EEZ, except as

specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of

this section. Such fish may be

eviscerated, gilled, and scaled, but must

otherwise be maintained in a whole

condition.

* * * * *

(i) In the South Atlantic EEZ, snappergrouper lawfully harvested in Bahamian

waters are exempt from the requirement

that they be maintained with head and

fins intact, provided valid Bahamian

fishing and cruising permits are on

board the vessel and the vessel is in

transit through the South Atlantic EEZ.

For the purpose of this paragraph (i), a

vessel is in transit through the South

Atlantic EEZ when it is on a direct and

continuous course through the South

Atlantic EEZ and no one aboard the

vessel fishes in the EEZ.

9. In § 622.39, paragraph (a)(3) is

added to read as follows:

§ 622.39 Bag and possession limits.

(a) * * *

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

notwithstanding, the bag and other

limits specified in § 622.35(b) apply for

South Atlantic snapper-grouper in or

from the EEZ to a person aboard a vessel

for which a commercial permit for

South Atlantic snapper-grouper has

been issued that has on board a longline

in the longline closed area.

* * * * *

10. Effective July 16, 1998, in

§ 622.40(b)(3)(ii)(B), the last sentence is

revised to read as follows:

§ 622.40 Limitations on traps and pots.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(3) * * *

(ii) * * *

(B) * * * The hinges or fasteners of

such door or panel must be made of

either ungalvanized or uncoated iron

wire no larger than 19 gauge (0.04 inch

(1.0 mm) in diameter) or untreated

cotton string no larger than 3⁄16 inch (4.8

mm) in diameter.

* * * * *

11. In § 622.41, paragraph (d)(2)(ii)

introductory text and paragraph (d)(3)

are revised and paragraphs (d)(4) and

(d)(5) are added to read as follows:

§ 622.41 Species specific limitations.

* * * * *

(d) * * *

(2) * * *

(ii) Except as specified in paragraphs

(d)(3) through (d)(5) of this section, a

person aboard a vessel with

unauthorized gear on board, other than

trawl gear, that fishes in the EEZ on a

trip is limited on that trip to:

* * * * *

(3) Possession allowance regarding

sink nets off North Carolina. A vessel

that has on board a commercial permit

for South Atlantic snapper-grouper,

excluding wreckfish, that fishes in the

EEZ off North Carolina with a sink net

on board, may retain, without regard to

the limits specified in paragraph

(d)(2)(ii) of this section, otherwise legal

South Atlantic snapper-grouper taken

with bandit gear, buoy gear, handline,

rod and reel, or sea bass pot. For the

purpose of this paragraph (d)(3), a sink

net is a gillnet with stretched mesh

measurements of 3 to 4.75 inches (7.6 to

12.1 cm) that is attached to the vessel

when deployed.

(4) Possession allowance regarding

bait nets. A vessel that has on board a

commercial permit for South Atlantic

snapper-grouper, excluding wreckfish,

that fishes in the South Atlantic EEZ

with no more than one bait net on

board, may retain, without regard to the

limits specified in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of

this section, otherwise legal South

Atlantic snapper-grouper taken with

bandit gear, buoy gear, handline, rod

and reel, or sea bass pot. For the

purpose of this paragraph (d)(4), a bait

net is a gillnet not exceeding 50 ft (15.2

m) in length or 10 ft (3.1 m) in height

with stretched mesh measurements of

1.5 inches (3.8 cm) or smaller that is

attached to the vessel when deployed.

(5) Possession allowance regarding

cast nets. A vessel that has on board a

commercial permit for South Atlantic

snapper-grouper, excluding wreckfish,

that fishes in the South Atlantic EEZ

with a cast net on board, may retain,

without regard to the limits specified in

paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section,

otherwise legal South Atlantic snappergrouper taken with bandit gear, buoy

gear, handline, rod and reel, or sea bass

pot. For the purpose of this paragraph

(d)(5), a cast net is a cone-shaped net

thrown by hand and designed to spread

out and capture fish as the weighted

circumference sinks to the bottom and

comes together when pulled by a line.

* * * * *

12. Effective December 14, 1998, in

§ 622.44, the last sentence of the

introductory text and paragraph (c) are

revised to read as follows:

§ 622.44 Commercial trip limits.

* * * For fisheries governed by this

part, commercial trip limits apply as

follows (all weights are round or

eviscerated weights):

* * * * *

(c) South Atlantic snapper-grouper.

When a vessel fishes on a trip in the

South Atlantic EEZ, the vessel trip

limits specified in this paragraph (c)

apply, provided persons aboard the

vessel are not subject to the bag limits.

See § 622.39(a) for applicability of the

bag limits.

(1) Trip-limited permits. A vessel for

which a trip-limited permit for South

Atlantic snapper-grouper has been

issued is limited to 225 lb (102.1 kg) of

snapper-grouper.

(2) Golden tilefish. (i) Until the fishing

year quota specified in § 622.42(e)(2) is

reached, 5,000 lb (2,268 kg).

(ii) After the fishing year quota

specified in § 622.42(e)(2) is reached,

300 lb (136 kg).

(3) Snowy grouper. (i) Until the

fishing year quota specified in

§ 622.42(e)(1) is reached, 2,500 lb (1,134

kg).

(ii) After the fishing year quota

specified in § 622.42(e)(1) is reached,

300 lb (136 kg).

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 522 and 556

Implantation or Injectable Dosage

Form New Animal Drugs;

Spectinomycin Solution; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is correcting a

final rule that appeared in the Federal

Register of May 1, 1998 (63 FR 24106).

The document amended the animal

drug regulations to reflect approval of a

new animal drug application (NADA)
38304 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 136 /Thursday, July 16, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

filed by Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. The

NADA provides for veterinary

prescription use of AdspecTM

(spectinomycin) sterile solution for

cattle. The document incorrectly listed

the tolerance for spectinomycin residues

in cattle muscle. This document corrects

that error.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George K. Haibel, Center for Veterinary

Medicine (HFV–133), Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,

Rockville, MD 20855, 301–594–1644.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc.

98–11686 appearing on page 24106 in

the Federal Register of Friday, May 1,

1998, the following correction is made:

§ 556.600 [Corrected]

1. On page 24107, in the second

column, in § 556.600 Spectinomycin, in

paragraph (c), in the fourth line, ‘‘0.4’’

is corrected to read ‘‘0.25’’.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Stephen F. Sundlof,

Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine.

[FR Doc. 98–18956 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 529

Certain Other Dosage Form New

Animal Drugs; Formalin Solution

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending the

animal drug regulations to reflect

approval of a supplemental new animal

drug application (NADA) filed by

Western Chemical, Inc. The supplement

provides for use of formalin solution in

the water of all finfish as a parasiticide

and all finfish eggs as a fungicide.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas A. Bell, Center for Veterinary

Medicine (HFV–130), Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,

Rockville, MD 20855, 301–594–1649.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western

Chemical, Inc., 1269 Lattimore Rd.,

Ferndale, WA 98248, is sponsor of

NADA 140–989 that provides for use of

Parasite-S (formalin, an aqueous

solution of 37 percent formaldehyde) in

the water (tanks, raceways, and ponds)

of select fish and penaeid shrimp for the

control of specific external parasites,

and as a fungicide for select fish eggs.

Western Chemical, Inc., filed a

supplemental NADA that provides for

use of formalin in the water of all finfish

for the control of specific external

parasites and as a fungicide for all

finfish eggs. The supplemental NADA is

approved as of June 18, 1998, and the

regulations are amended in 21 CFR

529.1030 to reflect the approval.

In accordance with the freedom of

information provisions of 21 CFR part

20 and 514.11(e)(2)(ii), a summary of

safety and effectiveness data and

information submitted to support

approval of this supplement may be

seen in the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.

1061, Rockville, MD 20852, between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday.

The agency has carefully considered

the potential environmental effects of

this action. FDA has concluded that the

action will not have a significant impact

on the human environment, and that an

environmental impact statement is not

required. The agency’s finding of no

significant impact and the evidence

supporting that finding, contained in an

environmental assessment, may be seen

in the Dockets Management Branch

(address above) between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m., Monday through Friday.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 529

Animal drugs.

Therefore, under the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under

authority delegated to the Commissioner

of Food and Drugs and redelegated to

the Center for Veterinary Medicine, 21

CFR part 529 is amended as follows:

PART 529—CERTAIN OTHER DOSAGE

FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

1. The authority citation for 21 CFR

part 529 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.

2. Section 529.1030 is amended by

revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2), by

redesignating paragraph (c) as paragraph

(d) and reserving paragraph (c), by

revising newly redesignated paragraphs

(d) introductory text, (d)(1) and (d)(2)(i),

and by adding paragraphs (d)(2)(iv) and

(d)(2)(v) to read as follows:

§ 529.1030 Formalin solution.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) No. 050378 for use as in

paragraphs (d)(1)(iii), (d)(1)(iv), (d)(1)(v),

(d)(2)(iii), (d)(2)(iv), (d)(2)(v), and (d)(3).

(2) Nos. 049968 and 051212 for use as

in paragraphs (d)(1)(i), (d)(1)(ii),

(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), and (d)(3).

* * * * *

(c) [Reserved]

(d) Conditions of use. It is added to

environmental water as follows:

(1) Indications for use. (i) Select

finfish. For control of external protozoa

Ichthyophthirius spp., Chilodonella

spp., Costia spp., Scyphidia spp.,

Epistylis spp., and Trichodina spp., and

monogenetic trematodes Cleidodiscus

spp., Gyrodactylus spp., and

Dactylogyrus spp., on salmon, trout,

catfish, largemouth bass, and bluegill.

(ii) Select finfish eggs. For control of

fungi of the family Saprolegniaceae on

salmon, trout, and esocid eggs.

(iii) Penaeid shrimp. For control of

external protozoan parasites Bodo spp.,

Epistylis spp., and Zoothamnium spp.

(iv) All finfish. For control of external

protozoa Ichthyophthirius spp.,

Chilodonella spp., Costia spp.,

Scyphidia spp., Epistylis spp., and

Trichodina spp., and monogenetic

trematodes Cleidodiscus spp.,

Gyrodactylus spp., and Dactylogyrus

spp.

(v) All finfish eggs: For control of

fungi of the family Saprolegniaceae.

(2) * * *

(i) For control of external parasites on

select finfish:

* * * * *

(iv) For control of external parasites

on all finfish:

Aquatic species

Administer in

tanks and

raceways for

up to 1 hour

(microliter/

liter or part

per million

(μL/L or

ppm))

Administer in

earthen

ponds

indefinitely

(μL/L or ppm)

Salmon and

trout:

Above 50 °F Up to 170 15 to 251, 2

Below 50 °F Up to 250 15 to 251, 2

All other

finfish

Up to 250 15 to 251, 2

1 Use the lower concentration when ponds,

tanks, or raceways are heavily loaded with

phytoplankton or fish to avoid oxygen depletion due to the biological oxygen demand by

decay of dead phytoplankton. Alternatively, a

higher concentration may be used if dissolved

oxygen is strictly monitored. 2Although the indicated concentrations are

considered safe for cold and warm water

finfish, a small number of each lot or pond to

be treated should always be used to check for

any unusual sensitivity to formalin before proceeding.

(v) For control of fungi of the family

Saprolegniaceae on all finfish eggs: Eggs