Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/08/13/2012-19809/sea-turtle-conservation-shrimp-and-summer-flounder-trawling-requirements-correction
Timestamp: 2015-05-04 05:00:04
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 223', 'art 223', '§ 223', '§ 223', '§ 223', '§ 223']

Federal Register | Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp and Summer Flounder Trawling Requirements; Correction
Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp and Summer Flounder Trawling Requirements; Correction
77 FR 48106
Docket No. 120427423-2423-02
0648-AW93
Document Number: 2012-19809
Shorter URL: https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-19809 Related Topics
NOAA-NMFS-2010-0158
Modifications to turtle excluder device (TED) requirements
On May 21, 2012, we published a final rule to revise the turtle excluder devices (TEDs) requirements to allow new materials and to modify existing approved TED designs. In this notice, we are correcting a technical error in the definition of a brace bar included in the allowable modifications to hard TEDs and special hard TEDs.
Allowable Modifications to the Turtle Excluder Device Requirements 3 actions from September 2nd, 2010 to December 2011
75 FR 53925
NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5505.
Michael Barnette, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, and the address above, or at (727) 551-5794.
On May 21, 2012 (77 FR 29905), we published a final rule revising the TED requirements to allow the use of new materials and to modify existing approved TED designs. The definition of a brace bar included as an allowable modification was wrong, however, and must be corrected. Specifically, the previous definition incorrectly required the brace bar to be permanently attached to the frame and rear face of each of the deflector bars within 4 inches (10.2 cm) of the midpoint of the TED frame. This requirement is explicit only for TEDs constructed of steel or aluminum flat bar less than3/8inch in thickness, as noted in § 223.207, paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D). For TEDs constructed of steel, fiberglass, or aluminum rod meeting the minimum specified dimensions; steel or aluminum tubing meeting the minimum specified dimensions; or steel or aluminum flat bar3/8inch (0.95 cm) or more in thickness, an optional brace bar need only be secured to the rear face of the TED frame. A brace bar on a TED frame constructed of the aforementioned materials may also be secured to the rear face of each of the deflector bars, with or without spacer bars, but this is not a requirement.
Accordingly, the final rule published on May 21, 2012 (77 FR 29905), is corrected and is effective upon publication. On page 29909, column 3, paragraph (d)(9) is corrected.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 223 is amended by making the following corrected amendment:
16 U.S.C. 1531-1543; subpart B, § 223.201-202 also issued under 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for § 223.206 (d)(9).
2.In § 223.207, paragraph (d)(9) is revised to read as follows: § 223.207 Approved TEDs.
(9) Brace bar. (Figure 14a of this part). A horizontal brace bar may be added to a TED if the brace bar is constructed of aluminum or steel rod or tubing specified in 50 CFR 223.207(a)(1)(i)(A) through (C), or flat bar3/8-inch (0.95 cm) or more in thickness, and is permanently attached to the rear of the outer frame; for TEDs constructed of flat bar less than3/8-inch (0.95 cm) in thickness, the regulations specified in 50 CFR 223.207(a)(1)(i)(D) apply. The horizontal brace bar may be permanently secured to the rear face of each of the deflector bars. The horizontal brace bar may be offset behind the deflector bars, using spacer bars attached to the rear face of each of the deflector bars, not to exceed 5 inches (12.7 cm) in length, and must be constructed of the same size or larger material as the deflector bars.
[FR Doc. 2012-19809 Filed 8-10-12; 8:45 am]