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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Final rule; correction.
This document corrects Figure 6 to Part 679 published in the Federal Register of September 12, 2001, and corrected on April 24, 2003, which amended the definition of length overall (LOA) of a vessel. This action is necessary to correct errors contained in this figure.
Effective May 6, 2003.
Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
A final rule amending the definition of LOA of a vessel at § 679.2 was published in the Federal Register September 12, 2001 (66 FR 47416) and corrected on April 24, 2003 (68 FR 20083). The final rule omitted revisions to Figure 6 that should have removed the words “stem” and “stern.” The correction inadvertently omitted text to the figure. These errors are corrected by removing the figure and adding a new one in its place.
The September 12, 2001, revisions to the definition of LOA were not included in Figure 6 to part 679. This action corrects that error by removing Figure 6 to part 679 and adding a new one in its place to make it consistent with the definition of “LOA of a vessel” at § 679.2.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator of Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause to waive prior notice and opportunity for public comment. NOAA finds that prior notice and comment are unnecessary as this rule has a non-substantive effect on the public.
This rule corrects two errors in the regulations. Each error is technical in nature because each is a term that was removed from the definition of “LOA of a vessel” at § 679.2 but erroneously not removed from Figure 6 to part 679. The public is unaffected by the corrections. Because this action is not substantive, 5 U.S.C. 553(d) does not apply. Therefore, this final rule is not subject to a 30-day delay in effectiveness.
Dated: April 30, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Accordingly, 50 CFR part 679 is corrected by making the following correcting amendment to the final rule published on September 12, 2001 (66 FR 47416) and corrected on April 24, 2003 (68 FR 20083):
1. The authority citation for part 679 continues to read as follows:
2. Figure 6 to Part 679 is correctly revised as follows:
( printed page 23926)