80 FR 18584 - Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 66 (April 7, 2015)

NMFS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 19, 2015, to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. This action proposed to change the minimum number of traps per trawl to allow fishing with a single trap in certain Massachusetts and Rhode Island state waters; and proposed to modify the requirement to use one endline on trawls within certain areas in Massachusetts state waters. NMFS also proposed a \1/4\ mile buffer in waters surrounding certain islands in Maine to allow fishing with a single trap. In addition, NMFS proposed additional gear marking requirements for those waters allowing single traps as well as two new high use areas for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). In that proposal, NMFS provided the wrong address for the submission of electronic comments. With this document, we correct our error by publishing the correct ADDRESSES section in its entirety.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18584-18585]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08003]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

[Docket No. 150122067-5229-01]
RIN 0648-BE83


Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: NMFS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on 
March 19, 2015, to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic 
Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. This action proposed to change the 
minimum number of traps per trawl to allow fishing with a single trap 
in certain Massachusetts and Rhode Island state waters; and proposed to 
modify the

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requirement to use one endline on trawls within certain areas in 
Massachusetts state waters. NMFS also proposed a \1/4\ mile buffer in 
waters surrounding certain islands in Maine to allow fishing with a 
single trap. In addition, NMFS proposed additional gear marking 
requirements for those waters allowing single traps as well as two new 
high use areas for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and North 
Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). In that proposal, NMFS 
provided the wrong address for the submission of electronic comments. 
With this document, we correct our error by publishing the correct 
ADDRESSES section in its entirety.

DATES: We will accept comments on the March 19, 2015, (80 FR 14345) 
proposed rule that are received or postmarked on or before April 20, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the March 19, 2015, proposed 
rule, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2015-0012, by either of the following 
methods:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
    1. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015-0012.
    2. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields.
    3. Enter or attach your comments.
     Mail: Submit written comments to Kim Damon-Randall, 
Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, NMFS Greater 
Atlantic Region, 55 Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930, Attn: 
Large Whale Proposed Rule.
    Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other 
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, 
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the 
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on 
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying 
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business 
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily 
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous 
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain 
anonymous).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Swails, NMFS Greater Atlantic 
Regional Fisheries Office, 978-282-8481, [email protected]; or, 
Kristy Long, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 206-526-4792, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register on March 
19, 2015 (FR Doc. 2015-06272), (80 FR 14345) the ADDRESSES section 
provided the wrong address for the submission of electronic comments. 
The corrected ADDRESSES section appears above. All other information in 
the proposed rule, other than the ADDRESSES section, remains exactly 
the same as previously published.

    Dated: March 27, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-08003 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am]
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