Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16A; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[I.D. 120998C]

RIN 0648-AK31

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16A; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Correction to notice of availability of an amendment to a

fishery management plan.

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SUMMARY: NMFS corrects a notice of availability of Amendment 16A to the

Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of

Mexico to indicate the availability of a minority report. The minority

report opposes Amendment 16A as inconsistent with national standards 2,

4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and specifically raises concerns regarding the

proposed prohibition of the use of fish traps in the exclusive economic

zone of the Gulf of Mexico south of 25 deg.03' N. lat. after February

7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the minority report should be sent to

the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301

North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619-2266, Phone: 813-228-2815; Fax: 813-

225-7015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Sadler, 727-570-5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

In FR document 98-33603, on page 70093, in the issue of Friday,

December 18, 1998, make the following correction:

On page 70093, in the second column, in the ADDRESSES section, on

the ninth line, ``analysis, should ...'' should read ``analysis, and

requests for copies of a minority report, signed by two Council

members, should...''

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

Dated: January 9, 1999.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 99-1015 Filed 1-14-99; 8:45 am]

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