Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendments 20 and 21; Trawl Rationalization Program; Correction

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 100212086-0354-04] RIN 0648-AY68 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: This final rule corrects trip limits for commercial groundfish fisheries through the end of 2010 to reflect recent changes that were implemented on October 4, 2010. This final rule is necessary to ensure that the correct trip limit tables remain effective after November 1, 2010. DATES: This rule is effective November 1, 2010. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 1, 2010, NMFS published a final rule ( 75 FR 32994 , 100212086-0354-04 ) that implemented certain key components necessary for issuance of permits and endorsements in time for use in the 2011 fishery and in order to have the 2011 specifications reflect the new allocation scheme (the “Initial Issuance Final Rule”). In addition, that rule restructured the entire Pacific Coast groundfish regulations to more closely track the organization of the proposed management measures and to make the total groundfish regulations more clear. On October 4, 2010, NMFS published inseason adjustments, effective October 1, 2010, to commercial trip limits that were recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) at its September 10-16, 2010 meeting in Boise, ID. These changes in the trip limit tables included increas…