Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Pelagic Longline Gear Restrictions, Seasonal Area Closure, and Other Sea Turtle Take Mitigation Measures; Correction

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#  Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Pelagic Longline Gear Restrictions, Seasonal Area Closure, and Other Sea Turtle Take Mitigation Measures; Correction

**AGENCY:**

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

**ACTION:**

Correction to a final rule.

**SUMMARY:**

This document contains a correction to a final rule that was published on June 12, 2002.

**DATES:**

Effective March 21, 2003.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Alvin Z. Katekaru, Pacific Islands Area Office, NMFS, 808-973-2937.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Background**

On June 12, 2002 (67 FR 40232), NMFS published a final rule in the *Federal Register* that implements the reasonable and prudent alternative of the March 29, 2001, Biological Opinion issued by NMFS under the Endangered Species Act. Section 660.22(ss) contains an incorrect reference.

**Correction**

In the rule FR Doc. 02-14749, in the issue of Wednesday, June 12, 2002(67 FR 40232), on page 40236, under (ss) on the eighth line of the first column, change “§ 660.33(h)” to “§ 660.33(i)”.

Dated: March 18, 2003.

Rebecca Lent,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.