79 FR 77 pg. 22570 - Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162; Correction

Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 77Page: 22570
Docket number: [Public Notice 8706]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-09171 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Page: 22570

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8706]

Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162; Correction

AGENCY:

Department of State.

ACTION:

Notice 8682; Correction.

SUMMARY:

The Department of State published a document in the Federal Register of Monday, April 7, 2014 concerning certifications pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162. The document contained two incorrect references to the royal red shrimp (Menopenaeus robustus) rather than the Mediterranean red shrimp ( Aristeus antennatus ).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen J. Wilger, Office of Marine Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-7818; telephone: (202) 647-3263; email: wilgersj2@state.gov.

Correction

In the Federal Register of Monday, April 7, 2014, in FR Vol. 79, No. 66, p 19166, in the first sentence of the summary (the first paragraph of the second column), correct the sentence to read: The Department of State, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), determined that Mediterranean red shrimp ( Aristeus antennatus ) harvested in the Mediterranean Sea may be imported into the United States from Spain pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162. In the first sentence of the fourth paragraph of the third column, correct the sentence to read: The Department of State has consulted with NMFS and determined that imports of Mediterranean red shrimp ( Aristeus antennatus ) from the Spanish Mediterranean shrimp trawl fleet may be imported into the United States pursuant to the Section I(B)(d) of the Department's implementing guidelines.

Dated: April 8, 2014.

David A. Balton,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2014-09171 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]

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