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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AP61 Publication ID: Spring 2005 
Title: Implementation of the Regulatory Changes Resulting From the Amendments and Extension of the South Pacific Tuna Act 
Abstract: This rulemaking would implement the regulatory changes resulting from the recently renegotiated Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, as authorized under the South Pacific Tuna Act. These changes include the implementation of an electronic vessel monitoring system for U.S. purse seine vessels licensed to fish within the Treaty Area. The location information will be provided to the Forum Fisheries Agency, located in Honiara, Solomon Islands, as well as NOAA Fisheries. This rule would eliminate the prohibition of duly authorized U.S. longline vessels from fishing in the high seas areas within the Treaty Area. Additionally, it will impose minor modifications in the various reporting requirements, as well as modify the areas of fishing allowed in the exclusive economic zones of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2005    
NPRM Comment Period End  11/00/2005    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Dr. Charles Karnella
Pacific Islands Area Office
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Suite 1110, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard,
Honolulu, HI 96814-4700
Phone:808 973-2985
Fax:808 973-2941
Email: charles.karnella@noaa.gov