0648-BH62 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; Exemption for Longline Vessels to Fish in Portions of the Large Vessel Prohibited Area in American Samoa

Current Federal regulations prohibit vessels, defined as vessels equal to or greater than 50 ft in length, from fishing for pelagic management unit species within the large vessel prohibited area 12 nautical miles from American Samoa (the "large vessel prohibited area"). This action would implement any decision by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council on an exemption for longline vessels 50 ft and longer holding an American Samoa longline limited entry permit to fish within certain portions of the area.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 50 CFR 665 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 09/00/2018 Undetermined No None No No No No Michael Tosatto Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 808 725-5000 michael.tosatto@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu HI 96818