Acting Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region

0648-BH62 202404 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 large U.S. vessels (equal to or greater than 50 ft) from fishing for pelagic management unit species within the American Samoa "large vessel prohibited area" (from the shoreline to approx. 50 nautical miles offshore). This action would propose to implement a recommendation by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council to allow those large vessels to fish in certain areas of the LVPA (beyond approx. 12-27 nautical miles from the shoreline), and to modify some boundaries of the LVPA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 50 CFR 665 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM To Be Determined No No None No No No No Sarah Malloy Acting Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 808 725-5000 sarah.malloy@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu HI 96818