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The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) proposes to amend the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago (FEP). If approved by the Secretary of Commerce, Amendment 7 would discontinue the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish, which the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined to be not overfished or experiencing overfishing in September 2023. The proposed management action would also implement new annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for the fishery. NMFS would implement this action pursuant to the rulemaking authority under Section 303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(f)(4).