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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BH62 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; Exemption for Longline Vessels to Fish in Portions of the Large Vessel Prohibited Area in American Samoa 
Abstract:

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 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.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Michael Tosatto
Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176,
Honolulu, HI 96818
Phone:808 725-5000
Email: michael.tosatto@noaa.gov