[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2664-2665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-797]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA132
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; American Samoa Pelagic Longline
Limited Entry Program
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of permits.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting applications for American Samoa pelagic
longline limited entry permits. At least seven permits of various class
sizes will be available for 2011. This notice announces the
availability of permits and solicits applications for the permits.
DATES: Completed permit applications must be received by NMFS by May
16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Request blank application forms from NMFS Pacific Islands
Region (PIR), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-
4733, or the PIR Web site http://www.fpir.noaa.gov.
Mail completed applications and payment to NMFS PIR, ATTN: ASLE
Permits, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Ikehara, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS PIR, tel 808-944-2275, fax 808-973-2940, or e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.816 allow
NMFS to issue new permits for the American Samoa pelagic longline
limited entry program if the number of permits in a size class falls
below the maximum allowed. At least seven permits are available for
issuance (note that the number of available permits may change before
the application period closes): four in Class A (vessels less than or
equal to 40 ft (12.2 m)), and three in Class B (over 40 ft (12.2 m)
through 50 ft (15.2 m)).
Persons with the earliest documented participation in the fishery
on a Class A sized vessel will receive the highest priority for
obtaining permits in any size class, followed by persons with the
earliest documented participation in Classes B, C, and D, in that
order. If there is a tie in priority, the person with the second
earliest documented participation will be ranked higher in priority.
Complete applications must include the completed and signed
application
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form, legible copies of documents supporting historical participation
in the American Samoa pelagic longline fishery, and payment for the
non-refundable application processing fee, in accordance with the
regulations at 50 CFR 665.13. Applications must be received by NMFS
(see ADDRESSES) by May 16, 2011 to be considered for a permit;
applications will not be accepted if received after that date.
Authoritative additional information on the American Samoa limited
entry program may be found in 50 CFR part 665.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 10, 2011.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-797 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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