[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR660.13]

[Page 467-468]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES AND IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Western Pacific Fisheries--General
 
Sec. 660.13  Permits and fees.

    (a) Applicability. The requirements for permits for specific Western 
Pacific fisheries are set forth in subparts C through F of this part.
    (b) Validity. Each permit is valid for fishing only in the specific 
fishery management areas identified on the permit.
    (c) Application. (1) A Southwest Region Federal Fisheries 
application form may be obtained from the Pacific Area Office to apply 
for a permit to operate in any of the fisheries regulated under subparts 
C, D, E, and F of this part. In no case shall the Pacific Area Office 
accept an application that is not

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on the Southwest Region Federal Fisheries application form. A completed 
application is one that contains all the necessary information, 
attachments, certifications, signatures, and fees required.
    (2) A minimum of 15 days should be allowed for processing a permit 
application. If an incomplete or improperly completed application is 
filed, the applicant will be sent a notice of deficiency. If the 
applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30 days following the 
date of notification, the application will be considered abandoned.
    (d) Change in application information. A minimum of 10 days should 
be given for the Pacific Area Office to record any change in information 
from the permit application submitted under paragraph (c) of this 
section. Failure to report such changes may result in invalidation of 
the permit.
    (e) Issuance. After receiving a complete application, the FMD will 
issue a permit to an applicant who is eligible under Sec. 660.21, 
Sec. 660.41, Sec. 660.61, or Sec. 660.81, as appropriate.
    (f) Fees. (1) PIAO will not charge a fee for a permit issued under 
subpart D or F of this part, or for a Ho'omalu Zone limited access 
permit issued under Sec. 660.61.
    (2) PIAO will charge a fee for each application for a Hawaii 
longline limited access permit (including permit transfers and permit 
renewals) and Mau Zone limited access permit (including permit 
renewals). The amount of the fee is calculated in accordance with the 
procedures of the NOAA Finance Handbook, available from the Regional 
Administrator, for determining the administrative costs of each special 
product or service. The fee may not exceed such costs and is specified 
with each application form. The appropriate fee must accompany each 
application. Failure to pay the fee will preclude issuance of a Hawaii 
longline or Mau Zone limited access permit.
    (g) Expiration. (1) Permits issued under subparts C, D, and F of 
this part are valid for the period specified on the permit unless 
transferred, revoked, suspended, or modified under 15 CFR part 904.
    (2) Permits issued under subpart E of this part expire at 2400 local 
time on December 31.
    (h) Replacement. Replacement permits may be issued, without charge, 
to replace lost or mutilated permits. An application for a replacement 
permit is not considered a new application.
    (i) Transfer. An application for a permit transfer under 
Secs. 660.21(h), 660.41(e), or 660.61(e), or for registration of a 
permit for use with a replacement vessel under Sec. 660.61(k), must be 
submitted to the PIAO as described in paragraph (c) of this section.
    (j) Alteration. Any permit that has been altered, erased, or 
mutilated is invalid.
    (k) Display. Any permit issued under this subpart, or a facsimile of 
the permit, must be on board the vessel at all times while the vessel is 
fishing for, taking, retaining, possessing, or landing management unit 
species shoreward of the outer boundary of the fishery management area. 
Any permit issued under this section must be displayed for inspection 
upon request of an authorized officer.
    (l) Sanctions. Procedures governing sanctions and denials are found 
at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.
    (m) Permit appeals. Procedures for appeals of permit and 
administrative actions are specified in the relevant subparts of this 
part.

[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 22812, Apr. 28, 1999]