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[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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