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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

15 CFR Part 922 

[Docket No. 240213–0047] 

RIN 0648–BL33 

Proposed Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

National Marine Sanctuary 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of 

availability of draft environmental 

impact statement and draft management 

plan; request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: NOAA proposes to designate 

marine portions of Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

Marine National Monument as 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National Marine 

Sanctuary (proposed sanctuary) to 

protect nationally significant biological, 

cultural, and historical resources and to 

manage this special place as part of the 

National Marine Sanctuary System. The 

proposed sanctuary consists of an area 

of approximately 582,570 square statute 

miles (439,910 square nautical miles) of 

Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the 

Northwest Hawaiian Islands and the 

submerged lands thereunder. NOAA 

proposes to establish the terms of 

designation for the proposed sanctuary 

and proposes regulations to implement 

the designation of the national marine 

sanctuary. NOAA is also publishing a 

draft environmental impact statement 

(DEIS), prepared in coordination with 

the State of Hawai1i, and a draft 

management plan (DMP). NOAA is 

soliciting public comments on the 

proposed rule, the DEIS and the DMP. 

DATES: NOAA will consider all 

comments received by May 7, 2024. 

NOAA will host public meetings and 

will allow for comments in both English 

and Hawaiian (1O ̄ lelo Hawai1i) at the 

following dates and times: 

Meeting #1: Virtual Meeting—April 6, 

2024, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. HST. 

Meeting #2: Honolulu, O1ahu—April 

8, 2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, Aloha 

Tower, Multipurpose Room 3, 1 Aloha 

Tower Drive, Honolulu, Hawai1i 96813. 

Meeting #3: Ka ̄ne1ohe, O1ahu—April 9, 

2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, He1eia State 

Park, 46–465 Kamehameha Hwy., 

Ka ̄ne1ohe, Hawai1i 96744. 

Meeting #4: Wai1anae, O1ahu—April 

10, 2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, Wai1anae 

District Park Gym, 85–601 Farrington 

Highway, Wai1anae, Hawai1i 96792. 

Meeting #5: Waimea, Kaua1i—April 

11, 2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, Waimea 

High School—Cafeteria, 9707 Tsuchiya 

Rd., Waimea, Hawai1i 96796. 

Meeting #6: Hanalei, Kaua1i—April 12, 

2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, location 

address to be determined. 

Meeting #7: Hilo, Hawai1i—April 15, 

2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, Mokupa ̄papa 

Discovery Center, 76 Kamehameha Ave., 

Hilo, Hawai1i 96720. 

Meeting #8: Kahalu1u Kona, 

Hawai1iApril 16, 2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. 

HST, Kahalu1u Ma Kai Site— 

Kamehameha Schools, 78–6780 Ali1i 

Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawai1i 96740. 

Meeting #9: Kahului, Maui—April 17, 

2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, Maui 

Community College Dining Room, 310 

W Ka1ahumanu Avenue, Kahului, 

Hawai1i 96732. 

Meeting #10: Kaunakakai, Moloka1i— 

April 18, 2024, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. HST, 

location address to be determined. 

Please check the website (https://

sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ 

papahanaumokuakea/) for the most upto-date information on public meetings, 

including meeting locations and the 

virtual meeting link. NOAA may end a 

virtual or in-person meeting before the 

time noted above if all participants have 

concluded their oral comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NOS–2021–0114, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

docket NOAA–NOS–2021–0114 (note: 

copying and pasting the FDMS Docket 

Number directly from this document 

may not yield search results). Click the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the 

required fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. 

• Mail: Send any hard copy public 

comments by mail to PMNM-Sanctuary 

Designation, NOAA/ONMS, 1845 Wasp 

Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818. 

• Public Meetings: Provide oral 

comments during public meetings, as 

described under DATES. Details and 

additional information about how to 

participate in these public meetings is 

available at https://sanctuaries.noaa.

gov/papahanaumokuakea/. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NOAA. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (for example, name and 

address) voluntarily submitted by the 

commenter will be publicly accessible. 

Do not submit confidential business 

information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. NOAA will 

accept anonymous comments (enter N/ 

A in the required fields to remain 

anonymous). 

Copies of the proposed rule, the DEIS, 

DMP, maps of the proposed boundaries, 

and additional background materials 

can be downloaded or viewed at 

www.regulations.gov (search for docket 

#NOAA–NOS–2021–0114). Copies will 

also be available at https://sanctuaries.

noaa.gov/papahanaumokuakea/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Roberts, Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

National Monument Superintendent, at 

Eric.Roberts@noaa.gov or 808–294– 

7470. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

A. Background 

The National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA; 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) to designate and protect as 

national marine sanctuaries areas of the 

marine environment that are of special 

national significance due to their 

conservation, recreational, ecological, 

historical, scientific, cultural, 

archaeological, educational, or aesthetic 

qualities. Day-to-day management of 

national marine sanctuaries has been 

delegated by the Secretary to NOAA. 

The primary objective of the NMSA is 

to protect the resources of the National 

Marine Sanctuary System. 

NOAA proposes to designate marine 

portions of the Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

Marine National Monument as a 

national marine sanctuary to provide 

comprehensive and coordinated 

management of the marine areas of 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea to protect 

nationally significant biological, 

cultural, and historical resources. The 

original Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

National Monument (PMNM, 0–50 nm), 

and the Monument Expansion Area 

(MEA, 50–200 nm), (collectively 

‘‘Monument’’), located around the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, were 

established under the Antiquities Act of 

1906 (54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.) through, 

respectively, Presidential Proclamation 

8031 of June 15, 2006; as amended by 

Presidential Proclamation 8112 of 

February 28, 2007; and Presidential 

Proclamation 9478 of August 26, 2016. 

The Monument is administered jointly 

by four Co-Trustees—the Department of 

Commerce, the Department of the 


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Interior, the State of Hawai1i, and the 

Office of Hawaiian Affairs. 

In 2006, former President Bush 

established PMNM to protect and 

preserve the marine area of the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and 

certain lands as necessary for the care 

and management of the historic and 

scientific objects therein. The Federal 

land and interests in land reserved 

included approximately 139,793 square 

miles of emergent and submerged lands 

and waters of the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands. NOAA and the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS) promulgated implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR part 404 for 

PMNM. 

In 2016, Presidential Proclamation 

9478 expanded the Monument into an 

adjacent area—the MEA—which 

includes the waters and submerged 

lands to the extent of the seaward limit 

of the United States Exclusive Economic 

Zone (U.S. EEZ) west of 163° West 

Longitude and covers an additional 

442,781 square miles. Presidential 

Proclamation 9478 also directed the 

Secretary of Commerce to consider 

initiating the process to designate the 

MEA and PMNM seaward of the 

Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife 

Refuge and Midway Atoll National 

Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway 

National Memorial as a national marine 

sanctuary to supplement and 

complement existing authorities. On 

December 27, 2020, the Joint 

Explanatory Statement accompanying 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2021, directed NOAA to initiate the 

process to designate the Monument as a 

national marine sanctuary. 

The proposed sanctuary consists of a 

total area of approximately 582,570 

square miles (439,910 square nautical 

miles). The precise boundary 

coordinates are defined in appendix A 

to the regulations at 15 CFR part 922, 

subpart W. The proposed sanctuary 

boundary encompasses the submerged 

lands, seamounts, and Pacific Ocean 

waters from the shoreline seaward to 

approximately 200 nautical miles west 

of 163° West Longitude surrounding the 

Northwest Hawaiian Islands which 

consist of the islands, atolls, and 

emergent lands stretching from Nihoa in 

the southeast to Kure Atoll in the 

northwest. The adjoining marine waters 

east of 163° West Longitude 

surrounding Nihoa extend seaward from 

the shoreline to approximately 50 

nautical miles. This boundary reflects 

NOAA’s preferred alternative, which is 

described in the DEIS as Alternative 1. 

The proposed sanctuary is a place of 

unique environmental resources that 

provide large-scale ecosystem services 

for both the region and the world. The 

marine habitat includes several 

interconnected ecosystems, including 

coral islands surrounded by shallow 

reef, deeper reef habitat characterized by 

seamounts, banks, and shoals, 

mesophotic reefs with extensive algal 

beds, pelagic waters connected to the 

greater North Pacific Ocean, and deepwater habitats such as abyssal plains 

5,000 meters below sea level. These 

ecosystems are connected as essential 

habitats for rare species such as the 

threatened green turtle and the critically 

endangered Hawaiian monk seal, as 

well as over 14 million seabirds that 

forage in the pelagic waters to nourish 

the chicks they are raising on the tiny 

islets. These waters are home to 20 

cetacean species protected by the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), with some listed as 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA). The importance of 

these waters to the Hawaiian humpback 

whale is only recently becoming 

understood. At least a quarter of the 

nearly 7,000 known marine species 

found in the region are found nowhere 

else on Earth. 

The area of the proposed sanctuary is 

also a sacred place to Native Hawaiians, 

who regard the islands and wildlife as 

ku ̄puna, or ancestors. The region holds 

deep cosmological and traditional 

significance for living Native Hawaiian 

culture. Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea is as 

much a spiritual as well as a physical 

geography, deeply rooted in Native 

Hawaiian creation and settlement 

stories. Since Native Hawaiian culture 

considers nature and culture to be one 

and the same, the protection of one of 

the last nearly pristine, natural, marine 

ecosystems in the archipelago is seen as 

being akin to preserving the living 

culture. 

The area of the proposed sanctuary 

also includes the location of the Battle 

of Midway, a turning point in World 

War II for the allies in the Pacific 

Theater. Research indicates that there 

are 60–80 military vessels and hundreds 

of aircraft on the seafloor. In addition to 

Navy steamers and aircraft, there are 

whaling ships, Japanese junks, 

Hawaiian fishing sampans, Pacific 

colliers, and other vessels from the 19th 

and 20th centuries. Of these, the 

locations of more than 30 vessel wreck 

sites have been confirmed by diving or 

bathymetric surveys, with only a 

handful of those identified by vessel 

name or otherwise evaluated. 

B. Purpose and Need for Action 

The National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA; 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary to designate 

national marine sanctuaries to meet the 

purposes and policies of the NMSA, 

including: 

• ‘‘to provide authority for 

comprehensive and coordinated 

conservation and management of these 

marine areas, and activities affecting 

them, in a manner which complements 

existing regulatory authorities’’ (16 

U.S.C. 1431(b)(2)); 

• ‘‘to maintain the natural biological 

communities in the national marine 

sanctuaries, and to protect, and, where 

appropriate, restore and enhance natural 

habitats, populations, and ecological 

processes’’ (16 U.S.C. 1431(b)(3)); 

• ‘‘to enhance public awareness, 

understanding, appreciation, and wise 

and sustainable use of the marine 

environment, and the natural, historical, 

cultural, and archaeological resources of 

the National Marine Sanctuary System’’ 

(16 U.S.C. 1431(b)(4)); 

• ‘‘to support, promote, and 

coordinate scientific research on, and 

long-term monitoring of, the resources 

of these marine areas’’ (16 U.S.C. 

1431(b)(5)); 

• ‘‘to facilitate to the extent 

compatible with the primary objective 

of resource protection, all public and 

private uses of the resources of these 

marine areas not prohibited pursuant to 

other authorities’’ (16 U.S.C. 1431(b)(6)); 

NOAA’s proposed action is to 

designate marine areas of 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea as a national 

marine sanctuary. The purpose of this 

action is to provide comprehensive and 

coordinated management of the marine 

areas of Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea to protect 

nationally significant biological, 

cultural, and historical resources. 

Additionally, the purpose of the 

designation is to implement the 

provisions of Executive Order 13178, 

Presidential Proclamation 9478, and the 

Joint Explanatory Statement 

accompanying the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021. 

Accordingly, NOAA is proposing to 

designate this area as a national marine 

sanctuary to: 

• Develop objectives and actions that 

ensure lasting protection consistent 

with the existing Monument 

proclamations; 

• Safeguard natural and cultural 

values of the marine environment; 

• Apply additional regulatory and 

non-regulatory tools to augment and 

strengthen existing protections for 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea ecosystems, 

wildlife, and cultural and maritime 

heritage resources; 

• Authorize NOAA to assess civil 

penalties for violations of provisions of 

the NMSA and regulations and permits 


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issued pursuant to the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 

1437(d)); 

• Impose liability for destruction, loss 

of, or injury to sanctuary resources and 

provide natural resource damage 

assessment authorities for destruction, 

loss of, or injury to any sanctuary 

resource (16 U.S.C. 1443); and 

• Require interagency consultation 

for any Federal agency action that is 

likely to destroy, cause the loss of, or 

injure any sanctuary resource (16 U.S.C. 

1434(d)); 

C. Designation Process 

1. Notice of Intent To Designate a 

National Marine Sanctuary 

On November 19, 2021, NOAA 

initiated the process to designate marine 

portions of the Monument as a national 

marine sanctuary by publishing a Notice 

of Intent to Conduct Scoping and to 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Proposed Designation 

of a National Marine Sanctuary within 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National 

Monument (86 FR 64904). The notice of 

intent stated that NOAA would prepare 

a DEIS per the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the NMSA. The 

notice of intent (NOI) also announced 

NOAA’s intent to fulfill its 

responsibilities under the National 

Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 54 

U.S.C. 300101 et seq.). The State of 

Hawai1i published its EIS preparation 

notice on December 8, 2021. Following 

publication of these notices, NOAA 

conducted four virtual public scoping 

meetings. During the 74-day public 

comment period from November 19, 

2021 through January 31, 2022, 73 

individuals and organizations provided 

written input. An estimated 165 people 

attended the four scoping meetings, 

with 9 people providing oral comments. 

The Summary of Scoping Input on the 

Notice of Intent and EIS Preparation 

Notice and State of Hawai1i Responses 

to Public Scoping Comments are 

included in the DEIS as appendix G. 

2. Development of Proposed Terms of 

Designation and Proposed Regulations 

Section 304(a)(4) of the NMSA 

requires that the terms of designation 

include: (1) the geographic area that is 

proposed to be included within the 

sanctuary; (2) the characteristics of the 

area that give it conservation, 

recreational, ecological, historical, 

research, educational, or esthetic value; 

and (3) the types of activities that would 

be subject to regulation by the Secretary 

to protect these characteristics. Section 

304(a)(4) of the NMSA also specifies 

that the terms of designation may be 

modified only by the same procedures 

by which the original designation was 

made. 

The purpose and need for the 

sanctuary provide the overarching basis 

for developing the proposed regulations. 

The designation of the proposed 

sanctuary would not replace the area’s 

current status as a marine national 

monument. The proposed rule would 

supplement the existing provisions for 

management of the Monument and 

further protect resources in the 

Northwest Hawaiian Islands. To draft 

these regulations, NOAA reviewed the 

following, which currently guide 

Monument management: 

• Executive Order 13178— 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Reserve, December 4, 

2000; 

• Presidential Proclamation 8031— 

Establishment of the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands Marine National 

Monument, June 15, 2006; 

• Presidential Proclamation 8112, 

Amending Proclamation 8031 of June 

15, 2006 to Read ‘‘Establishment of the 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National 

Monument,’’ February 29, 2007; 

• Regulations implementing 

Presidential Proclamations 8031 and 

8112 at 50 CFR part 404; and 

• Presidential Proclamation 9478— 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National 

Monument Expansion, August 26, 2016. 

These executive orders, presidential 

proclamations, and regulations served 

as benchmarks for drafting the proposed 

rule for the proposed sanctuary. The 

proposed rule would only add to, and 

would not diminish, Monument 

management measures and protections. 

NOAA has adopted the management 

measures from these benchmarks, and, 

in a few areas, added onto those 

measures to allow for consistency in 

regulation and management across the 

proposed sanctuary. The proposed rule 

unifies management of the area by 

removing discrepancies and gaps in 

prohibitions, regulated activities, and 

permit criteria, providing clarity and 

comprehensive protection for the 

proposed sanctuary. 

In developing this proposed rule and 

the proposed sanctuary terms of 

designation, NOAA also considered: (1) 

information received through public 

scoping comments, cooperating agency 

review, and coordination with the 

Monument Co-Trustees through the 

seven-member Monument Management 

Board (MMB), which consists of NOAA 

ONMS, NOAA National Marine 

Fisheries Service, USFWS Ecological 

Services, USFWS Refuges, Hawai1i 

Department of Land and Natural 

Resources (DLNR) Division of Aquatic 

Resources, DLNR-Division of Forestry 

and Wildlife, and the Office of Hawaiian 

Affairs (OHA); and (2) information from 

analysis of issues in the DEIS, 

interagency coordination, and internal 

staff analysis and expertise. NOAA also 

consulted with the Western Pacific 

Regional Fishery Management Council 

as required under the NMSA. 

A detailed discussion of the proposed 

rule is contained below in section III, 

subsections A through M. The proposed 

terms of designation are contained 

below in section II, and are incorporated 

as an annex to the DMP. 

3. Development of Draft Management 

Plan 

A DMP has been prepared in 

accordance with NMSA section 

304(a)(2)(C). Management plans are sitespecific documents that ONMS uses to 

manage individual sanctuaries. The 

DMP: (1) articulates the sanctuary’s 

vision, mission, goals, and objectives; 

(2) describes the management activities 

and initiatives that NOAA proposes to 

conduct; and (3) provides strategies and 

assessment measures to guide the 

sanctuary’s short and mid-range 

management. The DMP for the 

sanctuary is included as appendix A to 

the DEIS. 

4. Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement 

In accordance with National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the NMSA, and the 

Hawai1i Environmental Policy Act 

(HEPA, Chapter 343 HRS, HAR Chapter 

11–200.1), NOAA is releasing a DEIS for 

the proposed national marine sanctuary 

designation in conjunction with the 

publication of this proposed rule. 

NOAA is the lead Federal agency in the 

preparation of the environmental impact 

statement. The USFWS, State of 

Hawai1i, and the Department of the Navy 

are cooperating agencies for the NEPA 

process. The DEIS (https://sanctuaries.

noaa.gov/papahanaumokuakea/) 

describes the purpose and need for the 

proposed action of designating a 

national marine sanctuary, identifies a 

range of alternatives including the 

preferred alternative, provides an 

assessment of resources and uses in the 

area, and evaluates the potential 

environmental consequences of the 

proposed designation including by 

comparing the beneficial and adverse 

impacts among alternatives. 

The DEIS analyzes four alternatives; 

including a ‘‘no action’’ alternative, in 

which the area would not be designated 

as a national marine sanctuary; and 

three boundary alternatives: 


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• Alternative 1 is coextensive with 

the marine portions of the Monument. 

The boundary includes the marine 

environment surrounding the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from the 

shoreline of the islands and atolls 

seaward to 200 nautical miles, including 

all State waters and waters of the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Reserve, Midway Atoll 

and Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife 

Refuges, and State of Hawai1i 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine 

Refuge. The area encompassed in 

Alternative 1 is approximately 582,570 

square miles (439,910 square nautical 

miles). 

• Alternative 2 includes the marine 

environment from the shoreline of the 

islands and atolls seaward to 50 nautical 

miles. This alternative includes all State 

waters and waters of the Reserve, 

Midway Atoll and Hawaiian Islands 

National Wildlife Refuges, and State of 

Hawai1i Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Marine Refuge. This alternative does not 

include the MEA. The area 

encompassed in Alternative 2 is 

approximately 139,782 square miles 

(105,552 square nautical miles). 

• Alternative 3 has the same 

boundaries as Alternative 1, excluding 

waters within the Midway Atoll and 

Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife 

Refuges. The area encompassed in 

Alternative 3 is approximately 581,263 

square miles (438,923 square nautical 

miles). 

5. Agency-Preferred Alternative 

NOAA is identifying Alternative 1 as 

the agency-preferred alternative 

(preferred alternative) based on its 

comparative merits; this alternative 

serves as the foundation of this 

proposed rule (section 3.3 of the DEIS 

presents a map and an additional 

explanation of the reasons for this 

selection). NOAA selected its preferred 

alternative after considering input from 

the Monument Management Board, the 

State of Hawai1i, cooperating agencies, 

and public scoping meetings. Through 

the analysis in the DEIS, NOAA has 

found that the preferred alternative 

would provide numerous beneficial 

impacts, including increased protection 

and conservation of resources, and 

improved coordination of conservation 

and management. NOAA has also 

considered the potential adverse 

impacts of the preferred alternative and 

anticipates that there would be no 

significant adverse impacts to biological 

and physical resources, cultural and 

historic resources, or socioeconomic 

resources. 

NOAA’s identification of Alternative 

1 as the preferred alternative is based on 

the need for additional resource 

protection, scientific research, and 

public education in areas that would be 

excluded by selecting the boundaries of 

Alternatives 2 or 3. Alternative 1 

includes the MEA, an area which would 

benefit from the establishment of a 

NOAA permitting process, and the 

promulgation of sanctuary regulations to 

protect resources. Alternative 1 also 

includes the waters of Midway Atoll 

and Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife 

Refuges National Wildlife Refuges, 

which are the areas of the proposed 

sanctuary subject to the highest level of 

human activity. 

Based on the public comments NOAA 

receives on the draft designation 

documents and NOAA’s experience 

administering the national marine 

sanctuary program, pursuant to NEPA 

and the Administrative Procedure Act, 

NOAA may choose to select a different 

alternative in the final rule and final EIS 

that is within the geographic and 

regulatory scope of the alternatives 

currently considered in the DEIS, and 

that is a logical outgrowth of this 

proposed rule. 

II. Proposed Sanctuary Terms of 

Designation 

Section 304(a)(4) of the NMSA as 

amended, 16 U.S.C. 1434(a)(4), requires 

that the terms of designation be 

described at the time a sanctuary is 

designated, including: (1) the 

geographic area proposed to be included 

within the sanctuary; (2) the 

characteristics of the area that give it 

conservation, recreational, ecological, 

historical, research, educational, or 

aesthetic value; and (3) the types of 

activities that will be subject to 

regulation by the Secretary of Commerce 

to protect these characteristics. The 

following represents the proposed terms 

of designation: 

Under the authority of the National 

Marine Sanctuaries Act, as amended 

(the ‘‘Act’’ or ‘‘NMSA’’), 16 U.S.C. 1431 

et seq., approximately 439,910 square 

nmi (582,570 square mi) of the waters of 

the Pacific Ocean surrounding the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are 

hereby designated as a National Marine 

Sanctuary for the purpose of providing 

long-term protection and management 

of the ecological, cultural, and historical 

resources and the conservation, 

recreational, scientific, educational, and 

aesthetic qualities of the area. 

Article I: Effect of Designation 

The NMSA authorizes the issuance of 

such regulations as are necessary and 

reasonable to implement the 

designation, including managing and 

protecting the ecological, cultural, and 

historical resources and the 

conservation, recreational, scientific, 

educational, and aesthetic qualities of 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National Marine 

Sanctuary (the ‘‘Sanctuary’’). Section 1 

of Article IV of these terms of 

designation lists those activities that 

may be regulated on the effective date 

of designation, or at some later date, in 

order to protect Sanctuary resources and 

qualities. Listing an activity does not 

necessarily mean that it will be 

regulated. However, if an activity is not 

listed it may not be regulated, except on 

an emergency basis, unless section 1 of 

Article IV is amended by the same 

procedures by which the original 

Sanctuary designation was made. 

Article II: Description of the Area 

The sanctuary encompasses the 

submerged lands, seamounts, and 

Pacific Ocean waters from the shoreline 

seaward to approximately 200 nautical 

miles west of 163° West Longitude 

surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian 

Islands which consist of the islands, 

atolls, and emergent lands stretching 

from Nihoa in the southeast to Ho ̄laniku ̄

(Kure Atoll) in the northwest. The 

marine waters east of 163° West 

Longitude surrounding Nihoa extend 

seaward from the shoreline to 

approximately 50 nautical miles. The 

total area of the sanctuary comprises 

approximately 582,570 square miles 

(439,910 square nautical miles). The 

precise boundary coordinates are 

defined in appendix A to the regulations 

at 15 CFR part 922, subpart W. 

Article III: Special Characteristics of the 

Area 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea is a place of 

special national significance that 

provides large-scale ecosystem services 

for the region and the world. The 

marine habitat includes several 

interconnected ecosystems, including 

coral islands surrounded by shallow 

reef, deeper reef habitat characterized by 

seamounts, banks, and shoals scattered 

across the area of the sanctuary, 

mesophotic reefs with extensive algal 

beds, pelagic waters connected to the 

greater North Pacific Ocean, and deepwater habitats and abyssal plains 5,000 

meters below sea level. These connected 

ecosystems provide essential habitats 

for rare species such as the threatened 

green sea turtle and the critically 

endangered Hawaiian monk seal, as 

well as habitat for more than 14 million 

seabirds that forage in the pelagic waters 

to nourish the chicks they are raising on 

the tiny islets. Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea is 

home to 20 cetacean species, protected 

by the MMPA, with some listed as 

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quarter of the nearly 7,000 known 

marine species found in the region are 

found nowhere else on Earth. 

The area of the proposed sanctuary is 

also a place of historic and cultural 

significance. The area of the proposed 

sanctuary includes the location of the 

Battle of Midway, a turning point in 

World War II for the allies in the Pacific 

Theater. Research indicates that 60–80 

military vessels and hundreds of aircraft 

are scattered across the seafloor. In 

addition to Navy steamers and aircraft, 

there are whaling ships, Japanese junks, 

Hawaiian fishing sampans, Pacific 

colliers, and other vessels from the 19th 

and 20th centuries. 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea is also a sacred 

place to Native Hawaiians, who regard 

the islands and wildlife as ku ̄puna, or 

ancestors. The region holds deep 

cosmological and traditional 

significance to living Native Hawaiian 

culture and contains a host of intact and 

significant archaeological sites found on 

the islands of Nihoa and 

Mokumanamana, both of which are on 

the National Register of Historic Places 

and Hawai1i Register of Historic Places. 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea is as much a 

spiritual as a physical geography, rooted 

deep in Native Hawaiian creation and 

settlement stories. 

Article IV: Scope of Regulations 

Section 1. Activities Subject to 

Regulation 

The following activities are subject to 

regulation, including prohibition, as 

may be necessary to ensure the 

protection and effective management of 

the ecological, cultural, historical, 

conservation, recreational, scientific, 

educational, or aesthetic resources or 

qualities of the area: 

1. Access to the sanctuary; 

2. Ship reporting; 

3. Vessel monitoring; 

4. Vessel discharge; 

5. Exploring for, developing, or 

producing oil, gas, or minerals, or any 

energy development activities; 

6. Using or attempting to use poisons, 

electrical charges, or explosives in the 

collection or harvest of a sanctuary 

resource; 

7. Introducing or otherwise releasing 

an introduced species from within or 

into the sanctuary; 

8. Deserting a vessel; 

9. Commercial fishing; 

10. Non-commercial fishing; 

11. Possessing fishing gear; 

12. Anchoring on or having a vessel 

anchored on any living or dead coral 

with an anchor, anchor chain, or anchor 

rope; 

13. Drilling into, dredging, or 

otherwise altering the submerged lands; 

or constructing, placing, or abandoning 

any structure, material, or other matter 

on the submerged lands; 

14. Removing, moving, taking, 

harvesting, possessing, injuring, 

disturbing, or damaging; or attempting 

to remove, move, take, harvest, possess, 

injure, disturb, or damage any living or 

nonliving sanctuary resource; 

15. Attracting any living sanctuary 

resource; 

16. Touching coral, living or dead; 

17. Swimming, snorkeling, or closed 

or open circuit SCUBA diving; or 

18. Discharging or depositing any 

material or other matter, or discharging 

or depositing any material or other 

matter outside of the sanctuary that 

subsequently enters the sanctuary and 

injures or has the potential to injure any 

resources of the sanctuary; 

19. Anchoring a vessel; 

20. Native Hawaiian practices; 

21. Research and scientific 

exploration; 

22. Scientific research and 

development by Federal agencies; 

23. Activities that will further the 

educational value of the sanctuary or 

will assist in the conservation and 

management of the sanctuary; and 

24. Recreational activities. 

Listing an activity here means that the 

Secretary of Commerce can regulate the 

activity, after complying with all 

applicable laws, without going through 

the designation procedures required by 

paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 304 of 

the NMSA. No term of designation 

issued under the authority of the NMSA 

may take effect in Hawaii State waters 

within the Sanctuary if the Governor of 

Hawaii certifies to the Secretary of 

Commerce that such term of designation 

is unacceptable within the review 

period specified in the NMSA. 

Section 2. Emergencies 

Where necessary to prevent or 

minimize the destruction of, loss of, or 

injury to a Sanctuary resource or 

quality, or to minimize the imminent 

risk of such destruction, loss, or injury, 

any and all activities, including those 

not listed in section 1, are subject to 

immediate temporary regulation, 

including prohibition. 

Article V: Alteration of This Designation 

The terms of designation, as defined 

under section 304(a)(4) of the NMSA, 

may be modified only by the same 

procedures by which the original 

designation is made, including public 

hearings, consultations with interested 

Federal, Tribal, State, regional, and local 

authorities and agencies, review by the 

appropriate Congressional committees, 

and approval by the Secretary of 

Commerce, or his or her designee. 

III. Summary of Proposed Regulations 

A. Adding New Subpart W 

NOAA is proposing to amend 15 CFR 

part 922 by adding a new subpart 

(subpart W) that contains site-specific 

regulations for the proposed sanctuary. 

This subpart would include the 

proposed boundary, contain definitions 

of common terms used in the new 

subpart, identify prohibited activities 

and exceptions, and establish 

procedures for permitting otherwise 

prohibited activities. 

B. Proposed Sanctuary Boundary 

NOAA proposes to designate the 

marine environment surrounding the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from the 

shoreline of the islands and atolls 

seaward to 200 nautical miles, including 

all waters of the Monument. NOAA 

estimates the area encompassed in the 

proposed designation is approximately 

582,570 square miles (439,910 square 

nautical miles). 

C. Definitions 

This proposed rule incorporates and 

adopts common terms defined in the 

national regulations at 15 CFR 922.11. 

In addition, NOAA proposes to include 

19 site-specific definitions. To the 

extent that a term appears in § 922.11 

and the definitions section of the 

proposed rule, the definition in the 

proposed rule would govern. 

• The definitions for ‘‘Bottomfish 

Species’’ and ‘‘Pelagic Species’’ are 

adopted from regulations for Fisheries 

in the Western Pacific, 50 CFR 665.201 

and 50 CFR 665.800. 

• ‘‘Ecological integrity’’, ‘‘Midway 

Atoll Special Management Area’’, 

‘‘Native Hawaiian practices’’, ‘‘Pono’’, 

‘‘Recreational activity’’, ‘‘Special 

Preservation Area (SPA)’’, ‘‘Stowed and 

not available for immediate use’’, 

‘‘Sustenance fishing’’, and ‘‘Vessel 

monitoring system or VMS’’, are 

adopted from Presidential Proclamation 

8031. 

• ‘‘Commercial fishing’’ and ‘‘Noncommercial fishing’’ are adopted from 

the MSA and, in part, from regulations 

for Fisheries in the Western Pacific, 50 

CFR 665.12. 

• ‘‘Particularly Sensitive Sea Area 

(PSSA)’’ is adopted from IMO 

Resolution A.982(24), December 1, 

2005. 

• ‘‘Areas to be avoided (ATBA)’’ and 

‘‘Office of Law Enforcement’’ are 

adopted from Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

Marine National Monument regulations, 

50 CFR 404.3. 

• ‘‘Outer Sanctuary Zone (OSZ)’’ 

refers to the area of the sanctuary that 

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nautical miles from all the islands and 

emergent lands of the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands to the extent of the 

seaward limit of the United States 

Exclusive Economic Zone west of 163° 

West Longitude. This area of the 

proposed sanctuary would correspond 

with the area designated as a marine 

national monument by Presidential 

Proclamation 9478, referred to as the 

‘‘Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National 

Monument Expansion’’ or MEA. NOAA 

is proposing this definition to provide 

clarity to the public where there is a 

regulation that only applies to this area 

of the sanctuary, and not the entire 

sanctuary. The name ‘‘OSZ’’ is a 

placeholder, and NOAA is soliciting 

public comment on possible names for 

this area of the proposed sanctuary. 

• ‘‘Reporting Area’’ refers to the area 

of the proposed sanctuary that extends 

outward ten nautical miles from the 

PSSA boundary, as designated by the 

IMO, and excludes the ATBAs that fall 

within the PSSA boundary. The 

reporting area is defined by the 

coordinates set forth in appendix E to 

the proposed rule. NOAA is proposing 

to define the ‘‘reporting area’’ to clarify 

in which areas of the proposed 

sanctuary ship reporting requirements 

apply. 

• ‘‘Scientific instrument’’ is a term 

used in Presidential Proclamation 9478, 

but the term was not defined. 

Specifically, Presidential Proclamation 

9478 prohibits ‘‘drilling into, dredging, 

or otherwise altering the submerged 

lands, or constructing, placing, or 

abandoning any structure, material, or 

other matter on the submerged lands, 

except for scientific instruments’’. 

NOAA proposes to define ‘‘scientific 

instrument’’ to clarify what may or may 

not be permitted. NOAA proposes to 

define ‘‘scientific instrument’’ to mean 

‘‘a device, vehicle, or tool used for 

scientific purposes and is inclusive of 

structures, materials, or other matter 

incidental to proper use of such device, 

vehicle, or tool.’’ In defining ‘‘scientific 

instruments,’’ NOAA’s definition 

provides for the inclusion of 

‘‘structures, materials, or other matter 

incidental to proper use of such device, 

vehicle, or tool’’ because, based on the 

type of activities previously permitted 

in the Monument, proper deployment 

and use of most scientific instruments 

requires more than the instrument itself. 

For example, there may be incidental 

ballast discharge associated with the use 

of a scientific instrument like a remotely 

operated vehicle, or ROV. A narrower 

definition of ‘‘scientific instruments’’ 

could unduly restrict NOAA’s ability to 

permit activities in the area of the 

proposed sanctuary that overlaps with 

the MEA, the OSZ. NOAA believes a 

narrower definition would be 

inconsistent with the intent of 

Presidential Proclamation 9478, which 

states ‘‘Undisturbed seamount 

communities in the adjacent area are of 

significant scientific interest because 

they provide opportunities to examine 

the impacts of physical, biological, and 

geological processes on ecosystem 

diversity, including understanding the 

impacts of climate change on these 

deep-sea communities. These 

seamounts and ridges also provide the 

opportunity for identification and 

discovery of many species not yet 

known to humans, with possible 

implications for research, medicine, and 

other important uses. Recent scientific 

research, utilizing new technology, has 

shown that many species identified as 

objects in Proclamation 8031 inhabit 

previously unknown geographical 

ranges that span beyond the existing 

Monument, and in some cases the 

adjacent area also provides important 

foraging habitat for these species.’’ 

These statements clearly demonstrate 

the significant scientific value of the 

MEA and underscore the opportunities 

for research and discovery to occur in 

that area of the proposed sanctuary. 

D. Co-Management of the Sanctuary 

To enhance opportunities and build 

on existing protections, NOAA and the 

State of Hawai1i would collaboratively 

manage the sanctuary. NOAA would 

establish the framework for comanagement in section 922.242 of the 

proposed rule and may develop a 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 

with the State of Hawai1i to provide 

greater details of the terms of comanagement. NOAA and the State may 

develop additional agreements as 

necessary to provide details on the 

execution of sanctuary management, 

such as activities, programs, and 

permitting that can be updated to adapt 

to changing conditions or threats to the 

sanctuary resources. Any proposed 

changes to sanctuary regulations or 

boundaries would be coordinated with 

the State and subject to public review as 

mandated by the NMSA and other 

Federal statutes. Co-management of the 

proposed sanctuary with the State of 

Hawaii would not supplant the existing 

co-management structure for the 

Monument. 

E. Access 

In PMNM, pursuant to Presidential 

Proclamation 8031, access is prohibited 

except under the following 

circumstances: (1) for emergency 

response and law enforcement 

purposes; (2) for activities and exercises 

of the Armed Forces; (3) for persons 

who have been issued Monument 

permits; and (4) for passage without 

interruption. For consistency, and to 

protect sanctuary resources, NOAA 

proposes extending the access 

restrictions which apply to the area of 

the proposed sanctuary that overlaps the 

PMNM to the area of the proposed 

sanctuary that overlaps with the MEA as 

follows: 

Access to the sanctuary would be 

prohibited and thus unlawful except 

under the following circumstances: (1) 

for emergency response actions, law 

enforcement activities, and activities 

and exercises of the Armed Forces; (2) 

pursuant to a sanctuary permit; (3) 

when conducting non-commercial 

fishing activities in the OSZ authorized 

under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

provided that no sale of harvested fish 

occurs; and (4) when passing through 

the sanctuary without interruption. 

A vessel may pass without 

interruption through the sanctuary 

without requiring a permit as long as the 

vessel does not stop, anchor or engage 

in prohibited activities within the 

sanctuary, and vessel discharges are 

limited to the following: 

• Vessel engine cooling water, 

weather deck runoff, and vessel engine 

exhaust within a Special Preservation 

Areas or the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area; and 

• Discharge incidental to vessel 

operations such as deck wash, approved 

marine sanitation device effluent, 

cooling water, and engine exhaust in 

areas other than Special Preservation 

Areas or the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area. 

A vessel passing through the 

sanctuary without interruption may be 

subject to the ship reporting system, as 

described below. 

The proposed access restrictions 

would be applied in accordance with 

generally recognized principles of 

international law, in accordance with 

sections 305(a) and 307(k) of the NMSA 

and the NMSA’s Regulations of General 

Applicability at 15 CFR 922.1(b). No 

regulation shall apply to or be enforced 

against a person who is not a citizen, 

national, or resident alien of the United 

States vessels unless in accordance with 

generally recognized principles of 

international law. 

F. Ship Reporting 

NOAA also proposes regulations to 

implement the ship reporting system 

(CORAL SHIPREP) adopted by the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO), which would require entrance 

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pass without interruption through the 

sanctuary areas contained within a 

reporting area. NOAA proposes to 

establish this reporting area, which 

would be defined as ‘‘the area of the 

proposed sanctuary that extends 

outward ten nautical miles from the 

PSSA [Particularly Sensitive Sea Area] 

boundary, as designated by the IMO, 

and excludes the ATBAs [Areas to be 

avoided] that fall within the PSSA 

boundary.’’ The reporting area would be 

further defined by the coordinates set 

forth in appendix E to the proposed 

rule. Appendix E includes a coordinates 

table for the ‘‘Reporting Area Outer 

Boundary,’’ which contains the 

reporting area’s boundary surrounding 

the PSSA. Appendix E also includes 

coordinate tables for the ‘‘Inner 

Reporting Area Boundary’’ for each of 

the four ATBAs that fall within the 

PSSA, but which are not part of the 

reporting area. 

NOAA proposes exemptions for 

emergency response and law 

enforcement purposes, and for activities 

and exercises of the Armed Forces. 

Therefore, CORAL SHIPREP’s 

requirements would not apply to vessels 

covered by those exemptions. The 

proposed regulations do not apply to 

vessels conducting activities pursuant to 

a sanctuary permit or vessels 

conducting non-commercial fishing 

activities in the OSZ authorized under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. The 

proposed regulations also do not apply 

to sovereign immune vessels. This is 

consistent with sections 305(a) and 

307(k) of the NMSA, and the NMSA’s 

Regulations of General Applicability at 

15 CFR 922.1(b), which state that 

sanctuary regulations shall be applied in 

accordance with generally recognized 

principles of international law. No 

regulation shall apply to or be enforced 

against a person who is not a citizen, 

national, or resident alien of the United 

States vessels unless in accordance with 

generally recognized principles of 

international law. 

Requiring vessels to notify NOAA 

immediately upon entering the 

reporting area, will help make the 

operators of these vessels aware that 

they are traveling through a fragile area 

with potential navigational hazards 

such as the extensive coral reefs found 

in many shallow areas of the proposed 

sanctuary contained within the 

reporting area. The reporting area for the 

proposed sanctuary would not include 

the four voluntary ATBAs adopted by 

the IMO that are also within the PSSA. 

An ATBA is an area within which either 

navigation is particularly hazardous or 

it is exceptionally important to avoid 

casualties. While ATBAs can be 

mandatory (i.e., vessels are required by 

applicable law to avoid and operate 

outside of the area) most are voluntary 

and vessels may travel through them. 

Because the four ATBAs in the PSSA 

are voluntary, as adopted by the IMO 

and implemented by these proposed 

regulations, the ATBAs are outside of 

the reporting area. Nonetheless, by 

virtue of entering or exiting an ATBA, 

vessels would also be departing or 

entering the reporting area, and, 

therefore be subject to the reporting 

area’s requirements four times: (1) once 

when it enters the reporting area; (2) 

once when it leaves the reporting area 

to enter the ATBA; (3) once when it 

exits the ATBA and enters the reporting 

area on the other side of the ATBA; and 

(4) once when it once again leaves the 

reporting area. The potential burden of 

reporting four times is justified by the 

navigational hazards that exist within 

the ATBAs. The reporting area also 

includes three large areas within the 

PSSA that are not within the ATBAs. 

These breaks between the four ATBAs 

allow for north-south passages through 

the sanctuary areas contained within the 

reporting area that can be utilized for 

navigation to avoid ATBAs. Vessels 

passing through the sanctuary in these 

areas would only send email 

notification twice: once upon entering 

the reporting area, and again upon 

leaving the reporting area. 

NOAA is proposing to implement 

CORAL SHIPREP’s requirements under 

the NMSA in keeping with the United 

States’ and IMO’s long-standing interest 

in providing additional protection to the 

natural, cultural, and historic resources 

in PMNM through ship reporting 

requirements. In June 2006, Presidential 

Proclamation 8031 directed the 

Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of 

Interior to require notification from any 

person passing through PMNM without 

interruption at least 72 hours, but no 

longer than 1 month, prior to the entry 

date, and within 12 hours of departure. 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 further 

indicated the specific types of 

information that must be provided in 

the notification. These notification 

requirements were subsequently 

codified in 50 CFR 404.4. Presidential 

Proclamation 8031 also directed the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of Commerce and 

Secretary of Interior, to seek the 

cooperation of other governments and 

international organizations in 

furtherance of the purposes of the 

proclamation and consistent with 

applicable regional and multilateral 

arrangements for the protection and 

management of special marine areas. 

In accordance with Proclamation 

8031, in April 2007, the United States 

proposed to the IMO that PMNM be 

designated as a PSSA to protect the 

attributes of the fragile and integrated 

coral reef ecosystem from potential 

hazards associated with international 

shipping activities. The U.S. noted in its 

proposal that the proposed PSSA and its 

associated protective measures would 

result in a minimal burden to 

international shipping, would 

significantly further increase maritime 

safety, protection of the fragile 

environment, preservation of cultural 

resources and areas of cultural 

importance significant to Native 

Hawaiians, and would facilitate 

responses to developing maritime 

emergencies. On April 3, 2008, the IMO 

designated the PMNM as a PSSA. As 

part of the PSSA designation process, 

the IMO adopted U.S. proposals for 

associated protective measures 

consisting of expanding and 

consolidating the six existing 

recommendatory ATBAs in the PMNM 

into four larger areas and enlarging the 

class of vessels to which they apply and 

establishing a ship reporting area and 

system for vessels transiting the PMNM, 

which is mandatory for ships 300 gross 

tons or greater that are entering or 

departing a U.S. port or place and 

recommended for other ships. The 

system requires that ships notify the 

U.S. shore-based authority (i.e., the U.S. 

Coast Guard; NOAA will be receiving all 

messages associated with this program 

on behalf of the Coast Guard) at the time 

they begin transiting the reporting area 

and again when they exit. In December 

2008, NOAA and the USFWS published 

final regulations to establish a ship 

reporting system for PMNM, that 

implemented measures adopted by the 

IMO requiring notification by ships 

passing through PMNM without 

interruption (73 FR 73592). These 

regulations modified the previous 

notification requirements at 50 CFR 

404.4. 

NOAA is proposing to implement the 

ship reporting system as adopted by the 

IMO and to establish the reporting area 

using the boundary coordinates in 

appendix E to the proposed rule to 

provide additional protection to the 

natural, cultural, and historic resources 

in the proposed sanctuary. Accordingly, 

NOAA’s proposed regulations build 

upon the requirements outlined in 

Presidential Proclamation 8031, and 

reflect additions made through the 

IMO’s adoption of a ship reporting 

system and the implementation of that 

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proposes minor language changes from 

the process adopted by IMO Resolution 

MEPC.171(57) and IMO Resolution 

MSC.279(85) to provide clarity to the 

public on which vessels are required to 

participate in ship reporting and the 

type of information that should be 

reported. NOAA proposes one 

substantive addition to the types of 

reporting information in the IMO 

Resolutions, that vessels report ‘‘[a]ny 

pollution incident or goods lost 

overboard within the PSSA, the 

reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ.’’ This 

addition was included in the December 

2008 final regulations to establish a ship 

reporting system for PMNM. 

The NMSA provides NOAA with the 

authority to designate a national marine 

sanctuary and promulgate regulations 

implementing the designation if NOAA 

determines, among other things, that the 

area is of special national significance 

(see 16 U.S.C. 1433(a)(2)). NOAA’s 

determination of special national 

significance is to be based on (1) the 

area’s conservation, recreational, 

ecological, historical, scientific, 

cultural, archaeological, educational, or 

aesthetic qualities; (2) the communities 

of living marine resources it harbors; or 

(3) its resource or human-use values. In 

designating PMNM as a PSSA, the IMO 

expressly recognized the ecological, 

socio-economic, and scientific attributes 

of the area—including, a ‘‘unique, 

fragile, and pristine coral reef 

ecosystem’’ and ‘‘significant cultural 

and archaeological resources’’—and 

their vulnerability to international 

shipping activities (see IMO Resolution 

MEPC.171(57)). The IMO highlighted 

PMNM’s (1) more than 7,000 species of 

fish, mammals, plants, coral, and other 

invertebrates; (2) critical habitat, 

spawning, and breeding grounds; (3) 

cultural significance to Native 

Hawaiians, rich underwater cultural 

heritage from the World War II Battle of 

Midway; and (4) unparalleled 

opportunities in scientific research. 

Given the IMO’s findings in designating 

the PSSA and adopting a ship reporting 

system as an associated protective 

measure, NOAA’s proposed regulations 

implementing CORAL SHIPREP are 

necessary and reasonable to conserve 

and manage this area of special national 

and international significance as part of 

the proposed sanctuary (see 16 U.S.C. 

1434(a)(1)(A)). 

G. Activities That Are Prohibited or 

Otherwise Regulated 

NOAA is proposing to supplement 

and complement existing management 

of this area by proposing prohibited or 

otherwise regulated activities in section 

922.244. Presidential Proclamations 

8031, 8112, and 9478, and regulations 

implementing Presidential 

Proclamations 8031 and 8112 at 50 CFR 

part 404 provide the foundation for the 

proposed prohibitions. However, minor 

changes are made in the proposed rule 

to remove discrepancies and gaps in 

prohibitions and regulated activities 

between PMNM and the MEA in order 

to allow for consistency in management 

across the proposed sanctuary. 

Within PMNM, the proposed 

prohibitions are all currently in place 

through 50 CFR part 404 except for 

prohibitions 1 and 4 (detailed below). 

Minor changes are proposed to 

prohibitions 1 and 4 to remove 

discrepancies across the two zones 

(PMNM and MEA). Regulations 

implementing Presidential Proclamation 

9478 have not yet been promulgated for 

the MEA. Many of the prohibitions 

adopted in the proposed rule are 

identified in Presidential Proclamation 

9478, which established the MEA. Any 

prohibitions proposed for the area of the 

proposed sanctuary that overlaps with 

the MEA that are not adopted directly 

from Presidential Proclamation 9478 are 

identified below. 

1. Prohibition on Exploring for, 

Developing, or Producing Oil, Gas, or 

Minerals, or Any Energy Development 

Activities 

Consistent with the presidential 

proclamations establishing the 

Monument, NOAA is proposing to 

prohibit exploring for, developing, or 

producing oil, gas, or minerals to protect 

sanctuary resources and create a 

seamless management area throughout 

the proposed sanctuary. The addition of 

the prohibition on ‘any energy 

development activities’ would be new 

for PMNM, and was added to further the 

underlying intent of the prohibition on 

oil, gas, and mineral development by 

accounting for technological advances 

in other forms of energy development. 

In addition to creating consistency 

across the two zones, this prohibition 

will help advance the proposed 

sanctuary’s draft goals and objectives by 

protecting sensitive marine ecosystems 

such as fragile coral reefs and deep-sea 

corals, benthic habitat, and seamounts. 

Prohibiting oil, gas, and mineral 

development reduces the risk of 

offshore spills, such as the Deepwater 

Horizon oil spill, that could 

significantly harm sanctuary resources. 

Deep seabed mining, oil and gas 

drilling, and other energy development 

activities, such as renewable energy 

system installation, destroys fragile 

benthic habitat, releases sequestered 

carbon, and spreads sediment plumes 

that can suffocate both sensitive shallow 

and deep-sea coral reefs, which 

negatively impacts nursery and foraging 

habitat for fish, and reduces the 

ecosystem’s overall resilience. 

2. Prohibition on Using or Attempting 

To Use Poisons, Electrical Charges, or 

Explosives in the Collection or Harvest 

of a Sanctuary Resource 

NOAA is proposing this prohibition 

to be consistent with prohibitions 

identified in the presidential 

proclamations establishing the 

Monument. 

3. Prohibition on Introducing or 

Otherwise Releasing an Introduced 

Species From Within or Into the 

Sanctuary 

NOAA is proposing this prohibition 

to be consistent with prohibitions 

identified in the presidential 

proclamations establishing the 

Monument. 

4. Prohibition on Deserting a Vessel 

Deserting a vessel is currently a 

regulated activity (allowed only with a 

permit) in PMNM pursuant to 

Presidential Proclamation 8031. 

Deserting a vessel is a prohibited 

activity in the MEA pursuant to 

Presidential Proclamation 9478. NOAA 

does not see a need to permit this 

activity and is proposing this 

prohibition in part to create consistency 

in management across the proposed 

sanctuary. Prohibiting this activity 

would help to prevent desertion of a 

vessel following a sinking, grounding, or 

other incident. Prevention is much less 

expensive than responding to a deserted 

vessel and can optimally prevent 

impacts and damage to sanctuary 

resources as well as to private property. 

5. Prohibition on Anchoring on or 

Having a Vessel Anchored on Any 

Living or Dead Coral With an Anchor, 

Anchor Chain, or Anchor Rope 

NOAA is proposing this prohibition 

to be consistent with prohibitions 

identified in the presidential 

proclamations establishing the 

Monument. 

6. Prohibition on Commercial Fishing 

and Possessing Commercial Fishing 

Gear Except When Stowed and Not 

Available for Immediate Use 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 

provided that commercial fishing for 

bottomfish and pelagic fish in PMNM 

that was permitted by NOAA prior to 

June 16, 2006 was allowed to continue 

for 5 years from the date of the 

proclamation, until June 15, 2011. After 

that date, Presidential Proclamation 

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bottomfish and associated pelagic 

species in PMNM. Presidential 

Proclamation 9478 also prohibits 

commercial fishing, as well as 

possessing commercial fishing gear 

except when stowed and not available 

for immediate use during passage 

without interruption in the MEA. 

NOAA is proposing a sanctuary-wide 

prohibition on commercial fishing and 

possessing commercial fishing gear 

except when stowed and not available 

for immediate use to be consistent with 

the presidential proclamations 

establishing the Monument. 

7. Prohibition on Non-Commercial 

Fishing and Possessing NonCommercial Fishing Gear Except When 

Stowed and Not Available for 

Immediate Use 

The presidential proclamations 

establishing the Monument broadly 

restrict the harvest of fishery resources 

by prohibiting removing, moving, 

taking, harvesting, possessing, injuring, 

disturbing, or damaging any living or 

nonliving monument resource, as well 

as attempts to do the same, except as 

may be allowed with a permit. As noted 

above, Presidential Proclamations 8031 

and 9478 further specify prohibitions on 

commercial fishing and the possession 

of commercial fishing gear. The 

presidential proclamations also identify 

certain types of non-commercial fishing 

that may be regulated (i.e., allowed 

pursuant to a permit or incidental to a 

permitted activity). Presidential 

Proclamation 8031, for example, 

authorizes sustenance fishing incidental 

to an activity permitted in PMNM. 

Presidential Proclamation 9478, for 

example, provides that non-commercial 

fishing is a regulated activity (i.e., 

allowed only with a permit) in the MEA. 

In the sanctuary, NOAA is proposing, 

for consistency with the proclamations, 

that ‘‘non-commercial fishing’’ is 

prohibited unless conducted pursuant 

to a sanctuary permit or, as discussed 

below, authorized under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (MSA) in the OSZ. The 

proposed rule adopts the definition of 

‘‘non-commercial fishing’’ from the 

regulations for Fisheries in the Western 

Pacific, which is defined as ‘‘fishing that 

does not meet the definition of 

commercial fishing in the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, and includes, but is 

not limited to, sustenance, subsistence, 

traditional indigenous, and recreational 

fishing.’’ 50 CFR 665.12. 

NOAA also proposes that ‘‘possessing 

non-commercial fishing gear except 

when stowed and not available for 

immediate use’’ is prohibited unless 

conducted pursuant to a sanctuary 

permit or, as discussed below, 

authorized under the MSA in the OSZ. 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 includes 

‘‘possessing fishing gear,’’ as a regulated 

activity (allowed only with a permit) in 

PMNM. Presidential Proclamation 9478 

prohibits possessing commercial fishing 

gear. NOAA’s proposal creates 

continuity between the two areas, and 

aims to ensure that non-commercial gear 

is not utilized in an unauthorized 

manner that could lead to injury to 

sanctuary resources. 

8. Prohibition on Drilling Into, 

Dredging, or Otherwise Altering the 

Submerged Lands; or Constructing, 

Placing, or Abandoning Any Structure, 

Material, or Other Matter on the 

Submerged Lands 

This activity is a regulated activity 

(i.e., allowed only with a permit) in 

PMNM under Presidential Proclamation 

8031. In the MEA, Presidential 

Proclamation 9478 prohibits this type of 

activity, except for when conducted for 

the use of scientific instruments, which 

is allowed only with a permit, subject to 

such terms and conditions as the 

Secretaries deem appropriate. In the 

sanctuary, NOAA is proposing that 

these activities are prohibited unless 

conducted pursuant to a sanctuary 

permit. In the OSZ, such a permit may 

only be issued for scientific 

instruments. 

9. Prohibition on Removing, Moving, 

Taking, Harvesting, Possessing, Injuring, 

Disturbing, or Damaging; or Attempting 

To Remove, Move, Take, Harvest, 

Possess, Injure, Disturb, or Damage Any 

Living or Nonliving Sanctuary Resource 

NOAA is proposing that these 

activities are prohibited unless 

conducted pursuant to a sanctuary 

permit, consistent with the presidential 

proclamations establishing the 

Monument. 

10. Prohibition on Attracting Any Living 

Sanctuary Resource 

NOAA is proposing that these 

activities are prohibited unless 

conducted pursuant to a sanctuary 

permit. NOAA is proposing this 

prohibition to be consistent with a 

regulated activity identified in 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 for 

PMNM. This prohibition would be new 

in the area of sanctuary that overlaps 

with the MEA, the OSZ. Prohibiting this 

activity is intended to address the 

potential for harassment and 

disturbance from human interactions 

with living sanctuary resources. 

11. Prohibition on Touching Coral, 

Living or Dead 

NOAA is proposing that this activity 

is prohibited unless conducted pursuant 

to a sanctuary permit. NOAA is 

proposing this prohibition to be 

consistent with a regulated activity (i.e., 

allowed only with a permit) identified 

in Presidential Proclamation 8031 for 

PMNM. This prohibition would be new 

for the area of sanctuary that overlaps 

with the MEA, the OSZ. However, 

prohibition 9 effectively includes this 

activity, as touching coral is considered 

a disturbance which may cause injury or 

damage. Therefore, regulating this 

activity for the area of the proposed 

sanctuary that overlaps with the MEA, 

the OSZ, is primarily a technical 

addition which provides clarity to the 

public and resource managers. 

12. Prohibition on Swimming, 

Snorkeling, or Closed or Open Circuit 

SCUBA Diving 

NOAA is proposing that these 

activities are prohibited unless 

conducted pursuant to a sanctuary 

permit. NOAA is proposing this 

prohibition to be consistent with a 

regulated activity identified in 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 for any 

Special Preservation Area or the 

Midway Atoll Special Management 

Area. This prohibition would be new for 

areas of PMNM that fall outside of any 

Special Preservation Area or the 

Midway Atoll Special Management 

Area, and for the MEA. Expanding this 

regulated activity to the entire area of 

the proposed sanctuary allows NOAA to 

ensure that all in-water activities are 

done in compliance with the permit 

findings criteria and requirements, and 

are consistent with the care and 

management of sanctuary resources. 

13. Prohibition on Discharging or 

Depositing Any Material or Other Matter 

Into the Sanctuary, or Discharging or 

Depositing Any Material or Other Matter 

Outside of the Sanctuary That 

Subsequently Enters the Sanctuary and 

Injures or Has the Potential To Injure 

Any Resources of the Sanctuary, Except 

as Described for Vessel Passage Without 

Interruption 

NOAA is proposing that these 

activities are prohibited unless 

conducted pursuant to a sanctuary 

permit. NOAA is proposing this 

prohibition to be consistent with 

regulated activities identified in 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 for 

PMNM. NOAA proposes an exception to 

this activity for vessel passage without 

interruption, so long as any discharge is 

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weather deck runoff, and vessel engine 

exhaust within Special Preservation 

Areas or the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area; and discharge 

incidental to vessel operations such as 

deck wash, approved marine sanitation 

device effluent, cooling water, and 

engine exhaust in areas other than 

Special Preservation Areas or the 

Midway Atoll Special Management 

Area.’’ While this prohibition would 

technically be new for the area of the 

proposed sanctuary that overlaps with 

the MEA, the OSZ, Presidential 

Proclamation 9478 effectively includes 

this activity. Regulating this activity for 

the OSZ provides clarity to the public 

and resource managers. Further, the 

prohibition on discharges within or into 

the sanctuary is proposed in recognition 

that various substances can be 

discharged from vessels or from 

infrastructure or individuals along the 

shoreline that can harm sanctuary 

resources or qualities. Establishing a 

cohesive regulatory framework across 

the proposed sanctuary would benefit 

sanctuary resources and sanctuary 

users. 

14. Prohibition on Anchoring a Vessel 

NOAA is proposing that this activity 

is prohibited unless conducted pursuant 

to a sanctuary permit. While this 

activity may be permitted via a 

sanctuary permit, anchoring on living or 

dead coral may never be permitted, as 

noted above under prohibition 5. NOAA 

is proposing this prohibition on 

anchoring a vessel, for consistency with 

a regulated activity identified in 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 for 

PMNM and because there is the 

potential for sanctuary resources, other 

than corals, to be impacted by 

anchoring. This prohibition would be 

new for the area of the proposed 

sanctuary that overlaps with the MEA, 

the OSZ. As stated above in Section E, 

NOAA proposes that a vessel may pass 

through the sanctuary without requiring 

a permit as long as the vessel does not 

stop, anchor or engage in prohibited 

activities within the sanctuary. 

Therefore, including this prohibition on 

anchoring a vessel also provides clarity 

to the public, resource managers, and 

enforcement personnel that all users of 

the proposed sanctuary—vessels 

conducting passage without 

interruption and permittees—are subject 

to the same prohibition on anchoring a 

vessel unless conducted pursuant to a 

sanctuary permit. 

H. Exemptions for Emergencies 

Consistent with existing management 

of this area, the proposed prohibitions 

for the proposed sanctuary would not 

apply to any activity necessary to 

respond to emergencies that threaten 

life, property, or the environment, or to 

activities necessary for law enforcement 

purposes. 

I. U.S. Armed Forces Exemption 

Consistent with existing management 

of this area, NOAA proposes a broad 

exemption to allow activities and 

exercises of the U.S. Armed Forces, 

including those carried out by the U.S. 

Coast Guard. NOAA recognizes that this 

broad exemption is necessary to ensure 

military readiness for the Department of 

Defense to conduct existing training, 

operations, and military readiness 

activities in the area proposed to be 

designated as a national marine 

sanctuary. The United States military 

has been able to maintain readiness and 

conduct training and other operations in 

other national marine sanctuaries based 

on similar broad exemptions. 

All activities and exercises of the 

Armed Forces shall be carried out in a 

manner that avoids, to the extent 

practicable and consistent with 

operational requirements, adverse 

impacts on sanctuary resources and 

qualities. For any actions of the Armed 

Forces that are likely to destroy, cause 

the loss of, or injure sanctuary 

resources, the Armed Forces must 

comply with the Interagency 

Cooperation requirements outlined in 

section 304(d) of the NMSA, regardless 

of whether those actions are exempted 

from the proposed sanctuary’s 

prohibitions. 

J. Exemption for Non-Commercial 

Fishing 

NOAA is proposing to exempt noncommercial fishing authorized under 

the MSA in the area of the sanctuary 

that overlaps with the MEA, the OSZ, 

from prohibitions 7 through 14 in the 

proposed rule, provided that no sale of 

harvested fish occurs. NOAA has 

prepared a separate proposed rule under 

the MSA which shall serve as the 

primary mechanism for authorizing 

non-commercial fishing activities. 

NOAA would periodically evaluate the 

effect of non-commercial fishing 

activities on sanctuary resources. Such 

evaluations would take into 

consideration the best scientific 

information available and evaluate 

whether additional actions are 

necessary for the proper care and 

management of Sanctuary resources, 

including fishery resources, consistent 

with goals and objectives of the 

Sanctuary. This exemption would only 

apply to the OSZ. 

K. Sanctuary Permit Procedures and 

Criteria 

1. Sanctuary General Permits 

NOAA is proposing to include 

authority to issue sanctuary general 

permits to allow certain activities that 

would otherwise violate prohibitions 7 

through 14. The proposed permitting 

system is modeled after the existing 

Monument permitting system. The 

proposed permitting system would not 

supplant the joint permitting system for 

PMNM, and was developed to ensure a 

continued joint permitting system 

administered by Monument comanagers. NOAA may develop 

Memorandum of Agreements in the 

future to add further clarification on 

joint-permitting within portions of the 

sanctuary that overlap with existing 

permitting programs for the Monument. 

National marine sanctuary programwide regulations at 15 CFR 922.30 

describe different purposes for which a 

sanctuary general permit can be issued. 

Three of these which would apply to 

this proposed sanctuary are: 

• Research—activities that constitute 

scientific research or scientific 

monitoring of a national marine 

sanctuary resource or quality; 

• Education—activities that enhance 

public awareness, understanding, or 

appreciation of a national marine 

sanctuary or national marine sanctuary 

resource or quality; and 

• Management—activities that assist 

in managing a national marine 

sanctuary. 

NOAA is proposing to add two 

additional permit categories to 15 CFR 

922.30 under which a sanctuary general 

permit could be issued in the proposed 

sanctuary: 

• Native Hawaiian Practices— 

activities that allow for Native Hawaiian 

practices within the proposed 

sanctuary; and 

• Recreation—recreational activities 

within the proposed sanctuary limited 

to the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area. 

NOAA is proposing these two 

additional general permit categories to 

be consistent with the types of activities 

permitted for the PMNM. 

The general regulations in 15 CFR 

part 922, subpart D, relating to the 

permit application process, review 

procedures, amendments, and other 

permitting stipulations would apply. 

These national permitting regulations 

include a list of factors NOAA considers 

in deciding whether or not to issue the 

permit, such as whether the activity 

must be conducted within the 

sanctuary, and whether the activity will 

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objective of protection of sanctuary 

resources and qualities. NOAA would 

be able to impose specific terms and 

conditions through a permit as 

appropriate. 

In addition to permit review 

procedures and evaluation criteria in 15 

CFR 922.33, some additional permit 

review criteria would apply in the 

proposed sanctuary, including 

additional criteria specific to Native 

Hawaiian Practices permits and 

Recreation permits. NOAA is proposing 

these additional permit criteria to be 

consistent with the permit criteria for 

PMNM. 

2. Special Use Permits 

NOAA has the authority to issue 

special use permits (SUPs) in national 

marine sanctuaries, as established by 

section 310 of the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 

1441) and by 15 CFR 922 subpart D. 

SUPs can be used to authorize specific 

activities in a sanctuary if such 

authorization is necessary to establish 

conditions of access to, and use of, any 

sanctuary resource or to promote public 

use and understanding of a sanctuary 

resource. Section 310 of the NMSA 

establishes four requirements for SUPs: 

(1) activities must be compatible with 

the purposes for which the sanctuary is 

designated and with protection of 

sanctuary resources; (2) SUPs shall not 

authorize the conduct of any activity for 

a period of more than five years unless 

otherwise renewed; (3) activities carried 

out under the SUP must be conducted 

in a manner that does not destroy, cause 

the loss of, or injure sanctuary 

resources; and (4) permittees are 

required to purchase and maintain 

comprehensive general liability 

insurance, or post an equivalent bond, 

against claims arising out of activities 

conducted under the SUP and to agree 

to hold the United States harmless 

against such claims. The NMSA 

authorizes NOAA to assess and collect 

fees for the conduct of any activity 

under an SUP, including costs incurred, 

or expected to be incurred, in issuing 

the permit and the fair market value use 

of sanctuary resources. Implementing 

regulations at 15 CFR 922.35 provide 

additional detail on assessment of fees 

for SUPs. As is the case with sanctuary 

general permits, NOAA can place 

conditions on SUPs specific to the 

activity being permitted. NOAA shall 

provide appropriate public notice before 

identifying any category of activity 

subject to a special use permit. 

NOAA is not proposing any new SUP 

category as part of this designation. In 

evaluating applications for special use 

permits, NOAA would consider all 

applicable permitting requirements, 

including permitting procedures and 

criteria under the Monument’s existing 

management framework. For example, 

certain activities may be subject to the 

requirements of special ocean use 

permits, as authorized by Presidential 

Proclamation 8031, and issued by 

Monument managers in the PMNM via 

40 CFR 404.11. Special ocean use 

permit requirements were modeled after 

SUPs, but also include a few additional 

requirements, such as for activities 

within the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area. 

3. Sustenance Fishing 

NOAA may authorize sustenance 

fishing outside of any Special 

Preservation Area as a term or condition 

of any sanctuary permit. Sustenance 

fishing is fishing for bottomfish or 

pelagic species in which all catch is 

consumed within the sanctuary. 

Sustenance Fishing is allowed 

incidental to an activity permitted in the 

PMNM under Presidential Proclamation 

8031, and in regulations at 50 CFR part 

404. Sustenance fishing was not 

specifically identified in Presidential 

Proclamation 9478 governing the MEA 

but is allowable. For consistency in 

management and permitting, NOAA 

proposes allowing for this activity as a 

term or condition of a general permit or 

special use permit. 

4. VMS 

To complement existing management 

and provide consistency across the 

entirety of the sanctuary, an owner or 

operator of a vessel that has been issued 

a general permit or special use permit 

under 15 CFR subpart D must ensure 

that such vessel has a NOAA Office of 

Law Enforcement (OLE)-approved 

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) on 

board when operating within the 

sanctuary. Presidential Proclamation 

8031 requires an owner or operator of a 

vessel that has been issued a permit for 

accessing the PMNM to have an OLEapproved VMS on board. Such a 

requirement was not included in 

Presidential Proclamation 9478. For 

consistency in permitting, and for the 

reasons identified below, NOAA 

proposes to impose this requirement 

across the proposed sanctuary. 

NOAA proposes this requirement to 

support permit compliance, 

enforcement, and other incidental uses, 

consistent with the long-standing 

history of considering and 

implementing the use of vessel 

monitoring systems in the area of the 

proposed sanctuary, beginning with 

Executive Order 13178 in 2000. In 

directing the Secretary to manage the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Reserve, section 5(b) of 

Executive Order 13178 indicated that 

priority issues and actions must include 

enforcement and surveillance, including 

the use of new technologies, as well as 

the use of vessel monitoring systems, if 

warranted. The 2005 Final Reserve 

Operations Plan included an 

Enforcement Action Plan with strategies 

to investigate innovative technology that 

would be effective for this large, remote 

area, as well as to implement VMS. In 

2006, Presidential Proclamation 8031, as 

noted above, required an OLE-approved 

VMS on board of vessels with permits 

to access the PMNM. VMS is currently 

being utilized in the PMNM and is part 

of the Monument Management Plan’s 

Enforcement Action Plan. The 

Monument Management Plan 

highlights, as an example, that when the 

85-foot longliner Swordman I, carrying 

more than 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel 

and hydraulic oil, ran aground at Pearl 

and Hermes Reef in 2000, vessel 

monitoring system technology allowed 

agents to track the disaster and quickly 

send out equipment for an extensive 

cleanup. 

L. Scientific Exploration and Research 

by the Department of Commerce and the 

Department of the Interior 

Presidential Proclamation 9478 

stipulates that the prohibitions required 

by the proclamation ‘‘shall not restrict 

scientific exploration or research 

activities by or for the Secretaries and 

nothing in this proclamation shall be 

construed to require a permit or other 

authorization from the other Secretary 

for their respective scientific activities.’’ 

NOAA is proposing to exempt these 

activities within the OSZ to be 

consistent with Presidential 

Proclamation 9478. 

M. Other Conforming Amendments 

The Regulations of General 

Applicability at 15 CFR part 922, 

subpart A, and the regulations related to 

National Marine Sanctuary Permitting, 

15 CFR part 922, subpart D, would have 

to be amended so that the regulations 

are accurate and up-to-date. The 

modified sections to conform to adding 

a new sanctuary are as follows: 

• Section 922.1 Purposes and 

applicability of the regulations; 

• Section 922.4 Boundaries; 

• Section 922.6 Prohibited or 

otherwise regulated activities; 

• 922.30 National Marine Sanctuary 

general permits; 

• 922.33 Review procedures and 

evaluation; and 

• 922.37 Appeals of permitting 

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IV. Requests for Comments 

NOAA is requesting comments on this 

proposed rule, including comments on 

the terms of designation and the 

proposed regulations, the DEIS, and the 

DMP for the proposed sanctuary. NOAA 

will publish the final EIS and final 

management plan following public 

review and comment on this proposed 

rule and following NOAA’s 

consideration of substantive comments 

received. NOAA also requests 

comments on the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act certification and economic analysis. 

The preamble of the final rule will 

include responses to substantive 

comments received on the proposed 

rule. The full response to comments, 

which includes responses to comments 

made on the proposed rule, the DEIS, 

and the draft management plan, will be 

provided as an Appendix to the Final 

EIS. 

Sensitive personally identifiable 

information, such as account numbers 

and Social Security numbers, should 

not be included with the comment. 

Comments that are not related to 

designation of the proposed sanctuary 

or that contain profanity, vulgarity, 

threats, or other inappropriate language 

will not be considered. 

V. Classification 

A. National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

NOAA consulted with the Western 

Pacific Regional Fishery Management 

Council (Council) as required by section 

304(a)(5) of the NMSA. Through this 

consultation, NOAA provided the 

Council with the opportunity to 

recommend any draft fishing regulations 

it deemed necessary to implement the 

proposed sanctuary designation. NOAA 

initiated the consultation on November 

19, 2021. On March 22, 2022, the 

Council agreed to develop draft fishing 

regulations for the proposed sanctuary. 

NOAA participated in six public 

meetings hosted by the Council on 

November 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 

10th of 2022, which were focused on the 

development of fishing regulations for 

the area of the proposed sanctuary that 

overlaps with the MEA. At its 193rd 

meeting in December of 2022, the 

Council provided a final 

recommendation. NOAA found that the 

final recommendation, in part, did not 

fulfill the purposes and policies of the 

NMSA and the goals and objectives of 

the proposed designation. The Council 

amended their recommendation during 

their 194th meeting in March of 2023, 

and submitted a revised final 

recommendation to NOAA on April 14, 

2023. 

In May of 2023, NOAA accepted the 

majority of the Council’s 

recommendation as it fulfilled the 

purposes and policies of the NMSA and 

the goals and objectives of the proposed 

sanctuary designation. However, the 

Council’s recommendation for the 

disposition of Native Hawaiian 

Subsistence Practices Fishing catch, 

which would provide permit applicants 

the ability to request limited cost 

recovery by selling their catch was 

rejected by NOAA via a decision letter 

dated May 31, 2023. As NOAA 

explained in the letter, any 

recommendation for the allowance of 

‘‘sale’’ is inconsistent with the goals and 

objectives of the proposed sanctuary 

designation. NOAA Fisheries has 

prepared a proposed rule under the 

MSA and ONMS has prepared this 

proposed rule under the NMSA to 

reflect the outcome of the NMSA section 

304(a)(5) process. 

Pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(C) of the 

NMSA, the Committee on Natural 

Resources of the House of 

Representatives, the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

of the Senate, and the Governor of 

Hawai1i will have the opportunity to 

review this proposed action. 

B. National Environmental Policy Act 

As described in section I above, 

NOAA and the State of Hawai1i prepared 

a DEIS to evaluate the impacts of this 

proposed action of designating a 

national marine sanctuary, which 

considers four alternatives for the 

proposed designation of a national 

marine sanctuary in marine portions of 

the Monument. Copies of the DEIS and 

related draft management plan are 

available at the website listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule. 

NOAA is also soliciting public 

comments on the DEIS and DMP. The 

full response to comments, which 

includes responses to comments made 

on the proposed rule, the DEIS, and the 

draft management plan, will be 

provided as an Appendix to the Final 

EIS. 

C. Executive Orders 12866: Regulatory 

Impact, 13563 Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review, and 14094: 

Modernizing Regulatory Review 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has determined this proposed 

rule to be not significant within the 

meaning of Executive Order 12866, as 

supplemented by Executive Order 

14094. 

D. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Assessment 

NOAA has concluded that this 

regulatory action does not have 

federalism implications sufficient to 

warrant preparation of a federalism 

assessment under Executive Order 

13132 because NOAA supplements and 

complements State and local laws under 

the NMSA rather than supersedes or 

conflicts with them. This proposed rule 

will not have substantial direct effects 

on State or local governments. NOAA 

has coordinated closely with State 

partners throughout the development of 

this proposed rule and, where 

applicable and practicable, the proposed 

rule aligns with existing State 

regulations. NOAA has aimed for 

consistent regulations throughout 

sanctuary waters including those within 

State and Federal jurisdiction. 

E. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 

5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires Federal 

agencies to prepare an analysis of a 

rule’s impact on small entities whenever 

the agency is required to publish a 

notice of proposed rulemaking, unless 

the agency certifies, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

605, that the action will not have 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The RFA requires agencies to consider, 

but not necessarily minimize, the effects 

of proposed rules on small entities. The 

goal of the RFA is to inform the agency 

and public of expected economic effects 

of the proposed rule and to ensure the 

agency considers alternatives that 

minimize the expected economic effects 

on small entities while meeting 

applicable goals and objectives. 

Pursuant to section 605(b) of the RFA, 

the Chief Counsel for Regulation of the 

Department of Commerce certified to 

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration that this 

proposed rule, if adopted, would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

The purpose, context, and statutory 

basis for this action is described above 

and not repeated here. The analysis 

below discusses the potential effects of 

the proposed designation of marine 

portions of Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

National Monument as a national 

marine sanctuary and serves as the 

factual basis for the certification. In 

summary, with this proposed 

rulemaking, small entities are not 

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1. Description and Estimate of the 

Number of Small Entities to Which the 

Proposed Action Would Apply 

Under the Monument’s existing 

management framework, activities in 

the Monument, with limited exceptions, 

require a permit. The same would be 

true in the proposed sanctuary. Based 

on permitting data for the Monument, 

there are six primary categories of 

regulated uses: (1) research; (2) 

conservation and management; (3) 

education; (4) Native Hawaiian 

practices; (5) recreation; and (6) special 

ocean use. Table 1 shows the number of 

permits issued by category from 2018 to 

2022. Based on permitting data, the 

types of entities applying for permits 

include, government, non-profits, 

artists, film and entertainment entities, 

education providers, and research 

organizations. Additionally, ship 

reporting is required for vessels that 

transit through portions of the 

Monument, and the types of entities 

impacted are identified as finfish fishing 

or deep-sea freight transit (73 FR 38375 

(July 7, 2008)). 

TABLE 1—PERMITS ISSUED BY YEAR AND TYPE

Research 

Conservation 

and 

management 

Education Native Hawaiian 

practices Recreation Special ocean use Total 

2018 .......................................................... 7 3 4 4 0 3 21 

2019 .......................................................... 7 6 0 2 0 1 16 

2020 .......................................................... 1 5 0 0 0 2 8 

2021 .......................................................... 8 2 1 4 0 3 18 

2022 .......................................................... 5 3 0 0 0 1 9 

2018–2022 Total ................................ 28 19 5 10 0 10 72 

2018–2022 Annual Average ..................... 5.6 3.8 1 2 0 2 14.4 

Source: (NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National Monument Permit Records, 2023). 

The U.S. Small Business 

Administration establishes size 

standards for determining whether a 

business entity qualifies as small. 

NOAA has analyzed the types of entities 

that applied for permits by category and 

identified the relevant industries 

impacted by the proposed rule as 

colleges and universities, 

apprenticeship training, environment, 

conservation and wildlife organizations, 

civic and social organizations, television 

broadcasting stations, motion picture 

and video production, geophysical 

surveying and mapping services, 

independent artists, writers, performers, 

and museums. Each relevant industry is 

shown in the table below with the most 

recent size standards published by the 

U.S. Small Business Administration 

(2023). Size standards are based upon 

the average annual receipts (all revenue) 

or the average employment of a firm. 

TABLE 2—SIZE STANDARD IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE AND

INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES

NAICS industry description NAICS code 

Size standard 

(millions of 

dollars) 

Colleges, universities and professional schools ...................................................................................................... 611310 $34.5 

Apprenticeship Training ........................................................................................................................................... 611513 11.5 

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations .......................................................................................... 813312 19.5 

Civic and Social Organizations ................................................................................................................................ 813410 9.5 

Television Broadcasting Stations ............................................................................................................................ 516120 47.0 

Motion Picture and Video Production ...................................................................................................................... 512110 40.0 

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services ....................................................................................................... 541360 28.5 

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers ......................................................................................................... 711510 9.0 

Museums ................................................................................................................................................................. 712110 34.0 

Finfish Fishing .......................................................................................................................................................... 114111 25.0 

Deep Sea Freight .................................................................................................................................................... 483111 * 1,050 

Source: 13 CFR part 121, 2023. 

* Number of employees. A size standard is not identified in dollars. 

Table 3 provides the approximate 

number of permits issued for each 

corresponding industry. The Monument 

permit application itself does not ask 

the applicant for their industry or if the 

applicant is a small entity. Therefore, 

the data presented below is based on 

limited information from the permit 

application, specifically the applicant’s 

name and stated purpose for the permit. 

TABLE 3—APPROXIMATE PERMITS BY INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION

NAICS industry description 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 

Colleges, universities and professional schools .................. 7 2 1 9 4 

Apprenticeship Training ....................................................... 2 0 0 2 0 

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations ...... 1 2 2 3 0 

Civic and Social Organizations ............................................ 2 1 0 2 0 

Television Broadcasting Stations ......................................... 2 0 0 0 0 

Motion Picture and Video Production .................................. 1 0 1 4 1 


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NAICS industry description 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services ................... 1 1 0 2 1 

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers ..................... 0 1 1 0 0 

Museums .............................................................................. 1 0 0 0 0 

Source: (NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National Monument Permit Records, 2023). 

Regarding ship reporting 

requirements, NOAA estimated there 

would be approximately 200–250 

vessels passing through reporting areas 

of the proposed sanctuary without 

interruption that would be subject to 

providing entry and exit notifications, 

based on vessel traffic reported between 

2017 and 2023. 

The data provided in Tables 1, 2, and 

3 provide information on the type of 

permit applications, the industries that 

may be impacted, and the number of 

permits by corresponding industry. 

NOAA does not have economic data on 

whether the permittees within the 

corresponding industries are small 

entities or not. Due to the lack of 

quantitative data on the nature of 

businesses directly affected by the 

proposed rule including their levels of 

revenues, costs, and profits from their 

activities within the sanctuary, the 

analysis provided here is qualitative. 

Based upon site interactions and 

working relationships with permittees, 

the types of small entities that may be 

impacted by this proposed rule include 

academic and government institutions, 

non-profit organizations, and broadcast 

and video production entities. In 

addition, U.S. fishing vessels are 

expected to be impacted by this 

rulemaking, and all are considered to be 

small entities. U.S. freight transport 

vessels are expected to be affected by 

this rulemaking, though none are 

considered to be small entities. 

2. Analysis of Small Entities 

The proposed sanctuary regulations 

would largely mirror the existing 

management framework for the 

Monument. There would be no effective 

difference in the permitting process 

between the proposed action and the 

status quo for permitting within PMNM. 

The proposed regulatory action would 

establish new permitting requirements 

for entities that seek access to areas of 

the proposed sanctuary that overlap 

with the MEA, the OSZ. While access 

restrictions for portions of the proposed 

sanctuary that overlap with the MEA 

would be new, the activities that may be 

permitted would be consistent with 

Presidential Proclamation 9478. 

Therefore, the proposed regulatory 

action would establish new reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements for 

entities that apply for permits in the 

area of the proposed sanctuary that 

overlaps with the MEA, the OSZ, but is 

not expected to have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities for the 

following reasons. Based on the NOAA 

Monument manager’s site knowledge 

and experience, the proposed regulatory 

action is not expected to result in an 

increase in the number of permit 

requests, as the majority of users operate 

in the area of the proposed sanctuary 

that overlaps with PMNM, and do not 

solely operate in the area of the 

proposed sanctuary that overlaps with 

the MEA. Additionally, the area under 

consideration is coextensive with the 

marine areas of the Monument, 

extremely remote (nearly 300 miles at 

its closest point from the main Hawaiian 

Islands), and very few entities operate 

there. 

Through this proposed rule, NOAA 

does not expect a significant reduction 

in profits for small entities. NOAA does 

not charge a fee for review and issuance 

of general permits, and there are only 

minimal, indirect costs associated with 

the time for an individual to complete 

a permit application and respond to any 

follow-up questions from NOAA. While 

NOAA may assess fees for the conduct 

of any activity authorized under a 

special use permit, fees are not required, 

and decisions are made on a case-bycase basis. No unique professional skills 

are necessary to meet these reporting 

requirements. In addition, the process 

by which all applicants apply for a 

permit, or complete entry and exit 

notifications for passage without 

interruption through certain areas 

within the proposed sanctuary, would 

not substantially differ from the current 

process. Therefore, these additional 

permitting requirements would not 

significantly reduce profits for a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The public reporting burden for 

Monument permits is provided in table 

4. The public reporting burden differs 

by permit category. 

TABLE 4—HOURLY BURDEN OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION FOR PAPAHA ̄NAUMOKUA ̄KEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT

PERMITS

Information collection 

Annual # of 

responses/ 

respondent 

Burden hours/ 

response 

Mean 

occupational 

employment 

hourly wage 

rates 

(for type of 

respondent) 

Annual wage 

burden costs 

per permit 

General permit ................................................................................................. 3 5 $36.62 $549.30 

Special Ocean Use permit ............................................................................... 3 10 40.83 1,224.9 

Native Hawaiian Practices permit .................................................................... 3 8 36.62 878.88 

Recreation permit ............................................................................................ 3 6 24.98 449.64 

Source: (NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National Monument Permit Records, 2023). 

Under the existing Monument 

management framework, as a condition 

of a permit, permittees are required to 

have a NOAA OLE type-approved VMS 

on board when operating within the 

PMNM. The cost of a VMS unit is 

$3,150. Annualized over 3 years (the life 

of the unit) the cost per year is 

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estimated $100.00 in annual 

maintenance costs, and $192.00 in VMS 

report transmission costs ($1.28 daily 

cost based on a high estimate that a 

permitted vessel may spend on average, 

150 days per year in the Monument), for 

a total annual VMS cost of $1,342. The 

proposed rule includes this requirement 

for areas of the proposed sanctuary that 

overlap with both the PMNM and MEA. 

However, the proposed rule is not 

expected to result in an increase in the 

number of permit requests, as the 

majority of users operate in the area of 

the proposed sanctuary that overlaps 

with PMNM, and do not solely operate 

in the area of the proposed sanctuary 

that overlaps with the MEA. Therefore, 

this additional permit requirement is 

not expected to result in an increase in 

the number of required VMS units, or a 

significant financial burden to small 

entities. 

Through this proposed rule, the 

process for ship reporting for vessels 

transiting through areas of the proposed 

sanctuary would not substantially differ 

from the current process. The proposed 

regulatory action would not establish 

any new reporting or record-keeping 

requirements related to ship reporting. 

As described above, NOAA does not 

expect a significant reduction in profits 

for small entities, as the expected costs 

are minimal, indirect costs for permit 

applications, and does not expect an 

increase in permit applications as users 

are already required to have a permit to 

access PMNM. NOAA has concluded 

that the proposed rule would not have 

a significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Therefore, an 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is 

not required and none was prepared. 

F. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Notwithstanding any other provisions 

of the law, no person is required to 

respond to, nor shall any person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

NOAA has an OMB control number 

(0648–0548) for the collection of public 

information related to the processing of 

PMNM permit applications and reports 

for permits. In the most recent 

Information Collection Request revision 

and approval for PMNM permits, NOAA 

reported approximately 74 permit 

respondents per year. NOAA’s proposal 

to create a national marine sanctuary in 

the marine portions of the Monument is 

not expected to result in an increase in 

the number of requests for permits 

under this control number. Therefore, 

the annual public reporting burden 

hours for permits under OMB control 

number 0648–0548 is not expected to 

increase. A large increase in the number 

of permit requests would require a 

change to the reporting burden certified 

for OMB control number 0648–0548. 

While not expected, if such permit 

requests do increase, a revision to this 

control number for the processing of 

permits would be requested. 

Please send any comments regarding 

the burden estimate for this data 

collection requirement or any other 

aspect of this data collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

NOAA (see ADDRESSES above). 

Comments can also be submitted to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Before an agency submits a collection of 

information to OMB for approval, the 

agency shall provide 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register, and otherwise 

consult with members of the public and 

affected agencies concerning each 

proposed collection of information, to 

solicit comments to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

(e.g., permitting electronic submission 

of responses). 

G. National Historic Preservation Act 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA, 54 U.S.C. 

306108) requires Federal agencies to 

take into account the effects of their 

undertakings on historic properties and 

afford the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation (ACHP) a reasonable 

opportunity to comment with regard to 

the undertaking. ‘‘Historic property’’ 

means any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or 

object included in or eligible for 

inclusion in the National Register of 

Historic Places maintained by the 

Secretary of the Interior. This term 

includes artifacts, records, and material 

remains that are related to and located 

within such properties, including 

properties of traditional religious and 

cultural importance to an Indigenous 

nation or Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization (see 36 CFR 800.16(l)). 

The regulations implementing section 

106 of the NHPA (36 CFR part 800) 

establish a process requiring Federal 

agencies to: (1) determine whether the 

undertaking is a type of activity that 

could affect historic properties; (2) 

identify historic properties in the area of 

potential effects; (3) assess potential 

adverse effects; and (4) resolve adverse 

effects. The regulations require that 

Federal agencies consult with States, 

Tribes, and other interested parties 

when making their effect 

determinations. NOAA has determined 

that the designation of a national marine 

sanctuary and related rulemaking for 

sanctuary-specific regulations meet the 

definition of an undertaking as defined 

at § 800.16(y). 

In fulfilling its responsibilities under 

section 106 of the NHPA, NOAA 

initiated the section 106 review process 

with the State Historic Preservation 

Officer (SHPO) for the proposed 

sanctuary designation via letter to the 

State Historic Preservation Division 

(SHPD) through the Hawai1i Cultural 

Resource Information System on 

November 21, 2021. NOAA also 

provided notice to the Advisory Council 

on Historic Preservation (ACHP) on 

November 21, 2021. These letters and 

supporting documentation identified 

the proposed Area of Potential Effect 

(APE) and began the process to identify 

consulting parties (CP). Invitations were 

sent to over 500 families and 

organizations having lineal and cultural 

connections to Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea, 

including cultural practitioners, Native 

Hawaiian Organizations, fishers 

(subsistence, recreational, commercial), 

and government agencies. As of January 

21, 2023, NOAA received 31 requests to 

be a CP for the proposed sanctuary 

designation and NOAA has officially 

recognized the 31 CPs. NOAA will 

complete the identification of historic 

properties in the proposed APE and the 

assessment of the undertaking’s 

potential to affect historic properties in 

consultation with the recognized 

consulting parties. To date, ONMS has 

conducted 6 meetings with recognized 

consulting parties. The NHPA section 

106 review is ongoing, and additional 

consultations will be held following the 

release of the DEIS and DMP. As the 

DEIS is a joint Federal-State action, the 

State is also preparing a Cultural Impact 

Assessment (CIA) and Legal Analysis 

pursuant to the Hawai1i Environmental 

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Statutes (HRS) section 343, the 

corresponding Hawai1i Administrative 

Rules (HAR) section 11–200.1, and the 

Environmental Council’s 1997 

Guidelines for Assessing Cultural 

Impacts. 

H. Sunken Military Craft Act 

The Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004 

(SMCA; Pub. L. 108–375, Title XIV, 

sections 1401 to 1408; 10 U.S.C. 113 

note) preserves and protects from 

unauthorized disturbance all sunken 

military craft that are owned by the 

United States government, as well as 

foreign sunken military craft that lie 

within United States waters, as defined 

in the SMCA. Thousands of U.S. sunken 

military craft lie in waters around the 

world, many accessible to looters, 

treasure hunters, and others who may 

cause damage to them. These craft, and 

their associated contents, represent a 

collection of non-renewable and 

significant historical resources that 

often serve as war graves, carry 

unexploded ordnance, and contain oil 

and other hazardous materials. By 

protecting sunken military craft, the 

SMCA helps reduce the potential for 

irreversible harm to these nationally 

important historical and cultural 

resources. 

The 1942 Battle of Midway occurred 

both at Midway Atoll as well as some 

100–150 nautical miles north of the atoll 

in the northwestern portion of 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea. Aircraft carriers 

from the historic conflict have been 

located in the deep ocean, and multiple 

aircraft and sunken military vessels 

have been surveyed within the Midway 

Atoll Special Management Area. Yet, 

hundreds of aircraft, and several other 

aircraft carriers and destroyers from the 

battle remain to be discovered in 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea. Sunken military 

craft fall under the jurisdiction of a 

number of Federal agencies such as the 

U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. 

NOAA and FWS coordinate very closely 

with the U.S. Navy and any other 

applicable Federal agency, foreign State, 

or State agency if found within State 

waters, regarding activities directed at 

sunken military craft discovered within 

the sanctuary. 

K. Coastal Zone Management Act 

(CZMA) 

Section 307 of the Coastal Zone 

Management Act (CZMA; 16 U.S.C. 

1456) requires Federal agencies to 

consult with a State’s coastal program 

on potential Federal agency activities 

that affect any land or water use or 

natural resource of the coastal zone. 

Because the proposed sanctuary lies 

partially within State waters, NOAA 

intends to submit a copy of this 

proposed rule and supporting 

documents, including the DEIS, to the 

State of Hawaii’s Office of Planning and 

Sustainable Development for evaluation 

of Federal consistency under the CZMA. 

NOAA will publish the final rule and 

designation only after completion of the 

Federal consistency process under the 

CZMA. 

L. Executive Order 12898: 

Environmental Justice 

Executive Order 12898 directs Federal 

agencies to identify and address 

disproportionately high and adverse 

effects of their actions on human health 

and the environment of minority or lowincome populations. The designation of 

national marine sanctuaries by NOAA 

helps to ensure the enhancement of 

environmental quality for all 

populations in the United States. The 

proposed sanctuary designation would 

not result in disproportionate negative 

impacts on any minority or low-income 

population. In addition, many of the 

potential impacts from designating the 

proposed sanctuary would result in 

long-term or permanent beneficial 

impacts by protecting resources, which 

may have a positive impact on 

communities by providing employment 

and educational opportunities, and 

potentially result in improved 

ecosystem services. 

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 922 

Administrative practice and 

procedure; Coastal zone; Cultural 

resources; Environmental; Protection; 

Fishing; Historic preservation; Marine 

protected areas; Marine resources; 

Natural resources; National marine 

sanctuaries; Penalties; Recreation and 

recreation areas; Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements; 

Shipwrecks; Wildlife. 

Nicole R. LeBoeuf, 

Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services 

and Coastal Zone Management, National 

Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

Regulatory Amendments and Additions 

For the reasons set forth above, NOAA 

proposes to amend part 922, title 15 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations as 

follows: 

PART 922—NATIONAL MARINE 

SANCTUARY PROGRAM 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 922 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 

■ 2. Amend § 922.1 by revising 

paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 922.1 Purposes and applicability of the 

regulations. 

(a) * * * 

(2) To implement the designations of 

the national marine sanctuaries, for 

which specific regulations appear in 

subpart F through subsequent subparts, 

by regulating activities affecting them, 

consistent with their respective terms of 

designation, in order to protect, restore, 

preserve, manage, and thereby ensure 

the health, integrity, and continued 

availability of the conservation, 

recreational, ecological, historical, 

scientific, educational, cultural, 

archaeological, and aesthetic resources 

and qualities of these areas. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Revise § 922.4 to read as follows: 

§ 922.4 Boundaries. 

Subpart F and subsequent subparts of 

this part set forth the boundaries for all 

national marine sanctuaries. 

■ 4. Revise § 922.6 to read as follows: 

§ 922.6 Prohibited or otherwise regulated 

activities. 

Subpart F and subsequent subparts of 

this part set forth site-specific 

regulations applicable to the activities 

specified therein. 

■ 5. Amend § 922.30 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a)(2); 

■ b. Removing the word ‘‘and’’ at the 

end of paragraph (b)(5); 

■ c. Removing the period at the end of 

paragraph (b)(6) and adding ‘‘; and’’ in 

its place; and 

■ d. Adding paragraphs (b)(7) and (8). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 922.30 National Marine Sanctuary 

general permits 

(a) * * * 

(2) The permit procedures and criteria 

for all national marine sanctuaries in 

which the proposed activity is to take 

place in accordance with relevant sitespecific regulations appearing in 

subpart F and subsequent subparts of 

this part. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(7) Native Hawaiian Practices— 

activities that allow for Native Hawaiian 

practices within Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

and 

(8) Recreation—recreational activities 

within Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea limited to 

the Midway Atoll Special Management 

Area. 

■ 6. Amend § 922.33 by removing the 

word ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

(a)(8), removing the period at the end of 

paragraph (a)(9) and adding ‘‘; and’’ in 


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its place, and by adding paragraphs 

(a)(10), (11), and (12). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 922.33 Review procedures and 

evaluation. 

(a) * * * 

(10) For Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

National Marine Sanctuary, there is no 

practicable alternative to conducting the 

activity within the sanctuary and the 

activity can be conducted with adequate 

safeguards for the resources and 

ecological integrity of the sanctuary. 

(11) For Native Hawaiian Practices 

within Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National 

Marine Sanctuary: 

(i) The activity is non-commercial and 

will not involve the sale of any 

organism or material collected; 

(ii) The purpose and intent of this 

activity is appropriate and deemed 

necessary by traditional standards in the 

Native Hawaiian culture (pono), and 

demonstrates an understanding of, and 

background in, the traditional practice, 

and its associated values and protocols; 

(iii) The activity benefits the resources 

of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

and the Native Hawaiian community; 

the activity supports or advances the 

perpetuation of traditional knowledge 

and ancestral connections of Native 

Hawaiians to the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands; and 

(iv) Any sanctuary resource harvested 

from the sanctuary will be consumed in 

the sanctuary. 

(12) For Recreation permits within 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National Marine 

Sanctuary: 

(i) The activity is for the purpose of 

recreation within the Midway Special 

Management Area; 

(ii) The activity is not associated with 

any for-hire operation; and 

(iii) The activity does not involve any 

extractive use. 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Amend 922.37 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) to read as 

follows: 

§ 922.37 Appeals of permitting decisions. 

(a) * * * 

(2) Except for Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

National Marine Sanctuary, an applicant 

or a holder of a National Marine 

Sanctuary permit issued pursuant to 

§ 922.30 or pursuant to site-specific 

regulations appearing in subparts F 

through subsequent subparts of this 

part; 

(3) Except for Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

National Marine Sanctuary, an applicant 

or a holder of a special use permit 

issued pursuant to section 310 of the 

Act and § 922.31; 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Add subpart W to read as follows: 

Subpart W—Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National 

Marine Sanctuary 

Sec. 

922.240 Boundary. 

922.241 Definitions. 

922.242 Co-management. 

922.243 Access. 

922.244 Prohibited or otherwise regulated 

activities. 

922.245 Permit procedures and criteria. 

Appendix A to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National Marine 

Sanctuary Boundary Description and 

Coordinates 

Appendix B to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Outer Sanctuary 

Zone 

Appendix C to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Midway Atoll 

Special Management Area 

Appendix D to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Special Preservation 

Areas (SPAs) 

Appendix E to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Ship Reporting Area 

Appendix F to Subpart W of Part 922—IMO 

Standard Reporting Format and Data 

Syntax for Ship Reporting System 

Subpart W—Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

National Marine Sanctuary 

§ 922.240 Boundary. 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National Marine 

Sanctuary consists of an area of 

approximately 582,570 square miles 

(439,910 square nautical miles) of 

Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the 

Northwest Hawaiian Islands and the 

submerged lands thereunder. The 

precise boundary coordinates are listed 

in appendix A to this subpart. The outer 

seaward sanctuary boundary begins 

approximately 200 nautical miles SW of 

Kure Atoll at Point 1 and continues 

from this point roughly north to each 

successive point in numerical order to 

Point 232 which is approximately 204 

nautical miles north of Kure Atoll. From 

Point 232 the sanctuary boundary 

continues roughly ESE to each 

successive point in numerical order to 

Point 609 which is approximately 200 

nautical miles NE of Necker Island. 

From Point 609 the sanctuary boundary 

continues south to Point 610 which is 

approximately 90 nautical miles ENE of 

Necker Island. From Point 610 the 

sanctuary boundary continues roughly 

east and then SE and south to Point 635 

which is approximately 50 nautical 

miles east of Nihoa. From Point 635 the 

sanctuary boundary continues roughly 

south and then SW and west to each 

successive point in numerical order to 

Point 662 which is approximately 71 

nautical miles SW of Nihoa. From Point 

662 the sanctuary boundary continues 

south to Point 663 which is 

approximately 236 nautical miles SSW 

of Nihoa. From Point 663 the sanctuary 

boundary continues roughly NW to each 

successive point in numerical order to 

Point 703 which is approximately 200 

nautical miles SSE of Necker Island. 

From Point 703 the boundary continues 

roughly NW to each successive point in 

numerical order to Point 1128 where it 

ends approximately 200 nautical miles 

SW of Kure Atoll. The inner landward 

boundary of the sanctuary follows the 

shoreline as defined by the State of 

Hawai1i (HAR § 13–222). 

§ 922.241 Definitions. 

In addition to those definitions found 

at § 922.11, the following definitions 

apply to this subpart. To the extent that 

a term appears in § 922.11 and this 

section, the definition in this section 

governs. 

Areas to be avoided (ATBA) means 

the four designated areas that should be 

avoided by vessels that are conducting 

passage without interruption through 

the sanctuary. The precise boundary 

coordinates for the ATBAs are listed in 

appendix E to this subpart. 

Bottomfish species means all species 

of bottomfish as defined at 50 CFR 

665.201. 

Commercial fishing means, as defined 

in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

fishing in which the fish harvested, 

either in whole or in part, are intended 

to enter commerce or enter commerce 

through sale, barter, or trade. 

Ecological integrity means a condition 

determined to be characteristic of an 

ecosystem that has the ability to 

maintain the function, structure, and 

abundance of natural biological 

communities, including rates of change 

in response to natural environmental 

variation. 

Midway Atoll Special Management 

Area means the area of the sanctuary 

surrounding Midway Atoll out to a 

distance of 12 nautical miles. The 

coordinates are listed in appendix C to 

this subpart. 

Native Hawaiian practices means 

cultural activities conducted for the 

purposes of perpetuating traditional 

knowledge, caring for and protecting the 

environment and strengthening cultural 

and spiritual connections to the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that 

have demonstrable benefits to the 

Native Hawaiian community. This may 

include, but is not limited to, the noncommercial use of sanctuary resources 

for direct personal consumption while 

in the sanctuary. 

Non-commercial fishing means 

fishing that does not meet the definition 

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Management Act, and includes, but is 

not limited to, sustenance, subsistence, 

traditional indigenous, and recreational 

fishing. 

Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) 

means NOAA, National Marine 

Fisheries, Office of Law Enforcement. 

Outer Sanctuary Zone (OSZ) means 

the waters and submerged lands 

extending from approximately 50 

nautical miles from all islands and 

emergent lands of the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands to the extent of the 

seaward limit of the United States 

Exclusive Economic Zone (U.S. EEZ) 

west of 163° West Longitude. The 

precise boundary coordinates for the 

OSZ are listed in appendix B to this 

subpart. 

Particularly Sensitive Sea Area 

(PSSA) means an area that needs special 

protection through action by IMO 

because of its significance for 

recognized ecological, socio-economic, 

or scientific attributes where such 

attributes may be vulnerable to damage 

by international shipping activities. 

Pelagic species means Western Pacific 

Pelagic Management Unit Species as 

defined at 50 CFR 665.800. 

Pono means appropriate, correct, and 

deemed necessary by traditional 

standards in Hawaiian culture. 

Recreational activity means an 

activity conducted for personal 

enjoyment within the Midway Atoll 

Special Management Area that does not 

result in the extraction of sanctuary 

resources and that does not involve a 

fee-for-service transaction. This 

includes, but is not limited to, wildlife 

viewing, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, and 

boating. 

Reporting area means the area of the 

proposed sanctuary that extends 

outward ten nautical miles from the 

PSSA boundary, as designated by the 

IMO, and excludes the ATBAs that fall 

within the PSSA boundary. The precise 

boundary coordinates for the reporting 

area are listed in appendix E to this 

subpart. 

Scientific instrument means a device, 

vehicle, or tool used for scientific 

purposes and is inclusive of structures, 

materials, or other matter incidental to 

proper use of such device, vehicle, or 

tool. 

Special Preservation Area (SPA) 

means discrete, biologically important 

areas of the sanctuary within which 

uses are subject to certain conditions, 

restrictions, and prohibitions, including 

but not limited to access restrictions. 

The coordinates are listed in Appendix 

D to this subpart. 

Stowed and not available for 

immediate use means not readily 

accessible for immediate use, e.g., by 

being securely covered and lashed to a 

deck or bulkhead, tied down, unbaited, 

unloaded, or partially disassembled 

(e.g., spear shafts being kept separate 

from spear guns). 

Sustenance fishing means fishing for 

bottomfish or pelagic species in which 

all catch is consumed within the 

sanctuary, and that is incidental to an 

activity permitted under this part. 

Vessel monitoring system (VMS) 

means a mobile transceiver unit that is 

approved by NOAA’s Office for Law 

Enforcement for use on vessels 

permitted to access the sanctuary. 

§ 922.242 Co-management. 

NOAA’s Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries has primary responsibility 

for the management of the sanctuary 

pursuant to the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act. However, as the 

sanctuary includes State waters, NOAA 

will co-manage Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

National Marine Sanctuary with the 

State of Hawai1i. The Office of National 

Marine Sanctuaries may enter into a 

Memorandum of Agreement with the 

State of Hawai1i regarding this 

collaboration that may address, but not 

be limited to, sanctuary resource 

protection, educational programs, 

permitting, research activities, 

development, and threats to sanctuary 

resources. 

§ 922.243 Access. 

(a) Access to the Sanctuary is 

prohibited and thus unlawful except: 

(1) When conducting emergency 

response actions, law enforcement 

activities, and activities and exercises of 

the Armed Forces in accordance with 

§ 922.244(b) and (c); 

(2) Pursuant to a permit issued under 

§ 922.245; 

(3) When conducting non-commercial 

fishing activities in the OSZ authorized 

under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

provided that no sale of harvested fish 

occurs; 

(4) When conducting passage without 

interruption in accordance with 

paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this 

section. 

(b) A vessel may pass without 

interruption through the sanctuary 

without requiring a permit as long as the 

vessel does not stop, anchor, or engage 

in the prohibited activities listed in 

§ 922.244 within the sanctuary; 

(c) When conducting passage without 

interruption vessel discharges are 

limited to the following: 

(1) Vessel engine cooling water, 

weather deck runoff, and vessel engine 

exhaust within Special Preservation 

Areas or the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area; 

(2) Discharge incidental to vessel 

operations such as deck wash, approved 

marine sanitation device effluent, 

cooling water, and engine exhaust in 

areas other than Special Preservation 

Areas or the Midway Atoll Special 

Management Area. 

(d) For areas of the sanctuary that are 

contained within the reporting area 

surrounding the PSSA designated by the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO), a ship reporting system (CORAL 

SHIPREP) specified below shall be in 

effect. The coordinates for the Reporting 

Area are listed in appendix E to this 

subpart. 

(1) The ship reporting system as 

specified in paragraphs (d)(3) through 

(7) of this section does not apply to the 

following vessels: 

(i) Vessels conducting emergency 

response actions, law enforcement 

activities, and activities and exercises of 

the Armed Forces in accordance with 

§ 922.244(b) and (c); 

(ii) Vessels conducting activities 

pursuant to a permit issued under 

§ 922.245; 

(iii) Vessels conducting noncommercial fishing activities in the OSZ 

authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act; and 

(iv) Vessels entitled to sovereign 

immunity in accordance with generally 

recognized principles of international 

law. 

(2) The following vessels, passing 

through the reporting area of the 

sanctuary without interruption must 

participate in the ship reporting system 

as specified in paragraphs (d)(3) through 

(7) of this section: 

(i) Vessels of the United States of any 

size; 

(ii) All other ships 300 gross tonnage 

or greater that are entering or departing 

a United States port or place; and 

(iv) All other ships of any size 

entering or departing a United States 

port or place and experiencing an 

emergency while transiting through the 

reporting area. 

(3) All vessels passing through the 

reporting area of the sanctuary without 

interruption other than those described 

in paragraph (d)(2) of this section are 

encouraged to participate in the ship 

reporting system set forth in paragraphs 

(d)(3) through (7) of this section. 

(4) Immediately upon entering the 

reporting area, vessels described in 

paragraph (d)(2) of this section must 

provide the following information by 

email sent to nwhi.notifications@

noaa.gov in the IMO standard reporting 

format and data syntax shown in 

appendix F to this subpart: 


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(i) Vessel name, call sign or ship 

station identity, flag, and IMO 

identification number if applicable, and 

either Federal documentation or State 

registration number if applicable; 

(ii) Date, time (UTC) and month of 

entry; 

(iii) Position; 

(iv) True course; 

(v) Speed in knots and tenths; 

(vi) Destination and estimated time of 

arrival; 

(vii) Intended route through the 

reporting area; 

(viii) Vessel draft (in meters); 

(ix) Categories of hazardous cargoes 

on board; 

(x) Any vessel defects or deficiencies 

that restrict maneuverability or impair 

normal navigation; 

(xi) Any pollution incident or goods 

lost overboard within the PSSA, the 

reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ; 

(xii) Contact information for the 

vessel’s agent or owner; 

(xiii) Vessel size (length overall, gross 

tonnage) and type; 

(xiv) Total number of persons on 

board; 

(5) Immediately upon leaving the 

reporting area, vessels described in 

paragraph (d)(2) of this section must 

provide the following information by 

email sent to nwhi.notifications@

noaa.gov in the IMO standard reporting 

format and data syntax shown in 

appendix F to this subpart: 

(i) Vessel name, call sign or ship 

station identity, flag, and IMO 

identification number if applicable, and 

either Federal documentation or State 

registration number if applicable; 

(ii) Date, time (UTC), and month of 

exit; 

(iii) Position; and 

(iv) Any pollution incident or goods 

lost overboard within the PSSA, the 

reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ. 

(6) For vessels that are not equipped 

with on-board email capability, 

advanced notice of entrance (as outlined 

in paragraph (d)(4) of this section) shall 

be provided at least 72 hours, but not 

more than one month, prior to entering 

the reporting area. Notification of 

departure (as outlined in paragraph 

(d)(5) of this section) must be provided 

within 12 hours of leaving. Notification 

under this paragraph may be made by 

email, telephone, or fax, by contacting: 

(i) Email: nwhi.notifications@

noaa.gov; 

(ii) Telephone: 1–808–395–6944 or 1– 

866–478–6944; or 

(iii) Fax: 1–808–455–3093 

(7) Further reports shall be made by 

the vessels described in paragraph (d)(2) 

of this section, and are encouraged for 

the vessels described in paragraph (d)(3) 

of this section, whenever there is a 

change in navigation status or 

circumstances, particularly in relation 

to the intended route, defects or 

deficiencies. 

§ 922.244 Prohibited or otherwise 

regulated activities. 

(a) The following activities are 

prohibited and thus are unlawful for 

any person to conduct or to cause to be 

conducted within the sanctuary, except 

as specified in paragraphs (b) through (f) 

of this section: 

(1) Exploring for, developing, or 

producing oil, gas, or minerals, or any 

energy development activities; 

(2) Using or attempting to use 

poisons, electrical charges, or explosives 

in the collection or harvest of a 

sanctuary resource; 

(3) Introducing or otherwise releasing 

an introduced species from within or 

into the sanctuary; 

(4) Deserting a vessel; 

(5) Commercial fishing and possessing 

commercial fishing gear except when 

stowed and not available for immediate 

use; 

(6) Anchoring on or having a vessel 

anchored on any living or dead coral 

with an anchor, anchor chain, or anchor 

rope; 

(7) Non-commercial fishing and 

possessing non-commercial fishing gear 

except when stowed and not available 

for immediate use; 

(8) Drilling into, dredging, or 

otherwise altering the submerged lands; 

or constructing, placing, or abandoning 

any structure, material, or other matter 

on the submerged lands; 

(9) Removing, moving, taking, 

harvesting, possessing, injuring, 

disturbing, or damaging; or attempting 

to remove, move, take, harvest, possess, 

injure, disturb, or damage any living or 

nonliving sanctuary resource; 

(10) Attracting any living sanctuary 

resource; 

(11) Touching coral, living or dead; 

(12) Swimming, snorkeling, or closed 

or open circuit SCUBA diving; 

(13) Discharging or depositing any 

material or other matter into the 

sanctuary, or discharging or depositing 

any material or other matter outside of 

the sanctuary that subsequently enters 

the sanctuary and injures or has the 

potential to injure any resources of the 

sanctuary, except as described at 

§ 922.243 for vessel passage without 

interruption; and 

(14) Anchoring a vessel. 

(b) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) 

of this section do not apply to activities 

necessary to respond to emergencies 

threatening life, property, or the 

environment, or to activities necessary 

for law enforcement purposes. 

(c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) 

of this section do not apply to activities 

and exercises of the U.S. Armed Forces 

(including those carried out by the U.S. 

Coast Guard). This includes the U.S. 

Armed Forces’ response to emergencies 

posing an unacceptable threat to human 

health or safety or to the marine 

environment and admitting of no other 

feasible solution. All activities and 

exercises of the U.S. Armed Forces shall 

be carried out in a manner that avoids, 

to the extent practicable and consistent 

with operational requirements, adverse 

impacts on sanctuary resources and 

qualities. These regulations shall not 

limit or otherwise affect the U.S. Armed 

Forces discretion to use, maintain, 

improve, manage, or control any 

property under their administrative 

control or otherwise limit the 

availability of such property for military 

mission purposes, including, but not 

limited to, defensive areas and airspace 

reservations. 

(d) The prohibitions in paragraphs 

(a)(7) through (14) of this section do not 

apply to non-commercial fishing 

activities in the OSZ authorized under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

provided that no sale of harvested fish 

occurs. 

(e) The prohibitions in paragraphs 

(a)(7) through (14) of this section, do not 

apply to any activity conducted under 

and in accordance with the scope, 

purpose, terms, and conditions of a 

sanctuary general permit, or special use 

permit issued pursuant to subpart D of 

this part. In no event, may the Director 

issue a National Marine Sanctuary 

general permit or special use permit 

authorizing or otherwise approving 

activities listed in paragraph (a)(8) of 

this section for anything other than 

scientific instruments, when the activity 

occurs within the OSZ. 

(f) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) 

of this section shall not restrict 

scientific exploration or research 

activities by or for the Secretary of 

Commerce or the Secretary of the 

Interior when the activity occurs within 

the OSZ. 

§ 922.245 Permit procedures and criteria. 

(a) A person may conduct an activity 

otherwise prohibited by § 922.244(a)(7) 

through (14), if such activity is 

conducted in accordance with the 

scope, purpose, terms, and conditions 

of, a permit issued under this section 

and subpart D of this part. 

(b) Applications for permits should be 

addressed to the NOAA Inouye Regional 

Center, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries; ATT: Permit Coordinator, 


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(c) The Secretary may authorize 

sustenance fishing outside of any 

Special Preservation Area as a term or 

condition of any general permit or 

special use permit issued under this 

section and subpart D of this part. 

Sustenance fishing in the Midway Atoll 

Special Management Area shall not be 

allowed unless the activity has been 

determined by the Director of the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service or their 

designee to be compatible with the 

purposes for which the Midway Atoll 

National Wildlife Refuge was 

established. Sustenance fishing must be 

conducted in a manner compatible with 

this part, including considering the 

extent to which the conduct of the 

activity may diminish Sanctuary 

resources, qualities, and ecological 

integrity, as well as any indirect, 

secondary, or cumulative effects of the 

activity and the duration of such effects. 

The Secretary will develop procedures 

for systematic reporting of sustenance 

fishing. 

(d) An owner or operator of a vessel 

that has been issued a general permit or 

special use permit under this section 

and subpart D of this part must ensure 

that such vessel has a NOAA OLE typeapproved VMS on board when operating 

within the sanctuary. OLE has authority 

over the type of VMS used and the 

installation and operation of the VMS 

unit. OLE may authorize the connection 

or order the disconnection of additional 

equipment, including a computer, to 

any VMS unit when deemed 

appropriate by OLE. The owner or 

operator of a vessel must coordinate 

with OLE to install and activate an 

approved VMS prior to departure. 

(1) When a vessel’s VMS is not 

operating properly at sea, the owner or 

operator must immediately contact OLE, 

and follow instructions from that office. 

If notified by OLE that a vessel’s VMS 

is not operating properly, the owner and 

operator must follow instructions from 

that office. In either event, such 

instructions may include, but are not 

limited to: 

(i) Manually communicating a vessel’s 

location as directed by OLE; or 

(ii) Returning to port until the VMS is 

operable. 

(2) The following activities regarding 

VMS are prohibited and thus unlawful 

for any person to conduct or cause to be 

conducted: 

(i) Operating any vessel within the 

sanctuary without an OLE type 

approved VMS; 

(ii) Failing to install, activate, repair, 

or replace a VMS prior to leaving port; 

(iii) Failing to operate and maintain a 

VMS on board the vessel at all times; 

(iv) Tampering with, damaging, 

destroying, altering, or in any way 

distorting, rendering useless, 

inoperative, ineffective, or inaccurate 

the VMS, or VMS signal; 

(v) Failing to contact OLE or follow 

OLE instructions when automatic 

position reporting has been interrupted; 

(vi) Registering a VMS to more than 

one vessel at the same time; 

(vii) Connecting or leaving connected 

additional equipment to a VMS unit 

without the prior approval of OLE; and 

(viii) Making a false statement, oral or 

written, to an authorized officer 

regarding the installation, use, 

operation, or maintenance of a VMS 

unit or communication service provider. 

(3) As a condition of authorized 

access to the sanctuary, a vessel owner 

or operator subject to the requirements 

for a VMS in this section must allow 

OLE, the U.S. Coast Guard, and their 

authorized officers and designees access 

to the vessel’s position data obtained 

from the VMS. Consistent with other 

applicable laws, including the 

limitations on access to, and use of, 

VMS data collected under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

Secretary of Commerce and the 

Secretary of the Interior may have 

access to, and use of, collected data for 

scientific, statistical, and management 

purposes. 

Appendix A to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea National Marine 

Sanctuary Boundary Description and 

Coordinates 

[Coordinates listed in this appendix are 

unprojected (Geographic) and based on the 

North American Datum of 1983] 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ 180.00000 25.38976 

2 ................ 179.99985 25.38982 

3 ................ 179.96681 25.40451 

4 ................ 179.93392 25.41950 

5 ................ 179.90119 25.43478 

6 ................ 179.86863 25.45034 

7 ................ 179.83622 25.46619 

8 ................ 179.78793 25.49050 

9 ................ 179.75595 25.50707 

10 .............. 179.72415 25.52391 

11 .............. 179.69252 25.54104 

12 .............. 179.66108 25.55844 

13 .............. 179.62981 25.57612 

14 .............. 179.59874 25.59408 

15 .............. 179.56786 25.61231 

16 .............. 179.53716 25.63081 

17 .............. 179.50667 25.64959 

18 .............. 179.47637 25.66863 

19 .............. 179.44627 25.68794 

20 .............. 179.41638 25.70751 

21 .............. 179.38670 25.72735 

22 .............. 179.35722 25.74745 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

23 .............. 179.32796 25.76781 

24 .............. 179.28448 25.79883 

25 .............. 179.25576 25.81983 

26 .............. 179.22255 25.84463 

27 .............. 179.18175 25.87583 

28 .............. 179.15383 25.89770 

29 .............. 179.12613 25.91982 

30 .............. 179.09868 25.94218 

31 .............. 179.07146 25.96479 

32 .............. 179.03108 25.99915 

33 .............. 179.00447 26.02235 

34 .............. 178.97810 26.04578 

35 .............. 178.93902 26.08137 

36 .............. 178.91329 26.10537 

37 .............. 178.88781 26.12961 

38 .............. 178.86259 26.15407 

39 .............. 178.82525 26.19117 

40 .............. 178.80068 26.21618 

41 .............. 178.77639 26.24141 

42 .............. 178.75236 26.26685 

43 .............. 178.71683 26.30540 

44 .............. 178.69349 26.33136 

45 .............. 178.65901 26.37068 

46 .............. 178.63637 26.39715 

47 .............. 178.61378 26.42409 

48 .............. 178.59171 26.45096 

49 .............. 178.56993 26.47801 

50 .............. 178.54844 26.50526 

51 .............. 178.52725 26.53270 

52 .............. 178.49601 26.57420 

53 .............. 178.46544 26.61611 

54 .............. 178.44544 26.64427 

55 .............. 178.41601 26.68685 

56 .............. 178.39677 26.71544 

57 .............. 178.37784 26.74421 

58 .............. 178.35922 26.77314 

59 .............. 178.34092 26.80223 

60 .............. 178.30653 26.85803 

61 .............. 178.28885 26.88744 

62 .............. 178.26294 26.93185 

63 .............. 178.24606 26.96164 

64 .............. 178.22951 26.99158 

65 .............. 178.21329 27.02166 

66 .............. 178.19632 27.05394 

67 .............. 178.17402 27.09774 

68 .............. 178.15895 27.12831 

69 .............. 178.14422 27.15901 

70 .............. 178.12274 27.20529 

71 .............. 178.10884 27.23631 

72 .............. 178.08864 27.28305 

73 .............. 178.06920 27.33006 

74 .............. 178.05667 27.36154 

75 .............. 178.03853 27.40896 

76 .............. 178.02687 27.44071 

77 .............. 178.01003 27.48851 

78 .............. 177.99924 27.52051 

79 .............. 177.98881 27.55259 

80 .............. 177.97873 27.58477 

81 .............. 177.96901 27.61703 

82 .............. 177.95509 27.66559 

83 .............. 177.94198 27.71432 

84 .............. 177.93368 27.74690 

85 .............. 177.92568 27.77984 

86 .............. 177.91811 27.81256 

87 .............. 177.90744 27.86176 

88 .............. 177.90079 27.89464 

89 .............. 177.89149 27.94406 

90 .............. 177.88574 27.97707 

91 .............. 177.88037 28.01014 

92 .............. 177.87300 28.05982 

93 .............. 177.86647 28.10959 

94 .............. 177.86258 28.14281 

95 .............. 177.85744 28.19271 

96 .............. 177.85447 28.22601 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

97 .............. 177.85073 28.27600 

98 .............. 177.84871 28.30936 

99 .............. 177.84706 28.34273 

100 ............ 177.84529 28.39281 

101 ............ 177.84436 28.44291 

102 ............ 177.84422 28.47631 

103 ............ 177.84445 28.50971 

104 ............ 177.84551 28.55981 

105 ............ 177.84670 28.59348 

106 ............ 177.84844 28.63098 

107 ............ 177.85148 28.68101 

108 ............ 177.85399 28.71434 

109 ............ 177.85761 28.75561 

110 ............ 177.86197 28.79830 

111 ............ 177.86786 28.84813 

112 ............ 177.87226 28.88131 

113 ............ 177.87543 28.90360 

114 ............ 177.87967 28.93173 

115 ............ 177.88514 28.96554 

116 ............ 177.89133 29.00123 

117 ............ 177.90063 29.05066 

118 ............ 177.90735 29.08379 

119 ............ 177.91806 29.13300 

120 ............ 177.92567 29.16572 

121 ............ 177.93780 29.21468 

122 ............ 177.94636 29.24722 

123 ............ 177.95989 29.29590 

124 ............ 177.96959 29.32896 

125 ............ 177.97946 29.36122 

126 ............ 177.98970 29.39340 

127 ............ 178.00575 29.44148 

128 ............ 178.01692 29.47341 

129 ............ 178.03438 29.52113 

130 ............ 178.04647 29.55280 

131 ............ 178.06531 29.60012 

132 ............ 178.08497 29.64717 

133 ............ 178.09853 29.67840 

134 ............ 178.11268 29.71000 

135 ............ 178.13426 29.75642 

136 ............ 178.15665 29.80255 

137 ............ 178.17203 29.83313 

138 ............ 178.19577 29.87875 

139 ............ 178.21216 29.90921 

140 ............ 178.22879 29.93930 

141 ............ 178.25439 29.98416 

142 ............ 178.27525 30.01949 

143 ............ 178.29311 30.04905 

144 ............ 178.31861 30.09001 

145 ............ 178.34009 30.12350 

146 ............ 178.35931 30.15271 

147 ............ 178.38857 30.19588 

148 ............ 178.41018 30.22681 

149 ............ 178.43934 30.26737 

150 ............ 178.47063 30.30946 

151 ............ 178.49239 30.33792 

152 ............ 178.51400 30.36556 

153 ............ 178.54703 30.40666 

154 ............ 178.57973 30.44608 

155 ............ 178.60482 30.47552 

156 ............ 178.62805 30.50216 

157 ............ 178.65341 30.53061 

158 ............ 178.68811 30.56854 

159 ............ 178.71589 30.59815 

160 ............ 178.75298 30.63662 

161 ............ 178.77809 30.66199 

162 ............ 178.80351 30.68713 

163 ............ 178.84220 30.72443 

164 ............ 178.88157 30.76121 

165 ............ 178.90818 30.78543 

166 ............ 178.94864 30.82133 

167 ............ 178.97598 30.84496 

168 ............ 179.00360 30.86835 

169 ............ 179.04556 30.90297 

170 ............ 179.07393 30.92578 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

171 ............ 179.11693 30.95947 

172 ............ 179.14594 30.98161 

173 ............ 179.18995 31.01433 

174 ............ 179.21963 31.03582 

175 ............ 179.26463 31.06757 

176 ............ 179.29516 31.08855 

177 ............ 179.34112 31.11928 

178 ............ 179.38763 31.14941 

179 ............ 179.41894 31.16915 

180 ............ 179.45050 31.18861 

181 ............ 179.49827 31.21728 

182 ............ 179.54657 31.24532 

183 ............ 179.57905 31.26365 

184 ............ 179.61792 31.28512 

185 ............ 179.65085 31.30287 

186 ............ 179.70065 31.32895 

187 ............ 179.73411 31.34598 

188 ............ 179.77707 31.36728 

189 ............ 179.81095 31.38371 

190 ............ 179.86214 31.40779 

191 ............ 179.89652 31.42346 

192 ............ 179.94844 31.44640 

193 ............ 179.98329 31.46131 

194 ............ ¥180.00000 31.46823 

195 ............ ¥179.96410 31.48309 

196 ............ ¥179.92880 31.49722 

197 ............ ¥179.89333 31.51105 

198 ............ ¥179.83980 31.53119 

199 ............ ¥179.78591 31.55062 

200 ............ ¥179.74978 31.56318 

201 ............ ¥179.71350 31.57542 

202 ............ ¥179.65880 31.59317 

203 ............ ¥179.62215 31.60460 

204 ............ ¥179.56692 31.62114 

205 ............ ¥179.51138 31.63695 

206 ............ ¥179.47371 31.64721 

207 ............ ¥179.41770 31.66179 

208 ............ ¥179.38021 31.67109 

209 ............ ¥179.33210 31.68252 

210 ............ ¥179.28243 31.69383 

211 ............ ¥179.23675 31.70369 

212 ............ ¥179.19878 31.71149 

213 ............ ¥179.16071 31.71896 

214 ............ ¥179.10344 31.72953 

215 ............ ¥179.06516 31.73615 

216 ............ ¥179.00758 31.74546 

217 ............ ¥178.94983 31.75399 

218 ............ ¥178.90738 31.75980 

219 ............ ¥178.86874 31.76473 

220 ............ ¥178.82975 31.76934 

221 ............ ¥178.79099 31.77358 

222 ............ ¥178.75218 31.77748 

223 ............ ¥178.71332 31.78104 

224 ............ ¥178.67441 31.78425 

225 ............ ¥178.63547 31.78712 

226 ............ ¥178.59650 31.78964 

227 ............ ¥178.55749 31.79182 

228 ............ ¥178.51846 31.79366 

229 ............ ¥178.47941 31.79515 

230 ............ ¥178.43412 31.79649 

231 ............ ¥178.39504 31.79729 

232 ............ ¥178.35596 31.79775 

233 ............ ¥178.32396 31.79786 

234 ............ ¥178.28487 31.79769 

235 ............ ¥178.24553 31.79717 

236 ............ ¥178.20645 31.79631 

237 ............ ¥178.16738 31.79510 

238 ............ ¥178.12834 31.79354 

239 ............ ¥178.08931 31.79165 

240 ............ ¥178.05031 31.78940 

241 ............ ¥178.01134 31.78682 

242 ............ ¥177.97241 31.78389 

243 ............ ¥177.93351 31.78061 

244 ............ ¥177.89466 31.77699 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

245 ............ ¥177.85585 31.77303 

246 ............ ¥177.81646 31.76865 

247 ............ ¥177.77776 31.76401 

248 ............ ¥177.73912 31.75902 

249 ............ ¥177.70055 31.75369 

250 ............ ¥177.66205 31.74802 

251 ............ ¥177.62362 31.74202 

252 ............ ¥177.58526 31.73567 

253 ............ ¥177.54140 31.72800 

254 ............ ¥177.50321 31.72097 

255 ............ ¥177.46512 31.71361 

256 ............ ¥177.42712 31.70592 

257 ............ ¥177.38921 31.69789 

258 ............ ¥177.35141 31.68952 

259 ............ ¥177.31372 31.68082 

260 ............ ¥177.27613 31.67179 

261 ............ ¥177.23866 31.66242 

262 ............ ¥177.20131 31.65273 

263 ............ ¥177.16094 31.64185 

264 ............ ¥177.12384 31.63149 

265 ............ ¥177.08687 31.62082 

266 ............ ¥177.04995 31.60978 

267 ............ ¥176.99406 31.60543 

268 ............ ¥176.95227 31.60174 

269 ............ ¥176.91352 31.59795 

270 ............ ¥176.87481 31.59382 

271 ............ ¥176.83616 31.58934 

272 ............ ¥176.79756 31.58453 

273 ............ ¥176.73979 31.57666 

274 ............ ¥176.70136 31.57100 

275 ............ ¥176.66300 31.56499 

276 ............ ¥176.60561 31.55534 

277 ............ ¥176.56718 31.54844 

278 ............ ¥176.52911 31.54125 

279 ............ ¥176.49114 31.53372 

280 ............ ¥176.45325 31.52586 

281 ............ ¥176.41282 31.51708 

282 ............ ¥176.37095 31.50759 

283 ............ ¥176.33338 31.49873 

284 ............ ¥176.29414 31.48910 

285 ............ ¥176.23818 31.47469 

286 ............ ¥176.20102 31.46467 

287 ............ ¥176.14552 31.44902 

288 ............ ¥176.10869 31.43818 

289 ............ ¥176.07199 31.42701 

290 ............ ¥176.03543 31.41553 

291 ............ ¥175.99902 31.40371 

292 ............ ¥175.94468 31.38539 

293 ............ ¥175.90865 31.37278 

294 ............ ¥175.87278 31.35985 

295 ............ ¥175.83644 31.34637 

296 ............ ¥175.80089 31.33281 

297 ............ ¥175.76551 31.31893 

298 ............ ¥175.72777 31.30370 

299 ............ ¥175.67361 31.30264 

300 ............ ¥175.62462 31.30118 

301 ............ ¥175.58577 31.29962 

302 ............ ¥175.56300 31.29856 

303 ............ ¥175.50480 31.29533 

304 ............ ¥175.44667 31.29132 

305 ............ ¥175.38862 31.28654 

306 ............ ¥175.33066 31.28099 

307 ............ ¥175.27281 31.27467 

308 ............ ¥175.21509 31.26757 

309 ............ ¥175.15433 31.25928 

310 ............ ¥175.10019 31.25117 

311 ............ ¥175.05021 31.24316 

312 ............ ¥174.99307 31.23327 

313 ............ ¥174.93613 31.22261 

314 ............ ¥174.87938 31.21120 

315 ............ ¥174.82112 31.19865 

316 ............ ¥174.78357 31.19012 

317 ............ ¥174.74612 31.18126 

318 ............ ¥174.69017 31.16735 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

319 ............ ¥174.65301 31.15766 

320 ............ ¥174.61598 31.14764 

321 ............ ¥174.57907 31.13730 

322 ............ ¥174.54229 31.12663 

323 ............ ¥174.48737 31.11001 

324 ............ ¥174.43277 31.09266 

325 ............ ¥174.39656 31.08069 

326 ............ ¥174.36049 31.06840 

327 ............ ¥174.32457 31.05579 

328 ............ ¥174.28881 31.04287 

329 ............ ¥174.25322 31.02962 

330 ............ ¥174.21779 31.01607 

331 ............ ¥174.16782 30.99630 

332 ............ ¥174.12317 30.97807 

333 ............ ¥174.08834 30.96342 

334 ............ ¥174.03646 30.94087 

335 ............ ¥174.00210 30.92545 

336 ............ ¥173.95092 30.90176 

337 ............ ¥173.91394 30.88410 

338 ............ ¥173.88027 30.86763 

339 ............ ¥173.83015 30.84236 

340 ............ ¥173.79699 30.82515 

341 ............ ¥173.74828 30.79912 

342 ............ ¥173.71286 30.77965 

343 ............ ¥173.67333 30.75735 

344 ............ ¥173.63202 30.73339 

345 ............ ¥173.60020 30.71444 

346 ............ ¥173.56860 30.69522 

347 ............ ¥173.52165 30.66586 

348 ............ ¥173.49065 30.64594 

349 ............ ¥173.45306 30.62120 

350 ............ ¥173.40817 30.59091 

351 ............ ¥173.37804 30.57004 

352 ............ ¥173.34479 30.54651 

353 ............ ¥173.30046 30.51431 

354 ............ ¥173.25673 30.48153 

355 ............ ¥173.22791 30.45935 

356 ............ ¥173.19936 30.43692 

357 ............ ¥173.15960 30.40490 

358 ............ ¥173.12000 30.37227 

359 ............ ¥173.09242 30.34897 

360 ............ ¥173.06512 30.32542 

361 ............ ¥173.02470 30.28965 

362 ............ ¥172.98494 30.25335 

363 ............ ¥172.95880 30.22886 

364 ............ ¥172.93295 30.20413 

365 ............ ¥172.89474 30.16662 

366 ............ ¥172.85721 30.12860 

367 ............ ¥172.83096 30.10131 

368 ............ ¥172.79458 30.06247 

369 ............ ¥172.77072 30.03631 

370 ............ ¥172.74717 30.00995 

371 ............ ¥172.71244 29.97001 

372 ............ ¥172.67843 29.92961 

373 ............ ¥172.65616 29.90243 

374 ............ ¥172.62336 29.86129 

375 ............ ¥172.60190 29.83362 

376 ............ ¥172.57892 29.80334 

377 ............ ¥172.55812 29.77530 

378 ............ ¥172.52756 29.73290 

379 ............ ¥172.50760 29.70441 

380 ............ ¥172.48798 29.67574 

381 ............ ¥172.46870 29.64690 

382 ............ ¥172.44976 29.61789 

383 ............ ¥172.42200 29.57406 

384 ............ ¥172.40392 29.54464 

385 ............ ¥172.37746 29.50021 

386 ............ ¥172.35178 29.45544 

387 ............ ¥172.33510 29.42540 

388 ............ ¥172.31074 29.38007 

389 ............ ¥172.29495 29.34967 

390 ............ ¥172.27193 29.30382 

391 ............ ¥172.25703 29.27308 

392 ............ ¥172.23535 29.22673 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

393 ............ ¥172.22135 29.19567 

394 ............ ¥172.20103 29.14885 

395 ............ ¥172.18794 29.11749 

396 ............ ¥172.18269 29.10461 

397 ............ ¥172.14425 29.10857 

398 ............ ¥172.10644 29.11211 

399 ............ ¥172.06858 29.11531 

400 ............ ¥172.01172 29.11947 

401 ............ ¥171.95480 29.12286 

402 ............ ¥171.91682 29.12469 

403 ............ ¥171.87882 29.12618 

404 ............ ¥171.82179 29.12776 

405 ............ ¥171.78376 29.12839 

406 ............ ¥171.73360 29.12869 

407 ............ ¥171.67655 29.12830 

408 ............ ¥171.63852 29.12761 

409 ............ ¥171.60049 29.12658 

410 ............ ¥171.54349 29.12439 

411 ............ ¥171.50552 29.12249 

412 ............ ¥171.45928 29.11977 

413 ............ ¥171.42136 29.11719 

414 ............ ¥171.38347 29.11427 

415 ............ ¥171.32671 29.10925 

416 ............ ¥171.28892 29.10547 

417 ............ ¥171.25118 29.10135 

418 ............ ¥171.21350 29.09689 

419 ............ ¥171.17551 29.09204 

420 ............ ¥171.13794 29.08690 

421 ............ ¥171.10043 29.08142 

422 ............ ¥171.04430 29.07256 

423 ............ ¥171.00697 29.06623 

424 ............ ¥170.96972 29.05956 

425 ............ ¥170.93255 29.05256 

426 ............ ¥170.89547 29.04522 

427 ............ ¥170.85848 29.03755 

428 ............ ¥170.82159 29.02954 

429 ............ ¥170.78479 29.02120 

430 ............ ¥170.74809 29.01253 

431 ............ ¥170.69325 28.99890 

432 ............ ¥170.65683 28.98940 

433 ............ ¥170.60242 28.97453 

434 ............ ¥170.56630 28.96421 

435 ............ ¥170.53030 28.95356 

436 ............ ¥170.49444 28.94259 

437 ............ ¥170.44089 28.92552 

438 ............ ¥170.40537 28.91374 

439 ............ ¥170.36999 28.90164 

440 ............ ¥170.33476 28.88922 

441 ............ ¥170.29968 28.87648 

442 ............ ¥170.24735 28.85678 

443 ............ ¥170.21266 28.84325 

444 ............ ¥170.16441 28.82380 

445 ............ ¥170.11868 28.81843 

446 ............ ¥170.06241 28.81110 

447 ............ ¥170.00627 28.80301 

448 ............ ¥169.95029 28.79415 

449 ............ ¥169.89448 28.78454 

450 ............ ¥169.85736 28.77770 

451 ............ ¥169.80186 28.76683 

452 ............ ¥169.74655 28.75519 

453 ............ ¥169.69147 28.74281 

454 ............ ¥169.63661 28.72968 

455 ............ ¥169.60017 28.72051 

456 ............ ¥169.54573 28.70614 

457 ............ ¥169.49155 28.69103 

458 ............ ¥169.45559 28.68055 

459 ............ ¥169.40188 28.66422 

460 ............ ¥169.34847 28.64716 

461 ............ ¥169.29538 28.62937 

462 ............ ¥169.24262 28.61087 

463 ............ ¥169.19019 28.59165 

464 ............ ¥169.13811 28.57172 

465 ............ ¥169.08640 28.55108 

466 ............ ¥169.03506 28.52974 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

467 ............ ¥169.00106 28.51513 

468 ............ ¥168.95037 28.49263 

469 ............ ¥168.90010 28.46945 

470 ............ ¥168.85025 28.44559 

471 ............ ¥168.81726 28.42931 

472 ............ ¥168.76813 28.40432 

473 ............ ¥168.71946 28.37867 

474 ............ ¥168.67125 28.35237 

475 ............ ¥168.62352 28.32541 

476 ............ ¥168.58344 28.30203 

477 ............ ¥168.53902 28.30813 

478 ............ ¥168.48296 28.31510 

479 ............ ¥168.42677 28.32131 

480 ............ ¥168.37049 28.32675 

481 ............ ¥168.33291 28.32995 

482 ............ ¥168.27648 28.33411 

483 ............ ¥168.21998 28.33750 

484 ............ ¥168.16342 28.34011 

485 ............ ¥168.10683 28.34195 

486 ............ ¥168.05021 28.34302 

487 ............ ¥168.00043 28.34332 

488 ............ ¥167.94380 28.34293 

489 ............ ¥167.88718 28.34177 

490 ............ ¥167.83059 28.33983 

491 ............ ¥167.77404 28.33713 

492 ............ ¥167.73621 28.33488 

493 ............ ¥167.67976 28.33089 

494 ............ ¥167.62339 28.32613 

495 ............ ¥167.56712 28.32059 

496 ............ ¥167.51095 28.31429 

497 ............ ¥167.45490 28.30722 

498 ............ ¥167.39898 28.29939 

499 ............ ¥167.34321 28.29079 

500 ............ ¥167.30612 28.28464 

501 ............ ¥167.25063 28.27477 

502 ............ ¥167.21374 28.26778 

503 ............ ¥167.15856 28.25665 

504 ............ ¥167.10359 28.24478 

505 ............ ¥167.04884 28.23215 

506 ............ ¥166.99432 28.21878 

507 ............ ¥166.94004 28.20466 

508 ............ ¥166.88603 28.18981 

509 ............ ¥166.85017 28.17950 

510 ............ ¥166.81444 28.16886 

511 ............ ¥166.79269 28.16220 

512 ............ ¥166.76001 28.15196 

513 ............ ¥166.72461 28.14051 

514 ............ ¥166.68934 28.12874 

515 ............ ¥166.65422 28.11665 

516 ............ ¥166.61924 28.10424 

517 ............ ¥166.58441 28.09152 

518 ............ ¥166.54974 28.07847 

519 ............ ¥166.51522 28.06511 

520 ............ ¥166.48086 28.05144 

521 ............ ¥166.42964 28.03034 

522 ............ ¥166.39570 28.01589 

523 ............ ¥166.36193 28.00113 

524 ............ ¥166.31162 27.97842 

525 ............ ¥166.27830 27.96290 

526 ............ ¥166.24517 27.94707 

527 ............ ¥166.21223 27.93095 

528 ............ ¥166.17948 27.91452 

529 ............ ¥166.14693 27.89780 

530 ............ ¥166.11458 27.88078 

531 ............ ¥166.06622 27.85459 

532 ............ ¥166.03438 27.83684 

533 ............ ¥166.00275 27.81881 

534 ............ ¥165.97134 27.80048 

535 ............ ¥165.94014 27.78187 

536 ............ ¥165.90917 27.76298 

537 ............ ¥165.87842 27.74381 

538 ............ ¥165.83251 27.71439 

539 ............ ¥165.80234 27.69452 

540 ............ ¥165.77240 27.67438 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

541 ............ ¥165.74243 27.65378 

542 ............ ¥165.71297 27.63310 

543 ............ ¥165.68375 27.61215 

544 ............ ¥165.65478 27.59094 

545 ............ ¥165.62607 27.56946 

546 ............ ¥165.59760 27.54773 

547 ............ ¥165.56939 27.52573 

548 ............ ¥165.54144 27.50348 

549 ............ ¥165.50001 27.46963 

550 ............ ¥165.47272 27.44675 

551 ............ ¥165.44570 27.42363 

552 ............ ¥165.41895 27.40026 

553 ............ ¥165.39248 27.37664 

554 ............ ¥165.36628 27.35279 

555 ............ ¥165.34036 27.32870 

556 ............ ¥165.30201 27.29213 

557 ............ ¥165.27680 27.26746 

558 ............ ¥165.25188 27.24256 

559 ............ ¥165.21504 27.20478 

560 ............ ¥165.19085 27.17932 

561 ............ ¥165.16695 27.15365 

562 ............ ¥165.14335 27.12775 

563 ............ ¥165.12006 27.10164 

564 ............ ¥165.09707 27.07533 

565 ............ ¥165.07732 27.05226 

566 ............ ¥165.03132 27.03829 

567 ............ ¥164.99614 27.02718 

568 ............ ¥164.96109 27.01574 

569 ............ ¥164.90877 26.99799 

570 ............ ¥164.85677 26.97951 

571 ............ ¥164.82201 26.96670 

572 ............ ¥164.70700 26.92271 

573 ............ ¥164.68299 26.92268 

574 ............ ¥164.64572 26.92233 

575 ............ ¥164.58983 26.92117 

576 ............ ¥164.55259 26.91997 

577 ............ ¥164.51536 26.91843 

578 ............ ¥164.45955 26.91547 

579 ............ ¥164.40380 26.91174 

580 ............ ¥164.34813 26.90724 

581 ............ ¥164.29254 26.90197 

582 ............ ¥164.25554 26.89803 

583 ............ ¥164.21858 26.89375 

584 ............ ¥164.16325 26.88669 

585 ............ ¥164.10804 26.87887 

586 ............ ¥164.05299 26.87029 

587 ............ ¥164.01637 26.86414 

588 ............ ¥163.97983 26.85766 

589 ............ ¥163.92516 26.84731 

590 ............ ¥163.87068 26.83620 

591 ............ ¥163.81641 26.82434 

592 ............ ¥163.78034 26.81602 

593 ............ ¥163.74438 26.80737 

594 ............ ¥163.69063 26.79377 

595 ............ ¥163.63712 26.77943 

596 ............ ¥163.58387 26.76435 

597 ............ ¥163.54853 26.75389 

598 ............ ¥163.51331 26.74310 

599 ............ ¥163.46071 26.72632 

600 ............ ¥163.40842 26.70881 

601 ............ ¥163.35645 26.69058 

602 ............ ¥163.30480 26.67164 

603 ............ ¥163.27056 26.65861 

604 ............ ¥163.21948 26.63848 

605 ............ ¥163.16876 26.61765 

606 ............ ¥163.13516 26.60337 

607 ............ ¥163.08506 26.58138 

608 ............ ¥163.03536 26.55870 

609 ............ ¥163.00000 26.54202 

610 ............ ¥163.00000 24.11409 

611 ............ ¥161.74242 23.88042 

612 ............ ¥161.68679 23.86839 

613 ............ ¥161.63210 23.85316 

614 ............ ¥161.57857 23.83478 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

615 ............ ¥161.52642 23.81332 

616 ............ ¥161.47586 23.78888 

617 ............ ¥161.42708 23.76155 

618 ............ ¥161.38029 23.73144 

619 ............ ¥161.33566 23.69868 

620 ............ ¥161.29337 23.66338 

621 ............ ¥161.25360 23.62570 

622 ............ ¥161.21650 23.58578 

623 ............ ¥161.18221 23.54379 

624 ............ ¥161.15087 23.49989 

625 ............ ¥161.12260 23.45425 

626 ............ ¥161.09751 23.40707 

627 ............ ¥161.07569 23.35851 

628 ............ ¥161.05724 23.30879 

629 ............ ¥161.04221 23.25809 

630 ............ ¥161.03067 23.20662 

631 ............ ¥161.02266 23.15458 

632 ............ ¥161.01820 23.10217 

633 ............ ¥161.01730 23.04961 

634 ............ ¥161.01998 22.99711 

635 ............ ¥161.02620 22.94485 

636 ............ ¥161.03595 22.89307 

637 ............ ¥161.04919 22.84195 

638 ............ ¥161.06584 22.79170 

639 ............ ¥161.08586 22.74252 

640 ............ ¥161.10915 22.69460 

641 ............ ¥161.13562 22.64812 

642 ............ ¥161.16516 22.60327 

643 ............ ¥161.19766 22.56023 

644 ............ ¥161.23298 22.51916 

645 ............ ¥161.27099 22.48022 

646 ............ ¥161.31153 22.44356 

647 ............ ¥161.35444 22.40934 

648 ............ ¥161.39956 22.37767 

649 ............ ¥161.44671 22.34869 

650 ............ ¥161.49571 22.32250 

651 ............ ¥161.54635 22.29922 

652 ............ ¥161.59846 22.27892 

653 ............ ¥161.65181 22.26168 

654 ............ ¥161.70621 22.24758 

655 ............ ¥161.76145 22.23667 

656 ............ ¥161.81730 22.22899 

657 ............ ¥161.87356 22.22458 

658 ............ ¥161.93000 22.22343 

659 ............ ¥161.98641 22.22557 

660 ............ ¥162.04257 22.23099 

661 ............ ¥162.09826 22.23966 

662 ............ ¥163.00000 22.40727 

663 ............ ¥163.00000 19.23458 

664 ............ ¥163.02954 19.26137 

665 ............ ¥163.05474 19.28472 

666 ............ ¥163.07971 19.30831 

667 ............ ¥163.10443 19.33213 

668 ............ ¥163.12891 19.35619 

669 ............ ¥163.15314 19.38047 

670 ............ ¥163.18902 19.41731 

671 ............ ¥163.21262 19.44214 

672 ............ ¥163.23597 19.46720 

673 ............ ¥163.25906 19.49248 

674 ............ ¥163.28189 19.51796 

675 ............ ¥163.31564 19.55659 

676 ............ ¥163.33781 19.58261 

677 ............ ¥163.35971 19.60883 

678 ............ ¥163.38134 19.63525 

679 ............ ¥163.41328 19.67526 

680 ............ ¥163.43423 19.70218 

681 ............ ¥163.45490 19.72929 

682 ............ ¥163.47678 19.75859 

683 ............ ¥163.49689 19.78608 

684 ............ ¥163.51671 19.81376 

685 ............ ¥163.54591 19.85562 

686 ............ ¥163.56501 19.88376 

687 ............ ¥163.58383 19.91207 

688 ............ ¥163.60235 19.94056 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

689 ............ ¥163.62957 19.98361 

690 ............ ¥163.64735 20.01252 

691 ............ ¥163.66483 20.04159 

692 ............ ¥163.68201 20.07083 

693 ............ ¥163.69888 20.10022 

694 ............ ¥163.71545 20.12977 

695 ............ ¥163.73841 20.17192 

696 ............ ¥163.75664 20.18197 

697 ............ ¥163.78708 20.19906 

698 ............ ¥163.81734 20.21644 

699 ............ ¥163.84743 20.23409 

700 ............ ¥163.87734 20.25202 

701 ............ ¥163.90706 20.27022 

702 ............ ¥163.93659 20.28870 

703 ............ ¥163.95588 20.30099 

704 ............ ¥163.98535 20.29532 

705 ............ ¥164.02014 20.28893 

706 ............ ¥164.07244 20.27996 

707 ............ ¥164.12487 20.27171 

708 ............ ¥164.17742 20.26419 

709 ............ ¥164.23008 20.25739 

710 ............ ¥164.28284 20.25133 

711 ............ ¥164.33569 20.24599 

712 ............ ¥164.38861 20.24139 

713 ............ ¥164.44159 20.23752 

714 ............ ¥164.49463 20.23438 

715 ............ ¥164.54771 20.23197 

716 ............ ¥164.58106 20.23084 

717 ............ ¥164.60571 20.23016 

718 ............ ¥164.65884 20.22922 

719 ............ ¥164.71217 20.22902 

720 ............ ¥164.74760 20.22929 

721 ............ ¥164.78302 20.22990 

722 ............ ¥164.83614 20.23141 

723 ............ ¥164.88922 20.23366 

724 ............ ¥164.92459 20.23557 

725 ............ ¥164.97761 20.23904 

726 ............ ¥165.01292 20.24176 

727 ............ ¥165.04914 20.24489 

728 ............ ¥165.10201 20.25007 

729 ............ ¥165.13720 20.25393 

730 ............ ¥165.18992 20.26033 

731 ............ ¥165.24253 20.26745 

732 ............ ¥165.27754 20.27261 

733 ............ ¥165.31250 20.27808 

734 ............ ¥165.36483 20.28690 

735 ............ ¥165.41702 20.29644 

736 ............ ¥165.45173 20.30321 

737 ............ ¥165.50401 20.31402 

738 ............ ¥165.54798 20.32372 

739 ............ ¥165.60124 20.31609 

740 ............ ¥165.65391 20.30930 

741 ............ ¥165.70669 20.30323 

742 ............ ¥165.75955 20.29790 

743 ............ ¥165.81249 20.29329 

744 ............ ¥165.86549 20.28942 

745 ............ ¥165.91855 20.28628 

746 ............ ¥165.97164 20.28388 

747 ............ ¥166.02477 20.28221 

748 ............ ¥166.07792 20.28127 

749 ............ ¥166.13108 20.28107 

750 ............ ¥166.18423 20.28161 

751 ............ ¥166.23737 20.28287 

752 ............ ¥166.29049 20.28488 

753 ............ ¥166.34357 20.28762 

754 ............ ¥166.36478 20.28892 

755 ............ ¥166.39682 20.29110 

756 ............ ¥166.43214 20.29382 

757 ............ ¥166.48507 20.29852 

758 ............ ¥166.52032 20.30205 

759 ............ ¥166.57311 20.30796 

760 ............ ¥166.61798 20.31350 

761 ............ ¥166.65308 20.31816 

762 ............ ¥166.70563 20.32577 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

763 ............ ¥166.74060 20.33125 

764 ............ ¥166.77552 20.33705 

765 ............ ¥166.82777 20.34635 

766 ............ ¥166.87988 20.35637 

767 ............ ¥166.91453 20.36345 

768 ............ ¥166.94911 20.37085 

769 ............ ¥166.99267 20.38061 

770 ............ ¥167.02709 20.38865 

771 ............ ¥167.07857 20.40130 

772 ............ ¥167.11278 20.41012 

773 ............ ¥167.14689 20.41926 

774 ............ ¥167.19433 20.43226 

775 ............ ¥167.22830 20.44187 

776 ............ ¥167.26218 20.45180 

777 ............ ¥167.29596 20.46203 

778 ............ ¥167.32963 20.47258 

779 ............ ¥167.36319 20.48344 

780 ............ ¥167.39664 20.49460 

781 ............ ¥167.44659 20.51193 

782 ............ ¥167.47975 20.52386 

783 ............ ¥167.51278 20.53610 

784 ............ ¥167.54695 20.54912 

785 ............ ¥167.57973 20.56197 

786 ............ ¥167.61238 20.57511 

787 ............ ¥167.64489 20.58856 

788 ............ ¥167.67726 20.60230 

789 ............ ¥167.70949 20.61635 

790 ............ ¥167.74158 20.63068 

791 ............ ¥167.77351 20.64532 

792 ............ ¥167.80530 20.66024 

793 ............ ¥167.83694 20.67546 

794 ............ ¥167.86841 20.69097 

795 ............ ¥167.91533 20.71478 

796 ............ ¥167.94640 20.73101 

797 ............ ¥167.97731 20.74752 

798 ............ ¥168.00804 20.76432 

799 ............ ¥168.03861 20.78140 

800 ............ ¥168.08412 20.80755 

801 ............ ¥168.11424 20.82533 

802 ............ ¥168.14417 20.84338 

803 ............ ¥168.17392 20.86172 

804 ............ ¥168.20348 20.88032 

805 ............ ¥168.24746 20.90873 

806 ............ ¥168.27653 20.92801 

807 ............ ¥168.31977 20.95743 

808 ............ ¥168.36255 20.98744 

809 ............ ¥168.40487 21.01804 

810 ............ ¥168.43282 21.03877 

811 ............ ¥168.47433 21.07033 

812 ............ ¥168.50174 21.09169 

813 ............ ¥168.54244 21.12420 

814 ............ ¥168.58263 21.15727 

815 ............ ¥168.62230 21.19089 

816 ............ ¥168.66145 21.22506 

817 ............ ¥168.68726 21.24813 

818 ............ ¥168.71283 21.27145 

819 ............ ¥168.75073 21.30685 

820 ............ ¥168.77569 21.33074 

821 ............ ¥168.81266 21.36701 

822 ............ ¥168.83700 21.39147 

823 ............ ¥168.87302 21.42858 

824 ............ ¥168.90847 21.46618 

825 ............ ¥168.93178 21.49152 

826 ............ ¥168.96624 21.52992 

827 ............ ¥168.99177 21.55913 

828 ............ ¥169.02276 21.59546 

829 ............ ¥169.04473 21.62184 

830 ............ ¥169.07716 21.66178 

831 ............ ¥169.09844 21.68866 

832 ............ ¥169.12982 21.72934 

833 ............ ¥169.15039 21.75669 

834 ............ ¥169.18071 21.79808 

835 ............ ¥169.20232 21.82840 

836 ............ ¥169.21703 21.84743 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

837 ............ ¥169.23883 21.85466 

838 ............ ¥169.27247 21.86611 

839 ............ ¥169.32272 21.88387 

840 ............ ¥169.37269 21.90231 

841 ............ ¥169.42237 21.92143 

842 ............ ¥169.47175 21.94123 

843 ............ ¥169.52083 21.96170 

844 ............ ¥169.56958 21.98284 

845 ............ ¥169.61800 22.00464 

846 ............ ¥169.66608 22.02710 

847 ............ ¥169.71382 22.05022 

848 ............ ¥169.76119 22.07399 

849 ............ ¥169.80819 22.09840 

850 ............ ¥169.85481 22.12345 

851 ............ ¥169.90103 22.14914 

852 ............ ¥169.94686 22.17546 

853 ............ ¥169.97718 22.19335 

854 ............ ¥170.00653 22.21103 

855 ............ ¥170.05123 22.20415 

856 ............ ¥170.08671 22.19907 

857 ............ ¥170.12225 22.19430 

858 ............ ¥170.15783 22.18987 

859 ............ ¥170.19345 22.18575 

860 ............ ¥170.22911 22.18196 

861 ............ ¥170.28268 22.17688 

862 ............ ¥170.31843 22.17390 

863 ............ ¥170.35421 22.17125 

864 ............ ¥170.39001 22.16891 

865 ............ ¥170.42584 22.16691 

866 ............ ¥170.46169 22.16523 

867 ............ ¥170.51548 22.16332 

868 ............ ¥170.55136 22.16245 

869 ............ ¥170.58725 22.16191 

870 ............ ¥170.62314 22.16170 

871 ............ ¥170.65929 22.16181 

872 ............ ¥170.69518 22.16224 

873 ............ ¥170.73106 22.16301 

874 ............ ¥170.76693 22.16410 

875 ............ ¥170.80279 22.16551 

876 ............ ¥170.83863 22.16725 

877 ............ ¥170.89236 22.17047 

878 ............ ¥170.92815 22.17302 

879 ............ ¥170.96391 22.17590 

880 ............ ¥170.99964 22.17910 

881 ............ ¥171.03533 22.18262 

882 ............ ¥171.07099 22.18647 

883 ............ ¥171.12440 22.19286 

884 ............ ¥171.15995 22.19751 

885 ............ ¥171.19545 22.20249 

886 ............ ¥171.23089 22.20780 

887 ............ ¥171.28396 22.21635 

888 ............ ¥171.33689 22.22563 

889 ............ ¥171.38967 22.23563 

890 ............ ¥171.42477 22.24269 

891 ............ ¥171.47727 22.25389 

892 ............ ¥171.52961 22.26579 

893 ............ ¥171.58175 22.27841 

894 ............ ¥171.63370 22.29174 

895 ............ ¥171.68543 22.30577 

896 ............ ¥171.73694 22.32050 

897 ............ ¥171.78823 22.33594 

898 ............ ¥171.83927 22.35207 

899 ............ ¥171.89005 22.36889 

900 ............ ¥171.94057 22.38641 

901 ............ ¥171.99082 22.40461 

902 ............ ¥172.03998 22.42318 

903 ............ ¥172.09233 22.42751 

904 ............ ¥172.12811 22.43088 

905 ............ ¥172.18170 22.43653 

906 ............ ¥172.21738 22.44070 

907 ............ ¥172.25302 22.44519 

908 ............ ¥172.28861 22.45001 

909 ............ ¥172.32414 22.45515 

910 ............ ¥172.37735 22.46346 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

911 ............ ¥172.41274 22.46941 

912 ............ ¥172.46572 22.47892 

913 ............ ¥172.50095 22.48566 

914 ............ ¥172.55367 22.49638 

915 ............ ¥172.58872 22.50392 

916 ............ ¥172.64114 22.51582 

917 ............ ¥172.67599 22.52415 

918 ............ ¥172.71075 22.53279 

919 ............ ¥172.76272 22.54635 

920 ............ ¥172.79725 22.55578 

921 ............ ¥172.83168 22.56552 

922 ............ ¥172.86601 22.57558 

923 ............ ¥172.90023 22.58594 

924 ............ ¥172.95136 22.60207 

925 ............ ¥172.98531 22.61320 

926 ............ ¥173.03602 22.63048 

927 ............ ¥173.08645 22.64845 

928 ............ ¥173.11992 22.66081 

929 ............ ¥173.15325 22.67347 

930 ............ ¥173.18646 22.68643 

931 ............ ¥173.23601 22.70643 

932 ............ ¥173.26888 22.72014 

933 ............ ¥173.30160 22.73415 

934 ............ ¥173.34556 22.75354 

935 ............ ¥173.37723 22.74830 

936 ............ ¥173.41276 22.74274 

937 ............ ¥173.44836 22.73750 

938 ............ ¥173.48400 22.73258 

939 ............ ¥173.51970 22.72798 

940 ............ ¥173.55544 22.72371 

941 ............ ¥173.59122 22.71976 

942 ............ ¥173.62704 22.71613 

943 ............ ¥173.66290 22.71283 

944 ............ ¥173.69879 22.70985 

945 ............ ¥173.73471 22.70720 

946 ............ ¥173.77065 22.70487 

947 ............ ¥173.80661 22.70286 

948 ............ ¥173.84260 22.70118 

949 ............ ¥173.87860 22.69983 

950 ............ ¥173.91461 22.69880 

951 ............ ¥173.95063 22.69810 

952 ............ ¥173.98666 22.69772 

953 ............ ¥174.02268 22.69767 

954 ............ ¥174.05871 22.69794 

955 ............ ¥174.09473 22.69854 

956 ............ ¥174.13075 22.69947 

957 ............ ¥174.16675 22.70072 

958 ............ ¥174.20274 22.70229 

959 ............ ¥174.23871 22.70419 

960 ............ ¥174.27466 22.70642 

961 ............ ¥174.31059 22.70897 

962 ............ ¥174.34649 22.71185 

963 ............ ¥174.38235 22.71504 

964 ............ ¥174.41819 22.71857 

965 ............ ¥174.45398 22.72242 

966 ............ ¥174.48974 22.72659 

967 ............ ¥174.52545 22.73108 

968 ............ ¥174.56111 22.73589 

969 ............ ¥174.59672 22.74103 

970 ............ ¥174.63227 22.74649 

971 ............ ¥174.66777 22.75227 

972 ............ ¥174.70321 22.75837 

973 ............ ¥174.73859 22.76479 

974 ............ ¥174.77389 22.77153 

975 ............ ¥174.82672 22.78224 

976 ............ ¥174.86184 22.78978 

977 ............ ¥174.89689 22.79763 

978 ............ ¥174.93185 22.80580 

979 ............ ¥174.96673 22.81429 

980 ............ ¥175.00151 22.82309 

981 ............ ¥175.03621 22.83220 

982 ............ ¥175.07081 22.84163 

983 ............ ¥175.10531 22.85136 

984 ............ ¥175.13972 22.86141 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

985 ............ ¥175.17401 22.87177 

986 ............ ¥175.20820 22.88244 

987 ............ ¥175.24228 22.89342 

988 ............ ¥175.27624 22.90471 

989 ............ ¥175.31009 22.91630 

990 ............ ¥175.34381 22.92820 

991 ............ ¥175.37741 22.94040 

992 ............ ¥175.41089 22.95290 

993 ............ ¥175.44423 22.96571 

994 ............ ¥175.47744 22.97882 

995 ............ ¥175.51051 22.99222 

996 ............ ¥175.54345 23.00593 

997 ............ ¥175.57624 23.01993 

998 ............ ¥175.60888 23.03422 

999 ............ ¥175.64138 23.04881 

1000 .......... ¥175.67372 23.06370 

1001 .......... ¥175.70591 23.07887 

1002 .......... ¥175.73795 23.09434 

1003 .......... ¥175.76982 23.11009 

1004 .......... ¥175.81731 23.13426 

1005 .......... ¥175.84877 23.15073 

1006 .......... ¥175.88005 23.16748 

1007 .......... ¥175.91116 23.18451 

1008 .......... ¥175.94209 23.20183 

1009 .......... ¥175.98815 23.22832 

1010 .......... ¥176.01862 23.24633 

1011 .......... ¥176.04891 23.26461 

1012 .......... ¥176.09398 23.29254 

1013 .......... ¥176.12379 23.31150 

1014 .......... ¥176.15339 23.33073 

1015 .......... ¥176.18280 23.35022 

1016 .......... ¥176.21200 23.36998 

1017 .......... ¥176.25542 23.40011 

1018 .......... ¥176.28410 23.42052 

1019 .......... ¥176.31256 23.44119 

1020 .......... ¥176.35486 23.47268 

1021 .......... ¥176.38278 23.49399 

1022 .......... ¥176.41048 23.51554 

1023 .......... ¥176.43795 23.53735 

1024 .......... ¥176.46520 23.55940 

1025 .......... ¥176.50563 23.59294 

1026 .......... ¥176.53229 23.61560 

1027 .......... ¥176.55872 23.63850 

1028 .......... ¥176.59790 23.67330 

1029 .......... ¥176.62372 23.69679 

1030 .......... ¥176.66199 23.73246 

1031 .......... ¥176.68719 23.75653 

1032 .......... ¥176.71213 23.78082 

1033 .......... ¥176.73682 23.80534 

1034 .......... ¥176.76125 23.83007 

1035 .......... ¥176.78542 23.85503 

1036 .......... ¥176.80933 23.88021 

1037 .......... ¥176.83297 23.90559 

1038 .......... ¥176.85635 23.93119 

1039 .......... ¥176.87945 23.95700 

1040 .......... ¥176.90229 23.98302 

1041 .......... ¥176.93602 24.02243 

1042 .......... ¥176.96913 24.06229 

1043 .......... ¥176.99085 24.08911 

1044 .......... ¥177.01229 24.11613 

1045 .......... ¥177.03344 24.14334 

1046 .......... ¥177.06462 24.18450 

1047 .......... ¥177.08505 24.21218 

1048 .......... ¥177.10518 24.24004 

1049 .......... ¥177.12502 24.26808 

1050 .......... ¥177.14456 24.29630 

1051 .......... ¥177.17331 24.33895 

1052 .......... ¥177.19210 24.36760 

1053 .......... ¥177.21058 24.39642 

1054 .......... ¥177.22875 24.42540 

1055 .......... ¥177.25544 24.46918 

1056 .......... ¥177.27284 24.49856 

1057 .......... ¥177.28992 24.52810 

1058 .......... ¥177.30670 24.55779 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1059 .......... ¥177.32315 24.58763 

1060 .......... ¥177.33929 24.61762 

1061 .......... ¥177.36249 24.66210 

1062 .......... ¥177.38606 24.67081 

1063 .......... ¥177.41985 24.68359 

1064 .......... ¥177.45352 24.69667 

1065 .......... ¥177.48704 24.71005 

1066 .......... ¥177.53706 24.73067 

1067 .......... ¥177.57023 24.74479 

1068 .......... ¥177.60325 24.75920 

1069 .......... ¥177.63612 24.77391 

1070 .......... ¥177.66883 24.78890 

1071 .......... ¥177.71760 24.81194 

1072 .......... ¥177.74992 24.82767 

1073 .......... ¥177.78207 24.84367 

1074 .......... ¥177.81404 24.85997 

1075 .......... ¥177.83690 24.87185 

1076 .......... ¥177.88667 24.87745 

1077 .......... ¥177.94111 24.88429 

1078 .......... ¥177.97195 24.88850 

1079 .......... ¥177.99642 24.89200 

1080 .......... ¥178.05062 24.90028 

1081 .......... ¥178.10469 24.90929 

1082 .......... ¥178.14066 24.91569 

1083 .......... ¥178.16577 24.92034 

1084 .......... ¥178.21953 24.93078 

1085 .......... ¥178.27313 24.94194 

1086 .......... ¥178.32655 24.95380 

1087 .......... ¥178.37978 24.96637 

1088 .......... ¥178.43281 24.97965 

1089 .......... ¥178.48563 24.99363 

1090 .......... ¥178.53822 25.00832 

1091 .......... ¥178.59058 25.02370 

1092 .......... ¥178.61445 25.03096 

1093 .......... ¥178.64360 25.04005 

1094 .......... ¥178.67821 25.05115 

1095 .......... ¥178.70077 25.05859 

1096 .......... ¥178.72148 25.06052 

1097 .......... ¥178.75794 25.06420 

1098 .......... ¥178.81257 25.07031 

1099 .......... ¥178.86732 25.07718 

1100 .......... ¥178.90360 25.08214 

1101 .......... ¥178.93984 25.08742 

1102 .......... ¥178.98140 25.09383 

1103 .......... ¥179.01755 25.09959 

1104 .......... ¥179.07166 25.10883 

1105 .......... ¥179.10765 25.11539 

1106 .......... ¥179.14357 25.12227 

1107 .......... ¥179.19731 25.13318 

1108 .......... ¥179.25088 25.14480 

1109 .......... ¥179.28649 25.15295 

1110 .......... ¥179.32201 25.16141 

1111 .......... ¥179.35744 25.17018 

1112 .......... ¥179.38198 25.17642 

1113 .......... ¥179.43515 25.19048 

1114 .......... ¥179.47030 25.20018 

1115 .......... ¥179.50534 25.21020 

1116 .......... ¥179.55771 25.22581 

1117 .......... ¥179.60982 25.24211 

1118 .......... ¥179.66167 25.25910 

1119 .......... ¥179.69609 25.27081 

1120 .......... ¥179.73039 25.28283 

1121 .......... ¥179.76456 25.29514 

1122 .......... ¥179.79860 25.30776 

1123 .......... ¥179.83251 25.32068 

1124 .......... ¥179.86628 25.33389 

1125 .......... ¥179.89991 25.34741 

1126 .......... ¥179.93340 25.36122 

1127 .......... ¥179.96674 25.37533 

1128 .......... ¥180.00000 25.38976 

Appendix B to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Outer Sanctuary 

Zone 

[Coordinates listed in this appendix are 

unprojected (Geographic) and based on the 

North American Datum of 1983] 

The boundaries for the areas listed in this 

appendix, unless otherwise described in this 

rule, begin at Point 1 as indicated in the 

particular area’s coordinate table and 

continue to each successive point in 

numerical order until ending at the last point 

in the table. 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ 180.00000 25.38976 

2 ................ 179.99985 25.38982 

3 ................ 179.96681 25.40451 

4 ................ 179.93392 25.41950 

5 ................ 179.90119 25.43477 

6 ................ 179.86863 25.45034 

7 ................ 179.83622 25.46619 

8 ................ 179.78793 25.49050 

9 ................ 179.75595 25.50707 

10 .............. 179.72415 25.52391 

11 .............. 179.69252 25.54104 

12 .............. 179.66108 25.55844 

13 .............. 179.62981 25.57612 

14 .............. 179.59874 25.59408 

15 .............. 179.56786 25.61231 

16 .............. 179.53716 25.63081 

17 .............. 179.50667 25.64959 

18 .............. 179.47637 25.66863 

19 .............. 179.44627 25.68794 

20 .............. 179.41638 25.70751 

21 .............. 179.38670 25.72735 

22 .............. 179.35722 25.74745 

23 .............. 179.32796 25.76781 

24 .............. 179.28448 25.79883 

25 .............. 179.25576 25.81983 

26 .............. 179.22255 25.84463 

27 .............. 179.18175 25.87583 

28 .............. 179.15383 25.89770 

29 .............. 179.12613 25.91982 

30 .............. 179.09868 25.94218 

31 .............. 179.07146 25.96479 

32 .............. 179.03108 25.99915 

33 .............. 179.00447 26.02235 

34 .............. 178.97810 26.04578 

35 .............. 178.93902 26.08137 

36 .............. 178.91329 26.10537 

37 .............. 178.88781 26.12961 

38 .............. 178.86259 26.15407 

39 .............. 178.82525 26.19117 

40 .............. 178.80068 26.21618 

41 .............. 178.77639 26.24141 

42 .............. 178.75236 26.26685 

43 .............. 178.71684 26.30540 

44 .............. 178.69349 26.33136 

45 .............. 178.65901 26.37068 

46 .............. 178.63637 26.39715 

47 .............. 178.61378 26.42409 

48 .............. 178.59171 26.45096 

49 .............. 178.56993 26.47801 

50 .............. 178.54844 26.50526 

51 .............. 178.52724 26.53270 

52 .............. 178.49600 26.57420 

53 .............. 178.46544 26.61611 

54 .............. 178.44544 26.64427 

55 .............. 178.41601 26.68685 

56 .............. 178.39677 26.71544 

57 .............. 178.37784 26.74421 

58 .............. 178.35922 26.77314 

59 .............. 178.34092 26.80223 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

60 .............. 178.30653 26.85803 

61 .............. 178.28885 26.88744 

62 .............. 178.26293 26.93184 

63 .............. 178.24606 26.96164 

64 .............. 178.22951 26.99158 

65 .............. 178.21329 27.02166 

66 .............. 178.19632 27.05394 

67 .............. 178.17402 27.09775 

68 .............. 178.15895 27.12831 

69 .............. 178.14422 27.15901 

70 .............. 178.12274 27.20530 

71 .............. 178.10884 27.23631 

72 .............. 178.08864 27.28305 

73 .............. 178.06920 27.33006 

74 .............. 178.05667 27.36154 

75 .............. 178.03853 27.40896 

76 .............. 178.02687 27.44071 

77 .............. 178.01003 27.48851 

78 .............. 177.99924 27.52051 

79 .............. 177.98881 27.55259 

80 .............. 177.97873 27.58477 

81 .............. 177.96901 27.61703 

82 .............. 177.95509 27.66559 

83 .............. 177.94198 27.71432 

84 .............. 177.93368 27.74690 

85 .............. 177.92568 27.77984 

86 .............. 177.91811 27.81256 

87 .............. 177.90744 27.86176 

88 .............. 177.90079 27.89464 

89 .............. 177.89149 27.94406 

90 .............. 177.88574 27.97707 

91 .............. 177.88037 28.01014 

92 .............. 177.87300 28.05982 

93 .............. 177.86647 28.10958 

94 .............. 177.86258 28.14281 

95 .............. 177.85744 28.19271 

96 .............. 177.85448 28.22601 

97 .............. 177.85073 28.27601 

98 .............. 177.84871 28.30936 

99 .............. 177.84706 28.34273 

100 ............ 177.84529 28.39281 

101 ............ 177.84437 28.44291 

102 ............ 177.84422 28.47631 

103 ............ 177.84445 28.50971 

104 ............ 177.84551 28.55981 

105 ............ 177.84670 28.59348 

106 ............ 177.84844 28.63098 

107 ............ 177.85148 28.68101 

108 ............ 177.85399 28.71434 

109 ............ 177.85761 28.75561 

110 ............ 177.86197 28.79830 

111 ............ 177.86786 28.84813 

112 ............ 177.87226 28.88131 

113 ............ 177.87543 28.90359 

114 ............ 177.87967 28.93174 

115 ............ 177.88514 28.96554 

116 ............ 177.89133 29.00123 

117 ............ 177.90063 29.05066 

118 ............ 177.90735 29.08379 

119 ............ 177.91806 29.13300 

120 ............ 177.92568 29.16572 

121 ............ 177.93780 29.21468 

122 ............ 177.94636 29.24723 

123 ............ 177.95989 29.29590 

124 ............ 177.96959 29.32896 

125 ............ 177.97946 29.36123 

126 ............ 177.98970 29.39340 

127 ............ 178.00575 29.44148 

128 ............ 178.01692 29.47341 

129 ............ 178.03438 29.52113 

130 ............ 178.04647 29.55280 

131 ............ 178.06531 29.60012 

132 ............ 178.08497 29.64717 

133 ............ 178.09853 29.67840 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

134 ............ 178.11268 29.71000 

135 ............ 178.13426 29.75642 

136 ............ 178.15665 29.80255 

137 ............ 178.17203 29.83313 

138 ............ 178.19577 29.87875 

139 ............ 178.21216 29.90921 

140 ............ 178.22879 29.93930 

141 ............ 178.25439 29.98416 

142 ............ 178.27525 30.01949 

143 ............ 178.29311 30.04905 

144 ............ 178.31861 30.09002 

145 ............ 178.34009 30.12350 

146 ............ 178.35931 30.15271 

147 ............ 178.38857 30.19588 

148 ............ 178.41018 30.22681 

149 ............ 178.43934 30.26737 

150 ............ 178.47063 30.30946 

151 ............ 178.49239 30.33792 

152 ............ 178.51400 30.36556 

153 ............ 178.54703 30.40666 

154 ............ 178.57973 30.44608 

155 ............ 178.60482 30.47552 

156 ............ 178.62805 30.50217 

157 ............ 178.65341 30.53062 

158 ............ 178.68811 30.56854 

159 ............ 178.71589 30.59815 

160 ............ 178.75298 30.63662 

161 ............ 178.77809 30.66199 

162 ............ 178.80351 30.68714 

163 ............ 178.84220 30.72443 

164 ............ 178.88157 30.76121 

165 ............ 178.90818 30.78543 

166 ............ 178.94864 30.82133 

167 ............ 178.97598 30.84496 

168 ............ 179.00360 30.86835 

169 ............ 179.04556 30.90298 

170 ............ 179.07393 30.92578 

171 ............ 179.11693 30.95947 

172 ............ 179.14594 30.98161 

173 ............ 179.18995 31.01433 

174 ............ 179.21963 31.03582 

175 ............ 179.26462 31.06757 

176 ............ 179.29516 31.08855 

177 ............ 179.34112 31.11929 

178 ............ 179.38763 31.14941 

179 ............ 179.41894 31.16915 

180 ............ 179.45050 31.18861 

181 ............ 179.49827 31.21728 

182 ............ 179.54657 31.24532 

183 ............ 179.57905 31.26365 

184 ............ 179.61792 31.28512 

185 ............ 179.65085 31.30287 

186 ............ 179.70065 31.32895 

187 ............ 179.73411 31.34597 

188 ............ 179.77707 31.36728 

189 ............ 179.81095 31.38371 

190 ............ 179.86214 31.40779 

191 ............ 179.89652 31.42346 

192 ............ 179.94844 31.44640 

193 ............ 179.98329 31.46131 

194 ............ ¥180.00000 31.46823 

195 ............ ¥179.96410 31.48309 

196 ............ ¥179.92880 31.49723 

197 ............ ¥179.89333 31.51105 

198 ............ ¥179.83980 31.53119 

199 ............ ¥179.78591 31.55062 

200 ............ ¥179.74978 31.56318 

201 ............ ¥179.71350 31.57542 

202 ............ ¥179.65880 31.59317 

203 ............ ¥179.62215 31.60460 

204 ............ ¥179.56691 31.62114 

205 ............ ¥179.51138 31.63695 

206 ............ ¥179.47371 31.64721 

207 ............ ¥179.41770 31.66178 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

208 ............ ¥179.38021 31.67109 

209 ............ ¥179.33210 31.68252 

210 ............ ¥179.28243 31.69383 

211 ............ ¥179.23675 31.70369 

212 ............ ¥179.19878 31.71149 

213 ............ ¥179.16071 31.71896 

214 ............ ¥179.10344 31.72953 

215 ............ ¥179.06516 31.73615 

216 ............ ¥179.00758 31.74546 

217 ............ ¥178.94983 31.75399 

218 ............ ¥178.90738 31.75980 

219 ............ ¥178.86874 31.76473 

220 ............ ¥178.82975 31.76934 

221 ............ ¥178.79099 31.77358 

222 ............ ¥178.75218 31.77748 

223 ............ ¥178.71331 31.78104 

224 ............ ¥178.67441 31.78425 

225 ............ ¥178.63547 31.78712 

226 ............ ¥178.59650 31.78964 

227 ............ ¥178.55749 31.79182 

228 ............ ¥178.51846 31.79366 

229 ............ ¥178.47941 31.79515 

230 ............ ¥178.43412 31.79649 

231 ............ ¥178.39504 31.79729 

232 ............ ¥178.35596 31.79775 

233 ............ ¥178.32396 31.79786 

234 ............ ¥178.28487 31.79769 

235 ............ ¥178.24552 31.79717 

236 ............ ¥178.20645 31.79631 

237 ............ ¥178.16738 31.79510 

238 ............ ¥178.12834 31.79355 

239 ............ ¥178.08931 31.79165 

240 ............ ¥178.05031 31.78940 

241 ............ ¥178.01134 31.78682 

242 ............ ¥177.97241 31.78389 

243 ............ ¥177.93351 31.78061 

244 ............ ¥177.89466 31.77699 

245 ............ ¥177.85585 31.77303 

246 ............ ¥177.81646 31.76865 

247 ............ ¥177.77776 31.76401 

248 ............ ¥177.73912 31.75902 

249 ............ ¥177.70055 31.75369 

250 ............ ¥177.66205 31.74802 

251 ............ ¥177.62362 31.74202 

252 ............ ¥177.58526 31.73567 

253 ............ ¥177.54140 31.72800 

254 ............ ¥177.50321 31.72097 

255 ............ ¥177.46512 31.71361 

256 ............ ¥177.42712 31.70592 

257 ............ ¥177.38921 31.69788 

258 ............ ¥177.35141 31.68952 

259 ............ ¥177.31372 31.68082 

260 ............ ¥177.27613 31.67179 

261 ............ ¥177.23866 31.66242 

262 ............ ¥177.20131 31.65273 

263 ............ ¥177.16094 31.64185 

264 ............ ¥177.12384 31.63150 

265 ............ ¥177.08687 31.62082 

266 ............ ¥177.04995 31.60978 

267 ............ ¥176.99406 31.60543 

268 ............ ¥176.95227 31.60174 

269 ............ ¥176.91351 31.59795 

270 ............ ¥176.87481 31.59382 

271 ............ ¥176.83616 31.58934 

272 ............ ¥176.79756 31.58453 

273 ............ ¥176.73979 31.57666 

274 ............ ¥176.70136 31.57100 

275 ............ ¥176.66300 31.56499 

276 ............ ¥176.60561 31.55534 

277 ............ ¥176.56718 31.54844 

278 ............ ¥176.52911 31.54125 

279 ............ ¥176.49114 31.53372 

280 ............ ¥176.45325 31.52586 

281 ............ ¥176.41282 31.51708 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

282 ............ ¥176.37095 31.50759 

283 ............ ¥176.33338 31.49873 

284 ............ ¥176.29414 31.48910 

285 ............ ¥176.23818 31.47469 

286 ............ ¥176.20102 31.46467 

287 ............ ¥176.14552 31.44902 

288 ............ ¥176.10869 31.43818 

289 ............ ¥176.07199 31.42701 

290 ............ ¥176.03543 31.41553 

291 ............ ¥175.99902 31.40371 

292 ............ ¥175.94468 31.38539 

293 ............ ¥175.90865 31.37278 

294 ............ ¥175.87278 31.35985 

295 ............ ¥175.83644 31.34637 

296 ............ ¥175.80089 31.33281 

297 ............ ¥175.76551 31.31893 

298 ............ ¥175.72777 31.30370 

299 ............ ¥175.67361 31.30264 

300 ............ ¥175.62462 31.30118 

301 ............ ¥175.58577 31.29962 

302 ............ ¥175.56300 31.29856 

303 ............ ¥175.50480 31.29533 

304 ............ ¥175.44667 31.29132 

305 ............ ¥175.38861 31.28654 

306 ............ ¥175.33066 31.28099 

307 ............ ¥175.27281 31.27467 

308 ............ ¥175.21509 31.26757 

309 ............ ¥175.15434 31.25928 

310 ............ ¥175.10019 31.25117 

311 ............ ¥175.05021 31.24316 

312 ............ ¥174.99307 31.23327 

313 ............ ¥174.93613 31.22261 

314 ............ ¥174.87938 31.21120 

315 ............ ¥174.82112 31.19865 

316 ............ ¥174.78357 31.19012 

317 ............ ¥174.74613 31.18126 

318 ............ ¥174.69017 31.16735 

319 ............ ¥174.65301 31.15766 

320 ............ ¥174.61598 31.14765 

321 ............ ¥174.57907 31.13730 

322 ............ ¥174.54229 31.12663 

323 ............ ¥174.48737 31.11001 

324 ............ ¥174.43277 31.09266 

325 ............ ¥174.39656 31.08069 

326 ............ ¥174.36049 31.06840 

327 ............ ¥174.32457 31.05579 

328 ............ ¥174.28881 31.04287 

329 ............ ¥174.25322 31.02962 

330 ............ ¥174.21779 31.01607 

331 ............ ¥174.16782 30.99630 

332 ............ ¥174.12317 30.97807 

333 ............ ¥174.08835 30.96342 

334 ............ ¥174.03646 30.94087 

335 ............ ¥174.00210 30.92545 

336 ............ ¥173.95092 30.90176 

337 ............ ¥173.91394 30.88410 

338 ............ ¥173.88027 30.86763 

339 ............ ¥173.83014 30.84236 

340 ............ ¥173.79699 30.82515 

341 ............ ¥173.74828 30.79912 

342 ............ ¥173.71286 30.77965 

343 ............ ¥173.67333 30.75735 

344 ............ ¥173.63202 30.73338 

345 ............ ¥173.60020 30.71444 

346 ............ ¥173.56860 30.69522 

347 ............ ¥173.52165 30.66586 

348 ............ ¥173.49065 30.64594 

349 ............ ¥173.45306 30.62120 

350 ............ ¥173.40817 30.59091 

351 ............ ¥173.37804 30.57004 

352 ............ ¥173.34479 30.54651 

353 ............ ¥173.30046 30.51431 

354 ............ ¥173.25673 30.48153 

355 ............ ¥173.22791 30.45935 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

356 ............ ¥173.19936 30.43692 

357 ............ ¥173.15960 30.40490 

358 ............ ¥173.12000 30.37227 

359 ............ ¥173.09241 30.34897 

360 ............ ¥173.06512 30.32542 

361 ............ ¥173.02470 30.28965 

362 ............ ¥172.98494 30.25335 

363 ............ ¥172.95880 30.22886 

364 ............ ¥172.93295 30.20413 

365 ............ ¥172.89474 30.16662 

366 ............ ¥172.85721 30.12860 

367 ............ ¥172.83096 30.10131 

368 ............ ¥172.79458 30.06247 

369 ............ ¥172.77072 30.03631 

370 ............ ¥172.74717 30.00995 

371 ............ ¥172.71244 29.97001 

372 ............ ¥172.67843 29.92961 

373 ............ ¥172.65616 29.90243 

374 ............ ¥172.62336 29.86129 

375 ............ ¥172.60190 29.83362 

376 ............ ¥172.57892 29.80334 

377 ............ ¥172.55812 29.77530 

378 ............ ¥172.52756 29.73290 

379 ............ ¥172.50760 29.70441 

380 ............ ¥172.48798 29.67574 

381 ............ ¥172.46870 29.64690 

382 ............ ¥172.44976 29.61789 

383 ............ ¥172.42200 29.57406 

384 ............ ¥172.40392 29.54464 

385 ............ ¥172.37746 29.50021 

386 ............ ¥172.35178 29.45544 

387 ............ ¥172.33510 29.42540 

388 ............ ¥172.31074 29.38007 

389 ............ ¥172.29495 29.34967 

390 ............ ¥172.27193 29.30382 

391 ............ ¥172.25702 29.27308 

392 ............ ¥172.23535 29.22673 

393 ............ ¥172.22135 29.19567 

394 ............ ¥172.20103 29.14885 

395 ............ ¥172.18794 29.11749 

396 ............ ¥172.18269 29.10461 

397 ............ ¥172.14425 29.10857 

398 ............ ¥172.10644 29.11211 

399 ............ ¥172.06858 29.11531 

400 ............ ¥172.01172 29.11948 

401 ............ ¥171.95480 29.12286 

402 ............ ¥171.91682 29.12469 

403 ............ ¥171.87882 29.12618 

404 ............ ¥171.82179 29.12776 

405 ............ ¥171.78376 29.12839 

406 ............ ¥171.73360 29.12869 

407 ............ ¥171.67655 29.12830 

408 ............ ¥171.63852 29.12761 

409 ............ ¥171.60049 29.12658 

410 ............ ¥171.54349 29.12439 

411 ............ ¥171.50552 29.12250 

412 ............ ¥171.45928 29.11977 

413 ............ ¥171.42136 29.11719 

414 ............ ¥171.38347 29.11427 

415 ............ ¥171.32671 29.10925 

416 ............ ¥171.28892 29.10547 

417 ............ ¥171.25118 29.10135 

418 ............ ¥171.21350 29.09689 

419 ............ ¥171.17551 29.09204 

420 ............ ¥171.13794 29.08690 

421 ............ ¥171.10043 29.08142 

422 ............ ¥171.04430 29.07256 

423 ............ ¥171.00697 29.06623 

424 ............ ¥170.96972 29.05956 

425 ............ ¥170.93255 29.05256 

426 ............ ¥170.89547 29.04522 

427 ............ ¥170.85848 29.03755 

428 ............ ¥170.82159 29.02954 

429 ............ ¥170.78479 29.02120 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

430 ............ ¥170.74809 29.01253 

431 ............ ¥170.69325 28.99890 

432 ............ ¥170.65683 28.98940 

433 ............ ¥170.60242 28.97453 

434 ............ ¥170.56630 28.96421 

435 ............ ¥170.53030 28.95356 

436 ............ ¥170.49444 28.94259 

437 ............ ¥170.44089 28.92552 

438 ............ ¥170.40537 28.91374 

439 ............ ¥170.36999 28.90164 

440 ............ ¥170.33476 28.88922 

441 ............ ¥170.29968 28.87648 

442 ............ ¥170.24735 28.85678 

443 ............ ¥170.21266 28.84325 

444 ............ ¥170.16441 28.82380 

445 ............ ¥170.11868 28.81843 

446 ............ ¥170.06241 28.81110 

447 ............ ¥170.00627 28.80301 

448 ............ ¥169.95029 28.79415 

449 ............ ¥169.89448 28.78454 

450 ............ ¥169.85736 28.77770 

451 ............ ¥169.80186 28.76683 

452 ............ ¥169.74655 28.75519 

453 ............ ¥169.69147 28.74281 

454 ............ ¥169.63661 28.72968 

455 ............ ¥169.60017 28.72051 

456 ............ ¥169.54573 28.70614 

457 ............ ¥169.49155 28.69103 

458 ............ ¥169.45559 28.68055 

459 ............ ¥169.40188 28.66422 

460 ............ ¥169.34847 28.64716 

461 ............ ¥169.29538 28.62937 

462 ............ ¥169.24262 28.61087 

463 ............ ¥169.19019 28.59165 

464 ............ ¥169.13811 28.57172 

465 ............ ¥169.08640 28.55108 

466 ............ ¥169.03506 28.52974 

467 ............ ¥169.00106 28.51513 

468 ............ ¥168.95037 28.49264 

469 ............ ¥168.90010 28.46945 

470 ............ ¥168.85025 28.44559 

471 ............ ¥168.81726 28.42931 

472 ............ ¥168.76813 28.40432 

473 ............ ¥168.71946 28.37867 

474 ............ ¥168.67125 28.35237 

475 ............ ¥168.62352 28.32541 

476 ............ ¥168.58344 28.30203 

477 ............ ¥168.53902 28.30813 

478 ............ ¥168.48296 28.31510 

479 ............ ¥168.42677 28.32131 

480 ............ ¥168.37049 28.32675 

481 ............ ¥168.33291 28.32995 

482 ............ ¥168.27648 28.33411 

483 ............ ¥168.21998 28.33750 

484 ............ ¥168.16342 28.34011 

485 ............ ¥168.10683 28.34195 

486 ............ ¥168.05021 28.34302 

487 ............ ¥168.00043 28.34332 

488 ............ ¥167.94380 28.34293 

489 ............ ¥167.88718 28.34177 

490 ............ ¥167.83059 28.33984 

491 ............ ¥167.77404 28.33713 

492 ............ ¥167.73621 28.33489 

493 ............ ¥167.67976 28.33089 

494 ............ ¥167.62339 28.32613 

495 ............ ¥167.56712 28.32059 

496 ............ ¥167.51095 28.31429 

497 ............ ¥167.45490 28.30722 

498 ............ ¥167.39898 28.29939 

499 ............ ¥167.34321 28.29079 

500 ............ ¥167.30612 28.28464 

501 ............ ¥167.25063 28.27477 

502 ............ ¥167.21374 28.26778 

503 ............ ¥167.15856 28.25665 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

504 ............ ¥167.10359 28.24478 

505 ............ ¥167.04883 28.23215 

506 ............ ¥166.99432 28.21878 

507 ............ ¥166.94004 28.20466 

508 ............ ¥166.88603 28.18981 

509 ............ ¥166.85017 28.17950 

510 ............ ¥166.81444 28.16886 

511 ............ ¥166.79269 28.16221 

512 ............ ¥166.76001 28.15196 

513 ............ ¥166.72461 28.14051 

514 ............ ¥166.68934 28.12874 

515 ............ ¥166.65422 28.11665 

516 ............ ¥166.61924 28.10424 

517 ............ ¥166.58441 28.09152 

518 ............ ¥166.54974 28.07847 

519 ............ ¥166.51522 28.06511 

520 ............ ¥166.48086 28.05144 

521 ............ ¥166.42964 28.03034 

522 ............ ¥166.39570 28.01589 

523 ............ ¥166.36193 28.00113 

524 ............ ¥166.31162 27.97842 

525 ............ ¥166.27830 27.96290 

526 ............ ¥166.24517 27.94707 

527 ............ ¥166.21223 27.93095 

528 ............ ¥166.17948 27.91452 

529 ............ ¥166.14693 27.89780 

530 ............ ¥166.11458 27.88078 

531 ............ ¥166.06622 27.85459 

532 ............ ¥166.03438 27.83684 

533 ............ ¥166.00275 27.81881 

534 ............ ¥165.97134 27.80048 

535 ............ ¥165.94014 27.78187 

536 ............ ¥165.90917 27.76298 

537 ............ ¥165.87842 27.74381 

538 ............ ¥165.83251 27.71439 

539 ............ ¥165.80234 27.69452 

540 ............ ¥165.77240 27.67438 

541 ............ ¥165.74242 27.65378 

542 ............ ¥165.71296 27.63310 

543 ............ ¥165.68375 27.61215 

544 ............ ¥165.65478 27.59094 

545 ............ ¥165.62607 27.56946 

546 ............ ¥165.59760 27.54773 

547 ............ ¥165.56939 27.52573 

548 ............ ¥165.54144 27.50348 

549 ............ ¥165.50001 27.46963 

550 ............ ¥165.47272 27.44675 

551 ............ ¥165.44570 27.42363 

552 ............ ¥165.41895 27.40026 

553 ............ ¥165.39248 27.37664 

554 ............ ¥165.36628 27.35279 

555 ............ ¥165.34036 27.32870 

556 ............ ¥165.30201 27.29213 

557 ............ ¥165.27680 27.26746 

558 ............ ¥165.25188 27.24255 

559 ............ ¥165.21504 27.20478 

560 ............ ¥165.19085 27.17932 

561 ............ ¥165.16695 27.15365 

562 ............ ¥165.14335 27.12775 

563 ............ ¥165.12006 27.10165 

564 ............ ¥165.09707 27.07533 

565 ............ ¥165.07732 27.05226 

566 ............ ¥165.03132 27.03829 

567 ............ ¥164.99614 27.02718 

568 ............ ¥164.96109 27.01574 

569 ............ ¥164.90877 26.99799 

570 ............ ¥164.85677 26.97951 

571 ............ ¥164.82201 26.96670 

572 ............ ¥164.70700 26.92271 

573 ............ ¥164.68299 26.92268 

574 ............ ¥164.64572 26.92233 

575 ............ ¥164.58983 26.92118 

576 ............ ¥164.55259 26.91997 

577 ............ ¥164.51536 26.91843 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

578 ............ ¥164.45955 26.91547 

579 ............ ¥164.40380 26.91174 

580 ............ ¥164.34813 26.90724 

581 ............ ¥164.29254 26.90197 

582 ............ ¥164.25554 26.89803 

583 ............ ¥164.21858 26.89375 

584 ............ ¥164.16325 26.88669 

585 ............ ¥164.10804 26.87887 

586 ............ ¥164.05299 26.87029 

587 ............ ¥164.01637 26.86414 

588 ............ ¥163.97983 26.85766 

589 ............ ¥163.92516 26.84731 

590 ............ ¥163.87068 26.83620 

591 ............ ¥163.81641 26.82434 

592 ............ ¥163.78034 26.81602 

593 ............ ¥163.74438 26.80737 

594 ............ ¥163.69063 26.79377 

595 ............ ¥163.63712 26.77943 

596 ............ ¥163.58387 26.76435 

597 ............ ¥163.54853 26.75389 

598 ............ ¥163.51331 26.74311 

599 ............ ¥163.46071 26.72632 

600 ............ ¥163.40842 26.70881 

601 ............ ¥163.35645 26.69058 

602 ............ ¥163.30480 26.67164 

603 ............ ¥163.27056 26.65861 

604 ............ ¥163.21948 26.63848 

605 ............ ¥163.16876 26.61765 

606 ............ ¥163.13516 26.60338 

607 ............ ¥163.08506 26.58138 

608 ............ ¥163.03536 26.55870 

609 ............ ¥163.00000 26.54202 

610 ............ ¥163.00000 24.11409 

611 ............ ¥164.53740 24.39976 

612 ............ ¥165.58333 24.59413 

613 ............ ¥166.05600 24.68197 

614 ............ ¥166.75000 25.17393 

615 ............ ¥167.32998 25.58506 

616 ............ ¥167.44143 25.66407 

617 ............ ¥167.61200 25.78498 

618 ............ ¥167.80596 25.81664 

619 ............ ¥167.96475 25.84257 

620 ............ ¥170.38404 26.23759 

621 ............ ¥171.41934 26.55588 

622 ............ ¥171.45849 26.56791 

623 ............ ¥171.51400 26.58498 

624 ............ ¥171.56405 26.59157 

625 ............ ¥171.62846 26.60005 

626 ............ ¥173.51320 26.84822 

627 ............ ¥175.00000 28.26784 

628 ............ ¥175.17766 28.43748 

629 ............ ¥175.32900 28.58198 

630 ............ ¥175.57260 28.64457 

631 ............ ¥175.59127 28.64937 

632 ............ ¥177.12157 29.04257 

633 ............ ¥177.20130 29.05797 

634 ............ ¥178.14636 29.24060 

635 ............ ¥178.20545 29.24908 

636 ............ ¥178.26503 29.25427 

637 ............ ¥178.32487 29.25614 

638 ............ ¥178.38473 29.25468 

639 ............ ¥178.44436 29.24991 

640 ............ ¥178.50352 29.24183 

641 ............ ¥178.56197 29.23049 

642 ............ ¥178.61949 29.21593 

643 ............ ¥178.67583 29.19820 

644 ............ ¥178.73077 29.17738 

645 ............ ¥178.78409 29.15356 

646 ............ ¥178.83557 29.12682 

647 ............ ¥178.88501 29.09728 

648 ............ ¥178.93222 29.06506 

649 ............ ¥178.97700 29.03028 

650 ............ ¥179.01917 28.99308 

651 ............ ¥179.05858 28.95361 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

652 ............ ¥179.09506 28.91204 

653 ............ ¥179.12848 28.86852 

654 ............ ¥179.15870 28.82324 

655 ............ ¥179.18560 28.77636 

656 ............ ¥179.20909 28.72809 

657 ............ ¥179.22907 28.67861 

658 ............ ¥179.24548 28.62811 

659 ............ ¥179.25824 28.57681 

660 ............ ¥179.26732 28.52490 

661 ............ ¥179.27269 28.47258 

662 ............ ¥179.27400 28.43037 

663 ............ ¥179.27432 28.42008 

664 ............ ¥179.27400 28.41208 

665 ............ ¥179.27222 28.36758 

666 ............ ¥179.26640 28.31530 

667 ............ ¥179.25689 28.26345 

668 ............ ¥179.24374 28.21223 

669 ............ ¥179.22699 28.16184 

670 ............ ¥179.20673 28.11247 

671 ............ ¥179.18302 28.06433 

672 ............ ¥179.15598 28.01760 

673 ............ ¥179.12572 27.97246 

674 ............ ¥179.09234 27.92909 

675 ............ ¥179.05599 27.88765 

676 ............ ¥179.01681 27.84832 

677 ............ ¥178.97496 27.81123 

678 ............ ¥178.93061 27.77654 

679 ............ ¥178.88391 27.74438 

680 ............ ¥178.83507 27.71488 

681 ............ ¥178.78427 27.68814 

682 ............ ¥178.73170 27.66428 

683 ............ ¥178.67758 27.64338 

684 ............ ¥178.62211 27.62552 

685 ............ ¥178.56551 27.61078 

686 ............ ¥178.49843 27.59784 

687 ............ ¥177.55523 27.41586 

688 ............ ¥176.49794 27.24611 

689 ............ ¥175.00000 25.83069 

690 ............ ¥174.41400 25.27697 

691 ............ ¥171.83651 24.93729 

692 ............ ¥170.86958 24.62936 

693 ............ ¥170.83964 24.61983 

694 ............ ¥170.79300 24.60497 

695 ............ ¥170.73999 24.59633 

696 ............ ¥168.38105 24.21167 

697 ............ ¥168.38083 24.21163 

698 ............ ¥168.38072 24.21155 

699 ............ ¥166.79085 23.09144 

700 ............ ¥166.75000 23.06265 

701 ............ ¥166.60000 22.95697 

702 ............ ¥166.38872 22.93221 

703 ............ ¥166.32723 22.92501 

704 ............ ¥165.58333 22.83782 

705 ............ ¥164.86038 22.75309 

706 ............ ¥163.00000 22.40727 

707 ............ ¥163.00000 19.23458 

708 ............ ¥163.02954 19.26137 

709 ............ ¥163.05474 19.28472 

710 ............ ¥163.07970 19.30831 

711 ............ ¥163.10443 19.33213 

712 ............ ¥163.12891 19.35619 

713 ............ ¥163.15314 19.38047 

714 ............ ¥163.18902 19.41731 

715 ............ ¥163.21262 19.44214 

716 ............ ¥163.23597 19.46720 

717 ............ ¥163.25906 19.49247 

718 ............ ¥163.28189 19.51796 

719 ............ ¥163.31564 19.55659 

720 ............ ¥163.33781 19.58261 

721 ............ ¥163.35971 19.60883 

722 ............ ¥163.38134 19.63525 

723 ............ ¥163.41328 19.67526 

724 ............ ¥163.43423 19.70218 

725 ............ ¥163.45489 19.72929 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

726 ............ ¥163.47678 19.75859 

727 ............ ¥163.49689 19.78608 

728 ............ ¥163.51671 19.81376 

729 ............ ¥163.54591 19.85563 

730 ............ ¥163.56501 19.88376 

731 ............ ¥163.58383 19.91207 

732 ............ ¥163.60235 19.94056 

733 ............ ¥163.62957 19.98361 

734 ............ ¥163.64735 20.01252 

735 ............ ¥163.66483 20.04159 

736 ............ ¥163.68201 20.07082 

737 ............ ¥163.69888 20.10022 

738 ............ ¥163.71545 20.12977 

739 ............ ¥163.73841 20.17193 

740 ............ ¥163.75664 20.18197 

741 ............ ¥163.78708 20.19906 

742 ............ ¥163.81734 20.21644 

743 ............ ¥163.84743 20.23409 

744 ............ ¥163.87734 20.25202 

745 ............ ¥163.90706 20.27023 

746 ............ ¥163.93659 20.28870 

747 ............ ¥163.95588 20.30099 

748 ............ ¥163.98535 20.29532 

749 ............ ¥164.02014 20.28893 

750 ............ ¥164.07244 20.27996 

751 ............ ¥164.12487 20.27171 

752 ............ ¥164.17742 20.26419 

753 ............ ¥164.23008 20.25739 

754 ............ ¥164.28284 20.25133 

755 ............ ¥164.33569 20.24599 

756 ............ ¥164.38861 20.24139 

757 ............ ¥164.44159 20.23752 

758 ............ ¥164.49463 20.23438 

759 ............ ¥164.54771 20.23197 

760 ............ ¥164.58106 20.23084 

761 ............ ¥164.60571 20.23016 

762 ............ ¥164.65884 20.22922 

763 ............ ¥164.71217 20.22902 

764 ............ ¥164.74760 20.22930 

765 ............ ¥164.78302 20.22990 

766 ............ ¥164.83614 20.23141 

767 ............ ¥164.88922 20.23366 

768 ............ ¥164.92459 20.23557 

769 ............ ¥164.97761 20.23904 

770 ............ ¥165.01292 20.24176 

771 ............ ¥165.04914 20.24489 

772 ............ ¥165.10200 20.25007 

773 ............ ¥165.13720 20.25393 

774 ............ ¥165.18992 20.26033 

775 ............ ¥165.24253 20.26745 

776 ............ ¥165.27754 20.27261 

777 ............ ¥165.31250 20.27808 

778 ............ ¥165.36483 20.28690 

779 ............ ¥165.41702 20.29644 

780 ............ ¥165.45173 20.30321 

781 ............ ¥165.50401 20.31402 

782 ............ ¥165.54798 20.32372 

783 ............ ¥165.60124 20.31609 

784 ............ ¥165.65391 20.30930 

785 ............ ¥165.70669 20.30323 

786 ............ ¥165.75955 20.29790 

787 ............ ¥165.81249 20.29329 

788 ............ ¥165.86549 20.28942 

789 ............ ¥165.91855 20.28628 

790 ............ ¥165.97164 20.28388 

791 ............ ¥166.02477 20.28221 

792 ............ ¥166.07792 20.28127 

793 ............ ¥166.13108 20.28107 

794 ............ ¥166.18423 20.28160 

795 ............ ¥166.23737 20.28288 

796 ............ ¥166.29049 20.28488 

797 ............ ¥166.34357 20.28762 

798 ............ ¥166.36478 20.28892 

799 ............ ¥166.39682 20.29110 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

800 ............ ¥166.43214 20.29382 

801 ............ ¥166.48507 20.29852 

802 ............ ¥166.52032 20.30205 

803 ............ ¥166.57311 20.30796 

804 ............ ¥166.61798 20.31350 

805 ............ ¥166.65308 20.31816 

806 ............ ¥166.70563 20.32577 

807 ............ ¥166.74060 20.33125 

808 ............ ¥166.77552 20.33705 

809 ............ ¥166.82777 20.34635 

810 ............ ¥166.87988 20.35637 

811 ............ ¥166.91453 20.36345 

812 ............ ¥166.94911 20.37085 

813 ............ ¥166.99267 20.38061 

814 ............ ¥167.02709 20.38865 

815 ............ ¥167.07857 20.40130 

816 ............ ¥167.11278 20.41012 

817 ............ ¥167.14689 20.41926 

818 ............ ¥167.19433 20.43226 

819 ............ ¥167.22831 20.44187 

820 ............ ¥167.26218 20.45180 

821 ............ ¥167.29596 20.46203 

822 ............ ¥167.32963 20.47258 

823 ............ ¥167.36319 20.48344 

824 ............ ¥167.39664 20.49460 

825 ............ ¥167.44659 20.51193 

826 ............ ¥167.47975 20.52386 

827 ............ ¥167.51278 20.53610 

828 ............ ¥167.54695 20.54913 

829 ............ ¥167.57973 20.56197 

830 ............ ¥167.61238 20.57511 

831 ............ ¥167.64489 20.58856 

832 ............ ¥167.67726 20.60230 

833 ............ ¥167.70949 20.61634 

834 ............ ¥167.74158 20.63068 

835 ............ ¥167.77351 20.64532 

836 ............ ¥167.80530 20.66024 

837 ............ ¥167.83694 20.67546 

838 ............ ¥167.86841 20.69097 

839 ............ ¥167.91533 20.71478 

840 ............ ¥167.94640 20.73101 

841 ............ ¥167.97731 20.74752 

842 ............ ¥168.00804 20.76432 

843 ............ ¥168.03861 20.78140 

844 ............ ¥168.08412 20.80755 

845 ............ ¥168.11424 20.82533 

846 ............ ¥168.14417 20.84338 

847 ............ ¥168.17392 20.86172 

848 ............ ¥168.20348 20.88032 

849 ............ ¥168.24746 20.90873 

850 ............ ¥168.27653 20.92801 

851 ............ ¥168.31977 20.95743 

852 ............ ¥168.36255 20.98744 

853 ............ ¥168.40487 21.01804 

854 ............ ¥168.43282 21.03877 

855 ............ ¥168.47433 21.07033 

856 ............ ¥168.50174 21.09169 

857 ............ ¥168.54244 21.12420 

858 ............ ¥168.58263 21.15727 

859 ............ ¥168.62230 21.19089 

860 ............ ¥168.66145 21.22506 

861 ............ ¥168.68726 21.24813 

862 ............ ¥168.71283 21.27145 

863 ............ ¥168.75073 21.30685 

864 ............ ¥168.77569 21.33075 

865 ............ ¥168.81266 21.36701 

866 ............ ¥168.83700 21.39147 

867 ............ ¥168.87302 21.42858 

868 ............ ¥168.90847 21.46618 

869 ............ ¥168.93178 21.49152 

870 ............ ¥168.96624 21.52992 

871 ............ ¥168.99177 21.55913 

872 ............ ¥169.02276 21.59546 

873 ............ ¥169.04473 21.62184 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

874 ............ ¥169.07716 21.66178 

875 ............ ¥169.09844 21.68866 

876 ............ ¥169.12982 21.72934 

877 ............ ¥169.15039 21.75669 

878 ............ ¥169.18071 21.79808 

879 ............ ¥169.20233 21.82840 

880 ............ ¥169.21703 21.84743 

881 ............ ¥169.23883 21.85466 

882 ............ ¥169.27247 21.86611 

883 ............ ¥169.32272 21.88387 

884 ............ ¥169.37269 21.90231 

885 ............ ¥169.42237 21.92143 

886 ............ ¥169.47175 21.94122 

887 ............ ¥169.52083 21.96170 

888 ............ ¥169.56958 21.98284 

889 ............ ¥169.61800 22.00464 

890 ............ ¥169.66609 22.02710 

891 ............ ¥169.71382 22.05022 

892 ............ ¥169.76119 22.07399 

893 ............ ¥169.80819 22.09840 

894 ............ ¥169.85481 22.12345 

895 ............ ¥169.90103 22.14914 

896 ............ ¥169.94686 22.17546 

897 ............ ¥169.97718 22.19335 

898 ............ ¥170.00653 22.21103 

899 ............ ¥170.05123 22.20415 

900 ............ ¥170.08671 22.19907 

901 ............ ¥170.12224 22.19431 

902 ............ ¥170.15783 22.18987 

903 ............ ¥170.19345 22.18575 

904 ............ ¥170.22911 22.18196 

905 ............ ¥170.28268 22.17688 

906 ............ ¥170.31843 22.17390 

907 ............ ¥170.35421 22.17125 

908 ............ ¥170.39002 22.16891 

909 ............ ¥170.42584 22.16691 

910 ............ ¥170.46169 22.16523 

911 ............ ¥170.51549 22.16332 

912 ............ ¥170.55136 22.16245 

913 ............ ¥170.58725 22.16191 

914 ............ ¥170.62314 22.16170 

915 ............ ¥170.65929 22.16181 

916 ............ ¥170.69518 22.16224 

917 ............ ¥170.73106 22.16301 

918 ............ ¥170.76693 22.16410 

919 ............ ¥170.80279 22.16551 

920 ............ ¥170.83863 22.16725 

921 ............ ¥170.89236 22.17047 

922 ............ ¥170.92815 22.17302 

923 ............ ¥170.96391 22.17590 

924 ............ ¥170.99964 22.17910 

925 ............ ¥171.03533 22.18263 

926 ............ ¥171.07099 22.18648 

927 ............ ¥171.12440 22.19286 

928 ............ ¥171.15995 22.19751 

929 ............ ¥171.19545 22.20249 

930 ............ ¥171.23089 22.20780 

931 ............ ¥171.28396 22.21635 

932 ............ ¥171.33689 22.22563 

933 ............ ¥171.38967 22.23563 

934 ............ ¥171.42477 22.24269 

935 ............ ¥171.47727 22.25389 

936 ............ ¥171.52961 22.26579 

937 ............ ¥171.58175 22.27841 

938 ............ ¥171.63369 22.29174 

939 ............ ¥171.68543 22.30577 

940 ............ ¥171.73694 22.32050 

941 ............ ¥171.78823 22.33594 

942 ............ ¥171.83927 22.35207 

943 ............ ¥171.89005 22.36889 

944 ............ ¥171.94057 22.38641 

945 ............ ¥171.99082 22.40461 

946 ............ ¥172.03998 22.42318 

947 ............ ¥172.09233 22.42751 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

948 ............ ¥172.12811 22.43088 

949 ............ ¥172.18170 22.43653 

950 ............ ¥172.21738 22.44070 

951 ............ ¥172.25302 22.44519 

952 ............ ¥172.28861 22.45001 

953 ............ ¥172.32414 22.45515 

954 ............ ¥172.37735 22.46346 

955 ............ ¥172.41274 22.46941 

956 ............ ¥172.46572 22.47892 

957 ............ ¥172.50095 22.48567 

958 ............ ¥172.55366 22.49638 

959 ............ ¥172.58872 22.50392 

960 ............ ¥172.64114 22.51582 

961 ............ ¥172.67599 22.52415 

962 ............ ¥172.71075 22.53279 

963 ............ ¥172.76272 22.54635 

964 ............ ¥172.79725 22.55578 

965 ............ ¥172.83168 22.56552 

966 ............ ¥172.86601 22.57558 

967 ............ ¥172.90023 22.58594 

968 ............ ¥172.95136 22.60207 

969 ............ ¥172.98531 22.61320 

970 ............ ¥173.03602 22.63048 

971 ............ ¥173.08645 22.64845 

972 ............ ¥173.11992 22.66081 

973 ............ ¥173.15325 22.67347 

974 ............ ¥173.18646 22.68643 

975 ............ ¥173.23601 22.70643 

976 ............ ¥173.26888 22.72014 

977 ............ ¥173.30160 22.73415 

978 ............ ¥173.34556 22.75354 

979 ............ ¥173.37723 22.74830 

980 ............ ¥173.41277 22.74274 

981 ............ ¥173.44836 22.73750 

982 ............ ¥173.48400 22.73258 

983 ............ ¥173.51970 22.72798 

984 ............ ¥173.55544 22.72371 

985 ............ ¥173.59122 22.71976 

986 ............ ¥173.62704 22.71613 

987 ............ ¥173.66290 22.71283 

988 ............ ¥173.69879 22.70985 

989 ............ ¥173.73470 22.70720 

990 ............ ¥173.77065 22.70487 

991 ............ ¥173.80661 22.70286 

992 ............ ¥173.84260 22.70118 

993 ............ ¥173.87860 22.69983 

994 ............ ¥173.91461 22.69880 

995 ............ ¥173.95063 22.69810 

996 ............ ¥173.98666 22.69772 

997 ............ ¥174.02268 22.69767 

998 ............ ¥174.05871 22.69794 

999 ............ ¥174.09473 22.69854 

1000 .......... ¥174.13075 22.69947 

1001 .......... ¥174.16675 22.70072 

1002 .......... ¥174.20274 22.70229 

1003 .......... ¥174.23871 22.70419 

1004 .......... ¥174.27466 22.70642 

1005 .......... ¥174.31059 22.70897 

1006 .......... ¥174.34649 22.71185 

1007 .......... ¥174.38235 22.71505 

1008 .......... ¥174.41819 22.71857 

1009 .......... ¥174.45398 22.72242 

1010 .......... ¥174.48974 22.72659 

1011 .......... ¥174.52545 22.73108 

1012 .......... ¥174.56111 22.73589 

1013 .......... ¥174.59672 22.74103 

1014 .......... ¥174.63227 22.74649 

1015 .......... ¥174.66777 22.75227 

1016 .......... ¥174.70321 22.75837 

1017 .......... ¥174.73859 22.76479 

1018 .......... ¥174.77389 22.77154 

1019 .......... ¥174.82672 22.78224 

1020 .......... ¥174.86184 22.78978 

1021 .......... ¥174.89689 22.79763 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1022 .......... ¥174.93185 22.80580 

1023 .......... ¥174.96673 22.81429 

1024 .......... ¥175.00151 22.82308 

1025 .......... ¥175.03621 22.83220 

1026 .......... ¥175.07081 22.84163 

1027 .......... ¥175.10531 22.85136 

1028 .......... ¥175.13972 22.86141 

1029 .......... ¥175.17401 22.87178 

1030 .......... ¥175.20820 22.88244 

1031 .......... ¥175.24228 22.89342 

1032 .......... ¥175.27624 22.90471 

1033 .......... ¥175.31009 22.91630 

1034 .......... ¥175.34381 22.92820 

1035 .......... ¥175.37741 22.94040 

1036 .......... ¥175.41089 22.95290 

1037 .......... ¥175.44423 22.96571 

1038 .......... ¥175.47744 22.97882 

1039 .......... ¥175.51051 22.99222 

1040 .......... ¥175.54345 23.00593 

1041 .......... ¥175.57624 23.01993 

1042 .......... ¥175.60888 23.03422 

1043 .......... ¥175.64138 23.04881 

1044 .......... ¥175.67372 23.06370 

1045 .......... ¥175.70591 23.07887 

1046 .......... ¥175.73795 23.09434 

1047 .......... ¥175.76982 23.11009 

1048 .......... ¥175.81731 23.13426 

1049 .......... ¥175.84877 23.15073 

1050 .......... ¥175.88005 23.16748 

1051 .......... ¥175.91116 23.18451 

1052 .......... ¥175.94209 23.20183 

1053 .......... ¥175.98815 23.22832 

1054 .......... ¥176.01862 23.24633 

1055 .......... ¥176.04891 23.26461 

1056 .......... ¥176.09398 23.29254 

1057 .......... ¥176.12379 23.31150 

1058 .......... ¥176.15339 23.33073 

1059 .......... ¥176.18280 23.35022 

1060 .......... ¥176.21200 23.36998 

1061 .......... ¥176.25542 23.40011 

1062 .......... ¥176.28410 23.42053 

1063 .......... ¥176.31256 23.44120 

1064 .......... ¥176.35486 23.47268 

1065 .......... ¥176.38278 23.49399 

1066 .......... ¥176.41048 23.51554 

1067 .......... ¥176.43795 23.53735 

1068 .......... ¥176.46520 23.55940 

1069 .......... ¥176.50563 23.59294 

1070 .......... ¥176.53229 23.61560 

1071 .......... ¥176.55872 23.63850 

1072 .......... ¥176.59790 23.67330 

1073 .......... ¥176.62372 23.69679 

1074 .......... ¥176.66199 23.73246 

1075 .......... ¥176.68719 23.75653 

1076 .......... ¥176.71213 23.78082 

1077 .......... ¥176.73682 23.80534 

1078 .......... ¥176.76125 23.83007 

1079 .......... ¥176.78542 23.85503 

1080 .......... ¥176.80933 23.88021 

1081 .......... ¥176.83297 23.90559 

1082 .......... ¥176.85635 23.93119 

1083 .......... ¥176.87945 23.95700 

1084 .......... ¥176.90229 23.98302 

1085 .......... ¥176.93602 24.02243 

1086 .......... ¥176.96913 24.06229 

1087 .......... ¥176.99085 24.08911 

1088 .......... ¥177.01229 24.11613 

1089 .......... ¥177.03344 24.14334 

1090 .......... ¥177.06462 24.18451 

1091 .......... ¥177.08505 24.21218 

1092 .......... ¥177.10518 24.24004 

1093 .......... ¥177.12502 24.26808 

1094 .......... ¥177.14456 24.29630 

1095 .......... ¥177.17331 24.33895 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1096 .......... ¥177.19209 24.36760 

1097 .......... ¥177.21058 24.39642 

1098 .......... ¥177.22875 24.42540 

1099 .......... ¥177.25544 24.46918 

1100 .......... ¥177.27284 24.49856 

1101 .......... ¥177.28992 24.52810 

1102 .......... ¥177.30670 24.55779 

1103 .......... ¥177.32315 24.58763 

1104 .......... ¥177.33929 24.61762 

1105 .......... ¥177.36249 24.66210 

1106 .......... ¥177.38606 24.67081 

1107 .......... ¥177.41985 24.68359 

1108 .......... ¥177.45352 24.69667 

1109 .......... ¥177.48704 24.71005 

1110 .......... ¥177.53706 24.73067 

1111 .......... ¥177.57023 24.74479 

1112 .......... ¥177.60325 24.75920 

1113 .......... ¥177.63612 24.77391 

1114 .......... ¥177.66883 24.78891 

1115 .......... ¥177.71760 24.81195 

1116 .......... ¥177.74992 24.82767 

1117 .......... ¥177.78206 24.84367 

1118 .......... ¥177.81404 24.85996 

1119 .......... ¥177.83690 24.87185 

1120 .......... ¥177.88667 24.87745 

1121 .......... ¥177.94111 24.88429 

1122 .......... ¥177.97195 24.88850 

1123 .......... ¥177.99642 24.89200 

1124 .......... ¥178.05062 24.90028 

1125 .......... ¥178.10469 24.90929 

1126 .......... ¥178.14066 24.91569 

1127 .......... ¥178.16577 24.92034 

1128 .......... ¥178.21953 24.93078 

1129 .......... ¥178.27313 24.94194 

1130 .......... ¥178.32655 24.95380 

1131 .......... ¥178.37978 24.96637 

1132 .......... ¥178.43281 24.97965 

1133 .......... ¥178.48563 24.99363 

1134 .......... ¥178.53822 25.00832 

1135 .......... ¥178.59058 25.02370 

1136 .......... ¥178.61445 25.03096 

1137 .......... ¥178.64360 25.04005 

1138 .......... ¥178.67821 25.05115 

1139 .......... ¥178.70077 25.05859 

1140 .......... ¥178.72148 25.06052 

1141 .......... ¥178.75794 25.06420 

1142 .......... ¥178.81257 25.07031 

1143 .......... ¥178.86732 25.07718 

1144 .......... ¥178.90360 25.08214 

1145 .......... ¥178.93984 25.08742 

1146 .......... ¥178.98140 25.09382 

1147 .......... ¥179.01755 25.09959 

1148 .......... ¥179.07166 25.10883 

1149 .......... ¥179.10765 25.11539 

1150 .......... ¥179.14357 25.12227 

1151 .......... ¥179.19731 25.13318 

1152 .......... ¥179.25088 25.14480 

1153 .......... ¥179.28649 25.15295 

1154 .......... ¥179.32201 25.16140 

1155 .......... ¥179.35744 25.17018 

1156 .......... ¥179.38198 25.17642 

1157 .......... ¥179.43516 25.19048 

1158 .......... ¥179.47030 25.20018 

1159 .......... ¥179.50534 25.21020 

1160 .......... ¥179.55770 25.22581 

1161 .......... ¥179.60982 25.24211 

1162 .......... ¥179.66168 25.25911 

1163 .......... ¥179.69610 25.27081 

1164 .......... ¥179.73039 25.28283 

1165 .......... ¥179.76456 25.29514 

1166 .......... ¥179.79860 25.30776 

1167 .......... ¥179.83251 25.32068 

1168 .......... ¥179.86628 25.33389 

1169 .......... ¥179.89991 25.34741 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1170 .......... ¥179.93340 25.36122 

1171 .......... ¥179.96674 25.37533 

1172 .......... ¥180.00000 25.38976 

Appendix C to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Midway Atoll 

Special Management Area 

[Coordinates listed in this appendix are 

unprojected (Geographic) and based on the 

North American Datum of 1983] 

The boundaries for the areas listed in this 

appendix, unless otherwise described in this 

rule, begin at Point 1 as indicated in the 

particular area’s coordinate table and 

continue to each successive point in 

numerical order until ending at the last point 

in the table. 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥177.08955 28.24843 

2 ................ ¥177.08746 28.20746 

3 ................ ¥177.08807 28.20039 

4 ................ ¥177.08784 28.19413 

5 ................ ¥177.08714 28.18773 

6 ................ ¥177.08675 28.17981 

7 ................ ¥177.08685 28.17805 

8 ................ ¥177.09492 28.15837 

9 ................ ¥177.10266 28.14167 

10 .............. ¥177.10685 28.13347 

11 .............. ¥177.12055 28.10937 

12 .............. ¥177.12905 28.09614 

13 .............. ¥177.13930 28.08402 

14 .............. ¥177.14478 28.07745 

15 .............. ¥177.14835 28.07359 

16 .............. ¥177.15014 28.07029 

17 .............. ¥177.15425 28.06622 

18 .............. ¥177.16032 28.06163 

19 .............. ¥177.17073 28.05368 

20 .............. ¥177.18451 28.04293 

21 .............. ¥177.19497 28.03652 

22 .............. ¥177.20126 28.03328 

23 .............. ¥177.21758 28.02455 

24 .............. ¥177.22558 28.02062 

25 .............. ¥177.24634 28.01309 

26 .............. ¥177.26874 28.00536 

27 .............. ¥177.28593 28.00286 

28 .............. ¥177.29121 28.00182 

29 .............. ¥177.31326 27.99812 

30 .............. ¥177.32347 27.99681 

31 .............. ¥177.33018 27.99592 

32 .............. ¥177.34277 27.99426 

33 .............. ¥177.35598 27.99264 

34 .............. ¥177.36949 27.99083 

35 .............. ¥177.37935 27.99086 

36 .............. ¥177.40144 27.99078 

37 .............. ¥177.40505 27.99113 

38 .............. ¥177.43205 27.99376 

39 .............. ¥177.47772 28.00286 

40 .............. ¥177.49254 28.00680 

41 .............. ¥177.50854 28.01094 

42 .............. ¥177.52096 28.01549 

43 .............. ¥177.53867 28.02638 

44 .............. ¥177.55653 28.03706 

45 .............. ¥177.57532 28.05208 

46 .............. ¥177.58846 28.06265 

47 .............. ¥177.59622 28.06789 

48 .............. ¥177.60135 28.07601 

49 .............. ¥177.62006 28.10264 

50 .............. ¥177.63751 28.13400 

51 .............. ¥177.64543 28.14824 

52 .............. ¥177.64822 28.16145 

53 .............. ¥177.65246 28.18050 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

54 .............. ¥177.65547 28.19434 

55 .............. ¥177.65675 28.20088 

56 .............. ¥177.65784 28.21354 

57 .............. ¥177.65334 28.23184 

58 .............. ¥177.65201 28.23753 

59 .............. ¥177.65356 28.25431 

60 .............. ¥177.65370 28.25897 

61 .............. ¥177.64485 28.28180 

62 .............. ¥177.63917 28.29737 

63 .............. ¥177.63311 28.30658 

64 .............. ¥177.62398 28.32071 

65 .............. ¥177.61280 28.33404 

66 .............. ¥177.60942 28.33819 

67 .............. ¥177.60305 28.35468 

68 .............. ¥177.59751 28.36931 

69 .............. ¥177.59223 28.37618 

70 .............. ¥177.58369 28.38566 

71 .............. ¥177.57201 28.39836 

72 .............. ¥177.56751 28.40427 

73 .............. ¥177.56371 28.40708 

74 .............. ¥177.56083 28.40921 

75 .............. ¥177.54724 28.42088 

76 .............. ¥177.53575 28.43063 

77 .............. ¥177.53169 28.43369 

78 .............. ¥177.52645 28.43765 

79 .............. ¥177.51294 28.44685 

80 .............. ¥177.50036 28.45508 

81 .............. ¥177.49213 28.46057 

82 .............. ¥177.48856 28.46154 

83 .............. ¥177.44919 28.47563 

84 .............. ¥177.43381 28.48016 

85 .............. ¥177.42573 28.48263 

86 .............. ¥177.41843 28.48290 

87 .............. ¥177.41073 28.48296 

88 .............. ¥177.40079 28.48392 

89 .............. ¥177.39471 28.48423 

90 .............. ¥177.38430 28.48485 

91 .............. ¥177.37739 28.48485 

92 .............. ¥177.36644 28.48402 

93 .............. ¥177.35961 28.48348 

94 .............. ¥177.34200 28.48260 

95 .............. ¥177.33494 28.48212 

96 .............. ¥177.32593 28.48150 

97 .............. ¥177.31568 28.47855 

98 .............. ¥177.30326 28.47485 

99 .............. ¥177.28841 28.46971 

100 ............ ¥177.26868 28.46353 

101 ............ ¥177.24613 28.45463 

102 ............ ¥177.22835 28.44555 

103 ............ ¥177.20144 28.42977 

104 ............ ¥177.18994 28.42291 

105 ............ ¥177.17441 28.41273 

106 ............ ¥177.16004 28.39797 

107 ............ ¥177.14459 28.38222 

108 ............ ¥177.13946 28.37700 

109 ............ ¥177.13356 28.36519 

110 ............ ¥177.12744 28.35256 

111 ............ ¥177.12069 28.33683 

112 ............ ¥177.10531 28.30631 

113 ............ ¥177.09483 28.27704 

114 ............ ¥177.09204 28.26549 

115 ............ ¥177.09085 28.25735 

116 ............ ¥177.08955 28.24843 

Appendix D to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Special 

Preservation Areas (SPAs) 

[Coordinates listed in this appendix are 

unprojected (Geographic) and based on the 

North American Datum of 1983] 

The boundaries for the areas listed in this 

appendix, unless otherwise described in this 

rule, begin at Point 1 as indicated in the 

particular area’s coordinate table and 

continue to each successive point in 

numerical order until ending at the last point 

in the table. 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥178.23368 28.40709 

2 ................ ¥178.23399 28.40003 

3 ................ ¥178.23440 28.39722 

4 ................ ¥178.23512 28.39369 

5 ................ ¥178.23696 28.38789 

6 ................ ¥178.23973 28.37883 

7 ................ ¥178.24045 28.37702 

8 ................ ¥178.24137 28.37512 

9 ................ ¥178.24579 28.36635 

10 .............. ¥178.24743 28.36318 

11 .............. ¥178.24774 28.36273 

12 .............. ¥178.24815 28.36228 

13 .............. ¥178.24805 28.36164 

14 .............. ¥178.24702 28.36038 

15 .............. ¥178.24097 28.35222 

16 .............. ¥178.24035 28.35167 

17 .............. ¥178.23841 28.34996 

18 .............. ¥178.23185 28.34488 

19 .............. ¥178.23060 28.34403 

20 .............. ¥178.22978 28.34357 

21 .............. ¥178.22753 28.34312 

22 .............. ¥178.22690 28.34302 

23 .............. ¥178.21697 28.34140 

24 .............. ¥178.21615 28.34122 

25 .............. ¥178.21584 28.34095 

26 .............. ¥178.21338 28.33004 

27 .............. ¥178.21297 28.32826 

28 .............. ¥178.21779 28.32083 

29 .............. ¥178.21879 28.32061 

30 .............. ¥178.22845 28.31847 

31 .............. ¥178.23319 28.32410 

32 .............. ¥178.23501 28.32627 

33 .............. ¥178.23552 28.32681 

34 .............. ¥178.25079 28.32971 

35 .............. ¥178.26350 28.33225 

36 .............. ¥178.26422 28.34231 

37 .............. ¥178.26818 28.34555 

38 .............. ¥178.26842 28.34575 

39 .............. ¥178.26909 28.34532 

40 .............. ¥178.27099 28.34412 

41 .............. ¥178.27658 28.34131 

42 .............. ¥178.28211 28.33895 

43 .............. ¥178.28642 28.33768 

44 .............. ¥178.29103 28.33696 

45 .............. ¥178.29540 28.33661 

46 .............. ¥178.29554 28.33660 

47 .............. ¥178.30384 28.33578 

48 .............. ¥178.30907 28.33569 

49 .............. ¥178.31266 28.33578 

50 .............. ¥178.31573 28.33605 

51 .............. ¥178.31768 28.33605 

52 .............. ¥178.35403 28.33853 

53 .............. ¥178.38276 28.34385 

54 .............. ¥178.39558 28.33339 

55 .............. ¥178.40626 28.32467 

56 .............. ¥178.40687 28.32413 

57 .............. ¥178.40784 28.32370 

58 .............. ¥178.41318 28.32313 

59 .............. ¥178.43005 28.32132 

60 .............. ¥178.43175 28.34030 

61 .............. ¥178.43425 28.36460 

62 .............. ¥178.43437 28.36643 

63 .............. ¥178.43437 28.36848 

64 .............. ¥178.43413 28.37064 

65 .............. ¥178.43315 28.37926 

66 .............. ¥178.43156 28.39259 

67 .............. ¥178.43742 28.39905 

68 .............. ¥178.44199 28.40585 

69 .............. ¥178.44313 28.40899 


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Point No. Longitude Latitude 

70 .............. ¥178.44498 28.41716 

71 .............. ¥178.44597 28.43612 

72 .............. ¥178.44569 28.44605 

73 .............. ¥178.44512 28.44843 

74 .............. ¥178.44057 28.46036 

75 .............. ¥178.43246 28.47827 

76 .............. ¥178.41611 28.49509 

77 .............. ¥178.41398 28.49698 

78 .............. ¥178.40985 28.49986 

79 .............. ¥178.40098 28.50595 

80 .............. ¥178.40072 28.50608 

81 .............. ¥178.39600 28.50846 

82 .............. ¥178.38392 28.51398 

83 .............. ¥178.38193 28.51473 

84 .............. ¥178.37937 28.51548 

85 .............. ¥178.37098 28.51712 

86 .............. ¥178.35889 28.51963 

87 .............. ¥178.35661 28.52000 

88 .............. ¥178.35164 28.52050 

89 .............. ¥178.34909 28.52081 

90 .............. ¥178.33751 28.52180 

91 .............. ¥178.33658 28.52189 

92 .............. ¥178.33228 28.52587 

93 .............. ¥178.33115 28.52660 

94 .............. ¥178.32931 28.52759 

95 .............. ¥178.32480 28.52913 

96 .............. ¥178.31988 28.53437 

97 .............. ¥178.30929 28.54572 

98 .............. ¥178.29832 28.54382 

99 .............. ¥178.29186 28.53171 

100 ............ ¥178.28776 28.52320 

101 ............ ¥178.28725 28.52212 

102 ............ ¥178.28653 28.51823 

103 ............ ¥178.28426 28.50560 

104 ............ ¥178.28365 28.50270 

105 ............ ¥178.28252 28.50180 

106 ............ ¥178.27832 28.49935 

107 ............ ¥178.27504 28.49682 

108 ............ ¥178.26581 28.48958 

109 ............ ¥178.26013 28.48471 

110 ............ ¥178.24899 28.47256 

111 ............ ¥178.24752 28.47095 

112 ............ ¥178.24660 28.46951 

113 ............ ¥178.24578 28.46733 

114 ............ ¥178.24281 28.45684 

115 ............ ¥178.24106 28.45195 

116 ............ ¥178.24024 28.44950 

117 ............ ¥178.23953 28.44616 

118 ............ ¥178.23758 28.43731 

119 ............ ¥178.23337 28.41884 

120 ............ ¥178.23317 28.41739 

121 ............ ¥178.23327 28.41441 

122 ............ ¥178.23368 28.40709 

TABLE 2—COORDINATES FOR

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) SPA 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥175.73629 28.02156 

2 ................ ¥175.71790 28.00837 

3 ................ ¥175.71623 28.00719 

4 ................ ¥175.71293 27.99705 

5 ................ ¥175.71278 27.99658 

6 ................ ¥175.71189 27.99385 

7 ................ ¥175.71115 27.99258 

8 ................ ¥175.70898 27.99050 

9 ................ ¥175.69243 27.97745 

10 .............. ¥175.69085 27.97602 

11 .............. ¥175.69057 27.97577 

12 .............. ¥175.68524 27.97093 

13 .............. ¥175.67939 27.96411 

TABLE 2—COORDINATES FOR

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) SPA—Continued 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

14 .............. ¥175.67571 27.95877 

15 .............. ¥175.67371 27.95477 

16 .............. ¥175.67020 27.94735 

17 .............. ¥175.66886 27.94409 

18 .............. ¥175.66752 27.94038 

19 .............. ¥175.66602 27.93549 

20 .............. ¥175.66489 27.92948 

21 .............. ¥175.66468 27.92837 

22 .............. ¥175.66384 27.92295 

23 .............. ¥175.66334 27.91686 

24 .............. ¥175.66328 27.91526 

25 .............. ¥175.66326 27.91489 

26 .............. ¥175.66317 27.91271 

27 .............. ¥175.66317 27.90692 

28 .............. ¥175.66368 27.89921 

29 .............. ¥175.66418 27.89461 

30 .............. ¥175.66602 27.88304 

31 .............. ¥175.67187 27.86600 

32 .............. ¥175.67421 27.85962 

33 .............. ¥175.67471 27.85725 

34 .............. ¥175.67655 27.85012 

35 .............. ¥175.67885 27.84184 

36 .............. ¥175.67973 27.83869 

37 .............. ¥175.68140 27.83409 

38 .............. ¥175.68441 27.82770 

39 .............. ¥175.68727 27.82333 

40 .............. ¥175.68742 27.82310 

41 .............. ¥175.68976 27.81946 

42 .............. ¥175.69041 27.81831 

43 .............. ¥175.69080 27.81751 

44 .............. ¥175.69131 27.81589 

45 .............. ¥175.69352 27.80876 

46 .............. ¥175.69355 27.80857 

47 .............. ¥175.69378 27.80738 

48 .............. ¥175.69416 27.80646 

49 .............. ¥175.69494 27.80542 

50 .............. ¥175.69533 27.80462 

51 .............. ¥175.69585 27.80335 

52 .............. ¥175.69870 27.79552 

53 .............. ¥175.69909 27.79437 

54 .............. ¥175.70077 27.79196 

55 .............. ¥175.70453 27.78562 

56 .............. ¥175.71062 27.77711 

57 .............. ¥175.71528 27.77077 

58 .............. ¥175.71295 27.76548 

59 .............. ¥175.71268 27.76488 

60 .............. ¥175.71218 27.76378 

61 .............. ¥175.71231 27.76297 

62 .............. ¥175.71322 27.76193 

63 .............. ¥175.71931 27.75756 

64 .............. ¥175.72151 27.75572 

65 .............. ¥175.72228 27.75560 

66 .............. ¥175.72578 27.75526 

67 .............. ¥175.72695 27.75491 

68 .............. ¥175.72747 27.75445 

69 .............. ¥175.72980 27.75100 

70 .............. ¥175.73135 27.74881 

71 .............. ¥175.73355 27.74708 

72 .............. ¥175.73796 27.74386 

73 .............. ¥175.74327 27.74109 

74 .............. ¥175.75091 27.73741 

75 .............. ¥175.75698 27.73511 

76 .............. ¥175.75791 27.73476 

77 .............. ¥175.76283 27.73372 

78 .............. ¥175.76796 27.73254 

79 .............. ¥175.77107 27.73231 

80 .............. ¥175.78169 27.73128 

81 .............. ¥175.79452 27.73035 

82 .............. ¥175.79996 27.73035 

83 .............. ¥175.81744 27.73105 

TABLE 2—COORDINATES FOR

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) SPA—Continued 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

84 .............. ¥175.82120 27.73139 

85 .............. ¥175.84245 27.73496 

86 .............. ¥175.84329 27.73496 

87 .............. ¥175.84394 27.73484 

88 .............. ¥175.84510 27.73392 

89 .............. ¥175.85378 27.72793 

90 .............. ¥175.85598 27.72667 

91 .............. ¥175.86168 27.72379 

92 .............. ¥175.86855 27.72068 

93 .............. ¥175.87632 27.71722 

94 .............. ¥175.88163 27.71515 

95 .............. ¥175.88928 27.71215 

96 .............. ¥175.89627 27.70962 

97 .............. ¥175.89926 27.70853 

98 .............. ¥175.90612 27.70605 

99 .............. ¥175.91616 27.70257 

100 ............ ¥175.91914 27.70177 

101 ............ ¥175.92277 27.70108 

102 ............ ¥175.93248 27.69923 

103 ............ ¥175.93689 27.69877 

104 ............ ¥175.94039 27.69831 

105 ............ ¥175.94660 27.69762 

106 ............ ¥175.95023 27.69762 

107 ............ ¥175.95632 27.69773 

108 ............ ¥175.95943 27.69796 

109 ............ ¥175.96267 27.69843 

110 ............ ¥175.96837 27.69935 

111 ............ ¥175.96966 27.69992 

112 ............ ¥175.97834 27.70338 

113 ............ ¥175.98826 27.70847 

114 ............ ¥175.99473 27.71262 

115 ............ ¥176.00250 27.71872 

116 ............ ¥176.00833 27.72299 

117 ............ ¥176.01585 27.72967 

118 ............ ¥176.02401 27.73784 

119 ............ ¥176.02918 27.74373 

120 ............ ¥176.03139 27.74625 

121 ............ ¥176.03359 27.74913 

122 ............ ¥176.03489 27.75120 

123 ............ ¥176.03880 27.75840 

124 ............ ¥176.04036 27.76151 

125 ............ ¥176.04360 27.76819 

126 ............ ¥176.04424 27.76877 

127 ............ ¥176.04619 27.76911 

128 ............ ¥176.04968 27.76992 

129 ............ ¥176.05098 27.77049 

130 ............ ¥176.05733 27.77521 

131 ............ ¥176.05831 27.77593 

132 ............ ¥176.06717 27.78235 

133 ............ ¥176.06225 27.79271 

134 ............ ¥176.05820 27.80097 

135 ............ ¥176.04866 27.82041 

136 ............ ¥176.04154 27.83526 

137 ............ ¥176.03920 27.84003 

138 ............ ¥176.03868 27.84107 

139 ............ ¥176.03830 27.84256 

140 ............ ¥176.03622 27.85464 

141 ............ ¥176.03609 27.85660 

142 ............ ¥176.03661 27.87231 

143 ............ ¥176.03635 27.87484 

144 ............ ¥176.03467 27.87886 

145 ............ ¥176.02936 27.89151 

146 ............ ¥176.02871 27.89232 

147 ............ ¥176.02637 27.89422 

148 ............ ¥176.01452 27.89948 

149 ............ ¥176.00953 27.90169 

150 ............ ¥175.98505 27.91078 

151 ............ ¥175.97974 27.91767 

152 ............ ¥175.97806 27.91986 

153 ............ ¥175.97559 27.92227 


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TABLE 2—COORDINATES FOR

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) SPA—Continued 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

154 ............ ¥175.96800 27.92876 

155 ............ ¥175.96515 27.93071 

156 ............ ¥175.96243 27.93244 

157 ............ ¥175.95893 27.93474 

158 ............ ¥175.95751 27.93554 

159 ............ ¥175.95531 27.93634 

160 ............ ¥175.94676 27.93979 

161 ............ ¥175.93976 27.94313 

162 ............ ¥175.93730 27.94462 

163 ............ ¥175.93019 27.94940 

164 ............ ¥175.91849 27.95667 

165 ............ ¥175.89960 27.96883 

166 ............ ¥175.88990 27.97506 

167 ............ ¥175.88673 27.97684 

168 ............ ¥175.87603 27.98202 

169 ............ ¥175.86868 27.98514 

170 ............ ¥175.84284 27.99650 

171 ............ ¥175.81723 28.00661 

172 ............ ¥175.81543 28.00732 

173 ............ ¥175.80908 28.00970 

174 ............ ¥175.80440 28.01088 

175 ............ ¥175.79989 28.01133 

176 ............ ¥175.79170 28.01118 

177 ............ ¥175.78250 28.01088 

178 ............ ¥175.78033 28.01074 

179 ............ ¥175.78013 28.01073 

180 ............ ¥175.77097 28.01014 

181 ............ ¥175.76796 28.00984 

182 ............ ¥175.73629 28.02156 

TABLE 3—COORDINATES FOR KAPOU

(LISIANSKI ISLAND) SPA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥173.82216 26.08261 

2 ................ ¥173.81417 26.06651 

3 ................ ¥173.81089 26.06033 

4 ................ ¥173.80358 26.04582 

5 ................ ¥173.80187 26.04312 

6 ................ ¥173.79902 26.03951 

7 ................ ¥173.79216 26.03255 

8 ................ ¥173.78288 26.02340 

9 ................ ¥173.76999 26.01042 

10 .............. ¥173.76842 26.00888 

11 .............. ¥173.76714 26.00720 

12 .............. ¥173.75672 25.99276 

13 .............. ¥173.75329 25.98625 

14 .............. ¥173.75257 25.98316 

15 .............. ¥173.75272 25.98019 

16 .............. ¥173.75357 25.97607 

17 .............. ¥173.75414 25.97272 

18 .............. ¥173.75429 25.97130 

19 .............. ¥173.75457 25.97065 

20 .............. ¥173.75629 25.96949 

21 .............. ¥173.77427 25.95518 

22 .............. ¥173.79226 25.94087 

23 .............. ¥173.79613 25.91463 

24 .............. ¥173.79656 25.91231 

25 .............. ¥173.79685 25.91089 

26 .............. ¥173.79770 25.91025 

27 .............. ¥173.84842 25.87454 

28 .............. ¥173.85185 25.87235 

29 .............. ¥173.85299 25.87209 

30 .............. ¥173.86184 25.87364 

31 .............. ¥173.88326 25.87777 

32 .............. ¥173.89205 25.87946 

33 .............. ¥173.89348 25.87959 

TABLE 3—COORDINATES FOR KAPOU

(LISIANSKI ISLAND) SPA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

34 .............. ¥173.89805 25.87971 

35 .............. ¥173.90349 25.87978 

36 .............. ¥173.90608 25.87981 

37 .............. ¥173.91654 25.87993 

38 .............. ¥173.91667 25.87993 

39 .............. ¥173.91893 25.87996 

40 .............. ¥173.91989 25.87997 

41 .............. ¥173.93702 25.88023 

42 .............. ¥173.94445 25.88023 

43 .............. ¥173.94602 25.88062 

44 .............. ¥173.95530 25.88526 

45 .............. ¥173.99537 25.90548 

46 .............. ¥174.00031 25.90797 

47 .............. ¥174.00548 25.91058 

48 .............. ¥174.02703 25.92167 

49 .............. ¥174.09677 25.95696 

50 .............. ¥174.11041 25.96396 

51 .............. ¥174.11155 25.96538 

52 .............. ¥174.11498 25.97067 

53 .............. ¥174.12111 25.97892 

54 .............. ¥174.12311 25.98124 

55 .............. ¥174.12483 25.98279 

56 .............. ¥174.14281 25.99916 

57 .............. ¥174.14396 26.00019 

58 .............. ¥174.14453 26.00083 

59 .............. ¥174.14595 26.00560 

60 .............. ¥174.15196 26.02194 

61 .............. ¥174.15682 26.03560 

62 .............. ¥174.15782 26.03831 

63 .............. ¥174.15839 26.04089 

64 .............. ¥174.15867 26.04295 

65 .............. ¥174.15839 26.05197 

66 .............. ¥174.15740 26.08891 

67 .............. ¥174.15668 26.10643 

68 .............. ¥174.15669 26.11617 

69 .............. ¥174.15600 26.12038 

70 .............. ¥174.13944 26.16391 

71 .............. ¥174.13478 26.17505 

72 .............. ¥174.12292 26.18449 

73 .............. ¥174.09565 26.20576 

74 .............. ¥174.08837 26.21129 

75 .............. ¥174.08723 26.21206 

76 .............. ¥174.08651 26.21232 

77 .............. ¥174.08452 26.21258 

78 .............. ¥174.07352 26.21412 

79 .............. ¥174.05468 26.21682 

80 .............. ¥174.05239 26.21721 

81 .............. ¥174.05082 26.21721 

82 .............. ¥174.01328 26.21451 

83 .............. ¥173.98436 26.21258 

84 .............. ¥173.95210 26.19379 

85 .............. ¥173.93939 26.18620 

86 .............. ¥173.93511 26.18350 

87 .............. ¥173.93411 26.18260 

88 .............. ¥173.93140 26.17951 

89 .............. ¥173.91733 26.16389 

90 .............. ¥173.90177 26.14625 

91 .............. ¥173.89892 26.14329 

92 .............. ¥173.89749 26.14200 

93 .............. ¥173.89663 26.14123 

94 .............. ¥173.88792 26.13569 

95 .............. ¥173.88360 26.13292 

96 .............. ¥173.87247 26.12532 

97 .............. ¥173.86333 26.11940 

98 .............. ¥173.86176 26.11798 

99 .............. ¥173.85890 26.11566 

100 ............ ¥173.84391 26.10291 

101 ............ ¥173.83458 26.09485 

102 ............ ¥173.82473 26.08661 

103 ............ ¥173.82373 26.08545 

104 ............ ¥173.82216 26.08261 

TABLE 4—COORDINATES FOR KAMOLE

(LAYSAN ISLAND) SPA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥171.79754 25.90062 

2 ................ ¥171.77776 25.90028 

3 ................ ¥171.76856 25.90040 

4 ................ ¥171.76743 25.90017 

5 ................ ¥171.76440 25.89960 

6 ................ ¥171.72850 25.89300 

7 ................ ¥171.68258 25.88476 

8 ................ ¥171.67766 25.88385 

9 ................ ¥171.67552 25.88328 

10 .............. ¥171.67325 25.88260 

11 .............. ¥171.65713 25.87714 

12 .............. ¥171.63979 25.87153 

13 .............. ¥171.63303 25.86920 

14 .............. ¥171.62757 25.86732 

15 .............. ¥171.62656 25.86686 

16 .............. ¥171.62568 25.86595 

17 .............. ¥171.62502 25.86507 

18 .............. ¥171.61749 25.85490 

19 .............. ¥171.60335 25.83593 

20 .............. ¥171.60146 25.83319 

21 .............. ¥171.60007 25.82681 

22 .............. ¥171.59667 25.80984 

23 .............. ¥171.59327 25.79245 

24 .............. ¥171.59327 25.79165 

25 .............. ¥171.60171 25.76624 

26 .............. ¥171.60528 25.76115 

27 .............. ¥171.61460 25.74736 

28 .............. ¥171.61775 25.74280 

29 .............. ¥171.61863 25.74166 

30 .............. ¥171.62266 25.73779 

31 .............. ¥171.63183 25.72850 

32 .............. ¥171.63489 25.72540 

33 .............. ¥171.63640 25.72415 

34 .............. ¥171.65101 25.71708 

35 .............. ¥171.65341 25.71571 

36 .............. ¥171.65643 25.71354 

37 .............. ¥171.66122 25.70739 

38 .............. ¥171.66827 25.70032 

39 .............. ¥171.66915 25.70009 

40 .............. ¥171.70065 25.69222 

41 .............. ¥171.70153 25.69210 

42 .............. ¥171.70216 25.69245 

43 .............. ¥171.70695 25.69735 

44 .............. ¥171.70879 25.69916 

45 .............. ¥171.70980 25.69985 

46 .............. ¥171.71156 25.70019 

47 .............. ¥171.72781 25.70027 

48 .............. ¥171.73461 25.70030 

49 .............. ¥171.73537 25.70007 

50 .............. ¥171.75112 25.69221 

51 .............. ¥171.75162 25.69198 

52 .............. ¥171.75351 25.69186 

53 .............. ¥171.77795 25.69209 

54 .............. ¥171.78475 25.69198 

55 .............. ¥171.79678 25.69800 

56 .............. ¥171.80964 25.70443 

57 .............. ¥171.81782 25.70853 

58 .............. ¥171.81846 25.70946 

59 .............. ¥171.83395 25.73225 

60 .............. ¥171.83916 25.74030 

61 .............. ¥171.84621 25.75067 

62 .............. ¥171.85049 25.75694 

63 .............. ¥171.85175 25.75900 

64 .............. ¥171.85377 25.76298 

65 .............. ¥171.86802 25.79154 

66 .............. ¥171.86827 25.79234 

67 .............. ¥171.86991 25.80031 

68 .............. ¥171.87319 25.81695 

69 .............. ¥171.87634 25.83252 

70 .............. ¥171.87634 25.83343 

71 .............. ¥171.87596 25.83457 


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TABLE 4—COORDINATES FOR KAMOLE

(LAYSAN ISLAND) SPA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

72 .............. ¥171.86853 25.84402 

73 .............. ¥171.83837 25.88003 

74 .............. ¥171.83602 25.88246 

75 .............. ¥171.83519 25.88335 

76 .............. ¥171.83459 25.88376 

77 .............. ¥171.83330 25.88437 

78 .............. ¥171.82477 25.88874 

79 .............. ¥171.82223 25.89004 

80 .............. ¥171.80446 25.89880 

81 .............. ¥171.80283 25.89960 

82 .............. ¥171.80106 25.90017 

83 .............. ¥171.79754 25.90062 

TABLE 5—COORDINATES FOR

KAMOKUOKAMOHOALI1I (MARO REEF) 

SPA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥170.51849 25.56689 

2 ................ ¥170.42884 25.48429 

3 ................ ¥170.40989 25.46684 

4 ................ ¥170.36498 25.39615 

5 ................ ¥170.35211 25.37520 

6 ................ ¥170.38052 25.31861 

7 ................ ¥170.41008 25.25900 

8 ................ ¥170.42639 25.25050 

9 ................ ¥170.49312 25.25500 

10 .............. ¥170.54275 25.25849 

11 .............. ¥170.59335 25.28380 

12 .............. ¥170.65120 25.29999 

13 .............. ¥170.71939 25.30982 

14 .............. ¥170.76864 25.31704 

15 .............. ¥170.80164 25.33336 

16 .............. ¥170.81026 25.35866 

17 .............. ¥170.86881 25.39206 

18 .............. ¥170.89413 25.45071 

19 .............. ¥170.90203 25.52562 

20 .............. ¥170.90204 25.55000 

21 .............. ¥170.87689 25.58379 

22 .............. ¥170.80870 25.62631 

23 .............. ¥170.77706 25.63386 

24 .............. ¥170.71015 25.63370 

25 .............. ¥170.68577 25.61709 

26 .............. ¥170.57600 25.59194 

27 .............. ¥170.52174 25.56835 

28 .............. ¥170.51849 25.56689 

TABLE 6—COORDINATES FOR 1O ̄ NU ̄ NUI

AND 1O ̄ NUIKI (GARDNER PINNACLES) 

SPA 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥167.90376 24.42883 

2 ................ ¥167.95520 24.41130 

3 ................ ¥167.99102 24.42020 

4 ................ ¥168.00495 24.43820 

5 ................ ¥168.00858 24.45765 

6 ................ ¥168.01169 24.47484 

7 ................ ¥168.01779 24.50855 

8 ................ ¥168.05095 24.57549 

9 ................ ¥168.08488 24.59196 

10 .............. ¥168.10261 24.63819 

11 .............. ¥168.12654 24.70001 

12 .............. ¥168.12689 24.70299 

13 .............. ¥168.13443 24.77502 

14 .............. ¥168.15180 24.81718 

TABLE 6—COORDINATES FOR 1O ̄ NU ̄ NUI

AND 1O ̄ NUIKI (GARDNER PINNACLES) 

SPA—Continued 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

15 .............. ¥168.15133 24.82629 

16 .............. ¥168.15166 24.88353 

17 .............. ¥168.16317 24.89394 

18 .............. ¥168.22632 24.95007 

19 .............. ¥168.26782 25.00868 

20 .............. ¥168.27946 25.06562 

21 .............. ¥168.26946 25.09337 

22 .............. ¥168.25241 25.10411 

23 .............. ¥168.24399 25.12438 

24 .............. ¥168.22776 25.16582 

25 .............. ¥168.19810 25.18222 

26 .............. ¥168.14391 25.19196 

27 .............. ¥168.08884 25.19330 

28 .............. ¥168.04250 25.17414 

29 .............. ¥167.98399 25.12434 

30 .............. ¥167.93393 25.07053 

31 .............. ¥167.92639 25.04237 

32 .............. ¥167.94327 25.01312 

33 .............. ¥167.94328 24.94223 

34 .............. ¥167.92440 24.90657 

35 .............. ¥167.90375 24.88387 

36 .............. ¥167.89337 24.85096 

37 .............. ¥167.89917 24.74685 

38 .............. ¥167.87394 24.63042 

39 .............. ¥167.87471 24.59063 

40 .............. ¥167.86815 24.56390 

41 .............. ¥167.87627 24.49318 

42 .............. ¥167.88943 24.45607 

43 .............. ¥167.89140 24.45052 

44 .............. ¥167.90376 24.42883 

TABLE 7—COORDINATES FOR LALO

(FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS) SPA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥165.88287 24.04302 

2 ................ ¥165.81715 24.03363 

3 ................ ¥165.81598 24.03346 

4 ................ ¥165.68957 24.01561 

5 ................ ¥165.61030 24.00420 

6 ................ ¥165.58476 24.00053 

7 ................ ¥165.58475 23.99013 

8 ................ ¥165.58469 23.89901 

9 ................ ¥165.58473 23.88171 

10 .............. ¥165.58487 23.82706 

11 .............. ¥165.58493 23.80510 

12 .............. ¥165.58474 23.74606 

13 .............. ¥165.58467 23.72209 

14 .............. ¥165.58477 23.69139 

15 .............. ¥165.58493 23.64173 

16 .............. ¥165.58492 23.64015 

17 .............. ¥165.58472 23.55814 

18 .............. ¥165.58465 23.53104 

19 .............. ¥165.58492 23.50047 

20 .............. ¥165.68850 23.51533 

21 .............. ¥165.82902 23.53508 

22 .............. ¥165.88403 23.54307 

23 .............. ¥165.90329 23.54586 

24 .............. ¥165.90597 23.54625 

25 .............. ¥165.99383 23.55900 

26 .............. ¥166.03245 23.56447 

27 .............. ¥166.08499 23.57190 

28 .............. ¥166.10117 23.57420 

29 .............. ¥166.13444 23.57892 

30 .............. ¥166.16019 23.58257 

31 .............. ¥166.19002 23.58681 

32 .............. ¥166.22864 23.59229 

TABLE 7—COORDINATES FOR LALO

(FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS) SPA— 

Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

33 .............. ¥166.23919 23.59378 

34 .............. ¥166.26236 23.59707 

35 .............. ¥166.28601 23.60043 

36 .............. ¥166.33447 23.60733 

37 .............. ¥166.35885 23.61080 

38 .............. ¥166.37208 23.61269 

39 .............. ¥166.39868 23.61648 

40 .............. ¥166.40303 23.61710 

41 .............. ¥166.40724 23.61770 

42 .............. ¥166.50660 23.63186 

43 .............. ¥166.60789 23.64643 

44 .............. ¥166.72350 23.66307 

45 .............. ¥166.92987 23.68841 

46 .............. ¥166.92855 23.74505 

47 .............. ¥166.92820 23.78485 

48 .............. ¥166.92779 23.83124 

49 .............. ¥166.92817 23.83749 

50 .............. ¥166.92683 23.92953 

51 .............. ¥166.92567 24.00460 

52 .............. ¥166.92523 24.03315 

53 .............. ¥166.92517 24.03699 

54 .............. ¥166.90344 24.03664 

55 .............. ¥166.75320 24.03423 

56 .............. ¥166.75144 24.16680 

57 .............. ¥166.69607 24.15879 

58 .............. ¥166.66261 24.15394 

59 .............. ¥166.60150 24.14542 

60 .............. ¥166.50010 24.13128 

61 .............. ¥166.49143 24.13008 

62 .............. ¥166.46034 24.12556 

63 .............. ¥166.43233 24.12150 

64 .............. ¥166.32588 24.10620 

65 .............. ¥166.31489 24.10462 

66 .............. ¥166.10509 24.07477 

67 .............. ¥166.02473 24.06329 

68 .............. ¥165.88287 24.04302 

TABLE 8—COORDINATES FOR

MOKUMANAMANA (NECKER) SPA 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥164.54332 23.62574 

2 ................ ¥164.53774 23.61546 

3 ................ ¥164.53568 23.61072 

4 ................ ¥164.53436 23.60261 

5 ................ ¥164.53111 23.58291 

6 ................ ¥164.52906 23.55327 

7 ................ ¥164.52347 23.54272 

8 ................ ¥164.51842 23.53517 

9 ................ ¥164.51078 23.52258 

10 .............. ¥164.50137 23.51811 

11 .............. ¥164.48756 23.51042 

12 .............. ¥164.47390 23.50281 

13 .............. ¥164.45451 23.49239 

14 .............. ¥164.45025 23.48860 

15 .............. ¥164.44290 23.48074 

16 .............. ¥164.42150 23.47295 

17 .............. ¥164.40063 23.46523 

18 .............. ¥164.39476 23.46347 

19 .............. ¥164.38256 23.46334 

20 .............. ¥164.37022 23.46374 

21 .............. ¥164.36817 23.46306 

22 .............. ¥164.35392 23.45819 

23 .............. ¥164.34628 23.45541 

24 .............. ¥164.32877 23.44951 

25 .............. ¥164.31431 23.43772 

26 .............. ¥164.30609 23.43154 


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TABLE 8—COORDINATES FOR

MOKUMANAMANA (NECKER) SPA— 

Continued 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

27 .............. ¥164.29543 23.41512 

28 .............. ¥164.28443 23.39873 

29 .............. ¥164.28154 23.38946 

30 .............. ¥164.27484 23.36629 

31 .............. ¥164.26980 23.35201 

32 .............. ¥164.25929 23.32687 

33 .............. ¥164.25290 23.31240 

34 .............. ¥164.25199 23.30818 

35 .............. ¥164.25305 23.30467 

36 .............. ¥164.25391 23.30232 

37 .............. ¥164.25937 23.28868 

38 .............. ¥164.26848 23.27932 

39 .............. ¥164.27039 23.27580 

40 .............. ¥164.27641 23.25830 

41 .............. ¥164.28332 23.25152 

42 .............. ¥164.29933 23.23578 

43 .............. ¥164.31485 23.23457 

44 .............. ¥164.32999 23.23375 

45 .............. ¥164.33983 23.23321 

46 .............. ¥164.37024 23.23810 

47 .............. ¥164.38214 23.24651 

48 .............. ¥164.39668 23.25641 

49 .............. ¥164.40006 23.25695 

50 .............. ¥164.41146 23.25833 

51 .............. ¥164.45730 23.26308 

52 .............. ¥164.46347 23.26620 

53 .............. ¥164.47251 23.27100 

54 .............. ¥164.48529 23.29229 

55 .............. ¥164.51115 23.30260 

56 .............. ¥164.52540 23.30843 

57 .............. ¥164.56870 23.30925 

58 .............. ¥164.59206 23.30912 

59 .............. ¥164.60425 23.30763 

60 .............. ¥164.63246 23.29963 

61 .............. ¥164.64245 23.30098 

62 .............. ¥164.64083 23.31400 

63 .............. ¥164.63466 23.32091 

64 .............. ¥164.62891 23.32479 

65 .............. ¥164.62024 23.32764 

66 .............. ¥164.62303 23.34282 

67 .............. ¥164.61612 23.34892 

68 .............. ¥164.61039 23.35488 

69 .............. ¥164.60465 23.36962 

70 .............. ¥164.60009 23.38141 

71 .............. ¥164.59358 23.39656 

72 .............. ¥164.59304 23.39780 

73 .............. ¥164.58670 23.42106 

74 .............. ¥164.58127 23.44558 

75 .............. ¥164.59302 23.45045 

76 .............. ¥164.60713 23.45628 

77 .............. ¥164.61021 23.46671 

78 .............. ¥164.61221 23.46868 

79 .............. ¥164.62367 23.48006 

80 .............. ¥164.62734 23.48141 

81 .............. ¥164.64776 23.48913 

82 .............. ¥164.65452 23.49062 

83 .............. ¥164.66774 23.49265 

84 .............. ¥164.69032 23.49644 

85 .............. ¥164.70192 23.49738 

86 .............. ¥164.71470 23.49725 

87 .............. ¥164.71956 23.49693 

88 .............. ¥164.73882 23.49564 

89 .............. ¥164.73909 23.49562 

90 .............. ¥164.76295 23.48763 

91 .............. ¥164.77141 23.48479 

92 .............. ¥164.77495 23.49017 

93 .............. ¥164.78145 23.50004 

94 .............. ¥164.78336 23.50315 

95 .............. ¥164.78689 23.50423 

96 .............. ¥164.80114 23.51019 

TABLE 8—COORDINATES FOR

MOKUMANAMANA (NECKER) SPA— 

Continued 

Point ID Longitude Latitude 

97 .............. ¥164.81245 23.52400 

98 .............. ¥164.83023 23.53537 

99 .............. ¥164.83393 23.53828 

100 ............ ¥164.84010 23.54992 

101 ............ ¥164.84847 23.56805 

102 ............ ¥164.84022 23.59032 

103 ............ ¥164.83507 23.60223 

104 ............ ¥164.82699 23.61034 

105 ............ ¥164.82082 23.61684 

106 ............ ¥164.80231 23.62265 

107 ............ ¥164.79438 23.62265 

108 ............ ¥164.76970 23.62170 

109 ............ ¥164.76123 23.62470 

110 ............ ¥164.74668 23.62929 

111 ............ ¥164.72141 23.63890 

112 ............ ¥164.69989 23.64668 

113 ............ ¥164.69637 23.64884 

114 ............ ¥164.68168 23.65276 

115 ............ ¥164.62967 23.66304 

116 ............ ¥164.62570 23.66372 

117 ............ ¥164.60491 23.66058 

118 ............ ¥164.58332 23.65788 

119 ............ ¥164.57670 23.65626 

120 ............ ¥164.56260 23.64801 

121 ............ ¥164.55305 23.64260 

122 ............ ¥164.55023 23.63696 

123 ............ ¥164.54332 23.62574 

TABLE 9—COORDINATES FOR NIHOA

ISLAND SPA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥161.85602 23.06825 

2 ................ ¥161.85586 23.06145 

3 ................ ¥161.85681 23.05444 

4 ................ ¥161.85854 23.04933 

5 ................ ¥161.86360 23.03839 

6 ................ ¥161.86786 23.03182 

7 ................ ¥161.87322 23.02583 

8 ................ ¥161.88254 23.01897 

9 ................ ¥161.89754 23.01138 

10 .............. ¥161.91456 23.00813 

11 .............. ¥161.91743 23.00758 

12 .............. ¥161.93400 23.00846 

13 .............. ¥161.94876 23.01210 

14 .............. ¥161.95413 23.01502 

15 .............. ¥161.95873 23.01760 

16 .............. ¥161.96534 23.02130 

17 .............. ¥161.97875 23.03532 

18 .............. ¥161.98075 23.03875 

19 .............. ¥161.98502 23.04586 

20 .............. ¥161.98748 23.05667 

21 .............. ¥161.98809 23.06216 

22 .............. ¥161.98748 23.07391 

23 .............. ¥161.98297 23.08604 

24 .............. ¥161.97743 23.09476 

25 .............. ¥161.97071 23.10243 

26 .............. ¥161.96076 23.11031 

27 .............. ¥161.94498 23.11717 

28 .............. ¥161.92966 23.12052 

29 .............. ¥161.91767 23.12081 

30 .............. ¥161.90064 23.11819 

31 .............. ¥161.90062 23.11819 

32 .............. ¥161.88846 23.11323 

33 .............. ¥161.87906 23.10751 

34 .............. ¥161.86691 23.09642 

35 .............. ¥161.86217 23.08883 

TABLE 9—COORDINATES FOR NIHOA

ISLAND SPA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

36 .............. ¥161.85933 23.08270 

37 .............. ¥161.85665 23.07424 

38 .............. ¥161.85602 23.06825 

Appendix E to Subpart W of Part 922— 

Coordinates for the Ship Reporting 

Area 

[Coordinates listed in this appendix are 

unprojected (Geographic) and based on the 

North American Datum of 1983] 

The boundaries for the areas listed in this 

appendix, unless otherwise described in this 

rule, begin at Point 1 as indicated in the 

particular area’s coordinate table and 

continue to each successive point in 

numerical order until ending at the last point 

in the table. 

TABLE 1—COORDINATES FOR THE

REPORTING AREA OUTER BOUNDARY

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥178.28283 29.42450 

2 ................ ¥175.23067 28.72883 

3 ................ ¥173.42967 27.01283 

4 ................ ¥171.46783 26.74850 

5 ................ ¥170.34317 26.40383 

6 ................ ¥167.53500 25.94050 

7 ................ ¥165.97817 24.83667 

8 ................ ¥161.94767 24.09200 

9 ................ ¥161.94367 24.08817 

10 .............. ¥161.85883 24.07283 

11 .............. ¥161.77417 24.05733 

12 .............. ¥161.68983 24.04017 

13 .............. ¥161.60583 24.02183 

14 .............. ¥161.52583 23.99467 

15 .............. ¥161.44750 23.96417 

16 .............. ¥161.37183 23.92567 

17 .............. ¥161.29867 23.88267 

18 .............. ¥161.22867 23.83533 

19 .............. ¥161.16800 23.78233 

20 .............. ¥161.10783 23.72483 

21 .............. ¥161.05150 23.66183 

22 .............. ¥161.00233 23.59533 

23 .............. ¥160.95767 23.52650 

24 .............. ¥160.92050 23.45533 

25 .............. ¥160.89517 23.37900 

26 .............. ¥160.86950 23.30483 

27 .............. ¥160.85067 23.22617 

28 .............. ¥160.84100 23.14467 

29 .............. ¥160.83617 23.06167 

30 .............. ¥160.83917 22.97783 

31 .............. ¥160.85067 22.89733 

32 .............. ¥160.87000 22.81850 

33 .............. ¥160.89267 22.74100 

34 .............. ¥160.92533 22.66717 

35 .............. ¥160.96133 22.59550 

36 .............. ¥161.00417 22.52567 

37 .............. ¥161.05383 22.45950 

38 .............. ¥161.11067 22.39600 

39 .............. ¥161.17050 22.33733 

40 .............. ¥161.23550 22.28367 

41 .............. ¥161.30567 22.23400 

42 .............. ¥161.38000 22.18917 

43 .............. ¥161.45750 22.15317 

44 .............. ¥161.53517 22.12150 

45 .............. ¥161.61567 22.09783 

46 .............. ¥161.69817 22.07700 


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TABLE 1—COORDINATES FOR THE REPORTING AREA OUTER BOUNDARY— 

Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

47 .............. ¥161.78483 22.06567 

48 .............. ¥161.87267 22.05683 

49 .............. ¥161.95850 22.05683 

50 .............. ¥162.04717 22.06367 

51 .............. ¥162.13400 22.07483 

52 .............. ¥162.21867 22.09050 

53 .............. ¥162.27350 22.09950 

54 .............. ¥162.28083 22.10483 

55 .............. ¥164.78783 22.57617 

56 .............. ¥166.63717 22.79333 

57 .............. ¥168.46517 24.06367 

58 .............. ¥170.75650 24.42933 

59 .............. ¥171.88383 24.77567 

60 .............. ¥174.47850 25.12667 

61 .............. ¥176.59183 27.09700 

62 .............. ¥178.64433 27.45533 

63 .............. ¥178.72600 27.48217 

64 .............. ¥178.80667 27.51067 

65 .............. ¥178.88267 27.54567 

66 .............. ¥178.95500 27.58433 

67 .............. ¥179.02483 27.63150 

68 .............. ¥179.09333 27.68167 

69 .............. ¥179.15683 27.73617 

70 .............. ¥179.21417 27.79567 

71 .............. ¥179.26667 27.85750 

72 .............. ¥179.31367 27.92200 

73 .............. ¥179.35217 27.98883 

74 .............. ¥179.38583 28.05817 

75 .............. ¥179.41267 28.13033 

76 .............. ¥179.43633 28.20517 

77 .............. ¥179.45083 28.28250 

78 .............. ¥179.46050 28.36017 

79 .............. ¥179.46283 28.43633 

80 .............. ¥179.45800 28.51450 

81 .............. ¥179.44917 28.59350 

82 .............. ¥179.42917 28.66817 

83 .............. ¥179.40517 28.74100 

84 .............. ¥179.37500 28.81167 

85 .............. ¥179.34050 28.88017 

86 .............. ¥179.29617 28.94517 

87 .............. ¥179.24867 29.00967 

88 .............. ¥179.19483 29.06967 

89 .............. ¥179.13667 29.12700 

90 .............. ¥179.07283 29.18100 

91 .............. ¥179.00350 29.22933 

92 .............. ¥178.92967 29.27067 

93 .............. ¥178.85433 29.30850 

94 .............. ¥178.77500 29.34083 

95 .............. ¥178.69450 29.37100 

96 .............. ¥178.61067 29.39200 

97 .............. ¥178.52567 29.40883 

98 .............. ¥178.43850 29.41933 

99 .............. ¥178.34867 29.42367 

100 ............ ¥178.27833 29.42150 

101 ............ ¥178.28283 29.42450 

TABLE 2—COORDINATES OF THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND HO ̄ LANIKU ̄ (KURE ATOLL), 

KUAIHELANI (MIDWAY ATOLL), 

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) AREA TO BE AVOIDED

(ATBA) 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥175.78700 27.01217 

TABLE 2—COORDINATES OF THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND HO ̄ LANIKU ̄ (KURE ATOLL), 

KUAIHELANI (MIDWAY ATOLL), 

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) AREA TO BE AVOIDED

(ATBA)—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

2 ................ ¥175.87900 27.01133 

3 ................ ¥175.96933 27.01817 

4 ................ ¥176.05883 27.03317 

5 ................ ¥176.14683 27.05567 

6 ................ ¥176.23183 27.08533 

7 ................ ¥176.31317 27.12283 

8 ................ ¥176.39000 27.16633 

9 ................ ¥176.46233 27.21700 

10 .............. ¥176.47833 27.22950 

11 .............. ¥176.49783 27.24600 

12 .............. ¥177.55517 27.41583 

13 .............. ¥178.49833 27.59783 

14 .............. ¥178.56550 27.61067 

15 .............. ¥178.62200 27.62550 

16 .............. ¥178.67750 27.64333 

17 .............. ¥178.73167 27.66417 

18 .............. ¥178.78417 27.68800 

19 .............. ¥178.83500 27.71483 

20 .............. ¥178.88383 27.74433 

21 .............. ¥178.93050 27.77650 

22 .............. ¥178.97483 27.81117 

23 .............. ¥179.01667 27.84817 

24 .............. ¥179.05650 27.88700 

25 .............. ¥179.09350 27.92817 

26 .............. ¥179.12683 27.97150 

27 .............. ¥179.15783 28.01683 

28 .............. ¥179.18500 28.06350 

29 .............. ¥179.20883 28.11183 

30 .............. ¥179.22917 28.16117 

31 .............. ¥179.24583 28.21167 

32 .............. ¥179.25900 28.26300 

33 .............. ¥179.26850 28.31517 

34 .............. ¥179.27417 28.36733 

35 .............. ¥179.27600 28.41200 

36 .............. ¥179.27617 28.42000 

37 .............. ¥179.27600 28.43017 

38 .............. ¥179.27400 28.47250 

39 .............. ¥179.26833 28.52483 

40 .............. ¥179.25900 28.57683 

41 .............. ¥179.24583 28.62817 

42 .............. ¥179.22900 28.67850 

43 .............. ¥179.20900 28.72800 

44 .............. ¥179.18550 28.77633 

45 .............. ¥179.15867 28.82317 

46 .............. ¥179.12833 28.86850 

47 .............. ¥179.09500 28.91200 

48 .............. ¥179.05850 28.95350 

49 .............. ¥179.01917 28.99300 

50 .............. ¥178.97700 29.03017 

51 .............. ¥178.93217 29.06500 

52 .............. ¥178.88500 29.09717 

53 .............. ¥178.83550 29.12667 

54 .............. ¥178.78400 29.15350 

55 .............. ¥178.73067 29.17733 

56 .............. ¥178.67567 29.19817 

57 .............. ¥178.61933 29.21583 

58 .............. ¥178.56183 29.23033 

59 .............. ¥178.50350 29.24167 

60 .............. ¥178.44433 29.24983 

61 .............. ¥178.38467 29.25467 

62 .............. ¥178.32483 29.25600 

63 .............. ¥178.26500 29.25417 

64 .............. ¥178.20533 29.24900 

65 .............. ¥178.14633 29.24050 

66 .............. ¥177.20117 29.05783 

TABLE 2—COORDINATES OF THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND HO ̄ LANIKU ̄ (KURE ATOLL), 

KUAIHELANI (MIDWAY ATOLL), 

MANAWAI (PEARL AND HERMES

ATOLL) AREA TO BE AVOIDED

(ATBA)—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

67 .............. ¥177.12150 29.04250 

68 .............. ¥175.59117 28.64933 

69 .............. ¥175.57250 28.64450 

70 .............. ¥175.32900 28.58183 

71 .............. ¥175.17750 28.43733 

72 .............. ¥175.14917 28.41017 

73 .............. ¥175.15067 28.40883 

74 .............. ¥175.08183 28.33483 

75 .............. ¥175.03200 28.26750 

76 .............. ¥174.98883 28.19633 

77 .............. ¥174.95383 28.12150 

78 .............. ¥174.92800 28.04383 

79 .............. ¥174.91033 27.96400 

80 .............. ¥174.90083 27.88350 

81 .............. ¥174.90083 27.80200 

82 .............. ¥174.91033 27.72133 

83 .............. ¥174.92850 27.64133 

84 .............. ¥174.95533 27.56350 

85 .............. ¥174.99050 27.48833 

86 .............. ¥175.03383 27.41667 

87 .............. ¥175.08450 27.34883 

88 .............. ¥175.14317 27.28633 

89 .............. ¥175.20783 27.22883 

90 .............. ¥175.27783 27.17650 

91 .............. ¥175.35417 27.13133 

92 .............. ¥175.43483 27.09283 

93 .............. ¥175.51917 27.06100 

94 .............. ¥175.60667 27.03700 

95 .............. ¥175.69633 27.02150 

96 .............. ¥175.78700 27.01217 

TABLE 3—COORDINATES FOR THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND 1O ̄ NU ̄I AND 1O ̄ NUIKI (GARDNER PINNACLES), LALO (FRENCH

FRIGATE SHOALS), MOKUMANAMANA

(NECKER) ATBA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥168.00150 25.83633 

2 ................ ¥167.87767 25.82733 

3 ................ ¥167.87750 25.82833 

4 ................ ¥167.80583 25.81650 

5 ................ ¥167.61200 25.78483 

6 ................ ¥167.44133 25.66400 

7 ................ ¥167.32983 25.58500 

8 ................ ¥166.75000 25.17383 

9 ................ ¥166.05600 24.68183 

10 .............. ¥165.58317 24.59400 

11 .............. ¥164.51867 24.39633 

12 .............. ¥164.51900 24.39317 

13 .............. ¥164.49567 24.38850 

14 .............. ¥164.40867 24.36417 

15 .............. ¥164.32317 24.33500 

16 .............. ¥164.24267 24.29583 

17 .............. ¥164.16617 24.24983 

18 .............. ¥164.09483 24.19767 

19 .............. ¥164.03000 24.13833 

20 .............. ¥163.97050 24.07467 

21 .............. ¥163.92033 24.00450 

22 .............. ¥163.87650 23.93083 

23 .............. ¥163.84267 23.85283 


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TABLE 3—COORDINATES FOR THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND 1O ̄ NU ̄I AND 1O ̄ NUIKI (GARDNER PINNACLES), LALO (FRENCH

FRIGATE SHOALS), MOKUMANAMANA

(NECKER) ATBA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

24 .............. ¥163.81633 23.77217 

25 .............. ¥163.79983 23.68950 

26 .............. ¥163.79267 23.60567 

27 .............. ¥163.79333 23.52117 

28 .............. ¥163.80467 23.43783 

29 .............. ¥163.82500 23.35567 

30 .............. ¥163.85233 23.27550 

31 .............. ¥163.89117 23.19933 

32 .............. ¥163.93583 23.12567 

33 .............. ¥163.98967 23.05767 

34 .............. ¥164.05017 22.99417 

35 .............. ¥164.11833 22.93783 

36 .............. ¥164.19150 22.88700 

37 .............. ¥164.26967 22.84333 

38 .............. ¥164.35267 22.80800 

39 .............. ¥164.43800 22.77883 

40 .............. ¥164.52667 22.75817 

41 .............. ¥164.61717 22.74717 

42 .............. ¥164.70850 22.74417 

43 .............. ¥164.79983 22.74867 

44 .............. ¥164.82533 22.75183 

45 .............. ¥164.85800 22.75650 

46 .............. ¥164.85883 22.75283 

47 .............. ¥165.58317 22.83767 

48 .............. ¥166.32717 22.92500 

49 .............. ¥166.38867 22.93217 

50 .............. ¥166.60000 22.95683 

51 .............. ¥166.75000 23.06250 

52 .............. ¥166.79083 23.09133 

53 .............. ¥168.38100 24.21167 

54 .............. ¥168.37967 24.21467 

55 .............. ¥168.45467 24.26750 

56 .............. ¥168.52767 24.31917 

57 .............. ¥168.59917 24.37117 

58 .............. ¥168.66567 24.42850 

59 .............. ¥168.72583 24.49183 

60 .............. ¥168.77717 24.56117 

61 .............. ¥168.82150 24.63433 

62 .............. ¥168.85767 24.71133 

63 .............. ¥168.88533 24.79083 

64 .............. ¥168.90467 24.87233 

65 .............. ¥168.91367 24.95533 

66 .............. ¥168.91583 25.03867 

67 .............. ¥168.90717 25.12167 

68 .............. ¥168.88867 25.20317 

69 .............. ¥168.86267 25.28317 

70 .............. ¥168.82667 25.35950 

71 .............. ¥168.78217 25.43233 

72 .............. ¥168.73100 25.50150 

73 .............. ¥168.67367 25.56483 

74 .............. ¥168.60867 25.62283 

75 .............. ¥168.53733 25.67483 

76 .............. ¥168.46133 25.72067 

77 .............. ¥168.38033 25.75950 

78 .............. ¥168.29600 25.79050 

79 .............. ¥168.20783 25.81317 

80 .............. ¥168.11817 25.82867 

81 .............. ¥168.02700 25.83517 

82 .............. ¥168.00150 25.83633 

TABLE 4—COORDINATES FOR INNER

REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND THE KAPOU (LISIANSKI ISLAND), KAMOLE (LAYSAN ISLAND), 

KAMOKUOKAMOHOALI1I (MARO

REEF), RAITA BANK ATBA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥173.56150 26.85217 

2 ................ ¥173.51450 26.84583 

3 ................ ¥173.51317 26.84817 

4 ................ ¥171.62833 26.60000 

5 ................ ¥171.56400 26.59150 

6 ................ ¥171.51400 26.58500 

7 ................ ¥171.45833 26.56783 

8 ................ ¥171.41933 26.55583 

9 ................ ¥170.38400 26.23767 

10 .............. ¥169.81600 26.14483 

11 .............. ¥169.81717 26.13933 

12 .............. ¥169.76383 26.12700 

13 .............. ¥169.67617 26.10050 

14 .............. ¥169.59400 26.06617 

15 .............. ¥169.51517 26.02517 

16 .............. ¥169.44083 25.97750 

17 .............. ¥169.37233 25.92200 

18 .............. ¥169.31000 25.86117 

19 .............. ¥169.25317 25.79633 

20 .............. ¥169.20567 25.72567 

21 .............. ¥169.16550 25.65083 

22 .............. ¥169.13467 25.57283 

23 .............. ¥169.11267 25.49233 

24 .............. ¥169.09883 25.41017 

25 .............. ¥169.09400 25.32717 

26 .............. ¥169.09883 25.24417 

27 .............. ¥169.11100 25.16150 

28 .............. ¥169.13367 25.08083 

29 .............. ¥169.16600 25.00283 

30 .............. ¥169.20583 24.92767 

31 .............. ¥169.25233 24.85583 

32 .............. ¥169.30800 24.78950 

33 .............. ¥169.37033 24.72817 

34 .............. ¥169.43850 24.67233 

35 .............. ¥169.51300 24.62367 

36 .............. ¥169.59400 24.58333 

37 .............. ¥169.67767 24.55033 

38 .............. ¥169.76467 24.52233 

39 .............. ¥169.85133 24.50517 

40 .............. ¥169.94217 24.49467 

41 .............. ¥170.03017 24.49267 

42 .............. ¥170.07617 24.49350 

43 .............. ¥170.73983 24.59617 

44 .............. ¥170.79300 24.60483 

45 .............. ¥170.83950 24.61967 

46 .............. ¥170.86950 24.62933 

47 .............. ¥171.83650 24.93717 

48 .............. ¥174.41400 25.27683 

49 .............. ¥174.64083 25.49267 

50 .............. ¥174.70050 25.55467 

51 .............. ¥174.75333 25.62217 

52 .............. ¥174.79733 25.69467 

53 .............. ¥174.83417 25.77050 

54 .............. ¥174.86283 25.84883 

55 .............. ¥174.88183 25.93000 

56 .............. ¥174.89117 26.01183 

57 .............. ¥174.89350 26.09450 

58 .............. ¥174.88450 26.17650 

59 .............. ¥174.86800 26.25767 

60 .............. ¥174.84283 26.33667 

61 .............. ¥174.80733 26.41250 

62 .............. ¥174.76567 26.48583 

63 .............. ¥174.71600 26.55433 

64 .............. ¥174.65817 26.61850 

65 .............. ¥174.59383 26.67667 

66 .............. ¥174.52383 26.72917 

TABLE 4—COORDINATES FOR INNER

REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND THE KAPOU (LISIANSKI ISLAND), KAMOLE (LAYSAN ISLAND), 

KAMOKUOKAMOHOALI1I (MARO

REEF), RAITA BANK ATBA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

67 .............. ¥174.44783 26.77483 

68 .............. ¥174.36817 26.81500 

69 .............. ¥174.28383 26.84650 

70 .............. ¥174.19650 26.87000 

71 .............. ¥174.10717 26.88683 

72 .............. ¥174.01633 26.89567 

73 .............. ¥173.92467 26.89567 

74 .............. ¥173.83367 26.88817 

75 .............. ¥173.74300 26.87600 

76 .............. ¥173.65233 26.86417 

77 .............. ¥173.56150 26.85217 

TABLE 5—COORDINATES FOR THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND NIHOA ATBA 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

1 ................ ¥161.78483 23.88033 

2 ................ ¥161.74450 23.87317 

3 ................ ¥161.74233 23.88033 

4 ................ ¥161.68667 23.86833 

5 ................ ¥161.63200 23.85300 

6 ................ ¥161.57850 23.83467 

7 ................ ¥161.52633 23.81317 

8 ................ ¥161.47583 23.78883 

9 ................ ¥161.42700 23.76150 

10 .............. ¥161.38017 23.73133 

11 .............. ¥161.33550 23.69867 

12 .............. ¥161.29333 23.66333 

13 .............. ¥161.25350 23.62567 

14 .............. ¥161.21650 23.58567 

15 .............. ¥161.18217 23.54367 

16 .............. ¥161.15083 23.49983 

17 .............. ¥161.12250 23.45417 

18 .............. ¥161.09750 23.40700 

19 .............. ¥161.07567 23.35850 

20 .............. ¥161.05717 23.30867 

21 .............. ¥161.04217 23.25800 

22 .............. ¥161.03067 23.20650 

23 .............. ¥161.02250 23.15450 

24 .............. ¥161.01817 23.10217 

25 .............. ¥161.01717 23.04950 

26 .............. ¥161.01983 22.99700 

27 .............. ¥161.02617 22.94483 

28 .............. ¥161.03583 22.89300 

29 .............. ¥161.04917 22.84183 

30 .............. ¥161.06583 22.79167 

31 .............. ¥161.08583 22.74250 

32 .............. ¥161.10900 22.69450 

33 .............. ¥161.13550 22.64800 

34 .............. ¥161.16500 22.60317 

35 .............. ¥161.19750 22.56017 

36 .............. ¥161.23283 22.51900 

37 .............. ¥161.27083 22.48017 

38 .............. ¥161.31150 22.44350 

39 .............. ¥161.35433 22.40933 

40 .............. ¥161.39950 22.37767 

41 .............. ¥161.44667 22.34867 

42 .............. ¥161.49567 22.32250 

43 .............. ¥161.54633 22.29917 

44 .............. ¥161.59833 22.27883 

45 .............. ¥161.65167 22.26167 


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TABLE 5—COORDINATES FOR THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND NIHOA ATBA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

46 .............. ¥161.70617 22.24750 

47 .............. ¥161.76133 22.23667 

48 .............. ¥161.81717 22.22883 

49 .............. ¥161.87350 22.22450 

50 .............. ¥161.93000 22.22333 

51 .............. ¥161.98633 22.22550 

52 .............. ¥162.04250 22.23083 

53 .............. ¥162.09083 22.23850 

54 .............. ¥162.09817 22.23950 

55 .............. ¥162.11467 22.24317 

56 .............. ¥162.20300 22.26450 

57 .............. ¥162.28850 22.29500 

58 .............. ¥162.37000 22.33283 

59 .............. ¥162.44733 22.37883 

60 .............. ¥162.51917 22.43133 

TABLE 5—COORDINATES FOR THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND NIHOA ATBA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

61 .............. ¥162.58483 22.49017 

62 .............. ¥162.64350 22.55467 

63 .............. ¥162.69533 22.62450 

64 .............. ¥162.73900 22.69883 

65 .............. ¥162.77450 22.77717 

66 .............. ¥162.80083 22.85800 

67 .............. ¥162.81817 22.94100 

68 .............. ¥162.82633 23.02500 

69 .............. ¥162.82483 23.10967 

70 .............. ¥162.81483 23.19350 

71 .............. ¥162.79500 23.27617 

72 .............. ¥162.76633 23.35600 

73 .............. ¥162.72917 23.43367 

74 .............. ¥162.68350 23.50667 

75 .............. ¥162.63050 23.57517 

TABLE 5—COORDINATES FOR THE

INNER REPORTING AREA BOUNDARY

AROUND NIHOA ATBA—Continued 

Point No. Longitude Latitude 

76 .............. ¥162.56967 23.63767 

77 .............. ¥162.50300 23.69483 

78 .............. ¥162.42983 23.74533 

79 .............. ¥162.35183 23.78933 

80 .............. ¥162.26933 23.82583 

81 .............. ¥162.18317 23.85400 

82 .............. ¥162.09383 23.87400 

83 .............. ¥162.00417 23.88567 

84 .............. ¥161.91250 23.88933 

85 .............. ¥161.82133 23.88483 

86 .............. ¥161.78483 23.88033 

Appendix F to Subpart W of Part 922— 

IMO Standard Reporting Format and 

Data Syntax for Ship Reporting System 

Telegraphy 

Function Information required Example field text 

System identifier CORAL SHIPREP // CORAL SHIPREP // 

A ..................... Ship ...................... Vessel name/call sign/flag/IMO number/Federal documentation or State registration number if applicable //.A/OCEAN VOYAGER/C5FU8/BAHAMAS/IMO 9359165/ 

B ..................... Date, time (UTC), 

and month of 

entry.

A 6-digit group giving day of month (first two digits), 

hours and minutes (last four digits) in coordinated universal time, suffixed by the letter Z (indicating time in 

UTC), and three letters indicating month //.

B/271107Z DEC// 

C ..................... Position ................. A 4-digit group giving latitude in degrees and minutes, 

suffixed with the letter N (indicating north), followed by 

a single /, and a five-digit group giving longitude in degrees and minutes, suffixed with the letter W (indicating west) // [Report in the World Geodetic System 

1984 Datum (WGS–84)].

C/2728N/17356W// 

E ..................... True course .......... 3 digit number indicating true course ................................ E/180// 

F ..................... Speed in knots 

and tenths.

3-digit group indicating knots decimal tenths // ................. F/20.5// 

I ...................... Destination and 

estimated time 

of arrival.

Name of port city/country/estimated arrival date and time 

group expressed as in (B) //.

I/SEATTLE/USA/311230Z DEC// 

L ..................... Intended route 

through the reporting area.

Route information should be reported as a direct 

rhumbline (RL) course through the reporting area and 

intended speed (expressed as in E and F) or a series 

of waypoints (WP). Each waypoint entry should be reported as latitude and longitude, expressed as in (C), 

and intended speed between waypoints (as in F) // 

(Note: As many ‘‘L’’ lines as needed may be used to 

describe the vessel’s intended route.).

L/RL/215/20.5// 

-ORL/WP/2734N/17352W/20.5// 

L/WP/2641N/17413W/20.5// 

L/WP/2605N/17530W/20.5// 

O .................... Vessel draft in meters.Maximum present static draft reported in meters decimal 

centimeters //.

O/11.50// 

P ..................... Categories of Hazardous Cargoes *.Classification Code (e.g., IMDG, IBC, IGC, INF) / and all 

corresponding Categories of Hazardous Cargoes (delimited by commas) // Note: If necessary, use a separate ‘‘P’’ line for each type of Classification Code.

P/IMDG/1.4G,2.1,2.2,2.3,3,4.1,6.1,8,9// 

Q .................... Defects or deficiencies **.Brief details of defects, damage, deficiencies or limitations that restrict maneuverability or impair normal 

navigation // (If none, enter the number zero.).

Q/Include details as required// 

R ..................... Pollution incident 

or goods lost 

overboard **.

Description of pollution incident or goods lost overboard 

within the Monument, the Reporting Area, or the U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone// (If none, enter the number 

zero.).

R/0// 

T ..................... Contact information of ship’s 

agent or owner.

Name/address/and phone number of ship’s agent or 

owner //.

T/JOHN DOE/GENERIC SHIPPING COMPANY INC, 

6101 ACME ROAD, ROOM 123, CITY, STATE, 

COUNTRY 12345/123–123–1234// 

U ..................... Ship size (length 

overall and 

gross tonnage) 

and type.

Length overall reported in meters decimal centimeters/ 

number of gross tons/type of ship (e.g. bulk carrier, 

chemical tanker, oil tanker, gas tanker, container, general cargo, fishing vessel, research, passenger, OBO, 

RORO) //.

U/294.14/54592/CONTAINER SHIP// 

W .................... Persons ................ Total number of persons on board // ................................. W/15// 

TABLE NOTES 

* Categories of hazardous cargoes means goods classified in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code; substances classified in chapter 17 of the 

International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) and chapter 19 of the International Code for the 

Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code); oils as defined in MARPOL Annex I; noxious liquid substances as defined in 

MARPOL Annex II; harmful substances as defined in MARPOL Annex III; and radioactive materials specified in the Code for the Safe Carriage of the Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships (INF Code). 


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** In accordance with the provisions of the MARPOL Convention, ships must report information relating to defects, damage, deficiencies or other limitations as well 

as, if necessary, information relating to pollution incidents or loss of cargo. Safety related reports must be provided to CORAL SHIPREP without delay should a ship 

suffer damage, failure or breakdown affecting the safety of the ship (Item Q), or if a ship makes a marked deviation from a route, course or speed previously advised 

(Item L). Pollution or cargo lost overboard must be reported without delay (Item R). 

[FR Doc. 2024–03820 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 


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