United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-11-06 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7e46e8e D09002ee1c7e46f2e United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS is closing the Southern Exclusion Zone (SEZ) to deep-set longline fishing through December 31, 2018, for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program, as a result of the fishery reaching the established annual trigger of two observed false killer whale mortalities or serious injuries (M&SI) in the fishery within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Hawaii. This action is necessary to comply with False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) regulations that establish the SEZ closure trigger and procedures to limit M&SI of false killer whales in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery. 83 FR 33848 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-18/2018-15332 2018-15332 fr18jy18-11 RIN 0648-XG33 3510-22-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-18/2018-15332 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-18/html/2018-15332.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-18/pdf/2018-15332.pdf 4 p. 33848 33851 83 FR 33848 Title 50 Part 229 50 CFR Part 229 RIN 0648-XG33 Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Closure of Southern Exclusion Zone; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-15332 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018-07-24 3510-22-P 2018-15332 Temporary rule; area closure; request for comments.

NMFS is closing the Southern Exclusion Zone (SEZ) to deep-set longline fishing through December 31, 2018, for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program, as a result of the fishery reaching the established annual trigger of two observed false killer whale mortalities or serious injuries (M&SI) in the fishery within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Hawaii. This action is necessary to comply with False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) regulations that establish the SEZ closure trigger and procedures to limit M&SI of false killer whales in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery.

Effective July 24, 2018, through December 31, 2018. Kevin Brindock, Protected Resources, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, 808-725-5146, kevin.brindock@noaa.gov; or Kristy Long, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 301-526-4792, kristy.long@noaa.gov. Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries: False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Closure of Southern Exclusion Zone , kevin.brindock@noaa.gov kristy.long@noaa.gov www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail Vol. 83, no. 138 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-07-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 233 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-18 P0b002ee19da427c5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18jy18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-07-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-18/pdf/FR-2018-07-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-07-18/xml/FR-2018-07-18.xml fdlp 33795 34020 DGPO 2018-11-06 2024-06-01 FR-2018-07-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-07-18 83 138