[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 9]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR665.25]

[Page 240-241]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 665_FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C_Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries
 
Sec.  665.25  Vessel monitoring system.

    (a) VMS unit. Only a VMS unit owned by NMFS and installed by NMFS 
complies with the requirement of this subpart.
    (b) Notification. After a Hawaii longline limited access permit 
holder or size Class C or D American Samoa longline limited access 
permit holder has been notified by the SAC of a specific date for 
installation of a VMS unit on the permit holder's vessel, the vessel 
must carry the VMS unit after the date scheduled for installation.
    (c) Fees and charges. During the experimental VMS program, a Hawaii 
longline limited access permit holder or size Class C or D American 
Samoa longline permit holder with a size Class D or D permit shall not 
be assessed any fee or other charges to obtain and use a VMS unit, 
including the communication charges related directed to requirements 
under this section. Communication charges related to any additional 
equipment attached to the VMS unit by the owner or operator shall be the 
responsibility of the owner or operator and not NMFS.
    (d) Permit holder duties. The holder of a Hawaii longline limited 
access permit or a size Class C or D American Samoa longline permit and 
master of the vessel must:
    (1) Provide opportunity for the SAC to install and make operational 
a VMS unit after notification.
    (2) Carry the VMS unit on board whenever the vessel is at sea.
    (3) Not remove or relocate the VMS unit without prior approval from 
the SAC.

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    (e) Authorization by the SAC. The SAC has authority over the 
installation and operation of the VMS unit. The SAC may authorize the 
connection or order the disconnection of additional equipment, including 
a computer, to any VMS unit when deemed appropriate by the SAC.

[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 70 FR 29654, May 24, 2005]