[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: 50CFR665.63] [Page 271] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CONTINUED) PART 665_FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC--Table of Contents Subpart E_Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries Sec. 665.63 Notification. (a) The owner or operator of a fishing vessel subject to this subpart must inform the PIRO at least 72 hours (not including weekends and holidays) before leaving port, of his or her intent to fish within the protected species study zones defined in Sec. 665.12. The notice must include the name of the vessel, name of the operator, intended departure and return date, and a telephone number at which the owner or operator may be contacted during the business day (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to indicate whether an observer will be required on the subject fishing trip. (b) The operator of a fishing vessel that has taken bottomfish in the Ho'omalu Zone must contact the USCG, by radio or otherwise, at the 14th District, Honolulu, HI; Pacific Area, San Francisco, CA; or 17th District, Juneau, AK, at least 24 hours before landing, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the bottomfish will be landed. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 70 FR 29657, May 24, 2005]