Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Proclamation Provisions, 73592-73605 [E8-28245]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Fish and Wildlife Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 3, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73592-73605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28245]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 404

[Docket No. 080227317-81455-02]
RIN 0648-AW44


Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Proclamation 
Provisions

AGENCIES: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

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Department of Commerce (DOC); United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
(USFWS), Department of the Interior (DOI).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NOAA and the USFWS are publishing final regulations to 
establish a ship reporting system for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine 
National Monument. This action implements measures adopted by the 
International Maritime Organization requiring notification by ships 
passing through the Monument without interruption.

DATES: This rule is effective January 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: For copies of the environmental assessment or other related 
documents, please write to: T. Aulani Wilhelm, Monument Superintendent 
(NOAA); 6600 Kalanianaole Highway, 300, Honolulu, HI 96825. Written 
comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or other aspects of the 
collection-of-information requirements contained in this final rule may 
be submitted to (enter office name) and by e-mail to David_
Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to (202) 395-7285.
    Copies of the final environmental assessment may be viewed and 
downloaded at https://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Aulani Wilhelm, Monument 
Superintendent (NOAA); 6600 Kalanianaole Highway, 300, Honolulu, HI 
96825; (808) 397-2657.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Statutory and Regulatory Background

    On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument (Monument) by issuing 
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (Proclamation); (71 FR 36443, June 26, 
2006) under the authority of the Antiquities Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 431). 
The Proclamation reserves all lands and interests in lands owned or 
controlled by the Government of the United States in the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including emergent and submerged lands and 
waters, out to a distance of approximately 50 nautical miles (nmi) from 
the islands. The outer boundary of the Monument is approximately 100 
nmi wide and extends approximately 1200 nmi around coral islands, 
seamounts, banks, and shoals. The area includes the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, the Midway Atoll 
National Wildlife Refuge/Battle of Midway National Memorial, and the 
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The Monument was renamed the 
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument by Proclamation 8112 (72 FR 
10029, February 28, 2007).
    The Proclamation provides that the Secretary of Commerce, through 
NOAA, has primary responsibility regarding the management of the marine 
areas of the Monument, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior. The Secretary of the Interior, through the USFWS, has sole 
responsibility for management of the areas of the Monument that overlay 
the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway 
National Memorial, and the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce. Further, the 
Proclamation provides that nothing in the Proclamation diminishes or 
enlarges the jurisdiction of the State of Hawaii. The Monument includes 
state waters, including the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands State Marine 
Refuge and State Seabird Sanctuary at Kure Atoll. The State currently 
holds the submerged and ceded lands of the NWHI in trust. This public 
trust is overseen by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs through an 
amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. The State of 
Hawaii has primary responsibility for managing the State waters of the 
Monument.
    In 2006 NOAA and USFWS published joint regulations codifying the 
provisions of the Proclamation (71 FR 51134, August 29, 2006). With 
certain exceptions, the Proclamation and the joint regulations restrict 
access to the Monument to persons who have been issued Monument 
permits. Vessels that do not have permits cannot enter the Monument 
except for uninterrupted passage through the Monument and notice must 
be provided to NOAA by telephone, fax, or e-mail not less than 72 hours 
and not more than one month prior to passing through the Monument. 
Notice must also be provided not more than twelve hours after the 
vessel has exited the Monument. All of the terms of the Proclamation 
and the regulations are applied in accordance with international law.
    The Proclamation directed the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, to take appropriate 
action to enter into negotiations with other governments to make 
necessary arrangements for the protection of the Monument and to 
promote the purposes for which it was established. The proclamation 
further directed the Secretary of State 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 April 2007 and in accordance with the Proclamation, the United 
States proposed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a 
specialized agency of the United Nations, that the Monument be 
designated as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (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 burden on international 
shipping by the proposed PSSA and its associated protective measures 
would be minimal while its objectives--increased maritime safety, 
protection of the fragile environment, preservation of cultural 
resources and areas of cultural importance significant to Native 
Hawaiians, as well as facilitation of the ability to respond to 
developing maritime emergencies--would be significantly furthered. PSSA 
designation had been granted previously to only ten marine areas 
globally, including the marine areas around the Florida Keys, the Great 
Barrier Reef, and the Galapagos.
    On April 3, 2008, the IMO designated the Monument as a PSSA. As 
part of the PSSA designation process, the IMO adopted U.S. proposals 
for associated protective measures consisting of (1) expanding and 
consolidating the six existing recommendatory Areas To Be Avoided 
(ATBAs) in the Monument into four larger areas and enlarging the class 
of vessels to which they apply; and (2) establishing a ship reporting 
system for vessels transiting the Monument, 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. Notification is made by e-mail 
through the Inmarsat-C system or other satellite communication system. 
It is estimated that almost all commercial vessel traffic will be able 
to report via Inmarsat-C.
    The PSSA and associated protective measures were adopted to provide 
additional protection to the exceptional natural, cultural and historic 
resources in the Monument. Requiring vessels to notify NOAA upon 
entering the reporting area will help make the

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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 Monument. The PSSA is 
now in effect, and the IMO has provided for an effective date for the 
associated protective measures of May 1, 2008.
    NOAA and USFWS are establishing the infrastructure that will be 
required to maintain an international ship reporting system and to 
ensure that information regarding PSSA designation will be incorporated 
into nautical charts and other information sources. This rule 
implements the mandatory ship reporting system as adopted by IMO, 
establishes the reporting area using the IMO boundary coordinates, and 
publishes the coordinates of the four ATBAs.

II. Vessel Reporting Requirements

    These regulations apply to vessels that do not have permits to 
enter the Monument and that pass through the Monument without 
interruption. These regulations do not change the exemptions at 50 CFR 
404.8 (activities necessary to respond to emergencies or necessary for 
law enforcement purposes) and 404.9 (activities and exercises of the 
Armed Forces, including those of the United States Coast Guard) and, 
therefore, do not apply to vessels covered by those exemptions. As 
explained further, below, these regulations also do not apply to 
sovereign immune vessels.
    The regulations accomplish the following actions:
    (1) Modify the current notification requirements (at 50 CFR 404.4) 
for passing through the Monument without interruption and add several 
new associated terms and definitions (at Sec. 404.3);
    (2) Establish a reporting area around the Monument, extending 
outward ten nautical miles from the Monument boundary but excluding the 
ATBAs within the Monument;
    (3) Describe the categories of vessels that are subject to the 
reporting requirement;
    (4) Specify the type of information regarding the vessel, its 
location, etc. that is required in the e-mail to NOAA and that is to be 
sent in a reporting format that is consistent with the reporting system 
adopted by IMO;
    (5) Allow for vessels that do not have e-mail capability to 
continue to comply with the current prior notification requirements;
    (6) Recommend voluntary participation in the reporting system for 
all other vessels that are not required to notify NOAA; and
    (7) Publish the revised boundaries of the four voluntary ATBAs.
    Each of these elements is described below.

A. Modification of Existing Notification Requirements

    Monument regulations at 50 CFR 404.4 prohibit entry into the 
Monument except in certain situations. One of the exceptions is for 
vessels passing through the Monument without interruption. Those 
vessels, however, are currently required to provide notice prior to 
entering and after leaving the Monument. Notification of entry must be 
provided at least 72 hours, but no longer than 1 month, prior to the 
entry date. Notification of departure from the Monument must be 
provided within 12 hours of leaving. Notification may be made by e-
mail, telephone, or fax and must include the following information: 
Position when making the report; vessel name and IMO identification 
number; name, address, and telephone number of owner and operator; 
United States Coast Guard documentation, state license, or registration 
number; home port; intended and actual route through the Monument; 
general categories of any hazardous cargo on board; and length of 
vessel and propulsion type (e.g., motor or sail).
    These changes to the regulations replace the current notification 
requirements for vessels that have e-mail capability. Vessels without 
e-mail capability will continue to provide notification in advance and 
upon exiting the Monument as described previously but the type of 
information to be provided is modified by these regulations as 
indicated below.
    The following terms are being added to the definitions at 50 CFR 
404.3 to facilitate implementation of the proposed ship reporting 
requirements: ``Areas to be avoided''; ``Categories of hazardous 
cargoes''; ``IMO''; and ``Reporting area.'' The definitions to these 
terms are contained in the text of the regulations.

B. Reporting Area

    The regulations create a reporting area extending ten miles out and 
entirely around the Monument boundary. The coordinates of the area are 
set forth in Appendix D of the regulations and are the same as the 
coordinates that were adopted by IMO when it accepted the PSSA in 
principle and adopted the associated protective measures for the PSSA 
in 2007. Certain categories of vessels (described below) that intend to 
pass through the Monument without interruption are required to e-mail 
certain information at the time they cross the reporting area boundary 
and again when they exit the reporting area after having passed through 
the Monument.
    The reporting area does not include the ATBAs within the Monument. 
As such, vessels that pass through an ATBA while passing through the 
Monument must notify NOAA at the time they exit the reporting area and 
enter the ATBA, and again when they exit the ATBA and re-enter the 
reporting area.
    There are three large areas of the Monument (within the reporting 
area) that are not within the IMO-designated ATBAs. These breaks 
between the four ATBAs allow for primarily north-south passage through 
the Monument. From west to east, these areas are in the following 
locations and are shown in Figure 1: Between the ATBAs extending around 
Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Lisianski Island; between the ATBAs around 
Maro Reef and Gardner Pinnacles; and between the ATBAs around 
Mokumanamana (Necker Island) and Nihoa Island. It is anticipated that 
vessels will navigate through the Monument via these areas. Vessels 
passing through the Monument in these areas are only required to send 
e-mail notification upon entering the reporting area and again upon 
leaving it.
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C. Vessels That Are Required To Provide Notification

    All vessels of the United States--regardless of size--are subject 
to the proposed reporting requirements. All foreign vessels greater 
than 300 gross tons and that are either going to or coming from a U.S. 
port or place are required to participate in the ship reporting system. 
Foreign vessels of any size that are heading to or coming from a U.S. 
port or place are also required to provide e-mail notification if they 
experience an emergency while crossing through the reporting area. 
Although e-mail capability is now routine on vessels greater than 300 
gross tons and is also widely used by many smaller vessels, vessels of 
the United States less than 300 gross tons that do not have e-mail 
capability remain subject to the advanced notice reporting requirements 
currently in effect. These vessels will continue to be required to 
follow the current reporting process: Provide notice by telephone, fax, 
or e-mail not less than 72 hours but not more than one month prior to 
entering the Monument for uninterrupted passage and to provide 
notification of departing the Monument within 12 hours of leaving.
    Vessels are not required to provide notification if they operate in 
the reporting area but remain outside of the Monument, such as fishing 
vessels fishing outside the Monument boundary. However, if the operator 
of a vessel within the reporting area decides to cross uninterrupted 
through the Monument all of the notification requirements will then 
apply. In no case may the vessel lawfully pass through the Monument 
until notification had been provided, consistent with these 
regulations.
    The reporting requirements do not apply to vessels of the Armed 
Forces and the United States Coast Guard because the prohibitions in 
the Proclamation and the regulations do not apply to their activities 
and exercises (50 CFR 404.9(a)). In addition, the ship reporting system 
adopted by the IMO specifically exempts all sovereign immune vessels 
from the reporting requirement and, therefore, the regulations 
published today do not apply to these vessels. Vessel sovereign 
immunity is interpreted in light of relevant provisions of 
international instruments, such as the IMO-adopted ship reporting 
system, Article 36 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the 
Sea, and Chapter 5, Regulation 1 of the International Convention for 
the Safety of Life at Sea. This is consistent with provisions of the 
Proclamation and the regulations that state the Proclamation shall be 
applied in accordance with international law. No restrictions shall 
apply to or be enforced against a person who is not a citizen, 
national, or resident alien of the United States (including foreign 
flag vessels) unless in accordance with international law.

D. Specific Information and Reporting Format Required for Entry and 
Exit Notifications by Vessels With E-mail Capability

    The information that each vessel must submit and the format in 
which it must be submitted are shown in Appendix E to the regulations. 
The information to be provided upon entering the reporting area and the 
reporting format are based on and consistent with the reporting 
requirements adopted by IMO and include: Vessel identification 
information (i.e., name, call sign, flag, IMO identification number); 
date and time of entry; position; true course; speed in knots and 
tenths; destination and estimated time of arrival; intended route 
through the reporting area; vessel draft; categories of hazardous 
cargoes on board; any vessel defects or deficiencies that restrict 
maneuverability or impair normal navigation; any pollution incident or 
goods lost overboard within the Monument, reporting area, or the U.S. 
EEZ; contact information for the vessel's agent or owner; vessel size 
(length overall, gross tonnage) and type; and total number of persons 
on board. Information required when the vessel leaves the reporting 
area includes: Vessel identification information (i.e., name, call 
sign, flag, IMO identification number); date and time of exit; 
position; and any pollution incident or goods lost overboard within the 
Monument, reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ.
    The system that is being established to receive the notifications 
is based on Inmarsat-C and NOAA will assume the cost associated with 
Inmarsat-C transmissions to the e-mail address provided under this 
program. This rule does not require a vessel to install or use 
Inmarsat-C, but NOAA will not assume costs associated with e-mail 
transmissions sent through other satellite communications systems. 
Vessel owners who receive an Inmarsat-C charge for any e-mail sent to 
NOAA pursuant to these regulations will be reimbursed upon invoicing 
NOAA with a copy of the charges.

E. Specific Information and Reporting Format Required for Entry and 
Exit Notifications by Vessels Without Onboard E-mail Capability

    Vessels of the United States less than 300 gross tons that do not 
have onboard e-mail capability are required to submit the following 
information not less than 72 hours but not more than one month prior to 
entering the Monument for uninterrupted passage: Vessel identification 
information (e.g., name, call sign, flag, IMO identification number); 
date and time of entry; position (as applicable); destination and 
estimated time of arrival; intended route through the Monument and the 
reporting area; vessel draft; categories of hazardous cargoes on board 
(as applicable); any vessel defects or deficiencies that restrict 
maneuverability or impair normal navigation; contact information for 
the vessel's agent or owner; vessel size (length overall, gross 
tonnage) and type; and total number of persons on board. Upon exiting 
the Monument these vessels must provide the following information 
within 12 hours of leaving: Vessel identification information (e.g., 
name, call sign, flag, IMO identification number); date and time of 
exit; position; and any pollution incident or goods lost overboard 
within the Monument, reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ. This information 
may be submitted by nonvessel-based e-mail (e.g., from home or office), 
fax, or telephone. Once a vessel is equipped with an onboard e-mail 
system, however, it must comply with the requirements for vessels with 
that capability, including the reporting format shown in Appendix E to 
the regulations.

F. Voluntary Participation in the Ship Reporting System by All Other 
Vessels

    Vessels that are not required to participate in the ship reporting 
system are nevertheless strongly urged to participate on a voluntary 
basis. Participation 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 Monument. Voluntary participation will increase 
maritime safety, protection of the fragile environment, preservation of 
cultural resources and areas of cultural importance significant to 
Native Hawaiians. Participation will also facilitate the ability to 
respond to developing maritime emergencies.

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G. Modification of the Areas To Be Avoided (ATBAs)

    An ATBA is an area within which either navigation is particularly 
hazardous or it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties. As 
such, ATBAs should be avoided by all ships, or certain classes of 
ships. 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. The IMO adopted six 
voluntary ATBAs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 1980. Part of 
the action taken in 2008 by the IMO was to enlarge the six original 
ATBAs so that they now connect in certain places resulting in four 
larger ATBAs. This rule publishes the coordinates of these four ATBAs. 
The coordinates are attached to the regulations as Appendix C. The 
ATBAs are not part of the reporting area and vessels that enter any 
ATBA while passing through the Monument without interruption must 
provide an exit notification upon entering the ATBA, an entry 
notification again upon reentering the reporting area, and a second 
exit notification when the vessel departed the reporting area and the 
Monument on the other side. Thus, transiting through the Monument via 
an ATBA requires four reports as compared with the two reports required 
for transiting the Monument between the ATBAs.

III. Response to Comments

    Comments on the proposed rule and the draft environmental 
assessment were received from the following: The Department of the 
Navy; the United States Coast Guard; the Missile Defense Agency; and 
the Marine Mammal Commission. The comments did not result in any 
changes to the proposed regulations but additional discussion has been 
added to the preamble of this final rule to clarify that the reporting 
requirements do not apply to activities and exercises of the Armed 
Forces (including those carried out by the United States Coast Guard) 
or to sovereign immune vessels of foreign nations. The comments are 
summarized below together with responses from NOAA and FWS.
    Comment 1: It should be clear that the Armed Forces exception in 50 
CFR 404.9 applies to the new ship reporting regulations.
    Response: The reporting regulations do not affect the Armed Forces 
exception to the prohibitions set forth in the Proclamation and in the 
regulations at 50 CFR 404.9. The reporting regulations do not apply to 
activities and exercises of the Armed Forces, (including those carried 
out by the United States Coast Guard) that are consistent with 
applicable laws. The Armed Forces exemptions in the Proclamation and at 
50 CFR 404.9 are not affected by these regulations.
    Comment 2: Clarify that the regulations do not affect international 
legal principles governing freedom of navigation for sovereign immune 
vessels in international waters, such as foreign warships, and law-
enforcement craft.
    Response: Language has been added to section 404.4(c) to clarify 
that the regulations do not apply to sovereign immune vessels in 
international waters. The ship reporting system adopted by the IMO 
specifically exempts all sovereign immune vessels from the reporting 
requirement and, therefore, the regulations published today do not 
apply to these vessels. This is consistent with provisions of the 
Proclamation and the regulations that state the Proclamation shall be 
applied in accordance with international law. No restrictions shall 
apply to or be enforced against a person who is not a citizen, 
national, or resident alien of the United States (including foreign 
flag vessels) unless in accordance with international law.
    Comment 3: The ATBAs are recommendatory and ships should not be 
required to report their entry into or exit from Monument ATBAs.
    Response: The regulations do not require vessels to report when 
they enter or exit ATBAs. They do, however, require vessels to notify 
the U.S. shore-based authority (NOAA, on behalf of the U.S. Coast 
Guard) whenever they enter or exit the Reporting Area. As adopted by 
the IMO and implemented by these regulations, the ATBAs are outside of 
the Reporting Area. A vessel entering an ATBA is required to notify 
NOAA because it is exiting the Reporting Area and it must send another 
e-mail when it reenters the Reporting Area from an ATBA or anywhere 
else that is outside of the Reporting Area.
    Comment 4: Modify the reporting requirements to: (a) Ensure that 
all vessels in the reporting area or Monument immediately report any 
emergencies; (b) clarify that emergencies include any accidents, 
pollution incidents, or losses of cargo that could pose a risk to 
natural and cultural resources; and (c) identify the types of 
information to be reported in cases of emergencies.
    Response: At this time, NOAA and FWS are maintaining the 
regulations as proposed to implement the measures recommended by the 
IMO, but will consider a separate rule making to address whether and 
how to require the reporting of emergencies in the Monument. The scope 
of such a rule could apply to a broader category of vessels than those 
simply passing through the Monument without interruption and could 
include vessels entering the Monument pursuant to permits. Such a rule 
would also be applied in accordance with international law.
    Comment 5: Include in the ship reporting system a return message 
describing why special precautions are needed in the area, the Areas To 
Be Avoided, other relevant protection measures and appropriate 
information (e.g., permit requirements for any activity other than 
uninterrupted passage through the Monument).
    Response: A return message will be sent back to vessels that 
provide e-mail notification and will include relevant information such 
as precautions while in the Monument and other matters.

IV. Classification

A. National Environmental Policy Act

    An environmental assessment has been prepared to evaluate the 
proposed revisions to the reporting requirements and resulted in a 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Copies are available at the 
address and Web site listed in the ADDRESSES section of this rule.

B. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Impact

    This rule has been determined to be not significant within the 
meaning of Executive Order 12866.

C. Executive Order 13132: Federalism Assessment

    NOAA has concluded this regulatory action does not have federalism 
implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a federalism 
assessment under Executive Order 13132. The State of Hawaii was 
consulted during the promulgation of this rule.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule contains a collection-of-information requirement subject 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and which has been approved by OMB 
under control number 0648-0548. Public reporting burden for entry and 
exit notification is expected to average 15 minutes per response, 
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data 
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and 
reviewing the collection of information. In the proposed rule, NOAA and 
FWS requested public comment regarding this collection of information 
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burden estimate. No comments were received.

E. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce 
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration (SBA) that this rule would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    The factual basis for this certification is as follows:
    The regulations establish a ship reporting system for the Monument. 
When transiting the Monument, all U.S. vessels, all foreign-flag 
vessels 300 gross tons or greater that are going to or coming from a 
U.S. port or place, and all foreign-flag vessels of any size coming 
from a U.S. port or place and experiencing an emergency while crossing 
through the reporting area are required to participate in the reporting 
system. Specific information is required to be transmitted via e-mail 
to NOAA upon entry into and exit from the reporting area. Vessels 
without onboard e-mail capability will continue to provide notification 
as originally required by the Monument regulations at 50 CFR part 404, 
and the information provided is essentially the same as required 
previously.
    The SBA establishes size standards for determining whether a U.S. 
entity is a small business. The size standards relevant to this 
proposed rulemaking are: finfish fishing (NAICS Code 114111): Average 
annual receipts of $4.0 million or less; and deep sea freight transport 
(NAICS Code 483111): average employment of 500 employees or less. 
Approximately 120 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. All 
vessels without e-mail capability are considered to be small entities.
    The cost of the regulation is not expected to be significant. It is 
expected that vessels transiting the Monument will remain outside of 
the designated ATBA's to avoid navigational hazards in the ATBA's. For 
these vessels, two e-mails will be required for compliance with the 
proposed rule: One upon entering the reporting area and one upon 
exiting the reporting area. For those vessels that cross into the 
ATBA's, four e-mails will be necessary. Because the ATBA's are not part 
of the reporting system, the vessel will enter and exit the reporting 
area twice. The cost of sending an e-mail varies depending on the type 
of service, the provider rates and the length of the message but is 
estimated to be approximately $1.75 per entry report e-mail sent via 
Inmarsat-C. The exit report should cost approximately $0.50. It will 
take approximately 15 minutes or less to send each e-mail.
    Because NOAA is paying for the monetary cost of e-mail 
transmissions using the Inmarsat-C system, this cost will not be 
accrued by any small entities. Entities using other e-mail systems, 
however, will bear the monetary cost of e-mail transmission in addition 
to the time cost. For those vessels without on-board e-mail capability, 
cost of compliance for notification prior to entry is expected to be 
the cost of a standard fax or e-mail charge, or will be free if the 
information is provided by telephone using the 1-800 number listed in 
the regulations. An exit notification made within 12 hours will require 
the use of a satellite telephone, the cost of which will be subject to 
rate variables. However, the content to be conveyed is relatively brief 
and can be provided in approximately one minute.
    Given the minimal cost of compliance with this rulemaking, the 
impact of this rule is not expected to be significant. As a result, a 
regulatory flexibility analysis is not required and none has been 
prepared.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 404

    Administrative practice and procedure, Coastal zone, Fish, 
Fisheries, Historic preservation, Intergovernmental relations, Marine 
resources, Monuments and memorials, Natural resources, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife, Wildlife refuges.

    Dated: November 21, 2008.
Jane C. Luxton,
General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Dated: November 20, 2008.
Lyle Laverty,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

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Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, NOAA and USFWS 
amend part 404, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 404--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 404 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 460k-3; 16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742f, 16 U.S.C. 742l, and 16 U.S.C. 668dd-
ee; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., Public Law 106-
513, Sec. 6(g) (2000).


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2. In Sec.  404.3, definitions for ``Areas to be avoided,'' 
``Categories of Hazardous cargoes,'' ``IMO,'' and ``Reporting area'' 
are added alphabetically as follows:


Sec.  404.3  Definitions.

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    Areas to be avoided means the four designated areas that should be 
avoided by vessels that are conducting passage through the Monument 
without interruption. Appendix C sets forth the coordinates of these 
areas.
* * * * *
    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).
* * * * *
    IMO means the International Maritime Organization.
* * * * *
    Reporting area means the area within the coordinates set forth in 
Appendix D.
* * * * *

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3. Revise Sec.  404.4 to read as follows:


Sec.  404.4  Access to Monument.

    (a) Entering the Monument is prohibited and thus unlawful except:
    (1) As provided in Sec. Sec.  404.8 and 404.9;
    (2) Pursuant to a permit issued under Sec. Sec.  404.10 or 404.11; 
or
    (3) When conducting passage without interruption in accordance with 
paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section.
    (b) Any person passing through the Monument without interruption is 
subject to the prohibitions in Sec. Sec.  404.5, 404.6, and 404.7.
    (c) The following vessels, except vessels entitled to sovereign 
immunity under international law, passing through the Monument without 
interruption must participate in the ship reporting system as provided 
in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section:
    (1) Vessels of the United States, except as provided in paragraph 
(f) of this section;
    (2) All other ships 300 gross tonnage or greater, entering or 
departing a United States port or place; and

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    (3) All other ships in the event of an emergency, entering or 
departing a United States port or place.
    (d) Immediately upon entering the reporting area, the vessels 
described in paragraph (c) of this section must provide the following 
information by e-mail sent to nwhi.notifications@noaa.gov in the IMO 
standard reporting format and data syntax shown in Appendix E:
    (1) 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.
    (2) Date, time (UTC) and month of entry.
    (3) Position.
    (4) True course.
    (5) Speed in knots and tenths.
    (6) Destination and estimated time of arrival.
    (7) Intended route through the Monument and the reporting area.
    (8) Vessel draft (in meters).
    (9) Categories of hazardous cargoes on board.
    (10) Any vessel defects or deficiencies that restrict 
maneuverability or impair normal navigation.
    (11) Any pollution incident or goods lost overboard within the 
Monument, the reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ.
    (12) Contact information for the vessel's agent or owner.
    (13) Vessel size (length overall, gross tonnage) and type.
    (14) Total number of persons on board.
    (e) Immediately upon leaving the reporting area, the vessels 
described in paragraph (c) must provide the following information by e-
mail sent to nwhi.notifications@noaa.gov in the IMO standard reporting 
format and data syntax shown in Appendix E:
    (1) 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.
    (2) Date, time (UTC) and month of exit.
    (3) Position.
    (4) Any pollution incident or goods lost overboard within the 
Monument, the reporting area, or the U.S. EEZ.
    (f)(1) Vessels of the United States less than 300 gross tonnage 
that are not equipped with onboard e-mail capability must provide 
notification of entry and the information described in paragraphs 
(d)(1), (2), (3) as applicable, (6), (7), (8), (9) as applicable, (10), 
(12), (13), and (14) of this section at least 72 hours, but no longer 
than 1 month, prior to the entry date. Notification of departure from 
the Monument and the information described in paragraph (e) of this 
section must be provided within 12 hours of leaving. Notification under 
this paragraph may be made by e-mail, telephone, or fax, by contacting: 
(i) E-mail: nwhi.notifications@noaa.gov;
    (ii) Telephone: 1-866-478-NWHI (6944);
    (iii) Fax: 1-808-397-2662.
    (2) The information must be provided in the IMO standard reporting 
format and data syntax shown in Appendix E.
    (g) All vessels passing through the Monument without interruption 
other than those described in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this 
section should participate in the ship reporting system set forth in 
paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section.

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4. Add Appendix C to Part 404 to read as follows:

Appendix C to Part 404--Boundary Coordinated for Papahanaumokuakea 
Marine National Monument Areas To Be Avoided

Appendix C--Geographical Coordinates

Areas To Be Avoided

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

    Reference chart: United States 540, 2008 edition; 19016, 2008 
edition; 19019, 2008 edition; 19022, 2008 edition.
    These charts are based on World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS-
84) and astronomic datum.

     Table C-1--Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, and Pearl and Hermes Atoll
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Point                  Latitude (N)        Longitude (W)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1...............................  27[deg]14'.76       176[deg]29'.87
2...............................  27[deg]24'.95       177[deg]33'.31
3...............................  27[deg]35'.87       178[deg]29'.90
4...............................  27[deg]36'.64       178[deg]33'.93
5...............................  27[deg]37'.53       178[deg]37'.32
6...............................  27[deg]38'.60       178[deg]40'.65
7...............................  27[deg]39'.85       178[deg]43'.90
8...............................  27[deg]41'.28       178[deg]47'.05
9...............................  27[deg]42'.89       178[deg]50'.10
10..............................  27[deg]44'.66       178[deg]53'.03
11..............................  27[deg]46'.59       178[deg]55'.83
12..............................  27[deg]48'.67       178[deg]58'.49
13..............................  27[deg]50'.89       179[deg]01'.00
14..............................  27[deg]53'.22       179[deg]03'.39
15..............................  27[deg]55'.69       179[deg]05'.61
16..............................  27[deg]58'.29       179[deg]07'.61
17..............................  28[deg]01'.01       179[deg]09'.47
18..............................  28[deg]03'.81       179[deg]11'.10
19..............................  28[deg]06'.71       179[deg]12'.53
20..............................  28[deg]09'.67       179[deg]13'.75
21..............................  28[deg]12'.70       179[deg]14'.75
22..............................  28[deg]15'.78       179[deg]15'.54
23..............................  28[deg]18'.91       179[deg]16'.11
24..............................  28[deg]22'.04       179[deg]16'.45
25..............................  28[deg]24'.72       179[deg]16'.56
26..............................  28[deg]25'.20       179[deg]16'.57
27..............................  28[deg]25'.81       179[deg]16'.56
28..............................  28[deg]28'.35       179[deg]16'.44
29..............................  28[deg]31'.49       179[deg]16'.10
30..............................  28[deg]34'.61       179[deg]15'.54
31..............................  28[deg]37'.69       179[deg]14'.75
32..............................  28[deg]40'.71       179[deg]13'.74
33..............................  28[deg]43'.68       179[deg]12'.54
34..............................  28[deg]46'.58       179[deg]11'.13
35..............................  28[deg]49'.39       179[deg]09'.52
36..............................  28[deg]52'.11       179[deg]07'.70
37..............................  28[deg]54'.72       179[deg]05'.70
38..............................  28[deg]57'.21       179[deg]03'.51
39..............................  28[deg]59'.58       179[deg]01'.15
40..............................  29[deg]01'.81       178[deg]58'.62
41..............................  29[deg]03'.90       178[deg]55'.93
42..............................  29[deg]05'.83       178[deg]53'.10
43..............................  29[deg]07'.60       178[deg]50'.13
44..............................  29[deg]09'.21       178[deg]47'.04
45..............................  29[deg]10'.64       178[deg]43'.84
46..............................  29[deg]11'.89       178[deg]40'.54
47..............................  29[deg]12'.95       178[deg]37'.16
48..............................  29[deg]13'.82       178[deg]33'.71
49..............................  29[deg]14'.50       178[deg]30'.21
50..............................  29[deg]14'.99       178[deg]26'.66
51..............................  29[deg]15'.28       178[deg]23'.08
52..............................  29[deg]15'.36       178[deg]19'.49
53..............................  29[deg]15'.25       178[deg]15'.90
54..............................  29[deg]14'.94       178[deg]12'.32
55..............................  29[deg]14'.43       178[deg]08'.78
56..............................  29[deg]03'.47       177[deg]12'.07
57..............................  29[deg]02'.55       177[deg]07'.29
58..............................  28[deg]38'.96       175[deg]35'.47
59..............................  28[deg]38'.67       175[deg]34'.35
60..............................  28[deg]34'.91       175[deg]19'.74
61..............................  28[deg]26'.24       175[deg]10'.65
62..............................  28[deg]24'.61       175[deg]08'.95
63..............................  28[deg]24'.53       175[deg]09'.04
64..............................  28[deg]20'.09       175[deg]04'.91
65..............................  28[deg]16'.05       175[deg]01'.92
66..............................  28[deg]11'.78       174[deg]59'.33
67..............................  28[deg]07'.29       174[deg]57'.23
68..............................  28[deg]02'.63       174[deg]55'.68
69..............................  27[deg]57'.84       174[deg]54'.62
70..............................  27[deg]53'.01       174[deg]54'.05
71..............................  27[deg]48'.12       174[deg]54'.05
72..............................  27[deg]43'.28       174[deg]54'.62
73..............................  27[deg]38'.48       174[deg]55'.71
74..............................  27[deg]33'.81       174[deg]57'.32
75..............................  27[deg]29'.30       174[deg]59'.43
76..............................  27[deg]25'.00       175[deg]02'.03
77..............................  27[deg]20'.93       175[deg]05'.07
78..............................  27[deg]17'.18       175[deg]08'.59
79..............................  27[deg]13'.73       175[deg]12'.47
80..............................  27[deg]10'.59       175[deg]16'.67
81..............................  27[deg]07'.88       175[deg]21'.25
82..............................  27[deg]05'.57       175[deg]26'.09
83..............................  27[deg]03'.66       175[deg]31'.15
84..............................  27[deg]02'.22       175[deg]36'.40
85..............................  27[deg]01'.29       175[deg]41'.78
86..............................  27[deg]00'.73       175[deg]47'.22
87..............................  27[deg]00'.68       175[deg]52'.74
88..............................  27[deg]01'.09       175[deg]58'.16
89..............................  27[deg]01'.99       176[deg]03'.53
90..............................  27[deg]03'.34       176[deg]08'.81
91..............................  27[deg]05'.12       176[deg]13'.91
92..............................  27[deg]07'.37       176[deg]18'.79
93..............................  27[deg]09'.98       176[deg]23'.40
94..............................  27[deg]13'.02       176[deg]27'.74
95..............................  27[deg]13'.77       176[deg]28'.70
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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  Table C-2--Lisianski Island, Laysan Island, Maro Reef, and Raita Bank
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Point                  Latitude (N)        Longitude (W)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1...............................  26[deg]50'.89       173[deg]30'.79
2...............................  26[deg]36'.00       171[deg]37'.70
3...............................  26[deg]35'.49       171[deg]33'.84
4...............................  26[deg]35'.10       171[deg]30'.84
5...............................  26[deg]34'.07       171[deg]27'.50
6...............................  26[deg]33'.35       171[deg]25'.16
7...............................  26[deg]14'.26       170[deg]23'.04
8...............................  26[deg]08'.69       169[deg]48'.96
9...............................  26[deg]08'.36       169[deg]49'.03
10..............................  26[deg]07'.62       169[deg]45'.83
11..............................  26[deg]06'.03       169[deg]40'.57
12..............................  26[deg]03'.97       169[deg]35'.64
13..............................  26[deg]01'.51       169[deg]30'.91
14..............................  25[deg]58'.65       169[deg]26'.45
15..............................  25[deg]55'.32       169[deg]22'.34
16..............................  25[deg]51'.67       169[deg]18'.60
17..............................  25[deg]47'.78       169[deg]15'.19
18..............................  25[deg]43'.54       169[deg]12'.34
19..............................  25[deg]39'.05       169[deg]09'.93
20..............................  25[deg]34'.37       169[deg]08'.08
21..............................  25[deg]29'.54       169[deg]06'.76
22..............................  25[deg]24'.61       169[deg]05'.93
23..............................  25[deg]19'.63       169[deg]05'.64
24..............................  25[deg]14'.65       169[deg]05'.93
25..............................  25[deg]09'.69       169[deg]06'.66
26..............................  25[deg]04'.85       169[deg]08'.02
27..............................  25[deg]00'.17       169[deg]09'.96
28..............................  24[deg]55'.66       169[deg]12'.35
29..............................  24[deg]51'.35       169[deg]15'.14
30..............................  24[deg]47'.37       169[deg]18'.48
31..............................  24[deg]43'.69       169[deg]22'.22
32..............................  24[deg]40'.34       169[deg]26'.31
33..............................  24[deg]37'.42       169[deg]30'.78
34..............................  24[deg]35'.00       169[deg]35'.64
35..............................  24[deg]33'.02       169[deg]40'.66
36..............................  24[deg]31'.34       169[deg]45'.88
37..............................  24[deg]30'.31       169[deg]51'.08
38..............................  24[deg]29'.68       169[deg]56'.53
39..............................  24[deg]29'.56       170[deg]01'.81
40..............................  24[deg]29'.61       170[deg]04'.57
41..............................  24[deg]35'.77       170[deg]44'.39
42..............................  24[deg]36'.29       170[deg]47'.58
43..............................  24[deg]37'.18       170[deg]50'.37
44..............................  24[deg]37'.76       170[deg]52'.17
45..............................  24[deg]56'.23       171[deg]50'.19
46..............................  25[deg]16'.61       174[deg]24'.84
47..............................  25[deg]29'.56       174[deg]38'.45
48..............................  25[deg]33'.28       174[deg]42'.03
49..............................  25[deg]37'.33       174[deg]45'.20
50..............................  25[deg]41'.68       174[deg]47'.84
51..............................  25[deg]46'.23       174[deg]50'.05
52..............................  25[deg]50'.93       174[deg]51'.77
53..............................  25[deg]55'.80       174[deg]52'.91
54..............................  26[deg]00'.71       174[deg]53'.47
55..............................  26[deg]05'.67       174[deg]53'.61
56..............................  26[deg]10'.59       174[deg]53'.07
57..............................  26[deg]15'.46       174[deg]52'.08
58..............................  26[deg]20'.20       174[deg]50'.57
59..............................  26[deg]24'.75       174[deg]48'.44
60..............................  26[deg]29'.15       174[deg]45'.94
61..............................  26[deg]33'.26       174[deg]42'.96
62..............................  26[deg]37'.11       174[deg]39'.49
63..............................  26[deg]40'.60       174[deg]35'.63
64..............................  26[deg]43'.75       174[deg]31'.43
65..............................  26[deg]46'.49       174[deg]26'.87
66..............................  26[deg]48'.90       174[deg]22'.09
67..............................  26[deg]50'.79       174[deg]17'.03
68..............................  26[deg]52'.20       174[deg]11'.79
69..............................  26[deg]53'.21       174[deg]06'.43
70..............................  26[deg]53'.74       174[deg]00'.98
71..............................  26[deg]53'.74       173[deg]55'.48
72..............................  26[deg]53'.29       173[deg]50'.02
73..............................  26[deg]52'.56       173[deg]44'.58
74..............................  26[deg]51'.85       173[deg]39'.14
75..............................  26[deg]51'.13       173[deg]33'.69
76..............................  26[deg]50'.75       173[deg]30'.87
------------------------------------------------------------------------


 Table C-3--Gardner Pinnacles, French Frigate Shoals, and Necker Island
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Point                  Latitude (N)        Longitude (W)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1...............................  25[deg]49'.64       167[deg]52'.66
2...............................  25[deg]49'.70       167[deg]52'.65
3...............................  25[deg]48'.99       167[deg]48'.35
4...............................  25[deg]47'.09       167[deg]36'.72
5...............................  25[deg]39'.84       167[deg]26'.48
6...............................  25[deg]35'.10       167[deg]19'.79
7...............................  25[deg]10'.43       166[deg]45'.00
8...............................  24[deg]40'.91       166[deg]03'.36
9...............................  24[deg]35'.64       165[deg]34'.99
10..............................  24[deg]23'.78       164[deg]31'.12
11..............................  24[deg]23'.59       164[deg]31'.14
12..............................  24[deg]23'.31       164[deg]29'.74
13..............................  24[deg]21'.85       164[deg]24'.52
14..............................  24[deg]20'.10       164[deg]19'.39
15..............................  24[deg]17'.75       164[deg]14'.56
16..............................  24[deg]14'.99       164[deg]09'.97
17..............................  24[deg]11'.86       164[deg]05'.69
18..............................  24[deg]08'.30       164[deg]01'.80
19..............................  24[deg]04'.48       163[deg]58'.23
20..............................  24[deg]00'.27       163[deg]55'.22
21..............................  23[deg]55'.85       163[deg]52'.59
22..............................  23[deg]51'.17       163[deg]50'.56
23..............................  23[deg]46'.33       163[deg]48'.98
24..............................  23[deg]41'.37       163[deg]47'.99
25..............................  23[deg]36'.34       163[deg]47'.56
26..............................  23[deg]31'.27       163[deg]47'.60
27..............................  23[deg]26'.27       163[deg]48'.28
28..............................  23[deg]21'.34       163[deg]49'.50
29..............................  23[deg]16'.53       163[deg]51'.14
30..............................  23[deg]11'.96       163[deg]53'.47
31..............................  23[deg]07'.54       163[deg]56'.15
32..............................  23[deg]03'.46       163[deg]59'.38
33..............................  22[deg]59'.65       164[deg]03'.01
34..............................  22[deg]56'.27       164[deg]07'.10
35..............................  22[deg]53'.22       164[deg]11'.49
36..............................  22[deg]50'.60       164[deg]16'.18
37..............................  22[deg]48'.48       164[deg]21'.16
38..............................  22[deg]46'.73       164[deg]26'.28
39..............................  22[deg]45'.49       164[deg]31'.60
40..............................  22[deg]44'.83       164[deg]37'.03
41..............................  22[deg]44'.65       164[deg]42'.51
42..............................  22[deg]44'.92       164[deg]47'.99
43..............................  22[deg]45'.11       164[deg]49'.52
44..............................  22[deg]45'.39       164[deg]51'.48
45..............................  22[deg]45'.17       164[deg]51'.53
46..............................  22[deg]50'.26       165[deg]34'.99
47..............................  22[deg]55'.50       166[deg]19'.63
48..............................  22[deg]55'.93       166[deg]23'.32
49..............................  22[deg]57'.41       166[deg]36'.00
50..............................  23[deg]03'.75       166[deg]45'.00
51..............................  23[deg]05'.48       166[deg]47'.45
52..............................  24[deg]12'.70       168[deg]22'.86
53..............................  24[deg]12'.88       168[deg]22'.78
54..............................  24[deg]16'.05       168[deg]27'.28
55..............................  24[deg]19'.15       168[deg]31'.66
56..............................  24[deg]22'.27       168[deg]35'.95
57..............................  24[deg]25'.71       168[deg]39'.94
58..............................  24[deg]29'.51       168[deg]43'.55
59..............................  24[deg]33'.67       168[deg]46'.63
60..............................  24[deg]38'.06       168[deg]49'.29
61..............................  24[deg]42'.68       168[deg]51'.46
62..............................  24[deg]47'.45       168[deg]53'.12
63..............................  24[deg]52'.34       168[deg]54'.28
64..............................  24[deg]57'.32       168[deg]54'.82
65..............................  25[deg]02'.32       168[deg]54'.95
66..............................  25[deg]07'.30       168[deg]54'.43
67..............................  25[deg]12'.19       168[deg]53'.32
68..............................  25[deg]16'.99       168[deg]51'.76
69..............................  25[deg]21'.57       168[deg]49'.60
70..............................  25[deg]25'.94       168[deg]46'.93
71..............................  25[deg]30'.09       168[deg]43'.86
72..............................  25[deg]33'.89       168[deg]40'.42
73..............................  25[deg]37'.37       168[deg]36'.52
74..............................  25[deg]40'.49       168[deg]32'.24
75..............................  25[deg]43'.24       168[deg]27'.68
76..............................  25[deg]45'.57       168[deg]22'.82
77..............................  25[deg]47'.43       168[deg]17'.76
78..............................  25[deg]48'.79       168[deg]12'.47
79..............................  25[deg]49'.72       168[deg]07'.09
80..............................  25[deg]50'.11       168[deg]01'.62
81..............................  25[deg]50'.18       168[deg]00'.09
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                         Table C-4--Nihoa Island
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Point                  Latitude (N)        Longitude (W)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1...............................  23[deg]52'.82       161[deg]44'.54
2...............................  23[deg]52'.10       161[deg]41'.20
3...............................  23[deg]51'.18       161[deg]37'.92
4...............................  23[deg]50'.08       161[deg]34'.71
5...............................  23[deg]48'.79       161[deg]31'.58
6...............................  23[deg]47'.33       161[deg]28'.55
7...............................  23[deg]45'.69       161[deg]25'.62
8...............................  23[deg]43'.88       161[deg]22'.81
9...............................  23[deg]41'.92       161[deg]20'.13
10..............................  23[deg]39'.80       161[deg]17'.60
11..............................  23[deg]37'.54       161[deg]15'.21
12..............................  23[deg]35'.14       161[deg]12'.99
13..............................  23[deg]32'.62       161[deg]10'.93
14..............................  23[deg]29'.99       161[deg]09'.05
15..............................  23[deg]27'.25       161[deg]07'.35
16..............................  23[deg]24'.42       161[deg]05'.85
17..............................  23[deg]21'.51       161[deg]04'.54
18..............................  23[deg]18'.52       161[deg]03'.43
19..............................  23[deg]15'.48       161[deg]02'.53
20..............................  23[deg]12'.39       161[deg]01'.84
21..............................  23[deg]09'.27       161[deg]01'.35
22..............................  23[deg]06'.13       161[deg]01'.09
23..............................  23[deg]02'.97       161[deg]01'.03
24..............................  22[deg]59'.82       161[deg]01'.19
25..............................  22[deg]56'.69       161[deg]01'.57
26..............................  22[deg]53'.58       161[deg]02'.15
27..............................  22[deg]50'.51       161[deg]02'.95
28..............................  22[deg]47'.50       161[deg]03'.95
29..............................  22[deg]44'.55       161[deg]05'.15
30..............................  22[deg]41'.67       161[deg]06'.54
31..............................  22[deg]38'.88       161[deg]08'.13
32..............................  22[deg]36'.19       161[deg]09'.90
33..............................  22[deg]33'.61       161[deg]11'.85

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34..............................  22[deg]31'.14       161[deg]13'.97
35..............................  22[deg]28'.81       161[deg]16'.25
36..............................  22[deg]26'.61       161[deg]18'.69
37..............................  22[deg]24'.56       161[deg]21'.26
38..............................  22[deg]22'.66       161[deg]23'.97
39..............................  22[deg]20'.92       161[deg]26'.80
40..............................  22[deg]19'.35       161[deg]29'.74
41..............................  22[deg]17'.95       161[deg]32'.78
42..............................  22[deg]16'.73       161[deg]35'.90
43..............................  22[deg]15'.70       161[deg]39'.10
44..............................  22[deg]14'.85       161[deg]42'.37
45..............................  22[deg]14'.20       161[deg]45'.68
46..............................  22[deg]13'.73       161[deg]49'.03
47..............................  22[deg]13'.47       161[deg]52'.41
48..............................  22[deg]13'.40       161[deg]55'.80
49..............................  22[deg]13'.53       161[deg]59'.18
50..............................  22[deg]13'.85       162[deg]02'.55
51..............................  22[deg]14'.31       162[deg]05'.45
52..............................  22[deg]14'.37       162[deg]05'.89
53..............................  22[deg]14'.59       162[deg]06'.88
54..............................  22[deg]15'.87       162[deg]12'.18
55..............................  22[deg]17'.70       162[deg]17'.31
56..............................  22[deg]19'.97       162[deg]22'.20
57..............................  22[deg]22'.73       162[deg]26'.84
58..............................  22[deg]25'.88       162[deg]31'.15
59..............................  22[deg]29'.41       162[deg]35'.09
60..............................  22[deg]33'.28       162[deg]38'.61
61..............................  22[deg]37'.47       162[deg]41'.72
62..............................  22[deg]41'.93       162[deg]44'.34
63..............................  22[deg]46'.63       162[deg]46'.47
64..............................  22[deg]51'.48       162[deg]48'.05
65..............................  22[deg]56'.46       162[deg]49'.09
66..............................  23[deg]01'.50       162[deg]49'.58
67..............................  23[deg]06'.58       162[deg]49'.49
68..............................  23[deg]11'.61       162[deg]48'.89
69..............................  23[deg]16'.57       162[deg]47'.70
70..............................  23[deg]21'.36       162[deg]45'.98
71..............................  23[deg]26'.02       162[deg]43'.75
72..............................  23[deg]30'.40       162[deg]41'.01
73..............................  23[deg]34'.51       162[deg]37'.83
74..............................  23[deg]38'.26       162[deg]34'.18
75..............................  23[deg]41'.69       162[deg]30'.18
76..............................  23[deg]44'.72       162[deg]25'.79
77..............................  23[deg]47'.36       162[deg]21'.11
78..............................  23[deg]49'.55       162[deg]16'.16
79..............................  23[deg]51'.24       162[deg]10'.99
80..............................  23[deg]52'.44       162[deg]05'.63
81..............................  23[deg]53'.14       162[deg]00'.25
82..............................  23[deg]53'.36       161[deg]54'.75
83..............................  23[deg]53'.09       161[deg]49'.28
84..............................  23[deg]52'.82       161[deg]47'.09
85..............................  23[deg]52'.39       161[deg]44'.67
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5. Add Appendix D to Part 404 to read as follows:

Appendix D to Part 404--Boundary Coordinates for Papahanaumokuakea 
Marine National Monument Ship Reporting Area

Appendix D--Geographical Coordinates

Ship Reporting Area

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

    Reference chart: United States 540, 2008 edition; 19016, 2008 
edition; 19019, 2008 edition; 19022, 2008 edition.
    These charts are based on World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS-
84) and astronomic datum.

                        Table D-1--Outer Boundary
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              Point                  Latitude (N)        Longitude (W)
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1...............................  29[deg]25'.47       178[deg]16'.97
2...............................  28[deg]43'.73       175[deg]13'.84
3...............................  27[deg]00'.77       173[deg]25'.78
4...............................  26[deg]44'.91       171[deg]28'.07
5...............................  26[deg]24'.23       170[deg]20'.59
6...............................  25[deg]56'.43       167[deg]3