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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 7, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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email at which the owner or operator may be contacted; and the intended departure date. This information shall be provided to the address specified by the Pacific Islands Regional Administrator.

f Observer safety. The following requirements apply when a WCPFC
observer is on a fishing trip operating under the Commissions Regional Observer Programme.
1 The owner or operator of a fishing vessel of the United States shall immediately report the serious illness that threatens the health or safety of a WCPFC observer to the U.S Government contact on the list provided by the Pacific Islands Regional Administrator at https www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
pacific-islands/commercial-fishing/
western-and-central-pacific-longlineand-purse-seine-vessels. In addition, the owner or operator of the fishing vessel must:
i Immediately cease fishing operations;
ii Take all reasonable actions to care for the observer and provide any
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medical treatment available and possible on board the vessel, and where appropriate seek external medical advice;
iii Where directed by the observer provider, if not already directed by the appropriate U.S. Government contact, facilitate the disembarkation and transport of the observer to a medical facility equipped to provide the required care, as soon as practicable;
and iv Cooperate fully in any official investigations into the cause of the illness.
2 In the event that a WCPFC
observer on a fishing vessel of the United States has been assaulted, intimidated, threatened, or harassed, the owner or operator of the fishing vessel shall immediately notify the U.S.
Government contact and observer program contact on the list provided by the Pacific Islands Regional Administrator at https
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/
commercial-fishing/western-andcentral-pacific-longline-and-purseseine-vessels of the situation and the
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status and location of the observer. In addition, the owner or operator of the fishing vessel must:
i Immediately take action to preserve the safety of the observer and mitigate and resolve the situation on board;
ii If the observer or the observer provider indicate that they wish to be removed from the vessel, facilitate the safe disembarkation of the observer in a manner and place, as agreed by the observer provider and a U.S.
Government contact, that facilitates access to any needed medical treatment;
and iii Cooperate fully in any official investigations into the incident.
3. In 300.222, add paragraphs zz and aaa to read as follows:
300.222

Prohibitions.

zz Fail to comply with the observer safety requirements in 300.215f.
aaa Fail to provide pre-trip notification per requirements in 300.215b.
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