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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Rules and Regulations a license valid for fishing in IPHC
Regulatory Area 2A in respect of that vessel.
2 A license issued for a vessel operating in IPHC Regulatory Area 2A
shall be valid only for operating either as a charter vessel or a commercial vessel, but not both.
3 A vessel with a valid IPHC
Regulatory Area 2A commercial license cannot be used to recreationally sport fish for Pacific halibut in IPHC
Regulatory Area 2A.
4 A license issued for a vessel operating in the commercial fishery in IPHC Regulatory Area 2A shall be valid for one of the following:
a The directed commercial fishery during the fishing periods specified in paragraph 4 of section 9;
b the incidental catch fishery during the sablefish fishery specified in paragraph 5 of section 9; or c the incidental catch fishery during the salmon troll fishery specified in paragraph 6 of section 9.
5 A vessel with a valid license for the IPHC Regulatory Area 2A incidental catch fishery during the sablefish fishery described in paragraph 4b may also apply for or be issued a license for the directed commercial fishery described in paragraph 4a.
6 A license issued in respect to a vessel referred to in paragraph 1 of this section must be carried on board that vessel at all times and the vessel operator shall permit its inspection by any authorized officer.
7 The Commission shall issue a license in respect to a vessel from its office in Seattle, Washington, upon receipt of a completed Application for Vessel License for the Pacific Halibut Fishery form.
8 A vessel operating in the directed commercial fishery in IPHC Regulatory Area 2A must have submitted its Application for Vessel License for the Pacific Halibut Fishery form no later than 2359 local time on 30 April, or the first weekday in May if 30 April is a Saturday or Sunday.
9 A vessel operating in the incidental catch fishery during the sablefish fishery in IPHC Regulatory Area 2A must have submitted its Application for Vessel License for the Pacific Halibut Fishery form no later than 2359 local time on 29 May, or the next weekday in May if 29 May is a Saturday or Sunday.
10 A vessel operating in the incidental catch fishery during the salmon troll fishery in IPHC Regulatory Area 2A must have submitted its Application for Vessel License for the Pacific Halibut Fishery form no later than 2359 local time on 15 March, or the
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next weekday in March if 15 March is a Saturday or Sunday.
11 Applications are submitted on the IPHC Secretariat web page.
12 Information on the Application for Vessel License for the Pacific Halibut Fishery form must be accurate.
13 The Application for Vessel License for the Pacific Halibut Fishery form shall be completed by the vessel owner.
14 Licenses issued under this section shall be valid only during the year in which they are issued.
15 A new license is required for a vessel that is sold, transferred, renamed, or for which the documentation is changed.
16 The license required under this section is in addition to any license, however designated, that is required under the laws of the United States of America or any of its States.
17 The United States of America may suspend, revoke, or modify any license issued under this section under policies and procedures in U.S. Code Title 15, CFR part 904.
16. Vessel Clearance in IPHC Regulatory Area 4
1 The operator of any vessel that fishes for Pacific halibut in IPHC
Regulatory Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, or 4D must obtain a vessel clearance before fishing in any of these areas, and before the landing of any Pacific halibut caught in any of these areas, unless specifically exempted in paragraphs 10, 13, 14, 15, or 16.
2 An operator obtaining a vessel clearance required by paragraph 1
must obtain the clearance in person from the authorized clearance personnel and sign the IPHC form documenting that a clearance was obtained, except that when the clearance is obtained via VHF radio referred to in paragraphs 5, 8, and 9, the authorized clearance personnel must sign the IPHC form documenting that the clearance was obtained.
3 The vessel clearance required under paragraph 1 prior to fishing in IPHC Regulatory Area 4A may be obtained only at Nazan Bay on Atka Island, Dutch Harbor, or Akutan, Alaska, from an authorized officer of the United States of America, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor.
4 The vessel clearance required under paragraph 1 prior to fishing in IPHC Regulatory Area 4B may only be obtained at Nazan Bay on Atka Island or Adak, Alaska, from an authorized officer of the United States of America, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor.

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5 The vessel clearance required under paragraph 1 prior to fishing in IPHC Regulatory Area 4C or 4D may be obtained only at St. Paul or St. George, Alaska, from an authorized officer of the United States, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor by VHF radio and allowing the person contacted to confirm visually the identity of the vessel.
6 The vessel operator shall specify the specific regulatory area in which fishing will take place.
7 Before unloading any Pacific halibut caught in IPHC Regulatory Area 4A, a vessel operator may obtain the clearance required under paragraph 1
only in Dutch Harbor or Akutan, Alaska, by contacting an authorized officer of the United States of America, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor.
8 Before unloading any Pacific halibut caught in IPHC Regulatory Area 4B, a vessel operator may obtain the clearance required under paragraph 1
only in Nazan Bay on Atka Island or Adak, by contacting an authorized officer of the United States of America, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor by VHF
radio or in person.
9 Before unloading any Pacific halibut caught in IPHC Regulatory Areas 4C and 4D, a vessel operator may obtain the clearance required under paragraph 1 only in St. Paul, St. George, Dutch Harbor, or Akutan, Alaska, either in person or by contacting an authorized officer of the United States of America, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor. The clearances obtained in St. Paul or St.
George, Alaska, can be obtained by VHF
radio and allowing the person contacted to confirm visually the identity of the vessel.
10 Any vessel operator who complies with the requirements in section 17 for possessing Pacific halibut on board a vessel that was caught in more than one regulatory area in IPHC
Regulatory Area 4 is exempt from the clearance requirements of paragraph 1
of this section, provided that:
a The operator of the vessel obtains a vessel clearance prior to fishing in IPHC Regulatory Area 4 in either Dutch Harbor, Akutan, St. Paul, St. George, Adak, or Nazan Bay on Atka Island by contacting an authorized officer of the United States of America, a representative of the Commission, or a designated fish processor. The clearance obtained in St. Paul, St. George, Adak, or Nazan Bay on Atka Island can be obtained by VHF radio and allowing the person contacted to confirm visually the identity of the vessel. This clearance
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