Executive Order 13196

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000, Public Law 106-513, and in furtherance of the purposes of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1362 et seq.), Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee.), and other pertinent statutes, it is ordered as follows:

 Section 7(a)(1) of Executive Order 13178 is hereby amended by revising the first sentence to read as follows:
 * ‘‘Commercial Fishing. All currently existing commercial Federal fishing permits and current levels of fishing effort and take, which also includes the non-permitted level of trolling for pelagic species by currently permitted bottom fishers, as determined by the Secretary and pursuant to regulations in effect on December 4, 2000, shall be capped as follows:’’

 Section 7(a)(1)(C) of Executive Order 13178 is hereby revised to read as follows: A new section 7(a)(1)(F) is hereby added to Executive Order 13178 and reads as follows: Section 7(b)(4) is revised to read as follows: </ol>


 * 1) Section 8 of Executive Order 13178 is modified by substituting ‘‘provided that commercial bottomfishing and commercial and recreational trolling for pelagic species in accordance with the requirements of sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of this order, respectively,’’ for ‘‘provided that bottomfishing in accordance with the requirements of section 7(a)(1)’’ everywhere the latter phrase appears in section 8.<BR /><BR />
 * 2) Section 8(a)(1)(A) is modified by substituting ‘‘a mean depth of 25 fm’’ for ‘‘a mean depth of 10fm.’’<BR /><BR />
 * 3) Section 8(a)(1)(B) is modified by substituting ‘‘a mean depth of 25 fm’’ for ‘‘a mean depth of 20fm.’’<BR /><BR />
 * 4) Section 8(a)(1)(D) is modified by substituting ‘‘a mean depth of 25 fm’’ for ‘‘a mean depth of 10fm.’’<BR /><BR />
 * 5) Section 8(a)(1)(E) is modified by substituting ‘‘a mean depth of 25 fm’’ for ‘‘a mean depth of 20fm.’’<BR /><BR />
 * 6) Section 8(a)(1)(G) is modified by substituting ‘‘a mean depth of 25 fm’’ for ‘‘a mean depth of 50fm.’’<BR /><BR />
 * 7) Section 8(a)(1)(I) is revised to read ‘‘Kure Atoll.’’<BR /><BR />
 * 8) Sections 8(a)(2)(D) and (E) are hereby deleted and a new section 8(a)(3) is hereby substituted as follows:<BR /><BR />

, January 18, 2001. [FR Doc. 01–2214 Filed 1–22–01; 8:45 am]<BR /> Billing Code 3195–01–P