50 CFR § 665.161 - Definitions.

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title: "50 CFR § 665.161 - Definitions."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "665.161"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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part_name: "FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC"
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regulatory_source: "75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 665.161 Definitions.

As used in §§ 665.160 through 665.169:

*American Samoa precious coral ecosystem component species (American Samoa precious coral ECS)* means those species identified as ECS in the American Samoa FEP.

*American Samoa precious coral permit area* means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the U.S. EEZ around American Samoa. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:

(1) Established beds. [*Reserved*]

(2) Conditional beds. [*Reserved*]

(3) Refugia. [*Reserved*]

(4) Exploratory Area. Permit Area X-P-AS includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of American Samoa.

[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2771, Feb. 8, 2019]