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As
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stated
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in
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NMFS
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Procedural
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Directive
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32-110-01
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"Use
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and
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Implementation
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of
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Electronic
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Signatures"
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NMFS
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program
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officials
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must
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perform
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a
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qualitative
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risk
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assessment
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consistent
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with
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the
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analytic
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framework
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called
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out
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in
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OMB
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M-01-04,
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"E-authentication
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Guidance
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for
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Federal
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Agencies."
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The
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OMB
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policy,
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and
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in
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turn,
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the
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NMFS
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Procedural
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Directive
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identifies
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seven
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potential
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categories
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of
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impact
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from
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using
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e-signatures
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that
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include:
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- Inconvenience,
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- distress,
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- or
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- damage
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- to
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- standing
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- or
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- reputation
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- to
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- any
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- party
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- Financial
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- loss
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- to
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- any
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- party
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- Agency
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- liability
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- Harm
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- to
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- agency
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- programs
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- or
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- public
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- interests
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- Unauthorized
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- release
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- of
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- sensitive
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- information
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- Personal
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- safety
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- Civil
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- or
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- criminal
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- violations
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Based
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on
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the
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risk
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assessment
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conducted
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by
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the
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FIS
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e-signature
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task
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force,
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in
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consultation
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with
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the
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Pacific
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Region
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program
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office,
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the
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analysis
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focused
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on
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the
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following
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potential
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impacts
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identified
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on
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the
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project
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wiki
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https://elandings.alaska.gov/confluence/display/esig/Hawaii+Non-Commercial+Bottomfish+Logbook
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In
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order
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to
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help
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articulate
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the
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various
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pilot's
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appropriate
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levels
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of
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risk,
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we
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utilized
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the
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ThinkTank
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program.
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ThinkTank
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is
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a
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collaborative
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technology
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which
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allows
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for
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simultaneous,
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anonymous
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input
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of
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ideas
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and
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in
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this
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case,
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voting.
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Each
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pilot
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was
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vetting
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through
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two
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series
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of
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criteria
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to
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help
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determine
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the
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appropriate
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level
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of
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risk.
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Facilitated
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conversations
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were
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held
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to
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ensure
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that
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each
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participant
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had
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a
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clear
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understanding
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of
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each
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pilot,
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each
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criterion,
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and
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how
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exactly
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to
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vote.
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In the first section each participant voted on whether or not there was a significant probability of occurrence for infraction against the pilot, this was a yes/no decision, and then what possible impact of harm might occur should an infraction occur, this was voted on a low/medium/high
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scale.
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Next,
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each
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pilot
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was
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then
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voted
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against
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the
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OMB
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Assurance
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Levels
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to
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help
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gauge
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agreement
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around
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the
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group's
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opinion
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of
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which
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OMB
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Assurance
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Level
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the
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individual
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pilots
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might
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belong
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to.
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There was complete agreement on the National Permit System, West Coast eLogbook, and the West Coast Fishticket Pilots, and minor disagreement to the Hawaii Noncommercial Bottom fish and the HawaiiLong-Line eLogbook pilots.
See the ThinkTank report (attached to this wiki page) for the full meeting results.