[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7788-7806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2981]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 0906261095-1050-02]
RIN 0648-AX97
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Western
Alaska Community Development Quota Program; Recordkeeping and Reporting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes regulations to revise recordkeeping and
reporting regulations and make other miscellaneous revisions to NOAA
regulations concerning fisheries of the exclusive economic zone off
Alaska. The proposed revisions would add a requirement that the
Registered Crab Receiver record in eLandings the region in which the
stationary floating processor is located at time of crab delivery;
standardize reporting time limits for recording discard, disposition,
product, and other required information in the daily fishing logbook,
daily cumulative production logbook, eLandings, or the electronic
logbook so that the information corresponds with fishing and processing
operations; incorporate miscellaneous edits and corrections to
regulatory text and tables, including standardizing the use of the
terms ``recording,'' ``submitting,'' ``landings,'' and ``landing;'' and
reinstate regulations that were inadvertently removed in a previous
final rule about locations where NMFS will conduct scale inspections.
This proposed action is necessary to update and clarify regulations and
is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery
management plans and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and other applicable laws.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS,
Attn: Ellen Sebastian. You may submit comments, identified by 0648-
AX97, by any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
Fax: 907-586-7557.
Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.
Hand delivery to the Federal Building: 709 West 9th
Street, Room 420A, Juneau, AK.
Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until
after the comment period has closed. All comments received are a part
of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required
fields, if you want to remain anonymous). You may submit attachments to
electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
Electronic copies of the Categorical Exclusion (CE) and Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR) prepared for this action may be obtained from
http://www.regulations.gov or from the Alaska Region Web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or other
aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this
rule may be submitted to NMFS at the above address; e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 202-395-7285.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the U.S. groundfish fisheries
of the exclusive economic zone off Alaska under the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management
Area. With Federal oversight, the State of Alaska manages the
commercial King crab and Tanner crab fisheries under the Fishery
Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs.
The fishery management plans (FMPs) were prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council and approved by the Secretary of Commerce
under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The FMPs
are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR parts 679 and 680.
Management of the Pacific halibut fisheries in and off Alaska is
governed by an international agreement, the ``Convention Between the
United States of America and Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut
Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea,'' (Convention)
which was signed in Ottawa, Canada, on March 2, 1953, and was amended
by the ``Protocol Amending the Convention,'' signed in Washington, DC
on March 29, 1979. The Convention is implemented in the United States
by the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.
Background
The Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) with its data
entry component, eLandings, was implemented with a final rule published
March 2, 2005 (70 FR 10174), for the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program.
The use of eLandings was implemented for groundfish fisheries and the
fixed gear halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing
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Quota (IFQ) Program through a final rule published December 15, 2008
(73 FR 76136). The objective of IERS and eLandings is to remove
reporting duplications and simplify recordkeeping and reporting. IERS
is an Internet recordkeeping system which is currently in use by State
of Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), NMFS, and International
Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) to collect commercial harvest and
production data for groundfish, Pacific halibut, and CR crab in both
State waters and in the EEZ, all with one reporting system.
The data obtained from eLandings are used during boardings and site
visits by NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (OLE) and United
States Coast Guard to ensure conservation of groundfish, compliance to
regulations, and reporting accuracy by industry. The data are used by
the Council and NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center for biological and
economic evaluation of management measures and stock assessment. The
data are used by the NMFS Observer Program for vessel position
coordinates and observer coverage information. The data are used by the
NMFS Inseason Branch to monitor and manage the fisheries through
openings and closures of fishery species and Federal reporting area, as
well as through reallocation of quotas. Timely and accurate data entry
improves in-season fishery management, resulting in fewer disruptions
of the fleets and processors.
The December 15, 2008, final rule is known as the ``IERS final
rule'' and will be referred to as such in the preamble to this proposed
rule. The software, eLandings, replaced the Shoreside Processor
Electronic Logbook Report for electronically entering groundfish catch
information and replaced the paper shoreside processor daily cumulative
production logbook (DCPL). Through eLandings, NMFS also created a
landing report, discard and disposition report, and production report,
thus removing the need for the paper weekly production reports, daily
production reports, and aggregated mothership fish tickets.
The eLandings program allows shoreside processors, stationary
floating processors (SFPs), catcher/processors, and motherships to
enter, edit, and summarize landings, production, discard, and
disposition data on a Web-based system. After data are entered through
the Web interface, catch and production records are available in near
real-time for managers Once data are entered and submitted, users
receive a printed production report, fish ticket, and/or an IFQ report
as a receipt.
The ability to view and edit data over the Web is a benefit to
processing firms that may be based, for example, in Seattle,
Washington, with operating plants in multiple locations in and/or off
Alaska. Data can be entered at a processing plant in Dutch Harbor, for
example, and be instantaneously available for review by employees of
the plant's parent company in its Seattle office.
The operators of catcher/processors (C/Ps) and motherships are
required to use a combination of eLandings and a catcher/processor DCPL
or mothership DCPL, as appropriate, to record fishery information. NMFS
has identified minor regulatory changes to improve and update the
methods and procedures of eLandings, and to improve the flexibility and
efficiency of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the fishery
programs of NMFS' Alaska Region. The amendments to the eLandings
procedures and corresponding regulations are described in this proposed
rule.
With these amendments, NMFS intends to remove inconsistencies in
the current regulations describing eLandings and to provide new
language for recent developments. These changes would reduce the risk
of confusion or misinterpretation of regulatory intent among industry
participants and other interested parties, and would increase the
efficiency of the eLandings process. The overall impact on the fishing
industry would be increased operational flexibility. No economic
impacts are expected from the revisions in this proposed rule. The
fishing industry currently uses eLandings to comply with recordkeeping
and reporting requirements, so the time and knowledge required to
complete an eLandings data entry is already established. The entities
upon which these changes are imposed are those registered to use
eLandings.
This proposed action would create no new costs for NMFS because the
costs of implementation were previously incurred under existing data
collection programs. Administrative costs for NMFS would be reduced by
streamlining the administrative process with no appreciable loss of
necessary data or management capabilities. Automated checks in the
submission system would monitor data entry for completeness.
Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Would Record the Region in Which the
Stationary Floating Processor (SFP) Is Located at Time of Crab Delivery
Monitoring compliance with the CR Program requires precise
information about the port and/or region in which raw crab are received
from the harvesting vessel. Current reporting requirements for SFPs do
not require use of either actual port codes or geographic locations for
landings. Consequently, NMFS cannot fully monitor compliance with
regional delivery requirements or fully evaluate effectiveness of these
provisions in protecting communities for which these requirements were
developed. A minor reporting change would provide NMFS with all three
of the pieces of information it requires from SFP operations: Operation
type, the actual port (if any), and the region relevant to each crab
fishery for which a landing is reported. The change would provide NMFS
with more precise information of the port location of landings.
Benefits of the change would include enhanced information about port
use during crab fisheries and stronger regulatory enforcement.
The regional delivery requirements for CR Program quota share are
intended to preserve the historic geographic distribution of landings
in the fisheries. Communities in the Pribilof Islands and on Adak and
Atka Islands are the primary beneficiaries of this regionalization
provision. There are three regions; the North Region is the Bering Sea
subarea north of 56[deg]20' N. latitude; the South Region is any area
in Alaska, not in the ``North Region;'' and the West Region is west of
174[deg] W. longitude and is only applicable for western Aleutian
Islands golden king crab.
Although this rule would require processors to supply additional
location information, regional location choices would be easily
selected from pop-up menus. Under this proposed rule, for SFP operation
types only (Table 14c to part 679), eLandings would ``auto-fill'' the
port data field with the current SFP information obtained from current
RCR permits and eLandings processor registrations (see Sec.
679.5(e)(2)). For RCRs reporting crab landings as SFPs in port, the at-
sea operation type would be entered automatically; the RCR would select
the port code from a menu provided by the software. For RCRs reporting
crab landings as SFPs that are not in a port, the at-sea operation type
would be entered automatically and the RCR would select the regional
landing code from a menu provided by the software. The revisions at
Sec. 679.5(e)(4) and Sec. 679.5(e)(8)(iii) would provide NMFS with
all three pieces of information it requires from SFP operations:
Operation type, the actual port (if any), and the region relevant to
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each crab fishery for which a landing is reported.
Standardize Data Entry Time Limits for Recording Discard, Disposition,
Product, and Other Required Information
This proposed rule would revise regulations related to time and
time limits, as follows:
[diams] Time limits for recording information in the paper catcher
vessel daily fishing logbooks (DFLs) and mothership and C/P DCPLs.
[diams] Time limits to submit landing reports and production
reports to NMFS through eLandings.
[diams] Time limits to submit electronic logbook (ELB) information
through eLandings.
[diams] Revise information to be recorded or submitted ``by noon of
the following day'' to read ``by midnight of the following day''.
[diams] Revise ``noon'' and ``midnight'' in Alaska local time
(A.l.t.) to read 1200 hours, A.l.t., and 2400 hours, A.l.t.,
respectively.
[diams] Change the deadline for a vessel operator's signature entry
in the DFLs, DCPLs, and ELBs from noon to midnight.
[diams] Revise the deadline for printing a copy of the ELB logsheet
from noon to midnight each day.
[diams] Revise the submittal time limit for the delivery ``landed
scale weight'' entry on SSP or SFP eLandings landing reports.
[diams] Revise the time limit to record scale weights in the DCPL
for C/Ps participating in the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program.
[diams] Revise deadlines for recording scale weights and CDQ group
number in the C/P trawl DCPL.
[diams] Remove the requirement to record the date of landing in the
SSP or SFP landing report.
[diams] Clarify extension of time limits for eLandings production
reports from SSPs or SFPs not taking deliveries over the weekend.
[diams] Correct reporting time limit tables for DCPLs and
eLandings.
Regulations governing these recording and submittal time limits may
be found in the following paragraphs of 50 CFR part 679:
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Reporting and submittal time limits for: Location in part 679:
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Longline and pot catcher vessel DFL.......... Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(ii)(A)
Longline and pot C/P DCPL.................... Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(ii)(B) and (c)(4)(v)(C)
Trawl catcher vessel DFL..................... Sec. 679.5(c)(4)(ii)(A)
Trawl C/P DCPL............................... Sec. 679.5(c)(4)(ii)(B)
Mothership DCPL.............................. Sec. 679.5(c)(6)(ii)
SSP or SFP landing report.................... Sec. 679.5(e)(5)(ii)
C/P or mothership production report.......... Sec. 679.5(e)(10)(iv)
Electronic logbooks.......................... Sec. 679.5(f)(2)(iii)(B)
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NMFS received a public comment on the IERS supplemental proposed
rule (75 FR 55368; September 24, 2008) regarding the time limit to
submit an eLandings C/P production report. The commenter wrote that the
proposed deadline of noon each day to record the previous day's discard
and disposition information did not provide enough time for the vessel
operator to obtain from the observer information needed to submit the
report, especially for catch brought onboard the vessel immediately
before midnight. He requested that NMFS change the deadline to increase
the time allowed to record the previous day's discard and disposition
information. NMFS agreed with this comment. In the IERS final rule,
NMFS revised regulations at Sec. 679.5(c)(3) and (c)(4) for trawl,
longline, or pot C/Ps to change the data entry time limit for discard
and disposition information in the eLandings production report from
noon to midnight each day to record the previous day's information.
Regulations that require information to be recorded or submitted
``by noon of the following day'' would be revised to read ``by midnight
of the following day'' in the DFL and DCPL. Operators of C/Ps or
motherships would be required to submit their eLandings production
reports by midnight each day to record the previous day's production
information. For example, a C/P would submit a production report by
midnight on November 2 that detailed production occurring on November
1.
After publication of the IERS final rule, industry representatives
asked NMFS to change time limits for other data submitted by C/Ps and
motherships. Because NMFS agrees that the deadlines for recording and
submitting information should be consistent in 50 CFR part 679, NMFS
proposes to revise the data entry deadlines for DFLs, DCPLs, ELBs, and
eLandings. For additional time reference consistency, NMFS would revise
references to ``noon'' and ``midnight'' in Sec. 679.5 to the
corresponding 24-hour clock reference in Alaska local time (A.l.t.).
Noon would be changed to 1200 hours, A.l.t., and midnight would be
changed to 2400 hours, A.l.t.
The deadlines for recording information in the ELBs should be
consistent with the deadlines for recording the same information in the
DFLs and DCPLs. Therefore, NMFS would revise the ELB regulations at
Sec. 679.5(f)(2)(iii)(B) to refer to the paragraphs in Sec. 679.5(c)
that contain the time limits for recording information in the DFLs and
DCPLs.
In addition, NMFS would change the deadline for a vessel operator's
signature in the DFLs, DCPLs, and ELBs from noon to midnight because
the logsheets should not be signed until all required information has
been recorded.
The deadline for printing a copy of the ELB logsheet also would be
revised to midnight each day so that the logsheets are not printed
before all the information required to be recorded for the day has been
recorded.
NMFS would revise the submittal time limits for SSP or SFP
eLandings landing reports. All the information in the landing report
currently is required to be submitted by noon of the day following
completion of the delivery. This rule would revise the submittal time
limit for the ``landed scale weight'' of the delivery. Submission of
estimated weights could be submitted by the manager if the actual
landed scale weight is not available by noon of the day following
completion of the delivery. NMFS would allow the SSP or SFP manager to
submit a revised landing report with the actual landed scale weights by
noon of the third day after completion of the delivery. NMFS would
provide this additional time because it sometimes takes longer than a
day to weigh all catch from a delivery.
In addition to revisions to the submittal time limits, the proposed
rule would remove the requirement at Sec. 679.5(e)(5)(i)(B)(1) to
record the date of landing in the SSP or SFP landing report, because
this information already is required in the landing report under
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Sec. 679.5(e)(5)(i)(A)(5). The proposed rule also would remove the
requirement at Sec. 679.5(e)(5)(i)(A)(11) to submit the ``total
estimated hail weight'' on the landing report. The ``hail weight'' is
an estimate of the total weight of the entire catch in a delivery
without regard to species. The landing report requires the submission
of either estimated or landed scale weight for each species. An
estimate of the total weight of all catch in the delivery is not needed
on the landing report and is not currently included in the eLandings
data entry screens for the landing report, so the requirement would be
removed from Sec. 679.5.
NMFS would revise the time limits for recording information about
the scale weight of a haul and the Community Development Quota (CDQ)
group number in the C/P trawl and mothership DCPLs in response to a
comment received on the proposed rule for Amendment 91 to the Fishery
Management Plan (75 FR 14016; March 23, 2010). Five of the six CDQ
groups and the At-Sea Processors Association commented that current
regulations require operators of trawl C/Ps to record the scale weight
for the haul and the CDQ group number within 2 hours after completion
of gear retrieval. However, they noted that it is unlikely that all the
catch from a haul will be weighed within 2 hours of gear retrieval.
Catch is often held in tanks for several hours after the gear is
retrieved before weighing and processing. In addition, vessel operators
and CDQ group representatives need haul weight and catch composition
before deciding whether to assign the haul to the CDQ group or to the
non-CDQ fisheries. They recommended that the time limit for recording
scale weight and CDQ group number should be changed to within 2 hours
after the completion of weighing of the catch from the haul. That
period would provide adequate time for the crew to safely move the fish
across the scale and reduce pressure on the observer, who must
simultaneously monitor the haul and complete other sampling duties.
NMFS agrees with this recommendation because the time for completion of
weighing of the catch from each haul is available from two sources. The
observer records the time of completion of catch weighing of each haul.
In addition, the daily printout from the at-sea scales shows date and
time.
BSAI Amendment 91 was published August 30, 2010 (75 FR 53026). That
final rule applied to participants in the pollock (Theragra
chalcogramma) fishery in the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI. NMFS
changed the time limit in the Amendment 91 final rule for operators of
catcher/processors, catcher vessels delivering to motherships, and
motherships to record the CDQ group number in the paper or electronic
logbooks to within 2 hours after completion of weighing on the scale
all catch in the haul.
This current rule proposes to revise and standardize reporting time
limits for recording scale weights of each haul and other required
information; these requirements affect more vessels than those
regulated under Amendment 91. This rule proposes to revise the time
limit for recording scale weight and CDQ group number to within 2 hours
after the completion of weighing of the catch from the haul.
In addition, NMFS would revise the time limit to record scale
weights in the DCPL within 24 hours after completion of gear retrieval
for C/Ps participating in the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program.
That time limit was implemented in the IERS final rule to provide
sufficient time for the vessel operator to weigh all the catch in a
haul before recording the weight in the DCPL. However, NMFS believes
that requiring recording of scale weights within 2 hours after the
completion of weighing all catch in the haul would provide sufficient
recording time for all C/Ps, including those participating in the
Rockfish Program.
The submittal time limits for eLandings production reports that
allow SSPs or SFPs not taking deliveries over a weekend to submit
production reports by noon the following Monday would be clarified to
state that this allowance applies to submitting production reports from
Saturday or Sunday only.
The reporting time limit tables for C/P and mothership DCPLs and
eLandings in Sec. Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(ii)(B), 679.5(c)(4)(ii)(B), and
679.5(c)(6)(ii) would be revised to remove the ``X'' in the column
titled ``Submit via eLandings'' for information that is not required to
be submitted via eLandings. This includes the ``X'' in the rows of the
tables associated with information required to be submitted within 2
hours, ``all other required information,'' and signatures on the
logsheets.
Miscellaneous Proposed Revisions
NMFS proposes several revisions and edits to the regulations at 50
CFR part 679 that would correct miscellaneous errors, standardize text,
reorganize eLandings text, remove outdated text, and correct cross
references. Most of these proposed measures are technical in nature.
Standardize Certain Terms To Report Groundfish Catch in Logbooks and
eLandings
Recording data in a vessel logbook is procedurally different from
submitting data through eLandings. This rule would standardize certain
terms used to describe data entry of groundfish catch in vessel
logbooks and eLandings to make the regulations easier for the public to
understand. Motherships and C/Ps are required to use a combination of
DCPL and eLandings to record fisheries information. SSPs and SFPs are
required to use eLandings to record fisheries information. In
regulatory text, NMFS would use the word ``record'' or ``recording''
when referring to entering data in a DFL or DCPL, because data are
written or entered into the logbook by hand. NMFS would use the term
``submit'' for entering information into eLandings, because eLandings
records and transmits the data to NMFS. For the combined activity of
recording in the DCPL and submitting data through eLandings, NMFS would
use the term ``reporting.'' Revisions to these terms would be made in
numerous locations in Sec. Sec. 679.5(c) and 679.5(e).
This rule would standardize the use of the terms ``landings'' and
``landing'' in numerous locations in Sec. 679.5 because these two
terms are inconsistently used in current regulations. This rule would
revise regulatory text to use the correct form of the term. When used
as a noun, the term ``landings'' would be used. When used as an
adjective, the term ``landing'' would be used.
Crew and Observer Information
To resolve an inadvertent omission in the eLandings regulations,
proposed paragraph 679.5(e)(8)(iii)(D) would be added. NMFS would
require that the RCR record the number of crew aboard a vessel and
observer information on the crab landings report. This information was
not included in the IERS final rule, but these are not new data
elements. This information is currently required in the DCPLs and on
the eLandings data entry screen.
Revise IFQ Manual Landing Report Heading
This rule would revise the heading for Sec. 679.5(e)(1)(iii) from
``Reporting of IFQ crab, IFQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish'' to ``IFQ
manual landing report'' because it would improve the description of
that section.
eLandings Processor Registration
This proposed rule would revise Sec. 679.5(e)(2)(ii) regarding the
eLandings User Agreement Form. This rule would remove detailed NMFS
mail, fax, and
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delivery addresses and replace them with one paragraph stating that the
form must be submitted in accordance with instructions on the form.
Text Clarification Registered Buyer Landing Report
Paragraph 679.5(e)(7)(iii)(C) for a Registered Buyer landing report
would be revised to simplify the text by removing ``a completed IFQ
landing report'' and replacing it with ``an IFQ landing report'' and by
removing ``as described in this paragraph (e)(7)'' and replacing it
with ``containing the information described in this paragraph (e)(7).''
Printing and Inspection of Landing Reports, Landing Receipts, and
Production Reports
Paragraphs 679.5(e)(11) and (12) would be revised so that both
paragraphs refer to the documents using the document names used
elsewhere in Sec. 679.5 and in the same order in both paragraphs.
These paragraphs describe the printing, retention, and inspection of
landing reports, landing receipts, and production reports. The
documents, which must be printed, are the same documents that must be
retained and made available for inspection. Revising the regulations to
use consistent terms in the same order would enhance compliance with
the requirements by making them easier to understand.
Scale Inspection Locations
This proposed rule would reinstate regulations about the location
where scale inspections would occur under Sec. 679.28(b)(2)(v). This
paragraph would state that scales inspections by inspectors paid by
NMFS will be conducted on vessels tied up at docks in Kodiak, Alaska;
Dutch Harbor, Alaska; and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.
This paragraph was inadvertently removed from Sec. 679.28 in the IERS
final rule.
Changes to Tables
This rule would modify several regulatory tables. These
modifications do not change the regulatory requirements or impose costs
on entities.
Table 1a to part 679 describes delivery condition and product
codes. This action would add a footnote to define ``delivery
condition.'' ``Delivery condition'' would be defined as the condition
of the fish or shellfish at the point it is weighed and recorded on the
ADF&G fish ticket.
Table 1b to part 679 describes discard and disposition codes. This
rule would revise Table 1b by adding a footnote to define ``disposition
code.'' Disposition would be the intended use or disposal of the fish
or shellfish.
This action would revise or add several species codes.
Tables 2a and 2d to part 679 currently describe species codes for
FMP species and species codes for non-FMP species, respectively. Bering
flounder, Hippoglossoides robustus, (species code 116) would be moved
from Table 2d to Table 2a to part 679 because this species is managed
under a Fishery Management Plan as part of the ``other flatfish'' group
and therefore qualifies as an ``FMP groundfish.''
This action would provide separate species codes for Arrowtooth
flounder, Atheresthes stomias, and for Kamchatka founder, Atheresthes
evermanni. Arrowtooth flounder/Kamchatka flounder have been combined
under the species code 121, because they are very similar in
appearance, difficult to identify to species, and few Kamchatka
flounder have been harvested until recent years. Separate species codes
are necessary to allow proper reporting of the catch of these two
species. As increasing amounts of Kamchatka flounder are harvested,
observers and industry members are increasing efforts to identify and
report the separate species. Arrowtooth flounder and Kamchatka flounder
have been combined in Table 2a to part 679 under the species code 121.
This action would add a new species code, 117, for Kamchatka flounder
to Table 2a to part 679 and would revise the definition of species code
121 in this table to mean only Arrowtooth flounder.
Table 3 to part 679 describes product recovery rates (PRRs) for
groundfish species and conversion rates for Pacific halibut. Standard
(or average) PRRs are used to calculate round weight equivalents for
each groundfish species and product combination from a given product.
The proposed rule would make these minor revisions to Table 3 to part
679:
Remove obsolete product codes, 2 and 42.
Replace species codes for skates and sharks with dashes (-
- -), because there are several individual species codes for these
species and these PRRs apply to all of them.
Table 10 to part 679 describes Gulf of Alaska (GOA) retainable
percentages. This action would make minor revisions to two footnotes.
In Footnote 4, this rule would correct the spelling for the Latin term
for Northern rockfish to read S. polyspinis. In Footnote 6, this rule
would remove text that duplicates requirements described at Sec.
679.20(j). Duplicative text within regulations can promote confusion if
differences occur, and a table is not a suitable location for
regulatory requirements. In Footnote 10, which lists aggregated forage
species, the entry for Pacific herring (family Clupeidae) would be
removed as it was incorrectly placed there. Pacific herring is not a
forage fish.
Table 21 to part 679 describes the eligible GOA communities, the
halibut IFQ regulatory use areas, and the community governing body that
recommends the community quota entity. This rule would correct the
spelling for the name of one of the communities listed in Table 21. The
spelling of Port Lyons would be corrected to read Port Lions, for both
the eligible community and the governing body.
Classification
Pursuant to section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS
Assistant Administrator has determined that this proposed rule is
consistent with the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable law, subject to further consideration after public comment.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration that this proposed rule, if adopted, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Factual Basis for Certification
Estimate of Economic Impact on Small Entities by Entity Size and
Industry
NMFS does not expect this action to have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. None of the six
components of this action are expected to impose more than de minimus
costs on directly regulated entities of any size. The RIR prepared for
this action provides detailed analyses of each component. Details of
each of the components are presented in the preamble. In summary:
Component 1 revises regulations to standardize language between
logbooks and the eLandings system. While this component should make
regulations easier for the public to use, it does not add to or
subtract from the regulations applying to regulated entities, and
creates no costs for them.
Component 2 standardizes data entry time limits for recording
information in the DFL, the DCPL, eLandings, and electronic logbooks.
Standardizing data entry and submission time limits would not impose
any additional costs on industry and may reduce costs by reducing the
number of different daily
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deadlines that apply to entry of data into the logbooks.
Component 3 standardizes the use of the terms ``landings'' and
``landing.'' This action makes regulations easier to understand, does
not restrict the behavior of the public, and imposes no costs on the
public.
Component 4 requires the RCR to record in eLandings the region in
which the SFP is located at the time of crab delivery. This information
would assist NMFS in monitoring regional delivery requirements
incorporated into the CR Program to protect rural areas. The costs of
complying with this regulation would be de minimus.
Component 5 revises regulations to correct minor problems. These
changes would clarify the text of the regulations, reinstate
regulations that were incorrectly removed, and ensure the regulations
accurately describe eLandings procedures. NMFS now requires processors
to use eLandings instead of DCPLs to enter much of the required data.
In one instance, eLandings regulations would be modified to add
information on crew and observers that has long been required in the
DCPL regulations, was included in the eLandings software, but was
inadvertently omitted from the eLandings regulations. Crew information
is required in the longline or pot gear DCPL at Sec.
679.5(c)(3)(v)(F), and observer information is required at Sec.
679.5(c)(3)(v)(I). Crew information is required in the trawl gear DCPL
at Sec. 679.5(c)(4)(v)(G), and observer information is required at
679.5(c)(4)(v)(J). Crew information is required in the mothership DCPL
at Sec. 679.5(c)(6)(v)(E), and observer information is required at
679.5(c)(6)(v)(I). Because the crew and observer information is already
required in the DCPLs, requiring data entry of the same information
into eLandings instead of the DCPLs would not require increased burden
to provide the information. This component imposes no increased cost
for entities, and may in fact reduce the burden.
Component 6 modifies regulatory tables to clarify them. These
changes do not add to or subtract from the regulatory requirements
imposed on entities; nor do they impose costs on entities.
Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities To Which the
Rule Applies
This action directly regulates entities that are required to use
the eLandings system for reporting landings. These entities are
diverse, and include groundfish C/Ps, groundfish motherships,
groundfish SFPs, groundfish SSPs, CDQ groups, CR Program RCRs, CR
Program C/Ps, and halibut and sablefish IFQ Program Registered Buyers.
In 2009, there were 205 registered eLandings users.
NMFS estimates that this action may directly regulate the following
numbers of potential small entity eLandings users:
Groundfish C/Ps. In 2008, 86 vessels were registered as
groundfish C/Ps. Only 11 of these had gross revenues less than or equal
to $4 million. An examination of these indicated that five had
affiliations that would make them large entities. Thus, there were
perhaps six small C/Ps. This number may actually be smaller if there
are relevant affiliations between these and other firms of which NMFS
is unaware.
Groundfish motherships. In recent years, there have been
three active groundfish motherships. These are considered to be large
entities, due to their affiliations with American Fisheries Act
cooperatives.
Groundfish SFPs: In 2008, nine firms apparently operated
permitted SFPs. Based on a staff review of the firms registered as
primary owners, NMFS estimates that five of these may have been small
entities. This number may actually be smaller, if there are relevant
affiliations between these and other firms of which NMFS is unaware.
Groundfish SSPs: In 2008, an estimated 80 separate firms
held Federal processor permits allowing them to process groundfish.
Based on NMFS' review of a list of the permitted processors, 72 of
these are estimated to be small entities. The number of small entities
may actually be smaller, if there are relevant affiliations between
these and other firms of which NMFS is unaware.
CDQ groups: There are six CDQ groups. These are non-profit
organizations and are considered small entities for the purpose of a
regulatory flexibility analysis.
CR Program RCRs: NMFS Alaska Region Restricted Access
Management (RAM) records show 20 separate firms with RCR permits for
the 2008-2009 season. Based on NMFS' examination of the list, NMFS
estimates that 13 of these are small entities. The number of small
entities may actually be smaller if there are relevant affiliations
between these and other firms of which NMFS is unaware.
CR Program C/Ps: NMFS has identified five crab C/Ps in
2009. NMFS cannot report the numbers of large and small C/Ps, because
of confidentiality regulations (50 CFR 600.405).
Halibut and sablefish IFQ Program: Registered Buyers must
report electronically, but they may use eLandings or another, older
NMFS electronic reporting system to report halibut and sablefish IFQ
data. In 2009, NMFS identified 462 distinct Registered Buyers. Most of
these 462 Registered Buyers are small entities. In 2010, NMFS
identified 157 distinct Registered Buyers registered to use eLandings.
Given the criteria governing the use of the word ``substantial,''
these estimates of small entity numbers indicate that this action could
directly regulate substantial numbers of small entities.
Criteria Used To Evaluate Whether the Rule Would Impose Significant
Economic Impacts
Pursuant to NMFS' guidelines, the two criteria recommended by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act to determine the significant economic impact
of the action are disproportionality and profitability. The proposed
action would not place a substantial number of small entities at a
disadvantage relative to large entities. NMFS expects any costs to be
de minimus. This action would create opportunities for some small
entities to reduce their costs slightly and, thus, perhaps slightly
increase their profitability. The benefit is probably proportionally
greater for small entities than for large ones, but still small
overall.
Criteria Used To Evaluate Whether the Rule Would Impose Impacts on a
Substantial Number of Small Entities
NMFS' guidelines for economic review of regulatory actions explain
that the term ``substantial number'' has no specific statutory
definition and the criterion does not lend itself to objective
standards applicable across all regulatory actions. Rather,
``substantial number'' depends upon the context of the action, the
problem to be addressed, and the structure of the regulated industry.
The Small Business Administration defines ``substantial'' within the
context of ``more than just a few'' or de minimus criteria.
Description of and Basis for Assumptions Used
The estimates of the numbers of small entities that may be affected
were derived from several sources. Gross revenue estimates for
individual C/Ps were provided by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
Lists of SFPs, SSPs, CDQ groups, CR Program RCRs, and IFQ Registered
Buyers were obtained from lists maintained by the NMFS Alaska Region's
RAM Program. The list of CR Program C/Ps was obtained from the
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Alaska Region's catch accounting system. Almost all data reflect 2008
conditions as reported by NMFS sources in October 2009. Identification
of large entities--when gross revenues were unavailable or when
determination was based on other standards--was based on NMFS Alaska
Region staff knowledge of the relevant firms.
The economic analysis contained in the RIR further describes the
potential economic impacts of this action. Based upon that analysis,
NMFS finds that the proposed action would not have a significant
economic impact on the small entities participating in these fisheries.
As a result, an initial regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required, and none has been prepared.
All the items included in this action would create no new costs for
NMFS, because the costs of eLandings implementation have already been
incurred. In fact, in addition to having more options, the industry may
have fewer costs due to increased efficiency. Administrative costs for
NMFS would also be reduced by streamlining the administrative process,
with no appreciable loss of necessary data or management capabilities.
This proposed rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Collection-of-Information Requirements
This rule contains collection-of-information requirements subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and which have been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Public reporting burden
estimates per response for these requirements are listed by OMB control
number.
OMB Control Number 0648-0213
Public reporting burden is estimated to average per response: 18
minutes for catcher vessel trawl gear DFL; 28 minutes for catcher
vessel longline or pot gear DFL; 31 minutes for mothership DCPL; 41
minutes for catcher/processor longline or pot gear DCPL; and 30 minutes
for catcher/processor trawl gear DCPL or ELB.
OMB Control Number 0648-0515
Public reporting burden is estimated to average per response: 15
minutes for eLandings application processor registration; 35 minutes
for eLandings landing report; and 20 minutes for catcher/processor or
mothership eLandings production report.
OMB Control Number 0648-0330
Public reporting burden is estimated to average per response: 6
minutes for inspection request for an at-sea scale.
Public reporting estimates include the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection-of-information.
Send comments on these or any other aspects of the collection-of-
information to NMFS Alaska Region at the ADDRESSES above, and e-mail to
[email protected], or fax to 202-395-7285.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with, a collection-of-information subject to the
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection-of-information displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679
Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Dated: February 4, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 679 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA
1. The authority citation for part 679 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et seq.; 3631 et seq.;
Pub. L. 108-447.
2. In Sec. 679.5,
A. Remove paragraphs (c)(3)(i)(C)(2) and (e)(5)(i)(A)(11);
B. Redesignate paragraph (c)(3)(i)(C)(1) as (c)(3)(i)(C),
paragraphs (c)(4)(ii)(B)(2) through (6) as paragraphs (c)(4)(ii)(B)(3)
through (7); and paragraph (e)(5)(i)(A)(12) as (e)(5)(i)(A)(11);
C. Revise paragraphs (c)(3)(ii)(A) table heading, (c)(3)(ii)(A)(2),
(c)(3)(ii)(B) introductory text, (c)(3)(ii)(B) table heading,
(c)(3)(ii)(B)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5), (c)(4)(ii) heading,
(c)(4)(ii)(A) table heading, (c)(4)(ii)(A)(2), (c)(4)(ii)(B)
introductory text, (c)(4)(ii)(B) table heading, (c)(4)(ii)(B)(1), newly
redesignated (c)(4)(ii)(B)(3) through (6), (c)(6)(ii) heading,
(c)(6)(ii) introductory text, (c)(6)(ii) table heading, (c)(6)(ii)(A),
(B), (C), (D), and (E), (e)(2)(ii), (e)(4), (e)(5)(i)(B), (e)(5)(ii),
(e)(6)(ii), (e)(7)(iii)(C), (e)(8)(iii)(B), (e)(9)(ii), (e)(10)(iv),
(e)(11)(i), (e)(12), (f)(2)(iii)(B)(1), and (f)(3)(i)(C); and
D. Add paragraphs (c)(4)(ii)(B)(2) and (e)(8)(iii)(D).
The additions and revisions read as follows:
Sec. 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R).
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) * * *
(A) * * *
Reporting Time Limits, Catcher Vessel Longline or Pot Gear
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Required information Time limit for recording
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * *
(2) Discard and disposition information By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day
to record the previous day's
discard and disposition
information.
* * * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B) Catcher/processor. The operator of a catcher/processor using
longline or pot gear must record in the DCPL or submit via eLandings
the information from the following table for each set within the
specified time limit:
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Reporting Time Limits, Catcher/Processor Longline or Pot Gear
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Record in Submit via
Required information DCPL eLandings Time limit for reporting
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(1) Set number, time and date gear set, time X ............ Within 2 hours after completion of
and date gear hauled, beginning and end gear retrieval.
positions, CDQ group number, halibut CDQ
permit number, halibut IFQ permit number,
sablefish IFQ permit number, crab IFQ permit
number, FFP number and/or Federal crab
vessel permit number (if applicable), number
of pots set, and estimated total hail weight
for each set.
(2) Discard and disposition information...... ............ X By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's discard
and disposition information.
(3) Product information...................... ............ X By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's production
information.
(4) All other required information........... X ............ By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day
following completion of production.
(5) Operator sign the completed logsheets.... X ............ By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day
following the week-ending date of
the weekly reporting period.
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
(4) * * *
(ii) Reporting time limits.
(A) * * *
Reporting Time Limits, Catcher Vessel Trawl Gear
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Required information Time limit for recording
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
(2) Discard and disposition information By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day
to record the previous day's
discard and disposition
information.
* * * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B) Catcher/processor. The operator of a catcher/processor using
trawl gear must record in the DCPL or submit via eLandings the
information in the following table for each haul within the specified
time limit:
Reporting Time Limits, Catcher/Processor Trawl Gear
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Record in Submit via
Required information DCPL eLandings Time limit for reporting
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(1) Management program, except CDQ Program, X ............ Within 2 hours after completion of
haul number, time and date gear set, time gear retrieval.
and date gear hauled, begin and end
positions of gear, and, if not required to
weigh catch on a scale approved by NMFS,
total estimated hail weight for each haul.
(2) CDQ group number (if applicable) and, if X ............ Within 2 hours after completion of
required to weigh catch on a scale approved weighing all catch in the haul.
by NMFS, the scale weight of total catch for
each haul.
(3) Discard and disposition information...... ............ X By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's discard
and disposition information.
(4) Product information...................... ............ X By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's production
information.
(5) All other required information........... X ............ By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day
following completion of production
to record all other required
information.
(6) Operator sign the completed logsheets.... X ............ By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day
following the week-ending date of
the weekly reporting period.
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
(6) * * *
(ii) Reporting time limits. The operator of a mothership must
record in the DCPL or submit via eLandings the information in the
following table for each groundfish delivery within the specified time
limit:
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Reporting Time Limits, Mothership
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Record in Submit via
Required information DCPL eLandings Time limit for reporting
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(A) All catcher vessel or buying station X ............ Within 2 hours after completion of
delivery information. receipt of each groundfish delivery.
(B) Product information...................... ............ X By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's production
information.
(C) Discard or disposition information....... ............ X By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's discard/
disposition.
(D) All other required information........... X ............ By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day
following completion of production.
(E) Operator sign the completed logsheets.... ............ ............ By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day
following the week-ending date of
the weekly reporting period.
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) Upon registration acceptance, the User must print, sign, and
mail the User Agreement Form to NMFS at the address or fax number shown
on the form. Confirmation will be e-mailed to indicate that the User is
registered, authorized to use eLandings, and that the UserID and User's
account are enabled.
* * * * *
(4) Information entered automatically for eLandings landing report.
eLandings autofills the following fields from processor registration
records (see paragraph (e)(2) of this section): UserID, processor
company name, business telephone number, e-mail address, port of
landing, operation type (for C/Ps, motherships, or SFPs), ADF&G
processor code, and Federal permit number. The User must review the
autofilled cells to ensure that they are accurate for the landing that
is taking place. eLandings assigns a unique landing report number and
an ADF&G electronic fish ticket number upon completion of data entry.
* * * * *
(5) * * *
(i) * * *
(B) Landed scale weight. The User for a SSP or SFP must record
landed scale weight (to the nearest pound) for all retained species
from groundfish deliveries by species code and delivery condition code.
Obtain actual weights for each groundfish species received and retained
by:
(1) Sorting according to species codes and direct weighing of that
species, or
(2) Weighing the entire delivery and then sorting and weighing the
groundfish species individually to determine their weights.
* * * * *
(ii) Submittal time limit. The User for an SSP or SFP must submit a
landing report containing the information described in paragraph
(e)(5)(i) of this section for each groundfish delivery from a specific
vessel by 1200 hours, A.l.t., of the day following completion of the
delivery. If the landed scale weight required in paragraph (e)(5)(i)(C)
of this section is not available by this deadline, the User must
transmit an estimated weight for each species by 1200 hours, A.l.t., of
the day following completion of the delivery, and must submit a revised
landing report with the landed scale weight for each species by 1200
hours, A.l.t., of the third day following completion of the delivery.
* * * * *
(6) * * *
(ii) Submittal time limit. The User for a mothership must submit a
landing report containing the information described at paragraph
(e)(6)(i) of this section for each groundfish delivery from a specific
vessel by 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following the delivery.
* * * * *
(7) * * *
(iii) * * *
(C) Landing completion. The User for the Registered Buyer must
submit an IFQ landing report, containing the information described in
this paragraph (e)(7), within six hours after all IFQ halibut, CDQ
halibut, and IFQ sablefish are offloaded from a specific vessel and
prior to shipment or transfer of said fish from the landing site.
* * * * *
(8) * * *
(iii) * * *
(B) Operation type and port code. (1) If an SSP, the port code is
pre-filled automatically (see Sec. 679.5(e)(4)).
(2) If a catcher/processor, the at-sea operation type is pre-filled
automatically.
(3) If an SFP and crab delivery is received in port, the at-sea
operation type is pre-filled automatically (see Sec. 679.5(e)(4)) and
the User must enter the port code from Table 14a to this part.
(4) If an SFP and crab delivery is received at sea, the at-sea
operation type is pre-filled automatically (see Sec. 679.5(e)(4)) and
the User must enter the appropriate crab regional designation (see
Sec. 680.40(b)(2)), shown below:
CR Crab Regional Designations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
N................... North Region.......... Landed in the Bering Sea
subarea north of 56[deg]
20' N. lat.
S................... South Region.......... Landed in any area in
Alaska, not in the North
Region.
W................... West Region........... West of 174[deg] W. long.
Only applicable for
western Aleutian Islands
golden king crab (WAG).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
(D) Crew and observer information. (1) For crew size, enter the
number of licensed crew aboard the vessel, including the operator.
(2) Number of observers aboard.
* * * * *
(9) * * *
(ii) Submittal time limits. (A) When active pursuant to paragraph
(c)(5)(ii) of this section, the User for an SSP or SFP
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must submit a production report by 1200 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's production information.
(B) If an SSP or SFP using eLandings is not taking deliveries over
a weekend, the User or manager may submit the eLandings production
report from Saturday and Sunday to NMFS by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the
following Monday.
* * * * *
(10) * * *
(iv) Submittal time limits. (A) Except as described in paragraph
(e)(10)(iv)(B) of this section, when a mothership is active pursuant to
paragraph (c)(6)(iv) of this section, a catcher/processor longline or
pot gear is active pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(iv)(B) of this section,
or a catcher/processor trawl gear is active pursuant to paragraph
(c)(4)(iv)(B) of this section, the User for a mothership or catcher/
processor must submit a production report by 2400 hours, A.l.t., each
day to record the previous day's production information.
(B) If a vessel is required to have 100 percent observer coverage
or more, the User may submit a production report for Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday no later than 2400 hours, A.l.t., on the following Monday.
* * * * *
(11) Printing of landing reports, landing receipts, and production
reports--(i) The User daily must print a paper copy onsite or onboard
of:
(A) Each landing report.
(B) If IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut, each sablefish/
halibut IFQ landing receipt.
(C) If IFQ crab, each crab IFQ landing receipt.
(D) Each production report.
* * * * *
(12) Retention and inspection of landing reports, landing receipts,
and production reports--(i) The User daily must retain a printed paper
copy onsite or onboard of:
(A) Each landing report.
(B) If IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut, each sablefish/
halibut IFQ landing receipt.
(C) If IFQ crab, each crab IFQ landing receipt.
(D) Each production report.
(ii) The User must make available the printed copies upon request
of NMFS observers and authorized officers as indicated at paragraph
(a)(5) of this section.
(f) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) * * *
(B) * * *
(1) Recording time limits. The time limits for recording applicable
information in the ELBs are the same as the recording time limits for
DFLs and DCPLs in paragraphs (c)(3), (c)(4), and (c)(6) of this
section.
* * * * *
(3) * * *
(i) * * *
(C) Print a copy of the ELB logsheet for the observer's use, if an
observer is onboard the vessel, by 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to
record the previous day's ELB information.
* * * * *
3. In Sec. 679.28, paragraph (b)(2)(v) is revised to read as
follows.
Sec. 679.28 Equipment and Operational Requirements.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(v) Where will scale inspections be conducted? Scales inspections
by inspectors paid by NMFS will be conducted on vessels tied up at
docks in Kodiak, Alaska; Dutch Harbor, Alaska; and in the Puget Sound
area of Washington State.
Sec. Sec. 679.5, 679.28, 679.32, 679.40, 679.41, 679.42, 679.45,
679.80, 679.90, 679.94 [Amended]
4. At each of the locations shown in the ``Location'' column,
remove the phrase indicated in the ``Remove'' column and replace it
with the phrase indicated in the ``Add'' column for the number of times
indicated in the ``Frequency'' column.
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Location Remove Add Frequency
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Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(2).......... sablefish landings data...... sablefish landing data....... 1
Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(ii) heading....... Data entry time limits....... Reporting time limits........ 1
Sec. 679.5(c)(4)(i)(B)............. catch-by-haul landings catch-by-haul landing 1
information. information.
Sec. 679.5(c)(4)(iv)(B)(2)......... record in eLandings.......... submit in eLandings.......... 1
Sec. 679.5(c)(4)(v)(C)............. noon......................... 2400 hours, A.l.t............ 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(1)(i)................ landings data................ landing data................. 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(1)(iii) heading...... Reporting of IFQ crab, IFQ IFQ manual landing report.... 1
halibut, and IFQ sablefish.
Sec. 679.5(e)(5) heading........... SFP landings report.......... SFP landing report........... 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(5) introductory text. daily landings report........ daily landing report......... 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(6) heading........... Mothership landings report... Mothership landing report.... 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(6) introductory text. daily landings report........ daily landing report......... 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(7) heading........... Registered Buyer landings Registered Buyer landing 1
report. report.
Sec. 679.5(e)(7) introductory text. landings reports............. landing reports.............. 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(7)(ii)(A) and groundfish IFQ landing sablefish/halibut IFQ landing 1
(iii)(B). receipt. receipt.
Sec. 679.5(e)(8) heading........... Registered Crab Receiver Registered Crab Receiver 1
(RCR) IFQ crab landings (RCR) IFQ crab landing
report. report.
Sec. 679.5(e)(8)(i) and (ii)....... landings report.............. landing report............... 1
Sec. 679.5(e)(8)(iii).............. must enter the following must submit information 1
information (see paragraphs described at paragraphs
(e)(8)(iii)(A) through (C) (e)(8)(iii)(A) through (D)
of this section) into of this section into
eLandings. eLandings.
Sec. 679.5(e)(8)(vi)(B)............ noon......................... 1200 hours, A.l.t............ 1
Sec. 679.5(f)(3)(i)(A)............. noon......................... 2400 hours, A.l.t............ 1
Sec. 679.5(f)(4)(i)................ noon......................... 2400 hours, A.l.t............ 1
Sec. 679.28(d)(8)(i) introductory http://www.fakr.noaa.gov..... http:// 1
text, Sec. 679.28.28(i)(3) alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
introductory text, Sec.
679.32(c)(1), Sec. 679.41(m)(3)
introductory text, Sec.
679.42(d)(2)(iii) introductory text,
Sec. 679.80(e)(2), Sec.
679.90(b)(2), Sec. 679.90(f)(2),
and Sec. 679.94(a)(3).
Sec. 679.40(h)(2).................. groundfish IFQ landing sablefish/halibut IFQ landing 1
receipt. receipt.
Sec. 679.45(a)(4)(iii)............. http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/ram. http:// 1
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ram.
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5. Table 1a to part 679 is revised to read as follows:
Table 1a to Part 679--Delivery Condition \*\ and Product Codes
[General use codes]
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Description Code
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Belly flaps. Flesh in region of pelvic and pectoral fins and 19
behind head (ancillary only)................................
Bled only. Throat, or isthmus, slit to allow blood to drain.. 03
Bled fish destined for fish meal (includes offsite 42
production) DO NOT RECORD ON PTR............................
Bones (if meal, report as 32) (ancillary only)............... 39
Butterfly, no backbone. Head removed, belly slit, viscera and 37
most of backbone removed; fillets attached..................
Cheeks. Muscles on sides of head (ancillary only)............ 17
Chins. Lower jaw (mandible), muscles, and flesh (ancillary 18
only).......................................................
Fillets, deep-skin. Meat with skin, adjacent meat with silver 24
lining, and ribs removed from sides of body behind head and
in front of tail, resulting in thin fillets.................
Fillets, skinless/boneless. Meat with both skin and ribs 23
removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail
Fillets with ribs, no skin. Meat with ribs with skin removed, 22
from sides of body behind head and in front of tail.........
Fillets with skin and ribs. Meat and skin with ribs attached, 20
from sides of body behind head and in front of tail.........
Fillets with skin, no ribs. Meat and skin with ribs removed, 21
from sides of body behind head and in front of tail.........
Fish meal. Meal from whole fish or fish parts; includes bone 32
meal........................................................
Fish oil. Rendered oil from whole fish or fish parts. Record 33
only oil destined for sale and not oil stored or burned for
fuel onboard................................................
Gutted, head on. Belly slit and viscera removed.............. 04
Gutted, head off. Belly slit and viscera removed. (May be 05
used for halibut personal use)..............................
Head and gutted, with roe.................................... 06
Headed and gutted, Western cut. Head removed just in front of 07
the collar bone, and viscera removed........................
Headed and gutted, Eastern cut. Head removed just behind the 08
collar bone, and viscera removed............................
Headed and gutted, tail removed. Head removed usually in 10
front of collar bone, and viscera and tail removed..........
Heads. Heads only, regardless where severed from body 16
(ancillary only)............................................
Kirimi (Steak). Head removed either in front or behind the 11
collar bone, viscera removed, and tail removed by cuts
perpendicular to the spine, resulting in a steak............
Mantles, octopus or squid. Flesh after removal of viscera and 36
arms........................................................
Milt. In sacs, or testes (ancillary only).................... 34
Minced. Ground flesh......................................... 31
Other retained product. If product is not listed on this 97
table, enter code 97 and write a description with product
recovery rate next to it in parentheses.....................
Pectoral girdle. Collar bone and associated bones, cartilage 15
and flesh...................................................
Roe. Eggs, either loose or in sacs, or skeins (ancillary 14
only).......................................................
Salted and split. Head removed, belly slit, viscera removed, 12
fillets cut from head to tail but remaining attached near
tail. Product salted........................................
Stomachs. Includes all internal organs (ancillary only)...... 35
Surimi. Paste from fish flesh and additives.................. 30
Whole fish/or shellfish/food fish............................ 01
Wings. On skates, side fins are cut off next to body......... 13
SHELLFISH ONLY:
Soft shell crab.......................................... 75
Bitter crab.............................................. 76
Deadloss................................................. 79
Sections................................................. 80
Meat..................................................... 81
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Note: When using whole fish code, record round weights rather than
product weights, even if the whole fish is not used.
* Delivery condition code: Condition of the fish or shellfish at the
point it is weighed and recorded on the ADF&G fish ticket.
6. Table 1b to part 679 is revised to read as follows:
Table 1b to Part 679--Discard and Disposition Codes \1\
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Description Code
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Confiscation or seized....................................... 63
Deadloss (crab only)......................................... 79
Overage...................................................... 62
Retained for future sale..................................... 87
Tagged IFQ Fish (Exempt from debit).......................... 64
Whole fish/bait, not sold. Used as bait onboard vessel....... 92
Whole fish/bait, sold........................................ 61
Whole fish/discard at sea. Whole groundfish and prohibited 98
species discarded by catcher vessels, catcher/processors,
motherships, or tenders. DO NOT RECORD ON PTR...............
Whole fish/discard, damaged. Whole fish damaged by observer's 93
sampling procedures.........................................
Whole fish/discard, decomposed. Decomposed or previously 89
discarded fish..............................................
Whole fish/discard, infested. Flea-infested fish, parasite- 88
infested fish...............................................
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Whole fish/discard, onshore. Discard after delivery and 99
before processing by shoreside processors, stationary
floating processors, and buying stations and in-plant
discard of whole groundfish and prohibited species during
processing. DO NOT RECORD ON PTR............................
Whole fish/donated prohibited species. Number of Pacific 86
salmon or Pacific halibut, otherwise required to be
discarded, that is donated to charity under a NMFS-
authorized program..........................................
Whole fish/fish meal. Whole fish destined for meal (includes 41
offsite production). DO NOT RECORD ON PTR...................
Whole fish/personal use, consumption. Fish or fish products 95
eaten on board or taken off the vessel for personal use. Not
sold or utilized as bait....................................
Whole fish/sold, for human consumption....................... 60
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Note: When using whole fish codes, record round weights rather than
product weights, even if the whole fish is not used.
\1\ Disposition Code: The intended use or disposal of the fish or
shellfish.
7. Table 2a to part 679 is revised to read as follows:
Table 2a to Part 679--Species Codes: FMP Groundfish
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Species description Code
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Atka mackerel (greenling).................................... 193
Flatfish, miscellaneous (flatfish species without separate 120
codes)......................................................
FLOUNDER:
Alaska plaice............................................ 133
Arrowtooth............................................... 121
Bering................................................... 116
Kamchatka................................................ 117
Starry................................................... 129
Octopus, North Pacific....................................... 870
Pacific cod.................................................. 110
Pollock...................................................... 270
ROCKFISH:
Aurora (Sebastes aurora)................................. 185
Black (BSAI) (S. melanops)............................... 142
Blackgill (S. melanostomus).............................. 177
Blue (BSAI) (S. mystinus)................................ 167
Bocaccio (S. paucispinis)................................ 137
Canary (S. pinniger)..................................... 146
Chilipepper (S. goodei).................................. 178
China (S. nebulosus)..................................... 149
Copper (S. caurinus)..................................... 138
Darkblotched (S. crameri)................................ 159
Dusky (S. variabilis).................................... 172
Greenstriped (S. elongatus).............................. 135
Harlequin (S. variegatus)................................ 176
Northern (S. polyspinis)................................. 136
Pacific Ocean Perch (S. alutus).......................... 141
Pygmy (S. wilsoni)....................................... 179
Quillback (S. maliger)................................... 147
Redbanded (S. babcocki).................................. 153
Redstripe (S. proriger).................................. 158
Rosethorn (S. helvomaculatus)............................ 150
Rougheye (S. aleutianus)................................. 151
Sharpchin (S. zacentrus)................................. 166
Shortbelly (S. jordani).................................. 181
Shortraker (S. borealis)................................. 152
Silvergray (S. brevispinis).............................. 157
Splitnose (S. diploproa)................................. 182
Stripetail (S. saxicola)................................. 183
Thornyhead (all Sebastolobus species).................... 143
Tiger (S. nigrocinctus).................................. 148
Vermilion (S. miniatus).................................. 184
Widow (S. entomelas)..................................... 156
Yelloweye (S. ruberrimus)................................ 145
Yellowmouth (S. reedi)................................... 175
Yellowtail (S. flavidus)................................. 155
Sablefish (blackcod)......................................... 710
Sculpins..................................................... 160
SHARKS:
Other (if salmon, spiny dogfish or Pacific sleeper shark-- 689
use specific species code)..............................
Pacific sleeper.......................................... 692
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Salmon................................................... 690
Spiny dogfish............................................ 691
SKATES:
Big...................................................... 702
Longnose................................................. 701
Other (If longnose or big skate--use specific species 700
code)...................................................
SOLE:
Butter................................................... 126
Dover.................................................... 124
English.................................................. 128
Flathead................................................. 122
Petrale.................................................. 131
Rex...................................................... 125
Rock..................................................... 123
Sand..................................................... 132
Yellowfin................................................ 127
Squid, majestic.............................................. 875
Turbot, Greenland............................................ 134
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Table 2d to Part 679--Species Codes: Non-FMP Species
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General use
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Species description Code
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Arctic char, anadromous...................................... 521
Dolly varden, anadromous..................................... 531
Eels or eel-like fish........................................ 210
Eel, wolf.................................................... 217
Greenling:
Kelp..................................................... 194
Rock..................................................... 191
Whitespot................................................ 192
Grenadier, giant............................................. 214
Grenadier (rattail).......................................... 213
Jellyfish (unspecified)...................................... 625
Lamprey, pacific............................................. 600
Lingcod...................................................... 130
Lumpsucker................................................... 216
Pacific flatnose............................................. 260
Pacific hagfish.............................................. 212
Pacific hake................................................. 112
Pacific lamprey.............................................. 600
Pacific saury................................................ 220
Pacific tomcod............................................... 250
Poacher (Family Algonidae)................................... 219
Prowfish..................................................... 215
Ratfish...................................................... 714
Rockfish, black (GOA)........................................ 142
Rockfish, blue (GOA)......................................... 167
Rockfish, dark............................................... 173
Sardine, Pacific (pilchard).................................. 170
Sea cucumber, red............................................ 895
Shad......................................................... 180
Skilfish..................................................... 715
Snailfish, general (genus Liparis and genus Careproctus)..... 218
Sturgeon, general............................................ 680
Wrymouths.................................................... 211
Shellfish:
Abalone, northern (pinto)................................ 860
Clams:
Arctic surf.............................................. 812
Cockle................................................... 820
Eastern softshell........................................ 842
Pacific geoduck.......................................... 815
Pacific littleneck....................................... 840
Pacific razor............................................ 830
Washington butter........................................ 810
Coral........................................................ 899
Mussel, blue................................................. 855
Oyster, Pacific.............................................. 880
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Scallop, weathervane......................................... 850
Scallop, pink (or calico).................................... 851
Shrimp:
Coonstripe............................................... 864
Humpy.................................................... 963
Northern (pink).......................................... 961
Sidestripe............................................... 962
Spot..................................................... 965
Snails....................................................... 890
Urchin, green sea............................................ 893
Urchin, red sea.............................................. 892
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9. Table 3 to part 679 is revised to read as follows:
Table 3 to Part 679--Product Recovery Rates For Groundfish Species and Conversion Rates for Pacific Halibut
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Product code
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1, 41,
Species code FMP species 86, 92, 4 5 6 H&G 7 H&G 8 H&G 10 H&G 12
93, 95 3 Bled Gutted Gutted with West East w/o 11 Salted 13 14 Roe
Whole head on head Roe cut cut Tail Kirimi & split Wings
fish off
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110............... Pacific Cod............. 1.00 0.98 0.85 ....... 0.63 0.57 0.47 0.44 ....... 0.45 ....... 0.05
121............... Arrowtooth/Kamchatka.... 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
122............... Flathead Sole........... 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
123............... Rock Sole............... 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
124............... Dover Sole.............. 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
125............... Rex Sole................ 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
127............... Yellowfin Sole.......... 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
134............... Greenland Turbot........ 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... 0.80 0.72 0.65 0.62 0.48 ....... ....... 0.08
143............... Thornyhead Rockfish..... 1.00 0.98 0.88 ....... 0.55 0.60 0.50 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
160............... Sculpins................ 1.00 0.98 0.87 ....... ....... 0.50 0.40 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
193............... Atka Mackerel........... 1.00 0.98 0.87 ....... 0.67 0.64 0.61 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
270............... Pollock................. 1.00 0.98 0.80 ....... 0.70 0.65 0.56 0.50 0.25 ....... ....... 0.07
510............... Smelts.................. 1.00 0.98 0.82 ....... ....... 0.71 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
511............... Eulachon................ 1.00 0.98 0.82 ....... ....... 0.71 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
516............... Capelin................. 1.00 0.98 0.89 ....... ....... 0.78 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Sharks.................. 1.00 0.98 0.83 ....... ....... 0.72 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Skates.................. 1.00 0.98 0.90 ....... ....... ....... 0.32 ....... ....... ....... 0.32 .......
710............... Sablefish............... 1.00 0.98 0.89 ....... ....... 0.68 0.63 0.50 ....... ....... ....... .......
870............... Octopus................. 1.00 0.98 0.81 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
875............... Squid................... 1.00 0.98 0.69 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Rockfish................ 1.00 0.98 0.88 ....... ....... 0.60 0.50 ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
200............... PACIFIC HALIBUT ....... ....... 0.90 1.0 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
Conversion rates to Net
Weight.
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Product code
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20 21 22
Species code FMP species 15 Fillets Fillets Fillets 23 24
Pectoral 16 17 18 19 with with with Fillets Fillets 30 31
girdle Heads Cheeks Chins Belly skin & skin No ribs No skinless deep Surimi Mince
ribs ribs skin boneless skin
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110.............. Pacific Cod........... 0.05 ....... 0.05 ....... 0.01 0.45 0.35 0.25 0.25 ....... 0.15 0.5
121.............. Arrowtooth/Kamchatka.. ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... ....... .......
122.............. Flathead Sole......... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... ....... .......
123.............. Rock Sole............. ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... ....... .......
124.............. Dover Sole............ ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... ....... .......
125.............. Rex Sole.............. ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... ....... .......
127.............. Yellowfin Sole........ ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... 0.18 .......
134.............. Greenland Turbot...... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.22 ....... ....... .......
143.............. Thornyhead Rockfish... ......... 0.20 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.40 0.30 0.35 0.25 ....... ....... .......
160.............. Sculpins.............. ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
193.............. Atka Mackerel......... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... 0.15 .......
270.............. Pollock............... ......... 0.15 ....... ....... ....... 0.35 0.30 0.30 0.21 0.16 \1\ 0.22
0.16
\2\
0.17
510.............. Smelts................ ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.38 ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
511.............. Eulachon.............. ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
516.............. Capelin............... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
Sharks................ ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.30 0.30 0.25 ....... ....... .......
Skates................ ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
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710.............. Sablefish............. ......... ....... 0.05 ....... ....... 0.35 0.30 0.30 0.25 ....... ....... .......
870.............. Octopus............... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
875.............. Squid................. ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
Rockfish.............. ......... 0.15 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.40 0.30 0.33 0.25 ....... ....... .......
200.............. PACIFIC HALIBUT ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .......
Conversion Rates to
Net Weight.
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Product code
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88, 89
Species code FMP species 37 Infested
32 33 Oil 34 35 36 Butterfly or 98, 99
Meal Milt Stomachs Mantles backbone decomposed Discards
removed fish
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110............ Pacific Cod..... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... 0.43 0.00 1.00
121............ Arrowtooth/ 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
Kamchatka.
122............ Flathead Sole... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
123............ Rock Sole....... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
124............ Dover Sole...... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
125............ Rex Sole........ 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
127............ Yellowfin Sole.. 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
134............ Greenland Turbot 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
143............ Thornyhead 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
Rockfish.
160............ Sculpins........ 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
193............ Atka Mackerel... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
270............ Pollock......... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... 0.43 0.00 1.00
510............ Smelts.......... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
511............ Eulachon........ 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
516............ Capelin......... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
Sharks.......... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
Skates.......... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
710............ Sablefish....... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
870............ Octopus......... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ 0.85 ......... 0.00 1.00
875............ Squid........... 0.17 ....... ....... ........ 0.75 ......... 0.00 1.00
Rockfish........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 1.00
200............ PACIFIC HALIBUT ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ......... 0.00 0.75
Conversion
Rates to Net
Weight.
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\1\ Standard pollock surimi rate during January through June.
\2\ Standard pollock surimi rate during July through December.
Notes: To obtain round weight of groundfish, divide the product weight of groundfish by the table PRR. To obtain
IFQ net weight of Pacific halibut, multiply the product weight of halibut by the table conversion rate. To
obtain round weight from net weight of Pacific halibut, divide net weight by 0.75 or multiply by 1.33333.
10. Table 10 to part 679 is revised to read as follows:
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11. Table 21 to part 679 is revised to read as follows:
Table 21 to Part 679--Eligible GOA Communities, Halibut IFQ Regulatory
Use Areas and Community Governing Body That Recommends the Community
Quota Entity
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Community Governing Body that
Eligible GOA Community recommends the CQE
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May use halibut QS only in halibut IFQ regulatory areas 2C, 3A
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Angoon................................ City of Angoon.
Coffman Cove.......................... City of Coffman Cove.
Craig................................. City of Craig.
Edna Bay.............................. Edna Bay Community Association.
Elfin Cove............................ Community of Elfin Cove.
Gustavus.............................. Gustavus Community Association.
Hollis................................ Hollis Community Council.
Hoonah................................ City of Hoonah.
Hydaburg.............................. City of Hydaburg.
Kake.................................. City of Kake.
Kasaan................................ City of Kasaan.
Klawock............................... City of Klawock.
Metlakatla............................ Metlakatla Indian Village.
Meyers Chuck.......................... N/A.
Pelican............................... City of Pelican.
Point Baker........................... Point Baker Community.
Port Alexander........................ City of Port Alexander.
Port Protection....................... Port Protection Community
Association.
Tenakee Springs....................... City of Tenakee Springs.
Thorne Bay............................ City of Thorne Bay.
Whale Pass............................ Whale Pass Community Association
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Community Governing Body that
Eligible GOA Community recommends the CQE
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May use halibut QS only in halibut IFQ regulatory areas 3A, 3B
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Akhiok................................ City of Akhiok.
Chenega Bay........................... Chenega IRA Village.
Chignik............................... City of Chignik.
Chignik Lagoon........................ Chignik Lagoon Village Council.
Chignik Lake.......................... Chignik Lake Traditional
Council.
Halibut Cove.......................... N/A.
Ivanof Bay............................ Ivanof Bay Village of Council.
Karluk................................ Native Village of Karluk.
King Cove............................. City of King Cove.
Larsen Bay............................ City of Larsen Bay.
Nanwalek.............................. Nanwalek IRA Council.
Old Harbor............................ City of Old Harbor.
Ouzinkie.............................. City of Old Ouzinkie.
Perryville............................ Native Village of Perryville.
Port Graham........................... Port Graham Village Council.
Port Lions............................ City of Port Lions.
Sand Point............................ City of Sand Point.
Seldovia.............................. City of Seldovia.
Tatitlek.............................. Native Village of Tatitlek.
Tyonek................................ Native Village of Tyonek.
Yakutat............................... City of Yakutat.
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