[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 50, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 50CFR679.5] [Page 601-637] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting. (a) General requirements--(1) Applicability--(i) Who must comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements? Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this section, the owner, operator, or manager of the following participants must comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section: (A) Any catcher vessel, mothership, catcher/processor, or tender vessel, 5 net tons or larger, that is required to have a Federal fisheries permit under Sec. 679.4. (B) Any shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, mothership, or buying station that receives groundfish from vessels issued a Federal fisheries permit under Sec. 679.4. (C) Any buying station that receives or delivers groundfish in association with a mothership issued a Federal fisheries permit under Sec. 679.4(b) or with a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor issued a Federal processor permit under Sec. 679.4(f). (D) Any shoreside processor or stationary floating processor that is required to have a Federal processor permit under Sec. 679.4. (E) For purposes of this section, ``operator or manager'' means ``the operator of a catcher/processor or mothership, the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, or the operator or manager of a buying station.'' (ii) What fish need to be recorded and reported? A shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, mothership, or buying station subject to recordkeeping and reporting requirements must report all groundfish and prohibited species received, including: (A) Fish received from vessels not required to have a federal fisheries permit. (B) Fish received under contract for handling or processing for another processor. (iii) Who is exempt from recordkeeping and reporting requirements? (A) Catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA. A catcher vessel less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA is not required to comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section. (B) Catcher vessels that take groundfish in crab pot gear for use as crab bait on that vessel. (1) Owners or operators of catcher vessels who, during open crab season, take groundfish in crab pot gear for use as crab bait on board their [[Page 602]] vessels, and the bait is neither transferred nor sold, are exempt from Federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in paragraphs (a) through (j) of this section. This exemption does not apply to fishermen who: (i) Catch groundfish for bait during an open crab season and sell that groundfish or transfer it to another vessel, or (ii) Participate in a directed fishery for groundfish using any gear type during periods that are outside an open crab season for use as crab bait on board their vessel. (2) No groundfish species listed by NMFS as ``prohibited'' in a management or regulatory area may be taken in that area for use as bait. (iv) Who needs to use the combined groundfish/IFQ logbook? (A) Any catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA or catcher/processor, that participates in an IFQ sablefish fishery, IFQ halibut fishery, or CDQ halibut fishery and that retains any groundfish from the GOA or BSAI, must use a combined groundfish/IFQ logbook (catcher vessel or catcher/ processor longline and pot gear logbook) to record all IFQ halibut and sablefish, CDQ halibut, and groundfish. (B) Any catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA or catcher/ processor that is using longline or pot gear in the groundfish fisheries of the GOA or BSAI must use a combined groundfish/IFQ logbook (catcher vessel or catcher/processor longline and pot gear logbook) to record all groundfish. (2) Responsibility--(i) The operator of a catcher vessel, catcher/ processor, mothership, or buying station receiving from a catcher vessel and delivering to a mothership (hereafter referred to as the operator) and the manager of a shoreside processor or buying station receiving from a catcher vessel and delivering to a shoreside processor (hereafter referred to as the manager) are each responsible for complying with the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section. (ii) The owner of a vessel, shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or buying station is responsible for compliance and must ensure that the operator, manager, or representative (see paragraph (b) of this section) complies with the requirements given in paragraph (a)(3)(i). (iii) The owner or manager must sign the SPELR printed pages or the owner, operator, or manager must sign the DFL or DCPL as verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section. (3) Groundfish logbooks and forms. (i) The Regional Administrator will prescribe and provide groundfish logbooks and forms required under this section for a catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA, a catcher/processor, a mothership, a shoreside processor, a stationary floating processor, and a buying station (see Table 9 to this part). (ii) The operator or manager must use the current edition of the logbooks and forms or obtain approval from the Regional Administrator to use current electronic versions of the logbooks and forms. Upon notification by the Regional Administrator, logbooks or forms may be used from the previous year. (4) Shoreside processor electronic logbook report (SPELR). The manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor receiving groundfish from AFA catcher vessels or receiving pollock harvested in a directed pollock fishery is required to use SPELR or NMFS-approved software described at paragraph (e) of this section to report every delivery from all catcher vessels and is required to maintain the SPELR and printed reports as described at paragraph (f) of this section. The owner or manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor that is not required to use SPELR under paragraph (e) of this section may use, upon approval by the Regional Administrator, SPELR or NMFS-approved software in lieu of the shoreside processor DCPL and shoreside processor WPR. (5) Participant identification information. The operator or manager must record on all required records, reports, and logbooks, as appropriate: (i) Name and signature. Name and signature of operator or manager. (ii) Catcher vessel. If a catcher vessel, the name as displayed in official documentation, Federal fisheries permit number and ADF&G vessel registration number. [[Page 603]] (iii) Shoreside processor or stationary floating processor. If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, the processor name as displayed in official documentation, ADF&G processor code, and Federal processor permit number. If a shoreside processor, the geographic location of plant. (iv) Mothership or catcher/processor. If a mothership or catcher/ processor, the name as displayed in official documentation, ADF&G processor code and Federal fisheries permit number. (v) Buying station. If a buying station, the name as displayed in official documentation; ADF&G vessel registration number (if a vessel) or vehicle registration number (if a vehicle); name, ADF&G processor code, and Federal fisheries permit number of the associated mothership, or name, geographic location of plant, ADF&G processor code, and Federal processor permit number of the associated shoreside processor or stationary floating processor to which groundfish deliveries were made. (6) Maintenance of records. The operator or manager must: (i) Maintain in English all records, reports, and logbooks in a legible, timely, and accurate manner; if handwritten, in indelible ink; if computer-generated, in a printed paper copy; and based on A.l.t. (ii) Account for each day of the fishing year, January 1 through December 31, in the DFL or DCPL. Unless the appropriate box is checked to indicate an inactive period, records are assumed to be for an active period. Record the first day of the fishing year, January 1, on the first page of the DFL or DCPL. Record time periods consecutively in the logbook. (A) If a vessel owner or operator is granted reinstatement of a Federal fisheries permit after having surrendered it within the same fishing year, recordkeeping and reporting requirements as defined in this section must be continuous throughout that year, without interruption of records. (B) If a shoreside processor owner or manager is granted reinstatement of a Federal processor permit after having surrendered it within the same fishing year, recordkeeping and reporting requirements as defined in this section must be continuous throughout that year, without interruption of records. (C) If inactive due to surrender of a Federal fisheries or processor permit, the operator or manager must mark the inactive box, write ``surrender of permit,'' and follow complete instructions for recording an inactive period. (iii) Record in the appropriate report, form, and logbook, when applicable, the date of activity and type of participant as presented in the following table: (A) Date of activity, as month-day-year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of If a\1\ Means the date when In the -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Delivery (i) CV Delivery of harvest was completed DFL (ii) SS, SFP, MS Delivery of harvest was completed DCPL (iii) BS Delivery of harvest was completed BSR (2) Landing SS, SFP Sorting and weighing of a delivery by DCPL species was completed (3) Production SS, SFP Production was completed DCPL (4) Discard or disposition (i) CV using longline or pot gear Discard or disposition occurred DFL [[Page 604]] (ii) SS, SFP, MS Discard or disposition occurred at the DCPL facility; or Received blue DFL from a catcher vessel (not the actual date of discard or disposition indicated on the blue DFL); or Received BSR from a buying station (not the actual date of discard or disposition indicated on the BSR). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ CV = Catcher vessel; SS = Shoreside processor; SFP = stationary floating processor; MS = mothership; Catcher/processor = C/P; BS = Buying station (B) Week-ending date. The last day of the weekly reporting period: 2400 hours, A.l.t., Saturday night (except during the last week of each year, when it ends on December 31). (C) Time, in military format, A.l.t. (D) Page numbering. (1) Number the pages in each logbook and BSR consecutively, beginning with page 1 and continuing for the remainder of the fishing year. (2) If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, number the DCPL pages within Part I and Part II separately, beginning with page 1. If in an inactive period, the manager needs only to record in Part I. (E) Logbook numbering--(1) Two logbooks of same gear type. If more than one logbook of the same gear type is used in a fishing year, the page numbers must follow the consecutive order of the previous logbook. (2) Two logbooks of different gear types. If two logbooks of different gear types are used in a fishing year, the page numbers in each logbook must start with page 1. (3) Two logbooks for pair trawl. If two catcher vessels are dragging a trawl between them (pair trawl), two logbooks must be maintained, a separate DFL by each vessel to record the amount of the catch retained and fish discarded by that vessel, each separately paginated. (F) Original/revised report. Except for a DFL or DCPL, if a report is the first one submitted to the Regional Administrator for a given date, gear type, and reporting area, indicate ORIGINAL REPORT. If a report is a correction to a previously submitted report for a given date, gear type, and reporting area, indicate REVISED REPORT. (G) Position coordinates, position in lat. and long. (7) How do you record active/inactive periods and fishing activity? (i) The operator or manager daily must record in the appropriate logbook or SPELR the status of fishing activity as active or inactive according to the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An inactive period is If participant is a ... Fishing activity is ... An active period is ... ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) CV\1\ Harvest or discard of When gear remains on When no gear remains on groundfish. the grounds in a the grounds in a reporting area (except reporting area 300, 400, 550, or 690), regardless of the vessel location. (B) SS, SFP, MS Receipt, discard, or When checked in or When not checked in or processing of processing. not processing groundfish. (C) C/P Harvest, discard, or When checked in or When not checked in or processing of processing. not processing groundfish. (D) BS Receipt, discard, or When conducting fishing When not conducting delivery of groundfish. activity for an fishing activity for associated processor. an associated processor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ CV = Catcher vessel; SS = Shoreside processor; SFP = stationary floating processor; MS = mothership; Catcher/ processor = C/P; BS = Buying station [[Page 605]] (ii) The operator or manager daily must record in the appropriate logbook or SPELR if no activity occurred according to the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The operator or manager must enter: In the ... If ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (A) No receipt (1)DCPL........... No deliveries received for a day (2)DCPL, WPR...... No deliveries received during a weekly reporting period (B) No landings (1)DCPL, DPR...... No landings occurred for a day (2) DCPL, WPR..... No landings occurred during a weekly reporting period (C) No production (1) DCPL, DPR..... No production occurred for a day (2) DCPL, WPR..... No production occurred for a weekly reporting period (D) No discard or Disposition (1)DCPL, DFL, BSR No discards or or DPR. dispositions occurred for a day (2) DCPL, WPR..... No discards or dispositions occurred for a weekly reporting period ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (iii) The operator or manager daily must record whether active or inactive in the appropriate logbook or SPELR according to the following table: (A) Active. If active, complete a separate logsheet for each day (except a shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, catcher vessel longline or pot gear, or catcher/processor longline or pot gear). (B) Inactive. If inactive, complete on one logsheet: (1) Check ``inactive.'' (2) Record the date of the first day when inactive under ``Start date'' (3) Indicate brief explanation that you are inactive. (4) Record the date of the last day when inactive under ``End date.'' (C) Inactive two or more quarters. If the inactive time period extends across two or more successive quarters, the operator or manager must complete two logsheets: the first logsheet to indicate the first and last day of the first inactive quarter and the second logsheet to indicate the first and last day of the second inactive quarter. (D) Participant information if inactive. On each logsheet used to record an inactive period, the operator or manager must record the participant information as described at paragraph (a)(8) of this section. (iv) Weight of fish. When recording weight in a logbook or form, the operator or manager must follow the guidelines in the tables in paragraphs (a)(7)(iv)(C) and (D) and (a)(7)(iv)(F)through (I) of this section and must: (A) Indicate whether records of weight are in pounds or metric tons. (1) If using a DFL, DCPL, BSR, or shoreside processor check-in report or check-out report, record weight in pounds or in metric tons to the nearest 0.001 mt, but be consistent throughout the year. (2) If using a WPR or DPR, record weight in metric tons to the nearest 0.001. (B) Record the weight of groundfish landings, groundfish product, and groundfish or prohibited species Pacific herring discard or disposition weight by species codes as defined in Table 2 to this part and product codes and product designations as defined in Table 1 to this part. Except for product information provided by shoreside processors or stationary floating processors [which is the sum of product weight separately by BSAI or GOA management area], the operator or manager must summarize groundfish weights separately by reporting area, management program information, gear type, and if trawl gear used, whether harvest was caught in the CVOA or the COBLZ. (C) Daily catch weight. The operator or manager must enter daily catch weight per the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter ... In a ... If a ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Estimated total round catch DCPL.............. SS, SFP weight of groundfish, listed by CV or BS (2) Estimated total round catch Trawl DFL......... CV weight of groundfish by haul (3) Estimated total round catch Trawl DCPL........ C/P weight of groundfish by haul, excluding pollock and Pacific cod (4) Estimated total round catch DCPL.............. MS weight of groundfish listed by CV or BS, excluding pollock and Pacific cod (5) Estimated total round catch Longline or pot CV weight of groundfish by set, DFL. excluding CDQ/IFQ Pacific halibut and IFQ sablefish [[Page 606]] (6) Estimated total round catch Longline or pot C/P weight of groundfish by set, DCPL. excluding CDQ/IFQ Pacific halibut, IFQ sablefish, pollock and Pacific cod (7) If a CV reported discards on (i) DCPL.......... MS, SS, SFP a blue DFL but did not deliver groundfish, enter ``0'' in this column. (ii) BSR.......... BS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Daily landings weight. The operator or manager must enter daily landings weight per the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enter... In a ... If a ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Obtain actual weights for each groundfish species DCPL, DPR................... SS, SFP received and retained by: Sorting according to species codes and direct weighing of that species, or weighing the entire delivery and then sorting and weighing some or all of the groundfish species individually to determine their weight. (2) Record daily combined scale weights of landings DCPL, DPR................... SS, SFP by species and product codes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (E) Daily product weight. The operator or manager of a SS, SFP, MS, or C/P must enter total daily fish product weight or actual scale weight of fish product by species and product codes in the DCPL and DPR. (F) Daily discard or disposition weight and number. The operator or manager must enter daily discard or disposition weight and number per the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enter ... In a ... If a ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The daily estimated total weight of discards or DCPL, DFL, BSR, ADF&G CV, BS, SS, SFP, MS, C/P disposition for Pacific herring and each groundfish species fish ticket. or species group (2) The daily estimated numbers of whole fish discards or DCPL, DFL, BSR, ADF&G CV, BS, SS, SFP, MS, C/P disposition of prohibited species Pacific salmon, steelhead fish ticket. trout, Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (G) Balance brought forward. The operator or manager must enter the balance brought forward per the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enter ... In a ... If a ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The total product balance brought forward from the DCPL.................... MS, C/P previous day (2) The total estimated discards or disposition balance DFL, DCPL............... CV, MS, C/P brought forward from the previous day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (H) Zero balance. The operator or manager must enter zero balance per the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record weights as zero ... In a ... If a ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) After the offload or transfer of all fish or fish DFL..................... CV product onboard and prior to the beginning of each fishing trip. (2) After the offload or transfer of all fish or fish DCPL.................... MS, C/P product onboard, if such offload occurs prior to the end of a weekly reporting period. Nothing shall be carried forward. (3) At the beginning of each weekly reporting period. DCPL.................... MS, C/P Nothing shall be carried forward from the previous weekly reporting period. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 607]] (I) Cumulative totals. The operator or manager must enter cumulative totals per the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enter ... In a ... If a ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Weekly cumulative totals, calculated by adding the daily DCPL, WPR............... MS, C/P totals and balance carried forward (2) Weekly cumulative totals, calculated by adding the daily DCPL, WPR............... SS, SFP totals (3) Cumulative total discards or disposition since last DFL..................... CV delivery, calculated by adding the daily totals and balance carried forward from the day before. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (v) Numbers of fish. The operator or manager must record the estimated numbers of whole fish discards or disposition of prohibited species Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs. (vi) Species codes. To record species information for federally managed groundfish, the operator or manager must use Table 2 to this part to determine species codes. (vii) Product codes and product designations. To record product information for federally managed groundfish, the operator or manager must use Table 1 to this part to determine product codes and product designations. (viii) Target codes. To record target species information for federally managed groundfish, the operator or manager must use Table 2 to this part to determine species codes. Target species may be recorded as primary and secondary. (ix) Gear type information. If a catcher vessel or catcher/processor using longline or pot gear, the operator must enter: (A) The gear type used used to harvest the fish and appropriate ``gear ID''. (B) If gear information is the same on subsequent pages, check the appropriate box instead of re-entering the information. (C) A description of the gear per the following table: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If gear type is ... Then enter ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Pot Number of pots set (2) Hook-and-line (i) Check the appropriate box to indicate whether gear is fixed hook (conventional or tub), autoline, or snap (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations). (ii) Length of skate to the nearest foot (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations). (iii) Size of hooks, hook spacing in feet, and number of hooks per skate (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations). (iv) Number of skates set (v) Number of skates lost (if applicable) (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations). (3) Longline Bird avoidance gear code (see Table 19 to this part) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (x) Separate logsheet, WPR, check-in/check-out report. The operator or manager must use a separate page (logsheet, WPR, check-in/check-out report) to record information as described in paragraphs (x)(A) through (E) of this section: (A) For each day of an active period, except shoreside processor or stationary floating processors may use one logsheet for each day of an active period or use one logsheet for up to 7 days. (B) If harvest from more than one reporting area. (C) If harvest from COBLZ or RKCSA within a reporting area (see paragraph (a)(7)(xii)). Use two separate logsheets, the first to record the information from the reporting area that includes COBLZ or RKCSA, and the second to record the information from the reporting area that does not include COBLZ or RKCSA. (D) If harvest with more than one gear type. (E) If harvest under a separate management program. If harvest for more than one CDQ group, use a separate logsheet for each CDQ group number. [[Page 608]] (xi) Reporting area. The operator or manager must record the reporting area code (see Figures 1 and 3 to this part) where gear retrieval (see Sec. 679.2) was completed, regardless of where the majority of the set took place. Record in the DFL, BSR, DCPL, SPELR, WPR, DPR, and mothership or catcher/processor check-in/check-out report. (xii) Areas within a reporting area. If harvest was caught using trawl gear, the operator or manager must indicate whether fishing occurred in the COBLZ or RKCSA: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Area Reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (A) COBLZ BSAI C. opilio Figure 13 to Bairdi Bycatch this part Limitation Zone. (B) RKCSA Red King Crab Figure 11 to Savings Area. this part ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (xiii) Observer information. Record the number of observers aboard or on site, the name of the observer(s), and the observer cruise number(s) in the DFL and DCPL. If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, record also the dates present for each observer. (xiv) Number of crew or crew size. Record the number of crew, excluding certified observer(s), on a mothership or catcher/processor WPR and in the BSR; on the last day of the weekly reporting period in a mothership or catcher/processor DCPL; and in the DFL on the last day of a trip for a catcher vessel. (xv) Management program. Indicate whether harvest occurred under one of the listed management programs in a DFL, BSR, DCPL, SPELR, WPR, DPR, or check-in/check-out report. If harvest is not under one of these management programs, leave blank. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If harvest made under ... Indicate yes and program record the... Reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (A) CDQ CDQ group number.. Subpart C to part 679 (B) Exempted Fishery Exempted fishery Sec. 679.6 permit number. (C) Research Research program Sec. 600.745(a) permit number. of this chapter (D) IFQ IFQ permit Subpart D to part number(s). 679 (E) AFA AFA Cooperative Sec. 679.5(e) account number ONLY for landings from the directed pollock fishery that are counting against the coop quota. (Other species delivered at the same time can go on the same report.). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (8) Landings information--(i) Requirement. The manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must record landings information for all retained species from groundfish deliveries. (A) If recording in DCPL, or DPR, enter date of landing and daily weight and weekly cumulative weight by species code and product code. (B) If recording in WPR, enter weekly cumulative weight by species code and product code. (ii) Landings as product. If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor receives groundfish, records them as landings in Part IB of the DCPL, and transfers these fish to another processor without further processing, the manager must also record the species code, product code, and weight of these fish in Part II of the DCPL prior to transfer. (9) Product information--(i) Requirement. The operator of a catcher/ processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must record groundfish product information for all retained species from groundfish deliveries. (A) If recording in DCPL or DPR, enter date of production (shoreside processor or stationary floating processor only); daily weight, balance forward (except shoreside processor or stationary floating processor), and weekly cumulative weight by species code, product code, and product designation. (B) If recording in WPR, enter weekly cumulative weight by species code, product code, and product designation. (ii) Custom processing. The operator of a catcher/processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must [[Page 609]] record products that result from custom processing by you for another processor. If you receive unprocessed or processed groundfish to be handled or processed for another processor or business entity, enter these groundfish in a DCPL and a WPR consistently throughout a fishing year using one of the following two methods: (A) Combined records. Record landings (if applicable), discards or dispositions, and products of contract-processed groundfish routinely in the DCPL, SPELR, WPR, and DPR without separate identification; or (B) Separate records. Record landings (if applicable), discards or dispositions, and products of custom-processed groundfish in a separate DCPL, WPR, and DPR identified by the name, Federal processor permit number or Federal fisheries permit number, and ADF&G processor code of the associated business entity. (10) Discard or disposition information--(i) Shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, mothership--(A) DCPL or DPR. (1) Except as described in paragraph (a)(10)(v) of this section, the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, and the operator of a mothership must record in a DCPL and DPR, discard or disposition information that occurred on and was reported by a catcher vessel, that occurred on and was reported by a buying station, and that occurred prior to, during, and after production of groundfish. (2) Discard or disposition information must include: Date of discard or disposition (only shoreside processor or stationary floating processor); daily weight of groundfish; daily weight of Pacific herring PSC; daily number of PSC animals; balance forward (except shoreside processor or stationary floating processor); and weekly cumulative weight of groundfish and herring PSC; weekly cumulative number of PSC animals; species codes and product codes. (B) WPR. The manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, and the operator of a mothership must record in a WPR, discard or disposition information to include: week-ending date; weekly cumulative weight of groundfish and herring PSC; and weekly cumulative number of PSC animals by species code and product code. (ii) Catcher/processor--(A) DCPL or DPR. (1) The operator of a catcher/processor must record in a DCPL and DPR, discard or disposition information that occurred prior to, during, and after production of groundfish. (2) Discard or disposition information must include: Daily weight of groundfish; daily weight of herring PSC; daily number of PSC animals, balance forward, and weekly cumulative weight of groundfish and herring PSC; and weekly cumulative number of PSC animals by species code and product code. (B) WPR. The operator of a catcher/processor must record in a WPR, discard or disposition information to include: Week-ending date; weekly cumulative weight of groundfish and herring PSC; and weekly cumulative number of PSC animals by species code and product code. (iii) Buying station. The operator or manager of a buying station must record in a BSR discard or disposition information that occurred on and was reported by a catcher vessel and that occurred on and prior to delivery to an associated processor. Discard or disposition information must include: daily weight of groundfish, daily weight of herring PSC, and daily number of PSC animals by species code and product code. (iv) Catcher vessel. Except as described in paragraph (a)(10)(v) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel must record in a DFL discard or disposition information that occurred on and prior to delivery to a buying station, mothership, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor. Discard or disposition information must include daily weight of groundfish, daily weight of herring PSC, and daily number of PSC animals by species code and product code. (v) Exemption: Catcher vessel unsorted codends. If a catcher vessel is using trawl gear and deliveries to a mothership, shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or buying station are of unsorted codends, the catcher vessel is exempt from recording discards in the DFL and from submittal of the blue DFL for that delivery. [[Page 610]] (vi) Discard quantities over maximum retainable amount. When fishing in an IFQ fishery and the fishery for Pacific cod or rockfish is closed to directed fishing but not in PSC status in that reporting area as described in Sec. 679.20, the operator must retain and record up to and including the maximum retainable amount for Pacific cod or rockfish as defined in Table 10 or 11 to this part; quantities over this amount must be discarded and recorded as discard in the logbook. (vii) Discard or disposition logbook recording time limits. The operator or manager must record discards and disposition information in the logbook within the time limits given in the following table: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If participant type is a\1\ ... Record information ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) MS,SS,SFP By noon each day to record the previous day's discard/disposition that: (1) Occurs on site after receipt of groundfish from a CV or BS; (2) Occurs during processing of groundfish received from a CV or BS. (3) Was reported on a blue DFL received froma CV delivering groundfish; (4) Was reported on a BSR received from a BS delivering groundfish, if different from blue DFL (B) CV, C/P By noon each day to record the previous day's discard/disposition. (C) BS By noon each day to record the previous day's discard/disposition that: (1) Was reported on a blue DFL received from a CV delivering groundfish. (2) Occurs on BS after receipt of harvest from a CV. (3) Occurs prior to delivery of harvest to a MS, SS, or SFP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ CV = Catcher vessel; SS = Shoreside processor; SFP = Stationary floating processor; MS = mothership; Catcher/processor = C/P; BS = Buying station (11) Delivery information--(i) Mothership, shoreside processor or stationary floating processor. The operator of a mothership or manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must record delivery information in a DCPL or SPELR when unprocessed groundfish deliveries are received from a buying station or a catcher vessel. Discards and dispositions also must be recorded when no groundfish are delivered but the blue DFL is submitted by a catcher vessel containing records of groundfish discards or disposition (e.g., an IFQ fish delivery with groundfish incidental catch). (ii) Buying station. (A) The operator or manager of a buying station must record delivery information in a BSR when unprocessed groundfish deliveries are received from a catcher vessel. Discards and dispositions also must be recorded when no groundfish are delivered but the blue DFL is submitted by a catcher vessel containing records of groundfish discards or disposition (e.g., an IFQ fish delivery with groundfish incidental catch). (B) In addition, a catcher vessel operator by prior arrangement with a processor may function as a buying station for his own catch by: Shipping his groundfish catch with a copy of the BSR directly to that processor via truck or airline in the event that the processor is not located where the harvest is offloaded; or by driving a truck that contains his catch and a copy of the BSR to the processor. When the shipment arrives at the processor, the information from the BSR must be incorporated by the manager of the shoreside processor or stationary floating processor into the DCPL. (iii) Required delivery information, Mothership, shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or buying station--(A) Date of delivery. Enter date of delivery. (B) CV or BS. If a mothership, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor, the manager or operator must: (1) Enter CV or BS to indicate delivery from catcher vessel or buying station, respectively. (2) If delivery is from a buying station, keep the BSR for each delivery on file throughout the fishing year and for 3 years after the end of the fishing year. (C) Receive discard report. Indicate whether the blue DFL was received from the catcher vessel at the time of catch delivery. If delivery from a buying station, leave this column blank. If the blue DFL is not received from the [[Page 611]] catcher vessel, enter NO and the response code (example: NO-L) to describe the reason for non-submittal as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If blue DFL not submitted by catcher vessel, record number followed by ... To indicate the catcher vessel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) P Does not have a Federal fisheries permit (2) P Is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does not have a Federal fisheries permit (3) L Is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has a Federal fisheries permit (4) U Delivered an unsorted codend (5) O Other. Describe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Name and ADF&G vessel registration number (if applicable) of the catcher vessel or buying station delivering the groundfish; (E) Time (A.l.t.) when receipt of groundfish delivery was completed; (F) Mothership begin position. If a mothership, the mothership's begin position coordinates when receiving the groundfish delivery; (G) ADF&G fish ticket numbers. (1) If a mothership, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor and receiving unprocessed groundfish from a catcher vessel, record in the DCPL and WPR the ADF&G fish ticket number issued to each catcher vessel; if receiving unprocessed groundfish from an associated buying station, record in the DCPL and WPR the ADF&Gfish ticket numbers issued by the buying station to the catcher vessel. (2) If a buying station and receiving unprocessed groundfish from a catcher vessel, record in the BSR the ADF&G fish ticket numbers issued to each catcher vessel. (H) Fish ticket numbers, state other than Alaska. If a shoreside processor located in a state other than Alaska and receiving unprocessed groundfish from a catcher vessel, record in the DCPL and WPR the fish ticket numbers issued for that non-Alaska state along with the two- character abbreviation for that state. (I) Catch receipt numbers, state other than Alaska. If a shoreside processor located in a state other than Alaska where no fish ticket system is available and receiving unprocessed groundfish from a catcher vessel, record in the DCPL the catch receipt number issued to the catcher vessel. (iv) Catcher vessel using trawl gear. If a catcher vessel using trawl gear, indicate whether sorting of codend onboard or bleeding from a codend occurred prior to delivery to a mothership, shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or buying station. If delivery is an unsorted codend, see paragraph (a)(10)(v) of this section. Delivery information required: The delivery date; the ADF&G fish ticket number(s) received for delivery; and recipient's name and ADF&G processor code. (v) Catcher vessel using longline or pot gear. If IFQ delivery, information required: the delivery date; the ADF&G fish ticket number(s) received at delivery; name of IFQ Registered Buyer receiving harvest; name of unloading port (see paragraph (l)(5)(vii) of this section and Table 14 to this part) or landing location. If non-IFQ delivery, information required: the delivery date; the ADF&G fish ticket number(s) received at delivery; name of recipient receiving harvest; name of unloading port (see Table 14 to this part) or landing location. (12) Alteration of records. (i) The operator, manager, or any other person may not alter or change any entry or record in a logbook, except that an inaccurate or incorrect entry or record may be corrected by lining out the original and inserting the correction, provided that the original entry or record remains legible. All corrections must be made in ink. (ii) No person except an authorized officer may remove any original page of any logbook. (13) Inspection and retention of records--(i) Inspection. The operator of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor or mothership, the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, or the operator or manager of a buying station must make all logbooks, reports, forms, and mothership-issued fish tickets required under this section available for inspection upon the request of an authorized officer for the time periods indicated in paragraph (a)(13)(ii) of this section. (ii) Retention of records. The operator or manager must retain logbooks and forms as follows: (A) On site. On site at the shoreside facility or onboard the vessel until the [[Page 612]] end of the fishing year during which the records were made and for as long thereafter as fish or fish products recorded in the logbooks and forms are retained. (B) For 3 years. Make them available upon request of an authorized officer for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the records were made. (14) Submittal and distribution of logbooks and forms--(i) Submittal of forms. The operator or manager must submit to NMFS the check-in report, check-out report, VAR, WPR, DPR, and PTR (see Table 9 to this part), as applicable, by: (A) Faxing the NMFS printed form to the FAX number on the form; or (B) Telexing a data file to the telex number on the form. (C) Transmitting a data file with required information and forms to NMFS by e-mail, modem, or satellite (specifically INMARSAT standards A, B, or C). (D) With the approval of the Regional Administrator, using the voluntary electronic reporting format for the check-in report, check-out report, WPR, and SPELR. (ii) Logbook copy sets. (A) The copy sets of each logbook are described in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of logbook Copy sets ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Catcher vessel longline and pot gear White, blue, green, yellow, DFL goldenrod (2) Catcher vessel trawl gear DFL White, blue, yellow, goldenrod (3) Catcher/processor longline and pot White, green, yellow, gear DCPL goldenrod (4) Catcher/processor trawl gear DCPL White, yellow, goldenrod (5) Mothership DCPL White, yellow, goldenrod (6) Shoreside processor DCPL White, yellow, goldenrod ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (B) [Reserved] (iii) Logsheet distribution. The logsheet distribution is described in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Then, the operator or manager If logsheet is ... must... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (A) White Retain, permanently bound in the logbook. (B) Yellow Submit quarterly to: NOAA Office of Enforcement, Alaska Region Logbook Program, P.O.Box 21767 Juneau, AK 99802-1767 on the following schedule: 1st quarter by May 1 of that fishing year 2nd quarter by August 1 of that fishing year 3rd quarter by November 1 of that fishing year 4th quarter by February 1 of the following fishing year (C) Blue (1) Catcher vessel. Except when delivering an unsorted codend (see paragraph (a)(10)(vi) of this section), submit to the buying station, mothership, shoreside processor or stationary floating processor that receives the harvest. (2) Buying station. Submit upon delivery of catch to an associated mothership, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor any blue DFL received from catcher vessels delivering groundfish to the buying station. (D) Green Longline and pot gear DFL and DCPL. To support a separate IFQ data collection by the IPHC under the joint NMFS/IPHC logbook program; check with the IPHC for submittal and retention requirements. (E) Goldenrod Submit to the observer onboard or onsite after the logsheet is signed by the operator or manager. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (iv) Logbook time limits. The following table displays the responsibilities of the operator or manager to submit the identified logsheet within a specified time limit: [[Page 613]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR28JA02.067 (15) IFQ/groundfish transfer document comparison. When the operator or manager is participating in both the groundfish fisheries and the IFQ fisheries, certain exceptions to submittal of product shipment and transfer forms are provided to avoid duplication. In the following table, an ``X'' indicates [[Page 614]] submittal requirements under those circumstances. [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR28JA02.068 [[Page 615]] (b) Representative. (1) The operator of a catcher vessel, mothership, catcher/processor, or buying station delivering to a mothership or manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor or buying station delivering to a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor may identify one contact person to complete the logbook and forms and to respond to inquiries from NMFS. Designation of a representative under this paragraph does not relieve the owner, operator, or manager of responsibility for compliance under paragraph (a)(2) of this section. (2) Except for a DFL, BSR, PTR, or DCPL, the operator or manager must provide the following representative identification information: The representative's name; daytime business telephone number (including area code); and FAX or telex number. In addition, if completing a DPR, a VAR, or a mothership or catcher/processor check-in/check-out report, the representative's COMSAT number. (c) Catcher vessel DFL and catcher/processor DCPL--(1) Longline and pot DFL and DCPL. In addition to information required at paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel or a catcher/ processor using longline or pot gear to harvest groundfish or the operator of a catcher vessel or a catcher/processor using longline or pot gear to harvest IFQ sablefish or IFQ halibut must record in the DFL or DCPL: (i) Gear type; (ii) IFQ permit number of the operator, if any, and of each IFQ holder aboard the vessel; (iii) Groundfish CDQ group number; (iv) Halibut CDQ permit number; (v) The set number, sequentially by year; (vi) Date, time, and begin position coordinates of gear deployment; (vii) Begin and end buoy or bag numbers (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations); (viii) Date, time, and end position coordinates of gear retrieval; (ix) Begin and end gear depths, recorded to the nearest fathom (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations); (x) Number of skates or pots set; (xi) Number of skates or pots lost (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations); (xii) Target species code; (xiii) Estimated catch weight of IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut to the nearest pound, indicate ``CDQ'' above the amount of CDQ halibut; (xiv) Estimated weight of IFQ sablefish to the nearest pound; (xv) Indicate whether IFQ sablefish product is Western cut, Eastern cut, or round weight; (xvi) Number of sablefish; (xvii) The bird avoidance gear code; (xviii) If a catcher/processor, enter separately the round catch weight of pollock and Pacific cod to the nearest pound or metric ton and the estimated total round catch weight of all retained species combined, except sablefish, halibut, pollock and Pacific cod to at least the nearest 0.001 mt; and (xix) If a catcher vessel, the estimated total round catch weight of all species combined, except sablefish and halibut. (2) Trawl gear DFL and DCPL. In addition to information required at paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel or a catcher/processor using trawl gear to harvest groundfish must record in the DFL or DCPL: (i) Whether nonpelagic trawl or pelagic trawl; (ii) Haul number, sequentially by year; (iii) Time and begin position coordinates of gear deployment; (iv) Date, time, and end position coordinates of gear retrieval; (v) Average sea depth and average gear depth, recorded to the nearest meter or fathom and whether depth recorded in meters or fathoms; (vi) Target species code; (vii) If a catcher/processor, enter separately the round catch weight of pollock, Pacific cod, and the estimated total round catch weight of all retained species, except Pacific cod and pollock, and indicate whether weight is recorded to the nearest pound or metric ton; (viii) If a catcher vessel, enter the estimated total round catch weight of all retained species. [[Page 616]] (d) Buying station report (BSR)--(1) In addition to information required at paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the operator or manager of a buying station must: (i) Enter on each BSR the name, ADF&G processor code, and Federal fisheries or processor permit number of its associated processor, date delivery completed, and time delivery completed; (ii) Record each delivery of unprocessed groundfish or donated prohibited species to an associated processor on a separate BSR. (iii) Ensure that a BSR, along with any blue DFLs received from a catcher vessel, accompanies each groundfish delivery from the landing site to the associated processor. (iv) Retain a copy of each BSR. (v) In addition to recording the total estimated delivery weight or actual scale weight of a catcher vessel delivery, the operator or manager of a buying station may enter specific species codes and weights (in lb or mt) to the BSR. (2) The operator or manager must record all information required and sign the BSR within 2 hours of completion of delivery from catcher vessel. (e) Shoreside processor electronic logbook report (SPELR). (1) The owner or manager must use SPELR or NMFS-approved software for the duration of the fishing year to report every delivery, including but not limited to groundfish from AFA catcher vessels and pollock from a directed pollock fishery participant, from all catcher vessels and maintain the SPELR and printed reports as described at paragraph (f) of this section, if a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor: (i) Receives groundfish from AFA catcher vessels; or (ii) Receives pollock harvested in a directed pollock fishery. (2) The owner or manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor that is not required to use SPELR under paragraph (e)(1) of this section may use, upon approval by the Regional Administrator, SPELR or NMFS-approved software in lieu of the shoreside processor DCPL and shoreside processor WPR. Processors using the SPELR must maintain the SPELR and printed reports as described in this paragraph (e) and at paragraph (f) of this section. (3) Exemptions. The owner or manager who uses the SPELR per paragraphs (e)(1) and (2) of this section is exempt from the following requirements: (i) Maintain shoreside processor DCPL. (ii) Submit quarterly DCPL logsheets to NOAA Fisheries, Office for Law Enforcement (OLE), Juneau, as described at paragraph (a)(14)(iii) of this section. (iii) Maintain and submit WPRs to the Regional Administrator as described at paragraph (i) of this section. (iv) If receiving deliveries of fish under a CDQ program, submit CDQ delivery reports to the Regional Administrator as described at paragraph (n)(1) of this section. (4) Time limit and submittal. (i) The SPELR must be submitted daily to NMFS as an electronic file. A dated return-receipt will be generated and sent by NMFS to the processor confirming receipt and acceptance of the report. The owner or manager must retain the return receipt as proof of report submittal. If an owner or manager does not receive a return receipt from NMFS, the owner or manager must contact NMFS within 24 hours for further instruction on submittal of SPELRs. (ii) Daily information described at paragraph (e)(6) of this section must be entered into the SPELR each day on the day they occur. (iii) Except as indicated in paragraph (e)(4)(iv) of this section, information for each delivery described at paragraph (e)(7) of this section must be submitted to the Regional Administrator by noon of the following day for each delivery of groundfish. (iv) If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor using the SPELR or equivalent software is not taking deliveries over a weekend from one of the AFA-permitted catcher vessels listed on NMFS Alaska Region web page at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/ram the SPELR daily report may be transmitted on Monday. (5) Information entered once (at software installation) or whenever it changes. The owner or manager must enter the [[Page 617]] following information into the SPELR when software is installed or whenever any of the information changes: (i) Shoreside processor or stationary floating processor name, ADF&G processor code, Federal processor permit number, and processor e-mail address; (ii) State port code as described in Table 14 to this part; (iii) Name, telephone and FAX numbers of representative. (6) Information entered daily. The owner or manager must daily enter the following information into the SPELR: (i) Whether no deliveries or no production; (ii) Number of observers on site; (iii) Whether harvested in BSAI or GOA; (iv) Product by species code, product code, and product designation; (v) Product weight (in lb or mt). (7) Information entered for each delivery. The owner or manager must enter for each delivery the following information into the SPELR: (i) Date fishing began; delivery date; vessel name and ADF&G vessel registration number; ADF&G fish ticket number of delivery; management program name and identifying number (if any); gear type of harvester; landed species of each delivery by species code, product code, and weight (in pounds or mt); ADF&G statistical area(s) where fishing occurred and estimated percentage of total delivered weight corresponding to each area; and whether delivery is from a buying station. (ii) If delivery received from a buying station, indicate name and type of buying station (vessel, vehicle, or other); date harvest received by buying station; if a vessel, ADF&G vessel registration number; if a vehicle, license plate number; if other than a vessel or vehicle, description. (iii) Whether a blue DFL was received from catcher vessel; if not received, reason given; discard or disposition species; if groundfish or PSC herring, enter species code, product code, and weight (in pounds or mt); if PSC halibut, salmon, or crab, enter species code, product code, and count (in numbers of animals). (iv) If a CDQ delivery, enter species code, product code, weight (in pounds or mt) and count of PSQ halibut. (f) SPELR printed reports--(1) Requirement--(i) Daily printouts. The manager daily must print onsite at the shoreside processor or stationary floating processor two reports: a shoreside logbook daily production report and a delivery worksheet using pre-determined formats generated by the SPELR or NMFS-approved software. (ii) Signature. The owner or manager of the shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must sign and enter date of signature onto each SPELR printed report. The signature of the owner or manager on SPELR printed reports is verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section. (iii) Delivery worksheet. The Delivery Worksheet results from a SPELR or NMFS-approved pre-determined format of the data; it summarizes daily landings and discards. (iv) Shoreside logbook daily production report. The Shoreside Logbook Daily Production Report results from a SPELR or NMFS-approved pre-determined format of the data; it summarizes daily production. (2) Retention. The manager must retain the paper copies of the reports described in paragraph (f)(1) of this section as follows: (i) Onsite. Onsite at the shoreside processor or stationary floating processor until the end of the fishing year during which the reports were made and for as long thereafter as fish or fish products recorded in the reports are retained. (ii) For 3 years. For 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the reports were made. (3) Inspection. The owner or manager must make available the reports described in paragraph (f)(1) of this section upon request of observers, NMFS personnel, and authorized officers. (g) Groundfish Product Transfer Report (PTR). (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section, the operator of a mothership or catcher/processor or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must record on a separate PTR each transfer of groundfish [[Page 618]] product (including unprocessed fish) or donated prohibited species. (i) Exemption: Bait sales. The operator or manager may aggregate individual sales or transfers of groundfish to vessels for bait purposes during a day onto one PTR when recording the amount of such bait product leaving a facility that day. If transfer is a daily aggregation of bait sales, enter ``BAIT SALES'' in the ``RECEIVER'' box and enter the time of the first sale of the day and the time of the last sale of the day. (ii) Exemption: Over-the-counter groundfish sales. (A) The operator or manager daily may aggregate and record on one PTR, individual over- the-counter sales of groundfish for human consumption, where each sale weighs less than 10 lb (0.0045 mt), when recording the amount of such over-the-counter product leaving a facility that day. (B) If a PTR records a daily aggregation of over-the-counter product sales, enter ``OVER-THE-COUNTER SALES'' in the ``RECEIVER'' box. Enter the time of the first sale of the day and the time of the last sale of the day. (iii) Exemption: Wholesale sales. (A) The operator or manager may aggregate and record on one PTR, wholesale sales of groundfish by species when recording the amount of such wholesale product leaving a facility that day, if invoices detailing destinations for all of the product are available for inspection by an authorized officer. (B) If a PTR records a daily aggregation of wholesale product sales, enter ``WHOLESALE SALES'' in the ``RECEIVER'' box. Enter the time of the first sale of the day and enter the time of the last sale of the day. (iv) Exemption: IFQ Registered Buyer permit and IFQ or CDQ sablefish product. If the operator or the manager possesses a Registered Buyer permit issued per Sec. 679.4(d)(2), the operator or manager is not required to submit a PTR to document shipment of IFQ or CDQ sablefish product. However, a shipment report as described at paragraph (l)(3) of this section is required for each shipment of IFQ or CDQ sablefish product. (2) Time limits and submittal. The operator of a mothership or catcher/processor or manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must: (i) Record all product transfer information on a PTR within 2 hours of the completion of the transfer. (ii) Submit by FAX or electronic file a copy of each PTR to OLE, Juneau, by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly reporting period in which the transfer occurred. (iii) A PTR is not required to accompany a shipment or offload. (3) General information. In addition to requirements described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section the operator or manager must record on a PTR: (i) Whether original or revised PTR; (ii) Whether receipt or shipment. ``RECEIPT'' if product is received; ``SHIPMENT'' if transferring product off your site or transferring product off your vessel; (iii) Your processor type; (iv) Whether you are the shipper or the receiver. (4) Transfer Information--(i) Shipper. (A) Enter information about your company: If you are shipping groundfish or groundfish product, enter your company name, address, FAX number, and ADF&G processor code. (B) Enter information about the other company: If you are receiving groundfish or groundfish product from another company, enter name of the other company and ADF&G processor code (if applicable). (ii) Receiver. (A) Enter information about your company: If you are receiving groundfish or groundfish product, enter your company name and ADF&G processor code. (B) Enter information about the other company: If you are shipping groundfish or groundfish product to another company on land, enter name of the receiver and ADF&G processor code (if applicable). (C) If you are the shipper, enter appropriate information about the other company as provided in the following table: [[Page 619]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR28JA02.069 [[Page 620]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR28JA02.070 (5) Products shipped or received. Enter information for each transfer: (i) The species code and product code for each product transferred (Tables 1 and 2 to this part). (ii) The number of cartons or production units transferred. (iii) The average weight of one carton or production unit for each species and product code in kilograms or pounds (indicate which). (iv) The total net weight (to the nearest 0.001 mt) of the products transferred. (v) In addition to paragraphs (g)(5)(i) through (iv) of this section, if recording two or more species with one or more product types of fish in the same carton, enter the actual scale weight of each product of each species to the nearest 0.001 mt. If not applicable, enter ``n/a'' in the species weight column. If you use more than one line to record species in one carton, use a bracket {time} to tie the carton information together. (6) Total or partial offload. (i) If a mothership or catcher/ processor, indicate whether the transfer is a total or partial offload. (ii) If a partial offload, for the products remaining on board, enter: species code, product code, and total product weight to the nearest 0.001 mt for each product. (h) Check-in/check-out report--(1) Time limits and submittal. The operator of a catcher/processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must submit a check-in report prior to becoming active (see paragraph 679.5(a)(7)(i) of this section) and a check-out report for every check-in report submitted. Check-in and check-out reports must be submitted within the appropriate time limits to the Regional Administrator by FAX or Telex; or transmit a data file by e-mail, modem, or satellite (specifically INMARSAT standards A, B, or C); or transmit by voluntary electronic check-in and check-out reports. (i) Check-in report (BEGIN message). Except as indicated in paragraph (h)(1)(iii) of this section the operator or manager must submit a check-in report according to the following table: [[Page 621]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR28JA02.071 (ii) Check-out report (CEASE message). Except as indicated in paragraph (h)(1)(iii) of this section, the operator or manager must submit a check-out report according to the following table: [[Page 622]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submit a separate CEASE message for ... If you are a ... Within this time limit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) COBLZ or RKCSA (1) C/P using trawl gear... Upon completion of gear retrieval for (2) MS, SS, SFP............ groundfish, submit a separate check-out for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another check- out for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA. If receiving groundfish harvested with trawl gear, upon completion of receipt of groundfish, submit a separate check- out for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another check-out for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA. (B) Processor type C/P, MS.................... Upon completion of simultaneous activity as both catcher/ processor and mothership, a separate check-out, one for catcher/processor and one for mothership. (C) Gear Type (1) C/P.................... Upon completion of gear retrieval for (2) MS, SS, SFP............ groundfish, submit a separate check-out for each gear type for which a check-in was submitted. Upon completion of receipt of groundfish, submit a separate check-out for each gear type for which a check-in was submitted. (D) CDQ (1) C/P.................... Within 24 hours after groundfish CDQ (2) MS, SS, SFP............ fishing for each CDQ group has ceased. Within 24 hours after receipt of groundfish CDQ has ceased for each CDQ group. (E) Exempted or Research Fishery (1) C/P.................... If groundfish are caught during an (2) MS, SS, SFP............ exempted or research fishery, submit a separate check-out for each type for which a check-in was submitted. Upon completion of receipt of groundfish under an exempted or research fishery, submit a separate check-out for each type for which a check-in was submitted. (F) Reporting Area (1) C/P using longline or Upon completion of gear retrieval and pot gear. within 24 hours after departing each reporting area (2) C/P using trawl gear... Within 24 hours after departing a reporting area but prior to checking-in another reporting area (3) SS, SFP................ Within 48 hours after the end of the applicable weekly reporting period that a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor ceases to receive or process groundfish from that reporting area for the fishing year. (4) MS, SS, SFP............ If receipt of groundfish from a reporting area is expected to stop for a period of time (month(s)) during the fishing year and then start up again, may submit a check-out report for that reporting area (5) MS..................... Within 24 hours after receipt of fish is complete from that reporting area. (G) Change of fishing year C/P, MS, SS, SFP........... If a check-out report was not previously submitted during a fishing year for a reporting area, submit on December 31, a check-out report for each reporting area. (H) Interruption of production SS, SFP.................... If receipt of groundfish from a reporting area is expected to stop for a period of time (month(s)) during the fishing year and then start up again, the manager may choose to submit a check-out report for that reporting area. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (iii) Exception, two adjacent reporting areas. If on the same day a catcher/processor intends to fish in two adjacent reporting areas (an action which would require submittal of check-out reports and check-in reports multiple times a day when crossing back and forth across a reporting area boundary), and the two reporting areas have on that day and time an identical fishing status for every species, the operator must: (A) Submit to NMFS a check-in report to the first area prior to entering the first reporting area, and (B) Submit to NMFS a check-in report to the second area prior to entering the second reporting area. (C) Remain within 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) of the boundary described in paragraph (h)(1)(iii) of this section. (D) If the catcher/processor proceeds in the second reporting area beyond 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) of the boundary between the two areas, the operator must submit a check-out report from the first reporting area. The operator must submit a check-out report from the second area upon exiting that reporting area (see paragraph (h)(1)(ii)of this section). (2) Transit through reporting areas. The operator of a catcher/ processor or mothership is not required to submit a check-in or check- out report if the vessel is transiting through a reporting area and is not fishing or receiving fish. (3) Required information. The operator of a mothership or catcher/ processor or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must record the following information. (i) For each check-in and check-out report. (A) Whether an original or revised report; [[Page 623]] (B) Participant identification information (see paragraph (a)(5) of this section); (C) Representative information (see paragraph (b)(2) of this section); (D) Management program name and identifying number (if any); (E) If a mothership or catcher/processor, processor type and gear type. (ii) For each check-in report, mothership. (A) Date and time when receipt of groundfish will begin; (B) Position coordinates where groundfish receipt begins; (C) Reporting area code where gear deployment begins; (D) Primary and secondary target species expected to be received the following week. A change in intended target species within the same reporting area does not require a new BEGIN message. (iii) For each check-in report, catcher/processor. (A) Date and time when gear deployment will begin; (B) Position coordinates where gear is deployed; (C) Reporting area code of groundfish harvest; (D) Primary and secondary target species expected to be harvested the following week. A change in intended target species within the same reporting area does not require a new BEGIN message. (iv) For each check-in report, shoreside processor or stationary floating processor: (A) Indicate check-in report; (B) Date facility will begin to receive groundfish; (C) Whether checking in for the first time this fishing year or checking in to restart receipt and processing of groundfish after filing a check-out report; (D) The product weight of all fish or fish products (including non- groundfish) remaining at the facility (other than public cold storage) by species code and product code; (E) Whether pounds or 0.001 mt. (v) For each check-out report, mothership: Date, time, reporting area code, and position coordinates where the last receipt of groundfish was completed. (vi) For each check-out report, catcher/processor: date, time, reporting area code, and position coordinates where the vessel departed the reporting area. (vii) For each check-out report, shoreside processor or stationary floating processor: (A) Indicate check-out report; (B) Date facility ceased to receive or process groundfish; (C) The product weight of all fish or fish products (including non- groundfish) remaining at the facility (other than public cold storage) by species code and product code; (D) Whether pounds or 0.001 mt. (i) Weekly Production Report (WPR)--(1) Who needs to submit a weekly production report? (i) Except as indicated in paragraph (i)(1)(iii) of this section, the operator or manager must submit a WPR for any week the mothership, catcher/processor, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor is checked-in pursuant to paragraph (h)(2) of this section. (ii) If a vessel is operating simultaneously during a weekly reporting period as both a catcher/processor and a mothership, the operator must submit two separate WPRs for that week, one for catcher/ processor fishing activity and one for mothership fishing activity. (iii) Exemption. If using SPELR or software approved by the Regional Administrator as described in Sec. 679.5(e), a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor is exempt from the requirements to submit a WPR. (2) Time limit and submittal. The operator or manager must submit a separate WPR by FAX or electronic file to the Regional Administrator by 1200 hours, A.l.t. on Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly reporting period. (3) Submit separate WPR. The operator or manager must submit a separate WPR if: (i) Processor type. For each processor type if a catcher/processor is functioning simultaneously as a Mothership in the same reporting area. (ii) Gear type. For each gear type of harvester if groundfish are caught in the same reporting area using more than one gear type. (iii) COBLZ or RKCSA. If groundfish are caught with trawl gear, submit one report for fish harvested in the COBLZ or RKCSA and another report for fish [[Page 624]] harvested outside the COBLZ or RKCSA. (iv) Management Program. If groundfish are caught under a specific management program, submit a separate report for each program. (v) Reporting area. For each reporting area, except 300, 400, 550, or 690. (vi) Change of fishing year. If continually active through the end of one fishing year and at the beginning of a second fishing year, the operator or manager must submit a WPR for each reporting area: (A) To complete the year at midnight, December 31, if still conducting fishing activity regardless of where this date falls within the weekly reporting period. (B) To start the year on January 1, if still conducting fishing activity regardless of where this date falls within the weekly reporting period. (4) Required information. The operator or manager must record: (i) Whether original or revised WPR; (ii) Week-ending date; (iii) Participant identification information (see paragraph (a)(5) of this section); (iv) Representative information (see paragraph (b)(2) of this section); (v) Date (month-day-year) WPR completed; (vi) Management program name and identifying number (if any); (vii) Gear type of harvester; (viii) If a mothership or catcher/processor, processor type and crew size; (ix) Reporting area of harvest; (x) If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, landings scale weights of groundfish by species and product codes and product designations; scale weights or fish product weights of groundfish by species and product codes and product designations; (xi) Discard or disposition weights or numbers by species and product codes; (xii) ADF&G fish ticket numbers issued to catcher vessels at delivery (except catcher/processors). (j) Daily Production Report (DPR)--(1) Notification. If the Regional Administrator determines that DPRs are necessary to avoid exceeding a groundfish TAC or prohibited species bycatch allowance, NMFS may require submittal of DPRs from motherships, catcher/processors, shoreside processors and stationary floating processors for reporting one or more specified species, in addition to a WPR. NMFS will publish notification in the Federal Register specifying the fisheries that require DPRs and the dates that submittal of DPRs are required. (2) Applicability. (i) If a catcher/processor or mothership is checked in to the specified reporting area and is harvesting, receiving, processing, or discarding the specified species or is receiving reports from a catcher vessel of discard at sea of the specified species, the operator must submit a DPR, when required. (ii) If a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor is receiving, processing, or discarding the specified species or is receiving reports from a catcher vessel of discard at sea of the specified species, the manager must submit a DPR when required. (iii) The operator of a catcher/processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must use a separate DPR for each gear type, processor type, and CDQ number. (3) Time limit and submittal. The operator or manager must submit a DPR by FAX to the Regional Administrator by 1200 hours, A.l.t., the day following each day of landings, discard, or production. (4) Information required. In addition to requirements described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a catcher/ processor or mothership, or the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor must record the processor type. (k) U.S. Vessel Activity Report (VAR)--(1) Who needs to submit a VAR? Except as noted in paragraphs (k)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA, a catcher/processor, or a mothership holding a Federal fisheries permit issued under this part and carrying fish or fish product onboard must complete and submit a VAR by FAX or electronic file to OLE, Juneau, AK before the vessel crosses the seaward boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or [[Page 625]] crosses the U.S.--Canadian international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia. (i) Both groundfish and IFQ fish. If a vessel is carrying both groundfish and IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish, the operator must submit a VAR in addition to a Vessel Departure Report (VDR) or a Vessel Clearance (VC). (ii) Revised VAR. If groundfish are landed at a port other than the one specified, submit a revised VAR showing the actual port of landing. (iii) Exemption: Vessel clearance. If a vessel is carrying only IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish onboard and the operator has received a Vessel Clearance per paragraph (l)(5)(iii) of this section, a VAR is not required. (iv) Exemption: IFQ departure report. If a vessel is carrying only IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish onboard and the operator has submitted a Departure Report per paragraph (l)(5)(iii)(B) of this section, a VAR is not required. (2) Information required. Whether original or revised VAR; name and Federal fisheries permit number of vessel; type of vessel (whether catcher vessel, catcher/processor, or mothership); and representative information (see paragraph (b)(2) of this section). (i) Return report. ``Return,'' for purposes of this paragraph, means coming back to Alaska. If the vessel is crossing into the seaward boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or crossing the U.S.-Canadian international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia into U.S. waters, indicate a ``return'' report and enter: (A) Intended Alaska port of landing (see Table 14 to this part); (B) Estimated date and time (hour and minute, Greenwich mean time) the vessel will cross; (C) The estimated position coordinates the vessel will cross. (ii) Depart report. ``Depart'' means leaving Alaska. If the vessel is crossing out of the seaward boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or crossing the U.S.-Canadian international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia into Canadian waters, indicate a ``depart'' report and enter: (A) The intended U.S. port of landing or country other than the United States; (B) Estimated date and time (hour and minute, Greenwich mean time) the vessel will cross; (C) The estimated position coordinates in latitude and longitude the vessel will cross. (iii) The Russian Zone. Indicate whether your vessel is returning from fishing in the Russian Zone or is departing to fish in the Russian Zone. (iv) Fish or fish products. For all fish or fish products (including non-groundfish) on board the vessel, enter: Harvest zone code; species codes; product codes; and total fish product weight in lbs or to the nearest 0.001 mt. (l) IFQ and CDQ halibut recordkeeping and reporting. In addition to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section and as prescribed in the annual management measures published in the Federal Register pursuant to Sec. 300.62 of this title, the following IFQ reports are required, when applicable: prior notices of landing, landing report, shipment report, transshipment authorization, vessel clearance, and IFQ departure report. (1) Prior notice of IFQ landing--(i) Applicability. Except as provided in paragraph (l)(1)(iv) of this section, the operator of any vessel making an IFQ landing must notify OLE, Juneau, AK no fewer than 6 hours before landing IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish, unless permission to commence an IFQ landing within 6 hours of notification is granted by a clearing officer. (ii) Time limits. A prior notice of landing must be made to the toll-free telephone number 800-304-4846 OR TO 907-586-7202 between the hours of 0600 hours, A.l.t., and 2400 hours, A.l.t. (iii) Information required. A prior notice of landing must include the following: (A) Vessel name and ADF&G vessel registration number; (B) Name and permit number of the Registered Buyer who will be responsible for completion and submittal of the IFQ Landing Report(s); (C) The location of the landing (port name or code); (D) The date and time (A.l.t.) that the landing will take place; (E) Landing directions; [[Page 626]] (F) Species and estimated weight (in pounds) of the IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish that will be landed; (G) IFQ regulatory area(s) in which the IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish were harvested; (H) IFQ permit number(s) that will be used to land the IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish. (iv) Exemption. An IFQ landing of halibut of 500 lb (0.23 mt) or less of IFQ weight determined pursuant to Sec. 679.42(c)(2) and concurrent with a legal landing of salmon or a legal landing of lingcod harvested using dinglebar gear is exempt from the prior notice of landing required by this section. (v) Revision to prior notice of landing. The operator of any vessel wishing to land IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish before the date and time (A.l.t.) reported in the prior notice of landing or later than 2 hours after the date and time (A.l.t.) reported in the prior notice of landing must submit a new prior notice of IFQ landing as described in paragraphs (l)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section. (2) Landing report--(i) Applicability. (A) A Registered Buyer must report an IFQ landing within 6 hours after all such fish are landed and prior to shipment of said fish or departure of the delivery vessel from the landing site. (B) All IFQ catch retained onboard a vessel at commencement of a landing must be weighed and debited from the IFQ permit holder's account under which the catch was harvested. (ii) Electronic landing report. (A) Except as indicated in paragraphs (l)(2)(ii)(D) and (E) of this section, electronic landing reports must be submitted to OLE, Juneau, AK using magnetic strip cards issued by NMFS, Alaska Region, and transaction terminals with printers driven by custom-designed software as provided and/or specified by NMFS, Alaska Region. It is the responsibility of the Registered Buyer to locate or procure a transaction terminal and report as required. (B) The IFQ cardholder must initiate a landing report by using his or her own magnetic card and personal identification number (PIN). (C) Once landing operations have commenced, the IFQ cardholder and the harvesting vessel may not leave the landing site until the IFQ account is properly debited. The offloaded IFQ species may not be moved from the landing site until the IFQ landing report is received by OLE, Juneau, AK and the IFQ cardholder's account is properly debited. A properly concluded transaction terminal receipt, printed Internet submission receipt, or manual landing report receipt received by FAX from OLE, Juneau, AK constitutes confirmation that OLE received the landing report and that the cardholder's account was properly debited. After the Registered Buyer enters the landing data in the transaction terminal or the Internet submission form(s) and a receipt is printed, the IFQ cardholder must sign the receipt to acknowledge the accuracy of the landing report. Legible copies of the receipt must be retained by both the Registered Buyer and the IFQ cardholder pursuant to paragraph (l)(6) of this section. (D) Electronic landing reports may be submitted to OLE, Juneau, AK using Internet submission methods as provided and/or specified by NMFS, Alaska Region. It is the responsibility of the Registered Buyer to obtain at his or her own expense, hardware, software and Internet connectivity to support Internet submissions and report as required. (E) Waivers from the electronic reporting requirement can only be granted in writing on a case-by-case basis by a local clearing officer. (iii) Manual landing report. (A) If a waiver has been granted pursuant to paragraph (l)(2)(ii) of this section, manual landing instructions must be obtained from OLE, Juneau, AK at (800)304-4846. Completed manual landing reports must be submitted by FAX to OLE, Juneau, AK at (907)586-7313. (B) The manual landing report must be signed by the Registered Buyer or his/her representative, and the IFQ cardholder to acknowledge the accuracy of the landing report, and by the OLE representative to show that the IFQ cardholder's account was debited consistent with the landing report. (iv) Time limits and submittals. (A) An IFQ landing may commence only between 0600 hours, A.l.t., and 1800 hours, A.l.t., unless permission to land at a [[Page 627]] different time (waiver) is granted in advance by a clearing officer. (B) An IFQ landing report must be completed and the IFQ account(s) properly debited, as defined in paragraph (l)(2)(ii)(C) of this section, within 6 hours after the completion of the IFQ landing. (v) Landing verification and inspection. Each IFQ landing and all fish retained on board the vessel making an IFQ landing are subject to verification, inspection, and sampling by authorized officers, clearing officers, or observers. Each IFQ halibut landing is subject to sampling for biological information by persons authorized by the IPHC. (vi) Information required. The Registered Buyer must enter accurate information contained in a complete IFQ landing report as follows: (A) Date and time (A.l.t.) of the IFQ landing; (B) Location of the IFQ landing (port code or if at sea, lat. and long.); (C) Name and permit number of the IFQ card holder; (D) Name and permit number of Registered Buyer receiving the IFQ species; (E) The harvesting vessel's name and ADF&G vessel registration number; (F) Gear type used to harvest IFQ species; (G) Alaska State fish ticket number(s) for the landing; (H) ADF&G statistical area of harvest reported by the IFQ cardholder; (I) If ADF&G statistical area is bisected by a line dividing two IFQ regulatory areas, the IFQ regulatory area of harvest reported by the IFQ cardholder; (J)(1) Except as indicated in paragraph (l)(2)(vi)(J)(2) of this section, for each ADF&G statistical area of harvest, the species codes, product codes, and initial accurate scale weight (in pounds or to the nearest thousandth of a metric ton) made at the time of offloading for IFQ species sold and retained; (2) If the vessel operator is a Registered Buyer reporting the IFQ landing, the accurate weight of IFQ sablefish processed product obtained before the offload may be substituted for the initial accurate scale weight at time of offload. (K) Whether ice and slime is present on the fish as offloaded from the vessel (YES or NO). Fish which have been washed prior to weighing or which have been offloaded from refrigerated salt water are not eligible for a 2 percent deduction for ice and slime and must indicate NO SLIME &ICE. (L) If IFQ halibut is incidental catch concurrent with legal landing of salmon or concurrent with legal landing of lingcod harvested using dinglebar gear; (M) Signature of Registered Buyer representative; (N) Signature of IFQ/CDQ card holder. (vii) Manual landing report. When a waiver is issued pursuant to paragraph (l)(2)(ii)(A) of this section, additional information is required. In addition to the information required in paragraph (l)(2)(vi) of this section, the following information is required to complete a landing report using a manual landing report: (A) Whether the manual landing report is an original or revised; (B) Name, telephone number, and FAX number of individual submitting the manual landing report. (3) Shipment report--(i) Requirement. (A) Except as provided in paragraph (l)(3)(i)(D) of this section, complete a written shipment report for each shipment or transfer of IFQhalibut and IFQ sablefish for which the Registered Buyer submitted a landing report before the fish leave the landing site. (B) Assure that a shipment report is submitted to, and received by, OLE, Juneau, AK by FAX to (907) 586-7313 or mail to P.O. Box 21767, Juneau, AK 99802-1767, within 7 days of the date shipment commenced. (C) Ensure that a copy of the shipment report or a bill of lading containing the same information accompanies the shipment of IFQ species from the landing site to the first destination beyond the location of the IFQ landing. (D) A shipment report is not required for transportation of IFQ species directly from the landing site to a processing facility owned by the Registered Buyer submitting the IFQ landing report. When transporting the fish in this manner, the landing report receipt from the IFQ terminal documenting [[Page 628]] the IFQ landing must accompany the offloaded IFQ species. For IFQ species transported in this manner, the Registered Buyer must complete a shipment report for each shipment or transfer of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish from the Registered Buyer's processing facility. (ii) Information required. A shipment report must specify the following: (A) Whether revised or original report; (B) Shipment date; (C) Registered Buyer name, address, FAX number, and permit number; (D) Signature of Registered Buyer or Registered Buyer's representative; (E) Receiver name (this is the first receiver; the purchaser, wholesaler, or retailer who will receive the shipment from the Registered Buyer) and address; (F) Mode of transportation and intended route; (G) Name of the shipping company or entity that is transporting the shipment. (1) If by air, enter the name of the airline, flight number, departure and arrival airport locations. (2) If by containerized van, enter the name of the shipping company, vessel transporting the van, and departure and arrival ports. (3) If by vessel, enter the name of the shipping company if applicable, name of the vessel transporting, and the departure and arrival ports. (4) If by ground transportation, enter the name of the shipping or trucking company, and departure and arrival locations. (H) Species codes and product codes of IFQ species; (I) Total number of production units (blocks, trays, pans, individual fish, boxes, or cartons; if iced, enter number of totes or containers). (J) Unit weight (weight of single production unit as listed in ``No. of Units''); indicate whether metric tons or pounds; (K) Total fish product weight of shipment less packing materials; indicate whether metric tons or pounds. (iii) Revision to shipment report. Each Registered Buyer must ensure that, if any information on the original Shipment Report changes prior to the first destination of the shipment, a revised shipment report is submitted to OLE, Juneau, clearly labeled ``Revised Report'' and that the revised shipment report be received by OLE, Juneau, AK within 7 days of the change. (iv) Dockside sale. A Registered Buyer conducting dockside sales must issue a receipt in lieu of a shipment report, that includes the date of sale or transfer, the Registered Buyer permit number, and the fish product weight of the IFQ sablefish or halibut transferred to each individual receiving IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish. (4) Transshipment authorization. (i) No person may transship processed IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish between vessels without authorization by a clearing officer. Authorization from a clearing officer must be obtained for each instance of transshipment at least 24 hours before the transshipment is intended to commence. (ii) Information required. To obtain a transshipment authorization, the vessel operator must provide the following information to the clearing officer: (A) Date and time (A.l.t.) of transshipment; (B) Location of transshipment; (C) Name and ADF&G vessel registration number of vessel offloading transshipment; (D) Name of vessel receiving the transshipment; (E) Product destination; (F) Species and product type codes; (G) Total product weight; (H) Time (A.l.t.) and date of the request; (I) Name, telephone number, FAX number (if any) for the person making the request. (5) Vessel clearance--(i) Requirement. A vessel operator who intends to make an IFQ landing at any location other than in an IFQ regulatory area or in the State of Alaska must first obtain a vessel clearance at a primary port from a clearing officer. (ii) Canadian ports. A vessel operator who intends to land IFQ species in Canada must first obtain a vessel clearance from a clearing officer at a primary port and must make the landing only at the British Columbia ports of Port Hardy, Prince Rupert, or Vancouver. [[Page 629]] (iii) Registered Buyer permit. A vessel operator obtaining an IFQ vessel clearance or submitting a departure report must have a Registered Buyer permit. (iv) IFQ permits on board. A vessel operator obtaining an IFQ vessel clearance must ensure that one or more IFQ cardholders is on board with enough remaining IFQ balance to harvest amounts of IFQ fish equal to or greater than all IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish on board. (v) Inspection. A vessel for which a vessel operator is seeking an IFQ vessel clearance is subject to inspection of all fish, logbooks, permits, and other documents on board the vessel at the discretion of the clearing officer. (vi) Primary ports. Unless specifically authorized on a case-by-case basis by a clearing officer, IFQ vessel clearances will be issued only at the primary ports listed in Table 14 to this part. (vii) Completion of fishing. An IFQ vessel operator who obtains an IFQ vessel clearance may only obtain that IFQ vessel clearance after completion of all fishing. If any fishing takes place after issuance of an IFQ vessel clearance, the vessel operator must obtain a new IFQ vessel clearance. (viii) Required information. To obtain an IFQ vessel clearance, the vessel operator must provide the following information to the clearing officer: (A) Date, time (A.l.t.), and location of requested IFQ vessel clearance; (B) Vessel name and ADF&G vessel registration number; (C) Name and permit numbers of IFQ permits used to harvest IFQ species on board; (D) Vessel operator's IFQ Registered Buyer permit number; (E) Estimated total weight of IFQ halibut on board (lb/kg/mt); (F) Estimated total weight of IFQ sablefish on board; (G) IFQ areas of harvest; (H) Intended date, time (A.l.t.) and location of landing; (I) Signature of vessel operator. (ix) First landing of any species. A vessel operator must land and report all IFQ species on board at the same time and place as the first landing of any species harvested during an IFQ fishing trip. (x) IFQ landing after vessel clearance. A vessel operator having been granted an IFQ vessel clearance must be the Registered Buyer responsible for the IFQ landing and must submit the IFQ landing report, required under this section, for all IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish and products thereof that are on board the vessel at the first landing of any fish from the vessel. (xi) IFQ departure report. (A) A vessel operator who intends to obtain a vessel clearance outside the State of Alaska must submit an IFQ departure report, by telephone, to OLE, Juneau, AK at 907-586-7225 or 800-304-4846. The IFQ departure report may only be submitted after completion of all IFQ fishing and prior to departing the waters of the EEZ adjacent to the jurisdictional waters of the State of Alaska, the territorial sea of the State of Alaska, or the internal waters of the State of Alaska. The vessel operator must provide the following information: (B) Vessel name and ADF&G registration number; (C) Name of vessel operator submitting the IFQ departure report; (D) Total weight on board of IFQ halibut and total weight of IFQ sablefish; (E) Intended date, time (A.l.t.), and location for obtaining an IFQ vessel clearance. (6) Record retention. A copy of all reports and receipts required by this section must be retained by Registered Buyers and be made available for inspection by an authorized officer or a clearing officer for a period of 3 years. (7) IFQ cost recovery program--(i) IFQ buyer report. (A) Applicability. An IFQ registered buyer that also operates as a shoreside processor and receives and purchases IFQ landings of sablefish or halibut must submit annually to NMFS a complete IFQ Buyer Reportas described in this paragraph (l) and as provided by NMFS for each reorting period, as described at Sec. 679.5 (l)(7)(i)(E), in which the registered buyer receives IFQ fish. (B) Due date. A complete IFQ Buyer Report must be postmarked or received by the Regional Administrator not later than October 15 following the reporting period in which the IFQ registered buyer receives the IFQ fish. [[Page 630]] (C) Information required. A complete IFQ Buyer Report must include the following information: (1) IFQ registered buyer identification, including: (i) Name, (ii) Registered buyer number, (iii) Social Security number or tax identification number, (iv) NMFS person identification number (if applicable), (v) Business address, (vi) Telephone number, (vii) Facsimile telephone number, (viii) Primary registered buyer activity, (ix) Other registered buyer activity, and (x) Landing port location; (2) Pounds purchased and values paid. (i) The monthly total weights, represented in IFQ equivalent pounds by IFQ species, that were landed at the landing port location and purchased by the IFQ registered buyer; (ii) The monthly total gross ex-vessel value, in U.S. dollars, of IFQ pounds, by IFQ species, that were landed at the landing port location and purchased by the IFQ registered buyer; (3) Value paid for price adjustments. (i) The monthly total U.S. dollar amount of any IFQ retro-payments (correlated by IFQ species, landing month(s), and month of payment) made in the current year to IFQ permit holders for landings made during the previous calendar year; (ii) Certification, including the signature or electronic PIN of the individual authorized by the IFQ registered buyer to submit the IFQ Buyer Report, and date of signature or date of electronic submittal. (D) Submission address. The registered buyer must complete an IFQ Buyer Report and submit by mail or FAX to: Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn: RAM Program, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 1668, FAX: (907) 586-7354 or electronically to NMFS via forms available from RAM or on the RAM area of the Alaska Region Home Page at http:// www.fakr.noaa.gov/ram. (E) Reporting period. The reporting period of the IFQ Buyer Report shall extend from October 1 through September 30 of the following year, inclusive. (ii) IFQ permit holder Fee Submission Form--(A) Applicability. An IFQ permit holder who holds an IFQ permit against which a landing was made must submit to NMFS a complete IFQ permit holder Fee Submission Form provided by NMFS. (B) Due date and submittal. A complete IFQ permit holder Fee Submission Form must be postmarked or received by the Regional Administrator not later than January 31 following the calendar year in which any IFQ landing was made. (C) Contents of an IFQ Fee Submission Form. For each of the sections described here, a permit holder must provide the specified information. (1) Identification of the IFQ permit holder. An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must accurately record on the identification section of the IFQ Fee Submission Form the following information: (i) The printed name of the IFQ permit holder; (ii) The NMFS person identification number; (iii) The Social Security number or tax ID number of the IFQ permit holder; (iv) The business mailing address of the IFQ permit holder; and (v) The telephone and facsimile number (if available) of the IFQ permit holder. (2) IFQ landing summary and estimated fee liability. NMFS will provide to an IFQ permit holder an IFQ Landing Summary and Estimated Fee Liability page as required by Sec. 679.45(a)(2). The IFQ permit holder must either accept the accuracy of the NMFS estimated fee liability associated with his or her IFQ landings for each IFQ permit, or calculate a revised IFQ fee liability in accordance with paragraph (l)(7)(ii)(C)(2)(i) of this section. The IFQ permit holder may calculate a revised fee liability for all or part of his or her IFQ landings. (i) Revised fee liability calculation. To calculate a revised fee liability, an IFQ permit holder must multiply the IFQ [[Page 631]] percentage in effect by either the IFQ actual ex-vessel value or the IFQ standard ex-vessel of the IFQ landing. If parts of the landing have different values, the permit holder must apply the appropriate values to the different parts of the landings. (ii) Documentation. If NMFS requests in writing that a permit holder submit documentation establishing the factual basis for a revised IFQ fee liability, the permit holder must submit adequate documentation by the 30th day after the date of such request. Examples of such documentation regarding initial sales transactions of IFQ landings include valid fish tickets, sales receipts, or check stubs that clearly identify the IFQ landing amount, species, date, time, and ex-vessel value or price. (3) Fee calculation section--(i) Information required. An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must record the following information on the Fee Calculation page: The name of the IFQ permit holder; the NMFS person identification number; the fee liability amount due for each IFQ permit he or she may hold; the IFQ permit number corresponding to such fee liability amount(s) due; the total price adjustment payment value for all IFQ halibut and/or sablefish (e.g., IFQ retro-payments) received during the reporting period for the IFQ Fee Submission Form as described in Sec. 679.5(l)(7)(ii)(D); and the fee liability amount due for such price adjustments. (ii) Calculation of total annual fee amount. An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must perform the following calculations and record the results on the Fee Calculation page: add all fee liability amount(s) due for each IFQ permit and record the sum as the sub-total fee liability for all permits; multiply price adjustment payment(s) received for each IFQ species by the fee percentage in effect at the time the payment(s) was received by the IFQ permit holder; add the resulting fee liability amounts due for all price adjustment payments for each IFQ species, then enter the sum as the sub-total fee for price adjustments; add the sub-total fee liability for all permits and the sub-total fee for price adjustments, then enter the resulting sum as the total annual fee amount on the Fee Calculation page and on the Fee Payment page. (4) Fee payment and certification section-- (i) Information required. An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must provide his or her NMFS person identification number, signature, and date of signature on the Fee Payment section of the form or provide the electronic equivalent and record the following: his or her printed name; the total annual fee amount as calculated and recorded on the Fee Calculation page; the total of any pre-payments submitted to NMFS that apply to the total annual fee amount; the remaining balance fee; and the enclosed payment amount. (ii) Calculation of balance fee payment. An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must perform the following calculation on the Fee Payment section of the Fee Submission Form: Subtract from the total annual fee amount the total of all pre-payments made (if any) to NMFS and any credits held by NMFS that are applicable to that year's total IFQ cost recovery fees, and record the result as the balance of the fee amount due. (D) Reporting Period. The reporting period of the IFQ Fee Submission Form shall extend from January 1 to December 31 of the year prior to the January 31 due date described in Sec. 679.5(l)(7)(ii)(B). (m) Consolidated weekly ADF&G fish tickets from motherships--(1) Requirement. (i) The operator of a mothership must ensure that any groundfish catch received by a mothership from a catcher vessel that is issued a Federal fisheries permit under Sec. 679.4 is recorded for each weekly reporting period on a minimum of one ADF&G groundfish fish ticket. The operator of a mothership may create a fish ticket for each delivery of catch. (An ADF&G fish ticket is further described at Alaska Administrative Code, 5 AAC Chapter 39.130.) A copy of the Alaska Administrative Code can be obtained from the Alaska Regional Office, see Sec. 600.502 of this chapter, Table 1. (ii) The operator of a mothership must ensure that the information listed in paragraph (m)(2)(iii) of this section is written legibly or imprinted from the catcher vessel operator's [[Page 632]] State of Alaska, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) permit card on the consolidated weekly ADF&G fish ticket. (2) Information required from the catcher vessel. (i) The operator of a catcher vessel delivering groundfish to a mothership must complete the parts of the fish ticket listed in paragraph (m)(2)(iii) of this section, sign the fish ticket, and provide it to the operator of the mothership receiving groundfish harvest for submittal to ADF&G. (ii) If there is a change in the operator of the same catcher vessel during the same weekly reporting period, complete a fish ticket for each operator. (iii) Information required: (A) Name and ADF&G vessel registration number of the catcher vessel; (B) Name, signature and CFEC permit number of CFEC permit holder aboard the catcher vessel; (C) The six-digit ADF&G groundfish statistical area denoting the actual area of catch; (D) Write in gear type used by the catcher vessel, whether hook and line, pot, nonpelagic trawl, pelagic trawl, jig, troll, or other. (3) Information required from the mothership. The operator of a mothership must ensure that the following information is written legibly or imprinted from the mothership's CFEC processor plate card on the consolidated weekly ADF&G fish ticket: (i) Mothership name and ADF&G processor code; (ii) Enter ``FLD'' for port of landing or vessel transshipped to; (iii) Signature of the mothership operator; (iv) The week-ending date of the weekly reporting period during which the mothership received the groundfish from the catcher vessel; (v) Species code for each species from Table 2 to this part, except species codes 120, 144, 168, 169, or 171; (vi) The product code from Table 1 to this part (in most cases, this will be product code 01, whole fish); (vii) ADF&G 6-digit statistical area in which groundfish were harvested. If there are more than eight statistical areas for a fish ticket in a weekly reporting period, complete a second fish ticket. These statistical areas are defined in a set of charts obtained at no charge from Alaska Commercial Fisheries Management &Development Division, Department of Fish and Game and are also available on the ADF&G website at http://www.cf.adfg.state.ak.us/geninfo/statmaps; (viii) The landed weight of each species to the nearest pound. If working in metric tons, convert to pounds using 2204.6 lb = 1 mt before recording on fish ticket. (4) Time limit and submittal. (i) The operator of a mothership must complete a minimum of one ADF&G groundfish fish ticket for each catcher vessel by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly reporting period. (ii) The operator of a mothership must ensure copy distribution within the indicated time limit or retention of the multiple copies of each consolidated weekly ADF&G groundfish fish ticket (G series) as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If fish ticket color is ... Distribute to ... Time limit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (A) White Retained by N/A Mothership, see paragraph (a)(13)(ii)(D)(6) of this section. (B) Yellow Alaska Commercial Within 45 days Fisheries after landings Management & are received Development Division, Department of Fish & Game, 211 Mission Road, Kodiak, AK, 99615- 6399. (C) Pink Catcher vessel 1200 hours, delivering A.l.t., on groundfish to the Tuesday following mothership. the end of the applicable weekly reporting period. (D) Golden-rod Extra copy........ N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (n) Groundfish CDQ fisheries--(1) CDQ delivery report--(i) Who must submit a CDQ delivery report? The manager of each shoreside processor and stationary floating processor taking deliveries of groundfish CDQ or PSQ species from catcher vessels must submit for each delivery a CDQ delivery report, [[Page 633]] unless using the SPELR described at paragraph (e) of this section to submit the required CDQ information. (ii) Time limit and submittal. The manager as defined at paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section must submit to the Regional Administrator a CDQ delivery report within 24 hours of completion of each delivery of groundfish CDQ or PSQ species to the processor. (iii) Information required. The manager as defined at paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section must record whether the report is original or a revision and the following information on each CDQ delivery report: (A) CDQ group information. CDQ group number as defined at Sec. 679.2 and CDQ group name or acronym. (B) Processor information. (1) Name and federal processor permit number of the processor as defined at paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section taking delivery of the CDQ catch. (2) Date delivery report submitted. (C) Vessel and catch information. (1) Enter the name, Federal Fisheries Permit number if applicable, and ADF&G vessel registration number of the vessel delivering CDQ catch. Write ``unnamed'' if the vessel has no name; (2) Enter the delivery date, date fishing began, harvest gear type, and Federal reporting area of CDQ harvest. If caught with trawl gear, check appropriate box(es) to indicate if catch was made in the CVOA or the COBLZ. (D) Groundfish CDQ Species in this delivery. Enter weight by species codes and product codes as defined in Tables 1 and 2 to this part, respectively, of groundfish CDQ species that were delivered. Report the weight of each CDQ species in metric tons to at least the nearest 0.001 mt. (E) Halibut CDQ, halibut IFQ and sablefish IFQ in this delivery. For nontrawl vessels only, enter the product code and product weight for any halibut CDQ, halibut IFQ, and sablefish IFQ in this catch. Submit this same information to the Regional Administrator on an IFQ landing report (see paragraph (l)(2) of this section). (F) PSQ information. For halibut, enter the species code and the weight to the nearest 0.001 mt. For salmon or crab, enter the species code and the number of animals. (1) Enter PSQ species delivered and discarded from processor by species code and weight or numbers. (2) Enter at-sea discards of PSQ for vessels without observers by species code and weight or numbers. (2) CDQ catch report--(i) Who must submit a CDQ catch report? The CDQ representative must submit a CDQ catch report for all groundfish catch made by vessels groundfish CDQ fishing as defined at Sec. 679.2 or for any groundfish harvested by vessels greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA while halibut CDQ fishing and delivered to a shoreside processor, to a stationary floating processor, or to a mothership. (ii) Time limit and submittal. Submit to the Regional Administrator a CDQ catch report: (A) Within 7 days of the date CDQ catch was delivered by a catcher vessel to a shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or mothership. (B) Within 7 days of the date gear used to catch CDQ was retrieved by a catcher/processor. (iii) Information required, all CDQ catch reports. Record whether an original or revised report and the following information on each CDQ catch report: (A) Vessel type. Indicate one appropriate vessel/gear/delivery type. (B) Vessel catch information-- (1) Enter the name, Federal fisheries permit number if applicable, and ADF&G vessel registration number of the vessel delivering CDQ catch. Write ``unnamed'' if the vessel has no name. (2) Reporting area. Enter reporting area in which CDQ catch occurred. If a set occurs in more than one area, record the area code where gear retrieval was completed. (3) Gear type. Circle gear type used to harvest CDQ catch. If caught with trawl gear, check appropriate box(es) to indicate if catch was made in the CVOA or the COBLZ. (4) (Applicable through July 8, 2002) Indicate the intended target species. (C) CDQ group information. Enter CDQ number as defined at Sec. 679.2, CDQ group name or acronym, and date report submitted to NMFS. (iv) Catch and delivery Information: catcher vessels retaining all groundfish CDQ and delivering to shoreside processors or stationary floating processors [[Page 634]] (Option 1 in the CDP). Record the following information on each applicable CDQ catch report: (A) Delivery information. Name and Federal processor permit number of the shoreside processor or the stationary floating processor taking delivery of the CDQ catch; date catch delivered to processor; and date fishing began on this trip. (B) Catch information, groundfish CDQ species. Report the weight in metric tons to at least the nearest 0.001 mt for each groundfish CDQ species retrieved by a catcher/processor or delivered to a processor as defined in paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section by product code and species code as defined in Tables 1 and 2 to this part, respectively. (C) Catch information, halibut CDQ, halibut IFQ and sablefish IFQ. For non-trawl vessels only, enter the product code as defined in Table 1 to this part and product weight in metric tons to at least the nearest 0.001 mt for any halibut CDQ, halibut IFQ, and sablefish IFQ in the CDQ delivery. Submit this same information to the Regional Administrator on an IFQ landing report (see Sec. 679.5(l)(2)). (D) Mortality information, salmon and crab PSQ. For salmon or crab, enter the species code, as defined in Table 2 to this part, and the number of animals. (E) Mortality information, halibut PSQ. For halibut PSQ catch, enter the round weight to the nearest 0.001 mt, mortality rate, and overall halibut mortality in metric tons to the nearest 0.001 mt. Use the target fishery designations and halibut bycatch mortality rates in the annual final specifications published in the Federal Register under Sec. 679.20(c). (v) Catch and delivery information: catcher/processors, catcher vessels delivering unsorted codends to motherships, or catcher vessels (with observers) using nontrawl gear and discarding groundfish CDQ at sea (Option 2 in the CDP). Record the following information on each applicable CDQ catch report. (A) Delivery information. (1) If a catcher vessel (with observers) using nontrawl gear, discarding groundfish CDQ at sea, and delivering to a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, enter name and Federal processor permit number of the shoreside processor or the stationary floating processor, date catch delivered, and date fishing began on this trip. (2) If a catcher vessel delivering unsorted codends to a mothership, enter the mothership name and Federal fisheries permit number, observer's haul number for this catch, and date codend is completely onboard the mothership as determined by the Level 2 observer. (3) If a catcher/processor, the observer's haul number for this catch, and the date on which the gear was retrieved as determined by the Level 2 observer. (B) Catch information, groundfish CDQ species. (See paragraph (n)(2)(iv)(B) of this section). (C) Catch information, halibut IFQ/CDQ and sablefish IFQ (See paragraph (n)(2)(iv)(C) of this section). (D) Mortality information, salmon and crab prohibited species. (See paragraph (n)(2)(iv)(D) of this section). (E) Mortality information, halibut PSQ. (See Sec. 679.5(n)(2)(iv)(E) of this section). (o) Catcher vessel cooperative pollock catch report--(1) Applicability. The designated representative of each AFA inshore processor catcher vessel cooperative must submit to the Regional Administrator a catcher vessel cooperative pollock catch report detailing each delivery of pollock harvested under the allocation made to that cooperative. The owners of the member catcher vessels in the cooperative are jointly responsible for compliance and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section. (2) Time limits and submittal. (i) The cooperative pollock catch report must be submitted by one of the following methods: (A) An electronic data file in a format approved by NMFS; or (B) By FAX. (ii) The cooperative pollock catch report must be received by the Regional Administrator by 1200 hours, A.l.t. 1 week after the date of completion of delivery. (3) Information required. The cooperative pollock catch report must contain the following information: (i) Cooperative account number; [[Page 635]] (ii) Catcher vessel ADF&G number; (iii) Inshore processor Federal processor permit number; (iv) Delivery date; (v) Amount of pollock (in lb) delivered plus weight of at-sea pollock discards; (vi) ADF&G fish ticket number. (p) Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)--(1) Requirement. The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must annually complete and submit to ADF&G the appropriate Forms A through M and COAR certification page for each year in which the mothership or catcher/processor was issued a Federal Fisheries permit. The owner of a mothership must include all fish received and processed during the year, including fish received from an associated buying station. The ADF&G COAR is further described under Alaska Administrative Code (5 AAC 39.130) (see Sec. 679.3 (b)(2)). (2) Time limit and submittal of COAR. The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must submit to ADF&G the appropriate Forms A through M and COAR certification page by April 1 of the year following the year for which the report is required to the following address: Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, Attn: COAR, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, AK 99802-5526 (3) Information required, certification page. The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must: (i) Enter the company name and address, including street, city, state, and zip code; also seasonal mailing address, if applicable. (ii) Enter the vessel name and ADF&G processor code. (iii) Check YES or NO to indicate whether fishing activity was conducted during the appropriate year. (iv) If response to paragraph (p)(3)(iii) of this section is YES, complete the applicable forms of the COAR (see table 18 to this part) and complete and sign the certification page. (v) If response to paragraph (p)(3)(iii) of this section is NO, complete and sign only the certification page. (vi) Sign and enter printed or typed name, e-mail address, title, telephone number, and FAX number of owner. (vii) Enter printed or typed name, e-mail address, and telephone number of alternate contact. (4) Buying information (exvessel), Forms A (1-3), C (1-2), E, G, I (1-2), and K.--(i) Requirement. The owner of a mothership (if the first purchaser of raw fish) must complete and submit the appropriate COAR buying forms (A (1-3), C (1-2), E, G, I (1-2), and K) for each species purchased from fishermen during the applicable year. (ii) Buying information required. The owner of the mothership must record the following information on the appropriate COAR buying forms: (A) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part). (B) Area purchased (see table 16 to this part). (C) Gear code (see table 15 to this part). (D) Delivery code (form G only) (see table 1 to this part). (E) Total weight (to the nearest lb) purchased from fishermen. (F) Total amount paid to fishermen, including all post- season adjustments and/or bonuses and any credit received by fishermen for gas expenses, ice, delivery premiums, and other miscellaneous expenses. (G) Price per pound. If additional adjustments may be made after this report has been filed, the owner must check the ``$ not final'' box, and submit Form M when these adjustments are paid. Do not include fish purchased from another processor. (5) Production forms, Forms B (1-6), D, F, H, J (1-2), and K). For purposes of this paragraph, the total wholesale value is the amount that the processor receives for the finished product (free on board pricing mothership or catcher/processor). For products finished but not yet sold (still held in inventory), calculate the estimated value using the average price received to date for that product. (i) Requirement--(A) Mothership. The owner of a mothership must record and submit the appropriate COAR production forms (B(1-6), D, F, H, J(1-2), and K) for all production that occurred for each species during the applicable year: (1) That were purchased from fishermen on the grounds and/or dockside, [[Page 636]] including both processed and unprocessed seafood. (2) That were then either processed on the mothership or exported out of the State of Alaska. (B) Catcher/processor. The owner of a catcher/processor must record and submit the appropriate COAR production forms (B(1-6), D, F, H, J (1- 2), and K) for each species harvested during the applicable year that were then either processed on the vessel or exported out of the State of Alaska. (ii) Information required, non-canned production--(A) Enter area of processing (see table 16 to this part). List production of Canadian- harvested fish separately. (B) Processed product. Processed product must be described by entering three codes: (1) Process prefix code (see table 17 to this part) (2) Process suffix code (see table 17 to this part) (3) Product code (see table 1 to this part) (C) Total net weight. Enter total weight (in pounds) of the finished product. (D) Total value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product. (E) Enter price per pound of the finished product. (iii) Information required, canned production. Complete an entry for each can size produced: (A) Enter area of processing (see table 16 to this part). (B) Process 51 or 52. Enter conventional canned code (51) or smoked, conventional canned code (52). (C) Total value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product. (D) Enter can size in ounces, to the hundredth of an ounce. (E) Enter number of cans per case. (F) Enter number of cases. (6) Custom production forms, Form L (1-2)--(i) Requirement. The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must record and submit COAR production form L (1-2) for each species in which custom production was done by the mothership or catcher/processor for another processor and for each species in which custom production was done for the mothership or catcher/processor by another processor. (ii) Custom-production by mothership or catcher/processor for another processor. If the mothership or catcher/processor custom- processed fish or shellfish for another processor during the applicable year, the owner of the mothership or catcher/processor must list the processor name and ADF&G processor code (if known) to describe that processor, but must not include any of that production in production form L (1-2). (iii) Custom-production by another processor for mothership or catcher/processor. If a processor custom-processed fish or shellfish for the mothership or catcher/processor during the applicable year, the owner of the mothership or catcher/processor must use a separate page to list each processor and must include the following information. (A) Custom fresh/frozen miscellaneous production. The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must list the following information to describe production intended for wholesale/retail market and that are not frozen for canning later: (1) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part). (2) Area of processing (see table 16 to this part). (3) Processed product. Processed product must be entered using three codes: (i) Process prefix code (see table 17 to this part). (ii) Process suffix code (see table 17 to this part). (iii) Product code (see table 1 to this part). (4) Total net weight. Enter total weight in pounds of the finished product. (5) Total wholesale value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product. (B) Custom canned production. The owner of a mothership or catcher/ processor must list the following information to describe each can size produced in custom canned production: (1) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part). (2) Area of processing (see table 16 to this part). (3) Process 51 or 52. Enter conventional canned code (51) or smoked, conventional canned code (52). [[Page 637]] (4) Total wholesale value ($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product. (5) Can size in ounces, to the hundredth of an ounce. (6) Number of cans per case. (7) Number of cases. (7) Fish buying retro payments/post-season adjustments, Form M--(i) Requirement. The owner of a mothership must record and submit COAR production Form M to describe additional adjustments and/or bonuses awarded to a fisherman, including credit received by fishermen for gas expenses, ice, delivery premiums, and other miscellaneous expenses. (ii) Information required--(A) Enter species name and code (see table 2 to this part). (B) Enter area purchased (see table 16 to this part) (C) Enter gear code (see table 16 to this part). (D) Enter total pounds purchased from fisherman. (E) Enter total amount paid to fishermen (base + adjustment). [61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 35578, July 5, 1996; 61 FR 41525, Aug. 9, 1996; 61 FR 49981, Sept. 24, 1996; 62 FR 2045, Jan. 15, 1997; 62 FR 17756, Apr. 11, 1997; 62 FR 19690, Apr. 23, 1997; 62 FR 26247, May 13, 1997; 62 FR 26749, May 15, 1997; 63 FR 30399, June 4, 1998; 63 FR 47356, Sept. 4, 1998; 64 FR 61972, Nov. 15, 1999; 64 FR 69673, Dec. 14, 1999; 65 FR 14923, Mar. 20, 2000; 65 FR 41380, July 5, 2000; 66 FR 13672, Mar. 7, 2001; 66 FR 27910, May 21, 2001; 66 FR 43526, Aug. 20, 2001; 67 FR 999, Jan. 8, 2002; 67 FR 4108, Jan. 28, 2002; 67 FR 5148, Feb. 4, 2002; 67 FR 22011, May 2, 2002]