[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR300.34]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
        CHAPTER III--INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
 
PART 300_INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_South Pacific Tuna Fisheries
 
Sec. 300.34  Reporting requirements.

    (a) Holders of licenses issued under Sec. 300.32 shall comply with 
the reporting requirements of this section with respect to the licensed 
vessels.
    (b) Any information required to be recorded, or to be notified, 
communicated or reported pursuant to a requirement of these regulations, 
the Act, or the Treaty shall be true, complete and correct. Any change 
in circumstances that has the effect of rendering any of the information 
provided false, incomplete or misleading shall be communicated 
immediately to the Regional Administrator.
    (c) The operator of any vessel licensed under Sec. 300.32 must 
prepare and submit accurate, complete, and timely notifications, 
requests, and reports with respect to the licensed vessel, as described 
in paragraphs (c)(1) through (10) of this section.
    (1) Catch report forms. A record of catch, effort and other 
information must be maintained on board the vessel, on catch report 
forms (also known as ``Regional Purse Seine Logsheets'', or RPLs) 
provided by the Regional Administrator. At the end of each day that the 
vessel is in the Licensing Area, all information specified on the form 
must, for that day, be recorded on the form. The completed catch report 
form must be mailed by registered airmail to the Administrator within 14 
days of the vessel's next entry into port for the purpose of unloading 
its fish catch. A copy of the completed catch report form must also be 
submitted to, and received by, the Regional Administrator within 2 days 
of the vessel reaching port.
    (2) Unloading and transshipment logsheet forms. At the completion of 
any unloading or transshipment of fish from the vessel, all the 
information specified on unloading and transshipment logsheet forms 
provided by the Regional Administrator must, for that unloading or 
transshipment, be recorded on such forms. A separate form must be 
completed for each fish processing destination to which the unloaded or 
transshipped fish are bound. The completed unloading and transshipment 
logsheet form or forms must be mailed by registered airmail to the 
Administrator within 14 days of the completion of the unloading or 
transshipment. The submitted form must be accompanied by a report or 
reports of the size breakdown of the catch as determined by the receiver 
or receivers of the fish, and such report must be signed by the receiver 
or receivers. A copy of the completed unloading and transshipment 
logsheet, including a copy of the accompanying report or reports of the 
size breakdown of the catch as determined by the receiver or receivers 
of the fish, must also be submitted to, and received by, the Regional 
Administrator within 2 days of the completion of the unloading or 
transshipment.
    (3) Port departure reports. Before the vessel's departure from port 
for the purpose of beginning a fishing trip in the Licensing Area, a 
report must be submitted to the Administrator by telex, transmission via 
VMS unit, facsimile, or e-mail that includes the following information: 
Report type (``LBEG''); Regional Register number; trip begin date; date 
and time (in UTC) of report; IRCS; port name; weight of catch on board 
(in metric tons) for each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and all 
other species combined; intended action; and estimated date of 
departure. This information must be reported in the format provided by 
the Regional Administrator.
    (4) Entry into port for unloading reports. At least 24 hours before 
the vessel's entry into port for the purpose of unloading fish from any 
trip involving

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fishing within the Licensing Area, a report must be submitted to the 
Administrator by telex, transmission via VMS unit, facsimile, or e-mail 
that includes the following information: Report type (``LFIN''); FFA 
Regional Register number; trip begin date; date and time (in UTC) of 
report; IRCS; port name; weight of catch on board (in metric tons) for 
each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and all other species combined; 
intended action; and estimated date and time (in UTC) of entry into 
port. This information must be reported in the format provided by the 
Regional Administrator.
    (5) Intent to transship notification and request. At least 48 hours 
before transshipping any or all of the fish on board the vessel, a 
notification must be submitted to the Administrator and a request must 
be submitted to the Pacific Island Party in whose jurisdiction the 
transshipment is requested to occur. The notification to the 
Administrator and the request to the Pacific Island Party may be 
identical. The notification and request must include the following 
information: Name of vessel; IRCS; vessel position (latitude and 
longitude to nearest minute of arc); weight of catch on board the vessel 
(in metric tons) for each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and all 
other species combined; and the date, time (in UTC), and location where 
such transshipment is requested to occur. The notification to the 
Administrator must be reported in the format provided by the Regional 
Administrator and submitted by telex, transmission by VMS unit, 
facsimile, or e-mail. The request to the Pacific Island Party must be 
reported in the format provided by the Regional Administrator and sent 
via the means and to the address provided by the Regional Administrator.
    (6) Zone entry and exit reports. Each time the vessel enters or 
exits the waters under the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party, a 
report must be submitted to that Pacific Island Party that includes the 
following information: Report type (``ZENT'' for entry or ``ZEXT'' for 
exit); FFA Regional Register number; trip begin date; date and time (in 
UTC) of the entry or exit; IRCS; vessel position (latitude and longitude 
to nearest minute of arc); weight of catch on board (in metric tons) for 
each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and all other species combined; 
and intended action. This information must be reported in the format 
provided by the Regional Administrator and sent via the means and to the 
address provided by the Regional Administrator.
    (7) Weekly reports. Each Wednesday while the vessel is within the 
waters under the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party, a report must 
be submitted to that Pacific Island Party that includes the following 
information: Report type (``WEEK''); FFA Regional Register number; trip 
begin date; date and time (in UTC) of report; IRCS; vessel position 
(latitude and longitude to nearest minute of arc); weight of catch on 
board (in metric tons) for each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and 
all other species combined; intended action; and whether or not there is 
a vessel observer on board (``Y'' or ``N''). This information must be 
reported in the format provided by the Regional Administrator and sent 
via the means and to the address provided by the Regional Administrator.
    (8) Port entry reports. At least 24 hours before the vessel's entry 
into port of any Pacific Island Party, a report must be submitted to 
that Pacific Island Party that includes the following information: 
Report type (``PENT''); FFA Regional Register number; trip begin date; 
date and time (in UTC) of report; IRCS; vessel position (latitude and 
longitude to nearest minute of arc); weight of catch on board (in metric 
tons) for each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and all other species 
combined; estimated time (in UTC) of entry into port; port name; and 
intended action. This information must be reported in the format 
provided by the Regional Administrator and sent via the means and to the 
address provided by the Regional Administrator.
    (9) Transshipment reports. Upon completion of transshipment of any 
or all of the fish on board the vessel, a report must be submitted to 
the Administrator and to the Pacific Island Party in whose jurisdiction 
the transshipment occurred. The report must include the following 
information: Report type (``TRANS''); FFA Regional

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Register number; trip begin date; date and time (in UTC) of the 
transshipment; IRCS; vessel position at time of transshipment (latitude 
and longitude to nearest minute of arc); amount of fish transshipped (in 
metric tons) for each of skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and all other 
species combined; name of vessel to which the fish were transshipped; 
and the destination of the transshipped fish. The report to the 
Administrator must be reported in the format provided by the Regional 
Administrator and submitted by telex, transmission by VMS unit, 
facsimile, or e-mail. The report to the Pacific Island Party must be 
reported in the format provided by the Regional Administrator and sent 
via the means and to the address provided by the Regional Administrator.
    (10) Other reports and notifications to Pacific Island Parties. 
Reports and notifications must be submitted to the relevant Pacific 
Island Parties in each of the circumstances and in the manner described 
in the subparagraphs of this paragraph. Unless otherwise indicated in 
this paragraph, the reports must be prepared in the format provided by 
the Regional Administrator and sent via the means and to the address 
provided by the Regional Administrator.
    (i) Australia. (A) Each day while the vessel is within the 
Australian Fishing Zone, a report must be submitted that includes the 
following information: Vessel position (latitude and longitude to 
nearest minute of arc); and the amount of catch made during the previous 
day, by species.
    (B) At least 24 hours before entering the Australian Fishing Zone, a 
notification must be submitted that indicates an intent to enter the 
Australian Fishing Zone.
    (ii) Fiji. (A) Each day while the vessel is in Fiji fisheries 
waters, a report must be submitted that includes the following 
information: vessel name; IRCS; country of registration of the vessel; 
and vessel position at the time of the report (latitude and longitude to 
nearest minute of arc).
    (B) Each week while the vessel is in Fiji fisheries waters, a report 
must be submitted that includes the amount of the catch made during the 
preceding week, by species.
    (iii) Kiribati. (A) At least 24 hours before entering a Closed Area 
under the jurisdiction of Kiribati, a notification must be submitted 
that includes the following information: vessel name; IRCS; vessel 
position at the time of the report (latitude and longitude to nearest 
minute of arc); the reason for entering the Closed Area; and the 
estimated time (in UTC) of entry into the Closed Area (latitude and 
longitude to nearest minute of arc).
    (B) Immediately upon entry into or exit from a Closed Area under the 
jurisdiction of Kiribati, a report must be submitted that includes the 
following information: report type (``CAENT'' for entry or ``CAEXT'' for 
exit); the number of the vessel's license issued under Sec. 300.32; 
IRCS; date and time (in UTC) of the report; vessel position (latitude 
and longitude to nearest minute of arc); amount of the catch on board 
the vessel, by species; and status of the boom (``up'' or ``down''), net 
(``deployed'' or ``stowed''), and skiff (``deployed'' or ``stowed'').
    (C) At least 24 hours prior to fueling the vessel from a tanker in 
the area of jurisdiction of Kiribati, a report must be submitted that 
includes the following information: report type (``SBUNK''); the number 
of the vessel's license issued under Sec. 300.32; IRCS; trip start 
date; name of port from which trip started; amount of the catch on board 
the vessel, by species; estimated time of bunkering; estimated position 
of bunkering (latitude and longitude to nearest minute of arc); and name 
of tanker.
    (D) After fueling the vessel from a tanker in the area of 
jurisdiction of Kiribati, but no later than 12 noon local time on the 
following day, a report must be submitted that includes the following 
information: report type (``FBUNK''); the number of the vessel's license 
issued under Sec. 300.32; IRCS; start time of bunkering; end time of 
bunkering; amount of fuel received, in kiloliters; and name of tanker.
    (iv) New Zealand. (A) At least 24 hours before entering the 
exclusive economic zone of New Zealand, a notification must be submitted 
that includes the following information: name of vessel; IRCS; position 
of point of entry into the exclusive economic zone

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of New Zealand (latitude and longitude to nearest minute of arc); amount 
of catch on board the vessel, by species; and condition of the catch on 
board the vessel (``fresh'' or ``frozen'').
    (B) For each day that the vessel is in the exclusive economic zone 
of New Zealand, a notification must be submitted no later than noon of 
the following day of the vessel's position (latitude and longitude to 
nearest minute of arc) at noon.
    (C) For each week or portion thereof that the vessel is in the 
exclusive economic zone of New Zealand, a report that covers the period 
from 12:01 a.m. on Monday to 12 midnight on the following Sunday must be 
submitted and received by noon of the following Wednesday (local time). 
The report must include the amount of the catch taken in the exclusive 
economic zone of New Zealand during the reporting period.
    (D) At least 10 days prior to an intended transshipment in an area 
under the jurisdiction of New Zealand, a notification must be submitted 
that includes the intended port, date, and time of transshipment.
    (E) At least 24 hours prior to exiting the exclusive economic zone 
of New Zealand, a notification must be submitted that includes the 
following information: position of the intended point of exit (latitude 
and longitude to nearest minute of arc); the amount of catch on board 
the vessel, by species; and condition of the catch on board the vessel 
(``fresh'' or ``frozen'').
    (v) Solomon Islands. (A) At least 24 hours prior to entry into 
Solomon Islands Fisheries Limits, a report must be submitted that 
includes the following information: expected vessel position (latitude 
and longitude to nearest minute of arc) and expected date and time of 
entry.
    (B) For each week or portion thereof that the vessel is in the 
exclusive economic zone of Solomon Islands, a report that covers the 
period from 12:01 a.m. on Monday to 12 midnight on the following Sunday 
must be submitted and received by noon of the following Tuesday (local 
time). The report must include the amount of the catch taken and the 
number of fishing days spent in the exclusive economic zone of Solomon 
Islands during the reporting period.
    (vi) Tonga. (A) Each day while the vessel is in the exclusive 
economic zone of Tonga, a report must be submitted that includes the 
vessel's position (latitude and longitude to nearest minute of arc).
    (B) [Reserved]
    (vii) Tuvalu. (A) At least 24 hours prior to entering Tuvalu fishery 
limits, a report must be submitted that includes the following 
information: vessel name; IRCS; country of registration of the vessel; 
the number of the vessel's license issued under Sec. 300.32; intended 
vessel position (latitude and longitude to nearest minute of arc) at 
entry; and amount of catch on board the vessel, by species.
    (B) Every seventh day that the vessel is in Tuvalu fishery limits, a 
report must be submitted that includes vessel position (latitude and 
longitude to nearest minute of arc) and the total amount of catch on 
board the vessel.
    (C) Immediately upon exit from Tuvalu fishery limits, a notification 
must be submitted that includes vessel position (latitude and longitude 
to nearest minute of arc) and the total amount of catch on board the 
vessel.

[72 FR 6151, Feb. 9, 2007]