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Title 50—Fish and Wildlife is composed of thirteen volumes. The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Parts 1-16; part 17 (17.1 to 17.95(a)), part 17 (17.95(b)), part (17.95(c) to (e)), part 17 (17.95(f) to end of 17.95), part 17 (17.96 to 17.98), part 17 (17.99(a) to 17.99(h)), part 17 (17.99(i) to end of part 17), parts 18-199, parts 200-227, parts 228-599, parts 600-659, and part 660 to end. The first nine volumes consist of parts 1-16, part 17 (17.1 to 17.95(a)), part 17 (17.95(b)), part 17 (17.95(c) to (e)), part 17 (17.95(f) to end of 17.95), part 17 (17.96 to 17.98), part 17 (17.99(a) to 17.99(h), part 17 (17.99(i) to end of part 17), and parts 18-199 and contain the current regulations issued under chapter I—United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. The tenth volume (parts 200-227) contains the current regulations issued under chapter II--the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The eleventh volume (parts 228-599) contains the remaining current regulations issued under chapter II—National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and the current regulations issued under chapter III—International Fishing and Related Activities, chapter IV—Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior and National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce); Endangered Species Committee regulations; and chapter V—Marine Mammal Commission. The twelfth and thirteenth volumes (parts 600-659 and part 660 to end) contain the current regulations issued under chapter VI—Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of October 1, 2012.

Alphabetical listings of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants appear in §§ 17.11 and 17.12.

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For this volume, Bonnie Fritts was Chief Editor. The Code of Federal Regulations publication program is under the direction of Michael L. White, assisted by Ann Worley.

 <CFRTITLE> <TITLEHD> <PRTPAGE P="1"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries</HD> <P>(This book contains part 660 to end)</P> </TITLEHD> <CFRTOC> <PTHD>Part</PTHD> <CHAPTI> <SUBJECT> <E T="04">chapter vi</E>—Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (Continued)</SUBJECT> <PG>660</PG> </CHAPTI> </CFRTOC> </CFRTITLE> <CHAPTER> <TOC> <TOCHD> <PRTPAGE P="3"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CONTINUED)</HD> </TOCHD> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>Nomenclature changes to Chapter VI appear at 69 FR 53361, 53362, Sept. 1, 2004.</P> </EDNOTE> <PTHD>Part</PTHD> <PGHD>Page</PGHD> <CHAPTI> <PT>660</PT> <SUBJECT>Fisheries off West Coast States</SUBJECT> <PG>5</PG> <PT>665</PT> <SUBJECT>Fisheries in the Western Pacific</SUBJECT> <PG>357</PG> <PT>679</PT> <SUBJECT>Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska</SUBJECT> <PG>458</PG> <PT>680</PT> <SUBJECT>Shellfish fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska</SUBJECT> <PG>904</PG> <PT>697</PT> <SUBJECT>Atlantic coastal fisheries cooperative management</SUBJECT> <PG>997</PG> </CHAPTI> </TOC> <LRH>50 CFR Ch. VI (10-1-12 Edition)</LRH> <RRH>Fishery Conservation and Management</RRH> <PART> <PRTPAGE P="5"/> <EAR>Pt. 660</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>660.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting and recordkeeping.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <RESERVED>Subpart B [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—West Coast Groundfish Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General groundfish prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.16</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish observer program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catch monitors and catch monitor service providers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.18</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certification and decertification procedures for catch monitors and catch monitor providers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel and gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.24</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry and open access fisheries</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Compensation with fish for collecting resource information—EFPs.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Overfished species rebuilding plans.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific coast treaty Indian fisheries.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specifications and management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.65</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish harvest specifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.70</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish conservation areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.71</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 10-fm (18-m) through 40-fm (73-m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.72</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 50 fm (91 m) through 75 fm (137 m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.73</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 100 fm (183 m) through 150 fm (274 m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.74</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 180 fm (329 m) through 250 fm (457 m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.75</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.76</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.77</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas off the Coast of Washington.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.78</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas off the Coast of Oregon.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.79</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas off the Coast of California.</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">a</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2011, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery Harvest guidelines (weights in metric tons)</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">b</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2011, Allocations by Species or Species Group (Weights in Metric Tons)</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">c</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—Sablefish North of 36°N. lat. Allocations, 2011</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">d</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—At-Sea Whiting Fishery Annual Set-Asides, 2011</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">e</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—Whiting and non-whiting initial issuance allocation percentage for IFQ decided through the harvest specifications, 2011</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">a</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2012, and beyond, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery Harvest guidelines (weights in metric tons)</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">b</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2012, and beyond, Allocations by Species or Species Group. (Weights in Metric Tons)</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">c</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—Sablefish North of 36°N. lat. Allocations, 2012, and beyond</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">d</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—At-Sea Whiting Fishery Annual Set-Asides, 2012 and beyond</APP> <APP>Table 3 to Part 660—Vessel Capacity Ratings for West Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Permits</APP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D-West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Trawl Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.100</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.111</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.112</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.113</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.114</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—economic data collection program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.120</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—crossover provisions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.130</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.131</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific whiting fishery management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.140</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shorebased IFQ Program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.150</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Mothership (MS) Coop Program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.160</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catcher/processor (C/P) Coop Program.</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart D—Limited Entry Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Landing Allowances for non-IFQ Species and Pacific Whiting North of 40°10′ N. Lat.</APP> <APP>Table 1 (South) to Part 660, Subpart D—Limited Entry Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Landing Allowances for non-IFQ Species and Pacific Whiting South of 40°10′ N. Lat.</APP> <APP>Figure 1 to Part 660, Subpart D—Diagram of Selective Flatfish Trawl</APP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Fixed Gear Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.210</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—definitions.<PRTPAGE P="6"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.212</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.216</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—observer requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear identification and marking.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.220</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—crossover provisions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.230</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.231</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.232</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry daily trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 2 (North) to Part 660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear North of 40°10′ N. Lat.</APP> <APP>Table 2 (South) to Part 660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear South of 40°10′ N. Lat.</APP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—West Coast Groundfish—Open Access Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.310</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.311</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.312</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.313</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.316</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—observer requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.319</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery gear identification and marking.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.320</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—crossover provisions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.330</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.332</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access daily trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.333</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access non-groundfish trawl fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 3 (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears North of 40°10′ N. Lat.</APP> <APP>Table 3 (South) to Part 660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears South of 40°10′ N. Lat.</APP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—West Coast Groundfish—Recreational Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.350</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.351</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.352</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.353</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.360</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart H—West Coast Salmon Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.402</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.403</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.404</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.406</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.407</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Treaty Indian fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.408</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual actions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.409</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inseason actions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.410</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conservation objectives, ACLs, and de minimis control rules.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.411</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notification and publication procedures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.412</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH identifications and descriptions for Pacific salmon.</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 1 to Subpart H of Part 660—Pacific Salmon EFH Identified by USGS Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)</APP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart I—Coastal Pelagics Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.501</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.502</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.503</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management subareas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.504</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.505</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.506</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.507</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closed areas to reduction fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.508</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual specifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.509</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accountability measures (season closures).</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.510</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fishing seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.511</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catch restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.512</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry fishery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.513</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permit conditions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.514</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transferability.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.515</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Renewal of limited entry permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.516</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.517</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Framework for revising regulations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.518</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific Coast Treaty Indian Rights.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.519</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scientific observers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.520</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting requirements.</SUBJECT> <APP>Figure 1 to Subpart I—Existing California Area Closures</APP> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <RESERVED>Subpart J [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart K—Highly Migratory Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>660.701</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.702</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.703</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.704</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.705</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.706</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific Coast Treaty Indian rights.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.707</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.708</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting and recordkeeping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.709</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual specifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.710</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closure of directed fishery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.711</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General catch restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.712</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Longline fishery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.713</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drift gillnet fishery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.714</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purse seine fishery. [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.715</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Harpoon fishery. [Reserved]<PRTPAGE P="7"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.716</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Surface hook-and-line fishery. [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.717</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Framework for revising regulations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.718</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.719</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scientific observers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.720</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Interim protection for sea turtles.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>660.721</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishing bag limits.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> <P>16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> and 16 U.S.C. 773 <E T="03">et seq.</E> </P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>Nomenclature changes to part 660 appear at 67 FR 65906, Oct. 29, 2002.</P> </EDNOTE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The regulations in this part govern fishing for West Coast fishery management unit species by vessels of the United States that operate or are based inside the outer boundary of the EEZ off West Coast States.</P> <P>(b) General regulations governing fishing by all vessels of the United States and by fishing vessels other than vessels of the United States are contained in part 600 of this chapter.</P> <P>(c) Regulations governing the harvest, possession, landing, purchase, and sale of shark fins are found at part 600, subpart N, of this chapter.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 6201, Feb. 11, 2002; 69 FR 53362, Sept. 1, 2004; 71 FR 17989, Apr. 10, 2006]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) NMFS recognizes that any state law pertaining to vessels registered under the laws of that state while operating in the fisheries regulated under this part, and that is consistent with this part and the FMPs implemented by this part, shall continue in effect with respect to fishing activities regulated under this part.</P> <P>(b) Fishing activities addressed by this Part may also be subject to regulation under 15 CFR part 922, subpart G, if conducted in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.</P> <CITA>[72 FR 29235, May 24, 2007]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting and recordkeeping.</SUBJECT> <P>Any person who is required to do so by applicable state law or regulation must make and/or file all reports of management unit species landings containing all data and in the exact manner required by applicable state law or regulation.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 17989, Apr. 10, 2006]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <RESERVED>Subpart B [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—West Coast Groundfish Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Subparts C through G of this part implement the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP) developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Subparts C through G govern fishing vessels of the U.S. in the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. All weights are in round weight or round-weight equivalents, unless specified otherwise.</P> <P>(b) Any person fishing subject to subparts C through G of this part is bound by the international boundaries described in this section, notwithstanding any dispute or negotiation between the U.S. and any neighboring country regarding their respective jurisdictions, until such time as new boundaries are established or recognized by the U.S.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These definitions are specific to the fisheries covered in subparts C through G of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)</E> means a harvest specification that is set below the overfishing limit to account for scientific uncertainty in the estimate of OFL, and other scientific uncertainty.</P> <P> <E T="03">Active sampling unit</E> means the portion of the groundfish fleet in which an observer coverage plan is being applied.</P> <P> <E T="03">Address of Record</E> means the business address a person has provided to NMFS for NMFS use in providing notice of agency actions and other business with that person.</P> <P> <E T="03">Allocation</E>. (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Annual Catch Limit (ACL)</E> is a harvest specification set equal to or below the <PRTPAGE P="8"/>ABC threshold in consideration of conservation objectives, socioeconomic concerns, management uncertainty and other factors. The ACL is a harvest limit that includes all sources of fishing-related mortality including landings, discard mortality, research catches, and catches in exempted fishing permit activities. Sector-specific annual catch limits can be specified, especially in cases where a sector has a formal, long-term allocation of the harvestable surplus of a stock or stock complex.</P> <P> <E T="03">Annual Catch Target (ACT)</E> is a management target set below the annual catch limit and may be used as an accountability measure in cases where there is great uncertainty in inseason catch monitoring to ensure against exceeding an annual catch limit. Since the annual catch target is a target and not a limit it can be used in lieu of harvest guidelines or strategically to accomplish other management objectives. Sector-specific annual catch targets can also be specified to accomplish management objectives.</P> <P> <E T="03">Base permit,</E> with respect to a limited entry permit stacking program, means a limited entry permit described at § 660.25(b)(3)(i), subpart C registered for use with a vessel that meets the permit length endorsement requirements appropriate to that vessel, as described at § 660.25(b)(3)(iii), subpart C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Biennial fishing period</E> means a 24-month period beginning at 0001 local time on January 1 and ending at 2400 local time on December 31 of the subsequent year.</P> <P> <E T="03">B</E> <E T="54">MSY</E> means the biomass level that produces maximum sustainable yield (MSY), as stated in the PCGFMP at Section 4.3.</P> <P> <E T="03">Calendar day</E> means the day beginning at 0001 hours local time and continuing for 24 consecutive hours.</P> <P> <E T="03">Calendar year.</E> (<E T="03">see</E> “fishing year”)</P> <P> <E T="03">Catch, take, harvest.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Catch monitor</E> means an individual that is certified by NMFS, is deployed to a first receiver, and whose primary duties include: monitoring and verification of the sorting of fish relative to Federal requirements defined in § 660.60(h)(6); documentation of the weighing of such fish relative to the requirements of § 660.13(b); and verification of first receivers' reporting relative to the requirements defined in § 660.113(b)(4).</P> <P> <E T="03">Change in partnership or corporation</E> means the addition of a new shareholder or partner to the corporate or partnership membership. This definition of a “change” will apply to any person added to the corporate or partnership membership since November 1, 2000, including any family member of an existing shareholder or partner. A change in membership is not considered to have occurred if a member dies or becomes legally incapacitated and a trustee is appointed to act on his behalf, nor if the ownership of shares among existing members changes, nor if a member leaves the corporation or partnership and is not replaced. Changes in the ownership of publicly held stock will not be deemed changes in ownership of the corporation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Closure or closed</E> means, when referring to closure of a fishery or a closed fishery, that taking and retaining, possessing, or landing the particular species or species group covered by the fishing closure is prohibited. Unless otherwise announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> or authorized in this subpart, offloading must begin before the closure time.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial fishing</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Fishing by a person who possesses a commercial fishing license or is required by law to possess such license issued by one of the states or the Federal Government as a prerequisite to taking, landing and/or sale of fish; or</P> <P>(2) Fishing that results in or can be reasonably expected to result in sale, barter, trade or other disposition of fish for other than personal consumption.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial harvest guideline</E> means the fishery harvest guideline minus the estimated recreational catch. Limited entry and open access allocations are derived from the commercial harvest guideline.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conservation area(s)</E> means either a Groundfish Conservation Area (GCA), an Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Area (EFHCA), or both.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Groundfish Conservation Area or GCA</E> means a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees <PRTPAGE P="9"/>latitude and longitude, wherein fishing by a particular gear type or types may be prohibited. GCAs are created and enforced for the purpose of contributing to the rebuilding of overfished West Coast groundfish species. Regulations at § 660.70, Subpart C define coordinates for these polygonal GCAs: Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas, Cowcod Conservation Areas, waters encircling the Farallon Islands, and waters encircling the Cordell Banks. GCAs also include Rockfish Conservation Areas or RCAs, which are areas closed to fishing by particular gear types, bounded by lines approximating particular depth contours. RCA boundaries may and do change seasonally according to the conservation needs of the different overfished species. Regulations at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C define RCA boundary lines with latitude/longitude coordinates; regulations at Tables 1 (North) and 1 (South) of subpart D, Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of subpart E, and Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of subpart F set RCA seasonal boundaries. Fishing prohibitions associated with GCAs are in addition to those associated with EFH Conservation Areas.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Area or EFHCA</E> means a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees latitude and longitude, wherein fishing by a particular gear type or types may be prohibited. EFHCAs are created and enforced for the purpose of contributing to the protection of West Coast groundfish essential fish habitat. Regulations at §§ 660.75, through 660.79, Subpart C define EFHCA boundary lines with latitude/longitude coordinates. Fishing prohibitions associated with EFHCAs, which are found at § 660.12, subpart C, are in addition to those associated with GCAs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Continuous transiting or transit through</E> means that a fishing vessel crosses a groundfish conservation area or EFH conservation area on a constant heading, along a continuous straight line course, while making way by means of a source of power at all times, other than drifting by means of the prevailing water current or weather conditions.</P> <P> <E T="03">Corporation</E> means a legal, business entity, including incorporated (INC) and limited liability corporations (LLC).</P> <P> <E T="03">Council</E> means the Pacific Fishery Management Council, including its Groundfish Management Team (GMT), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), and any other advisory body established by the Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">Date of landing</E> means the date on which the transfer of fish or offloading of fish from any vessel to a processor or other first receiver begins.</P> <P> <E T="03">Direct financial interest</E> means any source of income to or capital investment or other interest held by an individual, partnership, or corporation or an individual's spouse, immediate family member or parent that could be influenced by performance or non-performance of observer or catch monitor duties.</P> <P> <E T="03">Dock ticket</E> means a form accepted by the state to record the landing, receipt, purchase, or transfer of fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Electronic fish ticket</E> means a software program or data files meeting data export specifications approved by NMFS that is used to send landing data to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Electronic fish tickets are used to collect information similar to the information required in state fish receiving tickets or landing receipts, but do not replace or change any state requirements.</P> <P> <E T="03">Electronic Monitoring System or EMS</E> means a data collection tool that uses a software operating system connected to an assortment of electronic components, including video recorders, to create a collection of data on vessel activities.</P> <P> <E T="03">Endorsement</E> means an additional specification affixed to the limited entry permit that further restricts fishery participation or further specifies a harvest privilege, and is non-severable from a limited entry permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Entity.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> “Person”)</P> <P> <E T="03">Essential Fish Habitat or EFH.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">First Receiver</E> means a person who receives, purchases, or takes custody, control, or possession of catch onshore directly from a vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fish.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)<PRTPAGE P="10"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Fishery</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishery harvest guideline</E> means the harvest guideline or quota after subtracting from the ACL or ACT when specified, any allocation for the Pacific Coast treaty Indian Tribes, projected research catch, deductions for fishing mortality in non-groundfish fisheries, as necessary, and set-asides for EFPs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishery management area</E> means the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California between 3 and 200 nm offshore, and bounded on the north by the Provisional International Boundary between the U.S. and Canada, and bounded on the south by the International Boundary between the U.S. and Mexico. The inner boundary of the fishery management area is a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California (the “3-mile limit”). The outer boundary of the fishery management area is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nm from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is a provisional or permanent international boundary between the U.S. and Canada or Mexico. All groundfish possessed between 0-200 nm offshore or landed in Washington, Oregon, or California are presumed to have been taken and retained from the EEZ, unless otherwise demonstrated by the person in possession of those fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing.</E> (See § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing gear</E> includes the following types of gear and equipment:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Bottom contact gear</E> means fishing gear designed or modified to make contact with the bottom. This includes, but is not limited to, beam trawl, bottom trawl, dredge, fixed gear, set net, demersal seine, dinglebar gear, and other gear (including experimental gear) designed or modified to make contact with the bottom. Gear used to harvest bottom dwelling organisms (e.g. by hand, rakes, and knives) are also considered bottom contact gear for purposes of this subpart.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Demersal seine</E> means a net designed to encircle fish on the seabed. The demersal seine is characterized by having its net bounded by lead-weighted ropes that are not encircled with bobbins or rollers. Demersal seine gear is fished without the use of steel cables or otter boards (trawl doors). Scottish and Danish Seines are demersal seines. Purse seines, as defined at § 600.10 of this chapter, are not demersal seines. Demersal seine gear is included in the definition of bottom trawl gear in paragraph (11)(i) of this definition.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Dredge gear</E> means a gear consisting of a metal frame attached to a holding bag constructed of metal rings or mesh. As the metal frame is dragged upon or above the seabed, fish are pushed up and over the frame, then into the mouth of the holding bag.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Entangling nets</E> include the following types of net gear:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Gillnet.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Set net</E> means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored gillnet or trammel net.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Trammel net</E> means a gillnet made with two or more walls joined to a common float line.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fixed gear (anchored nontrawl gear)</E> means the following gear types: longline, trap or pot, set net, and stationary hook-and-line (including commercial vertical hook-and-line) gears.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Hook-and-line</E> means one or more hooks attached to one or more lines. It may be stationary (commercial vertical hook-and-line) or mobile (troll).</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Bottom longline</E> means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored groundline with hooks attached, so as to fish along the seabed. It does not include pelagic hook-and-line or troll gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Commercial vertical hook-and-line</E> means commercial fishing with hook-and-line gear that involves a single line anchored at the bottom and buoyed at the surface so as to fish vertically.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Dinglebar gear</E> means one or more lines retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a terminally attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or more lures or baited hooks are pulled through the water while a vessel is making way.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Troll gear</E> means a lure or jig towed behind a vessel via a fishing line. Troll gear is used in commercial and recreational fisheries.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Mesh size</E> means the opening between opposing knots. Minimum mesh size means the smallest distance allowed between the inside of one knot to <PRTPAGE P="11"/>the inside of the opposing knot, regardless of twine size.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Nontrawl gear</E> means all legal commercial groundfish gear other than trawl gear.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Spear</E> means a sharp, pointed, or barbed instrument on a shaft.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Trap or pot</E> See § 600.10 of this chapter, definition of “trap”. These terms are used as interchangeable synonyms.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Trawl gear</E> means a cone or funnel-shaped net that is towed through the water, and can include a pair trawl that towed simultaneously by two boats. For the purpose of this definition, trawl gear includes groundfish and non-groundfish trawl. See definitions for groundfish trawl and non-groundfish trawls (previously called “exempted trawl”).</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Bottom trawl</E> means a trawl in which the otter boards or the footrope of the net are in contact with the seabed. It includes demersal seine gear, and pair trawls fished on the bottom. Any trawl not meeting the requirements for a midwater trawl in § 660.130(b), subpart D is a bottom trawl.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Beam trawl gear</E> means a type of trawl gear in which a beam is used to hold the trawl open during fishing. Otter boards or doors are not used.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Large footrope trawl gear</E> means a bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm,) and no larger than 19 inches (48 cm) including any rollers, bobbins, or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Small footrope trawl gear</E> means a bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter of 8 inches (20 cm) or smaller, including any rollers, bobbins, or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope. Selective flatfish trawl gear that meets the gear component requirements in § 660.130(b), subpart D is a type of small footrope trawl gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Midwater (pelagic or off-bottom)</E> trawl means a trawl in which the otter boards and footrope of the net remain above the seabed. It includes pair trawls if fished in midwater. A midwater trawl has no rollers or bobbins on any part of the net or its component wires, ropes, and chains. For additional midwater trawl gear requirements and restrictions, <E T="03">see</E> § 660.130(b), subpart D.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Trawl gear components</E> include:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Breastline</E> means a rope or cable that connects the end of the headrope and the end of the trawl fishing line along the edge of the trawl web closest to the towing point.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Chafing gear</E> means webbing or other material attached to the codend of a trawl net to protect the codend from wear.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Codend.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Double-bar mesh</E> means webbing comprised of two lengths of twine tied into a single knot.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Double-walled codend</E> means a codend constructed of two walls (layers) of webbing.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Footrope</E> means a chain, rope, or wire attached to the bottom front end of the trawl webbing forming the leading edge of the bottom panel of the trawl net, and attached to the fishing line.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Headrope</E> means a chain, rope, or wire attached to the trawl webbing forming the leading edge of the top panel of the trawl net.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Rollers or bobbins</E> means devices made of wood, steel, rubber, plastic, or other hard material that encircle the trawl footrope. These devices are commonly used to either bounce or pivot over seabed obstructions, in order to prevent the trawl footrope and net from snagging on the seabed.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Single-walled codend</E> means a codend constructed of a single wall of webbing knitted with single or double-bar mesh.</P> <P>(J) <E T="03">Trawl fishing line</E> means a length of chain, rope, or wire rope in the bottom front end of a trawl net to which the webbing or lead ropes are attached.</P> <P>(K) <E T="03">Trawl riblines</E> means a heavy rope or line that runs down the sides, top, or underside of a trawl net from the mouth of the net to the terminal end of the codend to strengthen the net during fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing or Calendar year</E> means the year beginning at 0001 local time on January 1 and ending at 2400 local time on December 31 of the same year. There are two fishing years in each biennial fishing period.<PRTPAGE P="12"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip</E> means a period of time between landings when fishing is conducted.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing vessel.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Grandfathered or first generation,</E> when referring to a limited entry sablefish-endorsed permit owner, means those permit owners who owned a sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit prior to November 1, 2000, and are, therefore, exempt from certain requirements of the sablefish permit stacking program within the parameters of the regulations at § 660.25(b), subpart C and § 660.231, subpart E.</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish means</E> species managed by the PCGFMP, specifically:</P> <P>(1) Sharks: Leopard shark, <E T="03">Triakis semifasciata;</E> soupfin shark, <E T="03">Galeorhinus zyopterus;</E> spiny dogfish, <E T="03">Squalus acanthias.</E> </P> <P>(2) Skates: Big skate, <E T="03">Raja binoculata;</E> California skate, <E T="03">R. inornata;</E> longnose skate, <E T="03">R. rhina.</E> </P> <P>(3) Ratfish: Ratfish, <E T="03">Hydrolagus colliei.</E> </P> <P>(4) Morids: Finescale codling, <E T="03">Antimora microlepis.</E> </P> <P>(5) Grenadiers: Pacific rattail, <E T="03">Coryphaenoides acrolepis.</E> </P> <P>(6) Roundfish: Cabezon, <E T="03">Scorpaenichthys marmoratus;</E> kelp greenling, <E T="03">Hexagrammos decagrammus;</E> lingcod, <E T="03">Ophiodon elongatus;</E> Pacific cod, <E T="03">Gadus macrocephalus;</E> Pacific whiting, <E T="03">Merluccius productus;</E> sablefish, <E T="03">Anoplopoma fimbria.</E> </P> <P>(7) Rockfish: In addition to the species below, longspine thornyhead, <E T="03">S. altivelis,</E> and shortspine thornyhead, <E T="03">S. alascanus,</E> “rockfish” managed under the PCGFMP include all genera and species of the family <E T="03">Scorpaenidae</E> that occur off Washington, Oregon, and California, even if not listed below. The <E T="03">Scorpaenidae</E> genera are <E T="03">Sebastes, Scorpaena, Scorpaenodes,</E> and <E T="03">Sebastolobus.</E> Where species below are listed both in a major category (nearshore, shelf, slope) and as an area-specific listing (north or south of 40°10' N. lat.) those species are considered “minor” in the geographic area listed.</P> <P>(i) Nearshore rockfish includes black rockfish, Sebastes melanops and the following minor nearshore rockfish species:</P> <P>(A) North of 40°10′ N. lat.: Black and yellow rockfish, <E T="03">S. chrysomelas;</E> blue rockfish, <E T="03">S. mystinus;</E> brown rockfish, <E T="03">S. auriculatus;</E> calico rockfish, <E T="03">S. dalli;</E> China rockfish, <E T="03">S. nebulosus;</E> copper rockfish, <E T="03">S. caurinus;</E> gopher rockfish, <E T="03">S. carnatus;</E> grass rockfish, <E T="03">S. rastrelliger;</E> kelp rockfish, <E T="03">S. atrovirens;</E> olive rockfish, <E T="03">S. serranoides;</E> quillback rockfish, <E T="03">S. maliger;</E> treefish,. <E T="03">S. serriceps</E>.</P> <P>(B) South of 40°10′ N. lat., nearshore rockfish are divided into three management categories:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Shallow nearshore rockfish</E> consists of black and yellow rockfish, <E T="03">S. chrysomelas;</E> China rockfish, <E T="03">S. nebulosus;</E> gopher rockfish, <E T="03">S. carnatus;</E> grass rockfish, <E T="03">S. rastrelliger;</E> kelp rockfish, <E T="03">S. atrovirens.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Deeper nearshore rockfish consists of black rockfish, <E T="03">S. melanops;</E> blue rockfish, <E T="03">S. mystinus;</E> brown rockfish, <E T="03">S. auriculatus;</E> calico rockfish, <E T="03">S. dalli;</E> copper rockfish, <E T="03">S. caurinus;</E> olive rockfish, <E T="03">S. serranoides;</E> quillback rockfish, <E T="03">S. maliger;</E> treefish, <E T="03">S. serriceps.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.</E> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Shelf rockfish</E> includes bocaccio, <E T="03">Sebastes paucispinis;</E> canary rockfish, <E T="03">S. pinniger;</E> chilipepper, <E T="03">S. goodei;</E> cowcod, <E T="03">S. levis;</E> shortbelly rockfish, <E T="03">S. jordani;</E> widow rockfish, <E T="03">S. entomelas;</E> yelloweye rockfish, <E T="03">S. ruberrimus;</E> yellowtail rockfish, <E T="03">S. flavidus</E> and the following minor shelf rockfish species:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">North of 40°10′ N. lat.:</E> Bronzespotted rockfish, <E T="03">S. gilli;</E> bocaccio, <E T="03">S. paucispinis;</E> chameleon rockfish, <E T="03">S. phillipsi;</E> chilipepper, <E T="03">S. goodei;</E> cowcod, <E T="03">S. levis;</E> dusky rockfish, <E T="03">S. ciliatus;</E> dwarf-red, <E T="03">S. rufianus;</E> flag rockfish, <E T="03">S. rubrivinctus;</E> freckled, <E T="03">S. lentiginosus;</E> greenblotched rockfish, <E T="03">S. rosenblatti;</E> greenspotted rockfish, <E T="03">S. chlorostictus;</E> greenstriped rockfish, <E T="03">S. elongatus;</E> halfbanded rockfish, <E T="03">S. semicinctus;</E> harlequin rockfish, <E T="03">S. variegatus;</E> honeycomb rockfish, <E T="03">S. umbrosus;</E> Mexican rockfish, <E T="03">S. macdonaldi;</E> pink rockfish, <E T="03">S. eos;</E> pinkrose rockfish, <E T="03">S. simulator;</E> pygmy rockfish, <E T="03">S. wilsoni;</E> redstripe rockfish, <E T="03">S. proriger;</E> rosethorn rockfish, <E T="03">S. helvomaculatus;</E> rosy rockfish, <E T="03">S. rosaceus;</E> silvergray rockfish, <E T="03">S. brevispinis;</E> speckled rockfish, <E T="03">S. ovalis;</E> squarespot rockfish, <E T="03">S. hopkinsi;</E> starry <PRTPAGE P="13"/>rockfish, <E T="03">S. constellatus;</E> stripetail rockfish, <E T="03">S. saxicola;</E> swordspine rockfish, <E T="03">S. ensifer;</E> tiger rockfish, <E T="03">S. nigrocinctus;</E> vermilion rockfish, <E T="03">S. miniatus.</E> </P> <P>(B) South of 40°10′ N. lat.: Bronzespotted rockfish, <E T="03">S. gilli;</E> chameleon rockfish, <E T="03">S. phillipsi;</E> dusky rockfish, <E T="03">S. ciliatus;</E> dwarf-red rockfish, <E T="03">S. rufianus;</E> flag rockfish, <E T="03">S. rubrivinctus;</E> freckled, <E T="03">S. lentiginosus;</E> greenblotched rockfish, <E T="03">S. rosenblatti;</E> greenspotted rockfish, <E T="03">S. chlorostictus;</E> greenstriped rockfish, <E T="03">S. elongatus;</E> halfbanded rockfish, <E T="03">S. semicinctus;</E> harlequin rockfish, <E T="03">S. variegatus;</E> honeycomb rockfish, <E T="03">S. umbrosus;</E> Mexican rockfish, <E T="03">S. macdonaldi;</E> pink rockfish, <E T="03">S. eos;</E> pinkrose rockfish, <E T="03">S. simulator;</E> pygmy rockfish, <E T="03">S. wilsoni;</E> redstripe rockfish, <E T="03">S. proriger;</E> rosethorn rockfish, <E T="03">S. helvomaculatus;</E> rosy rockfish, <E T="03">S. rosaceus;</E> silvergray rockfish, S. brevispinis; speckled rockfish, <E T="03">S. ovalis;</E> squarespot rockfish, <E T="03">S. hopkinsi;</E> starry rockfish, <E T="03">S. constellatus;</E> stripetail rockfish, <E T="03">S. saxicola;</E> swordspine rockfish, <E T="03">S. ensifer;</E> tiger rockfish, <E T="03">S. nigrocinctus;</E> vermilion rockfish, <E T="03">S. miniatus;</E> yellowtail rockfish, <E T="03">S. flavidus.</E> </P> <P>(iii) Slope rockfish includes darkblotched rockfish, <E T="03">S. crameri;</E> Pacific ocean perch, <E T="03">S. alutus;</E> splitnose rockfish, <E T="03">S. diploproa;</E> and the following minor slope rockfish species:</P> <P>(A) North of 40°10′ N. lat.: Aurora rockfish, <E T="03">Sebastes aurora;</E> bank rockfish, <E T="03">S. rufus;</E> blackgill rockfish, <E T="03">S. melanostomus;</E> redbanded rockfish, <E T="03">S. babcocki;</E> rougheye rockfish, <E T="03">S. aleutianus;</E> sharpchin rockfish, <E T="03">S. zacentrus;</E> shortraker rockfish, <E T="03">S. borealis;</E> splitnose rockfish, <E T="03">S. diploproa;</E> yellowmouth rockfish, <E T="03">S. reedi.</E> </P> <P>(B) South of 40°10′ N. lat.: Aurora rockfish, <E T="03">Sebastes aurora;</E> bank rockfish, <E T="03">S. rufus;</E> blackgill rockfish, <E T="03">S. melanostomus;</E> Pacific ocean perch, <E T="03">S. alutus;</E> redbanded rockfish, <E T="03">S. babcocki;</E> rougheye rockfish, <E T="03">S. aleutianus;</E> sharpchin rockfish, <E T="03">S. zacentrus;</E> shortraker rockfish, <E T="03">S. borealis;</E> yellowmouth rockfish, <E T="03">S. reedi.</E> </P> <P>(8) Flatfish: Arrowtooth flounder (arrowtooth turbot), <E T="03">Atheresthes stomias;</E> butter sole, <E T="03">Isopsetta isolepis;</E> curlfin sole, <E T="03">Pleuronichthys decurrens;</E> Dover sole, <E T="03">Microstomus pacificus;</E> English sole, <E T="03">Parophrys vetulus;</E> flathead sole, <E T="03">Hippoglossoides elassodon;</E> Pacific sanddab, <E T="03">Citharichthys sordidus;</E> petrale sole, <E T="03">Eopsetta jordani;</E> rex sole, <E T="03">Glyptocephalus zachirus;</E> rock sole, <E T="03">Lepidopsetta bilineata;</E> sand sole, <E T="03">Psettichthys melanostictus;</E> starry flounder, <E T="03">Platichthys stellatus.</E> Where regulations of subparts C through G of this part refer to landings limits for “other flatfish,” those limits apply to all flatfish cumulatively taken except for those flatfish species specifically listed in Tables 1a and 2a of this subpart. (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> “other flatfish” includes butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole.)</P> <P>(9) “Other fish”: Where regulations of subparts C through G of this part refer to landings limits for “other fish,” those limits apply to all groundfish listed here in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this definition except for the following: Those groundfish species specifically listed in Tables 1a and 2a of this subpart with an OFL for that area (generally north and/or south of 40°10′ N. lat.); spiny dogfish coastwide. “Other fish” may include all sharks (except spiny dogfish), skates (except longnose skate), ratfish, morids, grenadiers, and kelp greenling listed in this section, as well as cabezon in waters off Washington.</P> <P>(10) “DTS complex”: Where regulations of subparts C through G of this part refer to “DTS complex” species, that group of species includes Dover sole, shortspine thornyhead, longspine thornyhead, and sablefish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish trawl</E> means trawl gear that is used under the authority of a valid limited entry permit issued under subparts C and D of this part endorsed for trawl gear and which meets the gear requirements specified in subpart D of this part. It does not include any type of trawl gear listed as non-groundfish trawl gear (previously called “exempted gear”).</P> <P> <E T="03">Harvest guideline</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective that is not a quota. Attainment of a harvest guideline does not require closure of a fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Incidental catch or incidental species</E> means groundfish species caught while fishing for the primary purpose of catching a different species.<PRTPAGE P="14"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Initial Administrative Determination (IAD)</E> means a formal, written determination made by NMFS on an application or permit request, that is subject to an appeal within NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Land or landing</E> means to begin transfer of fish, offloading fish, or to offload fish from any vessel. Once transfer of fish begins, all fish aboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Legal fish</E> means fish legally taken and retained, possessed, or landed in accordance with the provisions of 50 CFR part 660, subparts C through G, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, any document issued under part 660, and any other regulation promulgated or permit issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P> <E T="03">Length overall or LOA</E> (with respect to a vessel) means the length overall set forth in the Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270) issued by the USCG for a documented vessel, or in a registration certificate issued by a state or the USCG for an undocumented vessel; for vessels that do not have the LOA stated in an official document, the LOA is the LOA as determined by the USCG or by a marine surveyor in accordance with the USCG method for measuring LOA.</P> <P> <E T="03">License owner</E> means a person who is the owner of record with NMFS, SFD, Permits Office of a License issued under § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Limited entry fishery</E> means the fishery composed of vessels registered for use with limited entry permits.</P> <P> <E T="03">Limited entry gear</E> means longline, trap (or pot), or groundfish trawl gear used under the authority of a valid limited entry permit affixed with an endorsement for that gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Limited entry permit means:</E> </P> <P>(1) The Federal permit required to fish in the limited entry “A”-endorsed fishery, and includes any gear, size, or species endorsements affixed to the permit, or</P> <P>(2) The Federal permit required to receive and process fish as a mothership processor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum Sustainable Yield or MSY.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.310 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Mobile transceiver unit</E> means a vessel monitoring system or VMS device, as set forth at § 660.14, subpart C installed on board a vessel that is used for vessel monitoring and transmitting the vessel's position as required by subpart C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-groundfish fishery</E> means any fishing using non-groundfish trawl gear or nontrawl gear when targeting salmon, HMS, CPS, crab, prawn, or any other species not managed under the PCGFMP. Non-groundfish fishery is sometimes referred to as the incidental open access fishery in which groundfish could be encountered with the gear used, regardless of whether groundfish is retained.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-groundfish trawl (previously “exempted” trawl)</E> means any trawl gear other than the Pacific Coast groundfish trawl gear that is authorized for use with a valid groundfish limited entry permit endorsed for trawl gear. Non-groundfish trawl gear includes trawl gear used to fish for pink shrimp, ridgeback prawn, California halibut south of Pt. Arena, and sea cucumbers south of Pt. Arena.</P> <P> <E T="03">Nontrawl fishery</E> means</P> <P>(1) For the purpose of allocations at § 660.55, subpart C, nontrawl fishery means the limited entry fixed gear fishery, the open access fishery, and the recreational fishery.</P> <P>(2) For the purposes of all other management measures in subparts C through G of this part, nontrawl fishery means fishing with any legal limited entry fixed gear or open access non-trawl groundfish gear other than trawl gear (groundfish trawl gear and non-groundfish trawl gear), but does not include the recreational fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">North-South management area</E> means the management areas defined in paragraph (1) of this definition, or defined and bounded by one or more or the commonly used geographic coordinates set out in paragraph (2) of this definition for the purposes of implementing different management measures in separate geographic areas of the U.S. West Coast.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Management areas.</E> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Vancouver.</E> </P> <P>(A) The northeastern boundary is that part of a line connecting the light on Tatoosh Island, WA, with the light on Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (at 48°35.73′ N. lat., 124°43.00′ W. long.) south of the International Boundary between the U.S. and Canada (at 48°29.62′ N. lat., <PRTPAGE P="15"/>124°43.55′ W. long.), and north of the point where that line intersects with the boundary of the U.S. territorial sea.</P> <P>(B) The northern and northwestern boundary is a line connecting the following coordinates in the order listed, which is the provisional international boundary of the EEZ as shown on NOAA/NOS Charts 18480 and 18007:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,xls44,xls44" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. Lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. Long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>48°29.62′</ENT> <ENT>124°43.55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>48°30.18′</ENT> <ENT>124°47.22′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>48°30.37′</ENT> <ENT>124°50.35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>48°30.23′</ENT> <ENT>124°54.87′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>48°29.95′</ENT> <ENT>124°59.23′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>48°29.73′</ENT> <ENT>125°00.10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">7</ENT> <ENT>48°28.15′</ENT> <ENT>125°05.78′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">8</ENT> <ENT>48°27.17′</ENT> <ENT>125°08.42′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">9</ENT> <ENT>48°26.78′</ENT> <ENT>125°09.20′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">10</ENT> <ENT>48°20.27′</ENT> <ENT>125°22.80′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">11</ENT> <ENT>48°18.37′</ENT> <ENT>125°29.97′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">12</ENT> <ENT>48°11.08′</ENT> <ENT>125°53.80′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">13</ENT> <ENT>47°49.25′</ENT> <ENT>126°40.95′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">14</ENT> <ENT>47°36.78′</ENT> <ENT>127°11.97′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">15</ENT> <ENT>47°22.00′</ENT> <ENT>127°41.38′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">16</ENT> <ENT>46°42.08′</ENT> <ENT>128°51.93′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">17</ENT> <ENT>46°31.78′</ENT> <ENT>129°07.65′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(C) The southern limit is 47°30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Columbia.</E> </P> <P>(A) The northern limit is 47°30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(B) The southern limit is 43°00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Eureka.</E> </P> <P>(A) The northern limit is 43°00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(B) The southern limit is 40°30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Monterey.</E> </P> <P>(A) The northern limit is 40°30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(B) The southern limit is 36°00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Conception.</E> </P> <P>(A) The northern limit is 36°00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(B) The southern limit is the U.S.-Mexico International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,xls44,xls44" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>32°35.37′</ENT> <ENT>117°27.82′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>32°37.62′</ENT> <ENT>117°49.52′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>31°07.97′</ENT> <ENT>118°36.30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>30°32.52′</ENT> <ENT>121°51.97′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Commonly used geographic coordinates.</E> </P> <P>(i) Cape Alava, WA—48°10.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(ii) Queets River, WA—47°31.70′ N. lat.</P> <P>(iii) Pt. Chehalis, WA—46°53.30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(iv) Leadbetter Point, WA—46°38.17′ N. lat.</P> <P>(v) Washington/Oregon border—46°16.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(vi) Cape Falcon, OR—45°46.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(vii) Cape Lookout, OR—45°20.25′ N. lat.</P> <P>(viii) Cascade Head, OR—45°03.83′ N. lat.</P> <P>(ix) Heceta Head, OR—44°08.30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(x) Cape Arago, OR—43°20.83′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xi) Cape Blanco, OR—42°50.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xii) Humbug Mountain—42°40.50′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xiii) Marck Arch, OR—42°13.67′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xiv) Oregon/California border—42°00.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xv) Cape Mendocino, CA—40°30.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xvi) North/South management line—40°10.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xvii) Cape Vizcaino, CA—39°44.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xviii) Point Arena, CA—38°57.50′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xvix) Point San Pedro, CA—37°35.67′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xx) Pigeon Point, CA—37°11.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xxi) Ano Nuevo, CA—37°07.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xxii) Point Lopez, CA—36°00.00′ N. lat.</P> <P>(xxiii) Point Conception, CA—34°27.00′ N. lat. [Note: Regulations that apply to waters north of 34°27.00′ N. lat. are applicable only west of 120°28.00′ W. long.; regulations that apply to waters south of 34°27.00′ N. lat. also apply to all waters both east of 120°28.00′ W. long. and north of 34°27.00′ N. lat.]</P> <P> <E T="03">Observer.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter—U.S. Observer or Observer)</P> <P> <E T="03">Observer Program or Observer Program Office</E> means the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (WCGOP) Office of the Northwest Fishery Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, Washington.</P> <P> <E T="03">Office of Law Enforcement or OLE</E> refers to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement, Northwest Division.</P> <P> <E T="03">Open access fishery</E> means the fishery composed of commercial vessels using open access gear fished pursuant to the harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management measures governing the harvest of open access allocations (detailed in § 660.55) or governing the fishing activities of open access vessels (detailed in subpart F of this part). Any commercial vessel that is not registered to a limited entry permit and <PRTPAGE P="16"/>which takes and retains, possesses or lands groundfish is a participant in the open access groundfish fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Open access gear</E> means all types of fishing gear except:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Longline or trap (or pot) gear</E> fished by a vessel that has a limited entry permit affixed with a gear endorsement for that gear.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Groundfish trawl.</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Operate a vessel</E> means any use of a vessel, including, but not limited to, fishing or drifting by means of the prevailing water current or weather conditions.</P> <P> <E T="03">Operator.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10)</P> <P> <E T="03">Optimum yield or OY</E> means the amount of fish that will provide the greatest overall benefit to the Nation, particularly with respect to food production and recreational opportunities, and, taking into account the protection of marine ecosystems, is prescribed as such on the basis of the MSY from the fishery, as reduced by any relevant economic, social, or ecological factor; and, in the case of an overfished fishery, provides for rebuilding to a level consistent with producing the MSY in such fishery. OY may be expressed numerically (as a harvest guideline, quota, or other specification) or non-numerically.</P> <P> <E T="03">Overage</E> means the amount of fish harvested by a vessel in excess of:</P> <P>(1) The applicable trip limit for any fishery to which a trip limit applies;</P> <P>(2) The amount authorized by the applicable permit for trawl fisheries at subpart D of this part;</P> <P>(3) The amount authorized by the applicable sablefish-endorsed permits for fixed gear sablefish fisheries at subpart E of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Overfishing limit (OFL)</E> is the MSY harvest level or the annual abundance of exploitable biomass of a stock or stock complex multiplied by the maximum fishing mortality threshold or proxy thereof and is an estimate of the catch level above which overfishing is occurring.</P> <P> <E T="03">Ownership interest</E> means participation in ownership of a corporation, partnership, or other entity:</P> <P>(1) For sablefish-endorsed permits, ownership interest means participation in ownership of a corporation, partnership, or other entity that owns a sablefish-endorsed permit. Ownership interest does not mean owning stock in a publicly owned corporation.</P> <P>(2) For the limited entry trawl fishery in subpart D of this part, ownership interest means participation in ownership of a corporation, partnership, or other entity that owns a QS permit, vessel account, MS permit, or an MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan or PCGFMP</E> means the Fishery Management Plan for the Washington, Oregon, and California Groundfish Fishery developed by the Council and approved by the Secretary on January 4, 1982, and as it may be subsequently amended.</P> <P> <E T="03">Partnership</E> is two or more individuals, partnerships, or corporations, or combinations thereof, who have ownership interest in a permit, including married couples and legally recognized trusts and partnerships, such as limited partnerships (LP), general partnerships (GP), and limited liability partnerships (LLP).</P> <P> <E T="03">Permit holder</E> means a vessel owner as identified on the USCG form 1270 or state motor vehicle licensing document and as registered on a limited entry permit issued under Subparts C through E of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Permit owner</E> means a person who is the owner of record with NMFS, SFD, Permits Office of a limited entry permit. For first receiver site licenses, see definition for “license owner.”</P> <P> <E T="03">Person,</E> as it applies to limited entry and open access fisheries conducted under, subparts C through F of this part means any individual, corporation, partnership, association or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any state), and any Federal, state, or local government, or any entity of any such government that is eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12102(a).</P> <P> <E T="03">Processing or to process</E> means the preparation or packaging of groundfish to render it suitable for human consumption, retail sale, industrial uses or long-term storage, including, but not limited to, cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, filleting, freezing, or rendering into meal or oil, but does not <PRTPAGE P="17"/>mean heading and gutting unless additional preparation is done. (A vessel that is 75-ft (23-m) or less LOA that harvests whiting and, in addition to heading and gutting, cuts the tail off and freezes the whiting, is not considered to be a catcher/processor nor is it considered to be processing fish (See § 660.112(b)(1)(xii)(A))).</P> <P>(1) At-sea processing means processing that takes place on a vessel or other platform that floats and is capable of being moved from one location to another, whether shore-based or on the water.</P> <P>(2) Shorebased processing or processing means processing that takes place at a facility that is permanently fixed to land. (Also see the definition for shoreside processing at § 660.140, subpart D which defines shoreside processing for the purposes of qualifying for a Shorebased IFQ Program QS permit.) For the purposes of economic data collection in the Shorebased IFQ Program, shorebased processing means either of the following:</P> <P>(i) Any activity that takes place shoreside; and that involves: Cutting groundfish into smaller portions; or freezing, cooking, smoking, drying groundfish; or packaging that groundfish for resale into 100 pound units or smaller; for sale or distribution into a wholesale or retail market.</P> <P>(ii) The purchase and redistribution in to a wholesale or retail market of live groundfish from a harvesting vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Processor</E> means a person, vessel, or facility that engages in commercial processing; or receives live groundfish directly from a fishing vessel for retail sale without further processing. (Also see the definition for processors at § 660.140, which defines processor for the purposes of qualifying for initial issuance of QS in the Shorebased IFQ Program.)</P> <P>(1) For the purposes of economic data collection or EDC in the Shorebased IFQ Program, shorebased processor means a person that engages in commercial processing, that is an operation working on U.S. soil or permanently fixed to land, that takes delivery of fish that has not been subject to at-sea processing or shorebased processing; and that thereafter engages that particular fish in shorebased processing; and excludes retailers, such as grocery stores and markets, which receive whole or headed and gutted fish that are then filleted and packaged for retail sale. At § 660.114(b), trawl fishery—economic data collection program, the definition of processor is further refined to describe which shorebased processors are required to submit their economic data collection forms.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P> <E T="03">Prohibited species</E> means those species and species groups whose retention is prohibited unless authorized by provisions of this section or other applicable law. The following are prohibited species: Any species of salmonid, Pacific halibut, Dungeness crab caught seaward of Washington or Oregon, and groundfish species or species groups under the PCGFMP for which quotas have been achieved and/or the fishery closed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Quota</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective, the attainment (or expected attainment) of which causes closure of the fishery for that species or species group.</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational fishing</E> means fishing with authorized recreational fishing gear for personal use only, and not for sale or barter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E> means the Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reserve</E> means a portion of the harvest guideline or quota set aside at the beginning of the fishing year or biennial fishing period to allow for uncertainties in preseason estimates.</P> <P> <E T="03">Round weight.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter). Round weight does not include ice, water, or slime.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sale or sell.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Scientific research activity.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Secretary.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Specification</E> is a numerical or descriptive designation of a management objective, including but not limited to: Acceptable biological catch; optimum yield; harvest guideline; quota; limited entry or open access allocation; a set-aside or allocation for a recreational or treaty Indian fishery; an apportionment of the above to an area, gear, season, fishery, or other subdivision.<PRTPAGE P="18"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Spouse</E> means a person who is legally married to another person as recognized by state law (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> one's wife or husband).</P> <P> <E T="03">Stacking</E> is the practice of registering more than one limited entry permit for use with a single vessel (<E T="03">See</E> § 660.25(b)(4)(iii), subpart C).</P> <P> <E T="03">Sustainable Fisheries Division or SFD</E> means the Chief, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Northwest Regional Office, NMFS, or a designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Target fishing</E> means fishing for the primary purpose of catching a particular species or species group (the target species).</P> <P> <E T="03">Tax-exempt organization</E> means an organization that received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service recognizing tax exemption under 26 CFR part 1 (§§ 1.501 to 1.640).</P> <P> <E T="03">Totally lost</E> means the vessel being replaced no longer exists <E T="03">in specie,</E> or is absolutely and irretrievably sunk or otherwise beyond the possible control of the owner, or the costs of repair (including recovery) would exceed the value of the vessel after repairs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Trawl fishery</E> means</P> <P>(1) For the purpose of allocations at § 660.55, subpart C, trawl fishery means the groundfish limited entry trawl fishery.</P> <P>(2) For the purposes of all other management measures in subparts C through G of this part, trawl fishery means any fishery using trawl gear as defined under the definition of fishing gear in this section.</P> <P> <E T="03">Trip.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10 of this chapter)</P> <P> <E T="03">Trip limits.</E> Trip limits are used in the commercial fishery to specify the maximum amount of a fish species or species group that may legally be taken and retained, possessed, or landed, per vessel, per fishing trip, or cumulatively per unit of time, or the number of landings that may be made from a vessel in a given period of time, as follows:</P> <P>(1) A per trip limit is the total allowable amount of a groundfish species or species group, by weight, or by percentage of weight of legal fish on board, that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed per vessel from a single fishing trip.</P> <P>(2) A daily trip limit is the maximum amount of a groundfish species or species group that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed per vessel in 24 consecutive hours, starting at 0001 hours local time. Only one landing of groundfish may be made in that 24-hour period. Daily trip limits may not be accumulated during multiple day trips.</P> <P>(3) A weekly trip limit is the maximum amount of a groundfish species or species group that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed per vessel in 7 consecutive days, starting at 0001 hours local time on Sunday and ending at 2400 hours local time on Saturday. Weekly trip limits may not be accumulated during multiple week trips. If a calendar week falls within two different months or two different cumulative limit periods, a vessel is not entitled to two separate weekly limits during that week.</P> <P>(4) A cumulative trip limit is the maximum amount of a groundfish species or species group that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed per vessel in a specified period of time without a limit on the number of landings or trips, unless otherwise specified. The cumulative trip limit periods for limited entry and open access fisheries, which start at 0001 hours local time and end at 2400 hours local time, are as follows, unless otherwise specified:</P> <P>(i) The 2-month or “major” cumulative limit periods are: January 1-February 28/29, March 1-April 30, May 1-June 30, July 1-August 31, September 1-October 31, and, November 1-December 31.</P> <P>(ii) One month means the first day through the last day of the calendar month.</P> <P>(iii) One week means 7 consecutive days, Sunday through Saturday.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel manager</E> means a person or group of persons whom the vessel owner has given authority to oversee all or a portion of groundfish fishing activities aboard the vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel monitoring system or VMS</E> means a vessel monitoring system or mobile transceiver unit as set forth in § 660.14, subpart C and approved by NMFS for use on vessels that take (directly or incidentally) species managed under the PCGFMP, as required by this subpart.<PRTPAGE P="19"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel of the United States or U.S. vessel.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 600.10)</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel owner or owner of a vessel,</E> as used in subparts C through G of this part, means a person identified as the current owner in the Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270) issued by the USCG for a documented vessel, or in a registration certificate issued by a state or the USCG for an undocumented vessel.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78373, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 27529, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53834, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74733, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General groundfish prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Retain any prohibited species (defined in § 660.11, subpart C and restricted in § 660.60(e), subpart C) caught by means of fishing gear authorized under this subpart, unless authorized by part 600 or part 300 of this chapter. Prohibited species must be returned to the sea as soon as practicable with a minimum of injury when caught and brought on board.</P> <P>(2) Falsify or fail to affix and maintain vessel and gear markings as required by § 660.20 or § 660.219, subpart E or § 660.319, subpart F.</P> <P>(3) Fish for groundfish in violation of any terms or conditions attached to an EFP under § 600.745 of this chapter or § 660.30, subpart C of this part.</P> <P>(4) Fish for groundfish using gear not authorized in subparts C through G of this part or in violation of any terms or conditions attached to an EFP under § 660.30, subpart C of this part or part 600 of this chapter.</P> <P>(5) Take and retain, possess, or land more groundfish than specified under § 660.50, § 660.55, § 660.60 of subpart C, or subpart D through G of this part, or under an EFP issued under § 660.30, subpart C of this part, or part 600 of this chapter.</P> <P>(6) Take, retain, possess, or land more than a single cumulative limit of a particular species, per vessel, per applicable cumulative limit period, except for sablefish taken in the primary limited entry, fixed gear sablefish season from a vessel authorized to fish in that season, as described at § 660.231, subpart E.</P> <P>(7) Take and retain, possess, or land groundfish in excess of the landing limit for the open access fishery without having a valid limited entry permit for the vessel affixed with a gear endorsement for the gear used to catch the fish.</P> <P>(8) Fail to sort, prior to the first weighing after offloading, those groundfish species or species groups for which there is a trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACT, ACL or OY, if the vessel fished or landed in an area during a time when such trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACT, ACL or OY applied; except as specified at § 660.130(d), for vessels participating in the Pacific whiting sectors.</P> <P>(9) When requested or required by an authorized officer, refuse to present fishing gear for inspection, refuse to present fish subject to such persons control for inspection; or interfere with a fishing gear or marine animal or plant life inspection.</P> <P>(10) Transfer fish to another vessel at sea unless a vessel is participating in the primary Pacific whiting fishery as part of the mothership or catcher/processor sectors.</P> <P>(11) Fish with dredge gear (defined in § 660.11, subpart C) anywhere within EFH within the EEZ. For the purposes of regulation, EFH within the EEZ is described at § 660.75, subpart C.</P> <P>(12) Fish with beam trawl gear (defined in § 660.11, subpart C) anywhere within EFH within the EEZ. For the purposes of regulation, EFH within the EEZ is described at § 660.75, subpart C.</P> <P>(13) During times or in areas where at-sea processing is prohibited, take and retain or receive Pacific whiting, except as cargo or fish waste, on a vessel in the fishery management area that already has processed Pacific whiting on board. An exception to this prohibition is provided if the fish are received within the tribal U&A from a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe fishing under § 660.50, subpart C.<PRTPAGE P="20"/> </P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Reporting and Recordkeeping.</E> (1) Falsify or fail to make and/or file, retain or make available any and all reports of groundfish landings, containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable State law, as specified in § 660.13, subpart C, provided that person is required to do so by the applicable state law.</P> <P>(2) Fail to retain on board a vessel from which groundfish is landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of groundfish landings, or receipts containing all data, and made in the exact manner required by the applicable state law throughout the cumulative limit period during which such landings occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Limited entry fisheries.</E> (1) Carry on board a vessel, or deploy, limited entry gear when the limited entry fishery for that gear is closed, except that a vessel may carry on board limited entry groundfish trawl gear as provided in § 660.112(a)(1), subpart D.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Limited entry permits.</E> </P> <P>(1) If a limited entry permit is registered for use with a vessel, fail to carry that permit onboard the vessel registered for use with the permit. A photocopy of the permit may not substitute for the original permit itself.</P> <P>(2) Make a false statement on an application for issuance, renewal, permit registration, vessel registration, replacement of a limited entry permit, or a declaration of ownership interest in a limited entry permit.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Groundfish observer program.</E> (1) Forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, harass, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with an observer.</P> <P>(2) Interfere with or bias the sampling procedure employed by an observer including either mechanically or manually sorting or discarding catch before sampling.</P> <P>(3) Tamper with, destroy, or discard an observer's collected samples, equipment, records, photographic film, papers, or personal effects without the express consent of the observer.</P> <P>(4) Harass an observer by conduct that:</P> <P>(i) Has sexual connotations,</P> <P>(ii) Has the purpose or effect of interfering with the observer's work performance, and/or</P> <P>(iii) Otherwise creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. In determining whether conduct constitutes harassment, the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred, will be considered. The determination of the legality of a particular action will be made from the facts on a case-by-case basis.</P> <P>(5) Fish for, land, or process fish without observer coverage when a vessel is required to carry an observer under subparts C through G of this part.</P> <P>(6) Require, pressure, coerce, or threaten an observer to perform duties normally performed by crew members, including, but not limited to, cooking, washing dishes, standing watch, vessel maintenance, assisting with the setting or retrieval of gear, or any duties associated with the processing of fish, from sorting the catch to the storage of the finished product.</P> <P>(7) Fail to provide departure or cease fishing reports specified at §§ 660.113(c), 660.150(c), 660.160(c); § 660.216(c); or § 660.316(c).</P> <P>(8) Fail to meet the vessel responsibilities specified at §§ 660.140, 660.150, 660.160, subpart D; § 660.216, subpart E; or § 660.316, subpart F.</P> <P>(9) Fail to meet the observer provider responsibilities specified at §§ 660.140, 660.150, 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Groundfish catch monitor program.</E> (1) Forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, harass, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with a catch monitor.</P> <P>(2) Interfere with or bias the monitoring procedure employed by a catch monitor, including either mechanically or manually sorting or discarding catch before it's monitored.</P> <P>(3) Tamper with, destroy, or discard a catch monitor's collected samples, equipment, records, photographic film, papers, or personal effects.</P> <P>(4) Harass a catch monitor by conduct that:</P> <P>(i) Has sexual connotations,</P> <P>(ii) Has the purpose or effect of interfering with the catch monitor's work performance, and/or<PRTPAGE P="21"/> </P> <P>(iii) Otherwise creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. In determining whether conduct constitutes harassment, the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred, will be considered. The determination of the legality of a particular action will be made from the facts on a case-by-case basis.</P> <P>(5) Receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of a delivery without catch monitor coverage when such coverage is required under § 660.140(i).</P> <P>(6) Fail to allow the catch monitor unobstructed access to catch sorting, processing, catch counting, catch weighing, or electronic or paper fish tickets.</P> <P>(7) Fail to provide reasonable assistance to the catch monitor.</P> <P>(8) Require, pressure, coerce, or threaten a catch monitor to perform duties normally performed by employees of the first receiver, including, but not limited to duties associated with the receiving of landing, processing of fish, sorting of catch, or the storage of the finished product.</P> <P>(9) Fail to meet the catch monitor provider responsibilities specified at § 660.17(e).</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Vessel Monitoring Systems.</E> (1) Use any vessel required to operate and maintain a VMS unit under § 660.14(b) unless that vessel carries a NMFS OLE type-approved mobile transceiver unit and complies with all the requirements described at § 660.14(c).</P> <P>(2) Fail to install, activate, repair or replace a mobile transceiver unit prior to leaving port as specified at § 660.14.</P> <P>(3) Fail to operate and maintain a mobile transceiver unit on board the vessel at all times as specified at § 660.14.</P> <P>(4) Tamper with, damage, destroy, alter, or in any way distort, render useless, inoperative, ineffective, or inaccurate the VMS, mobile transceiver unit, or VMS signal required to be installed on or transmitted by a vessel as specified at § 660.14.</P> <P>(5) Fail to contact NMFS OLE or follow NMFS OLE instructions when automatic position reporting has been interrupted as specified at § 660.14.</P> <P>(6) Register the same VMS transceiver unit to more than one vessel at the same time.</P> <P>(7) Falsify any VMS activation report or VMS exemption report that is authorized or required, as specified at § 660.14.</P> <P>(8) Falsify any declaration report that is required, as specified at § 660.13.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78374, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 27529, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53834, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74733, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) This subpart recognizes that catch and effort data necessary for implementing the PCGFMP are collected by the States of Washington, Oregon, and California under existing state data collection requirements.</P> <P>(b) Any person who is required to do so by the applicable state law must make and/or file, retain, or make available any and all reports (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> logbooks, state landing receipts, etc.) of groundfish harvests and landings containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law.</P> <P>(c) Any person landing groundfish must retain on board the vessel from which groundfish is landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of groundfish landings containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law throughout the cumulative limit period during which a landing occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Declaration reporting requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Declaration reports for vessels registered to limited entry permits.</E> The operator of any vessel registered to a limited entry permit must provide NMFS OLE with a declaration report, as specified at paragraph (d)(5)(iv) of this section, before the vessel leaves port on a trip in which the vessel is used to fish in U.S. ocean waters between 0 and 200 nm offshore of Washington, Oregon, or California.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Declaration reports for all vessels using non-groundfish trawl gear.</E> The operator of any vessel that is not registered to a limited entry permit and which uses non-groundfish trawl gear to fish in the EEZ (3-200 nm offshore), <PRTPAGE P="22"/>must provide NMFS OLE with a declaration report, as specified at paragraph (d)(5)(iv) of this section, before the vessel leaves port to fish in the EEZ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Declaration reports for open access vessels using non trawl gear (all types of open access gear other than non-groundfish trawl gear).</E> The operator of any vessel that is not registered to a limited entry permit, must provide NMFS with a declaration report, as specified at paragraph (d)(5)(iv) of this section, before the vessel leaves port on a trip in which the vessel is used to take and retain or possess groundfish in the EEZ or land groundfish taken in the EEZ.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Declaration reports for tribal vessels using trawl gear.</E> The operator of any tribal vessel using trawl gear must provide NMFS with a declaration report, as specified at paragraph (d)(5)(iv) of this section, before the vessel leaves port on a trip in which fishing occurs within the trawl RCA.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Declaration reports.</E> (i) The operator of a vessel specified in paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3) of this section must provide a declaration report to NMFS OLE prior to leaving port on the first trip in which the vessel meets the requirement specified at § 660.14(b) to have a VMS.</P> <P>(ii) The vessel operator must send a new declaration report before leaving port on a trip in which a gear type that is different from the gear type most recently declared for the vessel will be used. A declaration report will be valid until another declaration report revising the existing gear declaration is received by NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(iii) During the period of time that a vessel has a valid declaration report on file with NMFS OLE, it cannot fish with a gear other than a gear type declared by the vessel.</P> <P>(iv) Declaration reports will include: The vessel name and/or identification number, and gear type (as defined in paragraph (d)(5)(iv)(A) of this section). Upon receipt of a declaration report, NMFS will provide a confirmation code or receipt to confirm that a valid declaration report was received for the vessel. Retention of the confirmation code or receipt to verify that a valid declaration report was filed and the declaration requirement was met is the responsibility of the vessel owner or operator. Vessels using nontrawl gear may declare more than one gear type with the exception of vessels participating in the Shorebased IFQ Program (i.e. gear switching), however, vessels using trawl gear may only declare one of the trawl gear types listed in paragraph (d)(5)(iv)(A) of this section on any trip and may not declare nontrawl gear on the same trip in which trawl gear is declared.</P> <P>(A) One of the following gear types or sectors must be declared:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Limited entry fixed gear, not including shorebased IFQ,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Limited entry groundfish non-trawl, shorebased IFQ,</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Limited entry midwater trawl, non-whiting shorebased IFQ,</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting shorebased IFQ,</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Limited entry mid water trawl, Pacific whiting catcher/processor sector,</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting mothership sector (catcher vessel or mothership),</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Limited entry bottom trawl, shorebased IFQ, not including demersal trawl,</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Limited entry demersal trawl, shorebased IFQ,</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for pink shrimp,</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for ridgeback prawn,</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for California halibut,</P> <P>(<E T="03">12</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for sea cucumber,</P> <P>(<E T="03">13</E>) Open access longline gear for groundfish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">14</E>) Open access Pacific halibut longline gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">15</E>) Open access groundfish trap or pot gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">16</E>) Open access Dungeness crab trap or pot gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">17</E>) Open access prawn trap or pot gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">18</E>) Open access sheephead trap or pot gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">19</E>) Open access line gear for groundfish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">20</E>) Open access HMS line gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">21</E>) Open access salmon troll gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">22</E>) Open access California Halibut line gear,<PRTPAGE P="23"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">23</E>) Open access Coastal Pelagic Species net gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">24</E>) Other gear, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">25</E>) Tribal trawl.</P> <P>(<E T="03">26</E>) Open access California gillnet complex gear.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78374, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 74733, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">What is a VMS</E>? A VMS consists of a NMFS OLE type-approved mobile transceiver unit that automatically determines the vessel's position and transmits it to a NMFS OLE type-approved communications service provider. The communications service provider receives the transmission and relays it to NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Who is Required to Have a VMS</E>? The following vessels are required to install a NMFS OLE type-approved mobile transceiver unit and to arrange for a NMFS OLE type-approved communications service provider to receive and relay transmissions to NMFS OLE prior to fishing:</P> <P>(1) Any vessel registered for use with a limited entry “A” endorsed permit (i.e., not an MS permit) that fishes in state or Federal waters seaward of the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured off the States of Washington, Oregon or California (0-200 nm offshore).</P> <P>(2) Any vessel that uses non-groundfish trawl gear to fish in the EEZ.</P> <P>(3) Any vessel that uses open access gear to take and retain, or possess groundfish in the EEZ or land groundfish taken in the EEZ.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">How are Mobile Transceiver Units and Communications Service Providers Approved by NMFS OLE</E>?</P> <P>(1) NMFS OLE will publish type-approval specifications for VMS components in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> or notify the public through other appropriate media.</P> <P>(2) Mobile transceiver unit manufacturers or communication service providers will submit products or services to NMFS OLE for evaluation based on the published specifications.</P> <P>(3) NMFS OLE may publish a list of NMFS OLE type-approved mobile transceiver units and communication service providers for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> or notify the public through other appropriate media. As necessary, NMFS OLE may publish amendments to the list of type-approved mobile transceiver units and communication service providers in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> or through other appropriate media. A list of VMS transceivers that have been type-approved by NMFS OLE may be mailed to the permit owner's address of record. NMFS will bear no responsibility if a notification is sent to the address of record and is not received because the applicant's actual address has changed without notification to NMFS, as required at § 660.25(b)(4)(i)(B).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">What are the Vessel Owner's Responsibilities</E>? If you are a vessel owner that must participate in the VMS program, you or the vessel operator must:</P> <P>(1) Obtain a NMFS OLE type-approved mobile transceiver unit and have it installed on board your vessel in accordance with the instructions provided by NMFS OLE. You may obtain a copy of the VMS installation and operation instructions from the NMFS OLE Northwest, VMS Program Manager upon request at 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-6349, phone: (206) 526-6133.</P> <P>(2) Activate the mobile transceiver unit, submit an activation report at least 72 hours prior to leaving port on a trip in which VMS is required, and receive confirmation from NMFS OLE that the VMS transmissions are being received before participating in a fishery requiring the VMS. Instructions for submitting an activation report may be obtained from the NMFS, Northwest OLE VMS Program Manager upon request at 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115-6349, phone: (206) 526-6133. An activation report must again be submitted to NMFS OLE following reinstallation of a mobile transceiver unit or change in service provider before the vessel may be used to fish in a fishery requiring the VMS.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Activation reports.</E> If you are a vessel owner who must use VMS and you are activating a VMS transceiver unit for the first time or reactivating a VMS transceiver unit following a reinstallation of a mobile transceiver <PRTPAGE P="24"/>unit or change in service provider, you must fax NMFS OLE an activation report that includes: Vessel name; vessel owner's name, address and telephone number, vessel operator's name, address and telephone number, USCG vessel documentation number/state registration number; if applicable, the groundfish permit number the vessel is registered to; VMS transceiver unit manufacturer; VMS communications service provider; VMS transceiver identification; identifying if the unit is the primary or backup; and a statement signed and dated by the vessel owner confirming compliance with the installation procedures provided by NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Transferring ownership of VMS unit.</E> Ownership of the VMS transceiver unit may be transferred from one vessel owner to another vessel owner if all of the following documents are provided to NMFS OLE: A new activation report, which identifies that the transceiver unit was previously registered to another vessel; a notarized bill of sale showing proof of ownership of the VMS transceiver unit; documentation from the communications service provider showing proof that the service agreement for the previous vessel was terminated and that a service agreement was established for the new vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transceiver unit operation.</E> Operate and maintain the mobile transceiver unit in good working order continuously, 24 hours a day throughout the fishing year, unless such vessel is exempted under paragraph (d)(4) of this section. The mobile transceiver unit must transmit a signal accurately indicating the vessel's position at least once every hour, 24 hours a day, throughout the year unless a valid exemption report, as described in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, has been received by NMFS OLE. Less frequent position reporting at least once every four hours is authorized when a vessel remains in port for an extended period of time, but the mobile transceiver unit must remain in continuous operation at all times unless the vessel is exempted under this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">VMS exemptions.</E> A vessel that is required to operate and maintain the mobile transceiver unit continuously 24 hours a day throughout the fishing year may be exempted from this requirement if a valid exemption report, as described at paragraph (d)(4)(vii) of this section, is received by NMFS OLE and the vessel is in compliance with all conditions and requirements of the VMS exemption identified in this section and specified in the exemption report.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Haul out exemption.</E> When it is anticipated that a vessel will be continuously out of the water for more than 7 consecutive days and a valid exemption report has been received by NMFS OLE, electrical power to the VMS mobile transceiver unit may be removed and transmissions may be discontinued. Under this exemption, VMS transmissions can be discontinued from the time the vessel is removed from the water until the time that the vessel is placed back in the water.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Outside areas exemption.</E> When the vessel will be operating seaward of the EEZ off Washington, Oregon, or California continuously for more than 7 consecutive days and a valid exemption report has been received by NMFS OLE, the VMS mobile transceiver unit transmissions may be reduced or discontinued from the time the vessel leaves the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon or California until the time that the vessel re-enters the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon or California. Under this exemption, the vessel owner or operator can request that NMFS OLE reduce or discontinue the VMS transmissions after receipt of an exemption report, if the vessel is equipped with a VMS transceiver unit that NMFS OLE has approved for this exemption.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Permit exemption.</E> If the limited entry permit had a change in vessel registration so that it is no longer registered to the vessel (for the purposes of this section, this includes permits placed into “unidentified” status), the vessel may be exempted from VMS requirements providing the vessel is not used to fish in state or Federal waters seaward of the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured off the States of Washington, Oregon or California (0-200 nm offshore) for the remainder of the fishing year. If the vessel is used to fish in this area for any species of fish at any time during the <PRTPAGE P="25"/>remaining portion of the fishing year without being registered to a limited entry permit, the vessel is required to have and use VMS.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Long-term departure exemption.</E> A vessel participating in the open access fishery that is required to have VMS under paragraph (b)(3) of this section may be exempted from VMS provisions after the end of the fishing year in which it fished in the open access fishery, providing the vessel submits a completed exemption report signed by the vessel owner that includes a statement signed by the vessel owner indicating that the vessel will not be used to take and retain or possess groundfish in the EEZ or land groundfish taken in the EEZ during the new fishing year.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Emergency exemption.</E> Vessels required to have VMS under paragraph (b) of this section may be exempted from VMS provisions in emergency situations that are beyond the vessel owner's control, including but not limited to: Fire, flooding, or extensive physical damage to critical areas of the vessel. A vessel owner may apply for an emergency exemption from the VMS requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this section for his/her vessel by sending a written request to NMFS OLE specifying the following information: The reasons for seeking an exemption, including any supporting documents (<E T="03">e.g.,</E> repair invoices, photographs showing damage to the vessel, insurance claim forms, etc.); the time period for which the exemption is requested; and the location of the vessel while the exemption is in effect. NMFS OLE will issue a written determination granting or denying the emergency exemption request. A vessel will not be covered by the emergency exemption until NMFS OLE issues a determination granting the exemption. If an exemption is granted, the duration of the exemption will be specified in the NMFS OLE determination.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Submission of exemption reports.</E> Signed long-term departure exemption reports must be submitted by fax or by emailing an electronic copy of the actual report. In the event of an emergency in which an emergency exemption request will be submitted, initial contact with NMFS OLE must be made by telephone, fax or email within 24 hours from when the incident occurred. Emergency exemption requests must be requested in writing within 72 hours from when the incident occurred. Other exemption reports must be submitted through the VMS or another method that is approved by NMFS OLE and announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Submission methods for exemption requests, except long-term departures and emergency exemption requests, may include email, facsimile, or telephone. NMFS OLE will provide, through appropriate media, instructions to the public on submitting exemption reports. Instructions and other information needed to make exemption reports may be mailed to the vessel owner's address of record. NMFS will bear no responsibility if a notification is sent to the address of record for the vessel owner and is not received because the vessel owner's actual address has changed without notification to NMFS. Owners of vessels required to use VMS who do not receive instructions by mail are responsible for contacting NMFS OLE during business hours at least 3 days before the exemption is required to obtain information needed to make exemption reports. NMFS OLE must be contacted during business hours (Monday through Friday between 0800 and 1700 Pacific Time).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Valid exemption reports.</E> For an exemption report to be valid, it must be received by NMFS at least 2 hours and not more than 24 hours before the exempted activities defined at paragraphs (d)(4)(i) through (iv) of this section occur. An exemption report is valid until NMFS receives a report canceling the exemption. An exemption cancellation must be received at least 2 hours before the vessel re-enters the EEZ following an outside areas exemption; at least 2 hours before the vessel is placed back in the water following a haul out exemption; at least 2 hours before the vessel resumes fishing for any species of fish in state or Federal waters off the States of Washington, Oregon, or California after it has received a permit exemption; or at least 2 hours before a vessel resumes fishing in the open access fishery after a long-term departure exemption. If a <PRTPAGE P="26"/>vessel is required to submit an activation report under paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section before returning to fish, that report may substitute for the exemption cancellation. Initial contact must be made with NMFS OLE not more than 24 hours after the time that an emergency situation occurred in which VMS transmissions were disrupted and followed by a written emergency exemption request within 72 hours from when the incident occurred. If the emergency situation upon which an emergency exemption is based is resolved before the exemption expires, an exemption cancellation must be received by NMFS at least 2 hours before the vessel resumes fishing.</P> <P>(5) When aware that transmission of automatic position reports has been interrupted, or when notified by NMFS OLE that automatic position reports are not being received, contact NMFS OLE at 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-6349, phone: (206) 526-6133 and follow the instructions provided to you. Such instructions may include, but are not limited to, manually communicating to a location designated by NMFS OLE the vessel's position or returning to port until the VMS is operable.</P> <P>(6) After a fishing trip during which interruption of automatic position reports has occurred, the vessel's owner or operator must replace or repair the mobile transceiver unit prior to the vessel's next fishing trip. Repair or reinstallation of a mobile transceiver unit or installation of a replacement, including change of communications service provider shall be in accordance with the instructions provided by NMFS OLE and require the same certification.</P> <P>(7) Make the mobile transceiver units available for inspection by NMFS OLE personnel, USCG personnel, state enforcement personnel or any authorized officer.</P> <P>(8) Ensure that the mobile transceiver unit is not tampered with, disabled, destroyed, operated, or maintained improperly.</P> <P>(9) Pay all charges levied by the communication service provider as necessary to ensure continuous operation of the VMS transceiver units.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78374, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 74733, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> This section contains the equipment and operational requirements for scales used to weigh catch at sea, scales used to weigh catch at IFQ first receivers, computer hardware for electronic fish ticket software, and computer hardware for electronic logbook software. Unless otherwise specified by regulation, the operator or manager must retain, for 3 years, a copy of all records described in this section and make available the records upon request of NMFS staff or authorized officer.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Scales used to weigh catch at sea—performance and technical requirements.</E> (1) <E T="03">Scales approved by NMFS for MS and C/P Coop Programs.</E> A scale used to weigh catch in the MS and C/P Coop Programs must meet the type evaluation and initial inspection requirements set forth in 50 CFR 679.28(b)(1) and (2), and must be approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual inspection.</E> Once a scale is installed on a vessel and approved by NMFS for use, it must be inspected annually as described in 50 CFR 679.28(b).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Daily testing.</E> The vessel operator must ensure that the vessel crew test each required scale daily and ensure that each scale meets the maximum permissible error (MPE) requirements described at paragraph (b)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">At-sea scale tests.</E> To verify that the scale meets the maximum permissible errors (MPEs) specified in this paragraph, the vessel operator must ensure that vessel crew test each scale used to weigh catch at least one time during each 24-hour period when use of the scale is required. The vessel owner must ensure that these tests are performed in an accurate and timely manner.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Belt scales.</E> The MPE for the daily at-sea scale test is plus or minus 3 percent of the known weight of the test material. The scale must be tested by weighing at least 400 kg (882 lb) of fish or an alternative material supplied by the scale manufacturer on the scale <PRTPAGE P="27"/>under test. The known weight of the fish or test material must be determined by weighing it on a platform scale approved for use under 50 CFR 679.28(b)(7).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Platform scales used for observer sampling on MSs and C/Ps.</E> A platform scale used for observer sampling must be tested at 10, 25, and 50 kg (or 20, 50, and 100 lb if the scale is denominated in pounds) using approved test weights. The MPE for the daily at-sea scale test is plus or minus 0.5 percent.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Approved test weights.</E> Each test weight must have its weight stamped on or otherwise permanently affixed to it. The weight of each test weight must be annually certified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology approved metrology laboratory or approved for continued use by the NMFS authorized inspector at the time of the annual scale inspection.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Requirements for all at-sea scale tests.</E> The vessel operator must ensure that vessel crew:</P> <P>(A) Notify the observer at least 15 minutes before the time that the test will be conducted, and conduct the test while the observer is present.</P> <P>(B) Conduct the scale test and record the following information on the at-sea scale test report form:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessel name;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Month, day, and year of test;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Time test started to the nearest minute;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Known weight of test weights;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Weight of test weights recorded by scale;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Percent error as determined by subtracting the known weight of the test weights from the weight recorded on the scale, dividing that amount by the known weight of the test weights, and multiplying by 100; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Sea conditions at the time of the scale test.</P> <P>(C) Maintain the test report form on board the vessel until the end of the fishing year during which the tests were conducted, and make the report forms available to observers, NMFS staff, or authorized officers. In addition, the vessel owner must retain the scale test report forms for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the tests were performed. Each scale test report form must be signed by the vessel operator immediately following completion of each scale test.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Scale maintenance.</E> The vessel owner must ensure that the vessel operator maintains the scale in proper operating condition throughout its use, that adjustments made to the scale are made so as to bring the performance errors as close as practicable to a zero value, and that no adjustment is made that will cause the scale to weigh inaccurately.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Printed reports from the scale.</E> The vessel owner must ensure that the printed reports are provided to NMFS as required by this paragraph. Printed reports from the scale must be maintained on board the vessel until the end of the year during which the reports were made, and be made available to NMFS staff or authorized officers. In addition, the vessel owner must retain printed reports for 3 years after the end of the year during which the printouts were made.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Reports of catch weight and cumulative weight.</E> Reports must be printed at least once every 24 hours. Reports must also be printed before any information stored in the scale computer memory is replaced. Scale weights must not be adjusted by the scale operator to account for the perceived weight of water, slime, mud, debris, or other materials. Scale printouts must show:</P> <P>(A) The vessel name and Federal vessel permit number;</P> <P>(B) The date and time the information was printed;</P> <P>(C) The haul number;</P> <P>(D) The total weight of the haul; and</P> <P>(E) The total cumulative weight of all fish and other material weighed on the scale since the last annual inspection.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Printed report from the audit trail.</E> The printed report must include the information specified in sections 2.3.1.8, 3.3.1.7, and 4.3.1.8 of appendix A to 50 CFR part 679. The printed report must be provided to the authorized scale inspector at each scale inspection and must also be printed at any time upon request of NMFS staff or other authorized officer.<PRTPAGE P="28"/> </P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Platform scales used for observer sampling.</E> A platform scale used for observer sampling is not required to produce a printed record.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Scales used to weigh catch at IFQ first receivers—performance and technical requirements.</E> Scale requirements in this paragraph are in addition to those requirements set forth by the State in which the scale is located, and nothing in this paragraph may be construed to reduce or supersede the authority of the State to regulate, test, or approve scales within the State. Scales used to weigh catch that are also required to be approved by the State must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Verification of approval.</E> The scale must display a valid sticker indicating that the scale is currently approved in accordance with the laws of the state where the scale is located.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Visibility.</E> NMFS staff, NMFS-authorized personnel, or authorized officers must be allowed to observe the weighing of catch on the scale and be allowed to read the scale display at all times.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Printed scale weights.</E> (i) An IFQ first receiver must ensure that printouts of the scale weight of each delivery or offload are made available to NMFS staff, to NMFS-authorized personnel, or to authorized officers at the time printouts are generated. An IFQ first receiver must maintain printouts on site until the end of the fishing year during which the printouts were made and make them available upon request by NMFS staff, NMFS-authorized personnel, or authorized officers for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the printout was made.</P> <P>(ii) All scales identified in a catch monitoring plan (see § 660.140(f)(3), subpart D) must produce a printed record for each delivery, or portion of a delivery, weighed on that scale, unless specifically exempted by NMFS. NMFS may exempt, as part of the NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan, scales not designed for automatic bulk weighing from part or all of the printed record requirements. For scales that must produce a printed record, the printed record must include:</P> <P>(A) The IFQ first receiver's name;</P> <P>(B) The weight of each load in the weighing cycle;</P> <P>(C) The total weight of fish in each landing, or portion of the landing that was weighed on that scale;</P> <P>(D) The date the information is printed; and</P> <P>(E) The name and vessel registration or documentation number of the vessel making the delivery. The scale operator may write this information on the scale printout in ink at the time of printing.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Inseason scale testing.</E> IFQ first receivers must allow, and provide reasonable assistance to NMFS staff, NMFS-authorized personnel, and authorized officers to test scales used to weigh IFQ catch. A scale that does not pass an inseason test may not be used to weigh IFQ catch until the scale passes an inseason test or is approved for continued use by the weights and measures authorities of the State in which the scale is located.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Inseason testing criteria.</E> To pass an inseason test, NMFS staff or authorized officers must be able to verify that:</P> <P>(A) The scale display and printed information are clear and easily read under all conditions of normal operation;</P> <P>(B) Weight values are visible on the display until the value is printed;</P> <P>(C) The scale does not exceed the maximum permissible errors specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s60,12" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Test load in scale divisions</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Maximum error in scale divisions</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>) 0-500</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>) 501-2,000</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">3</E>) 2,001-4,000</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">4</E>) >4,000</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(D) <E T="03">Automatic weighing systems.</E> An automatic weighing system must be provided and operational that will prevent fish from passing over the scale or entering any weighing hopper unless the following criteria are met:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) No catch may enter or leave a weighing hopper until the weighing cycle is complete;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) No product may be cycled and weighed if the weight recording element is not operational; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) No product may enter a weighing hopper until the prior weighing cycle has been completed and the scale indicator has returned to a zero.<PRTPAGE P="29"/> </P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Electronic fish tickets.</E> IFQ first receivers using the electronic fish ticket software provided by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission are required to meet the hardware and software requirements below. Those IFQ first receivers who have NMFS-approved software compatible with the standards specified by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for electronic fish tickets are not subject to any specific hardware or software requirements.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Hardware and software requirements.</E> A personal computer system with the following minimum requirements:</P> <P>(i) Processor: 500-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor;</P> <P>(ii) Random Access Memory (RAM): 256 megabytes (MB) or higher;</P> <P>(iii) Hard disk space:</P> <P>(A) If already have MS Access 2007 or 2010, 200 MB available disk size.</P> <P>(B) If loading the MS Access 2007 runtime, then 700 MB available disk size.</P> <P>(iv) Monitor: 1024 × 768 or higher display resolution;</P> <P>(v) Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, or later operating system such as Windows Vista or Windows 7.</P> <P>(vi) Software: Microsoft Access 2007 or Microsoft Access 2010, or a runtime version provided by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">NMFS-approved software standards and internet access.</E> The IFQ first receiver is responsible for obtaining, installing, and updating electronic fish tickets software either provided by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, or compatible with the data export specifications specified by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and for maintaining internet access sufficient to transmit data files. Requests for data export specifications can be submitted to: Attn: Electronic Fish Ticket Monitoring, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Maintenance.</E> The IFQ first receiver is responsible for ensuring that all hardware and software required under this subsection are fully operational and functional whenever they receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of an IFQ landing. “Functional” means that the software requirements and minimum hardware requirements described at paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section are met and data transmissions to Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission can be executed effectively by the equipment.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Improving data quality.</E> Vessel owners and operators, IFQ first receivers, or shoreside processor owners, or managers may contact NMFS in writing to request assistance in improving data quality and resolving issues. Requests may be submitted to: Attn: Electronic Fish Ticket Monitoring, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 78375, Dec. 15, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 74733, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 55155, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.16</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish observer program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Vessel owners, operators, and managers are jointly and severally responsible for their vessel's compliance with observer requirements specified in this section and within §§ 660.140, 660.150, 660.160, subpart D; § 660.216, subpart E; § 660.316, subpart F; or subpart G.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Purpose.</E> The purpose of the Groundfish Observer Program is to collect fisheries data necessary and appropriate for, among other relevant purposes, management, compliance monitoring, and research in the groundfish fisheries and for the conservation of living marine resources.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> The following table provides references to the paragraphs in the Pacific coast groundfish subparts that contain fishery specific requirements. Observer coverage required for the Shorebased IFQ Program, MS Coop Program, or C/P Coop Program shall not be used to comply with observer coverage requirements for any other Pacific coast groundfish fishery in which that vessel may also participate.<PRTPAGE P="30"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s65,xs35" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Fishery</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Regulation section</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(1) Shorebased IFQ Program—Trawl Fishery</ENT> <ENT>§ 660.140, subpart D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(2) MS Coop Program—Whiting At-sea Trawl Fishery</ENT> <ENT>§ 660.150, subpart D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(3) C/P Coop Program—Whiting At-sea Trawl Fishery</ENT> <ENT>§ 660.160, subpart D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(4) Fixed Gear Fisheries</ENT> <ENT>§ 660.216, subpart E.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(5) Open Access Fisheries</ENT> <ENT>§ 660.316, subpart F.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 78376, Dec. 15, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catch monitors and catch monitor service providers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Catch monitor program training and certification.</E> Catch monitor certification authorizes an individual to fulfill duties as specified by NMFS while under the employ of a certified catch monitor provider.</P> <P>(1) A training certification signifies the successful completion of the training course required to obtain catch monitor certification. This endorsement expires when the catch monitor has not been deployed and performed sampling duties as required by the catch monitor program office for a period of time, specified by the catch monitor program, after his or her most recent debriefing. The catch monitor can renew the certification by successfully completing training once more.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catch monitor program annual briefing.</E> Each catch monitor must attend an annual briefing prior to his or her first deployment within any calendar year subsequent to a year in which a training certification is obtained. To maintain certification, a catch monitor must successfully complete the annual briefing, as specified by the catch monitor program. All briefing attendance, performance, and conduct standards required by the catch monitor program must be met.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Maintaining the validity of a catch monitor certification.</E> After initial issuance, a catch monitor must keep their certification valid by meeting all of the following requirements specified below:</P> <P>(i) Successfully perform their assigned duties as described in the Catch Monitor Manual or other written instructions from the catch monitor program.</P> <P>(ii) Accurately record their data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(iii) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel or in the first receiver facility to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel, first receiver management or an authorized officer or NMFS.</P> <P>(iv) Successfully complete NMFS-approved annual briefings as prescribed by the catch monitor program.</P> <P>(v) Successful completion of a briefing by a catch monitor consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other briefing requirements established by the catch monitor program.</P> <P>(vi) Successfully meet all expectations in all debriefings including reporting for assigned debriefings.</P> <P>(vii) Submit all data and information required by the catch monitor program within the program's stated guidelines:</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Catch monitor certification requirements.</E> NMFS may certify individuals who:</P> <P>(1) Are employed by a certified catch monitor provider at the time of the issuance of the certification and qualified, as described at paragraph (e)(1)(i) through (viii) of this section and have provided proof of qualifications to NMFS, through the certified catch monitor provider.</P> <P>(2) Have successfully completed NMFS-approved training.</P> <P>(i) Successful completion of training by an applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other training requirements established by NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) If a candidate fails training, he or she will be notified in writing on or before the last day of training. The notification will indicate: The reasons the <PRTPAGE P="31"/>candidate failed the training; whether the candidate can retake the training, and under what conditions.</P> <P>(3) Have not been decertified as an observer or catch monitor under provisions in §§ 660.18(e), and 660.140(h)(6), 660.150(g)(6), and 660.160(g)(6).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Existing catch monitors as of 2010.</E> A catch monitor who has completed sampling or monitoring activities in 2010 in NMFS-managed West Coast groundfish fisheries, and has not had his or her certification revoked during or after that time, will be considered to have met his or her certification requirements under this section. These catch monitors will be issued a new catch monitor certification prior to their first deployment to a first receiver after December 31, 2010, unless NMFS determines that he or she has not completed any additional training required for this program.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Catch monitor standards of behavior.</E> Catch monitors must do the following:</P> <P>(1) Perform authorized duties as described in training and instructional manuals or other written and oral instructions provided by NMFS.</P> <P>(2) Accurately record and submit the required data, which includes fish species composition, identification, sorting, and weighing information.</P> <P>(3) Write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations.</P> <P>(4) Keep confidential and not disclose data and observations collected at the first receiver to any person except, NMFS staff or authorized officers or others as specifically authorized by NMFS.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Catch monitor provider certification.</E> Persons seeking to provide catch monitor services under this section must obtain a catch monitor provider certification from NMFS.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Applications.</E> Persons seeking to provide catch monitor services must submit a completed application by mail to the NMFS Northwest Region, Permits Office, ATTN: Catch Monitor Coordinator, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115. An application for a catch monitor provider permit shall consist of a narrative that contains the following:</P> <P>(i) Identification of the management, organizational structure, and ownership structure of the applicant's business, including identification by name and general function of all controlling management interests in the company, including but not limited to owners, board members, officers, authorized agents, and staff. If the applicant is a corporation, the articles of incorporation must be provided. If the applicant is a partnership, the partnership agreement must be provided.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Contact information.</E> (A) The owner's permanent mailing address, telephone, and fax numbers.</P> <P>(B) The business mailing address, including the physical location, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.</P> <P>(C) Any authorized agent's mailing address, physical location, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. An authorized agent means a person appointed and maintained within the United States who is authorized to receive and respond to any legal process issued in the United States to an owner or employee of a catch monitor provider.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Prior experience.</E> A statement identifying prior relevant experience in recruiting, hiring, deploying, and providing support for individuals in marine work environments in the groundfish fishery or other fisheries of similar scale.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Ability to perform or carry out responsibilities of a catch monitor provider.</E> A description of the applicant's ability to carry out the responsibilities of a catch monitor provider is set out under paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(v) A statement describing any criminal convictions of each owner and board member, officer, authorized agent, and staff; a list of Federal contracts held and related performance ratings; and, a description of any previous decertification actions that may have been taken while working as an observer or observer provider.</P> <P>(vi) A statement describing each owner and board member, officer, authorized agent, and staff indicating that they are free from conflict of interest as described under § 660.18(d).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application review.</E> (i) The certification official, described in § 660.18(a), <PRTPAGE P="32"/>may issue catch monitor provider certifications upon determination that the application submitted by the candidate meets all requirements specified in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) Issuance of the certification will, at a minimum, be based on the completeness of the application, as well as the following criteria:</P> <P>(A) The applicant's ability to carry out the responsibilities and relevant experience;</P> <P>(B) Satisfactory performance ratings on any Federal contracts held by the applicant.</P> <P>(C) Absence of a conflict of interest.</P> <P>(D) Absence of relevant criminal convictions.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Agency determination.</E> The certification official will make a determination to approve or deny the application and notify the applicant by letter via certified return receipt mail, within 60 days of receipt of the application. Additional certification procedures are specified in § 660.18, subpart C.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Existing catch monitor providers as of 2010.</E> NMFS-certified providers who deployed catch monitors in a NMFS-managed West Coast groundfish fishery or observers under the North Pacific Groundfish Program in 2010, are exempt from the requirement to apply for a permit for 2011 and will be issued a catch monitor provider permit effective through December 31, 2011, except that a change in ownership of an existing catch monitor provider or observer provider after January 1, 2011, requires a new permit application under this section. To receive catch monitor certification for 2012 and beyond, these exempted catch monitor providers must follow application procedures otherwise set forth in this section.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Catch monitor provider responsibilities.</E> (1) <E T="03">Provide qualified candidates to serve as catch monitors.</E> To be qualified a candidate must:</P> <P>(i) Be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States;</P> <P>(ii) Be at least 18 years of age;</P> <P>(iii) Have a high school diploma and;</P> <P>(A) At least two years of study from an accredited college with a major study in natural resource management, natural sciences, earth sciences, natural resource anthropology, law enforcement/police science, criminal justice, public administration, behavioral sciences, environmental sociology, or other closely related subjects pertinent to the management and protection of natural resources, or;</P> <P>(B) One year of specialized experience performing duties which involved communicating effectively and obtaining cooperation, identifying and reporting problems or apparent violations of regulations concerning the use of protected or public land areas, and carrying out policies and procedures within a recreational area or natural resource site.</P> <P>(iv) Computer skills that enable the candidate to work competently with standard database software and computer hardware.</P> <P>(v) Have a current and valid driver's license.</P> <P>(vi) Have had a background investigation and been found to have had no criminal or civil convictions that would affect their performance or credibility as a catch monitor.</P> <P>(vii) Have had health and physical fitness exams and been found to be fit for the job duties and work conditions;</P> <P>(A) Physical fitness exams shall be conducted by a medical doctor who has been provided with a description of the job duties and work conditions and who provides a written conclusion regarding the candidate's fitness relative to the required duties and work conditions. A signed and dated statement from a licensed physician that he or she has physically examined a catch monitor or catch monitor candidate. The statement must confirm that, based on that physical examination, the catch monitor or catch monitor candidate does not have any health problems or conditions that would jeopardize that individual's safety or the safety of others while deployed, or prevent the catch monitor or catch monitor candidate from performing his or her duties satisfactorily. The physician's statement must be submitted to the catch monitor program office prior to certification of a catch monitor. The physical exam must have occurred during the 12 months prior to the catch monitor's or catch monitor candidate's deployment. The physician's statement will expire 12 months after the physical exam occurred. A new physical exam <PRTPAGE P="33"/>must be performed, and accompanying statement submitted, prior to any deployment occurring after the expiration of the statement.</P> <P>(B) Physical exams may include testing for illegal drugs.</P> <P>(C) Certificates of insurance. Copies of “certificates of insurance”, that names the NMFS Catch Monitor Program leader as the “certificate holder”, shall be submitted to the Catch Monitor Program Office by February 1 of each year. The certificates of insurance shall verify the following coverage provisions and state that the insurance company will notify the certificate holder if insurance coverage is changed or canceled.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Coverage under the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) States Worker's Compensation as required.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Commercial General Liability.</P> <P>(viii) Have signed a statement indicating that they are free from conflict of interest as described under § 660.18(c).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Standards.</E> Provide to the candidate a copy of the standards of conduct, responsibilities, conflict of interest standards and drug and alcohol policy.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Contract.</E> Provide to the candidate a copy of a written contract signed by the catch monitor and catch monitor provider that shows among other factors the following provisions for employment:</P> <P>(i) Compliance with the standards of conduct, responsibilities, conflict of interest standards and drug and alcohol policy;</P> <P>(ii) Willingness to complete all responsibilities of current deployment prior to performing jobs or duties which are not part of the catch monitor responsibilities.</P> <P>(iii) Commitment to return all sampling or safety equipment issued for the deployment.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catch monitors provided to a first receiver.</E> </P> <P>(i) Must have a valid catch monitor certification;</P> <P>(ii) Must not have informed the provider prior to the time of assignment that he or she is experiencing a mental illness or a physical ailment or injury developed since submission of the physician's statement, as required in paragraph (e)(1)(vii)(A) of this section that would prevent him or her from performing his or her assigned duties; and</P> <P>(iii) Must have successfully completed all NMFS required training and briefing before assignment.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Respond to industry requests for catch monitors.</E> A catch monitor provider must provide a catch monitor for assignment pursuant to the terms of the contractual relationship with the first receiver to fulfill first receiver requirements for catch monitor coverage under § 660.140(i)(1). An alternate catch monitor must be supplied in each case where injury or illness prevents the catch monitor from performing his or her duties or where the catch monitor resigns prior to completion of his or her duties. If the catch monitor provider is unable to respond to an industry request for catch monitor coverage from a first receiver for whom the provider is in a contractual relationship due to the lack of available catch monitors, the provider must report it to NMFS at least 4 hours prior to the expected assignment time.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Ensure that catch monitors complete duties in a timely manner.</E> Catch monitor providers must ensure that catch monitors employed by that provider do the following in a complete and timely manner:</P> <P>(i) Submit to NMFS all data, logbooks and reports as required under the catch monitor program deadlines.</P> <P>(ii) Report for his or her scheduled debriefing and complete all debriefing responsibilities.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Provide catch monitor salaries and benefits.</E> A catch monitor provider must provide to its catch monitor employees salaries and any other benefits and personnel services in accordance with the terms of each catch monitor's contract.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Provide catch monitor assignment logistics.</E> </P> <P>(i) A catch monitor provider must ensure each of its catch monitors under contract:</P> <P>(A) Has an individually assigned mobile or cell phones, in working order, for all necessary communication. A catch monitor provider may alternatively compensate catch monitors <PRTPAGE P="34"/>for the use of the catch monitor's personal cell phone or pager for communications made in support of, or necessary for, the catch monitor's duties.</P> <P>(B) Has Internet access for catch monitor program communications and data submission</P> <P>(C) Remains available to NOAA Office for Law Enforcement and the catch monitor program until the completion of the catch monitors' debriefing.</P> <P>(D) Receives all necessary transportation, including arrangements and logistics, of catch monitors to the location of assignment, to all subsequent assignments during that assignment, and to the debriefing location when an assignment ends for any reason; and</P> <P>(E) Receives lodging, per diem, and any other services necessary to catch monitors assigned to first receivers, as specified in the contract between the catch monitor and catch monitor provider.</P> <P>(F) While under contract with a permitted catch monitor provider, catch monitor shall be provided with accommodations in accordance with the contract between the catch monitor and the catch monitor provider. If the catch monitor provider is responsible for providing accommodations under the contract with the catch monitor, the accommodations must be at a licensed hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or other accommodations that have an assigned bed for each catch monitor that no other person may be assigned to for the duration of that catch monitor's stay.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Catch monitor assignment limitations and workload.</E> </P> <P>(i) Not assign a catch monitor to the same first receiver for more than 90 calendar days in a 12-month period, unless otherwise authorized by NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) Not exceed catch monitor assignment limitations and workload as outlined in § 660.140(i)(3)(ii), subpart D.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Maintain communications with catch monitors.</E> A catch monitor provider must have an employee responsible for catch monitor activities on call 24 hours a day to handle emergencies involving catch monitors or problems concerning catch monitor logistics, whenever catch monitors are assigned, or in transit, or awaiting first receiver reassignment.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Maintain communications with the catch monitor program office.</E> A catch monitor provider must provide all of the following information by electronic transmission (e-mail), fax, or other method specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catch monitor training, briefing, and debriefing registration materials.</E> This information must be submitted to the catch monitor program at least 7 business days prior to the beginning of a scheduled catch monitor certification training or briefing session.</P> <P>(A) Training registration materials consist of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Date of requested training;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A list of catch monitor candidates that includes each candidate's full name (i.e., first, middle and last names), date of birth, and gender;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A copy of each candidate's academic transcripts and resume;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) A statement signed by the candidate under penalty of perjury which discloses the candidate's criminal convictions;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Projected candidate assignments. Prior to the completion of the training session, the catch monitor provider must submit to the catch monitor program a statement of projected catch monitor assignments that includes each catch monitor's name and length of catch monitors contract.</P> <P>(B) Briefing registration materials consist of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Date and type of requested briefing session;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) List of catch monitors to attend the briefing session, that includes each catch monitor's full name (first, middle, and last names);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Projected catch monitor assignments. Prior to the catch monitor's completion of the briefing session, the catch monitor provider must submit to the catch monitor program a statement of projected catch monitor assignments that includes each catch monitor's name and length of observer contract.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Debriefing.</E> The catch monitor program will notify the catch monitor provider which catch monitors require debriefing and the specific time period the provider has to schedule a date, time, and location for debriefing. The <PRTPAGE P="35"/>catch monitor provider must contact the catch monitor program within 5 business days by telephone to schedule debriefings.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Catch monitor providers must immediately notify the catch monitor program when catch monitors end their contract earlier than anticipated.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) [Reserved]</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catch monitor provider contracts.</E> If requested, catch monitor providers must submit to the catch monitor program a completed and unaltered copy of each type of signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract) between the catch monitor provider and those entities requiring catch monitor services under § 660.140(i)(1), subpart D. Catch monitor providers must also submit to the catch monitor program upon request, a completed and unaltered copy of the current or most recent signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract and any agreements or policies with regard to catch monitor compensation or salary levels) between the catch monitor provider and the particular entity identified by the catch monitor program or with specific catch monitors. The copies must be submitted to the catch monitor program via e-mail, fax, or mail within 5 business days of the request. Signed and valid contracts include the contracts a catch monitor provider has with:</P> <P>(A) First receivers required to have catch monitor coverage as specified at paragraph § 660.140(i)(1), subpart D; and</P> <P>(B) Catch monitors.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Change in catch monitor provider management and contact information.</E> A catch monitor provider must submit to the catch monitor program any change of management or contact information submitted on the provider's permit application under paragraphs (d)(1) of this section within 30 days of the effective date of such change.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Catch monitor status report.</E> Each Tuesday, catch monitor providers must provide NMFS with an updated list of contact information for all catch monitors that includes the catch monitor's name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone numbers, first receiver assignment for the previous week and whether or not the catch monitor is “in service”, indicating when the catch monitor has requested leave and/or is not currently working for the provider.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Informational materials.</E> Providers must submit to NMFS, if requested, copies of any information developed and used by the catch monitor providers and distributed to first receivers, including, but not limited to, informational pamphlets, payment notification, and description of catch monitor duties.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Other reports.</E> Reports of the following must be submitted in writing to the catch monitor program by the catch monitor provider via fax or e-mail address designated by the catch monitor program within 24 hours after the catch monitor provider becomes aware of the information:</P> <P>(A) Any information regarding possible catch monitor harassment;</P> <P>(B) Any information regarding any action prohibited under § 660.12(f);</P> <P>(C) Any catch monitor illness or injury that prevents the catch monitor from completing any of his or her duties described in the catch monitor manual; and</P> <P>(D) Any information, allegations or reports regarding catch monitor conflict of interest or breach of the standards of behavior described in catch monitor provider policy.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Replace lost or damaged gear.</E> A catch monitor provider must replace all lost or damaged gear and equipment issued by NMFS to a catch monitor under contract to that provider.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Confidentiality of information.</E> A catch monitor provider must ensure that all records on individual catch monitor performance received from NMFS under the routine use provision of the Privacy Act or as otherwise required by law remain confidential and are not further released to anyone outside the employ of the catch monitor provider company to whom the catch monitor was contracted except with written permission of the catch monitor.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 78377, Dec. 15, 2010, as amended by 76 FR 53835, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74734, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="36"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.18</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Certification and decertification procedures for catch monitors and catch monitor providers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Certification official.</E> The Regional Administrator (or a designee) will designate a NMFS catch monitor certification official who will make decisions on whether to issue or deny catch monitor or catch monitor provider certification pursuant to the regulations at §§ 660.17 and 660.18, subpart C.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Agency determinations on certifications.</E> (1) <E T="03">Issuance of certifications</E>—Certification may be issued upon determination by the certification official that the candidate has successfully met all requirements for certification as specified in:</P> <P>(i) § 660.17(b) for catch monitors; and</P> <P>(ii) § 660.17(d) for catch monitor providers.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Denial of a certification.</E> The NMFS certification official will issue a written determination identifying the reasons for denial of a certification.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest for catch monitors.</E> (1) Catch monitors must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer or catch monitor services, in a North Pacific fishery managed pursuant to an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, Alaska state waters, or in a Pacific Coast fishery managed by either the state or Federal Governments in waters off Washington, Oregon, or California, including but not limited to:</P> <P>(i) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, first receiver, shorebased or floating stationary processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(ii) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, first receiver, shorebased or floating stationary processing facility; or</P> <P>(iii) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, first receiver, shorebased or floating stationary processing facilities.</P> <P>(2) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who either conducts activities that are regulated by NMFS or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the catch monitor's official duties.</P> <P>(3) May not serve as a catch monitor at any shoreside or floating stationary processing facility owned or operated where a person was previously employed in the last two years.</P> <P>(4) May not solicit or accept employment as a crew member or an employee of a vessel, or shoreside processor while employed by a catch monitor provider.</P> <P>(5) Provisions for remuneration of catch monitors under this section do not constitute a conflict of interest.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest for catch monitor providers.</E> Catch monitor providers must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer or catch monitor services, in a North Pacific fishery managed pursuant to an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, Alaska state waters, or in a Pacific Coast fishery managed by either the state or Federal Governments in waters off Washington, Oregon, or California, including but not limited to:</P> <P>(1) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, first receiver, shorebased or floating stationary processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(2) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, first receiver, shorebased or floating stationary processing facility; or</P> <P>(3) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, first receiver, shorebased or floating stationary processing facilities.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Decertification.</E> (1) <E T="03">Decertification review official</E>—The Regional Administrator (or a designee) will designate a decertification review official(s), who will have the authority to review certifications and issue IADs of decertification.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Causes for decertification.</E> The decertification official may initiate decertification proceedings when it is alleged that any of the following acts or omissions have been committed:</P> <P>(i) Failed to satisfactorily perform the specified duties and responsibilities;<PRTPAGE P="37"/> </P> <P>(ii) Failed to abide by the specified standards of conduct;</P> <P>(iii) Upon conviction of a crime or upon entry of a civil judgment for:</P> <P>(A) Commission of fraud or other violation in connection with obtaining or attempting to obtain certification, or in performing the duties and responsibilities specified in this section;</P> <P>(B) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;</P> <P>(C) Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of integrity or honesty that seriously and directly affects the fitness of catch monitors.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance of IAD.</E> Upon determination that decertification is warranted, the decertification official will issue a written IAD. The IAD will identify the specific reasons for the action taken. Decertification is effective 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD, unless there is an appeal.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A certified catch monitor who receives an IAD that suspends or revokes his or her catch monitor certification may appeal the determination within 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD to the Office of Administrative Appeals pursuant to § 679.43.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 78380, Dec. 15, 2010, as amended by 76 FR 53835, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74734, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel and gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Vessel identification</E>—(1) <E T="03">Display.</E> The operator of a vessel that is over 25 ft (7.6 m) in length and is engaged in commercial fishing for groundfish must display the vessel's official number on the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather deck so as to be visible from above. The number must contrast with the background and be in block Arabic numerals at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) high for vessels over 65 ft (19.8 m) long and at least 10 inches (25.4 cm) high for vessels between 25 and 65 ft (7.6 and 19.8 m) in length. The length of a vessel for purposes of this section is the length set forth in USCG records or in state records, if no USCG record exists.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Maintenance of numbers.</E> The operator of a vessel engaged in commercial fishing for groundfish must keep the identifying markings required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section clearly legible and in good repair, and must ensure that no part of the vessel, its rigging, or its fishing gear obstructs the view of the official number from an enforcement vessel or aircraft.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Commercial passenger vessels.</E> This section does not apply to vessels carrying fishing parties on a per-capita basis or by charter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear identification.</E> Gear identification requirements specific to fisheries using fixed gear (limited entry and open access) are described at § 660.219, subpart E and § 660.319, subpart F.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.24</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry and open access fisheries.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> All commercial fishing for groundfish must be conducted in accordance with the regulations governing limited entry and open access fisheries, except such fishing by treaty Indian tribes as may be separately provided for.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Each of the permits or licenses in this section has different conditions or privileges as part of the permit or license. The permits or licenses in this section confer a conditional privilege of participating in the Pacific coast groundfish fishery, in accordance with Federal regulations in 50 CFR part 660, subparts C through G.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Limited entry permit</E>—(1) <E T="03">Eligibility and registration</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> In order for a vessel to be used to fish in the limited entry fishery, the vessel owner must hold a limited entry permit and, through SFD, must register that vessel for use with a limited entry permit. When participating in the limited entry fishery, a vessel is authorized to fish with the gear type endorsed on the limited entry permit registered for use with that vessel, except that the MS permit does not have a gear endorsement. There are three types of gear endorsements: Trawl, longline, and pot (or trap). All limited entry permits, except the MS permit, have size endorsements; a vessel registered for use with a limited entry permit must comply with the vessel size requirements of <PRTPAGE P="38"/>this subpart. A sablefish endorsement is also required for a vessel to be used to fish in the primary season for the limited entry fixed gear sablefish fishery, north of 36° N. lat. Certain limited entry permits will also have endorsements required for participation in a specific fishery, such as the MS/CV endorsement and the C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> Only a person eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12113 (a) may be issued or may hold a limited entry permit.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Registration.</E> Limited entry permits will normally be registered for use with a particular vessel at the time the permit is issued, renewed, or replaced. If the permit will be used with a vessel other than the one registered on the permit, the permit owner must register that permit for use with the new vessel through the SFD. The reissued permit must be placed on board the new vessel in order for the vessel to be used to fish in the limited entry fishery.</P> <P>(A) For all limited entry permits, including MS permits, MS/CV-endorsed permits, and C/P-endorsed permits when they are not fishing in the at-sea whiting fisheries, registration of a limited entry permit to be used with a new vessel will take effect no earlier than the first day of the next major limited entry cumulative limit period following the date SFD receives the change in vessel registration form and the original permit.</P> <P>(B) For MS permits, MS/CV-endorsed permits, and C/P-endorsed permits when they are fishing in the at-sea whiting fisheries, registration of a limited entry permit to be used with a new vessel will take effect on the date NMFS approves and issues the permit.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Limited entry permits indivisible.</E> Limited entry permits may not be divided for use by more than one vessel.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Initial administrative determination.</E> SFD will make a determination regarding permit endorsements, renewal, replacement, change in permit ownership and change in vessel registration. SFD will notify the permit owner in writing with an explanation of any determination to deny a permit endorsement, renewal, replacement, change in permit ownership or change in vessel registration. The SFD will decline to act on an application for permit endorsement, renewal, replacement, or change in registration of a limited entry permit if the permit is subject to sanction provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act at 16 U.S.C. 1858 (a) and implementing regulations at 15 CFR part 904, subpart D, apply.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Mothership (MS) permit.</E> The MS permit conveys a conditional privilege for the vessel registered to it, to participate in the MS fishery by receiving and processing deliveries of groundfish in the Pacific whiting mothership sector. An MS permit is a type of limited entry permit. An MS permit does not have any endorsements affixed to the permit. The provisions for the MS permit, including eligibility, renewal, change of permit ownership, vessel registration, fees, and appeals are described at § 660.150 (f).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Endorsements</E>—(i) <E T="03">“A” endorsement.</E> A limited entry permit with an “A” endorsement entitles the vessel registered to the permit to fish in the limited entry fishery for all groundfish species with the type(s) of limited entry gear specified in the endorsement, except for sablefish harvested north of 36° N. lat. during times and with gears for which a sablefish endorsement is required. See paragraph (b)(3)(iv) of this section for provisions on sablefish endorsement requirements. An “A” endorsement is affixed to the limited entry permit. The limited entry permit with an “A” endorsement may be registered to another person (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in permit ownership), or to a different vessel (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in vessel registration) under paragraph (b)(4) of this section. An “A” endorsement expires on failure to renew the limited entry permit to which it is affixed. An MS permit is not considered a limited entry “A”-endorsed permit.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Gear endorsement.</E> There are three types of gear endorsements: Trawl, longline and pot (trap). When limited entry “A”-endorsed permits were first issued, some vessel owners qualified for more than one type of gear endorsement based on the landings history of their vessels. Each limited entry “A”-endorsed permit has one or more gear endorsement(s). Gear endorsement(s) assigned to the permit at the time of <PRTPAGE P="39"/>issuance will be permanent and shall not be modified. While participating in the limited entry fishery, the vessel registered to the limited entry “A”-endorsed permit is authorized to fish the gear(s) endorsed on the permit. While participating in the limited entry, fixed gear primary fishery for sablefish described at § 660.231, subpart E, a vessel registered to more than one limited entry permit is authorized to fish with any gear, except trawl gear, endorsed on at least one of the permits registered for use with that vessel. During the limited entry fishery, permit holders may also fish with open access gear, except that vessels fishing against primary sablefish season cumulative limits described at § 660.231, subpart E, may not fish with open access gear against those limits. An MS permit does not have a gear endorsement.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Vessel size endorsements</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> Each limited entry “A”-endorsed permit will be endorsed with the LOA for the size of the vessel that initially qualified for the permit, except when permits are combined into one permit to be registered for use with a vessel requiring a larger size endorsement, the new permit will be endorsed for the size that results from the combination of the permits.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Limitations of size endorsements.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A limited entry permit may be registered for use with a vessel up to 5 ft (1.52 m) longer than, the same length as, or any length shorter than, the size endorsed on the existing permit without requiring a combination of permits or a change in the size endorsement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The vessel harvest capacity rating for each of the permits being combined is that indicated in Table 3 of subpart C for the LOA (in feet) endorsed on the respective limited entry permit. Harvest capacity ratings for fractions of a foot in vessel length will be determined by multiplying the fraction of a foot in vessel length by the difference in the two ratings assigned to the nearest integers of vessel length. The length rating for the combined permit is that indicated for the sum of the vessel harvest capacity ratings for each permit being combined. If that sum falls between the sums for two adjacent lengths on Table 3 of subpart C, the length rating shall be the higher length.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Size endorsement requirements for sablefish-endorsed permits.</E> Notwithstanding paragraphs (b)(3)(iii)(A) and (B) of this section, when multiple permits are “stacked” on a vessel, as described in paragraph (b)(4)(iii), at least one of the permits must meet the size requirements of those sections. The permit that meets the size requirements of those sections is considered the vessel's “base” permit, as defined in § 660.11, subpart C. If more than one permit registered for use with the vessel has an appropriate length endorsement for that vessel, NMFS SFD will designate a base permit by selecting the permit that has been registered to the vessel for the longest time. If the permit owner objects to NMFS' selection of the base permit, the permit owner may send a letter to NMFS SFD requesting the change and the reasons for the request. If the permit requested to be changed to the base permit is appropriate for the length of the vessel, NMFS SFD will reissue the permit with the new base permit. Any additional permits that are stacked for use with a vessel participating in the limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish fishery may be registered for use with a vessel even if the vessel is more than 5 ft (1.5 m) longer or shorter than the size endorsed on the permit.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Sablefish endorsement and tier assignment</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> Participation in the limited entry fixed gear sablefish fishery during the primary season north of 36° N. lat., described in § 660.231, Subpart E, requires that an owner of a vessel hold (by ownership or lease) a limited entry permit, registered for use with that vessel, with a longline or trap (or pot) endorsement and a sablefish endorsement. Up to three permits with sablefish endorsements may be registered for use with a single vessel. Limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements are assigned to one of three different cumulative trip limit tiers, based on the qualifying catch history of the permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A sablefish endorsement with a tier assignment will be affixed to the permit and will remain valid when the permit is registered to another permit <PRTPAGE P="40"/>owner (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in permit ownership) or to another vessel (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in vessel registration).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A sablefish endorsement and its associated tier assignment are not separable from the limited entry permit, and therefore, may not be registered to another permit owner (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in permit ownership) or to another vessel (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in vessel registration) separately from the limited entry permit.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Issuance process for sablefish endorsements and tier assignments.</E> No new applications for sablefish endorsements will be accepted after November 30, 1998. All tier assignments and subsequent appeals processes were completed by September 1998.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Ownership requirements and limitations.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) No partnership or corporation may own a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement unless that partnership or corporation owned a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement on November 1, 2000. Otherwise, only individual human persons may own limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) No individual person, partnership, or corporation in combination may have ownership interest in or hold more than 3 permits with sablefish endorsements either simultaneously or cumulatively over the primary season, except for an individual person, or partnerships or corporations that had ownership interest in more than 3 permits with sablefish endorsements as of November 1, 2000. The exemption from the maximum ownership level of 3 permits only applies to ownership of the particular permits that were owned on November 1, 2000. An individual person, or partnerships or corporations that had ownership interest in 3 or more permits with sablefish endorsements as of November 1, 2000, may not acquire additional permits beyond those particular permits owned on November 1, 2000. If, at some future time, an individual person, partnership, or corporation that owned more than 3 permits as of November 1, 2000, sells or otherwise permanently transfers (not holding through a lease arrangement) some of its originally owned permits, such that they then own fewer than 3 permits, they may then acquire additional permits, but may not have ownership interest in or hold more than 3 permits.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A partnership or corporation will lose the exemptions provided in paragraphs (b)(3)(iv)(C)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (<E T="03">2</E>) of this section on the effective date of any change in the corporation or partnership from that which existed on November 1, 2000. A “change” in the partnership or corporation is defined at § 660.11, subpart C. A change in the partnership or corporation must be reported to SFD within 15 calendar days of the addition of a new shareholder or partner.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Any partnership or corporation with any ownership interest in or that holds a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement shall document the extent of that ownership interest or the individuals that hold the permit with the SFD via the Identification of Ownership Interest Form sent to the permit owner through the annual permit renewal process and whenever a change in permit owner, permit holder, and/or vessel registration occurs as described at paragraph (b)(4)(iv) and (v) of this section. SFD will not renew a sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit through the annual renewal process described at paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this section, or approve a change in permit owner, permit holder, and/or vessel registration unless the Identification of Ownership Interest Form has been completed. Further, if SFD discovers through review of the Identification of Ownership Interest Form that an individual person, partnership, or corporation owns or holds more than 3 permits and is not authorized to do so under paragraph (b)(3)(iv)(C)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section, the individual person, partnership or corporation will be notified and the permits owned or held by that individual person, partnership, or corporation will be void and reissued with the vessel status as “unidentified” until the permit owner owns and/or holds a quantity of permits appropriate to the restrictions and requirements described in paragraph (b)(3)(iv)(C)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section. If SFD discovers through review of the Identification of Ownership Interest Form that a partnership or corporation has had a change in membership since November 1, 2000, as described in paragraph (b)(3)(iv)(C)(<E T="03">3</E>) of <PRTPAGE P="41"/>this section, the partnership or corporation will be notified, SFD will void any existing permits, and reissue any permits owned and/or held by that partnership or corporation in “unidentified” status with respect to vessel registration until the partnership or corporation is able to register ownership of those permits to persons authorized under this section to own sablefish-endorsed limited entry permits.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) A person, partnership, or corporation that is exempt from the owner-on-board requirement may sell all of their permits, buy another sablefish-endorsed permit within one year of the date of approval of the last change in permit ownership, and retain their exemption from the owner-on-board requirements. An individual person, partnership or corporation could only obtain a permit if it has not added or changed individuals since November 1, 2000, excluding individuals that have left the partnership or corporation or that have died.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">MS/CV endorsement.</E> An MS/CV endorsement on a trawl limited entry permit conveys a conditional privilege that allows a vessel registered to it to fish in either the coop or non-coop fishery in the MS Coop Program described at § 660.150. The provisions for the MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit, including eligibility, renewal, change of permit ownership, vessel registration, combinations, accumulation limits, fees, and appeals are described at § 660.150. Each MS/CV endorsement has an associated catch history assignment (CHA) that is permanently linked as originally issued by NMFS and which cannot be divided or registered separately to another limited entry trawl permit. Regulations detailing this process and MS/CV-endorsed permit combinations are outlined in § 660.150(g)(2).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">C/P endorsement.</E> A C/P endorsement on a trawl limited entry permit conveys a conditional privilege that allows a vessel registered to it to fish in the C/P Coop Program described at § 660.160. The provisions for the C/P-endorsed limited entry permit, including eligibility, renewal, change of permit ownership, vessel registration, combinations, fees, and appeals are described at § 660.160(e).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Endorsement and exemption restrictions.</E> “A” endorsements, gear endorsements, sablefish endorsements and sablefish tier assignments, MS/CV endorsements, and C/P endorsements may not be registered to another permit owner (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in permit ownership) or to another vessel (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, change in vessel registration) separately from the limited entry permit. At-sea processing exemptions, specified at paragraph (b)(6) of this section, are associated with the vessel and not with the limited entry permit and may not be registered to another permit owner or to another vessel without losing the exemption.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Limited entry permit actions—renewal, combination, stacking, change of permit ownership or permit holdership, and change in vessel registration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Renewal of limited entry permits and gear endorsements.</E> (A) Limited entry permits expire at the end of each calendar year, and must be renewed between October 1 and November 30 of each year in order to remain in force the following year.</P> <P>(B) Notification to renew limited entry permits will be issued by SFD prior to September 15 each year to the permit owner's most recent address in the SFD record. The permit owner shall provide SFD with notice of any address change within 15 days of the change.</P> <P>(C) Limited entry permit renewal requests received in SFD between November 30 and December 31 will be effective on the date that the renewal is approved. A limited entry permit that is allowed to expire will not be renewed unless the permit owner requests reissuance by March 31 of the following year and the SFD determines that failure to renew was proximately caused by illness, injury, or death of the permit owner.</P> <P>(D) Limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements, as described at paragraph (b)(3)(iv) of this section, will not be renewed until SFD has received complete documentation of permit ownership as required under paragraph (b)(3)(iv)(C)(<E T="03">4</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(E) Limited entry permits with an MS/CV endorsement or an MS permit, <PRTPAGE P="42"/>will not be renewed until SFD has received complete documentation of permit ownership as required under § 660.150(g) and § 660.150(f) of subpart D, respectively.</P> <P>(F) A limited entry permit will not be renewed until a complete economic data collection form is submitted as required under § 660.113(b), (c) and (d), subpart D. The permit renewal will be marked incomplete until the required information is submitted.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Combining limited entry “A” permits.</E> Two or more limited entry permits with “A” gear endorsements for the same type of limited entry gear may be combined and reissued as a single permit with a larger size endorsement as described in paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Sablefish-endorsed permit.</E> With respect to limited entry permits endorsed for longline and pot (trap) gear, a sablefish endorsement will be issued for the new permit only if all of the permits being combined have sablefish endorsements. If two or more permits with sablefish endorsements are combined, the new permit will receive the same tier assignment as the tier with the largest cumulative landings limit of the permits being combined.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">MS/CV-endorsed permit.</E> When an MS/CV-endorsed permit is combined with another MS/CV-endorsed permit or with another limited entry trawl permit with no MS/CV or C/P endorsement, the resulting permit will be MS/CV-endorsed with the associated CHA as specified at § 660.150(g)(2)(iv) and (v). If an MS/CV-endorsed permit is combined with a C/P-endorsed permit, the MS/CV endorsement and CHA will not be reissued on the combined permit.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">C/P-endorsed permit.</E> A C/P-endorsed permit that is combined with a limited entry trawl permit that is not C/P-endorsed will result in a single C/P-endorsed permit with a larger size endorsement. An MS/CV endorsement on one of the permits being combined will not be reissued on the resulting permit.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Stacking limited entry permits.</E> “Stacking” limited entry permits, as defined at § 660.11, subpart C, refers to the practice of registering more than one sablefish-endorsed permit for use with a single vessel. Only limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements may be stacked. Up to 3 limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements may be registered for use with a single vessel during the primary sablefish season described at § 660.231, subpart E. Privileges, responsibilities, and restrictions associated with stacking permits to fish in the primary sablefish fishery are described at § 660.231, subpart E and at paragraph (b)(3)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Changes in permit ownership and permit holder</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> The permit owner may convey the limited entry permit to a different person. The new permit owner will not be authorized to use the permit until the change in permit ownership has been registered with and approved by the SFD. The SFD will not approve a change in permit ownership for a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement that does not meet the ownership requirements for such permit described at paragraph (b)(3)(iv)(C) of this section. The SFD will not approve a change in permit ownership for a limited entry permit with an MS/CV endorsement or an MS permit that does not meet the ownership requirements for such permit described at § 660.150(g)(3), and § 660.150(f)(3), respectively. Change in permit owner and/or permit holder applications must be submitted to SFD with the appropriate documentation described at paragraph (b)(4)(vii) of this section. NMFS considers the following as a change in permit ownership that would require registering with and approval by SFD, including but not limited to: Selling the permit to another individual or entity; adding an individual or entity to the legal name on the permit; or removing an individual or entity from the legal name on the permit.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Effective date.</E> The change in ownership of the permit or change in the permit holder will be effective on the day the change is approved by SFD, unless there is a concurrent change in the vessel registered to the permit. Requirements for changing the vessel registered to the permit are described at paragraph (b)(4)(v) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Sablefish-endorsed permits.</E> If a permit owner submits an application to register a sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit to a new permit owner or holder during the primary sablefish <PRTPAGE P="43"/>season described at § 660.231 (generally April 1 through October 31), the initial permit owner must certify on the application form the cumulative quantity, in round weight, of primary season sablefish landed against that permit as of the application signature date for the then current primary season. The new permit owner or holder must sign the application form acknowledging the amount of landings to date given by the initial permit owner. This certified amount should match the total amount of primary season sablefish landings reported on state landing receipts. As required at § 660.12(b), any person landing sablefish must retain on board the vessel from which sablefish is landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of sablefish landings from the primary season containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law throughout the primary sablefish season during which a landing occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Change in MS/CV endorsement registration.</E> The requirements for a change in MS/CV endorsement registration between limited entry trawl permits are specified at § 660.150(g)(2)(iv).</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Changes in vessel registration of limited entry permits and gear endorsements</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> A permit may not be used with any vessel other than the vessel registered to that permit. For purposes of this section, a permit change in vessel registration occurs when, through SFD, a permit owner registers a limited entry permit for use with a new vessel. Permit change in vessel registration applications must be submitted to SFD with the appropriate documentation described at paragraph (b)(4)(vii) of this section. Upon receipt of a complete application, and following review and approval of the application, the SFD will reissue the permit registered to the new vessel. Applications to change vessel registration on limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements will not be approved until SFD has received complete documentation of permit ownership as described at paragraph (b)(3)(iv)(C)(<E T="03">4</E>) and as required under paragraph (b)(4)(vii) of this section. Applications to change vessel registration on limited entry permits with trawl endorsements or MS permits will not be approved until SFD has received complete EDC forms as required under § 660.114, subpart D.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application.</E> A complete application must be submitted to SFD in order for SFD to review and approve a change in vessel registration. At a minimum, a permit owner seeking to change vessel registration of a limited entry permit shall submit to SFD a signed application form and his/her current limited entry permit before the first day of the cumulative limit period in which they wish to fish. If a permit owner provides a signed application and current limited entry permit after the first day of a cumulative limit period, the permit will not be effective until the succeeding cumulative limit period. SFD will not approve a change in vessel registration until it receives a complete application, the existing permit, a current copy of the USCG 1270, and other required documentation.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Effective date.</E> Changes in vessel registration on permits will take effect no sooner than the first day of the next major limited entry cumulative limit period following the date that SFD receives the signed permit change in vessel registration form and the original limited entry permit, except that changes in vessel registration on MS permits and C/P-endorsed permits will take effect immediately upon reissuance to the new vessel, and a change in vessel registration on MS/CV-endorsed permits will take effect immediately upon reissuance to the new vessel only on the second change in vessel registration for the year. No change in vessel registration is effective until the limited entry permit has been reissued as registered with the new vessel.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Sablefish-endorsed permits.</E> If a permit owner submits an application to register a sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit to a new vessel during the primary sablefish season described at § 660.231 (generally April 1 through October 31), the initial permit owner must certify on the application form the cumulative quantity, in round weight, of primary season sablefish landed against that permit as of the application signature date for the then <PRTPAGE P="44"/>current primary season. The new permit owner or holder associated with the new vessel must sign the application form acknowledging the amount of landings to date given by the initial permit owner. This certified amount should match the total amount of primary season sablefish landings reported on state landing receipts. As required at § 660.12(b), any person landing sablefish must retain on board the vessel from which sablefish is landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of sablefish landings from the primary season containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law throughout the primary sablefish season during which a landing occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Restriction on frequency of changes in vessel registration</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> A permit owner may designate the vessel registration for a permit as “unidentified,” meaning that no vessel has been identified as registered for use with that permit. No vessel is authorized to use a permit with the vessel registration designated as “unidentified.” A vessel owner who removes a permit from his vessel and registers that permit as “unidentified” is not exempt from VMS requirements at § 660.14, subpart C unless specifically authorized by that section. When a permit owner requests that the permit's vessel registration be designated as “unidentified,” the transaction is not considered a change in vessel registration for purposes of this section. Any subsequent request by a permit owner to change from the “unidentified” status of the permit in order to register the permit with a specific vessel will be considered a change in vessel registration and subject to the restriction on frequency and timing of changes in vessel registration.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Limited entry fixed gear and trawl-endorsed permits (without MS/CV or C/P endorsements).</E> Limited entry fixed gear and trawl-endorsed permits (without MS/CV or C/P endorsements) permits may not be registered for use with a different vessel more than once per calendar year, except in cases of death of a permit holder or if the permitted vessel is totally lost as defined in § 660.11. The exception for death of a permit holder applies for a permit held by a partnership or a corporation if the person or persons holding at least 50 percent of the ownership interest in the entity dies.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Limited entry MS permits and limited entry permits with an MS/CV or a C/P endorsement.</E> Limited entry MS permits and limited entry permits with an MS/CV or a C/P endorsement may be registered to another vessel up to two times during the fishing season as long as the second change in vessel registration is back to the original vessel. The original vessel is either the vessel registered to the permit as of January 1, or if no vessel is registered to the permit as of January 1, the original vessel is the first vessel to which the permit is registered after January 1. After the original vessel has been established, the first change in vessel registration would be to another vessel, but any second change in vessel registration must be back to the original vessel. For an MS/CV-endorsed permit on the second change in vessel registration back to the original vessel, that vessel must be used to fish exclusively in the MS Coop Program described § 660.150, and declare in to the limited entry mid water trawl, Pacific whiting mothership sector as specified at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Application and supplemental documentation.</E> Permit owners may request a change in vessel registration and/or change in permit ownership by submitting a complete application form. In addition, a permit owner applying for renewal, replacement, or change in permit ownership or change in vessel registration of a limited entry permit has the burden to submit evidence to prove that qualification requirements are met. The following evidentiary standards apply:</P> <P>(A) For a request to change a vessel registration and/or change in permit ownership or permit holder, the permit owner must provide SFD with a current copy of the USCG Form 1270 for vessels of 5 net tons or greater, or a current copy of a state registration form for vessels under 5 net tons.</P> <P>(B) For a request to change a vessel registration and/or change in permit <PRTPAGE P="45"/>ownership or permit holder for sablefish-endorsed permits with a tier assignment for which a corporation or partnership is listed as permit owner and/or holder, an Identification of Ownership Interest Form must be completed and included with the application form.</P> <P>(C) For a request to change permit ownership for an MS permit or for a request to change a vessel registration and/or change in permit ownership or permit holder for an MS/CV-endorsed limited entry trawl permit, an Identification of Ownership Interest Form must be completed and included with the application form.</P> <P>(D) For a request to change the vessel registration to a permit, the permit owner must submit to SFD a current marine survey conducted by a certified marine surveyor in accordance with USCG regulations to authenticate the length overall of the vessel being newly registered with the permit. Marine surveys older than 3 years at the time of the request for change in vessel registration will not be considered “current” marine surveys for purposes of this requirement.</P> <P>(E) For a request to change a permit's ownership where the current permit owner is a corporation, partnership or other business entity, the applicant must provide to SFD a corporate resolution that authorizes the conveyance of the permit to a new owner and which authorizes the individual applicant to request the conveyance on behalf of the corporation, partnership, or other business entity.</P> <P>(F) For a request to change a permit's ownership that is necessitated by the death of the permit owner(s), the individual(s) requesting conveyance of the permit to a new owner must provide SFD with a death certificate of the permit owner(s) and appropriate legal documentation that either: Specifically registers the permit to a designated individual(s); or, provides legal authority to the transferor to convey the permit ownership or to request a change in vessel registration.</P> <P>(G) For a request to change a permit's ownership that is necessitated by divorce, the individual requesting the change in permit ownership must submit an executed divorce decree that awards the permit to a designated individual(s).</P> <P>(H) Such other relevant, credible documentation as the applicant may submit, or the SFD or Regional Administrator may request or acquire, may also be considered.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Application forms available.</E> Application forms for a change in vessel registration and a change in permit ownership of limited entry permits are available from the SFD at: NMFS Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, ATTN: Applications, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115; or <E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Permits/index.cfm.</E> Contents of the application, and required supporting documentation, are specified in the application form.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Records maintenance.</E> The SFD will maintain records of all limited entry permits that have been issued, renewed, registered, or replaced.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Small fleet.</E> (i) Small limited entry fisheries fleets that are controlled by a local government, are in existence as of July 11, 1991, and have negligible impacts on the groundfish resource, may be certified as consistent with the goals and objectives of the limited entry program and incorporated into the limited entry fishery. Permits issued under this subsection will be issued in accordance with the standards and procedures set out in the PCGFMP and will carry the rights explained therein.</P> <P>(ii) A permit issued under this section may be registered only to another vessel that will continue to operate in the same certified small fleet, provided that the total number of vessels in the fleet does not increase. A vessel may not use a small fleet limited entry permit for participation in the limited entry fishery outside of authorized activities of the small fleet for which that permit and vessel have been designated.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">At-sea processing exemptions</E>—(i) <E T="03">Sablefish at-sea processing exemption.</E> As specified at § 660.112(b)(1)(xii) and at 660.212(d)(3), vessels are prohibited from processing sablefish at sea that were caught in the primary sablefish fishery without a sablefish at-sea processing <PRTPAGE P="46"/>exemption. The sablefish at-sea processing exemption has been issued to a particular vessel and that permit and vessel owner who requested the exemption. The exemption is not part of the limited entry permit. The exemption cannot be registered with any other vessel, vessel owner, or permit owner for any reason. The sablefish at-sea processing exemption will expire upon registration of the vessel to a new owner or if the vessel is totally lost, as defined at § 660.11.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Non-whiting at-sea processing exemption.</E> As specified at § 660.112(b)(1)(xii), vessels are prohibited from processing non-whiting groundfish at sea that were caught in the Shorebased IFQ Program without a non-whiting at-sea processing exemption. A permit and/or vessel owner may get an exemption to this prohibition by applying for the exemption as provided in paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(B) of this section and if his/her vessel meets the exemption qualifying criteria provided in paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(A) of this section. The non-whiting at-sea processing exemption is issued to a particular vessel and that permit and/or vessel owner who requested the exemption. The exemption is not part of the limited entry permit. The exemption is not transferable to any other vessel, vessel owner, or permit owner for any reason. The non-whiting at-sea processing exemption will expire upon registration of the vessel to a new owner or if the vessel is totally lost, as defined at § 660.11.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria.</E> A non-whiting at-sea processing exemption will be issued to any vessel registered for use with a limited entry trawl permit that meets the non-whiting at-sea processing exemption qualifying criteria and for which the vessel owner submits a timely and complete application. The qualifying criteria for a non-whiting at-sea processing exemption are that the vessel must have been registered to a limited entry trawl permit, the vessel must have legally processed non-whiting groundfish at sea prior to August 31, 2010, and that the vessel landed that processed catch at a shorebased processor or buyer. The best evidence of a vessel having met these qualifying criteria will be receipts of processed product from shorebased processors, buyers, or exporters, accompanied by the state fish tickets or landings receipts appropriate to the processed product. Documentation showing investment in freezer equipment without also showing evidence of landing processed product is not sufficient evidence to qualify a vessel for a non-whiting at-sea processing exemption. All landings of processed non-whiting groundfish must have been harvested in waters managed under this part. Non-whiting groundfish taken in tribal fisheries or taken outside of the fishery management area, as defined at § 660.10, does not meet the qualifying criteria.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application and issuance process for non-whiting at-sea processing exemptions.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The SFD will mail non-whiting at-sea processing exemption applications to all current trawl permit holders and will make the application available online at <E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Permits/index.cfm.</E> Permit holders will have until February 15, 2012 to submit applications. A permit holder who believes that their vessel may qualify for the non-whiting at-sea processing exemption must submit evidence with their application showing how their vessel has met the qualifying criteria described at paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(A) of this section. Paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(C) of this section sets out the relevant evidentiary standards and burden of proof. Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than close of business February 15, 2012, to NMFS at: NMFS Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, ATTN: Fisheries Permit Office—Processing Exemption, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) After receipt of a complete application, the SFD will notify applicants by letter of initial administrative determination (IAD) whether their vessel qualifies for the non-whiting at-sea processing exemption. A person who has been notified by the SFD that their vessel qualifies for a non-whiting at-sea processing exemption will be issued an exemption letter by SFD that must be onboard the vessel at all times.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If an applicant chooses to file an appeal of the IAD letter under paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section, the <PRTPAGE P="47"/>applicant must follow the appeals process outlined at paragraph (g) of this section and, for the timing of the appeals, at paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Evidence and burden of proof.</E> A permit and/or vessel owner applying for issuance of a non-whiting at-sea processing exemption has the burden to submit evidence to prove that qualification requirements are met. The following evidentiary standards apply:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A copy of the current vessel documentation or registration (USCG or state) is the best evidence of vessel ownership.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A copy of a state fish receiving ticket is the best evidence of a landing and of the type of gear used.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A copy of a state fish receiving ticket, dock receiving ticket, landing receipt, or other written receipt indicating the name of their buyer, the date, and a description of the product form and the name and amount of non-whiting groundfish landed is the best evidence of the commercial transfer of processed product (including glazing).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) A copy of a sales receipt is the best evidence of the purchase of freezing equipment.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Such other relevant, credible evidence as the applicant may submit, or the SFD or the Regional Administrator request or acquire, may also be considered.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Quota share (QS) permit.</E> A QS permit conveys a conditional privilege to a person to own QS or IBQ for designated species and species groups and to fish in the Shorebased IFQ Program described § 660.140, subpart D. A QS permit is not a limited entry permit. The provisions for the QS permit, including eligibility, renewal, change of permit ownership, accumulation limits, fees, and appeals are described at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">First receiver site license.</E> The first receiver site license conveys a conditional privilege to a first receiver to receive, purchase, or take custody, control or possession of landings from the Shorebased IFQ Program. The first receiver site license is issued for a person and a unique physical site consistent with the terms and conditions required to account for and weigh the landed species. A first receiver site license is not a limited entry permit. The provisions for the First Receiver Site License, including eligibility, registration, change of ownership, fees, and appeals are described at § 660.140(f), subpart D.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Coop permit</E>—(1) <E T="03">MS coop permit.</E> An MS coop permit conveys a conditional privilege to an eligible coop entity to receive and manage a coop's allocation of designated species and species groups. An MS coop permit is not a limited entry permit. The provisions for the MS coop permit, including eligibility, annual registration, fees, and appeals are described in the MS Coop Program at § 660.150, subpart D.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">C/P coop permit.</E> A C/P coop permit conveys a conditional privilege to an eligible coop entity to receive and manage a coop's allocation of designated species and species groups. A C/P coop permit is not a limited entry permit. The provisions for the C/P coop permit, including eligibility, annual registration, fees, and appeals are described in the C/P Coop Program at § 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">MS coop permit.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">C/P coop permit.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Permit fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover administrative expenses related to issuance of permits including initial issuance, renewal, permit registration, vessel registration, replacement, and appeals. The appropriate fee must accompany each application.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Permit appeals process</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> For permit actions, including issuance, renewal, change in vessel registration, change in permit owner or permit holder, and endorsement upgrade, the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries will make an initial administrative determination (IAD) on the action. In cases where the applicant disagrees with the IAD, the applicant may appeal that decision. Final decisions on appeals of IADs regarding issuance, renewal, change in vessel registration, change in permit owner or permit holder, and endorsement upgrade, will be made in writing by the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce and will state the reasons therefore. This section describes the procedures for appealing the IAD on permit <PRTPAGE P="48"/>actions made in this title under subparts C through G of part 660. Additional information regarding appeals of an IAD related to the trawl rationalization program is contained in the specific program sections under subpart D of part 660.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Who May Appeal?</E> Only a person who received an IAD that disapproved any part of their application may file a written appeal. For purposes of this section, such person will be referred to as the “applicant.”</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Submission of appeals.</E> (i) The appeal must be in writing, must allege credible facts or circumstances to show why the criteria in this subpart have been met, and must include any relevant information or documentation to support the appeal.</P> <P>(ii) Appeals must be mailed or faxed to: National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, ATTN: Appeals, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA, 98115; Fax: 206-526-6426; or delivered to National Marine Fisheries Service at the same address.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Timing of appeals.</E> (i) For permit actions related to the application and initial issuance process for QS permits, MS permits, MS/CV endorsements, and C/P endorsements for the trawl rationalization program listed in subpart D of part 660, if an applicant appeals an IAD, the appeal must be postmarked, faxed, or hand delivered to NMFS no later than 60 calendar days after the date on the IAD. If the applicant does not appeal the IAD within 60 calendar days, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(ii) For all other permit actions, if an applicant appeals an IAD, the appeal must be postmarked, faxed, or hand delivered to NMFS no later than 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD. If the applicant does not appeal the IAD within 30 calendar days, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(iii) The time period to submit an appeal begins with the date on the IAD. If the last day of the time period is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the time period will extend to the close of business on the next business day.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Address of record.</E> For purposes of the appeals process, NMFS will establish as the address of record, the address used by the applicant in initial correspondence to NMFS. Notifications of all actions affecting the applicant after establishing an address of record will be mailed to that address, unless the applicant provides NMFS, in writing, with any changes to that address. NMFS bears no responsibility if a notification is sent to the address of record and is not received because the applicant's actual address has changed without notification to NMFS.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Decisions on appeals.</E> (i) For the appeal of an IAD related to the application and initial issuance process for the trawl rationalization program listed in subpart D of part 660, the Regional Administrator shall appoint an appeals officer. After determining there is sufficient information and that all procedural requirements have been met, the appeals officer will review the record and issue a recommendation on the appeal to the Regional Administrator, which shall be advisory only. The recommendation must be based solely on the record. Upon receiving the findings and recommendation, the Regional Administrator shall issue a final decision on the appeal acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with paragraph (g)(6)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Final decision on appeal.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue a written decision on the appeal which is the final decision of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Status of permits pending appeal.</E> (i) For all permit actions, except those actions related to the application and initial issuance process for the trawl rationalization program listed in subpart D of part 660, the permit registration remains as it was prior to the request until the final decision has been made.</P> <P>(ii) For permit actions related to the application and initial issuance process for the trawl rationalization program listed in subpart D of part 660, the status of permits pending appeal is as follows:</P> <P>(A) For permit and endorsement qualifications and eligibility appeals <PRTPAGE P="49"/>(i.e., QS permit, MS permit, MS/CV endorsement, C/P endorsement), any permit or endorsement under appeal after December 31, 2010 may not be used to fish in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery until a final decision on the appeal has been made. If the permit or endorsement will be issued, the permit or endorsement will be effective upon approval, except for QS permits, which will be effective at the start of the next fishing year.</P> <P>(B) For a QS or IBQ amount for specific IFQ management unit species under appeal, the QS or IBQ amount for the IFQ species under appeal will remain as the amount assigned to the associated QS permit in the IAD). The QS permit may be used to fish in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery with the QS or IBQ amounts assigned to the QS permit in the IAD. Once a final decision on the appeal has been made and if a revised QS or IBQ amount for a specific IFQ species will be assigned to the QS permit, the additional QS or IBQ amount associated with the QS permit will be effective at the start of the next calendar year following the final decision.</P> <P>(C) For a Pacific whiting catch history assignment associated with an MS/CV endorsement under appeal, the catch history assignment will remain as that previously assigned to the associated MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit in the IAD). The MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit may be used to fish in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery with the catch history assigned to the MS/CV-endorsed permit in the IAD. Once a final decision on the appeal has been made, and if a revised catch history assignment will be issued, the additional Pacific whiting catch history assignment associated with the MS/CV endorsement will be effective at the start of the next calendar year following the final decision.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Permit sanctions.</E> (1) All permits and licenses issued or applied for under Subparts C through G are subject to sanctions pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act at 16 U.S.C. 1858(g) and 15 CFR part 904, subpart D.</P> <P>(2) All Shorebased IFQ Program permits (QS permit, first receiver site license), QS accounts, vessel accounts, and MS Coop Program permits (MS permit, MS/CV-endorsed permit, and MS coop permit), and C/P Coop Program permits (C/P-endorsed permit, C/P coop permit) issued under subpart D:</P> <P>(i) Are considered permits for the purposes of 16 U.S.C. 1857, 1858, and 1859;</P> <P>(ii) May be revoked, limited, or modified at any time in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including revocation if the system is found to have jeopardized the sustainability of the stocks or the safety of fishermen;</P> <P>(iii) Shall not confer any right of compensation to the holder of such permits, licenses, and accounts if it is revoked, limited, or modified;</P> <P>(iv) Shall not create, or be construed to create, any right, title, or interest in or to any fish before the fish is harvested by the holder; and</P> <P>(v) Shall be considered a grant of permission to the holder of the permit, license, or account to engage in activities permitted by such permit, license, or account.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78381, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 53835, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74734, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 55155, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Compensation with fish for collecting resource information—EFPs.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the reasons stated in § 600.745(b)(1) of this chapter, an EFP may be issued under this subpart C for the purpose of compensating the owner or operator of a vessel for collecting resource information according to a protocol approved by NMFS. NMFS may issue an EFP allowing a vessel to retain fish as compensation in excess of trip limits or to be exempt from other specified management measures for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Compensation EFP for vessels under contract with NMFS to conduct a resource survey.</E> NMFS may issue an EFP to the owner or operator of a vessel that conducted a resource survey according to a contract with NMFS. A vessel's total compensation from all sources (in terms of dollars or amount of fish, including fish from survey samples or compensation fish) will be determined through normal Federal procurement procedures. The compensation EFP <PRTPAGE P="50"/>will specify the maximum amount or value of fish the vessel may take and retain after the resource survey is completed.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Competitive offers.</E> NMFS may initiate a competitive solicitation (request for proposals or RFP) to select vessels to conduct resource surveys that use fish as full or partial compensation, following normal Federal procurement procedures.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Consultation and approval.</E> At a Council meeting, NMFS will consult with the Council and receive public comment on upcoming resource surveys to be conducted if groundfish could be used as whole or partial compensation. Generally, compensation fish would be similar to surveyed species, but there may be reasons to provide payment with healthier, more abundant, less restricted stocks, or more easily targeted species. For example, NMFS may decline to pay a vessel with species that are, or are expected to be, overfished, or that are subject to overfishing, or that are unavoidably caught with species that are overfished or subject to overfishing. NMFS may also consider levels of discards, bycatch, and other factors. If the Council does not approve providing whole or partial compensation for the conduct of a survey, NMFS will not use fish, other than fish taken during the scientific research, as compensation for that survey. For each proposal, NMFS will present:</P> <P>(i) The maximum number of vessels expected or needed to conduct the survey,</P> <P>(ii) An estimate of the species and amount of fish likely to be needed as compensation,</P> <P>(iii) When the survey and compensation fish would be taken, and</P> <P>(iv) The year in which the compensation fish would be deducted from the ACL or ACT before determining the fishery harvest guideline or commercial harvest guideline.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance of the compensation EFP.</E> Upon successful completion of the survey, NMFS will issue a “compensation EFP” to the vessel if it has not been fully compensated. The procedures in § 600.745(b)(1) through (b)(4) of this chapter do not apply to a compensation EFP issued under this subpart for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery (50 CFR part 660, subparts C through G).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Terms and conditions of the compensation EFP.</E> Conditions for disposition of bycatch or any excess catch, for reporting the value of the amount landed, and other appropriate terms and conditions may be specified in the EFP. Compensation fishing must occur during the period specified in the EFP, but no later than the end of September of the fishing year following the survey, and must be conducted according to the terms and conditions of the EFP.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Reporting the compensation catch.</E> The compensation EFP may require the vessel owner or operator to keep separate records of compensation fishing and to submit them to NMFS within a specified period of time after the compensation fishing is completed.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Accounting for the compensation catch.</E> As part of the harvest specifications process, as described at § 660.60, subpart C, NMFS will advise the Council of the amount of fish authorized to be retained under a compensation EFP, which then will be deducted from the next harvest specifications (ACLs or ACTs) set by the Council. Fish authorized in an EFP too late in the year to be deducted from the following year's ACLs or ACTs will be accounted for in the next management cycle where it is practicable to do so.</P> <P>(b) Compensation for commercial vessels collecting resource information under a standard EFP. NMFS may issue an EFP to allow a commercial fishing vessel to take and retain fish in excess of current management limits for the purpose of collecting resource information (§ 600.745(b) of this chapter). The EFP may include a compensation clause that allows the participating vessel to be compensated with fish for its efforts to collect resource information according to NMFS' approved protocol. If compensation with fish is requested in an EFP application, or proposed by NMFS, the following provisions apply in addition to those at § 600.745(b) of this chapter.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Application.</E> In addition to the requirements in § 600.745(b) of this chapter, application for an EFP with a compensation clause must clearly state <PRTPAGE P="51"/>whether a vessel's participation is contingent upon compensation with groundfish and, if so, the minimum amount (in metric tons, round weight) and the species. As with other EFPs issued under § 600.745 of this chapter, the application may be submitted by any individual, including a state fishery management agency or other research institution.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Denial.</E> In addition to the reasons stated in § 600.745(b)(3)(iii) of this chapter, the application will be denied if the requested compensation fishery, species, or amount is unacceptable for reasons such as, but not limited to, the following: NMFS concludes the value of the resource information is not commensurate with the value of the compensation fish; the proposed compensation involves species that are (or are expected to be) overfished or subject to overfishing, fishing in times or areas where fishing is otherwise prohibited or severely restricted, or fishing for species that would involve unavoidable bycatch of species that are overfished or subject to overfishing; or NMFS concludes the information can reasonably be obtained at a less cost to the resource.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Window period for other applications.</E> If the Regional Administrator or designee agrees that compensation should be considered, and that more than a minor amount would be used as compensation, then a window period will be announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> during which additional participants will have an opportunity to apply. This notification would be made at the same time as announcement of receipt of the application and request for comments required under § 600.745(b). If there are more qualified applicants than needed for a particular time and area, NMFS will choose among the qualified vessels, either randomly, in order of receipt of the completed application, or by other impartial selection methods. If the permit applicant is a state, university, or Federal entity other than NMFS, and NMFS approves the selection method, the permit applicant may choose among the qualified vessels, either randomly, in order of receipt of the vessel application, or by other impartial selection methods.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Terms and conditions.</E> The EFP will specify the amounts that may be taken as scientific samples and as compensation, the time period during which the compensation fishing must occur, management measures that NMFS will waive for a vessel fishing under the EFP, and other terms and conditions appropriate to the fishery and the collection of resource information. NMFS may require compensation fishing to occur on the same trip that the resource information is collected.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Accounting for the catch.</E> Samples taken under this EFP, as well as any compensation fish, count toward the current year's catch or landings.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 27529, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Overfished species rebuilding plans.</SUBJECT> <P>For each overfished groundfish stock with an approved rebuilding plan, this section contains the standards to be used to establish annual or biennial ACLs, specifically the target date for rebuilding the stock to its MSY level and the harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the stock. The harvest control rule is expressed as a “Spawning Potential Ratio” or “SPR” harvest rate.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Bocaccio.</E> Bocaccio south of 40°10′ N. latitude was declared overfished in 1999. The target year for rebuilding the bocaccio stock south of 40°10′ N. latitude to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2022. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the southern bocaccio stock is an annual SPR harvest rate of 77.7 percent.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Canary rockfish.</E> Canary rockfish was declared overfished in 2000. The target year for rebuilding the canary rockfish stock to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2027. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the canary rockfish stock is an annual SPR harvest rate of 88.7 percent.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Cowcod.</E> Cowcod was declared overfished in 2000. The target year for rebuilding the cowcod stock south of 40°10′ N. latitude to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2068. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the cowcod stock is an annual SPR harvest rate of 82.7 percent.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Darkblotched rockfish.</E> Darkblotched rockfish was declared overfished in 2000. The target year for rebuilding the darkblotched rockfish <PRTPAGE P="52"/>stock to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2025. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the darkblotched rockfish stock is an annual SPR harvest rate of 64.9 percent.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Pacific Ocean Perch (POP).</E> POP was declared overfished in 1999. The target year for rebuilding the POP stock to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2020. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the POP stock is an annual SPR harvest rate of 86.4 percent.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Petrale Sole.</E> Petrale sole was declared overfished in 2010. The target year for rebuilding the petrale sole stock to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2016. The harvest control rule is the 25-5 default adjustment, which corresponds to an annual SPR harvest rate of 32.4 percent in 2012.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Widow rockfish.</E> Widow rockfish was declared overfished in 2001. The target year for rebuilding the widow rockfish stock to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2010. The harvest control rule is a constant catch of 600 mt, which corresponds to an annual SPR harvest rate of 91.3 percent in 2012.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Yelloweye rockfish.</E> Yelloweye rockfish was declared overfished in 2002. The target year for rebuilding the yelloweye rockfish stock to B<E T="52">MSY</E> is 2074. The harvest control rule to be used to rebuild the yelloweye rockfish stock is an annual SPR harvest rate of 76.0 percent.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 77420, Dec. 13, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific Coast treaty Indian fisheries.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes have treaty rights.</E> Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes have treaty rights to harvest groundfish in their usual and accustomed fishing areas in U.S. waters. In 1994, the United States formally recognized that the four Washington coastal treaty Indian tribes (Makah, Quileute, Hoh, and Quinault) have treaty rights to fish for groundfish in the Pacific Ocean, and concluded that, in general terms, the quantification of those rights is 50 percent of the harvestable surplus of groundfish that pass through the tribes U&A fishing areas.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes.</E> For the purposes of this part, Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes means the Hoh, Makah, and Quileute Indian Tribes and the Quinault Indian Nation.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Usual and accustomed fishing areas (U&A).</E> The Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes' U&A fishing areas within the fishery management area (FMA) are set out below in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(4) of this section. Boundaries of a tribe's fishing area may be revised as ordered by a Federal court.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Makah.</E> That portion of the FMA north of 48°02.25′ N. lat. (Norwegian Memorial) and east of 125°44′ W. long.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Quileute.</E> That portion of the FMA between 48°07.60′ N. lat. (Sand Point) and 47°31.70′ N. lat. (Queets River) and east of 125°44′ W. long.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Hoh.</E> That portion of the FMA between 47°54.30′ N. lat. (Quillayute River) and 47°21′ N. lat. (Quinault River) and east of 125°44′ W. long.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Quinault.</E> That portion of the FMA between 47°40.10′ N. lat. (Destruction Island) and 46°53.30′ N. lat. (Point Chehalis) and east of 125°44′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Procedures.</E> The rights referred to in paragraph (a) of this section will be implemented by the Secretary, after consideration of the tribal request, the recommendation of the Council, and the comments of the public. The rights will be implemented either through an allocation or set-aside of fish that will be managed by the tribes, or through regulations in this section that will apply specifically to the tribal fisheries.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Tribal allocations, set-asides, and regulations.</E> An allocation, set-aside or a regulation specific to the tribes shall be initiated by a written request from a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe to the Regional Administrator, prior to the first Council meeting in which biennial harvest specifications and management measures are discussed for an upcoming biennial management period. The Secretary generally will announce the annual tribal allocations at the same time as the announcement of the harvest specifications.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Co-management.</E> The Secretary recognizes the sovereign status and co-manager role of Indian tribes over shared Federal and tribal fishery resources. Accordingly, the Secretary will develop tribal allocations and regulations under this paragraph in consultation with the affected tribe(s) and, insofar as possible, with tribal consensus.<PRTPAGE P="53"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Fishing by a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe.</E> A member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe fishing under this section and within their U&A fishing area is not subject to the provisions of other sections of subparts C through G of this part.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Identification.</E> A valid treaty Indian identification card issued pursuant to 25 CFR part 249, subpart A, is prima facie evidence that the holder is a member of the Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe named on the card.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Permits.</E> A limited entry permit described under § 660.25, subpart C is not required for a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe to fish in a tribal fishery described in paragraph (d) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Federal and tribal laws and regulations.</E> Any member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe must comply with this section, and with any applicable tribal law and regulation, when participating in a tribal groundfish fishery described in this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fishing outside the U&A or without a groundfish allocation.</E> Fishing by a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe outside the applicable Indian tribe's usual and accustomed fishing area, or for a species of groundfish not covered by an allocation, set-aside, or regulation under this section, is subject to the regulations in the other sections of subpart C through subpart G of this part. Treaty fisheries operating within tribal allocations are prohibited from operating outside U&A fishing areas.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Pacific Coast treaty Indian fisheries allocations and harvest guidelines.</E> The tribal harvest guideline for black rockfish is provided in paragraph (f)(1) of this section. Tribal fishery allocations for sablefish are provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, and Pacific whiting are provided in paragraph (f)(4) of this section. Trip limits for certain species were recommended by the tribes and the Council and are specified here with the tribal allocations.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Black rockfish.</E> (i) Harvest guidelines for commercial harvests of black rockfish by members of the Pacific Coast Indian tribes using hook and line gear will be established biennially for two subsequent one-year periods for the areas between the U.S.-Canadian border and Cape Alava (48°09.50′ N. lat.) and between Destruction Island (47°40′ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.), in accordance with the procedures for implementing harvest specifications and management measures. Pacific Coast treaty Indians fishing for black rockfish in these areas under these harvest guidelines are subject to the provisions in this section, and not to the restrictions in other sections of subparts C through G of this part.</P> <P>(ii) For the commercial harvest of black rockfish off Washington State, a treaty Indian tribes' harvest guideline is set at 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) for the area north of Cape Alava, WA (48°09.50′ N. lat) and 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) for the area between Destruction Island, WA (47°40′ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point, WA (46°38.17′ N. lat.). This harvest guideline applies and is available to the Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes. There are no tribal harvest restrictions for black rockfish in the area between Cape Alava and Destruction Island.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> (i) The sablefish allocation to Pacific coast treaty Indian Tribes is 10 percent of the sablefish ACL for the area north of 36° N. lat. This allocation represents the total amount available to the treaty Indian fisheries before deductions for discard mortality.</P> <P>(ii) The Tribal allocation is 552 mt in 2011 and 535 in 2012 per year. This allocation is, for each year, 10 percent of the Monterey through Vancouver area (North of 36° N. lat.) ACL. The Tribal allocation is reduced by 1.5 percent for estimated discard mortality.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Lingcod.</E> Lingcod taken in the treaty fisheries are subject to an overall expected total lingcod catch of 250 mt.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Pacific whiting.</E> The tribal allocation for 2012 is 48,556 mt.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Pacific cod.</E> There is a tribal harvest guideline of 400 mt of Pacific cod. The tribes will manage their fisheries to stay within this harvest guideline.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Washington coastal tribal fisheries management measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Rockfish.</E> The tribes will require full retention of all overfished rockfish species and all other marketable rockfish species during treaty fisheries.<PRTPAGE P="54"/> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Thornyheads.</E> The Tribes will manage their fisheries to the following limits for shortspine and longspine thornyheads. The limits would be accumulated across vessels into a cumulative fleetwide harvest target for the year. The limits available to individual fishermen will then be adjusted inseason to stay within the overall harvest target as well as estimated impacts to overfished species. The annual following limits apply:</P> <P>(i) Shortspine thornyhead cumulative trip limits are 17,000-lb (7,711-kg) per 2 months.</P> <P>(ii) Longspine thornyhead cumulative trip limits are 22,000-lb (9,979-kg) per 2 months.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Canary rockfish</E>—are subject to a 300-lb (136-kg) trip limit.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Yelloweye rockfish</E>—are subject to a 100-lb (45-kg) trip limit.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Yellowtail and widow rockfish.</E> The Makah Tribe will manage the midwater trawl fisheries as follows: Yellowtail rockfish taken in the directed tribal mid-water trawl fisheries are subject to a catch limit of 677 mt for the entire fleet. Landings of widow rockfish must not exceed 10 percent of the weight of yellowtail rockfish landed, for a given vessel, throughout the year. These limits may be adjusted by the tribe inseason to minimize the incidental catch of canary rockfish and widow rockfish, provided the catch of yellowtail rockfish does not exceed 677 mt for the fleet.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Other rockfish.</E> Other rockfish, including minor nearshore, minor shelf, and minor slope rockfish groups are subject to a 300-lb (136-kg) trip limit per species or species group, or to the non-tribal limited entry trip limit for those species if those limits are less restrictive than 300-lb (136 kg) per trip.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Flatfish and other fish.</E> Treaty fishing vessels using bottom trawl gear are subject to the following limits: For Dover sole, English sole, other flatfish 110,000 lbs (49,895 kg) per 2 months; and for arrowtooth flounder 150,000 lbs (68,039 kg) per 2 months. The Dover sole and arrowtooth limits in place at the beginning of the season will be combined across periods and the fleet to create a cumulative harvest target. The limits available to individual vessels will then be adjusted inseason to stay within the overall harvest target as well as estimated impacts to overfished species. For petrale sole, treaty fishing vessels are restricted to a 50,000 lb (22,680 kg) per 2 months limit for the entire year. Trawl vessels are restricted to using small footrope trawl gear.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Pacific whiting.</E> Tribal whiting processed at-sea by non-tribal vessels, must be transferred within the tribal U&A from a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe fishing under this section.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Spiny dogfish.</E> The tribes will manage their spiny dogfish fishery within the limited entry trip limits for the non-tribal fisheries.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Groundfish without a tribal allocation.</E> Makah tribal members may use midwater trawl gear to take and retain groundfish for which there is no tribal allocation and will be subject to the trip landing and frequency and size limits applicable to the limited entry fishery.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">EFH.</E> Measures implemented to minimize adverse impacts to groundfish EFH, as described in § 660.12 of this subpart, do not apply to tribal fisheries in their U&A fishing areas.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 75421, Dec. 3, 2010; 75 FR 82300, Dec. 30, 2010; 76 FR 27529, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 28903, May 19, 2011; 77 FR 28507, May 15, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.55</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> An allocation is the apportionment of a harvest privilege for a specific purpose, to a particular person, group of persons, or fishery sector. The opportunity to harvest Pacific Coast groundfish is allocated among participants in the fishery when the ACLs for a given year are established in the biennial harvest specifications. For any stock that has been declared overfished, any formal allocation may be temporarily revised for the duration of the rebuilding period. For certain species, primarily trawl-dominant species, beginning with the 2011-2012 biennial specifications process, separate allocations for the trawl and nontrawl fishery (which for this purpose includes limited entry fixed gear, directed open access, and recreational fisheries) will be established biennially or annually <PRTPAGE P="55"/>using the standards and procedures described in Chapter 6 of the PCGFMP. Chapter 6 of the PCGFMP provides the allocation structure and percentages for species allocated between the trawl and nontrawl fisheries. Also, for those species not subject to the trawl and nontrawl allocations specified under Amendment 21 and in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, separate allocations for the limited entry and open access fisheries may be established using the procedures described in Chapters 6 and 11 of the PCGFMP and this subpart. Allocation of sablefish north of 36° N. lat. is described in paragraph (h) of this section and in the PCGFMP. Allocation of Pacific whiting is described in paragraph (i) of this section and in the PCGFMP. Allocation of black rockfish is described in paragraph (l) of this section. Allocation of Pacific halibut bycatch is described in paragraph (m) of this section. Allocations not specified in the PCGFMP are established in regulation through the biennial harvest specifications and are listed in Tables 1 a through d and Tables 2 a through d of this subpart.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Fishery harvest guidelines and reductions made prior to fishery allocations.</E> Beginning with the 2011-2012 biennial specifications process and prior to the setting of fishery allocations, the ACL or ACT when specified is reduced by the Pacific Coast treaty Indian Tribal harvest (allocations, set-asides, and estimated harvest under regulations at § 660.50); projected scientific research catch of all groundfish species, estimates of fishing mortality in non-groundfish fisheries and, as necessary, set-asides for EFPs. The remaining amount after these deductions is the fishery harvest guideline or quota. (note: recreational estimates are not deducted here).</P> <P>(1) Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribal allocations, set-asides, and regulations are specified during the biennial harvest specifications process and are found at § 660.50 and in Tables 1a and 2a of this subpart.</P> <P>(2) Scientific research catch results from scientific research activity as defined in regulations at § 600.10.</P> <P>(3) Estimates of fishing mortality in non-groundfish fisheries are based on historical catch and projected fishing activities.</P> <P>(4) EFPs are authorized and governed by regulations at §§ 660.60(f) and 600.745.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Trawl/nontrawl allocations.</E> (1) Beginning with the 2011-2012 biennial specifications process, the fishery harvest guideline or quota, may be divided into allocations for groundfish trawl and nontrawl (limited entry fixed gear, open access, and recreational) fisheries. IFQ species not listed in the table below will be allocated between the trawl and nontrawl fisheries through the biennial harvest specifications process. Species/species groups and areas allocated between the trawl and nontrawl fisheries listed in Chapter 6, Table 6-1 of the PCGFMP are allocated based on the percentages that follow:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,r70,r60" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Allocation Percentages for Limited Entry Trawl and Non-Trawl Sectors Specified for FMP Groundfish Stocks and Stock Complexes</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Stock or complex</CHED> <CHED H="1">All non-treaty LE trawl sectors<LI>%</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">All non-treaty non-trawl sectors<LI>%</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> <ENT>45</ENT> <ENT>55</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Cod</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish S. of 36° N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>42</ENT> <ENT>58</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">WIDOW</ENT> <ENT>91</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>75</ENT> <ENT>25</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail N. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>88</ENT> <ENT>12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine N. of 34°27′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine S. of 34°27′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>50 mt</ENT> <ENT>Remaining Yield</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine N. of 34°27′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">DARKBLOTCHED</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope RF North of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>81</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope RF South of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>63</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover Sole</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English Sole</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale Sole</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth Flounder</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="56"/> <ENT I="01">Starry Flounder</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Flatfish</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(i) <E T="03">Trawl fishery allocation.</E> The allocation for the limited entry trawl fishery is derived by applying the trawl allocation percentage by species/species group and area as specified in paragraph (c) of this section and as specified during the biennial harvest specifications process to the fishery harvest guideline for that species/species group and area. For IFQ species other than darkblotched rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, and widow rockfish, the trawl allocation will be further subdivided among the trawl sectors (MS, C/P, and IFQ) as specified in §§ 660.140, 660.150, and 660.160 of subpart D. For darkblotched rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, and widow rockfish, the trawl allocation is further subdivided among the trawl sectors (MS, C/P, and IFQ) as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Darkblotched rockfish.</E> Allocate 9 percent or 25 mt, whichever is greater, of the total trawl allocation of darkblotched rockfish to the whiting fisheries (MS, C/P, and IFQ combined). The distribution of the whiting trawl allocation of darkblotched to each sector (MS, C/P, and IFQ) will be done pro rata relative to the sectors' whiting allocation. After deducting allocations for the whiting fisheries, allocate the remainder of the trawl allocation to the nonwhiting fishery.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Pacific Ocean Perch (POP).</E> Allocate 17 percent or 30 mt, whichever is greater, of the total trawl allocation of Pacific ocean perch to the whiting fisheries (MS, C/P, and IFQ combined). The distribution of the whiting trawl allocation of POP to each sector (MS, C/P, and IFQ) will be done pro rata relative to the sectors' whiting allocation. After deducting allocations for the whiting fisheries, allocate the remainder of the trawl allocation to the nonwhiting fishery.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Widow rockfish.</E> Allocate 52 percent of the total trawl allocation of widow rockfish to the whiting sectors if the stock is under rebuilding or 10 percent of the total trawl allocation or 500 mt of the trawl allocation to the whiting sectors, whichever is greater, if the stock is rebuilt. The latter allocation scheme automatically kicks in when widow rockfish is declared rebuilt. The distribution of the whiting trawl allocation of widow to each sector (MS, C/P, and IFQ) will be done pro rata relative to the sectors' whiting allocation. After deducting allocations for the whiting fisheries, allocate the remainder of the trawl allocation to the nonwhiting fishery.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Nontrawl fishery allocation.</E> The allocation for the nontrawl fishery is the fishery harvest guideline minus the allocation of the species/species group and area to the trawl fishery. These amounts will equal the nontrawl allocation percentage or amount by species for species listed in paragraph (c) of this section and the nontrawl allocation percentage from the biennial harvest specifications for other IFQ species. The nontrawl allocation will be shared between the limited entry fixed gear, open access, and recreational fisheries as specified through the biennial harvest specifications process and consistent with allocations in the PCGFMP.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Commercial harvest guidelines.</E> Beginning with the 2011-2012 biennial specifications process, to derive the commercial harvest guideline, the fishery harvest guideline is further reduced by the recreational set-asides. The commercial harvest guideline is then allocated between the limited entry fishery (both trawl and fixed gear) and the directed open access fishery, as appropriate.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Limited entry (LE)/open access (OA) allocations</E>—(1) <E T="03">LE/OA allocation percentages.</E> The allocations between the limited entry and open access fisheries are based on standards from the PCGFMP.<PRTPAGE P="57"/> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Species with LE/OA allocations.</E> For species with LE/OA allocations that are not subject to Amendment 21 allocations, the allocation between the limited entry (both trawl and fixed gear) and the open access fisheries is determined by applying the percentage for those species with a LE/OA allocation to the commercial harvest guideline plus the amount set-aside for the non-groundfish fisheries.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Limited entry allocation.</E> The allocation for the limited entry fishery is the commercial harvest guideline minus any allocation to the directed open access fishery.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Open access allocation.</E> The allocation for the open access fishery is derived by applying the open access allocation percentage to the annual commercial harvest guideline or quota plus the non-groundfish fishery (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> incidental open access fishery) amount described in paragraph (b) of this section. The result is the total open access allocation. The portion that is set-aside for the non-groundfish fisheries is deducted and the remainder is the directed open access portion. For management areas or stocks for which quotas or harvest guidelines for a stock are not fully utilized, no separate allocation will be established for the open access fishery until it is projected that the allowable catch for a species will be reached.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Open access allocation percentage.</E> For each species with a harvest guideline or quota, the initial open access allocation percentage is calculated by:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Computing the total catch for that species during the window period (July 11, 1984 through August 1, 1988) for the limited entry program by any vessel that did not initially receive a limited entry permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Dividing that amount by the total catch during the window period by all gear.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The guidelines in this paragraph apply to recalculation of the open access allocation percentage. Any recalculated allocation percentage will be used in calculating the following biennial fishing period's open access allocation.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Catch accounting.</E> Catch accounting refers to how the catch in a fishery is monitored against the allocations described in this section. For species with trawl/nontrawl allocations, catch of those species are counted against the trawl/nontrawl allocations as explained in paragraph (f)(1) of this section. For species with limited entry/open access allocations in a given biennial cycle, catch of those species are counted against the limited entry/open access allocations as explained in paragraph (f)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Between the trawl and nontrawl fisheries</E>—(i) <E T="03">Catch accounting for the trawl allocation.</E> Any groundfish caught by a vessel registered to a limited entry trawl-endorsed permit will be counted against the trawl allocation while they are declared in to a groundfish limited entry trawl fishery and while the applicable trawl fishery listed in subpart D of this part for that vessel's limited entry permit is open.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catch accounting for the nontrawl allocation.</E> All groundfish caught by a vessel not registered to a limited entry permit and not fishing in the non-groundfish fishery will be counted against the nontrawl allocation. All groundfish caught by a vessel registered to a limited entry permit when the fishery for a vessel's limited entry permit has closed or they are not declared in to a limited entry fishery, will be counted against the nontrawl allocation, unless they are declared in to a non-groundfish fishery. Catch by vessels fishing in the non-groundfish fishery, as defined at § 660.11, will be accounted for in the estimated mortality in the non-groundfish fishery that is deducted from the ACL or ACT when specified.</P> <P>(2) The commercial harvest guideline for Pacific whiting is allocated among three sectors, as follows: 34 percent for the C/P Coop Program; 24 percent for the MS Coop Program; and 42 percent for the Shore based IFQ Program. No more than 5 percent of the Shore based IFQ Program allocation may be taken and retained south of 42° N. lat. before the start of the primary Pacific whiting season north of 42° N. lat. Specific sector allocations for a given calendar year are found in Tables 1a through c and 2a through c of this subpart. Set asides for other species for the at-sea whiting fishery for a given calendar <PRTPAGE P="58"/>year are found in Tables 1d and 2d of this subpart.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Recreational fisheries.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is outside the scope of, and not affected by, the regulations governing limited entry and open access fisheries. Certain amounts of groundfish will be set aside for the recreational fishery during the biennial specifications process. These amounts will be estimated prior to dividing the commercial harvest guideline between the limited entry and open access fisheries.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Sablefish Allocations (north of 36° N. lat.).</E> The allocations of sablefish north of 36° N. lat. described in paragraph (h) of this section are specified in Chapter 6 of the PCGFMP.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Tribal/nontribal allocation.</E> The sablefish allocation to Pacific coast treaty Indian tribes is identified at § 660.50(f)(2), subpart C. The remainder is available to the nontribal fishery (limited entry, open access (directed and incidental), and research).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Between the limited entry and open access fisheries.</E> The allocation of sablefish after tribal deductions is further reduced by the estimated total mortality of sablefish in research and incidental catch in non-groundfish fisheries (incidental open access); the remaining yield (nontribal share) is divided between open access and limited entry fisheries. The limited entry fishery allocation is 90.6 percent and the open access allocation is 9.4 percent.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Between the limited entry trawl and limited entry fixed gear fisheries.</E> The limited entry sablefish allocation is further allocated 58 percent to the trawl fishery and 42 percent to the limited entry fixed gear (longline and pot/trap) fishery.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Between the limited entry fixed gear primary season and daily trip limit fisheries.</E> Within the limited entry fixed gear fishery allocation, 85 percent is reserved for the primary season described in § 660.231, subpart E, leaving 15 percent for the limited entry daily trip limit fishery described in § 660.232, subpart E.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Ratios between tiers for sablefish-endorsed limited entry permits.</E> The Regional Administrator will biennially or annually calculate the size of the cumulative trip limit for each of the three tiers associated with the sablefish endorsement such that the ratio of limits between the tiers is approximately 1:1.75:3.85 for Tier 3:Tier 2:Tier 1, respectively. The size of the cumulative trip limits will vary depending on the amount of sablefish available for the primary fishery and on estimated discard mortality rates within the fishery. The size of the cumulative trip limits for the three tiers in the primary fishery will be announced in § 660.231(b)(3), subpart E.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Pacific whiting allocation.</E> The allocation structure and percentages for Pacific whiting are described in the PCGFMP.</P> <P>(1) Annual treaty tribal Pacific whiting allocations are provided in § 660.50, subpart C.</P> <P>(2) The fishery harvest guideline for Pacific whiting is allocated among three sectors, as follows: 34 percent for the C/P Coop Program; 24 percent for the MS Coop Program; and 42 percent for the Shore based IFQ Program. No more than 5 percent of the Shore based IFQ Program allocation may be taken and retained south of 42° N. lat. before the start of the primary Pacific whiting season north of 42° N. lat. Specific sector allocations for a given calendar year are found in Tables 1a through c and 2a through c of this subpart. Set-asides for other species for the at-sea whiting fishery for a given calendar year are found in Tables 1D and 2D of this subpart.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Fishery set-asides.</E> Annual set-asides are not formal allocations but they are amounts which are not available to the other fisheries during the fishing year. For the catcher/processor and mothership sectors of the at-sea Pacific whiting fishery, set-asides will be deducted from the limited entry trawl fishery allocation. Set-aside amounts will be specified in Tables 1a through 2d of this subpart and may be adjusted through the biennial harvest specifications and management measures process.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Exempted fishing permit set-asides.</E> Annual set-asides for EFPs described at §§ 660.60(f) and 600.745, will be deducted from the ACL or ACT when specified. Set-aside amounts will be adjusted through the biennial harvest <PRTPAGE P="59"/>specifications and management measures process.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Black rockfish harvest guideline.</E> The commercial tribal harvest guideline for black rockfish off Washington State is specified at § 660.50(f)(1), subpart C.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Pacific halibut bycatch allocation.</E> The Pacific halibut fishery off Washington, Oregon and California (Area 2A in the halibut regulations) is managed under regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart E. The PCGFMP sets the trawl bycatch mortality limit at 15 percent of the Area 2A total constant exploitation yield (TCEY) for legal size halibut (net weight), not to exceed 130,000 pounds annually for legal size halibut (net weight) for 2012 through 2014 and, beginning in 2015, not to exceed 100,000 pounds annually for legal size halibut (net weight). The TCEY used for these calculations will be the best estimate of the TCEY available from the International Pacific Halibut Commission at the time of the calculation. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “legal sized” halibut refers to halibut with a total length of 32 inches and above, or O32, and the term “sublegal sized” halibut refers to halibut under 32 inches in total length, or U32. To determine the trawl bycatch mortality limit, the pounds of halibut available to the trawl fleet will be expanded from the legal sized halibut mortality (net weight) to a round weight legal and sublegal sized amount. To convert from net weight to round weight, multiply by the conversion factor used by the International Pacific Halibut Commission at the time of calculation for net weight to round weight. To convert from legal sized halibut to legal and sublegal sized halibut, multiply by the conversion factor from the NMFS trawl fishery bycatch report as reported to the International Pacific Halibut Commission at the time of calculation for legal sized to legal and sublegal sized halibut. The bycatch allocation percent can be adjusted downward or upward through the biennial specifications and management measures process but the upper bound on the maximum pounds of allocation can only be changed though an FMP amendment. Part of the overall total mortality limit is a set-aside of 10 mt of Pacific halibut (legal and sublegal, round weight), to accommodate bycatch in the at-sea Pacific whiting fishery and in the shorebased trawl fishery south of 40°10′ N. lat. (estimated to be approximately 5 mt each). This set-aside can be adjusted through the biennial specifications and management measures process.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78382, Dec. 15, 2010; 75 FR 82300, Dec. 30, 2010; 76 FR 27529, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53835, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74737, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 28507, May 15, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Specifications and management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will establish and adjust specifications and management measures biennially or annually and during the fishing year. Management of the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery will be conducted consistent with the standards and procedures in the PCGFMP and other applicable law. The PCGFMP is available from the Regional Administrator or the Council. Regulations under this subpart may be promulgated, removed, or revised during the fishing year. Any such action will be made according to the framework standards and procedures in the PCGFMP and other applicable law, and will be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Biennial actions.</E> The Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery is managed on a biennial, calendar year basis. Harvest specifications and management measures will be announced biennially, with the harvest specifications for each species or species group set for two sequential calendar years. In general, management measures are designed to achieve, but not exceed, the specifications, particularly optimum yields (harvest guidelines and quotas), fishery harvest guidelines, commercial harvest guidelines and quotas, limited entry and open access allocations, or other approved fishery allocations, and to protect overfished and depleted stocks. Management measures will be designed to take into account the co-occurrence ratios of target species with overfished species, and will select measures that will minimize bycatch to the extent practicable.<PRTPAGE P="60"/> </P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Routine management measures.</E> In addition to the catch restrictions in subparts D through G of this part, other catch restrictions that are likely to be adjusted on a biennial or more frequent basis may be imposed and announced by a single notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> if good cause exists under the APA to waive notice and comment, and if they have been designated as routine through the two-meeting process described in the PCGFMP. Routine management measures that may be revised during the fishing year via this process are implemented in paragraph (h) of this section, and in subparts D through G of this part, including Tables 1 (North) and 1 (South) of subpart D, Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of subpart E, Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of subpart F. Most trip, bag, and size limits, and area closures in the groundfish fishery have been designated “routine,” which means they may be changed rapidly after a single Council meeting. Council meetings are held in the months of March, April, June, September, and November. Inseason changes to routine management measures are announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Changes to trip limits are effective at the times stated in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Once a change is effective, it is illegal to take and retain, possess, or land more fish than allowed under the new trip limit. This means that, unless otherwise announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> offloading must begin before the time a fishery closes or a more restrictive trip limit takes effect. The following catch restrictions have been designated as routine:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Commercial Limited Entry and Open Access Fisheries.</E> (i) Trip landing and frequency limits, size limits, all gear. Trip landing and frequency limits have been designated as routine for the following species or species groups: widow rockfish, canary rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, yelloweye rockfish, black rockfish, blue rockfish, splitnose rockfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio, cowcod, minor nearshore rockfish or shallow and deeper minor nearshore rockfish, shelf or minor shelf rockfish, and minor slope rockfish; DTS complex which is composed of Dover sole, sablefish, shortspine thornyheads, longspine thornyheads; petrale sole, rex sole, arrowtooth flounder, Pacific sanddabs, and the other flatfish complex, which is composed of those species plus any other flatfish species listed at § 660.11, subpart C; Pacific whiting; lingcod; Pacific cod; spiny dogfish; cabezon in Oregon and California and “other fish” as a complex consisting of all groundfish species listed at § 660.11, subpart C and not otherwise listed as a distinct species or species group. Specific to the IFQ fishery, sub-limits or aggregate limits may be specified for the following species: longnose skate, big skate, California skate, California scorpionfish, leopard shark, soupfin shark, finescale codling, Pacific rattail (grenadier), ratfish, kelp greenling, shortbelly, and cabezon in Washington. Size limits have been designated as routine for sablefish and lingcod. Trip landing and frequency limits and size limits for species with those limits designated as routine may be imposed or adjusted on a biennial or more frequent basis for the purpose of keeping landings within the harvest levels announced by NMFS, and for the other purposes given in paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) of this section.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Trip landing and frequency limits.</E> To extend the fishing season; to minimize disruption of traditional fishing and marketing patterns; to reduce discards; to discourage target fishing while allowing small incidental catches to be landed; to protect overfished species; to allow small fisheries to operate outside the normal season; and, for the open access fishery only, to maintain landings at the historical proportions during the 1984-88 window period.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Size limits.</E> To protect juvenile fish; to extend the fishing season.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Differential trip landing limits and frequency limits based on gear type, closed seasons, and bycatch limits.</E> Trip landing and frequency limits that differ by gear type and closed seasons may be imposed or adjusted on a biennial or more frequent basis for the purpose of rebuilding and protecting overfished or depleted stocks.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Type of limited entry trawl gear on board.</E> Limits on the type of limited <PRTPAGE P="61"/>entry trawl gear on board a vessel may be imposed on a biennial or more frequent basis. Requirements and restrictions on limited entry trawl gear type are found at § 660.130(b).</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">List of IFQ species documented on observer form.</E> As specified at §§ 660.112(b)(1)(xiii) and 660.140(h)(1)(i), observer or catch monitor coverage while in port depends on documentation of specified retained IFQ species while the vessel is at sea by the observer program on a form. The list of IFQ species documented on the observer program form may be modified on a biennial or more frequent basis.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Recreational fisheries all gear types.</E> Routine management measures for all groundfish species, separately or in any combination, include bag limits, size limits, time/area closures, boat limits, hook limits, and dressing requirements. All routine management measures on recreational fisheries are intended to keep landings within the harvest levels announced by NMFS, to rebuild and protect overfished or depleted species, and to maintain consistency with State regulations, and for the other purposes set forth in this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Bag limits.</E> To spread the available catch over a large number of anglers; to protect and rebuild overfished species; to avoid waste.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Size limits.</E> To protect juvenile fish; to protect and rebuild overfished species; to enhance the quality of the recreational fishing experience.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Season duration restrictions.</E> To spread the available catch over a large number of anglers; to protect and rebuild overfished species; to avoid waste; to enhance the quality of the recreational fishing experience.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">All fisheries, all gear types, depth-based management measures.</E> Depth-based management measures, particularly the setting of closed areas known as Groundfish Conservation Areas, may be implemented in any fishery that takes groundfish directly or incidentally. Depth-based management measures are set using specific boundary lines that approximate depth contours with latitude/longitude waypoints found at § 660.70 through 660.74. Depth-based management measures and the setting of closed areas may be used: to protect and rebuild overfished stocks, to prevent the overfishing of any groundfish species by minimizing the direct or incidental catch of that species, to minimize the incidental harvest of any protected or prohibited species taken in the groundfish fishery, to extend the fishing season; for the commercial fisheries, to minimize disruption of traditional fishing and marketing patterns; for the recreational fisheries, to spread the available catch over a large number of anglers; to discourage target fishing while allowing small incidental catches to be landed; and to allow small fisheries to operate outside the normal season.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Automatic actions.</E> Automatic management actions may be initiated by the NMFS Regional Administrator without prior public notice, opportunity to comment, or a Council meeting. These actions are nondiscretionary, and the impacts must have been taken into account prior to the action. Unless otherwise stated, a single notice will be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> making the action effective if good cause exists under the APA to waive notice and comment.</P> <P>(1) Automatic actions are used in the Pacific whiting fishery to:</P> <P>(i) Close an at-sea sector of the fishery when that sector's Pacific whiting allocation is reached, or is projected to be reached.</P> <P>(ii) Close all at-sea sectors or a single sector of the fishery when a non-whiting groundfish species with allocations is reached or projected to be reached.</P> <P>(iii) Reapportion unused allocations of non-whiting groundfish species from one at-sea sector of the Pacific whiting fishery to another.</P> <P>(iv) Reapportionment of the unused portion of the tribal allocation of Pacific whiting to the IFQ, mothership and catcher processor Pacific whiting fisheries.</P> <P>(v) Implement the Ocean Salmon Conservation Zone, described at § 660.131(c)(3), when NMFS projects the Pacific whiting fishery may take in excess of 11,000 Chinook within a calendar year.</P> <P>(vi) Implement Pacific Whiting Bycatch Reduction Areas, described at § 660.131(c)(4), when NMFS projects a sector-specific bycatch limit will be <PRTPAGE P="62"/>reached before the sector's whiting allocation.</P> <P>(2) Automatic actions are effective when actual notice is sent by NMFS. Actual notice to fishers and processors will be by email, Internet (<E T="03">www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Fishery-Management/Whiting-Management/index.cfm</E>), phone, fax, letter, or press release. Allocation reapportionments will be followed by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> in which public comment will be sought for a reasonable period of time thereafter.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Prohibited species.</E> Groundfish species or species groups under the PCGFMP for which quotas have been achieved and/or the fishery closed are prohibited species. In addition, the following are prohibited species:</P> <P>(1) Any species of salmonid.</P> <P>(2) Pacific halibut.</P> <P>(3) Dungeness crab caught seaward of Washington or Oregon.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Exempted fishing permits (EFP).</E> (1) The Regional Administrator may issue EFPs under regulations at § 660.30, subpart C, for compensation with fish for collecting resource information. Such EFPs may include the collecting of scientific samples of groundfish species that would otherwise be prohibited for retention.</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator may also issue EFPs under regulations at 50 CFR part § 600.745 for limited testing, public display, data collection, exploratory, health and safety, environmental cleanup, and/or hazard removal purposes, the target or incidental harvest of species managed under an FMP or fishery regulations that would otherwise be prohibited.</P> <P>(3) U.S. vessels operating under an EFP are subject to restrictions in subparts C through G of this part unless otherwise provided in the permit.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Groundfish species harvested in the territorial sea (0-3 nm) will be counted toward the catch limitations in Tables 1a through 2d of this subpart, and those specified in subparts D through G, including Tables 1 (North) and 1 (South) of subpart D, Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of subpart E, Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of subpart F.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Fishery restrictions</E>—(1) <E T="03">Commercial trip limits and recreational bag and boat limits.</E> Commercial trip limits and recreational bag and boat limits defined in Tables 1a through 2d of this subpart, and those specified in subparts D through G of this part, including Tables 1 (North) and 1 (South) of subpart D, Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of subpart E, Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of subpart F must not be exceeded.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Landing.</E> As stated at § 660.11, subpart C (in the definition of “Landing”), once the offloading of any species begins, all fish aboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing and must be reported as such. All fish from an IFQ landing must be offloaded from the vessel before a new fishing trip begins. Transfer of fish at sea is prohibited under § 660.12, subpart C, unless a vessel is participating in the primary whiting fishery as part of the mothership or catcher/processor sectors, as described at § 660.131(a), subpart D. Catcher vessels in the mothership sector must transfer all catch from a haul to the same vessel registered to an MS permit prior to the gear being set for a subsequent haul. Catch may not be transferred to a tender vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Fishing ahead.</E> Unless the fishery is closed, a vessel that has landed its cumulative or daily limit may continue to fish on the limit for the next legal period, so long as no fish (including, but not limited to, groundfish with no trip limits, shrimp, prawns, or other nongroundfish species or shellfish) are landed (offloaded) until the next legal period. Fishing ahead is not allowed during or before a closed period.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Weights and percentages.</E> All weights are round weights or round-weight equivalents unless otherwise specified. Percentages are based on round weights, and, unless otherwise specified, apply only to legal fish on board.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Size limits, length measurement, and weight conversions.</E> (i) <E T="03">Length measurement.</E> Unless otherwise specified, size limits in the commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries apply to the “total length,” which is the longest measurement of the fish without mutilation of the fish or the use of force to extend the length of the fish. <PRTPAGE P="63"/>No fish with a size limit may be retained if it is in such condition that its length has been extended or cannot be determined by these methods. For conversions not listed here, contact the state where the fish will be landed. Washington state regulations require all fish with a size limit landed into Washington to be landed with the head on.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Whole fish.</E> For a whole fish, total length is measured from the tip of the snout (mouth closed) to the tip of the tail in a natural, relaxed position.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">“Headed” fish.</E> For a fish with the head removed (“headed”), the length is measured from the origin of the first dorsal fin (where the front dorsal fin meets the dorsal surface of the body closest to the head) to the tip of the upper lobe of the tail; the dorsal fin and tail must be left intact.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Filets.</E> A filet is the flesh from one side of a fish extending from the head to the tail, which has been removed from the body (head, tail, and backbone) in a single continuous piece. Filet lengths may be subject to size limits for some groundfish taken in the recreational fishery off California (see subpart G of this part). A filet is measured along the length of the longest part of the filet in a relaxed position; stretching or otherwise manipulating the filet to increase its length is not permitted.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Weight conversions and size limits.</E> To determine the round weight, multiply the processed weight times the conversion factor. Federal commercial groundfish regulations do not supersede more restrictive state commercial groundfish regulations, including landings requirements regarding groundfish species or the condition in which they may be landed.</P> <P>(A) Limited entry fixed gear or open access fisheries. The weight limit conversion factor established by the state where the fish is or will be landed will be used to convert the processed weight to round weight for purposes of applying the trip limit or other allocation. Weight conversions provided herein are those conversions currently in use by the States of Washington, Oregon, and California and may be subject to change by those states. Fishery participants should contact fishery enforcement officials in the state where the fish will be landed to determine that state's official conversion factor.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> The following conversion applies to both the limited entry fixed gear and open access fisheries when trip limits are in effect for those fisheries. For headed and gutted (eviscerated) sablefish the weight conversion factor is 1.6 (multiply the headed and gutted weight by 1.6 to determine the round weight).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Lingcod.</E> The following conversions apply in both limited entry fixed gear and open access fisheries.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) North of 42° N. lat., for lingcod with the head removed, the minimum size limit is 18 inches (46 cm), which corresponds to 22 inches (56 cm) total length for whole fish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) South of 42° N. lat., for lingcod with the head removed, the minimum size limit is 19.5 inches (49.5 cm), which corresponds to 24 inches (61 cm) total length for whole fish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The weight conversion factor for headed and gutted lingcod is 1.5. The conversion factor for lingcod that has only been gutted with the head on is 1.1.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Shorebased IFQ Program.</E> For vessels landing sorted catch, the weight conversions for purposes of applying QP are provided below.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> The weight conversion factor for headed and gutted (eviscerated) sablefish is 1.6.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Lingcod.</E> The following conversions apply:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>)The minimum size limit lingcod North of 42° N. lat., with the head removed, is 18 inches (46 cm), which corresponds to 22 inches (56 cm) total length for whole fish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The minimum size limit for lingcod South of 42° N. lat., with the head removed, is 19.5 inches (49.5 cm), which corresponds to 24 inches (61 cm) total length for whole fish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The weight conversion factor for headed and gutted (eviscerated) lingcod is 1.5; for lingcod that has only been gutted with the head on, the weight conversion factor is 1.1.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Pacific whiting.</E> For headed and gutted Pacific whiting (head removed just in front of the collar bone and viscera removed,) the weight conversion factor is 1.56; and for headed and <PRTPAGE P="64"/>gutted Pacific whiting with the tail removed the weight conversion factor is 2.0.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Rockfish (including thornyheads), except POP.</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.75; for headed and gutted, western cut (head removed just in front of the collar bone and viscera removed,) the weight conversion factor is 1.66; for headed and gutted, eastern cut (head removed just behind the collar bone and viscera removed,) the weight conversion factor is 2.0.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Pacific ocean perch (POP).</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.6.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) <E T="03">Pacific cod.</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.58.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) <E T="03">Dover sole, English sole, and “other flatfish”.</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.53.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) <E T="03">Petrale sole.</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.51.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) <E T="03">Arrowtooth flounder.</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.35.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) <E T="03">Starry flounder.</E> For headed and gutted (eviscerated), the weight conversion factor is 1.49.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Sorting.</E> Trawl fishery sorting requirements are specified at § 660.130(d), subpart D. Limited entry fixed gear fishery sorting requirements are specified at § 660.230(c), subpart E, and Open access fishery sorting requirements are specified at § 660.330(c), subpart F.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Crossover provisions.</E> Crossover provisions apply to two activities: Fishing on different sides of a management line, or fishing in both the limited entry and open access fisheries. NMFS uses different types of management areas for West Coast groundfish management, such as the <E T="03">north-south management areas</E> as defined in § 660.11. Within a management area, a large ocean area with northern and southern boundary lines, trip limits, seasons, and conservation areas follow a single theme. Within each management area, there may be one or more conservation areas, defined at § 660.11 and §§ 660.70 through 660.74. The provisions within this paragraph apply to vessels fishing in different management areas. Crossover provisions also apply to vessels that fish in both the limited entry and open access fisheries, or that use open access non-trawl gear while registered to limited entry fixed gear permits. Fishery specific crossover provisions can be found in subparts D through F of this part.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Fishing in management areas with different trip limits.</E> Trip limits for a species or a species group may differ in different management areas along the coast. The following crossover provisions apply to vessels fishing in different geographical areas that have different cumulative or “per trip” trip limits for the same species or species group, with the following exceptions. Such crossover provisions do not apply to: IFQ species defined at § 660.140(c), for vessels that are declared into the Shorebased IFQ Program (see § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), for valid Shorebased IFQ Program declarations), species that are subject only to daily trip limits, or to the trip limits for black rockfish off Washington, as described at § 660.230(e) and § 660.330(e).</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Going from a more restrictive to a more liberal area.</E> If a vessel takes and retains any groundfish species or species group of groundfish in an area where a more restrictive trip limit applies before fishing in an area where a more liberal trip limit (or no trip limit) applies, then that vessel is subject to the more restrictive trip limit for the entire period to which that trip limit applies, no matter where the fish are taken and retained, possessed, or landed.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Going from a more liberal to a more restrictive area.</E> If a vessel takes and retains a groundfish species or species group in an area where a higher trip limit or no trip limit applies, and takes and retains, possesses or lands the same species or species group in an area where a more restrictive trip limit applies, that vessel is subject to the more restrictive trip limit for the entire period to which that trip limit applies, no matter where the fish are taken and retained, possessed, or landed.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Fishing in two different areas where a species or species group is managed with different types of trip limits.</E> During the fishing year, NMFS may implement <PRTPAGE P="65"/>management measures for a species or species group that set different types of trip limits (for example, per trip limits versus cumulative trip limits) for different areas. If a vessel fishes for a species or species group that is managed with different types of trip limits in two different areas within the same cumulative limit period, then that vessel is subject to the most restrictive overall cumulative limit for that species, regardless of where fishing occurs.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Minor rockfish.</E> Several rockfish species are designated with species-specific limits on one side of the 40°10′ N. lat. management line, and are included as part of a minor rockfish complex on the other side of the line. A vessel that takes and retains fish from a minor rockfish complex (nearshore, shelf, or slope) on both sides of a management line during a single cumulative limit period is subject to the more restrictive cumulative limit for that minor rockfish complex during that period.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If a vessel takes and retains minor slope rockfish north of 40°10′ N. lat., that vessel is also permitted to take and retain, possess or land splitnose rockfish up to its cumulative limit south of 40°10′ N. lat., even if splitnose rockfish were a part of the landings from minor slope rockfish taken and retained north of 40°10′ N. lat.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If a vessel takes and retains minor slope rockfish south of 40°10′ N. lat., that vessel is also permitted to take and retain, possess or land POP up to its cumulative limit north of 40°10′ N. lat., even if POP were a part of the landings from minor slope rockfish taken and retained south of 40°10′ N. lat.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fishing in both limited entry and open access fisheries</E>—</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Fishing in limited entry and open access fisheries with different trip limits.</E> Open access trip limits apply to any fishing conducted with open access gear, even if the vessel has a valid limited entry permit with an endorsement for another type of gear, except such provisions do not apply to IFQ species defined at § 660.140(c), for vessels that are declared into the Shorebased IFQ Program (see § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A) for valid Shorebased IFQ Program declarations). A vessel that fishes in both the open access and limited entry fisheries is not entitled to two separate trip limits for the same species. If a vessel has a limited entry permit registered to it at any time during the trip limit period and uses open access gear, but the open access limit is smaller than the limited entry limit, the open access limit may not be exceeded and counts toward the limited entry limit. If a vessel has a limited entry permit registered to it at any time during the trip limit period and uses open access gear, but the open access limit is larger than the limited entry limit, the smaller limited entry limit applies, even if taken entirely with open access gear.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Limited entry permit restrictions for vessels fishing in the open access fishery</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Vessel registered to a limited entry trawl permit.</E> To participate in the open access fishery, described at part 660, subpart F, with open access gear, defined at § 660.11, a vessel registered to a limit entry trawl permit must make the appropriate fishery declaration, as specified at § 660.14(d)(5)(iv)(A). In addition, a vessel registered to a limit entry trawl permit must remove the permit from their vessel, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(v), unless the vessel will be fishing in the open access fishery under one of the following declarations specified at § 660.13(d):</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for pink shrimp,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for ridgeback prawn,</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for California halibut,</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Non-groundfish trawl gear for sea cucumber,</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Open access Dungeness crab pot/trap gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) Open access HMS line gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">vii</E>) Open access salmon troll gear,</P> <P>(<E T="03">viii</E>) Open access Coastal Pelagic Species net gear.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Vessel registered to a limited entry fixed gear permit.</E> To participate with open access gear, defined at § 660.11, subpart C, a vessel registered to a limit entry fixed gear permit must make the appropriate open access declaration, as specified at § 660.14(d)(5)(iv)(A).</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78382, Dec. 15, 2010; 75 FR 82301, Dec. 30, 2010; 76 FR 27530, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53835, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74738, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 28507, May 15, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="66"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.65</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish harvest specifications.</SUBJECT> <P>Harvest specifications include OFLs, ABCs, and the designation of OYs and ACLs. Management measures necessary to keep catch within the ACL include ACTs, harvest guidelines (HGs), or quotas for species that need individual management, and the allocation of fishery HGs between the trawl and nontrawl segments of the fishery, and the allocation of commercial HGs between the open access and limited entry segments of the fishery. These specifications include fish caught in state ocean waters (0-3 nm offshore) as well as fish caught in the EEZ (3-200 nm offshore). Harvest specifications are provided in Tables 1a through 2d of this subpart.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 27530, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.70</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish conservation areas.</SUBJECT> <P>In § 660.11, a groundfish conservation area is defined in part as “a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees latitude and longitude, wherein fishing by a particular gear type or types may be prohibited.” While some groundfish conservation areas may be designed with the intent that their shape be determined by ocean bottom depth contours, their shapes are defined in regulation by latitude/longitude coordinates and are enforced by those coordinates. Latitude/longitude coordinates designating the large-scale boundaries for rockfish conservation areas are found in §§ 660.71 through 660.74. Fishing activity that is prohibited or permitted within a particular groundfish conservation area is detailed at subparts D through G of part 660.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">North Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area.</E> The North Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) is a C-shaped area off the northern Washington coast intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The North Coast Recreational YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 48°18.00′ N. lat.; 125°18.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°18.00′ N. lat.; 124°59.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°11.00′ N. lat.; 124°59.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°11.00′ N. lat.; 125°11.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°04.00′ N. lat.; 125°11.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°04.00′ N. lat.; 124°59.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°00.00′ N. lat.; 124°59.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°00.00′ N. lat.; 125°18.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 48°18.00′ N. lat.; 125°18.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">North Coast Commercial Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area.</E> The North Coast Commercial Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) is an area off the northern Washington coast, overlapping the northern part of North Coast Recreational YRCA, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The North Coast Commercial YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 48°11.77′ N. lat., 125°13.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°16.43′ N. lat., 125°07.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°14.72′ N. lat., 125°01.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°13.36′ N. lat., 125°03.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°12.74′ N. lat., 125°05.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°11.55′ N. lat., 125°04.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°09.96′ N. lat., 125°06.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°09.68′ N. lat., 125°08.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 48°11.77′ N. lat., 125°13.03′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Salmon Troll Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area.</E> The Salmon Troll Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) is an area off the northern Washington coast, overlapping the southern part of North Coast Recreational YRCA, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish.The Salmon Troll YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 48°00.00′ N. lat., 125°14.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°02.00′ N. lat., 125°14.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°02.00′ N. lat., 125°16.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°00.00′ N. lat., 125°16.50′ W. long.; and connecting back to 48°00.00′ N. lat., 125°14.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">South Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area.</E> The South Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) is an area off the southern Washington coast intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The South Coast Recreational YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 46°58.00′ N. lat., 124°48.00′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="67"/> </P> <P>(2) 46°55.00′ N. lat., 124°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°55.00′ N. lat., 124°49.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°58.00′ N. lat., 124°49.00′ W. long.; and connecting back to 46°58.00′ N. lat., 124°48.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA.</E> The Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA is an area off the southern Washington coast intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The Westport Recreational YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 46°54.30′ N. lat., 124°53.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 46°54.30′ N. lat., 124°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°53.30′ N. lat., 124°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°53.30′ N. lat., 124°53.40′ W. long.; and connecting back to 46°54.30′ N. lat., 124°53.40′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area.</E> The Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) is an area off central Oregon, near Stonewall Bank, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish.The Stonewall Bank YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 44°37.46′ N. lat.; 124°24.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 44°37.46′ N. lat.; 124°23.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 44°28.71′ N. lat.; 124°21.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 44°28.71′ N. lat.; 124°24.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 44°31.42′ N. lat.; 124°25.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 44°37.46′ N. lat.; 124°24.92′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Point St. George YRCA.</E> The Point St. George YRCA is an area off the northern California coast, northwest of Point St. George, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The Point St. George YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 41°51.00′ N. lat., 124°23.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 41°51.00′ N. lat., 124°20.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 41°48.00′ N. lat., 124°20.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 41°48.00′ N. lat., 124°23.75′ W. long.; and connecting back to 41°51.00′ N. lat., 124°23.75′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">South Reef YRCA.</E> The South Reef YRCA is an area off the northern California coast, southwest of Crescent City, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The South Reef YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 41°42.20′ N. lat., 124°16.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 41°42.20′ N. lat., 124°13.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 41°40.50′ N. lat., 124°13.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 41°40.50′ N. lat., 124°16.00′ W. long.; and connecting back to 41°42.20′ N. lat., 124°16.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Reading Rock YRCA.</E> The Reading Rock YRCA is an area off the northern California coast, between Crescent City and Eureka, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The Reading Rock YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 41°21.50′ N. lat., 124°12.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 41°21.50′ N. lat., 124°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 41°20.00′ N. lat., 124°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 41°20.00′ N. lat., 124°12.00′ W. long.; and connecting back to 41°21.50′ N. lat., 124°12.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Point Delgada YRCAs.</E> The Point Delgada YRCAs are two areas off the northern California coast, south of Point Delgada and Shelter Cove, intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The Northern Point Delgada YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 39°59.00′ N. lat., 124°05.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 39°59.00′ N. lat., 124°03.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 39°57.00′ N. lat., 124°03.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 39°57.00′ N. lat., 124°05.00′ W. long.; and connecting back to 39°59.00′ N. lat., 124°05.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Southern Point Delgada YRCA.</E> The Southern Point Delgada YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 39°57.00′ N. lat., 124°05.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 39°57.00′ N. lat., 124°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 39°54.00′ N. lat., 124°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 39°54.00′ N. lat., 124°05.00′ W. long.; and connecting back to 39°57.00′ N. lat., 124°05.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Cowcod Conservation Areas.</E> The Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) are two areas off the southern California coast intended to protect cowcod. The Western CCA is an area south of Point Conception defined by the straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 33°50.00′ N. lat., 119°30.00′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="68"/> </P> <P>(2) 33°50.00′ N. lat., 118°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°20.00′ N. lat., 118°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°20.00′ N. lat., 119°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°00.00′ N. lat., 119°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°00.00′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°33.00′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°33.00′ N. lat., 119°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°50.00′ N. lat., 119°30.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(m) The Eastern CCA is an area west of San Diego defined by the straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 32°42.00′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°42.00′ N. lat., 117°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°36.70′ N. lat., 117°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°30.00′ N. lat., 117°53.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°30.00′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°42.00′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Farallon Islands.</E> The Farallon Islands, off San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, include Southeast Farallon Island, Middle Farallon Island, North Farallon Island and Noon Day Rock. Generally, the State of California prohibits fishing for groundfish between the shoreline and the 10-fm (18-m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Cordell Banks.</E> Cordell Banks are located offshore of California′s Marin County. Generally, fishing for groundfish is prohibited in waters of depths less than 100-fm (183-m) around Cordell Banks as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates. The Cordell Banks closed area is defined by straight lines connecting the following specific latitude and longitude coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(1) 38°03.18′ N. lat., 123°20.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 38°06.29′ N. lat., 123°25.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 38°06.34′ N. lat., 123°29.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 38°04.57′ N. lat., 123°31.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 38°02.32′ N. lat., 123°31.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°28.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 37°58.10′ N. lat., 123°26.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 37°55.07′ N. lat., 123°26.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°23.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 38°03.18′ N. lat., 123°20.77′ W. long.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">Rockfish Conservation Areas.</E> RCA restrictions are detailed in subparts D through G. RCAs may apply to a single gear type or to a group of gear types such as “trawl RCAs” or “non-trawl RCAs.” Specific latitude and longitude coordinates for RCA boundaries that approximate the depth contours selected for trawl, non-trawl, and recreational RCAs are provided in §§ 660.71 through 660.74. Also provided in §§ 660.71 through 660.74, are references to islands and rocks that serve as reference points for the RCAs.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Trawl (Limited Entry and Open Access Nongroundfish Trawl Gears) Rockfish Conservation Areas.</E> Trawl RCAs are intended to protect a complex of species, such as overfished shelf rockfish species, and have boundaries defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates intended to approximate particular depth contours. Boundaries for the trawl RCA throughout the year are provided in Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South), and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to § 660.60(c). Trawl RCA boundaries are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates and are provided in §§ 660.71 through 660.74.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Non-Trawl (Limited Entry Fixed Gear and Open Access Non-trawl Gears) Rockfish Conservation Areas.</E> Non-trawl RCAs are intended to protect a complex of species, such as overfished shelf rockfish species, and have boundaries defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates intended to approximate particular depth contours. Boundaries for the non-trawl RCA throughout the year are provided in Table 2 (North), and Table 2 (South) of subpart E, and Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of subpart F and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to § 660.60(c). Non-trawl RCA boundaries are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates and are provided in §§ 660.71 through 660.74.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Recreational Rockfish Conservation Areas.</E> Recreational RCAs are closed areas intended to protect overfished rockfish species. Recreational RCAs may either have boundaries defined by general depth contours or boundaries defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates intended to approximate particular depth contours. Boundaries for the recreational RCAs throughout the year are provided in the text in subpart G under each state (Washington, Oregon and California) and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to § 660.60(c). Recreational RCA boundaries are defined <PRTPAGE P="69"/>by specific latitude and longitude coordinates and are provided in §§ 660.71 through 660.74.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 78663, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 53167, Sept. 18, 2007; 74 FR 9893, Mar. 6, 2009. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 53835, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.71</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 10-fm (18-m) through 40-fm (73-m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides coordinates for the 10-fm (18-m) through 40-fm (73-m) depth contours.</P> <P>(a) The 10-fm (18-m) depth contour between the U.S. border with Canada and 46°16′ N. lat. is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°23.80′ N. lat., 124°44.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°23.60′ N. lat., 124°44.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°23.45′ N. lat., 124°44.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°23.30′ N. lat., 124°44.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°22.20′ N. lat., 124°44.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°20.25′ N. lat., 124°42.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°12.80′ N. lat., 124°43.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°11.10′ N. lat., 124°46.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 124°46.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 48°08.50′ N. lat., 124°44.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 47°59.40′ N. lat., 124°42.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°52.60′ N. lat., 124°38.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°51.50′ N. lat., 124°34.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 47°39.80′ N. lat., 124°28.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°31.70′ N. lat., 124°26.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°25.20′ N. lat., 124°24.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 47°09.80′ N. lat., 124°15.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 46°54.40′ N. lat., 124°14.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 46°48.30′ N. lat., 124°10.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°10.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 46°27.20′ N. lat., 124°06.50′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(22) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°10.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) The 20-fm (37-m) depth contour between the U.S. border with Canada and 42° N. lat. is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°23.90′ N. lat., 124°44.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°23.60′ N. lat., 124°44.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°18.60′ N. lat., 124°43.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°18.60′ N. lat., 124°48.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 124°48.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°02.40′ N. lat., 124°49.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 47°37.60′ N. lat., 124°34.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 47°31.70′ N. lat., 124°32.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°17.90′ N. lat., 124°25.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 46°58.80′ N. lat., 124°18.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 46°47.40′ N. lat., 124°12.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°12.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°11.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 46°16.01′ N. lat., 124°11.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 46°15.09′ N. lat., 124°11.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 46°11.94′ N. lat., 124°08.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 46°08.02′ N. lat., 124°04.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 46°05.05′ N. lat., 124°02.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 46°02.19′ N. lat., 124°01.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 45°58.28′ N. lat., 124°01.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 45°55.64′ N. lat., 124°01.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 45°52.61′ N. lat., 124°00.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 45°48.43′ N. lat., 124°00.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 45°46.59′ N. lat., 124°00.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°00.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°00.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 45°44.75′ N. lat., 123°59.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 45°44.57′ N. lat., 123°59.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 45°41.86′ N. lat., 123°58.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 45°36.40′ N. lat., 123°59.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 45°34.10′ N. lat., 123°59.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 45°32.81′ N. lat., 124°00.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 45°29.87′ N. lat., 124°00.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 45°27.49′ N. lat., 124°00.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 45°25.37′ N. lat., 124°00.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 45°22.06′ N. lat., 124°01.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 45°17.27′ N. lat., 124°00.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 45°14.09′ N. lat., 124°00.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 45°12.50′ N. lat., 124°00.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 45°11.92′ N. lat., 124°01.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 45°11.02′ N. lat., 124°00.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 45°10.08′ N. lat., 124°00.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 45°05.51′ N. lat., 124°02.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°02.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 45°01.03′ N. lat., 124°03.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 44°57.98′ N. lat., 124°04.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 44°55.37′ N. lat., 124°04.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 44°51.56′ N. lat., 124°05.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 44°45.24′ N. lat., 124°06.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 44°42.69′ N. lat., 124°06.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 44°33.86′ N. lat., 124°07.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 44°29.78′ N. lat., 124°07.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 44°28.53′ N. lat., 124°07.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 44°23.71′ N. lat., 124°08.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 44°21.75′ N. lat., 124°08.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 44°20.99′ N. lat., 124°08.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 44°17.29′ N. lat., 124°08.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 44°11.90′ N. lat., 124°09.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 44°03.25′ N. lat., 124°10.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 43°52.69′ N. lat., 124°12.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 43°42.94′ N. lat., 124°13.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 43°41.44′ N. lat., 124°14.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 43°36.60′ N. lat., 124°14.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 43°29.85′ N. lat., 124°17.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 43°25.00′ N. lat., 124°20.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 43°21.61′ N. lat., 124°24.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°24.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 43°20.51′ N. lat., 124°25.01′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="70"/> </P> <P>(69) 43°19.33′ N. lat., 124°25.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 43°16.18′ N. lat., 124°26.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 43°14.39′ N. lat., 124°26.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 43°13.94′ N. lat., 124°26.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 43°13.39′ N. lat., 124°26.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 43°11.39′ N. lat., 124°26.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 43°10.06′ N. lat., 124°28.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 43°07.48′ N. lat., 124°28.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 43°06.67′ N. lat., 124°28.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 43°06.43′ N. lat., 124°28.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 43°03.09′ N. lat., 124°28.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 42°57.55′ N. lat., 124°30.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 42°52.91′ N. lat., 124°35.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 42°51.58′ N. lat., 124°36.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°37.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 42°49.85′ N. lat., 124°37.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 42°46.07′ N. lat., 124°36.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 42°46.03′ N. lat., 124°34.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 42°45.37′ N. lat., 124°33.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 42°43.91′ N. lat., 124°32.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 42°41.73′ N. lat., 124°29.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°28.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 42°40.49′ N. lat., 124°28.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 42°40.06′ N. lat., 124°28.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 42°39.74′ N. lat., 124°27.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 42°37.53′ N. lat., 124°26.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 42°34.33′ N. lat., 124°26.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 42°32.81′ N. lat., 124°27.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 42°31.66′ N. lat., 124°29.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 42°30.70′ N. lat., 124°30.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 42°29.20′ N. lat., 124°31.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 42°27.52′ N. lat., 124°30.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 42°24.70′ N. lat., 124°29.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 42°23.93′ N. lat., 124°28.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 42°19.35′ N. lat., 124°27.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 42°14.87′ N. lat., 124°26.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 42°11.85′ N. lat., 124°23.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 42°08.08′ N. lat., 124°22.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 42°07.04′ N. lat., 124°22.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 42°05.17′ N. lat., 124°21.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 42°04.16′ N. lat., 124°20.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 42°02.12′ N. lat., 124°20.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 42°01.42′ N. lat., 124°20.29′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(112) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°19.61′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) The 25-fm (46-m) depth contour between the Queets River, WA, and 42° N. lat. is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 47°31.70′ N. lat., 124°34.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 47°25.70′ N. lat., 124°33.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 47°12.80′ N. lat., 124°26.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°53.00′ N. lat., 124°21.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 46°44.20′ N. lat., 124°15.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°13.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°12.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 46°15.99′ N. lat., 124°12.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 46°13.72′ N. lat., 124°11.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 46°09.50′ N. lat., 124°07.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 46°04.00′ N. lat., 124°03.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 45°57.61′ N. lat., 124°01.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 45°51.73′ N. lat., 124°01.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 45°47.27′ N. lat., 124°01.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°00.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 45°43.19′ N. lat., 124°00.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 45°36.11′ N. lat., 124°00.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 45°32.95′ N. lat., 124°01.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 45°27.47′ N. lat., 124°01.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 45°23.18′ N. lat., 124°01.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 45°19.04′ N. lat., 124°01.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 45°16.79′ N. lat., 124°01.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 45°13.54′ N. lat., 124°01.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 45°09.56′ N. lat., 124°01.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 45°06.15′ N. lat., 124°02.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°02.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 45°00.77′ N. lat., 124°03.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 44°49.08′ N. lat., 124°06.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 44°40.06′ N. lat., 124°08.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 44°36.64′ N. lat., 124°08.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 44°29.41′ N. lat., 124°09.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 44°25.18′ N. lat., 124°09.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 44°16.34′ N. lat., 124°10.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 44°12.16′ N. lat., 124°10.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 44°06.59′ N. lat., 124°11.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 44°02.09′ N. lat., 124°11.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 43°57.82′ N. lat., 124°11.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 43°53.44′ N. lat., 124°12.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 43°49.19′ N. lat., 124°13.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 43°45.19′ N. lat., 124°13.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 43°41.22′ N. lat., 124°14.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 43°37.52′ N. lat., 124°15.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 43°33.97′ N. lat., 124°16.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 43°29.72′ N. lat., 124°17.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 43°27.63′ N. lat., 124°19.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°25.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 43°20.66′ N. lat., 124°25.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 43°15.57′ N. lat., 124°26.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 43°06.88′ N. lat., 124°29.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 43°03.37′ N. lat., 124°29.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 43°01.03′ N. lat., 124°29.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 42°56.59′ N. lat., 124°31.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 42°54.08′ N. lat., 124°34.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 42°51.16′ N. lat., 124°37.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°37.41′ W. long;</P> <P>(56) 42°49.27′ N. lat., 124°37.73′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="71"/> </P> <P>(57) 42°46.02′ N. lat., 124°37.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 42°45.76′ N. lat., 124°35.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 42°42.25′ N. lat., 124°30.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 42°40.51′ N. lat., 124°29.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 42°40.00′ N. lat., 124°29.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 42°39.64′ N. lat., 124°28.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 42°38.80′ N. lat., 124°27.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 42°35.42′ N. lat., 124°26.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 42°33.13′ N. lat., 124°29.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 42°31.44′ N. lat., 124°30.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 42°29.03′ N. lat., 124°31.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 42°24.98′ N. lat., 124°29.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 42°20.05′ N. lat., 124°28.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 42°14.24′ N. lat., 124°26.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 42°10.23′ N. lat., 124°23.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 42°06.20′ N. lat., 124°22.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 42°04.66′ N. lat., 124°21.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°20.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(d) The 25-fm (46-m) depth contour between the Queets River, WA, and 42° N. lat., modified to reduce impacts on canary and yelloweye rockfish by shifting the line shoreward in the area between 47°31.70′ N. lat. and 46°44.18′ N. lat., is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 47°31.70′ N. lat., 124°34.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 47°25.67′ N. lat., 124°32.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 47°12.82′ N. lat., 124°26.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°52.94′ N. lat., 124°18.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 46°44.18′ N. lat., 124°14.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°13.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°12.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 46°15.99′ N. lat., 124°12.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 46°13.72′ N. lat., 124°11.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 46°09.50′ N. lat., 124°07.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 46°04.00′ N. lat., 124°03.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 45°57.61′ N. lat., 124°01.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 45°51.73′ N. lat., 124°01.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 45°47.27′ N. lat., 124°01.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°00.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 45°43.19′ N. lat., 124°00.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 45°36.11′ N. lat., 124°00.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 45°32.95′ N. lat., 124°01.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 45°27.47′ N. lat., 124°01.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 45°23.18′ N. lat., 124°01.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 45°19.04′ N. lat., 124°01.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 45°16.79′ N. lat., 124°01.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 45°13.54′ N. lat., 124°01.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 45°09.56′ N. lat., 124°01.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 45°06.15′ N. lat., 124°02.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°02.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 45°00.77′ N. lat., 124°03.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 44°49.08′ N. lat., 124°06.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 44°40.06′ N. lat., 124°08.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 44°36.64′ N. lat., 124°08.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 44°29.41′ N. lat., 124°09.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 44°25.18′ N. lat., 124°09.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 44°16.34′ N. lat., 124°10.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 44°12.16′ N. lat., 124°10.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 44°06.59′ N. lat., 124°11.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 44°02.09′ N. lat., 124°11.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 43°57.82′ N. lat., 124°11.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 43°53.44′ N. lat., 124°12.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 43°49.19′ N. lat., 124°13.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 43°45.19′ N. lat., 124°13.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 43°41.22′ N. lat., 124°14.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 43°37.52′ N. lat., 124°15.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 43°33.97′ N. lat., 124°16.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 43°29.72′ N. lat., 124°17.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 43°27.63′ N. lat., 124°19.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°25.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 43°20.66′ N. lat., 124°25.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 43°15.57′ N. lat., 124°26.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 43°06.88′ N. lat., 124°29.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 43°03.37′ N. lat., 124°29.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 43°01.03′ N. lat., 124°29.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 42°56.59′ N. lat., 124°31.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 42°54.08′ N. lat., 124°34.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 42°51.16′ N. lat., 124°37.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°36.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 42°49.27′ N. lat., 124°37.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 42°46.02′ N. lat., 124°37.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 42°45.76′ N. lat., 124°35.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 42°42.25′ N. lat., 124°30.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 42°40.51′ N. lat., 124°29.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 42°40.00′ N. lat., 124°29.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 42°39.64′ N. lat., 124°28.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 42°38.80′ N. lat., 124°27.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 42°35.42′ N. lat., 124°26.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 42°33.13′ N. lat., 124°29.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 42°31.44′ N. lat., 124°30.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 42°29.03′ N. lat., 124°31.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 42°24.98′ N. lat., 124°29.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 42°20.05′ N. lat., 124°28.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 42°14.24′ N. lat., 124°26.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 42°10.23′ N. lat., 124°23.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 42°06.20′ N. lat., 124°22.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 42°04.66′ N. lat., 124°21.49′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(74) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°20.80′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) The 30-fm (55-m) depth contour between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°24.79′ N. lat., 124°44.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°24.80′ N. lat., 124°44.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°23.94′ N. lat., 124°44.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°23.51′ N. lat., 124°45.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°22.59′ N. lat., 124°44.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°21.75′ N. lat., 124°45.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°21.23′ N. lat., 124°47.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°20.32′ N. lat., 124°49.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°16.72′ N. lat., 124°51.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 124°52.58′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="72"/> </P> <P>(11) 48°05.63′ N. lat., 124°52.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°53.37′ N. lat., 124°47.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°40.28′ N. lat., 124°40.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 47°31.70′ N. lat., 124°37.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°25.67′ N. lat., 124°34.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°12.82′ N. lat., 124°29.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 46°52.94′ N. lat., 124°22.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 46°44.18′ N. lat., 124°18.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°15.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 46°29.53′ N. lat., 124°15.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 46°19.27′ N. lat., 124°14.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°13.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 46°07.00′ N. lat., 124°07.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 45°55.95′ N. lat., 124°02.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 45°54.53′ N. lat., 124°02.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 45°50.65′ N. lat., 124°01.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 45°48.20′ N. lat., 124°02.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°01.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 45°43.46′ N. lat., 124°01.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 45°40.48′ N. lat., 124°01.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 45°39.04′ N. lat., 124°01.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 45°35.48′ N. lat., 124°01.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 45°29.81′ N. lat., 124°02.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 45°27.97′ N. lat., 124°01.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 45°27.22′ N. lat., 124°02.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 45°24.20′ N. lat., 124°02.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 45°20.60′ N. lat., 124°01.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°01.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 45°16.44′ N. lat., 124°03.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 45°13.63′ N. lat., 124°02.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 45°11.05′ N. lat., 124°03.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 45°08.55′ N. lat., 124°03.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 45°03.82′ N. lat., 124°04.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 45°02.81′ N. lat., 124°04.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 44°58.06′ N. lat., 124°05.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 44°53.97′ N. lat., 124°06.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 44°48.89′ N. lat., 124°07.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 44°46.94′ N. lat., 124°08.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 44°42.72′ N. lat., 124°08.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 44°38.16′ N. lat., 124°11.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 44°33.38′ N. lat., 124°11.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 44°28.51′ N. lat., 124°12.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 44°27.65′ N. lat., 124°12.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 44°19.67′ N. lat., 124°12.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 44°10.79′ N. lat., 124°12.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 44°09.22′ N. lat., 124°12.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 44°08.30′ N. lat., 124°12.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 44°00.22′ N. lat., 124°12.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 43°51.56′ N. lat., 124°13.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 43°44.26′ N. lat., 124°14.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 43°33.82′ N. lat., 124°16.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 43°28.66′ N. lat., 124°18.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 43°23.12′ N. lat., 124°24.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°25.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 43°20.48′ N. lat., 124°25.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 43°16.41′ N. lat., 124°27.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 43°14.23′ N. lat., 124°29.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 43°14.03′ N. lat., 124°28.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 43°11.92′ N. lat., 124°28.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 43°11.02′ N. lat., 124°29.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 43°10.13′ N. lat., 124°29.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 43°09.26′ N. lat., 124°31.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 43°07.73′ N. lat., 124°30.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 43°05.93′ N. lat., 124°29.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 43°01.59′ N. lat., 124°30.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 42°59.72′ N. lat., 124°31.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 42°53.75′ N. lat., 124°36.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°38.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 42°49.37′ N. lat., 124°38.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 42°46.42′ N. lat., 124°37.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 42°46.07′ N. lat., 124°38.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 42°45.29′ N. lat., 124°37.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 42°45.61′ N. lat., 124°36.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 42°44.27′ N. lat., 124°33.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 42°42.75′ N. lat., 124°31.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°29.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 42°40.04′ N. lat., 124°29.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 42°38.09′ N. lat., 124°28.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 42°36.73′ N. lat., 124°27.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 42°36.56′ N. lat., 124°28.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 42°35.77′ N. lat., 124°28.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 42°34.03′ N. lat., 124°29.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 42°34.19′ N. lat., 124°30.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 42°31.27′ N. lat., 124°32.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 42°27.07′ N. lat., 124°32.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 42°24.21′ N. lat., 124°31.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 42°20.47′ N. lat., 124°28.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 42°14.60′ N. lat., 124°26.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°26.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 42°10.90′ N. lat., 124°24.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 42°07.04′ N. lat., 124°23.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 42°02.16′ N. lat., 124°22.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°21.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 41°55.75′ N. lat., 124°20.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 41°50.93′ N. lat., 124°23.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 41°42.53′ N. lat., 124°16.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 41°37.20′ N. lat., 124°17.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 41°24.58′ N. lat., 124°10.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 41°20.73′ N. lat., 124°11.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 41°17.59′ N. lat., 124°10.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 41°04.54′ N. lat., 124°14.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 40°54.26′ N. lat., 124°13.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 40°40.31′ N. lat., 124°26.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 40°34.00′ N. lat., 124°27.39′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="73"/> </P> <P>(115) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°31.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 40°28.89′ N. lat., 124°32.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 40°24.77′ N. lat., 124°29.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 40°22.47′ N. lat., 124°24.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 40°19.73′ N. lat., 124°23.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 40°18.64′ N. lat., 124°21.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 40°17.67′ N. lat., 124°23.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 40°15.58′ N. lat., 124°23.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 40°13.42′ N. lat., 124°22.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°16.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 40°09.46′ N. lat., 124°15.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 40°08.89′ N. lat., 124°15.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 40°06.40′ N. lat., 124°10.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 40°06.08′ N. lat., 124°09.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 40°06.64′ N. lat., 124°08.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 40°05.08′ N. lat., 124°07.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 40°04.29′ N. lat., 124°08.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 40°00.61′ N. lat., 124°07.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 39°58.60′ N. lat., 124°05.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 39°54.89′ N. lat., 124°04.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 39°53.01′ N. lat., 124°02.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 39°53.20′ N. lat., 123°58.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 39°48.45′ N. lat., 123°53.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 39°43.89′ N. lat., 123°51.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 39°39.60′ N. lat., 123°49.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 39°34.43′ N. lat., 123°48.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 39°30.63′ N. lat., 123°49.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 39°21.25′ N. lat., 123°50.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 39°08.87′ N. lat., 123°46.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 39°03.79′ N. lat., 123°43.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 38°59.65′ N. lat., 123°45.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°46.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 38°56.80′ N. lat., 123°46.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 38°51.16′ N. lat., 123°41.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 38°45.77′ N. lat., 123°35.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 38°42.21′ N. lat., 123°28.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 38°34.05′ N. lat., 123°20.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 38°22.47′ N. lat., 123°07.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 38°16.52′ N. lat., 123°05.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 38°14.42′ N. lat., 123°01.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 38°08.24′ N. lat., 122°59.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 38°02.69′ N. lat., 123°01.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°04.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 37°58.41′ N. lat., 123°02.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 37°58.25′ N. lat., 122°56.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 37°50.30′ N. lat., 122°52.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 37°43.36′ N. lat., 123°04.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 37°40.77′ N. lat., 123°01.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 37°40.13′ N. lat., 122°57.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 37°42.59′ N. lat., 122°53.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 122°44.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 37°29.62′ N. lat., 122°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 37°22.38′ N. lat., 122°31.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 37°13.86′ N. lat., 122°28.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°26.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 37°08.10′ N. lat., 122°24.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°23.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 37°05.84′ N. lat., 122°22.47′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="74"/> </P> <P>(173) 36°58.77′ N. lat., 122°13.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 36°53.74′ N. lat., 122°03.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 36°52.71′ N. lat., 122°00.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 36°52.51′ N. lat., 121°56.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 36°49.44′ N. lat., 121°49.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 36°48.01′ N. lat., 121°49.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 36°48.25′ N. lat., 121°47.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 36°46.26′ N. lat., 121°51.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 36°39.14′ N. lat., 121°52.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 36°38.00′ N. lat., 121°53.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 36°39.14′ N. lat., 121°55.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 36°38.50′ N. lat., 121°57.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 36°36.75′ N. lat., 121°59.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 36°34.97′ N. lat., 121°59.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 36°33.07′ N. lat., 121°58.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 36°33.27′ N. lat., 121°57.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 36°32.68′ N. lat., 121°57.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 36°32.04′ N. lat., 121°55.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 36°31.61′ N. lat., 121°55.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 36°31.59′ N. lat., 121°57.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 36°31.52′ N. lat., 121°57.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 36°30.88′ N. lat., 121°57.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 36°30.25′ N. lat., 121°57.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 36°29.47′ N. lat., 121°57.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 36°26.72′ N. lat., 121°56.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 36°24.33′ N. lat., 121°56.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 36°23.36′ N. lat., 121°55.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 36°18.86′ N. lat., 121°56.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 36°16.21′ N. lat., 121°54.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 36°15.30′ N. lat., 121°53.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 36°12.04′ N. lat., 121°45.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 36°11.87′ N. lat., 121°44.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 36°12.13′ N. lat., 121°44.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 36°11.89′ N. lat., 121°43.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 36°10.56′ N. lat., 121°42.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 36°09.90′ N. lat., 121°41.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 36°08.14′ N. lat., 121°40.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210) 36°06.69′ N. lat., 121°38.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 36°05.85′ N. lat., 121°38.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 36°03.08′ N. lat., 121°36.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 36°02.92′ N. lat., 121°35.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 36°01.53′ N. lat., 121°36.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 36°00.59′ N. lat., 121°35.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°34.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 35°59.93′ N. lat., 121°33.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 35°59.69′ N. lat., 121°31.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 35°58.59′ N. lat., 121°30.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 35°54.02′ N. lat., 121°29.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 35°51.54′ N. lat., 121°27.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 35°50.42′ N. lat., 121°25.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 35°48.37′ N. lat., 121°24.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 35°47.02′ N. lat., 121°22.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 35°42.28′ N. lat., 121°21.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 35°41.57′ N. lat., 121°21.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 35°39.24′ N. lat., 121°18.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 35°35.14′ N. lat., 121°10.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 35°30.11′ N. lat., 121°05.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 35°25.86′ N. lat., 121°00.07′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="75"/> </P> <P>(231) 35°22.82′ N. lat., 120°54.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 35°17.96′ N. lat., 120°55.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 35°14.83′ N. lat., 120°55.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 35°08.87′ N. lat., 120°50.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 35°05.55′ N. lat., 120°44.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 35°02.91′ N. lat., 120°43.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 34°53.80′ N. lat., 120°43.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 34°34.89′ N. lat., 120°41.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 34°32.48′ N. lat., 120°40.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 34°30.12′ N. lat., 120°32.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(241) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°30.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(242) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°30.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(243) 34°25.84′ N. lat., 120°27.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(244) 34°25.16′ N. lat., 120°20.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(245) 34°25.88′ N. lat., 120°18.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(246) 34°27.26′ N. lat., 120°12.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(247) 34°26.27′ N. lat., 120°02.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(248) 34°23.41′ N. lat., 119°53.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(249) 34°23.33′ N. lat., 119°48.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(250) 34°22.31′ N. lat., 119°41.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(251) 34°21.72′ N. lat., 119°40.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(252) 34°21.25′ N. lat., 119°41.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(253) 34°20.25′ N. lat., 119°39.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(254) 34°19.87′ N. lat., 119°33.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(255) 34°18.67′ N. lat., 119°30.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(256) 34°16.95′ N. lat., 119°27.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(257) 34°13.02′ N. lat., 119°26.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(258) 34°08.62′ N. lat., 119°20.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(259) 34°06.95′ N. lat., 119°17.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(260) 34°05.93′ N. lat., 119°15.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(261) 34°08.42′ N. lat., 119°13.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(262) 34°05.23′ N. lat., 119°13.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(263) 34°04.98′ N. lat., 119°11.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(264) 34°04.55′ N. lat., 119°11.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(265) 34°04.15′ N. lat., 119°09.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(266) 34°04.89′ N. lat., 119°07.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(267) 34°04.08′ N. lat., 119°07.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(268) 34°04.10′ N. lat., 119°06.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(269) 34°05.08′ N. lat., 119°07.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(270) 34°05.27′ N. lat., 119°04.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(271) 34°04.51′ N. lat., 119°04.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(272) 34°02.26′ N. lat., 118°59.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(273) 34°01.08′ N. lat., 118°59.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(274) 34°00.94′ N. lat., 118°51.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(275) 33°59.77′ N. lat., 118°49.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(276) 34°00.04′ N. lat., 118°48.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(277) 33°59.65′ N. lat., 118°48.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(278) 33°59.46′ N. lat., 118°47.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(279) 33°59.80′ N. lat., 118°45.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(280) 34°00.21′ N. lat., 118°37.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(281) 33°59.26′ N. lat., 118°34.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(282) 33°58.07′ N. lat., 118°33.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(283) 33°53.76′ N. lat., 118°30.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(284) 33°51.00′ N. lat., 118°25.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(285) 33°50.07′ N. lat., 118°24.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(286) 33°50.16′ N. lat., 118°23.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(287) 33°48.80′ N. lat., 118°25.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(288) 33°47.07′ N. lat., 118°27.07′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="76"/> </P> <P>(289) 33°46.12′ N. lat., 118°26.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(290) 33°44.15′ N. lat., 118°25.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(291) 33°43.54′ N. lat., 118°23.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(292) 33°41.35′ N. lat., 118°18.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(293) 33°39.96′ N. lat., 118°17.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(294) 33°40.12′ N. lat., 118°16.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(295) 33°39.28′ N. lat., 118°16.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(296) 33°38.04′ N. lat., 118°14.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(297) 33°36.57′ N. lat., 118°14.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(298) 33°34.93′ N. lat., 118°10.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(299) 33°35.14′ N. lat., 118°08.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(300) 33°35.69′ N. lat., 118°07.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(301) 33°36.21′ N. lat., 118°07.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(302) 33°36.43′ N. lat., 118°06.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(303) 33°36.05′ N. lat., 118°06.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(304) 33°36.32′ N. lat., 118°03.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(305) 33°35.69′ N. lat., 118°03.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(306) 33°34.62′ N. lat., 118°00.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(307) 33°34.80′ N. lat., 117°57.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(308) 33°35.57′ N. lat., 117°56.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(309) 33°35.46′ N. lat., 117°55.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(310) 33°35.98′ N. lat., 117°55.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(311) 33°35.46′ N. lat., 117°55.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(312) 33°35.21′ N. lat., 117°53.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(313) 33°33.61′ N. lat., 117°50.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(314) 33°31.41′ N. lat., 117°47.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(315) 33°27.54′ N. lat., 117°44.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(316) 33°26.63′ N. lat., 117°43.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(317) 33°25.21′ N. lat., 117°40.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(318) 33°20.33′ N. lat., 117°35.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(319) 33°16.35′ N. lat., 117°31.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(320) 33°11.53′ N. lat., 117°26.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(321) 33°07.59′ N. lat., 117°21.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(322) 33°02.21′ N. lat., 117°19.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(323) 32°56.55′ N. lat., 117°17.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(324) 32°54.61′ N. lat., 117°16.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(325) 32°52.32′ N. lat., 117°15.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(326) 32°51.48′ N. lat., 117°16.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(327) 32°51.85′ N. lat., 117°17.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(328) 32°51.55′ N. lat., 117°19.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(329) 32°49.55′ N. lat., 117°19.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(330) 32°46.71′ N. lat., 117°18.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(331) 32°36.35′ N. lat., 117°15.68′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(332) 32°32.85′ N. lat., 117°15.44′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 37°46.73′ N. lat., 123°6.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 37°45.79′ N. lat., 123°07.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°45.28′ N. lat., 123°07.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 37°44.98′ N. lat., 123°07.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 37°45.51′ N. lat., 123°06.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 37°45.14′ N. lat., 123°05.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 37°45.31′ N. lat., 123°04.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 37°46.11′ N. lat., 123°05.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 37°46.44′ N. lat., 123°05.63′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(10) 37°46.73′ N. lat., 123°06.37′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around Noon Day Rock off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 37°47.83′ N. lat., 123°10.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 37°47.51′ N. lat., 123°11.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°47.33′ N. lat., 123°10.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 37°47.02′ N. lat., 123°10.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 37°47.21′ N. lat., 123°09.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 37°47.56′ N. lat., 123°09.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 37°47.87′ N. lat., 123°10.26′ W. long.; and<PRTPAGE P="77"/> </P> <P>(8) 37°47.83′ N. lat., 123°10.83′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) The 30 fm (55-m) depth contour around the northern Channel Islands of the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°00.98′ N. lat., 119°20.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°00.53′ N. lat., 119°20.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°00.17′ N. lat., 119°21.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°59.65′ N. lat., 119°24.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°59.68′ N. lat., 119°25.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°59.95′ N. lat., 119°26.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°59.87′ N. lat., 119°27.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°59.55′ N. lat., 119°28.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°58.63′ N. lat., 119°36.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°57.62′ N. lat., 119°41.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°57.00′ N. lat., 119°42.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°56.93′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°56.45′ N. lat., 119°49.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°58.54′ N. lat., 119°52.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°59.95′ N. lat., 119°54.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°59.83′ N. lat., 119°56.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°59.18′ N. lat., 119°57.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°57.83′ N. lat., 119°56.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°55.71′ N. lat., 119°56.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°53.89′ N. lat., 119°57.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 33°52.93′ N. lat., 119°59.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°52.79′ N. lat., 120°01.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 33°52.51′ N. lat., 120°03.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 33°53.12′ N. lat., 120°04.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 33°53.12′ N. lat., 120°05.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 33°52.94′ N. lat., 120°06.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 33°54.03′ N. lat., 120°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 33°54.58′ N. lat., 120°11.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 33°57.08′ N. lat., 120°14.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 33°59.50′ N. lat., 120°16.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 33°59.63′ N. lat., 120°17.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 34°00.30′ N. lat., 120°19.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 34°00.02′ N. lat., 120°19.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 34°00.08′ N. lat., 120°21.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 34°00.94′ N. lat., 120°24.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 34°01.09′ N. lat., 120°27.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 34°00.96′ N. lat., 120°28.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 34°01.56′ N. lat., 120°28.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 34°01.80′ N. lat., 120°28.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 34°03.60′ N. lat., 120°28.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 34°05.20′ N. lat., 120°29.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 34°05.35′ N. lat., 120°28.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 34°05.30′ N. lat., 120°27.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 34°05.65′ N. lat., 120°26.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 34°05.69′ N. lat., 120°25.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 34°07.24′ N. lat., 120°24.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 34°06.00′ N. lat., 120°23.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 34°05.64′ N. lat., 120°21.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 34°03.61′ N. lat., 120°18.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 34°03.25′ N. lat., 120°16.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 34°04.33′ N. lat., 120°14.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 34°04.11′ N. lat., 120°11.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 34°03.72′ N. lat., 120°09.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 34°03.81′ N. lat., 120°08.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 34°03.36′ N. lat., 120°06.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 34°04.80′ N. lat., 120°04.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 34°03.48′ N. lat., 120°01.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 34°04.00′ N. lat., 120°01.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 34°03.99′ N. lat., 120°00.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 34°03.51′ N. lat., 119°59.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 34°03.79′ N. lat., 119°58.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 34°04.72′ N. lat., 119°57.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 34°05.14′ N. lat., 119°55.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 34°04.66′ N. lat., 119°51.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 34°03.79′ N. lat., 119°48.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 34°03.79′ N. lat., 119°45.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 34°03.27′ N. lat., 119°44.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 34°03.29′ N. lat., 119°43.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 34°01.71′ N. lat., 119°40.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 34°01.74′ N. lat., 119°37.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 34°02.07′ N. lat., 119°37.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 34°02.93′ N. lat., 119°36.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 34°03.48′ N. lat., 119°35.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 34°03.56′ N. lat., 119°32.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 34°02.72′ N. lat., 119°31.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 34°02.20′ N. lat., 119°30.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 34°01.49′ N. lat., 119°30.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 34°00.66′ N. lat., 119°28.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 34°00.66′ N. lat., 119°27.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 34°01.41′ N. lat., 119°26.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 34°00.91′ N. lat., 119°24.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 34°01.51′ N. lat., 119°22.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 34°01.41′ N. lat., 119°20.61′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(84) 34°00.98′ N. lat., 119°20.46′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°03.37′ N. lat., 118°37.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.72′ N. lat., 118°38.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°02.18′ N. lat., 118°37.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°00.66′ N. lat., 118°37.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°00.08′ N. lat., 118°36.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°00.11′ N. lat., 118°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°58.02′ N. lat., 118°35.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°56.00′ N. lat., 118°33.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°54.76′ N. lat., 118°33.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°53.97′ N. lat., 118°32.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°51.18′ N. lat., 118°30.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 32°50.00′ N. lat., 118°29.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 32°49.72′ N. lat., 118°28.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 32°47.88′ N. lat., 118°26.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 32°47.30′ N. lat., 118°25.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 32°47.28′ N. lat., 118°24.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 32°48.12′ N. lat., 118°24.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 32°48.74′ N. lat., 118°23.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 32°48.69′ N. lat., 118°21.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 32°49.06′ N. lat., 118°20.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 32°50.28′ N. lat., 118°21.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 32°51.73′ N. lat., 118°23.86′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="78"/> </P> <P>(23) 32°52.79′ N. lat., 118°25.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 32°54.03′ N. lat., 118°26.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 32°54.70′ N. lat., 118°27.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 32°55.49′ N. lat., 118°29.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 32°59.58′ N. lat., 118°32.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 32°59.89′ N. lat., 118°32.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 33°00.29′ N. lat., 118°32.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 33°00.85′ N. lat., 118°33.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 33°01.70′ N. lat., 118°33.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 33°02.90′ N. lat., 118°35.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 33°02.61′ N. lat., 118°36.96′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(34) 33°03.37′ N. lat., 118°37.76′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) The 30 fm (55 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°19.13′ N. lat., 118°18.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°18.32′ N. lat., 118°18.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°17.82′ N. lat., 118°18.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°17.54′ N. lat., 118°19.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°17.99′ N. lat., 118°21.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°18.48′ N. lat., 118°22.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°18.77′ N. lat., 118°26.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°19.69′ N. lat., 118°28.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°20.53′ N. lat., 118°30.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°20.46′ N. lat., 118°31.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°20.98′ N. lat., 118°31.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°20.81′ N. lat., 118°30.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°21.38′ N. lat., 118°30.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°23.12′ N. lat., 118°29.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°24.95′ N. lat., 118°29.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°25.39′ N. lat., 118°30.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°25.21′ N. lat., 118°30.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°25.65′ N. lat., 118°31.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°25.65′ N. lat., 118°32.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°25.94′ N. lat., 118°32.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 33°25.86′ N. lat., 118°33.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°26.06′ N. lat., 118°34.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 33°28.28′ N. lat., 118°36.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 33°28.83′ N. lat., 118°36.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 33°28.72′ N. lat., 118°34.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 33°28.71′ N. lat., 118°33.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 33°28.81′ N. lat., 118°32.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 33°28.73′ N. lat., 118°32.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 33°27.55′ N. lat., 118°30.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 33°27.86′ N. lat., 118°29.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 33°26.98′ N. lat., 118°29.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 33°26.96′ N. lat., 118°28.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 33°26.76′ N. lat., 118°28.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 33°26.52′ N. lat., 118°27.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 33°26.31′ N. lat., 118°27.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 33°25.09′ N. lat., 118°23.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 33°24.80′ N. lat., 118°22.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 33°24.60′ N. lat., 118°22.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 33°22.82′ N. lat., 118°21.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 33°20.23′ N. lat., 118°18.45′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(41) 33°19.13′ N. lat., 118°18.04′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) The 40-fm (73-m) depth contour between 46°16′ N. lat. and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°16.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 46°15.29′ N. lat., 124°15.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°11.90′ N. lat., 124°13.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°06.94′ N. lat., 124°10.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 46°05.33′ N. lat., 124°08.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 45°58.69′ N. lat., 124°05.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 45°57.71′ N. lat., 124°05.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 45°53.98′ N. lat., 124°05.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 45°49.75′ N. lat., 124°05.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 45°47.87′ N. lat., 124°05.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 45°47.07′ N. lat., 124°04.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°04.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 45°44.34′ N. lat., 124°05.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 45°40.64′ N. lat., 124°04.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 45°33.00′ N. lat., 124°04.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 45°32.27′ N. lat., 124°04.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 45°29.26′ N. lat., 124°04.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°04.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 45°19.99′ N. lat., 124°04.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 45°17.50′ N. lat., 124°04.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 45°11.29′ N. lat., 124°05.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 45°05.80′ N. lat., 124°05.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 45°05.08′ N. lat., 124°05.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°06.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 45°01.70′ N. lat., 124°06.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 44°58.75′ N. lat., 124°07.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 44°51.28′ N. lat., 124°10.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 44°49.49′ N. lat., 124°10.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 44°44.96′ N. lat., 124°14.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 44°43.44′ N. lat., 124°14.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 44°42.26′ N. lat., 124°13.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 44°41.68′ N. lat., 124°15.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 44°34.87′ N. lat., 124°15.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 44°33.74′ N. lat., 124°14.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 44°27.66′ N. lat., 124°16.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 44°19.13′ N. lat., 124°19.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 44°15.35′ N. lat., 124°17.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 44°14.38′ N. lat., 124°17.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 44°12.80′ N. lat., 124°17.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 44°09.23′ N. lat., 124°15.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 44°08.38′ N. lat., 124°16.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 44°08.30′ N. lat., 124°16.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 44°01.18′ N. lat., 124°15.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 43°51.61′ N. lat., 124°14.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 43°42.66′ N. lat., 124°15.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 43°40.49′ N. lat., 124°15.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 43°38.77′ N. lat., 124°15.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 43°34.52′ N. lat., 124°16.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 43°28.82′ N. lat., 124°19.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 43°23.91′ N. lat., 124°24.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°26.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 43°17.96′ N. lat., 124°28.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 43°16.75′ N. lat., 124°28.42′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="79"/> </P> <P>(54) 43°13.97′ N. lat., 124°31.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 43°13.72′ N. lat., 124°33.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 43°12.26′ N. lat., 124°34.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 43°10.96′ N. lat., 124°32.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 43°05.65′ N. lat., 124°31.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 42°59.66′ N. lat., 124°32.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 42°54.97′ N. lat., 124°36.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 42°53.81′ N. lat., 124°38.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°39.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 42°49.13′ N. lat., 124°39.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 42°46.47′ N. lat., 124°38.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 42°45.74′ N. lat., 124°38.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 42°44.79′ N. lat., 124°37.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 42°45.01′ N. lat., 124°36.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 42°44.14′ N. lat., 124°35.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 42°42.14′ N. lat., 124°32.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°31.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 42°38.81′ N. lat., 124°31.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 42°35.91′ N. lat., 124°31.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 42°31.34′ N. lat., 124°34.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 42°28.13′ N. lat., 124°34.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 42°26.74′ N. lat., 124°35.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 42°23.84′ N. lat., 124°34.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 42°21.68′ N. lat., 124°30.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 42°19.62′ N. lat., 124°29.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 42°15.01′ N. lat., 124°27.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°26.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 42°11.38′ N. lat., 124°25.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 42°04.66′ N. lat., 124°24.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°23.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 41°51.35′ N. lat., 124°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 41°44.10′ N. lat., 124°19.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 41°38.00′ N. lat., 124°20.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 41°18.43′ N. lat., 124°13.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 40°55.12′ N. lat., 124°16.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 40°41.00′ N. lat., 124°27.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 40°36.71′ N. lat., 124°27.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 40°32.81′ N. lat., 124°29.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°32.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 40°29.13′ N. lat., 124°33.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 40°24.55′ N. lat., 124°30.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 40°22.32′ N. lat., 124°24.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 40°19.67′ N. lat., 124°25.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 40°18.63′ N. lat., 124°22.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 40°15.21′ N. lat., 124°24.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 40°12.56′ N. lat., 124°22.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°17.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 40°09.30′ N. lat., 124°15.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 40°08.31′ N. lat., 124°15.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 40°05.62′ N. lat., 124°09.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 40°06.57′ N. lat., 124°07.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 40°00.86′ N. lat., 124°08.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 39°54.79′ N. lat., 124°05.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 39°52.75′ N. lat., 124°02.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 39°52.51′ N. lat., 123°58.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 39°49.64′ N. lat., 123°54.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 39°41.46′ N. lat., 123°50.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 39°34.57′ N. lat., 123°49.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 39°22.62′ N. lat., 123°51.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 39°04.58′ N. lat., 123°45.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 39°00.45′ N. lat., 123°47.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°47.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 38°55.82′ N. lat., 123°46.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 38°52.26′ N. lat., 123°44.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 38°45.41′ N. lat., 123°35.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 38°40.60′ N. lat., 123°28.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 38°21.64′ N. lat., 123°08.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 38°12.01′ N. lat., 123°03.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 38°06.16′ N. lat., 123°07.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°07.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 37°51.73′ N. lat., 122°57.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 37°47.96′ N. lat., 122°59.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 37°47.37′ N. lat., 123°08.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 37°50.00′ N. lat., 123°14.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 37°39.91′ N. lat., 123°00.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 37°38.75′ N. lat., 122°52.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 122°49.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 37°20.24′ N. lat., 122°33.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°28.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°26.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 36°52.04′ N. lat., 122°04.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 36°52.00′ N. lat., 121°57.41′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="80"/> </P> <P>(136) 36°49.26′ N. lat., 121°52.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 36°49.22′ N. lat., 121°49.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 36°47.87′ N. lat., 121°50.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 36°48.07′ N. lat., 121°48.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 36°45.93′ N. lat., 121°52.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 36°40.55′ N. lat., 121°52.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 36°38.93′ N. lat., 121°58.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 36°36.54′ N. lat., 122°00.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 36°32.96′ N. lat., 121°58.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 36°33.14′ N. lat., 121°57.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 36°31.81′ N. lat., 121°55.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 36°31.53′ N. lat., 121°58.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 36°23.28′ N. lat., 121°56.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 36°18.40′ N. lat., 121°57.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 36°16.80′ N. lat., 121°59.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 36°15.00′ N. lat., 121°55.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 36°15.00′ N. lat., 121°54.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 36°11.06′ N. lat., 121°43.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 36°02.85′ N. lat., 121°36.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 36°01.22′ N. lat., 121°36.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°34.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 35°58.67′ N. lat., 121°30.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 35°54.16′ N. lat., 121°30.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 35°46.98′ N. lat., 121°24.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 35°40.75′ N. lat., 121°21.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 35°34.36′ N. lat., 121°11.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 35°29.30′ N. lat., 121°05.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 35°22.15′ N. lat., 120°56.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 35°14.93′ N. lat., 120°56.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 35°04.06′ N. lat., 120°46.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 34°45.85′ N. lat., 120°43.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 34°37.80′ N. lat., 120°44.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 34°32.82′ N. lat., 120°42.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°31.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 34°24.25′ N. lat., 120°23.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 34°26.48′ N. lat., 120°13.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 34°25.12′ N. lat., 120°03.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 34°17.58′ N. lat., 119°31.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 34°11.49′ N. lat., 119°27.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 34°05.59′ N. lat., 119°15.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 34°08.60′ N. lat., 119°12.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 34°04.81′ N. lat., 119°13.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 34°04.26′ N. lat., 119°12.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 34°03.89′ N. lat., 119°07.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 34°05.14′ N. lat., 119°05.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 34°01.27′ N. lat., 118°59.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 33°59.56′ N. lat., 118°48.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 33°59.30′ N. lat., 118°35.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 33°55.14′ N. lat., 118°32.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 33°52.95′ N. lat., 118°34.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 33°51.07′ N. lat., 118°31.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 33°52.45′ N. lat., 118°28.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 33°49.86′ N. lat., 118°24.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 33°47.14′ N. lat., 118°28.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 33°44.14′ N. lat., 118°25.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 33°41.54′ N. lat., 118°19.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 33°37.86′ N. lat., 118°15.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 33°36.58′ N. lat., 118°15.97′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="81"/> </P> <P>(194) 33°34.78′ N. lat., 118°12.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 33°34.46′ N. lat., 118°08.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 33°35.92′ N. lat., 118°07.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 33°36.06′ N. lat., 118°03.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 33°34.98′ N. lat., 118°02.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 33°34.03′ N. lat., 117°59.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 33°35.46′ N. lat., 117°55.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 33°34.97′ N. lat., 117°53.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 33°31.20′ N. lat., 117°47.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 33°27.26′ N. lat., 117°44.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 33°24.84′ N. lat., 117°40.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 33°11.45′ N. lat., 117°26.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 33°07.59′ N. lat., 117°21.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 33°01.74′ N. lat., 117°19.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 32°56.44′ N. lat., 117°18.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 32°54.63′ N. lat., 117°16.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210) 32°51.67′ N. lat., 117°16.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 32°52.16′ N. lat., 117°19.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 32°46.91′ N. lat., 117°20.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 32°43.49′ N. lat., 117°18.12′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(214) 32°33.00′ N. lat., 117°16.39′ W. long.</P> <P>(l) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour around the northern Channel Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°07.88′ N. lat., 120°27.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°07.45′ N. lat., 120°28.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°07.03′ N. lat., 120°27.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°06.19′ N. lat., 120°28.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°06.44′ N. lat., 120°31.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 34°05.81′ N. lat., 120°31.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 34°03.51′ N. lat., 120°29.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 34°01.56′ N. lat., 120°28.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 34°00.81′ N. lat., 120°27.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°59.26′ N. lat., 120°17.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°54.71′ N. lat., 120°12.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°51.61′ N. lat., 120°02.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°51.68′ N. lat., 119°59.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°52.71′ N. lat., 119°57.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°55.83′ N. lat., 119°55.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°59.64′ N. lat., 119°56.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°56.30′ N. lat., 119°48.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°56.77′ N. lat., 119°41.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°58.54′ N. lat., 119°34.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°59.52′ N. lat., 119°24.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 34°00.24′ N. lat., 119°21.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 34°02.00′ N. lat., 119°19.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 34°01.29′ N. lat., 119°23.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 34°01.95′ N. lat., 119°28.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 34°03.90′ N. lat., 119°33.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 34°03.31′ N. lat., 119°36.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 34°02.13′ N. lat., 119°37.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 34°01.96′ N. lat., 119°40.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 34°03.52′ N. lat., 119°43.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 34°04.03′ N. lat., 119°45.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 34°04.03′ N. lat., 119°48.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 34°05.15′ N. lat., 119°52.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 34°05.47′ N. lat., 119°57.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 34°04.43′ N. lat., 120°02.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 34°05.64′ N. lat., 120°04.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 34°04.16′ N. lat., 120°07.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 34°05.04′ N. lat., 120°12.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 34°04.45′ N. lat., 120°17.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 34°07.37′ N. lat., 120°24.14′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(40) 34°07.88′ N. lat., 120°27.79′ W. long.</P> <P>(m) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°02.94′ N. lat., 118°38.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°01.79′ N. lat., 118°37.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°00.47′ N. lat., 118°37.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°59.64′ N. lat., 118°37.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°59.81′ N. lat., 118°36.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°57.84′ N. lat., 118°35.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°55.89′ N. lat., 118°33.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°54.75′ N. lat., 118°33.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°53.75′ N. lat., 118°32.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°50.36′ N. lat., 118°30.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°49.78′ N. lat., 118°29.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 32°49.70′ N. lat., 118°28.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 32°46.79′ N. lat., 118°25.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 32°45.24′ N. lat., 118°24.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 32°45.94′ N. lat., 118°24.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 32°46.85′ N. lat., 118°24.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 32°48.49′ N. lat., 118°23.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 32°48.80′ N. lat., 118°20.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 32°49.76′ N. lat., 118°20.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 32°55.04′ N. lat., 118°27.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 32°55.48′ N. lat., 118°29.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°00.35′ N. lat., 118°32.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 33°01.79′ N. lat., 118°33.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 33°02.98′ N. lat., 118°35.40′ W. long.; and<PRTPAGE P="82"/> </P> <P>(25) 33°02.94′ N. lat., 118°38.42′ W. long.</P> <P>(n) The 40 fm (73 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.90′ N. lat., 118°36.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°28.49′ N. lat., 118°36.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°28.02′ N. lat., 118°36.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°25.81′ N. lat., 118°33.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°25.78′ N. lat., 118°32.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°24.77′ N. lat., 118°29.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°23.19′ N. lat., 118°29.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°20.81′ N. lat., 118°30.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°21.06′ N. lat., 118°31.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°20.43′ N. lat., 118°31.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°20.45′ N. lat., 118°30.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°18.71′ N. lat., 118°27.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°17.36′ N. lat., 118°18.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°19.17′ N. lat., 118°17.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°22.20′ N. lat., 118°20.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°23.31′ N. lat., 118°20.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°24.71′ N. lat., 118°22.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°25.27′ N. lat., 118°23.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°26.73′ N. lat., 118°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°27.85′ N. lat., 118°29.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 33°27.91′ N. lat., 118°29.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°28.79′ N. lat., 118°32.16′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(23) 33°28.90′ N. lat., 118°36.43′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 77042, Dec. 23, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 16149, Mar. 30, 2005; 71 FR 8498, Feb. 17, 2006; 71 FR 78665, Dec. 29, 2006; 72 FR 13045, Mar. 20, 2007; 74 FR 9893, Mar. 6, 2009. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 27530, May 11, 2011; 77 FR 55155, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.72</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 50 fm (91 m) through 75 fm (137 m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides coordinates for the 50 fm (91 m) through 75 fm (137 m) depth contours.</P> <P>(a) The 50-fm (91-m) depth contour between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°22.15′ N. lat., 124°43.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°22.15′ N. lat., 124°49.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°20.03′ N. lat., 124°51.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°16.61′ N. lat., 124°53.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°14.68′ N. lat., 124°54.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°12.02′ N. lat., 124°55.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 124°55.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°03.14′ N. lat., 124°57.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°56.05′ N. lat., 124°55.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°52.58′ N. lat., 124°54.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 47°50.18′ N. lat., 124°52.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°45.34′ N. lat., 124°51.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°40.96′ N. lat., 124°48.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 47°34.59′ N. lat., 124°46.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°27.86′ N. lat., 124°42.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°22.34′ N. lat., 124°39.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 47°17.66′ N. lat., 124°38.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 47°06.25′ N. lat., 124°39.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 47°00.43′ N. lat., 124°38.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 46°52.00′ N. lat., 124°32.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°26.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 46°35.41′ N. lat., 124°25.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 46°25.43′ N. lat., 124°23.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°17.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 45°50.88′ N. lat., 124°09.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°09.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°07.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 45°12.99′ N. lat., 124°06.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°09.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 44°52.48′ N. lat., 124°11.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 44°42.41′ N. lat., 124°19.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 44°38.80′ N. lat., 124°26.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 44°23.39′ N. lat., 124°31.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 44°20.30′ N. lat., 124°38.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 44°13.52′ N. lat., 124°40.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 44°18.80′ N. lat., 124°35.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 44°19.62′ N. lat., 124°27.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 44°08.30′ N. lat., 124°22.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 43°56.65′ N. lat., 124°16.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 43°34.95′ N. lat., 124°17.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°29.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 43°12.60′ N. lat., 124°35.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 43°08.96′ N. lat., 124°33.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 42°59.66′ N. lat., 124°34.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 42°54.29′ N. lat., 124°39.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°39.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 42°46.50′ N. lat., 124°39.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 42°41.00′ N. lat., 124°34.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°34.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 42°36.29′ N. lat., 124°34.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 42°28.36′ N. lat., 124°37.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 42°25.53′ N. lat., 124°37.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 42°18.64′ N. lat., 124°29.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°27.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 42°03.04′ N. lat., 124°25.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°26.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 41°57.60′ N. lat., 124°27.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 41°52.53′ N. lat., 124°26.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 41°50.17′ N. lat., 124°25.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 41°46.01′ N. lat., 124°22.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 41°26.50′ N. lat., 124°21.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 41°15.66′ N. lat., 124°16.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 41°05.45′ N. lat., 124°16.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 40°54.55′ N. lat., 124°19.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 40°42.22′ N. lat., 124°28.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 40°39.68′ N. lat., 124°28.37′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="83"/> </P> <P>(67) 40°36.76′ N. lat., 124°27.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 40°34.44′ N. lat., 124°28.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 40°32.57′ N. lat., 124°32.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 40°30.95′ N. lat., 124°33.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°34.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 40°28.90′ N. lat., 124°34.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 40°24.36′ N. lat., 124°31.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 40°23.66′ N. lat., 124°28.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 40°22.54′ N. lat., 124°24.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 40°21.52′ N. lat., 124°24.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 40°21.25′ N. lat., 124°25.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 40°20.63′ N. lat., 124°26.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 40°19.18′ N. lat., 124°25.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 40°18.42′ N. lat., 124°24.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 40°18.64′ N. lat., 124°22.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 40°15.31′ N. lat., 124°25.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 40°15.37′ N. lat., 124°26.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 40°11.91′ N. lat., 124°22.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°19.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 40°09.20′ N. lat., 124°15.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 40°07.51′ N. lat., 124°15.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 40°05.22′ N. lat., 124°10.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 40°06.51′ N. lat., 124°08.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 40°00.72′ N. lat., 124°08.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 39°56.60′ N. lat., 124°07.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 39°52.58′ N. lat., 124°03.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 39°50.65′ N. lat., 123°57.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 39°40.16′ N. lat., 123°52.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 39°30.12′ N. lat., 123°52.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 39°24.53′ N. lat., 123°55.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 39°11.58′ N. lat., 123°50.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°51.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 38°55.13′ N. lat., 123°51.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 38°28.58′ N. lat., 123°22.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 38°14.60′ N. lat., 123°09.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 38°01.84′ N. lat., 123°09.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°09.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 37°55.24′ N. lat., 123°08.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 37°52.06′ N. lat., 123°09.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 37°50.21′ N. lat., 123°14.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 122°55.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°31.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 37°03.06′ N. lat., 122°24.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 36°50.20′ N. lat., 122°03.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 36°51.46′ N. lat., 121°57.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 36°48.53′ N. lat., 121°57.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 36°48.91′ N. lat., 121°49.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 36°36.82′ N. lat., 122°00.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 36°32.89′ N. lat., 121°58.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 36°33.10′ N. lat., 121°57.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 36°31.82′ N. lat., 121°55.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 36°31.57′ N. lat., 121°58.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 36°23.15′ N. lat., 121°57.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 36°18.40′ N. lat., 121°58.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 36°18.40′ N. lat., 122°00.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 36°16.02′ N. lat., 122°00.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 36°15.00′ N. lat., 121°58.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 36°15.00′ N. lat., 121°56.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 36°14.79′ N. lat., 121°54.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 36°10.41′ N. lat., 121°42.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 36°02.56′ N. lat., 121°36.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 36°01.11′ N. lat., 121°36.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°35.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 35°58.26′ N. lat., 121°32.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 35°40.38′ N. lat., 121°22.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 35°27.74′ N. lat., 121°04.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 35°01.43′ N. lat., 120°48.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 34°37.98′ N. lat., 120°46.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 34°32.98′ N. lat., 120°43.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°33.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 34°23.47′ N. lat., 120°24.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 34°25.78′ N. lat., 120°16.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 34°24.65′ N. lat., 120°04.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 34°23.18′ N. lat., 119°56.18′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="84"/> </P> <P>(142) 34°19.20′ N. lat., 119°41.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 34°16.82′ N. lat., 119°35.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 34°13.43′ N. lat., 119°32.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 34°05.39′ N. lat., 119°15.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 34°07.98′ N. lat., 119°13.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 34°07.64′ N. lat., 119°13.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 34°04.56′ N. lat., 119°13.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 34°03.90′ N. lat., 119°12.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 34°03.66′ N. lat., 119°06.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 34°04.58′ N. lat., 119°04.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 34°01.28′ N. lat., 119°00.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 34°00.19′ N. lat., 119°03.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 33°59.66′ N. lat., 119°03.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 33°59.54′ N. lat., 119°00.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 34°00.82′ N. lat., 118°59.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 33°59.11′ N. lat., 118°47.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 33°59.07′ N. lat., 118°36.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 33°55.06′ N. lat., 118°32.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 33°53.56′ N. lat., 118°37.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 33°51.22′ N. lat., 118°36.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 33°50.48′ N. lat., 118°32.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 33°51.86′ N. lat., 118°28.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 33°50.09′ N. lat., 118°27.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 33°49.95′ N. lat., 118°26.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 33°50.73′ N. lat., 118°26.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 33°49.86′ N. lat., 118°24.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 33°48.10′ N. lat., 118°26.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 33°47.54′ N. lat., 118°29.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 33°44.10′ N. lat., 118°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 33°41.78′ N. lat., 118°20.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 33°38.18′ N. lat., 118°15.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 33°37.50′ N. lat., 118°16.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 33°35.98′ N. lat., 118°16.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 33°34.15′ N. lat., 118°11.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 33°34.29′ N. lat., 118°08.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 33°35.53′ N. lat., 118°06.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 33°35.93′ N. lat., 118°04.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 33°34.97′ N. lat., 118°02.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 33°33.84′ N. lat., 117°59.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 33°35.33′ N. lat., 117°55.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 33°35.05′ N. lat., 117°53.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 33°31.32′ N. lat., 117°48.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 33°27.99′ N. lat., 117°45.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 33°26.93′ N. lat., 117°44.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 33°25.46′ N. lat., 117°42.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 33°18.45′ N. lat., 117°35.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 33°10.29′ N. lat., 117°25.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 33°07.47′ N. lat., 117°21.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 33°04.47′ N. lat., 117°21.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 32°59.89′ N. lat., 117°19.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 32°57.41′ N. lat., 117°18.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 32°55.35′ N. lat., 117°18.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 32°54.43′ N. lat., 117°16.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 32°52.34′ N. lat., 117°16.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 32°52.64′ N. lat., 117°17.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 32°52.24′ N. lat., 117°19.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 32°47.06′ N. lat., 117°21.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 32°41.93′ N. lat., 117°19.68′ W. long.; and<PRTPAGE P="85"/> </P> <P>(200) 32°33.59′ N. lat., 117°17.89′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) The 50-fm (91-m) depth contour around the Swiftsure Bank and along the U.S. border with Canada is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°30.15′ N. lat., 124°56.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°28.29′ N. lat., 124°56.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°29.23′ N. lat., 124°53.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°30.31′ N. lat., 124°51.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 48°30.15′ N. lat., 124°56.12′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour around the northern Channel Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°08.40′ N. lat., 120°33.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°07.80′ N. lat., 120°30.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°08.68′ N. lat., 120°26.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°05.85′ N. lat., 120°17.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°05.57′ N. lat., 119°51.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 34°07.08′ N. lat., 119°52.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 34°04.49′ N. lat., 119°35.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 34°04.73′ N. lat., 119°32.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 34°02.02′ N. lat., 119°19.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 34°01.03′ N. lat., 119°19.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°59.45′ N. lat., 119°22.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°58.68′ N. lat., 119°32.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°56.43′ N. lat., 119°41.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°56.04′ N. lat., 119°48.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°57.32′ N. lat., 119°51.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°59.32′ N. lat., 119°55.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°57.52′ N. lat., 119°55.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°56.26′ N. lat., 119°54.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°54.30′ N. lat., 119°54.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°50.97′ N. lat., 119°57.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 33°50.03′ N. lat., 120°03.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°51.14′ N. lat., 120°03.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 33°54.49′ N. lat., 120°12.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 33°58.48′ N. lat., 120°18.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 34°00.71′ N. lat., 120°28.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 34°03.60′ N. lat., 120°30.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 34°06.96′ N. lat., 120°34.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 34°08.01′ N. lat., 120°35.24′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(29) 34°08.40′ N. lat., 120°33.78′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°03.73′ N. lat., 118°36.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.56′ N. lat., 118°34.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°55.54′ N. lat., 118°28.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°55.02′ N. lat., 118°27.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°49.73′ N. lat., 118°20.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°48.55′ N. lat., 118°20.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°47.92′ N. lat., 118°22.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°45.25′ N. lat., 118°24.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°50.23′ N. lat., 118°30.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°55.28′ N. lat., 118°33.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°00.45′ N. lat., 118°37.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°03.27′ N. lat., 118°38.56′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(13) 33°03.73′ N. lat., 118°36.98′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) The 50 fm (91 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.01′ N. lat., 118°37.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°29.02′ N. lat., 118°36.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°28.97′ N. lat., 118°33.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°28.71′ N. lat., 118°31.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°26.66′ N. lat., 118°27.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°25.35′ N. lat., 118°22.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°22.61′ N. lat., 118°19.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°20.06′ N. lat., 118°17.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°17.58′ N. lat., 118°17.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°17.05′ N. lat., 118°18.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°17.87′ N. lat., 118°24.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°18.63′ N. lat., 118°28.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°20.17′ N. lat., 118°31.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°20.85′ N. lat., 118°31.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°23.19′ N. lat., 118°29.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°24.85′ N. lat., 118°31.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°25.65′ N. lat., 118°34.11′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(18) 33°28.01′ N. lat., 118°37.42′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) The 60-fm (110-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°26.70′ N. lat., 125°09.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°23.76′ N. lat., 125°06.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°23.01′ N. lat., 125°03.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°22.42′ N. lat., 124°57.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°22.62′ N. lat., 124°48.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°18.61′ N. lat., 124°52.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°16.62′ N. lat., 124°54.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°15.39′ N. lat., 124°54.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°13.81′ N. lat., 124°55.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 48°10.51′ N. lat., 124°56.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 124°56.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°06.90′ N. lat., 124°57.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 48°02.23′ N. lat., 125°00.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°00.87′ N. lat., 125°00.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°56.30′ N. lat., 124°59.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°46.84′ N. lat., 124°57.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 47°36.49′ N. lat., 124°50.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 47°32.01′ N. lat., 124°48.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 47°27.19′ N. lat., 124°46.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 47°21.76′ N. lat., 124°43.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 47°17.82′ N. lat., 124°42.12′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="86"/> </P> <P>(22) 47°08.87′ N. lat., 124°43.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 47°03.16′ N. lat., 124°42.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 46°49.70′ N. lat., 124°36.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 46°42.91′ N. lat., 124°33.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 46°39.67′ N. lat., 124°30.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°29.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 46°32.47′ N. lat., 124°26.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 46°23.69′ N. lat., 124°25.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 46°20.84′ N. lat., 124°24.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°19.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 46°15.97′ N. lat., 124°18.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 46°11.23′ N. lat., 124°19.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 46°02.51′ N. lat., 124°19.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 45°59.05′ N. lat., 124°16.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 45°50.99′ N. lat., 124°12.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°11.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 45°45.85′ N. lat., 124°11.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 45°38.53′ N. lat., 124°11.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 45°30.90′ N. lat., 124°10.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 45°21.20′ N. lat., 124°09.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 45°12.43′ N. lat., 124°08.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°10.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 44°59.89′ N. lat., 124°11.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 44°51.96′ N. lat., 124°15.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 44°44.63′ N. lat., 124°20.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 44°39.23′ N. lat., 124°28.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 44°30.61′ N. lat., 124°31.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 44°26.20′ N. lat., 124°35.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 44°23.65′ N. lat., 124°39.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 44°20.30′ N. lat., 124°38.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 44°13.52′ N. lat., 124°40.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 44°10.97′ N. lat., 124°38.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 44°08.71′ N. lat., 124°33.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 44°04.91′ N. lat., 124°24.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 43°57.49′ N. lat., 124°20.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 43°50.26′ N. lat., 124°21.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 43°41.69′ N. lat., 124°21.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 43°35.51′ N. lat., 124°21.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 43°25.77′ N. lat., 124°28.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°31.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 43°20.25′ N. lat., 124°31.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 43°12.73′ N. lat., 124°36.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 43°08.08′ N. lat., 124°36.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 43°00.33′ N. lat., 124°37.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 42°53.99′ N. lat., 124°41.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°41.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 42°46.66′ N. lat., 124°41.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 42°41.74′ N. lat., 124°37.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°37.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 42°37.42′ N. lat., 124°37.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 42°27.35′ N. lat., 124°39.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 42°23.94′ N. lat., 124°38.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 42°17.72′ N. lat., 124°31.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 42°10.36′ N. lat., 124°29.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 41°54.87′ N. lat., 124°28.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 41°45.80′ N. lat., 124°23.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 41°34.40′ N. lat., 124°24.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 41°28.33′ N. lat., 124°25.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 41°15.80′ N. lat., 124°18.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 41°09.77′ N. lat., 124°17.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 41°02.26′ N. lat., 124°18.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 40°53.54′ N. lat., 124°21.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 40°49.93′ N. lat., 124°23.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 40°43.15′ N. lat., 124°28.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 40°40.19′ N. lat., 124°29.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 40°36.77′ N. lat., 124°27.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 40°34.13′ N. lat., 124°29.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 40°33.15′ N. lat., 124°33.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°35.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 40°24.72′ N. lat., 124°33.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 40°23.91′ N. lat., 124°31.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 40°23.67′ N. lat., 124°28.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 40°22.53′ N. lat., 124°24.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 40°21.51′ N. lat., 124°24.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 40°21.02′ N. lat., 124°27.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 40°19.75′ N. lat., 124°27.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 40°18.23′ N. lat., 124°25.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 40°18.60′ N. lat., 124°22.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 40°15.43′ N. lat., 124°25.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 40°15.55′ N. lat., 124°28.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 40°11.27′ N. lat., 124°22.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°19.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 40°09.20′ N. lat., 124°15.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 40°07.51′ N. lat., 124°15.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 40°05.22′ N. lat., 124°10.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 40°06.51′ N. lat., 124°08.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 40°00.72′ N. lat., 124°08.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 39°56.60′ N. lat., 124°07.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 39°52.58′ N. lat., 124°03.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 39°50.65′ N. lat., 123°57.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 39°40.16′ N. lat., 123°52.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 39°30.12′ N. lat., 123°52.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 39°24.53′ N. lat., 123°55.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 39°11.58′ N. lat., 123°50.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°51.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 38°55.13′ N. lat., 123°51.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 38°28.58′ N. lat., 123°22.84′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="87"/> </P> <P>(120) 38°08.57′ N. lat., 123°14.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°15.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 37°56.98′ N. lat., 123°21.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 37°49.65′ N. lat., 123°17.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 37°36.41′ N. lat., 122°58.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°40.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°37.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 37°02.08′ N. lat., 122°25.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 36°48.20′ N. lat., 122°03.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 36°51.46′ N. lat., 121°57.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 36°48.13′ N. lat., 121°58.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 36°48.84′ N. lat., 121°50.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 36°45.38′ N. lat., 121°53.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 36°45.13′ N. lat., 121°57.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 36°36.86′ N. lat., 122°00.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 36°32.77′ N. lat., 121°58.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 36°33.03′ N. lat., 121°57.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 36°31.87′ N. lat., 121°56.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 36°31.59′ N. lat., 121°58.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 36°23.26′ N. lat., 121°57.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 36°16.80′ N. lat., 122°01.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 36°14.33′ N. lat., 121°57.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 36°14.67′ N. lat., 121°54.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 36°10.42′ N. lat., 121°42.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 36°02.55′ N. lat., 121°36.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 36°01.09′ N. lat., 121°36.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 35°58.25′ N. lat., 121°32.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 35°40.38′ N. lat., 121°22.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 35°26.31′ N. lat., 121°03.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 35°01.36′ N. lat., 120°49.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 34°39.52′ N. lat., 120°48.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 34°31.26′ N. lat., 120°44.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 34°23.00′ N. lat., 120°25.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 34°25.65′ N. lat., 120°17.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 34°23.18′ N. lat., 119°56.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 34°18.73′ N. lat., 119°41.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 34°11.18′ N. lat., 119°31.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 34°10.01′ N. lat., 119°25.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 34°03.88′ N. lat., 119°12.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 34°03.58′ N. lat., 119°06.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 34°04.52′ N. lat., 119°04.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 34°01.28′ N. lat., 119°00.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 34°00.20′ N. lat., 119°03.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 33°59.60′ N. lat., 119°03.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 33°59.45′ N. lat., 119°00.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 34°00.71′ N. lat., 118°59.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 33°59.05′ N. lat., 118°47.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 33°58.86′ N. lat., 118°36.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 33°55.05′ N. lat., 118°32.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 33°53.63′ N. lat., 118°37.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 33°51.22′ N. lat., 118°36.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 33°50.19′ N. lat., 118°32.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 33°51.28′ N. lat., 118°29.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 33°49.89′ N. lat., 118°28.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 33°49.95′ N. lat., 118°26.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 33°50.73′ N. lat., 118°26.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 33°50.06′ N. lat., 118°24.79′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="88"/> </P> <P>(178) 33°48.48′ N. lat., 118°26.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 33°47.75′ N. lat., 118°30.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 33°44.10′ N. lat., 118°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 33°41.77′ N. lat., 118°20.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 33°38.17′ N. lat., 118°15.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 33°37.48′ N. lat., 118°16.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 33°35.80′ N. lat., 118°16.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 33°33.92′ N. lat., 118°11.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 33°34.09′ N. lat., 118°08.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 33°35.73′ N. lat., 118°05.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 33°33.75′ N. lat., 117°59.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 33°35.25′ N. lat., 117°55.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 33°35.03′ N. lat., 117°53.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 33°31.37′ N. lat., 117°48.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 33°27.49′ N. lat., 117°44.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 33°16.63′ N. lat., 117°34.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 33°07.21′ N. lat., 117°21.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 33°03.35′ N. lat., 117°21.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 33°02.14′ N. lat., 117°20.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 32°59.87′ N. lat., 117°19.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 32°57.39′ N. lat., 117°18.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 32°55.31′ N. lat., 117°18.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 32°54.38′ N. lat., 117°17.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 32°52.81′ N. lat., 117°16.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 32°52.56′ N. lat., 117°19.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 32°50.86′ N. lat., 117°20.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 32°46.96′ N. lat., 117°22.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 32°45.58′ N. lat., 117°22.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 32°44.98′ N. lat., 117°21.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 32°43.52′ N. lat., 117°19.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 32°41.52′ N. lat., 117°20.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 32°37.00′ N. lat., 117°20.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210) 32°34.76′ N. lat., 117°18.77′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(211) 32°33.70′ N. lat., 117°18.46′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour around the northern Channel Islands off the State of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°09.83′ N. lat., 120°25.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°07.03′ N. lat., 120°16.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°06.38′ N. lat., 120°04.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°07.90′ N. lat., 119°55.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°05.07′ N. lat., 119°37.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 34°05.04′ N. lat., 119°32.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 34°04.00′ N. lat., 119°26.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 34°02.27′ N. lat., 119°18.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 34°00.98′ N. lat., 119°19.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°59.44′ N. lat., 119°21.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°58.70′ N. lat., 119°32.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°57.81′ N. lat., 119°33.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°57.65′ N. lat., 119°35.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°56.14′ N. lat., 119°41.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°55.84′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°57.22′ N. lat., 119°52.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°59.32′ N. lat., 119°55.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°57.73′ N. lat., 119°55.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°56.48′ N. lat., 119°53.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°49.29′ N. lat., 119°55.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 33°48.11′ N. lat., 119°59.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°49.14′ N. lat., 120°03.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 33°52.95′ N. lat., 120°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 33°56.00′ N. lat., 120°17.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 34°00.12′ N. lat., 120°28.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 34°08.23′ N. lat., 120°36.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 34°08.80′ N. lat., 120°34.58′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(28) 34°09.83′ N. lat., 120°25.61′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°04.44′ N. lat., 118°37.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.56′ N. lat., 118°34.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°55.54′ N. lat., 118°28.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°55.02′ N. lat., 118°27.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°49.78′ N. lat., 118°20.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°48.32′ N. lat., 118°19.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°47.60′ N. lat., 118°22.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°44.59′ N. lat., 118°24.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°49.97′ N. lat., 118°31.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°53.62′ N. lat., 118°32.94′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="89"/> </P> <P>(11) 32°55.63′ N. lat., 118°34.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°00.71′ N. lat., 118°38.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°03.49′ N. lat., 118°38.81′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(14) 33°04.44′ N. lat., 118°37.61′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) The 60 fm (110 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.15′ N. lat., 118°38.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°29.23′ N. lat., 118°36.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°28.85′ N. lat., 118°30.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°26.69′ N. lat., 118°27.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°26.30′ N. lat., 118°25.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°25.35′ N. lat., 118°22.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°22.60′ N. lat., 118°18.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°19.49′ N. lat., 118°16.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°17.13′ N. lat., 118°16.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°16.65′ N. lat., 118°17.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°18.35′ N. lat., 118°27.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°20.07′ N. lat., 118°32.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°21.82′ N. lat., 118°32.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°23.15′ N. lat., 118°29.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°24.99′ N. lat., 118°32.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°25.73′ N. lat., 118°34.88′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(17) 33°28.15′ N. lat., 118°38.17′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) The 75-fm (137-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°16.80′ N. lat., 125°34.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°14.50′ N. lat., 125°29.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°12.08′ N. lat., 125°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°27.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°09.00′ N. lat., 125°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°07.80′ N. lat., 125°31.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°04.28′ N. lat., 125°29.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°02.50′ N. lat., 125°25.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°20.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 48°21.70′ N. lat., 125°17.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°23.12′ N. lat., 125°10.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°21.77′ N. lat., 125°02.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 48°23.00′ N. lat., 124°59.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°23.90′ N. lat., 124°54.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 48°23.05′ N. lat., 124°48.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 48°17.10′ N. lat., 124°54.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 124°57.54′ W. long;</P> <P>(18) 48°05.10′ N. lat., 124°59.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 48°04.50′ N. lat., 125°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 48°04.70′ N. lat., 125°04.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 48°05.20′ N. lat., 125°04.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 48°06.25′ N. lat., 125°06.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 48°05.91′ N. lat., 125°08.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 48°07.00′ N. lat., 125°09.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 48°06.93′ N. lat., 125°11.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 48°04.98′ N. lat., 125°10.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 47°54.00′ N. lat., 125°04.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 47°44.52′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 47°42.00′ N. lat., 124°58.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 47°35.52′ N. lat., 124°55.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 47°22.02′ N. lat., 124°44.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 47°16.98′ N. lat., 124°45.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°10.98′ N. lat., 124°48.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°04.98′ N. lat., 124°49.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 46°57.98′ N. lat., 124°46.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 46°54.00′ N. lat., 124°45.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 46°48.48′ N. lat., 124°44.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 46°40.02′ N. lat., 124°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°33.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 46°34.09′ N. lat., 124°27.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 46°24.64′ N. lat., 124°30.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 46°19.98′ N. lat., 124°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 46°18.14′ N. lat., 124°34.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 46°18.72′ N. lat., 124°22.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°19.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 46°14.63′ N. lat., 124°22.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 46°11.08′ N. lat., 124°30.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 46°04.28′ N. lat., 124°31.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 45°55.97′ N. lat., 124°19.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°16.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 45°44.97′ N. lat., 124°15.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 45°43.14′ N. lat., 124°21.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 45°34.45′ N. lat., 124°14.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°12.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 45°15.49′ N. lat., 124°11.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°13.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 44°57.31′ N. lat., 124°15.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 44°43.90′ N. lat., 124°28.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 44°28.64′ N. lat., 124°35.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 44°25.31′ N. lat., 124°43.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 44°16.28′ N. lat., 124°47.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 44°13.47′ N. lat., 124°54.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 44°02.88′ N. lat., 124°53.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 44°00.14′ N. lat., 124°55.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 43°57.68′ N. lat., 124°55.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 43°56.66′ N. lat., 124°55.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 43°57.50′ N. lat., 124°41.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 44°01.79′ N. lat., 124°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 44°02.17′ N. lat., 124°32.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 43°58.15′ N. lat., 124°30.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 43°53.25′ N. lat., 124°31.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 43°35.56′ N. lat., 124°28.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 43°21.84′ N. lat., 124°36.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°35.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 43°19.73′ N. lat., 124°34.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 43°09.38′ N. lat., 124°39.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 43°07.11′ N. lat., 124°37.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 42°56.27′ N. lat., 124°43.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°42.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 42°45.01′ N. lat., 124°41.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°39.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 42°39.71′ N. lat., 124°39.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 42°32.87′ N. lat., 124°40.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 42°32.30′ N. lat., 124°39.04′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="90"/> </P> <P>(85) 42°26.96′ N. lat., 124°44.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 42°24.11′ N. lat., 124°42.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 42°21.10′ N. lat., 124°35.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 42°14.72′ N. lat., 124°32.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°32.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 42°09.25′ N. lat., 124°32.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 42°01.88′ N. lat., 124°32.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°32.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 41°46.18′ N. lat., 124°26.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 41°29.22′ N. lat., 124°28.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 41°09.62′ N. lat., 124°19.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 40°50.71′ N. lat., 124°23.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 40°43.35′ N. lat., 124°29.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 40°40.24′ N. lat., 124°29.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 40°37.50′ N. lat., 124°28.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 40°34.42′ N. lat., 124°29.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 40°34.74′ N. lat., 124°34.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 40°31.70′ N. lat., 124°37.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°36.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 40°25.03′ N. lat., 124°34.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 40°23.58′ N. lat., 124°31.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 40°23.64′ N. lat., 124°28.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 40°22.53′ N. lat., 124°24.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 40°21.46′ N. lat., 124°24.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 40°21.74′ N. lat., 124°27.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 40°19.76′ N. lat., 124°28.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 40°18.00′ N. lat., 124°25.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 40°18.54′ N. lat., 124°22.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 40°15.55′ N. lat., 124°25.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 40°16.06′ N. lat., 124°30.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 40°15.75′ N. lat., 124°31.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°21.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 40°08.37′ N. lat., 124°17.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 40°09.00′ N. lat., 124°15.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 40°06.93′ N. lat., 124°16.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 40°03.60′ N. lat., 124°11.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 40°06.20′ N. lat., 124°08.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 40°00.94′ N. lat., 124°08.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 40°00.01′ N. lat., 124°09.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 39°57.75′ N. lat., 124°09.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 39°55.56′ N. lat., 124°07.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 39°52.21′ N. lat., 124°05.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 39°48.07′ N. lat., 123°57.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 39°41.60′ N. lat., 123°55.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 39°30.39′ N. lat., 123°55.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 39°29.48′ N. lat., 123°56.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 39°13.76′ N. lat., 123°54.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 39°05.21′ N. lat., 123°55.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°54.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 38°55.90′ N. lat., 123°54.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 38°48.59′ N. lat., 123°49.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 38°28.82′ N. lat., 123°27.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 38°09.70′ N. lat., 123°18.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 38°01.81′ N. lat., 123°19.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°22.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 37°57.70′ N. lat., 123°25.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 37°56.73′ N. lat., 123°25.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 37°55.59′ N. lat., 123°25.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 37°52.79′ N. lat., 123°23.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 37°49.13′ N. lat., 123°18.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 37°46.01′ N. lat., 123°12.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°00.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 37°28.20′ N. lat., 122°54.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 37°27.34′ N. lat., 122°52.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 37°26.45′ N. lat., 122°52.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 37°26.06′ N. lat., 122°51.17′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="91"/> </P> <P>(151) 37°23.07′ N. lat., 122°51.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°43.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°41.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 37°04.12′ N. lat., 122°38.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 37°00.64′ N. lat., 122°33.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 36°59.15′ N. lat., 122°27.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 37°1.41′ N. lat., 122°24.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 36°58.75′ N. lat., 122°23.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 36°59.17′ N. lat., 122°21.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 36°57.51′ N. lat., 122°20.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 36°51.46′ N. lat., 122°10.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 36°48.43′ N. lat., 122°06.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 36°48.66′ N. lat., 122°04.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 36°47.75′ N. lat., 122°03.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 36°51.23′ N. lat., 121°57.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 36°49.72′ N. lat., 121°57.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 36°48.84′ N. lat., 121°58.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 36°47.89′ N. lat., 121°58.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 36°48.66′ N. lat., 121°50.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 36°45.56′ N. lat., 121°54.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 36°45.30′ N. lat., 121°57.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 36°38.54′ N. lat., 122°01.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 36°35.76′ N. lat., 122°00.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 36°32.58′ N. lat., 121°59.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 36°32.95′ N. lat., 121°57.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 36°31.96′ N. lat., 121°56.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 36°31.74′ N. lat., 121°58.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 36°30.57′ N. lat., 121°59.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 36°27.80′ N. lat., 121°59.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 36°26.52′ N. lat., 121°58.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 36°23.65′ N. lat., 121°58.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 36°20.93′ N. lat., 122°00.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 36°17.49′ N. lat., 122°03.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 36°14.21′ N. lat., 121°57.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 36°14.53′ N. lat., 121°54.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 36°10.42′ N. lat., 121°42.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 36°02.55′ N. lat., 121°36.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 36°01.04′ N. lat., 121°36.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°35.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 35°58.25′ N. lat., 121°32.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 35°39.35′ N. lat., 121°22.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 35°25.09′ N. lat., 121°03.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 35°10.84′ N. lat., 120°55.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 35°04.35′ N. lat., 120°51.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 34°55.25′ N. lat., 120°49.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 34°47.95′ N. lat., 120°50.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 34°39.27′ N. lat., 120°49.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 34°31.05′ N. lat., 120°44.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°36.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 34°22.60′ N. lat., 120°25.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 34°25.45′ N. lat., 120°17.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 34°22.94′ N. lat., 119°56.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 34°18.37′ N. lat., 119°42.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 34°11.22′ N. lat., 119°32.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 34°09.58′ N. lat., 119°25.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 34°03.89′ N. lat., 119°12.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 34°03.57′ N. lat., 119°06.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 34°04.53′ N. lat., 119°04.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 34°02.84′ N. lat., 119°02.37′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="92"/> </P> <P>(210) 34°01.30′ N. lat., 119°00.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 34°00.22′ N. lat., 119°03.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 33°59.56′ N. lat., 119°03.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 33°59.35′ N. lat., 119°00.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 34°00.49′ N. lat., 118°59.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 33°59.07′ N. lat., 118°47.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 33°58.73′ N. lat., 118°36.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 33°55.24′ N. lat., 118°33.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 33°53.71′ N. lat., 118°38.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 33°51.19′ N. lat., 118°36.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 33°49.85′ N. lat., 118°32.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°49.61′ N. lat., 118°28.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 33°49.77′ N. lat., 118°26.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 33°50.36′ N. lat., 118°25.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 33°49.92′ N. lat., 118°25.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 33°48.70′ N. lat., 118°26.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 33°47.72′ N. lat., 118°30.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 33°44.11′ N. lat., 118°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 33°41.62′ N. lat., 118°20.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 33°38.15′ N. lat., 118°15.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 33°37.53′ N. lat., 118°16.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(231) 33°35.76′ N. lat., 118°16.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 33°33.76′ N. lat., 118°11.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 33°33.76′ N. lat., 118°07.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 33°35.59′ N. lat., 118°05.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 33°33.67′ N. lat., 117°59.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 33°34.98′ N. lat., 117°55.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 33°34.84′ N. lat., 117°53.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 33°31.43′ N. lat., 117°48.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 33°16.61′ N. lat., 117°34.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 33°07.43′ N. lat., 117°22.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(241) 33°02.93′ N. lat., 117°21.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(242) 33°02.09′ N. lat., 117°20.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(243) 32°59.91′ N. lat., 117°19.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(244) 32°57.27′ N. lat., 117°18.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(245) 32°56.17′ N. lat., 117°19.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(246) 32°55.22′ N. lat., 117°19.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2475) 32°54.30′ N. lat., 117°17.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(248) 32°52.89′ N. lat., 117°17.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(249) 32°52.61′ N. lat., 117°19.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(250) 32°50.85′ N. lat., 117°21.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(251) 32°47.11′ N. lat., 117°22.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(252) 32°45.66′ N. lat., 117°22.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(253) 32°42.99′ N. lat., 117°20.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(254) 32°40.72′ N. lat., 117°20.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(255) 32°38.11′ N. lat., 117°20.59′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(256) 32°33.83′ N. lat., 117°19.18′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour around the northern Channel Islands off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°10.82′ N. lat., 120°33.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°11.78′ N. lat., 120°28.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°08.65′ N. lat., 120°18.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°07.01′ N. lat., 120°10.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°06.56′ N. lat., 120°04.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 34°08.11′ N. lat., 119°55.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 34°05.18′ N. lat., 119°37.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 34°05.22′ N. lat., 119°35.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 34°05.12′ N. lat., 119°32.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 34°04.32′ N. lat., 119°27.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 34°02.32′ N. lat., 119°18.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 34°00.95′ N. lat., 119°18.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°59.40′ N. lat., 119°21.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°58.70′ N. lat., 119°32.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°56.12′ N. lat., 119°41.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°55.74′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°56.91′ N. lat., 119°52.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 33°59.06′ N. lat., 119°55.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 33°57.82′ N. lat., 119°54.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 33°56.58′ N. lat., 119°53.75′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="93"/> </P> <P>(21) 33°54.43′ N. lat., 119°54.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 33°52.67′ N. lat., 119°54.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 33°48.33′ N. lat., 119°55.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 33°47.28′ N. lat., 119°57.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 33°47.36′ N. lat., 120°00.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 33°49.16′ N. lat., 120°05.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 33°52.00′ N. lat., 120°08.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 33°58.11′ N. lat., 120°25.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 34°02.15′ N. lat., 120°32.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 34°08.86′ N. lat., 120°37.12′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(31) 34°10.82′ N. lat., 120°33.26′ W. long.</P> <P>(l) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°04.54′ N. lat., 118°37.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.56′ N. lat., 118°34.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°55.54′ N. lat., 118°28.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°55.02′ N. lat., 118°27.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°49.78′ N. lat., 118°20.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°48.32′ N. lat., 118°19.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°47.41′ N. lat., 118°21.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°44.39′ N. lat., 118°24.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°47.93′ N. lat., 118°29.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°49.69′ N. lat., 118°31.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°53.57′ N. lat., 118°33.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 32°55.42′ N. lat., 118°35.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°00.49′ N. lat., 118°38.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°03.23′ N. lat., 118°39.16′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(15) 33°04.54′ N. lat., 118°37.54′ W. long.</P> <P>(m) The 75 fm (137 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.17′ N. lat., 118°38.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°29.35′ N. lat., 118°36.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°28.85′ N. lat., 118°30.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°26.69′ N. lat., 118°27.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°26.33′ N. lat., 118°25.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°25.35′ N. lat., 118°22.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°22.47′ N. lat., 118°18.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°19.51′ N. lat., 118°16.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°17.07′ N. lat., 118°16.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°16.58′ N. lat., 118°17.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°18.35′ N. lat., 118°27.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°20.07′ N. lat., 118°32.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°21.82′ N. lat., 118°32.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°23.15′ N. lat., 118°29.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°24.96′ N. lat., 118°32.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°25.67′ N. lat., 118°34.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°27.57′ N. lat., 118°37.90′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(18) 33°28.17′ N. lat., 118°38.16′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 77051, Dec. 23, 2004, as amended at 71 FR 8500, Feb. 17, 2006; 71 FR 78672, Dec. 29, 2006; 74 FR 9898, Mar. 6, 2009. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 27530, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 54714, Sept. 2, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.73</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 100 fm (183 m) through 150 fm (274 m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides coordinates for the 100 fm (183 m) through 150 fm (274 m) depth contours.</P> <P>(a) The 100-fm (183-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°15.00′ N. lat., 125°41.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°14.00′ N. lat., 125°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°40.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°09.50′ N. lat., 125°40.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°08.00′ N. lat., 125°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°05.00′ N. lat., 125°37.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°02.60′ N. lat., 125°34.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 47°59.00′ N. lat., 125°34.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°57.26′ N. lat., 125°29.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°59.87′ N. lat., 125°25.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°01.80′ N. lat., 125°24.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°02.08′ N. lat., 125°22.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 48°02.97′ N. lat., 125°22.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°04.47′ N. lat., 125°21.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 48°06.11′ N. lat., 125°19.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 48°07.95′ N. lat., 125°18.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°09.00′ N. lat., 125°18.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°17.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 48°11.31′ N. lat., 125°17.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 48°14.60′ N. lat., 125°13.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 48°16.67′ N. lat., 125°14.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 48°18.73′ N. lat., 125°14.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 48°19.67′ N. lat., 125°13.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 48°19.70′ N. lat., 125°11.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 48°22.95′ N. lat., 125°10.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 48°21.61′ N. lat., 125°02.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 48°23.00′ N. lat., 124°49.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 48°17.00′ N. lat., 124°56.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 48°06.00′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 48°04.62′ N. lat., 125°01.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 48°04.84′ N. lat., 125°04.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 48°06.41′ N. lat., 125°06.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 48°06.00′ N. lat., 125°08.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 48°07.08′ N. lat., 125°09.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 48°07.28′ N. lat., 125°11.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 48°03.45′ N. lat., 125°16.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 48°02.35′ N. lat., 125°17.30′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="94"/> </P> <P>(38) 48°02.35′ N. lat., 125°18.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 48°00.00′ N. lat., 125°19.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 47°59.50′ N. lat., 125°18.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 47°58.68′ N. lat., 125°16.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 47°56.62′ N. lat., 125°13.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 47°53.71′ N. lat., 125°11.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 47°51.70′ N. lat., 125°09.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 47°49.95′ N. lat., 125°06.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 47°49.00′ N. lat., 125°03.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 47°46.95′ N. lat., 125°04.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 47°46.58′ N. lat., 125°03.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 47°44.07′ N. lat., 125°04.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 47°43.32′ N. lat., 125°04.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 47°40.95′ N. lat., 125°04.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 47°39.58′ N. lat., 125°04.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 47°36.23′ N. lat., 125°02.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 47°34.28′ N. lat., 124°58.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 47°32.17′ N. lat., 124°57.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 47°30.27′ N. lat., 124°56.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 47°30.60′ N. lat., 124°54.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 47°29.26′ N. lat., 124°52.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 47°28.21′ N. lat., 124°50.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 47°27.38′ N. lat., 124°49.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 47°25.61′ N. lat., 124°48.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 47°23.54′ N. lat., 124°46.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 47°20.64′ N. lat., 124°45.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 47°17.99′ N. lat., 124°45.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 47°18.20′ N. lat., 124°49.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 47°15.01′ N. lat., 124°51.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 47°12.61′ N. lat., 124°54.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 47°08.22′ N. lat., 124°56.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 47°08.50′ N. lat., 124°57.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 47°01.92′ N. lat., 124°54.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 47°01.08′ N. lat., 124°59.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 46°58.48′ N. lat., 124°57.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 46°56.79′ N. lat., 124°56.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 46°58.01′ N. lat., 124°55.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 46°55.07′ N. lat., 124°54.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 46°59.60′ N. lat., 124°49.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 46°58.72′ N. lat., 124°48.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 46°54.45′ N. lat., 124°48.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 46°53.99′ N. lat., 124°49.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 46°54.38′ N. lat., 124°52.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 46°52.38′ N. lat., 124°52.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 46°48.93′ N. lat., 124°49.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 46°41.50′ N. lat., 124°43.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 46°34.50′ N. lat., 124°28.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 46°29.00′ N. lat., 124°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 46°20.00′ N. lat., 124°36.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 46°18.40′ N. lat., 124°37.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 46°18.03′ N. lat., 124°35.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 46°17.00′ N. lat., 124°22.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°20.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 46°13.52′ N. lat., 124°25.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 46°12.17′ N. lat., 124°30.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 46°10.63′ N. lat., 124°37.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 46°09.29′ N. lat., 124°39.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 46°02.40′ N. lat., 124°40.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 45°56.45′ N. lat., 124°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 45°51.92′ N. lat., 124°38.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 45°47.20′ N. lat., 124°35.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 45°46.40′ N. lat., 124°32.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°32.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 45°41.75′ N. lat., 124°28.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 45°36.95′ N. lat., 124°24.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 45°31.84′ N. lat., 124°22.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 45°27.10′ N. lat., 124°21.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°18.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 45°18.14′ N. lat., 124°17.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 45°11.08′ N. lat., 124°16.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 45°04.39′ N. lat., 124°18.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°18.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 44°58.05′ N. lat., 124°21.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 44°47.67′ N. lat., 124°31.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 44°44.54′ N. lat., 124°33.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 44°39.88′ N. lat., 124°35.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 44°32.90′ N. lat., 124°36.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 44°30.34′ N. lat., 124°38.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 44°30.04′ N. lat., 124°42.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 44°26.84′ N. lat., 124°44.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 44°17.99′ N. lat., 124°51.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 44°12.92′ N. lat., 124°56.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 44°02.34′ N. lat., 124°55.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 43°59.18′ N. lat., 124°56.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 43°56.74′ N. lat., 124°56.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 43°55.76′ N. lat., 124°55.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 43°55.41′ N. lat., 124°52.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 43°54.62′ N. lat., 124°48.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 43°55.90′ N. lat., 124°41.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 43°57.36′ N. lat., 124°38.68′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="95"/> </P> <P>(128) 43°56.47′ N. lat., 124°34.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 43°42.73′ N. lat., 124°32.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 43°30.92′ N. lat., 124°34.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°39.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 43°17.45′ N. lat., 124°41.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 43°07.04′ N. lat., 124°41.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 43°03.45′ N. lat., 124°44.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 43°03.91′ N. lat., 124°50.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 42°55.70′ N. lat., 124°52.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 42°54.12′ N. lat., 124°47.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°45.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 42°44.00′ N. lat., 124°42.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°41.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 42°38.23′ N. lat., 124°41.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 42°33.02′ N. lat., 124°42.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 42°31.90′ N. lat., 124°42.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 42°30.08′ N. lat., 124°42.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 42°28.28′ N. lat., 124°47.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 42°25.22′ N. lat., 124°43.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 42°19.23′ N. lat., 124°37.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 42°16.29′ N. lat., 124°36.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°35.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 42°05.66′ N. lat., 124°34.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°35.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 41°47.04′ N. lat., 124°27.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 41°32.92′ N. lat., 124°28.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 41°24.17′ N. lat., 124°28.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 41°10.12′ N. lat., 124°20.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 40°51.41′ N. lat., 124°24.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 40°43.71′ N. lat., 124°29.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 40°40.14′ N. lat., 124°30.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 40°37.35′ N. lat., 124°29.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 40°34.76′ N. lat., 124°29.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 40°36.78′ N. lat., 124°37.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 40°32.44′ N. lat., 124°39.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 40°30.37′ N. lat., 124°37.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 40°28.48′ N. lat., 124°36.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 40°24.82′ N. lat., 124°35.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 40°23.30′ N. lat., 124°31.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 40°23.52′ N. lat., 124°28.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 40°22.43′ N. lat., 124°25.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 40°21.72′ N. lat., 124°24.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 40°21.87′ N. lat., 124°27.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 40°21.40′ N. lat., 124°28.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 40°19.68′ N. lat., 124°28.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 40°17.73′ N. lat., 124°25.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 40°18.37′ N. lat., 124°23.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 40°15.75′ N. lat., 124°26.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 40°16.75′ N. lat., 124°33.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 40°16.29′ N. lat., 124°34.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°21.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 40°07.70′ N. lat., 124°18.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 40°08.84′ N. lat., 124°15.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 40°06.53′ N. lat., 124°17.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 40°03.15′ N. lat., 124°14.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 40°02.19′ N. lat., 124°12.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 40°02.89′ N. lat., 124°11.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 40°02.78′ N. lat., 124°10.70′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="96"/> </P> <P>(186) 40°04.57′ N. lat., 124°10.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 40°06.06′ N. lat., 124°08.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 40°04.05′ N. lat., 124°08.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 40°01.17′ N. lat., 124°08.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 40°01.03′ N. lat., 124°10.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 39°58.07′ N. lat., 124°11.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 39°56.39′ N. lat., 124°08.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 39°54.64′ N. lat., 124°07.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 39°53.86′ N. lat., 124°07.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 39°51.95′ N. lat., 124°07.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 39°48.78′ N. lat., 124°03.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 39°47.36′ N. lat., 124°03.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 39°40.08′ N. lat., 123°58.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 39°36.16′ N. lat., 123°56.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 39°30.75′ N. lat., 123°55.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 39°31.62′ N. lat., 123°57.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 39°30.91′ N. lat., 123°57.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 39°01.79′ N. lat., 123°56.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 38°59.42′ N. lat., 123°55.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 38°58.89′ N. lat., 123°56.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°56.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 38°54.72′ N. lat., 123°55.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 38°48.95′ N. lat., 123°51.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 38°36.67′ N. lat., 123°40.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210) 38°33.82′ N. lat., 123°39.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 38°29.02′ N. lat., 123°33.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 38°18.88′ N. lat., 123°25.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 38°14.12′ N. lat., 123°23.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 38°11.07′ N. lat., 123°22.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 38°03.18′ N. lat., 123°20.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°23.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 37°55.07′ N. lat., 123°26.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 37°50.66′ N. lat., 123°23.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 37°45.18′ N. lat., 123°11.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°01.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 37°26.81′ N. lat., 122°55.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 37°26.78′ N. lat., 122°53.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 37°25.74′ N. lat., 122°54.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 37°25.33′ N. lat., 122°53.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 37°25.29′ N. lat., 122°52.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 37°24.50′ N. lat., 122°52.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 37°23.25′ N. lat., 122°53.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 37°15.58′ N. lat., 122°48.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°44.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°41.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(231) 37°03.18′ N. lat., 122°38.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 37°00.48′ N. lat., 122°33.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 36°58.70′ N. lat., 122°27.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 37°00.85′ N. lat., 122°24.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 36°58.00′ N. lat., 122°24.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 36°58.74′ N. lat., 122°21.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 36°56.97′ N. lat., 122°21.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 36°51.52′ N. lat., 122°10.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 36°48.39′ N. lat., 122°07.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 36°47.43′ N. lat., 122°03.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(241) 36°50.95′ N. lat., 121°58.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(242) 36°49.92′ N. lat., 121°58.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(243) 36°48.88′ N. lat., 121°58.90′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="97"/> </P> <P>(244) 36°47.70′ N. lat., 121°58.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(245) 36°48.37′ N. lat., 121°51.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(246) 36°45.74′ N. lat., 121°54.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(247) 36°45.51′ N. lat., 121°57.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(248) 36°38.84′ N. lat., 122°01.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(249) 36°35.62′ N. lat., 122°00.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(250) 36°32.46′ N. lat., 121°59.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(251) 36°32.79′ N. lat., 121°57.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(252) 36°31.98′ N. lat., 121°56.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(253) 36°31.79′ N. lat., 121°58.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(254) 36°30.73′ N. lat., 121°59.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(255) 36°30.31′ N. lat., 122°00.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(256) 36°29.35′ N. lat., 122°00.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(257) 36°27.66′ N. lat., 121°59.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(258) 36°26.22′ N. lat., 121°58.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(259) 36°21.20′ N. lat., 122°00.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(260) 36°20.47′ N. lat., 122°02.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(261) 36°18.46′ N. lat., 122°04.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(262) 36°15.92′ N. lat., 122°01.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(263) 36°13.76′ N. lat., 121°57.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(264) 36°14.43′ N. lat., 121°55.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(265) 36°10.24′ N. lat., 121°43.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(266) 36°07.66′ N. lat., 121°40.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(267) 36°02.49′ N. lat., 121°36.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(268) 36°01.08′ N. lat., 121°36.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(269) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°35.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(270) 35°57.84′ N. lat., 121°32.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(271) 35°50.36′ N. lat., 121°29.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(272) 35°39.03′ N. lat., 121°22.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(273) 35°24.30′ N. lat., 121°02.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(274) 35°16.53′ N. lat., 121°00.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(275) 35°04.82′ N. lat., 120°53.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(276) 34°52.51′ N. lat., 120°51.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(277) 34°43.36′ N. lat., 120°52.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(278) 34°37.64′ N. lat., 120°49.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(279) 34°30.80′ N. lat., 120°45.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(280) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°39.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(281) 34°21.90′ N. lat., 120°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(282) 34°24.86′ N. lat., 120°16.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(283) 34°22.80′ N. lat., 119°57.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(284) 34°18.59′ N. lat., 119°44.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(285) 34°15.04′ N. lat., 119°40.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(286) 34°14.40′ N. lat., 119°45.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(287) 34°12.32′ N. lat., 119°42.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(288) 34°09.71′ N. lat., 119°28.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(289) 34°04.70′ N. lat., 119°15.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2902) 34°03.33′ N. lat., 119°12.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(291) 34°02.72′ N. lat., 119°07.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(292) 34°03.90′ N. lat., 119°04.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(293) 34°01.80′ N. lat., 119°03.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(294) 33°59.32′ N. lat., 119°03.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(295) 33°59.00′ N. lat., 118°59.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(296) 33°59.51′ N. lat., 118°57.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(297) 33°58.82′ N. lat., 118°52.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(298) 33°58.54′ N. lat., 118°41.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(299) 33°55.07′ N. lat., 118°34.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(300) 33°54.28′ N. lat., 118°38.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(301) 33°51.00′ N. lat., 118°36.66′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="98"/> </P> <P>(302) 33°39.77′ N. lat., 118°18.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(303) 33°35.50′ N. lat., 118°16.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(304) 33°32.68′ N. lat., 118°09.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(305) 33°34.09′ N. lat., 117°54.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(306) 33°31.60′ N. lat., 117°49.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(307) 33°16.07′ N. lat., 117°34.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(308) 33°07.06′ N. lat., 117°22.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(309) 32°59.28′ N. lat., 117°19.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(310) 32°55.36′ N. lat., 117°19.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(311) 32°53.35′ N. lat., 117°17.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(312) 32°53.36′ N. lat., 117°19.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(313) 32°46.39′ N. lat., 117°23.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(314) 32°42.79′ N. lat., 117°21.16′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(315) 32°34.22′ N. lat., 117°21.20′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) The 100 fm (183 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°04.73′ N. lat., 118°37.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.67′ N. lat., 118°34.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°55.80′ N. lat., 118°28.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°49.78′ N. lat., 118°20.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°48.01′ N. lat., 118°19.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°47.53′ N. lat., 118°21.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°44.03′ N. lat., 118°24.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°49.75′ N. lat., 118°32.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°53.36′ N. lat., 118°33.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°55.17′ N. lat., 118°34.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°55.13′ N. lat., 118°35.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°00.22′ N. lat., 118°38.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°03.13′ N. lat., 118°39.59′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(14) 33°04.73′ N. lat., 118°37.98′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) The 100 fm (183 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.23′ N. lat., 118°39.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°29.60′ N. lat., 118°36.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°29.14′ N. lat., 118°30.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°26.97′ N. lat., 118°27.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°25.68′ N. lat., 118°23.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°22.67′ N. lat., 118°18.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°19.72′ N. lat., 118°16.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°17.14′ N. lat., 118°14.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°16.09′ N. lat., 118°15.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°18.10′ N. lat., 118°27.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°19.84′ N. lat., 118°32.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°20.83′ N. lat., 118°32.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°21.91′ N. lat., 118°31.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°23.05′ N. lat., 118°30.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°24.87′ N. lat., 118°32.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°25.30′ N. lat., 118°34.32′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(17) 33°28.23′ N. lat., 118°39.38′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) The 125-fm (229-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°15.00′ N. lat., 125°41.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°13.05′ N. lat., 125°37.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°08.62′ N. lat., 125°41.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°07.42′ N. lat., 125°42.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°04.20′ N. lat., 125°36.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°02.79′ N. lat., 125°35.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°00.48′ N. lat., 125°37.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 47°54.90′ N. lat., 125°34.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°58.37′ N. lat., 125°26.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°59.84′ N. lat., 125°25.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°01.85′ N. lat., 125°24.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°02.13′ N. lat., 125°22.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 48°03.31′ N. lat., 125°22.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°06.83′ N. lat., 125°17.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 48°10.08′ N. lat., 125°15.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 48°11.24′ N. lat., 125°13.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°12.41′ N. lat., 125°14.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 48°13.01′ N. lat., 125°13.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 48°13.59′ N. lat., 125°12.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 48°12.22′ N. lat., 125°12.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 48°11.15′ N. lat., 125°12.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 48°10.18′ N. lat., 125°10.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 48°10.18′ N. lat., 125°06.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 48°15.39′ N. lat., 125°02.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 48°18.32′ N. lat., 125°01.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 48°21.67′ N. lat., 125°01.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 48°25.70′ N. lat., 125°00.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 48°26.43′ N. lat., 124°56.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 48°24.28′ N. lat., 124°56.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 48°23.27′ N. lat., 124°59.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 48°21.79′ N. lat., 124°59.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 48°20.71′ N. lat., 124°58.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 48°19.84′ N. lat., 124°57.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 48°22.06′ N. lat., 124°54.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 48°22.45′ N. lat., 124°53.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 48°22.74′ N. lat., 124°50.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 48°21.04′ N. lat., 124°52.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 48°18.07′ N. lat., 124°55.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 48°15.03′ N. lat., 124°58.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 48°11.31′ N. lat., 124°58.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 48°06.25′ N. lat., 125°00.06′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="99"/> </P> <P>(42) 48°04.70′ N. lat., 125°01.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 48°04.93′ N. lat., 125°03.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 48°06.44′ N. lat., 125°06.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 48°07.34′ N. lat., 125°09.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 48°07.62′ N. lat., 125°11.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 48°03.71′ N. lat., 125°17.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 48°01.35′ N. lat., 125°18.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 48°00.05′ N. lat., 125°19.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 47°59.51′ N. lat., 125°18.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 47°58.29′ N. lat., 125°16.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 47°54.67′ N. lat., 125°13.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 47°53.15′ N. lat., 125°12.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 47°48.46′ N. lat., 125°04.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 47°46.10′ N. lat., 125°04.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 47°44.60′ N. lat., 125°04.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 47°42.90′ N. lat., 125°04.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 47°40.71′ N. lat., 125°04.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 47°39.02′ N. lat., 125°05.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 47°34.86′ N. lat., 125°02.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 47°31.64′ N. lat., 124°58.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 47°29.69′ N. lat., 124°55.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 47°29.35′ N. lat., 124°53.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 47°28.56′ N. lat., 124°51.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 47°25.31′ N. lat., 124°48.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 47°23.92′ N. lat., 124°47.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 47°18.09′ N. lat., 124°45.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 47°18.65′ N. lat., 124°51.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 47°18.12′ N. lat., 124°52.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 47°17.64′ N. lat., 124°50.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 47°16.31′ N. lat., 124°50.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 47°15.60′ N. lat., 124°52.62′ 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<P>(316) 34°01.01′ N. lat., 120°31.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(317) 33°58.07′ N. lat., 120°28.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(318) 33°53.37′ N. lat., 120°14.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(319) 33°50.53′ N. lat., 120°07.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(320) 33°45.88′ N. lat., 120°04.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(321) 33°38.19′ N. lat., 119°57.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(322) 33°38.19′ N. lat., 119°50.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(323) 33°42.36′ N. lat., 119°49.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(324) 33°53.95′ N. lat., 119°53.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(325) 33°55.99′ N. lat., 119°41.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(326) 33°58.48′ N. lat., 119°27.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(327) 33°59.94′ N. lat., 119°19.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(328) 34°04.48′ N. lat., 119°15.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(329) 34°02.80′ N. lat., 119°12.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(330) 34°02.39′ N. lat., 119°07.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(331) 34°03.75′ N. lat., 119°04.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(332) 34°01.82′ N. lat., 119°03.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(333) 33°59.33′ N. lat., 119°03.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(334) 33°59.01′ N. lat., 118°59.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(335) 33°59.51′ N. lat., 118°57.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(336) 33°58.83′ N. lat., 118°52.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(337) 33°58.55′ N. lat., 118°41.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(338) 33°55.10′ N. lat., 118°34.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(339) 33°54.30′ N. lat., 118°38.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(340) 33°50.88′ N. lat., 118°37.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(341) 33°39.78′ N. lat., 118°18.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(342) 33°35.50′ N. lat., 118°16.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(343) 33°32.46′ N. lat., 118°10.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(344) 33°34.11′ N. lat., 117°54.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(345) 33°31.61′ N. lat., 117°49.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(346) 33°16.36′ N. lat., 117°35.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(347) 33°06.81′ N. lat., 117°22.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(348) 32°59.28′ N. lat., 117°19.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(349) 32°55.37′ N. lat., 117°19.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(350) 32°53.35′ N. lat., 117°17.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(351) 32°53.36′ N. lat., 117°19.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(352) 32°46.42′ N. lat., 117°23.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(353) 32°42.71′ N. lat., 117°21.45′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(354) 32°34.54′ N. lat., 117°23.04′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°04.73′ N. lat., 118°37.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.67′ N. lat., 118°34.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°55.97′ N. lat., 118°28.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°49.79′ N. lat., 118°20.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°48.02′ N. lat., 118°19.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°47.37′ N. lat., 118°21.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°43.58′ N. lat., 118°24.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°49.74′ N. lat., 118°32.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°53.36′ N. lat., 118°33.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°55.03′ N. lat., 118°34.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°54.89′ N. lat., 118°35.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°00.20′ N. lat., 118°38.72′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="104"/> </P> <P>(13) 33°03.15′ N. lat., 118°39.80′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(14) 33°04.73′ N. lat., 118°37.99′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.42′ N. lat., 118°39.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°29.99′ N. lat., 118°36.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°29.47′ N. lat., 118°33.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°29.31′ N. lat., 118°30.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°27.24′ N. lat., 118°27.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°25.77′ N. lat., 118°22.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°23.76′ N. lat., 118°19.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°17.61′ N. lat., 118°13.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°16.16′ N. lat., 118°13.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°15.86′ N. lat., 118°15.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°18.11′ N. lat., 118°27.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°19.83′ N. lat., 118°32.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°20.81′ N. lat., 118°32.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°21.99′ N. lat., 118°32.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 33°23.09′ N. lat., 118°30.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 33°24.78′ N. lat., 118°32.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 33°25.43′ N. lat., 118°34.93′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(18) 33°28.42′ N. lat., 118°39.85′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) The 125 fm (229 m) depth contour around Lasuen Knoll off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°24.57′ N. lat., 118°00.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°23.42′ N. lat., 117°59.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°23.69′ N. lat., 117°58.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°24.72′ N. lat., 117°59.51′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(5) 33°24.57′ N. lat., 118°00.15′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) The 150-fm (274-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°14.96′ N. lat., 125°41.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°12.89′ N. lat., 125°37.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°11.49′ N. lat., 125°39.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°40.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°08.72′ N. lat., 125°41.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°07.00′ N. lat., 125°45.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°06.13′ N. lat., 125°41.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°05.00′ N. lat., 125°39.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°04.15′ N. lat., 125°36.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 48°03.00′ N. lat., 125°36.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°01.65′ N. lat., 125°36.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°01.00′ N. lat., 125°38.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°57.50′ N. lat., 125°36.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 47°56.53′ N. lat., 125°30.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°57.28′ N. lat., 125°27.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°59.00′ N. lat., 125°25.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°01.77′ N. lat., 125°24.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 48°02.08′ N. lat., 125°22.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 48°03.00′ N. lat., 125°22.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 48°03.46′ N. lat., 125°22.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 48°04.29′ N. lat., 125°20.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 48°02.00′ N. lat., 125°18.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 48°00.01′ N. lat., 125°19.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 47°58.75′ N. lat., 125°17.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 47°53.50′ N. lat., 125°13.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 47°48.88′ N. lat., 125°05.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 47°48.50′ N. lat., 125°05.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 47°45.98′ N. lat., 125°04.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 47°45.00′ N. lat., 125°05.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 47°42.11′ N. lat., 125°04.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 47°39.00′ N. lat., 125°06.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 47°35.53′ N. lat., 125°04.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°30.90′ N. lat., 124°57.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°29.54′ N. lat., 124°56.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 47°29.50′ N. lat., 124°54.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 47°28.57′ N. lat., 124°51.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 47°25.00′ N. lat., 124°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 47°23.95′ N. lat., 124°47.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 47°23.00′ N. lat., 124°47.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 47°21.00′ N. lat., 124°46.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 47°18.20′ N. lat., 124°45.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 47°18.50′ N. lat., 124°49.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 47°19.17′ N. lat., 124°50.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 47°18.07′ N. lat., 124°53.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 47°17.78′ N. lat., 124°51.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 47°16.81′ N. lat., 124°50.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 47°15.96′ N. lat., 124°53.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 47°14.31′ N. lat., 124°52.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 47°11.87′ N. lat., 124°56.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 47°12.39′ N. lat., 124°58.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 47°09.50′ N. lat., 124°57.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 47°09.00′ N. lat., 124°59.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 47°06.06′ N. lat., 124°58.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 47°03.62′ N. lat., 124°55.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 47°02.89′ N. lat., 124°56.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 47°01.04′ N. lat., 124°59.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 46°58.47′ N. lat., 124°59.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 46°58.29′ N. lat., 125°00.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 46°56.30′ N. lat., 125°00.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 46°57.09′ N. lat., 124°58.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 46°55.95′ N. lat., 124°54.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 46°54.79′ N. lat., 124°54.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 46°58.00′ N. lat., 124°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 46°54.50′ N. lat., 124°49.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 46°54.53′ N. lat., 124°52.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 46°49.52′ N. lat., 124°53.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 46°42.24′ N. lat., 124°47.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 46°39.50′ N. lat., 124°42.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°41.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 46°37.50′ N. lat., 124°41.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 46°36.50′ N. lat., 124°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 46°33.85′ N. lat., 124°36.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 46°33.50′ N. lat., 124°29.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 46°32.00′ N. lat., 124°31.00′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="105"/> </P> <P>(75) 46°30.53′ N. lat., 124°30.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 46°25.50′ N. lat., 124°33.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 46°23.00′ N. lat., 124°35.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 46°21.05′ N. lat., 124°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 46°20.64′ N. lat., 124°36.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 46°20.36′ N. lat., 124°37.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 46°19.48′ N. lat., 124°38.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 46°17.87′ N. lat., 124°38.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 46°16.15′ N. lat., 124°25.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°23.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 46°14.87′ N. lat., 124°26.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 46°13.37′ N. lat., 124°31.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 46°12.08′ N. lat., 124°38.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 46°09.46′ N. lat., 124°40.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 46°07.29′ N. lat., 124°40.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 46°02.76′ N. lat., 124°44.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 46°01.22′ N. lat., 124°43.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 45°51.82′ N. lat., 124°42.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°40.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 45°45.95′ N. lat., 124°40.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 45°44.11′ N. lat., 124°43.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 45°34.50′ N. lat., 124°30.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 45°21.10′ N. lat., 124°23.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°22.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 45°09.69′ N. lat., 124°20.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°23.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 44°56.41′ N. lat., 124°27.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 44°44.47′ N. lat., 124°37.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 44°37.17′ N. lat., 124°38.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 44°35.55′ N. lat., 124°39.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 44°31.81′ N. lat., 124°39.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 44°31.48′ N. lat., 124°43.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 44°12.67′ N. lat., 124°57.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 44°08.30′ N. lat., 124°57.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 44°07.38′ N. lat., 124°57.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 43°57.42′ N. lat., 124°57.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 43°52.52′ N. lat., 124°49.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 43°51.55′ N. lat., 124°37.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 43°47.83′ N. lat., 124°36.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 43°31.79′ N. lat., 124°36.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 43°29.34′ N. lat., 124°36.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 43°26.37′ N. lat., 124°39.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°42.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 43°16.15′ N. lat., 124°44.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 43°09.33′ N. lat., 124°45.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 43°08.77′ N. lat., 124°49.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 43°08.83′ N. lat., 124°50.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 43°05.89′ N. lat., 124°51.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 43°04.60′ N. lat., 124°53.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 43°02.64′ N. lat., 124°52.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 43°00.39′ N. lat., 124°51.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 42°58.00′ N. lat., 124°52.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 42°57.56′ N. lat., 124°54.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 42°53.82′ N. lat., 124°55.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 42°52.31′ N. lat., 124°50.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°48.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 42°47.78′ N. lat., 124°47.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 42°46.31′ N. lat., 124°43.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 42°41.63′ N. lat., 124°44.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°43.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 42°38.83′ N. lat., 124°42.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 42°35.36′ N. lat., 124°43.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 42°32.78′ N. lat., 124°44.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 42°32.02′ N. lat., 124°43.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 42°30.54′ N. lat., 124°43.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 42°28.16′ N. lat., 124°48.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 42°18.26′ N. lat., 124°39.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 42°13.66′ N. lat., 124°36.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°35.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 41°47.80′ N. lat., 124°29.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 41°23.51′ N. lat., 124°29.50′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="106"/> </P> <P>(146) 41°13.29′ N. lat., 124°23.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 41°06.23′ N. lat., 124°22.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 40°55.60′ N. lat., 124°26.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 40°49.62′ N. lat., 124°26.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 40°45.72′ N. lat., 124°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 40°40.56′ N. lat., 124°32.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 40°37.33′ N. lat., 124°29.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 40°35.60′ N. lat., 124°30.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 40°37.38′ N. lat., 124°37.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 40°36.03′ N. lat., 124°39.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 40°31.58′ N. lat., 124°40.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 40°30.30′ N. lat., 124°37.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 40°28.22′ N. lat., 124°37.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 40°24.86′ N. lat., 124°35.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 40°23.01′ N. lat., 124°31.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 40°23.39′ N. lat., 124°28.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 40°22.29′ N. lat., 124°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 40°21.90′ N. lat., 124°25.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 40°22.02′ N. lat., 124°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 40°21.34′ N. lat., 124°29.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 40°19.74′ N. lat., 124°28.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 40°18.13′ N. lat., 124°27.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 40°17.45′ N. lat., 124°25.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 40°17.97′ N. lat., 124°24.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 40°15.96′ N. lat., 124°26.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 40°17.00′ N. lat., 124°35.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 40°15.97′ N. lat., 124°35.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°22.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 40°07.00′ N. lat., 124°19.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 40°08.10′ N. lat., 124°16.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 40°05.90′ N. lat., 124°17.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 40°02.99′ N. lat., 124°15.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 40°02.00′ N. lat., 124°12.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 40°02.60′ N. lat., 124°10.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 40°03.63′ N. lat., 124°09.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 40°02.18′ N. lat., 124°09.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 39°58.25′ N. lat., 124°12.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 39°57.03′ N. lat., 124°11.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 39°56.30′ N. lat., 124°08.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 39°54.82′ N. lat., 124°07.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 39°52.57′ N. lat., 124°08.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 39°45.34′ N. lat., 124°03.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 39°39.82′ N. lat., 123°59.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 39°34.59′ N. lat., 123°58.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 39°34.22′ N. lat., 123°56.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 39°32.98′ N. lat., 123°56.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 39°31.47′ N. lat., 123°58.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 39°05.68′ N. lat., 123°57.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 39°00.24′ N. lat., 123°56.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°56.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 38°54.31′ N. lat., 123°56.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 38°41.42′ N. lat., 123°46.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 38°39.61′ N. lat., 123°46.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 38°37.52′ N. lat., 123°43.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 38°35.25′ N. lat., 123°42.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 38°28.79′ N. lat., 123°37.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 38°18.75′ N. lat., 123°31.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 38°14.43′ N. lat., 123°25.56′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="107"/> </P> <P>(204) 38°08.75′ N. lat., 123°24.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 38°10.10′ N. lat., 123°27.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 38°07.16′ N. lat., 123°28.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 38°06.15′ N. lat., 123°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 38°04.28′ N. lat., 123°31.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 38°01.88′ N. lat., 123°30.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210 38°00.75′ N. lat., 123°29.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°28.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 37°58.23′ N. lat., 123°26.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 37°55.32′ N. lat., 123°27.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 37°51.47′ N. lat., 123°24.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 37°44.47′ N. lat., 123°11.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°01.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 37°26.10′ N. lat., 122°57.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 37°26.51′ N. lat., 122°54.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 37°25.05′ N. lat., 122°55.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 37°24.42′ N. lat., 122°54.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 37°25.16′ N. lat., 122°52.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 37°24.55′ N. lat., 122°52.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 37°22.81′ N. lat., 122°54.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 37°19.87′ N. lat., 122°53.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 37°15.16′ N. lat., 122°51.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°47.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°42.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 37°01.68′ N. lat., 122°37.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 36°59.70′ N. lat., 122°33.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 36°58.00′ N. lat., 122°27.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(231) 37°00.25′ N. lat., 122°24.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 36°57.50′ N. lat., 122°24.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 36°58.38′ N. lat., 122°21.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 36°55.85′ N. lat., 122°21.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 36°52.02′ N. lat., 122°12.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 36°47.63′ N. lat., 122°07.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 36°47.26′ N. lat., 122°03.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 36°50.34′ N. lat., 121°58.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 36°48.83′ N. lat., 121°59.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 36°44.81′ N. lat., 121°58.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(241) 36°39.00′ N. lat., 122°01.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(242) 36°29.60′ N. lat., 122°00.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(243) 36°23.43′ N. lat., 121°59.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(244) 36°18.90′ N. lat., 122°05.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(245) 36°15.38′ N. lat., 122°01.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(246) 36°13.79′ N. lat., 121°58.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(247) 36°10.12′ N. lat., 121°43.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(248) 36°02.57′ N. lat., 121°37.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(249) 36°01.01′ N. lat., 121°36.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(250) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°35.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(251) 35°57.74′ N. lat., 121°33.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(252) 35°51.32′ N. lat., 121°30.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(253) 35°45.84′ N. lat., 121°28.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(254) 35°38.94′ N. lat., 121°23.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(255) 35°26.00′ N. lat., 121°08.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(256) 35°07.42′ N. lat., 120°57.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(257) 34°42.76′ N. lat., 120°55.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(258) 34°37.75′ N. lat., 120°51.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(259) 34°29.29′ N. lat., 120°44.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(260) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°40.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(261) 34°21.89′ N. lat., 120°31.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(262) 34°20.79′ N. lat., 120°21.58′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="108"/> </P> <P>(263) 34°23.97′ N. lat., 120°15.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(264) 34°22.11′ N. lat., 119°56.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(265) 34°19.00′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(266) 34°15.00′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(267) 34°08.00′ N. lat., 119°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(268) 34°08.39′ N. lat., 119°54.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(269) 34°07.10′ N. lat., 120°10.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(270) 34°10.08′ N. lat., 120°22.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(271) 34°13.16′ N. lat., 120°29.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(272) 34°09.41′ N. lat., 120°37.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(273) 34°03.15′ N. lat., 120°34.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(274) 33°57.09′ N. lat., 120°27.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(275) 33°51.00′ N. lat., 120°09.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(276) 33°38.16′ N. lat., 119°59.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(277) 33°37.04′ N. lat., 119°50.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(278) 33°42.28′ N. lat., 119°48.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(279) 33°53.96′ N. lat., 119°53.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(280) 33°55.88′ N. lat., 119°41.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(281) 33°59.94′ N. lat., 119°19.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(282) 34°03.12′ N. lat., 119°15.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(283) 34°01.97′ N. lat., 119°07.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(284) 34°03.60′ N. lat., 119°04.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(285) 33°59.30′ N. lat., 119°03.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(286) 33°58.87′ N. lat., 118°59.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(287) 33°58.08′ N. lat., 118°41.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(288) 33°50.93′ N. lat., 118°37.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(289) 33°39.54′ N. lat., 118°18.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(290) 33°35.42′ N. lat., 118°17.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(291) 33°32.15′ N. lat., 118°10.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(292) 33°33.71′ N. lat., 117°53.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(293) 33°31.17′ N. lat., 117°49.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(294) 33°16.53′ N. lat., 117°36.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(295) 33°06.77′ N. lat., 117°22.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(296) 32°58.94′ N. lat., 117°20.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(297) 32°55.83′ N. lat., 117°20.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(298) 32°46.29′ N. lat., 117°23.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(299) 32°42.00′ N. lat., 117°22.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(300) 32°39.47′ N. lat., 117°27.78′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(301) 32°34.83′ N. lat., 117°24.69′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°47.95′ N. lat., 118°19.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°49.79′ N. lat., 118°20.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°55.99′ N. lat., 118°28.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°03.00′ N. lat., 118°34.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°05.00′ N. lat., 118°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°03.21′ N. lat., 118°39.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°01.93′ N. lat., 118°39.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°54.69′ N. lat., 118°35.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°53.28′ N. lat., 118°33.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°48.26′ N. lat., 118°31.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°43.03′ N. lat., 118°24.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 32°47.15′ N. lat., 118°21.53′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(13) 32°47.95′ N. lat., 118°19.31′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°17.24′ N. lat., 118°12.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°23.60′ N. lat., 118°18.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°26.00′ N. lat., 118°22.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°27.57′ N. lat., 118°27.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°29.78′ N. lat., 118°31.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°30.46′ N. lat., 118°36.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°28.65′ N. lat., 118°41.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°23.23′ N. lat., 118°30.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°20.97′ N. lat., 118°33.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°19.81′ N. lat., 118°32.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°18.00′ N. lat., 118°28.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°15.62′ N. lat., 118°14.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°16.00′ N. lat., 118°13.00′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(14) 33°17.24′ N. lat., 118°12.94′ W. long.<PRTPAGE P="109"/> </P> <P>(k) The 150 fm (274 m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°24.99′ N. lat., 117°59.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°23.66′ N. lat., 117°58.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°23.21′ N. lat., 117°59.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°24.74′ N. lat., 118°00.61′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(5) 33°24.99′ N. lat., 117°59.32′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 77059, Dec. 23, 2004; 70 FR 13119, Mar. 18, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 16149, Mar. 30, 2005; 71 FR 8500, Feb. 17, 2006; 71 FR 78678, Dec. 29, 2006; 74 FR 9905, Mar. 6, 2009. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 54714, Sept. 2, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.74</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 180 fm (329 m) through 250 fm (457 m) depth contours.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundaries for RCAs are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude/longitude coordinates. This section provides coordinates for the 180 fm (329 m) through 250 fm (457 m) depth contours.</P> <P>(a) The 180-fm (329-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°14.82′ N. lat., 125°41.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°12.86′ N. lat., 125°37.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°11.28′ N. lat., 125°39.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°10.13′ N. lat., 125°42.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°42.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°08.86′ N. lat., 125°41.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°08.15′ N. lat., 125°44.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°07.18′ N. lat., 125°45.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°05.79′ N. lat., 125°44.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 48°06.04′ N. lat., 125°41.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°04.26′ N. lat., 125°40.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°04.18′ N. lat., 125°36.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 48°03.02′ N. lat., 125°36.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°01.75′ N. lat., 125°37.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 48°01.39′ N. lat., 125°39.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°57.08′ N. lat., 125°36.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 47°55.20′ N. lat., 125°36.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 47°54.33′ N. lat., 125°34.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 47°54.73′ N. lat., 125°31.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 47°56.39′ N. lat., 125°30.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 47°55.86′ N. lat., 125°28.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 47°58.07′ N. lat., 125°25.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 48°00.81′ N. lat., 125°24.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 48°01.81′ N. lat., 125°23.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 48°02.16′ N. lat., 125°22.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 48°03.46′ N. lat., 125°22.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 48°04.21′ N. lat., 125°20.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 48°03.15′ N. lat., 125°19.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 48°01.92′ N. lat., 125°18.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 48°00.85′ N. lat., 125°20.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 48°00.12′ N. lat., 125°20.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 47°58.18′ N. lat., 125°18.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°58.24′ N. lat., 125°17.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°52.47′ N. lat., 125°15.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 47°52.13′ N. lat., 125°12.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 47°50.60′ N. lat., 125°10.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 47°49.39′ N. lat., 125°10.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 47°48.74′ N. lat., 125°06.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 47°47.03′ N. lat., 125°06.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 47°47.46′ N. lat., 125°05.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 47°45.88′ N. lat., 125°04.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 47°44.51′ N. lat., 125°06.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 47°42.22′ N. lat., 125°04.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 47°38.49′ N. lat., 125°06.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 47°34.93′ N. lat., 125°04.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 47°30.85′ N. lat., 124°57.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 47°28.80′ N. lat., 124°56.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 47°29.25′ N. lat., 124°53.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 47°28.29′ N. lat., 124°51.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 47°24.04′ N. lat., 124°47.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 47°18.24′ N. lat., 124°45.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 47°19.36′ N. lat., 124°50.96′ W. 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<P>(72) 46°56.80′ N. lat., 124°50.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 46°54.87′ N. lat., 124°49.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 46°54.63′ N. lat., 124°53.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 46°52.33′ N. lat., 124°54.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 46°45.12′ N. lat., 124°51.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 46°39.20′ N. lat., 124°47.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°45.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 46°33.45′ N. lat., 124°36.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 46°33.37′ N. lat., 124°30.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 46°31.67′ N. lat., 124°31.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 46°27.87′ N. lat., 124°32.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 46°21.01′ N. lat., 124°37.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 46°18.58′ N. lat., 124°38.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°23.57′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="110"/> </P> <P>(86) 46°12.85′ N. lat., 124°35.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 46°12.27′ N. lat., 124°38.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 46°08.71′ N. lat., 124°41.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 46°05.80′ N. lat., 124°42.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 46°02.84′ N. lat., 124°48.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 46°02.41′ N. lat., 124°48.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 45°58.96′ N. lat., 124°43.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 45°47.05′ N. lat., 124°43.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°43.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 45°44.22′ N. lat., 124°44.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 45°34.97′ N. lat., 124°31.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°25.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 45°13.09′ N. lat., 124°21.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 45°09.59′ N. lat., 124°22.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°26.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 45°00.22′ N. lat., 124°28.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 44°53.53′ N. lat., 124°32.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 44°40.79′ N. lat., 124°45.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 44°41.35′ N. lat., 124°48.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 44°40.27′ N. lat., 124°49.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 44°38.52′ N. lat., 124°49.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 44°38.25′ N. lat., 124°46.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 44°28.84′ N. lat., 124°47.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 44°23.24′ N. lat., 124°49.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 44°13.07′ N. lat., 124°58.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 44°08.30′ N. lat., 124°58.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 43°57.99′ N. lat., 124°57.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 43°51.43′ N. lat., 124°52.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 43°50.72′ N. lat., 124°39.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 43°39.04′ N. lat., 124°37.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 43°27.76′ N. lat., 124°39.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°42.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 43°20.22′ N. lat., 124°42.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 43°13.07′ N. lat., 124°46.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 43°10.43′ N. lat., 124°50.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 43°08.83′ N. lat., 124°50.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 43°05.89′ N. lat., 124°51.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 43°04.60′ N. lat., 124°53.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 43°02.64′ N. lat., 124°52.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 43°00.39′ N. lat., 124°51.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 42°58.00′ N. lat., 124°52.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 42°57.56′ N. lat., 124°54.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 42°53.82′ N. lat., 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lat., 124°36.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 41°47.60′ N. lat., 124°29.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 41°22.07′ N. lat., 124°29.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 41°13.58′ N. lat., 124°24.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 41°06.51′ N. lat., 124°23.07′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="111"/> </P> <P>(152) 40°55.20′ N. lat., 124°27.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 40°49.76′ N. lat., 124°27.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 40°45.79′ N. lat., 124°30.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 40°40.31′ N. lat., 124°32.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 40°37.42′ N. lat., 124°37.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 40°36.03′ N. lat., 124°39.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 40°31.48′ N. lat., 124°40.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 40°30.22′ N. lat., 124°37.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 40°27.29′ N. lat., 124°37.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 40°24.81′ N. lat., 124°35.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 40°22.00′ N. lat., 124°30.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 40°16.84′ N. lat., 124°29.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 40°17.06′ N. lat., 124°35.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 40°16.41′ N. lat., 124°39.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°23.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 40°06.67′ N. lat., 124°19.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 40°08.10′ N. lat., 124°16.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 40°05.90′ N. lat., 124°17.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 40°02.80′ N. lat., 124°16.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 40°01.98′ N. lat., 124°12.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 40°01.53′ N. lat., 124°09.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 39°58.28′ N. lat., 124°12.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 39°57.06′ N. lat., 124°12.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 39°56.31′ N. lat., 124°08.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 39°55.20′ N. lat., 124°07.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 39°52.57′ N. lat., 124°09.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 39°42.78′ N. lat., 124°02.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 39°34.76′ N. lat., 123°58.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 39°34.22′ N. lat., 123°56.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 39°32.98′ N. lat., 123°56.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 39°32.14′ N. lat., 123°58.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 39°07.79′ N. lat., 123°58.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 39°00.99′ N. lat., 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lat., 123°26.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 38°10.26′ N. lat., 123°25.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 38°12.61′ N. lat., 123°28.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 38°11.98′ N. lat., 123°29.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 38°08.23′ N. lat., 123°28.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 38°06.39′ N. lat., 123°30.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 38°04.25′ N. lat., 123°31.81′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="112"/> </P> <P>(210) 38°02.08′ N. lat., 123°31.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 38°00.17′ N. lat., 123°29.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°28.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 37°58.24′ N. lat., 123°26.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 37°55.32′ N. lat., 123°27.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 37°51.52′ N. lat., 123°25.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 37°44.21′ N. lat., 123°11.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°01.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 37°14.29′ N. lat., 122°52.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°49.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°44.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 37°00.86′ N. lat., 122°37.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 36°59.71′ N. lat., 122°33.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 36°57.98′ N. lat., 122°27.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 36°59.83′ N. lat., 122°25.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 36°57.21′ N. lat., 122°25.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 36°57.79′ N. lat., 122°22.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 36°55.86′ N. lat., 122°21.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 36°52.06′ N. lat., 122°12.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 36°47.63′ N. lat., 122°07.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 36°47.26′ N. lat., 122°03.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(231) 36°49.53′ N. lat., 121°59.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 36°44.81′ N. lat., 121°58.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 36°38.95′ N. lat., 122°02.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 36°23.43′ N. lat., 121°59.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 36°19.66′ N. lat., 122°06.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 36°14.78′ N. lat., 122°01.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 36°13.64′ N. lat., 121°57.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 36°09.99′ N. lat., 121°43.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°36.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 35°57.09′ N. lat., 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lat., 120°29.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(260) 34°09.41′ N. lat., 120°37.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(261) 34°03.39′ N. lat., 120°35.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(262) 33°56.82′ N. lat., 120°28.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(263) 33°50.71′ N. lat., 120°09.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(264) 33°38.21′ N. lat., 119°59.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(265) 33°35.35′ N. lat., 119°51.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(266) 33°35.99′ N. lat., 119°49.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(267) 33°42.74′ N. lat., 119°47.80′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="113"/> </P> <P>(268) 33°53.65′ N. lat., 119°53.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(269) 33°57.85′ N. lat., 119°31.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(270) 33°56.78′ N. lat., 119°27.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(271) 33°58.03′ N. lat., 119°27.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(272) 33°59.31′ N. lat., 119°20.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(273) 34°02.91′ N. lat., 119°15.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(274) 33°59.04′ N. lat., 119°03.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(275) 33°57.88′ N. lat., 118°41.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(276) 33°50.89′ N. lat., 118°37.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(277) 33°39.54′ N. lat., 118°18.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(278) 33°35.42′ N. lat., 118°17.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(279) 33°31.26′ N. lat., 118°10.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(280) 33°32.71′ N. lat., 117°52.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(281) 32°58.94′ N. lat., 117°20.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(282) 32°46.45′ N. lat., 117°24.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(283) 32°42.25′ N. lat., 117°22.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(284) 32°39.50′ N. lat., 117°27.80′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(285) 32°34.83′ N. lat., 117°24.67′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around San Clemente Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°01.90′ N. lat., 118°40.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°03.23′ N. lat., 118°40.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°05.07′ N. lat., 118°39.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°05.00′ N. lat., 118°38.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°03.00′ N. lat., 118°34.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°55.92′ N. lat., 118°28.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°49.78′ N. lat., 118°20.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 32°47.32′ N. lat., 118°18.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 32°47.46′ N. lat., 118°20.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 32°46.21′ N. lat., 118°21.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 32°42.25′ N. lat., 118°24.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 32°47.73′ N. lat., 118°31.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 32°53.16′ N. lat., 118°33.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 32°54.51′ N. lat., 118°35.56′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(15) 33°01.90′ N. lat., 118°40.17′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°30.00′ N. lat., 118°44.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°30.65′ N. lat., 118°35.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°29.88′ N. lat., 118°30.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°27.54′ N. lat., 118°26.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°26.11′ N. lat., 118°21.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°24.20′ N. lat., 118°19.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°14.58′ N. lat., 118°10.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°17.91′ N. lat., 118°28.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°19.14′ N. lat., 118°31.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°20.79′ N. lat., 118°33.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°23.14′ N. lat., 118°30.80′ W. long.;and</P> <P>(12) 33°30.00′ N. lat., 118°44.18′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°25.12′ N. lat., 118°01.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°25.41′ N. lat., 117°59.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°23.49′ N. lat., 117°57.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°23.02′ N. lat., 117°59.58′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(5) 33°25.12′ N. lat., 118°01.09′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour used around San Diego Rise off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°49.98′ N. lat., 117°50.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°44.10′ N. lat., 117°45.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°42.01′ N. lat., 117°46.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°44.42′ N. lat., 117°48.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°49.86′ N. lat., 117°50.50′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(6) 32°49.98′ N. lat., 117°50.19′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) The 180 fm (329 m) depth contour between 42° N. lat. and the U.S. border with Mexico, modified to allow fishing in petrale sole areas, is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°36.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 41°47.79′ N. lat., 124°29.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 41°21.16′ N. lat., 124°28.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 41°11.30′ N. lat., 124°22.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 41°06.51′ N. lat., 124°23.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 40°55.20′ N. lat., 124°27.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 40°53.95′ N. lat., 124°26.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 40°49.96′ N. lat., 124°26.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 40°44.49′ N. lat., 124°30.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 40°40.58′ N. lat., 124°32.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 40°38.82′ N. lat., 124°29.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 40°35.65′ N. lat., 124°30.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 40°37.39′ N. lat., 124°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 40°36.03′ N. lat., 124°39.97′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="114"/> </P> <P>(15) 40°31.42′ N. lat., 124°40.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°37.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 40°27.36′ N. lat., 124°37.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 40°24.81′ N. lat., 124°35.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 40°22.45′ N. lat., 124°30.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 40°14.00′ N. lat., 124°32.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°23.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 40°06.67′ N. lat., 124°19.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 40°08.10′ N. lat., 124°16.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 40°05.90′ N. lat., 124°17.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 40°02.80′ N. lat., 124°16.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 40°01.98′ N. lat., 124°12.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 40°01.52′ N. lat., 124°09.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 39°58.55′ N. lat., 124°12.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 39°55.74′ N. lat., 124°07.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 39°42.78′ N. lat., 124°02.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 39°34.76′ N. lat., 123°58.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 39°34.22′ N. lat., 123°56.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 39°32.98′ N. lat., 123°56.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 39°32.14′ N. lat., 123°58.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 39°07.79′ N. lat., 123°58.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 39°00.99′ N. lat., 123°57.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 39°00.05′ N. lat., 123°56.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°57.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 38°51.19′ N. lat., 123°55.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 38°47.29′ N. lat., 123°51.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 38°45.48′ N. lat., 123°51.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 38°43.24′ N. lat., 123°49.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 38°41.61′ N. lat., 123°47.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 38°35.75′ N. lat., 123°43.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 38°34.92′ N. lat., 123°42.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 38°19.84′ N. lat., 123°31.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 38°14.38′ N. lat., 123°25.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 38°09.39′ N. lat., 123°24.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 38°10.02′ N. lat., 123°26.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 38°04.11′ N. lat., 123°31.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 38°02.11′ N. lat., 123°31.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 38°00.23′ N. lat., 123°29.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°28.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 37°58.07′ N. lat., 123°26.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 37°50.80′ N. lat., 123°24.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 37°44.21′ N. lat., 123°11.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°01.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 37°23.42′ N. lat., 122°56.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 37°23.23′ N. lat., 122°53.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 37°13.97′ N. lat., 122°49.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°45.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°42.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 37°01.10′ N. lat., 122°37.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 36°57.81′ N. lat., 122°28.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 36°59.83′ N. lat., 122°25.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 36°57.21′ N. lat., 122°25.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 36°57.81′ N. lat., 122°21.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 36°56.10′ N. lat., 122°21.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 36°55.17′ N. lat., 122°16.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 36°52.06′ N. lat., 122°12.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 36°47.63′ N. lat., 122°07.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 36°47.37′ N. lat., 122°03.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 36°24.14′ N. lat., 121°59.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 36°21.82′ N. lat., 122°00.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 36°19.47′ N. lat., 122°05.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 36°14.67′ N. lat., 122°00.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 36°09.34′ N. lat., 121°42.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°35.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 35°56.78′ N. lat., 121°32.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 35°52.71′ N. lat., 121°32.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 35°51.23′ N. lat., 121°30.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 35°46.07′ N. lat., 121°29.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 35°34.08′ N. lat., 121°19.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 35°31.41′ N. lat., 121°14.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 35°15.42′ N. lat., 121°03.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 35°07.21′ N. lat., 120°59.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 35°07.45′ N. lat., 120°57.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 34°44.29′ N. lat., 120°54.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 34°44.24′ N. lat., 120°57.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 34°40.04′ N. lat., 120°53.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°41.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 34°21.16′ N. lat., 120°33.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 34°19.15′ N. lat., 120°19.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 34°23.24′ N. lat., 120°14.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 34°21.47′ N. lat., 119°54.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 34°09.79′ N. lat., 119°44.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 34°07.34′ N. lat., 120°06.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 34°09.43′ N. lat., 120°18.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 34°12.50′ N. lat., 120°18.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 34°12.50′ N. lat., 120°26.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 34°14.02′ N. lat., 120°29.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 34°09.55′ N. lat., 120°37.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 34°05.35′ N. lat., 120°36.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°36.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°33.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 33°56.82′ N. lat., 120°28.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 33°50.40′ N. lat., 120°09.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 33°38.21′ N. lat., 119°59.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 33°35.35′ N. lat., 119°51.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 33°35.99′ N. lat., 119°49.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 33°42.74′ N. lat., 119°47.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 33°51.63′ N. lat., 119°52.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 33°51.62′ N. lat., 119°47.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 33°54.67′ N. lat., 119°47.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 33°57.84′ N. lat., 119°30.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°30.94′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="115"/> </P> <P>(117) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°25.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 33°58.14′ N. lat., 119°25.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 33°59.31′ N. lat., 119°20.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 34°02.91′ N. lat., 119°15.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 33°59.04′ N. lat., 119°03.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 33°57.88′ N. lat., 118°41.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 33°50.89′ N. lat., 118°37.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 33°39.16′ N. lat., 118°18.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 33°35.44′ N. lat., 118°17.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 33°31.37′ N. lat., 118°10.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 33°32.71′ N. lat., 117°52.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 32°58.94′ N. lat., 117°20.06′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(129) 32°35.48′ N. lat., 117°28.83′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) The 200-fm (366-m) depth contour between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°14.75′ N. lat., 125°41.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°12.85′ N. lat., 125°38.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°41.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°07.10′ N. lat., 125°45.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°05.71′ N. lat., 125°44.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°04.07′ N. lat., 125°36.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°03.05′ N. lat., 125°36.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°01.98′ N. lat., 125°37.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°01.46′ N. lat., 125°39.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°56.94′ N. lat., 125°36.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 47°55.11′ N. lat., 125°36.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°54.10′ N. lat., 125°34.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°54.50′ N. lat., 125°32.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 47°55.77′ N. lat., 125°30.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°55.65′ N. lat., 125°28.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°58.11′ N. lat., 125°26.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°00.40′ N. lat., 125°24.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 48°02.04′ N. lat., 125°22.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 48°03.60′ N. lat., 125°21.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 48°03.98′ N. lat., 125°20.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 48°03.26′ N. lat., 125°19.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 48°01.50′ N. lat., 125°18.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 48°01.03′ N. lat., 125°20.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 48°00.04′ N. lat., 125°20.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 47°58.10′ N. lat., 125°18.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 47°58.17′ N. lat., 125°17.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 47°52.33′ N. lat., 125°15.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 47°49.20′ N. lat., 125°10.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 47°48.27′ N. lat., 125°07.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 47°47.24′ N. lat., 125°05.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 47°45.95′ N. lat., 125°04.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 47°44.58′ N. lat., 125°07.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°42.24′ N. lat., 125°05.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°38.54′ N. lat., 125°06.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 47°35.03′ N. lat., 125°04.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 47°28.82′ N. lat., 124°56.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 47°29.15′ N. lat., 124°54.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 47°28.43′ N. lat., 124°51.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 47°24.13′ N. lat., 124°47.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 47°18.31′ N. lat., 124°46.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 47°19.57′ N. lat., 124°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 47°18.12′ N. lat., 124°53.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 47°17.60′ N. lat., 124°52.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 47°17.71′ N. lat., 124°51.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 47°16.90′ N. lat., 124°51.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 47°16.10′ N. lat., 124°53.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 47°14.24′ N. lat., 124°53.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 47°12.16′ N. lat., 124°56.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 47°13.35′ N. lat., 124°58.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 47°09.53′ N. lat., 124°58.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 47°09.54′ N. lat., 124°59.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 47°05.87′ N. lat., 124°59.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 47°03.65′ N. lat., 124°56.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 47°00.87′ N. lat., 124°59.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 46°56.80′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 46°51.55′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 46°50.07′ N. lat., 124°53.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 46°44.88′ N. lat., 124°51.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°42.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 46°33.45′ N. lat., 124°36.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 46°33.20′ N. lat., 124°30.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 46°27.85′ N. lat., 124°31.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 46°18.27′ N. lat., 124°39.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°24.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 46°14.22′ N. lat., 124°26.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 46°11.53′ N. lat., 124°39.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 46°08.77′ N. lat., 124°41.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 46°05.86′ N. lat., 124°42.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 46°03.85′ N. lat., 124°48.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 46°02.33′ N. lat., 124°48.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 45°58.99′ N. lat., 124°44.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 45°46.90′ N. lat., 124°43.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°44.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 45°44.98′ N. lat., 124°44.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 45°43.46′ N. lat., 124°44.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 45°34.88′ N. lat., 124°32.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°25.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 45°13.06′ N. lat., 124°22.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°27.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 45°00.17′ N. lat., 124°29.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 44°55.60′ N. lat., 124°32.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 44°48.25′ N. lat., 124°40.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 44°42.24′ N. lat., 124°48.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 44°41.35′ N. lat., 124°48.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 44°40.27′ N. lat., 124°49.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 44°38.52′ N. lat., 124°49.11′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="116"/> </P> <P>(87) 44°23.30′ N. lat., 124°50.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 44°13.19′ N. lat., 124°58.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 44°08.30′ N. lat., 124°58.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 43°57.89′ N. lat., 124°58.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 43°50.59′ N. lat., 124°52.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 43°50.10′ N. lat., 124°40.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 43°39.05′ N. lat., 124°38.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 43°28.85′ N. lat., 124°40.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°42.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 43°20.22′ N. lat., 124°43.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 43°13.29′ N. lat., 124°47.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 43°13.15′ N. lat., 124°52.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 43°04.60′ N. lat., 124°53.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 42°57.56′ N. lat., 124°54.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 42°53.82′ N. lat., 124°55.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 42°53.41′ N. lat., 124°54.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 42°49.52′ N. lat., 124°53.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 42°47.47′ N. lat., 124°50.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 42°47.57′ N. lat., 124°48.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 42°46.19′ N. lat., 124°44.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 42°41.75′ N. lat., 124°44.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°44.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 42°38.81′ N. lat., 124°43.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 42°31.82′ N. lat., 124°46.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 42°31.96′ N. lat., 124°44.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 42°30.95′ N. lat., 124°44.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 42°28.39′ N. lat., 124°49.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 42°23.34′ N. lat., 124°44.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 42°19.72′ N. lat., 124°41.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 42°15.12′ N. lat., 124°38.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°38.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 42°12.35′ N. lat., 124°38.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 42°04.35′ N. lat., 124°37.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°36.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 41°47.84′ N. lat., 124°30.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 41°43.33′ N. lat., 124°29.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 41°23.46′ N. lat., 124°30.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 41°21.29′ N. lat., 124°29.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 41°13.52′ N. lat., 124°24.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 41°06.71′ N. lat., 124°23.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 40°54.66′ N. lat., 124°28.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 40°51.52′ N. lat., 124°27.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 40°40.62′ N. lat., 124°32.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 40°36.08′ N. lat., 124°40.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 40°32.90′ N. lat., 124°41.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 40°31.30′ N. lat., 124°41.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 40°30.16′ N. lat., 124°37.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 40°27.29′ N. lat., 124°37.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 40°24.98′ N. lat., 124°36.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 40°22.34′ N. lat., 124°31.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 40°16.94′ N. lat., 124°32.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 40°17.58′ N. lat., 124°45.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 40°14.40′ N. lat., 124°35.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 40°13.24′ N. lat., 124°32.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°24.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 40°06.43′ N. lat., 124°19.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 40°07.06′ N. lat., 124°17.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 40°04.70′ N. lat., 124°18.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 40°02.34′ N. lat., 124°16.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 40°01.52′ N. lat., 124°09.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 39°58.27′ N. lat., 124°13.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 39°56.59′ N. lat., 124°12.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 39°55.19′ N. lat., 124°08.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 39°52.54′ N. lat., 124°09.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 39°42.67′ N. lat., 124°02.59′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="117"/> </P> <P>(152) 39°35.95′ N. lat., 123°59.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 39°34.61′ N. lat., 123°59.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 39°33.77′ N. lat., 123°56.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 39°33.01′ N. lat., 123°57.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 39°32.20′ N. lat., 123°59.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 39°07.84′ N. lat., 123°59.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 39°01.11′ N. lat., 123°57.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 39°00.51′ N. lat., 123°56.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°57.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 38°56.57′ N. lat., 123°57.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 38°56.39′ N. lat., 123°59.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 38°50.22′ N. lat., 123°55.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 38°46.76′ N. lat., 123°51.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 38°45.27′ N. lat., 123°51.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 38°42.76′ N. lat., 123°49.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 38°41.53′ N. lat., 123°47.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 38°40.97′ N. lat., 123°48.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 38°38.02′ N. lat., 123°45.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 38°37.19′ N. lat., 123°44.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 38°33.43′ N. lat., 123°41.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 38°29.44′ N. lat., 123°38.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 38°28.08′ N. lat., 123°38.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 38°23.68′ N. lat., 123°35.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 38°19.63′ N. lat., 123°34.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 38°16.23′ N. lat., 123°31.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 38°14.79′ N. lat., 123°29.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 38°14.12′ N. lat., 123°26.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 38°10.85′ N. lat., 123°25.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 38°13.15′ N. lat., 123°28.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 38°12.28′ N. lat., 123°29.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 38°10.19′ N. lat., 123°29.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 38°07.94′ N. lat., 123°28.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 38°06.51′ N. lat., 123°30.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 38°04.21′ N. lat., 123°32.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 38°02.07′ N. lat., 123°31.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°29.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 37°58.13′ N. lat., 123°27.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 37°55.01′ N. lat., 123°27.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 37°51.40′ N. lat., 123°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 37°43.97′ N. lat., 123°11.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°02.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 37°13.65′ N. lat., 122°54.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°50.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°45.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 37°00.66′ N. lat., 122°37.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 36°57.40′ N. lat., 122°28.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 36°59.25′ N. lat., 122°25.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 36°56.88′ N. lat., 122°25.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 36°57.40′ N. lat., 122°22.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 36°55.43′ N. lat., 122°22.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 36°52.29′ N. lat., 122°13.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 36°47.12′ N. lat., 122°07.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 36°47.10′ N. lat., 122°02.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 36°43.76′ N. lat., 121°59.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 36°38.85′ N. lat., 122°02.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 36°23.41′ N. lat., 122°00.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 36°19.68′ N. lat., 122°06.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 36°14.75′ N. lat., 122°01.57′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="118"/> </P> <P>(210) 36°09.74′ N. lat., 121°45.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 36°06.75′ N. lat., 121°40.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°35.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 35°58.18′ N. lat., 121°34.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 35°52.31′ N. lat., 121°32.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 35°51.21′ N. lat., 121°30.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 35°46.32′ N. lat., 121°30.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 35°33.74′ N. lat., 121°20.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 35°31.37′ N. lat., 121°15.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 35°23.32′ N. lat., 121°11.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 35°15.28′ N. lat., 121°04.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 35°07.08′ N. lat., 121°00.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 34°57.46′ N. lat., 120°58.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 34°44.25′ N. lat., 120°58.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 34°32.30′ N. lat., 120°50.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°42.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 34°19.08′ N. lat., 120°31.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 34°17.72′ N. lat., 120°19.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 34°22.45′ N. lat., 120°12.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 34°21.36′ N. lat., 119°54.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 34°09.95′ N. lat., 119°46.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(231) 34°09.08′ N. lat., 119°57.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 34°07.53′ N. lat., 120°06.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 34°10.54′ N. lat., 120°19.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 34°14.68′ N. lat., 120°29.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 34°09.51′ N. lat., 120°38.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 34°03.06′ N. lat., 120°35.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 33°56.39′ N. lat., 120°28.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 33°50.25′ N. lat., 120°09.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 33°37.96′ N. lat., 120°00.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 33°34.52′ N. lat., 119°51.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(241) 33°35.51′ N. lat., 119°48.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(242) 33°42.76′ N. lat., 119°47.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(243) 33°53.62′ N. lat., 119°53.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(244) 33°57.61′ N. lat., 119°31.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(245) 33°56.34′ N. lat., 119°26.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(246) 33°57.79′ N. lat., 119°26.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(247) 33°58.88′ N. lat., 119°20.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(248) 34°02.65′ N. lat., 119°15.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(249) 33°59.02′ N. lat., 119°03.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(250) 33°57.61′ N. lat., 118°42.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(251) 33°50.76′ N. lat., 118°38.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(252) 33°39.41′ N. lat., 118°18.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(253) 33°35.51′ N. lat., 118°18.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(254) 33°30.68′ N. lat., 118°10.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(255) 33°32.49′ N. lat., 117°51.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(256) 32°58.87′ N. lat., 117°20.41′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(257) 32°35.53′ N. lat., 117°29.72′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around San Clemente Island is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°05.89′ N. lat., 118°39.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°02.68′ N. lat., 118°33.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°57.32′ N. lat., 118°29.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°47.51′ N. lat., 118°17.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°41.22′ N. lat., 118°23.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°46.83′ N. lat., 118°32.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°01.61′ N. lat., 118°40.64′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(8) 33°5.89′ N. lat., 118°39.45′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina Island off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°32.06′ N. lat., 118°44.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°31.36′ N. lat., 118°35.28′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="119"/> </P> <P>(3) 33°30.10′ N. lat., 118°30.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°27.91′ N. lat., 118°26.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°26.27′ N. lat., 118°21.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°21.34′ N. lat., 118°15.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°13.66′ N. lat., 118°08.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°17.15′ N. lat., 118°28.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°20.94′ N. lat., 118°34.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°23.32′ N. lat., 118°32.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°28.68′ N. lat., 118°44.93′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(12) 33°32.06′ N. lat., 118°44.52′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°25.91′ N. lat., 117°59.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°23.37′ N. lat., 117°56.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°22.82′ N. lat., 117°59.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°25.24′ N. lat., 118°01.68′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(5) 33°25.91′ N. lat., 117°59.44′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) The 200 fm (366 m) depth contour used around San Diego Rise off the state of California is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°50.30′ N. lat., 117°50.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°44.01′ N. lat., 117°44.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°41.34′ N. lat., 117°45.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°45.45′ N. lat., 117°50.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°50.10′ N. lat., 117°50.76′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(6) 32°50.30′ N. lat., 117°50.18′ W. long.</P> <P>(l) The 200-fm (366-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico, modified to allow fishing in petrale sole areas, is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°14.75′ N. lat., 125°41.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°12.85′ N. lat., 125°38.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°41.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°07.10′ N. lat., 125°45.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°05.71′ N. lat., 125°44.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°04.07′ N. lat., 125°36.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°03.05′ N. lat., 125°36.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°01.98′ N. lat., 125°37.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°01.46′ N. lat., 125°39.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°56.94′ N. lat., 125°36.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 47°55.77′ N. lat., 125°30.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°55.65′ N. lat., 125°28.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°58.11′ N. lat., 125°26.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°00.40′ N. lat., 125°24.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 48°02.04′ N. lat., 125°22.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 48°03.60′ N. lat., 125°21.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°03.98′ N. lat., 125°20.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 48°03.26′ N. lat., 125°19.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 48°01.50′ N. lat., 125°18.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 48°01.03′ N. lat., 125°20.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 48°00.04′ N. lat., 125°20.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 47°58.10′ N. lat., 125°18.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 47°58.17′ N. lat., 125°17.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 47°52.33′ N. lat., 125°15.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 47°49.20′ N. lat., 125°10.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 47°48.27′ N. lat., 125°07.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 47°47.24′ N. lat., 125°05.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 47°45.95′ N. lat., 125°04.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 47°44.58′ N. lat., 125°07.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 47°42.24′ N. lat., 125°05.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 47°38.54′ N. lat., 125°06.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 47°35.03′ N. lat., 125°04.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°28.82′ N. lat., 124°56.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°29.15′ N. lat., 124°54.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 47°28.43′ N. lat., 124°51.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 47°24.13′ N. lat., 124°47.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 47°18.31′ N. lat., 124°46.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 47°19.57′ N. lat., 124°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 47°18.12′ N. lat., 124°53.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 47°17.60′ N. lat., 124°52.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 47°17.71′ N. lat., 124°51.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 47°16.90′ N. lat., 124°51.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 47°16.10′ N. lat., 124°53.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 47°14.24′ N. lat., 124°53.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 47°12.16′ N. lat., 124°56.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 47°13.35′ N. lat., 124°58.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 47°09.53′ N. lat., 124°58.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 47°09.54′ N. lat., 124°59.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 47°05.87′ N. lat., 124°59.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 47°03.65′ N. lat., 124°56.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 47°00.87′ N. lat., 124°59.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 46°56.80′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 46°51.55′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 46°50.07′ N. lat., 124°53.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 46°44.88′ N. lat., 124°51.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°42.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 46°33.45′ N. lat., 124°36.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 46°33.20′ N. lat., 124°30.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 46°27.85′ N. lat., 124°31.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 46°18.27′ N. lat., 124°39.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°24.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 46°14.22′ N. lat., 124°26.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 46°11.53′ N. lat., 124°39.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 46°08.77′ N. lat., 124°41.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 46°05.86′ N. lat., 124°42.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 46°03.85′ N. lat., 124°48.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 46°02.34′ N. lat., 124°48.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 45°58.99′ N. lat., 124°44.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 45°49.68′ N. lat., 124°42.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 45°49.74′ N. lat., 124°43.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°41.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 45°40.83′ N. lat., 124°40.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 45°34.88′ N. lat., 124°32.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 45°20.25′ N. lat., 124°25.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 45°13.04′ N. lat., 124°21.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°27.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 45°00.17′ N. lat., 124°29.28′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="120"/> </P> <P>(78) 44°50.99′ N. lat., 124°35.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 44°46.87′ N. lat., 124°38.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 44°48.25′ N. lat., 124°40.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 44°41.34′ N. lat., 124°49.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 44°23.30′ N. lat., 124°50.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 44°13.19′ N. lat., 124°58.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 43°57.88′ N. lat., 124°58.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 43°56.89′ N. lat., 124°57.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 43°52.32′ N. lat., 124°49.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 43°51.35′ N. lat., 124°37.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 43°49.73′ N. lat., 124°40.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 43°39.06′ N. lat., 124°38.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 43°28.85′ N. lat., 124°39.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°42.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 43°20.22′ N. lat., 124°43.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 43°13.29′ N. lat., 124°47.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 43°10.64′ N. lat., 124°49.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 43°04.26′ N. lat., 124°53.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 42°53.93′ N. lat., 124°54.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°50.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 42°47.57′ N. lat., 124°48.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 42°46.19′ N. lat., 124°44.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 42°41.75′ N. lat., 124°44.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°44.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 42°38.81′ N. lat., 124°43.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 42°31.83′ N. lat., 124°46.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 42°32.08′ N. lat., 124°43.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 42°30.96′ N. lat., 124°43.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 42°28.41′ N. lat., 124°49.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 42°24.80′ N. lat., 124°45.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 42°19.71′ N. lat., 124°41.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 42°15.12′ N. lat., 124°38.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°38.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 42°12.35′ N. lat., 124°38.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°36.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 41°47.78′ N. lat., 124°29.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 41°21.15′ N. lat., 124°29.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 41°13.50′ N. lat., 124°24.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 41°11.00′ N. lat., 124°22.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 41°06.69′ N. lat., 124°23.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 40°54.73′ N. lat., 124°28.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 40°53.94′ N. lat., 124°26.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 40°50.31′ N. lat., 124°26.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 40°44.49′ N. lat., 124°30.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 40°40.62′ N. lat., 124°32.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 40°38.87′ N. lat., 124°30.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 40°35.67′ N. lat., 124°30.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 40°37.41′ N. lat., 124°37.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 40°36.09′ N. lat., 124°40.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 40°31.33′ N. lat., 124°41.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°38.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 40°27.34′ N. lat., 124°37.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 40°25.01′ N. lat., 124°36.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 40°22.28′ N. lat., 124°31.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 40°16.29′ N. lat., 124°34.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 40°14.00′ N. lat., 124°33.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°24.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 40°06.45′ N. lat., 124°19.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 40°07.08′ N. lat., 124°17.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 40°05.55′ N. lat., 124°18.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 40°04.74′ N. lat., 124°18.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 40°02.35′ N. lat., 124°16.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 40°01.51′ N. lat., 124°09.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 39°58.54′ N. lat., 124°12.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 39°55.72′ N. lat., 124°09.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 39°42.64′ N. lat., 124°02.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 39°35.96′ N. lat., 123°59.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 39°34.61′ N. lat., 123°59.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 39°33.79′ N. lat., 123°56.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 39°33.03′ N. lat., 123°57.06′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="121"/> </P> <P>(148) 39°32.21′ N. lat., 123°59.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 39°07.81′ N. lat., 123°59.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°57.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 38°52.26′ N. lat., 123°56.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 38°50.21′ N. lat., 123°55.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 38°46.81′ N. lat., 123°51.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 38°45.29′ N. lat., 123°51.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 38°42.76′ N. lat., 123°49.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 38°41.42′ N. lat., 123°47.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 38°35.74′ N. lat., 123°43.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 38°34.92′ N. lat., 123°42.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 38°19.65′ N. lat., 123°31.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 38°14.38′ N. lat., 123°25.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 38°09.39′ N. lat., 123°24.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 38°10.06′ N. lat., 123°26.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 38°04.58′ N. lat., 123°31.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 38°02.06′ N. lat., 123°31.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°29.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 37°58.07′ N. lat., 123°27.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 37°55.07′ N. lat., 123°27.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 37°50.77′ N. lat., 123°24.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 37°43.94′ N. lat., 123°11.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°02.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 37°23.48′ N. lat., 122°57.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 37°23.23′ N. lat., 122°53.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 37°13.96′ N. lat., 122°49.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°45.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°43.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 37°01.04′ N. lat., 122°37.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 36°57.40′ N. lat., 122°28.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 36°59.21′ N. lat., 122°25.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 36°56.90′ N. lat., 122°25.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 36°57.60′ N. lat., 122°21.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 36°55.69′ N. lat., 122°22.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 36°52.27′ N. lat., 122°13.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 36°47.38′ N. lat., 122°07.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 36°47.27′ N. lat., 122°03.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 36°24.12′ N. lat., 121°59.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 36°21.99′ N. lat., 122°01.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 36°19.56′ N. lat., 122°05.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 36°14.63′ N. lat., 122°01.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 36°09.74′ N. lat., 121°45.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 36°06.69′ N. lat., 121°40.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°36.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 35°56.54′ N. lat., 121°33.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 35°52.21′ N. lat., 121°32.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 35°51.21′ N. lat., 121°30.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 35°46.28′ N. lat., 121°30.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 35°33.68′ N. lat., 121°20.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 35°31.33′ N. lat., 121°15.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 35°23.29′ N. lat., 121°11.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 35°15.26′ N. lat., 121°04.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 35°07.05′ N. lat., 121°00.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 35°07.46′ N. lat., 120°57.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 34°44.29′ N. lat., 120°54.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 34°44.24′ N. lat., 120°57.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 34°39.06′ N. lat., 120°55.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 34°19.08′ N. lat., 120°31.21′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="122"/> </P> <P>(206) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°42.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 34°17.72′ N. lat., 120°19.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 34°22.45′ N. lat., 120°12.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 34°21.36′ N. lat., 119°54.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210) 34°09.95′ N. lat., 119°46.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 34°09.08′ N. lat., 119°57.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 34°07.53′ N. lat., 120°06.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 34°10.37′ N. lat., 120°18.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 34°12.50′ N. lat., 120°18.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 34°12.50′ N. lat., 120°24.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 34°14.68′ N. lat., 120°29.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 34°09.51′ N. lat., 120°38.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 34°04.66′ N. lat., 120°36.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°36.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°34.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 33°56.39′ N. lat., 120°28.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 33°50.40′ N. lat., 120°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 33°37.96′ N. lat., 120°00.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 33°34.52′ N. lat., 119°51.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(225) 33°35.51′ N. lat., 119°48.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 33°42.76′ N. lat., 119°47.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 33°51.63′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 33°51.62′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 33°54.59′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 33°57.69′ N. lat., 119°31.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(231) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°31.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(232) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°26.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(233) 33°57.94′ N. lat., 119°26.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(234) 33°58.88′ N. lat., 119°20.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(235) 34°02.65′ N. lat., 119°15.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(236) 33°59.02′ N. lat., 119°02.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(237) 33°57.61′ N. lat., 118°42.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(238) 33°50.76′ N. lat., 118°37.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(239) 33°39.17′ N. lat., 118°18.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(240) 33°37.14′ N. lat., 118°18.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(241) 33°35.51′ N. lat., 118°18.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(242) 33°30.68′ N. lat., 118°10.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(243) 33°32.49′ N. lat., 117°51.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(244) 32°58.87′ N. lat., 117°20.36′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(245) 32°35.56′ N. lat., 117°29.66′ W. long.</P> <P>(m) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°14.71′ N. lat., 125°41.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°13.00′ N. lat., 125°39.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°43.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°08.50′ N. lat., 125°45.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°06.00′ N. lat., 125°46.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°03.50′ N. lat., 125°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°01.50′ N. lat., 125°40.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 47°57.00′ N. lat., 125°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°55.20′ N. lat., 125°37.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°54.02′ N. lat., 125°36.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 47°53.70′ N. lat., 125°35.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°54.16′ N. lat., 125°32.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 47°55.50′ N. lat., 125°28.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 47°58.00′ N. lat., 125°25.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 48°00.50′ N. lat., 125°24.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 48°03.50′ N. lat., 125°21.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 48°02.00′ N. lat., 125°19.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 48°00.00′ N. lat., 125°21.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 47°58.00′ N. lat., 125°20.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 47°58.00′ N. lat., 125°18.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 47°52.00′ N. lat., 125°16.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 47°46.00′ N. lat., 125°06.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 47°44.50′ N. lat., 125°07.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 47°42.00′ N. lat., 125°06.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 47°37.96′ N. lat., 125°07.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 47°28.00′ N. lat., 124°58.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 47°28.88′ N. lat., 124°54.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 47°27.70′ N. lat., 124°51.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 47°24.84′ N. lat., 124°48.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 47°21.76′ N. lat., 124°47.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 47°18.84′ N. lat., 124°46.75′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="123"/> </P> <P>(32) 47°19.82′ N. lat., 124°51.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°18.13′ N. lat., 124°54.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°13.50′ N. lat., 124°54.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 47°15.00′ N. lat., 125°01.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 47°08.77′ N. lat., 125°00.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 47°05.80′ N. lat., 125°01.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 47°03.34′ N. lat., 124°57.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 47°01.00′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 46°55.00′ N. lat., 125°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 46°53.32′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 46°51.55′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 46°50.80′ N. lat., 124°56.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 46°47.00′ N. lat., 124°55.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°43.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 46°34.00′ N. lat., 124°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 46°30.50′ N. lat., 124°41.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 46°33.00′ N. lat., 124°32.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 46°29.00′ N. lat., 124°32.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 46°20.00′ N. lat., 124°39.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 46°18.16′ N. lat., 124°40.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°27.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°27.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 46°15.00′ N. lat., 124°30.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 46°13.17′ N. lat., 124°37.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 46°13.17′ N. lat., 124°38.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 46°10.50′ N. lat., 124°42.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 46°06.21′ N. lat., 124°41.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 46°03.02′ N. lat., 124°50.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 45°57.00′ N. lat., 124°45.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 45°46.85′ N. lat., 124°45.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°46.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 45°45.81′ N. lat., 124°47.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 45°44.87′ N. lat., 124°45.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 45°43.44′ N. lat., 124°46.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 45°35.82′ N. lat., 124°45.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 45°35.70′ N. lat., 124°42.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 45°24.45′ N. lat., 124°38.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 45°11.68′ N. lat., 124°39.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°38.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 44°57.94′ N. lat., 124°37.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 44°44.28′ N. lat., 124°50.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 44°32.63′ N. lat., 124°54.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 44°23.36′ N. lat., 124°50.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 44°13.30′ N. lat., 124°59.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 43°57.85′ N. lat., 124°58.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 43°50.12′ N. lat., 124°53.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 43°49.53′ N. lat., 124°43.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 43°42.76′ N. lat., 124°41.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 43°24.00′ N. lat., 124°42.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°44.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 43°19.74′ N. lat., 124°45.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 43°19.62′ N. lat., 124°52.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 43°17.41′ N. lat., 124°53.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 42°56.41′ N. lat., 124°54.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 42°53.82′ N. lat., 124°55.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 42°53.54′ N. lat., 124°54.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°55.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 42°49.26′ N. lat., 124°55.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 42°46.74′ N. lat., 124°53.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 42°43.76′ N. lat., 124°51.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 42°45.41′ N. lat., 124°49.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 42°43.92′ N. lat., 124°45.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°44.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 42°38.84′ N. lat., 124°43.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 42°34.78′ N. lat., 124°46.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 42°31.47′ N. lat., 124°46.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 42°31.59′ N. lat., 124°44.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 42°31.12′ N. lat., 124°44.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 42°28.48′ N. lat., 124°49.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 42°26.28′ N. lat., 124°47.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 42°19.58′ N. lat., 124°43.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 42°13.75′ N. lat., 124°40.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 42°05.12′ N. lat., 124°39.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°37.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 41°47.93′ N. lat., 124°31.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 41°21.35′ N. lat., 124°30.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 41°07.11′ N. lat., 124°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(109) 40°57.37′ N. lat., 124°30.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 40°48.77′ N. lat., 124°30.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 40°41.03′ N. lat., 124°33.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 40°37.40′ N. lat., 124°38.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 40°33.70′ N. lat., 124°42.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 40°31.31′ N. lat., 124°41.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°40.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 40°25.00′ N. lat., 124°36.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 40°22.42′ N. lat., 124°32.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 40°17.17′ N. lat., 124°32.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 40°18.68′ N. lat., 124°50.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 40°13.55′ N. lat., 124°34.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°28.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 40°06.72′ N. lat., 124°21.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 40°01.63′ N. lat., 124°17.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 40°00.68′ N. lat., 124°11.19′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="124"/> </P> <P>(125) 39°59.09′ N. lat., 124°14.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 39°56.44′ N. lat., 124°12.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 39°54.98′ N. lat., 124°08.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 39°52.60′ N. lat., 124°10.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 39°37.37′ N. lat., 124°00.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 39°32.41′ N. lat., 124°00.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 39°05.40′ N. lat., 124°00.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 39°04.32′ N. lat., 123°59.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 38°58.02′ N. lat., 123°58.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 124°01.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 38°50.27′ N. lat., 123°56.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 38°46.73′ N. lat., 123°51.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 38°44.64′ N. lat., 123°51.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 38°32.97′ N. lat., 123°41.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 38°14.56′ N. lat., 123°32.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 38°13.85′ N. lat., 123°29.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 38°11.88′ N. lat., 123°30.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 38°08.72′ N. lat., 123°29.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 38°05.62′ N. lat., 123°32.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 38°01.90′ N. lat., 123°32.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 37°58.07′ N. lat., 123°27.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 37°54.97′ N. lat., 123°27.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 37°51.32′ N. lat., 123°25.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 37°43.82′ N. lat., 123°11.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°02.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°54.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°48.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 36°59.99′ N. lat., 122°38.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 36°56.64′ N. lat., 122°28.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 36°58.93′ N. lat., 122°25.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 36°56.19′ N. lat., 122°25.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 36°57.09′ N. lat., 122°22.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 36°54.95′ N. lat., 122°22.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 36°52.25′ N. lat., 122°13.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 36°46.94′ N. lat., 122°07.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 36°46.86′ N. lat., 122°02.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 36°43.73′ N. lat., 121°59.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 36°38.93′ N. lat., 122°02.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 36°30.77′ N. lat., 122°01.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 36°23.78′ N. lat., 122°00.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 36°19.98′ N. lat., 122°07.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(167) 36°15.36′ N. lat., 122°03.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 36°09.47′ N. lat., 121°45.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 36°06.42′ N. lat., 121°41.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°37.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 35°52.25′ N. lat., 121°33.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 35°51.09′ N. lat., 121°31.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 35°46.47′ N. lat., 121°31.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 35°33.97′ N. lat., 121°21.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 35°30.94′ N. lat., 121°18.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 35°23.08′ N. lat., 121°15.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 35°13.67′ N. lat., 121°05.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 35°06.77′ N. lat., 121°02.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 34°53.32′ N. lat., 121°01.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 34°49.36′ N. lat., 121°03.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 34°44.12′ N. lat., 121°01.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 34°32.38′ N. lat., 120°51.78′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="125"/> </P> <P>(183) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°44.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 34°17.93′ N. lat., 120°35.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 34°16.02′ N. lat., 120°28.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 34°09.84′ N. lat., 120°38.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 34°03.22′ N. lat., 120°36.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 33°55.98′ N. lat., 120°28.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 33°49.88′ N. lat., 120°10.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 33°37.75′ N. lat., 120°00.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 33°33.91′ N. lat., 119°51.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 33°35.07′ N. lat., 119°48.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 33°42.60′ N. lat., 119°47.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 33°53.25′ N. lat., 119°52.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 33°57.48′ N. lat., 119°31.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 33°55.47′ N. lat., 119°24.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 33°57.60′ N. lat., 119°26.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 33°58.68′ N. lat., 119°20.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 34°02.02′ N. lat., 119°14.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 33°58.73′ N. lat., 119°03.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 33°57.33′ N. lat., 118°43.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 33°50.71′ N. lat., 118°38.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 33°39.27′ N. lat., 118°18.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 33°35.16′ N. lat., 118°18.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 33°28.82′ N. lat., 118°08.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 33°31.44′ N. lat., 117°51.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 32°58.76′ N. lat., 117°20.85′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(208) 32°35.61′ N. lat., 117°30.15′ W. long.</P> <P>(n) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used around San Clemente Island is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°06.10′ N. lat., 118°39.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°05.31′ N. lat., 118°40.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°03.03′ N. lat., 118°41.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°46.62′ N. lat., 118°32.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°40.81′ N. lat., 118°23.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°47.55′ N. lat., 118°17.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°57.35′ N. lat., 118°28.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°02.79′ N. lat., 118°32.85′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(9) 33°06.10′ N. lat., 118°39.07′ W. long.</P> <P>(o) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used around Santa Catalina Island is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°13.37′ N. lat., 118°08.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°20.86′ N. lat., 118°14.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°26.49′ N. lat., 118°21.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°28.14′ N. lat., 118°26.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°30.36′ N. lat., 118°30.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°31.65′ N. lat., 118°35.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°32.89′ N. lat., 118°42.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°32.64′ N. lat., 118°49.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°38.02′ N. lat., 118°57.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 33°37.08′ N. lat., 118°57.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 33°30.76′ N. lat., 118°49.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 33°23.24′ N. lat., 118°32.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 33°20.91′ N. lat., 118°34.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 33°17.04′ N. lat., 118°28.21′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(15) 33°13.37′ N. lat., 118°08.39′ W. long.</P> <P>(p) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used around Lasuen Knoll is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°26.76′ N. lat., 118°00.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°25.30′ N. lat., 117°57.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°23.37′ N. lat., 117°56.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°22.06′ N. lat., 117°57.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°22.85′ N. lat., 117°59.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°23.97′ N. lat., 118°00.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°25.98′ N. lat., 118°01.63′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(8) 33°26.76′ N. lat., 118°00.77′ W. long.</P> <P>(q) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used around San Diego Rise is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32 °51.58′ N. lat., 117°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°44.69′ N. lat., 117°44.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°37.05′ N. lat., 117°42.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°36.07′ N. lat., 117°44.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°47.03′ N. lat., 117°50.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°51.50′ N. lat., 117°51.47′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(7) 32°51.58′ N. lat., 117°51.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(r) The 250-fm (457-m) depth contour used between the U.S. border with Canada and the U.S. border with Mexico, modified to allow fishing in petrale sole areas, is defined by straight lines <PRTPAGE P="126"/>connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°14.71′ N. lat., 125°41.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°13.00′ N. lat., 125°39.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°10.00′ N. lat., 125°43.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°08.50′ N. lat., 125°45.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°06.00′ N. lat., 125°46.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°03.50′ N. lat., 125°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°01.50′ N. lat., 125°40.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 47°57.00′ N. lat., 125°37.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°55.50′ N. lat., 125°28.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°58.00′ N. lat., 125°25.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 48°00.50′ N. lat., 125°24.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 48°03.50′ N. lat., 125°21.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 48°02.00′ N. lat., 125°19.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 48°00.00′ N. lat., 125°21.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 47°58.00′ N. lat., 125°20.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 47°58.00′ N. lat., 125°18.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 47°52.00′ N. lat., 125°16.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 47°46.00′ N. lat., 125°06.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 47°44.50′ N. lat., 125°07.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 47°42.00′ N. lat., 125°06.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 47°37.96′ N. lat., 125°07.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 47°28.00′ N. lat., 124°58.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 47°28.88′ N. lat., 124°54.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 47°27.70′ N. lat., 124°51.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 47°24.84′ N. lat., 124°48.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 47°21.76′ N. lat., 124°47.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 47°18.84′ N. lat., 124°46.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 47°19.82′ N. lat., 124°51.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 47°18.13′ N. lat., 124°54.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 47°13.50′ N. lat., 124°54.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 47°15.00′ N. lat., 125°01.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 47°08.77′ N. lat., 125°00.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 47°05.80′ N. lat., 125°01.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 47°03.34′ N. lat., 124°57.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 47°01.00′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 46°55.00′ N. lat., 125°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 46°53.32′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 46°51.55′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 46°50.80′ N. lat., 124°56.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 46°47.00′ N. lat., 124°55.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°43.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 46°34.00′ N. lat., 124°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 46°30.50′ N. lat., 124°41.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 46°33.00′ N. lat., 124°32.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 46°29.00′ N. lat., 124°32.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 46°20.00′ N. lat., 124°39.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 46°18.16′ N. lat., 124°40.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 46°16.00′ N. lat., 124°27.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 46°15.00′ N. lat., 124°30.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 46°13.17′ N. lat., 124°38.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 46°10.51′ N. lat., 124°41.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 46°06.24′ N. lat., 124°41.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 46°03.04′ N. lat., 124°50.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 45°56.99′ N. lat., 124°45.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 45°49.94′ N. lat., 124°45.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(56) 45°49.94′ N. lat., 124°42.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 45°46.00′ N. lat., 124°42.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 45°45.73′ N. lat., 124°42.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 45°45.73′ N. lat., 124°43.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 45°41.94′ N. lat., 124°43.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 45°41.58′ N. lat., 124°39.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 45°38.45′ N. lat., 124°39.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 45°35.75′ N. lat., 124°42.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 45°24.49′ N. lat., 124°38.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 45°14.43′ N. lat., 124°39.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 45°14.30′ N. lat., 124°34.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 45°08.98′ N. lat., 124°34.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 45°09.02′ N. lat., 124°38.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 45°03.83′ N. lat., 124°37.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 44°57.98′ N. lat., 124°36.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 44°56.62′ N. lat., 124°38.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 44°50.82′ N. lat., 124°35.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 44°46.89′ N. lat., 124°38.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 44°50.78′ N. lat., 124°44.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 44°44.27′ N. lat., 124°50.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 44°32.63′ N. lat., 124°54.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 44°23.25′ N. lat., 124°49.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 44°13.16′ N. lat., 124°58.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 43°57.88′ N. lat., 124°58.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 43°56.89′ N. lat., 124°57.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 43°53.41′ N. lat., 124°51.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 43°51.56′ N. lat., 124°47.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 43°51.49′ N. lat., 124°37.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 43°48.02′ N. lat., 124°43.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 43°42.77′ N. lat., 124°41.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 43°24.09′ N. lat., 124°42.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 43°20.83′ N. lat., 124°44.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 43°19.73′ N. lat., 124°45.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 43°15.98′ N. lat., 124°47.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 43°04.14′ N. lat., 124°52.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 43°04.00′ N. lat., 124°53.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 42°54.69′ N. lat., 124°54.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 42°50.00′ N. lat., 124°51.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 42°45.46′ N. lat., 124°49.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 42°43.91′ N. lat., 124°45.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 42°40.50′ N. lat., 124°44.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 42°38.84′ N. lat., 124°43.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 42°34.82′ N. lat., 124°46.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 42°31.57′ N. lat., 124°46.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 42°30.98′ N. lat., 124°44.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 42°29.21′ N. lat., 124°46.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 42°28.52′ N. lat., 124°49.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 42°26.06′ N. lat., 124°46.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 42°21.82′ N. lat., 124°43.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 42°17.47′ N. lat., 124°38.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 42°13.67′ N. lat., 124°37.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 42°13.76′ N. lat., 124°40.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 42°05.12′ N. lat., 124°39.06′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="127"/> </P> <P>(109) 42°02.67′ N. lat., 124°38.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(110) 42°02.67′ N. lat., 124°35.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(111) 42°00.00′ N. lat., 124°36.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(112) 41°47.79′ N. lat., 124°29.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(113) 41°21.01′ N. lat., 124°29.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(114) 41°13.50′ N. lat., 124°24.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(115) 41°11.00′ N. lat., 124°22.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(116) 41°06.69′ N. lat., 124°23.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(117) 40°54.73′ N. lat., 124°28.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(118) 40°53.95′ N. lat., 124°26.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(119) 40°50.27′ N. lat., 124°26.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(120) 40°44.49′ N. lat., 124°30.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(121) 40°40.63′ N. lat., 124°32.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(122) 40°38.96′ N. lat., 124°30.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(123) 40°35.67′ N. lat., 124°30.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(124) 40°37.41′ N. lat., 124°37.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(125) 40°36.09′ N. lat., 124°40.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(126) 40°31.35′ N. lat., 124°40.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(127) 40°30.00′ N. lat., 124°37.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(128) 40°27.34′ N. lat., 124°37.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(129) 40°25.01′ N. lat., 124°36.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(130) 40°22.28′ N. lat., 124°31.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(131) 40°13.68′ N. lat., 124°33.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(132) 40°10.00′ N. lat., 124°24.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(133) 40°06.45′ N. lat., 124°19.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(134) 40°07.08′ N. lat., 124°17.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(135) 40°05.55′ N. lat., 124°18.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(136) 40°04.74′ N. lat., 124°18.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(137) 40°02.35′ N. lat., 124°16.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(138) 40°01.13′ N. lat., 124°12.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(139) 40°01.52′ N. lat., 124°09.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(140) 39°58.54′ N. lat., 124°12.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(141) 39°55.72′ N. lat., 124°07.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(142) 39°42.64′ N. lat., 124°02.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(143) 39°35.96′ N. lat., 123°59.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(144) 39°34.61′ N. lat., 123°59.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(145) 39°33.79′ N. lat., 123°56.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(146) 39°33.03′ N. lat., 123°57.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(147) 39°32.21′ N. lat., 123°59.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(148) 39°07.81′ N. lat., 123°59.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(149) 38°57.50′ N. lat., 123°57.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(150) 38°52.26′ N. lat., 123°56.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(151) 38°50.21′ N. lat., 123°55.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(152) 38°46.81′ N. lat., 123°51.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(153) 38°45.29′ N. lat., 123°51.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(154) 38°42.76′ N. lat., 123°49.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(155) 38°41.26′ N. lat., 123°47.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(156) 38°35.75′ N. lat., 123°43.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(157) 38°34.93′ N. lat., 123°42.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(158) 38°19.95′ N. lat., 123°32.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(159) 38°14.38′ N. lat., 123°25.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(160) 38°09.39′ N. lat., 123°24.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(161) 38°10.18′ N. lat., 123°27.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(162) 38°04.64′ N. lat., 123°31.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(163) 38°02.06′ N. lat., 123°31.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(164) 38°00.00′ N. lat., 123°29.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(165) 37°58.19′ N. lat., 123°27.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(166) 37°50.62′ N. lat., 123°24.51′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="128"/> </P> <P>(167) 37°43.82′ N. lat., 123°11.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(168) 37°35.67′ N. lat., 123°02.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(169) 37°23.53′ N. lat., 122°58.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(170) 37°23.23′ N. lat., 122°53.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(171) 37°13.97′ N. lat., 122°49.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(172) 37°11.00′ N. lat., 122°45.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(173) 37°07.00′ N. lat., 122°44.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(174) 36°59.99′ N. lat., 122°38.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(175) 36°56.64′ N. lat., 122°28.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(176) 36°58.93′ N. lat., 122°25.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(177) 36°56.19′ N. lat., 122°25.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(178) 36°57.09′ N. lat., 122°22.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(179) 36°54.95′ N. lat., 122°22.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(180) 36°52.25′ N. lat., 122°13.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(181) 36°46.94′ N. lat., 122°07.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>(182) 36°47.12′ N. lat., 122°03.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(183) 36°23.87′ N. lat., 122°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(184) 36°22.17′ N. lat., 122°01.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(185) 36°19.61′ N. lat., 122°06.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(186) 36°14.73′ N. lat., 122°01.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(187) 36°09.47′ N. lat., 121°45.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(188) 36°06.42′ N. lat., 121°41.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(189) 36°00.07′ N. lat., 121°37.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(190) 36°00.00′ N. lat., 121°37.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(191) 35°52.25′ N. lat., 121°33.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(192) 35°51.09′ N. lat., 121°31.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(193) 35°46.47′ N. lat., 121°31.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(194) 35°33.97′ N. lat., 121°21.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(195) 35°30.94′ N. lat., 121°18.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(196) 35°23.08′ N. lat., 121°15.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(197) 35°13.67′ N. lat., 121°05.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(198) 35°06.77′ N. lat., 121°02.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(199) 35°07.46′ N. lat., 120°57.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(200) 34°44.29′ N. lat., 120°54.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(201) 34°44.24′ N. lat., 120°57.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(202) 34°41.65′ N. lat., 120°59.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(203) 34°27.00′ N. lat., 120°44.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(204) 34°17.97′ N. lat., 120°35.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(205) 34°16.02′ N. lat., 120°28.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(206) 34°09.84′ N. lat., 120°38.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(207) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°36.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(208) 33°55.98′ N. lat., 120°28.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(209) 33°49.88′ N. lat., 120°10.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(210) 33°37.75′ N. lat., 120°00.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(211) 33°33.91′ N. lat., 119°51.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(212) 33°35.07′ N. lat., 119°48.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(213) 33°42.60′ N. lat., 119°47.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(214) 33°51.63′ N. lat., 119°52.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(215) 33°51.62′ N. lat., 119°47.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(216) 33°54.29′ N. lat., 119°47.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(217) 33°57.52′ N. lat., 119°30.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(218) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°30.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(219) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°25.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(220) 33°57.74′ N. lat., 119°25.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(221) 33°58.68′ N. lat., 119°20.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(222) 34°02.02′ N. lat., 119°14.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(223) 33°58.73′ N. lat., 119°03.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(224) 33°57.33′ N. lat., 118°43.08′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="129"/> </P> <P>(225) 33°50.71′ N. lat., 118°38.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(226) 33°39.27′ N. lat., 118°18.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(227) 33°35.16′ N. lat., 118°18.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(228) 33°28.82′ N. lat., 118°08.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(229) 33°31.44′ N. lat., 117°51.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(230) 32°58.76′ N. lat., 117°20.85′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(231) 32°35.61′ N. lat., 117°30.15′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 77069, Dec. 23, 2004; 70 FR 13119, Mar. 18, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 16149, Mar. 30, 2005; 71 FR 78687, Dec. 29, 2006; 72 FR 13045, Mar. 20, 2007; 72 FR 53167, Sept. 18, 2007; 74 FR 9911, Mar. 6, 2009. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 54714, Sept. 2, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.75</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).</SUBJECT> <P>Essential fish habitat (EFH) is defined as those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding or growth to maturity (16 U.S.C. 1802 (10)). EFH for Pacific Coast Groundfish includes all waters and substrate within areas with a depth less than or equal to 3,500 m (1,914 fm) shoreward to the mean higher high water level or the upriver extent of saltwater intrusion (defined as upstream and landward to where ocean-derived salts measure less than 0.5 parts per thousand during the period of average annual low flow). Seamounts in depths greater than 3,500 m (1,914 fm) are also included due to their ecological importance to groundfish. Geographically, EFH for Pacific Coast groundfish includes both a large band of marine waters that extends from the Northern edge of the EEZ at the U.S. border with Canada to the Southern edge of the EEZ at the U.S. border with Mexico, and inland within bays and estuaries. The seaward extent of EFH is consistent with the westward edge of the EEZ for areas approximately north of Cape Mendocino. Approximately south of Cape Mendocino, the 3500 m depth contour and EFH is substantially shoreward of the seaward boundary of the EEZ. There are also numerous discrete areas seaward of the main 3500 m depth contour where the ocean floor rises to depths less than 3500 m and therefore are also EFH. The seaward boundary of EFH and additional areas of EFH are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude and longitude coordinates in §§ 660.76 through 660.79.</P> <P>(a) The seaward boundary of EFH, with the exception of the areas in paragraphs (b) through (qq), is bounded by the EEZ combined with a straight line connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 40°18.17′ N. lat., 128°46.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 40°17.33′ N. lat., 125°58.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 39°59.10′ N. lat., 125°44.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 39°44.99′ N. lat., 125°41.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 39°29.98′ N. lat., 125°23.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 39°08.46′ N. lat., 125°38.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 38°58.71′ N. lat., 125°22.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 38°33.22′ N. lat., 125°16.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 38°50.47′ N. lat., 124°53.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 38°51.66′ N. lat., 124°35.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 37°48.74′ N. lat., 123°53.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 37°45.53′ N. lat., 124°03.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 37°05.55′ N. lat., 123°46.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 36°41.37′ N. lat., 123°25.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 36°24.44′ N. lat., 123°25.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 36°10.47′ N. lat., 123°31.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 35°57.97′ N. lat., 123°21.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 36°05.20′ N. lat., 123°15.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 36°01.23′ N. lat., 123°04.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 35°29.75′ N. lat., 123°02.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 35°22.25′ N. lat., 122°58.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 35°21.91′ N. lat., 122°34.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 35°34.35′ N. lat., 122°25.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 34°57.35′ N. lat., 122°07.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 34°20.19′ N. lat., 121°33.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 33°55.10′ N. lat., 121°43.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 33°39.65′ N. lat., 121°28.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 33°40.68′ N. lat., 121°23.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 33°26.19′ N. lat., 121°06.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 33°03.77′ N. lat., 121°34.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 32°46.38′ N. lat., 121°02.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 33°05.45′ N. lat., 120°40.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 32°12.70′ N. lat., 120°10.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 32°11.36′ N. lat., 120°03.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 32°00.77′ N. lat., 119°50.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 31°52.47′ N. lat., 119°48.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 31°45.43′ N. lat., 119°40.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 31°41.96′ N. lat., 119°28.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 31°35.10′ N. lat., 119°33.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 31°24.37′ N. lat., 119°29.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 31°26.74′ N. lat., 119°18.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 31°03.75′ N. lat., 118°59.58′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°11.94′ N. lat., 121°57.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°06.87′ N. lat., 121°57.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°06.29′ N. lat., 122°09.22′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="130"/> </P> <P>(4) 31°11.39′ N. lat., 122°09.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°11.94′ N. lat., 121°57.84′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°11.21′ N. lat., 122°10.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°07.62′ N. lat., 122°09.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°07.40′ N. lat., 122°19.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°12.84′ N. lat., 122°18.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°11.21′ N. lat., 122°10.24′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°06.87′ N. lat., 119°28.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 30°58.83′ N. lat., 119°26.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 30°55.41′ N. lat., 119°45.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°05.90′ N. lat., 119°42.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°06.87′ N. lat., 119°28.05′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°02.05′ N. lat., 119°08.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°04.96′ N. lat., 119°09.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°06.24′ N. lat., 119°07.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°02.63′ N. lat., 119°05.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°02.05′ N. lat., 119°08.97′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°23.41′ N. lat., 122°23.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°25.98′ N. lat., 122°23.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°25.52′ N. lat., 122°21.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°23.51′ N. lat., 122°21.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°23.41′ N. lat., 122°23.99′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°21.95′ N. lat., 122°25.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°23.31′ N. lat., 122°27.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°26.63′ N. lat., 122°27.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°26.72′ N. lat., 122°25.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°21.95′ N. lat., 122°25.05′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°21.36′ N. lat., 119°47.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°29.17′ N. lat., 119°48.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°29.48′ N. lat., 119°43.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°21.92′ N. lat., 119°40.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°21.36′ N. lat., 119°47.67′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°37.36′ N. lat., 122°20.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°41.22′ N. lat., 122°21.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°42.68′ N. lat., 122°18.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°39.71′ N. lat., 122°15.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°37.36′ N. lat., 122°20.86′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°45.92′ N. lat., 121°40.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°48.79′ N. lat., 121°40.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°48.61′ N. lat., 121°37.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°45.93′ N. lat., 121°38.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°45.92′ N. lat., 121°40.55′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°36.78′ N. lat., 120°54.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°44.65′ N. lat., 120°58.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°48.56′ N. lat., 120°43.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°41.76′ N. lat., 120°41.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°36.78′ N. lat., 120°54.41′ W. long.</P> <P>(l) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°45.66′ N. lat., 123°17.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°49.43′ N. lat., 123°19.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°54.54′ N. lat., 123°14.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°50.88′ N. lat., 123°13.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°45.66′ N. lat., 123°17.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(m) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°55.28′ N. lat., 121°02.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°58.25′ N. lat., 121°05.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°59.77′ N. lat., 121°00.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 31°57.88′ N. lat., 120°57.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°55.28′ N. lat., 121°02.98′ W. long.</P> <P>(n) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°06.04′ N. lat., 121°29.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°59.52′ N. lat., 121°23.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°54.55′ N. lat., 121°31.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°01.66′ N. lat., 121°38.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°06.04′ N. lat., 121°29.08′ W. long.</P> <P>(o) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°59.89′ N. lat., 119°54.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 31°59.69′ N. lat., 120°03.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°04.47′ N. lat., 120°00.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°59.89′ N. lat., 119°54.82′ W. long.<PRTPAGE P="131"/> </P> <P>(p) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 31°59.49′ N. lat., 121°18.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°08.15′ N. lat., 121°22.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°12.16′ N. lat., 121°14.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°04.15′ N. lat., 121°08.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 31°59.49′ N. lat., 121°18.59′ W. long.</P> <P>(q) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°07.77′ N. lat., 121°46.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°05.89′ N. lat., 121°38.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 31°59.35′ N. lat., 121°52.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°08.86′ N. lat., 121°52.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°19.76′ N. lat., 121°43.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°14.85′ N. lat., 121°37.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°07.77′ N. lat., 121°46.26′ W. long.</P> <P>(r) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°17.08′ N. lat., 121°11.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°18.96′ N. lat., 121°14.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°23.03′ N. lat., 121°10.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°21.23′ N. lat., 121°08.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°17.08′ N. lat., 121°11.84′ W. long.</P> <P>(s) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°27.64′ N. lat., 121°27.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°15.43′ N. lat., 121°23.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°16.18′ N. lat., 121°30.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°25.80′ N. lat., 121°33.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°27.64′ N. lat., 121°27.83′ W. long.</P> <P>(t) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°28.05′ N. lat., 122°03.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°30.64′ N. lat., 122°06.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°35.90′ N. lat., 121°59.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°32.05′ N. lat., 121°54.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°28.05′ N. lat., 122°03.54′ W. long.</P> <P>(u) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°44.69′ N. lat., 121°39.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°43.72′ N. lat., 121°43.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°47.31′ N. lat., 121°43.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°48.21′ N. lat., 121°40.74′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°44.69′ N. lat., 121°39.99′ W. long.</P> <P>(v) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°48.07′ N. lat., 121°15.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°36.99′ N. lat., 121°20.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°25.33′ N. lat., 121°38.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°34.03′ N. lat., 121°44.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°43.19′ N. lat., 121°41.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°48.07′ N. lat., 121°15.86′ W. long.</P> <P>(w) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°48.38′ N. lat., 120°47.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°47.49′ N. lat., 120°41.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°43.79′ N. lat., 120°42.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°44.01′ N. lat., 120°48.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°48.38′ N. lat., 120°47.95′ W. long.</P> <P>(x) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°08.71′ N. lat., 121°41.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°00.10′ N. lat., 121°37.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°01.01′ N. lat., 121°45.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°07.71′ N. lat., 121°46.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°08.71′ N. lat., 121°41.24′ W. long.</P> <P>(y) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°19.30′ N. lat., 121°54.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°11.41′ N. lat., 121°47.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°56.93′ N. lat., 121°54.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°03.85′ N. lat., 122°03.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°17.73′ N. lat., 122°00.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°19.30′ N. lat., 121°54.69′ W. long.</P> <P>(z) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°23.67′ N. lat., 123°04.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°22.88′ N. lat., 123°04.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°23.66′ N. lat., 123°05.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°24.30′ N. lat., 123°04.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°23.67′ N. lat., 123°04.28′ W. long.</P> <P>(aa) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°26.06′ N. lat., 121°44.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°32.00′ N. lat., 121°41.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°28.80′ N. lat., 121°26.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°23.50′ N. lat., 121°26.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°26.06′ N. lat., 121°44.42′ W. long.</P> <P>(bb) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°38.22′ N. lat., 123°56.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°39.58′ N. lat., 123°58.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°41.37′ N. lat., 123°57.22′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="132"/> </P> <P>(4) 33°40.08′ N. lat., 123°55.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°38.22′ N. lat., 123°56.91′ W. long.</P> <P>(cc) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°46.86′ N. lat., 121°58.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°41.28′ N. lat., 121°52.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°36.95′ N. lat., 121°54.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°42.05′ N. lat., 122°07.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°47.07′ N. lat., 122°05.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°46.86′ N. lat., 121°58.49′ W. long.</P> <P>(dd) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°17.70′ N. lat., 124°11.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°19.41′ N. lat., 124°14.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°21.61′ N. lat., 124°12.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°20.35′ N. lat., 124°09.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 34°17.70′ N. lat., 124°11.04′ W. long.</P> <P>(ee) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°13.39′ N. lat., 124°03.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°19.45′ N. lat., 124°09.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°23.12′ N. lat., 124°05.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°17.93′ N. lat., 123°57.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 34°13.39′ N. lat., 124°03.18′ W. long.</P> <P>(ff) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated::</P> <P>(1) 35°19.23′ N. lat., 122°39.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 35°08.76′ N. lat., 122°23.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 35°06.22′ N. lat., 122°28.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 35°15.81′ N. lat., 122°45.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 35°19.23′ N. lat., 122°39.91′ W. long.</P> <P>(gg) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 35°25.81′ N. lat., 123°24.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 35°21.76′ N. lat., 123°23.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 35°21.05′ N. lat., 123°27.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 35°24.89′ N. lat., 123°28.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 35°25.81′ N. lat., 123°24.05′ W. long.</P> <P>(hh) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 35°27.15′ N. lat., 125°03.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 35°28.68′ N. lat., 125°04.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 35°30.23′ N. lat., 125°02.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 35°28.85′ N. lat., 125°01.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 35°27.15′ N. lat., 125°03.69′ W. long.</P> <P>(ii) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 35°31.14′ N. lat., 123°52.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 35°31.38′ N. lat., 123°54.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 35°32.98′ N. lat., 123°53.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 35°31.14′ N. lat., 123°52.80′ W. long.</P> <P>(jj) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 35°24.08′ N. lat., 123°40.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 35°24.76′ N. lat., 123°45.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 35°33.04′ N. lat., 123°44.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 35°32.24′ N. lat., 123°39.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 35°24.08′ N. lat., 123°40.83′ W. long.</P> <P>(kk) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°08.72′ N. lat., 124°22.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°07.91′ N. lat., 124°22.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 36°07.90′ N. lat., 124°24.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°08.75′ N. lat., 124°24.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°08.72′ N. lat., 124°22.59′ W. long.</P> <P>(ll) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°07.33′ N. lat., 124°18.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°08.21′ N. lat., 124°19.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 36°09.64′ N. lat., 124°18.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°08.62′ N. lat., 124°17.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°07.33′ N. lat., 124°18.83′ W. long.</P> <P>(mm) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated::</P> <P>(1) 36°47.33′ N. lat., 124°10.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°50.85′ N. lat., 124°11.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 36°52.22′ N. lat., 124°08.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°49.93′ N. lat., 124°06.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°47.33′ N. lat., 124°10.21′ W. long.</P> <P>(nn) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°56.03′ N. lat., 123°40.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°56.37′ N. lat., 123°40.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 36°56.42′ N. lat., 123°40.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°56.18′ N. lat., 123°40.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°56.03′ N. lat., 123°40.86′ W. long.</P> <P>(oo) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°32.58′ N. lat., 125°01.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°50.38′ N. lat., 125°44.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°00.91′ N. lat., 125°40.06′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="133"/> </P> <P>(4) 36°41.26′ N. lat., 124°55.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°32.58′ N. lat., 125°01.80′ W. long.</P> <P>(pp) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 37°45.73′ N. lat., 124°11.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 37°47.91′ N. lat., 124°14.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°50.99′ N. lat., 124°09.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 37°47.97′ N. lat., 124°07.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 37°45.73′ N. lat., 124°11.40′ W. long.</P> <P>(qq) This area of EFH is bounded by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 38°08.53′ N. lat., 124°29.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 38°10.65′ N. lat., 124°32.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 38°12.81′ N. lat., 124°29.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 38°10.86′ N. lat., 124°26.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 38°08.53′ N. lat., 124°29.98′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 27416, May 11, 2006. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 53836, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.76</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas.</SUBJECT> <P>EFH Conservation Areas are designated to minimize to the extent practicable adverse effects to EFH caused by fishing (16 U.S.C. 1853 section 303(a)(7)). The boundaries of areas designated as Groundfish EFH Conservation Areas are defined by straight lines connecting a series of latitude and longitude coordinates. This section provides coordinates outlining the boundaries of the coastwide EFH Conservation Area. Section 660.77 provides coordinates outlining the boundaries of EFH Conservation Areas that occur wholly off the coast of Washington. Section 660.78 provides coordinates outlining the boundaries of EFH Conservation Areas that occur wholly off the coast of Oregon. Section 660.79 provides coordinates outlining the boundaries of EFH Conservation Areas that occur wholly off the coast of California. Fishing activity that is prohibited or permitted within the EEZ in a particular area designated as a groundfish EFH Conservation Area is detailed at § 660.11; §§ 660.112 and 660.130; §§ 660.212 and 660.230; §§ 660.312 and 660.330; and §§ 660.360.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Seaward of the 700-fm (1280-m) contour.</E> This area includes all waters designated as EFH within the West Coast EEZ west of a line approximating the 700-fm (1280-m) depth contour which is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°06.97′ N. lat., 126°02.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°00.44′ N. lat., 125°54.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 47°55.96′ N. lat., 125°46.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 47°47.21′ N. lat., 125°43.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 47°42.89′ N. lat., 125°49.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 47°38.18′ N. lat., 125°37.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 47°32.36′ N. lat., 125°32.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 47°29.77′ N. lat., 125°26.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 47°28.54′ N. lat., 125°18.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 47°19.25′ N. lat., 125°17.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 47°08.82′ N. lat., 125°10.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 47°04.69′ N. lat., 125°03.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 46°48.38′ N. lat., 125°18.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 46°41.92′ N. lat., 125°17.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 46°27.49′ N. lat., 124°54.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 46°14.13′ N. lat., 125°02.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 46°09.53′ N. lat., 125°04.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 45°46.64′ N. lat., 124°54.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 45°40.86′ N. lat., 124°55.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 45°36.50′ N. lat., 124°51.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 44°55.69′ N. lat., 125°08.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 44°49.93′ N. lat., 125°01.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 44°46.93′ N. lat., 125°02.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 44°41.96′ N. lat., 125°10.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 44°28.31′ N. lat., 125°11.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 43°58.37′ N. lat., 125°02.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 43°52.74′ N. lat., 125°05.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 43°44.18′ N. lat., 124°57.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 43°37.58′ N. lat., 125°07.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(30) 43°15.95′ N. lat., 125°07.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(31) 42°47.50′ N. lat., 124°59.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(32) 42°39.02′ N. lat., 125°01.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(33) 42°34.80′ N. lat., 125°02.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(34) 42°34.11′ N. lat., 124°55.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(35) 42°23.81′ N. lat., 124°52.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(36) 42°16.80′ N. lat., 125°00.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(37) 42°06.60′ N. lat., 124°59.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(38) 41°59.28′ N. lat., 125°06.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(39) 41°31.10′ N. lat., 125°01.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(40) 41°14.52′ N. lat., 124°52.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(41) 40°40.65′ N. lat., 124°45.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(42) 40°35.05′ N. lat., 124°45.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(43) 40°23.81′ N. lat., 124°41.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(44) 40°20.54′ N. lat., 124°36.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(45) 40°20.84′ N. lat., 124°57.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(46) 40°18.54′ N. lat., 125°09.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(47) 40°14.54′ N. lat., 125°09.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(48) 40°11.79′ N. lat., 125°07.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(49) 40°06.72′ N. lat., 125°04.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(50) 39°50.77′ N. lat., 124°37.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(51) 39°56.67′ N. lat., 124°26.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(52) 39°44.25′ N. lat., 124°12.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(53) 39°35.82′ N. lat., 124°12.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(54) 39°24.54′ N. lat., 124°16.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(55) 39°01.97′ N. lat., 124°11.20′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="134"/> </P> <P>(56) 38°33.48′ N. lat., 123°48.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(57) 38°14.49′ N. lat., 123°38.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(58) 37°56.97′ N. lat., 123°31.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(59) 37°49.09′ N. lat., 123°27.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(60) 37°40.29′ N. lat., 123°12.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(61) 37°22.54′ N. lat., 123°14.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(62) 37°05.98′ N. lat., 123°05.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(63) 36°59.02′ N. lat., 122°50.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(64) 36°50.32′ N. lat., 122°17.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(65) 36°44.54′ N. lat., 122°19.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(66) 36°40.76′ N. lat., 122°17.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(67) 36°39.88′ N. lat., 122°09.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(68) 36°44.52′ N. lat., 122°07.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(69) 36°42.26′ N. lat., 122°03.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(70) 36°30.02′ N. lat., 122°09.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(71) 36°22.33′ N. lat., 122°22.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(72) 36°14.36′ N. lat., 122°21.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(73) 36°09.50′ N. lat., 122°14.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(74) 35°51.50′ N. lat., 121°55.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(75) 35°49.53′ N. lat., 122°13.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(76) 34°58.30′ N. lat., 121°36.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(77) 34°53.13′ N. lat., 121°37.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(78) 34°46.54′ N. lat., 121°46.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(79) 34°37.81′ N. lat., 121°35.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(80) 34°37.72′ N. lat., 121°27.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(81) 34°26.77′ N. lat., 121°07.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(82) 34°18.54′ N. lat., 121°05.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(83) 34°02.68′ N. lat., 120°54.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(84) 33°48.11′ N. lat., 120°25.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(85) 33°42.54′ N. lat., 120°38.24′ W. long.;</P> <P>(86) 33°46.26′ N. lat., 120°43.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(87) 33°40.71′ N. lat., 120°51.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(88) 33°33.14′ N. lat., 120°40.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(89) 32°51.57′ N. lat., 120°23.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(90) 32°38.54′ N. lat., 120°09.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(91) 32°35.76′ N. lat., 119°53.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(92) 32°29.54′ N. lat., 119°46.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(93) 32°25.99′ N. lat., 119°41.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(94) 32°30.46′ N. lat., 119°33.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(95) 32°23.47′ N. lat., 119°25.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(96) 32°19.19′ N. lat., 119°13.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(97) 32°13.18′ N. lat., 119°04.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(98) 32°13.40′ N. lat., 118°51.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(99) 32°19.62′ N. lat., 118°47.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(100) 32°27.26′ N. lat., 118°50.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(101) 32°28.42′ N. lat., 118°53.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(102) 32°31.30′ N. lat., 118°55.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(103) 32°33.04′ N. lat., 118°53.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(104) 32°19.07′ N. lat., 118°27.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(105) 32°18.57′ N. lat., 118°18.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(106) 32°09.01′ N. lat., 118°13.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(107) 32°06.57′ N. lat., 118°18.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(108) 32°01.32′ N. lat., 118°18.21′ W. long.; and</P> <P>(109) 31°57.82′ N. lat., 118°10.34′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[71 FR 27419, May 11, 2006. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 53836, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.77</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas off the Coast of Washington.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundary line coordinates for EFH Conservation Areas off Washington are provided in this section. Fishing activity that is prohibited or permitted within the EEZ in a particular area designated as a groundfish EFH Conservation Area is detailed at §§ 660.11; §§ 660.112 and 660.130; §§ 660.212 and 660.230; §§ 660.312 and 660.330; and §§ 660.360.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Olympic 2.</E> The boundary of the Olympic 2 EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 48°21.46′ N. lat., 124°51.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 48°17.00′ N. lat., 124°57.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 48°06.13′ N. lat., 125°00.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 48°06.66′ N. lat., 125°06.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 48°08.44′ N. lat., 125°14.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 48°22.57′ N. lat., 125°09.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 48°21.42′ N. lat., 125°03.55′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 48°22.99′ N. lat., 124°59.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 48°23.89′ N. lat., 124°54.37′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 48°21.46′ N. lat., 124°51.61′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Biogenic 1.</E> The boundary of the Biogenic 1 EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 47°29.97′ N. lat., 125°20.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 47°30.01′ N. lat., 125°30.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 47°40.09′ N. lat., 125°50.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 47°47.27′ N. lat., 125°50.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 47°47.00′ N. lat., 125°24.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 47°39.53′ N. lat., 125°10.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 47°30.31′ N. lat., 125°08.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 47°29.97′ N. lat., 125°20.14′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Biogenic 2.</E> The boundary of the Biogenic 2 EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 47°08.77′ N. lat., 125°00.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 47°08.82′ N. lat., 125°10.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 47°20.01′ N. lat., 125°10.00′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="135"/> </P> <P>(4) 47°20.00′ N. lat., 125°01.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 47°08.77′ N. lat., 125°00.91′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Grays Canyon.</E> The boundary of the Grays Canyon EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 46°51.55′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 46°56.79′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°58.01′ N. lat., 124°55.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°55.07′ N. lat., 124°54.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 46°59.60′ N. lat., 124°49.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 46°58.72′ N. lat., 124°48.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 46°54.45′ N. lat., 124°48.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 46°53.99′ N. lat., 124°49.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 46°54.38′ N. lat., 124°52.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 46°52.38′ N. lat., 124°52.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 46°48.93′ N. lat., 124°49.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 46°51.55′ N. lat., 125°00.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Biogenic 3.</E> The boundary of the Biogenic 3 EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 46°48.16′ N. lat., 125°10.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 46°40.00′ N. lat., 125°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°40.00′ N. lat., 125°20.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°50.00′ N. lat., 125°20.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 46°48.16′ N. lat., 125°10.75′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 27420, May 11, 2006. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 53836, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.78</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas off the Coast of Oregon.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundary line coordinates for EFH Conservation Areas off Oregon are provided in this section. Fishing activity that is prohibited or permitted within the EEZ in a particular area designated as a groundfish EFH Conservation Area is detailed at §§ 660.11; §§ 660.112 and 660.130; §§ 660.212 and 660.230; §§ 660.312 and 660.330; and §§ 660.360.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Thompson Seamount.</E> The boundary of the Thompson Seamount EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 46°06.93′ N. lat., 128°39.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 46°06.76′ N. lat., 128°39.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°07.80′ N. lat., 128°39.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°08.50′ N. lat., 128°34.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 46°06.76′ N. lat., 128°29.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 46°03.64′ N. lat., 128°28.67′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 45°59.64′ N. lat., 128°31.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 45°56.87′ N. lat., 128°33.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 45°53.92′ N. lat., 128°39.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 45°54.26′ N. lat., 128°43.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 45°56.87′ N. lat., 128°45.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 46°00.86′ N. lat., 128°46.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 46°03.29′ N. lat., 128°44.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 46°06.24′ N. lat., 128°42.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 46°06.93′ N. lat., 128°39.77′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Astoria Canyon.</E> The boundary of the Astoria Canyon EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 46°06.48′ N. lat., 125°05.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 46°03.00′ N. lat., 124°57.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 46°02.28′ N. lat., 124°57.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 46°01.92′ N. lat., 125°02.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 45°48.72′ N. lat., 124°56.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 45°47.70′ N. lat., 124°52.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 45°40.86′ N. lat., 124°55.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 45°29.82′ N. lat., 124°54.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 45°25.98′ N. lat., 124°56.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 45°26.04′ N. lat., 125°10.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 45°33.12′ N. lat., 125°16.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 45°40.32′ N. lat., 125°17.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 46°03.00′ N. lat., 125°14.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 46°06.48′ N. lat., 125°05.46′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Nehalem Bank/Shale Pile.</E> The boundary of the Nehalem Bank/Shale Pile EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 46°00.60′ N. lat., 124°33.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 45°55.63′ N. lat., 124°30.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 45°47.95′ N. lat., 124°31.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 45°52.75′ N. lat., 124°39.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 45°58.02′ N. lat., 124°38.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 46°00.83′ N. lat., 124°36.78′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 46°00.60′ N. lat., 124°33.94′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Siletz Deepwater.</E> The boundary of the Siletz Deepwater EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 44°42.72′ N. lat., 125°18.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 44°56.26′ N. lat., 125°12.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 44°56.34′ N. lat., 125°09.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 44°49.93′ N. lat., 125°01.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 44°46.93′ N. lat., 125°02.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 44°41.96′ N. lat., 125°10.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 44°33.36′ N. lat., 125°08.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 44°33.38′ N. lat., 125°17.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 44°42.72′ N. lat., 125°18.49′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Daisy Bank/Nelson Island.</E> The boundary of the Daisy Bank/Nelson Island EFH Conservation Area is defined <PRTPAGE P="136"/>by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 44°39.73′ N. lat., 124°41.43′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 44°39.60′ N. lat., 124°41.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 44°37.17′ N. lat., 124°38.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 44°35.55′ N. lat., 124°39.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 44°37.57′ N. lat., 124°41.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 44°36.90′ N. lat., 124°42.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 44°38.25′ N. lat., 124°46.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 44°38.52′ N. lat., 124°49.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 44°40.27′ N. lat., 124°49.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 44°41.35′ N. lat., 124°48.03′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 44°39.73′ N. lat., 124°41.43′ W. long.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Newport Rockpile/Stonewall Bank.</E> The boundary of the Newport Rockpile/Stonewall Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 44°27.61′ N. lat., 124°26.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 44°34.64′ N. lat., 124°26.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 44°38.15′ N. lat., 124°25.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 44°37.78′ N. lat., 124°23.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 44°28.82′ N. lat., 124°18.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 44°25.16′ N. lat., 124°20.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 44°27.61′ N. lat., 124°26.93′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Heceta Bank.</E> The boundary of the Heceta Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 43°57.68′ N. lat., 124°55.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 44°00.14′ N. lat., 124°55.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 44°02.88′ N. lat., 124°53.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 44°13.47′ N. lat., 124°54.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 44°20.30′ N. lat., 124°38.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 44°13.52′ N. lat., 124°40.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 44°09.00′ N. lat., 124°45.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 44°03.46′ N. lat., 124°45.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 44°03.26′ N. lat., 124°49.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 43°58.61′ N. lat., 124°49.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 43°57.68′ N. lat., 124°55.48′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Deepwater off Coos Bay.</E> The boundary of the Deepwater off Coos Bay EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 43°29.32′ N. lat., 125°20.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 43°38.96′ N. lat., 125°18.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 43°37.88′ N. lat., 125°08.26′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 43°36.58′ N. lat., 125°06.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 43°33.04′ N. lat., 125°08.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 43°27.74′ N. lat., 125°07.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 43°15.95′ N. lat., 125°07.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 43°15.38′ N. lat., 125°10.47′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 43°25.73′ N. lat., 125°19.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 43°29.32′ N. lat., 125°20.11′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Bandon High Spot.</E> The boundary of the Bandon High Spot EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 43°08.83′ N. lat., 124°50.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 43°08.77′ N. lat., 124°49.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 43°05.16′ N. lat., 124°49.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 43°02.94′ N. lat., 124°46.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 42°57.18′ N. lat., 124°46.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 42°56.10′ N. lat., 124°47.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 42°56.66′ N. lat., 124°48.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 42°52.89′ N. lat., 124°52.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 42°53.82′ N. lat., 124°55.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 42°57.56′ N. lat., 124°54.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 42°58.00′ N. lat., 124°52.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 43°00.39′ N. lat., 124°51.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 43°02.64′ N. lat., 124°52.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 43°04.60′ N. lat., 124°53.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 43°05.89′ N. lat., 124°51.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 43°08.83′ N. lat., 124°50.93′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">President Jackson Seamount.</E> The boundary of the President Jackson Seamount EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 42°21.41′ N. lat., 127°42.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 42°21.96′ N. lat., 127°43.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 42°23.78′ N. lat., 127°46.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 42°26.05′ N. lat., 127°48.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 42°28.60′ N. lat., 127°52.10′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 42°31.06′ N. lat., 127°55.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 42°34.61′ N. lat., 127°58.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 42°37.34′ N. lat., 128°01.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 42°39.62′ N. lat., 128°05.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 42°41.81′ N. lat., 128°08.13′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 42°43.44′ N. lat., 128°10.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 42°44.99′ N. lat., 128°12.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 42°48.27′ N. lat., 128°15.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 42°51.28′ N. lat., 128°15.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 42°53.64′ N. lat., 128°12.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 42°52.64′ N. lat., 128°08.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 42°51.64′ N. lat., 128°06.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 42°50.27′ N. lat., 128°05.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 42°48.18′ N. lat., 128°03.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 42°45.45′ N. lat., 128°01.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 42°42.17′ N. lat., 127°57.57′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 42°41.17′ N. lat., 127°53.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 42°38.80′ N. lat., 127°49.92′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 42°36.43′ N. lat., 127°44.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(25) 42°33.52′ N. lat., 127°41.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(26) 42°31.24′ N. lat., 127°39.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(27) 42°28.33′ N. lat., 127°36.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(28) 42°23.96′ N. lat., 127°35.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(29) 42°21.96′ N. lat., 127°37.72′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="137"/> </P> <P>(30) 42°21.05′ N. lat., 127°40.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 42°21.41′ N. lat., 127°42.91′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Rogue Canyon.</E> The boundary of the Rogue Canyon EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 42°41.33′ N. lat., 125°16.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 42°41.55′ N. lat., 125°03.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 42°35.29′ N. lat., 125°02.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 42°34.11′ N. lat., 124°55.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 42°30.61′ N. lat., 124°54.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 42°23.81′ N. lat., 124°52.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 42°17.94′ N. lat., 125°10.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 42°41.33′ N. lat., 125°16.61′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 27421, May 11, 2006. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 53836, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.79</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH Conservation Areas off the Coast of California.</SUBJECT> <P>Boundary line coordinates for EFH Conservation Areas off California are provided in this section. Fishing activity that is prohibited or permitted within the EEZ in a particular area designated as a groundfish EFH Conservation Area is detailed at §§ 660.11; §§ 660.112 and 660.130; §§ 660.212 and 660.230; §§ 660.312 and 660.330; and §§ 660.360.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Eel River Canyon.</E> The boundary of the Eel River Canyon EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 40°38.27′ N. lat., 124°27.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 40°35.60′ N. lat., 124°28.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 40°37.52′ N. lat., 124°33.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 40°37.47′ N. lat., 124°40.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 40°35.47′ N. lat., 124°42.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 40°32.78′ N. lat., 124°44.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 40°24.32′ N. lat., 124°39.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 40°23.26′ N. lat., 124°42.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 40°27.34′ N. lat., 124°51.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 40°32.68′ N. lat., 125°05.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 40°49.12′ N. lat., 124°47.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 40°44.32′ N. lat., 124°46.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 40°40.75′ N. lat., 124°47.51′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 40°40.65′ N. lat., 124°46.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 40°39.69′ N. lat., 124°33.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 40°38.27′ N. lat., 124°27.16′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Blunts Reef.</E> The boundary of the Blunts Reef EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 40°27.53′ N. lat., 124°26.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 40°24.66′ N. lat., 124°29.49′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 40°28.50′ N. lat., 124°32.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 40°30.46′ N. lat., 124°32.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 40°30.21′ N. lat., 124°26.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 40°27.53′ N. lat., 124°26.84′ W. long.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Mendocino Ridge.</E> The boundary of the Mendocino Ridge EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 40°25.23′ N. lat., 124°24.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 40°12.50′ N. lat., 124°22.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 40°14.40′ N. lat., 124°35.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 40°16.16′ N. lat., 124°39.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 40°17.47′ N. lat., 124°40.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 40°19.26′ N. lat., 124°47.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 40°19.98′ N. lat., 124°52.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 40°20.06′ N. lat., 125°02.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 40°11.79′ N. lat., 125°07.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 40°12.55′ N. lat., 125°11.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 40°12.81′ N. lat., 125°12.98′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 40°20.72′ N. lat., 125°57.31′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 40°23.96′ N. lat., 125°56.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 40°24.04′ N. lat., 125°56.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 40°25.68′ N. lat., 125°09.77′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 40°21.03′ N. lat., 124°33.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 40°25.72′ N. lat., 124°24.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 40°25.23′ N. lat., 124°24.06′ W. long.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Delgada Canyon.</E> The boundary of the Delgada Canyon EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 40°07.13′ N. lat., 124°09.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 40°06.58′ N. lat., 124°07.39′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 40°01.18′ N. lat., 124°08.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 40°02.48′ N. lat., 124°12.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 40°05.71′ N. lat., 124°09.42′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 40°07.18′ N. lat., 124°09.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 40°07.13′ N. lat., 124°09.09′ W. long.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Tolo Bank.</E> The boundary of the Tolo Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 39°58.75′ N. lat., 124°04.58′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 39°56.05′ N. lat., 124°01.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 39°53.99′ N. lat., 124°00.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 39°52.28′ N. lat., 124°03.12′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 39°57.90′ N. lat., 124°07.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 39°58.75′ N. lat., 124°04.58′ W. long.<PRTPAGE P="138"/> </P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Point Arena North.</E> The boundary of the Point Arena North EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 39°03.32′ N. lat., 123°51.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 38°56.54′ N. lat., 123°49.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 38°54.12′ N. lat., 123°52.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 38°59.64′ N. lat., 123°55.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 39°02.83′ N. lat., 123°55.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 39°03.32′ N. lat., 123°51.15′ W. long.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Point Arena South Biogenic Area.</E> The boundary of the Point Arena South Biogenic Area EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 38°35.49′ N. lat., 123°34.79′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 38°32.86′ N. lat., 123°41.09′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 38°34.92′ N. lat., 123°42.53′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 38°35.74′ N. lat., 123°43.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 38°47.28′ N. lat., 123°51.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 38°49.50′ N. lat., 123°45.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 38°41.22′ N. lat., 123°41.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 38°35.49′ N. lat., 123°34.79′ W. long.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area.</E> The boundary of the Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area EFH Conservation Area is located offshore of California′s Marin County defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 38°04.05′ N. lat., 123°07.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 38°02.84′ N. lat., 123°07.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 38°01.09′ N. lat., 123°07.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 38°01.02′ N. lat., 123°22.08′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 37°54.75′ N. lat., 123°23.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 37°46.01′ N. lat., 123°25.62′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 37°46.68′ N. lat., 123°27.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 37°47.66′ N. lat., 123°28.18′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 37°50.26′ N. lat., 123°30.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 37°54.41′ N. lat., 123°32.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 37°56.94′ N. lat., 123°32.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 37°57.12′ N. lat., 123°25.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 37°59.43′ N. lat., 123°27.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 38°00.82′ N. lat., 123°29.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 38°02.31′ N. lat., 123°30.88′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 38°03.99′ N. lat., 123°30.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 38°04.85′ N. lat., 123°30.36′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 38°04.88′ N. lat., 123°27.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 38°04.44′ N. lat., 123°24.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 38°03.05′ N. lat., 123°21.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 38°05.77′ N. lat., 123°06.83′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 38°04.05′ N. lat., 123°07.28′ W. long.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Cordell Bank (50-fm (91-m) isobath).</E> The boundary of the Cordell Bank (50-fm (91-m) isobath) EFH Conservation Area is located offshore of California′s Marin County defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 37°57.62′ N. lat., 123°24.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 37°57.70′ N. lat., 123°25.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°59.47′ N. lat., 123°26.63′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 38°00.24′ N. lat., 123°27.87′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 38°00.98′ N. lat., 123°27.65′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 38°02.81′ N. lat., 123°28.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 38°04.26′ N. lat., 123°29.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 38°04.55′ N. lat., 123°28.32′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 38°03.87′ N. lat., 123°27.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 38°04.27′ N. lat., 123°26.68′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 38°02.67′ N. lat., 123°24.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 38°00.87′ N. lat., 123°23.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 37°59.32′ N. lat., 123°22.52′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 37°58.24′ N. lat., 123°23.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 37°57.62′ N. lat., 123°24.22′ W. long.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal.</E> The boundary of the Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 37°51.58′ N. lat., 123°14.07′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 37°44.51′ N. lat., 123°01.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°41.71′ N. lat., 122°58.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 37°40.80′ N. lat., 122°58.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 37°39.87′ N. lat., 122°59.64′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 37°42.05′ N. lat., 123°03.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 37°43.73′ N. lat., 123°04.45′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 37°49.23′ N. lat., 123°16.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 37°51.58′ N. lat., 123°14.07′ W. long.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Half Moon Bay.</E> The boundary of the Half Moon Bay EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 37°18.14′ N. lat., 122°31.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 37°19.80′ N. lat., 122°34.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 37°19.28′ N. lat., 122°38.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 37°23.54′ N. lat., 122°40.75′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 37°25.41′ N. lat., 122°33.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 37°23.28′ N. lat., 122°30.71′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 37°18.14′ N. lat., 122°31.15′ W. long.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Monterey Bay/Canyon.</E> The boundary of the Monterey Bay/Canyon EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°38.21′ N. lat., 121°55.96′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°25.31′ N. lat., 121°54.86′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 36°25.25′ N. lat., 121°58.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°30.86′ N. lat., 122°00.45′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="139"/> </P> <P>(5) 36°30.02′ N. lat., 122°09.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 36°30.23′ N. lat., 122°36.82′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 36°55.08′ N. lat., 122°36.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 36°51.41′ N. lat., 122°14.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 36°49.37′ N. lat., 122°15.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 36°48.31′ N. lat., 122°18.59′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 36°45.55′ N. lat., 122°18.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 36°40.76′ N. lat., 122°17.28′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 36°39.88′ N. lat., 122°09.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 36°44.94′ N. lat., 122°08.46′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 36°47.37′ N. lat., 122°03.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 36°49.60′ N. lat., 122°00.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 36°51.53′ N. lat., 121°58.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 36°50.78′ N. lat., 121°56.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 36°47.39′ N. lat., 121°58.16′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 36°48.34′ N. lat., 121°50.95′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 36°47.23′ N. lat., 121°52.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 36°45.60′ N. lat., 121°54.17′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 36°44.76′ N. lat., 121°56.04′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 36°41.68′ N. lat., 121°56.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°38.21′ N. lat., 121°55.96′ W. long.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Point Sur Deep.</E> The boundary of the Point Sur Deep EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°25.25′ N. lat., 122°11.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°16.05′ N. lat., 122°14.37′ W. long;</P> <P>(3) 36°16.14′ N. lat., 122°15.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°17.98′ N. lat., 122°15.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 36°17.83′ N. lat., 122°22.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 36°22.33′ N. lat., 122°22.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 36°26.00′ N. lat., 122°20.81′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°25.25′ N. lat., 122°11.61′ W. long.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Big Sur Coast/Port San Luis.</E> The boundary of the Big Sur Coast/Port San Luis EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 36°17.83′ N. lat., 122°22.56′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 36°17.98′ N. lat., 122°15.93′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 36°16.14′ N. lat., 122°15.94′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 36°10.82′ N. lat., 122°15.97′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 36°15.84′ N. lat., 121°56.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 36°14.27′ N. lat., 121°53.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 36°10.93′ N. lat., 121°48.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 36°07.40′ N. lat., 121°43.14′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 36°04.89′ N. lat., 121°51.34′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 35°55.70′ N. lat., 121°50.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 35°53.05′ N. lat., 121°56.69′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 35°38.99′ N. lat., 121°49.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 35°20.06′ N. lat., 121°27.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 35°20.54′ N. lat., 121°35.84′ W. long.;</P> <P>(15) 35°02.49′ N. lat., 121°35.35′ W. long.;</P> <P>(16) 35°02.79′ N. lat., 121°26.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(17) 34°58.71′ N. lat., 121°24.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(18) 34°47.24′ N. lat., 121°22.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(19) 34°35.70′ N. lat., 121°45.99′ W. long.;</P> <P>(20) 35°47.36′ N. lat., 122°30.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(21) 35°27.26′ N. lat., 122°45.15′ W. long.;</P> <P>(22) 35°34.39′ N. lat., 123°00.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(23) 36°01.64′ N. lat., 122°40.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(24) 36°17.41′ N. lat., 122°41.22′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 36°17.83′ N. lat., 122°22.56′ W. long.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Davidson Seamount.</E> The boundary of the Davidson Seamount EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 35°54.00′ N. lat., 123°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 35°54.00′ N. lat., 122°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 35°30.00′ N. lat., 122°30.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 35°30.00′ N. lat., 123°00.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 35°54.00′ N. lat., 123°00.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">East San Lucia Bank.</E> The boundary of the East San Lucia Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°45.09′ N. lat., 121°05.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°39.90′ N. lat., 121°10.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°43.39′ N. lat., 121°14.73′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°52.83′ N. lat., 121°14.85′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°52.82′ N. lat., 121°05.90′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 34°45.09′ N. lat., 121°05.73′ W. long.</P> <P>(q) <E T="03">Point Conception.</E> The boundary of the Point Conception EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°29.24′ N. lat., 120°36.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°28.57′ N. lat., 120°34.44′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°26.81′ N. lat., 120°33.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°24.54′ N. lat., 120°32.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°23.41′ N. lat., 120°30.61′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°53.05′ N. lat., 121°05.19′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 34°13.64′ N. lat., 121°20.91′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 34°40.04′ N. lat., 120°54.01′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 34°36.41′ N. lat., 120°43.48′ W. long.;</P> <P>(10) 34°33.50′ N. lat., 120°43.72′ W. long.;</P> <P>(11) 34°31.22′ N. lat., 120°42.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(12) 34°30.04′ N. lat., 120°40.27′ W. long.;</P> <P>(13) 34°30.02′ N. lat., 120°40.23′ W. long.;</P> <P>(14) 34°29.26′ N. lat., 120°37.89′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 34°29.24′ N. lat., 120°36.05′ W. long.</P> <P>(r) <E T="03">Harris Point.</E> The boundary of the Harris Point EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°03.10′ N. lat., 120°23.30′ W. long.;<PRTPAGE P="140"/> </P> <P>(2) 34°12.50′ N. lat., 120°23.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°12.50′ N. lat., 120°18.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°01.80′ N. lat., 120°18.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°02.90′ N. lat., 120°20.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 34°03.50′ N. lat., 120°21.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(s) <E T="03">Harris Point Exception.</E> An exemption to the Harris Point reserve, where commercial and recreational take of living marine resources is allowed, exists between the mean high water line in Cuyler Harbor and a straight line connecting all of the following points:</P> <P>(1) 34°02.90′ N. lat., 120°20.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°03.50′ N. lat., 120°21.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(t) <E T="03">Richardson Rock.</E> The boundary of the Richardson Rock EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°10.40′ N. lat., 120°28.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°10.40′ N. lat., 120°36.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°36.29′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°02.21′ N. lat., 120°28.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 34°10.40′ N. lat., 120°28.20′ W. long.</P> <P>(u) <E T="03">Scorpion.</E> The boundary of the Scorpion EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and a straight line connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°02.94′ N. lat., 119°35.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°09.35′ N. lat., 119°35.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°09.35′ N. lat., 119°32.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°02.80′ N. lat., 119°32.80′ W. long.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Painted Cave.</E> The boundary of the Painted Cave EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and a straight line connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°04.50′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°05.20′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°05.00′ N. lat., 119°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°04.00′ N. lat., 119°51.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(w) <E T="03">Anacapa Island.</E> The boundary of the Anacapa Island EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°00.80′ N. lat., 119°26.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°05.00′ N. lat., 119°26.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°05.00′ N. lat., 119°21.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°01.00′ N. lat., 119°21.40′ W. long.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Carrington Point.</E> The boundary of the Carrington Point EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points:</P> <P>(1) 34°01.30′ N. lat., 120°05.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 34°04.00′ N. lat., 120°05.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 34°04.00′ N. lat., 120°01.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°00.50′ N. lat., 120°01.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 34°00.50′ N. lat., 120°02.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(y) <E T="03">Judith Rock.</E> The boundary of the Judith Rock EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and a straight line connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 34°01.80′ N. lat., 120°26.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°58.50′ N. lat., 120°26.60′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°58.50′ N. lat., 120°25.30′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 34°01.50′ N. lat., 120°25.30′ W. long.</P> <P>(z) <E T="03">Skunk Point.</E> The boundary of the Skunk Point EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°59.00′ N. lat., 119°58.80′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°59.00′ N. lat., 119°58.02′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°57.10′ N. lat., 119°58.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°57.10′ N. lat., 119°58.20′ W. long.</P> <P>(aa) <E T="03">Footprint.</E> The boundary of the Footprint EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°59.00′ N. lat., 119°26.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°59.00′ N. lat., 119°31.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°31.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°54.11′ N. lat., 119°26.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°59.00′ N. lat., 119°26.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(bb) <E T="03">Gull Island.</E> The boundary of the Gull Island EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°58.02′ N. lat., 119°51.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°58.02′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°51.63′ N. lat., 119°53.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°51.62′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°57.70′ N. lat., 119°48.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(cc) <E T="03">South Point.</E> The boundary of the South Point EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°55.00′ N. lat., 120°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°50.40′ N. lat., 120°10.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°50.40′ N. lat., 120°06.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°53.80′ N. lat., 120°06.50′ W. long.</P> <P>(dd) <E T="03">Hidden Reef/Kidney Bank.</E> The boundary of the Hidden Reef/Kidney Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:<PRTPAGE P="141"/> </P> <P>(1) 33°48.00′ N. lat., 119°15.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°48.00′ N. lat., 118°57.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°33.00′ N. lat., 118°57.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°33.00′ N. lat., 119°15.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°48.00′ N. lat., 119°15.06′ W. long.</P> <P>(ee) <E T="03">Catalina Island.</E> The boundary of the Catalina Island EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°34.71′ N. lat., 118°11.40′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°25.88′ N. lat., 118°03.76′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°11.69′ N. lat., 118°09.21′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°19.73′ N. lat., 118°35.41′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°23.90′ N. lat., 118°35.11′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 33°25.68′ N. lat., 118°41.66′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 33°30.25′ N. lat., 118°42.25′ W. long.;</P> <P>(8) 33°32.73′ N. lat., 118°38.38′ W. long.;</P> <P>(9) 33°27.07′ N. lat., 118°20.33′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°34.71′ N. lat., 118°11.40′ W. long.</P> <P>(ff) <E T="03">Potato Bank.</E> Potato Bank is within the Cowcod Conservation Area West, an area south of Point Conception. The boundary of the Potato Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°30.00′ N. lat., 120°00.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°30.00′ N. lat., 119°50.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°20.00′ N. lat., 119°50.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°20.00′ N. lat., 120°00.06′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 33°30.00′ N. lat., 120°00.06′ W. long.</P> <P>(gg) <E T="03">Santa Barbara.</E> The Santa Barbara EFH Conservation Area is defined by the mean high water line and straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 33°28.50′ N. lat., 119°01.70′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 33°28.50′ N. lat., 118°54.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 33°21.78′ N. lat., 118°54.54′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 33°21.78′ N. lat., 119°02.20′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 33°27.90′ N. lat., 119°02.20′ W. long.</P> <P>(hh) <E T="03">Cherry Bank.</E> Cherry Bank is within the Cowcod Conservation Area West, an area south of Point Conception. The Cherry Bank EFH Conservation Area is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°59.00′ N. lat., 119°32.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°59.00′ N. lat., 119°17.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°46.00′ N. lat., 119°17.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°46.00′ N. lat., 119°32.05′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°59.00′ N. lat., 119°32.05′ W. long.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Cowcod EFH Conservation Area East.</E> The Cowcod EFH Conservation Area East is defined by straight lines connecting all of the following points in the order stated:</P> <P>(1) 32°41.15′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(2) 32°42.00′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(3) 32°42.00′ N. lat., 117°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(4) 32°36.70′ N. lat., 117°50.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(5) 32°30.00′ N. lat., 117°53.50′ W. long.;</P> <P>(6) 32°30.00′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>(7) 32°40.49′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.;</P> <P>and connecting back to 32°41.15′ N. lat., 118°02.00′ W. long.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 27422, May 11, 2006. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010; 76 FR 53836, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="142"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 1a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">a</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2011, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery Harvest guidelines (weights in metric tons)</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>er19my11.007</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="143"/> <P>a/ ACLs and HGs are specified as total catch values. Fishery harvest guidelines (HGs) means the harvest guideline or quota after subtracting from the ACL or ACT any allocation for the Pacific Coast treaty Indian Tribes, projected research catch, deductions for fishing mortality in non-groundfish fisheries, as necessary, and set-asides for EFPs.</P> <P>b/ Lingcod north (Oregon and Washington). A new lingcod stock assessment was prepared in 2009. The lingcod north biomass was estimated to be at 62 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 2,438 mt was calculated using an FMSYproxy of F45%. The ABC of 2,330 mt was based on a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 0.36/P* = 0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the stock is above B40% coastwide, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. ACL is further reduced for the Tribal fishery (250 mt), incidental open access fishery (16 mt) and research catch (5 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 2,059 mt.</P> <P>c/ Lingcod south (California). A new lingcod stock assessment was prepared in 2009. The lingcod south biomass was estimated to be at 74 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 2,523 mt was calculated using an FMSYproxy of F45%. The ABC of 2,102 mt was based on a 17 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 0.72/P* = 0.40) as it's a category 2 species. Because the stock is above B40% coastwide, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. An incidental open access set-aside of 7 mt is deducted from the ACL, resulting in a fishery HG of 2,095 mt.</P> <P>d/ Pacific Cod. The 3,200 mt OFL is based on the maximum level of historic landings. The ABC of 2,222 mt is a 31 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 1.44/P* = 0.40) as it's a category 3 species. The 1,600 mt ACL is the OFL reduced by 50 percent as a precautionary adjustment. A set-aside of 400 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery resulting in a fishery HG of 1,200 mt.</P> <P>e/Pacific whiting. The most recent stock assessment was prepared in January 2011. The stock assessment estimated the Pacific whiting biomass to be at 126 percent (50th percentile estimate of depletion, using two equally plausible models that were averaged together) of its unfished biomass in 2011. The U.S.-Canada coastwide OFL is 973,700 mt. The U.S. share of the OFL is 719,370 mt (73.88 percent of the coastwide OFL). The U.S.-Canada coastwide ACL is 393,751 mt, with a corresponding U.S. ACL (73.88 percent of the coastwide ACL) of 290,903 mt. The ACL is reduced by 66,908 mt for the tribal allocation, and a set-aside of 3,000 mt is deducted for the incidental open access fishery and research catch, resulting in a fishery HG of 220,995 mt.</P> <P>f/Sablefish north. A coastwide sablefish stock assessment was prepared in 2007. The coastwide sablefish biomass was estimated to be at 38.3 percent of its unfished biomass in 2007. The coastwide OFL of 8,808 mt was based on the 2007 stock assessment with a FMSYproxy of F45%. The ABC of 8,418 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 0.36/P* = 0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The 40-10 harvest policy was applied to the ABC to derive the coastwide ACL and then the ACL was apportioned north and south of 36° N. lat, using the average of annual swept area biomass (2003-2008) from the NMFS NWFSC trawl survey, between the northern and southern areas with 68 percent going to the area north of 36° N. lat. and 32 percent going to the area south of 36° N. lat. The northern portion of the ACL is 5,515 mt and is reduced by 552 mt for the Tribal allocation (10 percent of the ACL north of 36° N. lat.) The 552 mt Tribal allocation is reduced by 1.5 percent to account for discard mortality. Detailed sablefish allocations are shown in Table 1c.</P> <P>g/Sablefish South. That portion of the coastwide ACL apportioned to the area south of 36° N. lat. is 2,595 mt (32 percent). An additional 50 percent reduction was made for uncertainty resulting in an ACL of 1,298 mt. A set-aside of 34 mt is deducted from the ACL for EFP catch (26 mt), the incidental open access fishery (6 mt) and research catch (2 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 1,264 mt.</P> <P>h/Cabezon (Oregon). A new cabezon stock assessment was prepared in 2009. The cabezon biomass in Oregon was estimated to be at 51 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 52 mt was calculated using an FMSYproxy of F45%. The ABC of 50 mt was based on a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 0.36/P* = 0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the stock is above B40% coastwide, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. No set-asides were removed so the fishery HG is also equal to the ACL at 50 mt. Cabezon in waters off Oregon were removed from the “other fish” complex, while cabezon of Washington will continue to be managed within the “other fish” complex.</P> <P>i/Cabezon (California). A new cabezon stock assessment was prepared in 2009. The cabezon south biomass was estimated to be at 48 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 187 mt was calculated using an FMSYproxy of F45%. The ABC of 179 mt was based on a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 0.36/P* = 0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the stock is above B40% coastwide, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. No set-asides were removed so the fishery HG is also equal to the ACL at 179 mt.</P> <P>j/Dover sole. A 2005 Dover sole assessment estimated the stock to be at 63 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. The OFL of 44,400 mt is based on the results of the 2005 stock assessment with an FMSYproxy of F30%. The ABC of 42,436 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 0.36/P* = 0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the stock is above B25% coastwide, the ACL could be set equal to the ABC. However, the ACL of 25,000 mt is set at a level below the ABC and higher than <PRTPAGE P="144"/>the maximum historical landed catch. A set-aside of 1,590 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (1,497 mt), the incidental open access fishery (55 mt) and research catch (38 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 23,410 mt.</P> <P>k/English sole. A stock assessment update was prepared in 2007 based on the full assessment in 2005. The stock was estimated to be at 116 percent of its unfished biomass in 2007. The OFL of 20,675 mt is based on the results of the 2007 assessment update with an FMSYproxy of F30%. The ABC of 19,761 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the stock is above B25%, the ACL was set equal to the ABC. A set-aside of 100 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (91 mt), the incidental open access fishery (4 mt) and research catch (5 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 19,661 mt.</P> <P>l/Petrale sole. A petrale sole stock assessment was prepared for 2009. In 2009 the petrale sole stock was estimated to be at 12 percent of its unfished biomass coastwide, resulting in the stock being declared as overfished. The OFL of 1,021 mt is based on the 2009 assessment with a F30% FMSYproxy. The ABC of 976 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL is set equal to the ABC and corresponds to an SPR harvest rate of 31 percent. A set-aside of 65.4 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (45.4 mt), the incidental open access fishery (1 mt), EFP catch (2 mt) and research catch (17 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 911 mt.</P> <P>m/Arrowtooth flounder. The stock was last assessed in 2007 and was estimated to be at 79 percent of its unfished biomass in 2007. The OFL of 18,211 mt is based on the 2007 assessment with a F30% FMSYproxy. The ABC of 15,174 mt is a 17 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.72/P*=0.40) as it's a category 2 species. Because the stock is above B25%, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. A set-aside of 2,078 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (2,041 mt), the incidental open access fishery (30 mt), and research catch (7 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 13,096 mt.</P> <P>n/Starry Flounder. The stock was assessed for the first time in 2005 and was estimated to be above 40 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. For 2011, the coastwide OFL of 1,802 mt is based on the 2005 assessment with a FMSYproxy of F30%. The ABC of 1,502 mt is a 17 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.72/P*=0.40) as it's a category 2 species. Because the stock is above B25%, the ACL could have been set equal to the ABC. As a precautionary measure, the ACL of 1,352 mt is a 25 percent reduction from the OFL, which is a 10 percent reduction from the ABC. A set-aside of 7 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (2 mt), the incidental open access fishery (5 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 1,345 mt.</P> <P>o/“Other flatfish” are the unassessed flatfish species that do not have individual OFLs/ABC/ACLs and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sand dab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole. The other flatfish OFL of 10,146 mt is based on the summed contribution of the OFLs determined for the component stocks. The ABC of 7,044 mt is a 31 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=1.44/P*=0.40) as all species in this complex are category 3 species. The ACL of 4,884 mt is equivalent to the 2010 OY, because there have been no significant changes in the status or management of stocks within the complex. A set-aside of 198 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (60 mt), the incidental open access fishery (125 mt), and research catch (13 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 4,686 mt.</P> <P>p/POP. A POP stock assessment update was prepared in 2009, based on the 2003 full assessment, and the stock was estimated to be at 29 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 1,026 mt for the Vancouver and Columbia areas is based on the 2009 stock assessment update with an F50% FMSYproxy. The ABC of 981 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL of 180 mt is based on a rebuilding plan with a target year to rebuild of 2020 and an SPR harvest rate of 86.4 percent. An ACT of 157 mt is being established to address management uncertainty and increase the likelihood that total catch remains within the ACL. A set-aside of 12.8 mt is deducted from the ACT for the Tribal fishery (10.9 mt), EFP catch (0.1 mt) and research catch (1.8 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 144.2 mt.</P> <P>q/Shortbelly rockfish. A non-quantitative assessment was conducted in 2007. The spawning stock biomass of shortbelly rockfish was estimated at 67 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. The OFL of 6,950 mt was recommended for the stock in 2011 with an ABC of 5,789 mt (σ=0.72 with a P* of 0.40). The 50 mt ACL is slightly higher than recent landings, but much lower than previous OYs in recognition of the stock's importance as a forage species in the California Current ecosystem. A set-aside of 1 mt for research catch results in a fishery HG of 49 mt.</P> <P>r/Widow rockfish. The stock was assessed in 2009 and was estimated to be at 39 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 5,097 mt is based on the 2009 stock assessment with an F50% FMSYproxy. The ABC of 4,872 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. A constant catch strategy of 600 mt, which corresponds to an SPR harvest rate of 91.7 percent, will be used to rebuild the widow rockfish stock consistent with the rebuilding plan and a TTARGETof 2010. A set-aside of 61 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (45 mt), the incidental open access fishery (3.3 mt), EFP catch (11 <PRTPAGE P="145"/>mt) and research catch (1.6 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 539.1 mt.</P> <P>s/Canary rockfish. A canary rockfish stock assessment update, based on the full assessment in 2007, was completed in 2009 and the stock was estimated to be at 23.7 percent of its unfished biomass coastwide in 2009. The coastwide OFL of 614 mt is based on the new assessment with a FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 586 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL of 102 mt is based on a rebuilding plan with a target year to rebuild of 2027 and a SPR harvest rate of 88.7 percent. A set-aside of 20 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (9.5 mt), the incidental open access fishery (2 mt), EFP catch (1.3 mt) and research catch (7.2 mt) resulting in a fishery HG of 82 mt. Recreational HGs are being specified as follows: Washington recreational, 2.0; Oregon recreational 7.0 mt; and California recreational 14.5 mt.</P> <P>t/Chilipepper rockfish. The coastwide chilipepper stock was assessed in 2007 and estimated to be at 71 percent of its unfished biomass coastwide in 2006. Given that chilipepper rockfish are predominantly a southern species, the stock is managed with stock-specific harvest specifications south of 40°10′ N. lat. and within minor shelf rockfish north of 40°10′ N. lat. South of 40°10′ N. lat., the OFL of 2,073 mt is based on the 2007 assessment with an FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 1,981 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the biomass is estimated to be above 40 percent of the unfished biomass, the ACL was set equal to the ABC. The ACL is reduced by the incidental open access fishery (5 mt), and research catch (9 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 1,966 mt.</P> <P>u/Bocaccio. A bocaccio stock assessment was prepared in 2009 from Cape Mendocino to Cape Blanco (43° N. lat.) Given that bocaccio rockfish are predominantly a southern species, the stock is managed with stock-specific harvest specifications south of 40°10′ N. lat. and within minor shelf rockfish north of 40°10′ N. lat. The bocaccio stock was estimated to be at 28 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL of 737 mt is based on the 2009 stock assessment with an FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 704 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The 263 mt ACL is based on a rebuilding plan with a target year to rebuild of 2022 and a SPR harvest rate of 77.7 percent. A set-aside of 13.4 mt is deducted from the ACL for the incidental open access fishery (0.7 mt), EFP catch (11 mt) and research catch (1.7 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 249.6 mt.</P> <P>v/Splitnose rockfish. A new coastwide assessment was prepared in 2009 that estimated the stock to be at 66 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. Splitnose in the north is managed under the minor slope rockfish complex and south of 40°10′ N. lat. with species-specific harvest specifications. South of 40°10′ N. lat. the OFL of 1,529 mt is based on the 2009 assessment with an FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 1,461 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the unfished biomass is estimated to be above 40 percent of the unfished biomass, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. A set-aside of 7 mt is deducted from the ACL for research catch, resulting in a fishery HG of 1,454 mt.</P> <P>w/Yellowtail rockfish. A yellowtail rockfish stock assessment was last prepared in 2005 for the Vancouver, Columbia, and Eureka areas. Yellowtail rockfish was estimated to be at 55 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. The OFL of 4,566 mt is based on the 2005 stock assessment with the FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 4,364 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL was set equal to the ABC, because the stock is above B40%. A set-aside of 507 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (490 mt), the incidental open access fishery (3 mt), EFP catch (10 mt) and research catch (4 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 3,857 mt.</P> <P>x/Shortspine thornyhead. A coastwide stock assessment was conducted in 2005 and the stock was estimated to be at 63 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. A coastwide OFL of 2,384 mt is based on the 2005 stock assessment with a F50% FMSYproxy. The coastwide ABC of 2,279 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. For the portion of the stock that is north of 34°27′ N. lat., the ACL is 1,573 mt, 66 percent of the coastwide OFL. A set-aside of 45 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (38 mt), the incidental open access fishery (2 mt), and research catch (5 mt) resulting in a fishery HG of 1,528 mt for the area north of 34°27′ N. lat. For that portion of the stock south of 34°27′ N. lat. the ACL is 405 mt which is 34 percent of the coastwide OFL, reduced by 50 percent as a precautionary adjustment. A set-aside of 42 mt is deducted from the ACL for the incidental open access fishery (41 mt), and research catch (1 mt) resulting in a fishery HG of 363 mt for the area south of 34°27′ N. lat. The sum of the northern and southern area ACLs (1,978 mt) is a 13 percent reduction from the coastwide ABC.</P> <P>y/Longspine thornyhead. A coastwide stock assessment was conducted in 2005 and the stock was estimated to be at 71 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. A coastwide OFL of 3,577 mt is based on the 2005 stock assessment with a F50% FMSYproxy. The ABC of 2,981 mt is a 17 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.72/P*=0.40) as it's a category 2 species. For the portion of the stock that is north of 34°27′ N. lat., the ACL is 2,119 mt, and is 79 percent of the coastwide OFL for the biomass found in that area reduced by an <PRTPAGE P="146"/>additional 25 percent as a precautionary adjustment. A set-aside of 44 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (30 mt), the incidental open access fishery (1 mt), and research catch (13 mt) resulting in a fishery HG of 2,075 mt. For that portion of the stock south of 34°27′ N. lat. the ACL is 376 mt and is 21 percent of the coastwide ABC reduced by 50 percent as a precautionary adjustment. A set-aside of 3 mt is deducted from the ACL for the incidental open access fishery (2 mt), and research catch (1 mt) resulting in a fishery HG of 373 mt. The sum of the northern and southern area ACLs (2,495 mt) is a 16 percent reduction from the coastwide ABC.</P> <P>z/Cowcod. A stock assessment update was prepared in 2009 and the stock was estimated to be 5 percent (bounded between 4 and 21 percent) of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFLs for the Monterey and Conception areas were summed to derive the south of 40°10 N.′ lat. OFL of 13 mt. The ABC for the area south of 40°10′ N. lat. is 10 mt. The assessed portion of the stock in the Conception Area was considered category 2, with a Conception Area contribution to the ABC of 5 mt, which is a 17 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.72/P*=0.35). The unassessed portion of the stock in the Monterrey area was considered a category 3 stock, with a contribution to the ABC of 5 mt, which is a 29 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=1.44/P*=0.40). A single ACL of 3 mt is being set for both areas combined. The ACL of 3 mt is based on a rebuilding plan with a target year to rebuild of 2068 and an SPR rate of 82.7 percent. The amount anticipated to be taken during research activity is 0.1 mt and the amount expected to be taken during EFP activity is 0.2 mt, which results in a fishery HG of 2.7 mt.</P> <P>aa/Darkblotched rockfish. A stock assessment update was prepared in 2009, based on the 2007 full assessment, and the stock was estimated to be at 27.5 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The OFL is projected to be 508 mt and is based on the 2009 stock assessment with an FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 485 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL of 298 mt is based on a rebuilding plan with a target year to rebuild of 2025 and an SPR harvest rate of 64.9 percent. A set-aside of 18.7 mt is deducted from the ACL for the Tribal fishery (0.1 mt), the incidental open access fishery (15 mt), EFP catch (1.5 mt) and research catch (2.1 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 279.3 mt.</P> <P>bb/Yelloweye rockfish. The stock was assessed in 2009 and was estimated to be at 20.3 percent of its unfished biomass in 2009. The 48 mt coastwide OFL was derived from the base model in the new stock assessment with an FMSYproxy of F50%. The ABC of 46 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The 17 mt ACL is based on a rebuilding plan with a target year to rebuild of 2074 and an SPR harvest rate of 76 percent. A set-aside of 5.9 mt is deducted from the ACT for the Tribal fishery (2.3 mt), the incidental open access fishery (0.2 mt), EFP catch (0.1 mt) and research catch (3.3 mt) resulting in a fishery HG of 11.1 mt. Recreational HGs are being established as follows: Washington recreational, 2.6; Oregon recreational 2.4 mt; and California recreational 3.1 mt.</P> <P>cc/California Scorpionfish was assessed in 2005 and was estimated to be at 80 percent of its unfished biomass in 2005. The OFL of 141 mt is based on the new assessment with a harvest rate proxy of F50%. The ABC of 135 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. Because the stock is above B40%, the ACL is set equal to the ABC. A set-aside of 2 mt is deducted from the ACL for the incidental open access fishery, resulting in a fishery HG of 133 mt.</P> <P>dd/Black rockfish north (Washington). A stock assessment was prepared for black rockfish north of 45°56′ N. lat. (Cape Falcon, Oregon) in 2007. The biomass in the north was estimated to be at 53 percent of its unfished biomass in 2007. The OFL from the assessed area is based on the 2007 assessment with a harvest rate proxy of F50%. The resulting OFL for the area north of 46°16′ N. lat. (the Washington/Oregon Border) is 445 mt and is 97 percent of the OFL from the assessed area. The ABC of 426 mt for the north of 46°16′ N. Lat. is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL was set equal to the ABC, since the stock is above B40%. A set-aside of 14 mt for the Tribal fishery results in a fishery HG of 412 mt.</P> <P>ee/Black rockfish south (Oregon and California). A 2007 stock assessment was prepared for black rockfish south of 45°56′ N. lat. (Cape Falcon, Oregon) to the southern limit of the stock's distribution in Central California in 2007. The biomass in this area was estimated to be at 70 percent of its unfished biomass in 2007. The OFL from the assessed area is based on the 2007 assessment with a harvest rate proxy of F50%. Three percent of the OFL from the stock assessment prepared for black rockfish north of 45°56′ N. lat. is added to the OFL from the assessed area south of 45° 56′ N. lat. The resulting OFL for the area south of 46°16′ N. lat. is 1,217 mt. The ABC of 1,163 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL was set at 1,000 mt, which is a constant catch strategy designed to keep the stock biomass above B40%. There are no set-asides thus the fishery HG is equal to the ACL. The black rockfish ACL in the area south of 46°16′ N. lat., is subdivided with separate HGs being set for the area north of 42° N. lat. (580 mt/58 percent) and for the area south of 42° N. lat. (420 mt/42 percent).<PRTPAGE P="147"/> </P> <P>ff/Minor rockfish north is comprised of three minor rockfish sub-complexes: Nearshore, shelf, and slope rockfish. The OFL of 3,767 mt is the sum of OFLs for nearshore (116 mt), shelf (2,188 mt) and slope (1,462 mt) north sub-complexes. Each sub-complex OFL is the sum of the OFLs of the component species within the complex. The ABCs for the minor rockfish complexes and sub-complexes are based on a sigma value of 0.36 for category 1 stocks (splitnose and chilipepper rockfish), 0.72 for category 2 stocks (greenstriped rockfish and blue rockfish in California) and 1.44 for category 3 stocks (all others) with a P* of 0.45. The resulting minor rockfish north ABC, which is the summed contribution of the ABCs for the contributing species in each sub-complex (nearshore, shelf, and slope) is 3,363 mt. The ACL of 2,227 mt for the complex is the sum of the sub-complex ACLs. The sub-complex ACLs are the sum of the component stock ACLs, which are less than or equal to the ABC contribution of each component stock. There are no set-asides for the nearshore sub-complex, thus the fishery HG is equal to the ACL, which is 99 mt. The set-aside for the shelf sub-complex is 43 mt—Tribal fishery (9 mt), the incidental open access fishery (26 mt), EFP catch (4 mt) and research catch (4 mt) resulting in a shelf fishery HG of 925 mt. The set-aside for the slope sub-complex is 68 mt—Tribal fishery (36 mt), the incidental open access fishery (19 mt), EFP catch (2 mt) and research catch (11 mt), resulting in a slope fishery HG of 1,092 mt.</P> <P>gg/Minor rockfish south is comprised of three minor rockfish sub-complexes: Nearshore, shelf, and slope. The OFL of 4,302 mt is the sum of OFLs for nearshore (1,156 mt), shelf (2,238 mt) and slope (907 mt) south sub-complexes. Each sub-complex OFL is the sum of the OFLs of the component species within the complex. The ABCs for the minor rockfish complexes and sub-complexes are based on a sigma value of 0.36 for category 1 stocks (gopher rockfish north of 34°27′ N. lat., blackgill), 0.72 for category 2 stocks (blue rockfish in the assessed area, greenstriped rockfish, and bank rockfish) and 1.44 for category 3 stocks (all others) with a P* of 0.45. The resulting minor rockfish south ABC, which is the summed contribution of the ABCs for the contributing species in each sub-complex, is 3,723 mt (1,001 mt nearshore, 1,885 mt shelf, and 836 mt slope). The ACL of 2,341 mt for the complex is the sum of the sub-complex ACLs. The sub-complex ACLs are the sum of the component stock ACLs, which are less than or equal to the ABC contribution of each component stock. There are no set-asides for the nearshore sub-complex, thus the fishery HG is equal to the ACL, which is 1,001 mt. The set-aside for the shelf sub-complex is 13 mt for the incidental open access fishery (9 mt), EFP catch (2 mt) and research catch (2 mt), resulting in a shelf fishery HG of 701 mt. The set-aside for the slope sub-complex is 27 mt for the incidental open access fishery (17 mt), EFP catch (2 mt) and research catch (8 mt), resulting in a slope fishery HG of 599 mt.</P> <P>hh/Longnose skate. A stock assessment was prepared in 2007 and the stock was estimated to be at 66 percent of its unfished biomass. The OFL of 3,128 mt is based on the 2007 stock assessment with an FMSYproxy of F45%. The ABC of 2,990 mt is a 4 percent reduction from the OFL (σ=0.36/P*=0.45) as it's a category 1 species. The ACL of 1,349 is equivalent to the 2010 OY and represents a 50% increase in the average 2004-2006 mortality (landings and discard mortality). The set-aside for longnose skate is 129 mt for the Tribal fishery (56 mt), incidental open access fishery (65 mt), and research catch (8 mt), resulting in a fishery HG of 1,220 mt.</P> <P>ii/ “Other fish” contains all unassessed groundfish FMP species that are neither rockfish (family Scorpaenidae) nor flatfish. These species include big skate, California skate, leopard shark, soupfin shark, spiny dogfish, finescale codling, Pacific rattail, ratfish, cabezon off Washington, and kelp greenling. The OFL of 11,150 mt is equivalent to the 2010 MSY harvest level minus the 50 mt contribution made for cabezon off Oregon, which is a newly assessed stock to be managed with stock-specific specifications. The ABC of 7,742 mt is a 31 percent reduction from the OFL (σ = 1.44/P* = 0.40) as all of the stocks in the “other fish” complex are category 3 species. The ACL of 5,575 mt is equivalent to the 2010 OY, minus half of the OFL contribution for Cabezon off of Oregon (25 mt). The fishery HG is equal to the ACL.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 28903, May 19, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="148"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 1b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">b</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2011, Allocations by Species or Species Group (Weights in Metric Tons)</HD> <GPH DEEP="362" SPAN="2"> <GID>er19my11.008</GID> </GPH> <P>a/ Allocations decided through the biennial specification process.</P> <P>b/ 30 mt of the total trawl allocation for POP is allocated to the whiting fisheries, as follows: 12.6 mt for the shorebased IFQ fishery, 7.2 mt for the mothership fishery, and 10.2 mt for the catcher/processor fishery. The tonnage calculated here for the whiting portion of the shorebased IFQ fishery contributes to the total shorebased trawl allocation, which is found at 660.140(d)(1)(ii)(D).</P> <P>c/ 14.1 mt of the total trawl allocation of canary rockfish is allocated to the whiting fisheries, as follows: 5.9 mt for the shorebased IFQ fishery, 3.4 mt for the mothership fishery, and 4.8 mt for the catcher/processor fishery. The tonnage calculated here for the whiting portion of the shorebased IFQ fishery contributes to the total shorebased trawl allocation, which is found at 660.140(d)(1)(ii)(D).</P> <P>d/ 25 mt of the total trawl allocation for darkblotched rockfish is allocated to the whiting fisheries, as follows: 10.5 mt for the shorebased IFQ fishery, 6.0 mt for the mothership fishery, and 8.5 mt for the catcher/processor fishery. The tonnage calculated here for the whiting portion of the shorebased IFQ fishery contributes to the <PRTPAGE P="149"/>total shorebased trawl allocation, which is found at 660.140(d)(1)(ii)(D).</P> <P>e/ 52 percent (255 mt) of the total trawl allocation for widow rockfish is allocated to the whiting fisheries, as follows: 107.1 mt for the shorebased IFQ fishery, 61.2 mt for the mothership fishery, and 86.7 mt for the catcher/processor fishery. The tonnage calculated here for the whiting portion of the shorebased IFQ fishery contributes to the total shorebased trawl allocation, which is found at 660.140(d)(1)(ii)(D).</P> <CITA>[76 FR 28903, May 19, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="150"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 1c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">c</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—Sablefish North of 36°N. lat. Allocations, 2011</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER11MY11.017</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="151"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 1d</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">d</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—At-Sea Whiting Fishery Annual Set-Asides, 2011</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,xs50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species of species complex</CHED> <CHED H="1">Set-aside (mt)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Cod</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Whiting</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <SU>a</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish N. of 36°</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish S. of 36°</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <SU>a</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">WIDOW ROCKFISH</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <SU>a</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>300</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine Thornyhead N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine Thornyhead S. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine Thornyhead N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine Thornyhead S. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">DARKBLOTCHED</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <SU>a</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope RF N.</ENT> <ENT>55</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope RF S.</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover Sole</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English Sole</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale Sole—coastwide</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth Flounder</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starry Flounder</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Flatfish</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">CANARY ROCKFISH</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <SU>a</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">BOCACCIO</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">COWCOD</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">YELLOWEYE</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Black Rockfish</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blue Rockfish (CA)</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Nearshore RF N.</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Nearshore RF S.</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Shelf RF N.</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Shelf RF S.</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">California scorpionfish</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cabezon (off CA only)</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Fish</ENT> <ENT>520</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longnose Skate</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Halibut</ENT> <ENT>10 <SU>b</SU> </ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>a See Table 1.b., to Subpart C, for the at-sea whiting allocations for these species.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>b As stated in § 660.55(m), the Pacific halibut set-aside is 10 mt, to accommodate bycatch in the at-sea Pacific whiting fisheries and in the shorebased trawl sector south of 40°10′ N lat. (estimated to be approximately 5 mt each).</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="152"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 1e</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">e</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—Whiting and non-whiting initial issuance allocation percentage for IFQ decided through the harvest specifications, 2011</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER11MY11.002</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="153"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 2a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">a</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2012, and beyond, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery Harvest guidelines (weights in metric tons)</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15MY12.025</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="154"/> <GID>ER15MY12.026</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="155"/> <GID>ER15MY12.027</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="156"/> <GID>ER15MY12.028</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="157"/> <GID>ER15MY12.029</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="158"/> <GID>ER15MY12.030</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="159"/> <GID>ER15MY12.031</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="160"/> <GID>ER15MY12.032</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="209" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="161"/> <GID>ER15MY12.033</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[77 FR 28507, May 15, 2012]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="162"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 2b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">b</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—2012, and beyond, Allocations by Species or Species Group. (Weights in Metric Tons)</HD> <GPH DEEP="453" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER13DE11.009</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="65" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="163"/> <GID>ER13DE11.010</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 77420, Dec. 13, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="164"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 2c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">c</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—Sablefish North of 36°N. lat. Allocations, 2012, and beyond</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>er11my11.005</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="165"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 2d</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">d</E> to Part 660, Subpart C—At-Sea Whiting Fishery Annual Set-Asides, 2012 and beyond</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,xs50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species or species complex</CHED> <CHED H="1">Set-aside (mt)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Cod</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Whiting</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <E T="51">a</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish N. of 36°</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish S. of 36°</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <E T="51">a</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">WIDOW ROCKFISH</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <E T="51">a</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>300</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine Thornyhead N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine Thornyhead S. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine Thornyhead N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine Thornyhead S. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">DARKBLOTCHED</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <E T="51">a</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope RF N</ENT> <ENT>55</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope RF S</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover Sole</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English Sole</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale Sole—coastwide</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth Flounder</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starry Flounder</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Flatfish</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">CANARY ROCKFISH</ENT> <ENT>Allocation <E T="51">a</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">BOCACCIO</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">COWCOD</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">YELLOWEYE</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Black Rockfish</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blue Rockfish (CA)</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Nearshore RF N</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Nearshore RF S</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Shelf RF N</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Shelf RF S</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">California scorpionfish</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cabezon (off CA only)</ENT> <ENT>NA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Fish</ENT> <ENT>520</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longnose Skate</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Halibut</ENT> <ENT>10 <E T="51">b</E> </ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="51">a/</E> See Table 2.b., to Subpart C, for the at-sea whiting allocations for these species.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <E T="51">b</E> As stated in § 660.55(m), the Pacific halibut set-aside is 10 mt, to accommodate bycatch in the at-sea Pacific whiting fisheries and in the shorebased trawl sector south of 40°10′ N lat. (estimated to be approximately 5 mt each).</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 27531, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. C, Table 3</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3 to Part 660, Subpart C—Vessel Capacity Ratings for West Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Permits</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,8" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Vessel length</CHED> <CHED H="1">Capacity rating</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"><20</ENT> <ENT>1.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 21</ENT> <ENT>1.13</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 22</ENT> <ENT>1.27</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 23</ENT> <ENT>1.42</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 24</ENT> <ENT>1.58</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 25</ENT> <ENT>1.75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 26</ENT> <ENT>1.93</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 27</ENT> <ENT>2.12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 28</ENT> <ENT>2.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 29</ENT> <ENT>2.53</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 30</ENT> <ENT>2.76</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 31</ENT> <ENT>2.99</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 32</ENT> <ENT>3.24</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 33</ENT> <ENT>3.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 34</ENT> <ENT>3.77</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 35</ENT> <ENT>4.05</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 36</ENT> <ENT>4.35</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 37</ENT> <ENT>4.66</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 38</ENT> <ENT>4.98</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 39</ENT> <ENT>5.31</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 40</ENT> <ENT>5.66</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 41</ENT> <ENT>6.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 42</ENT> <ENT>6.39</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 43</ENT> <ENT>6.78</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 44</ENT> <ENT>7.18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 45</ENT> <ENT>7.59</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 46</ENT> <ENT>8.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 47</ENT> <ENT>8.47</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 48</ENT> <ENT>8.92</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 49</ENT> <ENT>9.40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 50</ENT> <ENT>9.88</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 51</ENT> <ENT>10.38</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 52</ENT> <ENT>10.90</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 53</ENT> <ENT>11.43</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 54</ENT> <ENT>11.98</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 55</ENT> <ENT>12.54</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 56</ENT> <ENT>13.12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 57</ENT> <ENT>13.71</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 58</ENT> <ENT>14.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 59</ENT> <ENT>14.95</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 60</ENT> <ENT>15.59</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 61</ENT> <ENT>16.25</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 62</ENT> <ENT>16.92</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 63</ENT> <ENT>17.61</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 64</ENT> <ENT>18.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 65</ENT> <ENT>19.04</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 66</ENT> <ENT>19.78</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 67</ENT> <ENT>20.54</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 68</ENT> <ENT>21.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 69</ENT> <ENT>22.11</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 70</ENT> <ENT>22.92</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 71</ENT> <ENT>23.74</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 72</ENT> <ENT>24.59</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 73</ENT> <ENT>25.45</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 74</ENT> <ENT>26.33</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 75</ENT> <ENT>27.23</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 76</ENT> <ENT>28.15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 77</ENT> <ENT>29.08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 78</ENT> <ENT>30.04</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 79</ENT> <ENT>31.01</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 80</ENT> <ENT>32.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 81</ENT> <ENT>33.01</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 82</ENT> <ENT>34.04</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 83</ENT> <ENT>35.08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 84</ENT> <ENT>36.15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 85</ENT> <ENT>37.24</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 86</ENT> <ENT>38.34</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 87</ENT> <ENT>39.47</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 88</ENT> <ENT>40.61</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 89</ENT> <ENT>41.77</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 90</ENT> <ENT>42.96</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 91</ENT> <ENT>44.16</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 92</ENT> <ENT>45.38</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 93</ENT> <ENT>46.63</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 94</ENT> <ENT>47.89</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 95</ENT> <ENT>49.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 96</ENT> <ENT>50.48</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 97</ENT> <ENT>51.80</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 98</ENT> <ENT>53.15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 99</ENT> <ENT>54.51</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT>55.90</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">101</ENT> <ENT>57.31</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">102</ENT> <ENT>58.74</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">103</ENT> <ENT>60.19</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">104</ENT> <ENT>61.66</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">105</ENT> <ENT>63.15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="166"/> <ENT I="01">106</ENT> <ENT>64.67</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">107</ENT> <ENT>66.20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">108</ENT> <ENT>67.76</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">109</ENT> <ENT>69.34</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT 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<ENT>306.12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">392</ENT> <ENT>306.75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">393</ENT> <ENT>307.39</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">394</ENT> <ENT>308.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">395</ENT> <ENT>308.65</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">396</ENT> <ENT>309.28</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">397</ENT> <ENT>309.91</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="168"/> <ENT I="01">398</ENT> <ENT>310.54</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">399</ENT> <ENT>311.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">>400</ENT> <ENT>311.80</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004. Redesignated at 75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Trawl Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.100</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart covers the Pacific coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery. Under the trawl rationalization program, the limited entry trawl fishery consists of the Shorebased IFQ Program, the MS Coop Program, and the C/P Coop Program. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws. The trawl rationalization program creates limited access privileges. These limited access privileges, including the QS or IBQ, QP or IBQ pounds, and catch history assignments, may be revoked, limited or modified at any time in accordance with the MSA—and do not create any right of compensation to the holder of the limited access privilege if it is revoked, limited, or modified. The trawl rationalization program does not create any right, title, or interest in or to any fish before the fish is harvested by the holder and shall be considered a grant of permission to the holder of the limited access privilege to engage in activities permitted by the trawl rationalization program.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 78383, Dec. 15, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.111</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These definitions are specific to the limited entry trawl fisheries covered in this subpart. General groundfish definitions are found at § 660.11, subpart C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Accumulation limits</E> mean the maximum extent of permissible ownership, control or use of a privilege within the trawl rationalization program, and include the following:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Shorebased IFQ Program.</E> (i) <E T="03">Control limits</E> means the maximum amount of QS or IBQ that a person may own or control, as described at § 660.140(d)(4).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Vessel limits</E> means the maximum amount of QP a vessel can hold, acquire, and/or use during a calendar year, and specify the maximum amount of QP that may be registered to a single vessel during the year (QP Vessel Limit) and, for some species, the maximum amount of unused QP registered to a vessel account at any one time (Unused QP Vessel Limit), as described at § 660.140(e)(4).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">MS Coop Program.</E> (i) MS permit usage limit means the maximum amount of the annual mothership sector Pacific whiting allocation that a person owning an MS permit may cumulatively process, no more than 45 percent, as described at § 660.150(f)(3)(i).</P> <P>(ii) MS/CV permit ownership limit means the maximum amount of catch history assignment that a person may own, no more than 20 percent of the MS sector's allocation of Pacific whiting, as described at § 660.150(g)(3)(i).</P> <P>(iii) Catcher vessel usage limit means the maximum amount of the annual mothership sector Pacific whiting allocation that a vessel may catch, no more than 30 percent, as described at § 660.150(g)(3)(ii).</P> <P> <E T="03">Catch history assignment or CHA</E> means a percentage of the mothership sector allocation of Pacific whiting based on a limited entry permit's qualifying history and which is specified on the MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher/processor coop or C/P coop</E> means a harvester group that includes all eligible catcher/processor at-sea Pacific whiting endorsed permit owners who voluntarily form a coop and who manage the catcher/processor-specified allocations through private agreements and contracts.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher/Processor Coop Program or C/P Coop Program</E> means the C/P Coop Program described at § 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Charterer</E> means, for the purpose of economic data collection program, a person, other than the owner of the <PRTPAGE P="169"/>vessel, who: entered in to any agreement or commitment by which the possession or services of the vessel are secured for a period of time for the purposes of commercially harvesting or processing fish. A long-term or exclusive contract for the sale of all or a portion of the vessel's catch or processed products is not considered a charter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Complete economic data collection (EDC) form</E> means that a response is supplied for each question, sub-question, and answer-table cell. If particular question or sub-question is not applicable, “NA”, must be entered in the appropriate space on the form. The form must also be signed and dated to certify that the information is true and complete to the best of the signatory's knowledge.</P> <P> <E T="03">Coop agreement</E> means a private agreement between a group of MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit owners or C/P-endorsed permit owners that contains all information specified at §§ 660.150 and 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Coop member</E> means a permit owner of an MS/CV-endorsed permit for the MS Coop Program that is a party to an MS coop agreement, or a permit owner of a C/P-endorsed permit for the C/P Coop Program that is legally obligated to the C/P coop.</P> <P> <E T="03">Coop permit</E> means a Federal permit required to participate as a Pacific whiting coop in the catcher/processor or mothership sectors.</P> <P> <E T="03">Designated coop manager</E> means an individual appointed by a permitted coop that is identified in the coop agreement and is responsible for actions described at §§ 660.150 (for an MS coop) or 660.160 (for a C/P coop), subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">IBQ pounds</E> means the quotas, expressed in round weight of fish, that are issued annually to each QS permit owner in the Shorebased IFQ Program based on the amount of IBQ they own and the amount of allowable bycatch mortality allocated to the Shorebased IFQ Program. IBQ pounds have the same species/species group and area designations as the IBQ from which they are issued.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ first receivers</E> mean persons who first receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of catch onshore directly from a vessel that harvested the catch while fishing under the Shorebased IFQ Program described at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ landing</E> means an offload of fish harvested under the Shorebased IFQ Program described at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ trip</E> means a trip in which the vessel has a valid fishing declaration for any of the following: Limited entry midwater trawl, non-whiting shorebased IFQ; Limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting shorebased IFQ; Limited entry bottom trawl, shorebased IFQ, not including demersal trawl; Limited entry demersal trawl, shorebased IFQ; or Limited entry groundfish non-trawl, shorebased IFQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Individual bycatch quota (IBQ)</E> means the amount of bycatch quota for an individual species/species group and area expressed as a percentage of the annual allocation of allowable bycatch mortality to the Shorebased IFQ Program. IBQ is used as the basis for the annual calculation and allocation of a QS permit owner's IBQ pounds in the Shorebased IFQ Program. Both IBQ and QS may be listed on a QS permit and in the associated QS account. Species for which IBQ will be issued for the Shorebased IFQ Program are listed at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Individual fishing quota (IFQ)</E> means a Federal permit to harvest a quantity of fish, expressed as a percentage of the total allowable catch of a fishery that may be received or held for exclusive use by a person. An IFQ is a harvest privilege that may be revoked at any time in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act. IFQ species for the Shorebased IFQ Program are listed at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Inter-coop</E> means two or more permitted coops that have submitted an accepted inter-coop agreement to NMFS that specifies a coordinated strategy for harvesting pooled allocations of Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Inter-coop agreement</E> means a written agreement between two or more permitted mothership coops and which contains private contractual arrangements for sharing catch and/or bycatch with one another.<PRTPAGE P="170"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Lessee</E> means, for the purpose of economic data collection program, a person, other than the owner of the vessel or facility, who: was identified as the leaseholder, in a written lease, of the vessel or facility, or paid expenses of the vessel or facility, or claimed expenses for the vessel or facility as a business expense on a federal income tax return, or on a state income tax return.</P> <P> <E T="03">Material change</E> means, for the purposes of a coop agreement, a change to any of the required components of the coop agreement, defined at §§ 660.150 and 660.160, subpart D, which was submitted to NMFS during the application process for the coop permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mothership coop or MS coop</E> means a group of MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit owners that are authorized by means of a coop permit to jointly harvest and process from a single coop allocation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mothership Coop Program or MS Coop Program</E> means the MS Coop Program described at § 660.150, subpart D, and includes both the coop and non-coop fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mutual agreement exception</E> means, for the purpose of § 660.150, subpart D, an agreement that allows the owner of an MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit to withdraw the permit's obligation of its catch history assignment to a permitted mothership processor, when mutually agreed to with the mothership processor, and to obligate to a different permitted mothership processor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific halibut set-aside</E> means an amount of Pacific halibut annually set aside for the at-sea whiting fisheries (mothership and C/P sectors) and which is based on the trawl allocation of Pacific whiting.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific whiting IFQ fishery</E> means the Shorebased IFQ Program fishery composed of vessels making Pacific whiting IFQ trips pursuant to the requirements at § 660.131 during the primary whiting season fishery dates for the Shorebased IFQ Program.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific whiting IFQ trip</E> means a trip in which a vessel registered to a limited entry permit uses legal midwater groundfish trawl gear with a valid declaration for limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting shorebased IFQ, as specified at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A) during the dates for the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery primary season.</P> <P> <E T="03">Processor obligation</E> means an annual requirement for an MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit to assign the amount of catch available from the permit's catch history assignment to a particular MS permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Quota pounds (QP)</E> means the quotas, expressed in round weight of fish, that are issued annually to each QS permit owner in the Shorebased IFQ Program based on the amount of QS they own and the amount of fish allocated to the Shorebased IFQ Program. QP have the same species/species group and area designations as the QS from which they are issued.</P> <P> <E T="03">Quota share (QS)</E> means the amount of fishing quota for an individual species/species group and area expressed as a percentage of the annual allocation of fish to the Shorebased IFQ Program. The QS is used as the basis for the annual calculation and allocation of a QS permit owner's QP in the Shorebased IFQ Program. Both QS and IBQ may be listed on a QS permit and in the associated QS account. Species for which QS will be issued for the Shorebased IFQ Program are listed at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Shorebased IFQ Program</E> means the Shorebased IFQ Program described at § 660.140, subpart D.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel account</E> means an account held by the vessel owner where QP and IBQ pounds are registered for use by a vessel in the Shorebased IFQ Program.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78383, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 74739, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.112</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These prohibitions are specific to the limited entry trawl fisheries. General groundfish prohibitions are defined at § 660.12, subpart C. In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person or vessel to:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">General</E>—(1) <E T="03">Trawl gear endorsement.</E> Fish with groundfish trawl gear, or carry groundfish trawl gear on board a vessel that also has groundfish on board, unless the vessel is registered for use with a valid limited entry permit with a trawl gear endorsement, with the following exception.<PRTPAGE P="171"/> </P> <P>(i) The vessel is in continuous transit from outside the fishery management area to a port in Washington, Oregon, or California;</P> <P>(ii) The vessel is registered to a limited entry MS permit with a valid mothership fishery declaration, in which case trawl nets and doors must be stowed in a secured and covered manner, and detached from all towing lines, so as to be rendered unusable for fishing.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sorting.</E> Fail to sort catch consistent with the requirements specified at § 660.130(d).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> (i) Fail to comply with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements at § 660.13; including failure to submit information, submission of inaccurate information, or intentionally submitting false information on any report required at § 660.13(d), and § 660.113:</P> <P>(ii) Falsify or fail to make and/or file, retain or make available any and all reports of groundfish landings, containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the regulation at § 660.13, subpart C, or § 660.113, subpart D.</P> <P>(iii) Failure to submit a complete EDC form to NMFS as required by § 660.113.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Observers.</E>—(i) Fish (including processing, as defined at § 600.10 of this chapter) in the Shorebased IFQ Program, the MS Coop Program, or the C/P Coop Program if NMFS determines the vessel is unsafe for an observer.</P> <P>(ii) Fish in the Shorebased IFQ Program, the MS Coop Program, or the C/P Coop Program without observer coverage.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fishing in conservation areas with trawl gear.</E> (i) Operate any vessel registered to a limited entry permit with a trawl endorsement and trawl gear on board in a applicable GCA (defined at § 660.11, subpart C and § 660.130(e), subpart D), except for purposes of continuous transiting, with all groundfish trawl gear stowed in accordance with § 660.130(e)(4), subpart D or except as authorized in the groundfish management measures published at § 660.130, subpart D.</P> <P>(ii) Fish with bottom trawl gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C) anywhere within EFH seaward of a line approximating the 700-fm (1280-m) depth contour, as defined in § 660.76, subpart C. For the purposes of regulation, EFH seaward of 700-fm (1280-m) within the EEZ is described at § 660.75, subpart C.</P> <P>(iii) Fish with bottom trawl gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C) with a footrope diameter greater than 19 inches (48 cm) (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope) anywhere within EFH within the EEZ. For the purposes of regulation, EFH within the EEZ is described at § 660.75, subpart C.</P> <P>(iv) Fish with bottom trawl gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C) with a footrope diameter greater than 8 inches (20 cm) (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope) anywhere within the EEZ shoreward of a line approximating the 100-fm (183-m) depth contour (defined at § 660.73, subpart C).</P> <P>(v) Fish with bottom trawl gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C), within the EEZ in the following areas (defined at §§ 660.77 and 660.78, Subpart C): Olympic 2, Biogenic 1, Biogenic 2, Grays Canyon, Biogenic 3, Astoria Canyon, Nehalem Bank/Shale Pile, Siletz Deepwater, Daisy Bank/Nelson Island, Newport Rockpile/Stonewall Bank, Heceta Bank, Deepwater off Coos Bay, Bandon High Spot, Rogue Canyon.</P> <P>(vi) Fish with bottom trawl gear (defined at § 660.11), other than demersal seine, unless otherwise specified in this section or § 660.130, within the EEZ in the following areas (defined at § 660.79): Eel River Canyon, Blunts Reef, Mendocino Ridge, Delgada Canyon, Tolo Bank, Point Arena North, Point Arena South Biogenic Area, Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area, Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal, Half Moon Bay, Monterey Bay/Canyon, Point Sur Deep, Big Sur Coast/Port San Luis, East San Lucia Bank, Point Conception, Hidden Reef/Kidney Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), Catalina Island, Potato Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), Cherry Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), and Cowcod EFH Conservation Area East.</P> <P>(vii) Fish with bottom contact gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C) within the EEZ in the following areas (defined at §§ 660.78 and 660.79, subpart C): <PRTPAGE P="172"/>Thompson Seamount, President Jackson Seamount, Cordell Bank (50-fm (91-m) isobath), Harris Point, Richardson Rock, Scorpion, Painted Cave, Anacapa Island, Carrington Point, Judith Rock, Skunk Point, Footprint, Gull Island, South Point, and Santa Barbara.</P> <P>(viii) Fish with bottom contact gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C), or any other gear that is deployed deeper than 500-fm (914-m), within the Davidson Seamount area (defined at § 660.79, subpart C).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Shorebased IFQ Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> (i) Own or control by any means whatsoever an amount of QS or IBQ that exceeds the Shorebased IFQ Program accumulation limits.</P> <P>(ii) Fish in the Shorebased IFQ Program with a vessel that does not have a valid vessel account or that has a vessel account with a deficit (negative balance) for any species/species group.</P> <P>(iii) Have any IFQ species/species group catch (landings and discards) from an IFQ trip not covered by QP for greater than 30 days from the date the deficit (negative balance) from that trip is documented, unless the deficit is within the limits of the carryover provision specified at § 660.140(e)(5), subpart D, in which case the vessel has 30 days after the QP for the following year are issued to eliminate the deficit.</P> <P>(iv) Register the limited entry trawl endorsed permit to another vessel or sell the limited entry trawl endorsed permit to another owner if the vessel registered to the permit has a deficit (negative balance) in their vessel account, until the deficit is covered, regardless of the amount of the deficit.</P> <P>(v) Use QP by vessels not registered to a limited entry trawl permit with a valid vessel account.</P> <P>(vi) Use QP in an area or for species/species groups other than that for which it is designated.</P> <P>(vii) Fish in more than one IFQ management area, specified at § 660.140(c)(2), on the same trip.</P> <P>(viii) Fish on a Pacific whiting IFQ trip with a gear other than legal midwater groundfish trawl gear.</P> <P>(ix) Fish on a Pacific whiting IFQ trip without a valid declaration for limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting shorebased IFQ, as specified at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), subpart C.</P> <P>(x) Use midwater trawl gear to fish for Pacific whiting within an RCA outside the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery primary season as specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii).</P> <P>(xi) Bring a haul on board before all catch from the previous haul has been stowed.</P> <P>(xii) Process groundfish at-sea (“at-sea processing”) by vessels in the Shorebased IFQ Program regardless of the type of gear used, with the following exceptions:</P> <P>(A) A vessel that is 75-ft (23-m) or less LOA that harvests whiting and, in addition to heading and gutting, cuts the tail off and freezes the whiting, is not considered to be a catcher/processor nor is it considered to be processing fish, and</P> <P>(B) A vessel that has a sablefish at-sea processing exemption, described at § 660.25(b)(6)(i) may process sablefish at-sea.</P> <P>(C) A vessel that has a non-whiting at-sea processing exemption, described at § 660.25(b)(6)(ii) may process non-whiting groundfish at sea.</P> <P>(xiii) Retain any IFQ species/species group onboard a vessel unless the vessel has observer coverage during the entire trip and observer or catch monitor coverage while in port until all IFQ species from the trip are offloaded. A vessel is exempted from this requirement while remaining docked in port, if the observer makes available to the catch monitor an observer program form reporting the weight and number of bocaccio, yelloweye rockfish, canary rockfish, and cowcod that were retained onboard the vessel during that trip and noting any discrepancy in those species between the vessel operator and observer. A vessel must maintain observer coverage while underway in port. A vessel may deliver IFQ species/species groups to more than one IFQ first receiver, but must maintain observer coverage onboard the vessel during any transit between delivery points. Once transfer of fish begins, all fish aboard the vessel are counted as part of the same landing as defined at § 660.11. Modifying the list of IFQ species to which this exception applies has been designated as a “routine management measure” and may be modified <PRTPAGE P="173"/>through an inseason action, as specified at § 660.60(c)(1)(iv).</P> <P>(xiv) Discard IFQ species/species group at sea unless the observer has documented or estimated the discards.</P> <P>(xv) Begin a new fishing trip until all fish from an IFQ landing have been offloaded from the vessel.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ first receivers.</E> (i) Receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of an IFQ landing from a vessel that harvested the catch while fishing under the Shorebased IFQ Program without a valid first receiver site license.</P> <P>(ii) Fail to sort fish received from a IFQ landing prior to first weighing after offloading as specified at § 660.130(d)(2) for the Shorebased IFQ Program, with the following exception. Vessels declared in to the Shorebased IFQ Program at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), may weigh catch on a bulk scale or automatic hopper scale before sorting as described at § 660.140(j)(2)(viii), for Pacific whiting taken with midwater trawl gear, and at § 660.140(j)(2)(ix)(A), for all other IFQ landings. For this exception, all but the predominant species must then be reweighed.</P> <P>(iii) Process, sell, or discard any groundfish received from an IFQ landing that has not been weighed on a scale that is in compliance with requirements at § 660.15, subpart C.</P> <P>(iv) Transport catch away from the point of landing before that catch has been sorted and weighed by federal groundfish species or species group, and recorded for submission on an electronic fish ticket. (If fish will be transported to a different location for processing, all sorting and weighing to federal groundfish species groups must occur before transporting the catch away from the point of landing).</P> <P>(v) Receive an IFQ landing without coverage by a catch monitor when one is required by regulations, unless NMFS has granted a written waiver exempting the IFQ first receiver from the catch monitor coverage requirements. On a case-by-case basis, a temporary written waiver may be granted by the Assistant Regional Administrator or designee if he/she determines that the failure to obtain coverage of a catch monitor was due to circumstances beyond the control of the first receiver. The duration of the waiver will be determined on a case-by-case basis.</P> <P>(vi) Receive an IFQ landing without a NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan or not in accordance with their NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(vii) Mix catch from more than one IFQ landing prior to the catch being sorted and weighed.</P> <P>(viii) Fail to comply with the IFQ first receiver responsibilities specified at § 660.140(b)(2).</P> <P>(ix) Process, sell, or discard any groundfish received from an IFQ landing that has not been accounted for on an electronic fish ticket with the identification number for the vessel that delivered the fish.</P> <P>(x) Fail to submit, or submit incomplete or inaccurate information on any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">MS and C/P Coop Programs.</E> (1) Process Pacific whiting in the fishery management area during times or in areas where at-sea processing is prohibited for the sector in which the vessel fishes, unless:</P> <P>(i) The fish are received from a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe fishing under § 660.50, subpart C;</P> <P>(ii) The fish are processed by a waste-processing vessel according to § 660.131(g); or</P> <P>(iii) The vessel is completing processing of Pacific whiting taken on board prior to the close of that vessel's primary season.</P> <P>(2) During times or in areas where at-sea processing is prohibited, take and retain or receive Pacific whiting, except as cargo or fish waste, on a vessel in the fishery management area that already has processed Pacific whiting on board. An exception to this prohibition is provided if the fish are received within the tribal U&A from a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe fishing under § 660.50, subpart C.</P> <P>(3) Operate as a waste-processing vessel within 48 hours of a primary season for Pacific whiting in which that vessel operates as a catcher/processor or mothership, according to § 660.131(g).</P> <P>(4) On a vessel used to fish for Pacific whiting, fail to keep the trawl doors on board the vessel, when taking and retention is prohibited under § 660.131(b), subpart D.<PRTPAGE P="174"/> </P> <P>(d) <E T="03">MS Coop Program (coop and non-coop fisheries).</E> (1) Catch, take, or harvest fish in the mothership non-coop fishery with a vessel that is not registered to a current MS/CV-endorsed limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(2) Receive catch, process catch, or otherwise fish as a mothership vessel if it is not registered to a current MS permit.</P> <P>(3) Fish with a vessel in the mothership sector, if that vessel was used to fish in the C/P fishery in the same calendar year.</P> <P>(4) Catch, take, or harvest fish in the MS Coop Program with a vessel that does not have a valid VMS declaration for limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting mothership sector, as specified at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), subpart C.</P> <P>(5) Transfer catch to a vessel that is not registered to an MS permit. (i.e. a tender vessel).</P> <P>(6) Use a vessel registered to a limited entry permit with a trawl endorsement (with or without an MS/CV endorsement) to catch more than 30 percent of the Pacific whiting allocation for the mothership sector.</P> <P>(7) Process more than 45 percent of the annual mothership sector's Pacific whiting allocation.</P> <P>(8) Catch, take, or harvest fish before all catch from any previous haul has been transferred to a single vessel registered to an MS permit.</P> <P>(9) Transfer catch from a single haul to more than one permitted MS vessel.</P> <P>(10) Catch, take, or harvest fish for a MS coop with a vessel that has not been identified by the coop as a vessel authorized to harvest that coop's allocation.</P> <P>(11) Catch, take, or harvest fish in the non-coop fishery with a vessel registered to an MS/CV-endorsed permit in the same year the MS/CV-endorsed permit was registered to a vessel that fished as a member of a coop in the MS Coop Program.</P> <P>(12) Sort or discard any portion of the catch taken by a catcher vessel in the mothership sector before the catcher vessel observer completes sampling of the catch, except for minor operational amounts of catch lost by a catcher vessel provided the observer has accounted for the discard (i.e., a maximized retention fishery).</P> <P>(13) Mix catch from more than one haul before the observer completes their collection of catch for sampling.</P> <P>(14) Take deliveries without a valid scale inspection report signed by an authorized scale inspector on board the vessel.</P> <P>(15) Sort, process, or discard catch delivered to a mothership before the catch is weighed on a scale that meets the requirements of § 660.15(b), including the daily test requirements.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">C/P Coop Program.</E> (1) Fish with a vessel in the catcher/processor sector that is not registered to a current C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(2) Fish as a catcher/processor vessel in the same year that the vessel fishes as a catcher vessel in the mothership fishery.</P> <P>(3) Fish as a catcher/processor vessel in the same year that the vessel operates as a mothership in the mothership fishery.</P> <P>(4) Fish in the C/P Coop Program with a vessel that does not have a valid VMS declaration for limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting catcher/processor sector, as specified at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A).</P> <P>(5) Fish in the C/P Coop Program with a vessel that is not identified in the C/P coop agreement.</P> <P>(6) Fish in the C/P Coop Program without a valid scale inspection report signed by an authorized scale inspector on board the vessel.</P> <P>(7) Sort, process, or discard catch before the catch is weighed on a scale that meets the requirements of § 660.15(b), including the daily test requirements.</P> <P>(8) Discard any catch from the codend or net (i.e. bleeding) before the observer has completed their data collection.</P> <P>(9) Mix catch from more than one haul before the observer completes their collection of catch for sampling.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78384, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 53837, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74739, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 55155, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="175"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.113</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <P>General groundfish recordkeeping and reporting requirements are defined at § 660.13, subpart C. The following recordkeeping and reporting requirements are in addition to those and are specific to the limited entry trawl fisheries.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> (1) All records or reports required by this paragraph (a) must: be maintained in English, be accurate, be legible, be based on local time, and be submitted in a timely manner.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Retention of records.</E> All records used in the preparation of records or reports specified in this section or corrections to these reports must be maintained for a period of not less than three years after the date of landing and must be immediately available upon request for inspection by NMFS or authorized officers or others as specifically authorized by NMFS. Records used in the preparation of required reports specified in this section or corrections to these reports that are required to be kept include, but are not limited to, any written, recorded, graphic, electronic, or digital materials as well as other information stored in or accessible through a computer or other information retrieval system; worksheets; weight slips; preliminary, interim, and final tally sheets; receipts; checks; ledgers; notebooks; diaries; spreadsheets; diagrams; graphs; charts; tapes; disks; or computer printouts. All relevant records used in the preparation of electronic fish ticket reports or corrections to these reports, including dock tickets, must be maintained for a period of not less than three years after the date and must be immediately available upon request for inspection by NMFS or authorized officers or others as specifically authorized by NMFS.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Shorebased IFQ Program.</E> (1) <E T="03">Economic data collection (EDC) program.</E> The following persons are required to submit an EDC form as specified at § 660.114:</P> <P>(i) All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit.</P> <P>(ii) All owners of a first receiver site license.</P> <P>(iii) All owners and lessees of a shorebased processor.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Electronic vessel logbook.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Gear switching declaration.</E> Any person with a limited entry trawl permit participating in the Shorebased IFQ Program using groundfish non-trawl gear (i.e., gear switching) must submit a valid gear declaration reporting such participation as specified in § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Electronic fish ticket.</E> The IFQ first receiver is responsible for compliance with all reporting requirements described in this paragraph.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Required information.</E> All IFQ first receivers must provide the following types of information: Date of landing, vessel that made the delivery, vessel account number, name of the vessel operator, gear type used, catch area, first receiver, actual weights of species landed listed by species or species group including species with no value, condition landed, number of salmon by species, number of Pacific halibut, ex-vessel value of the landing by species, fish caught inside/outside 3 miles or both, and any other information deemed necessary by the Regional Administrator as specified on the appropriate electronic fish ticket form.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Submissions.</E> The IFQ first receiver must:</P> <P>(A) Include as part of each electronic fish ticket submission, the actual scale weight for each groundfish species as specified by requirements at § 660.15(c), and the vessel identification number.</P> <P>(B) Use for the purpose of submitting electronic fish tickets, and maintain in good working order, computer equipment as specified at § 660.15(d);</P> <P>(C) Install, use, and update as necessary, any NMFS-approved software described at § 660.15(d);</P> <P>(D) Submit a completed electronic fish ticket for every IFQ landing no later than 24 hours after the date the fish are received, unless a waiver of this requirement has been granted under provisions specified at paragraph (b)(4)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(E) Follow these process and submittal requirements for offloading at a first receiver site where the fish will be processed at the offload site or if an <PRTPAGE P="176"/>electronic fish ticket will be recorded prior to transport:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The IFQ first receiver must communicate the electronic fish ticket number to the catch monitor.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) After completing the offload, the electronic fish ticket information must be recorded immediately.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Prior to submittal of the electronic fish ticket, the information recorded for the electronic fish ticket must be reviewed by the catch monitor and the vessel operator who delivered the fish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) After review, the IFQ first receiver and the vessel operator must sign a printed hard copy of the electronic fish ticket or, if the delivery occurs outside of business hours, the original dock ticket.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Prior to submittal, three copies of the signed electronic fish ticket must be produced by the IFQ first receiver and a copy provided to each of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The vessel operator,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The state of origin if required by state regulations, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The IFQ first receiver.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) After review and signature, the electronic fish ticket must be submitted within 24 hours of the completion of the offload, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(ii)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(F) Follow these process and submittal requirements for offloading at a first receiver site where the fish will be transported for processing at a different location if an electronic fish ticket is not recorded prior to transport:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The IFQ first receiver must communicate the electronic fish ticket number to the catch monitor at the beginning of the offload.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The vessel name and the electronic fish ticket number must be recorded on each dock ticket related to that delivery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Upon completion of the dock ticket, but prior to transfer of the offload to another location, the dock ticket information that will be used to complete the electronic fish ticket must be reviewed by the catch monitor and the vessel operator who delivered the fish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) After review, the IFQ first receiver and the vessel operator must sign the original copy of each dock ticket related to that delivery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Prior to submittal of the electronic fish ticket, three copies of the signed dock ticket must be produced by the IFQ first receiver and a copy provided to each of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The vessel operator,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The state of origin if required by state regulations, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The IFQ first receiver.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Based on the information contained in the signed dock ticket, the electronic fish ticket must be completed and submitted within 24 hours of the completion of the offload, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(ii)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Three copies of the electronic fish ticket must be produced by the IFQ first receiver and a copy provided to each of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The vessel operator,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The state of origin if required by state regulations, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The IFQ first receiver.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Revising a submission.</E> In the event that a data error is found, electronic fish ticket submissions may be revised by resubmitting the revised form. Electronic fish tickets are to be used for the submission of final data. Preliminary data, including estimates of fish weights or species composition, shall not be submitted on electronic fish tickets.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Waivers for submission.</E> On a case-by-case basis, a temporary written waiver of the requirement to submit electronic fish tickets may be granted by the Assistant Regional Administrator or designee if he/she determines that circumstances beyond the control of a first receiver would result in inadequate data submissions using the electronic fish ticket system. The duration of the waiver will be determined on a case-by-case basis.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Reporting requirements when a temporary waiver has been granted.</E> IFQ First receivers that have been granted a temporary waiver from the requirement to submit electronic fish tickets must submit on paper the same data as is required on electronic fish tickets within 24 hours of the date received during the period that the waiver is in effect. Paper fish tickets must be sent <PRTPAGE P="177"/>by facsimile to NMFS, Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 206-526- 6736 or by delivering it in person to 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115. The requirements for submissions of paper tickets in this paragraph are separate from, and in addition to existing state requirements for landing receipts or fish receiving tickets.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">MS Coop Program (coop and non-coop fisheries)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Economic data collection (EDC) program.</E> The following persons are required to submit a complete economic data collection form as specified at § 660.114.</P> <P>(i) All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl MS/CV-endorsed permit.</P> <P>(ii) All owners, lessees, and charterers of a vessel registered to an MS permit.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">NMFS-approved scales</E>—(i) <E T="03">Scale test report form.</E> Mothership vessel operators are responsible for conducting scale tests and for recording the scale test information on the at-sea scale test report form as specified at § 660.15(b), subpart C, for mothership vessels.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Printed scale reports.</E> Specific requirements pertaining to printed scale reports and scale weight print outs are specified at § 660.15(b), subpart C, for mothership vessels.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Retention of scale records and reports.</E> The vessel must maintain the test report form on board until the end of the fishing year during which the tests were conducted, and make the report forms available to observers, NMFS staff, or authorized officers. In addition, the vessel owner must retain the scale test report forms for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the tests were performed. All scale test report forms must be signed by the vessel operator.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Annual coop report</E>—(i) The designated coop manager for the mothership coop must submit an annual report to the Council for its November meeting each year. The annual coop report will contain information about the current year's fishery, including:</P> <P>(A) The mothership sector's annual allocation of Pacific whiting and the permitted mothership coop allocation;</P> <P>(B) The mothership coop's actual retained and discarded catch of Pacific whiting, salmon, Pacific halibut, rockfish, groundfish, and other species on a vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(C) A description of the method used by the mothership coop to monitor performance of coop vessels that participated in the fishery;</P> <P>(D) A description of any actions taken by the mothership coop in response to any vessels that exceed their allowed catch and bycatch; and</P> <P>(E) Plans for the next year's mothership coop fishery, including the companies participating in the cooperative, the harvest agreement, and catch monitoring and reporting requirements.</P> <P>(ii) The annual coop report submitted to the Council must be finalized to capture any additional fishing activity that year and submitted to NMFS by March 31 of the following year before a coop permit is issued for the following year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Cease fishing report.</E> As specified at § 660.150(c)(4)(ii), the designated coop manager, or in the case of an inter-coop agreement, all of the designated coop managers must submit a cease fishing report to NMFS indicating that harvesting has concluded for the year.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">C/P Coop Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">Economic data collection (EDC) program.</E> All owners, lessees, and charterers of a vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit are required to submit a complete economic data collection form as specified at § 660.114.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">NMFS-approved scales</E>—(i) <E T="03">Scale test report form.</E> Catcher/processor vessel operators are responsible for conducting scale tests and for recording the scale test information on the at-sea scale test report form as specified at § 660.15(b), subpart C, for C/P vessels.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Printed scale reports.</E> Specific requirements pertaining to printed scale reports and scale weight print outs are specified at § 660.15(b), subpart C, for C/P vessels.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Retention of scale records and reports.</E> The vessel must maintain the test report form on board until the end of the fishing year during which the <PRTPAGE P="178"/>tests were conducted, and make the report forms available to observers, NMFS staff, or authorized officers. In addition, the vessel owner must retain the scale test report forms for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the tests were performed. All scale test report forms must be signed by the vessel operator.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Annual coop report</E>—(i) The designated coop manager for the C/P coop must submit an annual report to the Council for its November meeting each year. The annual coop report will contain information about the current year's fishery, including:</P> <P>(A) The C/P sector's annual allocation of Pacific whiting;</P> <P>(B) The C/P coop's actual retained and discarded catch of Pacific whiting, salmon, Pacific halibut, rockfish, groundfish, and other species on a vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(C) A description of the method used by the C/P coop to monitor performance of cooperative vessels that participated in the fishery;</P> <P>(D) A description of any actions taken by the C/P coop in response to any vessels that exceed their allowed catch and bycatch; and</P> <P>(E) Plans for the next year's C/P coop fishery, including the companies participating in the cooperative, the harvest agreement, and catch monitoring and reporting requirements.</P> <P>(ii) The annual coop report submitted to the Council must be finalized to capture any additional fishing activity that year and submitted to NMFS by March 31 of the following year before a coop permit is issued for the following year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Cease fishing report.</E> As specified at § 660.160(c)(5), the designated coop manager must submit a cease fishing report to NMFS indicating that harvesting has concluded for the year.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78385, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 53837, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74740, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.114</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—economic data collection program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The economic data collection (EDC) program collects mandatory economic data from participants in the trawl rationalization program. NMFS requires submission of an EDC form to gather ongoing, annual data for 2011 and beyond, as well as a onetime collection in 2011 of baseline economic data from 2009 through 2010.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Economic data collection program requirements.</E> The following fishery participants in the limited entry groundfish trawl fisheries are required to comply with the following EDC program requirements:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r25,r45,r150" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery <LI>participant</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Economic data<LI>collection</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Who is required to submit an EDC?</CHED> <CHED H="1">Consequence for failure to submit (In addition to consequences listed below, failure to submit an EDC may be a violation of the MSA.)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(1) Limited entry trawl catcher vessels</ENT> <ENT>(i) Baseline (2009 and 2010) economic data</ENT> <ENT>All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit at any time in 2009 or 2010</ENT> <ENT>(A) For permit owner, a limited entry trawl permit application (including MS/CV-endorsed limited entry trawl permit) will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that permit owner associated with that permit is submitted, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(i).<LI>(B) For a vessel owner, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, changes in vessel registration, vessel account actions, or if own QS permit, issuance of annual QP or IBQ pounds) will not be authorized until the required EDC for that owner for that vessel is submitted, as specified, in part, at § 660.25(b)(4)(v) and § 660.140(e).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(C) For a vessel lessee or charterer, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, issuance of annual QP or IBQ pounds if own QS or IBQ) will not be authorized, until the required EDC for their operation of that vessel is submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(ii) Annual/ongoing (2011 and beyond) economic data</ENT> <ENT>All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher vessel registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit at any time in 2011 and beyond</ENT> <ENT>(A) For permit owner, a limited entry trawl permit application (including MS/CV-endorsed limited entry trawl permit) will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that permit owner associated with that permit is submitted, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(i).<LI>(B) For a vessel owner, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, changes in vessel registration, vessel account actions, or if own QS permit, issuance of annual QP or IBQ pounds) will not be authorized until the required EDC for that owner for that vessel is submitted, as specified, in part, at § 660.25(b)(4)(v) and § 660.140(e).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="179"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(C) For a vessel lessee or charterer, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, issuance of annual QP or IBQ pounds if own QS or IBQ) will not be authorized, until the required EDC for their operation of that vessel is submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(2) Motherships</ENT> <ENT>(i) Baseline (2009 and 2010) economic data</ENT> <ENT>All owners, lessees, and charterers of a mothership vessel that received whiting in 2009 or 2010 as recorded in NMFS' NORPAC database</ENT> <ENT>(A) For permit owner, an MS permit application will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that permit owner associated with that permit is submitted, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(i).<LI>(B) For a vessel owner, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, changes in vessel registration) will not be authorized until the required EDC for that owner for that vessel is submitted, as specified, in part, at § 660.25(b)(4)(v).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(C) For a vessel lessee or charterer, participation in the groundfish fishery will not be authorized, until the required EDC for their operation of that vessel is submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(ii) Annual/ongoing (2011 and beyond) economic data</ENT> <ENT>All owners, lessees, and charterers of a mothership vessel registered to an MS permit at any time in 2011 and beyond</ENT> <ENT>(A) For permit owner, an MS permit application will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that permit owner associated with that permit is submitted, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(i).<LI>(B) For a vessel owner, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, changes in vessel registration) will not be authorized until the required EDC for that owner for that vessel is submitted, as specified, in part, at § 660.25(b)(4)(v).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(C) For a vessel lessee or charterer, participation in the groundfish fishery will not be authorized, until the required EDC for their operation of that vessel is submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(3) Catcher processors</ENT> <ENT>(i) Baseline (2009 and 2010) economic data</ENT> <ENT>All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher processor vessel that harvested whiting in 2009 or 2010 as recorded in NMFS' NORPAC database</ENT> <ENT>(A) For permit owner, a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit application will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that permit owner associated with that permit is submitted, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(i).<LI>(B) For a vessel owner, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, changes in vessel registration) will not be authorized until the required EDC for that owner for that vessel is submitted, as specified, in part, at § 660.25(b)(4)(v).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(C) For a vessel lessee or charterer, participation in the groundfish fishery will not be authorized, until the required EDC for their operation of that vessel is submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(ii) Annual/ongoing (2011 and beyond) economic data</ENT> <ENT>All owners, lessees, and charterers of a catcher processor vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit at any time in 2011 and beyond</ENT> <ENT>(A) For permit owner, a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit application will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that permit owner associated with that permit is submitted, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(i).<LI>(B) For a vessel owner, participation in the groundfish fishery (including, but not limited to, changes in vessel registration) will not be authorized until the required EDC for that owner for that vessel is submitted, as specified, in part, at § 660.25(b)(4)(v).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(C) For a vessel lessee or charterer, participation in the groundfish fishery will not be authorized, until the required EDC for their operation of that vessel is submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(4) First receivers/shorebased processors</ENT> <ENT>(i) Baseline (2009 and 2010) economic data</ENT> <ENT O="xl">All owners and lessees of a shorebased processor and all buyers that received groundfish or whiting harvested with a limited entry trawl permit as listed in the PacFIN database in 2009 or 2010.</ENT> <ENT>A first receiver site license application for a particular physical location for processing and buying will not be considered complete until the required EDC for the applying processor or buyer is submitted, as specified at § 660.140(f)(3).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(ii) Annual/ongoing (2011 and beyond) economic data</ENT> <ENT>(A) All owners of a first receiver site license in 2011 and beyond</ENT> <ENT>A first receiver site license application will not be considered complete until the required EDC for that license owner associated with that license is submitted, as specified at § 660.140(f)(3). See paragraph (b)(4)(ii)(A) of this table.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="180"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">(B) All owners and lessees of a shorebased processor (as defined under “processor” at § 660.11, for purposes of EDC) that received round or headed-and-gutted IFQ species groundfish or whiting from a first receiver in 2011 and beyond.</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(c) <E T="03">Submission of the EDC form and deadline</E>—(1) <E T="03">Submission of the EDC form.</E> The complete, certified EDC form must be submitted to ATTN: Economic Data Collection Program (FRAM Division), NMFS, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112. A complete EDC form contains responses for all data fields, which include but are not limited to costs, labor, earnings, activity in a fishery, vessel or plant characteristics, value, quota, operational information, location of expenditures and earnings, ownership information and leasing information.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> Complete, certified EDC forms must be mailed and postmarked by or hand-delivered to NMFS NWFSC no later than September 1, 2011, for baseline data, and, for the annual/ongoing data collection beginning September 1, 2012, September 1 each year for the prior year's data.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Confidentiality of information.</E> Information received on an EDC form will be considered confidential under applicable law and guidance.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">EDC audit procedures</E>—(1) NMFS reserves the right to conduct verification of economic data with the submitter of the form. NMFS may employ a third party agent to conduct the audits.</P> <P>(2) The submitter of the EDC form must respond to any inquiry by NMFS or a NMFS agent within 20 days of the date of issuance of the inquiry, unless an extension is granted by NMFS.</P> <P>(3) The submitter of the form must provide copies of additional data to facilitate verification by NMFS or NMFS' agent upon request. The NMFS auditor may review and request copies of additional data provided by the submitter, including but not limited to, previously audited or reviewed financial statements, worksheets, tax returns, invoices, receipts, and other original documents substantiating the economic data submitted.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 78387, Dec. 15, 2010, as amended at 77 FR 55155, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.120</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trawl fishery—crossover provisions.</SUBJECT> <P>The crossover provisions listed at § 660.60(h)(7), apply to vessels fishing in the limited entry trawl fishery.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 74740, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.130</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> Trawl fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Limited entry trawl vessels are those vessels registered to a limited entry permit with a trawl endorsement and those vessels registered to an MS permit. Most species taken in limited entry trawl fisheries will be managed with quotas (see § 660.140), allocations or set-asides (see § 660.150 or § 660.160), or cumulative trip limits (see trip limits in Tables 1 (North) and 1 (South) of this subpart), size limits (see § 660.60 (h)(5), subpart C), seasons (see Pacific whiting at § 660.131(b), subpart D), gear restrictions (see paragraph (b) of this section) and closed areas (see paragraph (e) of this section and §§ 660.70 through 660.79, subpart C). The trawl fishery has gear requirements and harvest limits that differ by the type of trawl gear on board and the area fished. Groundfish vessels operating south of Point Conception must <PRTPAGE P="181"/>adhere to CCA restrictions (see paragraph (e)(1) of this section and § 660.70, subpart C). The trip limits in Tables 1 (North) and 1 (South) of this subpart apply to vessels participating in the limited entry groundfish trawl fishery and may not be exceeded. Federal commercial groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive state commercial groundfish regulations relating to federally-managed groundfish.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Trawl gear requirements and restrictions.</E> Trawl nets may be fished with or without otter boards, and may use warps or cables to herd fish.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Codends.</E> Only single-walled codends may be used in any trawl. Double-walled codends are prohibited.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Mesh size.</E> Groundfish trawl gear must meet the minimum mesh size requirements in this paragraph. Mesh size requirements apply throughout the net. Minimum trawl mesh sizes are: Bottom trawl, 4.5 inches (11.4 cm); midwater trawl, 3.0 inches (7.6 cm). Minimum trawl mesh size requirements are met if a 20-gauge stainless steel wedge, less one thickness of the metal wedge, can be passed with only thumb pressure through at least 16 of 20 sets of two meshes each of wet mesh.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Chafing gear.</E> Chafing gear may encircle no more than 50 percent of the net's circumference. No section of chafing gear may be longer than 50 meshes of the net to which it is attached. Chafing gear may be used only on the last 50 meshes, measured from the terminal (closed) end of the codend. Except at the corners, the terminal end of each section of chafing gear on all trawl gear must not be connected to the net. (The terminal end is the end farthest from the mouth of the net.) Chafing gear must be attached outside any riblines and restraining straps. There is no limit on the number of sections of chafing gear on a net.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Large footrope trawl gear.</E> Large footrope gear is bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm) (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope). Fishing with bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter greater than 19 inches (48 cm) (including rollers, bobbins, or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope) is prohibited anywhere in EFH within the EEZ, as defined by latitude/longitude coordinates at § 660.75, subpart C.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Small footrope trawl gear.</E> Small footrope gear is bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter of 8 inches (20 cm) or smaller (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope). Other lines or ropes that run parallel to the footrope may not be augmented with material encircling or tied along their length such that they have a diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm). For enforcement purposes, the footrope will be measured in a straight line from the outside edge to the opposite outside edge at the widest part on any individual part, including any individual disk, roller, bobbin, or any other device.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Selective flatfish trawl gear.</E> Selective flatfish trawl gear is a type of small footrope trawl gear. The selective flatfish trawl net must be a two-seamed net with no more than two riblines, excluding the codend. The breastline may not be longer than 3 ft (0.92 m) in length. There may be no floats along the center third of the headrope or attached to the top panel except on the riblines. The footrope must be less than 105 ft (32.26 m) in length. The headrope must be not less than 30 percent longer than the footrope. An explanatory diagram of a selective flatfish trawl net is provided as Figure 1 of part 660, subpart D.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Midwater (or pelagic) trawl gear.</E> Midwater trawl gear must have unprotected footropes at the trawl mouth, and must not have rollers, bobbins, tires, wheels, rubber discs, or any similar device anywhere on any part of the net. The footrope of midwater gear may not be enlarged by encircling it with chains or by any other means. Ropes or lines running parallel to the footrope of midwater trawl gear must be bare and may not be suspended with chains or any other materials. Sweep lines, including the bottom leg of the bridle, must be bare. For at least 20 ft (6.15 m) immediately behind the footrope or headrope, bare ropes or mesh of 16-inch (40.6-cm) minimum mesh size must completely encircle the <PRTPAGE P="182"/>net. A band of mesh (a “skirt”) may encircle the net under transfer cables, lifting or splitting straps (chokers), but must be: over riblines and restraining straps; the same mesh size and coincide knot-to-knot with the net to which it is attached; and no wider than 16 meshes.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Restrictions by limited entry trawl gear type.</E> Management measures may vary depending on the type of trawl gear (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, large footrope, small footrope, selective flatfish, or midwater trawl gear) used and/or on board a vessel during a fishing trip, cumulative limit period, and the area fished. Trawl nets may be used on and off the seabed. For some species or species groups, Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) of this subpart provide trip limits that are specific to different types of trawl gear: Large footrope, small footrope (including selective flatfish), selective flatfish, midwater, and multiple types. If Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) of this subpart provide gear specific limits for a particular species or species group, it is unlawful to take and retain, possess or land that species or species group with limited entry trawl gears other than those listed.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Fishing with large footrope trawl gear.</E> It is unlawful for any vessel using large footrope gear to fish for groundfish shoreward of the RCAs defined at paragraph (e)(4) of this section and at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C. The use of large footrope gear is permitted seaward of the RCAs coastwide.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Fishing with small footrope trawl gear.</E> North of 40°10′ N. lat., it is unlawful for any vessel using small footrope gear (except selective flatfish gear) to fish for groundfish or have small footrope trawl gear (except selective flatfish gear) onboard while fishing shoreward of the RCA defined at paragraph (e) of this section and at §§ 660.70 through 660.74. South of 40°10′ N. lat., small footrope gear is required shoreward of the RCA. Small footrope gear is permitted seaward of the RCA coastwide.</P> <P>(i) North of 40°10′ N. lat., selective flatfish gear is required shoreward of the RCA defined at paragraph (e) of this section and at §§ 660.70, through 660.74. South of 40°10′ N. lat., selective flatfish gear is permitted, but not required, shoreward of the RCA. The use of selective flatfish trawl gear is permitted seaward of the RCA coastwide.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Fishing with midwater trawl gear.</E> North of 40°10′ N. lat., midwater trawl gear is permitted only for vessels participating in the primary Pacific whiting fishery (for details on the Pacific whiting fishery see § 660.131, subpart D.) South of 40°10′ N. lat., the use of midwater trawl gear is prohibited shoreward of the RCA and permitted seaward of the RCA.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">More than one type of trawl gear on board.</E> The trip limits in Table 1 (North) or Table 1 (South) of this subpart must not be exceeded.</P> <P>(i) The following restrictions apply to vessels operating north of 40°10′ N. lat.:</P> <P>(A) A vessel may not have both groundfish trawl gear and non-groundfish trawl gear onboard simultaneously. A vessel may not have both bottom trawl gear and midwater trawl gear onboard simultaneously. A vessel may have more than one type of limited entry bottom trawl gear on board, either simultaneously or successively, during a cumulative limit period.</P> <P>(B) If a vessel fishes exclusively with large or small footrope trawl gear during an entire cumulative limit period, the vessel is subject to the small or large footrope trawl gear cumulative limits and that vessel must fish seaward of the RCA during that limit period.</P> <P>(C) If a vessel fishes exclusively with selective flatfish trawl gear during an entire cumulative limit period, then the vessel is subject to the selective flatfish trawl gear-cumulative limits during that limit period, regardless of whether the vessel is fishing shoreward or seaward of the RCA.</P> <P>(D) If more than one type of bottom trawl gear (selective flatfish, large footrope, or small footrope) is on board, either simultaneously or successively, at any time during a cumulative limit period, then the most restrictive cumulative limit associated with the bottom trawl gear on board during that cumulative limit period applies for the entire cumulative limit period, regardless of whether the vessel <PRTPAGE P="183"/>is fishing shoreward or seaward of the RCA.</P> <P>(E) If a vessel fishes both north and south of 40°10′ N. lat. with any type of small footrope gear onboard the vessel at any time during the cumulative limit period, the most restrictive trip limit associated with the gear on board applies for that trip and will count toward the cumulative trip limit for that gear (<E T="03">See</E> crossover provisions at § 660.120, subpart D.)</P> <P>(F) Midwater trawl gear is allowed only for vessels participating in the primary whiting season.</P> <P>(ii) The following restrictions apply to vessels operating south of 40°10′ N. lat.:</P> <P>(A) A vessel may not have both groundfish trawl gear and non-groundfish trawl gear onboard simultaneously. A vessel may not have both bottom trawl gear and midwater trawl gear onboard simultaneously. A vessel may not have small footrope trawl gear and any other type of bottom trawl gear onboard simultaneously.</P> <P>(B) If a vessel fishes both north and south of 40°10′ N. lat. with any type of small footrope gear onboard the vessel at any time during the cumulative limit period, the most restrictive trip limit associated with the gear on board applies for that trip and will count toward the cumulative trip limit for that gear (<E T="03">See</E> crossover provisions at § 660.120, subpart D.)</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sorting.</E> Under § 660.12 (a)(8), it is unlawful for any person to “fail to sort, prior to the first weighing after offloading, those groundfish species or species groups for which there is a trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACL or ACT or OY, if the vessel fished or landed in an area during a time when such trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACL or ACT or OY applied.” The States of Washington, Oregon, and California may also require that vessels record their landings as sorted on their state landing receipt. Sector specific sorting requirements and exceptions are listed at paragraphs (d)(2) and (d)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Species and areas</E>—(i) <E T="03">Coastwide.</E> Widow rockfish, canary rockfish, darkblotched rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, shortbelly rockfish, black rockfish, blue rockfish, minor nearshore rockfish, minor shelf rockfish, minor slope rockfish, shortspine and longspine thornyhead, Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, starry flounder, English sole, other flatfish, lingcod, sablefish, Pacific cod, spiny dogfish, other fish, longnose skate, and Pacific whiting;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">North of 40°10′ N. lat.</E> POP, yellowtail rockfish;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">South of 40°10′ N. lat.</E> Minor shallow nearshore rockfish, minor deeper nearshore rockfish, California scorpionfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio rockfish, splitnose rockfish, Pacific sanddabs, cowcod, bronzespotted rockfish and cabezon.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sorting requirements for the Shorebased IFQ Program</E>—(i) <E T="03">First receivers.</E> Fish landed at IFQ first receivers (including shoreside processing facilities and buying stations that intend to transport catch for processing elsewhere) must be sorted, prior to first weighing after offloading from the vessel and prior to transport away from the point of landing, with the following exception. Vessels declared in to the Shorebased IFQ Program at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), may weigh catch on a bulk scale or automatic hopper scale before sorting as described at § 660.140(j)(2)(viii), for Pacific whiting taken with midwater trawl gear, and at § 660.140(j)(2)(ix)(A), for all other IFQ landings. For this exception, all but the predominant species must then be reweighed.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> All catch must be sorted to the species groups specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section for vessels with limited entry permits, except those retaining all catch during a Pacific whiting IFQ trip. The catch must not be discarded from the vessel and the vessel must not mix catch from hauls until the observer has sampled the catch. Prohibited species must be sorted according to the following species groups: Dungeness crab, Pacific halibut, Chinook salmon, other salmon. Non-groundfish species must be sorted as required by the state of landing.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Sorting requirements for the at-sea sectors of the Pacific whiting fishery.</E> <PRTPAGE P="184"/> </P> <P>(i) Pacific whiting at-sea processing vessels may use an accurate in-line conveyor or hopper type scale to derive an accurate total catch weight prior to sorting. Immediately following weighing of the total catch, the catch must be sorted to the species groups specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section and all incidental catch (groundfish and non-groundfish species) must be accurately accounted for and the weight of incidental catch deducted from the total catch weight to derive the weight of target species.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels in the MS sector.</E> If sorting occurs on the catcher vessel, the catch must not be discarded from the vessel and the vessel must not mix catch from hauls until the observer has sampled the catch.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Groundfish conservation areas (GCAs) applicable to trawl vessels.</E> A GCA, a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude. The latitude and longitude coordinates of the GCA boundaries are specified at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C. A vessel that is fishing within a GCA listed in this paragraph (d) with trawl gear authorized for use within a GCA may not have any other type of trawl gear on board the vessel. The following GCAs apply to vessels participating in the limited entry trawl fishery. Additional closed areas that specifically apply to the Pacific whiting fisheries are described at § 660.131(c), subpart D.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Cowcod conservation areas (CCAs).</E> Vessels using limited entry trawl gear are prohibited from fishing within the CCAs. <E T="03">See</E> § 660.70 for the coordinates that define the CCAs. Limited entry trawl vessels may transit through the Western CCA with their gear stowed and groundfish on board only in a corridor through the Western CCA bounded on the north by the latitude line at 33°00.50′ N. lat., and bounded on the south by the latitude line at 32°59.50′ N. lat. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish within the CCAs, except as authorized in this paragraph, when those waters are open to fishing.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Farallon islands.</E> Under California law, commercial fishing for all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10 fm (18 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands. (See § 660.70, subpart C)</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Cordell Banks.</E> Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited in waters of depths less than 100-fm (183-m) around Cordell Banks as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Trawl rockfish conservation areas.</E> The trawl RCAs are closed areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates which are specified at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C. Boundaries for the trawl RCAs applicable to groundfish trawl vessels throughout the year are provided in the header to Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) of this subpart and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to § 660.60(c), subpart C.</P> <P>(i) It is unlawful to operate a vessel with trawl gear onboard within the trawl RCA, except for the purpose of continuous transiting, or when the use of trawl gear is authorized in this section. It is lawful to fish with groundfish trawl gear within the trawl RCA only under the following conditions: vessels fishing with midwater trawl gear on Pacific whiting trips during the primary whiting season, provided a valid declaration report has been filed with NMFS OLE, as required at § 660.12(d), subpart C; and vessels fishing with demersal seine gear between 38° N. lat. and 36° N. lat. shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 100 fm (183 m) depth contour as defined at § 660.73, subpart C, provided a valid declaration report has been filed.</P> <P>(ii) Trawl vessels may transit through an applicable GCA, with or without groundfish on board, provided all groundfish trawl gear is stowed either: below deck; or if the gear cannot readily be moved, in a secured and covered manner, detached from all towing lines, so that it is rendered unusable for fishing; or remaining on deck uncovered if the trawl doors are hung from their stanchions and the net is disconnected from the doors. These restrictions do not apply to vessels fishing with midwater trawl gear for whiting during a primary season.</P> <P>(iii) It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry trawl gear within the <PRTPAGE P="185"/>trawl RCA, unless otherwise authorized in this section.</P> <P>(iv) If a vessel fishes in the trawl RCA, it may not participate in any fishing on that trip that is prohibited within the trawl RCA. [For example, if a vessel fishes in the pink shrimp fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same trip fish in the DTS fishery seaward of the RCA.] Nothing in these Federal regulations supersedes any state regulations that may prohibit trawling shoreward of the fishery management area (3-200 nm).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Essential fish habitat conservation areas.</E> An EFHCA, a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude at §§ 660.75 through 660.79, subpart C, where specified types of fishing are prohibited in accordance with § 660.12, subpart C. EFHCAs apply to vessels using bottom trawl gear or to vessels using “bottom contact gear,” which is defined at § 660.11, subpart C, to include bottom trawl gear, among other gear types.</P> <P>(i) The following EFHCAs apply to vessels operating within the West Coast EEZ with bottom trawl gear:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Seaward of a boundary line approximating the 700-fm (1280-m) depth contour.</E> Fishing with bottom trawl gear is prohibited in waters of depths greater than 700 fm (1280 m) within the EFH, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.75 and 660.76, subpart C.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 100-fm (183-m) depth contour.</E> Fishing with bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter greater than 8 inches (20 cm) is prohibited in waters shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 100-fm (183-m) depth contour, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.73, subpart C.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">EFHCAs for all bottom trawl gear.</E> Fishing with bottom trawl gear is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.77 through 660.78, subpart C: Olympic 2, Biogenic 1, Biogenic 2, Grays Canyon, Biogenic 3, Astoria Canyon, Nehalem Bank/Shale Pile, Siletz Deepwater, Daisy Bank/Nelson Island, Newport Rockpile/Stonewall Bank, Heceta Bank, Deepwater off Coos Bay, Bandon High Spot, Rogue Canyon.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">EFHCAs for all bottom trawl gear, except demersal seine gear.</E> Fishing with bottom trawl gear except demersal seine gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C) is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.79, subpart C: Eel River Canyon, Blunts Reef, Mendocino Ridge, Delgada Canyon, Tolo Bank, Point Arena North, Point Arena South Biogenic Area, Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area, Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal, Half Moon Bay, Monterey Bay/Canyon, Point Sur Deep, Big Sur Coast/Port San Luis, East San Lucia Bank, Point Conception, Hidden Reef/Kidney Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), Catalina Island, Potato Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), Cherry Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), and Cowcod EFH Conservation Area East.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">EFHCAs for bottom contact gear, which includes bottom trawl gear.</E> Fishing with bottom contact gear, including bottom trawl gear is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.75 through 660.79: Thompson Seamount, President Jackson Seamount, Cordell Bank (50 fm (91 m) isobath), Harris Point, Richardson Rock, Scorpion, Painted Cave, Anacapa Island, Carrington Point, Judith Rock, Skunk Point, Footprint, Gull Island, South Point, and Santa Barbara. Fishing with bottom contact gear is also prohibited within the Davidson Seamount EFH Area, which is defined with specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.79.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78389, Dec. 15, 2010; 75 FR 82305, Dec. 30, 2010; 76 FR 27546, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53837, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74741, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.131</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> Pacific whiting fishery management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Sectors</E>—(1) The catcher/processor sector, or C/P Coop Program, is composed of catcher/processors registered to a limited entry permit with a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(2) The mothership sector, or MS Coop Program, is composed of motherships and catcher vessels that <PRTPAGE P="186"/>harvest Pacific whiting for delivery to motherships. Motherships are vessels registered to an MS permit, and catcher vessels are vessels registered to a limited entry permit with an MS/CV endorsement or vessels registered to a limited entry permit without an MS/CV endorsement if the vessel is authorized to harvest the coop's allocation.</P> <P>(3) The Pacific whiting IFQ fishery is composed of vessels that harvest Pacific whiting for delivery shoreside to IFQ first receivers during the primary season.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Pacific whiting seasons</E>—(1) <E T="03">Primary seasons.</E> The primary seasons for the Pacific whiting fishery are:</P> <P>(i) For the Shorebased IFQ Program, Pacific whiting IFQ fishery, the period(s) of the large-scale target fishery is conducted after the season start date;</P> <P>(ii) For catcher/processors, the period(s) when catching and at-sea processing is allowed for the catcher/processor sector (after the season closes at-sea processing of any fish already on board the processing vessel is allowed to continue); and</P> <P>(iii) For vessels delivering to motherships, the period(s) when catching and at-sea processing is allowed for the mothership sector (after the season closes at-sea processing of any fish already on board the processing vessel is allowed to continue).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Different primary season start dates.</E> North of 40°30′ N. lat., different starting dates may be established for the catcher/processor sector, the mothership sector, and in the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery for vessels delivering to IFQ first receivers north of 42° N. lat. and vessels delivering to IFQ first receivers between 42° through 40°30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Procedures.</E> The primary seasons for the whiting fishery north of 40°3′ N. lat. generally will be established according to the procedures of the PCGFMP for developing and implementing harvest specifications and apportionments. The season opening dates remain in effect unless changed, generally with the harvest specifications and management measures.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Criteria.</E> The start of a primary season may be changed based on a recommendation from the Council and consideration of the following factors, if applicable: Size of the harvest guidelines for whiting and bycatch species; age/size structure of the whiting population; expected harvest of bycatch and prohibited species; availability and stock status of prohibited species; expected participation by catchers and processors; the period between when catcher vessels make annual processor obligations and the start of the fishery; environmental conditions; timing of alternate or competing fisheries; industry agreement; fishing or processing rates; and other relevant information.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Primary whiting season start dates and duration.</E> After the start of a primary season for a sector of the whiting fishery, the season remains open for that sector until the sector allocation of whiting or non-whiting groundfish (with allocations) is reached or projected to be reached and the fishery season for that sector is closed by NMFS. The starting dates for the primary seasons for the whiting fishery are as follows:</P> <P>(A) Catcher/processor sector—May 15.</P> <P>(B) Mothership sector—May 15.</P> <P>(C) Shorebased IFQ Program, Pacific whiting IFQ fishery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) North of 42° N. lat.—June 15;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Between 42°-40°30′ N. lat.—April 1; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) South of 40°30′ N. lat.—April 15.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Trip limits in the whiting fishery.</E> The “per trip” limit for whiting before the regular (primary) season for the shorebased sector is announced in Table 1 of this subpart, and is a routine management measure under § 660.60(c). This trip limit includes any whiting caught shoreward of 100-fm (183-m) in the Eureka, CA area. The “per trip” limit for other groundfish species for the shorebased sector are announced in Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) of this subpart and apply as follows:</P> <P>(i) During the groundfish cumulative limit periods both before and after the primary whiting season, vessels may use either small and/or large footrope gear, but are subject to the more restrictive trip limits for those entire cumulative periods.</P> <P>(ii) If, during a primary whiting season, a whiting vessel harvests a groundfish species other than whiting for which there is a midwater trip <PRTPAGE P="187"/>limit, then that vessel may also harvest up to another footrope-specific limit for that species during any cumulative limit period that overlaps the start or close of the primary whiting season.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Closed areas.</E> Vessels fishing in the Pacific whiting primary seasons for the Shorebased IFQ Program, MS Coop Program, or C/P Coop Program shall not target Pacific whiting with midwater trawl gear in the following portions of the fishery management area:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Klamath river salmon conservation zone.</E> The ocean area surrounding the Klamath River mouth bounded on the north by 41°38.80′ N. lat. (approximately 6 nm north of the Klamath River mouth), on the west by 124°23′ W. long. (approximately 12 nm from shore), and on the south by 41°26.80′ N. lat. (approximately 6 nm south of the Klamath River mouth).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Columbia river salmon conservation zone.</E> The ocean area surrounding the Columbia River mouth bounded by a line extending for 6 nm due west from North Head along 46°18′ N. lat. to 124°13.30′ W. long., then southerly along a line of 167 True to 46°11.10′ N. lat. and 124°11′ W. long. (Columbia River Buoy), then northeast along Red Buoy Line to the tip of the south jetty.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Ocean salmon conservation zone.</E> All waters shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 100 fm (183 m) depth contour. Latitude and longitude coordinates defining the boundary line approximating the 100 fm (183 m) depth contour are provided at § 660.73, subpart C. This closure will be implemented through automatic action, defined at § 660.60(d), subpart C, when NMFS projects the Pacific whiting fishery may take in excess of 11,000 Chinook within a calendar year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Pacific whiting bycatch reduction areas (BRAs).</E> Vessels using limited entry midwater trawl gear during the primary whiting season may be prohibited from fishing shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 75-fm (137-m), 100-fm (183-m) or 150-fm (274-m) depth contours. Latitude and longitude coordinates for the boundary lines approximating the depth contours are provided at §§ 660.72 and 660.73. Closures may be implemented inseason for a sector(s) through automatic action, defined at § 660.60(d), when NMFS projects that a sector will exceed an allocation for a non-whiting groundfish species specified for that sector before the sector's whiting allocation is projected to be reached.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Eureka area trip limits.</E> Trip landing or frequency limits may be established, modified, or removed under § 660.60 or this paragraph, specifying the amount of Pacific whiting that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed by a vessel that, at any time during a fishing trip, fished in the fishery management area shoreward of the 100 fathom (183 m) contour (as shown on NOAA Charts 18580, 18600, and 18620) in the Eureka area (from 43° 00′ to 40° 30′ N. lat.). Unless otherwise specified, no more than 10,000-lb (4,536 kg) of whiting may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed by a vessel that, at any time during a fishing trip, fished in the fishery management area shoreward of the 100 fm (183 m) contour (as shown on NOAA Charts 18580, 18600, and 18620) in the Eureka management area (defined at § 660.11).</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">At-sea processing.</E> Whiting may not be processed at sea south of 42°00′ N. lat. (Oregon-California border), unless by a waste-processing vessel as authorized under paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Time of day.</E> Vessels fishing in the Pacific whiting primary seasons for the Shorebased IFQ Program, MS Coop Program or C/P Coop Program shall not target Pacific whiting with midwater trawl gear in the fishery management area south of 42°00′ N. lat. between 0001 hours to one-half hour after official sunrise (local time). During this time south of 42°00′N. lat., trawl doors must be on board any vessel used to fish for whiting and the trawl must be attached to the trawl doors. Official sunrise is determined, to the nearest 5° lat., in The Nautical Almanac issued annually by the Nautical Almanac Office, U.S. Naval Observatory, and available from the U.S. Government Printing Office.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Processing fish waste at sea.</E> A vessel that processes only fish waste (a “waste-processing vessel”) is not considered a whiting processor and therefore is not subject to the allocations, <PRTPAGE P="188"/>seasons, or restrictions for catcher/processors or motherships while it operates as a waste-processing vessel. However, no vessel may operate as a waste-processing vessel 48 hours immediately before and after a primary season for whiting in which the vessel operates as a catcher/processor or mothership. A vessel must meet the following conditions to qualify as a waste-processing vessel:</P> <P>(1) The vessel makes meal (ground dried fish), oil, or minced (ground flesh) product, but does not make, and does not have on board, surimi (fish paste with additives), fillets (meat from the side of the fish, behind the head and in front of the tail), or headed and gutted fish (head and viscera removed).</P> <P>(2) The amount of whole whiting on board does not exceed the trip limit (if any) allowed under § 660.60(c), subpart C, or Tables 1 (North) or 1 (South) in subpart D.</P> <P>(3) Any trawl net and doors on board are stowed in a secured and covered manner, and detached from all towing lines, so as to be rendered unusable for fishing.</P> <P>(4) The vessel does not receive codends containing fish.</P> <P>(5) The vessel's operations are consistent with applicable state and Federal law, including those governing disposal of fish waste at sea.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Reapportionment of pacific whiting.</E> (1) By September 15 of the fishing year, the Regional Administrator will, based on discussions with representatives of the tribes participating in the Pacific whiting fishery for that fishing year, consider the tribal harvests to date and catch projections for the remainder of the year relative to the tribal allocation as specified at § 660.50 of Pacific whiting. That portion of the tribal allocation that the Regional Administrator determines will not be used by the end of the fishing year may be reapportioned to the other sectors of the trawl fishery in proportion to their initial allocations, on September 15 or as soon as practicable thereafter. Subsequent reapportionments may be made based on subsequent determinations by the Regional Administrator based on the factors described above in order to ensure full utilization of the resource. No reapportionments will occur after December 1 of the fishing year.</P> <P>(2) The reapportionment of surplus whiting will be made effective immediately by actual notice under the automatic action authority provided at § 660.60(d)(1).</P> <P>(3) Estimates of the portion of the tribal allocation that will not be used by the end of the fishing year will be based on the best information available to the Regional Administrator.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 75421, Dec. 3, 2010; 75 FR 78390, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 27546, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53837, Aug. 30, 2011; 77 FR 28516, May 15, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.140</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Shorebased IFQ Program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The Shorebased IFQ Program applies to qualified participants in the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery and includes a system of transferable QS for most groundfish species or species groups, IBQ for Pacific halibut, and trip limits or set-asides for the remaining groundfish species or species groups. NMFS will issue a QS permit to eligible participants and will establish a QS account for each QS permit owner to track the amount of QS or IBQ and QP or IBQ pounds owned by that owner. QS permit owners may own QS or IBQ for IFQ species, expressed as a percent of the allocation to the Shorebased IFQ Program for that species. NMFS will issue QP or IBQ pounds to QS permit owners, expressed in pounds, on an annual basis, to be deposited in the corresponding QS account. NMFS will establish a vessel account for each eligible vessel owner participating in the Shorebased IFQ Program, which is independent of the QS permit and QS account. In order to use QP or IBQ pounds, a QS permit owner must transfer the QP or IBQ pounds from the QS account into the vessel account for the vessel to which the QP or IBQ pounds is to be assigned. Harvests of IFQ species may only be delivered to an IFQ first receiver with a first receiver site license. In addition to the requirements of this section, the Shorebased IFQ Program is subject to the following groundfish regulations of subparts C and D:</P> <P>(1) Regulations set out in the following sections of subpart C: § 660.11 Definitions, § 660.12 Prohibitions, <PRTPAGE P="189"/>§ 660.13 Recordkeeping and reporting, § 660.14 VMS requirements, § 660.15 Equipment requirements, § 660.16 Groundfish observer program, § 660.20 Vessel and gear identification, § 660.25 Permits, § 660.55 Allocations, § 660.60 Specifications and management measures, § 660.65 Groundfish harvest specifications, and §§ 660.70 through 660.79 Closed areas.</P> <P>(2) Regulations set out in the following sections of subpart D: § 660.111 Trawl fishery definitions, § 660.112 Trawl fishery prohibitions, § 660.113 Trawl fishery recordkeeping and reporting, § 660.120 Trawl fishery crossover provisions, § 660.130 Trawl fishery management measures, and § 660.131 Pacific whiting fishery management measures.</P> <P>(3) The Shorebased IFQ Program may be restricted or closed as a result of projected overages within the Shorebased IFQ Program, the MS Coop Program, or the C/P Coop Program. As determined necessary by the Regional Administrator, area restrictions, season closures, or other measures will be used to prevent the trawl sector in aggregate or the individual trawl sectors (Shorebased IFQ, MS Coop, or C/P Coop) from exceeding an ACL, OY, ACT or formal allocation specified in the PCGFMP or regulation at § 660.55, subpart C, or §§ 660.140, 660.150, or 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Participation requirements and responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">IFQ vessels.</E> (i) Vessels must be registered to a groundfish limited entry permit, endorsed for trawl gear with no C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(ii) To start a fishing trip in the Shorebased IFQ Program, a vessel and its owner(s) (as described on the USCG documentation or state registration document) must be registered to the same vessel account established by NMFS with no deficit (negative balance) for any species/species group.</P> <P>(iii) All IFQ species/species group catch (landings and discards) must be covered by QP or IBQ pounds. Any deficit (negative balance in a vessel account) must be cured within 30 calendar days from the date the deficit from that trip is documented in the vessel account, unless the deficit is within the limits of the carryover provision at paragraph (e)(5) of this section, in which case the vessel may declare out of the IFQ fishery for the remainder of the year in which the deficit occurred, and must cure the deficit within 30 days after the issuance of QP or IBQ pounds for the following year.</P> <P>(iv) Any vessel with a deficit (negative balance) in its vessel account is prohibited from fishing that is within the scope of the Shorebased IFQ Program until sufficient QP or IBQ pounds are transferred into the vessel account to remove any deficit, regardless of the amount of the deficit.</P> <P>(v) A vessel account may not have QP or IBQ pounds (used and unused combined) in excess of the QP Vessel Limit in any year, and for species covered by Unused QP Vessel Limit, may not have QP or IBQ pounds in excess of the Unused QP Vessel Limit at any time. These amounts are specified at paragraph (e)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(vi) Vessels must use either trawl gear as specified at § 660.130(b), or a legal non-trawl groundfish gear under the gear switching provisions as specified at § 660.140(k).</P> <P>(vii) Vessels that are registered to MS/CV-endorsed permits may be used to fish in the Shorebased IFQ Program provided that the vessel is registered to a valid Shorebased IFQ Program vessel account.</P> <P>(viii) In the same calendar year, a vessel registered to a trawl endorsed limited entry permit with no MS/CV or C/P endorsements may be used to fish in the Shorebased IFQ Program if the vessel has a valid vessel account, and to fish in the mothership sector for a permitted MS coop as authorized by the MS coop.</P> <P>(ix) Vessels that are registered to C/P-endorsed permits may not be used to fish in the Shorebased IFQ Program.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ first receivers.</E> The IFQ first receiver must:</P> <P>(i) Ensure that all catch removed from a vessel making an IFQ delivery is weighed on a scale or scales meeting the requirements described in § 660.15(c), subpart C;</P> <P>(ii) Ensure that all catch is landed, sorted, and weighed in accordance with a valid catch monitoring plan as described in § 660.140(f)(3)(iii), subpart D.</P> <P>(iii) Ensure that all catch is sorted, prior to first weighing, by species or <PRTPAGE P="190"/>species groups as specified at § 660.130(d), except the vessels declared in to the limited entry midwater trawl, Pacific whiting shorebased IFQ at § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), subpart C may weigh catch on a before sorting as described at § 660.140(j)(2).</P> <P>(iv) Provide uninhibited access to all areas where fish are or may be sorted or weighed to NMFS staff, NMFS-authorized personnel, or authorized officer at any time when a delivery of IFQ species, or the processing of those species, is taking place.</P> <P>(v) Ensure that each scale produces a complete and accurate printed record of the weight of all catch in a delivery, unless exempted in the NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(vi) Retain and make available to NMFS staff, NMFS-authorized personnel, or an authorized officer, all printed output from any scale used to weigh catch, and any hand tally sheets, worksheets, or notes used to determine the total weight of any species.</P> <P>(vii) Ensure that each delivery of IFQ catch is monitored by a catch monitor and that the catch monitor is on site the entire time the delivery is being weighed or sorted.</P> <P>(viii) Ensure that sorting and weighing is completed prior to catch leaving the area that can be monitored from the observation area.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">IFQ species, management areas, and allocations.</E> (1) <E T="03">IFQ species.</E> IFQ species are those groundfish species and Pacific halibut in the exclusive economic zone or adjacent state waters off Washington, Oregon and California, under the jurisdiction of the Council, for which QS and IBQ are issued. Groupings and area subdivisions for IFQ species are those groupings and area subdivisions for which ACLs or ACTs are specified in the Tables 1a through 2d, and those for which there is an area-specific precautionary harvest policy. The lists of individual groundfish species included in the minor shelf complex north of 40°10′ N. lat., minor shelf complex south of 40°10′ N. lat., minor slope complex north 40°10′ N. lat., minor slope complex south of 40°10′ N. lat., and in the other flatfish complex are specified under the definition of “groundfish” at § 660.11. The following are the IFQ species:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50" COLS="1" OPTS="L1,p1,7/8"> <TTITLE>IFQ Species</TTITLE> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">ROUNDFISH</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific whiting</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish N. of 36°</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Sablefish S. of 36°</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">FLATFISH</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover sole</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English sole</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale sole</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth flounder</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starry flounder</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other flatfish stock complex</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Pacific halibut (IBQ) N. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">ROCKFISH</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific ocean perch N. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Widow rockfish</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Canary rockfish</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper rockfish S. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bocaccio S. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose rockfish S. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail rockfish N. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine thornyhead N. of 34°27′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine thornyhead S. of 34°27′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine thornyhead N. of 34°27′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cowcod S. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Darkblotched rockfish</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yelloweye rockfish</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor shelf rockfish complex N. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor shelf rockfish complex S. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor slope rockfish complex N. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor slope rockfish complex S. of 40°10′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ management areas.</E> A vessel participating in the Shorebased IFQ Program may not fish in more than one IFQ management area during a trip. IFQ management areas are as follows:</P> <P>(i) Between the US/Canada border and 40°10′ N. lat.,</P> <P>(ii) Between 40°10′ N. lat. and 36° N. lat.,</P> <P>(iii) Between 36° N. lat. and 34°27′ N. lat., and</P> <P>(iv) Between 34°27′ N. lat. and the US/Mexico border.</P> <P> (3) <E T="03">IFQ program allocations.</E> Allocations for the Shorebased IFQ Program are determined for IFQ species as follows:</P> <P>(i) For Pacific whiting, the Shorebased IFQ Program allocation is specified at § 660.55(i)(2), subpart C, 42 percent.</P> <P>(ii) For Sablefish N. of 36° N. lat., the Shorebased IFQ Program allocation is <PRTPAGE P="191"/>the limited entry trawl allocation specified at § 660.55(h), subpart C, minus any set-asides for the mothership and C/P sectors for that species.</P> <P>(iii) For IFQ species listed in the trawl/nontrawl allocation table, specified at § 660.55(c), subpart C, allocations are determined by applying the trawl column percent to the fishery harvest guideline minus any set-asides for the mothership and C/P sectors for that species and minus allocations for darkblotched rockfish, POP, and widow rockfish.</P> <P>(iv) The remaining IFQ species (canary rockfish, bocaccio, cowcod, yelloweye rockfish, minor shelf rockfish N. of 40°10′ N. lat., and minor shelf rockfish S. of 40°10′ N. lat., and minor slope rockfish S. of 40°10′ N. lat.) are allocated through the biennial specifications and management measures process minus any set-asides for the mothership and C/P sectors for that species.</P> <P>(v) For Pacific halibut N. of 40°10′ N. lat., the Shorebased IFQ Program allocation is specified at 660.55(m).</P> <P>(vi) For each IFQ species, NMFS will determine annual sub-allocations to individual QS accounts by multiplying the percent of QS or IBQ registered to the account by the amount of each respective IFQ species allocated to the Shorebased IFQ Program for that year. For each IFQ species, NMFS will deposit QP or IBQ pounds in the respective QS account in the amount of each sub-allocation determined.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Reallocations</E>—(A) <E T="03">Reallocation with changes in management areas.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Area subdivision.</E> If at any time after the initial allocation, an IFQ species is geographically subdivided, those holding QS or IBQ for the IFQ species being subdivided will receive an amount of QS or IBQ for each newly created area that is equivalent to the amount they held for the area before it was subdivided.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Area recombination.</E> When two areas are combined for an IFQ species, the QS or IBQ held by individuals in each area will be adjusted proportionally such that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The total QS or IBQ for the area sums to 100 percent, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) A person holding QS or IBQ in the newly created area will receive the same amount of total QP or IBQ pounds as they would if the areas had not been combined.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Area line movement.</E> When a management area boundary line is moved for an IFQ species, the QS or IBQ held by individuals in each area will be adjusted proportionally such that they each maintain their same share of the trawl allocation on a coastwide basis (a fishing area may expand or decrease, but the individual's QP or IBQ pounds for both areas combined wouldn't change because of the change in areas). In order to achieve this end, the holders of QS or IBQ in the area being reduced will receive QS or IBQ for the area being expanded, such that the total QP or IBQ pounds they would be issued will not be reduced as a result of the area reduction. Those holding QS or IBQ in the area being expanded will have their QS or IBQ reduced such that the total QP or IBQ pounds they receive in the year of the line movement will not increase as a result of the expansion (nor will it be reduced).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Reallocation with subdivision of a species group.</E> If at any time after the initial allocation an IFQ species which is a species group is subdivided, each species or species group resulting from the subdivision will be an IFQ species. QS owners for the species group being subdivided will receive an amount of QS for each newly created IFQ species that is equivalent to the amount they held for the species group before it was subdivided. For example, if a person holds one percent of a species group before the subdivision, that person will hold one percent of the QS for each IFQ species resulting from the subdivision.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">QS permits and QS accounts</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> In order to obtain QS and/or IBQ, a person must apply for a QS permit. NMFS will determine if the applicant is eligible to own QS and/or IBQ in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) of this section. If eligible, NMFS will issue a QS permit, and will establish a QS account to track QS and IBQ balances for all IFQ species identified at § 660.140(c)(1). NMFS will issue initial allocations of QS and IBQ in accordance with paragraph (d)(8) of this section. Transfers of QS and IBQ, and of <PRTPAGE P="192"/>QP or IBQ pounds, are subject to provisions at paragraph (d)(3) of this section. QS permit owners can monitor the status of their QS and IBQ, and associated QP and IBQ pounds, throughout the year in their QS account.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Annual QS adjustments.</E> On or about January 1 each year, QS permit owners will be notified, via the IFQ Web site and their QS account, of any adjustments to their QS and/or IBQ allocations, for each of the IFQ species. Updated QS and/or IBQ values, if applicable, will reflect the results of: any recalculation of initial allocation formulas resulting from changes in provisional OYs used in the allocation formulas or appeals, any redistribution of QS and IBQ (<E T="03">e.g.,</E> resulting from permanent revocation of applicable permits, subject to accumulation limits), and any transfers of QS and/or IBQ made during the prior year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Annual QP and IBQ pound allocations.</E> QP and IBQ pounds will be deposited into QS accounts annually. QS permit owners will be notified of QP deposits via the IFQ Web site and their QS account. QP and IBQ pounds will be issued to the nearest whole pound using standard rounding rules (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> decimal amounts less than 0.5 round down and 0.5 and greater round up), except that in the first year of the Shorebased IFQ Program, issuance of QP for overfished species greater than zero but less than one pound will be rounded up to one pound. Rounding rules may affect distribution of the entire shorebased trawl allocation. NMFS will distribute such allocations to the maximum extent practicable, not to exceed the total allocation. QS permit owners must transfer their QP and IBQ pounds from their QS account to a vessel account in order for those QP and IBQ pounds to be fished. QP and IBQ pounds must be transferred in whole pounds (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> no fraction of a QP or IBQ pound can be transferred). All QP and IBQ pounds in a QS account must be transferred to a vessel account by September 1 of each year in order to be fished, unless there is a reapportionment of Pacific whiting consistent with §§ 660.131(h) and 660.140(d)(3).</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Non-whiting QP annual sub-allocations.</E> NMFS will issue QP for IFQ species other than Pacific whiting and Pacific halibut annually by multiplying the QS permit owner's QS for each such IFQ species by that year's shorebased trawl allocation for that IFQ species. Deposits to QS accounts for IFQ species other than Pacific whiting and Pacific halibut will be made on or about January 1 each year. Until the method for distributing the QP issued for adaptive management program QS, specified at paragraph (l) of this section, is developed and implemented or through 2014, whichever is earlier, the resulting AMP QP will be issued to all QS permit owners in proportion to their non-whiting QS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) In years where the groundfish harvest specifications are known by January 1, deposits to QS accounts for IFQ species will be made on or about January 1. For 2013, NMFS will issue QP in two parts. On or about January 1, 2013, NMFS will deposit QP based on the shorebased trawl allocation as reduced by the amount of QP for whiting trips as specified at paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section for the initial issuance allocations of QS between whiting and non-whiting trips. In the spring of 2013, after NMFS has made a determination on the QS for QS permit owners, NMFS will deposit additional QP to the QS account, as appropriate.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) In years where the groundfish harvest specifications are not known by January 1, NMFS will issue QP in two parts. On or about January 1, NMFS will deposit QP based on the shorebased trawl allocation multiplied by the lower end of the range of potential harvest specifications for that year. For 2013, that amount will be further reduced by the amount of QP for whiting trips as specified at paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section for the initial issuance allocations of QS between whiting and non-whiting trips. After the final harvest specifications are established later in the year, NMFS will deposit additional QP to the QS account. For 2013, this will occur in the spring after NMFS has made a determination on the QS for QS permit owners.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Pacific whiting QP annual allocation.</E> NMFS will issue QP for Pacific whiting annually by multiplying the <PRTPAGE P="193"/>QS permit owner's QS for Pacific whiting by that year's shorebased trawl allocation for Pacific whiting.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) In years where the Pacific whiting harvest specification is known by January 1, deposits to QS accounts for Pacific whiting will be made on or about January 1. For 2013, NMFS will issue QP in two parts. On or about January 1, 2013, NMFS will deposit QP based on the shorebased trawl allocation as reduced by the amount of QP for whiting trips as specified at paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section for the initial issuance allocations of QS between whiting and non-whiting trips. In the spring of 2013, after NMFS has made a determination on the QS for QS permit owners, NMFS will deposit additional QP to the QS account, as appropriate.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) In years where the Pacific whiting harvest specification is not known by January 1, NMFS will issue Pacific whiting QP in two parts. On or about January 1, NMFS will deposit Pacific whiting QP based on the shorebased trawl allocation multiplied by the lower end of the range of potential harvest specifications for Pacific whiting for that year. For 2013, that amount will be further reduced by the amount of QP for whiting trips as specified at paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section for the initial issuance allocations of QS between whiting and non-whiting trips. After the final Pacific whiting harvest specifications are established later in the year, NMFS will deposit additional QP to QS accounts. For 2013, this will occur in the spring after NMFS has made a determination on the QS for QS permit owners.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Pacific halibut IBQ pounds annual allocation.</E> NMFS will issue IBQ pounds for Pacific halibut annually by multiplying the QS permit owner's IBQ percent by the Shorebased IFQ Program component of the trawl bycatch mortality limit for that year. Deposits to QS accounts for Pacific halibut IBQ pounds will be made on or about January 1 each year. Mortality of any size Pacific halibut count against IBQ pounds.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) In years where the Pacific halibut total constant exploitation yield is known by January 1, deposits to QS accounts will be made on or about January 1.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) In years where the Pacific halibut total constant exploitation yield is not known by January 1, NMFS will issue QP in two parts. On or about January 1, NMFS will deposit QP based on some portion of the International Pacific Halibut Commission's staff recommended total constant exploitation yield from their interim meeting. After the final Pacific halibut total constant exploitation yield is established from the International Pacific Halibut Commission's annual meeting, NMFS will deposit additional QP to the QS account.</P> <P>(D) For the 2012 trawl fishery, NMFS will issue QP based on the following shorebased trawl allocations:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s75,r75,16" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">IFQ species</CHED> <CHED H="1">Management area</CHED> <CHED H="1">Shorebased<LI>trawl allocation</LI> <LI>(mt)</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1,810.65</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1,135.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Whiting</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>56,902</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish</ENT> <ENT>North of 36° N. lat</ENT> <ENT>2,467.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish</ENT> <ENT>South of 36° N. lat</ENT> <ENT>514.08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover sole</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>22,234.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English sole</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>9,542.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale sole</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>1,054.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth flounder</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>9,462.45</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starry flounder</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>671.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other flatfish</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>4,197.40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>North of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>119.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Widow rockfish</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>342.62</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Canary rockfish</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>26.20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper rockfish</ENT> <ENT>South of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>1,331.25</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bocaccio rockfish</ENT> <ENT>South of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>60.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose rockfish</ENT> <ENT>South of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>1,454.45</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail rockfish</ENT> <ENT>North of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>3,107.36</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine thornyhead</ENT> <ENT>North of 34°27′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>1,415.45</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine thornyhead</ENT> <ENT>South of 34°27′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>50.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine thornyhead</ENT> <ENT>North of 34°27′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>1,914.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="194"/> <ENT I="01">Cowcod</ENT> <ENT>South of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>1.80</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Darkblotched rockfish</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>248.94</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yelloweye rockfish</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>0.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor shelf rockfish complex</ENT> <ENT>North of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>522.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor shelf rockfish complex</ENT> <ENT>South of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>86.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor slope rockfish complex</ENT> <ENT>North of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>829.52</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor slope rockfish complex</ENT> <ENT>South of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>377.37</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Eligibility and registration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> Only the following persons are eligible to own QS permits:</P> <P>(A) A United States citizen, that is eligible to own and control a U.S. fishing vessel with a fishery endorsement pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12113 (general fishery endorsement requirements and 75 percent citizenship requirement for entities);</P> <P>(B) A permanent resident alien, that is eligible to own and control a U.S. fishing vessel with a fishery endorsement pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12113 (general fishery endorsement requirements and 75 percent citizenship requirement for entities); or</P> <P>(C) A corporation, partnership, or other entity established under the laws of the United States or any State, that is eligible to own and control a U.S. fishing vessel with a fishery endorsement pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 12113 (general fishery endorsement requirements and 75 percent citizenship requirement for entities). However, there is an exception for any entity that owns a mothership that participated in the west coast groundfish fishery during the allocation period and is eligible to own or control that U.S. fishing vessel with a fishery endorsement pursuant to sections 203(g) and 213(g) of the AFA.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Registration.</E> A QS account will be established by NMFS with the issuance of a QS permit. The administrative functions associated with the Shorebased IFQ Program (e.g., account registration, landing transactions, and transfers) are designed to be accomplished online; therefore, a participant must have access to a computer with Internet access and must set up online access to their QS account to participate. The computer must have Internet browser software installed (e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox); as well as the Adobe Flash Player software version 9.0 or greater. NMFS will mail initial QS permit owners instructions to set up online access to their QS account. NMFS will use the QS account to send messages to QS permit owners; it is important for QS permit owners to monitor their online QS account and all associated messages.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Renewal, change of permit ownership, and transfers</E>—(i) <E T="03">Renewal.</E> (A) QS permits expire at the end of each calendar year, and must be renewed between October 1 and November 30 of each year in order to remain in force the following year. A complete QS permit renewal package must be received by SFD no later than November 30 to be accepted by NMFS.</P> <P>(B) Notification to renew QS permits will be sent by SFD by September 15 each year to the QS permit owner's most recent address in the SFD record. The QS permit owner shall provide SFD with notice of any address change within 15 days of the change.</P> <P>(C) Any QS permit for which SFD does not receive a QS permit renewal request by November 30 will have its QS account inactivated by NMFS at the end of the calendar year and the QS permit will not be renewed by NMFS for the following year. NMFS will not issue QP or IBQ pounds to the inactivated QS account associated with the non-renewed QS permit for that year. Any QP or IBQ pounds derived from the QS or IBQ in the inactivated QS account will be redistributed among all other QS permit owners that renewed their permit by the deadline. Redistribution of QP or IBQ pounds to QS permit owners will be proportional to the QS or IBQ for each IFQ species. A non-renewed QS permit may be renewed in a subsequent year by submission of a complete QS permit renewal <PRTPAGE P="195"/>package during the permit renewal period for that year, and NMFS will issue the associated QP or IBQ pounds for that year.</P> <P>(D) QS permits will not be renewed until SFD has received a complete application for a QS permit renewal, which includes payment of required fees, complete documentation of QS permit ownership on the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form as required under paragraph (d)(4)(iv) of this section, a complete economic data collection form if required under § 660.114. The QS permit renewal will be considered incomplete until the required information is submitted.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Effective Date.</E> A QS permit is effective on the date given on the permit and remains effective until the end of the calendar year.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">IAD and appeals.</E> QS permit renewals are subject to the permit appeals process specified at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Change of permit ownership and transfer restrictions</E>—(A) <E T="03">Change in QS permit ownership.</E> Ownership of a QS permit cannot be registered to another individual or entity. The QS permit owner cannot change or add additional individuals or entities as owners of the permit (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, cannot change the legal name of the permit owner(s) as given on the permit). Any change in ownership of the QS permit requires the new owner(s) to apply for a QS permit, and is subject to accumulation limits and approval by NMFS.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Transfers of QS or IBQ or QP or IBQ pounds.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">General.</E> Transfers of QS or IBQ from one QS account to another QS account and transfers of QP or IBQ pounds from a QS account to a vessel account must be accomplished via the online QS account. During the year there may be situations where NMFS deems it necessary to prohibit transfers (i.e., account reconciliation, system maintenance, or for emergency fishery management reasons). To make a transfer, a QS permit owner must initiate a transfer request by logging onto the online QS account. Following the instructions provided on the Web site, the QS permit owner must enter pertinent information regarding the transfer request including, but not limited to: IFQ species, amount of QS, IBQ, QP, or IBQ pounds to be transferred for each IFQ species; name and any other identifier of the eligible transferee (e.g., QS permit number, vessel account number); and the value of the transferred QS, IBQ, QP, or IBQ pounds for each IFQ species. The online system will verify whether all information has been entered and whether the transfer complies with ownership limits or vessel limits, as applicable. If the information is not accepted, an electronic message will record as much in the transferor's QS account explaining the reason(s). If the information is accepted, the online system will record the pending transfer in both the transferor's QS account and the transferee's QS account or vessel account. The transferee must approve the transfer by electronic signature in order for the transfer to be completed. If the transferee accepts the transfer, the online system will record the transfer and confirm the transaction in both the transferor's QS account and the transferee's QS account or vessel account through a transaction confirmation notice. Once the transferee accepts the transaction, the transaction is final and permanent.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Transfer of QS or IBQ between QS accounts.</E> QS or IBQ cannot be transferred to another QS permit owner, except under U.S. court order or authorization and as approved by NMFS. QS or IBQ may not be transferred to a vessel account.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Transfer of QP or IBQ pounds from a QS account to a vessel account.</E> QP or IBQ pounds must be transferred in whole pounds (i.e. no fraction of a QP can be transferred). QP or IBQ pounds must be transferred to a vessel account in order to be used. Transfers of QP or IBQ pounds from a QS account to a vessel account are subject to vessel accumulation limits and NMFS' approval. Once QP or IBQ pounds are transferred from a QS account to a vessel account (accepted by the transferee/vessel owner), they cannot be transferred back to a QS account and may only be transferred to another vessel account. QP or IBQ pounds may not be transferred from one QS account to another QS account. All QP or IBQ pounds from a QS account must be transferred to <PRTPAGE P="196"/>one or more vessel accounts by September 1 each year. If the Regional Administrator makes a decision to reapportion Pacific whiting from the tribal to the non-tribal fishery after September 1 in any year, the following actions will be taken.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) NMFS will credit QS accounts with additional Pacific whiting QP proportionally, based on the whiting QS percent for a particular QS permit owner and the amount of the sector reapportionment of whiting.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The QS account transfer function will be reactivated by NMFS from the date that QS accounts are credited with additional Pacific whiting QP to allow permit holders to transfer only Pacific whiting QP to vessel accounts.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) After December 15, the transfer function in QS accounts will again be inactivated.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Effective date</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) Transfer of QS or IBQ between QS accounts is effective on the date approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Transfer of QP or IBQ pounds from a QS account to a vessel account is effective on the date approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">IAD and appeals.</E> Transfers are subject to the permit appeals process specified at § 660.25 (g), subpart C.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Accumulation limits</E>—(i) <E T="03">QS and IBQ control limits.</E> QS and IBQ control limits are accumulation limits and are the amount of QS and IBQ that a person, individually or collectively, may own or control. QS and IBQ control limits are expressed as a percentage of the Shorebased IFQ Program's allocation.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Control limits for individual species.</E> No person may own or control, or have a controlling influence over, by any means whatsoever an amount of QS or IBQ for any individual species that exceeds the Shorebased IFQ Program accumulation limits.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Control limit for aggregate nonwhiting QS holdings.</E> To determine how much aggregate nonwhiting QS a person holds, NMFS will convert the person's QS to pounds. This conversion will always be conducted using the trawl allocations applied to the 2010 OYs, until such time as the Council recommends otherwise. Specifically, NMFS will multiply each person's QS for each species by the shoreside trawl allocation for that species. The person's pounds for all nonwhiting species will be summed and divided by the shoreside trawl allocation of all nonwhiting species to calculate the person's share of the aggregate nonwhiting trawl quota. To determine the shoreside trawl allocation for the purpose of determining compliance with the aggregate nonwhiting control limit, for species that have specific trawl allocation percentages in Amendment 21, NMFS will apply the Amendment 21 trawl allocation percentages to (set forth at § 660.55) the 2010 OYs, and where applicable, will deduct the preliminary set-asides for the at-sea sectors from Amendment 21. For species that do not have specific trawl allocation percentages in Amendment 21, NMFS will apply a percentage based on the Northwest Fishery Science Center final report on 2010 estimated total fishing mortality of groundfish by sector, or, if the final report for 2010 is not available, based on the most recent report available.</P> <P>(C) The Shorebased IFQ Program accumulation limits are as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species category</CHED> <CHED H="1">QS and IBQ control limit<LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Non-whiting groundfish species</ENT> <ENT>2.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod—coastwide</ENT> <ENT>2.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>12.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific whiting (shoreside)</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Sablefish:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">N. of 36° (Monterey north)</ENT> <ENT>3.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">S. of 36° (Conception area)</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific ocean perch N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>4.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Widow rockfish</ENT> <ENT>5.1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Canary rockfish</ENT> <ENT>4.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper rockfish S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bocaccio S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>13.2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose rockfish S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail rockfish N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Shortspine thornyhead:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>6.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">S. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>6.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Longspine thornyhead:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>6.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cowcod S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>17.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Darkblotched rockfish</ENT> <ENT>4.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yelloweye rockfish</ENT> <ENT>5.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Minor rockfish complex N. of<LI>40°10′:</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Shelf species</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Slope species</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Minor rockfish complex S. of<LI>40°10′:</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Shelf species</ENT> <ENT>9.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Slope species</ENT> <ENT>6.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover sole</ENT> <ENT>2.6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English sole</ENT> <ENT>5.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale sole</ENT> <ENT>3.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth flounder</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="197"/> <ENT I="01">Starry flounder</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other flatfish stock complex</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific halibut (IBQ) N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>5.4</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> (ii) <E T="03">Ownership—individual and collective rule.</E> The QS or IBQ that counts toward a person's accumulation limit will include:</P> <P>(A) The QS or IBQ owned by that person, and</P> <P>(B) That portion of the QS or IBQ owned by an entity in which that person has an economic or financial interest, where the person's share of interest in that entity will determine the portion of that entity's QS or IBQ that counts toward the person's limit.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Control.</E> Control means, but is not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(A) The person has the right to direct, or does direct, in whole or in part, the business of the entity to which the QS or IBQ are registered;</P> <P>(B) The person has the right to limit the actions of or replace, or does limit the actions of or replace, the chief executive officer, a majority of the board of directors, any general partner, or any person serving in a management capacity of the entity to which the QS or IBQ are registered;</P> <P>(C) The person has the right to direct, or does direct, and/or the right to prevent or delay, or does prevent or delay, the transfer of QS or IBQ, or the resulting QP or IBQ pounds;</P> <P>(D) The person, through loan covenants or any other means, has the right to restrict, or does restrict, and/or has a controlling influence over the day to day business activities or management policies of the entity to which the QS or IBQ are registered;</P> <P>(E) The person, excluding banks and other financial institutions that rely on QS or IBQ as collateral for loans, through loan covenants or any other means, has the right to restrict, or does restrict, any activity related to QS or IBQ or QP or IBQ pounds, including, but not limited to, use of QS or IBQ, or the resulting QP or IBQ pounds, or disposition of fish harvested under the resulting QP or IBQ pounds;</P> <P>(F) The person, excluding banks and other financial institutions that rely on QS or IBQ as collateral for loans, has the right to control, or does control, the management of, or to be a controlling factor in, the entity to which the QS or IBQ, or the resulting QP or IBQ pounds, are registered;</P> <P>(G) The person, excluding banks and other financial institutions that rely on QS or IBQ as collateral for loans, has the right to cause or prevent, or does cause or prevent, the sale, lease or other disposition of QS or IBQ, or the resulting QP or IBQ pounds; and</P> <P>(H) The person has the ability through any means whatsoever to control or have a controlling influence over the entity to which QS or IBQ is registered.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Trawl identification of ownership interest form.</E> Any person that owns a limited entry trawl permit and that is applying for or renewing a QS permit shall document those persons that have an ownership interest in the limited entry trawl or QS permit greater than or equal to 2 percent. This ownership interest must be documented with the SFD via the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form. For renewal, if the limited entry trawl permit and QS permit have identical ownership interest, only one form need be submitted attesting to such ownership. SFD will not issue a QS permit unless the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form has been completed. Further, if SFD discovers through review of the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form that a person owns or controls more than the accumulation limits and is not authorized to do so under paragraph (d)(4)(v) of this section, the person will be notified and the QS permit will be issued up to the accumulation limit specified in the QS or IBQ control limit table from paragraph (d)(4)(i) of this section. NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to verify compliance with accumulation limits.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Divestiture.</E> Accumulation limits will be calculated by first calculating the aggregate non-whiting QS limit and then the individual species QS or IBQ control limits. For QS permit owners (including any person who has ownership interest in the owner named on the permit) that are found to exceed <PRTPAGE P="198"/>the accumulation limits during the initial issuance of QS permits, an adjustment period will be provided after which they will have to completely divest their QS or IBQ in excess of the accumulation limits. QS or IBQ will be issued for amounts in excess of accumulation limits only for owners of limited entry permits as of November 8, 2008, if such ownership has been registered with NMFS by November 30, 2008. The owner of any permit acquired after November 8, 2008, or if acquired earlier, not registered with NMFS by November 30, 2008, will only be eligible to receive an initial allocation for that permit of those QS or IBQ that are within the accumulation limits; any QS or IBQ in excess of the accumulation limits will be redistributed to the remainder of the initial recipients of QS or IBQ in proportion to each recipient's initial allocation of QS or IBQ for each species. Any person that qualifies for an initial allocation of QS or IBQ in excess of the accumulation limits will be allowed to receive that allocation, but must divest themselves of the excess QS or IBQ during the first two years once QS transfers are allowed (the divestiture period). Holders of QS or IBQ in excess of the control limits may receive and use the QP or IBQ pounds associated with that excess, up to the time their divestiture is completed. Once the divestiture period is completed, any QS or IBQ held by a person (including any person who has ownership interest in the owner named on the permit) in excess of the accumulation limits will be revoked and redistributed to the remainder of the QS or IBQ owners in proportion to the QS or IBQ holdings in the immediately following year. No compensation will be due for any revoked shares.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to a QS permit or QS account action follows the same process as the general permit appeals process as defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for administrative costs associated with the issuance of a QS permit consistent with the provisions given at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(7) [Reserved]</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Application requirements and initial issuance for QS permit and QS/IBQ</E>—(i) <E T="03">Additional definitions.</E> The following definitions are applicable to paragraph (d)(8) of this section and apply to terms used for the purposes of application requirements and initial issuance of QS permits and QS/IBQ:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Nonwhiting trip</E> means a fishing trip where less than 50 percent by weight of all fish reported on the state landing receipt is whiting.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">PacFIN</E> means the Pacific Fisheries Information Network of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Relative history</E> means the landings history of a permit for a species, year, and area subdivision, divided by the total fleet history of the sector for that species, year, and area subdivision, as appropriate, or, in the case of shoreside processors, the annual sum of the shoreside processor's whiting receipts divided by the aggregate annual sum of whiting received by all shoreside processors in that year. Relative history is expressed as a percent.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Shoreside processor</E> means an operation, working on U.S. soil, that takes delivery of trawl caught groundfish that has not been processed; and that thereafter engages that fish in shoreside processing. Entities that received fish that have not undergone at-sea processing or shoreside processing and sell that fish directly to consumers shall not be considered a processor for purposes of QS allocations. Shoreside processing is defined as either of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any activity that takes place shoreside; and that involves: Cutting groundfish into smaller portions; or freezing, cooking, smoking, drying groundfish; or packaging that groundfish for resale into 100 pound units or smaller for sale or distribution into a wholesale or retail market.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The purchase and redistribution in to a wholesale or retail market of live groundfish from a harvesting vessel.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Whiting trip</E> means a fishing trip where greater than or equal to 50 percent by weight of all fish reported on the state landing receipt is whiting.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for QS permit and QS/IBQ.</E> Only the following persons are <PRTPAGE P="199"/>eligible to receive a QS permit or QS/IBQ:</P> <P>(A) The owner of a valid trawl limited entry permit is eligible to receive a QS permit and its associated QS or IBQ amount. Any past landings history associated with the current limited entry trawl permit accrues to the current permit owner. NMFS will not recognize any person as the limited entry permit owner other than the person listed as limited entry permit owner in NMFS permit database. If a limited entry permit has history on state landing receipts and has been combined with a permit that has received or will receive a C/P endorsement, the trawl limited entry permit does not qualify for QS or IBQ.</P> <P>(B) Shoreside processors that meet the recent participation requirement of having received deliveries of 1 mt or more of whiting from whiting trips in each of any two years from 1998 through 2004 are eligible for an initial issuance of whiting QS. NMFS will initially identify shoreside processors by reference to Pacific whiting shoreside first receivers recorded on fish tickets in the relevant PacFIN dataset on July 1, 2010, subject to correction as described in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(G) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Steps for QS and IBQ allocation formulas.</E> The QS and IBQ allocation formulas are applied in the following steps:</P> <P>(A) First, for each limited entry trawl permit owner, NMFS will determine a preliminary QS allocation for non-whiting trips.</P> <P>(B) Second, for each limited entry trawl permit owner, NMFS will determine a preliminary QS allocation for whiting trips.</P> <P>(C) Third, for each limited entry trawl permit owner, NMFS will combine the amounts resulting from paragraphs (d)(8)(iii)(A) and (B) of this section.</P> <P>(D) Fourth, NMFS will reduce the results for limited entry trawl permit owners by 10 percent of non-whiting species as a set aside for Adaptive Management Program (AMP) and by 20 percent of whiting for the initial issuance of QS allocated to qualifying shoreside processors.</P> <P>(E) Fifth, NMFS will determine the whiting QS allocation for qualifying shoreside processors from the 20 percent of whiting QS allocated to qualifying shoreside processors at initial issuance of QS.</P> <P>(F) Sixth, for each limited entry trawl permit owner, NMFS will determine the Pacific halibut IBQ allocation.</P> <P>(G) Seventh, for limited entry trawl permits transferred after November 8, 2008, or if transferred earlier, not registered with NMFS by November 30, 2008, for which NMFS determines the owners of such permits would exceed the accumulation limits specified at paragraph (d)(4) of this section based on the previous steps, NMFS will redistribute the excess QS or IBQ to other qualified QS permit owners within the accumulation limits.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Allocation formula for specific QS and IBQ amounts</E>—(A) <E T="03">Allocation formula rules.</E> Unless otherwise specified, the following rules will be applied to data for the purpose of calculating an initial allocation of QS and IBQ:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) For limited entry trawl permit owners, a permit will be assigned catch history or relative history based on the landing history of the vessel(s) associated with the permit at the time the landings were made.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The relevant PacFIN dataset includes species compositions based on port sampled data and applied to data at the vessel level.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Only landings of IFQ species which are caught in the exclusive economic zone or adjacent state waters off Washington, Oregon and California will be used for calculation of allocation formulas. For the purpose of allocation of IFQ species for which the QS or IBQ will be subdivided by area, catch areas have been assigned to landings of IFQ species reported on state landing receipts based on port of landing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) History from limited entry permits that have been combined with a permit that may qualify for a C/P endorsement and which has shorebased permit history will not be included in the preliminary QS and IBQ allocation formula, other than in the determination of fleet history used in the calculation of relative history for permits that do not have a C/P endorsement.<PRTPAGE P="200"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) History of illegal landings and landings made under non-whiting EFPs that are in excess of the cumulative limits in place for the non-EFP fishery will not count toward the allocation of QS or IBQ.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) The limited entry permit's landings history includes the landings history of permits that have been previously combined with that permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) If two or more limited entry trawl permits have been simultaneously registered to the same vessel, NMFS will split the landing history evenly between all such limited entry trawl-endorsed permits during the time they were simultaneously registered to the vessel.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Unless otherwise noted, the calculation for QS or IBQ allocation under paragraph (d)(8) of this section will be based on state landing receipts (fish tickets) as recorded in the relevant PacFIN dataset on July 1, 2010.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) For limited entry trawl permits, landings under provisional “A” permits that did not become “A” permits and “B” permits will not count toward the allocation of QS or IBQ, other than in the determination of fleet history used in the calculation of relative history for permits that do not have a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) For limited entry trawl permits, NMFS will calculate initial issuance of QS separately based on whiting trips and non-whiting trips, and will weigh each calculation according to initial issuance allocations between whiting trips and non-whiting trips, which are one-time allocations necessary for the formulas used during the initial issuance of QS to create a single Shorebased IFQ Program. The initial issuance allocations between whiting and non-whiting trips for canary rockfish, bocaccio, cowcod, yelloweye rockfish, minor shelf rockfish N. of 40°10′, minor shelf rockfish S. of 40°10′, and minor slope rockfish S. of 40°10′ will be determined through the biennial specifications process. The initial issuance allocations for the remaining IFQ species are as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s58,xs38,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2,tp0,i1"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species</CHED> <CHED H="1">Initial issuance allocation percentage</CHED> <CHED H="2">Non-whiting</CHED> <CHED H="2">Whiting</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> <ENT>99.7%</ENT> <ENT>0.3%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Cod</ENT> <ENT>99.9%</ENT> <ENT>0.1%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Whiting</ENT> <ENT>0.1%</ENT> <ENT>99.9%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish N. of 36° N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>98.2%</ENT> <ENT>1.8%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish S. of 36° N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH</ENT> <ENT>remaining</ENT> <ENT>17% or 30 mt, whichever is greater, to shorebased + at-sea whiting.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>If under rebuilding, 52% to shorebased + at-sea whiting.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">WIDOW</ENT> <ENT>remaining</ENT> <ENT>If stock rebuilt, 10% or 500 mt, whichever is greater, to shorebased + at-sea whiting.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail N. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>remaining</ENT> <ENT>300 mt.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine N. of 34°27′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>99.9%</ENT> <ENT>0.1%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortspine S. of 34°27′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longspine N. of 34°27′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">DARKBLOTCHED</ENT> <ENT>remaining</ENT> <ENT>9% or 25 mt, whichever is greater, to shorebased + at-sea whiting.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minor Slope Rockfish N. of 40°10′ N. lat</ENT> <ENT>98.6%</ENT> <ENT>1.4%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover Sole</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English Sole</ENT> <ENT>99.9%</ENT> <ENT>0.1%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale Sole</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth Flounder</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starry Flounder</ENT> <ENT>100.0%</ENT> <ENT>0.0%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Flatfish</ENT> <ENT>99.9%</ENT> <ENT>0.1%</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> (B) <E T="03">Preliminary QS allocation for nonwhiting trips.</E> NMFS will calculate the non-whiting preliminary QS allocation differently for different species groups, Groups 1 through 3.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Allocation formula species groups.</E> For the purposes of preliminary QS allocation, IFQ species will be grouped as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Group 1 includes lingcod, Pacific cod, Pacific whiting, sablefish north of 36° N. lat., sablefish south of 36° N. lat., Dover sole, English sole, petrale sole, arrowtooth flounder, starry flounder, other flatfish stock complex, <PRTPAGE P="201"/>chilipepper rockfish, splitnose rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, shortspine thornyhead north of 34°27′ N. lat., shortspine thornyhead south of 34°27′ N. lat., longspine thornyhead north of 34°27′ N. lat., minor rockfish north slope species complex, minor rockfish south slope species complex, minor rockfish north shelf species complex, and minor rockfish south shelf species complex.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Group 2 includes bocaccio, cowcod, darkblotched rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, widow rockfish, and yelloweye rockfish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Group 3 includes canary rockfish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Group 1 species:</E> The preliminary QS allocation process indicated in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(A) of this section for Group 1 species follows a two-step process, one to allocate a pool of QS equally among all eligible limited entry permits and the other to allocate the remainder of the preliminary QS based on permit history. Through these two processes, preliminary QS totaling 100 percent for each Group 1 species will be allocated. In later steps this amount will be adjusted and reduced as indicated in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(C) and (D), to determine the QS allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">QS to be allocated equally.</E> The pool of QS for equal allocation will be determined using the landings history from Federal limited entry groundfish permits that were retired through the Federal buyback program (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> buyback permit) (70 FR 45695, August 8, 2005). The QS pool associated with the buyback permits will be the buyback permit history as a percent of the total fleet history for the allocation period. The calculation will be based on total absolute pounds with no dropped years and no other adjustments. The QS pool will be divided equally among qualifying limited entry permits for all QS species/species groups and areas in Group 1.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">QS to be allocated based on each permit's history.</E> The pool for QS allocation based on limited entry trawl permit history will be the QS remaining after subtracting out the QS allocated equally. This pool will be allocated to each qualifying limited entry trawl permit based on the permit's relative history from 1994 through 2003. For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will calculate a set of relative histories using the following methodology. First, NMFS will sum the permit's landings by each year for each Group 1 species/species group and area subdivision. Second, NMFS will divide each permit's annual sum for a particular species/species group and area subdivision by the shoreside limited entry trawl fleet's annual sum for the same species/species group and area subdivision. NMFS will then calculate a total relative history for each permit by species/species group and area subdivision by adding all relative histories for the permit together and subtracting the three years with the lowest relative history for the permit. The result for each permit by species/species group and areas subdivision will be divided by the aggregate sum of all total relative histories of all qualifying limited entry trawl permits for that species/species group and area subdivision. NMFS will then multiply the result from this calculation by the amount of QS in the pool to be allocated based on each permit's history.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Group 2 species:</E> The preliminary QS allocation step indicated in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(A) of this section will be calculated for each limited entry trawl permit using a formula based on QS allocations for each limited entry trawl permit for 11 target species, areas of distribution of fishing effort as determined from 2003-2006 target species catch data from the PacFIN Coastwide Trawl Logbook Database, average bycatch ratios for each area as derived from West Coast Groundfish Observer Program (WCGOP) data from 2003 through 2006, and the non-whiting initial issuance allocation of the limited entry trawl allocation amounts for 2011 for each of the 11 target species. These data are used in a series of sequential steps to estimate the allocation of Group 2 species to each limited entry trawl permit. Paragraphs (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">iii</E>) to (<E T="03">vi</E>) of this section estimate the permit's total 2003-2006 target species by area. Paragraphs (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">vii</E>) to (<E T="03">xii</E>) of this section project Group 2 species bycatch amounts using 2003-2006 WCGOP observer ratios and the initial issuance allocation applied to the 2011 limited entry trawl allocation. Paragraphs <PRTPAGE P="202"/>(d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xiv</E>) to (<E T="03">xvii</E>) of this section convert these amounts into QS. As with Group 1 species, preliminary QS totaling 100 percent for each Group 2 species unit will be allocated and the amount of the allocations will be adjusted and reduced as indicated in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(C) and (D) of this section to determine the QS allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The 11 target species are arrowtooth flounder, starry flounder, other flatfish, Dover sole, English sole, petrale sole, minor slope rockfish, shortspine thornyheads, longspine thornyheads, sablefish, and Pacific cod.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The 8 areas of distribution of fishing effort are defined latitudinally and by depth. The latitudinal areas are (a) north of 47°40 N. lat.; (b) between 47°40 N. lat. and 43°55′ N. lat.; (c) 43°55′ N. lat. and 40°10′ N. lat.; and (d) south of 40°10′ N. lat. Each latitudinal area is further divided by depth into areas shoreward and seaward of the trawl Rockfish Conservation Area as defined at § 660.130(e)(4) of this subpart.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will review the permit logbook data for that permit and sum target species catch recorded for the years 2003-2006, resulting in total target species catch in each area for each permit for the years 2003 through 2006 for all 11 target species in aggregate.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will also sum target species catch by area into total coastwide target species catch for each permit for the years 2003 through 2006 for all 11 target species in aggregate. For practicability, seaward or shoreward of the RCA as identified in the logbook data is defined as being deeper than or shallower than 115 fathoms, respectively.</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will divide logbook aggregate target species catch in each area (paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">iii</E>) of this section) by the permit's total coastwide target species catch (paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">iv</E>) of this section) to create a set of 8 area catch ratios for each permit. (Note: The sum of all area catch ratios equals 1 for each permit).</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) For limited entry trawl permits where the vessel registered to the permit did not submit logbooks showing any catch of the 11 target species for any of the years 2003 through 2006, NMFS will use the following formula to calculate area target catch ratios: (a) NMFS will sum by area all limited entry trawl permits' total logbook area target catches from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">iii</E>) of this section, (b) NMFS will sum coastwide all limited entry trawl permits' total logbook target catches across all areas from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">iv</E>) of this section, and (c) NMFS will divide these sums (i.e., a/b) to create average permit logbook area target catch ratios.</P> <P>(<E T="03">vii</E>) NMFS will calculate the 2011 non-whiting short term allocation amount for each of the 11 target species by multiplying the limited entry trawl allocation amounts for 2011 for each by the corresponding initial issuance allocation percentage for the non-whiting sector given in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section or determined through the biennial specifications process, as applicable.</P> <P>(<E T="03">viii</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will obtain the percentage of the limited entry trawl permit initial QS allocation for each of the 11 target species resulting from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ix</E>) NMFS will calculate each limited entry trawl permit's projected non-whiting sector quota pounds for 2011 by multiplying the 2011 non-whiting sector initial issuance allocation amounts for each of the 11 target species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">vii</E>) of this section by each permit's target species QS allocation percentage from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">viii</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">x</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will sum the projected quota pounds for the 11 target species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">ix</E>) of this section to get a total projected weight of all 11 target species for the limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">xi</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will estimate the permit's total incidental catch of Group 2 species by area by multiplying the projected 2011 total weight of all 11 target species by the applicable area catch ratio for each area as calculated in either paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">v</E>) of this section (permits with logbook data) or <PRTPAGE P="203"/>paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">vi</E>) of this section (permits without logbook data).</P> <P>(<E T="03">xii</E>) NMFS will apply WCGOP average bycatch ratios for each Group 2 species (observed Group 2 species catch/total target species catch) by area. The WCGOP average bycatch ratios are as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s62,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2,tp0,i1"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area</CHED> <CHED H="1">Shoreward</CHED> <CHED H="1">Seaward</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">Bocaccio</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.019013759</ENT> <ENT>0.001794203</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">Cowcod</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.001285088</ENT> <ENT>0.000050510</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">Darkblotched</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.001560461</ENT> <ENT>0.009950330</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.002238054</ENT> <ENT>0.018835786</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.002184788</ENT> <ENT>0.015025697</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000006951</ENT> <ENT>0.004783988</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">Pacific ocean perch</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.001069954</ENT> <ENT>0.019848047</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000110802</ENT> <ENT>0.015831815</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000148715</ENT> <ENT>0.001367645</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">Widow</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000132332</ENT> <ENT>0.000065291</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000387346</ENT> <ENT>0.000755163</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000175128</ENT> <ENT>0.000008118</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.001049485</ENT> <ENT>0.000676828</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">Yelloweye</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000334697</ENT> <ENT>0.000006363</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000083951</ENT> <ENT>0.000010980</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000128942</ENT> <ENT>0.000006300</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.000094029</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> (<E T="03">xiii</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will calculate projected Group 2 species amounts by area by multiplying the limited entry trawl permit's projected 2011 total weight of all target species by area from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xi</E>) of this section by the applicable average bycatch ratio for each Group 2 species and corresponding area of paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xii</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">xiv</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will sum all area amounts for each Group 2 species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xiii</E>) of this section to calculate the total projected amounts of each Group 2 species for each limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">xv</E>) NMFS will sum all limited entry trawl permits' projected Group 2 species amounts from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xiv</E>) of this section to calculate coastwide total projected amounts for each Group 2 species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">xvi</E>) NMFS will estimate preliminary QS for each limited entry trawl permit for each Group 2 species by dividing each limited entry trawl permit's total projected amount of each Group 2 species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xiv</E>) of this section by the coastwide total projected amount for that species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">xv</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Group 3 Species:</E> (<E T="03">i</E>) The preliminary QS allocation step indicated in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(A) of this section will be performed in two calculations that result in the division of preliminary QS allocation into two pools, one to allocate QS equally among all eligible limited entry permits, using the approach identified for Group 1 species in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>)(<E T="03">i</E>) of this section, and the other to allocate QS using a formula based on QS allocations for target species and areas fished, using the approach identified for Group 2 species in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>) of this section, using the following WCGOP average bycatch rates:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s62,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2,i1"> <TTITLE>Canary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area</CHED> <CHED H="1">Shoreward</CHED> <CHED H="1">Seaward</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.008041898</ENT> <ENT>0.000030522</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43°55′ N. lat. to 47°40′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.003081830</ENT> <ENT>0.000142136</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 43°55′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.008716148</ENT> <ENT>0.000021431</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">S. of 40°10′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.001581194</ENT> <ENT>0.000009132</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> (<E T="03">ii</E>) Through these two processes, preliminary QS totaling 100 percent for each species will be allocated. In later steps, this amount will be adjusted and reduced as indicated in paragraphs (d)(8)(iii)(C) and (D) of this section to determine the QS allocation. In combining the two QS pools for each permit, the equal allocation portion is weighted according to the process in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>)(<E T="03">i</E>) of this section, and the portion calculated based on allocations for target species and areas fished is weighted according to <PRTPAGE P="204"/>the process in (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>)(<E T="03">ii</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Preliminary QS allocation for whiting trips.</E> The preliminary QS allocation based on whiting trips as indicated in paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(B) of this section for limited entry trawl permits follows a two step process, one to allocate a pool of QS equally among all eligible limited entry permits and the other to allocate the remainder of the preliminary QS based on permit history. Through these two processes, preliminary QS totaling 100 percent for each species will be allocated. In later steps, this amount will be adjusted and reduced, as indicated in paragraphs (d)(8)(iii)(C) and (D) of this section, to determine the QS allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">QS to be allocated equally.</E> The pool of QS for equal allocation will be determined using the whiting trip landings history from Federal limited entry groundfish permits that were retired through the Federal buyback program (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> buyback permit) (70 FR 45695, August 8, 2005). For each species, the whiting trip QS pool associated with the buyback permits will be the buyback permit history as a percent of the total fleet history for the allocation period. The calculation will be based on total absolute pounds with no dropped years and no other adjustments. The whiting trip QS pool associated with the buyback permits will be divided equally among all qualifying limited entry permits for each species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">QS to be allocated based on each permit's history.</E> The pool for QS allocation based on each limited entry trawl permit's history will be the QS remaining after subtracting out the QS associated with the buyback permits allocated equally.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Whiting QS allocated based on each permit's history.</E> Whiting QS based on each limited entry trawl permit's history will be allocated based on the permit's relative history from 1994 through 2003. For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will calculate a whiting relative history for each qualifying year, as follows. First, NMFS will sum the permit's history of landings of whiting from whiting trips for each year. Second, NMFS will divide each permit's annual sum of whiting from whiting trips by the shoreside limited entry trawl fleet's annual sum of whiting. NMFS will then calculate a total relative history for each permit by adding all relative histories for the permit together and subtracting the two years with the lowest relative history. NMFS will then divide the result for each permit by the total relative history for whiting of all qualifying limited entry trawl permits. The result from this calculation will then be multiplied by the amount of whiting QS in the pool to be allocated based on each permit's history.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Other incidentally caught species QS allocation for eligible limited entry trawl permit owners.</E> Other incidentally caught species from the QS remaining after subtracting out the QS associated with the buyback permits will be allocated pro-rata based on each limited entry trawl permit's whiting QS from whiting trips. Pro-rata means a percent that is equal to the percent of whiting QS.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">QS from limited entry permits calculated separately for non-whiting trips and whiting trips.</E> NMFS will calculate the portion of QS for each species which a permit receives based on non-whiting trips and whiting trips separately and will weight each preliminary QS in proportion to the initial issuance allocation percentage between whiting trips and non-whiting trips for that species in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section or determined through the biennial specifications process, as applicable.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Nonwhiting trips.</E> To determine the amount of QS of each species for non-whiting trips for each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will multiply the preliminary QS for the permit from paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(A) of this section for each species by the initial issuance allocation percentage for that species for non-whiting trips.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Whiting trips.</E> To determine the amount of QS of each species for whiting trips for each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will multiply the preliminary QS from paragraph (d)(8)(iii)(B) of this section for each species by the initial issuance allocation percentage for that species for whiting trips.<PRTPAGE P="205"/> </P> <P>(E) <E T="03">QS for each limited entry trawl permit.</E> For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will add the results for the permit from paragraphs (d)(8)(iv)(D)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (D)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section in order to determine the total QS for each species on that permit.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Adjustment for AMP set-aside and shoreside processor initial issuance allocations.</E> NMFS will reduce the non-whiting QS allocation to each limited entry trawl permit by 10 percent, for a QS set-aside to AMP. NMFS will reduce the whiting QS allocation to each limited entry trawl permit by 20 percent for the initial QS allocation to shoreside processors.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Allocation of initial issuance of whiting QS for shoreside processors.</E> NMFS will calculate the amount of whiting QS available to shoreside processors from the 20 percent adjustment of whiting QS allocations in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(F) of this section. For each eligible shoreside processor, whiting QS will be allocated based on the eligible shoreside processor's relative history from 1998 through 2004. Only the deliveries for which the shoreside processor is the first processor of the fish will be used in the calculation of whiting relative history.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) For each shoreside processor which has received deliveries of at least 1 mt of whiting from whiting trips in each of any two years from 1998 through 2004, NMFS will calculate a whiting relative history for each qualifying year, as follows. First, NMFS will sum the shoreside processor's receipts of whiting for each year. Second, NMFS will calculate the relative history for each year by dividing each shoreside processor's annual sum of whiting receipts by the aggregate annual sum of whiting received by all shoreside processors in that year. NMFS will then calculate a total relative history for each shoreside processor by adding all relative histories for the shoreside processor together and subtracting the two years with the lowest relative history. NMFS will then divide the result for each shoreside processor by the aggregate sum of all total relative histories for whiting by all qualifying shoreside processors. The result from this calculation will then be multiplied by 20 percent to determine the shoreside processor's whiting QS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For purposes of making an initial issuance of whiting QS to a shoreside processor, NMFS will attribute landing history to the Pacific whiting shoreside first receiver reported on the landing receipt (the entity responsible for filling out the state landing receipt) as recorded in the relevant PacFIN dataset on July 1, 2010. History may be reassigned to a shoreside processor not on the state landings receipt as described at paragraph (d)(8)(vi)(B) of this section.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Allocation of Pacific halibut IBQ for each limited entry trawl permit.</E> For each eligible limited entry trawl permit owner, NMFS will calculate Pacific halibut individual bycatch quota (IBQ) for the area north of 40°10′ N. lat. using a formula based on (a) QS allocations for each limited entry trawl permit for two target species, (b) areas of distribution of fishing effort as determined from 2003-2006 target species catch data from the PacFIN Coastwide Trawl Logbook Database, (c) average bycatch ratios for each area as derived from WCGOP data from 2003 through 2006, and (d) the non-whiting initial issuance allocation of the limited entry trawl allocation amounts for 2011 for arrowtooth and petrale sole. These data are used in a series of sequential steps to determine the allocation of IBQ to each limited entry trawl permit. Paragraphs (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">3</E>) to (<E T="03">6</E>) of this section estimate the permit's total 2003-2006 target species by area. Paragraphs (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">7</E>) to (<E T="03">13</E>) of this section project Pacific halibut bycatch amounts using 2003-2006 WCGOP observer ratios and the 2011 non-whiting initial issuance allocation of the limited entry trawl allocation amounts. Paragraphs (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">14</E>) to (<E T="03">16</E>) of this section convert these amounts into QS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The target species are arrowtooth flounder and petrale sole.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The four bycatch areas are defined latitudinally and by depth. The latitudinal areas are (a) north of 47°30′ N. lat., and (b) between 40°10′ N. lat. and 47°30′ N. lat. Each latitudinal area is further divided by depth into areas shoreward and seaward of the trawl <PRTPAGE P="206"/>Rockfish Conservation Area as defined at § 660.130(e)(4), subpart D.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will review the permit logbook data for that permit and sum target species catch recorded for the years 2003-2006, resulting in total target species catch in each of the four areas for each permit for the years 2003 through 2006 for both target species in aggregate. For practicability, seaward or shoreward of the RCA as identified in the logbook data is defined as being deeper than or shallower than 115 fathoms, respectively.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will also sum the target species catch by area into total aggregate target species catch for each permit for the years 2003 through 2006.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will divide logbook aggregate target species catch in each area (paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">3</E>) of this section) by the sum of the permit's catch of each target species in all four bycatch areas (paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">4</E>) of this section) to create a set of area catch ratios for each permit. (Note: The sum of all four area catch ratios in aggregate equals 1 for each permit).</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) For limited entry trawl permits where the vessel registered to the permit did not submit logbooks showing any catch of either of the two target species for any of the years 2003 through 2006, NMFS will use the following formula to calculate area target catch ratios: NMFS will sum by area all limited entry trawl permits' total logbook area target catches from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">3</E>) of this section, and sum all limited entry trawl permits' total logbook target catches across all four areas from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">4</E>) of this section; and divide these sums to create average permit logbook area target catch ratios.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) NMFS will calculate the 2011 non-whiting initial issuance allocation amount for each of the two target species by multiplying the limited entry trawl allocation amounts for 2011 for each by the corresponding initial issuance allocation percentage for the non-whiting sector given in paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">10</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will obtain the non-whiting portion of each limited entry trawl permit's initial QS allocations for each of the two target species resulting from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) NMFS will calculate each limited entry trawl permit's projected non-whiting sector quota pounds for the two target species for 2011 by multiplying the 2011 non-whiting sector short term allocation amounts for each of the target species by the permit's QS allocation percentage for the species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">8</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will sum the projected quota pounds for the two target species from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">9</E>) of this section to get a total projected weight of the two target species for the limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will multiply the projected 2011 total weight of the two target species by the applicable area catch ratio for each area as calculated in either paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">5</E>) of this section (permits with logbook data) or paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">6</E>) of this section (permits without logbook data).</P> <P>(<E T="03">12</E>) NMFS will apply WCGOP average halibut bycatch ratios (observed halibut catch/total of two target species catch) by area. The WCGOP average halibut bycatch ratios are as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s62,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2,i1"> <TTITLE>Pacific Halibut</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area</CHED> <CHED H="1">Shoreward</CHED> <CHED H="1">Seaward</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N. of 47°30′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.225737162</ENT> <ENT>0.084214162</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40°10′ N. lat. to 47°30′ N. lat.</ENT> <ENT>0.086250913</ENT> <ENT>0.033887839</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> (<E T="03">13</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will calculate projected Pacific halibut amounts by area by multiplying the limited entry trawl permit's projected 2011 total weight of the two target species by area from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">11</E>) of this section by the average bycatch ratio for the corresponding area of paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">12</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">14</E>) For each limited entry trawl permit, NMFS will sum all area amounts from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">13</E>) of this section to calculate the total projected Pacific halibut amount for each limited entry trawl permit.<PRTPAGE P="207"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">15</E>) NMFS will sum all limited entry trawl permits' projected Pacific halibut amounts from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">14</E>) of this section to calculate aggregate total amounts of Pacific halibut.</P> <P>(<E T="03">16</E>) NMFS will estimate preliminary Pacific halibut IBQ for each limited entry trawl permit by dividing each limited entry trawl permit's total projected Pacific halibut amount from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">14</E>) of this section by the aggregate total amounts of Pacific halibut from paragraph (d)(8)(iv)(H)(<E T="03">15</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Redistribution of QS and IBQ.</E> For each limited entry trawl permit transferred after November 8, 2008, or if transferred earlier, not registered with NMFS by November 30, 2008, for which NMFS determines that the owner of such permit would exceed the accumulation limits specified at paragraph (d)(4)(i) of this section based on calculation of the preceding allocation formulas for all limited entry trawl permits owned by such owner using the individual and collective rule described at § 660.140(d)(4)(ii), NMFS will redistribute the excess QS or IBQ to other qualified QS permit owners within the accumulation limits.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">QS application.</E> Persons may apply for an initial issuance of QS and IBQ and a QS permit in one of two ways: Complete and submit a prequalified application received from NMFS, or complete and submit an application package. The completed application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. If an applicant fails to submit a completed application by the deadline date, they forgo the opportunity to receive consideration for initial issuance of QS and IBQ and a QS permit.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Prequalified application.</E> A “prequalified application” is a partially pre-filled application where NMFS has preliminarily determined the landings history that may qualify the applicant for an initial issuance of QS and IBQ. The application package will include a prequalified application (with landings history), a Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest form, and any other documents NMFS believes are necessary to aid the limited entry permit owner in completing the QS application.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) For current trawl limited entry permit owners, NMFS will mail a prequalified application to all owners, as listed in the NMFS permit database at the time applications are mailed, that NMFS determines may qualify for QS or IBQ. NMFS will mail the application by certified mail to the current address of record in the NMFS permit database. The application will contain the basis of NMFS' calculation of the permit owner's QS and IBQ for each species/species group or area.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For shoreside processors, NMFS will mail a prequalified application to those Pacific whiting shoreside first receivers with receipts of 1 mt or more of whiting from whiting trips in each of any two years from 1998 through 2004, as documented on fish tickets in the relevant PacFIN dataset on July 1, 2010. NMFS will mail the prequalified application by certified mail to the current address of record given by the state in which the entity is registered. For all qualified entities who meet the eligibility requirement at paragraph (d)(8)(ii)(B) of this section, the application will provide the basis of NMFS' calculation of the initial issuance of Pacific whiting QS.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Request for an application.</E> An owner of a current limited entry trawl permit or a Pacific whiting first receiver or shoreside processor that believes it is qualified for an initial issuance of QS and IBQ and does not receive a prequalified application, must complete an application package and submit the completed application to NMFS by the application deadline. Application packages are available on NMFS' Web site (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Permits/index.cfm</E>) or by contacting SFD. An application must include valid PacFIN data or other credible information that substantiates the applicant's qualification for an initial issuance of QS and IBQ.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Corrections to the application.</E> If an applicant does not accept NMFS' calculation in the prequalified application either in part or whole, the applicant must identify in writing to NMFS which parts the applicant believes to <PRTPAGE P="208"/>be inaccurate, and must provide specific credible information to substantiate any requested corrections. The completed application and specific credible information must be provided to NMFS in writing by the application deadline. Written communication must either be post-marked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. Requests for corrections may only be granted for the following reasons:</P> <P>(A) Errors in NMFS' use or application of data, including:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Errors in NMFS' use or application of landings data from PacFIN;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Errors in NMFS' use or application of state logbook data from PacFIN;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Errors in NMFS' application of the QS or IBQ allocation formula;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Errors in identification of the permit owner, permit combinations, or vessel registration as listed in NMFS permit database;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Errors in identification of ownership information for the first receiver or the processor that first processed the fish; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Errors in NMFS' use or application of ownership interest information.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Reassignment of Pacific whiting landings history for shoreside processors.</E> For shoreside processors, the landing history may be reassigned from the Pacific whiting shoreside first receive identified in the relevant PacFIN database to a shoreside processor that was in fact the first processor of the fish. In order for an applicant to request that landing history be reassigned, an authorized representative for the Pacific whiting shoreside first receiver identified on the state landing receipt must submit, by the application deadline date specified in paragraph (d)(8)(vii)(B) of this section for initial issuance of QS, a written request that the whiting landings history from the qualifying years be conveyed to a shoreside processor. The letter must be signed and dated by the authorized representative of the Pacific whiting shoreside first receiver named on the state landing receipt and signed and dated by the authorized representative of the shoreside processor to which the Pacific whiting landing history is requested to be reassigned. The letter must identify the dates of the landings history and the associated amounts that are requested to be reassigned, and include the legal name of the shoreside processor to which the Pacific whiting landing history is requested to be reassigned, their date of birth or tax identification number, business address, business phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. If any document exists that demonstrates that the shoreside processor to which the Pacific whiting landing history is requested to be reassigned was in fact the first processor of the fish, such documentation must be provided to NMFS. NMFS will review the information submitted and will make a determination as part of the IAD.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Submission of the application and application deadline</E>—(A) <E T="03">Submission of the application.</E> Submission of the complete, certified application includes, but is not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The applicant is required to sign and date the application and have the document notarized by a licensed Notary Public.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The applicant must certify that they qualify to own QS and IBQ.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The applicant must indicate they accept NMFS' calculation of initial issuance of QS and IBQ provided in the prequalified application, or provide credible information that demonstrates their qualification for QS and IBQ.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The applicant is required to provide a complete Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form as specified at paragraph (d)(4)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Business entities may be required to submit a corporate resolution or other credible documentation as proof that the representative of the entity is authorized to act on behalf of the entity; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to make an IAD on initial issuance of QS or IBQ.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application deadline.</E> A complete, certified application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours to NMFS, Northwest Region, Permits Office, <PRTPAGE P="209"/>Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115, no later than November 1, 2010. NMFS will not accept or review any applications received or postmarked after the application deadline. There are no hardship exemptions for this deadline.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Permit transfer during application period.</E> NMFS will not review or approve any request for a change in limited entry trawl permit owner at any time after either November 1, 2010 or the date upon which the application is received by NMFS, whichever occurs first, until a final decision is made by the Regional Administrator on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce regarding the QS and IBQ to be issued for that permit.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Initial Administrative Determination (IAD).</E> NMFS will issue an IAD for all complete, certified applications received by the application deadline date. If NMFS approves an application for initial issuance of QS and IBQ, the applicant will receive a QS permit specifying the amounts of QS and IBQ for which the applicant has qualified and the applicant will be registered to a QS account. If NMFS disapproves or partially disapproves an application, the IAD will provide the reasons. As part of the IAD, NMFS will indicate whether the QS permit owner qualifies for QS or IBQ in amounts that exceed the accumulation limits and are subject to divestiture provisions given at paragraph (d)(4)(v) of this section, or whether the QS permit owner qualifies for QS or IBQ that exceed the accumulation limits and does not qualify to receive the excess under paragraph (d)(4)(v) of this section. If the applicant does not appeal the IAD within 60 calendar days of the date on the IAD, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> For QS permits and QS/IBQ issued under this section, the appeals process and timelines are specified at § 660.25(g), subpart C. For the initial issuance of QS/IBQ and the QS permits, the bases for appeal are described in paragraph (d)(8)(vi) of this section. An additional basis for appeal for whiting QS based on shoreside processing is an allegation that the shoreside processor or Pacific whiting shoreside first receiver to which a QS permit and whiting QS have been assigned was not in fact the first processor of the fish included in the qualifying landings history. The appellant must submit credible information supporting the allegation that they were in fact the first shoreside processor for the fish in question. Items not subject to appeal include, but are not limited to, the accuracy of permit landings data or Pacific whiting shoreside first receiver landings data in the relevant PacFIN dataset on July 1, 2010.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Vessel accounts</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> In order to participate in the Shorebased IFQ Program, a vessel must be registered to an eligible limited entry trawl permit. A vessel account will be established on request for an owner of a vessel registered to an eligible limited entry trawl permit in order to track QP and IBQ pounds. QP or IBQ pounds will have the same species/species groups and area designations as the QS or IBQ from which it was issued. Annually, QS or IBQ (expressed as a percent) are converted to QP or IBQ pounds (expressed as a weight) in a QS account. QP or IBQ pounds may be transferred from a QS account to a vessel account or from one vessel account to another vessel account. QP or IBQ pounds are required to cover catch (landings and discards) by limited entry trawl vessels of all IFQ species/species groups, except for:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Gear exception.</E> Vessels registered to a limited entry trawl permit using the following gears would not be required to cover groundfish catch with QP or Pacific halibut catch with IBQ pounds: Non-groundfish trawl, gear types defined in the coastal pelagic species FMP, gear types defined in the highly migratory species FMP, salmon troll, crab pot, and limited entry fixed gear when the vessel also has a limited entry permit endorsed for fixed gear and has declared that it is fishing in the limited entry fixed gear fishery. Vessels using gears falling under this exception are subject to the open access fishery restrictions and limits when declared in to an open access fishery.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Species exception.</E> QP are not required for the following species: Longspine thornyheads south of 34°27′ <PRTPAGE P="210"/>N. lat., minor nearshore rockfish (north and south), black rockfish (coastwide), California scorpionfish, cabezon, kelp greenling, shortbelly rockfish, and “other fish” (as defined at § 660.11, subpart C, under the definition of “groundfish”). For these species, trip limits remain in place as specified in the trip limit tables at Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) of this subpart.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Eligibility and registration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> To establish a registered vessel account, a person must own a vessel and that vessel must be registered to a groundfish limited entry permit endorsed for trawl gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Registration.</E> A vessel account must be registered with the NMFS SFD Permits Office. A vessel account may be established at any time during the year. An eligible vessel owner must submit a request in writing to NMFS to establish a vessel account. The request must include the vessel name; USCG vessel registration number (as given on USCG Form 1270) or state registration number, if no USCG documentation; all vessel owner names (as given on USCG Form 1270, or on state registration, as applicable); and business contact information, including: Address, phone number, fax number, and email. Requests for a vessel account must also include the following information: A complete economic data collection form as required under § 660.113(b), (c) and (d), and a complete Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form as required under paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of this section. The request for a vessel account will be considered incomplete until the required information is submitted. Any change specified at paragraph (e)(3)(ii) of this section, including a change in the legal name of the vessel owner(s), will require the new owner to register with NMFS for a vessel account. A participant must have access to a computer with Internet access and must set up online access to their vessel account to participate. The computer must have Internet browser software installed (e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox); as well as the Adobe Flash Player software version 9.0 or greater. NMFS will mail vessel account owners instructions to set up online access to their vessel account. NMFS will use the vessel account to send messages to vessel owners in the Shorebased IFQ Program; it is important for vessel owners to monitor their online vessel account and all associated messages.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Renewal, change of account ownership, and transfer of QP or IBQ pounds</E>—(i) <E T="03">Renewal.</E> (A) Vessel accounts expire at the end of each calendar year, and must be renewed between October 1 and November 30 of each year in order to ensure the vessel account is active on January 1 of the following year. A complete vessel account renewal package must be received by SFD no later than November 30 to be accepted by NMFS.</P> <P>(B) Notification to renew vessel accounts will be issued by SFD by September 15 each year to the vessel account owner's most recent address in the SFD record. The vessel account owner shall provide SFD with notice of any address change within 15 days of the change.</P> <P>(C) Any vessel account for which SFD does not receive a vessel account renewal request by November 30 will have its vessel account inactivated by NMFS at the end of the calendar year. NMFS will not issue QP or IBQ pounds to the inactivated vessel account. Any QP or IBQ pounds in the vessel account will expire and surplus QP or IBQ pounds will not be available for carryover. A non-renewed vessel account may be renewed in a subsequent year by submission of a complete vessel account renewal package.</P> <P>(D) Vessel accounts will not be renewed until SFD has received a complete application for a vessel account renewal, which includes payment of required fees, a complete documentation of permit ownership on the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form as required under paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of this section, and a complete economic data collection form as required under § 660.114. The vessel account renewal will be considered incomplete until the required information is submitted.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Effective Date.</E> A vessel account is effective on the date issued by NMFS and remains effective until the end of the calendar year.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">IAD and appeals.</E> Vessel account renewals are subject to the appeals <PRTPAGE P="211"/>process specified at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Change in vessel account ownership.</E> Vessel accounts are non-transferable and ownership of a vessel account cannot change (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, cannot change the legal name of the owner(s) as given on the vessel account). If the ownership of a vessel changes (as given on a USCG or state vessel registration documentation), then a new vessel account must be opened by the new owner in order for the vessel to participate in the Shorebased IFQ Program.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Transfer of QP or IBQ pounds</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> QP or IBQ pounds may only be transferred from a QS account to a vessel account or between vessel accounts. QP or IBQ pounds cannot be transferred from a vessel account to a QS account. Transfers of QP or IBQ pounds are subject to accumulation limits. QP or IBQ pounds in a vessel account may only be transferred to another vessel account. QP or IBQ pounds must be transferred in whole pounds (i.e., no fraction of a QP or IBQ pound can be transferred). During the year there may be situations where NMFS deems it necessary to prohibit transfers (i.e., account reconciliation, system maintenance, or for emergency fishery management reasons).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Transfer procedures.</E> QP or IBQ pound transfers from one vessel account to another vessel account must be accomplished via the online vessel account. To make a transfer, a vessel account owner must initiate a transfer request by logging onto the online vessel account. Following the instructions provided on the Web site, the vessel account owner must enter pertinent information regarding the transfer request including, but not limited to: IFQ species, amount of QP or IBQ pounds to be transferred for each IFQ species (in whole pound increments); name and any other identifier of the eligible transferee (e.g., USCG documentation number or state registration number, as applicable) of the eligible vessel account receiving the transfer; and the value of the transferred QP or IBQ pounds. The online system will verify whether all information has been entered and whether the transfer complies with vessel limits, as applicable. If the information is not accepted, an electronic message will record as much in the transferor's vessel account explaining the reason(s). If the information is accepted, the online system will record the pending transfer in both the transferor's and the transferee's vessel accounts. The transferee must approve the transfer by electronic signature. If the transferee accepts the transfer, the online system will record the transfer and confirm the transaction in both accounts through a transaction confirmation notice. Once the transferee accepts the transaction, the transaction is final and permanent. QP or IBQ pounds may be transferred to vessel accounts at any time during January 1 through December 14 each year unless otherwise notified by NMFS. QP or IBQ pounds may not be transferred between December 15 and December 31 each year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Accumulation limits</E>—(i) <E T="03">Vessel limits.</E> For each IFQ species or species group specified in this paragraph, vessel accounts may not have QP or IBQ pounds in excess of the QP Vessel Limit (Annual Limit) in any year, and, for species covered by Unused QP Vessel Limits (Daily Limit), may not have QP or IBQ pounds in excess of the Unused QP Vessel Limit at any time. The QP Vessel Limit (Annual Limit) is calculated as unused available QPs plus used QPs (landings and discards) plus any pending outgoing transfer of QPs. The Unused QP Vessel Limits (Daily Limit) is calculated as unused available QPs plus any pending outgoing transfer of QPs. These vessel limits are as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,10,10" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species category</CHED> <CHED H="1">QP vessel limit<LI>(annual limit)</LI> <LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Unused<LI>QP vessel limit</LI> <LI>(daily limit)</LI> <LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Non-whiting groundfish species</ENT> <ENT>3.2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod—coastwide</ENT> <ENT>3.8</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>20.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific whiting (shoreside)</ENT> <ENT>15.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Sablefish:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="212"/> <ENT I="03">N. of 36° (Monterey north)</ENT> <ENT>4.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">S. of 36° (Conception area)</ENT> <ENT>15.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific ocean perch N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>6.0</ENT> <ENT>4.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Widow rockfish <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>8.5</ENT> <ENT>5.1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Canary rockfish</ENT> <ENT>10.0</ENT> <ENT>4.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chilipepper rockfish S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>15.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bocaccio S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>15.4</ENT> <ENT>13.2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Splitnose rockfish S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>15.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail rockfish N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>7.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Shortspine thornyhead:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>9.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">S. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>9.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Longspine thornyhead:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">N. of 34°27′</ENT> <ENT>9.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cowcod S. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>17.7</ENT> <ENT>17.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Darkblotched rockfish</ENT> <ENT>6.8</ENT> <ENT>4.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yelloweye rockfish</ENT> <ENT>11.4</ENT> <ENT>5.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Minor rockfish complex N. of 40°10′:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Shelf species</ENT> <ENT>7.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Slope species</ENT> <ENT>7.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Minor rockfish complex S. of 40°10′:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Shelf species</ENT> <ENT>13.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Slope species</ENT> <ENT>9.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dover sole</ENT> <ENT>3.9</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">English sole</ENT> <ENT>7.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Petrale sole</ENT> <ENT>4.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arrowtooth flounder</ENT> <ENT>20.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starry flounder</ENT> <ENT>20.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other flatfish stock complex</ENT> <ENT>15.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific halibut (IBQ) N. of 40°10′</ENT> <ENT>14.4</ENT> <ENT>5.4</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> If widow rockfish is rebuilt before initial allocation of QS, the vessel limit will be set at 1.5 times the control limit.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Trawl identification of ownership interest form.</E> Any person that owns a vessel registered to a limited entry trawl permit and that is applying for or renewing a vessel account shall document those persons that have an ownership interest in the vessel greater than or equal to 2 percent. This ownership interest must be documented with the SFD via the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form. SFD will not issue a vessel account unless the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form has been completed. NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to verify compliance with accumulation limits.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Carryover.</E> The carryover provision allows a limited amount of surplus QP or IBQ pounds in a vessel account to be carried over from one year to the next or allows a deficit in a vessel account in one year to be covered with QP or IBQ pounds from a subsequent year, up to a carryover limit. The carryover limit is calculated by multiplying the carryover percentage by the cumulative total of QP or IBQ pounds (used and unused) in a vessel account for the base year, less any transfers out of the vessel account or any previous carryover amounts. The percentage used for the carryover provision may be changed during the biennial specifications and management measures process.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Surplus QP or IBQ pounds.</E> A vessel account with a surplus of QP or IBQ pounds (unused QP or IBQ pounds) for any IFQ species at the end of the fishing year may carryover for use in the immediately following year an amount of unused QP or IBQ pounds up to its carry over limit. The carryover limit for the surplus is calculated as 10 percent of the cumulative total QP or IBQ pounds (used and unused, less any transfers or any previous carryover amounts) in the vessel account at the end of the year. To the extent allowed by the conservation requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS will credit the carryover amount to the vessel account in the immediately following year once NMFS has completed <PRTPAGE P="213"/>its end-of-the-year account reconciliation. NMFS will notify vessel account owners through the online IFQ system of any additional QP or IBQ pounds resulting from a carryover of surplus pounds. If there is a decline in the ACL between the base year and the following year in which the QP or IBQ pounds would be carried over, the carryover amount will be reduced in proportion to the reduction in the ACL. Surplus QP or IBQ pounds may not be carried over for more than one year. Any amount of QP or IBQ pounds in a vessel account and in excess of the carryover amount will expire on December 31 each year and will not be available for any future use.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Deficit QP or IBQ pounds.</E> A vessel account with a deficit (negative balance) of QP or IBQ pounds for any IFQ species in the current year may cover that deficit with QP or IBQ pounds from the following year without incurring a violation if all of the following conditions are met:</P> <P>(A) The vessel declares out of the Shorebased IFQ Program for the year in which the deficit occurred. To declare out of the Shorebased IFQ Program, the vessel owner must submit a signed, dated, and notarized letter to the NMFS Office of Law Enforcement, declaring the vessel owner's intent to declare out of the Shorebased IFQ Program for the remainder of the year and invoke the carryover provision to cover the deficit. (If the deficit occurs less than 30 days before the end of the calendar year, declaring out of the Shorebased IFQ Program for the remainder of the year is not required, however, the vessel owner must notify the NMFS Office of Law Enforcement of the owner's intent to invoke the carryover provision to cover the deficit.)</P> <P>(B) The amount of QP or IBQ pounds required to cover the deficit from the current fishing year is less than or equal to the vessel's carryover limit for a deficit. The carryover limit for a deficit is calculated as 10 percent of the total cumulative QP or IBQ pounds (used and unused, less any transfers or any previous carryover amounts) in the vessel account 30 days after the date the deficit is documented; and</P> <P>(C) Sufficient QP or IBQ pounds are transferred in to the vessel account to cure the deficit within 30 days of NMFS' issuance of QP or IBQ pounds to QS accounts in the following year.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to a vessel account action follows the appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for administrative costs associated with the vessel accounts consistent with the provisions given at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Cost recovery.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">First receiver site license</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The first receiver site license authorizes the holder to receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of an IFQ landing at a specific physical site onshore directly from a vessel. Each buyer of groundfish from a vessel making an IFQ landing must have a first receiver site license for each physical location where the IFQ landing is offloaded.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) First receiver site licenses will only be issued to a person registered to a valid license issued by the state of Washington, Oregon, or California, and that authorizes the person to receive fish from a catcher vessel.</P> <P>(ii) A separate first receiver site license will be issued for each IFQ first receiver for each specific physical location where the IFQ first receiver will receive, purchase or take custody, control, or possession of an IFQ landing from a vessel.</P> <P>(iii) An IFQ first receiver may apply for a first receiver site license at any time during the calendar year.</P> <P>(iv) IFQ first receivers must reapply for a first receiver site license as specified at paragraphs (f)(6) and (7) of this section:</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application process.</E> Persons interested in being licensed as an IFQ first receiver for a specific physical location must submit a complete application for a first receiver site license to NMFS, Northwest Region, Permits Office, ATTN: Catch Monitor Coordinator, Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115. NMFS will only consider complete applications for approval. A complete application includes:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">State license.</E> A copy of a valid license issued by the state in which they <PRTPAGE P="214"/>operate which allows the person to receive fish from a catcher vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Contact information.</E> (A) The name of the first receiver,</P> <P>(B) The physical location of the first receiver, including the street address where the IFQ landings will be received and/or processed.</P> <P>(C) The name and phone number of the plant manager and any other authorized representative who will serve as a point of contact with NMFS.</P> <P>(D) The name and signature of the person submitting the application and the date of the application.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">A catch monitoring plan.</E> All IFQ first receivers must prepare and operate under a NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan for each specific physical location. A proposed catch monitoring plan detailing how the IFQ first receiver will meet each of the performance standards in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(C) of this section must be included with the application. NMFS will not issue a first receiver site license to a person that does not have a current, NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Catch monitoring plan review process.</E> NMFS will accept a catch monitoring plan if it meets all the requirements specified in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(C) of this section. The site must be inspected by NMFS staff or a NMFS designated inspector prior to acceptance to ensure that the first receiver conforms to the elements addressed in the catch monitoring plan. If NMFS does not accept a catch monitoring plan for any reason, a new or revised catch monitoring plan may be submitted.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Arranging an inspection.</E> After receiving a complete application for a first receiver site license, including the proposed catch monitoring plan, NMFS will contact the applicant to schedule a site inspection.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Contents of a catch monitoring plan.</E> The catch monitoring plan must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Catch sorting.</E> Describe the amount and location of all space used for sorting catch, the number of staff assigned to catch sorting, and the maximum rate that catch will flow through the sorting area.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Monitoring for complete sorting.</E> Detail how IFQ first receiver staff will ensure that sorting is complete; what steps will be taken to prevent unsorted catch from entering the factory or other areas beyond the location where catch sorting and weighing can be monitored from the observation area; and what steps will be taken if unsorted catch enters the factory or other areas beyond the location where catch sorting and weighing can be monitored from the observation area.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Scales used for weighing IFQ landings.</E> Identify each scale that will be used to weigh IFQ landings by the type and capacity and describe where it is located and what it will be used for. Each scale must be appropriate for its intended use.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Printed record.</E> Identify all scales that will be used to weigh IFQ landings that cannot produce a complete printed record as specified at § 660.15(c), subpart C. State how the scale will be used, and how the plant intends to produce a complete and accurate record of the total weight of each delivery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Weight monitoring.</E> Detail how the IFQ first receiver will ensure that all catch is weighed and the process used to meet the catch weighing requirements specified at paragraph (j) of this section. If a catch monitoring plan proposes the use of totes in which IFQ species will be weighed, or a deduction for the weight of ice, the catch monitoring plan must detail how the process will accurately account for the weight of ice and/or totes.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) <E T="03">Delivery points.</E> Identify specific delivery points where catch is removed from an IFQ vessel. The delivery point is the first location where fish removed from a delivering catcher vessel can be sorted or diverted to more than one location. If the catch is pumped from the hold of a catcher vessel or a codend, the delivery point will be the location where the pump first discharges the catch. If catch is removed from a vessel by brailing, the delivery point normally will be the bin or belt where the brailer discharges the catch.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) <E T="03">Observation area.</E> Designate and describe the observation area. The observation area is a location where a catch monitor may monitor the flow of fish during a delivery, including: Access to the observation area, the flow of fish, and lighting used during periods of limited visibility. Standards for <PRTPAGE P="215"/>the observation area are specified at paragraph (i)(4)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) <E T="03">Lockable cabinet.</E> Identify the location of a secure, dry, and lockable cabinet or locker with the minimum interior dimensions of two feet wide by two feet tall by two feet deep for the exclusive use of the catch monitor, NMFS staff, or authorized officers.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) <E T="03">Plant liaison.</E> Identify the designated plant liaison. The plant liaison responsibilities are specified at paragraph (i)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) <E T="03">First receiver diagram.</E> The catch monitoring plan must be accompanied by a diagram of the plant showing:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The delivery point(s);</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The observation area;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The lockable cabinet;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) The location of each scale used to weigh catch; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Each location where catch is sorted.</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) <E T="03">Electronic fish ticket submittal.</E> Describe how the electronic fish ticket submittal requirements specified at § 660.113(b)(4)(ii) will be met.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Catch monitoring plan acceptance period and changes.</E> NMFS will accept a catch monitoring plan if it meets the performance standards specified in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(C) of this section. For the first receiver site license to remain in effect, an owner or manager must notify NMFS in writing of any and all changes made in IFQ first receiver operations or layout that do not conform to the catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Changing a NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan.</E> An owner and manager may change an accepted catch monitoring plan by submitting a plan addendum to NMFS. NMFS will accept the modified catch monitoring plan if it continues to meet the performance standards specified in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(C) of this section. Depending on the nature and magnitude of the change requested, NMFS may require an additional catch monitoring plan inspection. A catch monitoring plan addendum must contain:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Name and signature of the person submitting the addendum;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Address, telephone number, fax number and email address (if available) of the person submitting the addendum;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A complete description of the proposed catch monitoring plan change.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Completed EDC form.</E> A first receiver site license application must include a complete economic data collection form as required under § 660.113(b), subpart D. The application for a first receiver site license will be marked incomplete until the required information is submitted.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Initial administrative determination.</E> For all complete applications, NMFS will issue an IAD that either approves or disapproves the application. If approved, the IAD will include a first receiver site license. If disapproved, the IAD will provide the reasons for this determination.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Effective date.</E> The first receiver site license is effective upon approval and issuance by NMFS and will be effective for one year from the date of NMFS issuance, or until the state license required by paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section is no longer effective, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Reissuance in subsequent years.</E> Existing license holders must reapply annually. If the existing license holder fails to reapply, the first receiver's site license will expire as specified in paragraph (f)(5) of this section. The IFQ first receiver will not be authorized to receive IFQ species from a vessel if their first receiver site license has expired.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Change in ownership of an IFQ first receiver.</E> If there are any changes to the owner of a first receiver registered to a first receiver site license during a calendar year, the first receiver site license is void. The new owner of the first receiver must apply to NMFS for a first receiver site license. A first receiver site license may not be registered to any other person.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for administrative costs associated with processing the application consistent with the provisions given at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> If NMFS does not accept the first receiver site license application through an IAD, the applicant may appeal the IAD consistent with the general permit appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.<PRTPAGE P="216"/> </P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Retention requirements (whiting and non-whiting vessels)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Non-whiting vessels.</E> Vessels participating in the Shoreside IFQ Program other than vessels participating in the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery (non-whiting vessels) may discard IFQ species/species groups, provided such discards are accounted for and deducted from QP in the vessel account. Non-whiting vessels must discard Pacific halibut and the discard mortality must be accounted for and deducted from IBQ pounds in the vessel account. Non-whiting vessels may discard non-IFQ species and non-groundfish species. The sorting of catch, the weighing and discarding of any IBQ and IFQ species, and the retention of IFQ species must be monitored by the observer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Whiting maximized retention vessels.</E> Maximized retention vessels participating in the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery may discard minor operational amounts of catch at sea if the observer has accounted for the discard (i.e., a maximized retention fishery).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Whiting vessels sorting at-sea.</E> Vessels participating in the Pacific whiting IFQ fishery that sort their catch at sea (whiting vessels sorting at-sea) may discard IFQ species/species groups, provided such discards are accounted for and deducted from QP in the vessel account. Whiting vessels sorting at sea must discard Pacific halibut and such discard mortality must be accounted for and deducted from IBQ pounds in the vessel account. Whiting vessels sorting at-sea may discard non-IFQ species and non-groundfish species. The sorting of catch, weighing and discarding of any IFQ or IBQ species must be monitored by the observer.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Observer requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> (i) <E T="03">Coverage.</E>—(A) Any vessel participating in the Shorebased IFQ Program must carry a NMFS-certified observer during any trip and must maintain observer or catch monitor coverage while in port until all fish from that trip have been offloaded. A vessel is exempted from this requirement while remaining docked in port, if the observer makes available to the catch monitor an observer program form reporting the weight and number of those overfished species identified in § 660.112(b)(1)(xiii) that were retained onboard the vessel during that trip and noting any discrepancy in those species between the vessel operator and observer. If a vessel gets underway in port or delivers fish from an IFQ trip to more than one IFQ first receiver, an observer must remain onboard the vessel while the vessel is underway and during any transit between delivery points.</P> <P>(B) Any vessel 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA or longer that is engaged in at-sea processing must carry two NMFS-certified observers, and any vessel shorter than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that is engaged in at-sea processing must carry one NMFS-certified observer, each day that the vessel is used to take, retain, receive, land, process, or transport groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer deployment limitations and workload.</E> Observer must not be deployed for more than 22 calendar days in a calendar month. The observer program may issue waivers to allow observers to work more than 22 calendar days per month when it's anticipated one trip will last over 20 days or for issues with observer availability due illness or injury of other observers.</P> <P>(A) If an observer is unable to perform their duties for any reason, the vessel is required to be in port within 36 hours of the last haul sampled by the observer.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Refusal to board.</E> Any boarding refusal on the part of the observer or vessel must be immediately reported to the observer program and NOAA OLE by the observer provider. The observer must be available for an interview with the observer program or NOAA OLE if necessary.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Vessel responsibilities.</E> An operator and/or crew of a vessel required to carry an observer must provide:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Accommodations and food.</E> (A) Accommodations and food for trips less than 24 hours must be equivalent to those provided for the crew.</P> <P>(B) Accommodations and food for trips of 24 hours or more must be equivalent to those provided for the crew and must include berthing space, a space that is intended to be used for sleeping and is provided with installed bunks and mattresses. A mattress or <PRTPAGE P="217"/>futon on the floor or a cot is not acceptable if a regular bunk is provided to any crew member, unless other arrangements are approved in advance by the Regional Administrator or their designee.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Safe conditions.</E> (A) Maintain safe conditions on the vessel for the protection of observers including adherence to all U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, statutes, and guidelines pertaining to safe operation of the vessel, including, but not limited to rules of the road, vessel stability, emergency drills, emergency equipment, vessel maintenance, vessel general condition and port bar crossings. An observer may refuse boarding or reboarding a vessel and may request a vessel to return to port if operated in an unsafe manner or if unsafe conditions are identified.</P> <P>(B) Have on board a valid Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Decal that certifies compliance with regulations found in 33 CFR Chapter I and 46 CFR Chapter I, a certificate of compliance issued pursuant to 46 CFR 28.710 or a valid certificate of inspection pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 3311.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Computer hardware and software.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Vessel position.</E> Allow observer(s) access to the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel, on request, to determine the vessel's position.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Access.</E> Allow observer(s) free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, trawl or working deck, holding bins, sorting areas, cargo hold, and any other space that may be used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish at any time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Notify observer(s) at least 15 minutes before fish are brought on board to allow sampling the catch.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Records.</E> Allow observer(s) to inspect and copy any state or Federal logbook maintained voluntarily or as required by regulation.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable observer(s) to carry out their duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Measuring decks, codends, and holding bins.</P> <P>(B) Providing a designated working area on deck for the observer(s) to collect, sort and store catch samples.</P> <P>(C) Collecting samples of catch.</P> <P>(D) Collecting and carrying baskets of fish.</P> <P>(E) Allowing the observer(s) to collect biological data and samples.</P> <P>(F) Providing adequate space for storage of biological samples.</P> <P>(G) Providing time between hauls to sample and record all catch.</P> <P>(H) Sorting retained and discarded catch into quota pound groupings.</P> <P>(I) Stowing all catch from a haul before the next haul is brought aboard.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Sampling station.</E> To allow the observer to carry out the required duties, the vessel owner must provide an observer sampling station that is:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Accessible.</E> The observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Limits hazards.</E> To the extent possible, the area should be free and clear of hazards including, but not limited to, moving fishing gear, stored fishing gear, inclement weather conditions, and open hatches.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Transfers at sea.</E> Transfers at-sea are prohibited.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Procurement of observer services</E>—(i) Owners of vessels required to carry observers under paragraph (h)(1) of this section must arrange for observer services from a permitted observer provider, except that:</P> <P>(A) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff or an individual authorized by NMFS in lieu of an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(B) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS and a permitted observer provider when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff and/or individuals authorized by NMFS, in addition to an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Application to become an observer provider.</E> Any observer provider holding a valid permit issued by the North Pacific observer program in 2010 can supply observer services to the west coast <PRTPAGE P="218"/>trawl fishery and will be issued a West Coast Groundfish Observer Program permit.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Observer provider responsibilities.</E> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Provide qualified candidates to serve as observers.</E> Observer providers must provide qualified candidates to serve as observers. To be qualified, a candidate must have:</P> <P>(A) A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the natural sciences;</P> <P>(B) Successfully completed a minimum of 30 semester hours or equivalent in applicable biological sciences with extensive use of dichotomous keys in at least one course;</P> <P>(C) Successfully completed at least one undergraduate course each in math and statistics with a minimum of 5 semester hours total for both; and</P> <P>(D) Computer skills that enable the candidate to work competently with standard database software and computer hardware.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Hiring an observer candidate</E>—(A) The observer provider must provide the candidate a copy of NMFS-provided pamphlets, information and other literature describing observer duties, for example, the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program's sampling manual. Observer job information is available from the Observer Program Office's web site at <E T="03">http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fram/observer/index.cfm</E>.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Observer contracts.</E> The observer provider must have a written contract or a written contract addendum signed by the observer and observer provider prior to the observer's deployment with the following clauses:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That all the observer's in-season messages and catch reports required to be sent while deployed are delivered to the Observer Program Office as specified by written Observer Program instructions;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That the observer inform the observer provider prior to the time of embarkation if he or she is experiencing any new mental illness or physical ailments or injury since submission of the physician's statement as required as a qualified observer candidate that would prevent him or her from performing their assigned duties; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) That every observer completes a basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation/first aid course prior to the end of the NMFS West Coast Groundfish Observer Training class.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Ensure that observers complete duties in a timely manner.</E> An observer provider must ensure that observers employed by that observer provider do the following in a complete and timely manner:</P> <P>(A) Submit to NMFS all data, logbooks and reports and biological samples as required under the observer program policy deadlines.</P> <P>(B) Report for his or her scheduled debriefing and complete all debriefing responsibilities; and</P> <P>(C) Return all sampling and safety gear to the Observer Program Office at the termination of their contract.</P> <P>(D) Immediately report to the Observer Program Office and the NOAA OLE any refusal to board an assigned vessel.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Observers provided to vessel.</E> (A) Must have a valid West Coast Groundfish observer certification endorsement;</P> <P>(B) Must not have informed the provider prior to the time of embarkation that he or she is experiencing a mental illness or a physical ailment or injury developed since submission of the physician's statement, as required in paragraph (h)(5)(xi)(B) of this section that would prevent him or her from performing his or her assigned duties; and</P> <P>(C) Must have successfully completed all NMFS required training and briefing before deployment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Respond to industry requests for observers.</E> An observer provider must provide an observer for deployment pursuant to the terms of the contractual relationship with the vessel to fulfill vessel requirements for observer coverage under paragraphs (h)(5)(xi)(D) of this section. An alternate observer must be supplied in each case where injury or illness prevents the observer from performing his or her duties or where the observer resigns prior to completion of his or her duties. If the observer provider is unable to respond to an industry request for observer coverage from a vessel for whom the provider is in a contractual relationship due to the <PRTPAGE P="219"/>lack of available observers by the estimated embarking time of the vessel, the provider must report it to NMFS at least 4 hours prior to the vessel's estimated embarking time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Provide observer salaries and benefits.</E> An observer provider must provide to its observer employees salaries and any other benefits and personnel services in accordance with the terms of each observer's contract.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Provide observer deployment logistics.</E> (A) An observer provider must ensure each of its observers under contract:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Has an individually assigned mobile or cell phones, in working order, for all necessary communication. An observer provider may alternatively compensate observers for the use of the observer's personal cell phone or pager for communications made in support of, or necessary for, the observer's duties.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Calls into the NMFS deployment hotline upon departing and arriving into port for each trip to leave the following information: observer name, phone number, vessel departing on, expected trip end date and time.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Remains available to NOAA Office for Law Enforcement and the Observer Program until the conclusion of debriefing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Receives all necessary transportation, including arrangements and logistics, of observers to the initial location of deployment, to all subsequent vessel assignments during that deployment, and to the debriefing location when a deployment ends for any reason; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Receives lodging, per diem, and any other services necessary to observers assigned to fishing vessels.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) An observer under contract may be housed on a vessel to which he or she is assigned: Prior to their vessel's initial departure from port; for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the completion of an offload when the observer has duties and is scheduled to disembark; or for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the vessel's arrival in port when the observer is scheduled to disembark.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) During all periods an observer is housed on a vessel, the observer provider must ensure that the vessel operator or at least one crew member is aboard.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Otherwise, each observer between vessels, while still under contract with a permitted observer provider, shall be provided with accommodations in accordance with the contract between the observer and the observer provider. If the observer provider is responsible for providing accommodations under the contract with the observer, the accommodations must be at a licensed hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or other shoreside accommodations that has an assigned bed for each observer that no other person may be assigned to for the duration of that observer's stay. Additionally, no more than four beds may be in any room housing observers at accommodations meeting the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Observer deployment limitations and workload.</E> (A) Not deploy an observer on the same vessel more than 90 calendar days in a 12-month period, unless otherwise authorized by NMFS.</P> <P>(B) Not exceed observer deployment limitations and workload as outlined in paragraph (h)(1)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Verify vessel's safety decal.</E> An observer provider must verify that a vessel has a valid USCG safety decal as required under paragraph (h)(2)(ii)(B) of this section before an observer may get underway aboard the vessel. One of the following acceptable means of verification must be used to verify the decal validity:</P> <P>(A) An employee of the observer provider, including the observer, visually inspects the decal aboard the vessel and confirms that the decal is valid according to the decal date of issuance; or</P> <P>(B) The observer provider receives a hard copy of the USCG documentation of the decal issuance from the vessel owner or operator.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Maintain communications with observers.</E> An observer provider must have an employee responsible for observer activities on call 24 hours a day to handle emergencies involving observers or problems concerning observer logistics, whenever observers are at sea, in transit, or in port awaiting vessel reassignment.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Maintain communications with the Observer Program Office.</E> An observer <PRTPAGE P="220"/>provider must provide all of the following information by electronic transmission (e-mail), fax, or other method specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Observer training, briefing, and debriefing registration materials.</E> This information must be submitted to the Observer Program Office at least 7 business days prior to the beginning of a scheduled West Coast groundfish observer certification training or briefing session.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Training registration materials consist of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Date of requested training;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) A list of observer candidates that includes each candidate's full name (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> first, middle and last names), date of birth, and gender;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) A copy of each candidate's academic transcripts and resume;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) A statement signed by the candidate under penalty of perjury which discloses the candidate's criminal convictions;</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Projected observer assignments. Prior to the observer's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that includes each observer's name, current mailing address, e-mail address, phone numbers and port of embarkation (“home port”); and</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) Length of each observer's contract.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Briefing registration materials consist of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Date and type of requested briefing session;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) List of observers to attend the briefing session, that includes each observer's full name (first, middle, and last names);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Projected observer assignments. Prior to the observer's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that includes each observer's name, current mailing address, e-mail address, phone numbers and port of embarkation (“home port”); and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Length of each observer's contract.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Debriefing.</E> The West Coast Groundfish Observer Program will notify the observer provider which observers require debriefing and the specific time period the provider has to schedule a date, time, and location for debriefing. The observer provider must contact the West Coast Groundfish Observer program within 5 business days by telephone to schedule debriefings.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Observer providers must immediately notify the observer program when observers end their contract earlier than anticipated.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) [Reserved]</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Physical examination.</E> A signed and dated statement from a licensed physician that he or she has physically examined an observer or observer candidate. The statement must confirm that, based on that physical examination, the observer or observer candidate does not have any health problems or conditions that would jeopardize that individual's safety or the safety of others while deployed, or prevent the observer or observer candidate from performing his or her duties satisfactorily. The statement must declare that, prior to the examination, the physician was made aware of the duties of the observer and the dangerous, remote, and rigorous nature of the work by reading the NMFS-prepared information. The physician's statement must be submitted to the Observer Program Office prior to certification of an observer. The physical exam must have occurred during the 12 months prior to the observer's or observer candidate's deployment. The physician's statement will expire 12 months after the physical exam occurred. A new physical exam must be performed, and accompanying statement submitted, prior to any deployment occurring after the expiration of the statement.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Certificates of insurance.</E> Copies of “certificates of insurance”, that name the NMFS Observer Program leader as the “certificate holder”, shall be submitted to the Observer Program Office by February 1 of each year. The certificates of insurance shall verify the following coverage provisions and state that the insurance company will notify the certificate holder if insurance coverage is changed or canceled.<PRTPAGE P="221"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Maritime Liability to cover “seamen's” claims under the Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) and General Maritime Law ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Coverage under the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) States Worker's Compensation as required.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Commercial General Liability.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Observer provider contracts.</E> If requested, observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office a completed and unaltered copy of each type of signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract) between the observer provider and those entities requiring observer services under paragraph (h)(1)(i) of this section. Observer providers must also submit to the Observer Program Office upon request, a completed and unaltered copy of the current or most recent signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract and any agreements or policies with regard to observer compensation or salary levels) between the observer provider and the particular entity identified by the Observer Program or with specific observers. The copies must be submitted to the Observer Program Office via e-mail, fax, or mail within 5 business days of the request. Signed and valid contracts include the contracts an observer provider has with:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessels required to have observer coverage as specified at paragraph (h)(1)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Observers.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Change in observer provider management and contact information.</E> An observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office any change of management or contact information submitted on the provider's permit application under paragraph (h)(4) of this section within 30 days of the effective date of such change.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Biological samples.</E> The observer provider must ensure that biological samples are stored/handled properly prior to delivery/transport to NMFS.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Observer status report.</E> Each Tuesday, observer providers must provide NMFS with an updated list of contact information for all observers that includes the observer's name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone numbers, port of embarkation (“home port”), fishery deployed the previous week and whether or not the observer is “in service”, indicating when the observer has requested leave and/or is not currently working for the provider.</P> <P>(H) Providers must submit to NMFS, if requested, copies of any information developed and used by the observer providers distributed to vessels, such as informational pamphlets, payment notification, description of observer duties, etc.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Other reports.</E> Reports of the following must be submitted in writing to the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Office by the observer provider via fax or e-mail address designated by the Observer Program Office within 24 hours after the observer provider becomes aware of the information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any information regarding possible observer harassment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any information regarding any action prohibited under § 660.12(e); § 660.112(a)(4); or § 600.725(o), (t) and (u);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any concerns about vessel safety or marine casualty under 46 CFR 4.05-1(a)(1) through (7);</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Any observer illness or injury that prevents the observer from completing any of his or her duties described in the observer manual; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Any information, allegations or reports regarding observer conflict of interest or breach of the standards of behavior described in observer provider policy.</P> <P>(xii) <E T="03">Replace lost or damaged gear.</E> An observer provider must replace all lost or damaged gear and equipment issued by NMFS to an observer under contract to that provider. All replacements must be in accordance with requirements and procedures identified in writing by the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(xiii) <E T="03">Maintain confidentiality of information.</E> An observer provider must ensure that all records on individual observer performance received from NMFS under the routine use provision of the Privacy Act or as otherwise required by law remain confidential and <PRTPAGE P="222"/>are not further released to anyone outside the employ of the observer provider company to whom the observer was contracted except with written permission of the observer.</P> <P>(xiv) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> Observer providers:</P> <P>(A) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in the North Pacific or Pacific coast fishery managed under an FMP for the waters off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel or shoreside processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel or shoreside processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coasts of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel or shoreside processor participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coasts of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington.</P> <P>(B) Must assign observers without regard to any preference by representatives of vessels other than when an observer will be deployed.</P> <P>(C) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value except for compensation for providing observer services from anyone who conducts fishing or fish processing activities that are regulated by NMFS in the Pacific coast or North Pacific regions, or who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the official duties of observer providers.</P> <P>(xv) <E T="03">Observer conduct and behavior.</E> An observer provider must develop and maintain a policy addressing observer conduct and behavior for their employees that serve as observers.</P> <P>(A) The policy shall address the following behavior and conduct regarding:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Observer use of alcohol;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Observer use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs; and;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Sexual contact with personnel of the vessel or processing facility to which the observer is assigned, or with any vessel or processing plant personnel who may be substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the observer's official duties.</P> <P>(B) An observer provider shall provide a copy of its conduct and behavior policy to each observer candidate and to the Observer Program by February 1 of each year.</P> <P>(xvi) <E T="03">Refusal to deploy an observer.</E> Observer providers may refuse to deploy an observer on a requesting vessel if the observer provider has determined that the requesting vessel is inadequate or unsafe pursuant to those described at § 600.746 or U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, statutes, or guidelines pertaining to safe operation of the vessel.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Observer certification and responsibilities</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Observer certification authorizes an individual to fulfill duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program Office while under the employ of a NMFS-permitted observer provider and according to certification requirements as designated under paragraph (h)(6)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer certification official.</E> The Regional Administrator will designate a NMFS observer certification official who will make decisions for the Observer Program Office on whether to issue or deny observer certification.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certification requirements</E>—(A) <E T="03">Initial certification.</E> NMFS may certify individuals who, in addition to any other relevant considerations:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Are employed by an observer provider company permitted pursuant to § 660.140(h) at the time of the issuance of the certification;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have provided, through their observer provider:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Information identified by NMFS at § 679.50 regarding an observer candidate's health and physical fitness for the job;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Meet all observer candidate education and health standards as specified in § 679.50; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Have successfully completed NMFS-approved training as prescribed by the At-Sea Hake and/or West Coast <PRTPAGE P="223"/>Groundfish Observer Program. Successful completion of training by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other training requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Have not been decertified under paragraph (h)(6)(ix) of this section, or pursuant to § 679.50.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Denial of a certification.</E> The NMFS observer certification official will issue a written determination denying observer certification if the candidate fails to successfully complete training, or does not meet the qualifications for certification for any other relevant reason.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Issuance of an observer certification.</E> An observer certification may be issued upon determination by the observer certification official that the candidate has successfully met all requirements for certification as specified at paragraph (h)(6)(iii) of this section. The following endorsements must be obtained in addition to observer certification, in order for an observer to deploy.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Observer Program training certification endorsement.</E> A training certification endorsement signifies the successful completion of the training course required to obtain observer certification. This endorsement expires when the observer has not been deployed and performed sampling duties as required by the Observer Program Office for a period of time, specified by the Observer Program, after his or her most recent debriefing. The Observer can renew the endorsement by successfully completing training once more.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Observer Program annual general endorsement.</E> Each observer must obtain an annual general endorsement to their certification prior to his or her first deployment within any calendar year subsequent to a year in which a training certification endorsement is obtained. To obtain an annual general endorsement, an observer must successfully complete the annual briefing, as specified by the Observer Program. All briefing attendance, performance, and conduct standards required by the Observer Program must be met.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Observer Program deployment endorsement.</E> Each observer who has completed an initial deployment after their certification or annual briefing must receive a deployment endorsement to their certification prior to any subsequent deployments for the remainder of that year. An observer may obtain a deployment endorsement by successfully completing all briefing requirements, when applicable. The type of briefing the observer must attend and successfully complete will be specified in writing by the Observer Program during the observer's most recent debriefing.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Maintaining the validity of an observer certification.</E> After initial issuance, an observer must keep their certification valid by meeting all of the following requirements specified below:</P> <P>(A) Successfully perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office including calling in to the NMFS deployment hotline upon departing and arriving in to port each trip to leave the following information: Observer name, phone number, vessel name departing on, date and time of departure and date and time of expected return.</P> <P>(B) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(C) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel or in the processing facility to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel or an authorized officer or NMFS.</P> <P>(D) Successfully complete NMFS-approved annual briefings as prescribed by the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program.</P> <P>(E) Successful completion of briefing by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start <PRTPAGE P="224"/>of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other briefing requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(F) Hold current basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation/first aid certification as per American Red Cross Standards.</P> <P>(G) Successfully meet all expectations in all debriefings including reporting for assigned debriefings.</P> <P>(H) Submit all data and information required by the Observer Program within the program's stated guidelines.</P> <P>(I) Meet the minimum annual deployment period of 3 months at least once every 12 months.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> Observers:</P> <P>(A) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, or in a Pacific Coast fishery managed by either the state or Federal Governments in waters off Washington, Oregon, or California, including but not limited to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processing facility; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processing facilities.</P> <P>(B) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who either conducts activities that are regulated by NMFS in the Pacific coast or North Pacific regions or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the observers' official duties.</P> <P>(C) May not serve as observers on any vessel or at any shore-based owned or operated by a person who employed the observer in the last two years.</P> <P>(D) May not solicit or accept employment as a crew member or an employee of a vessel or shore-based processor while employed by an observer provider.</P> <P>(E) Provisions for remuneration of observers under this section do not constitute a conflict of interest.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Standards of behavior.</E> Observers must:</P> <P>(A) Perform their duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(B) Immediately report to the Observer Program Office and the NOAA OLE any time they refuse to board a vessel.</P> <P>(C) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to the conservation of marine resources of their environment.</P> <P>(D) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel, an authorized officer, or NMFS.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification</E>—(A) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification review official.</E> The Regional Administrator (or a designee) will designate an observer suspension and decertification review official(s), who will have the authority to review observer certifications and issue initial administrative determinations of observer certification suspension and/or decertification.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Causes for suspension or decertification.</E> The suspension and decertification official may initiate suspension or decertification proceedings against an observer:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) When it is alleged that the observer has not met applicable standards, including any of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Failed to satisfactorily perform duties as described or directed by the observer program; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Failed to abide by the standards of conduct for observers, including conflicts of interest;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Upon conviction of a crime or upon entry of a civil judgment for:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Commission of fraud or other violation in connection with obtaining or attempting to obtain certification, or in performing the duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program;<PRTPAGE P="225"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of integrity or honesty that seriously and directly affects the fitness of observers.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Issuance of initial administrative determination.</E> Upon determination that suspension or decertification is warranted, the suspension/decertification official will issue a written IAD to the observer via certified mail at the observer's most current address provided to NMFS. The IAD will identify whether a certification is suspended or revoked and will identify the specific reasons for the action taken. Decertification is effective 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD, unless there is an appeal.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A certified observer who receives an IAD that suspends or revokes his or her observer certification may appeal the determination within 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD to the Office of Administrative Appeals pursuant to § 679.43.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catch monitor requirements for IFQ first receivers</E>—(1) <E T="03">Catch monitor coverage requirements.</E> A catch monitor is required be present at each IFQ first receiver whenever an IFQ landing is received, unless the first receiver has been granted a written waiver from the catch monitor requirements by NMFS.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Procurement of catch monitor services.</E> Owners or managers of each IFQ first receiver must arrange for catch monitor services from a certified catch monitor provider prior to accepting IFQ landings.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Catch monitor safety.</E> (i) Each IFQ first receiver must adhere to all applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation and maintenance of a processing and/or receiving facility.</P> <P>(ii) The working hours of each individual catch monitor will be limited as follows:</P> <P>(A) An individual catch monitor shall not be required or permitted to work more than 16 hours per calendar day, with maximum of 14 hours being work other than the summary and submission of catch monitor data.</P> <P>(B) Following monitoring shift of more than 10 hours, each catch monitor must be provided with a minimum 6 hours break before they may resume monitoring.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catch monitor access.</E> (i) Each IFQ first receiver must allow catch monitors free and unobstructed access to the catch throughout the sorting process and the weighing process.</P> <P>(ii) The IFQ first receiver must ensure that there is an observation area available to the catch monitor that meets the following standards:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Access to the observation area.</E> The observation area must be freely accessible to NMFS staff, NMFS-authorized personnel, or authorized officers at any time a valid catch monitoring plan is required.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Monitoring the flow of fish.</E> The catch monitor must have an unobstructed view or otherwise be able to monitor the entire flow of fish between the delivery point and a location where all sorting has takes place and each species has been weighed.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Adequate lighting.</E> Adequate lighting must be provided during periods of limited visibility.</P> <P>(iii) Each IFQ first receiver must allow catch monitors free and unobstructed access to any documentation required by regulation including fish tickets, scale printouts and scale test results.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Lockable cabinet.</E> Each IFQ first receiver must provide a secure, dry, and lockable cabinet or locker with the minimum interior dimensions of two feet wide by two feet tall by two feet deep for the exclusive use the catch monitor and NMFS staff or NMFS-authorized agents.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Plant liaison for the catch monitor.</E> Each IFQ first receiver must designate a plant liaison. The plant liaison is responsible for:</P> <P>(i) Orienting new catch monitors to the facility;</P> <P>(ii) Assisting in the resolution of catch monitoring concerns; and</P> <P>(iii) Informing NMFS if changes must be made to the catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Reasonable assistance.</E> Each IFQ first receiver must provide reasonable assistance to the catch monitors to enable each catch monitor to carry out <PRTPAGE P="226"/>his or her duties. Reasonable assistance includes, but is not limited to: informing the monitor when bycatch species will be weighed, and providing a secure place to store equipment and gear.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Catch weighing requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Catch monitoring plan.</E> All IFQ first receivers must operate under a NMFS-accepted catch monitoring plan for each specific physical location where IFQ landings will be received, purchased, or taken custody, control, or possession of.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sorting and weighing IFQ landings</E>—(i) <E T="03">Approved scales.</E> The IFQ first receiver must ensure that all IFQ species received from a vessel making an IFQ landing are weighed on a scale(s) that meets the requirements specified at § 660.15(c).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Printed record.</E> All scales identified in the catch monitoring plan accepted by NMFS during the first receiver site license application process, must produce a printed record for each delivery, or portion of a delivery, weighed on that scale, with the following exception: If approved by NMFS as part of the catch monitoring plan, scales not designed for automatic bulk weighing may be exempted from part or all of the printed record requirements. The printed record must include:</P> <P>(A) The first receiver's name;</P> <P>(B) The weight of each load in the weighing cycle;</P> <P>(C) The total weight of fish in each landing, or portion of the landing that was weighed on that scale;</P> <P>(D) The date the information is printed; and</P> <P>(E) The name and vessel registration or documentation number of the vessel making the delivery. The scale operator may write this information on the scale printout in ink at the time of printing.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Scales that may be exempt from printed report.</E> An IFQ first receiver that receives no more than 200,000 pounds of groundfish in any calendar month will be exempt from the requirement to produce a printed record provided that:</P> <P>(A) The first receiver has not previously operated under a catch monitoring plan where a printed record was required;</P> <P>(B) The first receiver ensures that all catch is weighed; and</P> <P>(C) The catch monitor, NMFS staff, or authorized officer can verify that all catch is weighed.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Retention of printed records.</E> An IFQ first receiver must maintain printouts on site until the end of the fishing year during which the printouts were made and make them available upon request by NMFS staff or an authorized officer for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the printout was made.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Weight monitoring.</E> An IFQ first receiver must ensure that it is possible for the catch monitor, NMFS staff, or authorized officer to verify the weighing of all catch.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Catch sorting.</E> All fish delivered to the plant must be sorted and weighed by species as specified at § 660.130(d).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Complete sorting.</E> Sorting and weighing must be completed prior to catch leaving the area that can be monitored from the catch monitor's observation area.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Pacific whiting.</E> For Pacific Whiting taken with midwater trawl gear, IFQ first receivers may use an in-line conveyor or hopper type scale to derive an accurate total catch weight prior to sorting. Immediately following weighing of the total catch and prior to processing or transport away from the point of landing, the catch must be sorted to the species groups specified at § 660.130(d) and all incidental catch (groundfish and non groundfish species) must be accurately weighed and the weight of incidental catch deducted from the total catch weight to derive the weight of target species.</P> <P>(ix) For all other IFQ landings the following weighing standards apply:</P> <P>(A) A belt or automatic hopper scale may be used to weigh all of the catch prior to sorting. All but a single predominant species must then be reweighed.</P> <P>(B) An in-line conveyor or automatic hopper scale may be used to weigh the predominant species after catch has been sorted. Other species must be weighed in a manner that facilitates tracking of the weights of those species.<PRTPAGE P="227"/> </P> <P>(C) IFQ species or species group may be weighed in totes on a platform scale capable of printing a label or tag and recording the label or tag information to memory for printing a report as specified at § 660.15. The label or tag must remain affixed to the tote until the tote is emptied. The label or tag must show the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The species or species group;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The weight of the fish in the tote;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The date the label or tag was printed; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The vessel name.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Totes and ice.</E> If a catch monitoring plan proposes the use of totes in which fish will be weighed, or a deduction for the weight of ice, the deduction must be accurately accounted for. No deduction may be made for the weight of water or slime. This standard may be met by:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Taring the empty or pre-iced tote on the scale prior to filling with fish;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Labeling each tote with an individual tare weight. This weight must be accurate within 500 grams (1 pound if scale is denominated in pounds) for any given tote and the average error for all totes may not exceed 200 grams (8 ounces for scales denominated in pounds);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) An alternate approach accepted by NMFS. NMFS will only accept approaches that do not involve the estimation of the weight of ice or the weight of totes and allow NMFS staff or an authorized officer to verify that the deduction or tare weight is accurate.</P> <P>(E) An alternate approach accepted by NMFS in the catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">IFQ first receiver responsibilities relative to catch weighing and monitoring of catch weighing.</E> The IFQ first receiver must:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">General.</E> (A) Ensure that all IFQ landings are sorted and weighed as specified at § 660.130(d) and in accordance with an approved catch monitoring plan.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catch monitors, NMFS staff, and authorized officers.</E> (A) Have a catch monitor on site the entire time an IFQ landing is being offloaded, sorted, or weighed.</P> <P>(B) Notify the catch monitor of the offloading schedule.</P> <P>(C) Provide catch monitors, NMFS staff, or an authorized officer with unobstructed access to any areas where IFQ species are or may be sorted or weighed at any time IFQ species are being landed or processed.</P> <P>(D) Ensure that catch monitors, NMFS staff, or an authorized officer are able to simultaneously observe the weighing of catch on the scale and read the scale display at any time.</P> <P>(E) Ensure that printouts of the scale weight of each delivery or offload are made available to catch monitors, NMFS staff, or an authorized officer at the time printouts are generated.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Scale tests.</E> (i) All testing must meet the scale test standards specified at § 660.15(c).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Inseason scale testing.</E> First receivers must allow, and provide reasonable assistance to a catch monitor, NMFS staff or an authorized officer to test scales used to weigh IFQ catch. A scale that does not pass an inseason test may not be used to weigh IFQ catch until the scale passes an inseason test or is approved for continued use by the weights and measures authorities of the state in which the scale is located.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Gear switching.</E> (1) Participants in the Shorebased IFQ Program may take IFQ species using any legal groundfish non-trawl gear (i.e., gear switching) and are exempt from the gear endorsements at § 660.25(b)(3) for limited entry fixed gear permits, provided the following requirements are met:</P> <P>(i) The vessel must be registered to a limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(ii) The vessel must be registered to a vessel account that is not in deficit on any IFQ species.</P> <P>(iii) The vessel operator must have submitted a valid gear declaration for the trip that declares “Limited entry groundfish non-trawl, shorebased IFQ,” as specified in § 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A), and does not declare any other designation (a Shorebased IFQ Program trip may not be combined with any other designation).</P> <P>(iv) The vessel must comply with prohibitions applicable to limited entry fixed gear fishery as specified at § 660.212, gear restrictions applicable to limited entry fixed gear as specified in §§ 660.219 and 660.230(b), and management measures specified in § 660.230(d), <PRTPAGE P="228"/>including restrictions on the fixed gear allowed onboard, its usage, and applicable fixed gear groundfish conservation area restrictions, except that the vessel will not be subject to limited entry fixed gear trip limits when fishing in the Shorebased IFQ Program.</P> <P>(v) The vessel must comply with the limited entry trawl trip limits for species/species groups not covered under the Shorebased IFQ Program or whiting trip limits outside the primary season.</P> <P>(vi) The vessel must comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to limited entry trawl gear as specified in § 660.113.</P> <P>(vii) The vessel must comply with and observer requirements and all other provisions of the Shoreside IFQ Program as specified in this section.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Adaptive management program</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The adaptive management program (AMP) is a set-aside of 10 percent of the non-whiting QS to address the following objectives:</P> <P>(i) Community stability;</P> <P>(ii) Processor stability;</P> <P>(iii) Conservation;</P> <P>(iv) Unintended/unforeseen consequences of IFQ management; or</P> <P>(v) Facilitating new entrants.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">AMP QP pass through.</E> The 10 percent of non-whiting QS will be reserved for the AMP, but the resulting AMP QP will be issued to all QS permit owners in proportion to their non-whiting QS through 2014 or until alternative criteria for distribution of the AMP QP is developed and implemented, whichever is earlier.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78391, Dec. 15, 2010; 75 FR 82306, Dec. 30, 2010; 76 FR 27546, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 28908, May 19, 2011; 76 FR 53838, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74741, Dec. 1, 2011; 76 FR 77430, Dec. 13, 2011; 77 FR 28516, May 15, 2012; 77 FR 45511, Aug. 1, 2012; 77 FR 55157, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 45511, Aug. 1, 2012, § 660.140 was amended by revising paragraphs (d)(1)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (<E T="03">2</E>), (d)(1)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (<E T="03">2</E>), (d)(3)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) and (d)(4)(v), effective Sept. 1, 2012 through Jan. 28, 2013.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.150</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Mothership (MS) Coop Program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The MS Coop Program is a general term to describe the limited access program that applies to eligible harvesters and processors in the mothership sector of the Pacific whiting at-sea trawl fishery. Eligible harvesters and processors, including coop and non-coop fishery participants, must meet the requirements set forth in this section of the Pacific Coast groundfish regulations. Each year a vessel registered to an MS/CV-endorsed permit may fish in either the coop or non-coop portion of the MS Coop Program, but not both. In addition to the requirements of this section, the MS Coop Program is subject to the following groundfish regulations of subparts C and D of this part:</P> <P>(1) Pacific whiting seasons § 660.131(b), subpart D.</P> <P>(2) Area restrictions specified for midwater trawl gear used to harvest Pacific whiting fishery specified at § 660.131(c), Subpart D for GCAs, RCAs, Salmon Conservation Zones, BRAs, and EFHCAs.</P> <P>(3) Regulations set out in the following sections of subpart C: § 660.11 Definitions, § 660.12 Prohibitions, § 660.13 Recordkeeping and reporting, § 660.14 VMS requirements, § 660.15 Equipment requirements, § 660.16 Groundfish Observer Program, § 660.20 Vessel and gear identification, § 660.25 Permits, § 660.55 Allocations, § 660.60 Specifications and management measures, § 660.65 Groundfish harvest specifications, and §§ 660.70 through 660.79 Closed areas.</P> <P>(4) Regulations set out in the following sections of subpart D: § 660.111 Trawl fishery definitions, § 660.112 Trawl fishery prohibitions, § 660.113 Trawl fishery recordkeeping and reporting, § 660.120 Trawl fishery crossover provisions, § 660.130 Trawl fishery management measures, and § 660.131 Pacific whiting fishery management measures.</P> <P>(5) The MS Coop Program may be restricted or closed as a result of projected overages within the MS Coop Program, the C/P Coop Program, or the Shorebased IFQ Program. As determined necessary by the Regional Administrator, area restrictions, season closures, or other measures will be used to prevent the trawl sectors in aggregate or the individual trawl sector (Shorebased IFQ, MS Coop, or C/P <PRTPAGE P="229"/>Coop) from exceeding an ACL, ACT, or formal allocation specified in the PCGFMP or regulation at § 660.55, subpart C, or §§ 660.140, 660.150, or 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Participation requirements and responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">Mothership vessels.</E> (i) <E T="03">Mothership vessel participation requirements.</E> A vessel is eligible to receive and process catch as a mothership in the MS Coop Program if:</P> <P>(A) The vessel is registered to an MS permit;</P> <P>(B) The vessel is not used to fish as a catcher vessel in the mothership sector of the Pacific whiting fishery in the same calendar year; and</P> <P>(C) The vessel is not used to fish as a C/P in the Pacific whiting fishery in the same calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Mothership vessel responsibilities.</E> The owner and operator of a mothership vessel must:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> Maintain a valid declaration as specified at § 660.13(d), subpart C; and, maintain and submit all records and reports specified at § 660.113(c) including, economic data, scale tests records, and cease fishing reports.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Observers.</E> As specified at paragraph (j) of this section, procure observer services, maintain the appropriate level of coverage, and meet the vessel responsibilities.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Catch weighing requirements.</E> The owner and operator of a MS vessel must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Ensure that all catch is weighed in its round form on a NMFS-approved scale that meets the requirements described in section § 660.15(b), subpart C;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide a NMFS-approved platform scale, belt scale, and test weights that meet the requirements described in section § 660.15(b), subpart C.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Mothership catcher vessels</E>—(i) <E T="03">Mothership catcher vessel participation requirements</E>—(A) A vessel is eligible to harvest in the MS Coop Program if the following conditions are met:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If the vessel is used to fish as a mothership catcher vessel for a permitted MS coop, the vessel is registered to a limited entry permit with a trawl endorsement and NMFS has been notified that the vessel is authorized to fish for the coop.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the vessel is used to harvest fish in the non-coop fishery, the vessel is registered to an MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The vessel is not used to harvest fish or process as a mothership or catcher/processor vessel in the same calendar year.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The vessel does not catch more than 30 percent of the Pacific whiting allocation for the mothership sector.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Mothership catcher vessel responsibilities</E>—(A) <E T="03">Observers.</E> As specified at paragraph (j) of this section, procure observer services, maintain the appropriate level of coverage, and meet the vessel responsibilities.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> Maintain a valid declaration as specified at § 660.13(d), subpart C; and, maintain and submit all records and reports specified at § 660.113(c) including, economic data and scale tests records, if applicable.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">MS coops</E>—(i) <E T="03">MS coop participation requirements.</E> For a MS coop to participate in the Pacific whiting mothership sector fishery it must:</P> <P>(A) Be issued a MS coop permit;</P> <P>(B) Be composed of MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit owners;</P> <P>(C) Be formed voluntarily;</P> <P>(D) Be a legally recognized entity that represents its members;</P> <P>(E) Designate an individual as a coop manager; and</P> <P>(F) Include at least 20 percent of all MS/CV-endorsed permits as members. The coop membership percentage will be interpreted by rounding to the nearest whole permit (i.e. less than 0.5 rounds down and 0.5 and greater rounds up).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">MS coop responsibilities.</E> A MS coop is responsible for:</P> <P>(A) Applying for and being registered to a MS coop permit;</P> <P>(B) Organizing and coordinating harvest activities of vessels authorized to fish for the coop;</P> <P>(C) Reassigning catch history assignments for use by coop members;</P> <P>(D) Organizing and coordinating the transfer and leasing of catch allocations with other permitted coops through inter-coop agreements;</P> <P>(E) Monitoring harvest activities and enforcing the catch limits of coop members;<PRTPAGE P="230"/> </P> <P>(F) Submitting an annual report.</P> <P>(G) Having a designated coop manager. The designated coop manager must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Serve as the contact person between NMFS, the Council, and other coops;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Be responsible for the annual distribution of catch and bycatch allocations among coop members;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Oversee reassignment of catch allocations within the coop;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Oversee inter-coop catch allocation reassignments;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Prepare and submit an annual report on behalf of the coop;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Be authorized to receive or respond to any legal process in which the coop is involved; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Notify NMFS if the coop dissolves.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">MS coop compliance and joint/several liability.</E> An MS coop must comply with the provisions of this section. The MS coop, member limited entry permit owners, and owners and operators of vessels registered to member limited entry permits, are jointly and severally responsible for compliance with the provisions of this section. Pursuant to 15 CFR part 904, each MS coop, member permit owner, and owner and operator of a vessel registered to a coop member permit may be charged jointly and severally for violations of the provisions of this section. For purposes of enforcement, an MS coop is a legal entity that can be subject to NOAA enforcement action for violations of the provisions of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">MS Coop Program species and allocations</E>—(1) <E T="03">MS Coop Program species.</E> MS Coop Program species are as follows:</P> <P>(i) Species with formal allocations to the MS Coop Program are Pacific whiting, canary rockfish, darkblotched rockfish, Pacific Ocean perch, and widow rockfish;</P> <P>(ii) Species with set-asides for the MS and C/P Coop Programs combined, as described in Tables 1d and 2d, subpart C.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual mothership sector sub-allocations.</E> Annual allocation amount(s) will be determined using the following procedure:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">MS/CV catch history assignments.</E> Catch history assignments will be based on catch history using the following methodology:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Pacific whiting catch history assignment.</E> Each MS/CV endorsement's associated catch history assignment of Pacific whiting will be annually allocated to a single permitted MS coop or to the non-coop fishery. If multiple MS/CV endorsements and their associated CHAs are registered to a limited entry permit, that permit may be simultaneously registered to more than one MS coop or to both a coop(s) and non-coop fishery. Once assigned to a permitted MS coop or to the non-coop fishery, each MS/CV endorsement's catch history assignment remains with that permitted MS coop or non-coop fishery for that calendar year. When the mothership sector allocation is established, the information for the conversion of catch history assignment to pounds will be made available to the public through a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> announcement and/or public notice and/or the NMFS Web site. The amount of whiting from the catch history assignment will be issued to the nearest whole pound using standard rounding rules (<E T="03">i.e.</E>, less than 0.5 rounds down and 0.5 and greater rounds up).</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) In years where the Pacific whiting harvest specification is known by the start of the mothership sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(B), allocation for Pacific whiting will be made by the start of the season.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) In years where the Pacific whiting harvest specification is not known by the start of the mothership sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(B), NMFS will issue Pacific whiting allocations in two parts. Before the start of the primary whiting season, NMFS will allocate Pacific whiting based on the MS Coop Program allocation percent multiplied by the lower end of the range of potential harvest specifications for Pacific whiting for that year. After the final Pacific whiting harvest specifications are established, NMFS will allocate any additional amounts of Pacific whiting to the MS Coop Program.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Non-whiting groundfish species catch</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) Non-whiting groundfish species with a mothership sector allocation will be divided annually between <PRTPAGE P="231"/>the permitted coops and the non-coop fishery. The pounds associated with each permitted MS coop will be provided when the coop permit is issued.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) In years where the groundfish harvest specifications are known by the start of the mothership sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(B), allocation of non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation will be made by the start of the season.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) In years where the groundfish harvest specifications are not known by the start of the mothership sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(B), NMFS will issue allocations for non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation in two parts. Before the start of the whiting primary season, NMFS will allocate non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation based on the MS Coop Program allocation percent multiplied by the lower end of the range of potential harvest specifications for those species for that year. After the final groundfish harvest specifications are established, NMFS will allocate any additional amounts of non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation to the MS Coop Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Groundfish species with at-sea sector set-asides will be managed on an annual basis unless there is a risk of a harvest specification being exceeded, unforeseen impact on another fisheries, or conservation concerns in which case inseason action may be taken. Set asides may be adjusted through the biennial specifications and management measures process as necessary.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Groundfish species not addressed in paragraph (<E T="03">1</E>) or (<E T="03">2</E>) above, will be managed on an annual basis unless there is a risk of a harvest specification being exceeded, unforeseen impact on another fisheries, or conservation concerns in which case inseason action may be taken.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Halibut set-asides.</E> Annually a specified amount of the Pacific halibut will be held in reserve as a shared set-aside for bycatch in the at-sea Pacific whiting fisheries and the shorebased trawl sector south of 40°10′ N. lat.</P> <P>(C) Rounding rules may affect distribution of the MS Coop Program allocations among the catch history assignments for individual MS/CV-endorsed permits. NMFS will distribute such allocations to the maximum extent practicable, not to exceed the total allocation.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Annual coop allocations</E>—(A) <E T="03">Pacific whiting.</E> Each permitted MS coop is authorized to harvest a quantity of Pacific whiting that is based on the sum of the catch history assignments for each member MS/CV-endorsed permit identified in the NMFS-accepted coop agreement for a given calendar year. Other limited entry permits registered to vessels that will fish for the coop do not bring catch allocation to a permitted MS coop.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Non-whiting groundfish with allocations.</E> Sub-allocations of non-whiting groundfish species with allocations to permitted MS coops will be in proportion to the Pacific whiting catch history assignments assigned to each permitted MS coop.</P> <P>(C) If all MS/CV-endorsed permits are members of a single coop in a given year and there is not a non-coop fishery, then NMFS will allocate 100 percent of the MS Coop Program allocation to that coop.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Annual non-coop allocation</E>—(A) <E T="03">Pacific whiting.</E> The non-coop whiting fishery is authorized to harvest a quantity of Pacific whiting that is remaining in the mothership sector annual allocation after the deduction of all coop allocations.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Non-whiting groundfish with allocations.</E> The sub-allocation to the non-coop fishery will be in proportion to the mothership catcher vessel Pacific whiting catch history assignments for the non-coop fishery.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Announcement of the non-coop fishery allocations.</E> Information on the amount of Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish with allocations that will be made available to the non-coop fishery when the final Pacific whiting specifications for the mothership sector is established and will be announced to the public through a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> announcement and/or public notice and/or the NMFS Web site.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Reaching an allocation or sub-allocation.</E> When the mothership sector Pacific whiting allocation, Pacific whiting sub-allocation, or non-whiting <PRTPAGE P="232"/>groundfish catch allocation is reached or is projected to be reached, the following action may be taken:</P> <P>(i) Further harvesting, receiving or at-sea processing by a mothership or catcher vessel in the mothership sector is prohibited when the mothership sector Pacific whiting allocation or non-whiting groundfish allocation is projected to be reached. No additional unprocessed groundfish may be brought on board after at-sea processing is prohibited, but a mothership may continue to process catch that was on board before at-sea processing was prohibited. Pacific whiting may not be taken and retained, possessed, or landed by a catcher vessel participating in the mothership sector.</P> <P>(ii) When a permitted MS coop sub-allocation of Pacific whiting or non-whiting groundfish species is reached, further harvesting or receiving of groundfish by vessels fishing in the permitted MS coop must cease, unless the permitted MS coop is operating under an NMFS-accepted inter-coop agreement.</P> <P>(iii) When the non-coop fishery sub-allocation of Pacific whiting or non-whiting groundfish species is projected to be reached, further harvesting or receiving of groundfish by vessels fishing in under the non-coop fishery must cease.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Non-whiting groundfish species reapportionment.</E> This paragraph (c)(4) describes the process for reapportioning non-whiting groundfish species with allocations between permitted MS coops and the catcher/processor sector. Reapportionment of mothership sector allocations to the catcher/processor will not occur until all permitted MS coops and the non-coop fishery have been closed by NMFS or have informed NMFS that they have ceased operations for the remainder of the calendar year.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Within the mothership sector.</E> The Regional Administrator may make available for harvest to permitted coops and the non-coop fishery that have not notified NMFS that they have ceased fishing for the year, the amounts of a permitted MS coop's non-whiting catch allocation remaining when a coop reaches its Pacific whiting allocation or when the designated coop manager notifies NMFS that a permitted coop has ceased fishing for the year. The reapportioned allocations will be in proportion to their original allocations.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Between the mothership and catcher/processor sectors.</E> The Regional Administrator may make available for harvest to the catcher/processor sector of the Pacific whiting fishery, the amounts of the mothership sector's non-whiting catch allocation remaining when the Pacific whiting allocation is reached or participants in the sector do not intend to harvest the remaining allocation. The designated coop manager, or in the case of an inter-coop, all of the designated coop managers must submit a cease fishing report to NMFS indicating that harvesting has concluded for the year. At any time after greater than 80 percent of the Mothership sector Pacific whiting allocation has been harvested, the Regional Administrator may contact designated coop managers to determine whether they intend to continue fishing. When considering redistribution of non-whiting catch allocation, the Regional Administrator will take in to consideration the best available data on total projected fishing impacts. Reapportionment between permitted MS coops and the non-coop fishery within the mothership sector will be in proportion to their original coop allocations for the calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Set-aside species.</E> No inseason management actions are associated with set asides.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Announcements.</E> The Regional Administrator will announce in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> when the mothership sector or the allocation of Pacific whiting or non-whiting groundfish with an allocation is reached, or is projected to be reached, and specify the appropriate action. In order to prevent exceeding an allocation and to avoid underutilizing the resource, prohibitions against further taking and retaining, receiving, or at-sea processing of Pacific whiting, or reapportionment of non-whiting groundfish with allocations may be made effective immediately by actual notice to fishers and processors, by e-mail, internet (<E T="03">www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/<PRTPAGE P="233"/>Groundfish-Fishery-Management/Whiting-Management/index.cfm</E>), phone, fax, letter, press release, and/or USCG Notice to Mariners (monitor channel 16 VHF), followed by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> in which instance public comment will be sought for a reasonable period of time thereafter.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Redistribution of annual allocation</E>—(i) <E T="03">Between permitted MS coops (inter-coop).</E> (A) Through an inter-coop agreement, the designated coop managers of permitted MS coops may distribute Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish allocations among one or more permitted MS coops, provided the processor obligations at paragraph (c)(7) of this section have been met or a mutual agreement exception at paragraph (c)(7)(iv) of this section has been submitted to NMFS.</P> <P>(B) In the case of a MS coop failure during the Pacific whiting primary season for the mothership sector, unused allocation associated with the catch history will not be available for harvest by the coop that failed, by any former members of the coop that failed, or any other MS coop for the remainder of that calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Between the MS coop and non-coop fisheries.</E> Pacific whiting may not be redistributed between the coop and non-coop fisheries.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Between Pacific whiting sectors.</E> Pacific whiting may not be redistributed between the mothership sector and catcher/processor sector. Whiting may not be redistributed to the Shorebased IFQ Program.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Processor obligation and mutual agreement exceptions</E>—(i) <E T="03">Processor obligation.</E> Through the annual MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit renewal process, the MS/CV-endorsed permit owner must identify to NMFS to which MS permit the MS/CV permit owner intends to obligate the catch history assignment associated with that permit if they are participating in the MS coop fishery. Only one MS permit may be designated (the obligation may not be split among MS permits).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Expiration of a processor obligation.</E> Processor obligations expire at the end of each calendar year when the MS Coop Permit expires.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Processor obligation when MS coop allocation is redistributed.</E> When a permitted MS coop redistributes Pacific whiting allocation within the permitted MS coop or from one permitted MS coop to another permitted MS coop through an inter-coop agreement, such allocations must be delivered to the mothership registered to the MS permit to which the allocation was obligated under the processor obligation submitted to NMFS, unless a mutual agreement exception has been submitted to NMFS.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Mutual agreement exception.</E> An MS/CV-endorsed permit's catch history assignment can be released from a processor obligation through a mutual agreement exception. The MS/CV-endorsed permit owner must submit a copy to NMFS of the written agreement that includes the initial MS permit owner's acknowledgment of the release of the MS/CV-endorsed permit owner's processor obligation and the MS/CV-endorsed permit owner must identify a processor obligation for a new MS permit.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">MS permit withdrawal.</E> If an MS permit withdraws from the mothership fishery before the resulting amounts of catch history assignment have been announced by NMFS, any MS/CV-endorsed permit obligated to the MS permit may elect to participate in the coop or non-coop fishery. In such an event, the MS permit owner must provide written notification of its withdrawal to NMFS and all MS/CV-endorsed permits that are obligated to the MS permit, and the owner of each MS/CV-endorsed permit obligated to the MS permit must provide written notification to NMFS of their intent to either participate in the non-coop fishery or the coop fishery, and if participating in the coop fishery must identify a processor obligation for a new MS permit.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Submission of a mutual agreement exception or MS permit withdrawal.</E> Written notification of a mutual exception agreement or MS permit withdrawal must be submitted to NMFS, Northwest Region, Permits Office, Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">MS coop permit and agreement</E>—(1) <E T="03">Eligibility and registration.</E> (i) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> To be an eligible coop entity a group of MS/CV-endorsed permit owners (coop <PRTPAGE P="234"/>members) must be a recognized entity under the laws of the United States or the laws of a State and represent all of the coop members.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Annual registration and deadline.</E> Each year, a coop entity intending to participate as a coop under the MS Coop Program must submit an application for a MS coop permit between February 1 and March 31 of the year in which it intends to fish. NMFS will not consider any applications received after March 31. A MS coop permit expires on December 31 of the year in which it was issued.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application for MS coop permit.</E> The designated coop manager, on behalf of the coop entity, must submit a complete application form and include each of the items listed in paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(A) of this section. Only complete applications will be considered for issuance of a MS coop permit. An application will not be considered complete if any required application fees and annual coop reports have not been received by NMFS. NMFS may request additional supplemental documentation as necessary to make a determination of whether to approve or disapprove the application. Application forms and instruction are available on the NMFS NWR Web site (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov</E>) or by request from NMFS. The designated coop manager must sign the application acknowledging the responsibilities of a designated coop manager defined in paragraph (b)(3) of this section. For permit owners with more than one MS/CV endorsement and associated CHA, paragraph (g)(2)(iv)(D) of this section specifies how to join an MS coop(s).</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Coop agreement.</E> Signed copies of the coop agreement must be submitted to NMFS before the coop is authorized to engage in fishing activities. A coop agreement must include all of the information listed in this paragraph to be considered a complete coop agreement. NMFS will only review complete coop agreements. A coop agreement will not be accepted unless it includes all of the required information; the descriptive items listed in this paragraph appear to meet the stated purpose; and information submitted is correct and accurate.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Coop agreement contents.</E> Each coop agreement must be signed by all of the coop members (MS/CV-endorsed permit owners) and include the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) A list of all vessels, and permit holders participating in the coop and their share of the allocated catch which must match the amount distributed to individual permit owners by NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) All MS/CV-endorsed limited entry member permits identified by permit number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) A processor obligation clause indicating that each MS/CV-endorsed permit has notified a specific MS permit by September 1 of the previous year of that MS/CV-endorsed permit's intent to obligate its catch history assignment to that MS permit, except that for the 2011 fishery, such notification must have been made prior to submission of the MS coop permit application.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) A clause indicting that each member MS/CV-endorsed permit's catch history assignment is based on the catch history assignment calculation by NMFS used for distribution to the coop.</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) A description of the coop's plan to adequately monitor and account for the catch of Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish allocations, and to monitor and account for the catch of prohibited species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) A clause stating that if a permit is registered to a new permit owner during the effective period of the coop agreement, any new owners of that member permit would be coop members required to comply with membership restrictions in the coop agreement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">vii</E>) A description of the coop's enforcement and penalty provisions adequate to maintain catch of Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish within the allocations.</P> <P>(<E T="03">viii</E>) A description of measures to reduce catch of overfished species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ix</E>) A clause describing the co-op manager's responsibility for managing inter-coop reassignments of catch history assignment, should any occur.</P> <P>(<E T="03">x</E>) A clause describing how the annual report will be produced to document the coop's catch, bycatch data, inseason catch history reassignments <PRTPAGE P="235"/>and any other significant activities undertaken by the coop during the year, and the submission deadlines for that report.</P> <P>(<E T="03">xi</E>) Identification of the designated coop manager.</P> <P>(<E T="03">xii</E>) Provisions that prohibit member permit owners that have incurred legal sanctions that prevent them from fishing groundfish in the Council region from fishing in the coop.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Inter-coop agreement.</E> The coop entity must provide, at the time of annual application, copies of any inter-coop agreement(s) into which the coop has entered. Such agreements must incorporate and honor the provisions of the individual coop agreements for each coop that is a party to the inter-coop agreement. Inter-coop agreements are specified at paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Acceptance of a coop agreement</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) If NMFS does not accept the coop agreement, the coop permit application will be returned to the applicant with a letter stating the reasons the coop agreement was not accepted by NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Coop agreements that are not accepted may be resubmitted for review by sufficiently addressing the deficiencies identified in the NMFS letter and resubmitting the entire coop permit application by the date specified in the NMFS letter.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) An accepted coop agreement that was submitted with the MS coop permit application and for which a MS coop permit was issued will remain in place through the end of the calendar year. The designated coop manager must resubmit a complete coop agreement to NMFS consistent with the coop agreement contents described in paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) of this section if there is a material change to the coop agreement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Within 7 calendar days following a material change, the designated coop manager must notify NMFS of the material change. Within 30 calendar days, the designated coop manger must submit to NMFS the revised coop agreement with a letter that describes such changes. NMFS will review the material changes and provide a letter to the coop manager that either accepts the changes as given or does not accept the revised coop agreement with a letter stating the reasons that it was not accepted by NMFS. The coop may resubmit the coop agreement with further revisions to the material changes responding to NMFS concerns.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Effective date of MS coop permit.</E> A MS coop permit will be effective upon the date approved by NMFS and will allow fishing from the start of the MS sector primary whiting season until the end of the calendar year or until one or more of the following events occur, whichever comes first:</P> <P>(A) NMFS permanently closes the mothership sector fishing season for the year or a specific MS coop or the designated coop manager notifies NMFS that the coop has completed fishing for the calendar year,</P> <P>(B) The coop has reached its Pacific whiting allocation,</P> <P>(C) A material change to the coop agreement has occurred and the designated coop manager failed to notify NMFS within 7 calendar days of the material change and submit to NMFS the revised coop agreement with a letter that describes such changes within 30 calendar days, or</P> <P>(D) NMFS has determined that a coop failure occurred.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Initial administrative determination.</E> For all complete applications, NMFS will issue an IAD that either approves or disapproves the application. If approved, the IAD will include a MS coop permit. If disapproved, the IAD will provide the reasons for this determination. The IAD for a MS coop permit follows the same requirement as specified for limited entry permits at § 660.25(g)(4)(ii); if the applicant does not appeal the IAD within the 30 calendar days, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to a MS coop permit action follows the same process as the general permit appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for administrative costs associated with the issuance of a MS coop permit consistent with the provisions given at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Cost recovery.</E> [Reserved]<PRTPAGE P="236"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Inter-coop agreements</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Permitted MS coops may voluntarily enter into inter-coop agreements for the purpose of sharing permitted MS coop allocations of Pacific whiting and allocated non-whiting groundfish. If two or more permitted MS coops enter into an inter-coop agreement, the inter-coop agreement must incorporate and honor the provisions of each permitted MS coop subject to the inter-coop agreement.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Submission of inter-coop agreements.</E> Inter-coop agreements must be submitted to NMFS for acceptance.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Inter-coop agreement review process.</E> Each designated coop manager must submit a copy of the inter-coop agreement signed by both designated coop managers for review. Complete coop agreements containing all items listed under paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) will be reviewed by NMFS.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Mothership (MS) permit.</E> </P> <P>(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Any vessel that processes or receives deliveries as a mothership processor in the Pacific whiting fishery mothership sector must be registered to an MS permit. A vessel registered to an MS permit may receive fish from a vessel that fishes in an MS coop and/or may receive fish from a vessel that fishes in the non-coop fishery at the same time or during the same year.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Vessel size endorsement.</E> An MS permit does not have a vessel size endorsement. The endorsement provisions at § 660.25(b)(3)(iii), subpart C, do not apply to an MS permit.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Restriction on C/P vessels operating as motherships.</E> Restrictions on a vessel registered to a limited entry permit with a C/P endorsement operating as a mothership are specified at § 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Renewal, change of permit ownership, or vessel registration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Renewal.</E> An MS permit must be renewed annually consistent with the limited entry permit regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4). If a vessel registered to the MS permit will operate as a mothership in the year for which the permit is renewed, the permit owner must make a declaration as part of the permit renewal that while participating in the whiting fishery it will operate solely as a mothership during the calendar year to which its limited entry permit applies. Any such declaration is binding on the vessel for the calendar year, even if the permit is registered to a different permit owner during the year, unless it is rescinded in response to a written request from the permit owner. Any request to rescind a declaration must be made by the permit owner and granted in writing by the Regional Administrator before any unprocessed whiting has been taken on board the vessel that calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Change of permit ownership.</E> An MS permit is subject to the limited entry permit change in permit ownership regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4), subpart C.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Change of vessel registration.</E> An MS permit is subject to the limited entry permit change of vessel registration regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4), subpart C.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Accumulation limits</E>—(i) <E T="03">MS permit usage limit.</E> No person who owns an MS permit(s) may register the MS permit(s) to vessels that cumulatively process more than 45 percent of the annual mothership sector Pacific whiting allocation. For purposes of determining accumulation limits, NMFS requires that permit owners submit a complete trawl ownership interest form for the permit owner as part of annual renewal for the MS permit. An ownership interest form will also be required whenever a new permit owner obtains an MS permit as part of a request for a change in permit ownership. Accumulation limits will be determined by calculating the percentage of ownership interest a person has in any MS permit. Determination of ownership interest will subject to the individual and collective rule:</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Ownership—individual and collective rule.</E> The ownership that counts toward a person's accumulation limit will include:</P> <P>(A) Any MS permit owned by that person, and</P> <P>(B) A portion of any MS permit owned by an entity in which that person has an interest, where the person's share of interest in that entity will determine the portion of that entity's ownership that counts toward the person's limit.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">[Reserved]</E> <PRTPAGE P="237"/> </P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Trawl identification of ownership interest form.</E> Any person that is applying for or renewing an MS permit shall document those persons that have an ownership interest in the permit greater than or equal to 2 percent. This ownership interest must be documented with the SFD via the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form. SFD will not issue an MS Permit unless the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form has been completed. NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to verify compliance with accumulation limits.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to an MS permit action follows the same process as the general permit appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for administrative costs associated with the issuance of an MS permit consistent with the provisions given at § 660.25(f), Subpart C.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Application requirements and initial issuance for MS permit</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for MS permit.</E> Only the current owner of a vessel that processed Pacific whiting in the mothership sector in the qualifying years is eligible to receive initial issuance of an MS permit, except that in the case of bareboat charterers, the charterer of the bareboat may receive an MS permit instead of the vessel owner. As used in this section, “bareboat charterer” means a vessel charterer operating under a bareboat charter, defined as a complete transfer of possession, command, and navigation of a vessel from the vessel owner to the charterer for the limited time of the charter agreement.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria for MS permit.</E> To qualify for initial issuance of an MS permit, a person must own, or operate under a bareboat charter, a vessel on which at least 1,000 mt of Pacific whiting was processed in the mothership sector in each year for at least two years between 1997 and 2003 inclusive.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">MS permit application.</E> Persons may apply for initial issuance of an MS permit in one of two ways: complete and submit a prequalified application received from NMFS, or complete and submit an application package. The completed application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. If an applicant fails to submit a completed application by the deadline date, they forgo the opportunity to receive consideration for initial issuance of an MS permit.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Prequalified application.</E> A “prequalified application” is a partially pre-filled application where NMFS has preliminarily determined the processing history that may qualify the applicant for an initial issuance of an MS permit. NMFS will mail prequalified application packages to the owners or bareboat charterer of vessels which NMFS determines may qualify for an MS permit. NMFS will mail the application by certified mail to the current address of record in the NMFS permit database. The application will contain the basis of NMFS' calculation. The application package will include, but is not limited to: A prequalified application (with processing history), a Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest form, and any other documents NMFS believes are necessary to aid the owners of the vessel or charterer of the bareboat to complete the MS permit application.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Request for an application.</E> Any current owner or bareboat charterer of a vessel that the owner or bareboat charterer believes qualifies for initial issuance of an MS permit that does not receive a prequalified application must complete an application package and submit the completed application to NMFS by the application deadline. Application packages are available on NMFS' Web site (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Permits/index.cfm</E>) or by contacting SFD. An application must include valid NORPAC data or other credible information that substantiates the applicant's qualification for initial issuance of an MS permit.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Corrections to the application.</E> If the applicant does not accept NMFS' calculation in the prequalified application either in part or whole, in order for NMFS to reconsider NMFS' calculation, the applicant must identify in writing to NMFS which parts of the prequalified application that the applicant contends to be inaccurate, and <PRTPAGE P="238"/>must provide specific credible information to substantiate any requested corrections. The completed application and specific credible information must be provided to NMFS in writing by the application deadline. Written communication must be either post-marked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. Requests for corrections may only be granted for errors in NMFS' use or application of data, including:</P> <P>(A) Errors in NMFS' use or application of data from NORPAC;</P> <P>(B) Errors in NMFS' calculations; and</P> <P>(C) Errors in the vessel registration as listed in the NMFS permit database, or in the identification of the mothership owner or bareboat charterer.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Submission of the application and application deadline</E>—(A) <E T="03">Submission of the Application.</E> Submission of the complete, certified application includes, but is not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The applicant is required to sign and date the application and have the document notarized by a licensed Notary Public.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The applicant must certify that they qualify to own an MS permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The applicant must indicate they accept NMFS' calculation in the prequalified application, or provide credible information that demonstrates their qualification for an MS permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The applicant is required to provide a complete Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form as specified at paragraph (f)(3)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Business entities may be required to submit a corporate resolution or other credible documentation as proof that the representative of the entity is authorized to act on behalf of the entity;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) A bareboat charterer must provide credible evidence that demonstrates it was chartering the mothership vessel under a private contract during the qualifying years; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to make an IAD on initial issuance of an MS permit.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application deadline.</E> A complete, certified application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours to NMFS, Northwest Region, Permits Office, Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, WA 98115, no later than November 1, 2010. NMFS will not accept or review any applications received or postmarked after the application deadline. There are no hardship provisions for this deadline.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Initial administrative determination (IAD).</E> NMFS will issue an IAD for all complete, certified applications received by the application deadline date. If NMFS approves an application for initial issuance of an MS permit, the applicant will receive an MS permit. If NMFS disapproves an application, the IAD will provide the reasons. If the applicant does not appeal the IAD within 60 calendar days of the date on the IAD, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> For MS permits issued under this section, the appeals process and timelines are specified at § 660.25(g), subpart C. For the initial issuance of an MS permit, the bases for appeal are described in paragraph (f)(6)(iv) of this section. Items not subject to appeal include, but are not limited to, the accuracy of data in the relevant NORPAC dataset on August 1, 2010.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Mothership catcher vessel (MS/CV)—endorsed permit</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Any vessel that delivers whiting to a mothership processor in the Pacific whiting fishery mothership sector must be registered to an MS/CV-endorsed permit, except that a vessel registered to limited entry trawl permit without an MS/CV or C/P endorsement may fish for a coop if authorized by the coop. Within the MS Coop Program, an MS/CV-endorsed permit may participate in an MS coop or in the non-coop fishery. An MS/CV-endorsed permit is a limited entry permit and is subject to the limited entry permit provisions given at § 660.25(b), subpart C.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catch history assignment.</E> NMFS will assign a catch history assignment to each MS/CV-endorsed permit. The catch history assignment is based on <PRTPAGE P="239"/>the catch history in the Pacific whiting mothership sector during the qualifying years of 1994 through 2003. The catch history assignment is expressed as a percentage of Pacific whiting of the total mothership sector allocation as described at paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section. Catch history assignments will be issued to the nearest whole pound using standard rounding rules (i.e. decimal amounts from zero up to 0.5 round down and 0.5 up to 1.0 round up).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pacific whiting mothership sector allocation.</E> The catch history assignment allocation accrues to the coop to which the MS/CV-endorsed permit is tied through private agreement, or will be assigned to the non-coop fishery if the MS/CV-endorsed permit does not participate in the coop fishery.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">MS/CV endorsement and CHA non-severable.</E> Subject to the regulations at paragraph (g)(2)(iv) and (v) of this section, an MS/CV endorsement and its associated CHA are permanently linked together as originally issued by NMFS and cannot be divided or registered separately to another limited entry trawl permit. An MS/CV endorsement and its associated CHA must be registered to a limited entry trawl permit and any change in endorsement registration must be to another limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Restrictions on processing for MS/CV-endorsed permits.</E> A vessel registered to an MS/CV-endorsed permit in a given year shall not engage in processing of Pacific whiting during that year.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Renewal, change of permit owner, vessel registration, or combination</E>—(i) <E T="03">Renewal.</E> An MS/CV-endorsed permit must be renewed annually consistent with the limited entry permit regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4). During renewal, all MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permit owners must make a preliminary declaration regarding their intent to participate in the coop or non-coop portion of the MS Coop Program for the following year. If the owner of a MS/CV-endorsed permit intends to participate in the coop portion of the MS Coop Program, they must also declare to which MS permit they intend to obligate the permit's catch history assignment. MS/CV-endorsed permits not obligated to a permitted MS coop by March 31 of the fishing year will be assigned to the non-coop fishery. For an MS/CV-endorsed permit that is not renewed, the following occurs:</P> <P>(A) For the first year after the permit is not renewed, the permit will be extinguished, and the catch history assignment from that permit will be assigned to the non-coop fishery.</P> <P>(B) In the year after the permit is extinguished (the second year after the permit is not renewed), the catch history assignment from that permit will be redistributed proportionally to all valid MS/CV-endorsed permits.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Change of permit ownership.</E> An MS/CV-endorsed permit is subject to the limited entry permit change in permit ownership regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4), subpart C.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Change of vessel registration.</E> An MS/CV-endorsed permit is subject to the limited entry permit change of vessel registration regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4), subpart C.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Change in MS/CV endorsement registration.</E> As specified at § 660.25(b)(3)(v), each MS/CV endorsement has an associated CHA that is permanently linked as originally issued by NMFS and cannot be divided or registered separately to another limited entry trawl permit. An MS/CV endorsement and associated CHA must be registered to a limited entry trawl permit and any change in MS/CV endorsement registration must be to another limited entry trawl permit. Any change in MS/CV endorsement registration will be registered separately on the limited entry trawl permit. An MS/CV endorsement and its associated CHA cannot be registered to any other person other than the specified owner of the limited entry trawl permit to which it is registered.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Multiple MS/CV endorsements on a limited entry trawl permit.</E> Multiple MS/CV endorsements and associated CHAs may be registered to a single limited entry trawl permit. If multiple endorsements are registered to a single limited entry trawl permit, the whiting CHA amount (expressed as a percent) will remain in the amount that it was originally issued by NMFS and will not be combined as a single larger CHA, unless two or more MS/CV-endorsed <PRTPAGE P="240"/>permits are combined for purposes of increasing the size endorsement, as specified at § 660.25(b)(4)(ii)(B). Any change in MS/CV endorsement registration may be disapproved if the person owning the limited entry trawl permit has aggregate CHA amounts in excess of the accumulation limits specified at paragraph (g)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application.</E> A request for a change in MS/CV endorsement registration must be made between September 1 and December 31 of each year. Any transfer of MS/CV endorsement and its associated CHA to another limited entry trawl permit must be requested using the appropriate form from the Fisheries Permits Office and the permit owner or an authorized representative of the permit owner must certify that the application is true and correct by signing and dating the form. In addition, the form must be notarized, and the permit owner selling the MS/CV endorsement and CHA must provide to NFMS the sale price of the MS/CV endorsement and its associated CHA. If any assets in addition to the MS/CV endorsement and its associated CHA are included in the sale price, those assets must be itemized and described.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">[Reserved]</E> </P> <P>(D) A limited entry trawl permit with multiple MS/CV endorsement registrations may be simultaneously registered to more than one coop or to both a coop(s) and non-coop fishery. In such cases, as part of the coop permit application process, specified at paragraph (d)(iii) of this section, the permit owner must specify on the coop permit application form which MS/CV endorsement and associated CHA is specifically registered to a particular coop or to the non-coop fishery.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Combination.</E> An MS/CV-endorsed permit may be combined with one or more other limited entry trawl permits; the resulting permit will be a single permit with an increased size endorsement. If the MS/CV-endorsed permit is combined with another limited entry trawl-endorsed permit other than a C/P-endorsed permit, the resulting permit will be MS/CV-endorsed. If an MS/CV-endorsed permit is combined with a C/P-endorsed permit, the resulting permit will be exclusively a C/P-endorsed permit, and will not have an MS/CV endorsement. If an MS/CV-endorsed permit is combined with another MS/CV-endorsed permit, the combined catch history assignment of the permit(s) will be added to the active permit (the permit remaining after combination) and the other permit will be retired. If a trawl permit has more than one MS/CV endorsements and it is combined with a non C/P-endorsed trawl permit with no such endorsements, the MS/CV endorsements on the resulting permit will be maintained as separate endorsements on the resulting permit. NMFS will not approve a permit combination if it results in a person exceeding the accumulation limits specified at paragraph (g)(3) of this section. Any request to combine permits is subject to the provision provided at § 660.25(b), including the combination formula for resulting size endorsements.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">One-time request to undo a permit combination.</E> If two or more MS/CV-endorsed permits have been combined before January 1, 2012 for purposes of increasing the vessel's size endorsement, a permit owner of the resulting combined permit will have until February 29, 2012 to undo that permit combination. The permit owner must submit a letter to NMFS requesting such action. The letter must be postmarked or hand-delivered to NMFS by the deadline.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Accumulation limits</E>—(i) <E T="03">MS/CV-endorsed permit ownership limit.</E> No person shall own MS/CV-endorsed permits for which the collective Pacific whiting allocation total is greater than 20 percent of the total mothership sector allocation. For purposes of determining accumulation limits, NMFS requires that permit owners submit a complete trawl ownership interest form for the permit owner as part of annual renewal of an MS/CV-endorsed permit. An ownership interest form will also be required whenever a new permit owner obtains an MS/CV-endorsed permit as part of a request for a change in permit ownership. Accumulation limits will be determined by calculating the percentage of ownership interest a person has in any MS/CV-endorsed permit and the amount of the Pacific whiting catch <PRTPAGE P="241"/>history assignment given on the permit. Determination of ownership interest will be subject to the individual and collective rule.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Ownership—Individual and collective rule.</E> The Pacific whiting catch history assignment that applies to a person's accumulation limit will include:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The catch history assignment on any MS/CV-endorsed permit owned by that person, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That portion of the catch history assignment on any MS/CV-endorsed permit owned by an entity in which that person has an economic or financial interest, where the person's share of interest in that entity will determine the portion of that entity's catch history assignment that counts toward the person's limit.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Trawl identification of ownership interest form.</E> Any person that owns a limited entry trawl permit and that is applying for or renewing an MS/CV endorsement shall document those persons that have an ownership interest in the permit greater than or equal to 2 percent. This ownership interest must be documented with the SFD via the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form. SFD will not issue an MS/CV endorsement unless the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form has been completed. NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to verify compliance with accumulation limits. Further, if SFD discovers through review of the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form that a person owns or controls more than the accumulation limits, the person will be subject to divestiture provisions specified in paragraph (g)(3)(i)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Divestiture.</E> For MS/CV-endorsed permit owners that are found to exceed the accumulation limits during the initial issuance of MS/CV-endorsed permits, an adjustment period will be provided after which they will have to completely divest of ownership in permits that exceed the accumulation limits. Any person that NMFS determines, as a result of the initial issuance of MS/CV-endorsed permits, to own in excess of 20 percent of the total catch history assignment in the MS Coop Program applying the individual and collective rule described at § 660.150(g)(3)(i)(A) will be allowed to receive such permit(s), but must divest themselves of the excess ownership during years one and two of the MS Coop Program. Owners of such permit(s) may receive and use the MS/CV-endorsed permit(s), up to the time their divestiture is completed. At the end of year two of the MS Coop Program, any MS/CV-endorsed permits owned by a person (including any person who has ownership interest in the owner named on the permit) in excess of the accumulation limits will not be issued (renewed) until the permit owner complies with the accumulation limits.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessel usage limit.</E> No vessel may catch more than 30 percent of the mothership sector's whiting allocation.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to an MS/CV-endorsed permit action follows the same process as the general permit appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge a fee for administrative costs associated with the issuance of an MS/CV-endorsed permit, as provided at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Application requirements and initial issuance for MS/CV endorsement</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for MS/CV endorsement.</E> Only a current trawl limited entry permit with a qualifying history of Pacific whiting deliveries in the MS Pacific whiting sector is eligible to receive an MS/CV endorsement. Any past catch history associated with the current limited entry trawl permit accrues to the permit. If a trawl limited entry permit is eligible to receive both a C/P endorsement and an MS/CV endorsement, the permit owner must choose which endorsement to apply for (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> the owner of such a permit may not receive both a C/P and an MS/CV endorsement). NMFS will not recognize any other person as permit owner other than the person listed as permit owner in NMFS permit database.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria for MS/CV endorsement.</E> In order to qualify for an MS/CV endorsement, a qualifying trawl-endorsed limited entry permit must have been registered to a vessel or vessels that caught and delivered a <PRTPAGE P="242"/>cumulative amount of at least 500 mt of Pacific whiting to motherships between 1994 through 2003. The calculation will be based on the following:</P> <P>(A) To determine a permit's qualifying catch history, NMFS will use documented deliveries to a mothership in Pacific whiting observer data as recorded in the relevant NORPAC dataset on August 1, 2010.</P> <P>(B) The qualifying catch history will include any deliveries of Pacific whiting to motherships by vessels registered to limited entry trawl-endorsed permits that were subsequently combined to generate the current permit.</P> <P>(C) If two or more limited entry trawl permits have been simultaneously registered to the same vessel, NMFS will divide the qualifying catch history evenly between all such limited entry trawl-endorsed permits during the time they were simultaneously registered to the vessel.</P> <P>(D) History of illegal deliveries will not be included in the qualifying catch history.</P> <P>(E) Deliveries made from Federal limited entry groundfish permits that were retired through the Federal buyback program will not be included in the qualifying catch history.</P> <P>(F) Deliveries made under provisional “A” permits that did not become “A” permits and “B” permits will not be included in the qualifying catch history.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria for catch history assignment.</E> A catch history assignment will be specified as a percent on the MS/CV-endorsed permit. The calculation will be based on the following:</P> <P>(A) For determination of a permit's catch history, NMFS will use documented deliveries to a mothership in Pacific whiting observer data as recorded in the relevant NORPAC dataset on August 1, 2010.</P> <P>(B) NMFS will use relative history, which means the catch history of a permit for a year divided by the total fleet history for that year, expressed as a percent. NMFS will calculate relative history for each year in the qualifying period from 1994 through 2003 by dividing the total deliveries of Pacific whiting to motherships for the vessel(s) registered to the permit for each year by the sum of the total catch of Pacific whiting delivered to mothership vessel(s) for that year.</P> <P>(C) NMFS will select the eight years with the highest relative history of Pacific whiting, unless the applicant requests a different set of eight years during the initial issuance and appeals process, and will add the relative histories for these years to generate the permit's total relative history. NMFS will then divide the permit's total relative history by the sum of all qualifying permits' total relative histories to determine the permit's catch history assignment, expressed as a percent.</P> <P>(D) The total relative history will include any deliveries of Pacific whiting to motherships by vessels registered to limited entry trawl-endorsed permits that were subsequently combined to generate the current permit.</P> <P>(E) If two or more limited entry trawl permits have been simultaneously registered to the same vessel, NMFS will split the catch history evenly between all such limited entry trawl-endorsed permits during the time they were simultaneously registered to the vessel.</P> <P>(F) History of illegal deliveries will not be included in the calculation of a permit's catch history assignment or in the calculation of relative history for individual years.</P> <P>(G) Deliveries made from Federal limited entry groundfish permits that were retired through the Federal buyback program will not be included in the calculation of a permit's catch history assignment other than for the purpose of calculating relative history for individual years.</P> <P>(H) Deliveries made under provisional “A” permits that did not become “A” permits and “B” permits will not be included in the calculation of a permit's catch history assignment other than for the purpose of calculating relative history for individual years.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">MS/CV endorsement and catch history assignment application.</E> Persons may apply for an initial issuance of an MS/CV endorsement on a limited entry trawl permit and its associated catch history assignment in one of two ways: <PRTPAGE P="243"/>complete and submit a prequalified application received from NMFS, or complete and submit an application package. The completed application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. If an applicant fails to submit a completed application by the deadline date, they forgo the opportunity to receive consideration for an initial issuance of an MS/CV endorsement and associated catch history assignment.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Prequalified application.</E> A “prequalified application” is a partially pre-filled application where NMFS has preliminarily determined the catch history that may qualify the applicant for an initial issuance of an MS/CV endorsement and associated catch history assignment. NMFS will mail prequalified application packages to the owners of current limited entry trawl permits, as listed in the NMFS permit database at the time applications are mailed, which NMFS determines may qualify for an MS/CV endorsement and associated catch history assignment. NMFS will mail the application by certified mail to the current address of record in the NMFS permit database. The application will contain the basis of NMFS' calculation. The application package will include, but is not limited to: a prequalified application (with landings history), a Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest form, and any other documents NMFS believes are necessary to aid the limited entry permit owner in completing the application.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Request for an application.</E> Any owner of a current limited entry trawl permit that does not receive a prequalified application that believes the permit qualifies for an initial issuance of an MS/CV endorsement and associated catch history assignment must complete an application package and submit the completed application to NMFS by the application deadline. Application packages are available on the NMFS Web site (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Permits/index.cfm</E>) or by contacting SFD. An application must include valid NORPAC data, copies of NMFS observer data forms, or other credible information that substantiates the applicant's qualification for an initial issuance of an MS/CV endorsement and associated catch history assignment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Corrections to the application.</E> If the applicant does not accept NMFS' calculation in the prequalified application either in part or whole, in order for NMFS to reconsider NMFS' calculation, the applicant must identify in writing to NMFS which parts of the application that the applicant contends to be inaccurate, and must provide specific credible information to substantiate any requested corrections. The completed application and specific credible information must be provided to NMFS in writing by the application deadline. Written communication must be either post-marked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. Requests for corrections may only be granted for changes to the selection of the eight years with the highest relative history of whiting and errors in NMFS' use or application of data, including:</P> <P>(A) Errors in NMFS' use or application of data from NORPAC;</P> <P>(B) Errors in NMFS' calculations;</P> <P>(C) Errors in the identification of the permit owner, permit combinations, or vessel registration as listed in the NMFS permit database; and</P> <P>(D) Errors in NMFS' use or application of ownership interest information.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Submission of the application and application deadline</E>—(A) <E T="03">Submission of the application.</E> Submission of the complete, certified application includes, but is not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The applicant is required to sign and date the application and have the document notarized by a licensed Notary Public.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The applicant must certify that they qualify to own an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The applicant must indicate they accept NMFS' calculation of initial issuance of an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment provided in the prequalified application, or provide credible information that demonstrates their qualification for an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment.<PRTPAGE P="244"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The applicant is required to provide a complete Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form as specified at paragraph (g)(3)(i)(C) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Business entities may be required to submit a corporate resolution or other credible documentation as proof that the representative of the entity is authorized to act on behalf of the entity; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to make an IAD on initial issuance of an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application deadline.</E> A complete, certified application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours to NMFS, Northwest Region, Permits Office, Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, no later than November 1, 2010. NMFS will not accept or review any applications received or postmarked after the application deadline. There are no hardship provisions for this deadline.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Permit transfer during application period.</E> NMFS will not review or approve any request for a change in limited entry trawl permit owner at any time after either November 1, 2010 or the date upon which the application is received by NMFS, whichever occurs first, until a final decision is made by the Regional Administrator on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce on that permit.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Initial Administrative Determination (IAD).</E> NMFS will issue an IAD for all complete, certified applications received by the application deadline date. If NMFS approves an application for initial issuance of an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment, the applicant will receive an MS/CV endorsement on a limited entry trawl permit specifying the amounts of catch history assignment for which the applicant has qualified. If NMFS disapproves an application, the IAD will provide the reasons. If known at the time of the IAD, NMFS will indicate if the owner of the MS/CV-endorsed permit has ownership interest in catch history assignments that exceed the accumulation limits and are subject to divestiture provisions given at paragraph (g)(3)(i)(D) of this section. If the applicant does not appeal the IAD within 60 calendar days of the date on the IAD, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> For an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment issued under this section, the appeals process and timelines are specified at § 660.25(g), subpart C. For the initial issuance of an MS/CV-endorsed permit and associated catch history assignment, the bases for appeal are described in paragraph (g)(6)(v) of this section. Items not subject to appeal include, but are not limited to, the accuracy of data in the relevant NORPAC dataset on August 1, 2010.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Non-coop fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">Access to non-coop fishery allocation.</E> All vessels registered to the MS/CV-endorsed permits assigned to the non-coop fishery will have access to harvest and deliver the aggregate catch history assignment of all MS/CV permits assigned to the non-coop fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Non-coop fishery closure.</E> The non-coop fishery will be closed by automatic action as specified at § 660.60(d) when the Pacific whiting or non-whiting allocations to the non-coop fishery have been reached or are projected to be reached.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Retention requirements.</E> Catcher vessels participating in the MS Coop Program may discard minor operational amounts of catch at sea if the observer has accounted for the discard (i.e., a maximized retention fishery).</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Observer requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> (i) <E T="03">Coverage.</E> (A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> Any vessel registered to an MS permit 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA or longer must carry two NMFS-certified observers, and any vessel registered to an MS permit shorter than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA must carry one NMFS-certified observer, each day that the vessel is used to take, retain, receive, land, process, or transport groundfish.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> Any vessel delivering catch to any mothership must carry one NMFS-certified observer each day that the vessel is used to take groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer workload</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> The time required for the observer to complete sampling duties <PRTPAGE P="245"/>must not exceed 12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> If an observer is unable to perform their duties for any reason, the vessel is required to be in port within 36 hours of the last haul sampled by the observer.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Refusal to board.</E> Any boarding refusal on the part of the observer or vessel must be reported to the observer program and NOAA OLE by the observer provider. The observer must be available for an interview with the observer program or NOAA OLE if necessary.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Vessel responsibilities.</E> An operator and/or crew of a vessel required to carry an observer must provide:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Accommodations and food</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> Provide accommodations and food that are equivalent to those provided for officers, engineers, foremen, deck-bosses or other management level personnel of the vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) Accommodations and food for trips less than 24 hours must be equivalent to those provided for the crew.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Accommodations and food for trips of 24 hours or more must be equivalent to those provided for the crew and must include berthing space, a space that is intended to be used for sleeping and is provided with installed bunks and mattresses. A mattress or futon on the floor or a cot is not acceptable if a regular bunk is provided to any crew member, unless other arrangements are approved in advance by the Regional Administrator or their designee.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Safe conditions.</E> Motherships and Catcher Vessels must:</P> <P>(A) Maintain safe conditions on the vessel for the protection of observers including adherence to all U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation of the vessel including, but not limited to, rules of the road, vessel stability, emergency drills, emergency equipment, vessel maintenance, vessel general condition, and port bar crossings. An observer may refuse boarding or reboarding a vessel and may request a vessel return to port if operated in an unsafe manner or if unsafe conditions are indentified.</P> <P>(B) Have on board a valid Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Decal that certifies compliance with regulations found in 33 CFR chapter I and 46 CFR Chapter I, a certificate of compliance issued pursuant to 46 CFR 28.710 or a valid certificate of inspection pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 3311.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Computer hardware and software</E>—(A) Motherships must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Provide hardware and software pursuant to regulations at §§ 679.50(g)(1)(iii)(B)(1) through 679.50(g)(1)(iii)(B)(3).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the observer(s) access to a computer required under paragraph (j)(2)(iii)(A) of this section, and that is connected to a communication device that provides a point-to-point connection to the NMFS host computer.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Ensure that the mothership has installed the most recent release of NMFS data entry software provided by the Regional Administrator, or other approved software prior to the vessel receiving, catching or processing IFQ species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Ensure that the communication equipment required in paragraph (j)(2)(iii) of this section and that is used by observers to enter and transmit data, is fully functional and operational. “Functional” means that all the tasks and components of the NMFS supplied, or other approved, software described at paragraph (j)(2)(iii) of this section and the data transmissions to NMFS can be executed effectively aboard the vessel by the communications equipment.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Vessel position.</E> Allow observer(s) access to the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel, on request, to determine the vessel's position.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Access.</E> Allow observer(s) free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, trawl or working decks, holding bins, processing areas, freezer spaces, weight scales, cargo holds, and any other space that may be used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish or fish products at any time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Notify observer(s) at least 15 minutes before fish are brought on board, or fish and fish products are transferred from the vessel, to allow sampling the catch or observing the transfer.<PRTPAGE P="246"/> </P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Records.</E> Allow observer(s) to inspect and copy any state or Federal logbook maintained voluntarily or as required by regulation.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable observer(s) to carry out their duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Measuring decks, codends, and holding bins.</P> <P>(B) Providing the observer(s) with a safe work area.</P> <P>(C) Collecting samples of catch.</P> <P>(D) Collecting and carrying baskets of fish.</P> <P>(E) Allowing the observer(s) to collect biological data and samples.</P> <P>(F) Providing adequate space for storage of biological samples.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Sample station and operational requirements.</E> </P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> To allow the observer to carry out required duties, the vessel owner must provide an observer sampling station that meets the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Accessibility.</E> The observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Location.</E> The observer sampling station must be located within 4 m of the location from which the observer samples unsorted catch.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Access.</E> Unobstructed passage must be provided between the observer sampling station and the location where the observer collects sample catch.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Minimum work space.</E> The observer must have a working area of at least 4.5 square meters, including the observer's sampling table, for sampling and storage of fish to be sampled. The observer must be able to stand upright and have a work area at least 0.9 m deep in the area in front of the table and scale.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Table.</E> The observer sampling station must include a table at least 0.6 m deep, 1.2 m wide and 0.9 m high and no more than 1.1 m high. The entire surface area of the table must be available for use by the observer. Any area for the observer sampling scale is in addition to the minimum space requirements for the table. The observer's sampling table must be secured to the floor or wall.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) <E T="03">Diverter board.</E> The conveyor belt conveying unsorted catch must have a removable board (“diverter board”) to allow all fish to be diverted from the belt directly into the observer's sampling baskets. The diverter board must be located downstream of the scale used to weigh total catch. At least 1 m of accessible belt space, located downstream of the scale used to weigh total catch, must be available for the observer's use when sampling.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) <E T="03">Other requirements.</E> The sampling station must be in a well-drained area that includes floor grating (or other material that prevents slipping), lighting adequate for day or night sampling, and a hose that supplies fresh or sea water to the observer.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) <E T="03">Observer sampling scale.</E> The observer sample station must include a NMFS-approved platform scale (pursuant to requirements at § 679.28(j)(2)) with a capacity of at least 50 kg located within 1 m of the observer's sampling table. The scale must be mounted so that the weighing surface is no more than 0.7 m above the floor.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> To allow the observer to carry out the required duties, the vessel owner must provide an observer sampling station that is:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Accessible.</E> The observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Limits hazards.</E> To the extent possible, the area should be free and clear of hazards including, but not limited to, moving fishing gear, stored fishing gear, inclement weather conditions, and open hatches.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Transfer at sea.</E> Observers may be transferred at-sea between motherships, between motherships and catcher-processors, or between a mothership and a catcher vessel. Transfers at-sea between catcher vessels is prohibited. For transfers, both vessels must:</P> <P>(A) Ensure that transfers of observers at sea via small boat under its own power are carried out during daylight hours, under safe conditions, and with the agreement of observers involved.</P> <P>(B) Notify observers at least 3 hours before observers are transferred, such that the observers can finish any sampling work, collect personal belongings, equipment, and scientific samples.<PRTPAGE P="247"/> </P> <P>(C) Provide a safe pilot ladder and conduct the transfer to ensure the safety of observers during transfers.</P> <P>(D) Provide an experienced crew member to assist observers in the small boat in which any transfer is made.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Procurement of observer services</E>—(i) <E T="03">Motherships</E>—(A) Owners of vessels required to carry observers under paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section must arrange for observer services from a permitted observer provider, except that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff or an individual authorized by NMFS in lieu of an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS and a permitted observer provider when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff and/or individuals authorized by NMFS, in addition to an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels</E>—(A) Owners of vessels required to carry observers under paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section must arrange for observer services from a permitted observer provider, except that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff or an individual authorized by NMFS in lieu of an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS and a permitted observer provider when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff and/or individuals authorized by NMFS, in addition to an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Application to become an observer provider</E>—(i) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> Any observer provider holding a valid permit issued by the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program in 2010 can supply observer services and will be issued a West Coast Groundfish Observer Program permit.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Observer provider responsibilities</E>—(i) <E T="03">Provide qualified candidates to serve as observers.</E> Observer providers must provide qualified candidates to serve as observers. To be qualified, a candidate must have:</P> <P>(A) A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the natural sciences;</P> <P>(B) Successfully completed a minimum of 30 semester hours or equivalent in applicable biological sciences with extensive use of dichotomous keys in at least one course;</P> <P>(C) Successfully completed at least one undergraduate course each in math and statistics with a minimum of 5 semester hours total for both; and</P> <P>(D) Computer skills that enable the candidate to work competently with standard database software and computer hardware.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Hiring an observer candidate</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The observer provider must provide the candidate a copy of NMFS-provided pamphlets, information and other literature describing observer duties (<E T="03">i.e.</E> The At-Sea Hake Observer Program's Observer Manual) prior to hiring the candidate. Observer job information is available from the Observer Program Office's Web site at <E T="03">http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fram/observer/atseahake.cfm.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Observer contracts.</E> The observer provider must have a written contract or a written contract addendum that is signed by the observer and observer provider prior to the observer's deployment with the following clauses:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) That all the observer's in-season messages and catch reports required to be sent while deployed are delivered to the Observer Program Office as specified by written Observer Program instructions;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) That the observer inform the observer provider prior to the time of embarkation if he or she is experiencing any new mental illness or physical ailments or injury since submission of the physician's statement as required as a qualified observer candidate that would <PRTPAGE P="248"/>prevent him or her from performing their assigned duties.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) Provide the candidate a copy of NMFS-provided pamphlets, information and other literature describing observer duties, for example, the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program's sampling manual. Observer job information is available from the Observer Program Office's Web site at <E T="03">http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fram/observer/index.cfm.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Observer contracts.</E> The observer provider must have a written contract or a written contract addendum that is signed by the observer and observer provider prior to the observer's deployment with the following clauses:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) That all the observer's in-season messages and catch reports required to be sent while deployed are delivered to the Observer Program Office as specified by written Observer Program instructions;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) That the observer inform the observer provider prior to the time of embarkation if he or she is experiencing any new mental illness or physical ailments or injury since submission of the physician's statement as required as a qualified observer candidate that would prevent him or her from performing their assigned duties; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) That the observer completes a basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation/first aid course prior to the end of the NMFS West Coast Groundfish Observer Training class.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Ensure that observers complete duties in a timely manner</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> An observer provider must ensure that observers employed by that observer provider do the following in a complete and timely manner:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Submit to NMFS all data, logbooks, and reports as required by the Observer Manual;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Report for his or her scheduled debriefing and complete all debriefing responsibilities;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Return all sampling and safety gear to the Observer Program Office;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Submit all biological samples from the observer's deployment by the completion of the electronic vessel and/or processor survey(s); and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Immediately report to the Observer Program Office and the NOAA OLE any refusal to board an assigned vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> An observer provider must ensure that observers employed by that observer provider do the following in a complete and timely manner:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Submit to NMFS all data, logbooks, and reports as required by the Observer Manual;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Report for his or her scheduled debriefing and complete all debriefing responsibilities; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Return all sampling and safety gear to the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Immediately report to the Observer Program Office and the NOAA OLE any refusal to board an assigned vessel.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Observers provided to vessel</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> Observers provided to mothership vessels:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Must have a valid North Pacific groundfish observer certification endorsement and an At-Sea Hake Observer Program certification;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Must not have not informed the provider prior to the time of embarkation that he or she is experiencing a mental illness or a physical ailment or injury developed since submission of the physician's statement that would prevent him or her from performing his or her assigned duties; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Must have successfully completed all NMFS required training and briefing before deployment.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> Observers provided to catcher vessels:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Must have a valid West Coast Groundfish observer certification;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Must have not informed the provider prior to the time of embarkation that he or she is experiencing a mental illness or a physical ailment or injury developed since submission of the physician's statement (required in paragraph (j)(5)(xi)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section) that would prevent him or her from performing his or her assigned duties; and,</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Must have successfully completed all NMFS required training and briefing before deployment.<PRTPAGE P="249"/> </P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Respond to industry requests for observers.</E> An observer provider must provide an observer for deployment pursuant to the terms of the contractual relationship with the vessel to fulfill vessel requirements for observer coverage specified at paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section. An alternate observer must be supplied in each case where injury or illness prevents the observer from performing his or her duties or where the observer resigns prior to completion of his or her duties. If the observer provider is unable to respond to an industry request for observer coverage from a vessel for whom the provider is in a contractual relationship due to lack of available observers by the estimated embarking time of the vessel, the provider must report it to the observer program at least 4 hours prior to the vessel's estimated embarking time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Provide observer salaries and benefits.</E> An observer provider must provide to its observer employees salaries and any other benefits and personnel services in accordance with the terms of each observer's contract.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Provide observer deployment logistics</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> An observer provider must provide to each of its observers under contract:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) All necessary transportation, including arrangements and logistics, of observers to the initial location of deployment, to all subsequent vessel assignments during that deployment, and to the debriefing location when a deployment ends for any reason; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Lodging, per diem, and any other services necessary to observers assigned to fishing vessels.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) An observer under contract may be housed on a vessel to which he or she is assigned:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Prior to their vessel's initial departure from port;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) For a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the completion of an offload when the observer has duties and is scheduled to disembark; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) For a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the vessel's arrival in port when the observer is scheduled to disembark.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) During all periods an observer is housed on a vessel, the observer provider must ensure that the vessel operator or at least one crew member is aboard.</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) An observer under contract who is between vessel assignments must be provided with shoreside accommodations pursuant to the terms of the contract between the observer provider and the observers. If the observer provider is responsible for providing accommodations under the contract with the observer, the accommodations must be at a licensed hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or other shoreside accommodations for the duration of each period between vessel or shoreside assignments. Such accommodations must include an assigned bed for each observer and no other person may be assigned that bed for the duration of that observer's stay. Additionally, no more than four beds may be in any room housing observers at accommodations meeting the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> An observer provider must ensure each of its observers under contract:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Has an individually assigned mobile or cell phones, in working order, for all necessary communication. An observer provider may alternatively compensate observers for the use of the observer's personal cell phone or pager for communications made in support of, or necessary for, the observer's duties.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Calls into the NMFS deployment hotline upon departing and arriving into port for each trip to leave the following information: Observer name, phone number, vessel departing on, expected trip end date and time.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Remains available to NOAA OLE and the Observer Program until the conclusion of debriefing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Receives all necessary transportation, including arrangements and logistics, of observers to the initial location of deployment, to all subsequent vessel assignments during that deployment, and to the debriefing location when a deployment ends for any reason; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Receives lodging, per diem, and any other services necessary to observers assigned to fishing vessels.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) An observer under contract may be housed on a vessel to which he or she is assigned: Prior to their vessel's <PRTPAGE P="250"/>initial departure from port; for a period not to exceed 24 hours following the completion of an offload when the observer has duties and is scheduled to disembark; or for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the vessel's arrival in port when the observer is scheduled to disembark.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) During all periods an observer is housed on a vessel, the observer provider must ensure that the vessel operator or at least one crew member is aboard.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Otherwise, each observer between vessels, while still under contract with a permitted observer provider, shall be provided with accommodations in accordance with the contract between the observer and the observer provider. If the observer provider is responsible for providing accommodations under the contract with the observer, the accommodations must be at a licensed hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or other shoreside accommodations that has an assigned bed for each observer that no other person may be assigned to for the duration of that observer's stay. Additionally, no more than four beds may be in any room housing observers at accommodations meeting the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Observer deployment limitations</E>—(A) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> Unless alternative arrangements are approved by the Observer Program Office, an observer provider must not:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Deploy an observer on the same vessel more than 90 days in a 12-month period;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Deploy an observer for more than 90 days in a single deployment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Include more than four vessels assignments in a single deployment, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Disembark an observer from a vessel before that observer has completed his or her sampling or data transmission duties.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> Not deploy an observer on the same vessel more than 90 calendar days in a 12-month period.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Verify vessel's safety decal.</E> An observer provider must verify that a vessel has a valid USCG safety decal as required under paragraph (j)(2)(ii)(B) of this section before an observer may get underway aboard the vessel. One of the following acceptable means of verification must be used to verify the decal validity:</P> <P>(A) The observer provider or employee of the observer provider, including the observer, visually inspects the decal aboard the vessel and confirms that the decal is valid according to the decal date of issuance; or</P> <P>(B) The observer provider receives a hard copy of the USCG documentation of the decal issuance from the vessel owner or operator.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Maintain communications with observers.</E> An observer provider must have an employee responsible for observer activities on call 24 hours a day to handle emergencies involving observers or problems concerning observer logistics, whenever observers are at sea, in transit, or in port awaiting vessel reassignment.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Maintain communications with the Observer Program Office.</E> An observer provider must provide all of the following information by electronic transmission (e-mail), fax, or other method specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Motherships</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Training and briefing registration materials.</E> The observer provider must submit training and briefing registration materials to the Observer Program Office at least 5 business days prior to the beginning of a scheduled observer at-sea hake training or briefing session.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Registration materials consist of the date of requested training or briefing with a list of observers including each observer's full name (i.e., first, middle and last names).</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Projected observer assignments.</E> Prior to the observer's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that include the observer's name; vessel, gear type, and vessel/processor code; port of embarkation; and area of fishing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Observer debriefing registration.</E> The observer provider must contact the At-Sea Hake Observer Program within 5 business days after the completion of an observer's deployment to schedule a date, time and location for debriefing. Observer debriefing registration information must be provided at the time of debriefing scheduling and must include the observer's name, cruise number, <PRTPAGE P="251"/>vessel name(s) and code(s), and requested debriefing date.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Observer provider contracts.</E> If requested, observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office a completed and unaltered copy of each type of signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract) between the observer provider and those entities requiring observer services under paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section. Observer providers must also submit to the Observer Program Office upon request, a completed and unaltered copy of the current or most recent signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract and any agreements or policies with regard to observer compensation or salary levels) between the observer provider and the particular entity identified by the Observer Program or with specific observers. The copies must be submitted to the Observer Program Office via fax or mail within 5 business days of the request. Signed and valid contracts include the contracts an observer provider has with:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Vessels required to have observer coverage as specified at paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Observers.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Change in observer provider management and contact information.</E> Observer providers must submit notification of any other change to provider contact information, including but not limited to, changes in contact name, phone number, email address, and address.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Other reports.</E> Reports of the following must be submitted in writing to the At-Sea Hake Observer Program Office by the observer provider via fax or email address designated by the Observer Program Office within 24 hours after the observer provider becomes aware of the information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Any information regarding possible observer harassment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Any information regarding any action prohibited under § 660.12(e); § 660.112(a)(4); or § 600.725(o), (t) and (u);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Any concerns about vessel safety or marine casualty under 46 CFR 4.05-1(a)(1) through (7);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Any observer illness or injury that prevents the observer from completing any of his or her duties described in the observer manual; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Any information, allegations or reports regarding observer conflict of interest or breach of the standards of behavior described in observer provider policy.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> An observer provider must provide all of the following information by electronic transmission (e-mail), fax, or other method specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Observer training, briefing, and debriefing registration materials.</E> This information must be submitted to the Observer Program Office at least 7 business days prior to the beginning of a scheduled West Coast groundfish observer certification training or briefing session.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Training registration materials consist of the following: Date of requested training; a list of observer candidates that includes each candidate's full name (i.e., first, middle and last names), date of birth, and gender; a copy of each candidate's academic transcripts and resume; a statement signed by the candidate under penalty of perjury which discloses the candidate's criminal convictions; projected observer assignments—Prior to the observer's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that include that includes each observer's name, current mailing address, e-mail address, phone numbers and port of embarkation (“home port”); and length of observers contract.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Briefing registration materials consist of the following: Date and type of requested briefing session; list of observers to attend the briefing session, that includes each observer's full name (first, middle, and last names); projected observer assignments—Prior to the observer's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that include that includes each observer's name, current mailing address, e-mail <PRTPAGE P="252"/>address, phone numbers and port of embarkation (“home port”); and length of observer contract.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Debriefing.</E> The West Coast Groundfish Observer Program will notify the observer provider which observers require debriefing and the specific time period the provider has to schedule a date, time, and location for debriefing. The observer provider must contact the West Coast Groundfish Observer program within 5 business days by telephone to schedule debriefings. Observer providers must immediately notify the observer program when observers end their contract earlier than anticipated.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Physical examination.</E> A signed and dated statement from a licensed physician that he or she has physically examined an observer or observer candidate. The statement must confirm that, based on that physical examination, the observer or observer candidate does not have any health problems or conditions that would jeopardize that individual's safety or the safety of others while deployed, or prevent the observer or observer candidate from performing his or her duties satisfactorily. The statement must declare that, prior to the examination, the physician was made aware of the duties of the observer and the dangerous, remote, and rigorous nature of the work by reading the NMFS-prepared information. The physician's statement must be submitted to the Observer Program Office prior to certification of an observer. The physical exam must have occurred during the 12 months prior to the observer's or observer candidate's deployment. The physician's statement will expire 12 months after the physical exam occurred. A new physical exam must be performed, and accompanying statement submitted, prior to any deployment occurring after the expiration of the statement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Certificates of insurance.</E> Copies of “certificates of insurance”, that names the NMFS Observer Program leader as the “certificate holder”, shall be submitted to the Observer Program Office by February 1 of each year. The certificates of insurance shall verify the following coverage provisions and state that the insurance company will notify the certificate holder if insurance coverage is changed or canceled.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Maritime Liability to cover “seamen's” claims under the Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) and General Maritime Law ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Coverage under the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) States Worker's Compensation as required.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Commercial General Liability.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Observer provider contracts.</E> If requested, observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office a completed and unaltered copy of each type of signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract) between the observer provider and those entities requiring observer services under paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section. Observer providers must also submit to the Observer Program Office upon request, a completed and unaltered copy of the current or most recent signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract and any agreements or policies with regard to observer compensation or salary levels) between the observer provider and the particular entity identified by the Observer Program or with specific observers. The copies must be submitted to the Observer Program Office via fax or mail within 5 business days of the request. Signed and valid contracts include the contracts an observer provider has with:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Vessels required to have observer coverage as specified at paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Observers.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Change in observer provider management and contact information.</E> An observer provider must submit to the Observer Program office any change of management or contact information submitted on the provider's permit application under paragraphs (j)(4) of this section within 30 days of the effective date of such change.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) <E T="03">Boarding refusals.</E> The observer provider must report to NMFS any trip that has been refused by an observer within 24 hours of the refusal.<PRTPAGE P="253"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) <E T="03">Biological samples.</E> The observer provider must ensure that biological samples are stored/handled properly prior to delivery/transport to NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) <E T="03">Observer status report.</E> Each Tuesday, observer providers must provide NMFS with an updated list of contact information for all observers that includes the observer's name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone numbers, port of embarkation (“home port”), fishery deployed the previous week and whether or not the observer is “in service”, indicating when the observer has requested leave and/or is not currently working for the provider.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Providers must submit to NMFS, if requested, copies of any information developed and used by the observer providers distributed to vessels, such as informational pamphlets, payment notification, description of observer duties, etc.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) <E T="03">Other reports.</E> Reports of the following must be submitted in writing to the At-Sea Hake or West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Office by the observer provider via fax or email address designated by the Observer Program Office within 24 hours after the observer provider becomes aware of the information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Any information regarding possible observer harassment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Any information regarding any action prohibited under § 660.12(e); § 660.112(a)(4); or § 600.725(o), (t) and (u);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Any concerns about vessel safety or marine casualty under 46 CFR 4.05-1(a)(1) through (7);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Any observer illness or injury that prevents the observer from completing any of his or her duties described in the observer manual; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Any information, allegations or reports regarding observer conflict of interest or breach of the standards of behavior described in observer provider policy.</P> <P>(xii) <E T="03">Replace lost or damaged gear.</E> An observer provider must replace all lost or damaged gear and equipment issued by NMFS to an observer under contract to that provider. All replacements must be in accordance with requirements and procedures identified in writing by the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(xiii) <E T="03">Maintain confidentiality of information.</E> An observer provider must ensure that all records on individual observer performance received from NMFS under the routine use provision of the Privacy Act or as otherwise required by law remain confidential and are not further released to anyone outside the employ of the observer provider company to whom the observer was contracted except with written permission of the observer.</P> <P>(xiv) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> Observer providers must meet limitations on conflict of interest. Observer providers:</P> <P>(A) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in the North Pacific or Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery managed under an FMP for the waters off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California, including, but not limited to,</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, or shoreside processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel or shoreside processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coasts of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel or shoreside processor participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coasts of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington.</P> <P>(B) Must assign observers without regard to any preference by representatives of vessels other than when an observer will be deployed.</P> <P>(C) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value except for compensation for providing observer services from anyone who conducts fishing or fish processing activities that are regulated by NMFS, or who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the official duties of observer providers.<PRTPAGE P="254"/> </P> <P>(xv) <E T="03">Observer conduct and behavior.</E> Observer providers must develop and maintain a policy addressing observer conduct and behavior for their employees that serve as observers. The policy shall address the following behavior and conduct regarding:</P> <P>(A) Observer use of alcohol;</P> <P>(B) Observer use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs and;</P> <P>(C) Sexual contact with personnel of the vessel or processing facility to which the observer is assigned, or with any vessel or processing plant personnel who may be substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the observer's official duties.</P> <P>(D) An observer provider shall provide a copy of its conduct and behavior policy by February 1 of each year, to: Observers, observer candidates and; the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(xvi) <E T="03">Refusal to deploy an observer.</E> Observer providers may refuse to deploy an observer on a requesting vessel if the observer provider has determined that the requesting vessel is inadequate or unsafe pursuant to those regulations described at § 600.746 or U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, statutes, or guidelines pertaining to safe operation of the vessel.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Observer certification and responsibilities</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Observer certification authorizes an individual to fulfill duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program Office while under the employ of a NMFS-permitted observer provider and according to certification endorsements as designated under paragraph (j)(6)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer certification official.</E> The Regional Administrator will designate a NMFS observer certification official who will make decisions for the Observer Program Office on whether to issue or deny observer certification.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certification requirements</E>—(A) <E T="03">Initial certification.</E> NMFS may certify individuals who, in addition to any other relevant considerations:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Are employed by an observer provider company permitted pursuant to § 679.50 at the time of the issuance of the certification;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have provided, through their observer provider:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Information identified by NMFS at § 679.50 regarding an observer candidate's health and physical fitness for the job;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Meet all observer education and health standards as specified in § 679.50 and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Have successfully completed NMFS-approved training as prescribed by the At-Sea Hake and/or the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program. Successful completion of training by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other training requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Have not been decertified under paragraph (j)(6)(ix) of this section, or pursuant to § 679.50.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Denial of a certification.</E> The NMFS observer certification official will issue a written determination denying observer certification if the candidate fails to successfully complete training, or does not meet the qualifications for certification for any other relevant reason.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Issuance of an observer certification.</E> An observer certification will be issued upon determination by the observer certification official that the candidate has successfully met all requirements for certification as specified at paragraph (j)(6)(iii) of this section. The following endorsements must be obtained, in addition to observer certification, in order for an observer to deploy.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Motherships</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program certification training endorsement.</E> A certification training endorsement signifies the successful completion of the training course required to obtain observer certification. This endorsement expires when the observer has not been deployed and performed sampling duties as required by the Observer Program Office for a period of time, specified by the Observer Program, after his or her most recent debriefing. The observer can renew the endorsement by successfully completing certification training once more.<PRTPAGE P="255"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program annual general endorsements.</E> Each observer must obtain an annual general endorsement to their certification prior to his or her first deployment within any calendar year subsequent to a year in which a certification training endorsement is obtained. To obtain an annual general endorsement, an observer must successfully complete the annual briefing, as specified by the Observer Program. All briefing attendance, performance, and conduct standards required by the Observer Program must be met.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program deployment endorsements.</E> Each observer who has completed an initial deployment after certification or annual briefing must receive a deployment endorsement to their certification prior to any subsequent deployments for the remainder of that year. An observer may obtain a deployment endorsement by successfully completing all pre-cruise briefing requirements. The type of briefing the observer must attend and successfully complete will be specified in writing by the Observer Program during the observer's most recent debriefing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">At-Sea Hake Observer Program endorsements.</E> A Pacific hake fishery endorsement is required for purposes of performing observer duties aboard vessels that process groundfish at sea in the Pacific whiting fishery. A Pacific whiting fishery endorsement to an observer's certification may be obtained by meeting the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Be a prior NMFS-certified observer in the groundfish fisheries off Alaska;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Receive an evaluation by NMFS for his or her most recent deployment that indicated that the observer's performance met Observer Program expectations for that deployment; successfully complete a NMFS-approved observer training and/or Pacific whiting briefing as prescribed by the Observer Program; and comply with all of the other requirements of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> The following endorsements must be obtained in addition to observer certification, in order for an observer to deploy.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Observer Program training certification endorsement.</E> A training certification endorsement signifies the successful completion of the training course required to obtain observer certification. This endorsement expires when the observer has not been deployed and performed sampling duties as required by the observer Program office for a period of time, specified by the Observer Program, after his or her most recent debriefing. The observer can renew the endorsement by successfully completing training once more.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Observer Program annual general endorsement.</E> Each observer must obtain an annual general endorsement to their certification prior to his or her first deployment within any calendar year subsequent to a year in which a training certification endorsement is obtained. To obtain an annual general endorsement, an observer must successfully complete the annual briefing, as specified by the Observer Program. All briefing attendance, performance, and conduct standards required by the Observer Program must be met.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">West Coast Groundfish Observer Program deployment endorsement.</E> Each observer who has completed an initial deployment after their certification or annual briefing must receive a deployment endorsement to their certification prior to any subsequent deployments for the remainder of that year. An observer may obtain a deployment endorsement by successfully completing all briefing requirements, when applicable. The type of briefing the observer must attend and successfully complete will be specified in writing by the Observer Program during the observer's most recent debriefing.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Maintaining the validity of an observer certification.</E> After initial issuance, an observer must keep their certification valid by meeting all of the following requirements specified below:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Motherships</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) Successfully perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office including calling into the NMFS deployment hotline upon departing and arriving into port each trip to leave the following information: Observer name, phone number, vessel <PRTPAGE P="256"/>name departing on, date and time of departure and date and time of expected return.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel or in the processing facility to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel or an authorized officer or NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Successfully complete NMFS-approved annual briefings as prescribed by the At-Sea Hake Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Successful completion of briefing by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other briefing requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Successfully meet all expectations in all debriefings including reporting for assigned debriefings.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Submit all data and information required by the observer program within the program's stated guidelines.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> After initial issuance, an observer must keep their certification valid by meeting all of the following requirements specified below:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Successfully perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office including calling into the NMFS deployment hotline upon departing and arriving into port each trip to leave the following information: Observer name, phone number, vessel name departing on, date and time of departure and date and time of expected return.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel or in the processing facility to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel or an authorized officer or NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Successfully complete NMFS-approved annual briefings as prescribed by the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Successful completion of briefing by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other briefing requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Hold current basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation/first aid certification as per American Red Cross Standards.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Successfully meet all expectations in all debriefings including reporting for assigned debriefings.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Submit all data and information required by the observer program within the program's stated guidelines.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Meet the minimum annual deployment period of 3 months at least once every 12 months.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> Observers:</P> <P>(A) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, or in a Pacific Coast fishery managed by either the State or Federal Governments in waters off Washington, Oregon, or California, including but not limited to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processing facility; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processing facilities.</P> <P>(B) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything <PRTPAGE P="257"/>of monetary value from anyone who either conducts activities that are regulated by NMFS in the Pacific coast or North Pacific regions or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the observers' official duties.</P> <P>(C) May not serve as observers on any vessel or at any shore-based owned or operated by a person who employed the observer in the last two years.</P> <P>(D) May not solicit or accept employment as a crew member or an employee of a vessel or shore-based processor while employed by an observer provider.</P> <P>(E) Provisions for remuneration of observers under this section do not constitute a conflict of interest.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Standards of behavior.</E> Observers must:</P> <P>(A) Perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(B) Immediately report to the observer program office and the NMFS OLE any time they refuse to board.</P> <P>(C) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(D) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel, an authorized officer, or NMFS.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification</E>—(A) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification review official.</E> The Regional Administrator (or a designee) will designate an observer suspension and decertification review official(s), who will have the authority to review observer certifications and issue initial administrative determinations of observer certification suspension and/or decertification.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Causes for suspension or decertification.</E> The suspension/decertification official may initiate suspension or decertification proceedings against an observer:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) When it is alleged that the observer has not met applicable standards, including any of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Failed to satisfactorily perform duties of observers as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Failed to abide by the standards of conduct for observers, including conflicts of interest;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Upon conviction of a crime or upon entry of a civil judgment for:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Commission of fraud or other violation in connection with obtaining or attempting to obtain certification, or in performing the duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of integrity or honesty that seriously and directly affects the fitness of observers.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Issuance of initial administrative determination.</E> Upon determination that suspension or decertification is warranted, the suspension/decertification official will issue a written IAD to the observer via certified mail at the observer's most current address provided to NMFS. The IAD will identify whether a certification is suspended or revoked and will identify the specific reasons for the action taken. Decertification is effective 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD, unless there is an appeal.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A certified observer who receives an IAD that suspends or revokes his or her observer certification may appeal the determination within 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD to the Office of Administrative Appeals pursuant to § 679.43.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">MS coop failure</E>—(1) The Regional Administrator will determine that a permitted MS coop is considered to have failed if:</P> <P>(i) The coop members dissolve the coop, or</P> <P>(ii) The coop membership falls below 20 percent of the MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permits, or</P> <P>(iii) The coop agreement is no longer valid.</P> <P>(2) If a permitted MS coop dissolves, the designated coop manager must notify NMFS SFD in writing of the dissolution of the coop.<PRTPAGE P="258"/> </P> <P>(3) In the event of a NMFS determined coop failure, or reported failure, the designated coop manager will be notified in writing about NMFS' determination. Upon notification of a coop failure, fishing under the MS coop permit will no longer be allowed. Should a coop failure determination be made during the Pacific whiting primary season for the mothership sector, unused allocation associated with the catch history will not be available for harvest by the coop that failed, by any former members of the coop that failed, or any other MS coop for the remainder of that calendar year.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78406, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 27547, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53838, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74744, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 45512, Aug. 1, 2012; 77 FR 55157, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 45512, Aug. 1, 2012, § 660.150 was amended by revising paragraph (g)(2)(iv)(B); andremoving and reserving paragraph (g)(2)(iv)(C), effective Sept. 1, 2012 through Jan. 28, 2013.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.160</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catcher/processor (C/P) Coop Program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The C/P Coop Program is a limited access program that applies to vessels in the C/P sector of the Pacific whiting at-sea trawl fishery and is a single voluntary coop. Eligible harvesters and processors must meet the requirements set forth in this section of the Pacific Coast groundfish regulations. In addition to the requirements of this section, the C/P Coop Program is subject to the following groundfish regulations:</P> <P>(1) Pacific whiting seasons § 660.131(b), subpart D.</P> <P>(2) Area restrictions specified for midwater trawl gear used to harvest Pacific whiting fishery specified at § 660.131(c), subpart D for GCAs, RCAs, Salmon Conservation Zones, BRAs, and EFHCAs.</P> <P>(3) Regulations set out in the following sections of subpart C: § 660.11 Definitions, § 660.12 Prohibitions, § 660.13 Recordkeeping and reporting, § 660.14 VMS requirements, § 660.15 Equipment requirements, § 660.16 Groundfish Observer Program, § 660.20 Vessel and gear identification, § 660.25 Permits, § 660.55 Allocations, § 660.60 Specifications and management measures, § 660.65 Groundfish harvest specifications, and §§ 660.70 through 660.79 Closed areas.</P> <P>(4) Regulations set out in the following sections of subpart D: § 660.111 Trawl fishery definitions, § 660.112 Trawl fishery prohibitions, § 660.113 Trawl fishery recordkeeping and reporting, § 660.120 Trawl fishery crossover provisions, § 660.130 Trawl fishery management measures, and § 660.131 Pacific whiting fishery management measures.</P> <P>(5) The C/P Coop Program may be restricted or closed as a result of projected overages within the MS Coop Program, the C/P Coop Program, or the Shorebased IFQ Program. As determined necessary by the Regional Administrator, area restrictions, season closures, or other measures will be used to prevent the trawl sectors in aggregate or the individual trawl sector (Shorebased IFQ, MS Coop, or C/P Coop) from exceeding an ACL, ACT, or formal allocation specified in the PCGFMP or regulation at § 660.55, subpart C, or §§ 660.140, 660.150, or 660.160, subpart D.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Participation requirements and responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">C/P vessels</E>—(i) <E T="03">C/P vessel participation requirements.</E> A vessel is eligible to fish as a catcher/processor in the C/P Coop Program if:</P> <P>(A) The vessel is registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(B) The vessel is not used to harvest fish as a catcher vessel in the mothership coop program in the same calendar year.</P> <P>(C) The vessel is not used to fish as a mothership in the MS Coop Program in the same calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">C/P vessel responsibilities.</E> The owner and operator of a catcher/processor vessel must:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> Maintain a valid declaration as specified at § 660.13(d), subpart C; and maintain and submit all records and reports specified at § 660.113(d) including, economic data, scale tests records, and cease fishing reports.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Observers.</E> As specified at paragraph (g) of this section, procure observer services, maintain the appropriate level of coverage, and meet the vessel responsibilities.<PRTPAGE P="259"/> </P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Catch weighing requirements.</E> The owner and operator of a C/P vessel must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Ensure that all catch is weighed in its round form on a NMFS-approved scale that meets the requirements described in § 660.15(b), subpart C;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide a NMFS-approved platform scale, belt scale, and test weights that meet the requirements described in § 660.15(b), subpart C.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">C/P coops</E>—(i) <E T="03">C/P coop participation requirements.</E> For a C/P coop to participate in the catcher/processor sector of the Pacific whiting fishery, the C/P coop must:</P> <P>(A) Be issued a C/P coop permit;</P> <P>(B) Be composed of all C/P-endorsed limited entry permits and their owners;</P> <P>(C) Be formed voluntarily;</P> <P>(D) Be a legally recognized entity that represents its members; and</P> <P>(E) Designate an individual as a coop manager.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">C/P coop responsibilities.</E> A C/P coop is responsible for:</P> <P>(A) Applying for and being registered to a C/P coop permit;</P> <P>(B) Organizing and coordinating harvest activities of vessels that fish for the coop;</P> <P>(C) Allocating catch for use by specific coop members;</P> <P>(D) Monitoring harvest activities and enforcing the catch limits of coop members;</P> <P>(E) Submitting an annual report.</P> <P>(F) Having a designated coop manager. The designated coop manager must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Serve as the contact person with NMFS and the Council;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Be responsible for the annual distribution of catch and bycatch allocations among coop members;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Prepare and submit an annual report on behalf of the coop; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Be authorized to receive or respond to any legal process in which the coop is involved; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Notify NMFS if the coop dissolves.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">C/P coop compliance and joint/several liability.</E> A C/P coop must comply with the provisions of this section. The C/P coop, member limited entry permit owners, and owners and operators of vessels registered to member limited entry permits, are jointly and severally responsible for compliance with the provisions of this section. Pursuant to 15 CFR part 904, each C/P coop, member permit owner, and owner and operator of a vessel registered to a coop member permit may be charged jointly and severally for violations of the provisions of this section. For purposes of enforcement, a C/P coop is a legal entity that can be subject to NOAA enforcement action for violations of the provisions of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">C/P Coop Program species and allocations</E>—(1) <E T="03">C/P Coop Program species.</E> C/P Coop Program species are as follows:</P> <P>(i) Species with formal allocations to the C/P Coop Program are Pacific whiting, canary rockfish, darkblotched rockfish, Pacific Ocean perch, widow rockfish;</P> <P>(ii) Species with set-asides for the MS and C/P Programs combined, as described in Table 1d and 2d, subpart C.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">C/P Coop Program annual allocations.</E> The C/P Coop Program allocation of Pacific whiting is equal to the catcher/processor sector allocation. Only a single coop may be formed in the catcher/processor sector with the one permitted coop receiving the catcher/processor sector allocation.</P> <P>(i) In years where the Pacific whiting harvest specification is known by the start of the catcher/processor sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(A), allocation for Pacific whiting will be made by the start of the season.</P> <P>(ii) In years where the Pacific whiting harvest specification is not known by the start of the catcher/processor sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(A), NMFS will issue Pacific whiting allocations in two parts. Before the start of the primary whiting season, NMFS will allocate Pacific whiting based on the C/P Coop Program allocation percent multiplied by the lower end of the range of potential harvest specifications for Pacific whiting for that year. After the final Pacific whiting harvest specifications are established, NMFS will allocate any additional amounts of Pacific whiting to the C/P Coop Program.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Non-whiting groundfish species</E>—(i) Non-whiting groundfish species with a catcher/processor sector allocation are <PRTPAGE P="260"/>established in accordance with regulation at § 660.55(i). The pounds associated with each species will be provided when the coop permit is issued.</P> <P>(A) In years where the groundfish harvest specifications are known by the start of the catcher/processor sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(A), allocation of non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation will be made by the start of the season.</P> <P>(B) In years where the groundfish harvest specifications are not known by the start of the catcher/processor sector primary whiting season specified at § 660.131(b)(2)(iii)(A), NMFS will issue allocations for non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation in two parts. Before the start of the primary whiting season, NMFS will allocate non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation based on the C/P Coop Program allocation percent multiplied by the lower end of the range of potential harvest specifications for those species for that year. After the final groundfish harvest specifications are established, NMFS will allocate any additional amounts of non-whiting groundfish species with an allocation to the C/P Coop Program.</P> <P>(ii) Groundfish species with at-sea sector set-asides will be managed on an annual basis unless there is a risk of a harvest specification being exceeded, unforeseen impact on another fisheries, or conservation concerns in which case inseason action may be taken. Set asides may be adjusted through the biennial specifications and management measures process as necessary.</P> <P>(iii) Groundfish species not addressed under paragraph (i) or (ii) above, will be managed on an annual basis unless there is a risk of a harvest specification being exceeded, unforeseen impact on another fisheries, or conservation concerns in which case inseason action may be taken.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Halibut set-asides.</E> Annually a specified amount of the Pacific halibut will be held in reserve as a shared set-aside for bycatch in the at-sea Pacific whiting fisheries and the shorebased trawl sector south of 40°10′ N lat.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Non-whiting groundfish species reapportionment.</E> The Regional Administrator may make available for harvest to the mothership sector of the Pacific whiting fishery, the amounts of the catcher/processor sector's non-whiting catch allocation remaining when the catcher/processor sector reaches its Pacific whiting allocation or participants in the catcher/processor sector do not intend to harvest the remaining sector allocation. The designated coop manager must submit a cease fishing report to NMFS indicating that harvesting has concluded for the year. At any time after greater than 80 percent of the catcher/processor sector Pacific whiting allocation has been harvested, the Regional Administrator may contact the designated coop manager to determine whether they intend to continue fishing. When considering redistribution of non-whiting catch allocation, the Regional Administrator will take into consideration the best available data on total projected fishing impacts.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Reaching the catcher/processor sector allocation.</E> When the catcher/processor sector allocation of Pacific whiting or non-whiting groundfish catch allocation is reached or is projected to be reached, further taking and retaining, receiving, or at-sea processing by a catcher/processor is prohibited. No additional unprocessed groundfish may be brought on board after at-sea processing is prohibited, but a catcher/processor may continue to process catch that was on board before at-sea processing was prohibited. The catcher/processor sector will close when the allocation of any one species is reached or projected to be reached.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Announcements.</E> The Regional Administrator will announce in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> when the catcher/processor sector allocation of Pacific whiting or non-whiting groundfish with an allocation is reached, or is projected to be reached, and specify the appropriate action. In order to prevent exceeding an allocation and to avoid underutilizing the resource, prohibitions against further taking and retaining, receiving, or at-sea processing of Pacific whiting, or reapportionment of non-whiting groundfish with allocations may be made effective immediately by actual notice to fishers and processors, by e-mail, Internet (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/<PRTPAGE P="261"/>Groundfish-Fishery-Management/Whiting-Management/index.cfm</E>), phone, fax, letter, press release, and/or USCG Notice to Mariners (monitor channel 16 VHF), followed by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> in which instance public comment will be sought for a reasonable period of time thereafter.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">C/P coop permit and agreement</E>—(1) <E T="03">Eligibility and registration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> To be an eligible coop entity a group of C/P-endorsed permit owners (coop members) must be a recognized entity under the laws of the United States or the laws of a State and that represents all of the coop members.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Annual registration and deadline.</E> Each year, the coop entity must submit a complete application to NMFS for a C/P coop permit. The application must be submitted to NMFS by between February 1 and March 31 of the year in which it intends to participate. NMFS will not consider any applications received after March 31. A C/P coop permit expires on December 31 of the year in which it was issued.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application for a C/P coop permit.</E> The designated coop manager, on behalf of the coop entity, must submit a complete application form and include each of the items listed in paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(A) of this section. Only complete applications will be considered for issuance of a C/P coop permit. An application will not be considered complete if any required application fees and annual coop reports have not been received by NMFS. NMFS may request additional supplemental documentation as necessary to make a determination of whether to approve or disapprove the application. Application forms and instruction are available on the NMFS NWR Web site (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov</E>) or by request from NMFS. The designated coop manager must sign the application acknowledging the responsibilities of a designated coop manager defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Coop agreement.</E> Signed copies of the coop agreement must be submitted to NMFS before the coop is authorized to engage in fishing activities. A coop agreement must include all of the information listed in this paragraph to be considered a complete coop agreement. NMFS will only review complete coop agreements. A coop agreement will not be accepted unless it includes all of the required information; the descriptive items listed in this paragraph appear to meet the stated purpose; and information submitted is correct and accurate.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Coop agreement contents.</E> The coop agreement must be signed by the coop members (C/P-endorsed permit owners) and include the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) A list of all vessels registered to C/P-endorsed permits that the member permit owners intend to use for fishing under the C/P coop permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) All C/P-endorsed limited entry member permits identified by permit number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) A description of the coop's plan to adequately monitor and account for the catch of Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish allocations, and to monitor and account for the catch of prohibited species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) A clause stating that if a permit is registered to a new permit owner during the effective period of the coop agreement, any new owners of that member permit would be coop members and are required to comply with membership restrictions in the coop agreement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) A description of the coop's enforcement and penalty provisions adequate to maintain catch of Pacific whiting and non-whiting groundfish within the allocations.</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) A description of measures to reduce catch of overfished species.</P> <P>(<E T="03">vii</E>) A clause describing how the annual report will be produced to document the coop's catch, bycatch data, and any other significant activities undertaken by the coop during the year, and the submission deadlines for that report.</P> <P>(<E T="03">viii</E>) Identification of the designated coop manager.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) [Reserved]</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Acceptance of a coop agreement</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) If NMFS does not accept the coop agreement, the coop permit application will be returned to the applicant with a letter stating the reasons the coop agreement was not accepted by NMFS.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Coop agreements that are not accepted may be resubmitted for review by sufficiently addressing the deficiencies identified in the NMFS letter <PRTPAGE P="262"/>and resubmitting the entire coop permit application by the date specified in the NMFS letter.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) An accepted coop agreement that was submitted with the C/P coop permit application and for which a C/P coop permit was issued will remain in place through the end of the calendar year. The designated coop manager must resubmit a complete coop agreement to NMFS consistent with the coop agreement contents described in this paragraph if there is a material change to the coop agreement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Within 7 calendar days following a material change, the designated coop manager must notify NMFS of the material change. Within 30 calendar days, the designated coop manger must submit to NMFS the revised coop agreement with a letter that describes such changes. NMFS will review the material changes and provide a letter to the coop manager that either accepts the changes as given or does not accept the revised coop agreement with a letter stating the reasons that it was not accepted by NMFS. The coop may resubmit the coop agreement with further revisions to the material changes responding to NMFS concerns.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Effective date of C/P coop permit.</E> A C/P coop permit will be effective on the date approved by NMFS and will allow fishing from the start of the C/P sector primary whiting season until the end of the calendar year or until one or more of the following events occur, whichever comes first:</P> <P>(A) NMFS closes the C/P sector fishing season for the year or the designated coop manager notifies NMFS that the coop has completed fishing for the calendar year,</P> <P>(B) The C/P coop has reached its Pacific whiting allocation,</P> <P>(C) A material change to the coop agreement has occurred and the designated coop manager failed to notify NMFS within 7 calendar days of the material change and submit to NMFS the revised coop agreement with a letter that describes such changes within 30 calendar days, or</P> <P>(D) NMFS has determined that a coop failure occurred.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Initial administrative determination.</E> For all complete applications, NMFS will issue an IAD that either approves or disapproves the application. If approved, the IAD will include a C/P coop permit. If disapproved, the IAD will provide the reasons for this determination. The IAD for a C/P coop permit follows the same requirement as specified for limited entry permits at § 660.25(g)(4)(ii), if the applicant does not appeal the IAD within the 30 calendar days, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to a C/P coop permit action follows the same process as the general permit appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for administrative costs associated with the issuance of a C/P coop permit consistent with the provisions given at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Cost recovery.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">C/P-endorsed permit</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Any vessel participating in the C/P sector of the non-tribal primary Pacific whiting fishery during the season described at § 660.131(b) of this subpart must be registered to a valid limited entry permit with a C/P endorsement. A C/P-endorsed permit is a limited entry permit and is subject to the limited entry permit provisions given at § 660.25(b).</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Non-severable.</E> A C/P endorsement is not severable from the limited entry trawl permit, and therefore, the endorsement may not be registered to another permit owner or to another vessel separately from the limited entry trawl permit.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Restriction on C/P vessel operating as a catcher vessel in the mothership sector.</E> A vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed permit cannot operate as a catcher vessel delivering unprocessed Pacific whiting to a mothership processor during the same calendar year it participates in the C/P sector.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Restriction on C/P vessel operating as mothership.</E> A vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed permit cannot operate as a mothership during the same calendar year it participates in the C/P sector.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Renewal, change in permit ownership, vessel registration, or combination.</E> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Renewal.</E> A C/P-endorsed permit must be renewed annually consistent <PRTPAGE P="263"/>with the limited entry permit regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4). If a vessel registered to the C/P-endorsed permit will operate as a mothership in the year for which the permit is renewed, the permit owner must make a declaration as part of the permit renewal that while participating in the whiting fishery they will operate solely as a mothership during the calendar year to which its limited entry permit applies. Any such declaration is binding on the vessel for the calendar year, even if the permit is registered to a different permit owner during the year, unless it is rescinded in response to a written request from the permit owner. Any request to rescind a declaration must be made by the permit owner and granted in writing by the Regional Administrator before any unprocessed whiting has been taken on board the vessel that calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Change of permit ownership.</E> A C/P-endorsed permit is subject to the limited entry permit change in permit ownership regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4), subpart C.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Change of vessel registration.</E> A C/P-endorsed permit is subject to the limited entry permit change of vessel registration regulations given at § 660.25(b)(4), subpart C.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Combination.</E> If two or more permits are combined, the resulting permit is one permit with an increased size endorsement. A C/P-endorsed permit that is combined with another limited entry trawl-endorsed permit that does not have a C/P endorsement will result in a single trawl limited entry permit with a C/P endorsement with a larger size endorsement. Any request to combine permits is subject to the provisions provided at § 660.25(b), including the combination formula for resulting size endorsements.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An appeal to a C/P-endorsed permit action follows the same process as the general permit appeals process defined at § 660.25(g), subpart C.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator is authorized to charge fees for the administrative costs associated with review and issuance of a C/P endorsement consistent with the provisions at § 660.25(f), subpart C.</P> <P>(5) [Reserved]</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Application requirements and initial issuance for C/P endorsement</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for C/P endorsement.</E> Only current owners of a current limited entry trawl permit that has been registered to a vessel that participated in the C/P fishery during the qualifying period are eligible to receive a C/P endorsement. Any past catch history associated with the current limited entry trawl permit accrues to the current permit owner. NMFS will not recognize any other person as the limited entry permit owner other than the person listed as the limited entry permit owner in the NMFS permit database.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria for C/P endorsement.</E> In order to qualify for a C/P endorsement, a vessel registered to a valid trawl-endorsed limited entry permit must have caught and processed any amount of Pacific whiting during a primary catcher/processor season between 1997 through 2003. The calculation will be based on the following:</P> <P>(A) Pacific Whiting Observer data recorded in the relevant NORPAC dataset on August 1, 2010, and NMFS permit data on limited entry trawl-endorsed permits will be used to determine whether a permit meets the qualifying criteria for a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(B) Only Pacific whiting regulated by this subpart that was taken with midwater (or pelagic) trawl gear will be considered for the C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(C) Permit catch and processing history includes only the catch/processing history of Pacific whiting for a vessel when it was registered to that particular permit during the qualifying years.</P> <P>(D) History of illegal landings will not count.</P> <P>(E) Landings history from Federal limited entry groundfish permits that were retired through the Federal buyback program will not count.</P> <P>(F) Landings under provisional “A” permits that did not become “A” permits and “B” permits will not count.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">C/P endorsement application.</E> Persons may apply for an initial issuance of a C/P endorsement in one of two ways: complete and submit a prequalified application received from <PRTPAGE P="264"/>NMFS, or complete and submit an application package. The completed application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. If an applicant fails to submit a completed application by the deadline date, they forgo the opportunity to receive consideration for initial issuance of a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Prequalified application.</E> A “prequalified application” is a partially pre-filled application where NMFS has preliminarily determined the catch history that may qualify the applicant for an initial issuance of a C/P endorsement. NMFS will mail a prequalified application to all owners of current trawl limited entry permits, as listed in NMFS permit database at the time applications are mailed, which NMFS determines may qualify for a C/P endorsement. NMFS will mail the application by certified mail to the current address of record in the NMFS permit database. The application will contain the basis of NMFS' calculation. The application package will include, but is not limited to: a prequalified application (with catch history) and any other documents NMFS believes are necessary to aid the limited entry permit owner in completing the application.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Request for an application.</E> Any owner of a current limited entry trawl permit that does not receive a prequalified application that believes the permit qualifies for an initial issuance of a C/P endorsement must complete an application package and submit the completed application to NMFS by the application deadline. Application packages are available on the NMFS Web site (<E T="03">http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Groundfish-Halibut/Groundfish-Permits/index.cfm</E>) or by contacting SFD. An application must include valid NORPAC data, copies of NMFS observer data forms, or other credible information that substantiates the applicant's qualification for initial issuance of a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Corrections to the application.</E> If the applicant does not accept NMFS' calculation in the prequalified application either in part or whole, in order for NMFS to reconsider NMFS' calculation, the applicant must identify in writing to NMFS which parts of the application the applicant contends to be inaccurate, and must provide specific credible information to substantiate any requested corrections. The completed application and specific credible information must be provided to NMFS in writing by the application deadline. Written communication must be either post-marked or hand-delivered within normal business hours no later than November 1, 2010. Requests for corrections may only be granted for errors in NMFS' use or application of data, including:</P> <P>(A) Errors in NMFS' use or application of data from NORPAC;</P> <P>(B) Errors in NMFS' calculations; and</P> <P>(C) Errors in the identification of the permit owner, permit combinations, or vessel registration as listed in the NMFS permit database.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Submission of the application and application deadline</E>—(A) <E T="03">Submission of the Application.</E> Submission of the complete, certified application includes, but is not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The applicant is required to sign and date the application and have the document notarized by a licensed Notary Public.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The applicant must certify that they qualify to own a C/P-endorsed permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The applicant must indicate they accept NMFS' calculation of initial issuance of C/P endorsement provided in the prequalified application, or provide credible information that demonstrates their qualification for a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Business entities may be required to submit a corporate resolution or other credible documentation as proof that the representative of the entity is authorized to act on behalf of the entity; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) NMFS may request additional information of the applicant as necessary to make an IAD on initial issuance of a C/P endorsement.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Application deadline.</E> A complete, certified application must be either postmarked or hand-delivered within normal business hours to NMFS, Northwest Region, Permits Office, <PRTPAGE P="265"/>Bldg. 1, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, no later than November 1, 2010. NMFS will not accept or review any applications received or postmarked after the application deadline. There are no hardship provisions for this deadline.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Permit transfer during application period.</E> NMFS will not review or approve any request for a change in limited entry trawl permit owner at any time after either November 1, 2010 or the date upon which the application is received by NMFS, whichever occurs first, until a final decision is made by the Regional Administrator on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Initial Administrative Determination (IAD).</E> NMFS will issue an IAD for all complete, certified applications received by the application deadline date. If NMFS approves an application, the applicant will receive a C/P endorsement on a limited entry trawl permit. If NMFS disapproves an application, the IAD will provide the reasons. If the applicant does not appeal the IAD within 60 calendar days of the date on the IAD, the IAD becomes the final decision of the Regional Administrator acting on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Appeal.</E> For a C/P-endorsed permit issued under this section, the appeals process and timelines are specified at § 660.25(g), subpart C. For the initial issuance of a C/P-endorsed permit, the bases for appeal are described in paragraph (d)(7)(iv) of this section. Items not subject to appeal include, but are not limited to, the accuracy of data in the relevant NORPAC dataset on August 1, 2010.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Retention requirements.</E> [Reserved]</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Observer requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements</E>—(i) <E T="03">Coverage.</E> Any vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit that is 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA or longer must carry two NMFS-certified observers, and any vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit that is shorter than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA must carry one NMFS-certified observer, each day that the vessel is used to take, retain, receive, land, process, or transport groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer workload.</E> The time required for the observer to complete sampling duties must not exceed 12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Refusal to board.</E> Any boarding refusal on the part of the observer or vessel must be reported to the observer program and NOAA OLE by the observer provider. The observer must be available for an interview with the observer program or NOAA OLE if necessary.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Vessel responsibilities.</E> An operator and/or crew of a vessel required to carry an observer must provide:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Accommodations and food.</E> Provide accommodations and food that are equivalent to those provided for officers, engineers, foremen, deck-bosses or other management level personnel of the vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Safe conditions</E>—(A) Maintain safe conditions on the vessel for the protection of observers including adherence to all U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation of the vessel, including but not limited to, rules of the road, vessel stability, emergency drills, emergency equipment, vessel maintenance, vessel general condition, and port bar crossings. An observer may refuse boarding or reboarding a vessel and may request a vessel to return to port if operated in an unsafe manner or if unsafe conditions are identified.</P> <P>(B) Have on board a valid Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Decal that certifies compliance with regulations found in 33 CFR chapter I and 46 CFR chapter I, a certificate of compliance issued pursuant to 46 CFR 28.710 or a valid certificate of inspection pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 3311.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Computer hardware and software.</E> Catcher/processor vessels must:</P> <P>(A) Provide hardware and software pursuant to regulations at §§ 679.50(g)(1)(iii)(B)(1) through 679.50(g)(1)(iii)(B)(3).</P> <P>(B) Provide the observer(s) access to a computer required under paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section that is connected to a communication device that provides a point-to-point connection to the NMFS host computer.</P> <P>(C) Ensure that the catcher/processor has installed the most recent release of NMFS data entry software provided by <PRTPAGE P="266"/>the Regional Administrator, or other approved software prior to the vessel receiving, catching or processing IFQ species.</P> <P>(D) Ensure that the communication equipment required in paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section and used by observers to enter and transmit data, is fully functional and operational. “Functional” means that all the tasks and components of the NMFS supplied, or other approved, software described at paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section and the data transmissions to NMFS can be executed effectively aboard the vessel by the communications equipment.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Vessel position.</E> Allow observer(s) access to, the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel, on request, to determine the vessel's position.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Access.</E> Allow observer(s) free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, trawl or working decks, holding bins, processing areas, freezer spaces, weight scales, cargo holds, and any other space that may be used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish or fish products at any time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Notify observer(s) at least 15 minutes before fish are brought on board, or fish and fish products are transferred from the vessel, to allow sampling the catch or observing the transfer.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Records.</E> Allow observer(s) to inspect and copy any State or Federal logbook maintained voluntarily or as required by regulation.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable observer(s) to carry out their duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Measuring decks, codends, and holding bins.</P> <P>(B) Providing the observer(s) with a safe work area.</P> <P>(C) Collecting samples of catch.</P> <P>(D) Collecting and carrying baskets of fish.</P> <P>(E) Allowing the observer(s) to collect biological data and samples.</P> <P>(F) Providing adequate space for storage of biological samples.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Sampling station and operational requirements for catcher/processor vessels.</E> This paragraph contains the requirements for observer sampling stations. To allow the observer to carry out the required duties, the vessel owner must provide an observer sampling station that meets the following requirements:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Accessibility.</E> The observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Location.</E> The observer sampling station must be located within 4 m of the location from which the observer samples unsorted catch.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Access.</E> Unobstructed passage must be provided between the observer sampling station and the location where the observer collects sample catch.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Minimum work space.</E> The observer must have a working area of at least 4.5 square meters, including the observer's sampling table, for sampling and storage of fish to be sampled. The observer must be able to stand upright and have a work area at least 0.9 m deep in the area in front of the table and scale.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Table.</E> The observer sampling station must include a table at least 0.6 m deep, 1.2 m wide and 0.9 m high and no more than 1.1 m high. The entire surface area of the table must be available for use by the observer. Any area for the observer sampling scale is in addition to the minimum space requirements for the table. The observer's sampling table must be secured to the floor or wall.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Diverter board.</E> The conveyor belt conveying unsorted catch must have a removable board (“diverter board”) to allow all fish to be diverted from the belt directly into the observer's sampling baskets. The diverter board must be located downstream of the scale used to weigh total catch. At least 1 m of accessible belt space, located downstream of the scale used to weight total catch, must be available for the observer's use when sampling.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Other requirements.</E> The sampling station must be in a well-drained area that includes floor grating (or other material that prevents slipping), lighting adequate for day or night sampling, and a hose that supplies fresh or sea water to the observer.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Observer sampling scale.</E> The observer sample station must include a NMFS-approved platform scale (pursuant to requirements at § 679.28(d)(5)) <PRTPAGE P="267"/>with a capacity of at least 50 kg located within 1 m of the observer's sampling table. The scale must be mounted so that the weighing surface is no more than 0.7 m above the floor.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Transfer at sea.</E> Observers may be transferred at-sea between catcher-processors, between catcher-processors and motherships, or between a catcher-processor and a catcher vessel. Transfers at-sea between catcher vessels is prohibited. For transfers, both vessels must:</P> <P>(A) Ensure that transfers of observers at sea via small boat under its own power are carried out during daylight hours, under safe conditions, and with the agreement of observers involved.</P> <P>(B) Notify observers at least 3 hours before observers are transferred, such that the observers can finish any sampling work, collect personal belongings, equipment, and scientific samples.</P> <P>(C) Provide a safe pilot ladder and conduct the transfer to ensure the safety of observers during transfers.</P> <P>(D) Provide an experienced crew member to assist observers in the small boat in which any transfer is made.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Procurement of observer services</E>—(i) Owners of vessels required to carry observers under paragraph (g)(1) of this section must arrange for observer services from a permitted observer provider, except that:</P> <P>(A) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff or an individual authorized by NMFS in lieu of an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(B) Vessels are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS and a permitted observer provider when NMFS has determined and given notification that the vessel must carry NMFS staff and/or individuals authorized by NMFS, in addition to an observer provided by a permitted observer provider.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Application to become an observer provider.</E> Any observer provider holding a valid permit issued by the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program in 2010 can supply observer services and will be issued a West Coast Groundfish Observer Program permit.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Observer provider responsibilities</E>—(i) <E T="03">Provide qualified candidates to serve as observers.</E> Observer providers must provide qualified candidates to serve as observers. To be qualified, a candidate must have:</P> <P>(A) A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the natural sciences;</P> <P>(B) Successfully completed a minimum of 30 semester hours or equivalent in applicable biological sciences with extensive use of dichotomous keys in at least one course;</P> <P>(C) Successfully completed at least one undergraduate course each in math and statistics with a minimum of 5 semester hours total for both; and</P> <P>(D) Computer skills that enable the candidate to work competently with standard database software and computer hardware.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Hiring an observer candidate</E>—(A) The observer provider must provide the candidate a copy of NMFS-provided pamphlets, information and other literature describing observer duties (<E T="03">i.e.</E> The At-Sea Hake Observer Program's Observer Manual) prior to hiring an observer candidate. Observer job information is available from the Observer Program Office's Web site at <E T="03">www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fram/observer/atseahake.cfm.</E> </P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Observer contracts.</E> The observer provider must have a written contract or a written contract addendum that is signed by the observer and observer provider prior to the observer's deployment with the following clauses:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That all the observer's in-season messages and catch reports required to be sent while deployed are delivered to the Observer Program Office as specified by written Observer Program instructions;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That the observer inform the observer provider prior to the time of embarkation if he or she is experiencing any new mental illness or physical ailments or injury since submission of the physician's statement as required as a qualified observer candidate that would prevent him or her from performing their assigned duties.<PRTPAGE P="268"/> </P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Ensure that observers complete duties in a timely manner.</E> An observer provider must ensure that observers employed by that observer provider do the following in a complete and timely manner:</P> <P>(A) Submit to NMFS all data, logbooks and reports as required by the Observer Manual;</P> <P>(B) Report for his or her scheduled debriefing and complete all debriefing responsibilities;</P> <P>(C) Return all sampling and safety gear to the Observer Program Office;</P> <P>(D) Submit all biological samples from the observer's deployment by the completion of the electronic vessel and/or processor survey(s); and</P> <P>(E) Immediately report to the Observer Program Office and the NOAA OLE any refusal to board an assigned vessel.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Observers provided to vessel.</E> Observers provided to catcher processors:</P> <P>(A) Must have a valid North Pacific groundfish observer certification endorsements and an At-Sea Hake Observer Program certification;</P> <P>(B) Must not have informed the provider prior to the time of embarkation that he or she is experiencing a mental illness or a physical ailment or injury developed since submission of the physician's statement that would prevent him or her from performing his or her assigned duties; and</P> <P>(C) Must have successfully completed all NMFS required training and briefing before deployment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Respond to industry requests for observers.</E> An observer provider must provide an observer for deployment as requested pursuant to the contractual relationship with the vessel to fulfill vessel requirements for observer coverage specified under paragraph (g)(1) of this section. An alternate observer must be supplied in each case where injury or illness prevents the observer from performing his or her duties or where the observer resigns prior to completion of his or her duties. If the observer provider is unable to respond to an industry request for observer coverage from a vessel for whom the provider is in a contractual relationship due to lack of available observers by the estimated embarking time of the vessel, the provider must report it to the observer program at least 4 hours prior to the vessel's estimated embarking time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Provide observer salaries and benefits.</E> An observer provider must provide to its observer employees salaries and any other benefits and personnel services in accordance with the terms of each observer's contract.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Provide observer deployment logistics.</E> An observer provider must provide to each of its observers under contract:</P> <P>(A) All necessary transportation, including arrangements and logistics, of observers to the initial location of deployment, to all subsequent vessel assignments during that deployment, and to the debriefing location when a deployment ends for any reason; and</P> <P>(B) Lodging, per diem, and any other services necessary to observers assigned to fishing vessels.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) An observer under contract may be housed on a vessel to which he or she is assigned:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Prior to their vessel's initial departure from port;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) For a period not to exceed 24 hours following the completion of an offload when the observer has duties and is scheduled to disembark; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) For a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the vessel's arrival in port when the observer is scheduled to disembark.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) [Reserved]</P> <P>(C) During all periods an observer is housed on a vessel, the observer provider must ensure that the vessel operator or at least one crew member is aboard.</P> <P>(D) An observer under contract who is between vessel assignments must be provided with shoreside accommodations in accordance with the contract between the observer and the observer provider. If the provider is providing accommodations, it must be at a licensed hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or other shoreside accommodations for the duration of each period between vessel or shoreside assignments. Such accommodations must include an assigned bed for each observer and no other person may be assigned that bed for the duration of that observer's stay. Additionally, no more than four beds may be in any room housing observers at accommodations meeting the requirements of this section.<PRTPAGE P="269"/> </P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Observer deployment limitations.</E> An observer provider must not exceed observer deployment limitations specified in this paragraph unless alternative arrangements are approved by the Observer Program Office. An observer provider must not:</P> <P>(A) Deploy an observer on the same vessel for more than 90 days in a 12-month period;</P> <P>(B) Deploy an observer for more than 90 days in a single deployment;</P> <P>(C) Include more than four vessel assignments in a single deployment, or</P> <P>(D) Disembark an observer from a vessel before that observer has completed his or her sampling or data transmission duties.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Verify vessel's safety decal.</E> An observer provider must verify that a vessel has a valid USCG safety decal as required under paragraph (g)(2)(ii)(B) of this section before an observer may get underway aboard the vessel. One of the following acceptable means of verification must be used to verify the decal validity:</P> <P>(A) The observer provider or employee of the observer provider, including the observer, visually inspects the decal aboard the vessel and confirms that the decal is valid according to the decal date of issuance; or</P> <P>(B) The observer provider receives a hard copy of the USCG documentation of the decal issuance from the vessel owner or operator.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Maintain communications with observers.</E> An observer provider must have an employee responsible for observer activities on call 24 hours a day to handle emergencies involving observers or problems concerning observer logistics, whenever observers are at sea, in transit, or in port awaiting vessel reassignment.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Maintain communications with the Observer Program Office.</E> An observer provider must provide all of the following information by electronic transmission (e-mail), fax, or other method specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Observer training and briefing.</E> Observer training and briefing registration materials must be submitted to the Observer Program Office at least 5 business days prior to the beginning of a scheduled observer at-sea hake training or briefing session. Registration materials consist of the following: The date of requested training or briefing with a list of observers including each observer's full name (i.e., first, middle and last names).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Projected observer assignments.</E> Prior to the observer's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that include the observer's name; vessel, gear type, and vessel/processor code; port of embarkation; and area of fishing.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Observer debriefing registration.</E> The observer provider must contact the At-Sea Hake Observer Program within 5 business days after the completion of an observer's deployment to schedule a date, time and location for debriefing. Observer debriefing registration information must be provided at the time of debriefing scheduling and must include the observer's name, cruise number, vessel name(s) and code(s), and requested debriefing date.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Observer provider contracts.</E> If requested, observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office a completed and unaltered copy of each type of signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract) between the observer provider and those entities requiring observer services under paragraph (g)(1) of this section. Observer providers must also submit to the Observer Program Office upon request, a completed and unaltered copy of the current or most recent signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract and any agreements or policies with regard to observer compensation or salary levels) between the observer provider and the particular entity identified by the Observer Program or with specific observers. The copies must be submitted to the Observer Program Office via fax or mail within 5 business days of the request. Signed and valid contracts include the contracts an observer provider has with:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessels required to have observer coverage as specified at paragraph (g)(1) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Observers.<PRTPAGE P="270"/> </P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Change in observer provider management and contact information.</E> Observer providers must submit notification of any other change to provider contact information, including but not limited to, changes in contact name, phone number, e-mail address, and address.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Other reports.</E> Reports of the following must be submitted in writing to the At-Sea Hake Observer Program Office by the observer provider via fax or e-mail address designated by the Observer Program Office within 24 hours after the observer provider becomes aware of the information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any information regarding possible observer harassment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any information regarding any action prohibited under §§ 660.112 or 600.725(o), (t) and (u);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any concerns about vessel safety or marine casualty under 46 CFR 4.05-1(a)(1) through (7);</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Any observer illness or injury that prevents the observer from completing any of his or her duties described in the observer manual; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Any information, allegations or reports regarding observer conflict of interest or breach of the standards of behavior described in observer provider policy.</P> <P>(xii) <E T="03">Replace lost or damaged gear.</E> An observer provider must replace all lost or damaged gear and equipment issued by NMFS to an observer under contract to that provider. All replacements must be in accordance with requirements and procedures identified in writing by the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(xiii) <E T="03">Maintain confidentiality of information.</E> An observer provider must ensure that all records on individual observer performance received from NMFS under the routine use provision of the Privacy Act or other applicable law remain confidential and are not further released to anyone outside the employ of the observer provider company to whom the observer was contracted except with written permission of the observer.</P> <P>(xiv) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> An observer provider must meet limitations on conflict of interest. Observer providers:</P> <P>(A) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in a fishery managed under an FMP for the waters off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel or shoreside processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel or shoreside processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coasts of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel or shoreside processor participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coasts of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington.</P> <P>(B) Must assign observers without regard to any preference by representatives of vessels other than when an observer will be deployed.</P> <P>(C) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value except for compensation for providing observer services from anyone who conducts fishing or fish processing activities that are regulated by NMFS in the Pacific coast or North Pacific regions, or who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the official duties of observer providers.</P> <P>(xv) <E T="03">Observer conduct and behavior.</E> An observer provider must develop and maintain a policy addressing observer conduct and behavior for their employees that serve as observers. The policy shall address the following behavior and conduct:</P> <P>(A) Observer use of alcohol;</P> <P>(B) Observer use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs; and</P> <P>(C) Sexual contact with personnel of the vessel or processing facility to which the observer is assigned, or with <PRTPAGE P="271"/>any vessel or processing plant personnel who may be substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the observer's official duties.</P> <P>(D) An observer provider shall provide a copy of its conduct and behavior policy by February 1 of each year, to observers, observer candidates, and the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(xvi) <E T="03">Refusal to deploy an observer.</E> Observer providers may refuse to deploy an observer on a requesting vessel if the observer provider has determined that the requesting vessel is inadequate or unsafe pursuant to those regulations described at § 600.746 or U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, statutes, or guidelines pertaining to safe operation of the vessel.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Observer certification and responsibilities</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Observer certification authorizes an individual to fulfill duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program Office while under the employ of a NMFS-permitted observer provider and according to certification endorsements as designated under paragraph (g)(6)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer certification official.</E> The Regional Administrator will designate a NMFS observer certification official who will make decisions for the Observer Program Office on whether to issue or deny observer certification.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certification requirements</E>—(A) <E T="03">Initial certification.</E> NMFS may certify individuals who, in addition to any other relevant considerations:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Are employed by an observer provider company holding a valid North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program permit at the time of the issuance of the certification to the observer;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have provided, through their observer provider:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Information set forth at § 679.50 regarding an observer candidate's health and physical fitness for the job;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Meet all observer education and health standards as specified in § 679.50; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Have successfully completed NMFS-approved training as prescribed by the At-Sea Hake Observer Program and/or the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program. Successful completion of training by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other training requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Have not been decertified under paragraph (g)(6)(ix) of this section, or pursuant to § 679.50.</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Denial of a certification.</E> The NMFS observer certification official will issue a written determination denying observer certification if the candidate fails to successfully complete training, or does not meet the qualifications for certification for any other relevant reason.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Issuance of an observer certification.</E> An observer certification may be issued upon determination by the observer certification official that the candidate has successfully met all requirements for certification as specified in paragraph (g)(6)(iii) of this section. The following endorsements must be obtained, in addition to observer certification, in order for an observer to deploy.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program certification training endorsement.</E> A certification training endorsement signifies the successful completion of the training course required to obtain observer certification. This endorsement expires when the observer has not been deployed and performed sampling duties as required by the Observer Program Office for a period of time, specified by the Observer Program, after his or her most recent debriefing. The observer can renew the endorsement by successfully completing certification training once more.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program annual general endorsements.</E> Each observer must obtain an annual general endorsement to their certification prior to his or her first deployment within any calendar year subsequent to a year in which a certification training endorsement is obtained. To obtain an annual general endorsement, an observer must successfully complete the annual briefing, as specified by the <PRTPAGE P="272"/>Observer Program. All briefing attendance, performance, and conduct standards required by the Observer Program must be met.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program deployment endorsements.</E> Each observer who has completed an initial deployment after certification or annual briefing must receive a deployment endorsement to their certification prior to any subsequent deployments for the remainder of that year. An observer may obtain a deployment endorsement by successfully completing all pre-cruise briefing requirements. The type of briefing the observer must attend and successfully complete will be specified in writing by the Observer Program during the observer's most recent debriefing.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">At-Sea Hake Observer Program endorsements.</E> A Pacific hake fishery endorsement is required for purposes of performing observer duties aboard vessels that process groundfish at sea in the Pacific whiting fishery. A Pacific whiting fishery endorsement to an observer's certification may be obtained by meeting the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Be a prior NMFS-certified observer in the groundfish fisheries off Alaska, unless an individual with this qualification is not available;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Receive an evaluation by NMFS for his or her most recent deployment that indicated that the observer's performance met Observer Program expectations for that deployment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Successfully complete a NMFS-approved observer training and/or Pacific whiting briefing as prescribed by the Observer Program; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Comply with all of the other requirements of this section.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Maintaining the validity of an observer certification.</E> After initial issuance, an observer must keep their certification valid by meeting all of the following requirements specified below:</P> <P>(A) Successfully perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office including calling into the NMFS deployment hotline upon departing and arriving into port each trip to leave the following information: Observer name, phone number, vessel name departing on, date and time of departure and date and time of expected return.</P> <P>(B) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(C) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel or in the processing facility to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel or an authorized officer or NMFS.</P> <P>(D) Successfully complete NMFS-approved annual briefings as prescribed by the At-Sea Hake Observer Program.</P> <P>(E) Successful completion of briefing by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other briefing requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(F) Successfully meet all expectations in all debriefings including reporting for assigned debriefings.</P> <P>(G) Submit all data and information required by the observer program within the program's stated guidelines.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> Observers:</P> <P>(A) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, or in a Pacific Coast fishery managed by either the state or Federal Governments in waters off Washington, Oregon, or California, including but not limited to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processor facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processing facility; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, shore-based or floating stationary processing facilities.<PRTPAGE P="273"/> </P> <P>(B) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who either conducts activities that are regulated by NMFS in the Pacific coast or North Pacific regions or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the observers' official duties.</P> <P>(C) May not serve as observers on any vessel or at any shore-based owned or operated by a person who employed the observer in the last two years.</P> <P>(D) May not solicit or accept employment as a crew member or an employee of a vessel or shore-based processor while employed by an observer provider.</P> <P>(E) Provisions for remuneration of observers under this section do not constitute a conflict of interest.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Standards of behavior.</E> Observers must:</P> <P>(A) Perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(B) Immediately report to the observer program office and the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement any time they refuse to board a vessel.</P> <P>(C) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(D) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel, an authorized officer, or NMFS.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification</E>—(A) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification review official.</E> The Regional Administrator (or a designee) will designate an observer suspension and decertification review official(s), who will have the authority to review observer certifications and issue initial administrative determinations of observer certification suspension and/or decertification.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Causes for suspension or decertification.</E> The suspension/decertification official may initiate suspension or decertification proceedings against an observer:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) When it is alleged that the observer has committed any acts or omissions of any of the following: Failed to satisfactorily perform the duties of observers as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program; or failed to abide by the standards of conduct for observers (including conflicts of interest);</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Upon conviction of a crime or upon entry of a civil judgment for: Commission of fraud or other violation in connection with obtaining or attempting to obtain certification, or in performing the duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program; commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; or commission of any other offense indicating a lack of integrity or honesty that seriously and directly affects the fitness of observers.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Issuance of initial administrative determination.</E> Upon determination that suspension or decertification is warranted, the suspension/decertification official will issue a written IAD to the observer via certified mail at the observer's most current address provided to NMFS. The IAD will identify whether a certification is suspended or revoked and will identify the specific reasons for the action taken. Decertification is effective 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD, unless there is an appeal.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A certified observer who receives an IAD that suspends or revokes the observer certification may appeal the determination within 30 calendar days after the date on the IAD to the Office of Administrative Appeals pursuant to § 679.43.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">C/P coop failure</E>—(1) The Regional Administrator will determine that a permitted C/P coop is considered to have failed if any one of the following occurs:</P> <P>(i) Any current C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit is not identified as a C/P coop member in the coop agreement submitted to NMFS during the C/P coop permit application process;</P> <P>(ii) Any current C/P-endorsed permit withdraws from the C/P coop agreement;<PRTPAGE P="274"/> </P> <P>(iii) The coop members voluntarily dissolve the coop; or</P> <P>(iv) The coop agreement is no longer valid.</P> <P>(2) If the permitted C/P coop dissolves, the designated coop manager must notify NMFS SFD in writing of the dissolution of the coop.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator may make an independent determination of a coop failure based on factual information collected by or provided to NMFS.</P> <P>(4) In the event of a NMFS-determined coop failure, or reported failure, the designated coop manager will be notified in writing about NMFS' determination.</P> <P>(i) Upon notification of a coop failure, the C/P coop permit will no longer be in effect.</P> <P>(ii) The C/P sector will convert to an IFQ-based fishery beginning the following calendar year after a coop failure, or a soon as practicable thereafter. NMFS will develop additional regulations, as necessary to implement an IFQ fishery for the C/P sector. Each C/P-endorsed permit would receive an equal distribution of QS from the total IFQ for the catcher/processor sector allocation.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78419, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 27547, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53838, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74746, Dec. 1, 2011; 77 FR 55158, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="275"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. D, Table 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1 (North) to Part 660, Subpart D—Limited Entry Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Landing Allowances for non-IFQ Species and Pacific Whiting North of 40°10′ N. Lat.</HD> <GPH DEEP="437" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER17AP12.050</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[77 FR 22681, Apr. 17, 2012]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="276"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. D, Table 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1 (South) to Part 660, Subpart D—Limited Entry Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Landing Allowances for non-IFQ Species and Pacific Whiting South of 40°10′ N. Lat.</HD> <GPH DEEP="373" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER11MY11.007</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 27547, May 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="277"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. D, Fig. 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 1 to Part 660, Subpart D—Diagram of Selective Flatfish Trawl</HD> <GPH DEEP="149" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER01OC10.015</GID> </GPH> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Fixed Gear Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.210</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart covers the Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry fixed gear fishery.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These definitions are specific to the limited entry fixed gear fisheries covered in this subpart. General groundfish definitions are found at § 660.11, subpart C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Daily Trip Limit (DTL) Fishery</E> means a sablefish fishery that occurs both north and south of 36° N. lat. that is subject to trip limit restrictions including daily and/or weekly and/or bimonthly trip limits.</P> <P> <E T="03">Limited entry fixed gear fishery</E> means the fishery composed of vessels registered to limited entry permits with longline and pot/trap endorsements.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sablefish primary fishery</E> means, for the limited entry fixed gear sablefish fishery north of 36° N. lat, the fishery where vessels registered to at least one limited entry permit with both a gear endorsement for longline or trap (or pot) gear and a sablefish endorsement fish up to a specified tier limit and when they are not eligible to fish in the DTL fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sablefish primary season</E> means, for the limited entry fixed gear sablefish fishery north of 36° N. lat, the period when vessels registered to at least one limited entry permit with both a gear endorsement for longline or trap (or pot) gear and a sablefish endorsement, are allowed to fish in the sablefish primary fishery described at § 660.231 of this subpart.</P> <P> <E T="03">Tier limit</E> means a specified amount of sablefish that may be harvested by a vessel registered to a limited entry fixed gear permit(s) with a Tier 1, Tier 2, and/or Tier 3 designation; a gear endorsement for longline or trap (or pot) gear; and a sablefish endorsement.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 53838, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.212</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These prohibitions are specific to the limited entry fixed gear fisheries and to the limited entry trawl fishery Shorebased IFQ Program under gear switching. General groundfish prohibitions are found at § 660.12, subpart C. In addition to the general groundfish prohibitions specified in § 660.12, subpart C, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Possess, deploy, haul, or carry onboard a fishing vessel subject to subparts C and E a set net, trap or pot, longline, or commercial vertical <PRTPAGE P="278"/>hook-and-line as defined at § 660.11, subpart C, that is not in compliance with the gear restrictions in § 660.230, subpart E, unless such gear is the gear of another vessel that has been retrieved at sea and made inoperable or stowed in a manner not capable of being fished. The disposal at sea of such gear is prohibited by Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (Annex V of MARPOL 73/78).</P> <P>(2) Take, retain, possess, or land more than a single cumulative limit of a particular species, per vessel, per applicable cumulative limit period, except for sablefish taken in the limited entry, fixed gear sablefish primary season from a vessel authorized to fish in that season, as described at § 660.231 and except for IFQ species taken in the Shorebased IFQ Program from a vessel authorized under gear switching provisions as described at § 660.140(k).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> Fail to retain on board a vessel from which sablefish caught in the sablefish primary season is landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of sablefish landings against the sablefish-endorsed permit's tier limit, or receipts containing all data, and made in the exact manner required by the applicable state law throughout the sablefish primary season during which such landings occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Fishing in conservation areas</E>—(1) Operate a vessel registered to a limited entry permit with a longline, trap (pot), or trawl endorsement and longline and/or trap gear onboard in an applicable GCA (as defined at § 660.230(d)), except for purposes of continuous transiting, with all groundfish longline and/or trap gear stowed in accordance with § 660.212(a) or except as authorized in the groundfish management measures at § 660.230.</P> <P>(2) Fish with bottom contact gear (as defined in § 660.11, subpart C) within the EEZ in the following areas (defined in §§ 660.78 and 660.79, subpart C): Thompson Seamount, President Jackson Seamount, Cordell Bank (50-fm (91-m) isobath), Harris Point, Richardson Rock, Scorpion, Painted Cave, Anacapa Island, Carrington Point, Judith Rock, Skunk Point, Footprint, Gull Island, South Point, and Santa Barbara.</P> <P>(3) Fish with bottom contact gear (as defined in § 660.11, subpart C), or any other gear that is deployed deeper than 500-fm (914-m), within the Davidson Seamount area (defined in § 660.75, subpart C).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sablefish fisheries.</E> (1) Take, retain, possess or land sablefish under the tier limits provided for the limited entry, fixed gear sablefish primary season, described in § 660.231(b)(3), from a vessel that is not registered to a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement:</P> <P>(2) Take, retain, possess or land sablefish in the sablefish primary season, described at § 660.231(b), subpart E, unless the owner of the limited entry permit registered for use with that vessel and authorizing the vessel to fish in the sablefish primary season is on board that vessel. Exceptions to this prohibition are provided at § 660.231(b)(4)(i) and (ii).</P> <P>(3) Process sablefish taken at-sea in the limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery defined at § 660.231, from a vessel that does not have a sablefish at-sea processing exemption, described at § 660.25(b)(6)(i).</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78427, Dec. 15, 2010; 76 FR 53838, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74746, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.213</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> General reporting requirements specified at § 660.13 (a) through (c), subpart C, apply to limited entry fixed gear fishery vessels.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Declaration reports for limited entry fixed gear fishery vessels.</E> Declaration reporting requirements for limited entry fixed gear fishery vessels are specified at § 660.13 (d), subpart C.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">VMS requirements for limited entry fixed gear fishery vessels.</E> VMS requirements for limited entry fixed gear fishery vessels are specified at § 660.14, subpart C.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Retention of records.</E> (1) Any person landing groundfish must retain on board the vessel from which groundfish are landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of groundfish landings containing all data, and in the exact <PRTPAGE P="279"/>manner, required by the applicable state law throughout the cumulative limit period during which a landing occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> <P>(2) For participants in the sablefish primary season, the cumulative limit period to which this requirement applies is April 1 through October 31 or, for an individual permit holder, when that permit holder's tier limit is attained, whichever is earlier.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.216</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—observer requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> (1) When NMFS notifies the owner, operator, permit holder, or the manager of a catcher vessel, specified at § 660.16(c), of any requirement to carry an observer, the catcher vessel may not be used to fish for groundfish without carrying an observer.</P> <P>(2) Any vessel 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA or longer that is engaged in at-sea processing must carry two NMFS-certified observers, and any vessel shorter than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that is engaged in at-sea processing must carry one NMFS-certified observer, each day that the vessel is used to take, retain, receive, land, process, or transport groundfish.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Notice of departure basic rule.</E> At least 24 hours (but not more than 36 hours) before departing on a fishing trip, a vessel that has been notified by NMFS that it is required to carry an observer, or that is operating in an active sampling unit, must notify NMFS (or its designated agent) of the vessel's intended time of departure. Notice will be given in a form to be specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Optional notice—weather delays.</E> A vessel that anticipates a delayed departure due to weather or sea conditions may advise NMFS of the anticipated delay when providing the basic notice described in paragraph (b) of this section. If departure is delayed beyond 36 hours from the time the original notice is given, the vessel must provide an additional notice of departure not less than 4 hours prior to departure, in order to enable NMFS to place an observer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Optional notice—back-to-back fishing trips.</E> A vessel that intends to make back-to-back fishing trips (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> trips with less than 24 hours between offloading from one trip and beginning another), may provide the basic notice described in paragraph (b) of this section for both trips, prior to making the first trip. A vessel that has given such notice is not required to give additional notice of the second trip.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Cease fishing report.</E> Within 24 hours of ceasing the taking and retaining of groundfish, vessel owners, operators, or managers must notify NMFS or its designated agent that fishing has ceased. This requirement applies to any vessel that is required to carry an observer, or that is operating in a segment of the fleet that NMFS has identified as an active sampling unit.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Waiver.</E> The Northwest Regional Administrator may provide written notification to the vessel owner stating that a determination has been made to temporarily waive coverage requirements because of circumstances that are deemed to be beyond the vessel's control.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Vessel responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">Accommodations and food.</E> An operator of a vessel required to carry one or more observer(s) must provide accommodations and food that are Equivalent to those provided to the crew.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Safe conditions.</E> Maintain safe conditions on the vessel for the protection of observer(s) including adherence to all USCG and other applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation of the vessel, and provisions at §§ 600.725 and 600.746 of this chapter.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Observer communications.</E> Facilitate observer communications by:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Observer use of equipment.</E> Allowing observer(s) to use the vessel's communication equipment and personnel, on request, for the entry, transmission, and receipt of work-related messages, at no cost to the observer(s) or the U.S. or designated agent.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Functional equipment.</E> Ensuring that the vessel's communications equipment, used by observers to enter and transmit data, is fully functional and operational.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Vessel position.</E> Allow observer(s) access to, and the use of, the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel, on request, to determine the vessel's position.<PRTPAGE P="280"/> </P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Access.</E> Allow observer(s) free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, trawl or working decks, holding bins, processing areas, freezer spaces, weight scales, cargo holds, and any other space that may be used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish or fish products at any time.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Notify observer(s) at least 15 minutes before fish are brought on board, or fish and fish products are transferred from the vessel, to allow sampling the catch or observing the transfer, unless the observer specifically requests not to be notified.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Records.</E> Allow observer(s) to inspect and copy any state or Federal logbook maintained voluntarily or as required by regulation.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable observer(s) to carry out their duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(i) Measuring decks, codends, and holding bins.</P> <P>(ii) Providing the observer(s) with a safe work area.</P> <P>(iii) Collecting bycatch when requested by the observer(s).</P> <P>(iv) Collecting and carrying baskets of fish when requested by the observer(s).</P> <P>(v) Allowing the observer(s) to collect biological data and samples.</P> <P>(vi) Providing adequate space for storage of biological samples.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Sample station</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> This paragraph contains the requirements for observer sampling stations. The vessel owner must provide an observer sampling station that complies with this section so that the observer can carry out required duties.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Accessibility.</E> The observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Location.</E> The observer sampling station must be located within 4 m of the location from which the observer samples unsorted catch. Unobstructed passage must be provided between the observer sampling station and the location where the observer collects sample catch.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 77 FR 55158, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear identification and marking.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Gear identification.</E> (1) Limited entry fixed gear (longline, trap or pot) must be marked at the surface and at each terminal end, with a pole, flag, light, radar reflector, and a buoy.</P> <P>(2) A buoy used to mark fixed gear must be marked with a number clearly identifying the owner or operator of the vessel. The number may be either:</P> <P>(i) If required by applicable state law, the vessel's number, the commercial fishing license number, or buoy brand number; or</P> <P>(ii) The vessel documentation number issued by the USCG, or, for an undocumented vessel, the vessel registration number issued by the state.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.220</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—crossover provisions.</SUBJECT> <P>The crossover provisions listed at § 660.60(h)(7), apply to vessels fishing in the limited entry fixed gear fishery.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 74746, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.230</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fixed gear fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Most species taken in limited entry fixed gear (longline and pot/trap) fisheries will be managed with cumulative trip limits (see trip limits in Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of this subpart), size limits (see § 660.60(h)(5)), seasons (see trip limits in Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of this subpart and sablefish primary season details in § 660.231), gear restrictions (see paragraph (b) of this section), and closed areas (see paragraph (d) of this section and §§ 660.70 through 660.79). Cowcod retention is prohibited in all fisheries, and groundfish vessels operating south of Point Conception must adhere to CCA restrictions (see paragraph (d)(10) of this section and § 660.70). Yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish retention is prohibited in the limited entry fixed gear fisheries. Regulations governing and tier limits for the limited entry, fixed gear sablefish primary season north of 36° N. lat. are found in § 660.231. Vessels not participating in the sablefish primary season are subject to daily or weekly sablefish limits in addition to cumulative limits <PRTPAGE P="281"/>for each cumulative limit period. Only one sablefish landing per week may be made in excess of the daily trip limit and, if the vessel chooses to make a landing in excess of that daily trip limit, then that is the only sablefish landing permitted for that week. The trip limit for black rockfish caught with hook-and-line gear also applies, see § 660.230(e). The trip limits in Table 2 (North) and Table 2 (South) of this subpart apply to vessels participating in the limited entry groundfish fixed gear fishery and may not be exceeded. Federal commercial groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive state commercial groundfish regulations relating to federally-managed groundfish.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear restrictions</E>—(1) Longline and pot or trap gear are authorized in the limited entry fixed gear fishery, providing the gear is in compliance with the restrictions set forth in this section, and gear marking requirements described in § 660.219 of this subpart.</P> <P>(2) Vessels participating in the limited entry fixed gear fishery may also fish with open access gear subject to the gear restrictions at § 660.330(b), subpart F, but will be subject to the most restrictive trip limits for the gear used as specified at § 660.60(h)(7), subpart C.</P> <P>(3) Limited entry fixed gear (longline, trap or pot gear) must be attended at least once every 7 days.</P> <P>(4) Traps or pots must have biodegradable escape panels constructed with 21 or smaller untreated cotton twine in such a manner that an opening at least 8 inches (20.3 cm) in diameter results when the twine deteriorates.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Sorting Requirements.</E> (1) Under § 660.12(a)(8), subpart C, it is unlawful for any person to “fail to sort, prior to the first weighing after offloading, those groundfish species or species groups for which there is a trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACL or ACT or OY, if the vessel fished or landed in an area during a time when such trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACL or ACT or OY applied.” The States of Washington, Oregon, and California may also require that vessels record their landings as sorted on their state landing receipts.</P> <P>(2) For limited entry fixed gear, the following species must be sorted:</P> <P>(i) Coastwide—widow rockfish, canary rockfish, darkblotched rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, shortbelly rockfish, black rockfish, blue rockfish, minor nearshore rockfish, minor shelf rockfish, minor slope rockfish, shortspine and longspine thornyhead, Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, starry flounder, English sole, other flatfish, lingcod, sablefish, Pacific cod, spiny dogfish, other fish, longnose skate, and Pacific whiting;</P> <P>(ii) North of 40°10′ N. lat.—POP, yellowtail rockfish, Cabezon (Oregon and California);</P> <P>(iii) South of 40°10′ N. lat.—minor shallow nearshore rockfish, minor deeper nearshore rockfish, California scorpionfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio rockfish, splitnose rockfish, Pacific sanddabs, cowcod, bronzespotted rockfish and cabezon.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Groundfish conservation areas applicable to limited entry fixed gear vessels.</E> A GCA, a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude. The latitude and longitude coordinates of the GCA boundaries are specified at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C. A vessel that is authorized by this paragraph to fish within a GCA (<E T="03">e.g.</E> fishing for “other flatfish” using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller), may not simultaneously have other gear on board the vessel that is unlawful to use for fishing within the GCA. The following GCAs apply to vessels participating in the limited entry fixed gear fishery.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">North coast recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the North Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. The North Coast Recreational YRCA is designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial fixed gear fishers.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">North coast commercial yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the North Coast Commercial Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) boundaries <PRTPAGE P="282"/>are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the North Coast Commercial YRCA. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry fixed gear within the North Coast Commercial YRCA. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the North Coast Commercial YRCA with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">South coast recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the South Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. The South Coast Recreational YRCA is designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial fixed gear fishers.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Westport offshore recreational YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates that define the Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. The Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA is designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial fixed gear fishers.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Point St. George YRCA</E>. The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Point St. George YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the Point St. George YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry fixed gear within the Point St. George YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the Point St. George YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">South Reef YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the South Reef YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the South Reef YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry fixed gear within the South Reef YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the South Reef YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Reading Rock YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Reading Rock YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the Reading Rock YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry fixed gear within the Reading Rock YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the Reading Rock YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Point Delgada (North) YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Point Delgada (North) YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry fixed gear within the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Point Delgada (South) YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Point Delgada (South) YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry fixed gear within the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure <PRTPAGE P="283"/>may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Limited entry fixed gear vessels may transit through the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Cowcod Conservation Areas.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish within the CCAs, except for species authorized in this paragraph caught according to gear requirements in this paragraph, when those waters are open to fishing. Commercial fishing vessels may transit through the Western CCA with their gear stowed and groundfish on board only in a corridor through the Western CCA bounded on the north by the latitude line at 33°00.50′ N. lat., and bounded on the south by the latitude line at 32°59.50′ N. lat. Fishing with limited entry fixed gear is prohibited within the CCAs, except as follows:</P> <P>(i) Fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted within the CCAs under the following conditions: When using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.45 kg) weights per line; and provided a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), subpart C, has been filed with NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(ii) Fishing for rockfish and lingcod is permitted shoreward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour within the CCAs when trip limits authorize such fishing, and provided a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), subpart C, has been filed with NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Nontrawl Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA).</E> The nontrawl RCAs are closed areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates (specified at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C) designed to approximate specific depth contours, where fishing for groundfish with nontrawl gear is prohibited. Boundaries for the nontrawl RCA throughout the year are provided in the header to Table 2 (North) and Table 2 (South) of this subpart and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to § 660.60(c), subpart C.</P> <P>(i) It is unlawful to operate a vessel with limited entry nontrawl gear in the nontrawl RCA, except for the purpose of continuous transit, or when the use of limited entry nontrawl gear is authorized in this section. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with limited entry nontrawl gear within the nontrawl RCA, unless otherwise authorized in this section.</P> <P>(ii) Limited entry nontrawl vessels may transit through the nontrawl RCA, with or without groundfish on board, provided all groundfish nontrawl gear is stowed either: Below deck; or if the gear cannot readily be moved, in a secured and covered manner, detached from all lines, so that it is rendered unusable for fishing.</P> <P>(iii) The nontrawl RCA restrictions in this section apply to vessels registered to limited entry fixed gear permits fishing for species other than groundfish with nontrawl gear on trips where groundfish species are retained. Unless otherwise authorized in this section, a vessel may not retain any groundfish taken on a fishing trip for species other than groundfish that occurs within the nontrawl RCA. If a vessel fishes in a non-groundfish fishery in the nontrawl RCA, it may not participate in any fishing for groundfish on that trip that is prohibited within the nontrawl RCA. [For example, if a vessel fishes in the salmon troll fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same trip fish in the sablefish fishery outside of the RCA.]</P> <P>(iv) It is lawful to fish within the nontrawl RCA with limited entry fixed gear only under the following conditions: when fishing for “other flatfish” off California (between 42° N. lat. south to the U.S./Mexico border) using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.91 kg) weights per line when trip limits authorize such fishing, provided a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), subpart C, has been filed with NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Farallon Islands.</E> Under California law, commercial fishing for all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10 fm (18 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands. An exception to this prohibition is that commercial fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted around the Farallon Islands <PRTPAGE P="284"/>using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.45-kg) weights per line. (<E T="03">See</E> Table 2 (South) of this subpart.) For a definition of the Farallon Islands, <E T="03">see</E> § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Cordell Banks.</E> Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited in waters of depths less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C. An exception to this prohibition is that commercial fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted around Cordell Banks using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.45-kg) weights per line.</P> <P>(14) <E T="03">Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Areas (EFHCA).</E> An EFHCA, a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude at §§ 660.75 through 660.79, where specified types of fishing are prohibited in accordance with § 660.12. EFHCAs apply to vessels using “bottom contact gear,” which is defined at § 660.11, to include limited entry fixed gear (longline and pot/trap,) among other gear types. Fishing with all bottom contact gear, including longline and pot/trap gear, is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.75 through 660.79: Thompson Seamount, President Jackson Seamount, Cordell Bank (50 fm (91 m) isobath), Harris Point, Richardson Rock, Scorpion, Painted Cave, Anacapa Island, Carrington Point, Judith Rock, Skunk Point, Footprint, Gull Island, South Point, and Santa Barbara. Fishing with bottom contact gear is also prohibited within the Davidson Seamount EFH Area, which is defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.75.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Black rockfish fishery management.</E> The trip limit for black rockfish (<E T="03">Sebastes melanops</E>) for commercial fishing vessels using hook-and-line gear between the U.S.-Canada border and Cape Alava (48°09.50′ N. lat.), and between Destruction Island (47°40′ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.), is 100 lbs (45 kg) or 30 percent, by weight of all fish on board, whichever is greater, per vessel per fishing trip. These per trip limits apply to limited entry and open access fisheries, in conjunction with the cumulative trip limits and other management measures in § 660.230, subpart E, and § 660.330, subpart F. The crossover provisions in § 660.60(h)(7), subpart C, do not apply to the black rockfish per-trip limits.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 27549, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53838, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.231</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery.</SUBJECT> <P>This section applies to the sablefish primary season for the limited entry fixed gear fishery north of 36° N. lat. Limited entry and open access fixed gear sablefish fishing outside of the sablefish primary season north of 36° N. lat. is governed by routine management measures imposed under §§ 660.230 and 660.232, subpart E.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Sablefish endorsement.</E> A vessel may not fish in the sablefish primary season for the limited entry fixed gear fishery, unless at least one limited entry permit with both a gear endorsement for longline or trap (or pot) gear and a sablefish endorsement is registered for use with that vessel. Permits with sablefish endorsements are assigned to one of three tiers, as described at § 660.25(b)(3)(iv), subpart C.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Sablefish primary season for the limited entry fixed gear fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">Season dates.</E> North of 36° N. lat., the sablefish primary season for the limited entry, fixed gear, sablefish-endorsed vessels begins at 12 noon local time on April 1 and closes at 12 noon local time on October 31, or closes for an individual permit holder when that permit holder's tier limit has been reached, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise announced by the Regional Administrator through the routine management measures process described at § 660.60(c).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Gear type.</E> During the season primary and when fishing against primary season cumulative limits, each vessel authorized to fish in that season under paragraph (a) of this section may fish for sablefish with any of the gear types, except trawl gear, endorsed on at least one of the permits registered for use with that vessel.<PRTPAGE P="285"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Cumulative limits.</E> (i) A vessel participating in the primary season will be constrained by the sablefish cumulative limit associated with each of the permits registered for use with that vessel. During the primary season, each vessel authorized to fish in that season under paragraph (a) of this section may take, retain, possess, and land sablefish, up to the cumulative limits for each of the permits registered for use with that vessel (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> stacked permits). If multiple limited entry permits with sablefish endorsements are registered for use with a single vessel, that vessel may land up to the total of all cumulative limits announced in this paragraph for the tiers for those permits, except as limited by paragraph (b)(3)(ii) of this section. Up to 3 permits may be registered for use with a single vessel during the primary season; thus, a single vessel may not take and retain, possess or land more than 3 primary season sablefish cumulative limits in any one year. A vessel registered for use with multiple limited entry permits is subject to per vessel limits for species other than sablefish, and to per vessel limits when participating in the daily trip limit fishery for sablefish under § 660.232, subpart E. In 2011, the following annual limits are in effect: Tier 1 at 47,697 lb (21,635 kg), Tier 2 at 21,680 lb (9,834 kg), and Tier 3 at 12,389 lb (5,620 kg). For 2012 and beyond, the following annual limits are in effect: Tier 1 at 46,238 lb (21,017 kg), Tier 2 at 21,017 lb (9553 kg), and Tier 3 at 12,010 lb (5,459 kg).</P> <P>(ii) If a permit is registered to more than one vessel during the primary season in a single year, the second vessel may only take the portion of the cumulative limit for that permit that has not been harvested by the first vessel to which the permit was registered. The combined primary season sablefish landings for all vessels registered to that permit may not exceed the cumulative limit for the tier associated with that permit.</P> <P>(iii) A cumulative trip limit is the maximum amount of sablefish that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed per vessel in a specified period of time, with no limit on the number of landings or trips.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Incidental halibut retention north of Pt. Chehalis, WA (46°53.30′ N. lat.).</E> From May 1 through October 31, vessels authorized to participate in the sablefish primary fishery, licensed by the International Pacific Halibut Commission for commercial fishing in Area 2A (waters off Washington, Oregon, California), and fishing with longline gear north of Pt. Chehalis, WA (46°53.30′ N. lat.) may possess and land up to the following cumulative limits: 50 lb (23 kg) dressed weight of halibut for every 1,000 pounds (454 kg) dressed weight of sablefish landed and up to 2 additional halibut in excess of the 50-pounds-per-1,000-pound ratio per landing. “Dressed” halibut in this area means halibut landed eviscerated with their heads on. Halibut taken and retained in the sablefish primary fishery north of Pt. Chehalis may only be landed north of Pt. Chehalis and may not be possessed or landed south of Pt. Chehalis.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Owner-on-board requirement.</E> Any person who owns or has ownership interest in a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement, as described at § 660.25(b)(3), subpart C, must be on board the vessel registered for use with that permit at any time that the vessel has sablefish on board the vessel that count toward that permit's cumulative sablefish landing limit. This person must carry government issued photo identification while aboard the vessel. A permit owner is not obligated to be on board the vessel registered for use with the sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit during the sablefish primary season if:</P> <P>(i) The person, partnership or corporation had ownership interest in a limited entry permit with a sablefish endorsement prior to November 1, 2000. A person who has ownership interest in a partnership or corporation that owned a sablefish-endorsed permit as of November 1, 2000, but who did not individually own a sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit as of November 1, 2000, is not exempt from the owner-on-board requirement when he/she leaves the partnership or corporation and purchases another permit individually. A person, partnership, or corporation that is exempt from the owner-on-board requirement may sell all of their <PRTPAGE P="286"/>permits, buy another sablefish-endorsed permit within up to a year from the date the last change in permit ownership was approved, and retain their exemption from the owner-on-board requirements. Additionally, a person, partnership, or corporation that qualified for the owner-on-board exemption, but later divested their interest in a permit or permits, may retain rights to an owner-on-board exemption as long as that person, partnership, or corporation purchases another permit by March 2, 2007. A person, partnership or corporation could only purchase a permit if it has not added or changed individuals since November 1, 2000, excluding individuals that have left the partnership or corporation, or that have died.</P> <P>(ii) The person who owns or who has ownership interest in a sablefish-endorsed limited entry permit is prevented from being on board a fishing vessel because the person died, is ill, or is injured. The person requesting the exemption must send a letter to NMFS requesting an exemption from the owner-on-board requirements, with appropriate evidence as described at paragraph (b)(4)(ii)(A) or (B) of this section. All emergency exemptions for death, injury, or illness will be evaluated by NMFS and a decision will be made in writing to the permit owner within 60 calendar days of receipt of the original exemption request.</P> <P>(A) Evidence of death of the permit owner shall be provided to NMFS in the form of a copy of a death certificate. In the interim before the estate is settled, if the deceased permit owner was subject to the owner-on-board requirements, the estate of the deceased permit owner may send a letter to NMFS with a copy of the death certificate, requesting an exemption from the owner-on-board requirements. An exemption due to death of the permit owner will be effective only until such time that the estate of the deceased permit owner has registered the deceased permit owner's permit to a beneficiary or up to three years after the date of death as proven by a death certificate, whichever is earlier. An exemption from the owner-on-board requirements will be conveyed in a letter from NMFS to the estate of the permit owner and is required to be on the vessel during fishing operations.</P> <P>(B) Evidence of illness or injury that prevents the permit owner from participating in the fishery shall be provided to NMFS in the form of a letter from a certified medical practitioner. This letter must detail the relevant medical conditions of the permit owner and how those conditions prevent the permit owner from being onboard a fishing vessel during the primary season. An exemption due to injury or illness will be effective only for the fishing year of the request for exemption, and will not be granted for more than three consecutive or total years. NMFS will consider any exemption granted for less than 12 months in a year to count as one year against the 3-year cap. In order to extend an emergency medical exemption for a succeeding year, the permit owner must submit a new request and provide documentation from a certified medical practitioner detailing why the permit owner is still unable to be onboard a fishing vessel. An emergency exemption will be conveyed in a letter from NMFS to the permit owner and is required to be on the vessel during fishing operations.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 11384, Mar. 2, 2011; 76 FR 27550, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 34912, June 15, 2011; 76 FR 53839, Aug. 30, 2011; 76 FR 74746, Dec. 1, 2011; 76 FR 77430, Dec. 13, 2011; 77 FR 24636, Apr. 25, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.232</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry daily trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Limited entry DTL fisheries both north and south of 36° N. lat.</E>—(1) Before the start of the sablefish primary season, all sablefish landings made by a vessel authorized by § 660.231(a) to fish in the sablefish primary season will be subject to the restrictions and limits of the limited entry daily and/or weekly trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish specified in this section and which is governed by routine management measures imposed under § 660.60(c).</P> <P>(2) Following the start of the primary season, all landings made by a vessel authorized by § 660.231(a) of this subpart to fish in the primary season will count against the primary season cumulative limit(s) associated with the permit(s) registered for use with that vessel. A <PRTPAGE P="287"/>vessel that is eligible to fish in the sablefish primary season may fish in the DTL fishery for sablefish once that vessels' primary season sablefish limit(s) have been taken, or after the close of the primary season, whichever occurs earlier. Any subsequent sablefish landings by that vessel will be subject to the restrictions and limits of the limited entry DTL fishery for sablefish for the remainder of the fishing year.</P> <P>(3) No vessel may land sablefish against both its primary season cumulative sablefish limits and against the DTL fishery limits within the same 24 hour period of 0001 hours local time to 2400 hours local time. If a vessel has taken all of its tier limit except for an amount that is smaller than the DTL amount, that vessel's subsequent sablefish landings are automatically subject to DTL limits.</P> <P>(4) Vessels registered for use with a limited entry, fixed gear permit that does not have a sablefish endorsement may fish in the limited entry, DTL fishery for as long as that fishery is open during the fishing year, subject to routine management measures imposed under § 660.60(c), Subpart C. DTL limits for the limited entry fishery north and south of 36° N. lat. are provided in Tables 2 (North) and 2 (South) of this subpart.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 27550, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53839, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="288"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. E, Table 2</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2 (North) to Part 660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear North of 40°10′ N. Lat.</HD> <GPH DEEP="466" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER08AU12.000</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[77 FR 47324, Aug. 8, 2012]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="289"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. E, Table 2</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2 (South) to Part 660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Limited Entry Fixed Gear South of 40°10′ N. Lat.</HD> <GPH DEEP="453" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER08AU12.001</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="274" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="290"/> <GID>ER08AU12.002</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[77 FR 47326, Aug. 8, 2012]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—West Coast Groundfish—Open Access Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.310</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart covers the Pacific Coast Groundfish open access fishery. The open access fishery, as defined at § 660.11, Subpart C, is the fishery composed of commercial vessels using open access gear fished pursuant to the harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management measures specified for the harvest of open access allocations or governing the fishing activities of open access vessels.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.311</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>General definitions for the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries are defined at § 660.11, subpart C. The definitions in this subpart are specific to the open access fishery covered in this subpart and are in addition to those specified at § 660.11, subpart C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Closely tended</E> for the purposes of this subpart means that a vessel is within visual sighting distance or within 0.25 nm (463 m) of the gear as determined by electronic navigational equipment.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.312</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>General groundfish prohibitions for the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries are defined at § 660.12, subpart C. In addition to the general groundfish prohibitions, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Take and retain, possess, or land groundfish in excess of the landing limit for the open access fishery without having a valid limited entry permit for the vessel affixed with <PRTPAGE P="291"/>a gear endorsement for the gear used to catch the fish.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Black rockfish fisheries.</E> Have onboard a commercial hook-and-line fishing vessel (other than a vessel operated by persons under § 660.60 (c)(1)(ii), subpart C), more than the amount of the trip limit set for black rockfish by § 660.330(e) while that vessel is fishing between the U.S.-Canada border and Cape Alava (48°09′30″ N. lat.), or between Destruction Island (47°40′00″ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point (46°38′10″ N. lat.).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear.</E> (1) Possess, deploy, haul, or carry onboard a fishing vessel subject to this subpart a set net, trap or pot, longline, or commercial vertical hook-and-line that is not in compliance with the gear restrictions in § 660.330(b), subpart F, unless such gear is the gear of another vessel that has been retrieved at sea and made inoperable or stowed in a manner not capable of being fished. The disposal at sea of such gear is prohibited by Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (Annex V of MARPOL 73/78).</P> <P>(2) Fish with dredge gear (defined in § 660.11) anywhere within EFH within the EEZ, as defined by latitude/longitude coordinates at § 660.75.</P> <P>(3) Fish with beam trawl gear (defined in § 660.11) anywhere within EFH within the EEZ, as defined by latitude/longitude coordinates at § 660.75.</P> <P>(4) Fish with bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter greater than 19 inches (48 cm) (including rollers, bobbins, or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope) anywhere in EFH within the EEZ, as defined by latitude/longitude coordinates at § 660.75.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Fishing in conservation areas with open access gears.</E> (1) Operate a vessel with non-groundfish trawl gear onboard in any applicable GCA (as defined at § 660.330(d)) except for purposes of continuous transiting, with all trawl gear stowed in accordance with § 660.330(b), or except as authorized in the groundfish management measures published at § 660.330.</P> <P>(2) Operate a vessel in an applicable GCA (as defined at § 660.330(d) that has nontrawl gear onboard and is not registered to a limited entry permit on a trip in which the vessel is used to take and retain or possess groundfish in the EEZ, possess or land groundfish taken in the EEZ, except for purposes of continuous transiting, with all groundfish nontrawl gear stowed in accordance with § 660.330(b), or except as authorized in the groundfish management measures published at § 660.330.</P> <P>(3) Fish with bottom contact gear (as defined in § 660.11, subpart C) within the EEZ in the following areas (defined in §§ 660.78 and 660.79): Thompson Seamount, President Jackson Seamount, Cordell Bank (50-fm (91-m) isobath), Harris Point, Richardson Rock, Scorpion, Painted Cave, Anacapa Island, Carrington Point, Judith Rock, Skunk Point, Footprint, Gull Island, South Point, and Santa Barbara.</P> <P>(4) Fish with bottom contact gear (as defined in § 660.11, subpart C), or any other gear that is deployed deeper than 500-fm (914-m), within the Davidson Seamount area (defined in § 660.75).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.313</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> General reporting requirements specified at § 660.13(a) through (c) of subpart C apply to open access fisheries.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Declaration reports for vessels using nontrawl gear.</E> Declaration reporting requirements for open access vessels using nontrawl gear (all types of open access gear other than non-groundfish trawl gear) are specified at § 660.13(d).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Declaration reports for vessels using non-groundfish trawl gear.</E> Declaration reporting requirements for open access vessels using non-groundfish trawl gear are specified at § 660.13(d).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">VMS requirements for open access fishery vessels.</E> VMS requirements for open access fishery vessels are specified at § 660.14, subpart C.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Retention of records.</E> Any person landing groundfish must retain on board the vessel from which groundfish is landed, and provide to an authorized officer upon request, copies of any and all reports of groundfish landings containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law throughout the cumulative limit period during which a landing occurred and for 15 days thereafter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="292"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.316</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—observer requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> (1) When NMFS notifies the owner, operator, permit holder, or the manager of a catcher vessel, specified at § 660.16(c), of any requirement to carry an observer, the catcher vessel may not be used to fish for groundfish without carrying an observer.</P> <P>(2) Any vessel 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA or longer that is engaged in at-sea processing must carry two NMFS-certified observers, and any vessel shorter than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that is engaged in at-sea processing must carry one NMFS-certified observer, each day that the vessel is used to take, retain, receive, land, process, or transport groundfish.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Notice of departure—basic rule.</E> At least 24 hours (but not more than 36 hours) before departing on a fishing trip, a vessel that has been notified by NMFS that it is required to carry an observer, or that is operating in an active sampling unit, must notify NMFS (or its designated agent) of the vessel's intended time of departure. Notice will be given in a form to be specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Optional notice—weather delays.</E> A vessel that anticipates a delayed departure due to weather or sea conditions may advise NMFS of the anticipated delay when providing the basic notice described in paragraph (b) of this section. If departure is delayed beyond 36 hours from the time the original notice is given, the vessel must provide an additional notice of departure not less than 4 hours prior to departure, in order to enable NMFS to place an observer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Optional notice—back-to-back fishing trips.</E> A vessel that intends to make back-to-back fishing trips (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> trips with less than 24 hours between offloading from one trip and beginning another), may provide the basic notice described in paragraph (b) of this section for both trips, prior to making the first trip. A vessel that has given such notice is not required to give additional notice of the second trip.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Cease fishing report.</E> Within 24 hours of ceasing the taking and retaining of groundfish, vessel owners, operators, or managers must notify NMFS or its designated agent that fishing has ceased. This requirement applies to any vessel that is required to carry an observer, or that is operating in a segment of the fleet that NMFS has identified as an active sampling unit.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Waiver.</E> The Northwest Regional Administrator may provide written notification to the vessel owner stating that a determination has been made to temporarily waive coverage requirements because of circumstances that are deemed to be beyond the vessel's control.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Vessel responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">Accommodations and food.</E> An operator of a vessel required to carry one or more observer(s) must provide accommodations and food that are Equivalent to those provided to the crew.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Safe conditions.</E> Maintain safe conditions on the vessel for the protection of observer(s) including adherence to all USCG and other applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation of the vessel, and provisions at §§ 600.725 and 600.746 of this chapter.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Observer communications.</E> Facilitate observer communications by:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Observer use of equipment.</E> Allowing observer(s) to use the vessel's communication equipment and personnel, on request, for the entry, transmission, and receipt of work-related messages, at no cost to the observer(s) or the U.S. or designated agent.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Functional equipment.</E> Ensuring that the vessel's communications equipment, used by observers to enter and transmit data, is fully functional and operational.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Vessel position.</E> Allow observer(s) access to, and the use of, the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel, on request, to determine the vessel's position.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Access.</E> Allow observer(s) free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, trawl or working decks, holding bins, processing areas, freezer spaces, weight scales, cargo holds, and any other space that may be used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish or fish products at any time.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Notify observer(s) at least 15 minutes before fish are brought on board, or fish and fish <PRTPAGE P="293"/>products are transferred from the vessel, to allow sampling the catch or observing the transfer, unless the observer specifically requests not to be notified.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Records.</E> Allow observer(s) to inspect and copy any state or Federal logbook maintained voluntarily or as required by regulation.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable observer(s) to carry out their duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(i) Measuring decks, codends, and holding bins.</P> <P>(ii) Providing the observer(s) with a safe work area.</P> <P>(iii) Collecting bycatch when requested by the observer(s).</P> <P>(iv) Collecting and carrying baskets of fish when requested by the observer(s).</P> <P>(v) Allowing the observer(s) to collect biological data and samples.</P> <P>(vi) Providing adequate space for storage of biological samples.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Sample station</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> This paragraph contains the requirements for observer sampling stations. The vessel owner must provide an observer sampling station that complies with this section so that the observer can carry out required duties.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Accessibility.</E> The observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Location.</E> The observer sampling station must be located within 4 m of the location from which the observer samples unsorted catch. Unobstructed passage must be provided between the observer sampling station and the location where the observer collects sample catch.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 77 FR 55158, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.319</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery gear identification and marking.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Gear identification.</E> (1) Open access fixed gear (longline, trap or pot, set net and stationary hook-and-line gear, including commercial vertical hook-and-line gear) must be marked at the surface and at each terminal end, with a pole, flag, light, radar reflector, and a buoy.</P> <P>(2) Open access commercial vertical hook-and-line gear that is closely tended as defined at § 660.311 of this subpart, may be marked only with a single buoy of sufficient size to float the gear.</P> <P>(3) A buoy used to mark fixed gear under paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section must be marked with a number clearly identifying the owner or operator of the vessel. The number may be either:</P> <P>(i) If required by applicable state law, the vessel's number, the commercial fishing license number, or buoy brand number; or</P> <P>(ii) The vessel documentation number issued by the USCG, or, for an undocumented vessel, the vessel registration number issued by the state.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.320</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—crossover provisions.</SUBJECT> <P>The crossover provisions listed at § 660.60(h)(7), apply to vessels fishing in the open access fishery.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 74747, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.330</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Groundfish species taken in open access fisheries will be managed with cumulative trip limits (see trip limits in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of this subpart), size limits (see § 660.60(h)(5)), seasons (see seasons in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of this subpart), gear restrictions (see paragraph (b) of this section), and closed areas (see paragraph (d) of this section and §§ 660.70 through 660.79). Unless otherwise specified, a vessel operating in the open access fishery is subject to, and must not exceed any trip limit, frequency limit, and/or size limit for the open access fishery. Cowcod retention is prohibited in all fisheries and groundfish vessels operating south of Point Conception must adhere to CCA restrictions (see paragraph (d)(11) of this section and § 660.70). Retention of yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish is prohibited in all open access fisheries. For information on the open access daily/weekly trip limit fishery for sablefish, see § 660.332 of this subpart and the trip limits in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of this subpart. Open access vessels are subject to daily or weekly sablefish limits in addition to cumulative limits for each cumulative <PRTPAGE P="294"/>limit period. Only one sablefish landing per week may be made in excess of the daily trip limit and, if the vessel chooses to make a landing in excess of that daily trip limit, then that is the only sablefish landing permitted for that week. The trip limit for black rockfish caught with hook-and-line gear also applies, see paragraph (e) of this section. Open access vessels that fish with non-groundfish trawl gear or in the salmon troll fishery north of 40°10′ N. lat. are subject the cumulative limits and closed areas (except the pink shrimp fishery which is not subject to RCA restrictions) listed in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of this subpart. Federal commercial groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive state commercial groundfish regulations relating to federally managed groundfish.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear restrictions.</E> Open access gear includes longline, trap, pot, hook-and-line (fixed or mobile), setnet (anchored gillnet or trammel net, which are permissible south of 38° N. lat. only), spear and non-groundfish trawl gear (trawls used to target non-groundfish species: pink shrimp or ridgeback prawns, and, south of Pt. Arena, CA (38°57.50' N. lat.), California halibut or sea cucumbers). Restrictions for gears used in the open access fisheries are as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Non-groundfish trawl gear.</E> Non-groundfish trawl gear is generally trawl gear used to target pink shrimp, ridgeback prawn, California halibut and sea cucumber and is exempt from the limited entry trawl gear restrictions at § 660.130(b). The following gear restrictions apply to non-groundfish trawl gear:</P> <P>(i) Bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter greater than 19 inches (48 cm) (including rollers, bobbins, or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope) is prohibited anywhere in EFH within the EEZ, as defined by latitude/longitude coordinates at § 660.75. unless such gear is the gear of another vessel that has been retrieved at sea and made inoperable or stowed in a manner not capable of being fished. The disposal at sea of such gear is prohibited by Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (Annex V of MARPOL 73/78).</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Fixed gear.</E> (i) Fixed gear (longline, trap or pot, set net and stationary hook-and-line gear, including commercial vertical hook-and-line gear) must be attended at least once every 7 days.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Set nets.</E> Fishing for groundfish with set nets is prohibited in the fishery management area north of 38°00.00' N. lat.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Traps or pots.</E> Traps must have biodegradable escape panels constructed with 21 or smaller untreated cotton twine in such a manner that an opening at least 8 inches (20.3 cm) in diameter results when the twine deteriorates.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Spears.</E> Spears may be propelled by hand or by mechanical means.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Sorting.</E> Under § 660.12(a)(8), subpart C, it is unlawful for any person to “fail to sort, prior to the first weighing after offloading, those groundfish species or species groups for which there is a trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACL or ACT or OY, if the vessel fished or landed in an area during a time when such trip limit, size limit, scientific sorting designation, quota, harvest guideline, ACL or ACT or OY applied.” The States of Washington, Oregon, and California may also require that vessels record their landings as sorted on their state landing receipts. For open access vessels, the following species must be sorted:</P> <P>(1) Coastwide—widow rockfish, canary rockfish, darkblotched rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, shortbelly rockfish, black rockfish, blue rockfish, minor nearshore rockfish, minor shelf rockfish, minor slope rockfish, shortspine and longspine thornyhead, Dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, starry flounder, English sole, other flatfish, lingcod, sablefish, Pacific cod, spiny dogfish, longnose skate, other fish, Pacific whiting, and Pacific sanddabs;</P> <P>(2) North of 40°10′ N. lat.—POP, yellowtail rockfish, Cabezon (Oregon and California);</P> <P>(3) South of 40°10' N. lat.—minor shallow nearshore rockfish, minor deeper nearshore rockfish, chilipepper rockfish, bocaccio rockfish, splitnose rockfish, cowcod, bronzespotted rockfish and cabezon.<PRTPAGE P="295"/> </P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Groundfish conservation areas affecting open access vessels.</E> A GCA, a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude. A vessel that is authorized by this paragraph to fish within a GCA (e.g. fishing for “other flatfish” using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller), may not simultaneously have other gear on board the vessel that is unlawful to use for fishing within the GCA. The following GCAs apply to vessels participating in the open access groundfish fishery.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">North coast recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the North Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. The North Coast Recreational YRCA is designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial fixed gear fishers.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">North coast commercial yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the North Coast Commercial Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited within the North Coast Commercial YRCA. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with open access gear within the North Coast Commercial YRCA. Open access vessels may transit through the North Coast Commercial YRCA with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">South coast recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the South Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. The South Coast Recreational YRCA is designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial fixed gear fishers.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Westport offshore recreational YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates that define the Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. The Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA is designated as an area to be avoided (a voluntary closure) by commercial fixed gear fishers.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Point St. George YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Point St. George YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited within the Point St. George YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with open access gear within the Point St. George YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Open access vessels may transit through the Point St. George YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">South Reef YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the South Reef YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited within the South Reef YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with open access gear within the South Reef YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Open access gear vessels may transit through the South Reef YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Reading Rock YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Reading Rock YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited within the Reading Rock YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with open access gear within the Reading Rock YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Open access gear vessels may transit through the Reading Rock YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Point Delgada (North) YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Point Delgada (North) YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited within the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take <PRTPAGE P="296"/>and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with open access gear within the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Open access gear vessels may transit through the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Point Delgada (South) YRCA.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Point Delgada (South) YRCA boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited within the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with open access gear within the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment. Open access gear vessels may transit through the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, at any time, with or without groundfish on board.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Salmon Troll Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA).</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Salmon Troll YRCA boundaries are specified in the groundfish regulations at § 660.70, subpart C, and in the salmon regulations at § 660.405. Fishing with salmon troll gear is prohibited within the Salmon Troll YRCA. It is unlawful for commercial salmon troll vessels to take and retain, possess, or land fish taken with salmon troll gear within the Salmon Troll YRCA. Open access vessels may transit through the Salmon Troll YRCA with or without fish on board.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs).</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the CCAs boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish within the CCAs, except for species authorized in this paragraph caught according to gear requirements in this paragraph, when those waters are open to fishing. Commercial fishing vessels may transit through the Western CCA with their gear stowed and groundfish on board only in a corridor through the Western CCA bounded on the north by the latitude line at 33°00.50' N. lat., and bounded on the south by the latitude line at 32°59.50' N. lat. Fishing with open access gear is prohibited in the CCAs, except as follows:</P> <P>(i) Fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted within the CCAs under the following conditions: when using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.45 kg) weights per line; and provided a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), has been filed with NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(ii) Fishing for rockfish and lingcod is permitted shoreward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour within the CCAs when trip limits authorize such fishing, and provided a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), has been filed with NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Nontrawl rockfish conservation areas for the open access fisheries.</E> The nontrawl RCAs are closed areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates (specified at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C) designed to approximate specific depth contours, where fishing for groundfish with nontrawl gear is prohibited. Boundaries for the nontrawl RCA throughout the year are provided in the open access trip limit tables, Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of this subpart and may be modified by NMFS inseason pursuant to § 660.60(c).</P> <P>(i) It is unlawful to operate a vessel in the nontrawl RCA that has nontrawl gear onboard and is not registered to a limited entry permit on a trip in which the vessel is used to take and retain or possess groundfish in the EEZ, or land groundfish taken in the EEZ, except for the purpose of continuous transiting, or when the use of nontrawl gear is authorized in part 660.</P> <P>(ii) On any trip on which a groundfish species is taken with nontrawl open access gear and retained, the open access nontrawl vessel may transit through the nontrawl RCA only if all groundfish nontrawl gear is stowed either: Below deck; or if the gear cannot readily be moved, in a secured and covered manner, detached from all lines, so that it is rendered unusable for fishing.</P> <P>(iii) The nontrawl RCA restrictions in this section apply to vessels taking <PRTPAGE P="297"/>and retaining or possessing groundfish in the EEZ, or landing groundfish taken in the EEZ. Unless otherwise authorized by part 660, a vessel may not retain any groundfish taken on a fishing trip for species other than groundfish that occurs within the nontrawl RCA. If a vessel fishes in a non-groundfish fishery in the nontrawl RCA, it may not participate in any fishing for groundfish on that trip that is prohibited within the nontrawl RCA. [For example, if a vessel fishes in the salmon troll fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same trip fish in the sablefish fishery outside of the RCA.]</P> <P>(iv) Fishing for “other flatfish” off California (between 42° N. lat. south to the U.S./Mexico border) is permitted within the nontrawl RCA with fixed gear only under the following conditions: When using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.91 kg) weights per line when trip limits authorize such fishing; and provided a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), has been filed with NMFS OLE.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Non-groundfish trawl rockfish conservation areas for the open access non-groundfish trawl fisheries.</E> The non-groundfish trawl RCAs are closed areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates (specified at §§ 660.70 through 660.74, subpart C) designed to approximate specific depth contours, where fishing for groundfish with nontrawl gear is prohibited. Boundaries for the nontrawl RCA throughout the year are provided in the open access trip limit tables, Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of this subpart and may be modified by NMFS in season pursuant to § 660.60(c).</P> <P>(i) It is unlawful to operate a vessel in the non-groundfish trawl RCA with non-groundfish trawl gear onboard, except for the purpose of continuous transiting, or when the use of trawl gear is authorized in part 660. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with non-groundfish trawl gear within the nontrawl RCA, unless otherwise authorized in part 660.</P> <P>(ii) Non-groundfish trawl vessels may transit through the non-groundfish trawl RCA, with or without groundfish on board, provided all non-groundfish trawl gear is stowed either: Below deck; or if the gear cannot readily be moved, in a secured and covered manner, detached from all towing lines, so that it is rendered unusable for fishing; or remaining on deck uncovered if the trawl doors are hung from their stanchions and the net is disconnected from the doors.</P> <P>(iii) The non-groundfish trawl RCA restrictions in this section apply to vessels taking and retaining or possessing groundfish in the EEZ, or landing groundfish taken in the EEZ. Unless otherwise authorized by Part 660, it is unlawful for a vessel to retain any groundfish taken on a fishing trip for species other than groundfish that occurs within the non-groundfish trawl RCA. If a vessel fishes in a non-groundfish fishery in the non-groundfish trawl RCA, it may not participate in any fishing on that trip that is prohibited within the non-groundfish trawl RCA. [For example, if a vessel fishes in the pink shrimp fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot on the same trip fish in the DTS fishery seaward of the RCA.] Nothing in these Federal regulations supersedes any state regulations that may prohibit trawling shoreward of the fishery management area (3-200 nm).</P> <P>(iv) It is lawful to fish with non-groundfish trawl gear within the non-groundfish trawl RCA only under the following conditions:</P> <P>(A) Pink shrimp trawling is permitted in the non-groundfish trawl RCA when a valid declaration report as required at § 660.12(d), subpart C, has been filed with NMFS OLE. Groundfish caught with pink shrimp trawl gear may be retained anywhere in the EEZ and are subject to the limits in Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of this subpart.</P> <P>(B) When the shoreward line of the trawl RCA is shallower than 100 fm (183 m), vessels using ridgeback prawn trawl gear south of 34°27.00′ N. lat. may operate out to the 100 fm (183 m) boundary line specified at § 660.73, when a valid declaration report as required at § 660.13(d), has been filed with NMFS OLE. Groundfish caught with ridgeback prawn trawl gear are subject <PRTPAGE P="298"/>to the limits in Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) of this subpart.</P> <P>(14) <E T="03">Farallon Islands.</E> Under California law, commercial fishing for all groundfish is prohibited between the shoreline and the 10 fm (18 m) depth contour around the Farallon Islands. An exception to this prohibition is that commercial fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted around the Farallon Islands using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.45 kg) weights per line. (See Table 2 (South) of this subpart.) For a definition of the Farallon Islands, see § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(15) <E T="03">Cordell Banks.</E> Commercial fishing for groundfish is prohibited in waters of depths less than 100-fm (183-m) around Cordell Banks, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C. An exception to this prohibition is that commercial fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted around Cordell Banks using no more than 12 hooks, “Number 2” or smaller, which measure no more than 11 mm (0.44 inches) point to shank, and up to two 1-lb (0.45 kg) weights per line.</P> <P>(16) <E T="03">Essential fish habitat conservation areas (EFHCA).</E> An EFHCA, a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude at §§ 660.76 through 660.79, where specified types of fishing are prohibited in accordance with § 660.12, subpart C. EFHCAs apply to vessels using bottom trawl gear and or vessels using “bottom contact gear,” which is defined at § 660.11, subpart C, and includes, but is not limited to: Beam trawl, bottom trawl, dredge, fixed gear, set net, demersal seine, dinglebar gear, and other gear (including experimental gear) designed or modified to make contact with the bottom.</P> <P>(i) The following EFHCAs apply to vessels operating within the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California with bottom trawl gear:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Seaward of a boundary line approximating the 700-fm (1280-m) depth contour.</E> Fishing with bottom trawl gear is prohibited in waters of depths greater than 700 fm (1280 m) within the EFH, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.76.</P> <P>(B) Shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 100-m (183-m) depth contour. Fishing with bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter greater than 8 inches (20 cm) is prohibited in waters shoreward of a boundary line approximating the 100-fm (183-m) depth contour, as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.73.</P> <P>(C) EFHCAs for all bottom trawl gear. Fishing with all bottom trawl gear is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.77 through 660.78: Olympic 2, Biogenic 1, Biogenic 2, Grays Canyon, Biogenic 3, Astoria Canyon, Nehalem Bank/Shale Pile, Siletz Deepwater, Daisy Bank/Nelson Island, Newport Rockpile/Stonewall Bank, Heceta Bank, Deepwater off Coos Bay, Bandon High Spot, Rogue Canyon.</P> <P>(D) EFHCAs for all bottom trawl gear, except demersal seine gear. Fishing with all bottom trawl gear except demersal seine gear (defined at § 660.11, subpart C) is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.79: Eel River Canyon, Blunts Reef, Mendocino Ridge, Delgada Canyon, Tolo Bank, Point Arena North, Point Arena South Biogenic Area, Cordell Bank/Biogenic Area, Farallon Islands/Fanny Shoal, Half Moon Bay, Monterey Bay/Canyon, Point Sur Deep, Big Sur Coast/Port San Luis, East San Lucia Bank, Point Conception, Hidden Reef/Kidney Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), Catalina Island, Potato Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), Cherry Bank (within Cowcod Conservation Area West), and Cowcod EFH Conservation Area East.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">EFHCAs for bottom contact gear, which includes bottom trawl gear.</E> Fishing with bottom contact gear is prohibited within the following EFHCAs, which are defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.78 through 660.79: Thompson Seamount, President Jackson Seamount, Cordell Bank (50-fm (91-m) isobath), Harris Point, Richardson Rock, Scorpion, Painted Cave, Anacapa Island, Carrington Point, Judith Rock, Skunk Point, Footprint, Gull Island, South Point, and Santa Barbara. Fishing with <PRTPAGE P="299"/>bottom contact gear is also prohibited within the Davidson Seamount EFH Area, which is defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.75.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Black rockfish fishery management.</E> The trip limit for black rockfish (<E T="03">Sebastes melanops</E>) for commercial fishing vessels using hook-and-line gear between the U.S.-Canada border and Cape Alava (48°09.50′ N. lat.), and between Destruction Island (47°40′ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.), is 100-lbs (45 kg) or 30 percent, by weight of all fish on board, whichever is greater, per vessel per fishing trip. These per trip limits apply to limited entry and open access fisheries, in conjunction with the cumulative trip limits and other management measures in §§ 660.230 and 660.330. The crossover provisions in § 660.60(h)(7), do not apply to the black rockfish per-trip limits.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 27554, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 53839, Aug. 30, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.332</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access daily trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Open access DTL fisheries both north and south of 36° N. lat.</E> Open access vessels may fish in the open access, daily trip limit fishery for as long as that fishery is open during the year, subject to the routine management measures imposed under § 660.60, subpart C.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Trip limits.</E> (1) Daily and/or weekly trip limits for the open access fishery north and south of 36° N. lat. are provided in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of this subpart.</P> <P>(2) Trip and/or frequency limits may be imposed in the limited entry fishery on vessels that are not participating in the primary season under § 660.60, subpart C.</P> <P>(3) Trip and/or size limits to protect juvenile sablefish in the limited entry or open access fisheries also may be imposed at any time under § 660.60, subpart C.</P> <P>(4) Trip limits may be imposed in the open access fishery at any time under § 660.60, subpart C.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.333</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Open access non-groundfish trawl fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Groundfish taken with non-groundfish trawl gear by vessels engaged in fishing for pink shrimp, ridgeback prawns, California halibut, or sea cucumbers. Trip limits for groundfish retained in the ridgeback prawn, California halibut, or sea cucumber fisheries are in the open access trip limit table, Table 3 (South) of this subpart. Trip limits for groundfish retained in the pink shrimp fishery are in Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) of this subpart. The table also generally describes the RCAs for vessels participating in these fisheries.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Participation in the ridgeback prawn fishery.</E> A trawl vessel will be considered participating in the open access, non-groundfish trawl ridgeback prawn fishery if:</P> <P>(1) It is declared “non-groundfish trawl gear for ridgeback prawn” under § 660.13(d)(5)(iv), regardless of whether it is registered to a Federal limited entry trawl-endorsed permit; and</P> <P>(2) The landing includes ridgeback prawns taken in accordance with California Fish and Game Code, section 8595, which states: “Prawns or shrimp may be taken for commercial purposes with a trawl net, subject to Article 10 (commencing with Section 8830) of Chapter 3.”</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Participation in the California halibut fishery.</E> A trawl vessel will be considered participating in the open access, non-groundfish trawl California halibut fishery if:</P> <P>(1) It is declared “non-groundfish trawl gear for California halibut” under § 660.13(d)(5)(iv), regardless of whether it is registered to a Federal limited entry trawl-endorsed permit;</P> <P>(2) All fishing on the trip takes place south of Pt. Arena, CA (38°57.50′ N. lat.); and</P> <P>(3) The landing includes California halibut of a size required by California Fish and Game Code section 8392, which states: “No California halibut may be taken, possessed or sold which measures less than 22 in (56 cm) in total length, unless it weighs 4-lb (1.8144 kg) or more in the round, 3 and one-half lbs (1.587 kg) or more dressed with the head on, or 3-lbs (1.3608 kg) or <PRTPAGE P="300"/>more dressed with the head off. Total length means the shortest distance between the tip of the jaw or snout, whichever extends farthest while the mouth is closed, and the tip of the longest lobe of the tail, measured while the halibut is lying flat in natural repose, without resort to any force other than the swinging or fanning of the tail.”</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Participation in the sea cucumber fishery.</E> A trawl vessel will be considered to be participating in the open access, non-groundfish trawl sea cucumber fishery if:</P> <P>(1) It is declared “non-groundfish trawl gear for sea cucumber” under § 660.13(d)(5)(iv), regardless of whether it is registered to a Federal limited entry trawl-endorsed permit;</P> <P>(2) All fishing on the trip takes place south of Pt. Arena, CA (38°57.50′ N. lat.); and</P> <P>(3) The landing includes sea cucumbers taken in accordance with California Fish and Game Code, section 8405, which requires a permit issued by the State of California.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Groundfish taken with non-groundfish trawl gear by vessels engaged in fishing for pink shrimp.</E> Notwithstanding § 660.60(h)(7), a vessel that takes and retains pink shrimp and also takes and retains groundfish in either the limited entry or another open access fishery during the same applicable cumulative limit period that it takes and retains pink shrimp (which may be 1 month or 2 months, depending on the fishery and the time of year), may retain the larger of the two limits, but only if the limit(s) for each gear or fishery are not exceeded when operating in that fishery or with that gear. The limits are not additive; the vessel may not retain a separate trip limit for each fishery.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 74747, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="301"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. F, Table 3</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3 (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears North of 40°10′ N. Lat.</HD> <GPH DEEP="344" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER21DE11.080</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="245" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="302"/> <GID>ER21DE11.081</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 79129, Dec. 21, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="303"/> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. F, Table 3</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3 (South) to Part 660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas and Trip Limits for Open Access Gears South of 40°10′ N. Lat.</HD> <GPH DEEP="407" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER21DE11.082</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="425" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="304"/> <GID>ER21DE11.083</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 79129, Dec. 21, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—West Coast Groundfish—Recreational Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.350</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart covers the Pacific Coast Groundfish recreational fishery.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="305"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.351</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These definitions are specific to the recreational fisheries covered in this subpart. General groundfish definitions are defined at § 660.11, subpart C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Bag limit</E> means the number of fish available to an angler.</P> <P> <E T="03">Boat limit</E> means the number of fish available to for a vessel or boat.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hook limit</E> means a limit on the number of hooks on any given fishing line.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.352</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>These prohibitions are specific to the recreational fisheries. General groundfish prohibitions are found at § 660.12, subpart C. In addition to the general groundfish prohibitions specified in § 600.12, subpart C, of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) Sell, offer to sell, or purchase any groundfish taken in the course of recreational groundfish fishing.</P> <P>(b) Use fishing gear other than hook-and-line or spear for recreational fishing.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.353</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <P>Recordkeeping and reporting requirements at § 660.13 (a) through (c), subpart C, apply to the recreational fishery.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.360</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishery—management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Federal recreational groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive state recreational groundfish regulations relating to federally-managed groundfish. The bag limits include fish taken in both state and Federal waters.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear restrictions.</E> The only types of fishing gear authorized for recreational fishing are hook-and-line and spear. Spears may be propelled by hand or by mechanical means. More fishery-specific gear restrictions may be required by state as noted in paragraph (c) of this section (<E T="03">e.g.</E> California's recreational “other flatfish” fishery).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">State-specific recreational fishery management measures.</E> Federal recreational groundfish regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive State recreational groundfish regulations relating to federally-managed groundfish. Off the coast of Washington, Oregon, and California, boat limits apply, whereby each fisher aboard a vessel may continue to use angling gear until the combined daily limits of groundfish for all licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been attained (additional state restrictions on boat limits may apply).</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Washington.</E> For each person engaged in recreational fishing off the coast of Washington, the groundfish bag limit is 12 groundfish per day, including rockfish, cabezon and lingcod. Within the groundfish bag limit, there are sub-limits for rockfish, lingcod, and cabezon outlined in paragraph (c)(1)(i)(D) of this section. The recreational groundfish fishery is open year-round except for lingcod, which has season dates outlined in paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this section. In the Pacific halibut fisheries, retention of groundfish is governed in part by annual management measures for Pacific halibut fisheries, which are published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> The following seasons, closed areas, sub-limits and size limits apply:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Recreational groundfish conservation areas off Washington</E>—(A) <E T="03">North coast recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish and halibut is prohibited within the North Coast Recreational Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA). It is unlawful for recreational fishing vessels to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the North Coast Recreational YRCA. A vessel fishing in the North Coast Recreational YRCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. Recreational vessels may transit through the North Coast Recreational YRCA with or without groundfish on board. The North Coast Recreational YRCA is defined by latitude and longitude coordinates specified at § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">South coast recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish and halibut is prohibited within the South Coast Recreational YRCA. It is unlawful for recreational fishing vessels to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the <PRTPAGE P="306"/>South Coast Recreational YRCA. A vessel fishing in the South Coast Recreational YRCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. Recreational vessels may transit through the South Coast Recreational YRCA with or without groundfish on board. The South Coast Recreational YRCA is defined by latitude and longitude coordinates specified at § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Westport offshore recreational yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish and halibut is prohibited within the Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA. It is unlawful for recreational fishing vessels to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA. A vessel fishing in the Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. Recreational vessels may transit through the Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA with or without groundfish on board. The Westport Offshore Recreational YRCA is defined by latitude and longitude coordinates specified at § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Recreational rockfish conservation area.</E> Fishing for groundfish with recreational gear is prohibited within the recreational RCA unless otherwise stated. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the recreational RCA unless otherwise stated. A vessel fishing in the recreational RCA may not be in possession of any groundfish unless otherwise stated. [For example, if a vessel participates in the recreational salmon fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot be in possession of groundfish while in the RCA. The vessel may, however, on the same trip fish for and retain groundfish shoreward of the RCA on the return trip to port.]</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line Between the U.S. border with Canada and the Queets River (Washington state Marine Area 3 and 4), recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited seaward of a boundary line approximating the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour from June 1 through September 30, except on days when the Pacific halibut fishery is open in this area. Days open to Pacific halibut recreational fishing off Washington are announced on the NMFS hotline at (206) 526-6667 or (800) 662-9825. Coordinates for the boundary line approximating the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour are listed in § 660.71, subpart C.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Between the Queets River (47°31.70′ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.) (Washington state Marine Area 2), recreational fishing for groundfish, is prohibited seaward of a boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour from March 15 through June 15 with the following exceptions: Recreational fishing for lingcod is permitted within the RCA on days that the primary halibut fishery is open; recreational fishing for rockfish is permitted within the RCA from March 15 through June 15; recreational fishing for sablefish and Pacific cod is permitted within the recreational RCA from May 1 through June 15. In addition to the RCA described above, between the Queets River (47°31.70′ N. lat.) and Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.) (Washington state Marine Area 2), recreational fishing for lingcod is prohibited year round seaward of a straight line connecting all of the following points in the order stated: 47°31.70′ N. lat., 124°45.00′ W. long.; 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°30.00′ W. long. with the following exceptions: On days that the primary halibut fishery is open lingcod may be taken, retained and possessed within the lingcod area closure. Days open to Pacific halibut recreational fishing off Washington are announced on the NMFS hotline at (206) 526-6667 or (800) 662-9825. Retention of lingcod seaward of the boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour south of 46°58′ N. lat. is prohibited on Fridays and Saturdays from July 1 through August 31. For additional regulations regarding the Washington recreational lingcod fishery, see paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this section. Coordinates for the boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour are listed in § 660.71.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Between Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.) and the Washington/Oregon border (Marine Area 1), when Pacific halibut are onboard the vessel, no groundfish may be taken and retained, possessed or landed, except sablefish and Pacific cod from May 1 <PRTPAGE P="307"/>through September 30. Between Leadbetter Point (46°38.17′ N. lat.) and 46°25.00′ N. lat., recreational fishing for lingcod is prohibited year round seaward of a straight line connecting all of the following points in the order stated: 46°38.17′ N. lat., 124°21.00′ W. long.; and 46°25.00′ N. lat., 124°21.00′ W. long.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Rockfish.</E> In areas of the EEZ seaward of Washington that are open to recreational groundfish fishing, there is a 10 rockfish per day bag limit. Taking and retaining canary rockfish and yelloweye rockfish is prohibited.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Cabezon.</E> In areas of the EEZ seaward of Washington that are open to recreational groundfish fishing, there is a 2 cabezon per day bag limit.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Lingcod.</E> In areas of the EEZ seaward of Washington that are open to recreational groundfish fishing and when the recreational season for lingcod is open, there is a bag limit of 2 lingcod per day. The recreational fishing seasons and size limits for lingcod are as follows:</P> <P>(A) Between the U.S./Canada border and 48°10' N. lat. (Cape Alava) (Washington Marine Area 4), recreational fishing for lingcod is open, for 2011, from April 16 through October 15, and for 2012, from April 16 through October 13. Lingcod may be no smaller than 24 inches (61 cm) total length.</P> <P>(B) Between 48°10' N. lat. (Cape Alava) and 46°16' N. lat. (Washington/Oregon border) (Washington Marine Areas 1-3), recreational fishing for lingcod is open for 2011, from March 19 through October 15, and for 2012, from March 17 through October 13. Lingcod may be no smaller than 22 inches (56 cm) total length.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Oregon</E>—(i) <E T="03">Recreational groundfish conservation areas off Oregon</E>—(A) <E T="03">Stonewall Bank yelloweye rockfish conservation area.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish and halibut is prohibited within the Stonewall Bank YRCA. It is unlawful for recreational fishing vessels to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the Stonewall Bank YRCA. A vessel fishing in the Stonewall Bank YRCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. Recreational vessels may transit through the Stonewall Bank YRCA with or without groundfish on board. The Stonewall Bank YRCA is defined by latitude and longitude coordinates specified at § 660.70, subpart C.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Recreational rockfish conservation area.</E> Fishing for groundfish with recreational gear is prohibited within the recreational RCA, a type of closed area or GCA. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the recreational RCA. A vessel fishing in the recreational RCA may not be in possession of any groundfish. [For example, if a vessel fishes in the recreational salmon fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot be in possession of groundfish while in the RCA. The vessel may, however, on the same trip fish for and retain groundfish shoreward of the RCA on the return trip to port.] Off Oregon, from April 1 through September 30, recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited seaward of a recreational RCA boundary line approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour. Coordinates for the boundary line approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour are listed at § 660.71.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Essential fish habitat conservation areas.</E> The Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Areas (EFHCAs) are closed areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.76 through 660.79, where specified types of fishing are prohibited. Prohibitions applying to specific EFHCAs are found at § 660.12.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Seasons.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is open from January 1 through December 31, subject to the closed areas described in paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Bag limits, size limits.</E> For each person engaged in recreational fishing off the coast of Oregon, the following bag limits apply:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Marine fish.</E> The bag limit is 10 marine fish per day, which includes rockfish, kelp greenling, cabezon and other groundfish species. The bag limit of marine fish excludes Pacific halibut, salmonids, tuna, perch species, sturgeon, sanddabs, flatfish, lingcod, striped bass, hybrid bass, offshore pelagic species and baitfish (herring, smelt, anchovies and sardines). From April 1 through September 30; no more <PRTPAGE P="308"/>than one fish may be cabezon. The minimum size for cabezon retained in the Oregon recreational fishery is 16 in (41 cm) total length. The minimum size for Kelp greenling retained in the Oregon recreational fishery is 10 in (25 cm).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Lingcod.</E> There is a 3 fish limit per day for lingcod From January 1 through December 31. The minimum size for lingcod retained in the Oregon recreational fishery is 22 in (56 cm) total length.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Flatfish.</E> There is a 25 fish limit per day for all flatfish, excluding Pacific halibut, but including all soles, flounders and Pacific sanddabs, from January 1 through December 31.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">In the Pacific halibut fisheries.</E> Retention of groundfish is governed in part by annual management measures for Pacific halibut fisheries, which are published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Between the Oregon border with Washington and Cape Falcon, when Pacific halibut are onboard the vessel, groundfish may not be taken and retained, possessed or landed, except sablefish and Pacific cod. Between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mountain, during days open to the Oregon Central Coast “all-depth” sport halibut fishery, when Pacific halibut are onboard the vessel, no groundfish may be taken and retained, possessed or landed, except sablefish and Pacific cod. “All-depth” season days are established in the annual management measures for Pacific halibut fisheries, which are published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and are announced on the NMFS halibut hotline, 1-800-662-9825.</P> <P>(E) Taking and retaining canary rockfish and yelloweye rockfish is prohibited at all times and in all areas.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">California.</E> Seaward of California, California law provides that, in times and areas when the recreational fishery is open, there is a 20-fish bag limit for all species of finfish, within which no more than 10 fish of any one species may be taken or possessed by any one person. [Note: There are some exceptions to this rule. The following groundfish species are not subject to a bag limit: Petrale sole, Pacific sanddab and starry flounder.] For groundfish species not specifically mentioned in this paragraph, fishers are subject to the overall 20-fish bag limit for all species of finfish and the depth restrictions at paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section. Recreational spearfishing for all federally-managed groundfish is exempt from closed areas and seasons, consistent with Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. This exemption applies only to recreational vessels and divers provided no other fishing gear, except spearfishing gear, is on board the vessel. California state law may provide regulations similar to Federal regulations for the following state-managed species: Ocean whitefish, California sheephead, and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos. Kelp greenling is the only federally-managed greenling. Retention of cowcod, yelloweye rockfish, and canary rockfish is prohibited in the recreational fishery seaward of California all year in all areas. For each person engaged in recreational fishing in the EEZ seaward of California, the following closed areas, seasons, bag limits, and size limits apply:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Recreational groundfish conservation areas off California.</E> A Groundfish Conservation Area (GCA), a type of closed area, is a geographic area defined by coordinates expressed in degrees latitude and longitude. The following GCAs apply to participants in California's recreational fishery.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Recreational rockfish conservation areas.</E> The recreational RCAs are areas that are closed to recreational fishing for groundfish. Fishing for groundfish with recreational gear is prohibited within the recreational RCA, except that recreational fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted within the recreational RCA as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section. It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish taken with recreational gear within the recreational RCA, unless otherwise authorized in this section. A vessel fishing in the recreational RCA may not be in possession of any species prohibited by the restrictions that apply within the recreational RCA. [For example, if a vessel fishes in the recreational salmon fishery within the RCA, the vessel cannot be in possession of rockfish while in the RCA. The vessel may, however, on the same trip fish for and retain <PRTPAGE P="309"/>rockfish shoreward of the RCA on the return trip to port.]</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Between 42° N. lat. (California/Oregon border) and 40° 10.00′ N. lat. (Northern Management Area), recreational fishing for all groundfish (except “other flatfish” as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited seaward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts from May 14, 2011 through October 31, 2011 (shoreward of 20 fm is open); and is closed entirely from January 1 through May 13, 2011 and from November 1 through December 31, 2011. Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited seaward of 20 fm (37 m) from May 12, 2012 through October 31, 2012 (shoreward of 20 fm is open), and is closed entirely from January 1 through May 11, 2012 and from November 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Between 40°10′ N. lat. and 38°57.50′ N. lat. (Mendocino Management Area), recreational fishing for all groundfish (except “other flatfish” as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited seaward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts from May 14, 2011 through August 15, 2011 (shoreward of 20 fm is open), and is closed entirely from January 1, 2011 through May 13, 2011 and from August 16, 2011 through December 31, 2011; Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited seaward of 20 fm (37 m) and from May 12, 2012 through August 15, 2012 (shoreward of 20 fm is open); and is closed entirely from January 1, 2012 through May 11, 2012 and from August 16, 2012 through December 31, 2012.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Between 38°57.50′ N. lat. and 37°11′ N. lat. San Francisco Management Area), recreational fishing for all groundfish (except “other flatfish” as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited seaward of the boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts from June 1 through December 31; and is closed entirely from January 1 through May 31. Closures around Cordell Banks (see paragraph (c)(3)(i)(C) of this section) also apply in this area. Coordinates for the boundary line approximating the 30 fm (55 m) depth contour are listed in § 660.71.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Between 37°11′ N. lat. and 34°27′ N. lat. (Central Management Area), recreational fishing for all groundfish (except “other flatfish” as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited seaward of a boundary line approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts from May 1 through December 31; and is closed entirely from January 1 through April 30 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> prohibited seaward of the shoreline). Coordinates for the boundary line approximating the 40 fm (73 m) depth contour are specified in § 660.71.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) South of 34°27′ N. lat. (Southern Management Area), recreational fishing for all groundfish (except California scorpionfish as specified below in this paragraph and in paragraph (c)(3)(v) of this section and “other flatfish” as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section) is prohibited seaward of a boundary line approximating the 60 fm (110 m) depth contour from March 1 through December 31 along the mainland coast and along islands and offshore seamounts, except in the CCAs where fishing is prohibited seaward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour when the fishing season is open (see paragraph (c)(3)(i)(B) of this section). Recreational fishing for all groundfish (except California scorpionfish and “other flatfish”) is closed entirely from January 1 through February 28 (i.e., prohibited seaward of the shoreline). Recreational fishing for California scorpionfish south of 34°27′ N. lat. is prohibited seaward of a boundary line approximating the 60 fm (110 m) depth contour from January 1 through December 31, except in the CCAs where fishing is prohibited seaward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour when the fishing season is open.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Cowcod conservation areas.</E> The latitude and longitude coordinates of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) boundaries are specified at § 660.70, subpart C. In general, recreational fishing for all groundfish is prohibited within the CCAs, except that fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted within the CCAs as specified in paragraph <PRTPAGE P="310"/>(c)(3)(iv) of this section. However, recreational fishing for the following species is permitted shoreward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour when the season for those species is open south of 34°27′ N. lat.: Minor nearshore rockfish, cabezon, kelp greenling, lingcod, California scorpionfish, and “other flatfish” (subject to gear requirements at paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section during January-February). [NOTE: California state regulations also permit recreational fishing for California sheephead, ocean whitefish, and all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos shoreward of the 20 fm (37 m) depth contour in the CCAs when the season for the RCG complex is open south of 34°27′ N. lat.] It is unlawful to take and retain, possess, or land groundfish within the CCAs, except for species authorized in this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Cordell Banks.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited in waters less than 100 fm (183 m) around Cordell Banks as defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C, except that recreational fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted around Cordell Banks as specified in paragraph (c)(3)(iv) of this section. [<E T="04">Note:</E> California state regulations also prohibit fishing for all greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos, California sheephead and ocean whitefish.]</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Point St. George Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA).</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited within the Point St. George YRCA, as defined by latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">South reef YRCA.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited within the South Reef YRCA, as defined by latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Reading Rock YRCA.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited within the Reading Rock YRCA, as defined by latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Point Delgada (North) YRCA.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited within the Point Delgada (North) YRCA, as defined by latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Point Delgada (South) YRCA.</E> Recreational fishing for groundfish is prohibited within the Point Delgada (South) YRCA, as defined by latitude and longitude coordinates at § 660.70, subpart C, on dates when the closure is in effect. The closure is not in effect at this time. This closure may be imposed through inseason adjustment.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Essential fish habitat conservation areas.</E> The Essential Fish Habitat Conservation Areas (EFHCAs) are closed areas, defined by specific latitude and longitude coordinates at §§ 660.76 through 660.79, subpart C where specified types of fishing are prohibited. Prohibitions applying to specific EFHCAs are found at § 660.12, subpart C.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">RCG complex.</E> The California rockfish, cabezon, greenling complex (RCG Complex), as defined in state regulations (Section 1.91, Title 14, California Code of Regulations), includes all rockfish, kelp greenling, rock greenling, and cabezon. This category does not include California scorpionfish, also known as “sculpin”.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Seasons.</E> When recreational fishing for the RCG complex is open, it is permitted only outside of the recreational RCAs described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Between 42° N. lat. (California/Oregon border) and 40°10′ N. lat. (North Management Area), recreational fishing for the RCG complex is open from May 14, 2011 through October 31, 2011 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through May 13 and from November 1 through December 31 in 2011) and from May 12, 2012 through October 31, 2012 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through May 11 and from November 1 through December 31 in 2012).<PRTPAGE P="311"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Between 40°10′ N. lat. and 38°57.50′ N. lat. (Mendocino Management Area), recreational fishing for the RCG Complex is open from May 14, 2011 through August 15, 2011 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through May 13 and August 16 through December 31 in 2011), and from May 12, 2012 through August 15, 2012 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through May 11 and August 16 through December 31 in 2012).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Between 38°57.50′ N. lat. and 37°11′ N. lat. (San Francisco Management Area), recreational fishing for the RCG complex is open from June 1 through December 31 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through May 31).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Between 37°11′ N. lat. and 34°27′ N. lat. (Central Management Area), recreational fishing for the RCG complex is open from May 1 through December 31 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through April 30).</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) South of 34°27′ N. lat. (Southern Management Area), recreational fishing for the RCG Complex is open from March 1 through December 31 (<E T="03">i.e.</E> it's closed from January 1 through February 28).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Bag limits, hook limits.</E> In times and areas when the recreational season for the RCG Complex is open, there is a limit of 2 hooks and 1 line when fishing for the RCG complex and lingcod. The bag limit is 10 RCG Complex fish per day coastwide. Retention of canary rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, bronzespotted and cowcod is prohibited. Within the 10 RCG Complex fish per day limit, no more than 2 may be bocaccio, no more than 2 may be greenling (kelp and/or other greenlings) and no more than 3 may be cabezon. Multi-day limits are authorized by a valid permit issued by California and must not exceed the daily limit multiplied by the number of days in the fishing trip.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Size limits.</E> The following size limits apply: Bocaccio may be no smaller than 10 in (25 cm) total length; cabezon may be no smaller than 15 in (38 cm) total length; and kelp and other greenling may be no smaller than 12 in (30 cm) total length.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Dressing/filleting.</E> Cabezon, kelp greenling, and rock greenling taken in the recreational fishery may not be filleted at sea. Rockfish skin may not be removed when filleting or otherwise dressing rockfish taken in the recreational fishery. The following rockfish filet size limits apply: Bocaccio filets may be no smaller than 5 in (12.8 cm) and brown-skinned rockfish fillets may be no smaller than 6.5 in (16.6 cm). “Brown-skinned” rockfish include the following species: Brown, calico, copper, gopher, kelp, olive, speckled, squarespot, and yellowtail.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Lingcod</E>—(A) <E T="03">Seasons.</E> When recreational fishing for lingcod is open, it is permitted only outside of the recreational RCAs described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Between 42° N. lat. (California/Oregon border) and 40°10.00′ N. lat. (Northern Management Area), recreational fishing for lingcod is open from May 14, 2011 through October 31, 2011 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through May 13 and from November 1 through December 31 in 2011) and from May 12, 2012 through October 31, 2012 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through May 11 and from November 1 through December 31 in 2012).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Between 40°10′ N. lat. and 38°57.50′ N. lat. (Mendocino Management Area), recreational fishing for lingcod is open from May 14, 2011 through August 15, 2011 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through May 13 and August 16 through December 31 in 2011) and from May 12, 2012 through August 15, 2012 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through May 11 and August 16 through December 31 in 2012).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Between 38°57.50′ N. lat. and 37°11′ N. lat. (San Francisco Management Area), recreational fishing for lingcod is open from June 1 through December 31 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through May 31).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Between 37°11′ N. lat. and 34°27′ N. lat. (Central Management Area), recreational fishing for lingcod is open from May 1 through December 31 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through April 30).</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) South of 34°27′ N. lat. (Southern Management Area), recreational fishing for lingcod is open from March 1 through December 31 (i.e. it's closed from January 1 through February 28).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Bag limits, hook limits.</E> In times and areas when the recreational season for lingcod is open, there is a limit of <PRTPAGE P="312"/>2 hooks and 1 line when fishing for lingcod. The bag limit is 2 lingcod per day. Multi-day limits are authorized by a valid permit issued by California and must not exceed the daily limit multiplied by the number of days in the fishing trip.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Size limits.</E> Lingcod may be no smaller than 22 in (56 cm) total length.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Dressing/filleting.</E> Lingcod filets may be no smaller than 14 in (36 cm) in length.</P> <P>(iv) “<E T="03">Other flatfish”.</E> Coastwide off California, recreational fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted both shoreward of and within the closed areas described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section. “Other flatfish” are defined at § 660.11, subpart C, and include butter sole, curlfin sole, flathead sole, Pacific sanddab, rex sole, rock sole, and sand sole. Recreational fishing for “other flatfish” is permitted within the closed areas. “Other flatfish,” except Pacific sanddab, are subject to the overall 20-fish bag limit for all species of finfish, of which there may be no more than 10 fish of any one species. There is no season restriction or size limit for “other flatfish;” however, it is prohibited to filet “other flatfish” at sea.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">California scorpionfish.</E> California scorpionfish predominately occur south of 40°10′ N. lat.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Seasons.</E> When recreational fishing for California scorpionfish is open, it is permitted only outside of the recreational RCAs described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Between 40°10′ N. lat. and 37°11′ N. lat. (North Central Region), recreational fishing for California scorpionfish is open from June 1 through November 30 (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> it's closed from January 1 through May 31 and from December 1 through December 31).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Between 37°11′ N. lat. and 36° N. lat. (Monterey South Central Region), recreational fishing for California scorpionfish is open from May 1 through November 30 (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> it's closed from January 1 through April 30 and from December 1 through December 31).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Between 36° N. lat. and 34°27′ N. lat. (Morro Bay South Central Region), recreational fishing for California scorpionfish is open from May 1 through November 30 (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> it's closed from January 1 through April 30 and from December 1 through December 31).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) South of 34°27′ N. lat. (South Region), recreational fishing for California scorpionfish is open from January 1 through December 31.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Bag limits, hook limits.</E> South of 40°10.00′ N. lat., in times and areas where the recreational season for California scorpionfish is open, the bag limit is 5 California scorpionfish per day. California scorpionfish do not count against the 10 RCG Complex fish per day limit. Multi-day limits are authorized by a valid permit issued by California and must not exceed the daily limit multiplied by the number of days in the fishing trip.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Size limits.</E> California scorpionfish may be no smaller than 10 in (25 cm) total length.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Dressing/Filleting.</E> California scorpionfish filets may be no smaller than 5 in (12.8 cm) and must bear an intact 1 in (2.6 cm) square patch of skin.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 60995, Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 11392, Mar. 2, 2011; 76 FR 27559, May 11, 2011; 76 FR 54714, Sept. 2, 2011; 76 FR 79133, Dec. 21, 2011; 77 FR 12504, Mar. 1, 2012; 77 FR 55158, Sept. 7, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart H—West Coast Salmon Fisheries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. These regulations govern the management of West Coast salmon fisheries in the EEZ.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.402</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson Act and in § 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings:</P> <P> <E T="03">Barbless hook</E> means a hook with a single shank and point, with no secondary point or barb curving or projecting in any other direction. Where barbless hooks are specified, hooks manufactured with barbs can be made <PRTPAGE P="313"/>barbless by forcing the point of the barb flat against the main part of the point.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial fishing</E> means fishing with troll fishing gear as defined annually under § 660.408, or fishing for the purpose of sale or barter of the catch.</P> <P> <E T="03">Council</E> means the Pacific Fishery Management Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">Dressed, head-off length of salmon</E> means the shortest distance between the midpoint of the clavicle arch (see Figure 3 of this subpart) and the fork of the tail, measured along the lateral line while the fish is lying on its side, without resort to any force or mutilation of the fish other than removal of the head, gills, and entrails (see Figure 3 of this subpart).</P> <P> <E T="03">Dressed, head-off salmon</E> means salmon that have been beheaded, gilled, and gutted without further separation of vertebrae, and are either being prepared for on-board freezing, or are frozen and will remain frozen until landed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishery management area</E> means the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, bounded on the north by the Provisional International Boundary between the United States and Canada, and bounded on the south by the International Boundary between the United States and Mexico. The northeastern, northern, and northwestern boundaries of the fishery management area are as follows:</P> <P>(1) Northeastern boundary—that part of a line connecting the light on Tatoosh Island, WA, with the light on Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, southerly of the International Boundary between the United States and Canada (at 48°29′37″ N. lat., 124°43′33″ W. long.), and northerly of the point where that line intersects with the boundary of the U.S. territorial sea.</P> <P>(2) Northern and northwestern boundary is a line <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> connecting the following coordinates:</P> <FTNT> <P> <SU>1</SU> The line joining these coordinates is the provisional international boundary of the U.S. EEZ as shown on NOAA/NOS Charts #18480 and #18002.</P> </FTNT> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl20,xl20" COLS="2" OPTS="L0,7/8,g1,t1,i1"> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">N. lat.</E> </ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">W. long.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°29′37.19″</ENT> <ENT>124°43′33.19″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°30′11″</ENT> <ENT>124°47′13″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°30′22″</ENT> <ENT>124°50′21″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°30′14″</ENT> <ENT>124°52′52″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°29′57″</ENT> <ENT>124°59′14″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°29′44″</ENT> <ENT>125°00′06″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°28′09″</ENT> <ENT>125°05′47″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°27′10″</ENT> <ENT>125°08′25″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°26′47″</ENT> <ENT>125°09′12″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°20′16″</ENT> <ENT>125°22′48″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°18′22″</ENT> <ENT>125°29′58″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48°11′05″</ENT> <ENT>125°53′48″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">47°49′15″</ENT> <ENT>126°40′57″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">47°36′47″</ENT> <ENT>127°11′58″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">47°22′00″</ENT> <ENT>127°41′23″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">46°42′05″</ENT> <ENT>128°51′56″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">46°31′47″</ENT> <ENT>129°07′39″</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) The southern boundary of the fishery management area is the U.S.-Mexico International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl20,xl20" COLS="2" OPTS="L0,7/8,g1,t1,i1"> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">N. lat.</E> </ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">W. long.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">32°35′22″</ENT> <ENT>117°27′49″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">32°37′37″</ENT> <ENT>117°49′31″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">31°07′58″</ENT> <ENT>118°36′18″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">30°32′31″</ENT> <ENT>121°51′58″</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) The inner boundaries of the fishery management area are subject to change if the Secretary assumes responsibility for the regulation of the salmon fishery within state waters under section 306(b) of the Magnuson Act.</P> <P> <E T="03">Freezer trolling vessel</E> means a fishing vessel, equipped with troll fishing gear, that has a present capability for:</P> <P>(1) On board freezing of the catch.</P> <P>(2) Storage of the fish in a frozen condition until they are landed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Land</E> or <E T="03">landing</E> means to begin transfer of fish from a fishing vessel. Once transfer begins, all fish onboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific Coast Salmon Plan (PCSP or Salmon FMP)</E> means the Fishery Management Plan, as amended, for commercial and recreational ocean salmon fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (3 to 200 nautical miles offshore) off Washington, Oregon, and California. The Salmon FMP was first developed by the Council and approved by the Secretary in 1978. The Salmon FMP was amended on October 31, 1984, to establish a framework process to develop and implement fishery management actions; the Salmon FMP has been subsequently amended at irregular intervals. Other names commonly used include: Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan, West Coast <PRTPAGE P="314"/>Salmon Plan, West Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan.</P> <P> <E T="03">Plugs</E> means artificial fishing lures made of wood or hard plastic with one or more hooks attached. Lures commonly known as “spoons,” “wobblers,” “dodgers,” and flexible plastic lures are not considered plugs, and may not be used where “plugs only” are specified.</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational fishing</E> means fishing with recreational fishing gear as defined annually under § 660.408 and not for the purpose of sale or barter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational fishing gear</E> will be defined annually under § 660.408.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E> means the Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, or a designee. For fisheries occurring primarily or exclusively in the fishery management area seaward of California, <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E> means the Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, acting in consultation with the Director, Southwest Region, NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Salmon</E> means any anadromous species of the family Salmonidae and genus <E T="03">Oncorhynchus,</E> commonly known as Pacific salmon, including, but not limited to: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Chinook (king) salmon, <E T="03">Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Coho (silver) salmon, <E T="03">Oncorhynchus kisutch</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Pink (humpback) salmon, <E T="03">Oncorhynchus gorbuscha</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Chum (dog) salmon, <E T="03">Oncorhynchus keta</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Sockeye (red) salmon, <E T="03">Oncorhynchus nerka</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">Steelhead (rainbow trout), <E T="03">Oncorhynchus mykiss</E> </FP> </EXTRACT> <P> <E T="03">Total length of salmon</E> means the shortest distance between the tip of the snout or jaw (whichever extends furthest while the mouth is closed) and the tip of the longest lobe of the tail, without resort to any force or mutilation of the salmon other than fanning or swinging the tail.</P> <P> <E T="03">Treaty Indian fishing</E> means fishing for salmon and steelhead in the fishery management area by a person authorized by the Makah Tribe to exercise fishing rights under the Treaty with the Makah, or by the Quileute, Hoh, or Quinault Tribes to exercise fishing rights under the Treaty of Olympia.</P> <P> <E T="03">Troll fishing gear</E> will be defined annually under § 660.408.</P> <P> <E T="03">Whole bait</E> means a hook or hooks baited with whole natural bait with no device to attract fish other than a flasher.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 66 FR 29241, May 30, 2001; 76 FR 81858, Dec. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.403</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The relation of this part to other laws is set forth in § 600.705 of this chapter, § 660.2, and paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.</P> <P>(b) Any person fishing subject to this subpart who also engages in fishing for groundfish should consult Federal regulations in subpart C through G for applicable requirements of that subpart, including the requirement that vessels engaged in commercial fishing for groundfish (except commercial passenger vessels) have vessel identification in accordance with § 660.20.</P> <P>(c) Any person fishing subject to this subpart is bound by the international boundaries of the fishery management area described in § 660.402, notwithstanding any dispute or negotiation between the United States and any neighboring country regarding their respective jurisdictions, until such time as new boundaries are published by the United States.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 76 FR 81858, Dec. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.404</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120925" REFID="2">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 58931, Sept. 25, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) This subpart recognizes that catch and effort data necessary for implementation of any applicable fishery management plan are collected by the States and Indian tribes of Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho under existing data collection requirements. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no additional catch reports will be required of fishermen or processors so long as the data collection and reporting systems operated by State agencies and Indian tribes continue to provide NMFS with statistical information adequate for management.</P> <P>(b) Persons engaged in commercial fishing may be required to submit catch reports that are specified annually under § 660.408.</P> <EFFDNOT> <PRTPAGE P="315"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 61 FR 34600, July 2, 1996, § 660.404 was added. This section contains information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of Management and Budget.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Take and retain or land salmon caught with a net in the fishery management area, except that a hand-held net may be used to bring hooked salmon on board a vessel.</P> <P>(2) Fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon:</P> <P>(i) During closed seasons or in closed areas;</P> <P>(ii) While possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in the area at the time;</P> <P>(iii) Once any catch limit is attained;</P> <P>(iv) By means of gear or methods other than recreational fishing gear or troll fishing gear, or gear authorized under § 660.408(k) for treaty Indian fishing;</P> <P>(v) In violation of any action issued under this subpart; or</P> <P>(vi) In violation of any applicable area, season, species, zone, gear, daily bag limit, or length restriction.</P> <P>(3) Fish for salmon in an area when salmon of less than the legal minimum length for that area are on board the fishing vessel, except that this provision does not prohibit transit of an area when salmon of less than the legal minimum length for that area are on board, so long as no fishing is being conducted.</P> <P>(4) Remove the head of any salmon caught in the fishery management area, or possess a salmon with the head removed, if that salmon has been marked by removal of the adipose fin to indicate that a coded wire tag has been implanted in the head of the fish.</P> <P>(5) Take and retain or possess on board a fishing vessel any species of salmon that is less than the applicable minimum total length, including the applicable minimum length for dressed, head-off salmon.</P> <P>(6) Possess on board a fishing vessel a salmon, for which a minimum total length is extended or cannot be determined, except that dressed, head-off salmon may be possessed on board a freezer trolling vessel, unless the adipose fin of such salmon has been removed.</P> <P>(7) Fail to return to the water immediately and with the least possible injury any salmon the retention of which is prohibited by this subpart.</P> <P>(8) Engage in recreational fishing while aboard a vessel engaged in commercial fishing. This restriction is not intended to prohibit the use of fishing gear otherwise permitted under the definitions of troll and recreational fishing gear, so long as that gear is legal in the fishery for which it is being used.</P> <P>(9) Take and retain, possess, or land any steelhead taken in the course of commercial fishing in the fishery management area, unless such take and retention qualifies as treaty Indian fishing.</P> <P>(10) Sell, barter, offer to sell, offer to barter, or purchase any salmon taken in the course of recreational salmon fishing.</P> <P>(11) Refuse to submit fishing gear or catch subject to such person's control to inspection by an authorized officer, or to interfere with or prevent, by any means, such an inspection.</P> <P>(12) Take and retain Pacific halibut (<E T="03">Hippoglossus stenolepis</E>) except in accordance with regulations of the International Pacific Halibut Commission at part 300 of this title. Pacific halibut that cannot be retained lawfully must be returned to the water immediately and with the least possible injury.</P> <P>(13) Violate any other provision of this subpart.</P> <P>(b) The fishery management area is closed to salmon fishing except as opened by this subpart or superseding regulations or notices. All open fishing periods begin at 0001 hours and end at 2400 hours local time on the dates specified, except that a fishing period may be ended prior to 2400 hours local time through an inseason action taken under § 660.409 in order to meet fishery management objectives.</P> <P>(c) Under the Pacific Coast groundfish regulations at § 660.330, fishing with salmon troll gear is prohibited within the Salmon Troll Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA). It <PRTPAGE P="316"/>is unlawful for commercial salmon troll vessels to take and retain, possess, or land fish taken with salmon troll gear within the Salmon Troll YRCA. Vessels may transit through the Salmon Troll YRCA with or without fish on board.The Salmon Troll YRCA is an area off the northern Washington coast. The Salmon Troll YRCA is intended to protect yelloweye rockfish. The Salmon Troll YRCA is defined by straight lines connecting specific latitude and longitude coordinates under the Pacific Coast Groundfish regulations at § 660.70.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 71 FR 78719, Dec. 29, 2006; 76 FR 81858, Dec. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.406</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) NMFS may allow such exempted fishing in the fishery management area as may be recommended by the Council, the Federal Government, state government, or treaty Indian tribes having usual and accustomed fishing grounds in the fishery management area.</P> <P>(b) NMFS will not allow any exempted fishery recommended by the Council unless NMFS determines that the purpose, design, and administration of the exempted fishery are consistent with the goals and objectives of the Council's fishery management plan, the national standards (section 301(a) of the Magnuson Act), and other applicable law.</P> <P>(c) Each vessel participating in any exempted fishery recommended by the Council and allowed by NMFS is subject to all provisions of this subpart, except those portions which relate to the purpose and nature of the exempted fishery. These exceptions will be specified in a permit issued by the Regional Director to each vessel participating in the exempted fishery and that permit must be carried aboard each participating vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.407</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Treaty Indian fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, treaty Indian fishing in any part of the fishery management area is subject to the provisions of this subpart, the Magnuson Act, and any other regulations issued under the Magnuson Act.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.408</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual actions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will annually establish specifications and management measures or, as necessary, adjust specifications and management measures for the commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fisheries by publishing the action in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> under § 660.411. Management of the Pacific Coast salmon fishery will be conducted consistent with the standards and procedures in the Salmon FMP. The Salmon FMP is available from the Regional Administrator or the Council. Specifications and management measures are described in paragraphs (b) through (o) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Annual catch limits.</E> Annual Specifications will include annual catch limits (ACLs) determined consistent with the standards and procedures in the Salmon FMP.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Allowable ocean harvest levels.</E> Allowable ocean harvest levels must ensure that conservation objectives and ACLs are met, as described in § 660.410, except that where the <E T="03">de minimis</E> fishing control rules described in § 660.410(c) apply, conservation objectives may not be met, provided ACLs are met. The allowable ocean harvest for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing may be expressed in terms of season regulations expected to achieve a certain optimum harvest level or in terms of a particular number of fish. Procedures for determining allowable ocean harvest vary by species and fishery complexity, and are documented in the fishery management plan and Council documents.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Allocation of ocean harvest levels</E>—(1) <E T="03">Coho and chinook from the U.S.-Canada border to Cape Falcon</E>—(i) <E T="03">Overall allocation schedule.</E> Initial allocation of coho and chinook salmon north of Cape Falcon, OR, will be based on the following schedule:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,12,12" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Allowable non-treaty ocean harvest (thousands of fish)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Percentage <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Commercial</CHED> <CHED H="2">Recreational</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="11">Coho:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">0-300</ENT> <ENT>25</ENT> <ENT>75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">>300</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="11">Chinook:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">0-100</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">>100-150</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="317"/> <ENT I="02">>150</ENT> <ENT>70</ENT> <ENT>30</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> The percentage allocation is tiered and must be calculated in additive steps when the harvest level exceeds the initial tier. For example, for a total allowable ocean harvest of 150,000 chinook, the recreational allocation would be equal to 50 percent of 100,000 chinook plus 40 percent of 50,000 chinook or 50,000 + 20,000 = 70,000 chinook.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Deviations from allocation schedule.</E> The initial allocation may be modified annually in accordance with paragraphs (d)(1)(iii) through (viii) of this section. These deviations from the allocation schedule provide flexibility to account for the dynamic nature of the fisheries and better achieve the allocation objectives and fishery allocation priorities in paragraphs (d)(1)(ix) and (x) of this section. Total allowable ocean harvest will be maximized to the extent possible consistent with treaty obligations, state fishery needs, conservation objectives, and ACLs. Every effort will be made to establish seasons and gear requirements that provide troll and recreational fleets a reasonable opportunity to catch the available harvest. These may include single-species directed fisheries with landing restrictions for other species.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Preseason trades.</E> Preseason species trades (chinook and coho) may be made if they are based upon the recommendation of the commercial and recreational Salmon Advisory Subpanel representatives for the area north of Cape Falcon; simultaneously benefit both the commercial and recreational fisheries or benefit one fishery without harming the other; and are supported by a socio-economic analysis that compares the impacts of the recommendation to those of the standard allocation schedule to determine the allocation that best meets the allocation objectives. This analysis will be made available to the public during the preseason process for establishing annual management measures. Preseason trades will use an exchange ratio of four coho to one chinook as a desirable guideline.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Commercial allocation.</E> The commercial allowable ocean harvest of chinook and coho derived during the preseason allocation process may be varied by major subareas (i.e., north of Leadbetter Point and south of Leadbetter Point) if there is need to do so to decrease impacts on weak stocks. Deviations in each major subarea will generally not exceed 50 percent of the allowable ocean harvest of each species that would have been established without a geographic deviation in the distribution of the allowable ocean harvest. Deviation of more than 50 percent will be based on a conservation need to protect the weak stocks and will provide larger overall harvest for the entire fishery north of Cape Falcon than would have been possible without the deviation.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Recreational allocation.</E> The recreational allowable ocean harvest of chinook and coho derived during the preseason allocation process will be distributed among the four major recreational subareas as described in the coho and chinook distribution sections below. The Council may deviate from subarea quotas to meet recreational season objectives, based on agreement of representatives of the affected ports and/or in accordance with section 6.5.3.2 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan, regarding certain selective fisheries. Additionally, based upon the recommendation of the recreational Salmon Advisory Subpanel representatives for the area north of Cape Falcon, the Council will include criteria in its preseason salmon management recommendations to guide any inseason transfer of coho among the recreational subareas to meet recreational season duration objectives.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Coho distribution.</E> The preseason recreational allowable ocean harvest of coho north of Cape Falcon will be distributed to provide 50 percent to the area north of Leadbetter Point and 50 percent to the area south of Leadbetter Point. In years with no fishery in Washington State management area 4B, the distribution of coho north of Leadbetter Point will be divided to provide 74 percent to the subarea between Leadbetter Point and the Queets River (Westport), 5.2 percent to the subarea between Queets River and Cape Flattery (La Push), and 20.8 percent to the area north of the Queets River (Neah Bay). In years when there is an Area 4B (Neah Bay) fishery under state management, 25 percent of the numerical value of that fishery shall be added <PRTPAGE P="318"/>to the recreational allowable ocean harvest north of Leadbetter Point prior to applying the sharing percentages for Westport and La Push. The increase to Westport and La Push will be subtracted from the Neah Bay ocean share to maintain the same total harvest allocation north of Leadbetter Point. Each of the four recreational port area allocations will be rounded, to the nearest hundred fish, with the largest quotas rounded downward, if necessary, to sum to the preseason recreational allowable ocean harvest of coho north of Cape Falcon.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Chinook distribution.</E> Subarea distributions of Chinook will be managed as guidelines based on calculations of the Salmon Technical Team with the primary objective of achieving all-species fisheries without imposing Chinook restrictions (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> area closures or bag limit reductions). Chinook in excess of all-species fisheries needs may be utilized by directed Chinook fisheries north of Cape Falcon or by negotiating a preseason species trade of Chinook and coho between commercial and recreational allocations in accordance with paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Inseason trades and transfers.</E> Inseason transfers, including species trades of Chinook and coho, may be permitted in either direction between commercial and recreational fishery quotas to allow for uncatchable fish in one fishery to be reallocated to the other. Fish will be deemed uncatchable by a respective commercial or recreational fishery only after considering all possible annual management actions to allow for their harvest that are consistent with the harvest management objectives specific in the fishery management plan including consideration of single species fisheries. Implementation of inseason transfers will require consultation with the pertinent commercial and recreational Salmon Advisory Subpanel representatives from the area involved and the Salmon Technical Team, and a clear establishment of available fish and impacts from the transfer. Inseason trades or transfers may vary from the guideline ratio of four coho to one Chinook to meet the allocation objectives in paragraph (d)(1)(ix) of this section.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Other inseason provisions.</E> Any increase or decrease in the recreational or commercial allowable ocean harvest resulting from an inseason restructuring of a fishery or other inseason management action does not require reallocation of the overall non-treaty allowable ocean harvest north of Cape Falcon between the recreational and commercial fisheries. Inseason redistribution of subarea quotas within the recreational fishery or the distribution of allowable coho catch transfers from the commercial fishery among subareas may deviate from the preseason distribution. Inseason management actions may be taken by the Regional Director to assure meeting the primary objective of achieving all-species fisheries without imposing chinook restrictions in each of the recreational subareas north of Cape Falcon. Such actions might include, but are not limited to: Closure from 0 to 3, 0 to 6, 3 to 200, or 5 to 200 nm from shore; closure from a point extending due west from Tatoosh Island for 5 nm, then south to a point due west of Umatilla Reef Buoy, then due east to shore; closure from North Head at the Columbia River mouth north to Leadbetter Point; change in species that may be landed; or other actions as prescribed in the annual management measures.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Selective fisheries.</E> Deviations from the initial gear and port area allocations may be allowed to implement selective fisheries for marked salmon stocks as long as the deviations are within the constraints and process specified in section 6.5.3.2 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Allocation objectives.</E> The goal of allocating ocean harvest north of Cape Falcon is to achieve, to the greatest degree possible, the following objectives for the commercial and recreational fisheries. When deviation from the allocation schedule is being considered, these objectives will serve as criteria to help determine whether a user group will benefit from the deviation.</P> <P>(A) Provide recreational opportunity by maximizing the duration of the fishing season while minimizing daily and area closures and restrictions on gear and daily limits.<PRTPAGE P="319"/> </P> <P>(B) Maximize the value of the commercial harvest while providing fisheries of reasonable duration.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Fishery allocation priorities.</E> The following fishery allocation priorities will provide guidance in the preseason process of establishing final harvest allocations and structuring seasons that best achieve the allocation objectives. To the extent fish are provided to each fishery by the allocation schedule, these priorities do not favor one user group over the other and should be met simultaneously for each fishery. Seasons may be structured that deviate from these priorities consistent with the allocation objectives.</P> <P>(A) At total allowable harvest levels up to 300,000 coho and 100,000 chinook: For the recreational fishery, provide coho for a late June through early September all-species season; provide chinook to allow access to coho and, if possible, a minimal chinook-only fishery prior to the all-species season; and adjust days per week and/or institute area restrictions to stabilize season duration. For the commercial fishery, provide chinook for a May and early June chinook season and provide coho for hooking mortality and/or access to a pink fishery, and ensure that part of the chinook season will occur after June 1.</P> <P>(B) At total allowable harvest levels above 300,000 coho and above 100,000 chinook: For the recreational fishery, relax any restrictions in the all-species fishery and/or extend the all-species season beyond Labor Day as coho quota allows; provide chinook for a Memorial Day through late June chinook-only fishery; and adjust days per week to ensure continuity with the all-species season. For the commercial fishery, provide coho for an all-species season in late summer and/or access to a pink fishery; and leave adequate chinook from the May through June season to allow access to coho.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Coho south of Cape Falcon</E>—(i) <E T="03">Allocation schedule.</E> Preseason allocation shares of coho salmon south of Cape Falcon, OR, will be determined by an allocation schedule, which is based on the following formula. The formula will be used to interpolate between allowable harvest levels as shown in the table below.</P> <P>(A) Up to 350,000 allowable ocean harvest: The first 150,000 fish will be allocated to the recreational fishery. Additional fish will be allocated 66.7 percent to troll and 33.3 percent to recreational. The incidental coho mortality for a commercial all-salmon-except-coho fishery will be deducted from the troll allocation. If the troll allocation is insufficient for this purpose, the remaining number of coho needed for this estimated incidental coho mortality will be deducted from the recreational share.</P> <P>(B) From 350,000 to 800,000 allowable ocean harvest: The recreational allocation is equal to 14 percent of the allowable harvest above 350,000 fish, plus 217,000 fish. The remainder of the allowable ocean harvest will be allocated to the troll fishery.</P> <P>(C) Above 800,000 allowable ocean harvest: The recreational allocation is equal to 10 percent of the allowable harvest above 800,000 fish, plus 280,000 fish. The remainder of the allowable ocean harvest will be allocated to the troll fishery.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,7,7,7,7" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Allowable ocean harvest (thousands of fish)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Commercial</CHED> <CHED H="2">Number<LI>(thousands)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Percentage</CHED> <CHED H="1">Recreational</CHED> <CHED H="2">Number<LI>(thousands)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Percentage</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,700</ENT> <ENT>2,230</ENT> <ENT>82.6</ENT> <ENT>470</ENT> <ENT>17.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,600</ENT> <ENT>2,140</ENT> <ENT>82.3</ENT> <ENT>460</ENT> <ENT>17.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,500</ENT> <ENT>2,050</ENT> <ENT>82.0</ENT> <ENT>450</ENT> <ENT>18.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,400</ENT> <ENT>1,960</ENT> <ENT>81.7</ENT> <ENT>440</ENT> <ENT>18.3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,300</ENT> <ENT>1,870</ENT> <ENT>81.3</ENT> <ENT>430</ENT> <ENT>18.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,200</ENT> <ENT>1,780</ENT> <ENT>80.9</ENT> <ENT>420</ENT> <ENT>19.1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,100</ENT> <ENT>1,690</ENT> <ENT>80.5</ENT> <ENT>410</ENT> <ENT>19.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2,000</ENT> <ENT>1,600</ENT> <ENT>80.0</ENT> <ENT>400</ENT> <ENT>20.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,900</ENT> <ENT>1,510</ENT> <ENT>79.5</ENT> <ENT>390</ENT> <ENT>20.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,800</ENT> <ENT>1,420</ENT> <ENT>78.9</ENT> <ENT>380</ENT> <ENT>21.1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,700</ENT> <ENT>1,330</ENT> <ENT>78.2</ENT> <ENT>370</ENT> <ENT>21.8</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,600</ENT> <ENT>1,240</ENT> <ENT>77.5</ENT> <ENT>360</ENT> <ENT>22.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,500</ENT> <ENT>1,150</ENT> <ENT>76.7</ENT> <ENT>350</ENT> <ENT>23.3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,400</ENT> <ENT>1,060</ENT> <ENT>75.7</ENT> <ENT>340</ENT> <ENT>24.3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,300</ENT> <ENT>970</ENT> <ENT>74.6</ENT> <ENT>330</ENT> <ENT>25.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,200</ENT> <ENT>880</ENT> <ENT>73.3</ENT> <ENT>320</ENT> <ENT>26.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,100</ENT> <ENT>790</ENT> <ENT>71.8</ENT> <ENT>310</ENT> <ENT>28.2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1,000</ENT> <ENT>700</ENT> <ENT>70.0</ENT> <ENT>300</ENT> <ENT>30.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">900</ENT> <ENT>610</ENT> <ENT>67.8</ENT> <ENT>290</ENT> <ENT>32.2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">800</ENT> <ENT>520</ENT> <ENT>65.0</ENT> <ENT>280</ENT> <ENT>35.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">700</ENT> <ENT>434</ENT> <ENT>62.0</ENT> <ENT>266</ENT> <ENT>38.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">600</ENT> <ENT>348</ENT> <ENT>58.0</ENT> <ENT>252</ENT> <ENT>42.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">500</ENT> <ENT>262</ENT> <ENT>52.4</ENT> <ENT>238</ENT> <ENT>47.6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">400</ENT> <ENT>176</ENT> <ENT>44.0</ENT> <ENT>224</ENT> <ENT>56.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">350</ENT> <ENT>133</ENT> <ENT>38.0</ENT> <ENT>217</ENT> <ENT>62.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">300</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>33.3</ENT> <ENT>200</ENT> <ENT>66.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">200</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 33</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 16.5</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 167</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> 83.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT>(<SU>1</SU>)</ENT> <ENT>(<SU>1</SU>)</ENT> <ENT>(<SU>1</SU>)</ENT> <ENT>(<SU>1</SU>)</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> An incidental coho allowance associated with any commercial all-salmon-except-coho fishery will be deducted from the recreational share of coho during periods of low coho abundance when the commercial allocation of coho under the schedule would be insufficient to allow for incidental hooking mortality of coho in the commercial all-salmon-except-coho fishery.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="320"/> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Geographic distribution.</E> Allowable harvest south of Cape Falcon may be divided and portions assigned to subareas based on considerations including, but not limited to, controlling ocean harvest impacts on depressed, viable natural stocks within acceptable maximum allowable levels; stock abundance; allocation considerations; stock specific impacts; relative abundance of the salmon species in the fishery; escapement goals; and maximizing harvest potential.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Recreational allocation at 167,000 fish or less.</E> When the recreational allocation is at 167,000 fish or less, the total recreational allowable ocean harvest of coho will be divided between two major subareas with independent impact quotas. The initial allocation will be 70 percent from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain and 30 percent south of Humbug Mountain. Coho transfers between the two impact quotas may be permitted on a one-for-one basis, if chinook constraints preclude access to coho. Horse Mountain to Point Arena will be managed for an impact guideline of 3 percent of the south of Cape Falcon recreational allocation. The recreational coho fishery between Humbug Mountain and Point Arena may be closed when it is projected that the harvest impact between Humbug Mountain and Point Arena, combined with the projected harvest impact that will be taken south of Point Arena to the end of the season, equals the impact quota for south of Humbug Mountain. The recreational fishery for coho salmon south of Point Arena will not close upon attainment of the south of Humbug Mountain impact quota.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Oregon coastal natural coho.</E> The allocation provisions in paragraph (d)(2) of this section provide guidance only when coho abundance permits a directed coho harvest, not when the allowable harvest impacts are insufficient to allow coho retention south of Cape Falcon. At such low levels, allowable harvest impacts will be allocated during the Council's preseason process.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Inseason reallocation.</E> No later than August 15 each year, the Salmon Technical Team will estimate the number of coho salmon needed to complete the recreational seasons. Any coho salmon allocated to the recreational fishery that are not needed to complete the recreational seasons will be reallocated to the commercial fishery. Once reallocation has taken place, the remaining recreational quota will change to a harvest guideline. If the harvest guideline for the recreational fishery is projected to be reached on or before Labor Day, the Regional Director may allow the recreational fishery to continue through the Labor Day weekend only if there is no significant danger of impacting the allocation of another fishery or of failing to meet an escapement goal.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Management boundaries and zones.</E> Management boundaries and zones will be established or adjusted to achieve a conservation purpose or management objective. A conservation purpose or management objective protects a fish stock, simplifies management of a fishery, or promotes wise use of fishery resources by, for example, separating fish stocks, facilitating enforcement, separating conflicting fishing activities, or facilitating harvest opportunities. Management boundaries and zones will be described by geographical references, coordinates (latitude and longitude), depth contours, distance from shore, or similar criteria.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Minimum harvest lengths.</E> The minimum harvest lengths for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing may be changed upon demonstration that a useful purpose will be served. For example, an increase in minimum size for commercially caught salmon may be necessary for conservation or may provide a greater poundage and monetary yield from the fishery while not substantially increasing hooking mortality. The removal of a minimum size for the recreational fishery may prevent wastage of fish and outweigh the detrimental impacts of harvesting immature fish.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Recreational daily bag limits.</E> Recreational daily bag limits for each fishing area will specify number and species of salmon that may be retained. The recreational daily bag limits for each fishing area will be set to maximize the length of the fishing season consistent with the allowable level of harvest in the area.<PRTPAGE P="321"/> </P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Fishing gear restrictions.</E> Gear restrictions for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing may be established or modified upon demonstration that a useful purpose will be served. For example, gear restrictions may be imposed or modified to facilitate enforcement, reduce hooking mortality, or reduce gear expenses for fishermen.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Seasons</E>—(1) <E T="03">In general.</E> Seasons for commercial and recreational fishing will be established or modified taking into account allowable ocean harvest levels and quotas, allocations between the commercial and recreational fisheries, and the estimated amount of effort required to catch the available fish based on past seasons.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Commercial seasons.</E> Commercial seasons will be established or modified taking into account wastage of fish that cannot legally be retained, size and poundage of fish caught, effort shifts between fishing areas, and protection of depressed stocks present in the fishing areas. All-species seasons will be established to allow the maximum allowable harvest of pink salmon, when and where available, without exceeding allowable Chinook or coho harvest levels and within conservation and allocation constraints of the pink stocks.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Recreational seasons.</E> If feasible, recreational seasons will be established or modified to encompass Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and to avoid the need for inseason closures.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Quotas</E> (by species, including fish caught 0-3 nm seaward of Washington, Oregon, and California). Quotas for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing may be established or modified to ensure that allowable ocean harvests are not exceeded. Quotas may be fixed or adjustable and used in conjunction with seasons. Any quota established does not represent a guaranteed ocean harvest, but a maximum ceiling on catch.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Selective fisheries</E>—(1) <E T="03">In general.</E> In addition to the all-species seasons and the all-species-except-coho seasons established for the commercial and recreational fisheries, species selective fisheries and mark selective fisheries may be established.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Species selective fisheries.</E> Selective coho-only, Chinook-only, pink-only, all salmon except Chinook, and all salmon except coho fisheries may be established if harvestable fish of the target species are available; harvest of incidental species will not exceed allowable levels; proven, documented selective gear exists; significant wastage of incidental species will not occur; and the selective fishery will occur in an acceptable time and area where wastage can be minimized and target stocks are primarily available.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Mark selective fisheries.</E> Fisheries that select for salmon marked with a healed adipose fin clip may be established in the annual management measures as long as they are consistent with guidelines in section 6.5.3.1 of the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Treaty Indian fishing.</E> (1) NMFS will establish or modify treaty Indian fishing seasons and/or fixed or adjustable quotas, size limits, gear restrictions, and/or area restrictions taking into account recommendations of the Council, proposals from affected tribes, and relevant Federal court proceedings.</P> <P>(2) The combined treaty Indian fishing seasons will not be longer than necessary to harvest the allowable treaty Indian catch, which is the total treaty harvest that would occur if the tribes chose to take their total entitlement of the weakest stock in the fishery management area, assuming this level of harvest did not create conservation or allocation problems for other stocks.</P> <P>(3) Any fixed or adjustable quotas established will be consistent with established treaty rights and will not exceed the harvest that would occur if the entire treaty entitlement to the weakest run were taken by treaty Indian fisheries in the fishery management area.</P> <P>(4) If adjustable quotas are established for treaty Indian fishing, they may be subject to inseason adjustment because of unanticipated Chinook or coho hooking mortality occurring during the season, catches in treaty Indian fisheries inconsistent with those unanticipated under Federal regulations, or a need to redistribute quotas to ensure attainment of an overall quota.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Yurok and Hoopa Valley tribal fishing rights.</E> For purposes of section <PRTPAGE P="322"/>303 of the Magnuson Act, the federally reserved fishing rights of the Yurok and Hoopa Valley Indian Tribes as set out in a legal opinion <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> dated October 4, 1993, by the Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, are applicable law. Under section 303 of the Magnuson Act, allowable ocean harvest must be consistent with all applicable laws.</P> <FTNT> <P> <SU>2</SU> Copies of the Solicitor's Opinion are available from the Director, Southwest Region, NMFS.</P> </FTNT> <P>(n) <E T="03">Inseason notice procedures.</E> Telephone hotlines and USCG broadcasts will provide actual notice of inseason actions for commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Reporting requirements.</E> Reporting requirements for commercial fishing may be imposed to ensure timely and accurate assessment of catches in regulatory areas subject to quota management. Such reports are subject to the limitations described herein. Persons engaged in commercial fishing in a regulatory area subject to quota management and landing their catch in another regulatory area open to fishing may be required to transmit a brief report prior to leaving the first regulatory area. The regulatory areas subject to these reporting requirements, the contents of the reports, and the entities receiving the reports will be specified annually.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 34601, July 2, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 26328, May 14, 1999; 66 FR 29241, May 30, 2001; 76 FR 81859, Dec. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.409</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inseason actions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Fixed inseason management provisions.</E> NMFS is authorized to take the following inseason management actions annually, as appropriate.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Automatic season closures based on quotas.</E> When a quota for the commercial or the recreational fishery, or both, for any salmon species in any portion of the fishery management area is projected by the Regional Administrator to be reached on or by a certain date, NMFS will, by an inseason action issued under § 660.411, close the commercial or recreational fishery, or both, for all salmon species in the portion of the fishery management area to which the quota applies as of the date the quota is projected to be reached.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Rescission of automatic closure.</E> If a fishery is closed under a quota before the end of a scheduled season based on overestimate of actual catch, NMFS will reopen that fishery in as timely a manner as possible for all or part of the remaining original season provided NMFS finds that a reopening of the fishery is consistent with the management objectives for the affected species and the additional open period is no less than 24 hours. The season will be reopened by an inseason action issued under § 660.411.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Adjustment for error in preseason estimates.</E> NMFS may, by an inseason action issued under § 660.411, make appropriate changes in relevant seasons or quotas if a significant computational error or errors made in calculating preseason estimates of salmon abundance are identified, provided that such correction can be made in a timely manner to affect the involved fishery without disrupting the capacity to meet the objectives of the fishery management plan.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Flexible inseason management provisions.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator will consult with the Chairman of the Council and the appropriate State Directors prior to taking any of the following flexible inseason management provisions, which include, but are not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(i) Modification of quotas and/or fishing seasons.</P> <P>(ii) Modification of the species that may be caught and landed during specific seasons and the establishment or modification of limited retention regulations.</P> <P>(iii) Modification of recreational bag limits and recreational fishing days per calendar week.</P> <P>(iv) Establishment or modification of gear restrictions.</P> <P>(v) Modification of boundaries, including landing boundaries, and establishment of closed areas.</P> <P>(2) Fishery managers must determine that any inseason adjustment in management measures is consistent with fishery regimes established by the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon Commission, conservation objectives and <PRTPAGE P="323"/>ACLs, conservation of the salmon resource, any adjudicated Indian fishing rights, and the ocean allocation scheme in the fishery management plan. All inseason adjustments will be based on consideration of the following factors:</P> <P>(i) Predicted sizes of salmon runs.</P> <P>(ii) Harvest quotas and hooking mortality limits for the area and total allowable impact limitations, if applicable.</P> <P>(iii) Amount of commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian catch for each species in the area to date.</P> <P>(iv) Amount of commercial, recreational, and treaty Indian fishing effort in the area to date.</P> <P>(v) Estimated average daily catch per fisherman.</P> <P>(vi) Predicted fishing effort for the area to the end of the scheduled season.</P> <P>(vii) Other factors, as appropriate.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 76 FR 81860, Dec. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.410</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conservation objectives, ACLs, and de minimis control rules.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Conservation objectives.</E> Annual management measures will be consistent with conservation objectives described in Table 3-1 of the Salmon FMP or as modified through the processes described below, except where the ACL escapement level for a stock is higher than the conservation objective, in which case annual management measures will be designed to ensure that the ACL for that stock is met, or where the de minimis control rules described in paragraph (c) of this section apply.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Modification of conservation objectives.</E> NMFS is authorized, through an action issued under § 660.411, to modify a conservation objective if—</P> <P>(i) A comprehensive technical review of the best scientific information available provides conclusive evidence that, in the view of the Council, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and the Salmon Technical Team, justifies modification of a conservation objective or</P> <P>(ii) Action by a Federal court indicates that modification of a conservation objective is appropriate.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">ESA-listed species.</E> The annual specifications and management measures will be consistent with NMFS consultation standards or NMFS recovery plans for species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Where these standards differ from those described in FMP Table 3-1, NMFS will describe the ESA-related standards for the upcoming annual specifications and management measures in a letter to the Council prior to the first Council meeting at which the development of those annual management measures occurs.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Annual Catch Limits.</E> Annual management measures will be designed to ensure escapement levels at or higher than ACLs determined through the procedures set forth in the FMP.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">De minimis control rules.</E> Klamath River fall Chinook and Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon have the same form of <E T="03">de minimis</E> control rule described in the FMP, which allows for limited fishing impacts when abundance falls below S<E T="52">MSY.</E> The control rule describes maximum allowable exploitation rates at any given level of abundance. The annual management measures may provide for lower exploitation rates as needed to address uncertainties or other year-specific circumstances. The <E T="03">de minimis</E> exploitation rate in a given year must also be determined in consideration of the following factors:</P> <P>(1) The potential for critically low natural spawner abundance, including considerations for substocks that may fall below crucial genetic thresholds;</P> <P>(2) Spawner abundance levels in recent years;</P> <P>(3) The status of co-mingled stocks;</P> <P>(4) Indicators of marine and freshwater environmental conditions;</P> <P>(5) Minimal needs for tribal fisheries;</P> <P>(6) Whether the stock is currently in an approaching overfished condition;</P> <P>(7) Whether the stock is currently overfished;</P> <P>(8) Other considerations as appropriate.</P> <P>(9) Exploitation rates, including <E T="03">de minimis</E> exploitation rates, must not jeopardize the long-term capacity of the stock to produce maximum sustained yield on a continuing basis. NMFS expects that the control rule and associated criteria will result in decreasing harvest opportunity as <PRTPAGE P="324"/>abundance declines and little or no opportunity for harvest at abundance levels less than half of MSST.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 81860, Dec. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.411</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notification and publication procedures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Notification and effective dates.</E> (1) Annual and certain other actions taken under §§ 660.408 and 660.410 will be implemented by an action published in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> and will be effective upon filing, unless a later time is specified in the action.</P> <P>(2) Inseason actions taken under § 660.409 will be by actual notice available from telephone hotlines and USCG broadcasts, as specified annually. Inseason actions will also be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> as soon as practicable. Inseason actions will be effective from the time specified in the actual notice of the action (telephone hotlines and USCG broadcasts), or at the time the inseason action published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> is effective, whichever comes first.</P> <P>(3) Any action issued under this section will remain in effect until the expiration date stated in the action or until rescinded, modified, or superseded. However, no inseason action has any effect beyond the end of the calendar year in which it is issued.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Public comment.</E> If time allows, NMFS will invite public comment prior to the effective date of any action published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> If NMFS determines, for good cause, that an action must be filed without affording a prior opportunity for public comment, public comments on the action will be received by NMFS for a period of 15 days after filing of the action with the Office of the Federal Register.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Availability of data.</E> The Regional Administrator will compile in aggregate form all data and other information relevant to the action being taken and will make them available for public review during normal office hours at the Northwest Region, NMFS. For actions affecting fisheries occurring primarily or exclusively in the fishery management area seaward of California, information relevant to the action also will be made available for public review during normal office hours at the Southwest Region, NMFS.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.412</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EFH identifications and descriptions for Pacific salmon.</SUBJECT> <P>Pacific salmon essential fish habitat (EFH) includes all those water bodies occupied or historically accessible in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California in hydrologic units identified in Table 1 of this subpart H. Exceptions include cases in which man-made barriers (dams) identified in Table 1 of this subpart H represent the upstream extent of Pacific salmon access. EFH also includes the marine and estuarine areas shoreward of state boundaries and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington State. To clearly identify watersheds that contain EFH, NMFS uses fourth field hydrologic unit codes (HUCs) developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (defined in the Department of the Interior, USGS publication; Hydrologic Unit Maps, Water Supply Paper 2294, 1987). The geographic extent of HUCs range from first field (largest geographic extent) to sixth field (smallest geographic extent). Fourth field HUCs divide the landscape into distinct geographic areas that are identified by eight numbers unique to that hydrologic unit.</P> <P>(a) Chinook salmon (<E T="03">Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</E>) EFH includes all streams, estuaries, marine waters, and other water bodies occupied or historically accessible to Chinook salmon in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California, in hydrologic units identified in Table 1 of this subpart H. Exceptions include cases in which man-made barriers (dams) identified in Table 1 of this subpart H represent the upstream extent of Pacific salmon access. EFH also includes the marine and estuarine areas shoreward of state boundaries and the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California north or Point Conception.</P> <P>(b) Coho salmon (<E T="03">Oncorhynchus kisutch</E>) EFH includes all streams, estuaries, marine waters, and other water bodies occupied or historically accessible to coho in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California, in hydrologic units identified in Table 1 of this subpart H. Exceptions include cases in which man-made barriers (dams) identified in Table 1 of this subpart H represent the upstream extent of Pacific <PRTPAGE P="325"/>salmon access. EFH also includes the marine and estuarine areas shoreward of state boundaries and the EEZ off the coasts Washington, Oregon, and California north of Point Conception.</P> <P>(c) Pink salmon (<E T="03">Oncorhynchus gorbuscha</E>) EFH includes all streams, estuaries, marine waters, and other water bodies occupied or historically accessible to pink salmon within Washington State, in hydrologic units identified in Table 1 of this subpart H. Exceptions include cases in which man-made barriers (dams) identified in Table 1 of this subpart H represent the upstream extent of Pacific salmon access. EFH also includes waters north and east of Cape Flattery, Washington, including Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia.</P> <CITA>[73 FR 60988, Oct. 15, 2008]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. H, Table 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1 to Subpart H of Part 660—Pacific Salmon EFH Identified by USGS Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s20L,xl9L,xl35L,xl50L,xl45L" COLS="5" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">USGS HUC</CHED> <CHED H="1">State(s)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Hydrologic Unit Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Salmon Species</CHED> <CHED H="1">Impassible Man-made Barrier (if present)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110001</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Fraser (Whatcom)</ENT> <ENT>Coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110002</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Strait of Georgia</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110003</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>San Juan Islands</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110004</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Nooksack River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110005</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Skagit</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>Gorge Lake Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110006</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Sauk River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110007</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Skagit River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110008</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Stillaguamish River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110009</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Skykomish River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110010</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Snoqualmie</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>Tolt Dam (S. Fork Tolt R.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110011</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Snohomish River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110012</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lake Washington</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Cedar Falls (Masonry) Dam (Cedar R.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110013</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Duwamish River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110014</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Puyallup River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110015</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Nisqually River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110016</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Deschutes River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110017</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Skokomish River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110018</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Hood Canal</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110019</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Puget Sound</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110020</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Dungeness - Elwha</ENT> <ENT>Chinook, coho, and pink salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17110021</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Hoko - Crescent</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100101</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Hoh - Quillayute</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100102</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Queets - Quinault</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100103</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Chehalis River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100104</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Chehalis River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100105</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Grays Harbor</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100106</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Willapa Bay</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="326"/> <ENT I="22">17080001</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Columbia-Sandy River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Impassable Man-made Barrier</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17080002</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lewis River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17080003</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Columbia - Clatskanie River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17080004</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Cowlitz River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17080005</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Cowlitz River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17080006</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Columbia</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090001</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Middle Fork Willamette River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Dexter Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090002</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Coast Fork Willamette River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Dorena Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090003</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Upper Willamette River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090004</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>McKenzie River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Cougar Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090005</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>N. Santiam River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Big Cliff Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090006</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>S. Santiam River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090007</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Mid. Willamette River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090008</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Yamhill River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090009</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Molalla - Pudding River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090010</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Tualatin River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090011</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Clackamas River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Oak Grove Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17090012</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Lower Willamette River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070101</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Mid. Columbia - Lake Wallula</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070102</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Walla Walla River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070103</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Umatilla River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070104</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Willow</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070105</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Mid. Columbia - Hood</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070106</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Klickitat River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070301</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Upper Deschutes River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070305</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Lower Crooked River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Opal Springs Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070306</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Lower Deschutes River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070307</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Trout Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070201</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Upper John Day River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070202</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>North Fork John Day River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070203</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Middle Fork John Day River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17070204</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Lower John Day River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17030001</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Yakima River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Keechelus Dam<LI>Kachess Dam (Kachess R.)</LI> <LI>Cle Elum Dam (Cle Elum R.)</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="327"/> <ENT I="22">17030002</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Naches River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Rimrock Dam (Tieton R.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17030003</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Yakima River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020005</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Columbia River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Chief Joseph Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020006</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Okanogan River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020007</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Similkameen</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020008</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Methow River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020010</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Columbia - Entiat River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020011</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Wenatchee River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17020016</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Columbia - Priest Rapids</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060101</ENT> <ENT>OR/ID</ENT> <ENT>Hells Canyon</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Hells Canyon Complex (Hells Canyon, Oxbow, and Brownlee Dams)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060102</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Imnaha River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060103</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA/ID</ENT> <ENT>Lower Snake - Asotin Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060104</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Upper Grande Ronde</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060105</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Wallowa River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060106</ENT> <ENT>OR/WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Grande Ronde</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060107</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Snake - Tucannon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060110</ENT> <ENT>WA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Snake River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060201</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Upper Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060202</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Pahsimeroi River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060203</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Mid. Salmon - Panther River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060204</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Lemhi River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060205</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Upper Middle Fork Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060206</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Lower Middle Fork Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060207</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Mid. Salmon - Chamberlain</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060208</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>S.F. Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060209</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Lower Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060210</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Little Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060301</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Upper Selway River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060302</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Lower Selway River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060303</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>Lochsa River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060304</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>M.F. Clearwater River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17060305</ENT> <ENT>ID</ENT> <ENT>S.F. Clearwater River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="328"/> <ENT I="22">17060306</ENT> <ENT>WA/ID</ENT> <ENT>Clearwater River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Dworshak Dam (at border of HUCs 17060306 and 17060308)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100201</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Necanicum River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100202</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Nehalem River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100203</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Wilson - Trask - Nestucca</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100204</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Siletz-Yaquina River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100205</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Alsea River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100206</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Siuslaw River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100207</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Siltcoos River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100301</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>N. Umpqua River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Soda Springs Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100302</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>S. Umpqua River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100303</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Umpqua River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100304</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Coos River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100305</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Coquille River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100306</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Sixes River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100307</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Upper Rogue River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Lost Creek Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100308</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Middle Rogue River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100309</ENT> <ENT>CA/OR</ENT> <ENT>Applegate River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Applegate Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100310</ENT> <ENT>OR</ENT> <ENT>Lower Rogue River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100311</ENT> <ENT>CA/OR</ENT> <ENT>Illinois River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">17100312</ENT> <ENT>CA/OR</ENT> <ENT>Chetco River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010101</ENT> <ENT>CA/OR</ENT> <ENT>Smith River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010206</ENT> <ENT>CA/OR</ENT> <ENT>Upper Klamath River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Iron Gate Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010207</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Shasta River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010208</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Scott River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010209</ENT> <ENT>CA/OR</ENT> <ENT>Lower Klamath River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010210</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Salmon River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010211</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Trinity River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Lewiston Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010212</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>S.F. Trinity River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010102</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Mad-Redwood</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Robert W. Matthews Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010103</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Eel River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Scott Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010104</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Middle Fork Eel River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010105</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Eel River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010106</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>South Fork Eel River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010107</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Mattole River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010108</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Big - Navarro - Garcia</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="329"/> <ENT I="22">18010109</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Gualala - Salmon Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010110</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Russian River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Coyote Valley Dam (E. Fork Russian R.)<LI>Warm Springs Dam (Dry Cr.)</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18010111</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Bodega Bay</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18060001</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>San Lorenzo-Soquel</ENT> <ENT>Coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Newell Dam (Newell Cr.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18060006</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Central Coastal</ENT> <ENT>Coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18050001</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Suisun Bay</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18050002</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>San Pablo Bay</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>San Pablo Dam (San Pablo Cr.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18050003</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Coyote Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>LeRoy Anderson Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18050004</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>San Francisco Bay</ENT> <ENT>Chinook and coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18050005</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Tomales-Drakes Bay</ENT> <ENT>Coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>Nicasio Dam (Nicasio Cr.)<LI>Peters Dam (Lagunitas Cr.)</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18050006</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>San Francisco-Coastal South</ENT> <ENT>Coho salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020101</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Sac.-Lower Cow-Lower Clear</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020102</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Cottonwood Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020103</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Sacramento - Lower Thomes</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020104</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Sacramento - Stone Corral</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020105</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Butte Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020106</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Feather River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020107</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Yuba River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020108</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Bear River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020109</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Sacramento River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020110</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower Cache</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020111</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Lower American River</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Nimbus Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020112</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Sacramento-Upper Clear</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Whiskeytown Dam (Clear Cr.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020113</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Cottonwood Headwaters</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020114</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Elder - Upper Thomas</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020118</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Cow - Battle Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020119</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Mill - Big Chico</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020120</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Butte Creek</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18020125</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Yuba</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18040001</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Mid. San Joaquin- L. Cowchilla</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="330"/> <ENT I="22">18040002</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Mid. San Joaquin- L. Merced- L. Stanislaus</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>La Grange Dam (Tuolumne R.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18040003</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>San Joaquin Delta</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18040004</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>L. Calaveras - Mormon Slough</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18040005</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>L. Consumnes- L. Mokelumne</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Camanche Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18040010</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Stanislaus</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>Goodwin Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">18040011</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Calveras</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>New Hogan Dam</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">18040013</ENT> <ENT>CA</ENT> <ENT>Upper Cosumnes</ENT> <ENT>Chinook salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 60989, Oct. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart I—Coastal Pelagics Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.501</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Pelagic Species (FMP). These regulations govern commercial fishing for CPS in the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.502</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in § 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings:</P> <P> <E T="03">Actively managed species</E> (AMS) means those CPS for which the Secretary has determined that harvest guidelines or quotas are needed by Federal management according to the provisions of the FMP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Advisory Subpanel</E> (AP) means the Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel that comprises members of the fishing industry and public appointed by the Council to review proposed actions for managing the coastal pelagic fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Biomass</E> means the estimated amount, by weight, of a coastal pelagic species population. The term biomass means total biomass (age 1 and above) unless stated otherwise.</P> <P> <E T="03">Coastal pelagic species (CPS)</E> means northern anchovy (<E T="03">Engraulis mordax</E>), Pacific mackerel (<E T="03">Scomber japonicus</E>), Pacific sardine (<E T="03">Sardinops sagax</E>), jack mackerel (<E T="03">Trachurus symmetricus</E>), and market squid (<E T="03">Loligo opelescens</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT)</E> means the individuals appointed by the Council to review, analyze, and develop management measures for the CPS fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Comparable capacity</E> means gross tonnage plus 10 percent of the vessel's calculated gross tonnage.</P> <P> <E T="03">Council</E> means the Pacific Fishery Management Council, including its CPSMT, AP, Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), and any other committee established by the Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">Finfish</E> means northern anchovy, Pacific mackerel, Pacific sardine, and jack mackerel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishery Management Area</E> means the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California between 3 and 200 nautical miles offshore, bounded in the north by the Provisional International Boundary between the United States and Canada, and bounded in the south by the International Boundary between the United States and Mexico.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip</E> means a period of time between landings when fishing is conducted.</P> <P> <E T="03">Gross tonnage</E> (GT) means gross tonnage as determined by the formula in 46 CFR 69.209(a) for a vessel not designed for sailing (.67×length×breadth×depth/100). A vessel's length, breadth, and depth are those specified on the vessel's certificate of documentation issued by the U.S. Coast Guard or State.<PRTPAGE P="331"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Harvest guideline</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective that is not a quota. Attainment of a harvest guideline does not require complete closure of a fishery. It is operationally similar to an Annual Catch Target (ACT) (as defined at § 600.310(f)(2) of this chapter).</P> <P> <E T="03">Harvesting vessel</E> means a vessel involved in the attempt or actual catching, taking or harvesting of fish, or any activity that can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking or harvesting of fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Initial harvest guideline</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective set at the beginning of the fishing season.</P> <P> <E T="03">Krill</E> means all species of euphausiids that occur in the EEZ off the West Coast.</P> <P> <E T="03">Land</E> or <E T="03">Landing</E> means to begin transfer of fish from a fishing vessel. Once transfer begins, all fish onboard the vessel are counted as part of the landing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Limited entry fishery</E> means the commercial fishery consisting of vessels fishing for CPS in the CPS Management Zone under limited entry permits issued under § 660.512.</P> <P> <E T="03">Live bait fishery</E> means fishing for CPS for use as live bait in other fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Nonreduction fishery</E> means fishing for CPS for use as dead bait or for processing for direct human consumption.</P> <P> <E T="03">Owner,</E> means a person who is identified as the current owner in the Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270) issued by the U.S. Coast Guard for a documented vessel, or in a registration certificate issued by a state or the U.S. Coast Guard for an undocumented vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Person,</E> means any individual, corporation, partnership, association or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any state), and any Federal, state, or local government, or any entity of any such government that is eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12102(a).</P> <P> <E T="03">Processing</E> or <E T="03">to process</E> means preparing or packaging coastal pelagic species to render the fish suitable for human consumption, pet food, industrial uses or long-term storage, including, but not limited to, cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, filleting, freezing, or rendering into meal or oil, but does not mean heading and gutting unless there is additional preparation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Prohibited harvest species</E> means all krill species in the EEZ off the West Coast.</P> <P> <E T="03">Prohibited Species</E> means all species of trout and salmon (<E T="03">Salmonidae</E>) and Pacific halibut (<E T="03">Hippoglossus stenolepis</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Quota</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective for a single species of CPS, the attainment (or expected attainment) of which causes the complete closure of the fishery for that species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reduction fishery</E> means fishing for CPS for the purposes of conversion into fish flour, fish meal, fish scrap, fertilizer, fish oil, other fishery products, or byproducts for purposes other than direct human consumption.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E> means the Regional Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, or a designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reserve</E> means a portion of the harvest guideline or quota set aside at the beginning of the year for specific purposes, such as for individual harvesting groups to ensure equitable distribution of the resource or to allow for uncertainties in preseason estimates of DAP and JVP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sustainable Fisheries Division</E> (SFD) means the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Southwest Region, NMFS, or a designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Totally lost</E> means that the vessel being replaced no longer exists <E T="03">in specie,</E> or is absolutely and irretrievably sunk or otherwise beyond the possible control of the owner, or the costs of repair (including recovery) would exceed the repaired value of the vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Trip limit</E> means the total allowable amount of a CPS species by weight or by percentage of weight of fish on board the vessel that may be taken and retained, possessed, or landed from a single fishing trip by a vessel that harvests CPS.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 3822, Jan. 27, 2003; 71 FR 37001, June 29, 2006; 74 FR 33373, July 13, 2009; 76 FR 70363, Nov. 14, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="332"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.503</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management subareas.</SUBJECT> <P>The fishery management area is divided into subareas for the regulation of fishing for CPS, with the following designations and boundaries:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">CPS Limited Entry Zone</E> means the EEZ between:</P> <P>(1) Northern boundary—at 39°00′00″ N. lat. off California; and</P> <P>(2) Southern boundary—the United States-Mexico International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates:</P> <P>32°35′22″ N. lat., 117°27′49″ W. long.</P> <P>32°37′37″ N. lat., 117°49′31″ W. long.</P> <P>31°07′58″ N. lat., 118°36′18″ W. long.</P> <P>30°32′31″ N. lat., 121°51′58″ W. long.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Subarea A</E> means the EEZ between:</P> <P>(1) Northern boundary—the United States-Canada Provisional International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates:</P> <P>48°29′37.19″ N. lat. 124°43′33.19″ W. long.</P> <P>48°30′11″ N. lat. 124°47′13″ W. long.</P> <P>48°30′22″ N. lat. 124°50′21″ W. long.</P> <P>48°30′14″ N. lat. 124°54′52″ W. long.</P> <P>48°29′57″ N. lat. 124°59′14″ W. long.</P> <P>48°29′44″ N. lat. 125°00′06″ W. long.</P> <P>48°28′09″ N. lat. 125°05′47″ W. long.</P> <P>48°27′10″ N. lat. 125°08′25″ W. long.</P> <P>48°26′47″ N. lat 125°09′12″ W. long.</P> <P>48°20′16″ N. lat. 125°22′48″ W. long.</P> <P>48°18′22″ N. lat. 125°29′58″ W. long.</P> <P>48°11′05″ N. lat. 125°53′48″ W. long.</P> <P>47°49′15″ N. lat. 126°40′57″ W. long.</P> <P>47°36′47″ N. lat. 127°11′58″ W. long.</P> <P>47°22′00″ N. lat. 127°41′23″ W. long.</P> <P>46°42′05″ N. lat. 128°51′56″ W. long.</P> <P>46°31′47″ N. lat. 129°07′39″ W. long.; and</P> <P>(2) Southern boundary—at 39°00′00″ N. lat. (Pt. Arena).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Subarea B</E> means the EEZ between:</P> <P>(1) Northern boundary—at 39°00′00″ N. lat. (Pt. Arena); and</P> <P>(2) Southern boundary—the United States-Mexico International Boundary described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 52527, Sept. 4, 2003]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.504</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Official number.</E> Each fishing vessel subject to this subpart must display its official number on the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck so as to be visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Numerals.</E> The official number must be affixed to each vessel subject to this subpart in block Arabic numerals at least 14 inches (35.56 cm) in height. Markings must be legible and of a color that contrasts with the background.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.505</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) In the CPS Limited Entry Zone, take and retain, possess or land more than 5 mt of CPS finfish, other than live bait, on a harvesting vessel without a limited entry permit.</P> <P>(b) In the CPS Limited Entry Zone, take and retain, possess or land more than 125 mt of CPS finfish on a harvesting vessel.</P> <P>(c) Sell CPS without an applicable commercial state fishery license.</P> <P>(d) Fish in the reduction fishery for CPS in any closed area specified in § 660.507.</P> <P>(e) Fish in the reduction fishery for northern anchovy using gear not authorized under § 660.506.</P> <P>(f) When fishing for CPS, fail to return a prohibited species to the sea immediately with a minimum of injury.</P> <P>(g) Falsify or fail to affix and maintain vessel markings as required by § 660.504.</P> <P>(h) Fish for CPS in violation of any terms or conditions attached to an exempted fishing permit issued under § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(i) When a directed fishery has been closed, take and retain, possess, or land more than the incidental trip limit announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(j) Refuse to submit fishing gear or fish subject to such person's control to inspection by an authorized officer, or to interfere with or prevent, by any means, such an inspection.</P> <P>(k) Falsify or fail to make and/or file any and all reports of fishing, landing, or any other activity involving CPS, containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable State law, as specified in § 660.3.</P> <P>(l) Fail to carry aboard a vessel that vessel's limited entry permit issued <PRTPAGE P="333"/>under § 660.512 or exempted fishing permit issued under § 660.516.</P> <P>(m) Make a false statement on an application for issuing, renewing, transferring, or replacing a limited entry permit for the CPS fishery.</P> <P>(n) When fishing for CPS, deploy a net if a southern sea otter is observed within the area that would be encircled by the purse seine net.</P> <P>(o) Fish for, target, harvest or land a prohibited harvest species in any fishery within the EEZ off the West Coast.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended by 72 FR 29892, May 30, 2007; 74 FR 33373, July 13, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.506</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>The only fishing gear authorized for use in the reduction fishery for northern anchovy off California are round haul nets that have a minimum wet-stretch mesh size of <FR>10/16</FR> of an inch (1.59 cm) excluding the bag portion of a purse seine. The bag portion must be constructed as a single unit and must not exceed a rectangular area, adjacent to 20 percent of the total corkline of the purse seine. Minimum mesh size requirements are met if a stainless steel wedge can be passed with only thumb pressure through 16 of 20 sets of 2 meshes each of wet mesh. The wedges used to measure trawl mesh size are made of 20 gauge stainless steel and will be no wider than <FR>10/16</FR> of an inch (1.59 cm) less one thickness of the metal at the widest part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.507</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closed areas to reduction fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>The following areas are closed to reduction fishing:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Farallon Islands closure</E> (see Figure 1 to this subpart). The portion of Subarea A bounded by—</P> <P>(1) A straight line joining Pigeon Point Light (37°10.9′ N. lat., 122°23.6′ W. long.) and the U.S. navigation light on Southeast Farallon Island (37°42.0′ N. lat., 123°00.1′ W. long.); and</P> <P>(2) A straight line joining the U.S. navigation light on Southeast Farallon Island (37°42.0′ N. lat., 123°00.1′ W. long.) and the U.S. navigation light on Point Reyes (37°59.7′ N. lat., 123°01.3′ W. long.).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Subarea B closures.</E> Those portions of Subarea B described as—</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Oxnard closure</E> (see Figure 1 to this subpart). The area that extends offshore 4 miles from the mainland shore between lines running 250° true from the steam plant stack at Manadalay Beach (34°12.4′ N. lat., 119°15.0′ W. long.) and 220° true from the steam plant stack at Ormond Beach (34°07.8′ N. lat., 119°10.0′ W. long.).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Santa Monica Bay closure</E> (see Figure 1 to this subpart). Santa Monica Bay shoreward of that line from Malibu Point (34°01.8′ N. lat., 188°40.8′ W. long.) to Rocky Point (Palos Verdes Point) (33°46.5′ N. lat., 118°25.7′ W. long.).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Los Angeles Harbor closure</E> (see Figure 1 to this subpart). The area outside Los Angeles Harbor described by a line extending 6 miles 180° true from Point Fermin (33°42.3′ N. lat., 118°17.6′ W. long.) and then to a point located 3 miles offshore on a line 225° true from Huntington Beach Pier (33°39.2′ N. lat., 118°00.3′ W. long.).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Oceanside to San Diego closure</E> (see Figure 1 to this subpart). The area 6 miles from the mainland shore south of a line running 225° true from the tip of the outer breakwater (33°12.4′ N. lat., 117°24.1′ W. long.) of Oceanside Harbor to the United States-Mexico International Boundary.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.508</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual specifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The Regional Administrator will determine any harvest guideline, quota, Annual Catch Limit (ACL) (defined at § 600.310(f)(2)) or Annual Catch Target (ACT) (defined at § 600.310(f)(2) of this chapter) in accordance with the framework process in the FMP.</P> <P>(b) Any harvest guideline, quota, ACL, or ACT, including any apportionment between the directed fishery and set-aside for incidental harvest, will be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(c) The announcement of each harvest guideline, quota, ACL or ACT will contain the following information if available or applicable:</P> <P>(1) The estimated biomass or MSY proxy on which the harvest guideline, quota, ACL or ACT was determined;</P> <P>(2) The portion, if appropriate, of the harvest guideline, quota, ACL or ACT set aside to allow for incidental harvests after closure of the directed fishery;<PRTPAGE P="334"/> </P> <P>(3) The estimated level of the incidental trip limit that will be allowed after the directed fishery is closed; and</P> <P>(4) The allocation, if appropriate, between Subarea A and Subarea B.</P> <P>(d) As necessary, harvest guidelines, quotas, OFLs (defined at § 600.310(f)(2)), ABCs (defined at § 600.310(f)(2) of this chapter), ACLs or ACTs, will receive public review according to the following procedure:</P> <P>(1) Meetings will be held by the Council's CPSMT and AP, where the estimated biomass and/or other biological or management benchmarks will be reviewed and public comments received. Each of these meetings will be announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> before the date of the meeting, if possible.</P> <P>(2) All materials relating to the estimated biomass and/or other biological or management benchmarks will be forwarded to the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee and will be available to the public from the Regional Administrator when available.</P> <P>(3) At a regular meeting of the Council, the Council will review the estimated biomass and/or other biological or management benchmarks and offer time for public comment. If the Council requests a revision, justification must be provided.</P> <P>(4) The Regional Administrator will review the Council's recommendations, justification, and public comments and base his or her final decision on the requirements of the FMP and other applicable law.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 70363, Nov. 14, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.509</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Accountability measures (season closures).</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General rule.</E> When the directed fishery allocation or incidental allocation is reached for any CPS species it shall be closed until the beginning of the next fishing period or season. Regional Administrator shall announce in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the date of such closure, as well as any incidental harvest level(s) recommended by the Council and approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Pacific Sardine.</E> When the allocation and reallocation levels for Pacific sardine in § 660.511(f) through (h) are reached, the Pacific sardine fishery shall be closed until either it re-opens per the allocation scheme in § 660.511(g) and (h) or the beginning of the next fishing season as stated in § 660.510(a). The Regional Administrator shall announce in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the date of the closure of the directed fishery for Pacific sardine.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 70364, Nov. 14, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.510</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fishing seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>All seasons will begin at 0001 hours and terminate at 2400 hours local time. Fishing seasons for the following CPS species are:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Pacific sardine.</E> January 1 to December 31, or until closed under § 660.509.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Pacific mackerel.</E> July 1 to June 30, or until closed under § 660.509.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.511</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catch restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All CPS harvested shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ (0-200 nautical miles off shore) will be counted toward the catch limitations specified in this section.</P> <P>(b) The trip limit for harvesting vessels fishing in the CPS Limited Entry Zone for CPS other than live bait without a limited entry permit is 5 mt tons of all CPS finfish combined.</P> <P>(c)The trip limit for vessels with a limited entry permit on a fishing trip in which the vessel fishes or lands fish in the Limited Entry Zone is 125 mt of all CPS finfish combined.</P> <P>(d) After the directed fishery for a CPS is closed under § 660.509, no person may take and retain, possess or land more of that species than the incidental trip limit set by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(e) While fishing for CPS, all species of trout and salmon (<E T="03">Salmonidae</E>) and Pacific halibut (<E T="03">Hippoglossus stenolepis</E>) are prohibited species and must be released immediately with a minimum of injury.</P> <P>(f) On January 1, 35 percent of the initial harvest guideline for Pacific sardine is allocated coastwide within the fishery management area.</P> <P>(g) On July 1, 40 percent of the initial harvest guideline for Pacific sardine plus the remaining unharvested portion of the January 1 allocation in (f) is allocated coastwide within the fishery management area.<PRTPAGE P="335"/> </P> <P>(h) On September 15, 25 percent of the initial harvest guideline for Pacific sardine plus the remaining unharvested portion of the July 1 allocation is allocated coastwide within the fishery management area.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 52527, Sept. 4, 2003; 71 FR 37001, June 29, 2006]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.512</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limited entry fishery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) This section applies to fishing for or landing CPS finfish in the limited entry fishery in the Limited Entry Zone.</P> <P>(2) Effective January 1, 2000, the owner of a vessel with more than 5 mt of CPS finfish on board in the CPS Limited Entry Zone, other than live bait, must have a limited entry permit registered for use with that vessel.</P> <P>(3) Only a person eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12102(a) qualifies to be issued or may hold, by ownership or otherwise, a limited entry permit.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Initial qualification.</E> (1) A limited entry permit for a vessel will be issued only if that vessel landed 100 mt of CPS finfish from January 1, 1993, through November 5, 1997.</P> <P>(2) A limited entry permit will be issued only to the current owner of the vessel, unless:</P> <P>(i) The previous owner of a vessel qualifying for a permit, by the express terms of a written contract, reserved the right to the limited entry permit, in which case the limited entry permit will be issued to the previous owner based on the catch history of the qualifying vessel, or</P> <P>(ii) A vessel that would have qualified for a limited entry permit was totally lost prior to issuance of a limited entry permit. In this case, the owner of the vessel at the time it was lost retains the right to a permit for a replacement vessel, unless the owner conveyed the right to another person by the express terms of a written contract. The lost vessel must be replaced within 2 years of the date that the qualifying vessel was lost, and the replaced vessel must be of equal or less net tonnage.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Documentation and burden of proof.</E> A vessel owner (or person holding limited entry rights under the express terms of a written contract as specified in paragraph (a)(2)) of this section applying for issuance, renewal, transfer, or registration of a limited entry permit must prove that the qualification requirements are met by submitting the following documentation:</P> <P>(1) A certified copy of the vessel's documentation as a fishing vessel of the United States (U.S. Coast Guard or state) is the best evidence of vessel ownership;</P> <P>(2) A certified copy of a state fish landing receipt is the best evidence of a landing of a vessel;</P> <P>(3) A copy of a written contract reserving or conveying limited entry rights is the best evidence of reserved or acquired rights; and</P> <P>(4) Other relevant, credible evidence that the applicant may wish to submit or that the SFD may request or require.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator may charge fees to cover administrative expenses related to issuing limited entry permits, as well as renewing, transferring, and replacing permits. The amount of the fee is calculated in accordance with the procedures of the NOAA Finance Handbook for determining the administrative costs of each special product or service. The fee may not exceed such costs and is specified with each application form. The appropriate fee must accompany each application.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Initial decisions.</E> (1) The SFD will make initial decisions regarding issuing, renewing, transferring, and registering limited entry permits.</P> <P>(2) Adverse decisions shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for the adverse decision.</P> <P>(3) The SFD may decline to act on an application for issuing, renewing, transferring, or registering a limited entry permit and will notify the applicant, if the permit sanction provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act at 16 U.S.C. 1858(a) and implementing regulations at 15 CFR part 904, subpart D, apply.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Initial issuance.</E> (1) The SFD will issue limited entry permits.</P> <P>(2) In order to receive a final decision on a limited entry permit application before January 1, 2000, an applicant <PRTPAGE P="336"/>must submit the application to the SFD on or before February 14, 2000.</P> <P>(3) A separate, complete, and accurate application form, accompanied by any required supporting documentation and the appropriate fee, must be submitted for each vessel for which a limited entry permit is sought.</P> <P>(4) Upon receipt of an incomplete or improperly executed application, the SFD will notify the applicant of the deficiency. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30 days following the date of notification, the application will be considered void.</P> <P>(5) The SFD may request further documentation before acting on an application.</P> <P>(6) The SFD will not accept applications for a limited entry permit after July 1, 2000.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> (1) Any applicant for an initial permit may appeal the initial issuance decision to the Regional Administrator. To be considered by the Regional Administrator, such appeal must be in writing and state the reasons for the appeal, and must be submitted within 30 days of the action by the Regional Administrator. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(2) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the permit applicant, or permit holder as appropriate, and will request such additional information and in such form as will allow action upon the appeal.</P> <P>(3) Upon receipt of sufficient information, the Regional Administrator will decide the appeal in accordance with the permit eligibility criteria set forth in this section and in the FMP, as appropriate, based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information submitted to or obtained by the Regional Administrator, the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and such other considerations as the Regional Administrator deems appropriate. The Regional Administrator will notify all interested persons of the decision, and the reasons therefor, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(4) If a hearing is requested or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose after first giving notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing to the applicant. The appellant and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested persons may appear personally or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the Regional Administrator will notify interested persons of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The Regional Administrator's action shall constitute final action for the agency for the purposes of the APA.</P> <P>(6) Any time limit prescribed in this section may be extended for a period not to exceed 30 days by the Regional Administrator for good cause, either upon his or her own motion or upon written request from the appellant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Issuance of new permits.</E> (1) When the aggregate gross tonnage of all vessels participating in the limited entry fishery declines below 5,650.9 metric tons (mt), the Council will review the status of the fishery, taking into consideration:</P> <P>(i) The changes in gross tonnage that have and are likely to occur in the transfer of limited entry permits;</P> <P>(ii) The actual harvesting capacity as experienced in the current fishery in comparison to the capacity goal;</P> <P>(iii) Comments of the CPSMT;</P> <P>(iv) Any other relevant factors related to maintaining the capacity goal.<PRTPAGE P="337"/> </P> <P>(2) Following its review, the Council will recommend to NMFS whether additional permit(s) should be issued and if the new permit(s) should be temporary or permanent. The issuance of new permit(s) shall be based on the following:</P> <P>(i) The qualifying criteria in paragraph (b) of this section, but vessels that were issued a permit before December 31, 2000, are not eligible.</P> <P>(ii) If no vessel meets the qualifying criteria in paragraph (b), then the permit(s) will be issued to the vessel(s) with total landings nearest 100 mt during the qualifying period of paragraph (b).</P> <P>(iii) No vessel will be issued a permit under this paragraph (h) that is currently registered for use with a permit.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator will review the Council's recommendation and determine whether issuing additional permit(s) is consistent with the FMP and with paragraph (h)(2) of this section. If issuing additional permit(s) is appropriate, the Regional Administrator will:</P> <P>(i) Issue the appropriate number of permits consistent with the Council's recommendation; and</P> <P>(ii) Publish a document in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notifying the public that new permits or a new permit has been issued, the conditions attached to any permit, and the reasons for the action.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 69893, Dec. 15, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 3822, Jan. 27, 2003]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.513</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permit conditions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A limited entry permit expires on failure to renew the limited entry permit as specified in § 660.515.</P> <P>(b) A limited entry permit may not be used with a vessel unless it is registered for use with that vessel. Limited entry permits will be registered for use with a particular vessel at the time the permit is issued, renewed, or transferred.</P> <P>(c) Limited entry permits issued or applied for under this subpart are subject to sanctions pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1858(g), and 15 CFR part 904, subpart D.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.514</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transferability.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) The SFD will process applications for transferring limited entry permits to a different owner and/or to a different vessel according to this section.</P> <P>(2) After January 27, 2003, the SFD will issue a limited entry permit to the owner of each vessel permitted to participate in the limited entry fishery for CPS. This permit will replace the existing permit and will include the gross tonnage of the vessel, which will constitute an endorsement for that vessel for the purpose of regulating the transfer of limited entry permits.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Criteria.</E> (1) When the aggregate gross tonnage of all vessels participating the limited entry fishery is at or below 5,650.9 mt, a permit may be transferred to a different owner or to a different vessel in the following circumstances only:</P> <P>(i) A permit may be transferred to a vessel without a permit if the vessel without a permit has a comparable capacity to the capacity on the permit or is less than comparable capacity on the permit.</P> <P>(ii) When a permit is transferred to a vessel without a permit that has less gross tonnage than that of the permitted vessel, the excess gross tonnage may not be separated from the permit and applied to a second vessel.</P> <P>(iii) A permit may be transferred to a vessel without a permit that is of greater than comparable capacity only if two or more permits are transferred to the vessel without a permit to equal the gross tonnage of the vessel. The number of permits required will be determined by adding together the comparable capacity of all permits being transferred. Any gross tonnage in excess of that needed for a vessel remains with the permit.</P> <P>(2) When a vessel with multiple permits leaves the fishery, the permits may be sold separately and applied to other vessels according to the criteria in this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Stipulations.</E> (1) The gross tonnage endorsement of a permit is integral to the permit for the duration of the permit, regardless of the gross tonnage of any vessel to which the permit is transferred.<PRTPAGE P="338"/> </P> <P>(2) Permits may be used only on the vessel for which they are registered by the SFD. All permits that authorize a vessel to operate in the limited entry fishery must be on board the vessel during any fishing trip on which CPS is harvested or is on board.</P> <P>(3) A permit may be transferred only once during a calendar year.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Vessel alterations.</E> (1) A permitted vessel's length, breadth, or depth may be altered to increase the gross tonnage of the vessel only if the aggregate gross tonnage of all vessels participating in the limited entry fishery equals, or is below 5,650.9 mt, and only under the following conditions:</P> <P>(i) The gross tonnage of the altered vessel, calculated according to the formula in 46 CFR 69.209(a), does not exceed 110 percent of the vessel's original gross tonnage endorsement, and</P> <P>(ii) A new certificate of documentation is obtained from the U.S. Coast Guard or State. Modifications exceeding 110 percent of the vessel's gross tonnage endorsement will require registration of the vessel under an additional permit or permits or under a permit with a sufficient gross tonnage endorsement.</P> <P>(2) A copy of the certificate of documentation indicating changes in length, depth, or breadth must be provided to the SFD.</P> <P>(3) The revised gross tonnage will not be valid as an endorsement until a revised permit is issued by the SFD.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Applications.</E> (1) All requests for the transfer of a limited entry permit will be made to the SFD in writing and shall contain the following information:</P> <P>(i) Name, address, and phone number of the owner of the permitted vessel.</P> <P>(ii) Name of the permitted vessel and documentation number of the vessel.</P> <P>(iii) Name, address, and phone number of the owner of the vessel to which the permit is to be transferred.</P> <P>(iv) Name and documentation number of the vessel to which the permit is to be transferred.</P> <P>(v) Signature(s) of the owner(s) of the vessels participating in the transfer.</P> <P>(vi) Any other information that the SFD may request.</P> <P>(2) No permit transfer is effective until the transfer has been authorized by the SFD.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Capacity reduction.</E> (1) When the aggregate gross tonnage of the limited entry fleet reaches 5,933.5 mt, a permit may be transferred to a vessel without a permit only if the vessel without a permit is of the same or less gross tonnage.</P> <P>(2) When the aggregate gross tonnage of the limited entry fleet reaches 5,933.5 mt, alterations in the length, depth, or breadth of a permitted vessel may not result in an increase in the gross tonnage of the vessel.</P> <CITA>[68 FR 3823, Jan. 27, 2003]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.515</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Renewal of limited entry permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each limited entry permit must be renewed by January 1 of even numbered years.</P> <P>(b) The SFD will send notices to renew limited entry permits to the most recent address of the permit holder.</P> <P>(c) The permit owner must provide SFD with notice of any address change within 15 days of the change.</P> <P>(d) The permit holder must submit applications for renewal of a permit on forms available from the SFD.</P> <P>(e) The permit owner is responsible for renewing a limited entry permit.</P> <P>(f) An expired permit cannot be used to fish for CPS in the limited entry fishery.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.516</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> In the interest of developing an efficient and productive fishery for CPS, the Regional Administrator may issue exempted fishing permits (EFP) for the harvest of CPS that otherwise would be prohibited.</P> <P>(b) No exempted fishing for CPS may be conducted unless authorized by an EFP issued for the participating vessel in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.517</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Framework for revising regulations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will establish and adjust specifications and management <PRTPAGE P="339"/>measures in accordance with procedures and standards in Amendment 8 to the FMP.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Annual actions.</E> Annual specifications are developed and implemented according to § 660.508.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Routine management measures.</E> Consistent with section. 2.1 of Amendment 8 to the FMP, management measures designated as routine may be adjusted during the year after recommendation from the Council, approval by NMFS, and publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Changes to the regulations.</E> Regulations under this subpart may be promulgated, removed, or revised. Any such action will be made according to the framework measures in section 2 of Amendment 8 to the FMP and will be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.518</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific Coast Treaty Indian Rights.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes have treaty rights to harvest CPS in their usual and accustomed fishing areas in U.S. waters.</P> <P>(b) For the purposes of this section, “Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes” and their “usual and accustomed fishing areas” are described at § 660.324(b) and (c).</P> <P>(c) Boundaries of a tribe's fishing area may be revised as ordered by a Federal court.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Procedures.</E> The rights referred to in paragraph (a) of this section will be implemented in accordance with the procedures and requirements of the framework contained in Amendment 9 to the FMP and in this Subpart.</P> <P>(1) The Secretary, after consideration of the tribal request, the recommendation of the Council, and the comments of the public, will implement Indian fishing rights.</P> <P>(2) The rights will be implemented either through an allocation of fish that will be managed by the tribes or through regulations that will apply specifically to the tribal fisheries.</P> <P>(3) An allocation or a regulation specific to the tribes shall be initiated by a written request from a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe to the NMFS Southwest Regional Administrator at least 120 days prior to the start of the fishing season as specified at § 660.510 and will be subject to public review according to the procedures in § 660.508(d).</P> <P>(4) The Regional Administrator will announce the annual tribal allocation at the same time as the annual specifications.</P> <P>(e) The Secretary recognizes the sovereign status and co-manager role of Indian tribes over shared Federal and tribal fishery resources. Accordingly, the Secretary will develop tribal allocations and regulations in consultation with the affected tribe(s) and, insofar as possible, with tribal consensus.</P> <CITA>[66 FR 44987, Aug. 27, 2001]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.519</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scientific observers.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels operating in the coastal pelagic species fishery, including catcher/processors, at-sea processors, and vessels that harvest in Washington, Oregon, or California and land catch in another area, may be required to accommodate NMFS- certified observers aboard to collect scientific data. An observer program will be considered only for circumstances where other data collection methods are deemed insufficient for management of the fishery. Any observer program will be implemented in accordance with § 660.517.</P> <CITA>[66 FR 44987, Aug. 27, 2001]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.520</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Otter interaction.</E> (1) If a southern sea otter is entangled in a net, regardless of whether the animal is injured or killed, the vessel operator must report this interaction within 24 hours to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) While fishing for CPS, vessel operators must record all observations of otter interactions (defined as otters within encircled nets or coming into contact with nets or vessels, including but not limited to entanglement) with their purse seine net(s) or vessel(s). With the exception of an entanglement, which must be initially reported as described in paragraph (a)(1)of this section, all other observations must be reported within 20 days to the Regional Administrator.<PRTPAGE P="340"/> </P> <P>(3) When contacting NMFS after an interaction, vessel operators must provide the location (latitude and longitude) of the interaction and a description of the interaction itself. If available, location information should also include water depth, distance from shore, and relation to port or other landmarks. Descriptive information of the interaction should include: whether or not the otters were seen inside or outside the net; if inside the net, had the net been completely encircled; whether any otters came in contact with either the net or the vessel; the number of otters present; duration of interaction; the otter's behavior during interaction; measures taken to avoid interaction.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[72 FR 29892, May 30, 2007]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 660, Subpt. I, Fig. 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 1 to Subpart I of Part 660—Existing California Area Closures (hatched areas extend to 3 miles offshore; cross-hatched areas extend beyond 3 miles offshore) and Optional Catalina Channel Foreign Vessel Closure (outlined by dashed lines)</HD> <GPH DEEP="290" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15DE99.000</GID> </GPH> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <RESERVED>Subpart J [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart K—Highly Migratory Fisheries</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="341"/> <SECTNO>§ 660.701</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (FMP). These regulations govern commercial and recreational fishing for HMS in the U.S. EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California and in adjacent high seas waters.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.702</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P> <E T="03">Basket-style longline gear</E> means a type of longline gear that is divided into units called <E T="03">baskets,</E> each consisting of a segment of main line to which 10 or more branch lines with hooks are spliced. The mainline and all branch lines are made of multiple braided strands of cotton, nylon, or other synthetic fibers impregnated with tar or other heavy coatings that cause the lines to sink rapidly in seawater.</P> <P> <E T="03">Closure,</E> when referring to closure of a fishery, means that taking and retaining, possessing, or landing the particular species or species group is prohibited.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial fishing</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Fishing by a person who possesses a commercial fishing license or is required by law to possess such license issued by one of the states or the Federal Government as a prerequisite to taking, retaining, possessing, landing and/or sale of fish; or</P> <P>(2) Fishing that results in or can be reasonably expected to result in sale, barter, trade or other disposition of fish for other than personal consumption.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial fishing gear</E> includes the following types of gear and equipment used in the highly migratory species fisheries:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Harpoon</E>. Gear consisting of a pointed dart or iron attached to the end of a pole or stick that is propelled only by hand and not by mechanical means.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Surface hook-and-line</E>. Fishing gear, other than longline gear, with one or more hooks attached to one or more lines (includes troll, rod and reel, handline, albacore jig, live bait, and bait boat). Surface hook and line is always attached to the vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Drift gillnet</E>. A panel of netting, 14 inch (35.5 cm) stretched mesh or greater, suspended vertically in the water by floats along the top and weights along the bottom. A drift gillnet is not stationary or anchored to the bottom.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Purse seine</E>. An encircling net that may be closed by a purse line threaded through the bottom of the net. Purse seine gear includes ring net, drum purse seine, and lampara nets.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Pelagic longline</E>. A main line that is suspended horizontally in the water column and not stationary or anchored, and from which dropper lines with hooks (gangions) are attached. Legal longline gear also includes basket-style longline gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Council</E> means the Pacific Fishery Management Council, including its Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS), and any other committee established by the Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip</E> is a period of time between landings when fishing is conducted.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing year</E> is the year beginning at 0801 GMT (0001 local time) on April 1 and ending at 0800 GMT on March 31 (2400 local time) of the following year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Harvest guideline</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective that is not a quota. Attainment of a harvest guideline does not require closure of a fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Highly Migratory Species (HMS)</E> means species managed by the FMP, specifically: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> <E T="03">Billfish/Swordfish:</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">striped marlin (<E T="03">Tetrapturus audax</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">swordfish (<E T="03">Xiphias gladius</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> <E T="03">Sharks:</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">common thresher shark (<E T="03">Alopias vulpinus</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">shortfin mako or bonito shark (<E T="03">Isurus oxyrinchus</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">blue shark (<E T="03">Prionace glauca</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> <E T="03">Tunas:</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">north Pacific albacore (<E T="03">Thunnus alalunga</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">yellowfin tuna (<E T="03">Thunnus albacares</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">bigeye tuna (<E T="03">Thunnus obesus</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">skipjack tuna (<E T="03">Katsuwonus pelamis</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Pacific bluefin tuna (<E T="03">Thunnus orientalis</E>)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> <E T="03">Other:</E> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">dorado or dolphinfish (<E T="03">Coryphaena hippurus</E>)</FP> <PRTPAGE P="342"/> <P> <E T="03">Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel</E> (HMSAS) means the individuals comprised of members of the fishing industry and public appointed by the Council to review proposed actions for managing highly migratory species fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan</E> (FMP) means the Fishery Management Plan for the U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council and approved by the Secretary of Commerce and amendments to the FMP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Highly Migratory Species Management Team</E> (HMSMT) means the individuals appointed by the Council to review, analyze, and develop management measures for highly migratory species fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Incidental catch or incidental species</E> means HMS caught while fishing for the primary purpose of catching other species with gear not authorized by the FMP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Land or landing</E> means offloading fish from a fishing vessel or arriving in port to begin offloading fish or causing fish to be offloaded from a fishing vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mesh size</E> means the opening between opposing knots in a net. Minimum mesh size means the smallest distance allowed between the inside of one knot to the inside of the opposing knot when the mesh is stretched, regardless of twine size.</P> <P> <E T="03">Offloading</E> means removing HMS from a vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Permit holder</E> means a permit owner.</P> <P> <E T="03">Permit owner</E> means a person who owns an HMS permit for a specific vessel fishing with specific authorized fishing gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Person, as it applies to fishing conducted under this subpart,</E> means any individual, corporation, partnership, association or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any state), and any Federal, state, or local government, or any entity of any such government that is eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12102(a).</P> <P> <E T="03">Processing or to process</E> means the preparation or packaging of HMS to render it suitable for human consumption, industrial uses or long-term storage, including, but not limited to, cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, filleting, freezing, or rendering into meal or oil, but does not mean heading and gutting or freezing at sea unless additional preparation is done.</P> <P> <E T="03">Prohibited species</E> means those species and species groups whose retention is prohibited unless authorized by other applicable law (for example, to allow for examination by an authorized observer or to return tagged fish as specified by the tagging agency).</P> <P> <E T="03">Quota</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective, the attainment (or expected attainment) of which causes closure of the fishery for that species or species group.</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational charter vessel</E> means a vessel that carries fee-paying passengers for the purpose of recreational fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational fishing</E> means fishing with authorized recreational fishing gear for personal use only and not for sale or barter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E> means the Administrator, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, or a designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Special Agent-In-Charge</E> (SAC) means the Special Agent-In-Charge, NMFS, Office of Enforcement, Southwest Region, or a designee of the Special Agent-In-Charge.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sustainable Fisheries Division</E> (SFD) means the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Southwest Region, NMFS, or his or her designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Tranship</E> means offloading or otherwise transferring HMS or products thereof to a receiving vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel monitoring system unit</E> (VMS unit) means the hardware and software equipment owned by NMFS, installed on vessels by NMFS, and required by this subpart K to track and transmit the positions from fishing vessels.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, as amended at 76 FR 56328, Sept. 13, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.703</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The fishery management area for the regulation of fishing for HMS has the following designations and boundaries:</P> <P>(a) Southern boundary—the United States-Mexico International Boundary, <PRTPAGE P="343"/>which is a line connecting the following coordinates:</P> <P>32°35′22″ N. lat. 117°27′49″ W. long.</P> <P>32°37′37″ N. lat. 117°49′31″ W. long.</P> <P>31°07′58″ N. lat. 118°36′18″ W. long.</P> <P>30°32′31″ N. lat. 121°51′58″ W. long.</P> <P>(b) Northern boundary—the United States-Canada Provisional International Boundary, which is a line connecting the following coordinates:</P> <P>48°29′37.19″ N. lat. 124°43′33.19″ W. long.</P> <P>48°30′11″ N. lat. 124°47′13″ W. long.</P> <P>48°30′22″ N. lat. 124°50′21″ W. long.</P> <P>48°30′14″ N. lat. 124°54′52″ W. long.</P> <P>48°29′57″ N. lat. 124°59′14″ W. long.</P> <P>48°29′44″ N. lat. 125°00′06″ W. long.</P> <P>48°28′09″ N. lat. 125°05′47″ W. long.</P> <P>48°27′10″ N. lat. 125°08′25″ W. long.</P> <P>48°26′47″ N. lat 125°09′12″ W. long.</P> <P>48°20′16″ N. lat. 125°22′48″ W. long.</P> <P>48°18′22″ N. lat. 125°29′58″ W. long.</P> <P>48°11′05″ N. lat. 125°53′48″ W. long.</P> <P>47°49′15″ N. lat. 126°40′57″ W. long.</P> <P>47°36′47″ N. lat. 127°11′58″ W. long.</P> <P>47°22′00″ N. lat. 127°41′23″ W. long.</P> <P>46°42′05″ N. lat. 128°51′56″ W. long.</P> <P>46°31′47″ N. lat. 129°07′39″ W. long.</P> <P>(c) Adjacent waters on the high seas in which persons subject to this subpart may fish.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.704</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> This section only applies to commercial fishing vessels that fish for HMS off, or land HMS in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington. This section does not apply to recreational charter vessels that fish for HMS off or land HMS in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington. Each fishing vessel must be marked for identification purposes, as follows:</P> <P>(1) A vessel used to fish on the high seas within the Convention Area as defined in § 300.211 of this title must be marked in accordance with the requirements at §§ 300.14 and 300.217 of this title.</P> <P>(2) A vessel not used to fish on the high seas within the Convention Area as defined in § 300.211 of this title must be marked in accordance with either:</P> <P>(i) Sections 300.14 and 300.217 of this title, or</P> <P>(ii) The vessel's official number must be affixed to the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck so as to be visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft. The official number must be affixed to each vessel subject to this section in block Arabic numerals at least 10 inches (25.40 cm) in height for vessels more than 25 ft (7.62 m) but equal to or less than 65 ft (19.81 m) in length; and 18 inches (45.72 cm) in height for vessels longer than 65 ft (19.81 m) in length. Markings must be legible and of a color that contrasts with the background.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[76 FR 73520, Nov. 29, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.705</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for HMS in the U.S. EEZ off the Pacific coast without a permit issued under § 660.707 for the use of authorized fishing gear.</P> <P>(b) Fish with gear in any closed area specified in this subpart that prohibits the use of such gear.</P> <P>(c) Land HMS at Pacific coast ports without a permit issued under § 600.707 for the use of authorized fishing gear.</P> <P>(d) Sell HMS without an applicable commercial state fishery license.</P> <P>(e) When fishing for HMS, fail to return a prohibited species to the sea immediately with a minimum of injury.</P> <P>(f) Falsify or fail to affix and maintain vessel markings as required by § 660.704.</P> <P>(g) Fish for HMS in violation of any terms or conditions attached to an exempted fishing permit issued under § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(h) When a directed fishery has been closed for a specific species, take and retain, possess, or land that species after the closure date.</P> <P>(i) Refuse to submit fishing gear or fish subject to such person's control to inspection by an authorized officer, or to interfere with or prevent, by any means, such an inspection.</P> <P>(j) Falsify or fail to make and/or file any and all reports of fishing, landing, or any other activity involving HMS, containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law, as specified in § 660.708(b).</P> <P>(k) Fail to carry aboard a vessel that vessel's permit issued under § 660.707 or <PRTPAGE P="344"/>exempted fishing permit issued under § 660.718, except if the permit was issued while the vessel was at sea.</P> <P>(l) Fail to carry a VMS unit as required under § 660.712(d).</P> <P>(m) Interfere with, tamper with, alter, damage, disable, or impede the operation of a VMS unit or to attempt any of the same; or to move or remove a VMS unit without the prior permission of the SAC.</P> <P>(n) Make a false statement, oral or written, to an authorized officer, regarding the use, operation, or maintenance of a VMS unit.</P> <P>(o) Fish for, catch, or harvest HMS with longline gear without a VMS unit on board the vessel after installation of the VMS unit by NMFS.</P> <P>(p) Possess on board a vessel without a VMS unit HMS harvested with longline gear after NMFS has installed the VMS unit on the vessel.</P> <P>(q) Direct fishing effort toward the harvest of swordfish (<E T="03">Xiphias gladius</E>) using longline gear deployed west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° lat.) on a vessel registered for use of longline gear in violation of § 660.712(a)(1).</P> <P>(r) Possess a light stick on board a longline vessel when fishing west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° lat.) in violation of § 660.712(a)(6)</P> <P>(s) If no observer is on the vessel and J-type fishing hooks are used, possess more than 10 swordfish; if no observer on the vessel and only circle-type fishing hooks are used, possess more than 25 swordfish on board a longline vessel from a fishing trip where any part of the trip included fishing west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° lat.) in violation of § 660.712(a)(9).</P> <P>(t) Interfere with, impede, delay, or prevent the installation, maintenance, repair, inspection, or removal of a VMS unit.</P> <P>(u) Interfere with, impede, delay, or prevent access to a VMS unit by a NMFS observer.</P> <P>(v) Connect or leave connected additional equipment to a VMS unit without the prior approval of the SAC.</P> <P>(w) Fish for HMS with a vessel registered for use of longline gear within closed areas or by use of unapproved gear configurations in violation of § 660.712(a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9).</P> <P>(x) Fail to use a line setting machine or line shooter, with weighted branch lines, to set the main longline when operating a vessel that is registered for use of longline gear and equipped with monofilament main longline, when making deep sets north of 23° N. lat. in violation of § 660.712(c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii).</P> <P>(y) Fail to employ basket-style longline gear such that the mainline is deployed slack when operating a vessel registered for use of longline gear north of 23° N. lat. in violation of § 660.712 (c)(1)(iii).</P> <P>(z) Fail to maintain and use blue dye to prepare thawed bait when operating a vessel registered for use of longline gear that is fishing north of 23° N. lat., in violation of § 660.712(c)(2) and (c)(3).</P> <P>(aa) Fail to retain, handle, and discharge fish, fish parts, and spent bait strategically when operating a vessel registered for use of longline gear that is fishing north of 23° N. lat. in violation of § 660.712 (c)(4) through (c)(7).</P> <P>(bb) Fail to handle short-tailed albatrosses that are caught by pelagic longline gear in a manner that maximizes the probability of their long-term survival, in violation of § 660.712(c)(8).</P> <P>(cc) Fail to handle seabirds other than short-tailed albatross that are caught by pelagic longline gear in a manner that maximizes the probability of their long-term survival in violation of § 660.712(c)(17).</P> <P>(dd) Own a longline vessel registered for use of longline gear that is engaged in longline fishing for HMS without a valid protected species workshop certificate issued by NMFS or a legible copy thereof in violation of § 660.712(e)(3).</P> <P>(ee) Fish for HMS on a vessel registered for use of longline gear without having on board a valid protected species workshop certificate issued by NMFS or a legible copy thereof in violation of § 660.712(e).</P> <P>(ff) Fail to carry line clippers, dip nets, and wire or bolt cutters on a vessel registered for use as a longline vessel in violation of § 660.712(b).<PRTPAGE P="345"/> </P> <P>(gg) Fail to comply with sea turtle handling, resuscitation, and release requirements specified in § 660.712(b)(4) through (7) when operating a vessel.</P> <P>(hh) Fail to comply with seabird take mitigation or handling techniques required under § 660.712(c)</P> <P>(ii) Fish for HMS with a vessel registered for use as a longline vessel without being certified by NMFS for completion of an annual protected species workshop as required under § 660.712(e).</P> <P>(jj) Fail to notify the Regional Administrator at least 24 hours prior to departure on a fishing trip using longline gear as required under § 660.712(f).</P> <P>(kk) Except when fishing under a western Pacific longline limited entry permit issued under § 660.21, direct fishing effort toward the harvest of swordfish or fail to have and use gear in waters west of 150° W. long. in violation of § 660.720.</P> <P>(ll) Except when fishing under a western Pacific longline limited entry permit issued under § 660.21, possess a light stick on board a longline vessel on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean west of 150° W. long. north of the equator in violation of § 660.720 (a)(ii).</P> <P>(mm) Except when fishing under a western Pacific longline limited entry permit issued under § 660.21, possess more than 10 swordfish on board a longline vessel from a fishing trip where any part of the trip included fishing on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean west of 150° W. long. north of the equator in violation of § 660.720(a)(3).</P> <P>(nn) Except when fishing under a western Pacific longline limited entry permit issued under § 660.21, fail to employ basket-style longline gear such that the mainline is deployed slack when fishing on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean west of 150° W. long. north of the equator, in violation of § 660.720 (a)(iv).</P> <P>(oo) Except when fishing under a western Pacific longline limited entry permit issued under § 660.21, when a conventional monofilament longline is deployed by a vessel subject to this section, deploy fewer than 15 branch lines between any two floats, in violation of § 660.720 (a)(v). Vessel operators using basket-style longline gear may not set less than 10 branch lines between any 2 floats when fishing in waters west of 150° W. long. north of the equator.</P> <P>(pp) Except when fishing under a western Pacific longline limited entry permit issued under § 660.21, fail to deploy longline gear such that the deepest point of the main longline between any two floats, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> the deepest point in each sag of the main line, is at a depth greater than 100 m (328.1 ft or 54.6 fm) below the sea surface, in violation of § 660.720 (a)(vi).</P> <P>(qq) Take and retain, possess on board, or land, fish in excess of any bag limit specified in § 660.721.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 58259, Oct. 15, 2007; 77 FR 15975, Mar. 19, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.706</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pacific Coast Treaty Indian rights.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes have treaty rights to harvest HMS in their usual and accustomed (u&a) fishing areas in U.S. waters.</P> <P>(b) Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes means the Hoh, Makah, and Quileute Indian Tribes and the Quinault Indian Nation.</P> <P>(c) NMFS recognizes the following areas as marine u&a fishing grounds of the four Washington coastal tribes. The Makah u&a grounds were adjudicated in <E T="03">U.S.</E> v. <E T="03">Washington,</E> 626 F.Supp. 1405, 1466 (W.D. Wash. 1985), affirmed 730 F.2d 1314 (9th Cir. 1984). The u&a grounds of the Quileute, Hoh, and Quinault tribes have been recognized administratively by NMFS (<E T="03">See, e.g.,</E> 64 FR 24087 (May 5, 1999) (u&a grounds for groundfish); 50 CFR 300.64(i) (u&a grounds for halibut)). The u&a grounds recognized by NMFS may be revised as ordered by a Federal court.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Procedures.</E> The rights referred to in paragraph (a) of this section will be implemented by the Secretary of Commerce, after consideration of the tribal request, the recommendation of the Council, and the comments of the public. The rights will be implemented either through an allocation of fish that will be managed by the tribes, or through regulations that will apply specifically to the tribal fisheries. An allocation or a regulation specific to the tribes shall be initiated by a written request from a Pacific Coast treaty <PRTPAGE P="346"/>Indian tribe to the NMFS Northwest Regional Administrator, at least 120 days prior to the time the allocation is desired to be effective, and will be subject to public review through the Council process. The Secretary of Commerce recognizes the sovereign status and co-manager role of Indian tribes over shared Federal and tribal fishery resources. Accordingly, the Secretary of Commerce will develop tribal allocations and regulations in consultation with the affected tribe(s) and, insofar as possible, with tribal consensus.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Identification.</E> A valid treaty Indian identification card issued pursuant to 25 CFR part 249, subpart A, is prima facie evidence that the holder is a member of the Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe named on the card.</P> <P>(f) Fishing (on a tribal allocation or under a Federal regulation applicable to tribal fisheries) by a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe within that tribe's u&a fishing area is not subject to provisions of the HMS regulations applicable to non-treaty fisheries.</P> <P>(g) Any member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe must comply with any applicable Federal and tribal laws and regulations, when participating in a tribal HMS fishery implemented under paragraph (d) of this section.</P> <P>(h) Fishing by a member of a Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribe outside that tribe's u&a fishing area, or for a species of HMS not covered by a treaty allocation or applicable Federal regulation, is subject to the HMS regulations applicable to non-treaty fisheries.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.707</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> This section applies to vessels that fish for HMS off or land HMS in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington.</P> <P>(1) A commercial fishing vessel of the United States must be registered for use under a HMS permit that authorizes the use of specific gear, and a recreational charter vessel must be registered for use under a HMS permit if that vessel is used:</P> <P>(i) To fish for HMS in the U.S. EEZ off the States of California, Oregon, and Washington; or</P> <P>(ii) To land or transship HMS shoreward of the outer boundary of the U.S. EEZ off the States of California, Oregon, and Washington.</P> <P>(2) The permit must be on board the vessel and available for inspection by an authorized officer, except that if the permit was issued while the vessel was at sea, this requirement applies only to any subsequent trip.</P> <P>(3) A permit is valid only for the vessel for which it is registered. A permit not registered for use with a particular vessel may not be used.</P> <P>(4) Only a person eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12102(a) may be issued or may hold (by ownership or otherwise) an HMS permit.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Application.</E> (1) Following publication of the final rule implementing the FMP, NMFS will issue permits to the owners of those vessels on a list of vessels obtained from owners previously applying for a permit under the authority of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, or whose vessels are listed on the vessel register of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.</P> <P>(2) All permits issued by NMFS in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section will authorize the use of specific fishing gear by the identified commercial fishing vessels.</P> <P>(3) An owner of a vessel subject to these requirements who has not received an HMS permit from NMFS and who wants to engage in the fisheries must apply to the SFD for the required permit in accordance with the following:</P> <P>(i) A Southwest Region Federal Fisheries application form may be obtained from the SFD or downloaded from the Southwest Region home page (<E T="03">http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/permits.htm</E>) to apply for a permit under this section. A completed application is one that contains all the necessary information and signatures required.</P> <P>(ii) A minimum of 15 days should be allowed for processing a permit application. If an incomplete or improperly completed application is filed, the applicant will be sent a notice of deficiency. If the applicant fails to correct <PRTPAGE P="347"/>the deficiency within 30 days following the date of notification, the application will be considered abandoned.</P> <P>(iii) A permit will be issued by the SFD. If an application is denied, the SFD will indicate the reasons for denial.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> (A) Any applicant for an initial permit may appeal the initial issuance decision to the RA. To be considered by the RA, such appeal must be in writing and state the reasons for the appeal, and must be submitted within 30 days of the action by the RA. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(B) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the RA will notify the permit applicant, or permit holder as appropriate, and will request such additional information and in such form as will allow action upon the appeal.</P> <P>(C) Upon receipt of sufficient information, the RA will decide the appeal in accordance with the permit provisions set forth in this section at the time of the application, based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information submitted to or obtained by the RA, the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and such other considerations as the RA deems appropriate. The RA will notify all interested persons of the decision, and the reasons for the decision, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(D) If a hearing is requested, or if the RA determines that one is appropriate, the RA may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose after first giving notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing to the applicant. The appellant, and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested persons, may appear personally or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the RA.</P> <P>(E) The RA may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the RA will notify interested persons of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The RA's decision will constitute the final administrative action by NMFS on the matter.</P> <P>(F) Any time limit prescribed in this section may be extended for a period not to exceed 30 days by the RA for good cause, either upon his or her own motion or upon written request from the appellant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> <P>(4) Permits issued under this subpart will remain valid until the first date of renewal, and permits may be subsequently be renewed for 2-year terms. The first date of renewal will be the last day of the vessel owner's birth month in the second calendar year after the permit is issued (e.g., if the birth month is March and the permit is issued on October 3, 2007, the permit will remain valid through March 31, 2009).</P> <P>(5) Replacement permits may be issued without charge to replace lost or mutilated permits. Replacement permits may be obtained by submitting to the SFD c/o the Regional Administrator a complete, signed vessel permit application. An application for a replacement permit is not considered a new application.</P> <P>(6) Any permit that has been altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Display.</E> Any permit issued under this subpart, or a facsimile of the permit, must be on board the vessel at all times while the vessel is fishing for, taking, retaining, possessing, or landing HMS shoreward of the outer boundary of the fishery management area unless the vessel was at sea at the time the permit was issued. Any permit issued under this section must be displayed for inspection upon request of an authorized officer.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Procedures governing sanctions and denials are found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Fees.</E> An application for a permit, or renewal of an existing permit under <PRTPAGE P="348"/>paragraph (b)(1) of this section will include a fee for each vessel. The fee amount required will be calculated in accordance with the NOAA Finance Handbook and specified on the application form.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 10937, Mar. 12, 2007; 74 FR 37178, July 28, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.708</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting and recordkeeping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Logbooks.</E> The operator of any commercial fishing vessel and any recreational charter vessel fishing for HMS in the management area must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete record of catch, effort, and other data on report forms provided by the Regional Administrator or a state agency. All information specified on the forms must be recorded on the forms within 24 hours after the completion of each fishing day. The original logbook form for each day of the fishing trip must be submitted to either the Regional Administrator or the appropriate state management agency within 30 days of each landing or transhipment of HMS. Each form must be signed and dated by the fishing vessel operator.</P> <P>(1) Logbooks that meet the logbook reporting requirement may be found at <E T="03">http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/logbooks.htm</E> and include:</P> <P>(i) The logbook required under 50 CFR 300.21 implementing the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950;</P> <P>(ii) The logbook required under § 660.14 implementing the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region;</P> <P>(iii) The logbook required by 50 CFR 300.17 implementing the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995.</P> <P>(iv) Any logbook required by the fishery management agency of the States of California, Oregon, or Washington.</P> <P>(2) Any holder of a permit who does not submit logbooks under any of the above authorities must submit a written request to the SFD for the appropriate logbook. The applicant must provide his or her name and address, the name of the vessel, and the type of fishing gear used.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator may, after consultation with the Council, act to modify the information to be provided on the fishing record forms.</P> <P>(b) Any person who is required to do so by the applicable state law must make and/or file, retain, or make available any and all reports of HMS containing all data, and in the exact manner, required by the applicable state law.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.709</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual specifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Procedure.</E> (1) In June of each year, the HMSMT will deliver a preliminary SAFE report to the Council for all HMS with any necessary recommendations for harvest guidelines, quotas or other management measures to protect HMS, including updated MSY and OY estimates based on the best available science. The Council's HMS Science and Statistical Committee will review the estimates and make a recommendation on their suitability for management. The Council will review these recommendations and decide whether to adopt updated numerical estimates of MSY and OY, which are then submitted as recommendations for NMFS to review as part of the management measures review process.</P> <P>(2) In September of each year, the HMSMT will deliver a final SAFE report to the Council. The Council will adopt any necessary harvest guidelines, quotas or other management measures including updated MSY and OY estimates if any for public review.</P> <P>(3) In November each year, the Council will take final action on any necessary harvest guidelines, quotas, or other management measures including updated MSY and OY estimates if any and make its recommendations to NMFS.</P> <P>(4) Based on recommendations of the Council, the Regional Administrator will approve or disapprove any harvest guideline, quota, or other management measure including updated MSY and OY estimates after reviewing such recommendations to determine compliance with the FMP, the Magnuson Act, and other applicable law. The Regional Administrator will implement through rulemaking any approved harvest guideline, quota, or other management measure adopted under this section.<PRTPAGE P="349"/> </P> <P>(b) Fishing seasons for all species will begin on April 1 of each year at 0001 hours local time and terminate on March 31 of each year at 2400 hours local time.</P> <P>(c) Harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management measures announced for a particular year will be in effect the following year unless changed through the public review process described in paragraph (a) of this section.</P> <P>(d) Irrespective of the normal review process, the Council may propose management action to protect HMS at any time. The Council may adopt a management cycle different from the one described in this section provided that such change is made by a majority vote of the Council and a 6-month notice of the change is given. NMFS will implement the new schedule through rulemaking.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, as amended at 76 FR 56328, Sept. 13, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.710</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closure of directed fishery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) When a quota has been taken, the Regional Administrator will announce in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the date of closure of the fishery for the species of concern.</P> <P>(b) When a harvest guideline has been taken, the Regional Administrator will initiate review of the species of concern according to section 8.4.8 of the FMP and publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> any necessary and appropriate regulations following Council recommendations.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.711</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General catch restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Prohibited species. HMS under the FMP for which quotas have been achieved and the fishery closed are prohibited species. In addition, the following are prohibited species:</P> <P>(1) Any species of salmon.</P> <P>(2) Great white shark.</P> <P>(3) Basking shark.</P> <P>(4) Megamouth shark.</P> <P>(5) Pacific halibut.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Incidental landings.</E> HMS caught by gear not authorized by this subpart may be landed in incidental amounts as follows:</P> <P>(1) Drift gillnet vessels with stretched mesh less than 14 inches may land up to 10 HMS per trip, except that no swordfish may be landed.</P> <P>(2) Bottom longline vessels may land up to 20 percent by weight of management unit sharks in landings of all species, or 3 individual sharks of the species in the management unit, whichever is greater.</P> <P>(3) Trawl and pot gear vessels may land up to 1 percent by weight of management unit sharks in a landing of all species or 2 individual sharks of the species in the management unit, whichever is greater.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Marlin prohibition.</E> The sale of striped marlin by a vessel with a permit under this subpart is prohibited.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sea turtle handling and resuscitation.</E> All sea turtles taken incidentally in fishing operations by any HMS vessel other than vessels subject to § 660.712 must be handled in accordance with 50 CFR 223.206(d)(1).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.712</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Longline fishery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Gear and fishing restrictions.</E> (1) Owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear may not use longline gear to fish for or target HMS within the U.S. EEZ.</P> <P>(2) Owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear may not make shallow sets with longline gear to fish for or target swordfish (<E T="03">Xiphias gladius</E>) west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° N. lat.).</P> <P>(3) A person aboard a vessel registered for use of longline gear fishing for HMS west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° N. lat.) may not possess or deploy any float line that is shorter than or equal to 20 m (65.6 ft or 10.9 fm). As used in this paragraph, float line means a line used to suspend the main longline beneath a float.</P> <P>(4) From April 1 through May 31, owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear may not use longline gear in waters bounded on the south by 0° lat., on the north by 15° N. lat., on the east by 145° W. long., and on the west by 180° long.</P> <P>(5) From April 1 through May 31, owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear may not receive from another vessel HMS that were harvested by longline gear in waters bounded on the south by 0° lat., on the north by 15° N. lat., on the east by <PRTPAGE P="350"/>145° W. long., and on the west by 180° long.</P> <P>(6) From April 1 through May 31, owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear may not land or transship HMS that were harvested by longline gear in waters bounded on the south by 0° lat., on the north by 15° N. lat., on the east by 145° W. long., and on the west by 180° long.</P> <P>(7) No light stick may be possessed on board a vessel registered for use of longline gear during fishing trips that include any fishing west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° N. lat.). A light stick as used in this paragraph is any type of light emitting device, including any flourescent glow bead, chemical, or electrically powered light that is affixed underwater to the longline gear.</P> <P>(8) When a conventional monofilament longline is deployed in waters west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° N. lat.) by a vessel registered for use of longline gear, no fewer than 15 branch lines may be set between any two floats. Vessel operators using basket-style longline gear must set a minimum of 10 branch lines between any 2 floats when fishing in waters north of the equator.</P> <P>(9) Longline gear deployed west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° N. lat.) by a vessel registered for use of longline gear must be deployed such that the deepest point of the main longline between any two floats, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> the deepest point in each sag of the main line, is at a depth greater than 100 m (328.1 ft or 54.6 fm) below the sea surface.</P> <P>(10) If no observer is on board the vessel, owners and operators of longline vessels registered for use of longline gear may land or possess no more than 10 swordfish from a fishing trip when using any J-type fishing hooks, and no more than 25 swordfish from a fishing trip when using only circle hook-type fishing hooks. If a NMFS-approved observer is on board the vessel for the duration of the fishing trip, there is no limit on the amount of swordfish retained.</P> <P>(11) Owners and operators of longline vessels registered for use of longline gear are subject to the provisions at 50 CFR part 223 prohibiting shallow sets to target swordfish in waters beyond the U.S. EEZ and east of 150° W. long.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Sea turtle take mitigation measures.</E> (1) Owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear must carry aboard their vessels line clippers meeting the minimum design standards specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, dip nets meeting minimum standards specified in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, and wire or bolt cutters capable of cutting through the vessel's hooks. These items must be used to disengage any hooked or entangled sea turtles with the least harm possible to the sea turtles and as close to the hook as possible in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(2) Line clippers are intended to cut fishing line as close as possible to hooked or entangled sea turtles. NMFS has established minimum design standards for line clippers. The Arceneaux line clipper (ALC) is a model line clipper that meets these minimum design standards and may be fabricated from readily available and low-cost materials (see figure 1 to § 660.32). The minimum design standards are as follows:</P> <P>(i) The cutting blade must be curved, recessed, contained in a holder, or otherwise afforded some protection to minimize direct contact of the cutting surface with sea turtles or users of the cutting blade.</P> <P>(ii) The blade must be capable of cutting 2.0-2.1 mm monofilament line and nylon or polypropylene multistrand material commonly known as braided mainline or tarred mainline.</P> <P>(iii) The line clipper must have an extended reach handle or pole of at least 6 ft (1.82 m).</P> <P>(iv) The cutting blade must be securely fastened to the extended reach handle or pole to ensure effective deployment and use.</P> <P>(3) Dip nets are intended to facilitate safe handling of sea turtles and access to sea turtles for purposes of cutting lines in a manner that minimizes injury and trauma to sea turtles. The minimum design standards for dip nets that meet the requirements of this section are:</P> <P>(i) The dip net must have an extended reach handle of at least 6 ft (1.82 m) of wood or other rigid material able to <PRTPAGE P="351"/>support a minimum of 100 lbs (34.1 kg) without breaking or significant bending or distortion.</P> <P>(ii) The dip net must have a net hoop of at least 31 inches (78.74 cm) inside diameter and a bag depth of at least 38 inches (96.52 cm). The bag mesh openings may be no more than 3 inches × 3 inches (7.62 cm × 7.62 cm).</P> <P>(4) All incidentally taken sea turtles brought aboard for dehooking and/or disentanglement must be handled in a manner to minimize injury and promote post-hooking survival.</P> <P>(i) When practicable, comatose sea turtles must be brought on board immediately, with a minimum of injury, and handled in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraphs (b)(5) and (b)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) If a sea turtle is too large or hooked in such a manner as to preclude safe boarding without causing further damage/injury to the turtle, line clippers described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section must be used to clip the line and remove as much line as possible prior to releasing the turtle.</P> <P>(iii) If a sea turtle is observed to be hooked or entangled by longline gear during hauling operations, the vessel operator must immediately cease hauling operations until the turtle has been removed from the longline gear or brought on board the vessel.</P> <P>(iv) Hooks must be removed from sea turtles as quickly and carefully as possible. If a hook cannot be removed from a turtle, the line must be cut as close to the hook as possible.</P> <P>(5) If the sea turtle brought aboard appears dead or comatose, the sea turtle must be placed on its belly (on the bottom shell or plastron) so that the turtle is right side up and its hindquarters elevated at least 6 inches (15.24 cm) for a period of no less than 4 hours and no more than 24 hours. The amount of the elevation depends on the size of the turtle; greater elevations are needed for larger turtles. A reflex test, performed by gently touching the eye and pinching the tail of a sea turtle, must be administered by a vessel operator, at least every 3 hours, to determine if the sea turtle is responsive. Sea turtles being resuscitated must be shaded and kept damp or moist but under no circumstance may be placed into a container holding water. A water-soaked towel placed over the eyes, carapace, and flippers is the most effective method to keep a turtle moist. Those that revive and become active must be returned to the sea in the manner described in paragraph (b)(6) of this section. Sea turtles that fail to revive within the 24-hour period must also be returned to the sea in the manner described in paragraph (b)(6)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(6) Live turtles must be returned to the sea after handling in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (b)(4) and (b)(5) of this section:</P> <P>(i) By putting the vessel engine in neutral gear so that the propeller is disengaged and the vessel is stopped, and releasing the turtle away from deployed gear; and</P> <P>(ii) Observing that the turtle is safely away from the vessel before engaging the propeller and continuing operations.</P> <P>(7) In addition to the requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, a vessel operator shall perform sea turtle handling and resuscitation techniques consistent with 50 CFR 223.206(d)(1), as appropriate.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Longline Seabird mitigation measures.</E> (1) Seabird mitigation techniques. Owners and operators of vessels registered for use of longline gear must ensure that the following actions are taken when fishing north of 23° N. lat.:</P> <P>(i) Employ a line setting machine or line shooter to set the main longline when making deep sets west of 150° W. long. using monofilament main longline;</P> <P>(ii) Attach a weight of at least 45 g to each branch line within 1 m of the hook when making deep sets using monofilament main longline;</P> <P>(iii) When using basket-style longline gear, ensure that the main longline is deployed slack to maximize its sink rate;</P> <P>(2) Use completely thawed bait that has been dyed blue to an intensity level specified by a color quality control card issued by NMFS;</P> <P>(3) Maintain a minimum of two cans (each sold as 0.45 kg or 1 lb size) containing blue dye on board the vessel;</P> <P>(4) Discharge fish, fish parts (offal), or spent bait while setting or hauling <PRTPAGE P="352"/>longline gear, on the opposite side of the vessel from where the longline gear is being set or hauled;</P> <P>(5) Retain sufficient quantities of fish, fish parts, or spent bait, between the setting of longline gear for the purpose of strategically discharging it in accordance with paragraph (a)(6) of this section;</P> <P>(6) Remove all hooks from fish, fish parts, or spent bait prior to its discharge in accordance with paragraph (c)(4) of this section; and</P> <P>(7) Remove the bill and liver of any swordfish that is caught, sever its head from the trunk and cut it in half vertically, and periodically discharge the butchered heads and livers in accordance with paragraph (a)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(8) If a short-tailed albatross is hooked or entangled by a vessel registered for use of longline gear, owners and operators must ensure that the following actions are taken:</P> <P>(i) Stop the vessel to reduce the tension on the line and bring the bird on board the vessel using a dip net;</P> <P>(ii) Cover the bird with a towel to protect its feathers from oils or damage while being handled;</P> <P>(iii) Remove any entangled lines from the bird;</P> <P>(iv) Determine if the bird is alive or dead.</P> <P>(A) If dead, freeze the bird immediately with an identification tag attached directly to the specimen listing the species, location and date of mortality, and band number if the bird has a leg band. Attach a duplicate identification tag to the bag or container holding the bird. Any leg bands present must remain on the bird. Contact NMFS, the Coast Guard, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the numbers listed on the Short-tailed Albatross Handling Placard distributed at the NMFS protected species workshop, inform them that you have a dead short-tailed albatross on board, and submit the bird to NMFS within 72 hours following completion of the fishing trip.</P> <P>(B) If alive, handle the bird in accordance with paragraphs (c)(9) through (c)(14) of this section.</P> <P>(9) Place the bird in a safe enclosed place;</P> <P>(10) Immediately contact NMFS, the Coast Guard, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the numbers listed on the Short-tailed Albatross Handling Placard distributed at the NMFS protected species workshop and request veterinary guidance;</P> <P>(11) Follow the veterinary guidance regarding the handling and release of the bird.</P> <P>(12) Complete the short-tailed albatross recovery data form issued by NMFS.</P> <P>(13) If the bird is externally hooked and no veterinary guidance is received within 24-48 hours, handle the bird in accordance with paragraphs (c)(17)(iv) and (v) of this section, and release the bird only if it meets the following criteria:</P> <P>(i) Able to hold its head erect and respond to noise and motion stimuli;</P> <P>(ii) Able to breathe without noise;</P> <P>(iii) Capable of flapping and retracting both wings to normal folded position on its back;</P> <P>(iv) Able to stand on both feet with toes pointed forward; and</P> <P>(v) Feathers are dry.</P> <P>(14) If released under paragraph (c)(13) of this section or under the guidance of a veterinarian, all released birds must be placed on the sea surface.</P> <P>(15) If the hook has been ingested or is inaccessible, keep the bird in a safe, enclosed place and submit it to NMFS immediately upon the vessel's return to port. Do not give the bird food or water.</P> <P>(16) Complete the short-tailed albatross recovery data form issued by NMFS.</P> <P>(17) If a seabird other than a short-tailed albatross is hooked or entangled by a vessel registered for use of longline gear, owners and operators must ensure that the following actions are taken:</P> <P>(i) Stop the vessel to reduce the tension on the line and bring the seabird on board the vessel using a dip net;</P> <P>(ii) Cover the seabird with a towel to protect its feathers from oils or damage while being handled;</P> <P>(iii) Remove any entangled lines from the seabird;</P> <P>(iv) Remove any external hooks by cutting the line as close as possible to the hook, pushing the hook barb out <PRTPAGE P="353"/>point first, cutting off the hook barb using bolt cutters, and then removing the hook shank;</P> <P>(v) Cut the fishing line as close as possible to ingested or inaccessible hooks;</P> <P>(vi) Leave the bird in a safe enclosed space to recover until its feathers are dry; and</P> <P>(vii) After recovered, release seabirds by placing them on the sea surface.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Vessel monitoring system.</E> (1) Only a VMS unit owned by NMFS and installed by NMFS complies with the requirement of this subpart.</P> <P>(2) After the holder of a permit to use longline gear has been notified by the SAC of a specific date for installation of a VMS unit on the permit holder's vessel, the vessel must carry the VMS unit after the date scheduled for installation.</P> <P>(3) A longline permit holder will not be assessed any fee or other charges to obtain and use a VMS unit, including the communication charges related directly to requirements under this section. Communication charges related to any additional equipment attached to the VMS unit by the owner or operator shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator and not NMFS.</P> <P>(4) The holder of a longline permit and the master of the vessel operating under the permit must:</P> <P>(i) Provide opportunity for the SAC to install and make operational a VMS unit after notification.</P> <P>(ii) Carry the VMS unit on board whenever the vessel is at sea.</P> <P>(iii) Not remove or relocate the VMS unit without prior approval from the SAC.</P> <P>(5) The SAC has authority over the installation and operation of the VMS unit. The SAC may authorize the connection or order the disconnection of additional equipment, including a computer, to any VMS unit when deemed appropriate by the SAC.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Protected species workshop.</E> (1) Each year both the owner and the operator of a vessel registered for use of longline gear must attend and be certified for completion of a workshop conducted by NMFS on mitigation, handling, and release techniques for turtles and seabirds and other protected species.</P> <P>(2) A protected species workshop certificate will be issued by NMFS annually to any person who has completed the workshop.</P> <P>(3) An owner of a vessel registered for use of longline gear must have on file a valid protected species workshop certificate or copy issued by NMFS in order to maintain or renew their vessel registration.</P> <P>(4) An operator of a vessel registered for use of longline gear must have on board the vessel a valid protected species workshop certificate issued by NMFS or a legible copy thereof.</P> <P>(f) An operator of a vessel registered for use of longline gear must notify the Regional Administrator at least 24 hours prior to embarking on a fishing trip regardless of the intended area of fishing.</P> <P>(g) An operator of a vessel registered for use of longline gear in waters east of 150° W. long. and beyond the EEZ is subject to the requirements at 50 CFR part 223.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, as amended at 77 FR 15975, Mar. 19, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.713</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Drift gillnet fishery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Take Reduction Plan gear restrictions.</E> Gear restrictions resulting from the Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan established under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 can be found at 50 CFR 229.31.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Other gear restrictions.</E> (1) The maximum length of a drift gillnet on board a vessel shall not exceed 6,000 ft (1828 m).</P> <P>(2) Up to 1,500 ft (457 m) of drift gillnet in separate panels of 600 ft (182.88 m) may be on board the vessel in a storage area.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Protected Resource Area closures.</E> (1) Pacific leatherback conservation area. No person may fish with, set, or haul back drift gillnet gear in U.S. waters of the Pacific Ocean from August 15 through November 15 in the area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <P>(i) Pt. Sur at 36°18.5′ N. lat., to</P> <P>(ii) 34°27′ N. lat. 123°35′ W. long., to</P> <P>(iii) 34°27′ N. lat. 129° W. long., to</P> <P>(iv) 45° N. lat. 129° W. long., thence to<PRTPAGE P="354"/> </P> <P>(v) the point where 45° N. lat. intersects the Oregon coast.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Pacific loggerhead conservation area.</E> No person may fish with, set, or haul back drift gillnet gear in U.S. waters of the Pacific Ocean east of the 120° W. meridian from June 1 through August 31 during a forecasted, or occurring, El Nino event off the coast of southern California.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Notification of an El Nino event.</E> The Assistant Administrator will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notification that an El Nino event is occurring, or is forecast to occur, off the coast of southern California and the requirement of a closure under this paragraph (c)(2). Furthermore, the Assistant Administrator will announce the requirement of such a closure by other methods as are necessary and appropriate to provide actual notice to the participants in the California/Oregon drift gillnet fishery.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Determination of El Nino conditions.</E> The Assistant Administrator will rely on information developed by NOAA offices which monitor El Nino events, such as NOAA's Climate Prediction Center and the West Coast Office of NOAA's Coast Watch program, in order to determine whether an El Nino is forecasted or occurring for the coast of southern California. The Assistant Administrator will use the monthly sea surface temperature anomaly charts to determine whether there are warmer than normal sea surface temperatures present off of southern California during the months prior to the closure month for years in which an El Nino event has been declared by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Specifically, the Assistant Administrator, will use sea surface temperature data from the third and second months prior to the month of the closure for determining whether El Nino conditions are present off of southern California.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Reopening.</E> If, during a closure as described within this paragraph (c)(2), sea surface temperatures return to normal or below normal, the Assistant Administrator may publish a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice announcing that El Nino conditions are no longer present off the coast of southern California and may terminate the closure prior to August 31.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Mainland area closures.</E> The following areas off the Pacific coast are closed to driftnet gear:</P> <P>(1) Within the U.S. EEZ from the United States-Mexico International Boundary to the California-Oregon border from February 1 through April 30.</P> <P>(2) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ within 75 nautical miles from the mainland shore from the United States-Mexico International Boundary to the California-Oregon border from May 1 through August 14.</P> <P>(3) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ within 25 nautical miles of the coastline from December 15 through January 31 of the following year from the United States-Mexico International Boundary to the California-Oregon border.</P> <P>(4) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ from August 15 through September 30 within the area bounded by line extending from Dana Point to Church Rock on Santa Catalina Island, to Point La Jolla, CA.</P> <P>(5) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ within 12 nautical miles from the mainland shore north of a line extending west of Point Arguello, CA, to the California-Oregon border.</P> <P>(6) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ within the area bounded by a line from the lighthouse at Point Reyes to Noonday Rock, to Southeast Farallon Island to Pillar Point, CA.</P> <P>(7) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ off the Oregon coast east of a line approximating 1000 fathoms as defined by the following coordinates:</P> <P>42°00′00″ N. lat. 125°10′30″ W. long.</P> <P>42°25′39″ N. lat. 124°59′09″ W. long.</P> <P>42°30′42″ N. lat. 125°00′46″ W. long.</P> <P>42°30′23″ N. lat. 125°04′14″ W. long.</P> <P>43°02′56″ N. lat. 125°06′57″ W. long.</P> <P>43°01′29″ N. lat. 125°10′55″ W. long.</P> <P>43°50′11″ N. lat. 125°19′14″ W. long.</P> <P>44°03′23″ N. lat. 125°12′22″ W. long.</P> <P>45°00′06″ N. lat. 125°16′42″ W. long.</P> <P>45°25′27″ N. lat. 125°16′29″ W. long.</P> <P>45°45′37″ N. lat. 125°15′19″ W. long.</P> <P>46°04′45″ N. lat. 125°24′41″ W. long.</P> <P>46°16′00″ N. lat. 125°20′32″ W. long.</P> <P>(8) In the portion of the U.S. EEZ north of 46°16′ N. latitude (Washington coast).<PRTPAGE P="355"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Channel Islands area closures.</E> The following areas off the Channel Islands are closed to driftnet gear:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">San Miguel Island closures.</E> (i) Within the portion of the U.S. EEZ north of San Miguel Island between a line extending 6 nautical miles west of Point Bennett, CA, and a line extending 6 nautical miles east of Cardwell Point, CA.</P> <P>(ii) Within the portion of the U.S. EEZ south of San Miguel Island between a line extending 10 nautical miles west of Point Bennett, CA, and a line extending 10 nautical miles east of Cardwell Point, CA.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Santa Rosa Island closure.</E> Within the portion of the U.S. EEZ north of San Miguel Island between a line extending 6 nautical miles west from Sandy Point, CA, and a line extending 6 nautical miles east of Skunk Point, CA, from May 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">San Nicolas Island closure.</E> In the portion of the U.S. EEZ within a radius of 10 nautical miles of 33°16′41″ N. lat., 119°34′39″ W. long. (west end) from May 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">San Clemente Island closure.</E> In the portion of the U.S. EEZ within 6 nautical miles of the coastline on the easterly side of San Clemente Island within a line extending 6 nautical miles west from 33°02′16″ N. lat., 118°35′27″ W. long. and a line extending 6 nautical miles east from the light at Pyramid Head, CA.</P> <CITA>[69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 31757, June 8, 2007]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.714</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Purse seine fishery. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.715</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Harpoon fishery. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.716</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Surface hook-and-line fishery. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.717</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Framework for revising regulations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will establish and adjust specifications and management measures in accordance with procedures and standards in the FMP.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Annual actions.</E> Annual specifications are developed and implemented according to § 660.709.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Routine management measures.</E> Consistent with section 3.4 of the FMP, management measures designated as routine may be adjusted during the year after recommendation from the Council, approval by NMFS, and publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Changes to the regulations.</E> Regulations under this subpart may be promulgated, removed, or revised. Any such action will be made according to the framework measures in section 8.3.4 of the FMP and will be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.718</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In the interest of developing an efficient and productive fishery for HMS, the Regional Administrator may issue exempted fishing permits (EFP) for the harvest of HMS that otherwise would be prohibited.</P> <P>(b) No exempted fishing for HMS may be conducted unless authorized by an EFP issued for the participating vessel in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in 50 CFR 600.745.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.719</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Scientific observers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All fishing vessels with permits issued under this subpart and operating in HMS fisheries, including catcher/processors, at-sea processors, and vessels that embark from a port in Washington, Oregon, or California and land catch in another area, may be required to accommodate an NMFS certified observer on board to collect scientific data.</P> <P>(b) All vessels with observers on board must comply with the safety regulations at 50 CFR 600.746.</P> <P>(c) NMFS shall advise the permit holder or the designated agent of any observer requirement in response to any pre-trip notification in this subpart.</P> <P>(d) When NMFS notifies the permit holder or designated agent of the obligation to carry an observer in response to a notification under this subpart or as a condition of an EFP issued under 50 CFR 660.718, the vessel may not engage in the fishery without taking the observer.</P> <P>(e) A permit holder must accommodate a NMFS observer assigned under this section. The Regional Administrator's office, and not the observer, will address any concerns raised over accommodations.<PRTPAGE P="356"/> </P> <P>(f) The permit holder, vessel operator, and crew must cooperate with the observer in the performance of the observer's duties, including:</P> <P>(1) Allowing for the embarking and debarking of the observer.</P> <P>(2) Allowing the observer access to all areas of the vessel necessary to conduct observer duties.</P> <P>(3) Allowing the observer access to communications equipment and navigation equipment as necessary to perform observer duties.</P> <P>(4) Allowing the observer access to VMS units to verify operation, obtain data, and use the communication capabilities of the units for official purposes.</P> <P>(5) Providing accurate vessel locations by latitude and longitude or loran coordinates, upon request by the observer.</P> <P>(6) Providing sea turtle, marine mammal, or sea bird specimens as requested.</P> <P>(7) Notifying the observer in a timely fashion when commercial fishing operations are to begin and end.</P> <P>(g) The permit holder, operator, and crew must comply with other terms and conditions to ensure the effective deployment and use of observers that the Regional Administrator imposes by written notice.</P> <P>(h) The permit holder must ensure that assigned observers are provided living quarters comparable to crew members and are provided the same meals, snacks, and amenities as are normally provided to other vessel personnel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.720</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Interim protection for sea turtles.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Until the effective date of §§ 660.707 and 660.712 (d) and (e), it is unlawful for any person who is not operating under a Hawaii longline limited access permit under § 660.21(b) to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Direct fishing effort toward the harvest of swordfish (<E T="03">Xiphias gladius</E>) using longline gear deployed on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° lat.).</P> <P>(2) Possess a light stick on board a longline vessel on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean west of 150° W. long. north of the equator. A light stick as used in this paragraph is any type of light emitting device, including any fluorescent glow bead, chemical, or electrically powered light that is affixed underwater to the longline gear.</P> <P>(3) An operator of a longline vessel subject to this section may land or possess no more than 10 swordfish from a fishing trip where any part of the trip included fishing west of 150° W. long. and north of the equator (0° N. lat.).</P> <P>(4) Fail to employ basket-style longline gear such that the mainline is deployed slack when fishing on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean west of 150° W. long. north of the equator.</P> <P>(5) When a conventional monofilament longline is deployed by a vessel subject to this section, no fewer than 15 branch lines may be set between any two floats. Vessel operators using basket-style longline gear must set a minimum of 10 branch lines between any 2 floats when fishing in waters west of 150° W. long. north of the equator.</P> <P>(6) Longline gear deployed by a vessel subject to this section must be deployed such that the deepest point of the main longline between any two floats, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> the deepest point in each sag of the main line, is at a depth greater than 100 m (328.1 ft or 54.6 fm) below the sea surface.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 660.721</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recreational fishing bag limits.</SUBJECT> <P>This section applies to recreational fishing for HMS management unit species in the U.S. EEZ off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington and in the adjacent high seas areas. In addition to individual fishermen, the operator of a vessel that fishes in the EEZ is responsible for ensuring that the bag limits of this section are not exceeded. The bag limits of this section apply on the basis of each 24-hour period at sea, regardless of the number of trips per day. The provisions of this section do not authorize any person to take more than one daily bag limit of fishing during one calendar day. Federal recreational HMS regulations are not intended to supersede any more restrictive state recreational HMS regulations relating to federally-managed <PRTPAGE P="357"/>HMS. The bag limits include fish taken in both state and Federal waters.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Albacore Tuna Daily Bag Limit.</E> Except pursuant to a multi-day possession permit referenced in paragraph (c) of this section, a recreational fisherman may take or retain no more than:</P> <P>(1) Ten albacore tuna if any part of the fishing trip occurs in the U.S. EEZ south of a line running due west true from 34°27′ N. latitude (at Point Conception, Santa Barbara County) to the U.S.-Mexico border.</P> <P>(2) Twenty-five albacore tuna if any part of the fishing trip occurs in the U.S. EEZ north of a line running due west true from 34°27′ N. latitude (at Point Conception, Santa Barbara County) to the California-Oregon border.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Bluefin Tuna Daily Bag Limit.</E> A recreational fisherman may take or retain no more than 10 bluefin tuna in the U.S. EEZ off the coast of California.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Possession Limits.</E> If the State of California requires a multi-day possession permit for albacore or bluefin tuna harvested by a recreational fishing vessel and landed in California, aggregating daily trip limits for multi-day trips would be deemed consistent with Federal law.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Boat Limits</E> Off the coast of California, boat limits apply, whereby each fisherman aboard a vessel may continue to use recreational angling gear until the combined daily limits of HMS for all licensed and juvenile anglers aboard has been attained (additional state restrictions on boat limits may apply). Unless otherwise prohibited, when two or more persons are angling for HMS species aboard a vessel in the EEZ, fishing may continue until boat limits are reached.</P> <CITA>[72 FR 58259, Oct. 15, 2007]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 665</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>665.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Licensing and registration.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual catch limits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.5-665.11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting and recordkeeping.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.16</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Experimental fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.18</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Framework adjustments to management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel monitoring system.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Western Pacific Community Development Program.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—American Samoa Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>665.98</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.99</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.100</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Samoa bottomfish fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.101</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.102</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.103</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.104</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.105</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.106-665.119</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.120</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Samoa coral reef ecosystem fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.121</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.122</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.123</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.124</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.125</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.126</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.127</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.128</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.129-665.139</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.140</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Samoa crustacean fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.141</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.142</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.143</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.144</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.145</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.146-665.159</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.160</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Samoa precious coral fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.161</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.162</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.163</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.164</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.165</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.166</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.167</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.168</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.169</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Hawaii Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>665.198</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.199</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.200</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.202</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management subareas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.203</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.204</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.206</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.207</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.208</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Protected species conservation.<PRTPAGE P="358"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.209</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fishing moratorium at Hancock Seamount.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.210</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hawaii restricted bottomfish species.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Total Allowable Catch (TAC) limit.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.212</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Non-commercial bag limits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.213-665.219</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.220</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hawaii coral reef ecosystem fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.221</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.222</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.224</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.225</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.226</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.227</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.228</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.229-665.239</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.240</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hawaii crustacean fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.241</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.242</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.243</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.244</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.245</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.246</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.247</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.248</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Monk seal protective measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.249</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lobster size and condition restrictions in Permit Area 2.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.250</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closed seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.251</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closed areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.252</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Harvest limitation program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.253-665.259</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.260</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hawaii precious coral fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.261</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.262</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.263</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.264</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.265</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.266</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.267</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.268</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.269</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.270</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Mariana Archipelago Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>665.398</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.399</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.400</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Mariana bottomfish fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.402</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management subareas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.403</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bottomfish fishery area management.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.404</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.406</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.407</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.418-665.419</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.420</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Mariana coral reef ecosystem fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.421</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.422</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.423</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.424</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.426</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.427</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.428</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.429-665.439</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.440</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Mariana crustacean fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.441</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.442</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.443</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.444</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.445</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.446-665.459</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.460</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Mariana precious coral fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.461</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.462</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.463</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.464</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.465</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.466</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.467</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.468</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.469</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Pacific Remote Island Area Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>665.598</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.599</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area Restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.600</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>PRIA bottomfish fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.601</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.602</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.603</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.604</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.605</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.606</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.607-665.619</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.620</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>PRIA coral reef ecosystem fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.621</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.622</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.623</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.624</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.625</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.626</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.627</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.628</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.640</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>PRIA crustacean fisheries.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.629-665.639</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.641</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.642</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.643</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.644</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.645</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.646-665.659</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.660</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>PRIA precious coral fisheries [Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.661</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.662</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.663</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.664</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.665</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.666</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.667</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.<PRTPAGE P="359"/> </SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.668</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.669</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries</HD> <SECTNO>665.798</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.799</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.800</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.801</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.802</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.803</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.804</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.805</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.806</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibited area management.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.807</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemptions for Hawaii longline fishing prohibited areas; procedures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.808</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions for at-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.809</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Port privileges and transiting for unpermitted U.S. longline vessels.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.810</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibition of drift gillnetting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.811</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.812</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sea turtle take mitigation measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.813</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Western Pacific longline fishing restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.814</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Protected species workshop.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.815</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pelagic longline seabird mitigation measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.816</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Samoa longline limited entry program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.817</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>665.818</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemptions for American Samoa large vessel prohibited areas.</SUBJECT> <APP>Figure 1 to Part 665—Carapace Length of Lobsters</APP> <APP>Figure 2 to Part 665—Length of Fishing Vessels</APP> <APP>Figure 3 to Part 665—Sample Fabricated Arceneaux Line Clipper</APP> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> <P>16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> </P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The regulations in this part govern fishing for western Pacific fishery ecosystem MUS by vessels of the United States that operate or are based inside the outer boundary of the U.S. EEZ around American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, and Wake Island.</P> <P>(b) General regulations governing fishing by all vessels of the United States and by fishing vessels other than vessels of the United States are contained in 50 CFR part 600.</P> <P>(c) Regulations governing the harvest, possession, landing, purchase, and sale of shark fins are found in 50 CFR part 600 subpart N.</P> <P>(d) This subpart contains regulations that are common to all western Pacific fisheries managed under Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs) prepared by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P>(e) Regulations specific to individual areas and fisheries are included in subparts B through F of this part.</P> <P>(f) Nothing in subparts B through F of this part is intended to supersede any valid state or Federal regulations that are more restrictive than those published here.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>NMFS recognizes that any state law pertaining to vessels registered under the laws of that state while operating in the fisheries regulated under this part, that is consistent with this part and the FEPs implemented by this part, shall continue in effect with respect to fishing activities regulated under this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Licensing and registration.</SUBJECT> <P>Any person who is required to do so by applicable state law or regulation must comply with licensing and registration requirements in the exact manner required by applicable state law or regulation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Annual catch limits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> For each fishing year, the Regional Administrator shall specify an annual catch limit, including any overage adjustments, for each stock or stock complex of management unit species defined in subparts B through F of this part, as recommended by the Council, and considering the best available scientific, commercial, and other information about the fishery for that stock or stock complex. The annual catch limit shall serve as the basis for invoking accountability measures in paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Overage adjustments.</E> If landings of a stock or stock complex exceed the specified annual catch limit in a fishing year, the Council will take action in accordance with 50 CFR 600.310(g), <PRTPAGE P="360"/>which may include recommending that the Regional Administrator reduce the annual catch limit for the subsequent year by the amount of the overage or other measures, as appropriate.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> The Regional Administrator is not required to specify an annual catch limit for a management unit species that is statutorily excepted from the requirement pursuant to 50 CFR 600.310(h)(2), or that the Council has identified as an ecosystem component species. The Regional Administrator will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the list of ecosystem component species, and will publish any changes to the list, as necessary.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Annual catch target.</E> For each fishing year, the Regional Administrator may also specify an annual catch target that is below the annual catch limit of a stock or stock complex, as recommended by the Council. When used, the annual catch target shall serve as the basis for invoking accountability measures in paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Procedures and timing.</E> (1) No later than 60 days before the start of a fishing year, the Council shall recommend to the Regional Administrator an annual catch limit, including any overage adjustment, for each stock or stock complex. The recommended limit should be based on a recommendation of the SSC of the acceptable biological catch for each stock or stock complex. The Council may not recommend an annual catch limit that exceeds the acceptable biological catch recommended by the SSC. The Council may also recommend an annual catch target below the annual catch limit.</P> <P>(2) No later than 30 days before the start of a fishing year, the Regional Administrator shall publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notice of the proposed annual catch limit specification and any associated annual catch target, and request public comment.</P> <P>(3) No later than the start of a fishing year, the Regional Administrator shall publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and use other methods to notify permit holders of the final annual catch limit specification and any associated annual catch target.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Accountability measures.</E> When any annual catch limit or annual catch target is projected to be reached, based on available information, the Regional Administrator shall publish notification to that effect in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify permit holders.</P> <P>(1) The notice will include an advisement that fishing for that stock or stock complex will be restricted beginning on a specified date, which shall not be earlier than 7 days after the date of filing the notice for public inspection at the Office of the Federal Register. The restriction may include, but is not limited to, closure of the fishery, closure of specific areas, changes to bag limits, or restrictions in effort. The restriction will remain in effect until the end of the fishing year, except that the Regional Administrator may, based on a recommendation from the Council, remove or modify the restriction before the end of the fishing year.</P> <P>(2) It is unlawful for any person to conduct fishing in violation of the restrictions specified in the notification issued pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of this section.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 37286, June 27, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.5-665.11</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, § 600.10 of this chapter, and subparts B through F of this part, general definitions for western Pacific fisheries have the following meanings:</P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa FEP</E> means the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for American Samoa.</P> <P> <E T="03">Bottomfish FMP</E> means the Fishery Management Plan for Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish of the Western Pacific Region established in 1986 and replaced by FEPs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Carapace length</E> means a measurement in a straight line from the ridge between the two largest spines above the eyes, back to the rear edge of the carapace of a spiny lobster (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Circle hook</E> means a fishing hook with the point turned perpendicularly back towards the shank.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial fishing</E> means fishing in which the fish harvested, either in <PRTPAGE P="361"/>whole or in part, are intended to enter commerce or enter commerce through sale, barter, or trade. All lobster fishing in Crustacean Permit Area 1 is considered commercial fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)</E> means the Northern Mariana Islands.</P> <P> <E T="03">Coral Reef Ecosystems FMP</E> means the Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region established in 2004 and replaced by FEPs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Council</E> means the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crustacean receiving vessel</E> means a vessel of the United States to which lobsters taken in a crustacean management area are transferred from another vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crustaceans FMP</E> means the Fishery Management Plan for Crustacean Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region established in 1982 and replaced by FEPs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Currently harvested coral reef taxa (CHCRT)</E> means coral reef associated species, families, or subfamilies, as defined in §§ 665.121, 665.221, 665.421, and 665.621, that have annual landings greater than 454.54 kg (1,000 lb) as reported on individual state, commonwealth, or territory catch reports or through creel surveys. Fisheries and research data from many of these species have been analyzed by regional management agencies.</P> <P> <E T="03">Dead coral</E> means any precious coral that no longer has any live coral polyps or tissue.</P> <P> <E T="03">Ecosystem component species</E> means any western Pacific MUS that the Council has identified to be, generally, a non-target species, not determined to be subject to overfishing, approaching overfished, or overfished, not likely to become subject to overfishing or overfished, and generally not retained for sale or personal use.</P> <P> <E T="03">EFP</E> means an experimental fishing permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">First level buyer</E> means:</P> <P>(1) The first person who purchases, with the intention to resell, management unit species, or portions thereof, that were harvested by a vessel that holds a permit or is otherwise regulated under crustacean fisheries in subparts B through E of this part; or</P> <P>(2) A person who provides recordkeeping, purchase, or sales assistance in the first transaction involving MUS (such as the services provided by a wholesale auction facility).</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing gear,</E> as used in regulations for the American Samoa, CNMI, Hawaii, and PRIA bottomfish fisheries in subparts B through E of this part, includes:</P> <P>(1) Bottom trawl, which means a trawl in which the otter boards or the footrope of the net are in contact with the sea bed;</P> <P>(2) Gillnet, (see § 600.10);</P> <P>(3) Hook-and-line, which means one or more hooks attached to one or more lines;</P> <P>(4) Set net, which means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored gill net; and</P> <P>(5) Trawl, (see § 600.10).</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip</E> means a period of time during which fishing is conducted, beginning when the vessel leaves port and ending when the vessel lands fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing year</E> means the year beginning at 0001 local time on January 1 and ending at 2400 local time on December 31, with the exception of fishing for Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species and any precious coral MUS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Freeboard</E> means the straight line vertical distance between a vessel's working deck and the sea surface. If the vessel does not have gunwale door or stern door that exposes the working deck, freeboard means the straight line vertical distance between the top of a vessel's railing and the sea surface.</P> <P> <E T="03">Harvest guideline</E> means a specified numerical harvest objective.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaiian Archipelago</E> means the Main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, including Midway Atoll.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii FEP</E> means the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Hawaiian Archipelago.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hookah breather</E> means a tethered underwater breathing device that pumps air from the surface through one or more hoses to divers at depth.</P> <P> <E T="03">Incidental catch or incidental species</E> means species caught while fishing for the primary purpose of catching a different species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Land or landing</E> means offloading fish from a fishing vessel, arriving in port <PRTPAGE P="362"/>to begin offloading fish, or causing fish to be offloaded from a fishing vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Large vessel</E> means, as used in this part, any vessel equal to or greater than 50 ft (15.2 m) in length overall.</P> <P> <E T="03">Length overall (LOA) or length</E> of a vessel as used in this part, means the horizontal distance, rounded to the nearest foot (with any 0.5 foot or 0.15 meter fraction rounded upward), between the foremost part of the stem and the aftermost part of the stern, excluding bowsprits, rudders, outboard motor brackets, and similar fittings or attachments (see Figure 2 to this part). “Stem” is the foremost part of the vessel, consisting of a section of timber or fiberglass, or cast forged or rolled metal, to which the sides of the vessel are united at the fore end, with the lower end united to the keel, and with the bowsprit, if one is present, resting on the upper end. “Stern” is the aftermost part of the vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Live coral</E> means any precious coral that has live coral polyps or tissue.</P> <P> <E T="03">Live rock</E> means any natural, hard substrate, including dead coral or rock, to which is attached, or which supports, any living marine life form associated with coral reefs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Low-use marine protected area (MPA)</E> means an area of the U.S. EEZ where fishing operations have specific restrictions in order to protect the coral reef ecosystem, as specified under area restrictions in subparts B through F of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI)</E> means the islands of the Hawaii Archipelago lying to the east of 161° W. long.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mariana Archipelago</E> means Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mariana FEP</E> means the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Mariana Archipelago.</P> <P> <E T="03">Medium vessel,</E> as used in this part, means any vessel equal to or more than 40 ft (12.2 m) and less than 50 ft (15.2 m) LOA.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-commercial fishing</E> means fishing that does not meet the definition of commercial fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-precious coral</E> means any species of coral other than those listed under the definitions for precious coral in §§ 665.161, 665.261, 665.461, and 665.661.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-selective gear</E> means any gear used for harvesting coral that cannot discriminate or differentiate between types, size, quality, or characteristics of living or dead coral.</P> <P> <E T="03">Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)</E> means the islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago lying to the west of 161° W. long.</P> <P> <E T="03">No-take MPA</E> means an area of the U.S. EEZ that is closed to fishing for or harvesting of any MUS, as defined in subparts B through F of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Offload</E> means to remove MUS from a vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Offset circle hook</E> means a circle hook in which the barbed end of the hook is displaced relative to the parallel plane of the eyed end, or shank, of the hook when laid on its side.</P> <P> <E T="03">Owner,</E> as used in the regulations for the crustacean fisheries in subparts B through E of this part and § 665.203(i) and (j), means a person who is identified as the current owner of the vessel as described in the Certificate of Documentation (Form CG-1270) issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a documented vessel, or in a registration certificate issued by a state, a territory, or the USCG for an undocumented vessel. As used in the regulations for the precious coral fisheries in subparts B through E of this part and § 665.203(c) through (h), the definition of “owner” in § 600.10 of this chapter continues to apply.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)</E> means the headquarters of the Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, located at 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814; telephone number 808-944-2200.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pacific remote island areas (PRIA, or U.S. island possessions in the Pacific Ocean)</E> means Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, Wake Island, and Midway Atoll.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pelagics FEP</E> means the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Pacific Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pelagics FMP</E> means the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region that was established in 1987 and replaced by the western Pacific pelagic FEP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Potentially harvested coral reef taxa (PHCRT)</E> means coral reef associated species, families, or subfamilies, as defined in §§ 665.121, 665.221, 665.421, and <PRTPAGE P="363"/>665.621, for which little or no information is available beyond general taxonomic and distribution descriptions. These species have either not been caught in the past or have been harvested annually in amounts less than 454.54 kg (1,000 lb).</P> <P> <E T="03">Precious Corals FMP</E> means the Fishery Management Plan for Precious Corals of the Western Pacific Region established in 1983 and replaced by fishery ecosystem plans (FEPs).</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA FEP</E> means the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Pacific Remote Island Areas of Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, and Wake Island.</P> <P> <E T="03">Protected species</E> means an animal protected under the MMPA, as amended, listed under the ESA, as amended, or subject to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended.</P> <P> <E T="03">Receiving vessel</E> means a vessel that receives fish or fish products from a fishing vessel, and with regard to a vessel holding a permit under § 665.801(e), that also lands western Pacific pelagic MUS taken by other vessels using longline gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E> means Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region, NMFS (see Table 1 of § 600.502 of this chapter for address).</P> <P> <E T="03">Selective gear</E> means any gear used for harvesting coral that can discriminate or differentiate between type, size, quality, or characteristics of living or dead coral.</P> <P> <E T="03">Special Agent-In-Charge (SAC)</E> means the Special Agent-In-Charge, NMFS, Pacific Islands Enforcement Division, or a designee of the SAC, located at 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 950, Honolulu, HI 96814, telephone number 808-203-2500.</P> <P> <E T="03">Special permit</E> means a permit issued to allow fishing for coral reef ecosystem MUS in low-use MPAs or to fish for any PHCRT.</P> <P> <E T="03">SSC</E> means the Scientific and Statistical Committee of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">State of Hawaii commercial marine license</E> means the license required by the State of Hawaii for anyone to take marine life for commercial purposes (also known as the commercial fishing license).</P> <P> <E T="03">Transship</E> means to offload or otherwise transfer MUS or products thereof to a receiving vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Trap</E> means a box-like device used for catching and holding lobsters or fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">U.S. harvested coral</E> means coral caught, taken, or harvested by vessels of the United States within any fishery for which an FMP or FEP has been implemented under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel monitoring system unit (VMS unit)</E> means the hardware and software owned by NMFS, installed on vessels by NMFS, and required to track and transmit the positions of certain vessels.</P> <P> <E T="03">Western Pacific fishery management area</E> means those waters shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, CNMI, Midway, Johnston and Palmyra Atolls, Kingman Reef, and Wake, Jarvis, Baker, and Howland Islands.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 37286, June 27, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.13</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> The requirements for permits for specific Western Pacific fisheries are set forth in subparts B through F of this part.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Validity.</E> Each permit is valid for fishing only in the specific fishery management areas identified on the permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application.</E> (1) A Western Pacific Federal fisheries permit application may be obtained from NMFS PIRO to apply for a permit or permits to operate in any of the fisheries regulated under subparts B through F of this part. The completed application must be submitted to PIRO. In no case shall PIRO accept an application that is not on the Western Pacific Federal fisheries permit application form.</P> <P>(2) A minimum of 15 days after the day PIRO receives a complete application should be allowed for processing a permit application for fisheries under subparts B through F of this part. If an incomplete or improperly completed application is filed, the applicant will be sent a letter of notice of deficiency. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30 days following the <PRTPAGE P="364"/>date of the letter of notification of deficiency, the application will be considered abandoned.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Change in application information.</E> Any change in the permit application information or vessel documentation, submitted under paragraph (c) of this section, must be reported to PIRO in writing within 15 days of the change to avoid a delay in processing the permit application. A minimum of 10 days from the day the information is received by PIRO should be given for PIRO to record any change in information from the permit application submitted under paragraph (c) of this section. Failure to report such changes may result in a delay in processing an application, permit holders failing to receive important notifications, or sanctions pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act at 16 U.S.C. 1858(g) or 15 CFR part 904, subpart D.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> After receiving a complete application submitted under paragraph (c) of this section, the Regional Administrator will issue a permit to an applicant who is eligible under this part, as appropriate.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Fees.</E> (1) PIRO will not charge a fee for a permit issued under §§ 665.142, 665.162, 665.242, 665.262, 665.442, 665.462, 665.642, or 665.662 of this part, for a Ho'omalu limited access permit issued under § 665.203, or for a Guam bottomfish permit issued under § 665.404.</P> <P>(2) PIRO will charge a non-refundable processing fee for each application (including transfers and renewals) for the permits listed in paragraphs (f)(2)(i) through (viii) of this section. The amount of the fee is calculated in accordance with the procedures of the NOAA Finance Handbook, for determining the administrative costs of each special product or service incurred in processing the permit. The fee may not exceed such costs and is specified with each application form. The appropriate fee must accompany each application. Failure to pay the fee will preclude the issuance, transfer or renewal of any of these permits:</P> <P>(i) Hawaii longline limited access permit.</P> <P>(ii) Mau Zone limited access permit.</P> <P>(iii) Coral reef ecosystem special permit.</P> <P>(iv) American Samoa longline limited access permit.</P> <P>(v) MHI non-commercial bottomfish permit.</P> <P>(vi) Western Pacific squid jig permit.</P> <P>(vii) Crustacean permit.</P> <P>(viii) CNMI commercial bottomfish permit.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Expiration.</E> Permits issued under subparts B through F of this part are valid for the period specified on the permit unless revoked, suspended, transferred, or modified under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Replacement.</E> Replacement permits may be issued, without charge, to replace lost or mutilated permits. An application for a replacement permit is not considered a new application.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> An application for a permit transfer under §§ 665.203(d), 665.242(e), or 665.801(k), or for registration of a permit for use with a replacement vessel under § 665.203(i), must be submitted to PIRO as described in paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Alteration.</E> Any permit that has been altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Display.</E> Any permit issued under this subpart, or a facsimile of such permit, must be on board the vessel at all times while the vessel is fishing for, taking, retaining, possessing, or landing MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the fishery management area. Any permit issued under this section must be displayed for inspection upon request of an authorized officer.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Procedures governing sanctions and denials are found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Permit appeals.</E> Procedures for appeals of permitting and administrative actions are specified in the relevant subparts of this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.14</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Reporting and recordkeeping.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Except for precious coral and crustacean fisheries, any person who is required to do so by applicable state law or regulation must make and/or file all reports of MUS landings containing all data and in the exact manner required by applicable state law or regulation.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Fishing record forms</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> (i) The operator of any fishing vessel subject to the requirements of <PRTPAGE P="365"/>§§ 665.124, 665.142, 665.162, 665.203(a)(2), 665.224, 665.242, 665.262, 665.404, 665.424, 665.442, 665.462, 665.603, 665.624, 665.642, 665.662, or 665.801 must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete record of catch, effort, and other data on paper report forms provided by the Regional Administrator, or electronically as specified and approved by the Regional Administrator, except as allowed in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) All information specified by the Regional Administrator must be recorded on paper or electronically within 24 hours after the completion of each fishing day. The logbook information, reported on paper or electronically, for each day of the fishing trip must be signed and dated or otherwise authenticated by the vessel operator in the manner determined by the Regional Administrator, and be submitted or transmitted via an approved method as specified by the Regional Administrator, and as required by this paragraph (b).</P> <P>(iii) In lieu of the requirements in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section, the operator of a fishing vessel registered for use under a Western Pacific squid jig permit pursuant to the requirements of § 665.801(g) may participate in a state reporting system. If participating in a state reporting system, all required information must be recorded and submitted in the exact manner required by applicable state law or regulation.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Timeliness of submission.</E> (i) If fishing was authorized under a permit pursuant to §§ 665.142, 665.242, 665.442, 665.404, 665.162, 665.262, 665.462, 665.662, or 665.801, the vessel operator must submit the original logbook information for each day of the fishing trip to the Regional Administrator within 72 hours of the end of each fishing trip, except as allowed in paragraph (iii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) If fishing was authorized under a permit pursuant to § 665.203(a)(2), the vessel operator or vessel owner must submit the original logbook form for each day of the fishing trip to the Regional Administrator within 72 hours of the end of each fishing trip.</P> <P>(iii) If fishing was authorized under a PRIA bottomfish permit pursuant to § 665.603(a), PRIA pelagic troll and handline permit pursuant to § 665.801(f), crustacean fishing permit for the PRIA (Permit Area 4) pursuant to § 665.642(a), or a precious coral fishing permit for Permit Area X-P-PI pursuant to § 665.662, the original logbook form for each day of fishing within EEZ waters around the PRIA must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 30 days of the end of each fishing trip.</P> <P>(iv) If fishing was authorized under a permit pursuant to §§ 665.124, 665.224, 665.424, or 665.624, the original logbook information for each day of fishing must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 30 days of the end of each fishing trip.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Transshipment logbooks.</E> Any person subject to the requirements of §§ 665.124(a)(2), 665.224(a)(2), 665.424(a)(2), 665.624(a)(2), or 665.801(e) must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete NMFS transshipment logbook containing report forms provided by the Regional Administrator. All information specified on the forms must be recorded on the forms within 24 hours after the day of transshipment. Each form must be signed and dated by the receiving vessel operator. The original logbook for each day of transshipment activity must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 72 hours of each landing of western Pacific pelagic MUS. The original logbook for each day of transshipment activity must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 7 days of each landing of coral reef ecosystem MUS.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sales report.</E> The operator of any fishing vessel subject to the requirements of §§ 665.142, 665.242, 665.442, or 665.642, or the owner of a medium or large fishing vessel subject to the requirements of § 665.404(a)(2) must submit to the Regional Administrator, within 72 hours of offloading of crustacean MUS, an accurate and complete sales report on a form provided by the Regional Administrator. The form must be signed and dated by the fishing vessel operator.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Packing or weigh-out slips.</E> The operator of any fishing vessel subject to the requirements of §§ 665.142, 665.242, 665.442, or 665.642 must attach packing <PRTPAGE P="366"/>or weighout slips provided to the operator by the first-level buyer(s), unless the packing or weighout slips have not been provided in time by the buyer(s).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Modification of reporting and recordkeeping requirements.</E> The Regional Administrator may, after consultation with the Council, initiate rulemaking to modify the information to be provided on the fishing record forms, transshipment logbook, and sales report forms and timeliness by which the information is to be provided, including the submission of packing or weighout slips.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Availability of records for inspection.</E> (1) Western Pacific pelagic MUS. Upon request, any fish dealer must immediately provide an authorized officer access to inspect and copy all records of purchases, sales, or other transactions involving western Pacific pelagic MUS taken or handled by longline vessels that have permits issued under this subpart or that are otherwise subject to subpart F of this part, including, but not limited to, information concerning:</P> <P>(i) The name of the vessel involved in each transaction and the owner and operator of the vessel.</P> <P>(ii) The weight, number, and size of each species of fish involved in each transaction.</P> <P>(iii) Prices paid by the buyer and proceeds to the seller in each transaction.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Crustacean MUS.</E> Upon request, any first-level buyer must immediately allow an authorized officer and any employee of NMFS designated by the Regional Administrator, to access, inspect, and copy all records relating to the harvest, sale, or transfer of crustacean MUS taken by vessels that have permits issued under this subpart or §§ 665.140 through 665.145, 665.240 through 665.252, 665.440 through 665.445, or 665.640 through 665.645 of this part. This requirement may be met by furnishing the information on a worksheet provided by the Regional Administrator. The information must include, but is not limited to:</P> <P>(i) The name of the vessel involved in each transaction and the owner or operator of the vessel.</P> <P>(ii) The amount, number, and size of each MUS involved in each transaction.</P> <P>(iii) Prices paid by the buyer and proceeds to the seller in each transaction.</P> <P>(3) Bottomfish and seamount groundfish MUS. Any person who is required by state laws and regulations to maintain records of landings and sales for vessels regulated by this subpart and by §§ 665.100 through 665.105, 665.200 through 665.212, 665.400 through 665.407, and 665.600 through 665.606 of this part must make those records immediately available for Federal inspection and copying upon request by an authorized officer.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Coral reef ecosystem MUS.</E> Any person who has a special permit and who is required by state laws and regulations to maintain and submit records of catch and effort, landings and sales for coral reef ecosystem MUS by this subpart and §§ 665.120 through 665.128, 665.220 through 665.228, 665.420 through 665.428, or 665.620 through 665.628 of this part must make those records immediately available for Federal inspection and copying upon request by an authorized officer as defined in § 600.10 of this chapter.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">State reporting.</E> Any person who has a permit under §§ 665.124, 665.203, 665.224, 665.404, 665.424, 665.603, or 665.624 and who is regulated by state laws and regulations to maintain and submit records of catch and effort, landings and sales for vessels regulated by subparts B through F of this part must maintain and submit those records in the exact manner required by state laws and regulations.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.15</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the prohibitions in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) Engage in fishing without a valid permit or facsimile of a valid permit on board the vessel and available for inspection by an authorized officer, when a permit is required under §§ 665.13 or 665.17, unless the vessel was at sea when the permit was issued under § 665.13, in which case the permit must be on board the vessel before its next trip.</P> <P>(b) File false information on any application for a fishing permit under § 665.13 or an EFP under § 665.17.<PRTPAGE P="367"/> </P> <P>(c) Fail to file reports in the exact manner required by any state law or regulation, as required in § 665.14.</P> <P>(d) Falsify or fail to make, keep, maintain, or submit any logbook or logbook form or other record or report required under §§ 665.14 and 665.17.</P> <P>(e) Refuse to make available to an authorized officer or a designee of the Regional Administrator for inspection or copying, any records that must be made available in accordance with § 665.14.</P> <P>(f) Fail to affix or maintain vessel or gear markings, as required by §§ 665.16, 665.128, 665.228, 665.246, 665.428, 665.628, or 665.804.</P> <P>(g) Violate a term or condition of an EFP issued under § 665.17.</P> <P>(h) Fail to report any take of or interaction with protected species as required by § 665.17(k).</P> <P>(i) Fish without an observer on board the vessel after the owner or agent of the owner has been directed by NMFS to make accommodations available for an observer under §§ 665.17, 665.105, 665.145, 665.207, 665.247, 665.407, 665.445, 665.606, 665.645, or 665.808.</P> <P>(j) Refuse to make accommodations available for an observer when so directed by the Regional Administrator under §§ 665.105, 665.145, 665.207, 665.247, 665.407, 665.445, 665.606, 665.645, or 665.808, or under any provision in an EFP issued under § 665.17.</P> <P>(k) Fail to notify officials as required in §§ 665.126, 665.144, 665.205, 665.226, 665.244, 665.426, 665.444, 665.626, 665.644, 665.803, or 665.808.</P> <P>(l) Fish for, take or retain within a no-take MPA, defined in §§ 665.99, 665.199, 665.399, or 665.599, any bottomfish MUS, crustacean MUS, western Pacific pelagic MUS, precious coral, seamount groundfish or coral reef ecosystem MUS.</P> <P>(m) Fail to comply with a term or condition governing the vessel monitoring system in violation of § 665.19.</P> <P>(n) Fish for, catch, or harvest MUS without an operational VMS unit on board the vessel after installation of the VMS unit by NMFS, in violation of § 665.19(e)(2).</P> <P>(o) Possess MUS, that were harvested after NMFS has installed the VMS unit on the vessel, on board that vessel without an operational VMS unit, in violation of § 665.19(e)(2).</P> <P>(p) Interfere with, tamper with, alter, damage, disable, or impede the operation of a VMS unit or attempt any of the same; or move or remove a VMS unit without the prior permission of the SAC in violation of § 665.19(e)(3).</P> <P>(q) Make a false statement, oral or written, to an authorized officer, regarding the use, operation, or maintenance of a VMS unit, in violation of § 665.19(e).</P> <P>(r) Interfere with, impede, delay, or prevent the installation, maintenance, repair, inspection, or removal of a VMS unit, in violation of § 665.19(e).</P> <P>(s) Interfere with, impede, delay, or prevent access to a VMS unit by a NMFS observer, in violation of § 665.808(f)(4).</P> <P>(t) Connect or leave connected additional equipment to a VMS unit without the prior approval of the SAC, in violation of § 665.19(f).</P> <P>(u) Fail to comply with the restrictions specified in the notification issued pursuant to § 665.4(f)(1), in violation of § 665.15(f)(2).</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 37287, June 27, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.16</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Applicability. Each fishing vessel subject to this part, except those identified in paragraph (e) of this section, must be marked for identification purposes, as follows:</P> <P>(1) A vessel that is registered for use with a valid permit issued under § 665.801 and used to fish on the high seas within the Convention Area as defined in § 300.211 of this title must be marked in accordance with the requirements at §§ 300.14 and 300.217 of this title.</P> <P>(2) A vessel that is registered for use with a valid permit issued under § 665.801 of this part and not used to fish on the high seas within the Convention Area must be marked in accordance with either:</P> <P>(i) Sections 300.14 and 300.217 of this title, or</P> <P>(ii) Paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(3) A vessel that is registered for use with a valid permit issued under Subparts B through E of this part must be <PRTPAGE P="368"/>marked in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) Identification. Each vessel subject to this section must be marked as follows:</P> <P>(1) The vessel's official number must be affixed to the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck, so as to be visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft. Marking must be legible and of a color that contrasts with the background.</P> <P>(2) For fishing and receiving vessels of 65 ft (19.8 m) LOA or longer, the official number must be displayed in block Arabic numerals at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) in height, except that vessels in precious coral fisheries that are 65 ft (19.8 m) LOA or longer must be marked in block Arabic numerals at least 14 inches (35.6 cm) in height.</P> <P>(3) For all other vessels, the official number must be displayed in block Arabic numerals at least 10 inches (25.4 cm) in height.</P> <P>(c) The vessel operator must ensure that the official number is clearly legible and in good repair.</P> <P>(d) The vessel operator must ensure that no part of the vessel, its rigging, or its fishing gear obstructs the view of the official number from an enforcement vessel or aircraft.</P> <P>(e) The following fishing vessels are exempt from the vessel identification requirements in this section:</P> <P>(1) A vessel registered for use under a MHI non-commercial bottomfish permit that is in compliance with State of Hawaii bottomfish vessel registration and marking requirements.</P> <P>(2) A vessel less than 40 ft (12.2 m) LOA registered for use under a CNMI commercial bottomfish permit that is in compliance with CNMI bottomfish vessel registration and marking requirements.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 3417, Jan. 21, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Experimental fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator may authorize, for limited purposes, the direct or incidental harvest of MUS that would otherwise be prohibited by this part. No experimental fishing may be conducted unless authorized by an EFP issued by the Regional Administrator in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section. EFPs will be issued without charge.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Observers.</E> No experimental fishing for crustacean MUS may be conducted unless a NMFS observer is aboard the vessel.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant for an EFP must submit to the Regional Administrator at least 60 days before the desired date of the EFP a written application including, but not limited to, the following information:</P> <P>(1) The date of the application.</P> <P>(2) The applicant's name, mailing address, and telephone number.</P> <P>(3) A statement of the purposes and goals of the experiment for which an EFP is needed, including a general description of the arrangements for disposition of all species harvested under the EFP.</P> <P>(4) A statement of whether the proposed experimental fishing has broader significance than the applicant's individual goals.</P> <P>(5) For each vessel to be covered by the EFP:</P> <P>(i) Vessel name.</P> <P>(ii) Name, address, and telephone number of owner and operator.</P> <P>(iii) USCG documentation, state license, or registration number.</P> <P>(iv) Home port.</P> <P>(v) Length of vessel.</P> <P>(vi) Net tonnage.</P> <P>(vii) Gross tonnage.</P> <P>(6) A description of the species (directed and incidental) to be harvested under the EFP and the amount of such harvest necessary to conduct the experiment.</P> <P>(7) For each vessel covered by the EFP, the approximate times and places fishing will take place, and the type, size, and amount of gear to be used.</P> <P>(8) The signature of the applicant.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator may request from an applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations required under this section. An applicant will be notified of an incomplete application within 10 working days of receipt of the application. An incomplete application will not be considered until corrected in writing.<PRTPAGE P="369"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (1) If an application contains all of the required information, NMFS will publish a notice of receipt of the application in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> with a brief description of the proposal and will give interested persons an opportunity to comment. The Regional Administrator will also forward copies of the application to the Council, the USCG, and the fishery management agency of the affected state, accompanied by the following information:</P> <P>(i) The current utilization of domestic annual harvesting and processing capacity (including existing experimental harvesting, if any) of the directed and incidental species for which an EFP is being requested.</P> <P>(ii) A citation of the regulation or regulations that, without the EFP, would prohibit the proposed activity.</P> <P>(iii) Biological information relevant to the proposal.</P> <P>(2) At a Council meeting following receipt of a complete application, the Regional Administrator will consult with the Council and the Director of the affected state fishery management agency concerning the permit application. The applicant will be notified in advance of the meeting at which the application will be considered, and invited to appear in support of the application, if the applicant desires.</P> <P>(3) Within 5 working days after the consultation in paragraph (e)(2) of this section, or as soon as practicable thereafter, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to grant or deny the EFP and, if denied, the reasons for the denial. Grounds for denial of an EFP include, but are not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(i) The applicant has failed to disclose material information required, or has made false statements as to any material fact, in connection with his or her application.</P> <P>(ii) According to the best scientific information available, the harvest to be conducted under the permit would detrimentally affect any species of fish in a significant way.</P> <P>(iii) Issuance of the EFP would inequitably allocate fishing privileges among domestic fishermen or would have economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(iv) Activities to be conducted under the EFP would be inconsistent with the intent of this section or the management objectives of the FEP.</P> <P>(v) The applicant has failed to demonstrate a valid justification for the permit.</P> <P>(vi) The activity proposed under the EFP would create a significant enforcement problem.</P> <P>(4) The decision to grant or deny an EFP is final and unappealable. If the permit is granted, NMFS will publish a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> describing the experimental fishing to be conducted under the EFP. The Regional Administrator may attach terms and conditions to the EFP consistent with the purpose of the experiment including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(i) The maximum amount of each species that can be harvested and landed during the term of the EFP, including trip limits, where appropriate.</P> <P>(ii) The number, sizes, names, and identification numbers of the vessels authorized to conduct fishing activities under the EFP.</P> <P>(iii) The times and places where experimental fishing may be conducted.</P> <P>(iv) The type, size, and amount of gear which may be used by each vessel operated under the EFP.</P> <P>(v) The condition that observers be carried aboard vessels operating under an EFP.</P> <P>(vi) Data reporting requirements.</P> <P>(vii) Such other conditions as may be necessary to assure compliance with the purposes of the EFP consistent with the objectives of the FEP.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Duration.</E> Unless otherwise specified in the EFP or a superseding notice or regulation, an EFP is effective for no longer than one (1) year from the date of issuance, unless revoked, suspended, or modified. EFPs may be renewed following the application procedures in this section.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Alteration.</E> Any EFP that has been altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> EFPs issued under subparts B through F of this part are not transferable or assignable. An EFP is valid only for the vessel(s) for which it is issued.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Inspection.</E> Any EFP issued under subparts B through F of this part must be carried aboard the vessel(s) for <PRTPAGE P="370"/>which it was issued. The EFP must be presented for inspection upon request of any authorized officer.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Failure of the holder of an EFP to comply with the terms and conditions of an EFP, the provisions of subparts A through F of this part, any other applicable provision of this part, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or any other regulation promulgated thereunder, is grounds for revocation, suspension, or modification of the EFP with respect to all persons and vessels conducting activities under the EFP. Any action taken to revoke, suspend, or modify an EFP will be governed by 15 CFR part 904 subpart D. Other sanctions available under the statute will be applicable.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Protected species.</E> Persons fishing under an EFP must report any incidental take or fisheries interaction with protected species on a form provided for that purpose. Reports must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 3 days of arriving in port.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.18</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Framework adjustments to management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>Framework measures described below for each specific fishery are valid for all management areas, except where specifically noted in this section.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Pelagic measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Introduction.</E> Adjustments in management measures may be made through rulemaking if new information demonstrates that there are biological, social, or economic concerns in the fishery. The following framework process authorizes the implementation of measures that may affect the operation of the fisheries, gear, harvest guidelines, or changes in catch and/or effort.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual report.</E> By June 30 of each year, the Council-appointed pelagics monitoring team will prepare an annual report on the fisheries in the management area. The report shall contain, among other things, recommendations for Council action and an assessment of the urgency and effects of such action(s).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Procedure for established measures.</E> (i) Established measures are regulations for which the impacts have been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council may recommend to the Regional Administrator that established measures be modified, removed, or reinstituted. Such recommendation shall include supporting rationale and analysis, and shall be made after advance public notice, public discussion, and consideration of public comment. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Procedure for new measures.</E> (i) New measures are regulations for which the impacts have not been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council will publicize, including by <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice, and solicit public comment on, any proposed new management measure. After a Council meeting at which the measure is discussed, the Council will consider recommendations and prepare a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice summarizing the Council's deliberations, rationale, and analysis for the preferred action, and the time and place for any subsequent Council meeting(s) to consider the new measure. At subsequent public meeting(s), the Council will consider public comments and other information received to make a recommendation to the Regional Administrator about any new measure. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Crustacean measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Introduction.</E> New management measures may be added through rulemaking if new information demonstrates that there are biological, social, or economic concerns in Permit Areas 1, 2, or 3. The following framework process authorizes the implementation of measures that may affect the operation of the fisheries, gear, harvest guidelines, or changes in catch and/or effort.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual report.</E> By June 30 of each year, the Council-appointed team will prepare an annual report on the fisheries in the management area. The report shall contain, among other things, recommendations for Council action and an assessment of the urgency and effects of such action(s).<PRTPAGE P="371"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Procedure for established measures.</E> (i) Established measures are regulations for which the impacts have been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council may recommend to the Regional Administrator that established measures be modified, removed, or reinstituted. Such recommendation shall include supporting rationale and analysis, and shall be made after advance public notice, public discussion, and consideration of public comment. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Procedure for new measures.</E> (i) New measures are regulations for which the impacts have not been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council will publicize, including by a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> document, and solicit public comment on, any proposed new management measure. After a Council meeting at which the measure is discussed, the Council will consider recommendations and prepare a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> document summarizing the Council's deliberations, rationale, and analysis for the preferred action, and the time and place for any subsequent Council meeting(s) to consider the new measure. At subsequent public meeting(s), the Council will consider public comments and other information received to make a recommendation to the Regional Administrator about any new measure. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Bottomfish measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Annual reports.</E> By June 30 of each year, a Council-appointed bottomfish monitoring team will prepare an annual report on the fishery by area covering the following topics:</P> <P>(i) Fishery performance data.</P> <P>(ii) Summary of recent research and survey results.</P> <P>(iii) Habitat conditions and recent alterations.</P> <P>(iv) Enforcement activities and problems.</P> <P>(v) Administrative actions (<E T="03">e.g.,</E> data collection and reporting, permits).</P> <P>(vi) State and territorial management actions.</P> <P>(vii) Assessment of need for Council action (including biological, economic, social, enforcement, administrative, and state/Federal needs, problems, and trends). Indications of potential problems warranting further investigation may be signaled by the following indicator criteria:</P> <P>(A) Mean size of the catch of any species in any area is a pre-reproductive size.</P> <P>(B) Ratio of fishing mortality to natural mortality for any species.</P> <P>(C) Harvest capacity of the existing fleet and/or annual landings exceed best estimate of MSY in any area.</P> <P>(D) Significant decline (50 percent or more) in bottomfish catch per unit of effort from baseline levels.</P> <P>(E) Substantial decline in ex-vessel revenue relative to baseline levels.</P> <P>(F) Significant shift in the relative proportions of gear in any one area.</P> <P>(G) Significant change in the frozen/fresh components of the bottomfish catch.</P> <P>(H) Entry/exit of fishermen in any area.</P> <P>(I) Per-trip costs for bottomfish fishing exceed per-trip revenues for a significant percentage of trips.</P> <P>(J) Significant decline or increase in total bottomfish landings in any area.</P> <P>(K) Change in species composition of the bottomfish catch in any area.</P> <P>(L) Research results.</P> <P>(M) Habitat degradation or environmental problems.</P> <P>(N) Reported interactions between bottomfish fishing operations and protected species in the NWHI.</P> <P>(viii) Recommendations for Council action.</P> <P>(ix) Estimated impacts of recommended action.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Recommendation of management action.</E> (i) The team may present management recommendations to the Council at any time. Recommendations may cover actions suggested for Federal regulations, state/territorial action, enforcement or administrative elements, and research and data collection. Recommendations will include an assessment of urgency and the effects of not taking action.<PRTPAGE P="372"/> </P> <P>(ii) The Council will evaluate the team's reports and recommendations, and the indicators of concern. The Council will assess the need for one or more of the following types of management action: Catch limits, size limits, closures, effort limitations, access limitations, or other measures.</P> <P>(iii) The Council may recommend management action by either the state/territorial governments or by Federal regulation.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Federal management action.</E> (i) If the Council believes that management action should be considered, it will make specific recommendations to the Regional Administrator after requesting and considering the views of its Scientific and Statistical Committee and Bottomfish Advisory Panel and obtaining public comments at a public hearing.</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will consider the Council's recommendation and accompanying data, and, if he or she concurs with the Council's recommendation, will propose regulations to carry out the action. If the Regional Administrator rejects the Council's proposed action, a written explanation for the denial will be provided to the Council within 2 weeks of the decision.</P> <P>(iii) The Council may appeal a denial by writing to the Assistant Administrator, who must respond in writing within 30 days.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator and the Assistant Administrator will make their decisions in accord with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, other applicable law, and the bottomfish measures of the FEPs.</P> <P>(v) To minimize conflicts between the Federal and state management systems, the Council will use the procedures in paragraph (c)(2) of this section to respond to state/territorial management actions. Council consideration of action would normally begin with a representative of the state or territorial government bringing a potential or actual management conflict or need to the Council's attention.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Access limitation procedures.</E> (i) Access limitation may be adopted under this paragraph (c)(4) only for the NWHI, American Samoa, and Guam.</P> <P>(ii) If access limitation is proposed for adoption or subsequent modification through the process described in this paragraph (c)(4), the following requirements must be met:</P> <P>(A) The bottomfish monitoring team must consider and report to the Council on present participation in the fishery; historical fishing practices in, and dependence on, the fishery; economics of the fishery; capability of fishing vessels used in the fishery to engage in other fisheries; cultural and social framework relevant to the fishery; and any other relevant considerations.</P> <P>(B) Public hearings must be held specifically addressing the limited access proposals.</P> <P>(C) A specific advisory subpanel of persons experienced in the fishing industry will be created to advise the Council and the Regional Administrator on administrative decisions.</P> <P>(D) The Council's recommendation to the Regional Administrator must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the voting members.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Five-year review.</E> The Council will conduct a comprehensive review on the effectiveness of the Mau Zone limited access program 5 years following implementation of the program. The Council will consider the extent to which the FEP objectives have been met and verify that the target number of vessels established for the fishery is appropriate for current fishing activity levels, catch rates, and biological condition of the stocks. The Council may establish a new target number based on the 5-year review.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Precious coral measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Introduction.</E> Established management measures may be revised and new management measures may be established and/or revised through rulemaking if new information demonstrates that there are biological, social, or economic concerns in a precious coral permit area. The following framework process authorizes the implementation of measures that may affect the operation of the fisheries, gear, quotas, season, or levels of catch and/or in effort.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual report.</E> By June 30 of each year, the Council-appointed precious coral team will prepare an annual report on the fisheries in the management area. The report will contain, among other things, recommendations for Council action and an assessment of <PRTPAGE P="373"/>the urgency and effects of such action(s).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Procedure for established measures.</E> (i) Established measures are regulations for which the impacts have been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council may recommend to the Regional Administrator that established measures be modified, removed, or reinstituted. Such recommendation will include supporting rationale and analysis and will be made after advance public notice, public discussion, and consideration of public comment. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Procedure for new measures.</E> (i) New measures are regulations for which the impacts have not been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council will publicize, including by a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> document, and solicit public comment on, any proposed new management measure. After a Council meeting at which the measure is discussed, the Council will consider recommendations and prepare a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> document summarizing the Council's deliberations, rationale, and analysis for the preferred action and the time and place for any subsequent Council meeting(s) to consider the new measure. At a subsequent public meeting, the Council will consider public comments and other information received before making a recommendation to the Regional Administrator about any new measure. If approved by the Regional Administrator, NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Coral reef ecosystem measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Procedure for established measures.</E> (i) Established measures are regulations for which the impacts have been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions.</P> <P>(ii) The Council may recommend to the Regional Administrator that established measures be modified, removed, or reinstituted. Such recommendation shall include supporting rationale and analysis, and shall be made after advance public notice, public discussion and consideration of public comment. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Procedure for new measures.</E> (i) New measures are regulations for which the impacts have not been evaluated in Council or NMFS documents in the context of current conditions. New measures include, but are not limited to, catch limits, resource size limits, closures, effort limitations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements.</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will publicize, including by <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice, and solicit public comment on, any proposed new management measure. After a Council meeting at which the measure is discussed, the Council will consider recommendations and prepare a document summarizing the Council's deliberations, rationale, and analysis for the preferred action, and the time and place for any subsequent Council meeting(s) to consider the new measure. At subsequent public meeting(s), the Council will consider public comments and other information received to make a recommendation to the Regional Administrator about any new measure. NMFS may implement the Council's recommendation by rulemaking if approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(A) The Regional Administrator will consider the Council's recommendation and supporting rationale and analysis, and, if the Regional Administrator concurs with the Council's recommendation, will propose regulations to carry out the action. If the Regional Administrator rejects the Council's proposed action, the Regional Administrator will provide a written explanation for the denial within 2 weeks of the decision.</P> <P>(B) The Council may appeal a denial by writing to the Assistant Administrator, who must respond in writing within 30 days.</P> <P>(C) The Regional Administrator and the Assistant Administrator will make their decisions in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, other applicable laws, and the FEPs.</P> <P>(D) To minimize conflicts between the Federal and state/territorial/commonwealth management systems, the Council will use the procedures in this <PRTPAGE P="374"/>paragraph (e)(2)(ii) to respond to state/territorial/commonwealth management actions. The Council's consideration of action would normally begin with a representative of the state, territorial or commonwealth government bringing a potential or actual management conflict or need to the Council's attention.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Annual report.</E> By July 31 of each year, a Council-appointed coral reef ecosystem monitoring team will prepare an annual report on coral reef fisheries of the western Pacific region. The report will contain, among other things:</P> <P>(i) Fishery performance data, summaries of new information and assessments of need for Council action.</P> <P>(ii) Recommendation for Council action. The Council will evaluate the annual report and advisory body recommendations and may recommend management action by either the state/territorial/commonwealth governments or by Federal regulation.</P> <P>(iii) If the Council believes that management action should be considered, it will make specific recommendations to the Regional Administrator after considering the views of its advisory bodies.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel monitoring system.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> The holder of any of the following permits is subject to the vessel monitoring system requirements in this part:</P> <P>(1) Hawaii longline limited access permit issued pursuant to § 665.801(b);</P> <P>(2) American Samoa longline limited entry permit, for vessel size Class C or D, issued pursuant to § 665.801(c);</P> <P>(3) Vessels permitted to fish in Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea; or</P> <P>(4) CNMI commercial bottomfish permit, if the vessel is a medium or large bottomfish vessel, issued pursuant to § 665.404(a)(2).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">VMS unit.</E> Only a VMS unit owned by NMFS and installed by NMFS complies with the requirement of this subpart.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Notification.</E> After a permit holder subject to § 665.19(a) has been notified by the SAC of a specific date for installation of a VMS unit on the permit holder's vessel, the vessel must carry and operate the VMS unit after the date scheduled for installation.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Fees and charges.</E> During the experimental VMS program, the holder of a permit subject to § 665.19(a) shall not be assessed any fee or other charges to obtain and use a VMS unit, including the communication charges related directed to requirements under this section. Communication charges related to any additional equipment attached to the VMS unit by the owner or operator shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator and not NMFS.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Permit holder duties.</E> The holder of a permit subject to § 665.19(a) and master of the vessel must:</P> <P>(1) Provide opportunity for the SAC to install and make operational a VMS unit after notification.</P> <P>(2) Carry and continuously operate the VMS unit on board whenever the vessel is at sea.</P> <P>(3) Not remove, relocate, or make non-operational the VMS unit without prior approval from the SAC.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Authorization by the SAC.</E> The SAC has authority over the installation and operation of the VMS unit. The SAC may authorize the connection or order the disconnection of additional equipment, including a computer, to any VMS unit when deemed appropriate by the SAC.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Western Pacific Community Development Program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> In accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section, the Regional Administrator may authorize the direct or incidental harvest of management unit species that would otherwise be prohibited by this part.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> To be eligible to participate in the western Pacific community development program, a community must meet the following criteria:</P> <P>(1) Be located in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, or the Northern Mariana Islands (collectively, the western Pacific);</P> <P>(2) Consist of community residents descended from aboriginal people indigenous to the western Pacific who conducted commercial or subsistence fishing using traditional fishing practices in the waters of the western Pacific;</P> <P>(3) Consist of individuals who reside in their ancestral homeland;<PRTPAGE P="375"/> </P> <P>(4) Have knowledge of customary practices relevant to fisheries of the western Pacific;</P> <P>(5) Have a traditional dependence on fisheries of the western Pacific;</P> <P>(6) Are currently experiencing economic or other constraints that have prevented full participation in the western Pacific fisheries and, in recent years, have not had harvesting, processing or marketing capability sufficient to support substantial participation in fisheries in the area; and</P> <P>(7) Develop and submit a community development plan to the Council and the NMFS that meets the requirements in paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Community development plan.</E> An eligible community seeking access to a fishery under the authority of the Council and NMFS must submit to the Council a community development plan that includes, but is not limited to, the following information:</P> <P>(1) A statement of the purposes and goals of the plan.</P> <P>(2) A description and justification for the specific fishing activity being proposed, including:</P> <P>(i) Location of the proposed fishing activity.</P> <P>(ii) Management unit species to be harvested, and any potential bycatch.</P> <P>(iii) Gear type(s) to be used.</P> <P>(iv) Frequency and duration of the proposed fishing activity.</P> <P>(3) A statement describing the degree of involvement by the indigenous community members, including the name, address, telephone and other contact information of each individual conducting the proposed fishing activity.</P> <P>(4) A description of how the community and or its members meet each of the eligibility criteria in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(5) If a vessel is to be used by the community to conduct fishing activities, for each vessel:</P> <P>(i) Vessel name and official number (USCG documentation, state, territory, or other registration number).</P> <P>(ii) Vessel length overall, displacement, and fish holding capacity.</P> <P>(iii) Any valid federal fishing permit number(s).</P> <P>(iv) Name, address, and telephone number of the vessel owner(s) and operator(s).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Council review.</E> The Council will review each community development plan to ensure that it meets the intent of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and contains all required information. The Council may consider advice of its advisory panels in conducting this review. If the Council finds the community development plan is complete, it will transmit the plan to the Regional Administrator for review.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Agency review and approval.</E> (1) Upon receipt of a community development plan from the Council, the Regional Administrator will review the plan for consistency with paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, and other applicable laws. The Regional Administrator may request from the applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations pursuant to this section and other applicable laws before proceeding with the review pursuant to paragraph (e)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) If the Regional Administrator determines that a plan contains the required information and is consistent with paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, and other applicable laws, NMFS will publish a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> to solicit public comment on the proposed plan and any associated environmental review documents. The notice will include the following:</P> <P>(i) A description of the fishing activity to be conducted.</P> <P>(ii) The current utilization of domestic annual harvesting and processing capacity (including existing experimental harvesting, if any) of the target, incidental, and bycatch species.</P> <P>(iii) A summary of any regulations that would otherwise prohibit the proposed fishing activity.</P> <P>(iv) Biological and environmental information relevant to the plan, including appropriate statements of environmental impacts on target and non-target stocks, marine mammals, and threatened or endangered species.</P> <P>(3) Within 90 days from the end of the comment period on the plan, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to approve or disapprove the plan.</P> <P>(4) If disapproved, the Regional Administrator will provide the reasons for <PRTPAGE P="376"/>the plan's disapproval and provide the community with the opportunity to modify the plan and resubmit it for review. Reasons for disapproval may include, but are not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(i) The applicant failed to disclose material information or made false statements related to the plan.</P> <P>(ii) The harvest would contribute to overfishing or would hinder the recovery of an overfished stock, according to the best scientific information available.</P> <P>(iii) The activity would be inconsistent with an applicable law.</P> <P>(iv) The activity would create a significant enforcement, monitoring, or administrative problem, as determined by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(5) If approved, the Regional Administrator will publish a notice of the authorization in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> and may attach limiting terms and conditions to the authorization including, but not limited to, the following:</P> <P>(i) The maximum amount of each management unit species and potential bycatch species that may be harvested and landed during the term of the authorization.</P> <P>(ii) The number, sizes, names, identification numbers, and federal permit numbers of the vessels authorized to conduct fishing activities.</P> <P>(iii) Type, size, and amount of gear used by each vessel, including trip limits.</P> <P>(iv) The times and places where fishing may or may not be conducted.</P> <P>(v) Notification, observer, vessel monitoring, and reporting requirements.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Duration.</E> Unless otherwise specified, and unless revoked, suspended, or modified, a plan may be effective for no longer than five years.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> Plans authorized under this section are not transferable or assignable.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> The Regional Administrator may revoke, suspend or modify a community development plan in the case of failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the plan, any other applicable provision of this part, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or other applicable laws.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Program review.</E> NMFS and the Council will periodically review and assess each plan. If fishery, environmental, or other conditions have changed such that the plan's goals or requirements are not being met, or the fishery has become in an overfished state or overfishing is occurring, the Regional Administrator may revoke, suspend, or modify the plan.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 54046, Sept. 3, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—American Samoa Fisheries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.98</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The American Samoa fishery management area is the EEZ seaward of the Territory of American Samoa with the inner boundary coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the Territory of American Samoa and the outer boundary designated as a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is coterminous with adjacent international maritime boundaries.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.99</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing is prohibited in all no-take MPAs. The following U.S. EEZ waters around American Samoa are no-take MPAs: Landward of the 50 fm (91.5 m) curve around Rose Atoll, as depicted on National Ocean Survey Chart Number 83484.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.100</SECTNO> <RESERVED>American Samoa bottomfish fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.101</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.100 through 665.119:</P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa bottomfish management unit species (American Samoa bottomfish MUS)</E> means the following fish:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Samoan name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu-gutusiliva</ENT> <ENT>red snapper, silvermouth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aphareus rutilans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">asoama</ENT> <ENT>gray snapper, jobfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aprion virescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sapoanae</ENT> <ENT>giant trevally, jack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx ignobilis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">tafauli</ENT> <ENT>black trevally, jack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx lugubris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">fausi</ENT> <ENT>blacktip grouper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Epinephelus fasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="377"/> <ENT I="01">papa, velo</ENT> <ENT>lunartail grouper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Variola louti.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu malau</ENT> <ENT>red snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis carbunculus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu-loa</ENT> <ENT>red snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis coruscans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">filoa-gutumumu</ENT> <ENT>Ambon emperor</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lethrinus amboinensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">filoa-paomumu</ENT> <ENT>redgill emperor</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lethrinus rubrioperculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">savane</ENT> <ENT>blueline snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lutjanus kasmira.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu-i'usama</ENT> <ENT>yellowtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides auricilla.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu-`ena'ena</ENT> <ENT>pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides filamentosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu-sina</ENT> <ENT>yelloweye snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides flavipinnis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu</ENT> <ENT>pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides seiboldii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">palu-ula, palu-sega</ENT> <ENT>snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides zonatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">malauli</ENT> <ENT>amberjack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Seriola dumerili.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.102</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.103</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to fish for American Samoa bottomfish MUS using gear prohibited under § 665.104.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.104</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets.</E> Fishing for American Samoa bottomfish MUS with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Possession of gear.</E> The possession of a bottom trawl or bottom set gillnet within the American Samoa fishery management area is prohibited.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Poisons and explosives.</E> The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting bottomfish is prohibited.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.105</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.100 through 665.105 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.106-665.119</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.120</SECTNO> <RESERVED>American Samoa coral reef ecosystem fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.121</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.120 through 665.139:</P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa coral reef ecosystem management unit species (American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS)</E> means all of the Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa and Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa listed in this section and which spend the majority of their non-pelagic (post-settlement) life stages within waters less than or equal to 50 fathoms in total depth.</P> <P>American Samoa Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Family name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Samoan name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)</ENT> <ENT>afinamea</ENT> <ENT>orange-spot surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus olivaceus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>yellowfin surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus xanthopterus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Aanini</ENT> <ENT>convict tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus triostegus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>eye-striped surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus dussumieri</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ponepone, gaitolama</ENT> <ENT>blue-lined surgeon</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigroris</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Alogo</ENT> <ENT>blue-banded surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus lineatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pone-i'usama</ENT> <ENT>blackstreak surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricauda</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>laulama,</ENT> <ENT>whitecheek surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricans</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Maogo</ENT> <ENT>white-spotted surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus guttatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>ringtail surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus blochii</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ponepone</ENT> <ENT>brown surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigrofuscus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>elongate surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus mata</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>mimic surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus pyroferus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pone</ENT> <ENT>yellow-eyed surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus strigosus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pone, pala'ia, logoulia</ENT> <ENT>striped bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus striatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>two-spot bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus binotatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ume-isu</ENT> <ENT>bluespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso unicornus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ili'ilia, umelei</ENT> <ENT>orangespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso lituratus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>black tongue unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso hexacanthus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ume-masimasi</ENT> <ENT>bignose unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso vlamingii</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitemargin unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso annulatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ume-ulutao</ENT> <ENT>spotted unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso brevirostris</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>barred unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso thynnoides</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Balistidae (Triggerfishes)</ENT> <ENT>sumu, sumu-laulau</ENT> <ENT>titan triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Balistoides viridescens</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="378"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>orangestriped triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Balistapus undulatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sumu-`apa'apasina, sumu-si'umumu</ENT> <ENT>pinktail triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Melichthys vidua</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sumu-uli</ENT> <ENT>black triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Melichthys niger</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sumu-laulau</ENT> <ENT>blue triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pseudobalistes fuscus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sumu-uo'uo, sumu-aloalo</ENT> <ENT>picassofish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Rhinecanthus aculeatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sumu-gase'ele'ele</ENT> <ENT>bridled triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sufflamen fraenatum</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Atule</ENT> <ENT>bigeye scad</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Selar crumenophthalmus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>atuleau, namuauli</ENT> <ENT>mackerel scad</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Decapterus macarellus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carcharhinidae (Sharks)</ENT> <ENT>malie-aloalo</ENT> <ENT>grey reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Aso</ENT> <ENT>silvertip shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus albimarginatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Malie</ENT> <ENT>Galapagos shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus galapagensis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>apeape, malie-alamata</ENT> <ENT>blacktip reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus melanopterus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Malu</ENT> <ENT>whitetip reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Triaenodon obesus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Holocentridae (Soldierfish, squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT>malau-ugatele, malau-va'ava'a</ENT> <ENT>bigscale soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis berndti</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>malau-tui</ENT> <ENT>bronze soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis adusta</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blotcheye soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis murdjan</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>brick soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis amaena</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>malau-mamo, malau-va'ava'a</ENT> <ENT>scarlet soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis pralinia</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>malau-tuauli</ENT> <ENT>violet soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis violacea</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitetip soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis vittata</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>yellowfin soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis chryseres</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>malau-pu'u</ENT> <ENT>pearly soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis kuntee</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>double tooth squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis hexagona</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blackspot squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron melanospilos</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>malau-tianiu</ENT> <ENT>file-lined squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron microstoma</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>pink squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron tiereoides</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>malau-tui, malau-talapu'u, malau-tusitusi, malau-pauli</ENT> <ENT>crown squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron diadema</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>peppered squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron punctatissimum</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blue-lined squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron tiere</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>tamalu, mu-malau, malau-toa</ENT> <ENT>saber or long jaw squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron spiniferum</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>spotfin squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Neoniphon</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kuhliidae (Flagtails)</ENT> <ENT>Safole, inato</ENT> <ENT>barred flag-tail</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kuhlia mugil</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kyphosidae (Rudderfish)</ENT> <ENT>nanue, mata-mutu, mutumutu</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus cinerascens Kyphosus biggibus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Nanue</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus vaigienses</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Labridae (Wrasses)</ENT> <ENT>lalafi, tagafa malakea</ENT> <ENT>napoleon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus undulatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Lalafi-matamumu</ENT> <ENT>triple-tail wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus trilobatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>lalafi-matapua'a</ENT> <ENT>floral wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus chlorourus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>lalafi-pulepule</ENT> <ENT>harlequin tuskfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus fasciatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale</ENT> <ENT>bandcheek wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oxycheilinus diagrammus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale</ENT> <ENT>arenatus wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oxycheilinus arenatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-tatanu</ENT> <ENT>whitepatch wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Xyrichtys aneitensis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-mo'o</ENT> <ENT>cigar wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilio inermis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-laugutu, sugale-uli, sugale-aloa, sugale-lupe</ENT> <ENT>blackeye thicklip</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hemigymnus melapterus</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-gutumafia</ENT> <ENT>barred thicklip</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hemigymnus fasciatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>lape, sugale-pagota</ENT> <ENT>three-spot wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres trimaculatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-a'au, sugale-pagota, ifigi</ENT> <ENT>checkerboard wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres hortulanus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-uluvela</ENT> <ENT>weedy surge wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres margaritaceus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>uloulo-gatala, patagaloa</ENT> <ENT>surge wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma purpureum</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>lape-moana</ENT> <ENT>red ribbon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma quinquevittatum</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-samasama</ENT> <ENT>sunset wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma lutescens</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sugale-la'o, sugale-taili, sugale-gasufi</ENT> <ENT>rockmover wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Novaculichthys taeniourus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mullidae (Goatfishes)</ENT> <ENT>i'asina, vete, afulu</ENT> <ENT>yellow goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Vete</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys vanicolensis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>afolu, afulu</ENT> <ENT>yellowstripe goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys flavolineatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>afoul, afulu</ENT> <ENT>banded goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>tusia, tulausaena, ta'uleia</ENT> <ENT>dash-dot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus barberinus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>matulau-moana</ENT> <ENT>doublebar goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus bifasciatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>moana-ula</ENT> <ENT>redspot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus heptacanthus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>i'asina, vete, afulu, moana</ENT> <ENT>yellowsaddle goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus cyclostomas</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>matulau-ilamutu</ENT> <ENT>side-spot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus pleurostigma</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>i'asina, vete, afulu</ENT> <ENT>multi-barred goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus multifaciatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mugilidae (Mullets)</ENT> <ENT>anae, aua. fuafua</ENT> <ENT>fringelip mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Crenimugil crenilabis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>moi, poi</ENT> <ENT>false mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Neomyxus leuciscus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Muraenidae (Moray eels)</ENT> <ENT>Pusi</ENT> <ENT>yellowmargin moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax flavimarginatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>maoa'e</ENT> <ENT>giant moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax javanicus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pusi-pulepule</ENT> <ENT>undulated moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax undulatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Octopodidae (Octopus)</ENT> <ENT>fe'e fe'e</ENT> <ENT>octopus octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus cyanea, Octopus ornatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="379"/> <ENT I="01">Polynemidae</ENT> <ENT>umiumia, i'ausi</ENT> <ENT>threadfin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Polydactylus sexfilis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pricanthidae (Bigeye)</ENT> <ENT>matapula</ENT> <ENT>glasseye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heteropriacanthus cruentatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl">matapula</ENT> <ENT>bigeye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Priacanthus hamrur</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scaridae (Parrotfishes)</ENT> <ENT>Fuga</ENT> <ENT>stareye parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Calotomus carolinus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>fuga, galo-uluto'i, fuga-valea, laea-mamanu</ENT> <ENT>parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Scarus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ulapokea, laea-ulapokea</ENT> <ENT>Pacific longnose parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hipposcarus longiceps</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scombridae</ENT> <ENT>Tagi</ENT> <ENT>dogtooth tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnosarda unicolor</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Siganidae (Rabbitfish)</ENT> <ENT>loloa, lo</ENT> <ENT>forktail rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus aregenteus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sphyraenidae (Barracuda)</ENT> <ENT>Sapatu</ENT> <ENT>heller's barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena helleri</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Saosao</ENT> <ENT>great barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena barracuda</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Turbinidae (turban shells, green snails</ENT> <ENT>Alili</ENT> <ENT>green snails</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Turbo</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>American Samoa Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2,tpo"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Samoan name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sugale, sugale-vaolo, sugale-a'a, lalafi, lape-a'au, la'ofia</ENT> <ENT>wrasses (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Labrida.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">malie, apoapo, moemoeao</ENT> <ENT>sharks (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fai</ENT> <ENT>rays and skates</ENT> <ENT>Dasyatididae, Myliobatidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pe'ape'a</ENT> <ENT>batfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ephippidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">mutumutu, misimisi, ava'ava-moana</ENT> <ENT>sweetlips</ENT> <ENT>Haemulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">talitaliuli</ENT> <ENT>remoras</ENT> <ENT>Echeneidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">mo'o, mo'otai</ENT> <ENT>tilefishes</ENT> <ENT>Malacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tiva</ENT> <ENT>dottybacks</ENT> <ENT>Pseudochromidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">aneanea, tafuti</ENT> <ENT>prettyfins</ENT> <ENT>Plesiopidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tapua</ENT> <ENT>coral crouchers</ENT> <ENT>Caracanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>flashlightfishes</ENT> <ENT>Anomalopidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">gatala, ataata, vaolo, gatala-uli, gatala-sega, gatala-aleva, ateate, apoua, susami, gatala-sina, gatala-mumu</ENT> <ENT>groupers<LI>(Those species not listed as CHCRT or BMUS)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Serrandiae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">lupo, lupota, mamalusi, ulua, sapoanae, taupapa, nato, filu, atuleau, malauli-apamoana, malauli-sinasama, malauli-matalapo'a, lai</ENT> <ENT>jacks and scads (Those species not listed as CHCRT or BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Carangidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Malau</ENT> <ENT>soldierfishes and squirrelfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Holocentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">i'asina, vete, afulu, afoul, ulula'oa</ENT> <ENT>goatfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Mullidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pone, palagi</ENT> <ENT>surgeonfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Acanthuridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pelupelu, nefu</ENT> <ENT>herrings</ENT> <ENT>Clupeidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">nefu, file</ENT> <ENT>anchovies</ENT> <ENT>Engraulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">mano'o, mano'o-popo, mano'o-fugafuga, mano'o-apofusami, mano'o-a'au</ENT> <ENT>gobies</ENT> <ENT>Gobiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">mu, mu-taiva, tamala, malai, feloitega, mu-mafalaugutu, savane-ulusama, matala'oa</ENT> <ENT>snappers (Those species not listed as CHCRT or BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Lutjanidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sumu, sumu-papa, sumu-taulau</ENT> <ENT>trigger fishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Balistidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lo</ENT> <ENT>rabbitfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Siganidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">nanue, matamutu, mutumutu</ENT> <ENT>rudderfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Kyphosidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ulisega, atule-toto</ENT> <ENT>fusiliers</ENT> <ENT>Caesionidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">filoa, mata'ele'ele, ulamalosi</ENT> <ENT>emperors (Those species not listed as CHCRT or BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Lethrinidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pusi, maoa'e, atapanoa, u'aulu, apeape, fafa, gatamea, pusi-solasulu</ENT> <ENT>eels (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Muraenidae, Chlopsidae, Congridae, Moringuidae, Ophichthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">fo, fo-tusiloloa, fo-si'umu, fo-loloa, fo-tala, fo-manifi, fo-aialo, fo-tuauli</ENT> <ENT>cardinalfishes</ENT> <ENT>Apogonidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pe'ape'a, laulaufau</ENT> <ENT>moorish idols</ENT> <ENT>Zanclidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">tifitifi, si'u, i'usamasama, tifitifi-segaula, laulafau-laumea, alosina</ENT> <ENT>butterfly fishes</ENT> <ENT>Chaetodontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">tu'u'u, tu'u'u-sama, tu'u'u-lega, tu'u'u-ulavapua, tu'u'u-matamalu, tu'u'u-alomu, tu'u'u-uluvela, tu'u'u-atugauli, tu'u'u-tusiuli, tu'u'u-manini</ENT> <ENT>angelfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">tu'u'u, mutu, mamo, tu'u'u-lumane</ENT> <ENT>damselfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">i'atala, la'otele, nofu</ENT> <ENT>scorpionfishes</ENT> <ENT>Scorpaenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="380"/> <ENT I="01">mano'o, mano'o-mo'o, mano'o-palea, mano'o-la'o</ENT> <ENT>blennies</ENT> <ENT>Blenniidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sapatu</ENT> <ENT>barracudas (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Sphyraenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">la'o, ulutu'i, lausiva</ENT> <ENT>hawkfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Cirrhitidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">la'otale, nofu</ENT> <ENT>frogfishes</ENT> <ENT>Antennariidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pipefishes and seahorses</ENT> <ENT>Syngnathidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ta'oto</ENT> <ENT>sandperches</ENT> <ENT>Pinguipedidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">tagi</ENT> <ENT>dog tooth tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnosarda unicolor</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">taoto-ena, taoto-sama, `au'aulauti, taotito</ENT> <ENT>trumpetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aulostomus chinensis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">taotao, taoto-ama</ENT> <ENT>cornetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Fistularia commersoni</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sue, sue-vaolo, sue-va'a, sue-lega, sue-mu, sue-uli, sue-lape, sue-afa, sue-sugale</ENT> <ENT>puffer fishes and porcupine fishes</ENT> <ENT>Tetradontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ali</ENT> <ENT>flounders and soles</ENT> <ENT>Bothidae, Soleidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">moamoa</ENT> <ENT>trunkfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ostraciidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">fugafuga, tuitui, sava'e</ENT> <ENT>sea cucumbers and sea urchins</ENT> <ENT>Echinoderms.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>blue corals</ENT> <ENT>Heliopora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>organpipe corals</ENT> <ENT>Tubipora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ahermatypic corals</ENT> <ENT>Azooxanthellates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>mushroom corals</ENT> <ENT>Fungiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>small and large coral polyps</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>fire corals</ENT> <ENT>Millepora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT O="xl">soft corals and gorgonians.</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">lumane, matalelei</ENT> <ENT>anemones</ENT> <ENT>Actinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>soft zoanthid corals (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Zoanthinaria.<LI>Mollusca.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sisi-sami</ENT> <ENT>sea snails</ENT> <ENT>Gastropoda.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">aliao, alili</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT> <E T="03">Trochus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sea</ENT> <ENT>sea slugs</ENT> <ENT>Opistobranches.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>black lipped pearl oyster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pinctada margaritifera</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">faisua</ENT> <ENT>giant clam</ENT> <ENT>Tridacnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pipi, asi, fatuaua, tio, pae, fole</ENT> <ENT>other clams</ENT> <ENT>Other Bivalves.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ula, pa'a, kuku, papata</ENT> <ENT>lobsters, shrimps, mantis shrimps, true crabs and hermit crabs (Those species not listed as Crustacean MUS)</ENT> <ENT>Crustaceans.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sea squirts</ENT> <ENT>Tunicates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sponges</ENT> <ENT>Porifera.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>lace corals</ENT> <ENT>Stylasteridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">amu</ENT> <ENT>hydroid corals</ENT> <ENT>Solanderidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>segmented worms (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Annelids.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">limu</ENT> <ENT>seaweed</ENT> <ENT>Algae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl">Live rock.</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">All other American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS that are marine plants, invertebrates, and fishes that are not listed in the American Samoa CHCRT table or are not American Samoa bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, or western Pacific pelagic MUS.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.122</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.123</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>To ensure consistency between the management regimes of different Federal agencies with shared management responsibilities of fishery resources within the American Samoa fishery management area, fishing for American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS is not allowed within the boundary of a National Wildlife Refuge unless specifically authorized by the USFWS, regardless of whether that refuge was established by action of the President or the Secretary of the Interior.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.124</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Unless otherwise specified in this subpart, § 665.13 applies to coral reef ecosystem permits.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> Any person of the United States fishing for, taking or retaining American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS must have a special permit if they, or a vessel which they operate, is used to fish for any:</P> <P>(i) American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS in low-use MPAs as defined in § 665.99;</P> <P>(ii) American Samoa Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral reef ecosystem management area; or<PRTPAGE P="381"/> </P> <P>(iii) American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS in the coral reef ecosystem management area with any gear not specifically allowed in this subpart.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transshipment permit.</E> A receiving vessel must be registered for use with a transshipment permit if that vessel is used in the American Samoa coral reef ecosystem management area to land or transship PHCRT, or any American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS harvested within low-use MPAs.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> The following persons are not required to have a permit under this section:</P> <P>(i) Any person issued a permit to fish under any FEP who incidentally catches American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS while fishing for bottomfish MUS, crustacean MUS, western Pacific pelagic MUS, precious coral, or seamount groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) Any person fishing for American Samoa CHCRT outside of an MPA, who does not retain any incidentally caught American Samoa PHCRT; and</P> <P>(iii) Any person collecting marine organisms for scientific research as described in § 665.17, or § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Validity.</E> Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the fishery management area specified on the permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> The Regional Administrator shall issue a special permit in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant for a special or transshipment permit issued under this section must complete and submit to the Regional Administrator, a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit Application Form issued by NMFS. Information in the application form must include, but is not limited to, a statement describing the objectives of the fishing activity for which a special permit is needed, including a general description of the expected disposition of the resources harvested under the permit (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> stored live, fresh, frozen, preserved; sold for food, ornamental, research, or other use; and a description of the planned fishing operation, including location of fishing and gear operation, amount and species (directed and incidental) expected to be harvested and estimated habitat and protected species impacts).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator may request from an applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations required under this section. An applicant will be notified of an incomplete application within 10 working days of receipt of the application. An incomplete application will not be considered until corrected and completed in writing.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) If an application contains all of the required information, the Regional Administrator will forward copies of the application within 30 days to the Council, the USCG, the fishery management agency of the affected state, and other interested parties who have identified themselves to the Council, and the USFWS.</P> <P>(ii) Within 60 days following receipt of a complete application, the Regional Administrator will consult with the Council through its Executive Director, USFWS, and the Director of the affected state fishery management agency concerning the permit application and will receive their recommendations for approval or disapproval of the application based on:</P> <P>(A) Information provided by the applicant;</P> <P>(B) The current domestic annual harvesting and processing capacity of the directed and incidental species for which a special permit is being requested;</P> <P>(C) The current status of resources to be harvested in relation to the overfishing definition in the FEP;</P> <P>(D) Estimated ecosystem, habitat, and protected species impacts of the proposed activity; and</P> <P>(E) Other biological and ecological information relevant to the proposal. The applicant will be provided with an opportunity to appear in support of the application.</P> <P>(iii) Following a review of the Council's recommendation and supporting rationale, the Regional Administrator may:<PRTPAGE P="382"/> </P> <P>(A) Concur with the Council's recommendation and, after finding that it is consistent with the goals and objectives of the FEP, the national standards, the Endangered Species Act, and other applicable laws, approve or deny a special permit; or</P> <P>(B) Reject the Council's recommendation, in which case, written reasons will be provided by the Regional Administrator to the Council for the rejection.</P> <P>(iv) If the Regional Administrator does not receive a recommendation from the Council within 60 days of Council receipt of the permit application, the Regional Administrator can make a determination of approval or denial independently.</P> <P>(v) Within 30 working days after the consultation in paragraph (d)(3)(ii) of this section, or as soon as practicable thereafter, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to grant or deny the special permit and, if denied, the reasons for the denial. Grounds for denial of a special permit include the following:</P> <P>(A) The applicant has failed to disclose material information required, or has made false statements as to any material fact, in connection with his or her application.</P> <P>(B) According to the best scientific information available, the directed or incidental catch in the season or location specified under the permit would detrimentally affect any coral reef resource or coral reef ecosystem in a significant way, including, but not limited to issues related to, spawning grounds or seasons, protected species interactions, EFH, and habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC).</P> <P>(C) Issuance of the special permit would inequitably allocate fishing privileges among domestic fishermen or would have economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(D) The method or amount of harvest in the season and/or location stated on the permit is considered inappropriate based on previous human or natural impacts in the given area.</P> <P>(E) NMFS has determined that the maximum number of permits for a given area in a given season has been reached and allocating additional permits in the same area would be detrimental to the resource.</P> <P>(F) The activity proposed under the special permit would create a significant enforcement problem.</P> <P>(vi) The Regional Administrator may attach conditions to the special permit, if it is granted, consistent with the management objectives of the FEP, including, but not limited to: (A) The maximum amount of each resource that can be harvested and landed during the term of the special permit, including trip limits, where appropriate.</P> <P>(B) The times and places where fishing may be conducted.</P> <P>(C) The type, size, and amount of gear which may be used by each vessel operated under the special permit.</P> <P>(D) Data reporting requirements.</P> <P>(E) Such other conditions as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the purposes of the special permit consistent with the objectives of the FEP.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Appeals of permit actions.</E> (i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, any applicant for a permit or a permit holder may appeal the granting, denial, conditioning, or suspension of their permit or a permit affecting their interests to the Regional Administrator. In order to be considered by the Regional Administrator, such appeal must be in writing, must state the action(s) appealed, and the reasons therefore, and must be submitted within 30 days of the original action(s) by the Regional Administrator. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(ii) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the permit applicant, or permit holder, as appropriate, and will request such additional information and in such form as will allow action upon the appeal. Upon receipt of sufficient information, the Regional Administrator will rule on the appeal in accordance with the permit eligibility criteria set forth in this section and the FEP, as appropriate, based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information, the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and such other considerations as deemed appropriate. The <PRTPAGE P="383"/>Regional Administrator will notify all interested persons of the decision, and the reasons therefore, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(iii) If a hearing is requested, or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose after first giving notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Such a hearing shall normally be held no later than 30 days following publication of the notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> unless the hearing officer extends the time for reasons deemed equitable. The appellant, the applicant (if different), and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested parties, may appear personally and/or be represented by counsel at the hearing and may submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the Regional Administrator will notify interested persons of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The Regional Administrator's action constitutes final action for the agency for the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator may, for good cause, extend any time limit prescribed in this section for a period not to exceed 30 days either upon his or her own motion or upon written request from the Council, appellant or applicant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.125</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15 of this part, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for, take, retain, possess or land any American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS in any low-use MPA as defined in § 665.99 unless:</P> <P>(1) A valid permit has been issued for the hand harvester or the fishing vessel operator that specifies the applicable area of harvest;</P> <P>(2) A permit is not required, as outlined in § 665.124; or</P> <P>(3) The American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS possessed on board the vessel originated outside the management area and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, fishing logbooks or other documentation.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS species:</P> <P>(1) That is determined overfished with subsequent rulemaking by the Regional Administrator;</P> <P>(2) By means of gear or methods prohibited under § 665.127;</P> <P>(3) In a low-use MPA without a valid special permit; or</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13, 665.123, or 665.124.</P> <P>(c) Fish for, take, or retain any wild live rock or live hard coral except under a valid special permit for scientific research, aquaculture seed stock collection or traditional and ceremonial purposes by indigenous people.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.126</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>Any special permit holder subject to the requirements of this subpart must contact the appropriate NMFS enforcement agent in American Samoa, Guam, or Hawaii at least 24 hours before landing any coral reef ecosystem MUS unit species harvested under a special permit, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the catch will be landed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.127</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS may be taken only with the following allowable gear and methods:</P> <P>(1) Hand harvest;</P> <P>(2) Spear;</P> <P>(3) Slurp gun;</P> <P>(4) Hand net/dip net;</P> <P>(5) Hoop net for Kona crab;<PRTPAGE P="384"/> </P> <P>(6) Throw net;</P> <P>(7) Barrier net;</P> <P>(8) Surround/purse net that is attended at all times;</P> <P>(9) Hook-and-line (includes handline (powered or not), rod-and-reel, and trolling);</P> <P>(10) Crab and fish traps with vessel ID number affixed; and (11) Remote-operating vehicles/submersibles.</P> <P>(b) American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS may not be taken by means of poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances. Possession or use of these materials by any permit holder under this subpart who is established to be fishing for coral reef ecosystem MUS in the management area is prohibited.</P> <P>(c) Existing FEP fisheries shall follow the allowable gear and methods outlined in their respective plans.</P> <P>(d) Any person who intends to fish with new gear not included in this section must describe the new gear and its method of deployment in the special permit application. A decision on the permissibility of this gear type will be made by the Regional Administrator after consultation with the Council and the director of the affected state fishery management agency.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.128</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit under §§ 665.13 or 665.124 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS in the management area.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Enforcement action.</E> (1) Traps not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and found deployed in the coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> <P>(2) Unattended surround nets or bait seine nets found deployed in the coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.129-665.139</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.140</SECTNO> <RESERVED>American Samoa Crustacean Fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.141</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.140 through 665.159:</P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa crustacean management unit species</E> means the following crustaceans:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s20,r38,r48" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Samoan name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ula</ENT> <ENT>spiny lobster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Panulirus marginatus, Panulirus penicillatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Papata</ENT> <ENT>slipper lobster</ENT> <ENT>Scyllaridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pa'a</ENT> <ENT>Kona crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ranina ranina.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>deepwater shrimp</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heterocarpus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Crustacean Permit Area 3 (Permit Area 3)</E> includes the EEZ around American Samoa.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.142</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> (1) The owner of any vessel used to fish for lobster in Permit Area 3 must have a permit issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(2) The owner of any vessel used to fish for deepwater shrimp in Crustacean Permit Area 3 must have a permit issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits issued under this section, as applicable, are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application.</E> An application for a permit required under this section will be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13. If the application for a limited access permit is submitted on behalf of a partnership or corporation, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet obtained from PIRO and contain the names and mailing addresses of all partners or shareholders and their respective percentage of ownership in the partnership or corporation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.143</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, in Crustacean Permit Area 3, it is unlawful for any person to fish for, take, or retain deepwater <PRTPAGE P="385"/>shrimp without a permit issued under § 665.142.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.144</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The operator of any vessel fishing subject to the requirements of this subpart must:</P> <P>(1) Report, not less than 24 hours, but not more than 36 hours, before landing, the port, the approximate date and the approximate time at which spiny and slipper lobsters will be landed.</P> <P>(2) Report, not less than 6 hours and not more than 12 hours before offloading, the location and time that offloading of spiny and slipper lobsters will begin.</P> <P>(b) The Regional Administrator will notify permit holders of any change in the reporting method and schedule required in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section at least 30 days prior to the opening of the fishing season.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.145</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.140 through 665.145 and subpart A of this part must carry an observer when requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.146-665.159</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.160</SECTNO> <RESERVED>American Samoa precious coral fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.161</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.160 through 665.169:</P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa precious coral management unit species (American Samoa precious coral MUS)</E> means any coral of the genus <E T="03">Corallium</E> in addition to the following species of corals:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r40,r78" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English<LI>common name</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Amu piniki-mumu</ENT> <ENT>Pink coral (also known as red coral)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Corallium secundum,</E> <LI> <E T="03">Corallium regale, Corallium laauense.</E> </LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Amu auro</ENT> <ENT>Gold coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gerardia</E> spp., <E T="03">Callogorgia gilberti, Narella</E> spp., <E T="03">Calyptrophora</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Amu ofe</ENT> <ENT>Bamboo coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lepidisis olapa, Acanella</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Amu ofe</ENT> <ENT>Black coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Antipathes dichotoma,</E> <E T="03">Antipathes grandis,</E> <E T="03">Antipathes ulex.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa precious coral permit area</E> means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the U.S. EEZ around American Samoa. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:</P> <P>(1) Established beds. [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(2) Conditional beds. [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(3) Refugia. [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(4) Exploratory Area. Permit Area X-P-AS includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of American Samoa.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.162</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining American Samoa precious coral MUS in any American Samoa precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit. Precious Coral Permit Areas are defined in § 665.161.</P> <P>(c) No more than one permit will be valid for any one vessel at any one time.</P> <P>(d) No more than one permit will be valid for any one person at any one time.</P> <P>(e) The holder of a valid permit to fish one permit area may obtain a permit to fish another permit area only upon surrendering to the Regional Administrator any current permit for the precious coral fishery issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(f) General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits for the precious coral fishery are contained in § 665.13.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.163</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and in § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) Use any vessel to fish for, take, retain, possess or land precious coral in any precious coral permit area, unless a permit has been issued for that vessel and area as specified in § 665.13 and that permit is on board the vessel.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any species of American Samoa precious coral MUS in any precious coral permit area:</P> <P>(1) By means of gear or methods prohibited by § 665.164.</P> <P>(2) In refugia specified in § 665.161.<PRTPAGE P="386"/> </P> <P>(3) In a bed for which the quota specified in § 665.167 has been attained.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under § 665.13 or § 665.17.</P> <P>(5) In a bed that has been closed pursuant to §§ 665.166 or 665.169.</P> <P>(c) Take and retain, possess, or land any live pink coral or live black coral from any precious coral permit area that is less than the minimum height specified in § 665.165 unless:</P> <P>(1) A valid EFP was issued under § 665.17 for the vessel and the vessel was operating under the terms of the permit; or</P> <P>(2) The coral originated outside coral beds listed in this paragraph, and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, or other documentation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.164</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Only selective gear may be used to harvest coral from any precious coral permit area.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.165</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>The height of a live coral specimen shall be determined by a straight line measurement taken from its base to its most distal extremity. The stem diameter of a living coral specimen shall be determined by measuring the greatest diameter of the stem at a point no less than 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the top surface of the living holdfast.</P> <P>(a) Live pink coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained a minimum height of 10 inches (25.4 cm).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Black coral.</E> Live black coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained either a minimum stem diameter of 1 inch (2.54 cm), or a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.166</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest quota for any coral bed will be reached prior to the end of the fishing year, NMFS shall publish a notice to that effect in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify permit holders. Any such notice must indicate the reason for the closure, the bed being closed, and the effective date of the closure.</P> <P>(b) A closure is also effective for a permit holder upon the permit holder's actual harvest of the applicable quota.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.167</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) General. The quotas limiting the amount of precious coral that may be taken in any precious coral permit area during the fishing year are listed in § 665.167(d). Only live coral is counted toward the quota. The accounting period for all quotas begins July 1, 1983.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Conditional bed closure.</E> A conditional bed will be closed to all nonselective coral harvesting after the quota for one species of coral has been taken.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Reserves and reserve release.</E> The quotas for exploratory area X-P-AS will be held in reserve for harvest by vessels of the United States in the following manner:</P> <P>(1) At the start of the fishing year, the reserve for the American Samoa exploratory area will equal the quota minus the estimated domestic annual harvest for that year.</P> <P>(2) As soon as practicable after December 31 each year, the Regional Administrator will determine the amount harvested by vessels of the United States between July 1 and December 31 of the year that just ended on December 31.</P> <P>(3) NMFS will release to TALFF an amount of precious coral for each exploratory area equal to the quota minus two times the amount harvested by vessels of the United States in that July 1-December 31 period.</P> <P>(4) NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notification of the Regional Administrator's determination and a summary of the information on which it is based as soon as practicable after the determination is made.</P> <P>(d) The American Samoa exploratory permit area X-P-AS has an annual quota of 1,000 kg for all American Samoa precious coral MUS combined with the exception of black corals.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.168</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>The fishing year for precious coral begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 the following year.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="387"/> <SECTNO>§ 665.169</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing for, taking, or retaining any gold coral in any precious coral permit area is prohibited through June 30, 2013.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Hawaii Fisheries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.198</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The Hawaii fishery management area is the EEZ seaward of the State of Hawaii, including the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), with the inner boundary a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the State of Hawaii and the outer boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.199</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Area restrictions [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.200</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.201</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.200 through 665.219:</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii bottomfish management unit species (Hawaii bottomfish MUS)</E> means the following species:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lehi</ENT> <ENT>silver jaw jobfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aphareus rutilans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Uku white papio, ulua au</ENT> <ENT>gray jobfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aprion virescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">kea</ENT> <ENT>giant trevally</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx ignobilis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ulua la`uli</ENT> <ENT>black jack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx lugubris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">hpu`upu`u</ENT> <ENT>sea bass</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Epinephalus quernus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ehuonaga, `ula`ula</ENT> <ENT>red snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis carbunculus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">koa`e</ENT> <ENT>longtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis coruscans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ta`ape</ENT> <ENT>blue stripe snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lutjanus kasmira.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">kalekale</ENT> <ENT>yellowtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides auricilla.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">`pakapaka</ENT> <ENT>pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides filamentosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">kalekale</ENT> <ENT>pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides seiboldii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">gindai</ENT> <ENT>snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides zonatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pig ulua, butaguchi</ENT> <ENT>thicklip trevally</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pseudocaranx dentex.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">kahala</ENT> <ENT>amberjack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Seriola dumerili.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii restricted bottomfish species fishing year</E> means the year beginning at 0001 HST on September 1 and ending at 2400 HST on August 31 of the next calendar year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Main Hawaiian Islands non-commercial bottomfish permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.203(a)(2) to own or fish from a vessel that is used in any non-commercial vessel-based fishing, landing, or transshipment of any Hawaii bottomfish MUS in the MHI Management Subarea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Protected species study zone</E> means the waters within 50 nm, as designated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to § 665.208, around the following islands of the NWHI and as measured from the following coordinates:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,xls25,xls25" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nihoa Island</ENT> <ENT>23°05′</ENT> <ENT>161°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Necker Island</ENT> <ENT>23°35′</ENT> <ENT>164°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">French Frigate Shoals</ENT> <ENT>23°45′</ENT> <ENT>166°15′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gardner Pinnacles</ENT> <ENT>25°00′</ENT> <ENT>168°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Maro Reef</ENT> <ENT>25°25′</ENT> <ENT>170°35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Laysan Island</ENT> <ENT>25°45′</ENT> <ENT>171°45′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lisianski Island</ENT> <ENT>26°00′</ENT> <ENT>173°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pearl and Hermes Reef</ENT> <ENT>27°50′</ENT> <ENT>175°50′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Midway Island</ENT> <ENT>28°14′</ENT> <ENT>177°22′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kure Island</ENT> <ENT>28°25′</ENT> <ENT>178°20′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Seamount Groundfish</E> means the following species:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs50,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Armorhead</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pseudopentaceros wheeleri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alfonsin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Beryx splendens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Raftfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hyperoglyphe japonica.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.202</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management subareas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The Hawaii fishery management area is divided into subareas with the following designations and boundaries:</P> <P>(1) Main Hawaiian Islands means the U.S. EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago lying to the east of 161°20′ W. long.</P> <P>(2) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands means the EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago lying to the west of 161°20′ <PRTPAGE P="388"/>W. long. For the purposes of regulations issued under this subpart, Midway Island is treated as part of the NWHI Subarea.</P> <P>(i) Ho'omalu Zone means that portion of the EEZ around the NWHI west of 165° W. long.</P> <P>(ii) Mau Zone means that portion of the EEZ around the NWHI between 161°20′ W. long. and 165° W. long.</P> <P>(3) Hancock Seamounts Ecosystem Management Area means that portion of the EEZ in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands west of 180 °W. long. and north of 28 °N. lat.</P> <P>(b) The inner boundary of each management subarea is a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the State of Hawaii.</P> <P>(c) The outer boundary of each management subarea is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 69015, Nov. 10, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.203</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability</E>—(1) <E T="03">Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.</E> The owner of any vessel used to fish for, land, or transship Hawaii bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the NWHI subarea must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel. PIRO will not register a single vessel for use with a Ho'omalu Zone permit and a Mau Zone permit at the same time. Mau Zone permits issued before June 14, 1999, became invalid June 14, 1999, except that a permit issued to a person who submitted a timely application under paragraph (b)(3) of this section is valid until the permit holder either receives a Mau Zone limited entry permit or until final agency action is taken on the permit holder's application. The Ho'omalu Zone and the Mau Zone limited entry systems described in this section are subject to abolition, modification, or additional effort limitation programs.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">MHI non-commercial.</E> The owner of a vessel that is used for and any person who participates in non-commercial, vessel-based fishing, landing, or transshipment of Hawaii bottomfish MUS in the MHI management subarea is required to obtain an MHI non-commercial bottomfish permit or a State of Hawaii Commercial Marine License. If one or more persons on a vessel-based bottomfish fishing trip holds an MHI non-commercial permit, then the entire trip is considered non-commercial, and not commercial. However, if any commercial fishing occurs during or as a result of a vessel-based fishing trip, then the fishing trip is considered commercial, and not non-commercial. Charter boat customers are not subject to the requirements of the section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Submission.</E> (1) An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13.</P> <P>(2) Ho'omalu Zone limited access permit. In addition to an application under § 665.13(c), each applicant for a Ho'omalu Zone permit must also submit a supplementary information sheet provided by PIRO, which must be signed by the vessel owner or a designee and include the following information:</P> <P>(i) The qualification criterion that the applicant believes he or she meets for issuance of a limited access permit;</P> <P>(ii) A copy of landings receipts or other documentation, with a certification from a state or Federal agency that this information is accurate, to demonstrate participation in the NWHI bottomfish fishery; and</P> <P>(iii) If the application is filed by a partnership or corporation, the names of each of the individual partners or shareholders and their respective percentages of ownership of the partnership or corporation.</P> <P>(3) Mau Zone limited access permit. PIRO will not accept applications for a new Mau Zone permit after June 14, 1999. In addition to an application under § 665.13(c), each applicant for a Mau Zone permit must also submit a supplementary information sheet provided by PIRO, which must be signed by the vessel owner or a designee and include the following information:</P> <P>(i) The qualification criterion that the applicant believes he or she meets for issuance of a limited access permit;</P> <P>(ii) Copy of State of Hawaii catch report(s) to demonstrate that the permitted vessel had made qualifying <PRTPAGE P="389"/>landings of bottomfish from the Mau Zone; and</P> <P>(iii) If the application is filed by a partnership or corporation, the names of each of the individual partners or shareholders and their respective percentage of ownership of the partnership or corporation.</P> <P>(c) Sale or transfer of Ho'omalu limited access permits to new vessel owners.</P> <P>(1) A Ho'omalu zone permit may not be sold or otherwise transferred to a new owner.</P> <P>(2) A Ho'omalu zone permit or permits may be held by a partnership or corporation. If 50 percent or more of the ownership of the vessel passes to persons other than those listed in the original application, the permit will lapse and must be surrendered to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(d) Transfer of Ho'omalu Zone limited access permits to replacement vessels.</P> <P>(1) Upon application by the owner of a permitted vessel, the Regional Administrator will transfer that owner's permit to a replacement vessel owned by that owner, provided that the replacement vessel does not exceed 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA. The replacement vessel must be put into service no later than 12 months after the owner applies for the transfer, or the transfer shall be void.</P> <P>(2) An owner of a permitted vessel may apply to the Regional Administrator for transfer of that owner's permit to a replacement vessel greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA. The Regional Administrator may transfer the permit upon determining, after consultation with the Council and considering the objectives of the limited access program, that the replacement vessel has catching power that is comparable to the rest of the vessels holding permits for the fishery, or has catching power that does not exceed that of the original vessel, and that the transfer is not inconsistent with the objectives of the program. The Regional Administrator shall consider vessel length, range, hold capacity, gear limitations, and other appropriate factors in making determinations of catching power equivalency and comparability of the catching power of vessels in the fishery.</P> <P>(e) Ho'omalu Zone limited access permit renewal.</P> <P>(1) A qualifying landing for Ho'omalu Zone permit renewal is a landing of at least 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of Hawaii bottomfish MUS from the Ho'omalu Zone or a landing of at least 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of fish from the Ho'omalu Zone, of which at least 50 percent by weight was Hawaii bottomfish MUS. A permit is eligible for renewal for the next calendar year if the vessel covered by the permit made three or more qualifying landings during the current calendar year.</P> <P>(2) The owner of a permitted vessel that did not make three or more qualifying landings of bottomfish in a year may apply to the Regional Administrator for a waiver of the landing requirement. If the Regional Administrator finds that failure to make three landings was due to circumstances beyond the owner's control, the Regional Administrator may renew the permit. A waiver may not be granted if the failure to make three landings was due to general economic conditions or market conditions, such that the vessel operations would not be profitable.</P> <P>(f) Issuance of new Ho'omalu Zone limited access permits. The Regional Administrator may issue new Ho'omalu Zone limited access permits under § 665.13 if the Regional Administrator determines, in consultation with the Council, that bottomfish stocks in the Ho'omalu Zone are able to support additional fishing effort.</P> <P>(g) Eligibility for new Ho'omalu Zone limited access permits. When the Regional Administrator has determined that new permits may be issued, they shall be issued to applicants based upon eligibility, determined as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Point system.</E> (i) Two points will be assigned for each year in which the applicant was owner or captain of a vessel that made three or more of any of the following types of landings in the NWHI:</P> <P>(A) Any amount of Hawaii bottomfish MUS, regardless of weight, if made on or before August 7, 1985;</P> <P>(B) At least 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of Hawaii bottomfish MUS, if made after August 7, 1985; or</P> <P>(C) At least 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of any fish lawfully harvested from the NWHI, <PRTPAGE P="390"/>of which at least 50 percent by weight was bottomfish, if made after August 7, 1985.</P> <P>(ii) One point will be assigned for each year in which the applicant was owner or captain of a vessel that landed at least 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) of bottomfish from the MHI.</P> <P>(iii) For any one year, points will be assigned under either paragraph (g)(1)(i) or (g)(1)(ii) of this section, but not under both paragraphs.</P> <P>(iv) Before the Regional Administrator issues a Ho'omalu zone permit to fish for bottomfish under this section, the primary operator and relief operator named on the application form must have completed a protected species workshop conducted by NMFS.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Restrictions.</E> An applicant must own at least a 25 percent share in the vessel that the permit would cover, and only one permit will be assigned to any vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Order of issuance.</E> New permits shall be awarded to applicants in descending order, starting with the applicant with the largest number of points. If two or more persons have an equal number of points, and there are insufficient new permits for all such applicants, the new permits shall be awarded by the Regional Administrator through a lottery.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Notification.</E> The Regional Administrator shall place a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify prospective applicants of the opportunity to file applications for new permits under this program.</P> <P>(h) Eligibility for new Mau Zone limited access permits.</P> <P>(1) PIRO will issue an initial Mau Zone permit to a vessel owner who qualifies for at least three points under the following point system:</P> <P>(i) An owner who held a Mau Zone permit on or before December 17, 1991, and whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS on or before December 17, 1991, shall be assigned 1.5 points.</P> <P>(ii) An owner whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS during 1991 shall be assigned 0.5 point.</P> <P>(iii) An owner whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS during 1992 shall be assigned 1.0 point.</P> <P>(iv) An owner whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS during 1993 shall be assigned 1.5 points.</P> <P>(v) An owner whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS during 1994 shall be assigned 2.0 points.</P> <P>(vi) An owner whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS during 1995 shall be assigned 2.5 points.</P> <P>(vii) An owner whose permitted vessel made at least one qualifying landing of Hawaii bottomfish MUS during 1996 shall be assigned 3.0 points.</P> <P>(viii) Before PIRO issues a Mau Zone permit to fish for bottomfish under this section, the primary operator and relief operator named on the application form must have completed a protected species workshop conducted by NMFS.</P> <P>(2) For purposes of this paragraph (h), a “qualifying landing” means any amount of Hawaii bottomfish MUS lawfully harvested from the Mau Zone and offloaded for sale. No points shall be assigned to an owner for any qualifying landings reported to the State of Hawaii more than 1 year after the landing.</P> <P>(3) More than one Mau Zone permit may be issued to an owner of two or more vessels, provided each of the owner's vessels for which a permit will be registered for use has made the required qualifying landings for the owner to be assigned at least three eligibility points.</P> <P>(4) A Mau Zone permit holder who does not own a vessel at the time initial permits are issued must register the permit for use with a vessel owned by the permit holder within 12 months from the date the permit was issued. In the interim, the permit holder may register the permit for use with a leased or chartered vessel. If within 12 months of initial permit issuance, the permit holder fails to apply to PIRO to register the permit for use with a vessel owned by the permit holder, then the permit shall expire.</P> <P>(5) For each of paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (h)(1)(viii) of this section, PIRO shall assign points based on the <PRTPAGE P="391"/>landings of one permitted vessel to only one owner if the vessel did not have multiple owners during the time frame covered by the subordinate paragraphs. If a vessel had multiple owners during a time frame covered by any of paragraphs (h)(1)(i) through (h)(1)(viii) of this section (including joint owners, partners, or shareholders of a corporate owner), PIRO will assign the points for that subordinate paragraph to a single owner if only one owner submits an application with respect to the landings of that vessel during that time frame. If multiple owners submit separate applications with respect to the same landings of the same vessel during the same time frame, then PIRO shall:</P> <P>(i) Adhere to any written agreement between the applicants with respect to who among them shall be assigned the aggregate point(s) generated by landings during such time frame(s), or</P> <P>(ii) If there is no agreement:</P> <P>(A) Shall issue the applicants a joint permit provided the vessel's landings during such time frames generated at least three points, or</P> <P>(B) In the event the vessel's landings during such time frame(s) generated less than three points, shall not assign any points generated by the vessel's landings during such time frame(s).</P> <P>(i) Ownership requirements and registration of Mau Zone limited access permits for use with other vessels.</P> <P>(1) A Mau Zone permit may be held by an individual, partnership, or corporation. No more than 49 percent of the underlying ownership interest in a Mau Zone permit may be sold, leased, chartered, or otherwise transferred to another person or entity. If more than 49 percent of the underlying ownership of the permit passes to persons or entities other than those listed in the original permit application supplemental information sheet, then the permit expires and must be surrendered to PIRO.</P> <P>(2) A Mau Zone permit holder may apply under § 665.13 to PIRO to register the permit for use with another vessel if that vessel is owned by the permit holder, and is no longer than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA.</P> <P>(3) If a Mau Zone permit holder sells the vessel for which the permit is registered for use, the permit holder must, within 12 months of the date of sale, apply to PIRO to register the permit for use with a vessel owned by the permit holder. If the permit holder has not applied to register a replacement vessel within 12 months, then the permit expires.</P> <P>(4) If a permitted vessel owned by the permit holder is sold or becomes unseaworthy, the Mau Zone permit with which the vessel was registered may be registered for use with a leased or chartered vessel for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date of registration of the leased or chartered vessel. If by the end of that 12-month period the permit holder fails to apply to PIRO to register the permit for use with a vessel owned by the permit holder, then the permit expires.</P> <P>(j) Mau Zone limited access permit renewal.</P> <P>(1) A Mau Zone permit will be eligible for renewal if the vessel for which the permit is registered for use made at least five separate fishing trips with landings of at least 500 lb (227 kg) of Hawaii bottomfish MUS per trip during the calendar year. Only one landing of bottomfish MUS per fishing trip to the Mau Zone will be counted toward the landing requirement.</P> <P>(2) If the vessel for which the permit is registered for use fails to meet the landing requirement of paragraph (j)(1) of this section, the owner may apply to the Regional Administrator for a waiver of the landing requirement. Grounds for a waiver are limited to captain incapacitation, vessel breakdowns, and the loss of the vessel at sea if the event prevented the vessel from meeting the landing requirement. Unprofitability is not sufficient for waiver of the landing requirement.</P> <P>(3) Failure of the permit holder to register a vessel for use under the permit does not exempt a permit holder from the requirements specified in this paragraph.</P> <P>(k) Appeals of permit actions.</P> <P>(1) Except as provided in subpart A of 15 CFR part 904, any applicant for a permit or a permit holder may appeal the granting, denial, or revocation of his or her permit to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) In order to be considered by the Regional Administrator, such appeal <PRTPAGE P="392"/>must be in writing, must state the action appealed, and the reasons therefore, and must be submitted within 30 days of the appealed action. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator, in consultation with the Council, will decide the appeal in accordance with the FEP and implementing regulations and based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council, the summary record kept of any hearing, the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and any other relevant information.</P> <P>(4) If a hearing is requested, or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose. The applicant or permit holder may appear personally and/or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. The Regional Administrator's decision on the application is the final administrative decision of the Department of Commerce, and is effective on the date the Administrator signs the decision.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.204</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for Hawaii bottomfish or seamount groundfish MUS using gear prohibited under § 665.206.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, or retain on board a vessel, Hawaii bottomfish MUS in the Ho'omalu Zone or the Mau Zone without the appropriate permit registered for use with that vessel issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(c) Serve as primary operator or relief operator on a vessel with a Mau or Ho'omalu Zone permit without completing a protected species workshop conducted by NMFS, as required by § 665.203.</P> <P>(d) Fail to notify the USCG at least 24 hours prior to making any landing of bottomfish taken in the Ho'omalu Zone, as required by § 665.205.</P> <P>(e) Fish within any protected species study zone in the NWHI without notifying the Regional Administrator of the intent to fish in these zones, as required under § 664.205.</P> <P>(f) Falsify or fail to make or file reports of all fishing activities shoreward of the outer boundary of the MHI management subarea, in violation of § 665.14(a) or (b).</P> <P>(g) Own a vessel or fish from a vessel that is used to fish non-commercially for any Hawaii bottomfish MUS in the MHI management subarea without either a MHI non-commercial bottomfish permit or a State of Hawaii Commercial Marine License, in violation of §§ 665.2 or 665.203(a)(2).</P> <P>(h) Fish for or possess any Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species as specified in § 665.210, in the MHI management subarea after a closure of the fishery, in violation of § 665.211.</P> <P>(i) Sell or offer for sale any Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species, as specified in § 665.210, after a closure of the fishery, in violation of § 665.211.</P> <P>(j) Harvest, possess, or land more than a total of five fish (all species combined) identified as Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species in § 665.210 from a vessel in the MHI management subarea, while holding a MHI non-commercial bottomfish permit, or while participating as a charter boat customer, in violation of § 665.212.</P> <P>(k) Fish for or possess any Hawaii bottomfish or seamount groundfish MUS in the Hancock Seamounts Ecosystem Management Area, in violation of § 665.209.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 69015, Nov. 10, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.205</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The owner or operator of a fishing vessel subject to § 665.203(a)(1) must inform PIRO at least 72 hours (not including weekends and holidays) before leaving port, of his or her intent to fish within the protected species study zones defined in § 665.201. The notice must include the name of the vessel, <PRTPAGE P="393"/>name of the operator, intended departure and return date, and a telephone number at which the owner or operator may be contacted during the business day (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to indicate whether an observer will be required on the subject fishing trip.</P> <P>(b) The operator of a fishing vessel that has taken Hawaii bottomfish MUS in the Ho'omalu Zone must contact the USCG, by radio or otherwise, at the 14th District, Honolulu, HI; Pacific Area, San Francisco, CA; or 17th District, Juneau, AK, at least 24 hours before landing, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the bottomfish will be landed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.206</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets.</E> Fishing for Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish MUS with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Possession of gear.</E> Possession of a bottom trawl and bottom set gillnet by any vessel having a permit under § 665.203 or otherwise established to be fishing for Hawaii bottomfish or seamount groundfish MUS in the management subareas is prohibited.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Poisons and explosives.</E> The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish MUS is prohibited.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.207</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.200 though 665.212 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(b) PIRO will advise the vessel owner or operator of any observer requirement within 72 hours (not including weekends or holidays) of receipt of the notice provided pursuant to § 665.205(a). If an observer is required, the owner or operator will be informed of the terms and conditions of observer coverage, and the time and place of embarkation of the observer.</P> <P>(c) All observers must be provided with sleeping, toilet, and eating accommodations at least equal to that provided to a full crew member. A mattress or futon on the floor, or a cot, is not acceptable in place of a regular bunk. Meal and other galley privileges must be the same for the observer as for other crew members.</P> <P>(d) Female observers on a vessel with an all-male crew must be accommodated either in a single-person cabin or, if reasonable privacy can be ensured by installing a curtain or other temporary divider, in a two-person cabin shared with a licensed officer of the vessel. If the cabin assigned to a female observer does not have its own toilet and shower facilities that can be provided for the exclusive use of the observer, then a schedule for time-sharing of common facilities must be established and approved by the Regional Administrator prior to the vessel's departure from port.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.208</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Protected species conservation.</SUBJECT> <P>The Regional Administrator may change the size of the protected species study zones defined in § 665.201 of this subpart:</P> <P>(a) If the Regional Administrator determines that a change in the size of the study zones would not result in fishing for bottomfish in the NWHI that would adversely affect any species listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA.</P> <P>(b) After consulting with the Council.</P> <P>(c) Through notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> published at least 30 days prior to the effective date or through actual notice to the permit holders.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.209</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Fishing moratorium at Hancock Seamounts.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing for, and possession of, Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish MUS in the Hancock Seamounts Ecosystem Management Area is prohibited until the Regional Administrator determines that the armorhead stock is rebuilt.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 69016, Nov. 10, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.210</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Hawaii restricted bottomfish species.</SUBJECT> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii restricted bottomfish species</E> means the following species:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r58,r65" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English<LI>common name</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">lehi</ENT> <ENT>silver jaw jobfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aphareus rutilans</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="394"/> <ENT I="01">ehu</ENT> <ENT>squirrelfish snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis carbunculus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">onaga</ENT> <ENT>longtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis coruscans</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">opakapaka</ENT> <ENT>Pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides filamentosus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">kalekale</ENT> <ENT>snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides sieboldii</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">gindai</ENT> <ENT>snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides zonatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">hapu`upu`u</ENT> <ENT>sea bass</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Epinephelus quernus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.211</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Total Allowable Catch (TAC) limit.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) TAC limits will be set annually for the fishing year by NMFS, as recommended by the Council, based on the best available scientific, commercial, and other information, and taking into account the associated risk of overfishing.</P> <P>(b) The Regional Administrator shall publish a notice indicating the annual TAC limit in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> by August 31 of each year, and shall use other means to notify permit holders of the TAC limit for the year.</P> <P>(c) When the TAC limit specified in this section is projected to be reached based on analyses of available information, the Regional Administrator shall publish a notice to that effect in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify permit holders. The notice will include an advisement that the fishery will be closed beginning at a specified date, which is not earlier than 7 days after the date of filing the closure notice for public inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, until the end of the fishing year in which the TAC is reached.</P> <P>(d) On and after the date specified in § 665.211(c), no person may fish for or possess any Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species as specified in § 665.210 in the MHI management subarea, except as otherwise allowed in this section.</P> <P>(e) On and after the date specified in § 665.211(c), no person may sell or offer for sale Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species as specified in § 665.210, except as otherwise authorized by law.</P> <P>(f) Fishing for, and the resultant possession or sale of, Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species by vessels legally registered to Mau Zone, Ho`omalu Zone, or PRIA bottomfish fishing permits and conducted in compliance with all other laws and regulations, is exempted from this section.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 15222, Mar. 21, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.212</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Non-commercial bag limits.</SUBJECT> <P>No more than a total of five fish (all species combined) identified as Hawaii Restricted Bottomfish Species as specified in § 665.210, may be harvested, possessed, or landed by any individual participating in a non-commercial vessel-based fishing trip in the MHI management subarea. Charter boat customers are also subject to the bag limit.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.213-665.219</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.220</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Hawaii coral reef ecosystem fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.221</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.220 through 665.239:</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management unit species (Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS)</E> means all of the Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa and Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa listed in this section and which spend the majority of their non-pelagic (post-settlement) life stages within waters less than or equal to 50 fathoms in total depth.</P> <P>Hawaii Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2,tpo"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Family name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)</ENT> <ENT>na`ena`e</ENT> <ENT>orange-spot surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus olivaceus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pualu</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus xanthopterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Manini</ENT> <ENT>convict tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus triostegus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Palani</ENT> <ENT>eye-striped surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus dussumieri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Maiko</ENT> <ENT>blue-lined surgeon</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigroris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>maiko, maikoiko</ENT> <ENT>whitebar surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus leucopareius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitecheek surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`api</ENT> <ENT>white-spotted surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus guttatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pualu</ENT> <ENT>ringtail surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus blochii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>mai`i`i</ENT> <ENT>brown surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigrofuscus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kole</ENT> <ENT>yellow-eyed surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus strigosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>NA</ENT> <ENT>striped bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus striatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kala</ENT> <ENT>bluespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso unicornus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>kalalei, umaumalei</ENT> <ENT>orangespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso lituratus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="395"/> <ENT I="01">Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)</ENT> <ENT>kala holo</ENT> <ENT>black tongue unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso hexacanthus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kala</ENT> <ENT>whitemargin unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso annulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>kala lolo</ENT> <ENT>spotted unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso brevirostris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>gray unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso caesius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>lau`ipala</ENT> <ENT>yellow tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Zebrasoma flavescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Balistidae (Triggerfish)</ENT> <ENT>humuhumu hi`ukole</ENT> <ENT>pinktail triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Melichthys vidua.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>humuhumu `ele`ele</ENT> <ENT>black triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Melichthys niger.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>humuhumu nukunuku apua`a</ENT> <ENT>picassofish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Rhinecanthus aculeatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>bridled triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sufflamen fraenatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Carangidae (Jacks)</ENT> <ENT>akule, hahalu</ENT> <ENT>bigeye scad</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Selar crumenophthalmus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`opelu, `opelu mama</ENT> <ENT>mackerel scad</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Decapterus macarellus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carcharhinidae (Sharks)</ENT> <ENT>Man</ENT> <ENT>grey reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Man</ENT> <ENT>galapagos shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus galapagensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Man</ENT> <ENT>blacktip reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus melanopterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>man lalakea</ENT> <ENT>whitetip reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Triaenodon obesus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Holocentridae (Soldierfish/Squirrel- fish)</ENT> <ENT>menpachi, `u`u<LI>menpachi, `u`u</LI> </ENT> <ENT>bigscale soldierfish<LI>brick soldierfish</LI> </ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis berndti.</E> <LI> <E T="03">Myripristis amaena.</E> </LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>menpachi, `u`u</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis chryseres.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>menpachi, `u`u</ENT> <ENT>pearly soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis kuntee.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>file-lined squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron microstoma.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>crown squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron diadema.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>peppered squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron punctatissimum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>blue-lined squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron tiere.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>Hawaiian squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron xantherythrum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>saber or long jaw squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron spiniferum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`ala`ihi</ENT> <ENT>spotfin squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Neoniphon</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kuhliidae (Flagtails)</ENT> <ENT>`aholehole</ENT> <ENT>Hawaiian flag-tail</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kuhlia sandvicensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kyphosidae (Rudderfish)</ENT> <ENT>Nenue</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus biggibus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Nenue</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus cinerascens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Nenue</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus vaigiensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Labridae (Wrasses)</ENT> <ENT>`a`awa</ENT> <ENT>saddleback hogfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Bodianus bilunulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>po`ou</ENT> <ENT>ring-tailed wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oxycheilinus unifasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>laenihi, nabeta</ENT> <ENT>razor wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Xyrichtys pavo.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>kupoupou ho`u</ENT> <ENT>cigar wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilio inermis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>surge wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma purpureum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>red ribbon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma quinquevittatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>sunset wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma lutescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>rockmover wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Novaculichthys taeniourus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mullidae (Goatfishes)</ENT> <ENT>Weke</ENT> <ENT>yellow goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>weke nono</ENT> <ENT>orange goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys pfleugeri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>weke`ula</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys vanicolensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>weke`a or weke a`a</ENT> <ENT>yellowstripe goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys flavolineatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>kumu, moano</ENT> <ENT>banded goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Munu</ENT> <ENT>doublebar goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus bifasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>moano kea, moano kale</ENT> <ENT>yellowsaddle goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus cyclostomas.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Malu</ENT> <ENT>side-spot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus pleurostigma.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Moano</ENT> <ENT>multi-barred goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus multifaciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>weke pueo</ENT> <ENT>bandtail goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Upeneus arge.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mugilidae (Mullets)</ENT> <ENT>`ama`ama</ENT> <ENT>stripped mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mugil cephalus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Uouoa</ENT> <ENT>false mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Neomyxus leuciscus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Muraenidae (Moray eels)</ENT> <ENT>puhi paka</ENT> <ENT>yellowmargin moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax flavimarginatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Puhi</ENT> <ENT>giant moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax javanicus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>puhi laumilo</ENT> <ENT>undulated moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax undulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Puhi</ENT> <ENT>dragon eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Enchelycore pardalis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Octopodidae (Octopus)</ENT> <ENT>he`e mauli, tako</ENT> <ENT>octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus cyanea.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>he`e, tako</ENT> <ENT>octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus ornatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Polynemidae</ENT> <ENT>Moi</ENT> <ENT>threadfin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Polydactylus sexfilis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Priacanthidae (Big-eyes)</ENT> <ENT>`aweoweo</ENT> <ENT>glasseye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heteropriacanthus cruentatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>`aweoweo</ENT> <ENT>bigeye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Priacanthus hamrur.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scaridae (Parrotfish)</ENT> <ENT>uhu, palukaluka</ENT> <ENT>parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Scarus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>panuhunuhu</ENT> <ENT>stareye parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Calotomus carolinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sphyraenidae (Barracuda)</ENT> <ENT>kawele`a, kaku</ENT> <ENT>Heller's barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena helleri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kaku</ENT> <ENT>great barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena barracuda.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Turbinidae</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>green snails turban shells</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Turbo</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Zanclidae</ENT> <ENT>kihikihi</ENT> <ENT>moorish idol</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Zanclus cornutus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chaetodontidae</ENT> <ENT>kikakapu</ENT> <ENT>butterflyfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chaetodon auriga.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>kikakapu</ENT> <ENT>raccoon butterflyfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chaetodon lunula.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>kikakapu</ENT> <ENT>saddleback butterflyfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chaetodon ephippium.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sabellidae</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT O="xl">featherduster worm.</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="396"/> <P>Hawaii Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hinalea</ENT> <ENT>wrasses (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Labridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Man</ENT> <ENT>sharks (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hihimanu</ENT> <ENT>rays and skates</ENT> <ENT>Dasyatididae, Myliobatidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">roi, hapu`upu `u</ENT> <ENT>groupers, seabass (Those species not listed as CHCRT or in BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Serrandiae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>tilefishes</ENT> <ENT>Malacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">dobe, kagami, pa`opa`o, papa, omaka, ulua</ENT> <ENT>jacks and scads (Those species not listed as CHCRT or in BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Carangidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">`u`u</ENT> <ENT>solderfishes and squirrelfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Holocentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">weke, moano, kumu</ENT> <ENT>goatfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Mullidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">na`ena `e, maikoiko</ENT> <ENT>surgeonfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Acanthuridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>remoras</ENT> <ENT>Echeneidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Puhi</ENT> <ENT>eels (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Muraenidae, Congridae, Ophichthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">`upapalu</ENT> <ENT>cardinalfishes</ENT> <ENT>Apogonidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>herrings</ENT> <ENT>Clupeidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nehu</ENT> <ENT>anchovies</ENT> <ENT>Engraulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>coral crouchers</ENT> <ENT>Caracanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">`o`opu</ENT> <ENT>gobies</ENT> <ENT>Gobiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to`au</ENT> <ENT>snappers (Those species not listed as CHCRT or in BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Lutjanidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nunu</ENT> <ENT>trumpetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aulostomus chinensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">nunu peke</ENT> <ENT>cornetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Fistularia commersoni.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kihikihi</ENT> <ENT>moorish Idols</ENT> <ENT>Zanclidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kikakapu</ENT> <ENT>butterflyfishes</ENT> <ENT>Chaetodontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>angelfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mamo</ENT> <ENT>damselfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">nohu, okoze</ENT> <ENT>scorpionfishes, lionfishes</ENT> <ENT>Scorpaenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pa o'o</ENT> <ENT>blennies</ENT> <ENT>Blenniidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kaku</ENT> <ENT>barracudas (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Sphyraenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sandperches</ENT> <ENT>Pinguipedidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">paki`i</ENT> <ENT>flounders and soles</ENT> <ENT>Bothidae, Soleidae, Pleurnectidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Makukana</ENT> <ENT>trunkfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ostraciidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">humu humu</ENT> <ENT>trigger fishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Balistidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nenue</ENT> <ENT>rudderfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Kyphosidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">po`opa`a</ENT> <ENT>hawkfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Cirrhitidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">`o`opu hue, fugu</ENT> <ENT>puffer fishes and porcupine fishes</ENT> <ENT>Tetradontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>frogfishes</ENT> <ENT>Antennariidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pipefishes and seahorses</ENT> <ENT>Syngnathidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">namako, lole, wana</ENT> <ENT>sea cucumbers and sea urchins (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Echinoderms.<LI>Mollusca.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ko`a</ENT> <ENT>ahermatypic corals</ENT> <ENT>Azooxanthellates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ko`a</ENT> <ENT>mushroom corals</ENT> <ENT>Fungiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ko`a</ENT> <ENT>small and large coral polyps</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>soft corals and gorgonians</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>anemones</ENT> <ENT>Actinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>soft zoanthid corals</ENT> <ENT>Zoanthinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hydroid corals</ENT> <ENT>Solanderidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ko`a</ENT> <ENT>lace corals</ENT> <ENT>Stylasteridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ula, a`ama, mo`ala, `alakuma</ENT> <ENT>lobsters, shrimps, mantis shrimps, true crabs and hermit crabs (Those species not listed as CMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Crustaceans.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Hydrozoans, Bryzoans.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>black-lip pearl oyster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pinctada margaritifera.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>other clams</ENT> <ENT>Other Bivalves.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sea squirts</ENT> <ENT>Tunicates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sponges</ENT> <ENT>Porifera.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">tako, he`e</ENT> <ENT>octopi</ENT> <ENT>Cephalopods.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sea snails</ENT> <ENT>Gastropoda.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sea slugs</ENT> <ENT>Opistobranchs.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Limu</ENT> <ENT>seaweed</ENT> <ENT>Algae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Live rock.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="397"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>segmented worms (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Annelids.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="01">All other Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS that are marine plants, invertebrates, and fishes that are not listed in the Hawaii CHCRT table or are not Hawaii bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, seamount groundfish or western Pacific pelagic MUS.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.222</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area is as follows:</P> <P>(a) The U.S. EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago lying to the east of 160°50′ W. long.</P> <P>(b) The inner boundary of the management area is the seaward boundary of the State of Hawaii.</P> <P>(c) The outer boundary of the management area is the outer boundary of the U.S. EEZ.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.223</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>To ensure consistency between the management regimes of different Federal agencies with shared management responsibilities of fishery resources within the Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area, fishing for Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS is not allowed within the boundary of a National Wildlife Refuge unless specifically authorized by the USFWS, regardless of whether that refuge was established by action of the President or the Secretary of the Interior.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.224</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Unless otherwise specified in this subpart, § 665.13 applies to Hawaii coral reef ecosystem permits.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> Any person of the United States fishing for, taking or retaining Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS must have a special permit if they, or a vessel which they operate, is used to fish for any:</P> <P>(i) Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS in low-use MPAs as defined in § 665.199;</P> <P>(ii) Hawaii Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral reef ecosystem management area; or</P> <P>(iii) Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS in the coral reef ecosystem management area with any gear not specifically allowed in this subpart.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transshipment permit.</E> A receiving vessel must be registered for use with a transshipment permit if that vessel is used in the Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area to land or transship PHCRT, or any Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS harvested within low-use MPAs.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> The following persons are not required to have a permit under this section:</P> <P>(i) Any person issued a permit to fish under any FEP who incidentally catches Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS while fishing for bottomfish MUS, crustacean MUS, western Pacific pelagic MUS, precious coral, or seamount groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) Any person fishing for Hawaii CHCRT outside of an MPA, who does not retain any incidentally caught Hawaii PHCRT; and</P> <P>(iii) Any person collecting marine organisms for scientific research as described in § 665.17, or § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Validity.</E> Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the fishery management area specified on the permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> The Regional Administrator shall issue a special permit in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant for a special or transshipment permit issued under this section must complete and submit to the Regional Administrator a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit Application Form issued by NMFS. Information in the application form must include, but is not limited to a statement describing the objectives of the fishing activity for which a special permit is needed, including a general description of the expected disposition of the resources harvested under the permit (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> stored live, fresh, frozen, preserved, sold for food, <PRTPAGE P="398"/>ornamental, research, or other use, and a description of the planned fishing operation, including location of fishing and gear operation, amount and species (directed and incidental) expected to be harvested and estimated habitat and protected species impacts).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator may request from an applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations required under this section. An applicant will be notified of an incomplete application within 10 working days of receipt of the application. An incomplete application will not be considered until corrected in writing.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) If an application contains all of the required information, the Regional Administrator will forward copies of the application within 30 days to the Council, the USCG, the fishery management agency of the affected state, and other interested parties who have identified themselves to the Council, and the USFWS.</P> <P>(ii) Within 60 days following receipt of a complete application, the Regional Administrator will consult with the Council through its Executive Director, USFWS, and the Director of the affected state fishery management agency concerning the permit application and will receive their recommendations for approval or disapproval of the application based on:</P> <P>(A) Information provided by the applicant;</P> <P>(B) The current domestic annual harvesting and processing capacity of the directed and incidental species for which a special permit is being requested;</P> <P>(C) The current status of resources to be harvested in relation to the overfishing definition in the FEP;</P> <P>(D) Estimated ecosystem, habitat, and protected species impacts of the proposed activity; and</P> <P>(E) Other biological and ecological information relevant to the proposal. The applicant will be provided with an opportunity to appear in support of the application.</P> <P>(iii) Following a review of the Council's recommendation and supporting rationale, the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(A) Concur with the Council's recommendation and, after finding that it is consistent with the goals and objectives of the FEP, the national standards, the Endangered Species Act, and other applicable laws, approve or deny a special permit; or</P> <P>(B) Reject the Council's recommendation, in which case, written reasons will be provided by the Regional Administrator to the Council for the rejection.</P> <P>(iv) If the Regional Administrator does not receive a recommendation from the Council within 60 days of Council receipt of the permit application, the Regional Administrator can make a determination of approval or denial independently.</P> <P>(v) Within 30 working days after the consultation in paragraph (d)(3)(ii) of this section, or as soon as practicable thereafter, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to grant or deny the special permit and, if denied, the reasons for the denial. Grounds for denial of a special permit include the following:</P> <P>(A) The applicant has failed to disclose material information required, or has made false statements as to any material fact, in connection with his or her application.</P> <P>(B) According to the best scientific information available, the directed or incidental catch in the season or location specified under the permit would detrimentally affect any coral reef resource or coral reef ecosystem in a significant way, including, but not limited to, issues related to spawning grounds or seasons, protected species interactions, EFH, and habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC).</P> <P>(C) Issuance of the special permit would inequitably allocate fishing privileges among domestic fishermen or would have economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(D) The method or amount of harvest in the season and/or location stated on the permit is considered inappropriate based on previous human or natural impacts in the given area.</P> <P>(E) NMFS has determined that the maximum number of permits for a given area in a given season has been <PRTPAGE P="399"/>reached and allocating additional permits in the same area would be detrimental to the resource.</P> <P>(F) The activity proposed under the special permit would create a significant enforcement problem.</P> <P>(vi) The Regional Administrator may attach conditions to the special permit, if it is granted, consistent with the management objectives of the FEP, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) The maximum amount of each resource that can be harvested and landed during the term of the special permit, including trip limits, where appropriate.</P> <P>(B) The times and places where fishing may be conducted.</P> <P>(C) The type, size, and amount of gear which may be used by each vessel operated under the special permit.</P> <P>(D) Data reporting requirements.</P> <P>(E) Such other conditions as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the purposes of the special permit consistent with the objectives of the FEP.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Appeals of permit actions.</E> (i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, any applicant for a permit or a permit holder may appeal the granting, denial, conditioning, or suspension of their permit or a permit affecting their interests to the Regional Administrator. In order to be considered by the Regional Administrator, such appeal must be in writing, must state the action(s) appealed, and the reasons therefore, and must be submitted within 30 days of the original action(s) by the Regional Administrator. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(ii) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the permit applicant, or permit holder as appropriate, and will request such additional information in such form as will allow action upon the appeal. Upon receipt of sufficient information, the Regional Administrator will rule on the appeal in accordance with the permit eligibility criteria set forth in this section and the FEP, as appropriate, based on information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information, the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and such other considerations as deemed appropriate. The Regional Administrator will notify all interested persons of the decision, and the reasons therefore, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(iii) If a hearing is requested, or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose after first giving notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Such a hearing shall normally be held no later than 30 days following publication of the notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> unless the hearing officer extends the time for reasons deemed equitable. The appellant, the applicant (if different), and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested parties, may appear personally and/or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the Regional Administrator will notify interested persons of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The Regional Administrator's action constitutes final action for the agency for the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.</P> <P>(5) Any time limit prescribed in this section may be extended for good cause, for a period not to exceed 30 days, by the Regional Administrator, either upon his or her own motion or upon written request from the Council, appellant or applicant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="400"/> <SECTNO>§ 665.225</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15 of this part, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for, take, retain, possess or land any Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS in any low-use MPA as defined in § 665.199 unless:</P> <P>(1) A valid permit has been issued for the hand harvester or the fishing vessel operator that specifies the applicable area of harvest;</P> <P>(2) A permit is not required, as outlined in § 665.224; or</P> <P>(3) The Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS possessed on board the vessel originated outside the management area and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, fishing logbooks or other documentation.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS species:</P> <P>(1) That is determined overfished with subsequent rulemaking by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) By means of gear or methods prohibited under § 665.227.</P> <P>(3) In a low-use MPA without a valid special permit.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13 or 665.224.</P> <P>(c) Fish for, take, or retain any wild live rock or live hard coral except under a valid special permit for scientific research, aquaculture seed stock collection or traditional and ceremonial purposes by indigenous people.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.226</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>Any special permit holder subject to the requirements of this subpart must contact the appropriate NMFS enforcement agent in American Samoa, Guam, or Hawaii at least 24 hours before landing any Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS unit species harvested under a special permit, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the catch will be landed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.227</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS may be taken only with the following allowable gear and methods:</P> <P>(1) Hand harvest;</P> <P>(2) Spear;</P> <P>(3) Slurp gun;</P> <P>(4) Hand net/dip net;</P> <P>(5) Hoop net for Kona crab;</P> <P>(6) Throw net;</P> <P>(7) Barrier net;</P> <P>(8) Surround/purse net that is attended at all times;</P> <P>(9) Hook-and-line (includes handline (powered or not), rod-and-reel, and trolling);</P> <P>(10) Crab and fish traps with vessel ID number affixed; and</P> <P>(11) Remote-operating vehicles/submersibles.</P> <P>(b) Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS may not be taken by means of poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances. Possession or use of these materials by any permit holder under this subpart who is established to be fishing for Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS in the Hawaii management area is prohibited.</P> <P>(c) Existing FEP fisheries shall follow the allowable gear and methods outlined in their respective plans.</P> <P>(d) Any person who intends to fish with new gear not included in this section must describe the new gear and its method of deployment in the special permit application. A decision on the permissibility of this gear type will be made by the Regional Administrator after consultation with the Council and the director of the affected state fishery management agency.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.228</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit under §§ 665.13 or 665.224 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for Hawaii coral reef ecosystem MUS in the Hawaii management area.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Enforcement action.</E> (1) Traps not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and found deployed in the Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> <P>(2) Unattended surround nets or bait seine nets found deployed in the Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area <PRTPAGE P="401"/>will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.229-665.239</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.240</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Hawaii crustacean fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.241</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.240 through 665.259:</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii crustacean management area</E> is divided into the following areas:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Crustacean Permit Area 1 (Permit Area 1)</E> means the EEZ around the NWHI.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Crustacean Permit Area 2 (Permit Area 2)</E> means the EEZ around the MHI.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea</E> means an area within the EEZ around the NWHI 50 nm from the center geographical positions of the islands and reefs in the NWHI as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,xls25,xls25" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nihoa Island</ENT> <ENT>23°05′</ENT> <ENT>161°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Necker Island</ENT> <ENT>23°35′</ENT> <ENT>164°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">French Frigate Shoals</ENT> <ENT>23°45′</ENT> <ENT>166°15′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gardner Pinnacles</ENT> <ENT>25°00′</ENT> <ENT>168°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Maro Reef</ENT> <ENT>25°25′</ENT> <ENT>170°35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Laysan Island</ENT> <ENT>25°45′</ENT> <ENT>171°45′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lisianski Island</ENT> <ENT>26°00′</ENT> <ENT>173°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pearl and Hermes Reef</ENT> <ENT>27°50′</ENT> <ENT>175°50′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Midway Island</ENT> <ENT>28°14′</ENT> <ENT>177°22′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Kure Island</ENT> <ENT>28°25′</ENT> <ENT>178°20′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="01">The remainder of the VMS subarea is delimited by parallel lines tangent to and connecting the 50-nm areas around the following: from Nihoa Island to Necker Island; from French Frigate Shoals to Gardner Pinnacles; from Gardner Pinnacles to Maro Reef; from Laysan Island to Lisianski Island; and from Lisianski Island to Pearl and Hermes Reef.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii crustacean management unit species (Hawaii crustacean MUS)</E> means the following crustaceans:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s38,r49,r64" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English<LI>common name</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ula</ENT> <ENT>spiny lobster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Panulirus marginatus, Panulirus penicillatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ula papapa</ENT> <ENT>slipper lobster</ENT> <ENT>Scyllaridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">papa`i kua loa</ENT> <ENT>Kona crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ranina ranina.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>deepwater shrimp</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heterocarpus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Interested parties</E> means the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Council, holders of permits issued under § 665.242, and any person who has notified the Regional Administrator of his or her interest in the procedures and decisions described in § 665.248, and who has specifically requested to be considered an “interested party.”</P> <P> <E T="03">Lobster grounds</E> refers, singularly or collectively, to the following four areas in Crustacean Permit Area 1 that shall be used to manage the lobster fishery:</P> <P>(1) Necker Island Lobster Grounds—waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented: 24°00′ N. lat., 165°00′ W. long.; 24°00′ N. lat., 164°00′ W. long.; 23°00′ N. lat., 164°00′ W. long.; and 23°00′ N. lat., 165°00′ W. long.</P> <P>(2) Gardner Pinnacles Lobster Grounds—waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented: 25°20′ N. lat., 168°20′ W. long.; 25°20′ N. lat., 167°40′ W. long.; 24°20′ N. lat., 167°40′ W. long.; and 24°20′ N. lat., 168°20′ W. long.</P> <P>(3) Maro Reef Lobster Grounds—waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented: 25°40′ N. lat., 171°00′ W. long.; 25°40′ N. lat., 170°20′ W. long.; 25°00′ N. lat., 170°20′ W. long.; and 25°00′ N. lat., 171°00′ W. long.</P> <P>(4) General NWHI Lobster Grounds—all waters within Crustacean Permit Area 1 except for the Necker Island, Gardner Pinnacles, and Maro Reef Lobster Grounds.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.242</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> (1) The owner of any vessel used to fish for lobster in Permit Area 1 must have a limited access permit issued for such vessel.</P> <P>(2) The owner of any vessel used to fish for lobster in Permit Area 2 must have a permit issued for such a vessel.</P> <P>(3) The owner of any vessel used to fish for deepwater shrimp in Crustacean Permit Areas 1 or 2 must have a permit issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(4) Harvest of Hawaii crustacean MUS within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument is subject to the requirements of 50 CFR part 404.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits issued under this section, as applicable, are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application.</E> An application for a permit required under this section will <PRTPAGE P="402"/>be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13. If the application for a limited access permit is submitted on behalf of a partnership or corporation, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet obtained from PIRO and contain the names and mailing addresses of all partners or shareholders and their respective percentage of ownership in the partnership or corporation.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Lobster Limited Access Permit Requirements.</E> (1) A lobster limited access permit is valid for fishing only in Crustacean Permit Area 1.</P> <P>(2) Only one permit will be assigned to any vessel.</P> <P>(3) No vessel owner will have permits for a single vessel to harvest lobsters in Permit Areas 1 and 2 at the same time.</P> <P>(4) A maximum of 15 limited access permits can be valid at any time.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Transfer or sale of limited access permits.</E> (1) Permits may be transferred or sold, but no one individual, partnership, or corporation will be allowed to hold a whole or partial interest in more than one permit, except that an owner who qualifies initially for more than one permit may maintain those permits, but may not obtain additional permits. Layering of partnerships or corporations shall not insulate a permit holder from this requirement.</P> <P>(2) If 50 percent or more of the ownership of a limited access permit is passed to persons other than those listed on the permit application, PIRO must be notified of the change in writing and provided copies of the appropriate documents confirming the changes within 30 days.</P> <P>(3) Upon the transfer or sale of a limited access permit, a new application must be submitted by the new permit owner according to the requirements of § 665.13. The transferred permit is not valid until this process is completed.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Replacement of a vessel covered by a limited access permit.</E> A limited access permit issued under this section may, without limitation as to frequency, be transferred by the permit holder to a replacement vessel owned by that person.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Issuance of limited access permits to future applicants.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator may issue limited access permits under this section when fewer than 15 vessel owners hold active permits.</P> <P>(2) When the Regional Administrator has determined that limited access permits may be issued to new persons, a notice shall be placed in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> and other means will be used to notify prospective applicants of the opportunity to obtain permits under the limited access management program.</P> <P>(3) A period of 90 days will be provided after publication of the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice for submission of new applications for a limited access permit.</P> <P>(4) Limited access permits issued under this paragraph (g) will be issued first to applicants qualifying under paragraph (g)(4)(i) of this section. If the number of limited access permits available is greater than the number of applicants that qualify under paragraph (g)(4)(i) of this section, then limited access permits will be issued to applicants under paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(i) First priority to receive limited access permits under this paragraph (g) goes to owners of vessels that were used to land lobster from Permit Area 1 during the period 1983 through 1990, and who were excluded from the fishery by implementation of the limited access system. If there are insufficient permits for all such applicants, the new permits shall be issued by the Regional Administrator through a lottery.</P> <P>(ii) Second priority to receive limited access permits under paragraph (g) goes to owners with the most points, based upon a point system. If two or more owners have the same number of points and there are insufficient permits for all such owners, the Regional Administrator shall issue the permits through a lottery. Under the point system, limited access permits will be issued, in descending order, beginning with owners who have the most points and proceeding to owners who have the least points, based on the following:</P> <P>(A) Three points shall be assigned for each calendar year after August 8, 1985, that the applicant was the operator of a vessel that was used to land lobster from Permit Area 1.<PRTPAGE P="403"/> </P> <P>(B) Two points shall be assigned for each calendar year or partial year after August 8, 1985, that the applicant was the owner, operator, or crew member of a vessel engaged in either commercial fishing in Permit Area 2 for lobster, or fishing in Permit Area 1 for fish other than lobster with an intention to sell all or part of the catch.</P> <P>(C) One point shall be assigned for each calendar year or partial year after August 8, 1985, that the applicant was the owner, operator, or crew member of a vessel engaged in any other commercial fishing in the EEZ surrounding Hawaii.</P> <P>(5) A holder of a new limited access permit must own at least a 50 percent share in the vessel that the permit would cover.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.243</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in 50 CFR §§ 600.725 and 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) In Permit Area 1, it is unlawful for any person to—</P> <P>(1) Fish for, take, or retain lobsters—</P> <P>(i) Without a limited access permit issued under § 665.242.</P> <P>(ii) By methods other than lobster traps or by hand for lobsters, as specified in § 665.245.</P> <P>(iii) From closed areas for lobsters, as specified in § 665.251.</P> <P>(iv) During a closed season, as specified in § 665.250.</P> <P>(v) After the closure date, as specified in § 665.252, and until the fishery opens again in the following calendar year.</P> <P>(vi) In a lobster grounds after closure of that grounds as specified in § 665.252(b).</P> <P>(2) Fail to report before landing or offloading as specified in § 665.244.</P> <P>(3) Fail to comply with any protective measures implemented under § 665.248.</P> <P>(4) Leave a trap unattended in the Hawaii crustacean management area except as provided in § 665.245.</P> <P>(5) Maintain on board the vessel or in the water more than 1,200 traps per fishing vessel, of which no more than 1,100 can be assembled traps, as specified in § 665.245.</P> <P>(6) Land lobsters taken in Permit Area 1 after the closure date, as specified in § 665.252, until the fishery opens again the following year.</P> <P>(7) Refuse to make available to an authorized officer and employee of NMFS designated by the Regional Administrator for inspection and copying any records that must be made available in accordance with § 665.14(g)(2).</P> <P>(8) Possess on a fishing vessel that has a limited access permit issued under § 665.242 any lobster trap in Crustacean Permit Area 1 when fishing for lobster is prohibited as specified in §§ 665.248, 665.250(a), or 665.252, or except as allowed under § 665.245(a)(7).</P> <P>(9) Possess on a fishing vessel that has a limited access permit issued under this subpart any lobster trap in Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea when fishing for lobsters is prohibited as specified in §§ 665.248, 665.250(a), or 665.252, except as allowed under § 665.245(a)(8).</P> <P>(10) Interfere with, tamper with, alter, damage, disable, or impede the operation of a VMS unit or to attempt any of the same while engaged in the Permit Area 1 fishery; or to move or remove a VMS unit while engaged in the Permit Area 1 fishery without first notifying the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(11) Make a false statement, oral or written, to the Regional Administrator or an authorized officer, regarding the certification, use, operation, or maintenance of a VMS unit used in the fishery.</P> <P>(12) Fail to allow an authorized officer to inspect and certify a VMS unit used in the fishery.</P> <P>(13) Possess, on a fishing vessel that has a limited access permit issued under this subpart, any lobster trap in a lobster grounds that is closed under § 665.252(b), unless the vessel has an operational VMS unit, certified by NMFS, on board.</P> <P>(b) In Permit Area 2, it is unlawful for any person to—</P> <P>(1) Fish for, take, or retain lobsters—</P> <P>(i) By methods other than lobster traps or by hand, as specified in § 665.245; or</P> <P>(ii) During a closed season, as specified in § 665.250(b).</P> <P>(2) Retain or possess on a fishing vessel any lobster taken in Permit Area 2 <PRTPAGE P="404"/>that is less than the minimum size specified in § 665.249.</P> <P>(3) Possess on a fishing vessel any lobster or lobster part taken in Permit Area 2 in a condition where the lobster is not whole and undamaged as specified in § 665.249.</P> <P>(4) Retain or possess on a fishing vessel, or remove the eggs from, any egg-bearing lobster, as specified in § 665.249.</P> <P>(5) Possess on a fishing vessel that has a permit for Permit Area 2 issued under this subpart any lobster trap in Permit Area 2 when fishing for lobster in the MHI is prohibited during the months of May, June, July, and August.</P> <P>(c) In Crustacean Permit Areas 1 and 2, it is unlawful for any person to fish for, take, or retain deepwater shrimp without a permit issued under § 665.242.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.244</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The operator of any vessel subject to the requirements of this subpart must:</P> <P>(1) Report, not less than 24 hours, but not more than 36 hours, before landing, the port, the approximate date and the approximate time at which spiny and slipper lobsters will be landed.</P> <P>(2) Report, not less than 6 hours and not more than 12 hours before offloading, the location and time that offloading of spiny and slipper lobsters will begin.</P> <P>(b) The Regional Administrator will notify permit holders of any change in the reporting method and schedule required in paragraph (a) of this section at least 30 days prior to the opening of the fishing season.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.245</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Permit Area 1.</E> (1) Lobsters may be taken only with lobster traps or by hand. Lobsters may not be taken by means of poisons, drugs, other chemicals, spears, nets, hook, or explosives.</P> <P>(2) The smallest opening of an entry way of any lobster trap may not allow any sphere or cylinder greater than 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) in diameter to pass from outside the trap to inside the trap.</P> <P>(3) Each lobster trap must have a minimum of two escape vent panels that meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(i) Panels must have at least four unobstructed circular holes no smaller than 67 mm in diameter, with centers at least 82 mm apart.</P> <P>(ii) The lowest part of any opening in an escape vent panel must not be more than 85 mm above the floor of the trap.</P> <P>(iii) Panels must be placed opposite one another in each trap.</P> <P>(4) A vessel fishing for or in possession of lobster in any permit area may not have on board the vessel any trap that does not meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.</P> <P>(5) A maximum of 1,200 traps per vessel may be maintained on board or in the water, provided that no more than 1,100 assembled traps are maintained on board or in the water. If more than 1,100 traps are maintained, the unassembled traps may be carried as spares only, in order to replace assembled traps that may be lost or become unusable.</P> <P>(6) Traps shall not be left unattended in any permit area, except in the event of an emergency, in which case the vessel operator must notify the SAC of the emergency that necessitated leaving the traps on the grounds, and the location and number of the traps, within 24 hours after the vessel reaches port.</P> <P>(7) A vessel whose owner has a limited access permit issued under this subpart and has an operating VMS unit certified by NMFS may enter Crustacean Permit Area 1 with lobster traps on board on or after June 25, but must remain outside the Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea until the NWHI lobster season opens on July 1.</P> <P>(8) A vessel whose owner has a limited access permit issued under this subpart and has on board an operational VMS unit certified by NMFS may transit Crustacean Permit Area 1, including Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea, with lobster traps on board for the purpose of moving to another lobster grounds or returning to port following the closure date, as specified in § 665.252, providing the vessel does not stop or fish and is making steady progress to another lobster grounds or back to port as determined by NMFS.<PRTPAGE P="405"/> </P> <P>(9) The operator of a permitted vessel must notify the Regional Administrator or an authorized officer no later than June 15 of each year if the vessel will use a VMS unit in the fishery and allow for inspection and certification of the unit.</P> <P>(b) Permit Area 2. Lobsters may be taken only with lobster traps or by hand. Lobsters may not be taken by means of poisons, drugs, other chemicals, spears, nets, hooks, or explosives.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.246</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>In Permit Area 1, the vessel's official number must be marked legibly on all traps and floats maintained on board the vessel or in the water by that vessel.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.247</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.240 though 665.252 and subpart A of this part must carry an observer when requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.248</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Monk seal protective measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> This section establishes a procedure that will be followed if the Regional Administrator receives a report of a monk seal death that appears to be related to the lobster fishery in Permit Area 1.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Notification.</E> Upon receipt of a report of a monk seal death that appears to be related to the lobster fishery, the Regional Administrator will notify all interested parties of the facts known about the incident. The Regional Administrator will also notify them that an investigation is in progress, and that, if the investigation reveals a threat of harm to the monk seal population, protective measures may be implemented.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Investigation.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator will investigate the incident reported and will attempt to:</P> <P>(i) Verify that the incident occurred.</P> <P>(ii) Determine the extent of the harm to the monk seal population.</P> <P>(iii) Determine the probability of a similar incident recurring.</P> <P>(iv) Determine details of the incident such as:</P> <P>(A) The number of animals involved.</P> <P>(B) The cause of the mortality.</P> <P>(C) The age and sex of the dead animal(s).</P> <P>(D) The relationship of the incident to the reproductive cycle, for example, breeding season (March-September), non-breeding season (October-February).</P> <P>(E) The population estimates or counts of animals at the island where the incident occurred.</P> <P>(F) Any other relevant information.</P> <P>(v) Discover and evaluate any extenuating circumstances.</P> <P>(vi) Evaluate any other relevant factors.</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator will make the results of the investigation available to the interested parties and request their advice and comments.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Determination of relationship.</E> The Regional Administrator will review and evaluate the results of the investigation and any comments received from interested parties. If there is substantial evidence that the death of the monk seal was related to the lobster fishery, the Regional Administrator will:</P> <P>(1) Advise the interested parties of his or her conclusion and the facts upon which it is based.</P> <P>(2) Request from the interested parties their advice on the necessity of protective measures and suggestions for appropriate protective measures.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Determination of response.</E> The Regional Administrator will consider all relevant information discovered during the investigation or submitted by interested parties in deciding on the appropriate response. Protective measures may include, but are not limited to, changes in trap design, changes in gear, closures of specific areas, or closures for specific periods of time.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Action by the Regional Administrator.</E> If the Regional Administrator decides that protective measures are necessary and appropriate, the Regional Administrator will prepare a document that describes the incident, the protective measures proposed, and the reasons for the protective measures; provide it to the interested parties; and request their comments.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Implementation of protective measures.</E> (1) If, after completing the steps <PRTPAGE P="406"/>described in paragraph (f) of this section, the Regional Administrator concludes that protective measures are necessary and appropriate, the Regional Administrator will recommend the protective measures to the Assistant Administrator and provide notice of this recommendation to the Chairman of the Council and the Director of the Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii.</P> <P>(2) If the Assistant Administrator concurs with the Regional Administrator's recommendation, NMFS will publish an action in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> that includes a description of the incident that triggered the procedure described in this section, the protective measures, and the reasons for the protective measures.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Notification of “no action.”</E> If, at any point in the process described in this section, the Regional Administrator or Assistant Administrator decides that no further action is required, the interested parties will be notified of this decision.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Effective dates.</E> (1) The protective measures will take effect 10 days after the date of publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(2) The protective measures will remain in effect for the shortest of the following time periods:</P> <P>(i) Until the Hawaii FEP and this section are amended to respond to the problem;</P> <P>(ii) Until other action that will respond to the problem is taken under the ESA;</P> <P>(iii) Until the Assistant Administrator, following the procedures set forth in paragraph (j) of this section, decides that the protective measures are no longer required and repeals the measures; or</P> <P>(iv) For the period of time set forth in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notification, not to exceed 3 months. The measures may be renewed for 3 months after again following procedures in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Repeal.</E> (1) If the Assistant Administrator decides that protective measures may no longer be necessary for the protection of monk seals, the Assistant Administrator will notify the interested parties of this preliminary decision and the facts upon which it is based. The Assistant Administrator will request advice on the proposed repeal of the protective measures.</P> <P>(2) The Assistant Administrator will consider all relevant information obtained by the Regional Administrator or submitted by interested parties in deciding whether to repeal the protective measures.</P> <P>(3) If the Assistant Administrator decides to repeal the protective measures—</P> <P>(i) Interested parties will be notified of the decision; and</P> <P>(ii) Notification of repeal and the reasons for the repeal will be published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Monk seal emergency protective measures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Determination of emergency.</E> If, at any time during the process described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of this section, the Regional Administrator determines that an emergency exists involving monk seal mortality related to the lobster fishery and that measures are needed immediately to protect the monk seal population, the Regional Administrator will—</P> <P>(i) Notify the interested parties of this determination and request their immediate advice and comments.</P> <P>(ii) Forward a recommendation for emergency action and any advice and comments received from interested parties to the Assistant Administrator.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Implementation of emergency measures.</E> If the Assistant Administrator agrees with the recommendation for emergency action—</P> <P>(i) The Regional Administrator will determine the appropriate emergency protective measures.</P> <P>(ii) NMFS will publish the emergency protective measures in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(iii) The Regional Administrator will notify the interested parties of the emergency protective measures. Holders of permits to fish in Permit Area I will be notified by certified mail. Permit holders that the Regional Administrator knows are on the fishing grounds also will be notified by radio.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Effective dates.</E> (i) Emergency protective measures are effective against a permit holder at 12:01 a.m., local time, of the day following the day the <PRTPAGE P="407"/>permit holder receives actual notice of the measures.</P> <P>(ii) Emergency protective measures are effective for 10 days from the day following the day the first permit holder is notified of the protective measures.</P> <P>(iii) Emergency protective measures may be extended for an additional 10 days, if necessary, to allow the completion of the procedures set out in § 665.252.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.249</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lobster size and condition restrictions in Permit Area 2.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Only spiny lobsters with a carapace length of 8.26 cm or greater may be retained (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P>(b) Any lobster with a punctured or mutilated body, or a separated carapace and tail, may not be retained.</P> <P>(c) A female lobster of any size may not be retained if it is carrying eggs externally. Eggs may not be removed from female lobsters.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.250</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closed seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Lobster fishing is prohibited in Permit Area 1 during the months of January through June, inclusive.</P> <P>(b) Lobster fishing is prohibited in Permit Area 2 during the months of May, June, July, and August.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.251</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closed areas.</SUBJECT> <P>All lobster fishing is prohibited:</P> <P>(a) Within 20 nm of Laysan Island.</P> <P>(b) Within the EEZ landward of the 10-fathom curve as depicted on National Ocean Survey Charts, Numbers 19022, 19019, and 19016.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.252</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Harvest limitation program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Harvest guidelines for the Necker Island Lobster Grounds, Gardner Pinnacles Lobster Grounds, Maro Reef Lobster Grounds, and General NWHI Lobster Grounds for Permit Area 1 will be set annually for the calendar year and shall:</P> <P>(1) Apply to the total catch of spiny and slipper lobsters.</P> <P>(2) Be expressed in terms of numbers of lobsters.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Harvest guideline.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator shall use information from daily lobster catch reports and lobster sales reports from previous years, and may use information from research sampling and other sources to establish the annual harvest guideline in accordance with the FEP after consultation with the Council.</P> <P>(2) NMFS shall publish a document indicating the annual harvest guideline in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> by February 28 of each year and shall use other means to notify permit holders of the harvest guideline for the year.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator shall determine, on the basis of the information reported to NMFS by the operator of each vessel fishing, when the harvest guideline for each lobster ground will be reached.</P> <P>(4) Notice of the date when the harvest guideline for a lobster ground is expected to be reached and specification of the closure date of the lobster grounds will be provided to each permit holder and/or operator of each permitted vessel at least 24 hours in advance of the closure. After a closure, the harvest of lobster in that lobster ground is prohibited, and the possession of lobster traps on board the vessel in that lobster ground is prohibited unless allowed under § 665.245(a)(8).</P> <P>(5) With respect to the notification in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, NMFS shall provide each permit holder and operator of each permitted vessel with the following information, as appropriate:</P> <P>(i) Determination of when the overall harvest guideline for Crustacean Permit Area 1 will be reached;</P> <P>(ii) Closure date after which harvest of lobster or possession of lobster traps on board the vessel in a lobster grounds is prohibited;</P> <P>(iii) Closure date after which the possession of lobster traps on board the vessel in Crustacean Permit Area 1 is prohibited by any permitted vessel that is not operating a VMS unit certified by NMFS; and</P> <P>(iv) Specification of when further landings of lobster will be prohibited by permitted vessels not carrying an operational VMS unit, certified by NMFS, on board.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Monitoring and adjustment.</E> The operator of each vessel fishing during the open season shall report lobster catch (by species) and effort (number of trap hauls) data while at sea to NMFS in Honolulu. The Regional Administrator <PRTPAGE P="408"/>shall notify permit holders of the reporting method, schedule, and logistics at least 30 days prior to the opening of the fishing season.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.253-665.259</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.260</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Hawaii precious coral fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.261</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.260 through 665.270:</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii precious coral management unit species (Hawaii precious coral MUS)</E> means any coral of the genus <E T="03">Corallium</E> in addition to the following species of corals:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pink coral (also known as red coral)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Corallium secundum,</E> <E T="03">Corallium regale,</E> <E T="03">Corallium laauense.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gold coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gerardia</E> spp., <E T="03">Callogorgia gilberti, Narella</E> spp., <E T="03">Calyptrophora</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bamboo coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lepidisis olapa, Acanella</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Black coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Antipathes griggi,</E> <E T="03">Antipathes grandis,</E> <E T="03">Antipathes ulex.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii precious coral permit area</E> means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the EEZ around Hawaii. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Established beds.</E> (i) Makapu'u (Oahu), Permit Area E-B-1, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 21°18.0′ N. lat., 157°32.5′ W. long.</P> <P>(ii) Au'au Channel (Maui), Permit Area E-B-2, includes the area west and south of a point at 21°10′ N. lat., 156°40′ W. long., and east of a point at 21° N. lat., 157° W. long., and west and north of a point at 20°45′ N. lat., 156°40′ W. long.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Conditional beds.</E> (i) Keahole Point (Hawaii), Permit Area C-B-1, includes the area within a radius of 0.5 nm of a point at 19°46.0′ N. lat., 156°06.0′ W. long.</P> <P>(ii) Kaena Point (Oahu), Permit Area C-B-2, includes the area within a radius of 0.5 nm of a point at 21°35.4′ N. lat., 158°22.9′ W. long.</P> <P>(iii) Brooks Bank, Permit Area C-B-3, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 24°06.0′ N. lat., 166°48.0′ W. long.</P> <P>(iv) 180 Fathom Bank, Permit Area C-B-4, N.W. of Kure Atoll, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 28°50.2′ N. lat., 178°53.4′ W. long.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Refugia.</E> Westpac Bed, Permit Area R-1, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 23°18′ N. lat., 162°35′ W. long.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Exploratory areas.</E> Permit Area X-P-H includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of the State of Hawaii.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.262</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining Hawaii precious coral MUS in any Hawaiian Archipelago precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit. Precious Coral Permit Areas are defined in § 665.261.</P> <P>(c) No more than one permit will be valid for any one vessel at any one time.</P> <P>(d) No more than one permit will be valid for any one person at any one time.</P> <P>(e) The holder of a valid permit to fish one permit area may obtain a permit to fish another permit area only upon surrendering to the Regional Administrator any current permit for the precious coral fishery issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(f) General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits for the precious coral fishery are contained in § 665.13.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§665.263</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in 50 CFR 600.725 and in 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) Use any vessel to fish for, take, retain, possess or land precious coral in <PRTPAGE P="409"/>any Hawaii precious coral permit area, unless a permit has been issued for that vessel and area as specified in § 665.13 and that permit is on board the vessel.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any species of Hawaii precious coral MUS in any precious coral permit area:</P> <P>(1) By means of gear or methods prohibited by § 665.264.</P> <P>(2) In refugia specified in § 665.261.</P> <P>(3) In a bed for which the quota specified in § 665.269 has been attained.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13 or 665.17.</P> <P>(5) In a bed that has been closed pursuant to §§ 665.268 or 665.270.</P> <P>(c) Take and retain, possess, or land any live pink coral or live black coral from any precious coral permit area that is less than the minimum height specified in § 665.265 unless:</P> <P>(1) A valid EFP was issued under § 665.17 for the vessel and the vessel was operating under the terms of the permit; or</P> <P>(2) The coral originated outside coral beds listed in this paragraph, and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, or other documentation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.264</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Only selective gear may be used to harvest coral from any precious coral permit area.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.265</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>The height of a live coral specimen shall be determined by a straight line measurement taken from its base to its most distal extremity. The stem diameter of a living coral specimen shall be determined by measuring the greatest diameter of the stem at a point no less than 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the top surface of the living holdfast.</P> <P>(a) Live pink coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained a minimum height of 10 inches (25.4 cm).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Black coral.</E> Live black coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained either a minimum stem diameter of 1 inch (2.54 cm), or a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.266</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing for coral on the WestPac Bed is not allowed. The specific area closed to fishing is all waters within a 2-nm radius of the midpoint of 23°18.0′ N. lat., 162°35.0′ W. long.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.267</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>The fishing year for precious coral begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 the following year, except at the Makapu'u and Au'au Channel Beds, which have a two-year fishing period that begins July 1 and ends June 30, two years later.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.268</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest quota for any coral bed will be reached prior to the end of the fishing year, or the end of the 2-year fishing period at Makapu'u Bed or Au'au Channel Bed, NMFS shall publish a notice to that effect in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify permit holders. Any such notice must indicate the reason for the closure, the bed being closed, and the effective date of the closure.</P> <P>(b) A closure is also effective for a permit holder upon the permit holder's actual harvest of the applicable quota.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.269</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The quotas limiting the amount of precious coral that may be taken in any precious coral permit area during the fishing year are listed in § 665.269(d). Only live coral is counted toward the quota. The accounting period for all quotas begins July 1, 1983.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Conditional bed closure.</E> A conditional bed will be closed to all nonselective coral harvesting after the quota for one species of coral has been taken.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Reserves and reserve release.</E> The quotas for exploratory area X-P-H will be held in reserve for harvest by vessels of the United States in the following manner:</P> <P>(1) At the start of the fishing year, the reserve for the Hawaii exploratory areas will equal the quota minus the estimated domestic annual harvest for that year.<PRTPAGE P="410"/> </P> <P>(2) As soon as practicable after December 31 each year, the Regional Administrator will determine the amount harvested by vessels of the United States between July 1 and December 31 of the year that just ended on December 31.</P> <P>(3) NMFS will release to TALFF an amount of Hawaii precious coral for each exploratory area equal to the quota minus two times the amount harvested by vessels of the United States in that July 1-December 31 period.</P> <P>(4) NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notification of the Regional Administrator's determination and a summary of the information on which it is based as soon as practicable after the determination is made.</P> <P>(d) Quotas for precious coral permit areas.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,12" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Type of coral bed</CHED> <CHED H="1">Name of coral bed</CHED> <CHED H="1">Harvest quota in kilograms</CHED> <CHED H="1">Number of<LI>years</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Established Beds</ENT> <ENT>Au'au Channel</ENT> <ENT>Black: 5,000</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Makapu'u</ENT> <ENT>Pink: 2,000</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Gold: 0 (zero)</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Bamboo: 500</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Conditional Beds</ENT> <ENT>180 Fathom Bank</ENT> <ENT>Pink: 222</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Gold: 67</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Bamboo: 56</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Brooks Bank</ENT> <ENT>Pink: 444</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Gold: 133</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Bamboo: 111</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kaena Point</ENT> <ENT>Pink: 67</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Gold: 20</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Bamboo: 17</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Keahole Point</ENT> <ENT>Pink: 67</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Gold: 20</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Bamboo: 17</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Refugia</ENT> <ENT>Westpac</ENT> <ENT>All: 0 (zero)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Exploratory Area</ENT> <ENT>Hawaii</ENT> <ENT>1,000 per area (all species combined except black corals)</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Notes:</E> </TNOTE> <TNOTE>1. No fishing for coral is authorized in refugia.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>2. A moratorium on gold coral harvesting is in effect through June 30, 2013.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.270</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing for, taking, or retaining any gold coral in any precious coral permit area is prohibited through June 30, 2013.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Mariana Archipelago Fisheries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.398</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The Mariana fishery management area is the EEZ seaward of Guam and CNMI with the inner boundary a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of Guam and CNMI and the outer boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is coterminous with adjacent international maritime boundaries.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.399</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Anchoring by all fishing vessels over 50 ft (15.25 m) LOA is prohibited in the U.S. EEZ seaward of Guam west of 144°30′ E. long. except in the event of an emergency caused by ocean conditions or by a vessel malfunction that can be documented.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.400</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Mariana bottomfish fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.401</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.400 through 665.419:</P> <P> <E T="03">CNMI commercial bottomfish permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.404(a)(2) to engage in commercial fishing for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the CNMI management subarea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Guam bottomfish permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.404(a)(1) to use a large vessel to fish for, land, or transship Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the <PRTPAGE P="411"/>Guam subarea of the Mariana fishery management area.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mariana bottomfish management unit species (Mariana bottomfish MUS)</E> means the following fish:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name Chamorro/Carolinian</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lehi/maroobw</ENT> <ENT>red snapper, silvermouth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aphareus rutilans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gogunafon/aiwe</ENT> <ENT>gray snapper, jobfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aprion virescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tarakitu/etam</ENT> <ENT>Giant trevally, jack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx ignobilis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tarakiton attelong/orong</ENT> <ENT>Black trevally, jack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx lugubris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gadao/meteyil</ENT> <ENT>blacktip grouper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Epinephelus fasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bueli/bwele</ENT> <ENT>lunartail grouper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Variola louti.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buninas agaga'/falaghal moroobw</ENT> <ENT>red snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis carbunculus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Abuninas/taighulupegh</ENT> <ENT>red snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis coruscans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mafuti/atigh</ENT> <ENT>redgill emperor</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lethrinus rubrioperculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mafuti/loot</ENT> <ENT>Ambon emperor</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lethrinus amboinensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Funai/saas</ENT> <ENT>blueline snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lutjanus kasmira.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buninas/falaghal-maroobw</ENT> <ENT>yellowtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides auricilla.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buninas or pakapaka/falaghal-maroobw</ENT> <ENT>pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides filamentosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buninas/falaghal-maroobw</ENT> <ENT>yelloweye snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides flavipinnis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides seiboldii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buninas rayao amariyu/falaghal-maroobw</ENT> <ENT>snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides zonatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tarakiton tadong/Meseyugh</ENT> <ENT>amberjack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Seriola dumerili.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.402</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management subareas.</SUBJECT> <P>The Mariana fishery management area is divided into bottomfish management subareas with the following designations and boundaries:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Guam Management Subarea</E> means the EEZ seaward of the Territory of Guam, with the inner boundary defined as a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of the Territory of Guam.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">CNMI Management Subarea</E> means the EEZ seaward of the CNMI. The CNMI Management Subarea is further divided into subareas with the following designations and boundaries:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">CNMI Inshore Area</E> means that portion of the EEZ within 3 nautical miles from the shoreline of the CNMI.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">CNMI Offshore Area</E> means that portion of the EEZ seaward of 3 nautical miles from the shoreline of the CNMI.</P> <P>(c) The outer boundary of each fishery management area is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is coterminous with adjacent international maritime boundaries, except that the outer boundary of the CNMI Inshore Area is 3 nautical miles from the shoreline. The boundary between the fishery management areas of Guam and CNMI extends to those points which are equidistant between Guam and the island of Rota in the CNMI. CNMI and Guam management subareas are divided by a line intersecting these two points: 148° E. long., 12° N. lat., and 142° E. long., 16° N. lat.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.403</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bottomfish fishery area management.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Guam large vessel bottomfish prohibited area (Area GU-1).</E> A large vessel of the United States, as defined in § 665.12, may not be used to fish for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the Guam large vessel bottomfish prohibited area, defined as the U.S. EEZ waters surrounding Guam that are enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,xls44,xls44" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">E. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-A</ENT> <ENT>14°16′</ENT> <ENT>144°17′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-B</ENT> <ENT>13°50′</ENT> <ENT>143°52′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-C</ENT> <ENT>13°17′</ENT> <ENT>143°46′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-D</ENT> <ENT>12°50′</ENT> <ENT>143°54′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-E</ENT> <ENT>12°30′</ENT> <ENT>144°14′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-F</ENT> <ENT>12°25′</ENT> <ENT>144°51′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-G</ENT> <ENT>12°57′</ENT> <ENT>145°33′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-H</ENT> <ENT>13°12′</ENT> <ENT>145°43′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-I</ENT> <ENT>13°29′44″</ENT> <ENT>145°48′27″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GU-1-A</ENT> <ENT>14°16′</ENT> <ENT>144°17′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) <E T="03">CNMI medium and large vessel bottomfish prohibited areas.</E> A medium or large vessel of the United States, as defined in § 665.12, may not be used to fish commercially for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the following areas:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">CNMI Southern Islands (Area NM-1).</E> The CNMI Southern Islands prohibited area is defined as the waters of the U.S. EEZ surrounding CNMI that are enclosed by straight lines connecting <PRTPAGE P="412"/>the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,xls44,xls44" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">E. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-1-A</ENT> <ENT>14°9′</ENT> <ENT>144°15′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-1-B</ENT> <ENT>16°10′47″</ENT> <ENT>145°12′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-1-C</ENT> <ENT>16°10′47″</ENT> <ENT>146°53′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-1-D</ENT> <ENT>14°48′</ENT> <ENT>146°33′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-1-E</ENT> <ENT>13°27′</ENT> <ENT>145°43′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-1-A</ENT> <ENT>14°9′</ENT> <ENT>144°15′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">CNMI Alamagan Island (Area NM-2).</E> The CNMI Alamagan Island prohibited area is defined as the waters of the U.S. EEZ surrounding CNMI that are enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,xls44,xls44" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">E. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-2-A</ENT> <ENT>17°26′</ENT> <ENT>145°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-2-B</ENT> <ENT>17°46′</ENT> <ENT>145°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-2-C</ENT> <ENT>17°46′</ENT> <ENT>146°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-2-D</ENT> <ENT>17°26′</ENT> <ENT>146°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NM-2-A</ENT> <ENT>17°26′</ENT> <ENT>145°40′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.404</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability</E>—(1) <E T="03">Guam large vessel.</E> The owner of any large vessel used to fish for, land, or transship Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the Guam subarea must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel.</P> <P>(2) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) commercial. The owner of any vessel used to commercially fish for, transship, receive, or land Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the CNMI management subarea must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Submission.</E> An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.405</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for Mariana bottomfish MUS using gear prohibited under § 665.406.</P> <P>(b) Use a large vessel that does not have a valid Guam bottomfish permit registered for use with that vessel to fish for, land, or transship Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the Guam management subarea of the bottomfish fishery management area in violation of § 665.404(a).</P> <P>(c) Use a large vessel to fish for Mariana bottomfish MUS within the Guam large vessel bottomfish prohibited area, as defined in § 665.403(a).</P> <P>(d) Land or transship, shoreward of the outer boundary of the Guam management subarea of the bottomfish fishery management area, Mariana bottomfish MUS that were harvested in violation of § 665.405(c).</P> <P>(e) Use a vessel to fish commercially for Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the CNMI management subarea without a valid CNMI commercial bottomfish permit registered for use with that vessel, in violation of § 665.404(a)(2).</P> <P>(f) Use a medium or large vessel, as defined in § 665.12, to fish for Mariana bottomfish MUS within the CNMI medium and large vessel bottomfish prohibited areas, as defined in § 665.403(b).</P> <P>(g) Retain, land, possess, sell, or offer for sale, shoreward of the outer boundary of the CNMI management subarea, Mariana bottomfish MUS that were harvested in violation of § 665.405(f), except that Mariana bottomfish MUS that are harvested legally may be transferred to a receiving vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the CNMI medium and large vessel bottomfish prohibited area as defined in § 665.403(b).</P> <P>(h) Falsify or fail to make, keep, maintain, or submit a Federal logbook as required under § 665.14(b) when using a vessel to engage in commercial fishing for Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the CNMI management subarea in violation of § 665.14(b).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.406</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets. Fishing for bottomfish with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Possession of gear.</E> Possession of a bottom trawl and bottom set gillnet by any vessel having a permit under § 665.404 or otherwise established to be fishing for bottomfish in the management subareas is prohibited.<PRTPAGE P="413"/> </P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Poisons and explosives.</E> The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting bottomfish is prohibited.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.407</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.400 through 665.407 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.408-665.419</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.420</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Mariana coral reef ecosystem fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.421</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.420 through 665.439:</P> <P> <E T="03">Mariana coral reef ecosystem management unit species (Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS)</E> means all of the Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa and Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa listed in this section and which spend the majority of their non-pelagic (post-settlement) life stages within waters less than or equal to 50 fathoms in total depth.</P> <P>Mariana Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Family name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Local name (Chamorro/<LI>Carolinian)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>orange-spot surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus olivaceus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hugupao dangulo/mowagh</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus xanthopterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kichu/limell</ENT> <ENT>convict tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus triostegus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>eye-striped surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus dussumieri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blue-lined surgeon</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigroris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitebar surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus leucopareius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitebar surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus leucopareius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Hiyok/filaang</ENT> <ENT>blue-banded surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus lineatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blackstreak surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricauda.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitecheek surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>white-spotted surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus guttatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>ringtail surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus blochii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>brown surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigrofuscus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>mimic surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus pyroferus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Yellow tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Zebrasoma flavescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>striped bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus striatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>twospot bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus binotatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>tataga/igh-falafal</ENT> <ENT>bluespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso unicornus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hangon/bwulaalay</ENT> <ENT>orangespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso lituratus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>humpnose unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso tuberosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>black tongue unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso hexacanthus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>bignose unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso vlamingii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitemargin unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso annulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>spotted unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso brevirostris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>humpback unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso brachycentron.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>gray unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso caesius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Balistidae (Triggerfishes)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>titan triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Balistoides viridescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>clown triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Balistoides conspicillum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>orange striped triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Balistapus undulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>pinktail triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Melichthys vidua.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>black triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Melichthys niger.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blue triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pseudobalistes fuscus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Picassofish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Rhinecanthus aculeatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>wedged Picassofish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Balistoides rectangulus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>bridled triggerfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sufflamen fraenatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carangidae (Jacks)</ENT> <ENT>atulai/peti</ENT> <ENT>Bigeye scad</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Selar crumenophthalmus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>mackerel scad</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Decapterus macarellus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carcharhinidae (Sharks)</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>grey reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>silvertip shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus albimarginatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Galapagos shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus galapagensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blacktip reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus melanopterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitetip reef shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Triaenodon obesus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Holocentridae (Solderfish/Squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT>saksak/mweel</ENT> <ENT>bigscale soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis berndti.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>bronze soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis adusta.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>blotcheye soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis murdjan.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>brick soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis amaena.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>scarlet soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis pralinia.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>violet soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis violacea.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="414"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>whitetip soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis vittata.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis chryseres.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>pearly soldierfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Myripristis kuntee.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagamelon</ENT> <ENT>tailspot squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron caudimaculatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>file-lined squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron microstoma.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>chalak</ENT> <ENT>crown squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron diadema.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagsag/leet</ENT> <ENT>blue-lined squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron tiere.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sisiok</ENT> <ENT>saber or long jaw squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sargocentron spiniferum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>sagsag/leet</ENT> <ENT>spotfin squirrelfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Neoniphon</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kuhliidae (Flagtails)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>barred flag-tail</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kuhlia mugil.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kyphosidae (Rudderfish)</ENT> <ENT>Guili</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus biggibus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Guili/schpwul</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus cinerascens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>guilen puengi/reel</ENT> <ENT>rudderfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kyphosus vaigienses.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Labridae (Wrasses)</ENT> <ENT>tangison/maam</ENT> <ENT>floral wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus chlorourus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>tangison/maam</ENT> <ENT>napoleon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus undulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>lalacha mamate/Porou</ENT> <ENT>triple-tail wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus trilobatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>harlequin tuskfish, red-breasted wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus fasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>ring-tailed wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oxycheilinus unifasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>razor wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Xyrichtys pavo.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>whitepatch wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Xyrichtys aneitensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>cigar wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilio inermis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>blackeye thicklip</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hemigymnus melapterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>barred thicklip</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hemigymnus fasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>three-spot wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres trimaculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>checkerboard wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres hortulanus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>weedy surge wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres margaritacous.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>three-spot wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres trimaculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>surge wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma purpureum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>red ribbon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma quinquevittatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>sunset wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma lutescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>longface wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hologynmosus doliatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>rockmover wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Novaculichthys taeniourus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mullidae (Goatfishes)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>yellow goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti/wichigh</ENT> <ENT>yellowfin goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys vanicolensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti (adult) ti'ao (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>yellowstripe goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys flaviolineatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>banded goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmonetiyo/failighi</ENT> <ENT>dash-dot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus barberinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti acho/sungoongo</ENT> <ENT>doublebar goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus bifasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>redspot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus heptacanthus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti (adult) ti'ao (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>white-lined goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus ciliatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti (adult) ti'ao (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>yellowsaddle goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus cyclostomas.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti (adult) ti'ao (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>side-spot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus pleurostigma.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>satmoneti (adult) ti'ao (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>multi-barred goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus multifaciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>band tail goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Upeneus arge.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mugilidae (Mullets)</ENT> <ENT>laiguan (adult) Agues (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>striped mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mugil cephalus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>laiguan (adult) Agues (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>Engel's mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Moolgarda engeli.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>laiguan (adult) Agues (juvenile)</ENT> <ENT>fringelip mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Crenimugil crenilabis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Muraenidae (Moray eels)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>yellowmargin moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax flavimarginatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>giant moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax javanicus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>undulated moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax undulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Octopodidae (Octopus)</ENT> <ENT>gamsun</ENT> <ENT>octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus cyanea.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>gamsun</ENT> <ENT>octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus ornatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Polynemidae</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>threadfin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Polydactylus sexfilis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pricanthidae (Bigeye)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>glasseye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heteropriacanthus cruentatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Bigeye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Priacanthus hamrur.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scaridae (Parrotfishes)</ENT> <ENT>atuhong/roow</ENT> <ENT>humphead parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Bolbometopon muricatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>palakse (sm.) laggua (lg.)</ENT> <ENT>parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Scarus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>gualafi/oscha</ENT> <ENT>Pacific longnose parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hipposcarus longiceps.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>palaksin chaguan</ENT> <ENT>stareye parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Calotomus carolinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scombridae</ENT> <ENT>White tuna/ayul</ENT> <ENT>dogtooth tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnosarda unicolor.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Siganidae (Rabbitfish)</ENT> <ENT>hiting/manahok/llegh</ENT> <ENT>forktail rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus aregentus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hiting</ENT> <ENT>golden rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus guttatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hiting galagu</ENT> <ENT>gold-spot rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus punctatissimus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="415"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>Randall's rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus randalli.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hiting/sesyon/palawa</ENT> <ENT>scribbled rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus spinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>hiting</ENT> <ENT>vermiculate rabbitfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Siganus vermiculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sphyraenidae (Barracuda)</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Heller's barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena helleri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>great barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena barracuda.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Turbinidae (turban/green snails)</ENT> <ENT>aliling pulan/aliling tulompu</ENT> <ENT>green snails</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Turbo</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl">turban shells.</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>Mariana Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Wrasses (Those species not listed as Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa or CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Labridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sharks</ENT> <ENT>Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rays and skates</ENT> <ENT>Dasyatididae, Myliobatidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Groupers (Those species not listed as CHCRT or Bottomfish Management Unit Species or BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Serrandiae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Jacks and Scads (Those species not listed as CHCRT or BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Carangidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Solderfishes and Squirrelfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Holocentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Goatfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Mullidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Surgeonfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Acanthuridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Batfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ephippidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Monos</ENT> <ENT>Monodactylidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sweetlips</ENT> <ENT>Haemulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Remoras</ENT> <ENT>Echeneidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tilefishes</ENT> <ENT>Malacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Emperors (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Lethrinidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dottybacks</ENT> <ENT>Pseudochromidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Prettyfins</ENT> <ENT>Plesiopidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Eels (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Muraenidae,<LI>Chlopsidae,</LI> <LI>Congridae,</LI> <LI>Ophichthidae.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cardinalfishes</ENT> <ENT>Apogonidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Moorish Idols</ENT> <ENT>Zanclidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trumpetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aulostomus chinensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cornetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Fistularia commersoni.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Butterfly fishes</ENT> <ENT>Chaetodontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Angelfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Damselfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scorpionfishes</ENT> <ENT>Scorpaenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Coral crouchers</ENT> <ENT>Caracanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Flashlightfishes</ENT> <ENT>Anomalopidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Herrings</ENT> <ENT>Clupeidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Anchovies</ENT> <ENT>Engraulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gobies</ENT> <ENT>Gobiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blennies</ENT> <ENT>Blenniidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Barracudas (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Sphyraenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Snappers (Those species not listed as CHCRT or BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Lutjanidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trigger fishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Balistidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rabbitfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Siganidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sandperches</ENT> <ENT>Pinguipedidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dog tooth tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnosarda unicolor.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rudderfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Kyphosidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Flounders, Soles</ENT> <ENT>Bothidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Soleidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trunkfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ostraciidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fusiliers</ENT> <ENT>Caesionidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hawkfishes</ENT> <ENT>Cirrhitidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Frogfishes</ENT> <ENT>Antennariidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pipefishes, Seahorses</ENT> <ENT>Syngnathidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Puffer fishes, Porcupine fishes</ENT> <ENT>Tetradontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blue corals</ENT> <ENT>Heliopora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Organpipe corals</ENT> <ENT>Tubipora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ahermatypic corals</ENT> <ENT>Azooxanthellates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea cucumbers, Sea urchins (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Echinoderms.<LI>Mollusca.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea snails</ENT> <ENT>Gastropoda.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Turban shells</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Trochus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="416"/> <ENT I="01">Sea slugs</ENT> <ENT>Opistobranchs.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Black lipped pearl oyster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pinctada margaritifera.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Giant clam</ENT> <ENT>Tridacnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other Clams</ENT> <ENT>Other Bivalves.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mushroom corals</ENT> <ENT>Fungiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Small and large coral polyps</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fire corals</ENT> <ENT>Millepora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Soft corals, Gorgonians</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Anemones</ENT> <ENT>Actinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Soft zoanthid corals</ENT> <ENT>Zoanthinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Hydrozoans, Bryzoans.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea squirts</ENT> <ENT>Tunicates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sponges</ENT> <ENT>Porifera.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Cephalopods.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lobsters, Shrimps/Mantis shrimps, true crabs and hermit crabs (Those species not listed as CMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Crustacea.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lace corals</ENT> <ENT>Stylasteridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hydroid corals</ENT> <ENT>Solanderidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seaweed</ENT> <ENT>Algae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Segmented worms</ENT> <ENT>Annelids.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Live rock.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="22">All other Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS that are marine plants, invertebrates, and fishes that are not listed in the Mariana CHCRT table or are not Mariana bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral or western Pacific pelagic MUS.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.422</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The Mariana coral reef management area consists of the U.S. EEZ around Guam and the offshore area of the CNMI or that portion of the U.S. EEZ around CNMI between three nautical miles offshore and the outer boundary of the U.S. EEZ. The inner boundary of the management area is the seaward boundaries of the Territory of Guam, and a line three nautical miles seaward from the shoreline of CNMI. The outer boundary of the management area is the outer boundary of the U.S. EEZ or adjacent international maritime boundaries. The CNMI and Guam management area is divided by a line intersecting these two points: 148° E. long., 12° N. lat., and 142° E. long., 16° N. lat.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.423</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>To ensure consistency between the management regimes of different Federal agencies with shared management responsibilities of fishery resources within the Mariana coral reef ecosystem management area, fishing for Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS is not allowed within the boundary of a National Wildlife Refuge unless specifically authorized by the USFWS, regardless of whether that refuge was established by action of the President or the Secretary of the Interior.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.424</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Unless otherwise specified in this subpart, § 665.13 applies to coral reef ecosystem permits.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> Any person of the United States fishing for, taking or retaining Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS must have a special permit if they, or a vessel which they operate, is used to fish for any:</P> <P>(i) Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS in low-use MPAs as defined in § 665.399;</P> <P>(ii) Mariana Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral reef ecosystem management area; or</P> <P>(iii) Mariana Coral reef ecosystem MUS in the Mariana coral reef ecosystem management area with any gear not specifically allowed in this subpart.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transshipment permit.</E> A receiving vessel must be registered for use with a transshipment permit if that vessel is used in the Mariana coral reef ecosystem management area to land or transship Mariana PHCRT, or any Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS harvested within low-use MPAs.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> The following persons are not required to have a permit under this section:</P> <P>(i) Any person issued a permit to fish under any FEP who incidentally catches Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS while fishing for bottomfish MUS, <PRTPAGE P="417"/>crustacean MUS, western Pacific pelagic MUS, precious coral, or seamount groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) Any person fishing for Mariana CHCRT outside of an MPA, who does not retain any incidentally caught Mariana PHCRT.</P> <P>(iii) Any person collecting marine organisms for scientific research as described in § 665.17, or § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Validity.</E> Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the fishery management area specified on the permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> The Regional Administrator shall issue a special permit in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant for a special or transshipment permit issued under this section must complete, and submit to the Regional Administrator, a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit Application Form issued by NMFS. Information in the application form must include, but is not limited to, a statement describing the objectives of the fishing activity for which a special permit is needed, including a general description of the expected disposition of the resources harvested under the permit (i.e., stored live, fresh, frozen, preserved; sold for food, ornamental, research, or other use; and a description of the planned fishing operation, including location of fishing and gear operation, amount and species (directed and incidental) expected to be harvested and estimated habitat and protected species impacts).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator may request from an applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations required under this section. An applicant will be notified of an incomplete application within 10 working days of receipt of the application. An incomplete application will not be considered until corrected and completed in writing.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) If an application contains all of the required information, the Regional Administrator will forward copies of the application within 30 days to the Council, the USCG, the fishery management agency of the affected state, and other interested parties who have identified themselves to the Council, and the USFWS.</P> <P>(ii) Within 60 days following receipt of a complete application, the Regional Administrator will consult with the Council through its Executive Director, USFWS, and the Director of the affected state fishery management agency concerning the permit application, and will receive their recommendations for approval or disapproval of the application based on:</P> <P>(A) Information provided by the applicant;</P> <P>(B) The current domestic annual harvesting and processing capacity of the directed and incidental species for which a special permit is being requested;</P> <P>(C) The current status of resources to be harvested in relation to the overfishing definition in the FEP;</P> <P>(D) Estimated ecosystem, habitat, and protected species impacts of the proposed activity; and</P> <P>(E) Other biological and ecological information relevant to the proposal. The applicant will be provided with an opportunity to appear in support of the application.</P> <P>(iii) Following a review of the Council's recommendation and supporting rationale, the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(A) Concur with the Council's recommendation and, after finding that it is consistent with the goals and objectives of the FEP, the national standards, the Endangered Species Act, and other applicable laws, approve or deny a special permit; or</P> <P>(B) Reject the Council's recommendation, in which case, written reasons will be provided by the Regional Administrator to the Council for the rejection.</P> <P>(iv) If the Regional Administrator does not receive a recommendation from the Council within 60 days of Council receipt of the permit application, the Regional Administrator can make a determination of approval or denial independently.<PRTPAGE P="418"/> </P> <P>(v) Within 30 working days after the consultation in paragraph (d)(3)(ii) of this section, or as soon as practicable thereafter, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to grant or deny the special permit and, if denied, the reasons for the denial. Grounds for denial of a special permit include the following:</P> <P>(A) The applicant has failed to disclose material information required, or has made false statements as to any material fact, in connection with his or her application.</P> <P>(B) According to the best scientific information available, the directed or incidental catch in the season or location specified under the permit would detrimentally affect any coral reef resource or coral reef ecosystem in a significant way, including, but not limited to, issues related to spawning grounds or seasons, protected species interactions, EFH, and habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC).</P> <P>(C) Issuance of the special permit would inequitably allocate fishing privileges among domestic fishermen or would have economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(D) The method or amount of harvest in the season and/or location stated on the permit is considered inappropriate based on previous human or natural impacts in the given area.</P> <P>(E) NMFS has determined that the maximum number of permits for a given area in a given season has been reached and allocating additional permits in the same area would be detrimental to the resource.</P> <P>(F) The activity proposed under the special permit would create a significant enforcement problem.</P> <P>(vi) The Regional Administrator may attach conditions to the special permit, if it is granted, consistent with the management objectives of the FEP, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) The maximum amount of each resource that can be harvested and landed during the term of the special permit, including trip limits, where appropriate.</P> <P>(B) The times and places where fishing may be conducted.</P> <P>(C) The type, size, and amount of gear which may be used by each vessel operated under the special permit.</P> <P>(D) Data reporting requirements.</P> <P>(E) Such other conditions as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the purposes of the special permit consistent with the objectives of the FEP.</P> <P>(4) Appeals of permit actions.</P> <P>(i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, any applicant for a permit or a permit holder may appeal the granting, denial, conditioning, or suspension of their permit or a permit affecting their interests to the Regional Administrator. In order to be considered by the Regional Administrator, such appeal must be in writing, must state the action(s) appealed, and the reasons therefore, and must be submitted within 30 days of the original action(s) by the Regional Administrator. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(ii) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the permit applicant, or permit holder as appropriate, and will request such additional information and in such form as will allow action upon the appeal. Upon receipt of sufficient information, the Regional Administrator will rule on the appeal in accordance with the permit eligibility criteria set forth in this section and the FEP, as appropriate, based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information, the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and such other considerations as deemed appropriate. The Regional Administrator will notify all interested persons of the decision, and the reasons therefore, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(iii) If a hearing is requested, or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose after first giving notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Such a hearing shall normally be held no later than 30 days following publication of the notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> unless the hearing officer extends the time for <PRTPAGE P="419"/>reasons deemed equitable. The appellant, the applicant (if different), and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested parties, may appear personally and/or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the Regional Administrator will notify interested persons of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The Regional Administrator's action constitutes final action for the agency for the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator may extend, for good cause, any time limit prescribed in this section for a period not to exceed 30 days, either upon his or her own motion or upon written request from the Council, appellant or applicant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.425</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15 of this part, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for, take, retain, possess or land any Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS in any low-use MPA as defined in § 665.399 unless:</P> <P>(1) A valid permit has been issued for the hand harvester or the fishing vessel operator that specifies the applicable area of harvest;</P> <P>(2) A permit is not required, as outlined in § 665.424 of this part; or</P> <P>(3) The Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS possessed on board the vessel originated outside the management area and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, fishing logbooks or other documentation.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS species:</P> <P>(1) That is determined overfished with subsequent rulemaking by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) By means of gear or methods prohibited under § 665.427.</P> <P>(3) In a low-use MPA without a valid special permit.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13 or 665.424.</P> <P>(c) Fish for, take, or retain any wild live rock or live hard coral except under a valid special permit for scientific research, aquaculture seed stock collection or traditional and ceremonial purposes by indigenous people.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.426</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>Any special permit holder subject to the requirements of this subpart must contact the appropriate NMFS enforcement agent in American Samoa, Guam, or Hawaii at least 24 hours before landing any Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS unit species harvested under a special permit, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the catch will be landed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.427</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS may be taken only with the following allowable gear and methods:</P> <P>(1) Hand harvest;</P> <P>(2) Spear;</P> <P>(3) Slurp gun;</P> <P>(4) Hand net/dip net;</P> <P>(5) Hoop net for Kona crab;</P> <P>(6) Throw net;</P> <P>(7) Barrier net;</P> <P>(8) Surround/purse net that is attended at all times;</P> <P>(9) Hook-and-line (includes handline (powered or not), rod-and-reel, and trolling);</P> <P>(10) Crab and fish traps with vessel ID number affixed; and</P> <P>(11) Remote-operating vehicles/submersibles.</P> <P>(b) Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS may not be taken by means of poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances. Possession or use of these materials by any permit holder under this subpart who is established to be fishing for Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS in the management area is prohibited.<PRTPAGE P="420"/> </P> <P>(c) Existing FEP fisheries shall follow the allowable gear and methods outlined in their respective plans.</P> <P>(d) Any person who intends to fish with new gear not included in this section must describe the new gear and its method of deployment in the special permit application. A decision on the permissibility of this gear type will be made by the Regional Administrator after consultation with the Council and the director of the affected state fishery management agency.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.428</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit under §§ 665.13 or 665.424 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for Mariana coral reef ecosystem MUS in the management area.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Enforcement action.</E> (1) Traps not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and found deployed in the coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> <P>(2) Unattended surround nets or bait seine nets found deployed in the coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.429-665.439</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.440</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Mariana crustacean fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.441</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.440 through 665.459:</P> <P> <E T="03">Crustacean Permit Area 5 (Permit Area 5)</E> means the EEZ around Guam and the EEZ seaward of points 3 nautical miles from the shoreline of the CNMI.</P> <P> <E T="03">Mariana crustacean management unit species</E> means the following crustaceans:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s45,r50,r55" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Local name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mahonggang</ENT> <ENT>spiny lobster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Panulirus marginatus,</E> <LI> <E T="03">Panulirus penicillatus</E>.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pa'pangpang</ENT> <ENT>slipper lobster</ENT> <ENT>Scyllaridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Kona crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ranina ranina.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>deepwater shrimp</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heterocarpus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.442</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> (1) The owner of any vessel used to fish for lobster in Permit Area 3 must have a permit issued for such a vessel.</P> <P>(2) The owner of any vessel used to fish for deepwater shrimp in Crustacean Permit Area 5 must have a permit issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits issued under this section, as applicable, are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application.</E> An application for a permit required under this section shall be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13. If the application for a limited access permit is submitted on behalf of a partnership or corporation, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet obtained from PIRO and contain the names and mailing addresses of all partners or shareholders and their respective percentage of ownership in the partnership or corporation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.443</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person in Crustacean Permit Area 5 to fish for, take, or retain deepwater shrimp without a permit issued under § 665.442.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.444</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The operator of any vessel subject to the requirements of this subpart must:</P> <P>(1) Report, not less than 24 hours, but not more than 36 hours, before landing, the port, the approximate date and the approximate time at which spiny and slipper lobsters will be landed.<PRTPAGE P="421"/> </P> <P>(2) Report, not less than 6 hours and not more than 12 hours before offloading, the location and time that offloading of spiny and slipper lobsters will begin.</P> <P>(b) The Regional Administrator will notify permit holders of any change in the reporting method and schedule required in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section at least 30 days prior to the opening of the fishing season.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.445</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.440 through 665.445 and subpart A of this part must carry an observer when requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.446-665.459</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.460</SECTNO> <RESERVED>Mariana precious coral fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.461</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P> <E T="03">Mariana precious coral management unit species</E> means any coral of the genus <E T="03">Corallium</E> in addition to the following species of corals:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,r120" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pink coral (also known as red coral)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Corallium secundum, Corallium regale,</E> <E T="03">Corallium laauense</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gold coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gerardia</E> spp., <E T="03">Callogorgia gilberti, Narella</E> spp., <E T="03">Calyptrophora</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bamboo coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lepidisis olapa, Acanella</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Black coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Antipathes dichotoma,</E> <E T="03">Antipathes grandis,</E> <E T="03">Antipathes ulex</E>.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">Mariana precious coral permit area</E> means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the EEZ around the Mariana Archipelago. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:</P> <P>(1) Established beds. [Reserved]</P> <P>(2) Conditional beds. [Reserved]</P> <P>(3) Refugia. [Reserved]</P> <P>(4) Exploratory Area.</P> <P>(i) Permit Area X-P-G includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of Guam.</P> <P>(ii) Permit Area X-P-CNMI includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of points 3 nautical miles from the shoreline of the CNMI.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.462</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining Mariana precious coral MUS in any Mariana Archipelago precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit. Precious Coral Permit Areas are defined in § 665.461.</P> <P>(c) No more than one permit will be valid for any one vessel at any one time.</P> <P>(d) No more than one permit will be valid for any one person at any one time.</P> <P>(e) The holder of a valid permit to fish one permit area may obtain a permit to fish another permit area only upon surrendering to the Regional Administrator any current permit for the precious coral fishery issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(f) General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits for the precious coral fishery are contained in § 665.13.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.463</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and in § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) Use any vessel to fish for, take, retain, possess or land Mariana precious coral MUS in any Mariana precious coral permit area, unless a permit has been issued for that vessel and area as specified in § 665.13 and that permit is on board the vessel.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any species of Mariana precious coral MUS in any Mariana precious coral permit area:</P> <P>(1) By means of gear or methods prohibited by § 665.464.</P> <P>(2) In refugia specified in § 665.461.<PRTPAGE P="422"/> </P> <P>(3) In a bed for which the quota specified in § 665.467 has been attained.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13 or 665.17.</P> <P>(5) In a bed that has been closed pursuant to §§ 665.466 or 665.469.</P> <P>(c) Take and retain, possess, or land any live pink coral or live black coral from any precious coral permit area that is less than the minimum height specified in § 665.465 unless: (1) A valid EFP was issued under § 665.17 for the vessel and the vessel was operating under the terms of the permit; or</P> <P>(2) The coral originated outside coral beds listed in this paragraph, and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, or other documentation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.464</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Only selective gear may be used to harvest coral from any precious coral permit area.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.465</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>The height of a live coral specimen shall be determined by a straight line measurement taken from its base to its most distal extremity. The stem diameter of a living coral specimen shall be determined by measuring the greatest diameter of the stem at a point no less than 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the top surface of the living holdfast.</P> <P>(a) Live pink coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained a minimum height of 10 inches (25.4 cm).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Black coral.</E> Live black coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained either a minimum stem diameter of 1 inch (2.54 cm), or a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.466</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest quota for any coral bed will be reached prior to the end of the fishing year, NMFS shall publish a notice to that effect in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify permit holders. Any such notice must indicate the reason for the closure, the bed being closed, and the effective date of the closure.</P> <P>(b) A closure is also effective for a permit holder upon the permit holder's actual harvest of the applicable quota.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.467</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The quotas limiting the amount of precious coral that may be taken in any precious coral permit area during the fishing year are listed in § 665.467(d). Only live coral is counted toward the quota. The accounting period for all quotas begins July 1, 1983.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Conditional bed closure.</E> A conditional bed will be closed to all nonselective coral harvesting after the quota for one species of coral has been taken.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Reserves and reserve release.</E> The quotas for exploratory areas X-P-G and X-P-CNMI will be held in reserve for harvest by vessels of the United States in the following manner:</P> <P>(1) At the start of the fishing year, the reserve for the Guam and CNMI exploratory areas will equal the quota minus the estimated domestic annual harvest for that year.</P> <P>(2) As soon as practicable after December 31 each year, the Regional Administrator will determine the amount harvested by vessels of the United States between July 1 and December 31 of the year that just ended on December 31.</P> <P>(3) NMFS will release to TALFF an amount of precious coral for each exploratory area equal to the quota minus two times the amount harvested by vessels of the United States in that July 1-December 31 period.</P> <P>(4) NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notification of the Regional Administrator's determination and a summary of the information on which it is based as soon as practicable after the determination is made.</P> <P>(d) The Guam and CNMI exploratory permit areas, X-P-GU and X-P-CNMI, each have annual quotas of 1,000 kg for all precious coral MUS combined with the exception of black corals.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.468</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>The fishing year for precious coral begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 the following year.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="423"/> <SECTNO>§ 665.469</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing for, taking, or retaining any gold coral in any precious coral permit area is prohibited through June 30, 2013.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Pacific Remote Island Area Fisheries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.598</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The PRIA fishery management area is the EEZ seaward of Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, and Wake Island, Pacific Remote Island Areas with the inner boundary a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the above atolls, reefs and islands PRIA and the outer boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is coterminous with adjacent international maritime boundaries.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.599</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Fishing is prohibited in all no-take MPAs. The following U.S. EEZ waters are no-take MPAs: Landward of the 50 fathom (fm) (91.5 m) curve at Jarvis, Howland, and Baker Islands, and Kingman Reef; as depicted on National Ocean Survey Chart Numbers 83116 and 83153.</P> <P>(b) Low-use MPAs. The following U.S. EEZ waters in the Western Pacific Region are low-use MPAs: All waters between the shoreline and the 50 fm (91.5 m) curve around Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island as depicted on National Ocean Survey Chart Numbers 83637, 83157 and 81664.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.600</SECTNO> <RESERVED>PRIA bottomfish fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.601</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.600 through 665.619:</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA bottomfish fishing permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.603 to use a vessel to fish for PRIA bottomfish MUS in the EEZ around the PRIA, or to land bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around the PRIA, with the exception of EEZ waters around Midway Atoll.</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA bottomfish management unit species (PRIA bottomfish MUS)</E> means the following fish:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s70,r80" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Silver jaw jobfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aphareus rutilans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Giant trevally</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx ignobilis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Black jack</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Caranx lugubris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blacktip grouper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Epinephelus fasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea bass</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Epinephelus quernus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Red snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis carbunculus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Longtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Etelis coruscans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Redgill emperor</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lethrinus rubrioperculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowtail snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides auricilla.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides filamentosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pink snapper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pristipomoides seiboldii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lunartail, lyretail grouper</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Variola louti.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.602</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.603</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> PRIA. The owner of any vessel used to fish for, land, or transship PRIA bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the PRIA subarea must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Submission.</E> An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.604</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.16, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for PRIA bottomfish MUS using gear prohibited under § 665.605.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, or retain on board a vessel, PRIA bottomfish MUS in the PRIA without the appropriate permit registered for use with that vessel issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(c) Falsify or fail to make or file all reports of PRIA bottomfish MUS landings taken in the PRIA, containing all data in the exact manner, as specified in § 665.14(b).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.605</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets.</E> Fishing for PRIA bottomfish MUS with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Possession of gear.</E> Possession of a bottom trawl and bottom set gillnet by any vessel having a permit under § 665.603 or otherwise established to be <PRTPAGE P="424"/>fishing for PRIA bottomfish MUS in the PRIA fishery management area is prohibited.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Poisons and explosives.</E> The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting PRIA bottomfish is prohibited.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.606</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.600 through 665.606 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.607-665.619</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.620</SECTNO> <RESERVED>PRIA coral reef ecosystem fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.621</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.620 through 665.639:</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA coral reef ecosystem management unit species (PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS)</E> means all of the Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa and Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa listed in this section and which spend the majority of their non-pelagic (post-settlement) life stages within waters less than or equal to 50 fathoms in total depth.</P> <P>PRIA Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Family name</CHED> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)</ENT> <ENT>orange-spot</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus olivaceus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>surgeonfish</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>yellowfin surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus xanthopterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>convict tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus triostegus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>eye-striped surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus dussumieri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>blue-lined surgeon</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigroris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Whitebar surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus leucopareius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>blue-banded surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus lineatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>blackstreak surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricauda.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>whitecheek surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigricans.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>white-spotted surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus guttatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Ringtail surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus blochii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>brown surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthurus nigrofuscus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>yellow-eyed surgeonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus strigosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>striped bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus striatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>twospot bristletooth</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ctenochaetus binotatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Yellow tang</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Zebrasoma flavescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>bluespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso unicornus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>orangespine unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso lituratus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>black tongue unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso hexacanthus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>bignose unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso vlamingii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>whitemargin unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso annulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>spotted unicornfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Naso brevirostris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Labridae (Wrasses)</ENT> <ENT>Napoleon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus undulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Triple-tail wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus trilobatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Floral wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cheilinus chlorourus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>ring-tailed wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oxycheilinus unifasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>bandcheek wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oxycheilinus diagrammus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Barred thicklip</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hemigymnus fasciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>three-spot wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Halichoeres trimaculatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>red ribbon wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma quinquevittatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Sunset wrasse</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thalassoma lutescens.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mullidae (Goatfishes)</ENT> <ENT>Yellow goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys.</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Orange goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys pfleugeri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>yellowstripe goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Mulloidichthys flavolineatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Banded goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus.</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mullidae (Goatfishes)</ENT> <ENT>dash-dot goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus barberinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>yellowsaddle goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus cyclostomas.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>multi-barred goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Parupeneus multifaciatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>bantail goatfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Upeneus arge.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mugilidae (Mullets)</ENT> <ENT>fringelip mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Crenimugil crenilabis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>engel's mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Moolgarda engeli.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>false mullet</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Neomyxus leuciscus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Muraenidae (Moray eels)</ENT> <ENT>yellowmargin moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax flavimarginatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>giant moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax javanicus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>undulated moray eel</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnothorax undulatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Octopodidae</ENT> <ENT>Octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus cyanea.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Octopus</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Octopus ornatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pricanthidae (Bigeye)</ENT> <ENT>Glasseye</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heteropriacanthus cruentatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="425"/> <ENT I="01">Scaridae (Parrotfishes)</ENT> <ENT>Humphead parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Bolbometopon muricatum.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Scarus.</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>pacific longnose parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hipposcarus longiceps.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>stareye parrotfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Calotomus carolinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scombridae</ENT> <ENT>Dogtooth tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gymnosarda unicolor.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sphyraenidae (Barracuda)</ENT> <ENT>great barracuda</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sphyraena barracuda.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>PRIA Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">wrasses (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Labridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sharks (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">rays and skates</ENT> <ENT>Myliobatidae, Mobulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">groupers (Those species not listed as CHCRT or as BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Serrandiae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">jacks and scads (Those species not listed as CHCRT or as BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Carangidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">solderfishes and squirrelfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Holocentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">goatfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Mullidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Batfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ephippidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sweetlips</ENT> <ENT>Haemulidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Remoras</ENT> <ENT>Echeneidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tilefishes</ENT> <ENT>Malacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dottybacks</ENT> <ENT>Pseudochromidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Prettyfins</ENT> <ENT>Plesiopidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">surgeonfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Acanthuridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">emperors (Those species not listed as CHCRT or as BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Lethrinidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Herrings</ENT> <ENT>Clupeidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gobies</ENT> <ENT>Gobiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">snappers (Those species not listed as CHCRT or as BMUS)</ENT> <ENT>Lutjanidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">trigger fishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Balistidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">rabbitfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Siganidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">eels (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Muraenidae, Chlopsidae, Congridae, Ophichthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cardinalfishes</ENT> <ENT>Apogonidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">moorish idols</ENT> <ENT>Zanclidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">butterfly fishes</ENT> <ENT>Chaetodontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Angelfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacanthidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Damselfishes</ENT> <ENT>Pomacentridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scorpionfishes</ENT> <ENT>Scorpaenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blennies</ENT> <ENT>Blenniidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">barracudas (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Sphyraenidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sandperches</ENT> <ENT>Pinguipedidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">rudderfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Kyphosidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fusiliers</ENT> <ENT>Caesionidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">hawkfishes (Those species not listed as CHCRT)</ENT> <ENT>Cirrhitidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Frogfishes</ENT> <ENT>Antennariidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">pipefishes, seahorses</ENT> <ENT>Syngnathidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">flounders, soles</ENT> <ENT>Bothidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trunkfishes</ENT> <ENT>Ostraciidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">puffer fishes, porcupine fishes</ENT> <ENT>Tetradontidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Trumpetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Aulostomus chinensis</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cornetfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Fistularia commersoni</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">blue corals</ENT> <ENT>Heliopora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">organpipe corals</ENT> <ENT>Tubipora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ahermatypic corals</ENT> <ENT>Azooxanthellates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">mushroom corals</ENT> <ENT>Fungiidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">small and large coral polyps</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">fire corals</ENT> <ENT>Millepora.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">soft corals, gorgonians</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Anemones</ENT> <ENT>Actinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">soft zoanthid corals</ENT> <ENT>Zoanthinaria.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Hydrozoans, Bryzoans.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sea squirts</ENT> <ENT>Tunicates.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sea cucumbers and sea urchins</ENT> <ENT>Echinoderms.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Those species not listed as CHCRT</ENT> <ENT>Mollusca.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sea snails</ENT> <ENT>Gastropoda.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Trochus.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">sea slugs</ENT> <ENT>Opistobranchs.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">black lipped pearl oyster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Pinctada margaritifera</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">giant clam</ENT> <ENT>Tridacnidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">other clams</ENT> <ENT>Other Bivalves.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Cephalopods.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">lobsters, shrimps/mantis shrimps, true crabs and hermit crabs<LI>(Those species not listed as CMUS)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Crustaceans.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="426"/> <ENT I="01">Sponges</ENT> <ENT>Porifera.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">lace corals</ENT> <ENT>Stylasteridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">hydroid corals</ENT> <ENT>Solanderidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">segmented worms</ENT> <ENT>Annelids.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seaweed</ENT> <ENT>Algae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Live rock.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="22">All other PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS that are marine plants, invertebrates, and fishes that are not listed in the PRIA CHCRT table or are not PRIA bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, or western Pacific pelagic MUS.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.622</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.623</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>To ensure consistency between the management regimes of different Federal agencies with shared management responsibilities of fishery resources within the PRIA fishery management area, fishing for PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS is not allowed within the boundary of a National Wildlife Refuge unless specifically authorized by the USFWS, regardless of whether that refuge was established by action of the President or the Secretary of the Interior.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.624</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits and fees.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Unless otherwise specified in this subpart, § 665.13 applies to coral reef ecosystem permits.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> Any person of the United States fishing for, taking or retaining PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS must have a special permit if they, or a vessel which they operate, is used to fish for any:</P> <P>(i) PRIA Coral reef ecosystem MUS in low-use MPAs as defined in § 665.599;</P> <P>(ii) PRIA Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the PRIA coral reef ecosystem management area; or</P> <P>(iii) PRIA Coral reef ecosystem MUS in the PRIA coral reef ecosystem management area with any gear not specifically allowed in this subpart.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transshipment permit.</E> A receiving vessel must be registered for use with a transshipment permit if that vessel is used in the PRIA coral reef ecosystem management area to land or transship PRIA PHCRT, or any PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS harvested within low-use MPAs.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> The following persons are not required to have a permit under this section:</P> <P>(i) Any person issued a permit to fish under any FEP who incidentally catches PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS while fishing for bottomfish MUS, crustacean MUS, western Pacific pelagic MUS, precious coral, or seamount groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) Any person fishing for PRIA CHCRT outside of an MPA, who does not retain any incidentally caught PRIA PHCRT.</P> <P>(iii) Any person collecting marine organisms for scientific research as described in § 665.17, or § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Validity.</E> Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the fishery management area specified on the permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Special permit.</E> The Regional Administrator shall issue a special permit in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant for a special or transshipment permit issued under this section must complete and submit to the Regional Administrator a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit Application Form issued by NMFS. Information in the application form must include, but is not limited to, a statement describing the objectives of the fishing activity for which a special permit is needed, including a general description of the expected disposition of the resources harvested under the permit (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> stored live, fresh, frozen, preserved; sold for food, ornamental, research, or other use; and a description of the planned fishing operation, including location of fishing and gear operation, amount and species (directed and incidental) expected to be <PRTPAGE P="427"/>harvested and estimated habitat and protected species impacts).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator may request from an applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations required under this section. An applicant will be notified of an incomplete application within 10 working days of receipt of the application. An incomplete application will not be considered until corrected and completed in writing.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) If an application contains all of the required information, the Regional Administrator will forward copies of the application within 30 days to the Council, the USCG, the fishery management agency of the affected state, and other interested parties who have identified themselves to the Council, and the USFWS.</P> <P>(ii) Within 60 days following receipt of a complete application, the Regional Administrator will consult with the Council through its Executive Director, USFWS, and the Director of the affected state fishery management agency concerning the permit application and will receive their recommendations for approval or disapproval of the application based on:</P> <P>(A) Information provided by the applicant;</P> <P>(B) The current domestic annual harvesting and processing capacity of the directed and incidental species for which a special permit is being requested;</P> <P>(C) The current status of resources to be harvested in relation to the overfishing definition in the FEP;</P> <P>(D) Estimated ecosystem, habitat, and protected species impacts of the proposed activity; and</P> <P>(E) Other biological and ecological information relevant to the proposal. The applicant will be provided with an opportunity to appear in support of the application.</P> <P>(iii) Following a review of the Council's recommendation and supporting rationale, the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(A) Concur with the Council's recommendation and, after finding that it is consistent with the goals and objectives of the FEP, the national standards, the Endangered Species Act, and other applicable laws, approve or deny a special permit; or</P> <P>(B) Reject the Council's recommendation, in which case, written reasons will be provided by the Regional Administrator to the Council for the rejection.</P> <P>(iv) If the Regional Administrator does not receive a recommendation from the Council within 60 days of Council receipt of the permit application, the Regional Administrator can make a determination of approval or denial independently.</P> <P>(v) Within 30 working days after the consultation in paragraph (d)(3)(ii) of this section, or as soon as practicable thereafter, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to grant or deny the special permit and, if denied, the reasons for the denial. Grounds for denial of a special permit include the following:</P> <P>(A) The applicant has failed to disclose material information required, or has made false statements as to any material fact, in connection with his or her application.</P> <P>(B) According to the best scientific information available, the directed or incidental catch in the season or location specified under the permit would detrimentally affect any coral reef resource or coral reef ecosystem in a significant way, including, but not limited to issues related to, spawning grounds or seasons, protected species interactions, EFH, and habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC).</P> <P>(C) Issuance of the special permit would inequitably allocate fishing privileges among domestic fishermen or would have economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(D) The method or amount of harvest in the season and/or location stated on the permit is considered inappropriate based on previous human or natural impacts in the given area.</P> <P>(E) NMFS has determined that the maximum number of permits for a given area in a given season has been reached and allocating additional permits in the same area would be detrimental to the resource.</P> <P>(F) The activity proposed under the special permit would create a significant enforcement problem.<PRTPAGE P="428"/> </P> <P>(vi) The Regional Administrator may attach conditions to the special permit, if it is granted, consistent with the management objectives of the FEP, including but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) The maximum amount of each resource that can be harvested and landed during the term of the special permit, including trip limits, where appropriate.</P> <P>(B) The times and places where fishing may be conducted.</P> <P>(C) The type, size, and amount of gear which may be used by each vessel operated under the special permit.</P> <P>(D) Data reporting requirements.</P> <P>(E) Such other conditions as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the purposes of the special permit consistent with the objectives of the FEP.</P> <P>(4) Appeals of permit actions.</P> <P>(i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, any applicant for a permit or a permit holder may appeal the granting, denial, conditioning, or suspension of their permit or a permit affecting their interests to the Regional Administrator. In order to be considered by the Regional Administrator, such appeal must be in writing, must state the action(s) appealed, and the reasons therefore, and must be submitted within 30 days of the original action(s) by the Regional Administrator. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(ii) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the Regional Administrator will notify the permit applicant, or permit holder as appropriate, and will request such additional information and in such form as will allow action upon the appeal. Upon receipt of sufficient information, the Regional Administrator will rule on the appeal in accordance with the permit eligibility criteria set forth in this section and the FEP, as appropriate, based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information, the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, and such other considerations as deemed appropriate. The Regional Administrator will notify all interested persons of the decision, and the reasons therefor, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(iii) If a hearing is requested, or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose after first giving notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Such a hearing shall normally be held no later than 30 days following publication of the notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> unless the hearing officer extends the time for reasons deemed equitable. The appellant, the applicant (if different), and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested parties, may appear personally and/or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend in writing a decision to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the Regional Administrator shall notify interested persons of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The Regional Administrator's action constitutes final action for the agency for the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator may, for good cause, extend any time limit prescribed in this section for a period not to exceed 30 days, either upon his or her own motion or upon written request from the Council, appellant or applicant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.625</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Fish for, take, retain, possess or land any PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS in any low-use MPA as defined in § 665.599 unless:<PRTPAGE P="429"/> </P> <P>(1) A valid permit has been issued for the hand harvester or the fishing vessel operator that specifies the applicable area of harvest;</P> <P>(2) A permit is not required, as outlined in § 665.624;</P> <P>(3) The PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS possessed on board the vessel originated outside the management area and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, fishing logbooks or other documentation.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS species:</P> <P>(1) That is determined overfished with subsequent rulemaking by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) By means of gear or methods prohibited under § 665.627.</P> <P>(3) In a low-use MPA without a valid special permit.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13 or 665.624.</P> <P>(c) Fish for, take, or retain any wild live rock or live hard coral except under a valid special permit for scientific research, aquaculture seed stock collection or traditional and ceremonial purposes by indigenous people.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.626</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>Any special permit holder subject to the requirements of this subpart must contact the appropriate NMFS enforcement agent in American Samoa, Guam, or Hawaii at least 24 hours before landing any PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS unit species harvested under a special permit, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the catch will be landed.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.627</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allowable gear and gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Coral reef ecosystem MUS may be taken only with the following allowable gear and methods:</P> <P>(1) Hand harvest;</P> <P>(2) Spear;</P> <P>(3) Slurp gun;</P> <P>(4) Hand net/dip net;</P> <P>(5) Hoop net for Kona crab;</P> <P>(6) Throw net;</P> <P>(7) Barrier net;</P> <P>(8) Surround/purse net that is attended at all times;</P> <P>(9) Hook-and-line (includes handline (powered or not), rod-and-reel, and trolling);</P> <P>(10) Crab and fish traps with vessel ID number affixed; and</P> <P>(11) Remote-operating vehicles/submersibles.</P> <P>(b) PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS may not be taken by means of poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances. Possession or use of these materials by any permit holder under this subpart who is established to be fishing for coral reef ecosystem MUS in the management area is prohibited.</P> <P>(c) PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS may not be taken by means of spearfishing with SCUBA at night (from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) in the U.S. EEZ waters around Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Wake Island, Kingman Reef, Johnston Atoll and Palmyra Atoll.</P> <P>(d) Existing FEP fisheries shall follow the allowable gear and methods outlined in their respective plans.</P> <P>(e) Any person who intends to fish with new gear not included in this section must describe the new gear and its method of deployment in the special permit application. A decision on the permissibility of this gear type will be made by the Regional Administrator after consultation with the Council and the director of the affected state fishery management agency.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.628</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit under §§ 665.13 or 665.624 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS in the PRIA fishery management area.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Enforcement action.</E> (1) Traps not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and found deployed in the PRIA fishery management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> <P>(2) Unattended surround nets or bait seine nets found deployed in the coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in <PRTPAGE P="430"/>any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.629-665.639</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.640</SECTNO> <RESERVED>PRIA crustacean fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.641</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.640 through 665.659:</P> <P> <E T="03">Crustacean Permit Area 4 (Permit Area 4)</E> means the EEZ around Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, and Wake Island.</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA crustacean fishing permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.642 to use a vessel to fish for PRIA crustacean MUS in the PRIA fishery management area, or to land crustacean MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the PRIA fishery management area.</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA crustacean management unit species</E> means the following crustaceans:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s38,r115" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English<LI>common name</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Spiny lobster</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Panulirus marginatus, Panulirus penicillatus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Slipper lobster</ENT> <ENT>Scyllaridae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kona crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ranina ranina.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Deepwater shrimp</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Heterocarpus.</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.642</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> (1) The owner of any vessel used to fish for lobster in Permit Area 4 must have a permit issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(2) The owner of any vessel used to fish for deepwater shrimp in Crustacean Permit Area 4 must have a permit issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits issued under this section, as applicable, are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application.</E> An application for a permit required under this section will be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13. If the application for a limited access permit is submitted on behalf of a partnership or corporation, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet obtained from PIRO and contain the names and mailing addresses of all partners or shareholders and their respective percentage of ownership in the partnership or corporation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.643</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person in Crustacean Permit Area 4 to fish for, take, or retain deepwater shrimp without a permit issued under § 665.642.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.644</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The operator of any vessel subject to the requirements of this subpart must:</P> <P>(1) Report, not less than 24 hours, but not more than 36 hours, before landing, the port, the approximate date and the approximate time at which spiny and slipper lobsters will be landed.</P> <P>(2) Report, not less than 6 hours and not more than 12 hours before offloading, the location and time that offloading of spiny and slipper lobsters will begin.</P> <P>(b) The Regional Administrator will notify permit holders of any change in the reporting method and schedule required in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section at least 30 days prior to the opening of the fishing season.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.645</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.640 through 665.645 and subpart A of this part must carry an observer when requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§§ 665.646-665.659</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.660</SECTNO> <RESERVED>PRIA precious coral fisheries. [Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.661</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.660 through 665.669:</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA precious coral management unit species (PRIA precious coral MUS)</E> means any coral of the genus <E T="03">Corallium</E> in addition to the following species of corals:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r110" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English<LI>common name</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pink coral (also known as red coral)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Corallium secundum, Corallium regale, Corallium laauense.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gold coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Gerardia</E> spp., <E T="03">Callogorgia gilberti, Narella</E> spp., <E T="03">Calyptrophora</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bamboo coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lepidisis olapa, Acanella</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="431"/> <ENT I="01">Black coral</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Antipathes dichotoma, Antipathes grandis, Antipathes ulex.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P> <E T="03">PRIA precious coral permit area</E> means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the EEZ around the PRIA. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:</P> <P>(1) Established beds. [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(2) Conditional beds. [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(3) Refugia. [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(4) Exploratory Area. Permit Area X-P-PI includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll and Wake Island.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.662</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining PRIA precious coral MUS in any PRIA precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit. Precious Coral Permit Areas are defined in § 665.661.</P> <P>(c) No more than one permit will be valid for any one vessel at any one time.</P> <P>(d) No more than one permit will be valid for any one person at any one time.</P> <P>(e) The holder of a valid permit to fish one permit area may obtain a permit to fish another permit area only upon surrendering to the Regional Administrator any current permit for the precious coral fishery issued under § 665.13.</P> <P>(f) General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, sanctions, and appeals for permits for the precious coral fishery are contained in § 665.13.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.663</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and in § 665.15, it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(a) Use any vessel to fish for, take, retain, possess or land PRIA precious coral MUS in any precious coral permit area, unless a permit has been issued for that vessel and area as specified in § 665.13 and that permit is on board the vessel.</P> <P>(b) Fish for, take, or retain any species of PRIA precious coral MUS in any precious coral permit area:</P> <P>(1) By means of gear or methods prohibited by § 665.664.</P> <P>(2) In refugia specified in § 665.661.</P> <P>(3) In a bed for which the quota specified in § 665.667 has been attained.</P> <P>(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§ 665.13 or 665.17.</P> <P>(5) In a bed that has been closed pursuant to §§ 665.666 or 665.669.</P> <P>(c) Take and retain, possess, or land any live pink coral or live black coral from any precious coral permit area that is less than the minimum height specified in § 665.665 unless:</P> <P>(1) A valid EFP was issued under § 665.17 for the vessel and the vessel was operating under the terms of the permit; or</P> <P>(2) The coral originated outside coral beds listed in this paragraph, and this can be demonstrated through receipts of purchase, invoices, or other documentation.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.664</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>Only selective gear may be used to harvest coral from any precious coral permit area.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.665</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>The height of a live coral specimen shall be determined by a straight line measurement taken from its base to its most distal extremity. The stem diameter of a living coral specimen shall be determined by measuring the greatest diameter of the stem at a point no less than 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the top surface of the living holdfast.</P> <P>(a) Live pink coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained a minimum height of 10 inches (25.4 cm).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Black coral.</E> Live black coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained either a minimum stem diameter of 1 inch (2.54 cm), or a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm).</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="432"/> <SECTNO>§ 665.666</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) If the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest quota for any coral bed will be reached prior to the end of the fishing year, NMFS shall publish a notice to that effect in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and shall use other means to notify permit holders. Any such notice must indicate the reason for the closure, the bed being closed, and the effective date of the closure.</P> <P>(b) A closure is also effective for a permit holder upon the permit holder's actual harvest of the applicable quota.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.667</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Quotas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> The quotas limiting the amount of precious coral that may be taken in any precious coral permit area during the fishing year are listed in § 665.667(d). Only live coral is counted toward the quota. The accounting period for all quotas begins July 1, 1983.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Conditional bed closure.</E> A conditional bed will be closed to all nonselective coral harvesting after the quota for one species of coral has been taken.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Reserves and reserve release.</E> The quotas for exploratory area, X-P-PI, will be held in reserve for harvest by vessels of the United States in the following manner: (1) At the start of the fishing year, the reserve for the PRIA exploratory area will equal the quota minus the estimated domestic annual harvest for that year. (2) As soon as practicable after December 31 each year, the Regional Administrator will determine the amount harvested by vessels of the United States between July 1 and December 31 of the year that just ended on December 31. (3) NMFS will release to TALFF an amount of precious coral for each exploratory area equal to the quota minus two times the amount harvested by vessels of the United States in that July 1-December 31 period. (4) NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> a notification of the Regional Administrator's determination and a summary of the information on which it is based as soon as practicable after the determination is made.</P> <P>(d) PRIA exploratory permit area, X-P-PI, has an annual quota of 1,000 kg for all precious coral MUS combined with the exception of black corals.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.668</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>The fishing year for precious coral begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 the following year.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.669</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gold coral harvest moratorium.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing for, taking, or retaining any gold coral in any precious coral permit area is prohibited through June 30, 2013.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.798</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Management area.</SUBJECT> <P>The western Pacific Pelagic fishery management area includes all areas of fishing operations in the EEZ or on the high seas for any vessels of the United States or persons that:</P> <P>(a) Fish for, possess, or transship western Pacific pelagic fishery MUS within the EEZ waters around American Samoa, CNMI, Guam, Hawaii, or PRIA; or</P> <P>(b) Land western Pacific pelagic fishery MUS in American Samoa, CNMI, Guam, Hawaii, or PRIA.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.799</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Area restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Fishing is prohibited in all no-take MPAs designated in this section.</P> <P>(b) No-take MPAs. The following U.S. EEZ waters are no-take MPAs:</P> <P>(1) Landward of the 50-fathom (fm) (91.5-m) curve at Jarvis, Howland, and Baker Islands, and Kingman Reef; as depicted on National Ocean Survey Chart Numbers 83116 and 83153;</P> <P>(2) Landward of the 50-fm (91.5-m) curve around Rose Atoll, as depicted on National Ocean Survey Chart Number 83484.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.800</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>As used in §§ 665.798 through 665.818:</P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa longline limited access permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.801 to use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around American Samoa to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear or to land or transship western Pacific pelagic MUS that were caught in the EEZ around American Samoa using longline gear.<PRTPAGE P="433"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">American Samoa pelagics mailing list</E> means the list maintained by PIRO of names and mailing addresses of parties interested in receiving notices of availability for American Samoa longline limited access permits.</P> <P> <E T="03">Basket-style longline gear</E> means a type of longline gear that is divided into units called “baskets” each consisting of a segment of main line to which 10 or more branch lines with hooks are spliced. The mainline and all branch lines are made of multiple braided strands of cotton, nylon, or other synthetic fibers impregnated with tar or other heavy coatings that cause the lines to sink rapidly in seawater.</P> <P> <E T="03">Branch line</E> (or <E T="03">dropper line</E>) means a line with a hook that is attached to the mainline.</P> <P> <E T="03">Deep-set or Deep-setting</E> means the deployment of longline gear in a manner consistent with all the following criteria: All float lines are at least 20 meters in length; a minimum of 15 branch lines are attached between any two floats (except basket-style longline gear which may have as few as 10 branch lines between any two floats); and no light sticks are used. As used in this definition, “float line” means a line used to suspend the main longline beneath a float, and “light stick” means any type of light emitting device, including any fluorescent “glow bead,” chemical, or electrically-powered light that is affixed underwater to the longline gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fish dealer</E> means any person who:</P> <P>(1) Obtains, with the intention to resell, western Pacific pelagic MUS, or portions thereof, that were harvested or received by a vessel that holds a permit or is otherwise regulated under bottomfish fisheries in this subpart; or</P> <P>(2) Provides recordkeeping, purchase, or sales assistance in obtaining or selling such MUS (such as the services provided by a wholesale auction facility).</P> <P> <E T="03">Float line</E> means a line attached to a mainline used to buoy, or suspend, the mainline in the water column.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hawaii longline limited access permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.801 to use a vessel to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS with longline gear in the EEZ around Hawaii or to land or transship longline-caught western Pacific pelagic MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around Hawaii.</P> <P> <E T="03">Longline fishing prohibited area</E> means the portions of the EEZ in which longline fishing is prohibited as specified in § 665.806.</P> <P> <E T="03">Longline fishing vessel</E> means a vessel that has longline gear on board the vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Longline gear</E> means a type of fishing gear consisting of a main line that exceeds 1 nm in length, is suspended horizontally in the water column either anchored, floating, or attached to a vessel, and from which branch or dropper lines with hooks are attached; except that, within the protected species zone as defined in § 665.806, longline gear means a type of fishing gear consisting of a main line of any length that is suspended horizontally in the water column either anchored, floating, or attached to a vessel, and from which branch or dropper lines with hooks are attached.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pelagic handline fishing</E> means fishing for western Pacific pelagic MUS from a stationary or drifting vessel using hook and line gear other than longline gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pelagic troll fishing (trolling)</E> means fishing for western Pacific pelagic MUS from a moving vessel using hook and line gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">PRIA pelagic troll and handline fishing permit</E> means the permit required by § 665.801 to use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around the PRIA to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using pelagic handline or troll fishing methods.</P> <P> <E T="03">Receiving vessel permit</E> means a permit required by § 665.801(c) for a receiving vessel to transship or land western Pacific pelagic MUS taken by other vessels using longline gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Shallow-set or shallow-setting</E> means the deployment of, or deploying, respectively, longline gear in a manner that does not meet the definition of deep-set or deep-setting as defined in this section.</P> <P> <E T="03">Squid jig fishing</E> means fishing for squid that are western Pacific pelagic MUS using a hook or hooks attached to a line that is raised and lowered in the water column by manual or mechanical means.<PRTPAGE P="434"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Western Pacific general longline permit</E> means the permit authorized under § 665.801 to use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around Guam, CNMI, Johnston or Palmyra Atolls, Kingman Reef, or Wake, Jarvis, Baker or Howland Islands to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear or to land or to transship western Pacific pelagic MUS that were caught using longline gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Western Pacific pelagic management unit species</E> means the following species:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s79,r74" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">English<LI>common name</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Tunas:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Albacore</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thunnus alalunga.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">bigeye tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thunnus obesus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pacific bluefin tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thunnus orientalis</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">yellowfin tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thunnus albacares.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">skipjack tuna</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Katsuwonus pelamis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Kawakawa</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Euthynnus affinis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">other tuna relatives</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Auxis</E> spp., <E T="03">Scomber</E> spp., <E T="03">Allothunnus</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Billfishes:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Black marlin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Istiompax indica</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Striped marlin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Kajikia audax</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Pacific blue marlin</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Makaira nigricans</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">shortbill spearfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Tetrapturus angustirostris.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Swordfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Xiphias gladius.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Sailfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Istiophorus platypterus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Sharks:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">pelagic thresher shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Alopias pelagicus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">bigeye thresher shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Alopias superciliosus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">common thresher shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Alopias vulpinus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">silky shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus falciformis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">oceanic whitetip shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Carcharhinus longimanus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">blue shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Prionace glauca.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">shortfin mako shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Isurus oxyrinchus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">longfin mako shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Isurus paucus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">salmon shark</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lamna ditropis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Other pelagic fishes:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">mahimahi (dolphinfish)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Coryphaena</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Wahoo</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Acanthocybium solandri.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Moonfish</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lampris</E> spp.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Oilfish</ENT> <ENT>Gempylidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pomfret</ENT> <ENT>Bramidae.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Squid:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">diamondback squid</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Thysanoteuthis rhombus.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">neon flying squid</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Ommastrephes bartramii.</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">purpleback flying squid</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis.</E> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 52889, Aug. 24, 2011; 77 FR 43722, July 26, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.801</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) A vessel of the United States must be registered for use with a valid permit under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act if that vessel is used to fish on the high seas, as required under § 300.15 of this title.</P> <P>(b) A vessel of the United States must be registered for use under a valid Hawaii longline limited access permit if that vessel is used:</P> <P>(1) To fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear in the EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago; or</P> <P>(2) To land or transship, shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago, western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested using longline gear.</P> <P>(c) A vessel of the United States must be registered for use under a valid American Samoa longline limited access permit, in accordance with § 665.816, if that vessel is used to:</P> <P>(1) Fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear in the EEZ around American Samoa;</P> <P>(2) Land shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around American Samoa western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested using longline gear in the EEZ around American Samoa; or</P> <P>(3) Transship shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around American Samoa western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested using longline gear in the EEZ around American Samoa or on the high seas.</P> <P>(d) A vessel of the United States must be registered for use under a valid Western Pacific general longline permit, American Samoa longline limited access permit, or Hawaii longline limited access permit if that vessel is used to:</P> <P>(1) Fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear in the EEZ around Guam, CNMI, or PRIA (with the exception of Midway Atoll); or</P> <P>(2) Land or transship shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around Guam, CNMI, or PRIA (with the exception of Midway Atoll), western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested using longline gear.</P> <P>(e) A receiving vessel of the United States must be registered for use with a valid receiving vessel permit if that vessel is used to land or transship, shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, CNMI, or PRIA, western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested using longline gear.</P> <P>(f) A vessel of the United States must be registered for use with a valid PRIA pelagic troll and handline fishing permit if that vessel is used to fish for <PRTPAGE P="435"/>western Pacific pelagic MUS using pelagic handline or trolling fishing methods in the EEZ around the PRIA (with the exception of Midway Atoll).</P> <P>(g) A vessel of the United States must be registered for use under a Western Pacific squid jig fishing permit, if that vessel is more than 50 ft (15.4 m) LOA and is used to squid jig fish in EEZ waters around American Samoa, CNMI, Guam, Hawaii, or PRIA.</P> <P>(h) Any required permit must be valid and on board the vessel and available for inspection by an authorized agent, except that, if the permit was issued (or registered to the vessel) during the fishing trip in question, this requirement applies only after the start of any subsequent fishing trip.</P> <P>(i) A permit is valid only for the vessel for which it is registered. A permit not registered for use with a particular vessel may not be used.</P> <P>(j) An application for a permit required under this section will be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13.</P> <P>(k) General requirements governing application information, issuance, fees, expiration, replacement, transfer, alteration, display, and sanctions for permits issued under this section, as applicable, are contained in § 665.13.</P> <P>(l) A Hawaii longline limited access permit may be transferred as follows:</P> <P>(1) The owner of a Hawaii longline limited access permit may apply to transfer the permit:</P> <P>(i) To a different person for registration for use with the same or another vessel; or</P> <P>(ii) For registration for use with another U.S. vessel under the same ownership.</P> <P>(2) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(m) A Hawaii longline limited access permit will not be registered for use with a vessel that has a LOA greater than 101 ft (30.8 m).</P> <P>(n) Only a person eligible to own a documented vessel under the terms of 46 U.S.C. 12102(a) may be issued or may hold (by ownership or otherwise) a Hawaii longline limited access permit.</P> <P>(o) Permit appeals. Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, any applicant for a permit or any permit owner may appeal to the Regional Administrator the granting, denial, conditioning, suspension, or transfer of a permit or requested permit under this section. To be considered by the Regional Administrator, the appeal must be in writing, must state the action(s) appealed, and the reasons therefore, and must be submitted within 30 days of the action(s) by the Regional Administrator. The appellant may request an informal hearing on the appeal.</P> <P>(1) Upon receipt of an appeal authorized by this section, the Regional Administrator may request additional information. Upon receipt of sufficient information, the Regional Administrator will decide the appeal in accordance with the criteria set out in this part for qualifying for, or renewing, limited access permits. In making such decision, the Administrator will review relevant portions of the Western Pacific Pelagic FEP, to the extent such review would clarify the criteria in this part. Such decision will be based upon information relative to the application on file at NMFS and the Council and any additional information available; the summary record kept of any hearing and the hearing officer's recommended decision, if any, as provided in paragraph (o)(3) of this section; and such other considerations as deemed appropriate. The Regional Administrator will notify the appellant of the decision and the reasons therefore, in writing, normally within 30 days of the receipt of sufficient information, unless additional time is needed for a hearing.</P> <P>(2) If a hearing is requested, or if the Regional Administrator determines that one is appropriate, the Regional Administrator may grant an informal hearing before a hearing officer designated for that purpose. Such a hearing normally shall be held no later than 30 days following receipt of the appeal, unless the hearing officer extends the time. The appellant and, at the discretion of the hearing officer, other interested persons, may appear personally and/or be represented by counsel at the hearing and submit information and present arguments as determined appropriate by the hearing officer. Within 30 days of the last day of the hearing, the hearing officer shall recommend, in writing, a decision to the Regional Administrator.<PRTPAGE P="436"/> </P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator may adopt the hearing officer's recommended decision, in whole or in part, or may reject or modify it. In any event, the Regional Administrator will notify the appellant, and interested persons, if any, of the decision, and the reason(s) therefore, in writing, within 30 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision. The Regional Administrator's action shall constitute final Agency action for purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.</P> <P>(4) In the case of a timely appeal from an American Samoa longline limited access permit initial permit decision, the Regional Administrator will issue the appellant a temporary American Samoa longline limited access permit. A temporary permit will expire 20 days after the Regional Administrator's final decision on the appeal. In no event will a temporary permit be effective for longer than 60 days.</P> <P>(5) With the exception of temporary permits issued under paragraph (o)(4) of this section, the Regional Administrator, for good cause, may extend any time limit prescribed in this section for a period not to exceed 30 days, either upon his/her own motion or upon written request from the appellant stating the reason(s) therefore.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.802</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) Falsify or fail to make and/or file all reports of western Pacific pelagic MUS landings, containing all data and in the exact manner, as required by applicable state law or regulation, as specified in § 665.14(a), provided that the person is required to do so by applicable state law or regulation.</P> <P>(b) Use a vessel without a valid permit issued under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear, on the high seas, in violation of §§ 665.801(a), and 300.15 of this title.</P> <P>(c) Use a vessel in the EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago without a valid Hawaii longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear, in violation of § 665.801(b)(1).</P> <P>(d) Use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago without a valid Hawaii longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to land or transship western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested with longline gear, in violation of § 665.801(b)(2).</P> <P>(e) Use a vessel in the EEZ around American Samoa without a valid American Samoa longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear, in violation of § 665.801(c)(1).</P> <P>(f) Use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around American Samoa without a valid American Samoa longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to land western Pacific pelagic MUS that were caught with longline gear within the EEZ around American Samoa, in violation of § 665.801(c)(2).</P> <P>(g) Use a vessel within the EEZ around American Samoa without a valid American Samoa longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to transship western Pacific pelagic MUS that were caught with longline gear, in violation of § 665.801(c)(3).</P> <P>(h) Use a vessel in the EEZ around Guam, CNMI, or PRIA (with the exception of Midway Atoll) without either a valid Western Pacific general longline permit, American Samoa longline limited access permit or a Hawaii longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear, in violation of § 665.801(d)(1).</P> <P>(i) Use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around Guam, CNMI, or PRIA (with the exception of Midway Atoll) without either a valid Western Pacific general longline permit, American Samoa longline limited access permit or a Hawaii longline limited access permit registered for use with that vessel, to land or transship western Pacific pelagic MUS that were harvested using longline gear, in violation of § 665.801(d)(2).</P> <P>(j) Use a vessel shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around <PRTPAGE P="437"/>American Samoa, CNMI, Guam, Hawaii, or PRIA, to land or transship western Pacific pelagic MUS caught by other vessels using longline gear, without a valid receiving vessel permit registered for use with that vessel, in violation of § 665.801(e).</P> <P>(k) Use a vessel in the EEZ around the PRIA employing handline or trolling methods to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS without a valid PRIA pelagic troll and handline fishing permit registered for use for that vessel, in violation of § 665.801(f).</P> <P>(l) Fish in the fishery after failing to comply with the notification requirements in § 665.803.</P> <P>(m) Fail to comply with notification requirements set forth in § 665.803 or in any EFP issued under § 665.17.</P> <P>(n) Fail to comply with a term or condition governing longline gear configuration in § 665.813(k) if using a vessel longer than 40 ft (12.2 m) registered for use with any valid longline permit issued pursuant to § 665.801 to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear south of the Equator (0° lat.).</P> <P>(o)-(u) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(v) Use longline gear to fish within a longline fishing prohibited area in violation of § 665.806, except as allowed pursuant to an exemption issued under §§ 665.17 or 665.807.</P> <P>(w) Fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS with longline gear within the protected species zone, in violation of § 665.806(b).</P> <P>(x) Fail to comply with a term or condition governing the observer program established in § 665.808, if using a vessel registered for use with a Hawaii longline limited access permit, or a vessel registered for use with a size Class B, C or D American Samoa longline limited access permit, to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using longline gear.</P> <P>(y) Fail to comply with other terms and conditions that the Regional Administrator imposes by written notice to either the permit holder or the designated agent of the permit holder to facilitate the details of observer placement.</P> <P>(z) Fail to fish in accordance with the seabird take mitigation techniques set forth at §§ 665.815(a)(1) or 665.815(a)(2) when operating a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit.</P> <P>(aa)-(bb) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(cc) Own or operate a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 while engaged in longline fishing for western Pacific pelagic MUS and fail to be certified for completion of a NMFS protected species workshop, in violation of § 665.814(a).</P> <P>(dd) Own or operate a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 while engaged in longline fishing for western Pacific pelagic MUS without having on board a valid protected species workshop certificate issued by NMFS or a legible copy thereof, in violation of § 665.814(d).</P> <P>(ee) Possess light sticks on board a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit at any time during a trip for which notification to NMFS under § 665.803(a) indicated that deep-setting would be done, in violation of § 665.813(d).</P> <P>(ff) Fail to carry, or fail to use, a line clipper, dip net, or dehooker on a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801, in violation of § 665.812.</P> <P>(gg)-(hh) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(ii) When operating a vessel registered for use under any longline limited access permit issued under § 665.801, fail to comply with the sea turtle handling, resuscitation, and release requirements, in violation of § 665.812(b).</P> <P>(jj) Engage in shallow-setting from a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 north of the Equator (0° lat.) with hooks other than circle hooks sized 18/0 or larger with an offset not to exceed 10 degrees, in violation of § 665.813(f).</P> <P>(kk) Engage in shallow-setting from a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 north of the Equator (0° lat.) with bait other than mackerel-type bait, in violation of § 665.813(g).</P> <P>(ll) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(mm) Fail to use a line setting machine or line shooter, with weighted branch lines, to set the main longline when operating a vessel that is registered for use under a Hawaii longline <PRTPAGE P="438"/>limited access permit and equipped with monofilament main longline, when making deep sets north of 23° N. lat., in violation of § 665.815(a)(1) or (a)(2).</P> <P>(nn) Fail to employ basket-style longline gear such that the mainline is deployed slack when operating a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access north of 23° N. lat., in violation of § 665.815(a)(2)(v).</P> <P>(oo) Fail to maintain and use blue dye to prepare thawed bait when operating a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit that is fishing north of 23° N. lat., in violation of § 665.815(a)(2)(vi) through (viii).</P> <P>(pp) Fail to retain, handle, and discharge fish, fish parts, and spent bait, strategically when operating a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit that is fishing north of 23° N. lat., in violation of § 665.815(a)(2)(i) through (iv).</P> <P>(qq) Fail to be begin the deployment of longline gear at least 1 hour after local sunset or fail to complete the setting process before local sunrise from a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit while shallow-setting north of 23° N. lat., in violation of § 665.815(a)(4).</P> <P>(rr) Fail to handle short-tailed albatrosses that are caught by pelagic longline gear in a manner that maximizes the probability of their long-term survival, in violation of § 665.815(b).</P> <P>(ss) Engage in shallow-setting from a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit after the shallow-set component of the longline fishery has been closed pursuant to § 665.813(b), in violation of § 665.813(i).</P> <P>(tt) Fail to immediately retrieve longline fishing gear upon receipt of actual notice that the shallow-set component of the longline fishery has been closed pursuant to § 665.813(b), in violation of § 665.813(i).</P> <P>(uu)-(vv) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(ww) Fail to handle seabirds other than short-tailed albatrosses that are caught by pelagic longline gear in a manner that maximizes the probability of their long-term survival, in violation of § 665.815(c).</P> <P>(xx) Use a large vessel to fish for western Pacific Pelagic MUS within an American Samoa large vessel prohibited area in violation of § 665.806, except as allowed pursuant to an exemption issued under §§ 665.17 or 665.818.</P> <P>(yy) Fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS using gear prohibited under § 665.810 or not permitted by an EFP issued under § 665.17.</P> <P>(zz) Use a vessel that is greater than 50 ft (15.4 m) LOA to squid jig fish in EEZ waters around American Samoa, CNMI, Guam, Hawaii, or PRIA, without a Western Pacific squid jig fishing permit registered for use with that vessel, in violation of § 665.801(g).</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 37288, June 27, 2011; 76 FR 52889, Aug. 24, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.803</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Notifications.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The permit holder, or designated agent, for any vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit, or for any vessel greater than 40 ft (12.2 m) LOA that is registered for use under an American Samoa longline limited access permit, shall provide a notice to the Regional Administrator at least 72 hours (not including weekends and Federal holidays) before the vessel leaves port on a fishing trip, any part of which occurs in the EEZ around the Hawaiian Archipelago or American Samoa. The vessel operator will be presumed to be an agent designated by the permit holder unless the Regional Administrator is otherwise notified by the permit holder. The permit holder or designated agent for a vessel registered for use under Hawaii longline limited access permits must also provide notification of the trip type (either deep-setting or shallow-setting).</P> <P>(b) The permit holder, or designated agent, for any vessel registered for use under a Western Pacific squid jig fishing permit that is greater than 50 ft (15.4 m) LOA, shall provide a notice to the Regional Administrator at least 72 hours (not including weekends and Federal holidays) before the vessel leaves port on a fishing trip, any part of which occurs in western Pacific EEZ waters. The vessel operator will be presumed to be an agent designated by the <PRTPAGE P="439"/>permit holder unless the Regional Administrator is otherwise notified by the permit holder.</P> <P>(c) For purposes of this section, the notice must be provided to the office or telephone number designated by the Regional Administrator. The notice must provide the official number of the vessel, the name of the vessel, the intended departure date, time, and location, the name of the operator of the vessel, and the name and telephone number of the permit holder or designated agent to be available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (local time) on weekdays for NMFS to contact to arrange observer placement.</P> <P>(d) The operator of any vessel subject to the requirements of this subpart who does not have on board a VMS unit while transiting the protected species zone as defined in § 665.806, must notify the NMFS Special-Agent-In-Charge immediately upon entering and immediately upon departing the protected species zone. The notification must include the name of the vessel, name of the operator, date and time (GMT) of access or exit from the protected species zone, and location by latitude and longitude to the nearest minute.</P> <P>(e) The permit holder for any American Samoa longline limited access permit, or an agent designated by the permit holder, must notify the Regional Administrator in writing within 30 days of any change to the permit holder's contact information or any change to the vessel documentation associated with a permit registered to an American Samoa longline limited access permit. Complete changes in the ownership of the vessel registered to an American Samoa longline limited access permit must also be reported to PIRO in writing within 30 days of the change. Failure to report such changes may result in a delay in processing an application, permit holders failing to receive important notifications, or sanctions pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act at 16 U.S.C. 1858(g) or 15 CFR part 904, subpart D.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.804</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Identification.</E> The operator of each permitted vessel in the fishery management area must ensure that the official number of the vessel be affixed to every longline buoy and float, including each buoy and float that is attached to a radar reflector, radio antenna, or flag marker, whether attached to a deployed longline or possessed on board the vessel. Markings must be legible and permanent, and must be of a color that contrasts with the background material.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Enforcement action.</E> Longline gear not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and found deployed in the EEZ will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.805</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.806</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibited area management.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Longline fishing prohibited areas.</E> Longline fishing is prohibited in the longline fishing prohibited areas as defined in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">NWHI protected species zone.</E> The NWHI protected species zone is the portion of the EEZ within 50 nm of the center geographical positions of certain islands and reefs in the NWHI, as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s35,8,8" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nihoa Island</ENT> <ENT>23°05′</ENT> <ENT>161°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Necker Island</ENT> <ENT>23°35′</ENT> <ENT>164°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">French Frigate Shoals</ENT> <ENT>23°45′</ENT> <ENT>166°15′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gardner Pinnacles</ENT> <ENT>25°00′</ENT> <ENT>168°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Maro Reef</ENT> <ENT>25°25′</ENT> <ENT>170°35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Laysan Island</ENT> <ENT>25°45′</ENT> <ENT>171°45′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lisianski Island</ENT> <ENT>26°00′</ENT> <ENT>173°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pearl and Hermes Reef</ENT> <ENT>27°50′</ENT> <ENT>175°50′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Midway Island</ENT> <ENT>28°14′</ENT> <ENT>177°22′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Kure Island</ENT> <ENT>28°25′</ENT> <ENT>178°20′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">Where the areas are not contiguous, parallel lines drawn tangent to and connecting those semicircles of the 50-nm areas that lie between Nihoa Island and Necker Island, French Frigate Shoals and Gardner Pinnacles, Gardner Pinnacles and Maro Reef, and Lisianski Island and Pearl and Hermes Reef, delimit the remainder of the NWHI longline protected species zone.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI).</E> (i) From February 1 through September 30 each year, the MHI longline fishing prohibited area is the portion of the EEZ around Hawaii bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,12,12" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>18°05′</ENT> <ENT>155°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="440"/> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>18°20′</ENT> <ENT>156°25′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>20°00′</ENT> <ENT>157°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">D</ENT> <ENT>20°40′</ENT> <ENT>161°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">E</ENT> <ENT>21°40′</ENT> <ENT>161°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">F</ENT> <ENT>23°00′</ENT> <ENT>161°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G</ENT> <ENT>23°05′</ENT> <ENT>159°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">H</ENT> <ENT>22°55′</ENT> <ENT>157°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">I</ENT> <ENT>21°30′</ENT> <ENT>155°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">J</ENT> <ENT>19°50′</ENT> <ENT>153°50′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">K</ENT> <ENT>19°00′</ENT> <ENT>154°05′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>18°05′</ENT> <ENT>155°40′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) From October 1 through the following January 31 each year, the MHI longline fishing prohibited area is the portion of the EEZ around Hawaii bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,12,12" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>18°05′</ENT> <ENT>155°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">L</ENT> <ENT>18°25′</ENT> <ENT>155°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">M</ENT> <ENT>19°00′</ENT> <ENT>154°45′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N</ENT> <ENT>19°15′</ENT> <ENT>154°25′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">O</ENT> <ENT>19°40′</ENT> <ENT>154°20′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">P</ENT> <ENT>20°20′</ENT> <ENT>154°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Q</ENT> <ENT>20°35′</ENT> <ENT>155°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">R</ENT> <ENT>21°00′</ENT> <ENT>155°35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">S</ENT> <ENT>22°30′</ENT> <ENT>157°35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">T</ENT> <ENT>22°40′</ENT> <ENT>159°35′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">U</ENT> <ENT>22°25′</ENT> <ENT>160°20′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">V</ENT> <ENT>21°55′</ENT> <ENT>160°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">W</ENT> <ENT>21°40′</ENT> <ENT>161°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">E</ENT> <ENT>21°40′</ENT> <ENT>161°55′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">D</ENT> <ENT>20°40′</ENT> <ENT>161°40′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>20°00′</ENT> <ENT>157°30′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>18°20′</ENT> <ENT>156°25′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>18°05′</ENT> <ENT>155°40′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) <E T="03">Guam.</E> The Guam longline fishing prohibited area is the portion of the EEZ around Guam bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,12,12" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">E. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>14°25′</ENT> <ENT>144°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>14°00′</ENT> <ENT>143°38′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>13°41′</ENT> <ENT>143°33′33“</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">D</ENT> <ENT>13°00′</ENT> <ENT>143°25′30“</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">E</ENT> <ENT>12°20′</ENT> <ENT>143°37′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">F</ENT> <ENT>11°40′</ENT> <ENT>144°09′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G</ENT> <ENT>12°00′</ENT> <ENT>145°00′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">H</ENT> <ENT>13°00′</ENT> <ENT>145°42′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">I</ENT> <ENT>13°27′</ENT> <ENT>145°51′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">CNMI.</E> The CNMI longline fishing prohibited area is the portion of the EEZ around the CNMI bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,12,12" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">N. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">E. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>14°00′</ENT> <ENT>144°34′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>15°49′</ENT> <ENT>145°29′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>16°21′</ENT> <ENT>145°06′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">D</ENT> <ENT>17°03′</ENT> <ENT>145°22′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">E</ENT> <ENT>19°07′</ENT> <ENT>145°09′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">F</ENT> <ENT>20°39′</ENT> <ENT>144°19′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G</ENT> <ENT>21°04′</ENT> <ENT>145°06′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">H</ENT> <ENT>19°19′</ENT> <ENT>146°04′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">I</ENT> <ENT>16°00′</ENT> <ENT>146°32′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">J</ENT> <ENT>13°32′</ENT> <ENT>145°32′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>14°00′</ENT> <ENT>144°34′</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) <E T="03">American Samoa large vessel prohibited areas.</E> A large vessel of the United States may not be used to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS in the American Samoa large vessel prohibited areas as defined in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section, except as allowed pursuant to an exemption issued under § 665.818.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Tutuila Island, Manua Islands, and Rose Atoll (AS-1).</E> The large vessel prohibited area around Tutuila Island, the Manua Islands, and Rose Atoll consists of the waters of the EEZ around American Samoa enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,xls50,xls50" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">S. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AS-1-A</ENT> <ENT>13°41′54″</ENT> <ENT>167°17′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AS-1-B</ENT> <ENT>15°23′10″</ENT> <ENT>167°17′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AS-1-C</ENT> <ENT>15°23′10″</ENT> <ENT>169°00′42″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">AS-1-D</ENT> <ENT>15°13′</ENT> <ENT>169°00′42″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="21">and from point AS-1-A westward along latitude 13°41′54″ S. until intersecting the U.S. EEZ boundary with Samoa, and from point AS-1-D westward along latitude 15°13′ S. until intersecting the U.S. EEZ boundary with Samoa.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Swains Island (AS-2).</E> The Swains Island large vessel prohibited area is the portion of the EEZ around American Samoa enclosed by straight lines connecting the following coordinates:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,12,12" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">S. lat.</CHED> <CHED H="1">W. long.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AS-2-A</ENT> <ENT>11°48′</ENT> <ENT>171°50′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">AS-2-B</ENT> <ENT>11°48′</ENT> <ENT>170°20′</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="21">and from Point AS-2-A northward along the longitude 171°50′ W. until intersecting the U.S. EEZ boundary with Tokelau, and from Point AS-2-B northward along the longitude 170°20′ W. until intersecting the U.S. EEZ boundary with Tokelau.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 37289, June 27, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 34261, June 11, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.807</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemptions for Hawaii longline fishing prohibited areas; procedures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An exemption permitting a person to use longline gear to fish in a portion(s) of the Hawaii longline fishing <PRTPAGE P="441"/>prohibited area will be issued to a person who can document that he or she:</P> <P>(1) Currently owns a Hawaii longline limited access permit issued under this part and registered for use with his or her vessel;</P> <P>(2) Before 1970, was the owner or operator of a vessel when that vessel landed western Pacific pelagic MUS taken on longline gear in an area that is now within the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area;</P> <P>(3) Was the owner or operator of a vessel that landed western Pacific pelagic MUS taken on longline gear in an area that is now within the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area, in at least 5 calendar years after 1969, which need not be consecutive; and</P> <P>(4) In any one of the 5 calendar years, was the owner or operator of a vessel that harvested at least 80 percent of its total landings, by weight, of longline-caught western Pacific pelagic MUS in an area that is now in the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area.</P> <P>(b) Each exemption shall specify the portion(s) of the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area, bounded by longitudinal and latitudinal lines drawn to include each statistical area, as appearing on Hawaii State Commercial Fisheries Charts, in which the exemption holder made the harvest documented for the exemption application under paragraph (a)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(c) Each exemption is valid only within the portion(s) of the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area specified on the exemption.</P> <P>(d) A person seeking an exemption under this section must submit an application and supporting documentation to PIRO at least 15 days before the desired effective date of the exemption.</P> <P>(e) If the Regional Administrator determines that a gear conflict has occurred and is likely to occur again in the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area between a vessel used by a person holding an exemption under this section and a non-longline vessel, the Regional Administrator may prohibit all longline fishing in the Hawaii longline fishing prohibited area around the island where the conflict occurred, or in portions thereof, upon notice to each holder of an exemption who would be affected by such a prohibition.</P> <P>(f) The Council will consider information provided by persons with Hawaii longline limited access permits issued under this part who believe they have experienced extreme financial hardship resulting from the Hawaii longline area closure, and will consider recommendations of the Pelagic Advisory Review Board to assess whether exemptions under this section should continue to be allowed, and, if appropriate, revise the qualifying criteria in paragraph (a) of this section to permit additional exemptions.</P> <P>(1) If additional exemptions are needed, the Council will advise the Regional Administrator in writing of its recommendation, including criteria by which financial hardships will be mitigated, while retaining the effectiveness of the longline fishing prohibited area.</P> <P>(2) Following a review of the Council's recommendation and supporting rationale, the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(i) Reject the Council's recommendation, in which case written reasons will be provided by the Regional Administrator to the Council for the rejection; or</P> <P>(ii) Concur with the Council's recommendation and, after finding that it is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Pelagics FEP, the national standards, and other applicable law, initiate rulemaking to implement the Council's recommendations.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.808</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Conditions for at-sea observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) NMFS shall advise the permit holder or the designated agent of any observer requirement at least 24 hours (not including weekends and Federal holidays) before any trip for which NMFS received timely notice in compliance with these regulations.</P> <P>(b) The “Notice Prior to Fishing Trip” requirements in this subpart commit the permit holder to the representations in the notice. The notice can be modified by the permit holder or designated agent because of changed circumstance, if the Regional Administrator is promptly provided a modification to the notice that complies with the notice requirements. The notice will also be considered modified if the Regional Administrator and the permit <PRTPAGE P="442"/>holder or designated agent agrees to placement changes.</P> <P>(c) When NMFS notifies the permit holder or designated agent of the obligation to carry an observer in response to a notification under this subpart, or as a condition of an EFP issued under § 665.17, the vessel may not engage in the fishery without taking the observer.</P> <P>(d) A NMFS observer shall arrive at the observer's assigned vessel 30 minutes before the time designated for departure in the notice or the notice as modified, and will wait 1 hour for departure.</P> <P>(e) A permit holder must accommodate a NMFS observer assigned under these regulations. The Regional Administrator's office, and not the observer, will address any concerns raised over accommodations.</P> <P>(f) The permit holder, vessel operator, and crew must cooperate with the observer in the performance of the observer's duties, including:</P> <P>(1) Allowing for the embarking and debarking of the observer.</P> <P>(2) Allowing the observer access to all areas of the vessel necessary to conduct observer duties.</P> <P>(3) Allowing the observer access to communications equipment and navigation equipment as necessary to perform observer duties.</P> <P>(4) Allowing the observer access to VMS units to verify operation, obtain data, and use the communication capabilities of the units for official purposes.</P> <P>(5) Providing accurate vessel locations by latitude and longitude or loran coordinates, upon request by the observer.</P> <P>(6) Providing sea turtle, marine mammal, or seabird specimens as requested.</P> <P>(7) Notifying the observer in a timely fashion when commercial fishing operations are to begin and end.</P> <P>(g) The permit holder, operator, and crew must comply with other terms and conditions to ensure the effective deployment and use of observers that the Regional Administrator imposes by written notice.</P> <P>(h) The permit holder must ensure that assigned observers are provided living quarters comparable to crew members and are provided the same meals, snacks, and amenities as are normally provided to other vessel personnel. A mattress or futon on the floor or a cot is not acceptable if a regular bunk is provided to any crew member, unless other arrangements are approved in advance by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(i) Reimbursement requirements are as follows:</P> <P>(1) Upon observer verification of vessel accommodations and the number of assigned days on board, NMFS will reimburse vessel owners a reasonable amount for observer subsistence as determined by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) If requested and properly documented, NMFS will reimburse the vessel owner for the following:</P> <P>(i) Communications charges incurred by the observer.</P> <P>(ii) Lost fishing time arising from a seriously injured or seriously ill observer, provided that notification of the nature of the emergency is transmitted to the Observer Program, NMFS (see address for PIRO Regional Administrator) at the earliest practical time. NMFS will reimburse the owner only for those days during which the vessel is unable to fish as a direct result of helping the NMFS employee who is seriously injured or seriously ill. Lost fishing time is based on time traveling to and from the fishing grounds and any documented out-of-pocket expenses for medical services. Payment will be based on the current target fish market prices and that vessel's average target fish catch retained per day at sea for the previous 2 years, but shall not exceed $5,000 per day or $20,000 per claim. Detailed billing with receipts and supporting records are required for allowable communication and lost fishing time claims. The claim must be completed in ink, showing the claimant's printed name, address, vessel name, observer name, trip dates, days observer was on board, an explanation of the charges, and claimant's dated signature with a statement verifying the claim to be true and correct. Requested reimbursement claims must be submitted to the Fisheries Observer Branch, Pacific Islands Region, <PRTPAGE P="443"/>NMFS. NMFS will not process reimbursement invoices and documentation submitted more than 120 days after the occurrence.</P> <P>(j) If a vessel normally has cabins for crew members, female observers on a vessel with an all-male crew must be accommodated either in a single person cabin or, if NMFS concludes that adequate privacy can be ensured by installing a curtain or other temporary divider, in a two-person shared cabin. If the vessel normally does not have cabins for crew members, alternative accommodations must be approved by NMFS. If a cabin assigned to a female observer does not have its own toilet and shower facilities that can be provided for the exclusive use of the observer, or if no cabin is assigned, then arrangements for sharing common facilities must be established and approved in advance by NMFS.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.809</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Port privileges and transiting for unpermitted U.S. longline vessels.</SUBJECT> <P>A U.S. longline fishing vessel that does not have a permit under subpart A of this part may enter waters of the fishery management area with western Pacific pelagic MUS on board, but may not land or transship any western Pacific pelagic MUS on board the vessel. The vessel's longline gear must be stowed or secured so it is rendered unusable during the time the vessel is in those waters.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.810</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibition of drift gillnetting.</SUBJECT> <P>Fishing with drift gillnets in the fishery management area is prohibited, except where authorized by an EFP issued under § 665.17.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.811</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.812</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sea turtle take mitigation measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Possession and use of required mitigation gear. The gear required in paragraph (a) of this section must be used according to the sea turtle handling requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(1) Hawaii longline limited access permits. Any owner or operator of a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit must carry aboard the vessel line clippers meeting the minimum design standards specified in paragraph (a)(5) of this section, dip nets meeting the minimum design standards specified in paragraph (a)(6) of this section, and dehookers meeting the minimum design and performance standards specified in paragraph (a)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(2) Other longline vessels with freeboards of more than 3 ft (0.91m). Any owner or operator of a longline vessel with a permit issued under § 665.801 other than a Hawaii limited access longline permit and that has a freeboard of more than 3 ft (0.91 m) must carry aboard the vessel line clippers meeting the minimum design standards specified in paragraph (a)(5) of this section, dip nets meeting the minimum design standards specified in paragraph (a)(6) of this section, and dehookers meeting this minimum design and performance standards specified in paragraph (a)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(3) Other longline vessels with freeboards of 3 ft (0.91 m) or less. Any owner or operator of a longline vessel with a permit issued under § 665.801 other than a Hawaii limited access longline permit and that has a freeboard of 3 ft (0.91 m) or less must carry aboard their vessels line clippers capable of cutting the vessels fishing line or leader within approximately 1 ft (0.3 m) of the eye of an embedded hook, as well as wire or bolt cutters capable of cutting through the vessel's hooks.</P> <P>(4) Handline, troll, pole-and-line, and other vessels using hooks other than longline vessels. Any owner or operator of a vessel fishing under the Pelagics FEP with hooks other than longline gear are not required to carry specific mitigation gear, but must comply with the handling requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Line clippers.</E> Line clippers are intended to cut fishing line as close as possible to hooked or entangled sea turtles. NMFS has established minimum design standards for line clippers. The Arceneaux line clipper (ALC) is a model line clipper that meets these minimum design standards and may be fabricated from readily available and low-cost materials (see Figure 3 to this part). The minimum design standards are as follows:<PRTPAGE P="444"/> </P> <P>(i) A protected cutting blade. The cutting blade must be curved, recessed, contained in a holder, or otherwise afforded some protection to minimize direct contact of the cutting surface with sea turtles or users of the cutting blade.</P> <P>(ii) Cutting blade edge. The blade must be capable of cutting 2.0-2.1 mm monofilament line and nylon or polypropylene multistrand material commonly known as braided mainline or tarred mainline.</P> <P>(iii) An extended reach holder for the cutting blade. The line clipper must have an extended reach handle or pole of at least 6 ft (1.82 m).</P> <P>(iv) Secure fastener. The cutting blade must be securely fastened to the extended reach handle or pole to ensure effective deployment and use.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Dip nets.</E> Dip nets are intended to facilitate safe handling of sea turtles and access to sea turtles for purposes of cutting lines in a manner that minimizes injury and trauma to sea turtles. The minimum design standards for dip nets that meet the requirements of this section nets are:</P> <P>(i) An extended reach handle. The dip net must have an extended reach handle of at least 6 ft (1.82 m) of wood or other rigid material able to support a minimum of 100 lb (34.1 kg) without breaking or significant bending or distortion.</P> <P>(ii) Size of dip net. The dip net must have a net hoop of at least 31 inches (78.74 cm) inside diameter and a bag depth of at least 38 inches (96.52 cm). The bag mesh openings may be no more than 3 inches by 3 inches (7.62 cm by 7.62 cm).</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Dehookers.</E> (i) Long-handled dehooker for ingested hooks. This item is intended to be used to remove ingested hooks from sea turtles that cannot be boated, and to engage a loose hook when a turtle is entangled but not hooked and line is being removed. One long-handled dehooker for ingested hooks is required on board. The minimum design and performance standards are as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Hook removal device.</E> The hook removal device must be constructed of <FR>5/16</FR> inch (7.94 mm) 316L stainless steel and have a dehooking end no larger than 1<FR>7/8</FR> inches (4.76 cm) outside diameter. The device must be capable of securely engaging and controlling the leader while shielding the barb of the hook to prevent the hook from re-engaging during removal. It must not have any unprotected terminal points (including blunt ones), as these could cause injury to the esophagus during hook removal. The device must be of a size capable of securing the range of hook sizes and styles used by the vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Extended reach handle.</E> The hook removal device must be securely fastened to an extended reach handle or pole with a length equal to or greater than 150 percent of the vessel's freeboard or 6 ft (1.83 m), whichever is greater. It is recommended that the handle be designed so that it breaks down into sections. The handle must be sturdy and strong enough to facilitate the secure attachment of the hook removal device.</P> <P>(ii) Long-handled dehooker for external hooks. This item is intended to be used to remove externally-hooked hooks from sea turtles that cannot be boated. The long-handled dehooker for ingested hooks described in paragraph (a)(7)(i) of this section meets this requirement. The minimum design and performance standards are as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Construction.</E> The device must be constructed of <FR>5/16</FR> inch (7.94 mm) 316 L stainless steel rod. A 5 inch (12.70 cm) tube T-handle of 1 inch (2.54 cm) outside diameter is recommended, but not required. The dehooking end must be blunt with all edges rounded. The device must be of a size capable of securing the range of hook sizes and styles used by the vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Handle.</E> The handle must have a length equal to or greater than the vessel's freeboard or 3 ft (0.91 m), whichever is greater.</P> <P>(iii) Long-handled device to pull an “inverted V.” This item is intended to be used to pull an “inverted V” in the fishing line when disentangling and dehooking entangled sea turtles. One long-handled device to pull an “inverted V” is required on the vessel. The minimum design and performance standards are as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Hook end.</E> It must have a hook-shaped end, like that of a standard <PRTPAGE P="445"/>boat hook or gaff, which must be constructed of stainless steel or aluminum.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Handle.</E> The handle must have a length equal to or greater than 150 percent of the vessel's freeboard or 6 ft (1.83 m), whichever is greater. The handle must be sturdy and strong enough to allow the hook end to be effectively used to engage and pull an “inverted V” in the line.</P> <P>(C) The long-handled dehookers described in paragraphs (a)(7)(i) and (ii) of this section meet this requirement.</P> <P>(iv) Short-handled dehooker for ingested hooks. This item is intended to be used to remove ingested hooks, externally hooked hooks, and hooks in the front of the mouth of sea turtles that can be boated. One short-handled dehooker for ingested hooks is required on board. The minimum design and performance standards are as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Hook removal device.</E> The hook removal device must be constructed of <FR>1/4</FR> inch (6.35 mm) 316 L stainless steel, and the design of the dehooking end must be such to allow the hook to be secured and the barb shielded without re-engaging during the hook removal process. The dehooking end must be no larger than 1-5/16 inch (3.33 cm) outside diameter. It must not have any unprotected terminal points (including blunt ones), as this could cause injury to the esophagus during hook removal. The dehooking end must be of a size appropriate to secure the range of hook sizes and styles used by the vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Sliding plastic bite block.</E> The dehooker must have a sliding plastic bite block, which is intended to be used to protect the sea turtle's beak and facilitate hook removal if the turtle bites down on the dehooker. The bite block must be constructed of a <FR>3/4</FR> inch (1.91 cm) inside diameter high impact plastic cylinder (for example, Schedule 80 PVC) that is 10 inches (25.40 cm) long. The dehooker and bite block must be configured to allow for 5 inches (12.70 cm) of slide of the bite block along the shaft of the dehooker.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Shaft and handle.</E> The shaft must be 16 to 24 inches (40.64 to 60.69 cm) in length, and must have a T-handle 4 to 6 inches (10.16 to 15.24 cm) in length and <FR>3/4</FR> to 1<FR>1/4</FR> inches (1.90 to 3.18 cm) in diameter.</P> <P>(v) Short-handled dehooker for external hooks. This item is intended to be used to remove externally hooked hooks from sea turtles that can be boated. One short-handled dehooker for external hooks is required on board. The short-handled dehooker for ingested hooks required to comply with paragraph (a)(7)(v) of this section meets this requirement. The minimum design and performance standards are as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Hook removal device.</E> The hook removal device must be constructed of <FR>5/16</FR> inch (7.94 cm) 316 L stainless steel, and the design must be such that a hook can be rotated out without pulling it out at an angle. The dehooking end must be blunt, and all edges rounded. The device must be of a size appropriate to secure the range of hook sizes and styles used by the vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Shaft and handle.</E> The shaft must be 16 to 24 inches (40.64 to 60.69 cm) in length, and must have a T-handle 4 to 6 inches (10.16 to 15.24 cm) in length and <FR>3/4</FR> to 1<FR>1/4</FR> inches (1.90 to 3.18 cm) in diameter.</P> <P>(8) Tire. This item is intended to be used for supporting a turtle in an upright orientation while it is on board. One tire is required on board, but an assortment of sizes is recommended to accommodate a range of turtle sizes. The tire must be a standard passenger vehicle tire and must be free of exposed steel belts.</P> <P>(9) Long-nose or needle-nose pliers. This item is intended to be used to remove deeply embedded hooks from the turtle's flesh that must be twisted in order to be removed, and also to hold in place PVC splice couplings when used as mouth openers. One pair of long-nose or needle-nose pliers is required on board. The minimum design standards are as follows: The pliers must be 8 to 14 inches (20.32 to 35.56 cm) in length. It is recommended that they be constructed of stainless steel material.</P> <P>(10) Wire or bolt cutters. This item is intended to be used to cut through hooks in order to remove all or part of the hook. One pair of wire or bolt cutters is required on board. The minimum design and performance standards are as follows: The wire or bolt cutters must be capable of cutting hard <PRTPAGE P="446"/>metals, such as stainless or carbon steel hooks, and they must be capable of cutting through the hooks used by the vessel.</P> <P>(11) Monofilament line cutters. This item is intended to be used to cut and remove fishing line as close to the eye of the hook as possible if the hook is swallowed or cannot be removed. One pair of monofilament line cutters is required on board. The minimum design standards are as follows: Monofilament line cutters must be 6 to 9 inches (15.24 to 22.86 cm) in length. The blades must be 1<FR>3/4</FR> (4.45 cm) in length and <FR>5/8</FR> inches (1.59 cm) wide when closed.</P> <P>(12) Mouth openers and gags. These items are intended to be used to open the mouths of boated sea turtles, and to keep them open when removing ingested hooks in a way that allows the hook or line to be removed without causing further injury to the turtle. At least two of the seven different types of mouth openers and gags described below are required on board. The seven types and their minimum design standards are as follows.</P> <P>(i) A block of hard wood. A block of hard wood is intended to be used to gag open a turtle's mouth by placing it in the corner of the jaw. It must be made of hard wood of a type that does not splinter (for example, maple), and it must have rounded and smoothed edges. The dimensions must be 10 to 12 inches (24.50 to 30.48 cm) by <FR>3/4</FR> to 1<FR>1/4</FR> inches (1.90 to 3.18 cm) by <FR>3/4</FR> to 1<FR>1/4</FR> inches (1.90 to 3.18 cm).</P> <P>(ii) A set of three canine mouth gags. A canine mouth gag is intended to be used to gag open a turtle's mouth while allowing hands-free operation after it is in place. A set of canine mouth gags must include one of each of the following sizes: small (5 inches, 12.7 cm), medium (6 inches, 15.2 cm), and large (7 inches, 17.8 cm). They must be constructed of stainless steel. A 1<FR>3/4</FR> inch (4.45 cm) long piece of vinyl tubing (<FR>3/4</FR> inch, 1.91 cm) outside diameter and <FR>5/8</FR> inch (1.59 cm) inside diameter) must be placed over the ends of the gags to protect the turtle's beak.</P> <P>(iii) A set of two sturdy canine chew bones. A canine chew bone is intended to be used to gag open a turtle's mouth by placing it in the corner of the jaw. They must be constructed of durable nylon, zylene resin, or thermoplastic polymer, and strong enough to withstand biting without splintering. To accommodate a variety of turtle beak sizes, a set must include one large (5<FR>1/2</FR> to 8 inches (13.97 to 20.32 cm) in length) and one small (3<FR>1/2</FR> to 4<FR>1/2</FR> inches (8.89 to 11.43 cm) in length) canine chew bones.</P> <P>(iv) A set of two rope loops covered with hose. A set of two rope loops covered with a piece of hose is intended to be used as a mouth opener and to keep a turtle's mouth open during hook and/or line removal. A set consists of two 3-foot (0.91 m) lengths of poly braid rope, each covered with an 8 inch (20.32 cm) section of <FR>1/2</FR> inch (1.27 cm) or <FR>3/4</FR> inch (1.91 cm) light-duty garden hose, and each tied into a loop.</P> <P>(v) A hank of rope. A hank of rope is intended to be used to gag open a sea turtle's mouth by placing it in the corner of the jaw. A hank of rope is made from a 6 foot (1.83 m) lanyard of braided nylon rope that is folded to create a hank, or looped bundle, of rope. The hank must be 2 to 4 inches (5.08 to 10.16 cm) in thickness.</P> <P>(vi) A set of four PVC splice couplings. PVC splice couplings are intended to be used to allow access to the back of the mouth of a turtle for hook and line removal by positioning them inside a turtle's mouth and holding them in place with long-nose or needle-nose pliers. The set must consist of the following Schedule 40 PVC splice coupling sizes: 1 inch (2.54 cm), 1<FR>1/4</FR> inches (3.18 cm), 1<FR>1/2</FR> inches (3.81 cm), and 2 inches (5.08 cm).</P> <P>(vii) A large avian oral speculum. A large avian oral speculum is intended to be used to hold a turtle's mouth open and control the head with one hand while removing a hook with the other hand. It must be 9 inches (22.86 cm) in length and constructed of <FR>3/16</FR> inch (4.76 mm) wire diameter surgical stainless steel (Type 304). It must be covered with 8 inches (20.32 cm) of clear vinyl tubing <FR>5/16</FR> inch (7.94 mm) outside diameter, <FR>3/16</FR> inch (4.76 mm) inside diameter.</P> <P>(b) Handling requirements. If a sea turtle is observed to be hooked or entangled in fishing gear from any vessel fishing under the Pelagics FEP, vessel owners and operators must use the required mitigation gear set forth in <PRTPAGE P="447"/>paragraph (a) of this section to comply with these handling requirements. Any hooked or entangled sea turtle must be handled in a manner to minimize injury and promote survival.</P> <P>(1) Sea turtles that cannot be brought aboard. In instances where a sea turtle is too large to be brought aboard or the sea turtle cannot be brought aboard without causing further injury to the sea turtle, the vessel owner or operator must disentangle and remove the gear, or cut the line as close as possible to the hook or entanglement, to remove the maximum amount of the gear from the sea turtle.</P> <P>(2) Sea turtles that can be brought aboard. In instances where a sea turtle is not too large to be brought aboard, or the sea turtle can be brought aboard without causing further injury to the turtle, the vessel owner or operator must take the following actions:</P> <P>(i) Immediately bring the sea turtle aboard;</P> <P>(ii) Handle the sea turtle in accordance with the procedures in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this section; and</P> <P>(iii) Disentangle and remove the gear, or cut the line as close as possible to the hook or entanglement, to remove the maximum amount of the gear from the sea turtle.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Sea turtle resuscitation.</E> If a sea turtle appears dead or comatose, the following actions must be taken:</P> <P>(i) Place the sea turtle on its belly (on the bottom shell or plastron) so that the sea turtle is right side up and its hindquarters elevated at least 6 inches (15.24 cm) for a period of no less than 4 hours and no more than 24 hours. The amount of the elevation varies with the size of the sea turtle; greater elevations are needed for larger sea turtles;</P> <P>(ii) Administer a reflex test at least once every 3 hours. The test is to be performed by gently touching the eye and pinching the tail of a sea turtle to determine if the sea turtle is responsive;</P> <P>(iii) Keep the sea turtle shaded and damp or moist (but under no circumstances place the sea turtle into a container holding water). A water-soaked towel placed over the eyes, carapace and flippers is the most effective method of keeping a sea turtle moist; and</P> <P>(iv) Return to the sea any sea turtle that revives and becomes active in the manner described in paragraph (b)(4) of this section. Sea turtles that fail to revive within the 24-hour period must also be returned to the sea in the manner described in paragraph (b)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Sea turtle release.</E> After handling a sea turtle in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section, the sea turtle must be returned to the ocean after identification unless NMFS requests the retention of a dead sea turtle for research. In releasing a sea turtle the vessel owner or operator must:</P> <P>(i) Place the vessel engine in neutral gear so that the propeller is disengaged and the vessel is stopped, and release the sea turtle away from deployed gear; and</P> <P>(ii) Observe that the turtle is safely away from the vessel before engaging the propeller and continuing operations.</P> <P>(5) Other sea turtle requirements. No sea turtle, including a dead turtle, may be consumed or sold. A sea turtle may be landed, offloaded, transshipped or kept below deck only if NMFS requests the retention of a dead sea turtle for research.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.813</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Western Pacific longline fishing restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(b) Limits on sea turtle interactions. (1) Maximum annual limits are established on the number of physical interactions that occur each calendar year between leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles and vessels registered for use under Hawaii longline limited access permits while shallow-setting. The annual limit for leatherback sea turtles (<E T="03">Dermochelys coriacea</E>) is 16, and the annual limit for loggerhead sea turtles (<E T="03">Caretta caretta</E>) is 17.</P> <P>(2) Upon determination by the Regional Administrator that, based on data from NMFS observers, either of the two sea turtle interaction limits has been reached during a given calendar year:<PRTPAGE P="448"/> </P> <P>(i) As soon as practicable, the Regional Administrator will file for publication at the Office of the Federal Register a notification of the sea turtle interaction limit having been reached. The notification will include an advisement that the shallow-set component of the longline fishery shall be closed, and that shallow-set longline fishing north of the Equator by vessels registered for use under Hawaii longline limited access permits will be prohibited beginning at a specified date, until the end of the calendar year in which the sea turtle interaction limit was reached. Coincidental with the filing of the notification, the Regional Administrator will also provide actual notice that the shallow-set component of the longline fishery shall be closed, and that shallow-set longline fishing north of the Equator by vessels registered for use under Hawaii longline limited access permits will be prohibited beginning at a specified date, to all holders of Hawaii longline limited access permits via telephone, satellite telephone, radio, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, or post.</P> <P>(ii) Beginning on the fishery closure date indicated by the Regional Administrator in the notification provided to vessel operators and permit holders and published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> under paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section, until the end of the calendar year in which the sea turtle interaction limit was reached, the Hawaii-based shallow-set component of the longline fishery shall be closed.</P> <P>(c) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(d) Vessels registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit may not have on board at any time during a trip for which notification to NMFS under § 665.803(a) indicated that deep-setting would be done any float lines less than 20 meters in length or light sticks. As used in this paragraph “float line” means a line used to suspend the main longline beneath a float and “light stick” means any type of light emitting device, including any fluorescent “glow bead,” chemical, or electrically powered light that is affixed underwater to the longline gear.</P> <P>(e) [<E T="03">Reserved</E>]</P> <P>(f) Any owner or operator of a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 must use only circle hooks sized 18/0 or larger, with an offset not to exceed 10 degrees, when shallow-setting north of the Equator (0° lat.). As used in this paragraph, an offset circle hook sized 18/0 or larger is one with an outer diameter at its widest point no smaller than 1.97 inches (50 mm) when measured with the eye of the hook on the vertical axis (y-axis) and perpendicular to the horizontal axis (x-axis). As used in this paragraph, the allowable offset is measured from the barbed end of the hook, and is relative to the parallel plane of the eyed-end, or shank, of the hook when laid on its side.</P> <P>(g) Any owner or operator of a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 must use only mackerel-type bait when shallow-setting north of the Equator (0° lat.). As used in this paragraph, mackerel-type bait means a whole fusiform fish with a predominantly blue, green or gray back and predominantly gray, silver or white lower sides and belly.</P> <P>(h) Owners and operators of vessels registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit may make sets only of the type (shallow-setting or deep-setting) indicated in the notification to NMFS pursuant to § 665.803(a).</P> <P>(i) Vessels registered for use under Hawaii longline limited access permits may not be used to engage in shallow-setting north of the Equator (0° lat.) any time during which the shallow-set component of the longline fishery is closed pursuant to paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Swordfish limits.</E> When fishing north of the Equator (0° lat.), owners and operators of vessels registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit, on a trip for which the permit holder notified NMFS under § 665.803(a) that the vessel would deep-set, may possess or land no more than the following number of swordfish for such trip:</P> <P>(1) If an observer is on board, there is no limit.</P> <P>(2) If there is no observer on board, and if only circle hooks are used, the limit is 25.<PRTPAGE P="449"/> </P> <P>(3) If there is no observer on board, and if any type of hook other than a circle hook is used, the limit is 10.</P> <P>(k) When fishing south of the Equator (0° lat.) for western Pacific pelagic MUS, owners and operators of vessels longer than 40 ft (12.2 m) registered for use with any valid longline permit issued pursuant to § 665.801 must use longline gear that is configured according to the requirements in paragraphs (k)(1) through (k)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(1) Each float line must be at least 30 m long.</P> <P>(2) At least 15 branch lines must be attached to the mainline between any two float lines attached to the mainline.</P> <P>(3) Each branch line must be at least 10 meters long.</P> <P>(4) No branch line may be attached to the mainline closer than 70 meters to any float line.</P> <P>(5) No more than 10 swordfish may be possessed or landed during a single fishing trip.</P> <CITA>[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 13299, Mar. 11, 2011; 76 FR 52889, Aug. 24, 2011; 77 FR 43722, July 26, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.814</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Protected species workshop.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Each year, both the owner and the operator of a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 must attend and be certified for completion of a workshop conducted by NMFS on interaction mitigation techniques for sea turtles, seabirds and other protected species.</P> <P>(b) A protected species workshop certificate will be issued by NMFS annually to any person who has completed the workshop.</P> <P>(c) An owner of a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 must have a valid protected species workshop certificate issued by NMFS to the owner of the vessel, in order to maintain or renew their vessel registration.</P> <P>(d) An owner and an operator of a vessel registered for use under any longline permit issued under § 665.801 must have on board the vessel a valid protected species workshop certificate issued by NMFS to the operator of the vessel, or a legible copy thereof.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.815</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Pelagic longline seabird mitigation measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Seabird mitigation techniques.</E> When deep-setting or shallow-setting north of 23° N. lat. or shallow-setting south of 23° N. lat., owners and operators of vessels registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit, must either side-set according to paragraph (a)(1) of this section, or fish in accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(1) Side-setting. Owners and operators of vessels opting to side-set under this section must fish according to the following specifications:</P> <P>(i) The mainline must be deployed as far forward on the vessel as practicable, and at least 1 m (3.3 ft) forward from the stern of the vessel;</P> <P>(ii) The mainline and branch lines must be set from the port or the starboard side of the vessel;</P> <P>(iii) If a mainline shooter is used, the mainline shooter must be mounted as far forward on the vessel as practicable, and at least 1 m (3.3 ft) forward from the stern of the vessel;</P> <P>(iv) Branch lines must have weights with a minimum weight of 45 g (1.6 oz);</P> <P>(v) One weight must be connected to each branch line within 1 m (3.3 ft) of each hook;</P> <P>(vi) When seabirds are present, the longline gear must be deployed so that baited hooks remain submerged and do not rise to the sea surface; and</P> <P>(vii) A bird curtain must be deployed. Each bird curtain must consist of the following three components: a pole that is fixed to the side of the vessel aft of the line shooter and which is at least 3 m (9.8 ft) long; at least three main streamers that are attached at regular intervals to the upper 2 m (6.6 ft) of the pole and each of which has a minimum diameter of 20 mm (0.8 in); and branch streamers attached to each main streamer at the end opposite from the pole, each of which is long enough to drag on the sea surface in the absence of wind, and each of which has a minimum diameter 10 mm (0.4 in).</P> <P>(2) Alternative to side-setting. Owners and operators of vessels that do not side-set must do the following:</P> <P>(i) Discharge fish, fish parts (offal), or spent bait while setting or hauling <PRTPAGE P="450"/>longline gear, on the opposite side of the vessel from where the longline gear is being set or hauled, when seabirds are present;</P> <P>(ii) Retain sufficient quantities of fish, fish parts, or spent bait between the setting of longline gear for the purpose of strategically discharging it in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section;</P> <P>(iii) Remove all hooks from fish, fish parts, or spent bait prior to its discharge in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section;</P> <P>(iv) Remove the bill and liver of any swordfish that is caught, sever its head from the trunk and cut it in half vertically and periodically discharge the butchered heads and livers in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section;</P> <P>(v) When using basket-style longline gear north of 23° N. lat., ensure that the main longline is deployed slack to maximize its sink rate;</P> <P>(vi) Use completely thawed bait that has been dyed blue to an intensity level specified by a color quality control card issued by NMFS;</P> <P>(vii) Maintain a minimum of two cans (each sold as 0.45 kg or 1 lb size) containing blue dye on board the vessel; and</P> <P>(viii) Follow the requirements in paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section, as applicable.</P> <P>(3) Deep-setting requirements. The following additional requirements apply to vessels engaged in deep-setting using a monofilament main longline north of 23° N. lat. that do not side-set. Owners and operators of these vessels must do the following:</P> <P>(i) Employ a line shooter; and</P> <P>(ii) Attach a weight of at least 45 g (1.6 oz) to each branch line within 1 m (3.3 ft) of the hook.</P> <P>(4) Shallow-setting requirement. In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, owners and operators of vessels engaged in shallow-setting that do not side-set must begin the deployment of longline gear at least 1 hour after local sunset and complete the deployment no later than local sunrise, using only the minimum vessel lights to conform with navigation rules and best safety practices.</P> <P>(b) Short-tailed albatross handling techniques. If a short-tailed albatross is hooked or entangled by a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit, owners and operators must ensure that the following actions are taken:</P> <P>(1) Stop the vessel to reduce the tension on the line and bring the bird on board the vessel using a dip net;</P> <P>(2) Cover the bird with a towel to protect its feathers from oils or damage while being handled;</P> <P>(3) Remove any entangled lines from the bird; and</P> <P>(4) Determine if the bird is alive or dead.</P> <P>(i) If dead, freeze the bird immediately with an identification tag attached directly to the specimen listing the species, location and date of mortality, and band number if the bird has a leg band. Attach a duplicate identification tag to the bag or container holding the bird. Any leg bands present must remain on the bird. Contact NMFS, the USCG, or the USFWS at the numbers listed on the Short-tailed Albatross Handling Placard distributed at the NMFS protected species workshop, inform them that you have a dead short-tailed albatross on board, and submit the bird to NMFS within 72 hours following completion of the fishing trip.</P> <P>(ii) If alive, handle the bird in accordance with paragraphs (b)(5) through (11) of this section.</P> <P>(5) Place the bird in a safe enclosed place;</P> <P>(6) Immediately contact NMFS, the USCG, or the USFWS at the numbers listed on the Short-tailed Albatross Handling Placard distributed at the NMFS protected species workshop and request veterinary guidance;</P> <P>(7) Follow the veterinary guidance regarding the handling and release of the bird;</P> <P>(8) If the bird is externally hooked and no veterinary guidance is received within 24-48 hours, handle the bird in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (c)(5) of this section, and release the bird only if it meets the following criteria:</P> <P>(i) Able to hold its head erect and respond to noise and motion stimuli;</P> <P>(ii) Able to breathe without noise;<PRTPAGE P="451"/> </P> <P>(iii) Capable of flapping and retracting both wings to normal folded position on its back;</P> <P>(iv) Able to stand on both feet with toes pointed forward; and</P> <P>(v) Feathers are dry.</P> <P>(9) Any seabird that is released in accordance with paragraph (b)(8) of this section or under the guidance of a veterinarian must be placed on the sea surface;</P> <P>(10) If the hook has been ingested or is inaccessible, keep the bird in a safe, enclosed place and submit it to NMFS immediately upon the vessel's return to port. Do not give the bird food or water; and</P> <P>(11) Complete the short-tailed albatross recovery data form issued by NMFS.</P> <P>(c) Non-short-tailed albatross seabird handling techniques. If a seabird other than a short-tailed albatross is hooked or entangled by a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit owners and operators must ensure that the following actions are taken:</P> <P>(1) Stop the vessel to reduce the tension on the line and bring the seabird on board the vessel using a dip net;</P> <P>(2) Cover the seabird with a towel to protect its feathers from oils or damage while being handled;</P> <P>(3) Remove any entangled lines from the seabird;</P> <P>(4) Remove any external hooks by cutting the line as close as possible to the hook, pushing the hook barb out point first, cutting off the hook barb using bolt cutters, and then removing the hook shank;</P> <P>(5) Cut the fishing line as close as possible to ingested or inaccessible hooks;</P> <P>(6) Leave the bird in a safe enclosed space to recover until its feathers are dry; and</P> <P>(7) After recovered, release seabirds by placing them on the sea surface.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.816</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>American Samoa longline limited entry program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Under § 665.801(c), certain U.S. vessels are required to be registered for use under a valid American Samoa longline limited access permit. With the exception of reductions in permits in vessel size Class A under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the maximum number of permits will be capped at the number of initial permits actually issued under paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Terminology.</E> For purposes of this section, the following terms have these meanings:</P> <P>(1) Documented participation means participation proved by, but not necessarily limited to, a properly submitted NMFS or American Samoa logbook, an American Samoa creel survey record, a delivery or payment record from an American Samoa-based cannery, retailer or wholesaler, an American Samoa tax record, an individual wage record, ownership title, vessel registration, or other official documents showing:</P> <P>(i) Ownership of a vessel that was used to fish in the EEZ around American Samoa, or</P> <P>(ii) Evidence of work on a fishing trip during which longline gear was used to harvest western Pacific pelagic MUS in the EEZ around American Samoa. If the applicant does not possess the necessary documentation of evidence of work on a fishing trip based on records available only from NMFS or the Government of American Samoa (<E T="03">e.g.,</E> creel survey record or logbook), the applicant may issue a request to PIRO to obtain such records from the appropriate agencies, if available. The applicant should provide sufficient information on the fishing trip to allow PIRO to retrieve the records.</P> <P>(2) Family means those people related by blood, marriage, and formal or informal adoption.</P> <P>(c) Vessel size classes. The Regional Administrator shall issue American Samoa longline limited access permits in the following size classes:</P> <P>(1) Class A: Vessels less than or equal to 40 ft (12.2 m) LOA. The maximum number will be reduced as Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 permits are issued under paragraph (f)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(2) Class B: Vessels over 40 ft (12.2 m) to 50 ft (15.2 m) LOA.</P> <P>(3) Class B-1: Maximum number of 14 permits for vessels over 40 ft (12.2 m) to 50 ft (15.2 m) LOA, to be made available according to the following schedule:</P> <P>(i) Four permits in the first calendar year after the Regional Administrator <PRTPAGE P="452"/>has issued all initial permits in Classes A, B, C, and D (initial issuance);</P> <P>(ii) In the second calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first four, plus four additional permits;</P> <P>(iii) In the third calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first eight, plus four additional permits; and</P> <P>(iv) In the fourth calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first 12, plus two additional permits.</P> <P>(4) Class C: Vessels over 50 ft (15.2 m) to 70 ft (21.3 m) LOA.</P> <P>(5) Class C-1: Maximum number of six permits for vessels over 50 ft (15.2) to 70 ft (21.3 m) LOA, to be made available according to the following schedule:</P> <P>(i) Two permits in the first calendar year after initial issuance;</P> <P>(ii) In the second calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first two, plus two additional permits; and</P> <P>(iii) In the third calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first four, plus two additional permits.</P> <P>(6) Class D: Vessels over 70 ft (21.3 m) LOA.</P> <P>(7) Class D-1: Maximum number of 6 permits for vessels over 70 ft (21.3 m) LOA, to be made available according to the following schedule:</P> <P>(i) Two permits in the first calendar year after initial issuance;</P> <P>(ii) In the second calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first two, plus two additional permits; and</P> <P>(iii) In the third calendar year after initial issuance, any unissued, relinquished, or revoked permits of the first four, plus two additional permits.</P> <P>(d) A vessel subject to this section may only be registered with an American Samoa longline limited access permit of a size class equal to or larger than the vessel's LOA.</P> <P>(e) Initial permit qualification. Any U.S. national or U.S. citizen or company, partnership, or corporation qualifies for an initial American Samoa longline limited access permit if the person, company, partnership, or corporation, on or prior to March 21, 2002, owned a vessel that was used during the time of their ownership to harvest western Pacific pelagic MUS with longline gear in the EEZ around American Samoa, and that fish was landed in American Samoa:</P> <P>(1) Prior to March 22, 2002; or</P> <P>(2) Prior to June 28, 2002, provided that the person or business provided to NMFS or the Council, prior to March 22, 2002, a written notice of intent to participate in the pelagic longline fishery in the EEZ around American Samoa.</P> <P>(f) Initial permit issuance.</P> <P>(1) Any application for issuance of an initial permit must be submitted to PIRO no later than 120 days after the effective date of this final rule. The Regional Administrator shall publish a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> send notices to persons on the American Samoa pelagics mailing list, and use other means to notify prospective applicants of the availability of permits. Applications for initial permits must be made, and application fees paid, in accordance with §§ 665.13(c)(1), 665.13 (d), and 665.13 (f)(2). A complete application must include documented participation in the fishery in accordance with § 665.816(b)(1). If the applicant is any entity other than a sole owner, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet obtained from the Regional Administrator, containing the names and mailing addresses of all owners, partners, and corporate officers.</P> <P>(2) Only permits of Class A, B, C, and D will be made available for initial issuance. Permits of Class B-1, C-1, and D-1, will be made available in subsequent calendar years.</P> <P>(3) Within 30 days of receipt of a completed application, the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, PIRO, shall make a decision on whether the applicant qualifies for an initial permit and will notify the successful applicant by a dated letter. The successful applicant must register a vessel, of the equivalent size class or smaller to which the qualifying vessel would have belonged, to the permit within 120 days of the date of the letter of notification, and maintain this vessel registration to the permit for at least 120 days. The successful applicant <PRTPAGE P="453"/>must also submit a supplementary information sheet, obtained from the Regional Administrator, containing the name and mailing address of the owner of the vessel to which the permit is registered. If the registered vessel is owned by any entity other than a sole owner, the names and mailing addresses of all owners, partners, and corporate officers must be included.</P> <P>(4) An appeal of a denial of an application for an initial permit shall be processed in accordance with § 665.801(o) of this subpart.</P> <P>(5) After all appeals on initial permits are concluded in any vessel size class, the maximum number of permits in that class shall be the number of permits issued during the initial issuance process (including appeals). The maximum number of permits will not change, except that the maximum number of Class A permits will be reduced if Class A permits are replaced by B-1, C-1, or D-1 permits under paragraph (h) of this section. Thereafter, if any Class A, B, C, or D permit becomes available, the Regional Administrator shall re-issue that permit according to the process set forth in paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(g) Additional permit issuance.</P> <P>(1) If the number of permits issued in Class A, B, C, or D, falls below the maximum number of permits, the Regional Administrator shall publish a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> send notices to persons on the American Samoa pelagics mailing list, and use other means to notify prospective applicants of any available permit(s) in that class. Any application for issuance of an additional permit must be submitted to PIRO no later than 120 days after the date of publication of the notice on the availability of additional permits in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> A complete application must include documented participation in the fishery in accordance with § 665.816(b)(1). The Regional Administrator shall issue permits to persons according to the following priority standard:</P> <P>(i) First priority accrues to the person with the earliest documented participation in the pelagic longline fishery in the EEZ around American Samoa on a Class A sized vessel.</P> <P>(ii) The next priority accrues to the person with the earliest documented participation in the pelagic longline fishery in the EEZ around American Samoa on a Class B size, Class C size, or Class D size vessel, in that order.</P> <P>(iii) In the event of a tie in the priority ranking between two or more applicants, the applicant whose second documented participation in the pelagic longline fishery in the EEZ around American Samoa is first in time will be ranked first in priority. If there is still a tie between two or more applicants, the Regional Administrator will select the successful applicant by an impartial lottery.</P> <P>(2) Applications must be made, and application fees paid, in accordance with §§ 665.13(c)(1), 665.13(d), and 665.13(f)(2). If the applicant is any entity other than a sole owner, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet, obtained from the Regional Administrator, containing the names and mailing addresses of all owners, partners, and corporate officers that comprise ownership of the vessel for which the permit application is prepared.</P> <P>(3) Within 30 days of receipt of a completed application, the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries shall make a decision on whether the applicant qualifies for a permit and will notify the successful applicant by a dated letter. The successful applicant must register a vessel of the equivalent vessel size or smaller to the permit within 120 days of the date of the letter of notification. The successful applicant must also submit a supplementary information sheet, obtained from the Regional Administrator, containing the name and mailing address of the owner of the vessel to which the permit is registered. If the registered vessel is owned by any entity other than a sole owner, the names and mailing addresses of all owners, partners, and corporate officers must be included. If the successful applicant fails to register a vessel to the permit within 120 days of the date of the letter of notification, the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries shall issue a letter of notification to the next person on the priority list or, in the event that there are no more <PRTPAGE P="454"/>prospective applicants on the priority list, re-start the issuance process pursuant to paragraph (g)(1) of this section. Any person who fails to register the permit to a vessel under this paragraph (g)(3) within 120 days shall not be eligible to apply for a permit for 6 months from the date those 120 days expired.</P> <P>(4) An appeal of a denial of an application for a permit shall be processed in accordance with § 665.801(o).</P> <P>(h) Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 Permits.</P> <P>(1) Permits of Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 will be initially issued only to persons who hold a Class A permit and who, prior to March 22, 2002, participated in the pelagic longline fishery around American Samoa.</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator shall issue permits to persons for Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 permits based on each person's earliest documented participation, with the highest priority given to that person with the earliest date of documented participation.</P> <P>(3) A permit holder who receives a Class B-1, C-1, or D-1 permit must relinquish his or her Class A permit and that permit will no longer be valid. The maximum number of Class A permits will be reduced accordingly.</P> <P>(4) Within 30 days of receipt of a completed application for a Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 permit, the Regional Administrator shall make a decision on whether the applicant qualifies for a permit and will notify the successful applicant by a dated letter. The successful applicant must register a vessel of the equivalent vessel size or smaller to the permit within 120 days of the date of the letter of notification. The successful applicant must also submit a supplementary information sheet, obtained from the Regional Administrator, containing the name and mailing address of the owner of the vessel to which the permit is registered. If the registered vessel is owned by any entity other than a sole owner, the names and mailing addresses of all owners, partners, and corporate officers must be included.</P> <P>(5) An appeal of a denial of an application for a Class B-1, C-1, or D-1 permit shall be processed in accordance with § 665.801(o).</P> <P>(6) If a Class B-1, C-1, or D-1 permit is relinquished, revoked, or not renewed pursuant to paragraph (j)(1) of this section, the Regional Administrator shall make that permit available according to the procedure described in paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(i) Permit transfer. The holder of an American Samoa longline limited access permit may transfer the permit to another individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity as described in this section. Applications for permit transfers must be submitted to the Regional Administrator within 30 days of the transfer date. If the applicant is any entity other than a sole owner, the application must be accompanied by a supplementary information sheet, obtained from the Regional Administrator, containing the names and mailing addresses of all owners, partners, and corporate officers. After such an application has been made, the permit is not valid for use by the new permit holder until the Regional Administrator has issued the permit in the new permit holder's name under § 665.13(c).</P> <P>(1) Permits of all size classes except Class A. An American Samoa longline limited access permit of any size class except Class A may be transferred (by sale, gift, bequest, intestate succession, barter, or trade) to the following persons only:</P> <P>(i) A western Pacific community located in American Samoa that meets the criteria set forth in § 305(I)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1855(I)(2), and its implementing regulations, or</P> <P>(ii) Any person with documented participation in the pelagic longline fishery in the EEZ around American Samoa.</P> <P>(2) Class A Permits. An American Samoa longline limited access permit of Class A may be transferred (by sale, gift, bequest, intestate succession, barter, or trade) to the following persons only:</P> <P>(i) A family member of the permit holder,</P> <P>(ii) A western Pacific community located in American Samoa that meets the criteria set forth in § 305(I)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1855, and its implementing regulations, or<PRTPAGE P="455"/> </P> <P>(iii) Any person with documented participation in the pelagic longline fishery on a Class A size vessel in the EEZ around American Samoa prior to March 22, 2002.</P> <P>(3) Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 Permits. Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 permits may not be transferred to a different owner for 3 years from the date of initial issuance, except by bequest or intestate succession if the permit holder dies during those 3 years. After the initial 3 years, Class B-1, C-1, and D-1 permits may be transferred only in accordance with the restrictions in paragraph (i)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(j) Permit renewal and registration of vessels.</P> <P>(1) Use requirements. An American Samoa longline limited access permit will not be renewed following 3 consecutive calendar years (beginning with the year after the permit was issued in the name of the current permit holder) in which the vessel(s) to which it is registered landed less than:</P> <P>(i) For permit size Classes A or B: a total of 1,000 lb (455 kg) of western Pacific pelagic MUS harvested in the EEZ around American Samoa using longline gear, or</P> <P>(ii) For permit size Classes C or D: a total of 5,000 lb (2,273 kg) of western Pacific pelagic MUS harvested in the EEZ around American Samoa using longline gear.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(k) Concentration of ownership of permits. No more than 10 percent of the maximum number of permits, of all size classes combined, may be held by the same permit holder. Fractional interest will be counted as a full permit for the purpose of calculating whether the 10-percent standard has been reached.</P> <P>(l) Three year review. Within 3 years of the effective date of this final rule, the Council shall consider appropriate revisions to the American Samoa limited entry program after reviewing the effectiveness of the program with respect to its biological and socioeconomic objectives, concerning gear conflict, overfishing, enforceability, compliance, and other issues.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.817</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 665.818</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exemptions for American Samoa large vessel prohibited areas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) An exemption will be issued to a person who currently owns a large vessel to use that vessel to fish for western Pacific pelagic MUS in the American Samoa large vessel prohibited management areas, if the person seeking the exemption had been the owner of that vessel when it was registered for use with a Western Pacific general longline permit, and has made at least one landing of western Pacific pelagic MUS in American Samoa on or prior to November 13, 1997.</P> <P>(b) A landing of western Pacific pelagic MUS for the purpose of this section must have been properly recorded on a NMFS Western Pacific Federal daily longline form that was submitted to NMFS, as required in § 665.14.</P> <P>(c) An exemption is valid only for a vessel that was registered for use with a Western Pacific general longline permit and landed western Pacific pelagic MUS in American Samoa on or prior to November 13, 1997, or for a replacement vessel of equal or smaller LOA than the vessel that was initially registered for use with a Western Pacific general longline permit on or prior to November 13, 1997.</P> <P>(d) An exemption is valid only for the vessel for which it is registered. An exemption not registered for use with a particular vessel may not be used.</P> <P>(e) An exemption may not be transferred to another person.</P> <P>(f) If more than one person, <E T="03">e.g.,</E> a partnership or corporation, owned a large vessel when it was registered for use with a Western Pacific general longline permit and made at least one landing of western Pacific pelagic MUS in American Samoa on or prior to November 13, 1997, an exemption issued under this section will be issued to only one person.</P> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="456"/> <EAR>Pt. 665, Fig. 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 1 to Part 665—Carapace Length of Lobsters</HD> <GPH DEEP="219" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER14JA10.126</GID> </GPH> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 665, Fig. 2</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 2 to Part 665—Length of Fishing Vessels</HD> <GPH DEEP="217" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER14JA10.127</GID> </GPH> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="457"/> <EAR>Pt. 665, Fig. 3</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 3 to Part 665—Sample Fabricated Arceneaux Line Clipper</HD> <GPH DEEP="425" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER14JA10.128</GID> </GPH> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <PRTPAGE P="458"/> <EAR>Pt. 679</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>679.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fisheries.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Facilitation of enforcement.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Management Measures</HD> <SECTNO>679.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General limitations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibited species bycatch management.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.22</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.24</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear limitations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inseason adjustments.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.26</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibited Species Donation Program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.27</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Improved Retention/Improved Utilization Program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.28</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment and operational requirements.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program</HD> <SECTNO>679.30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.31</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CDQ and PSQ reserves, allocations, and transfers.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.32</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CDQ fisheries monitoring and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Individual Fishing Quota Management Measures</HD> <SECTNO>679.40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sablefish and halibut QS.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.41</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transfer of quota shares and IFQ.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limitations on use of QS and IFQ.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.43</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Determinations and appeals.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.44</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>IFQ cost recovery program.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Groundfish Observer Program</HD> <SECTNO>679.50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish Observer Program.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—American Fisheries Act and Aleutian Island Directed Pollock Fishery Management Measures</HD> <SECTNO>679.60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Authority and related regulations.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.61</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Formation and operation of fishery cooperatives.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.62</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inshore sector cooperative allocation program.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.63</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catch weighing requirements for vessels and processors.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.64</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Harvesting sideboard limits in other fisheries.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.65</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management Program Economic Data Report (Chinook salmon EDR program).</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—Rockfish Program</HD> <SECTNO>679.80</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocation and transfer of rockfish QS.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.81</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program annual harvester privileges.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.82</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program use caps and sideboard limits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.83</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program entry level longline fishery.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.84</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program recordkeeping, permits, monitoring, and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.85</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cost recovery.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart H—Amendment 80 Program</HD> <SECTNO>679.90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocation, use, and transfer of Amendment 80 QS permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.91</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program annual harvester privileges.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.92</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program use caps and sideboard limits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.93</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program recordkeeping, permits, monitoring, and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>679.94</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Economic data report (EDR) for the Amendment 80 sector.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart I—Equipment and Operational Requirements for the Longline Catcher/Processor Subsector</HD> <SECTNO>679.100</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <APP>Appendix A to Part 679—Performance and Technical Requirements for Scales Used To Weigh Catch at Sea in the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska</APP> <APP>Figure 1 to Part 679—BSAI Statistical and Reporting Areas</APP> <APP>Figure 2 to Part 679—BSAI Catcher Vessel Operational Area</APP> <APP>Figure 3 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Reporting Areas</APP> <APP>Figure 4 to Part 679—Herring Savings Areas in the BSAI</APP> <APP>Figure 5 to Part 679—Kodiak Island Closure Status for Vessels Using Non-pelagic Trawl Gear</APP> <APP>Figure 6 to Part 679—Length Overall of Vessel</APP> <APP>Figure 7 to Part 679—Location of Trawl Gear Test Areas in the GOA and the BSAI</APP> <APP>Figure 8 to Part 679—Aleutian Islands Chinook Salmon Savings Area</APP> <APP>Figure 9 to Part 679—Chum Savings Area (CSSA) of the CVOA</APP> <APP>Figure 10 to Part 679—Pribilof Islands Area Habitat Conservation Zone in the Bering Sea<PRTPAGE P="459"/> </APP> <APP>Figure 11 to Part 679—Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA)</APP> <APP>Figure 12 to Part 679—Bristol Bay Trawl Closure Area</APP> <APP>Figure 13 to Part 679—BSAI C. Opilio Tanner Crab Bycatch Limitations Zone</APP> <APP>Figure 14 to Part 679—Sablefish Regulatory Areas</APP> <APP>Figure 15 to Part 679—Regulatory Areas for the Pacific Halibut Fishery</APP> <APP>Figure 16 to Part 679—Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Figure 17 to Part 679—Northern Bering Sea Research Area and Saint Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area (HCA)</APP> <APP>Figure 18 to Part 679—Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve</APP> <APP>Figure 19 to Part 679—Shelikof Strait Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Figure 20 to Part 679—Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA) of the Bering Sea</APP> <APP>Figure 21 to Part 679—Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Figure 22 to Part 679 [Reserved]</APP> <APP>Figure 23 to Part 679—Salmon Management Area</APP> <APP>Figure 24 to Part 679—Arctic Management Area</APP> <APP>Figure 25 to Part 679—Elevating Device Clearance Measurement Locations for Modified Nonpelagic Trawl Gear</APP> <APP>Figure 26 to Part 679—Modified Nonpelagic Trawl Gear</APP> <APP>Figure 27 to Part 679—Locations for Measuring Maximum Cross Sections of Line Material (shown as A) and Supporting Material (shown as B) for Modified Nonpelagic Trawl Gear</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Delivery Condition* and Product Codes</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Discard and Disposition Codes</APP> <APP>Table 1<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Product Type Codes</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Species Codes: FMP Groundfish</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Species Code: FMP Prohibited Species and CR Crab</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Species Codes: FMP Forage Fish Species</APP> <APP>Table 2<E T="01">d</E> to Part 679—Species Codes: Non-FMP Species</APP> <APP>Table 3 to Part 679—Product Recovery Rates for Groundfish Species and Conversion Rates for Pacific Halibut</APP> <APP>Table 4 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Pollock Fisheries Restrictions</APP> <APP>Table 5 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Pacific Cod Fisheries Restrictions</APP> <APP>Table 6 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Atka Mackerel Fisheries Restrictions</APP> <APP>Table 7 to Part 679—Communitiy Development Quota Groups and Communities Eligible To Participate in the CDQ Program</APP> <APP>Table 8 to Part 679—Harvest Zone Codes for Use with Vessel Activity Reports</APP> <APP>Table 9 to Part 679 [Reserved]</APP> <APP>Table 10 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Retainable Percentages</APP> <APP>Table 11 to Part 679—BSAI Retainable Percentages</APP> <APP>Table 12 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas, 3nm No Groundfish Fishing Sites</APP> <APP>Table 13 to Part 679—Transfer Form Summary</APP> <APP>Table 14<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Port of Landing Codes, Alaska</APP> <APP>Table 14<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Port of Landing Codes: Non-Alaska</APP> <APP>Table 14<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—At-Sea Operation Type Codes To Be Used as Port Codes for Vessels Matching This Type of Operation</APP> <APP>Table 15 to Part 679—Gear Codes, Descriptions, and Use</APP> <APP>Table 16 to Part 679—Area Codes and Descriptions for Use With State of Alaska ADF&G Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</APP> <APP>Table 17 to Part 679—Process Codes for Use With State of Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</APP> <APP>Table 18 to Part 679—Required Buying and Production Forms for Use with State of Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</APP> <APP>Table 19 to Part 679—Seabird Avoidance Gear Codes</APP> <APP>Table 20 to Part 679—Seabird Avoidance Gear Requirements for Vessels, Based on Area, Gear, and Vessel Type. (See § 679.24(<E T="01">e</E>) for Complete Seabird Avoidance Program Requirements; See 679.24(<E T="01">e</E>)(1) for Applicable Fisheries</APP> <APP>Table 21 to Part 679—Eligible GOA Communities, Halibut IFQ Regulatory Use Areas and Community Governing Body That Recommends the Community Quota Entity</APP> <APP>Table 22 to Part 679—Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas</APP> <APP>Table 23 to Part 679—Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Areas</APP> <APP>Table 24 to Part 679—Except as Noted, Locations in the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area Open to Nonpelagic Trawl Fishing</APP> <APP>Table 25 to Part 679—Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone</APP> <APP>Table 26 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Coral Habitat Protection Areas</APP> <APP>Table 27 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas</APP> <APP>Table 28<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Qualifying Season Dates for Central GOA Rockfish Primary Species<PRTPAGE P="460"/> </APP> <APP>Table 28<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Qualifying Season Dates for Central GOA Rockfish Primary Species</APP> <APP>Table 28<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Allocation of Rockfish Secondary Species</APP> <APP>Table 28<E T="01">d</E> to Part 679—Allocation of Halibut PSC under the Central GOA Rockfish Program</APP> <APP>Table 28<E T="01">e</E> to Part 679—Rockfish Entry Level Longline Fishery Allocations</APP> <APP>Table 29 to Part 679—Initial Rockfish QS Pools</APP> <APP>Table 30 to Part 679—Rockfish Program Retainable Percentages (in round wt. equivalent)</APP> <APP>Table 31 to Part 679—List of Amendment 80 Vessels and LLP Licenses Originally Assigned to an Amendment 80 Vessel</APP> <APP>Table 32 to Part 679—Amendment 80 Initial QS Pool</APP> <APP>Table 33 to Part 679—Annual Apportion of Amendment 80 Species ITAC Between the Amendment 80 and BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors (Except Yellowfin Sole)</APP> <APP>Table 34 to Part 679—Annual Apportionment of BSAI Yellowfin Sole Between the Amendment 80 and BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors</APP> <APP>Table 35 to Part 679—Apportionment of Crab PSC and Halibut PSC Between the Amendment 80 and BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors</APP> <APP>Table 36 to Part 679—Percentage of Crab and Halibut PSC Limit Assigned to Each Amendment 80 Species</APP> <APP>Table 37 to Part 679—GOA Amendment 80 Sideboard Limit for Groundfish for the Amendment 80 Sector</APP> <APP>Table 38 to Part 679—GOA Amendment 80 Sideboard Limit for Halibut PSC for the Amendment 80 Sector</APP> <APP>Table 39 to Part 679—Amendment 80 Vessels That May Be Used to Directed Fish for Flatfish in the GOA</APP> <APP>Table 40 to Part 679—BSAI Halibut PSC Sideboard Limits for AFA Catcher/Processors and AFA Catcher Vessels</APP> <APP>Table 41 to Part 679—BSAI Crab PSC Sideboard Limits for AFA Catcher/Processors and AFA Catcher Vessels</APP> <APP>Table 42 to Part 679—Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Table 43 to Part 679—Northern Bering Sea Research Area</APP> <APP>Table 44 to Part 679—Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Table 45 to Part 679—St. Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Table 46 to Part 679—St. Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area</APP> <APP>Table 47<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Percent of the AFA Catcher/Processor Sector's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each Catcher/Processor Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</APP> <APP>Table 47<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Percent of the AFA Mothership Sector's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-Out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each Mothership Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</APP> <APP>Table 47<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Percent of the AFA Inshore Sector's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-Out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each Catcher Vessel Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</APP> <APP>Table 47<E T="01">d</E> to Part 679—Percent of the CDQ Program's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-Out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each CDQ Group Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</APP> <APP>Table 48 to Part 679 [Reserved]</APP> <APP>Table 49 to Part 679—Groundfish Licenses Qualifying for Hook-and-Line Catcher/Processor Endorsement Exemption</APP> <APP>Table 50 to Part 679—Maximum Number of Groundfish Licenses and the Regulatory Area Specification of Groundfish Licenses That May Be Granted to CQEs Representing Specific GOA Communities</APP> <APP>Table 51 to Part 679—Modified Gear Trawl Zone</APP> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> <P>16 U.S.C. 773 <E T="03">et seq.</E>; 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E>; 3631 <E T="03">et seq.</E>; Pub. L. 108-447.</P> </AUTH> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>Nomenclature changes to part 679 appear at 61 FR 56438, Nov. 1, 1996; 62 FR 2047, Jan. 15, 1997; 66 FR 27909, May 21, 2001; 67 FR 79739, Dec. 30, 2002, and 77 FR 6502, Feb. 8, 2012.</P> </EDNOTE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>Regulations in this part were developed by the Council under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act). Along with part 600 of this chapter, these regulations implement the following:<PRTPAGE P="461"/> </P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.</E> (1) Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for groundfish in the GOA by vessels of the United States (see subparts A, B, D, and E of this part).</P> <P>(2) The following State of Alaska regulations are not preempted by this part for vessels regulated under this part fishing for demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District, and which are registered under the laws of the State of Alaska: 5 AAC 28.111, fishing seasons; 5 AAC 28.130, gear; 5 AAC 28.160, harvest guidelines; 5 AAC 28.190, harvest of bait by commercial permit holders.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.</E> Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for groundfish in the BSAI by vessels of the United States (see subparts A, B, C, D, and E of this part).</P> <P>(c) [Reserved]</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">IFQ Program for sablefish and halibut.</E> The IFQ management measures for the commercial fisheries that use fixed gear to harvest sablefish and halibut (see subparts A, B, D, and E of this part).</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> (i) Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for sablefish by vessels of the United States:</P> <P>(A) Using fixed gear within that portion of the GOA and the BSAI over which the United States exercises exclusive fishery management authority; and</P> <P>(B) Using fixed gear in waters of the State of Alaska adjacent to the BSAI and the GOA, provided that aboard such vessels are persons who currently hold sablefish quota shares, sablefish IFQ permits, or sablefish IFQ hired master permits.</P> <P>(ii) Regulations in this part do not govern commercial fishing for sablefish in Prince William Sound or under a State of Alaska limited entry program.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Halibut.</E> Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for halibut by vessels of the United States using fixed gear, as that term is defined in 50 CFR 679.2, in and off of Alaska.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program.</E> Regulations in this part govern the Western Alaska CDQ Program (see subparts A, B, C, D, and E of this part). The purpose of the program is specified in 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(A).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Groundfish Observer Program</E>. Regulations in this part govern elements of the Groundfish Observer Program for the BSAI groundfish and GOA groundfish fisheries under the Council's authority (see subpart E of this part).</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs.</E> Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for king and Tanner crab in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area by vessels of the United States, and supersede State of Alaska regulations applicable to the commercial king and Tanner crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands Area EEZ that are determined to be inconsistent with the FMP (see subpart A, B, and E of this part). Additional regulations governing commercial fishing for, and processing of, king and Tanner crab managed pursuant to section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and the Crab Rationalization Program are codified at 50 CFR part 680.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska.</E> (1) Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for scallops in the Federal waters off Alaska by vessels of the United States (see subpart A of this part).</P> <P>(2) State of Alaska laws and regulations that are consistent with the FMP and with the regulations in this part apply to vessels of the United States that are fishing for scallops in the Federal waters off Alaska.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the Coast of Alaska (Salmon FMP).</E> (1) Regulations in this part govern fishing for salmon by fishing vessels of the United States in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(2) State of Alaska laws and regulations that are consistent with the Salmon FMP and with the regulations in this part apply to vessels of the United States that are fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">License Limitation Program (LLP).</E> (1) Regulations in this part implement the LLP for the commercial groundfish fisheries in the EEZ off Alaska and the LLP for the commercial crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands Area.<PRTPAGE P="462"/> </P> <P>(2) Regulations in this part govern the commercial fishing for groundfish under the LLP by vessels of the United States using authorized gear within the GOA and the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands Area and the commercial fishing for crab species under the LLP by vessels of the United States using authorized gear within the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands Area.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">American Fisheries Act and AI directed pollock fishery measures</E>. Regulations in this part were developed by NMFS and the Council under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the American Fisheries Act (AFA), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 to govern commercial fishing for BSAI pollock according to the requirements of the AFA and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004. This part also governs payment and collection of the loan, under the AFA, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, made to all those persons who harvest pollock from the directed fishing allowance allocated to the inshore component under section 206(b)(1) of the AFA.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area</E>. Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for Arctic fish in the Arctic Management Area by vessels of the United States (see this subpart and subpart B of this part).</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.1, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20121001" REFID="229">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59869, Oct. 1, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in part 600 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have the following meanings:</P> <P> <E T="03">Active/inactive periods</E> means for longline or pot gear catcher vessel, see § 679.5(c)(3)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>); for longline or pot gear catcher/processor, see § 679.5(c)(3)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>); for trawl gear catcher vessel, see § 679.5(c)(4)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>); for trawl gear catcher/processor, see § 679.5(c)(4)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>); for shoreside processor or SFP, see § 679.5(c)(5)(ii); for mothership, see § 679.5(c)(6)(iv).</P> <P> <E T="03">Adequate evidence,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means information sufficient to support the reasonable belief that a particular act or omission has occurred.</P> <P> <E T="03">ADF&G</E> means the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game.</P> <P> <E T="03">ADF&G fish ticket number</E> means a nine-digit number designated by one alphabet letter (i.e., G = groundfish), two numbers that identify the year (i.e., 98), followed by six numbers.</P> <P> <E T="03">ADF&G processor code</E> means State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) Intent to operate processor license number (example: F12345).</P> <P> <E T="03">Advanced nurse practitioner</E> means a registered nurse authorized to practice in any state who, because of specialized education and experience, is certified to perform acts of medical diagnosis and the prescription and dispensing of medical, therapeutic, or corrective measures under regulations adopted by the state Board of Nursing.</P> <P> <E T="03">AFA catcher vessel</E> means a catcher vessel permitted to harvest BS pollock under § 679.4(l)(3).</P> <P> <E T="03">AFA crab processing facility</E> means a processing plant, catcher/processor, mothership, floating processor or any other operation that processes any FMP species of BSAI crab, and that is affiliated with an AFA entity that processes pollock harvested by a catcher vessel cooperative operating in the inshore or mothership sectors of the BS pollock fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">AFA entity</E> means a group of affiliated individuals, corporations, or other business concerns that harvest or process pollock in the BS directed pollock fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">AFA inshore processor</E> means a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor permitted to process BS pollock under § 679.4(l)(5).</P> <P> <E T="03">AFA mothership</E> means a mothership permitted to process BS pollock under § 679.4(l)(5).</P> <P> <E T="03">AFA catcher/processor</E> means:</P> <P>(1) For purposes of BS pollock and all BSAI groundfish fisheries other than Atka mackerel, flathead sole, Greenland turbot, Pacific cod, Pacific ocean perch, rock sole, and yellowfin sole, a catcher/processor that is permitted to harvest BS pollock under § 679.4(l)(2).<PRTPAGE P="463"/> </P> <P>(2) For purposes of BSAI Atka mackerel, flathead sole, Greenland turbot, Pacific cod, Pacific ocean perch, rock sole, and yellowfin sole, a catcher/processor that is permitted to harvest BS pollock and that is listed under § 679.4(l)(2)(i).</P> <P> <E T="03">Affiliates,</E> for purposes of subparts E and H to this part, means business concerns, organizations, or individuals are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly, either one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party controls or has the power to control both. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to: Interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members; shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or a business entity organized following the decertification, suspension, or proposed decertification of an observer provider that has the same or similar management, ownership, or principal employees as the observer provider that was decertified, suspended, or proposed for decertification.</P> <P> <E T="03">Affiliation for the purpose of defining AFA and the Rockfish Program</E> means a relationship between two or more individuals, corporations, or other business concerns in which one concern directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in another, exerts control over another, or has the power to exert control over another; or a third individual, corporation, or other business concern directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in both, exerts control over both, or has the power to exert control over both.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">What is 10 percent or greater ownership</E>? For the purpose of determining affiliation, 10 percent or greater ownership is deemed to exist if an individual, corporation, or other business concern directly or indirectly owns 10 percent or greater interest in a second corporation or other business concern.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What is an indirect interest</E>? An indirect interest is one that passes through one or more intermediate entities. An entity's percentage of indirect interest in a second entity is equal to the entity's percentage of direct interest in an intermediate entity multiplied by the intermediate entity's direct or indirect interest in the second entity.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What is control</E>? For the purpose of determining affiliation, control is deemed to exist if an individual, corporation, or other business concern has any of the following relationships or forms of control over another individual, corporation, or other business concern:</P> <P>(i) Controls 10 percent or more of the voting stock of another corporation or business concern;</P> <P>(ii) Has the authority to direct the business of the entity that owns the fishing vessel or processor. The authority to direct the business of the entity does not include the right to simply participate in the direction of the business activities of an entity that owns a fishing vessel or processor;</P> <P>(iii) Has the authority in the ordinary course of business to limit the actions of or to replace the chief executive officer, a majority of the board of directors, any general partner or any person serving in a management capacity of an entity that holds 10 percent or greater interest in a fishing vessel or processor. Standard rights of minority shareholders to restrict the actions of the entity are not included in this definition of control provided they are unrelated to day-to-day business activities. These rights include provisions to require the consent of the minority shareholder to sell all or substantially all the assets, to enter into a different business, to contract with the major investors or their affiliates, or to guarantee the obligations of majority investors or their affiliates;</P> <P>(iv) Has the authority to direct the transfer, operation, or manning of a fishing vessel or processor. The authority to direct the transfer, operation, or manning of a vessel or processor does not include the right to simply participate in such activities;</P> <P>(v) Has the authority to control the management of or to be a controlling factor in the entity that holds 10 percent or greater interest in a fishing vessel or processor;</P> <P>(vi) Absorbs all the costs and normal business risks associated with ownership and operation of a fishing vessel or processor;<PRTPAGE P="464"/> </P> <P>(vii) Has the responsibility to procure insurance on the fishing vessel or processor, or assumes any liability in excess of insurance coverage;</P> <P>(viii) Has the authority to control a fishery cooperative through 10 percent or greater ownership or control over a majority of the vessels in the cooperative, has the authority to appoint, remove, or limit the actions of or replace the chief executive officer of the cooperative, or has the authority to appoint, remove, or limit the actions of a majority of the board of directors of the cooperative. In such instance, all members of the cooperative are considered affiliates of the individual, corporation, or other business concern that exerts control over the cooperative; or</P> <P>(ix) Has the ability through any other means whatsoever to control the entity that holds 10 percent or greater interest in a fishing vessel or processor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Agent</E> (1) <E T="03">For purposes of permits issued under § 679.4,</E> means a person appointed and residing within the United States who may apply for permits and may otherwise act on behalf of the owner, operator, or manager of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, buying station, support vessel, or on behalf of the IFQ permit holders, IFQ registered buyers, or CDQ halibut permit holders.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">For purposes of groundfish product distribution under § 679.5(g),</E> means a buyer, distributor, or shipper but not a buying station, who may receive and distribute groundfish on behalf of the owner, operator, and manager of a catcher/processor, mothership, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">For purposes of IFQ recordkeeping and reporting under § 679.5(l),</E> means a person who on behalf of the Registered Buyer may submit IFQ reports.</P> <P> <E T="03">Agent for service of process</E> means, for purposes of § 679.21(f), a person appointed by the members of an AFA inshore cooperative, a CDQ group, or an entity representing the AFA catcher/processor sector or the AFA mothership sector, who is authorized to receive and respond to any legal process issued in the United States with respect to all owners and operators of vessels that are members of the inshore cooperative, the entity representing the catcher/processor sector, the entity representing the mothership sector, or the entity representing the cooperative or a CDQ group and owners of all vessels directed fishing for pollock CDQ on behalf of that CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">AI directed pollock fishery</E> means directed fishing for pollock in the AI under the allocation to the Aleut Corporation authorized at § 679.20(a)(5)(iii).</P> <P> <E T="03">Alaska local time (A.l.t.)</E> means the time in the Alaska time zone.</P> <P> <E T="03">Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas</E> means management areas established for the protection of seamount habitat areas of particular concern in the BSAI and GOA. See Table 22 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Alaska State waters</E> means waters adjacent to the State of Alaska and shoreward of the EEZ off Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Aleut Corporation</E> means the Aleut Corporation incorporated pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 <E T="03">et seq.</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Aleut Corporation entity</E> means a harvester or processor selected by the Aleut Corporation and approved by NMFS to harvest or process pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Subarea (AI)</E> of the BSAI means that portion of the EEZ contained in Statistical Areas 541, 542, and 543 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Areas</E> means management areas established for the protection of certain coral garden areas in reporting areas of the Aleutian Islands subarea and adjacent State waters. See Table 23 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area</E> means a management area established for the protection of fish habitat in reporting areas of the Aleutian Islands subarea and adjacent State waters. See Table 24 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">American Fisheries Act (AFA)</E> means Title II—Fisheries Subtitles I and II, as cited within the Omnibus Appropriations Bill FY99 (Pub. L. 105-277).</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 cooperative</E> means a group of Amendment 80 QS holders who have chosen to fish cooperatively for Amendment 80 species under the requirements of subpart H to this part <PRTPAGE P="465"/>and who have applied for and received a CQ permit issued by NMFS to catch a quantity of fish expressed as a portion of the ITAC and crab and halibut PSC limits.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 fishery</E> means an Amendment 80 cooperative or the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 initial QS pool</E> means the sum of Amendment 80 QS units established for an Amendment 80 species in a management area based on the Amendment 80 official record and used for the initial allocation of Amendment 80 QS units and use cap calculations as described in § 679.92(a).</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 legal landing</E> means the total catch of Amendment 80 species in a management area in the BSAI by an Amendment 80 vessel that:</P> <P>(1) Was made in compliance with state and Federal regulations in effect at that time; and</P> <P>(2) Is recorded on a Weekly Production Report from January 20, 1998, through December 31, 2004; and</P> <P>(3) Amendment 80 species caught while test fishing, fishing under an experimental, exploratory, or scientific activity permit, or fishing under the Western Alaska CDQ Program are not considered Amendment 80 legal landings.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 limited access fishery</E> means the fishery conducted in the BSAI by persons with Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or Amendment 80 vessels assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP license means:</E> </P> <P>(1) Any LLP license that is endorsed for groundfish in the Bering Sea subarea or Aleutian Islands subarea with a catcher/processor designation and that designates an Amendment 80 vessel in an approved application for Amendment 80 QS;</P> <P>(2) Any LLP license that designates an Amendment 80 vessel at any time after the effective date of the Amendment 80 Program; and</P> <P>(3) Any Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP/QS license</E> means an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel with an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to that LLP license.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 mackerel QS</E> means Atka mackerel QS derived from Amendment 80 legal landings assigned to an Amendment 80 mackerel vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 mackerel vessel</E> means an Amendment 80 vessel that is not an Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 non-mackerel QS</E> means Atka mackerel QS derived from Amendment 80 legal landings assigned to an Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessel</E> means an Amendment 80 vessel that is less than 200 feet in length overall and that has been used to catch less than 2.0 percent of the total Amendment 80 legal landings of BSAI Atka mackerel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 official record</E> means information used by NMFS to determine eligibility to participate in the Amendment 80 Program and to assign specific catch privileges to Amendment 80 QS holders.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 Program</E> means the Program implemented under subpart H of this part to manage Amendment 80 species fisheries by limiting participation in these fisheries to eligible participants.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 PSC</E> means halibut and crab PSC as described in Table 35 to this part that are allocated to the Amendment 80 sector.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS holder</E> means a person who is issued an Amendment 80 QS permit by NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS permit</E> means a permit issued by NMFS that designates the amount of Amendment 80 QS units derived from the Amendment 80 legal landings assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel for each Amendment 80 species in a management area.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS pool</E> means the sum of Amendment 80 QS units established for each Amendment 80 species in a management area based on the Amendment 80 official record.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS unit</E> means a measure of the Amendment 80 QS pool based on Amendment 80 legal landings.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 sector</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Those Amendment 80 QS holders who own Amendment 80 vessels and hold Amendment 80 LLP licenses; or</P> <P>(2) Those persons who hold Amendment 80 LLP/QS licenses.<PRTPAGE P="466"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 species means</E> the following species in the following regulatory areas:</P> <P>(1) BSAI Atka mackerel;</P> <P>(2) Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch;</P> <P>(3) BSAI flathead sole;</P> <P>(4) BSAI Pacific cod;</P> <P>(5) BSAI rock sole; and</P> <P>(6) BSAI yellowfin sole.</P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel</E> means:</P> <P>(1) The vessels listed in Column A of Table 31 to this part with the corresponding USCG Documentation Number listed in Column B of Table 31 to this part; or</P> <P>(2) Any vessel that:</P> <P>(i) Is not listed as an AFA catcher/processor under sections 208(e)(1) through (20) of the American Fisheries Act; and</P> <P>(ii) Has been used to harvest with trawl gear and process not less than 150 mt of Atka mackerel, flathead sole, Pacific cod, Pacific ocean perch, rock sole, turbot, or yellowfin sole in the aggregate in the BSAI during the period from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2002.</P> <P> <E T="03">Ancillary product</E> (see Table 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Appointed agent for service of process</E> means an agent appointed by the members of a fishery cooperative to serve on behalf of the cooperative. The appointed agent for service of process may be the owner of a vessel listed as a member of the cooperative or a registered agent.</P> <P> <E T="03">Arctic fish</E> means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals, birds, Pacific salmon, and Pacific halibut.</P> <P> <E T="03">Arctic Management Area</E>, for purposes of regulations governing the Arctic Management Area fisheries, means all marine waters in the U.S. EEZ of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas from 3 nautical miles off the coast of Alaska or its baseline to 200 nautical miles offshore, north of Bering Strait (from Cape Prince of Wales to Cape Dezhneva) and westward to the 1990 U.S./Russia maritime boundary line and eastward to the U.S./Canada maritime boundary (see Figure 24 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Area endorsement</E> means (for purposes of groundfish LLP) a designation on a license that authorizes a license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the designated area, subarea, or district. Area endorsements, which are inclusive of, but not necessarily the same as, management areas, subareas, or districts defined in this part, are as follows:</P> <P>(1) Aleutian Islands area endorsement. Authorizes the license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the Aleutian Islands Subarea;</P> <P>(2) Bering Sea area endorsement. Authorizes the license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the Bering Sea Subarea;</P> <P>(3) Central Gulf area endorsement. Authorizes the license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the Central GOA regulatory area and the West Yakutat District;</P> <P>(4) Southeast Outside area endorsement. Authorizes the license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the Southeast Outside District; and</P> <P>(5) Western Gulf area endorsement. Authorizes the license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the Western GOA regulatory area.</P> <P> <E T="03">Area/species endorsement</E> means (for purposes of LLP) a designation on a license that authorizes a license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for the designated crab species in Federal waters in the designated area (see Figures 16 and 17 to this part). Area/species endorsements for crab species licenses are as follows:</P> <P>(1) Aleutian Islands brown king in waters with an eastern boundary the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (164°44′ W. long.), a western boundary of the U.S.-Russian Convention Line of 1867, and a northern boundary of a line from the latitude of Cape Sarichef (54°36′ N. lat.) westward to 171° W. long., then north to 55°30′ N. lat., then west to the U.S.-Russian Convention line of 1867.<PRTPAGE P="467"/> </P> <P>(2) Aleutian Islands red king in waters with an eastern boundary the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (164°44′ W. long.), a western boundary of the U.S.-Russian Convention Line of 1867, and a northern boundary of a line from the latitude of Cape Sarichef (54°36′ N. lat.) westward to 171° W. long., then north to 55°30′ N. lat., and then west to the U.S.-Russian Convention line of 1867.</P> <P>(3) Bristol Bay red king in waters with a northern boundary of 58°39′ N. lat., a southern boundary of 54°36′ N. lat., and a western boundary of 168° W. long. and including all waters of Bristol Bay.</P> <P>(4) Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area <E T="03">C. opilio</E> and <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> in Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea waters east of the U.S.-Russian Convention Line of 1867, excluding all Pacific Ocean waters east of a boundary line extending south (180°) from Scotch Cap Light.</P> <P>(5) Norton Sound red king and Norton Sound blue king in waters with a western boundary of 168° W. long., a southern boundary of 61°49′ N. lat., and a northern boundary of 65°36′ N. lat.</P> <P>(6) Pribilof red king and Pribilof blue king in waters with a northern boundary of 58°39′ N. lat., an eastern boundary of 168° W. long., a southern boundary line from 54°36′ N. lat., 168° W. long., to 54°36′ N. lat., 171° W. long., to 55°30′ N. lat., 171° W. long., to 55°30′ N. lat., 173°30′ E. lat., and then westward to the U.S.-Russian Convention line of 1867.</P> <P>(7) St. Matthew blue king in waters with a northern boundary of 61°49′ N. lat., a southern boundary of 58°39′ N. lat., and a western boundary of the U.S.-Russian Convention line of 1867.</P> <P> <E T="03">Associated processor</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Relationship with a buying station.</E> A mothership or catcher/processor issued an FFP, or a shoreside processor or SFP issued an FPP, with a contractual relationship with a buying station to conduct groundfish buying station activities for that processor.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Relationship with a custom processor.</E> A mothership or catcher/processor issued an FFP or a shoreside processor or SFP issued an FPP, with a contractual relationship with a custom processor to process groundfish on its behalf.</P> <P> <E T="03">At-sea operation</E> means, for purposes of eLandings, a catcher/processor or mothership that is receiving and/or processing fish in State waters and/or in waters of the EEZ off the coast of Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Authorized distributor</E> means a tax-exempt organization authorized by NMFS to coordinate the processing, storage, transportation, and distribution of salmon taken as incidental catch in the groundfish trawl fisheries to tax-exempt hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, and food bank distributors (see § 679.26, Prohibited Species Donation Program).</P> <P> <E T="03">Authorized fishing gear</E> (see also § 679.24 for gear limitations and Table 15 to this part for gear codes) means trawl gear, fixed gear, longline gear, pot gear, and nontrawl gear as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Bottom contact gear</E> means nonpelagic trawl, dredge, dinglebar, pot, or hook-and-line gear.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Dinglebar gear</E> means one or more lines retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a terminally attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or more lures or baited hooks are pulled through the water while a vessel is making way.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Dredge</E> means a dredge-like device designed specifically for and capable of taking scallops by being towed along the ocean floor.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fixed gear</E> means:</P> <P>(i) For sablefish harvested from any GOA reporting area, all longline gear and, for purposes of determining initial IFQ allocation, all pot gear used to make a legal landing.</P> <P>(ii) For sablefish harvested from any BSAI reporting area, all hook-and-line gear and all pot gear.</P> <P>(iii) For halibut harvested from any IFQ regulatory area, all fishing gear comprised of lines with hooks attached, including one or more stationary, buoyed, and anchored lines with hooks attached.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Hand troll gear</E> means one or more lines, with lures or hooks attached, drawn through the water behind a moving vessel, and retrieved by hand or hand-cranked reels or gurdies and not by any electrically, hydraulically, or mechanically powered device or attachment.<PRTPAGE P="468"/> </P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Handline gear</E> means a hand-held line, with one or more hooks attached, that may only be operated manually.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Hook-and-line gear</E> means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored line with hooks attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a device.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Jig gear</E> means a single, non-buoyed, non-anchored line with hooks attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a device.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Longline gear</E> means hook-and-line, jig, troll, and handline or the taking of fish by means of such a device.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Longline pot</E> means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored line with two or more pots attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a device.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Mobile bottom contact gear</E> means nonpelagic trawl, dredge, or dinglebar gear.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Nonpelagic trawl</E> means a trawl other than a pelagic trawl.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Nontrawl gear</E> means pot and longline gear.</P> <P>(14) <E T="03">Pelagic trawl gear</E> means a trawl that:</P> <P>(i) Has no discs, bobbins, or rollers;</P> <P>(ii) Has no chafe protection gear attached to the footrope or fishing line;</P> <P>(iii) Except for the small mesh allowed under paragraph (14)(ix) of this definition:</P> <P>(A) Has no mesh tied to the fishing line, headrope, and breast lines with less than 20 inches (50.8 cm) between knots and has no stretched mesh size of less than 60 inches (152.4 cm) aft from all points on the fishing line, headrope, and breast lines and extending passed the fishing circle for a distance equal to or greater than one half the vessel's LOA; or</P> <P>(B) Has no parallel lines spaced closer than 64 inches (162.6 cm) from all points on the fishing line, headrope, and breast lines and extending aft to a section of mesh, with no stretched mesh size of less than 60 inches (152.4 cm) extending aft for a distance equal to or greater than one-half the vessel's LOA;</P> <P>(iv) Has no stretched mesh size less than 15 inches (38.1 cm) aft of the mesh described in paragraph (14)(iii) of this definition for a distance equal to or greater than one-half the vessel's LOA;</P> <P>(v) Contains no configuration intended to reduce the stretched mesh sizes described in paragraphs (14)(iii) and (iv) of this definition;</P> <P>(vi) Has no flotation other than floats capable of providing up to 200 lb (90.7 kg) of buoyancy to accommodate the use of a net-sounder device;</P> <P>(vii) Has no more than one fishing line and one footrope for a total of no more than two weighted lines on the bottom of the trawl between the wing tip and the fishing circle;</P> <P>(viii) Has no metallic component except for connectors (e.g., hammerlocks or swivels) or a net-sounder device aft of the fishing circle and forward of any mesh greater than 5.5 inches (14.0 cm) stretched measure;</P> <P>(ix) May have small mesh within 32 ft (9.8 m) of the center of the headrope as needed for attaching instrumentation (<E T="03">e.g.,</E> net-sounder device); and</P> <P>(x) May have weights on the wing tips.</P> <P>(15) <E T="03">Pot gear</E> means a portable structure designed and constructed to capture and retain fish alive in the water. This gear type includes longline pot and pot-and-line gear. Each groundfish pot must comply with the following:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Biodegradable panel.</E> Each pot used to fish for groundfish must be equipped with a biodegradable panel at least 18 inches (45.72 cm) in length that is parallel to, and within 6 inches (15.24 cm) of, the bottom of the pot, and that is sewn up with untreated cotton thread of no larger size than No. 30.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Tunnel opening.</E> Each pot used to fish for groundfish must be equipped with rigid tunnel openings that are no wider than 9 inches (22.86 cm) and no higher than 9 inches (22.86 cm), or soft tunnel openings with dimensions that are no wider than 9 inches (22.86 cm).</P> <P>(16) <E T="03">Pot-and-line gear</E> means a stationary, buoyed line with a single pot attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a device.</P> <P>(17) <E T="03">Power troll gear</E> means one or more lines, with hooks or lures attached, drawn through the water behind a moving vessel, and originating from a power gurdy or power-driven spool fastened to the vessel, the extension or retraction of which is directly to the gurdy or spool.</P> <P>(18) <E T="03">Trawl gear</E> means a cone or funnel-shaped net that is towed through the water by one or more vessels. For <PRTPAGE P="469"/>purposes of this part, this definition includes, but is not limited to, beam trawls (trawl with a fixed net opening utilizing a wood or metal beam), otter trawls (trawl with a net opening controlled by devices commonly called otter doors), and pair trawls (trawl dragged between two vessels) and is further described as pelagic or nonpelagic trawl.</P> <P>(19) <E T="03">Troll gear</E> means one or more lines with hooks or lures attached drawn through the water behind a moving vessel. This gear type includes hand troll and power troll gear and dinglebar gear.</P> <P>(20) <E T="03">Snap gear</E> means a type of hook-and-line gear where the hook and gangion are attached to the groundline using a mechanical fastener or snap.</P> <P> <E T="03">Authorized officer</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the USCG;</P> <P>(2) Any special agent or fishery enforcement officer of NMFS;</P> <P>(3) Any officer designated by the head of any Federal or state agency that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary and the Commandant of the USCG to enforce the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act or any other statute administered by NOAA; or</P> <P>(4) Any USCG personnel accompanying and acting under the direction of any person described in paragraph (1) of this definition.</P> <P> <E T="03">Basis species</E> means any species or species group that is open to directed fishing that the vessel is authorized to harvest (see Tables 10, 11, and 30 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area</E>, for purposes of regulations governing the commercial king and Tanner crab fisheries in part 680 of this Chapter, means those waters of the EEZ off the west coast of Alaska lying south of the Chukchi Sea statistical area as described in the coordinates listed for Figure 1 to this part, and extending south of the Aleutian Islands for 200 nm west of Scotch Cap Light (164° 44′36″ W. long).</P> <P> <E T="03">Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI),</E> for purposes of regulations governing the groundfish fisheries, means the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands subareas (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area</E> means a habitat protection area specified at Table 42 and Figure 16 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Bering Sea Subarea of the BSAI</E> means that portion of the EEZ contained in Statistical Areas 508, 509, 512, 513, 514, 516, 517, 518, 519, 521, 523, 524, and 530 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Bled codend</E> means a form of discard by vessels using trawl gear wherein some or all of the fish are emptied into the sea from the net before fish are brought fully on board.</P> <P> <E T="03">Bogoslof District</E> means that part of the Bering Sea Subarea contained in Statistical Area 518 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone</E> means a management area established for the protection of the Bowers Ridge and Ulm Plateau habitat areas of particular concern in the BSAI. See Table 25 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Breast line</E> means the rope or wire running along the forward edges of the side panels of a net, or along the forward edge of the side rope in a rope trawl.</P> <P> <E T="03">Briefing</E> means a short (usually 2-4 day) training session that observers must complete to fulfill endorsement requirements.</P> <P> <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector</E> means fisheries conducted in the BSAI by persons using trawl gear and who are not:</P> <P>(1) Using an Amendment 80 vessel or an Amendment 80 LLP license; or</P> <P>(2) Fishing for CDQ groundfish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Bulwark</E> means a section of a vessel's side continuing above the main deck.</P> <P> <E T="03">Buying station</E> means a tender vessel or land-based entity that receives unprocessed groundfish from a vessel for delivery to a shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or mothership and that does not process those fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1)</E> means that part of the Bering Sea Subarea that is contained within the boundaries of Statistical Areas 508, 509, 512, and 516 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Bycatch Limitation Zone 2 (Zone 2)</E> means that part of the Bering Sea Subarea that is contained within the boundaries of Statistical Areas 513, 517, and 521 (see Figure 1 to this part).<PRTPAGE P="470"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Bycatch or bycatch species</E> means fish caught and released while targeting another species or caught and released while targeting the same species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Calendar day</E> means a 24-hour period that starts at 0001 hours Alaska local time and ends at 2400 hours Alaska local time.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catch</E> (see 50 CFR 600.10.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher/processor (C/P)</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">With respect to groundfish recordkeeping and reporting,</E> a vessel that is used for catching fish and processing that fish.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">With respect to subpart E of this part,</E> a processor vessel that is used for, or equipped to be used for, catching fish and processing that fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher/processor vessel designation</E> means, for purposes of the license limitation program, a license designation that authorizes the license holder:</P> <P>(1) Designated on a groundfish license to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish and process license limitation groundfish on that vessel or to conduct only directed fishing for license limitation groundfish; or</P> <P>(2) Designated on a crab species license to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for crab species and process crab species on that vessel or to conduct only directed fishing for crab species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher vessel (C/V)</E> means a vessel that is used for catching fish and that does not process fish on board.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher vessel designation</E> means, for purposes of the license limitation program, a license designation that authorizes the license holder:</P> <P>(1) Designated on a groundfish license to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for, but not process, license limitation groundfish on that vessel; or</P> <P>(2) Designated on a crab species license to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for, but not process, crab species on that vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher Vessel Operational Area (CVOA)</E> (see Figure 2 to this part and § 679.22(a)(5)).</P> <P> <E T="03">CBL</E> means crab bycatch limit.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ</E> means community development quota and is the amount of a CDQ reserve that is allocated to a CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ allocation</E> means a percentage of a CDQ reserve specified under § 679.31 that is assigned to a CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ group</E> means an entity identified as eligible for the CDQ Program under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(D). CDQ groups are listed in Table 7 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ number</E> means a number assigned to a CDQ group by NMFS that must be recorded and is required in all logbooks and reports submitted by vessels harvesting CDQ or processors taking deliveries of CDQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ Program</E> means the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ representative</E> means any individual who is authorized by a CDQ group to sign documents submitted to NMFS on behalf of the CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ reserve</E> means the amount of each groundfish TAC apportioned under § 679.20, the amount of each catch limit for halibut, or the amount of TAC for crab that has been allocated to the CDQ Program.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ species</E> means any species or species group that is allocated from a CDQ reserve to a CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">Central Aleutian District</E> means that part of the Aleutian Islands Subarea contained in Statistical Area 542 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Central GOA Regulatory Area</E> means that portion of the GOA EEZ that is contained in Statistical Areas 620 and 630 (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Chinook salmon bycatch incentive plan agreement (IPA)</E> is a voluntary private contract, approved by NMFS under § 679.21(f)(12), that establishes incentives for participants to avoid Chinook salmon bycatch while directed fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea subarea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Chum Salmon Savings Area of the BSAI CVOA</E> (See § 679.21(e)(7)(vii) and Figure 9 to this part.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Civil judgment,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means a judgment or finding of a civil offense by any court of competent jurisdiction.</P> <P> <E T="03">Clearing officer means,</E> a NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (OLE) special agent, an OLE fishery enforcement officer, or an OLE enforcement aide.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial fishing</E> means:<PRTPAGE P="471"/> </P> <P>(1) For purposes of the salmon fishery, fishing for salmon for sale or barter.</P> <P>(2) For purposes of the Pacific halibut fishery, fishing, the resulting catch of which either is, or is intended to be, sold or bartered but does not include subsistence fishing for halibut, as defined at 50 CFR 300.61.</P> <P>(3) For purposes of Arctic fish, the resulting catch of fish in the Arctic Management Area which either is, or is intended to be, sold or bartered but does not include subsistence fishing for Arctic fish, as defined in this subsection.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</E> means the annual report of information on exvessel and first wholesale values for fish and shellfish required under Title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code, chapter 39.130 (see § 679.5 (p)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Commissioner of ADF&G</E> means the principal executive officer of ADF&G.</P> <P> <E T="03">Community quota entity (CQE)</E> means a non-profit organization that:</P> <P>(1) Did not exist prior to April 10, 2002;</P> <P>(2) Represents at least one eligible community that is listed in Table 21 of this part; and,</P> <P>(3) Has been approved by the Regional Administrator to obtain by transfer and hold QS, and to lease IFQ resulting from the QS on behalf of an eligible community.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conviction,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means a judgment or conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether entered upon a verdict or a plea, and includes a conviction entered upon a plea of nolo contendere.</P> <P> <E T="03">Cooperative quota (CQ):</E> </P> <P>(1) <E T="03">For purposes of the Amendment 80 Program</E> means:</P> <P>(i) The annual catch limit of an Amendment 80 species that may be caught by an Amendment 80 cooperative while fishing under a CQ permit;</P> <P>(ii) The amount of annual halibut and crab PSC that may be used by an Amendment 80 cooperative while fishing under a CQ permit.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">For purposes of the Rockfish Program</E> means:</P> <P>(i) The annual catch limit of a rockfish primary species or rockfish secondary species that may be harvested by a rockfish cooperative while fishing under a CQ permit;</P> <P>(ii) The amount of annual halibut PSC that may be used by a rockfish cooperative in the Central GOA while fishing under a CQ permit (see rockfish halibut PSC in this section).</P> <P> <E T="03">C. Opilio Crab Bycatch Limitation Zone (COBLZ)</E> (see § 679.21(e) and Figure 13 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">CQ permit</E> means a permit issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative under § 679.4(o)(2) or to a rockfish cooperative under § 679.4(n)(1).</P> <P> <E T="03">CQE floating processor</E> means, for the purposes of processing Pacific cod within the marine municipal boundaries of CQE communities (see Table 21 of this part) in the Western or Central Gulf of Alaska Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, a vessel not meeting the definition of a stationary floating processor in this section, that has not harvested groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska in the same calendar year, and operates on the authority of an FPP endorsed as a CQE floating processor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Council</E> means North Pacific Fishery Management Council.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab species</E> means (see also king crab and tanner crab) all crab species covered by the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, including, but not limited to, red king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes camtschatica</E>), blue king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes platypus</E>), brown or golden king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes aequispina</E>), scarlet or deep sea king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes couesi</E>), Tanner or bairdi crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E>), opilio or snow crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes opilio</E>), grooved Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes tanneri</E>), and triangle Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes angulatus</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab species license</E> means a license issued by NMFS that authorizes the license holder designated on the license to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for crab species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Daily reporting period or day</E> is the period from 0001 hours, A.l.t., until the following 2400 hours, A.l.t.</P> <P> <E T="03">Debriefing</E> means the post-deployment process that includes a one-on-one interview with NMFS staff, a NMFS preliminary data review, observer completion of all data corrections noted, observer preparation of affidavits and reports, and completion of <PRTPAGE P="472"/>tasks related to biological specimens or special projects.</P> <P> <E T="03">Decertification,</E> as used in § 679.50(j), means action taken by a decertifying official under § 679.50(j)(7) to revoke indefinitely certification of observers or observer providers under this section; an observer or observer provider whose certification is so revoked is decertified.</P> <P> <E T="03">Decertifying official,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means a designee authorized by the Regional Administrator to impose decertification.</P> <P> <E T="03">Deep water flatfish</E> (see Table 10 to this part pursuant to § 679.20(c).)</P> <P> <E T="03">Deployment</E> means the period between an observer's arrival at the point of embarkation and the date the observer disembarks for travel to debriefing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Designated contact for the Aleut Corporation</E> means an individual who is designated by the Aleut Corporation for the purpose of communication with NMFS regarding the identity of selected AI directed pollock fishery participants and weekly reports required by § 679.5.</P> <P> <E T="03">Designated cooperative representative</E> means an individual who is designated by the members of a fishery cooperative to fulfill requirements on behalf of the cooperative including, but not limited to, the signing of cooperative fishing permit applications; submitting catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch reports, and submitting annual cooperative fishing reports.</P> <P> <E T="03">Designated data collection auditor (DDCA)</E> means the NMFS-designated contractor to perform the functions of a data collection auditor for the Chinook salmon PSC Compensated Transfer Report.</P> <P> <E T="03">Designated primary processor</E> means an AFA inshore processor that is designated by an inshore pollock cooperative as the AFA inshore processor to which the cooperative will deliver at least 90 percent of its BS pollock allocation during the year in which the AFA inshore cooperative fishing permit is in effect.</P> <P> <E T="03">Direct financial interest</E> means any source of income to, or capital investment or other interest held by, an individual, partnership, or corporation or an individual's spouse, immediate family member or parent that could be influenced by performance or non-performance of observer or observer provider duties.</P> <P> <E T="03">Directed fishing</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Unless indicated otherwise,</E> any fishing activity that results in the retention of an amount of a species or species group on board a vessel that is greater than the maximum retainable amount for that species or species group as calculated under § 679.20.</P> <P>(2) With respect to license limitation groundfish species, directed fishing as defined in paragraph (1) of this definition.</P> <P>(3) With respect to crab species under this part, the catching and retaining of any crab species.</P> <P>(4) With respect to the harvest of groundfish by AFA catcher/processors and AFA catcher vessels, any fishing activity that results in the retention of an amount of a species or species group on board a vessel that is greater than the maximum retainable percentage for that species or species group as calculated under § 679.20.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">With respect to the harvest of flatfish in the Bering Sea subarea,</E> for purposes of nonpelagic trawl restrictions under § 679.22(a) and modified nonpelagic trawl gear requirements under §§ 679.7(c)(5) and 679.24(f), fishing with nonpelagic trawl gear during any fishing trip that results in a retained aggregate amount of yellowfin sole, rock sole, Greenland turbot, arrowtooth flounder, flathead sole, Alaska plaice, and other flatfish that is greater than the retained amount of any other fishery category defined under § 679.21(e)(3)(iv) or of sablefish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Discard</E> (see § 600.10.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Dockside sale</E> means, the transfer of IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish from the person who harvested it to individuals for personal consumption, and not for resale.</P> <P> <E T="03">Documented harvest</E> means a lawful harvest that was recorded in compliance with Federal and state commercial fishing regulations in effect at the time of harvesting.</P> <P> <E T="03">Donut Hole</E> means the international waters of the Bering Sea outside the limits of the EEZ and Russian economic zone as depicted on the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part).<PRTPAGE P="473"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Eastern Aleutian District</E> means that part of the Aleutian Islands Subarea contained in Statistical Area 541 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Eastern GOA Regulatory Area</E> means the Reporting Areas 649 and 659 and that portion of the GOA EEZ that is contained in Statistical Areas 640 and 650 (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Economic data report (EDR)</E> means the report of cost, labor, earnings, and revenue data required under § 679.94.</P> <P> <E T="03">eLandings</E> means the Internet data entry system or desktop client components of the Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) for reporting commercial fishery landings and production from waters off Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible applicant</E> means (for purposes of the LLP program) a qualified person who submitted an application during the application period announced by NMFS and:</P> <P>(1) For a groundfish license or crab species license, who owned a vessel on June 17, 1995, from which the minimum number of documented harvests of license limitation groundfish or crab species were made in the relevant areas during the qualifying periods specified in § 679.4(k)(4) and (k)(5), unless the fishing history of that vessel was transferred in conformance with the provisions in paragraph (2) of this definition; or</P> <P>(2) For a groundfish license or crab species license, to whom the fishing history of a vessel from which the minimum number of documented harvests of license limitation groundfish or crab species were made in the relevant areas during the qualifying periods specified in § 679.4(k)(4) and (k)(5) has been transferred or retained by the express terms of a written contract that clearly and unambiguously provides that the qualifications for a license under the LLP have been transferred or retained; or</P> <P>(3) For a crab species license, who was an individual who held a State of Alaska permit for the Norton Sound king crab summer fishery at the time he or she made at least one harvest of red or blue king crab in the relevant area during the period specified in § 679.4(k)(5)(ii)(G), or a corporation that owned or leased a vessel on June 17, 1995, that made at least one harvest of red or blue king crab in the relevant area during the period in § 679.4(k)(5)(ii)(G), and that was operated by an individual who was an employee or a temporary contractor; or</P> <P>(4) For a scallop license, who qualifies for a scallop license as specified at § 679.4(g)(2) of this part; or</P> <P>(5) Who is an individual that can demonstrate eligibility pursuant to the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 at 29 U.S.C. 794 (a).</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible community means:</E> </P> <P>(1) for purposes of the CDQ Program, a community identified as eligible for the CDQ Program under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(D). Eligible communities are listed in Table 7 to this part.</P> <P>(2) For purposes of the IFQ program, a community that is listed in Table 21 to this part, and that:</P> <P>(i) Is a municipality or census designated place, as defined in the 2000 United States Census, located on the GOA coast of the North Pacific Ocean;</P> <P>(ii) Has a population of not less than 20 and not more than 1,500 persons based on the 2000 United States Census;</P> <P>(iii) Has had a resident of that community with at least one commercial landing of halibut or sablefish made during the period from 1980 through 2000, as documented by the State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission; and</P> <P>(iv) Is not accessible by road to a community larger than 1,500 persons based on the 2000 United States Census.</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible community resident</E> means, for purposes of the IFQ Program, any individual who:</P> <P>(1) Is a citizen of the United States;</P> <P>(2) Has maintained a domicile in a rural community listed in Table 21 to this part for the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the time when the assertion of residence is made, and who is not claiming residency in another community, state, territory, or country, except that residents of the Village of Seldovia shall be considered to be eligible community residents of the City of Seldovia for the purposes of eligibility to lease IFQ from a CQE; and</P> <P>(3) Is an IFQ crew member.</P> <P> <E T="03">Endorsement.</E> (1) (See <E T="03">area endorsement</E> for purposes of the groundfish LLP permits);<PRTPAGE P="474"/> </P> <P>(2) (See <E T="03">area/species endorsement</E> for purposes of the crab LLP permits);</P> <P>(3) (See § 679.4(g)(3)(ii) <E T="03">area endorsements</E> for purposes of the scallop permit).</P> <P> <E T="03">Experimental fishery</E> (see <E T="03">Exempted fishery,</E> § 679.6).</P> <P> <E T="03">Federal waters</E> means waters within the EEZ off Alaska (see also reporting area).</P> <P> <E T="03">Federally permitted vessel</E> means a vessel that is named on either a Federal fisheries permit issued pursuant to § 679.4(b) or on a Federal crab vessel permit issued pursuant to § 680.4(k) of this chapter. Federally permitted vessels must conform to regulatory requirements for purposes of fishing restrictions in habitat conservation areas, habitat conservation zones, habitat protection areas, and the Modified Gear Trawl Zone; for purposes of anchoring prohibitions in habitat protection areas; for purposes of requirements for the BS nonpelagic trawl fishery pursuant to § 679.7(c)(5) and § 679.24(f); and for purposes of VMS requirements.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishery cooperative or cooperative</E> means any entity cooperatively managing directed fishing for BS pollock and formed under section 1 of the Fisherman's Collective Marketing Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521). In and of itself, a cooperative is not an AFA entity subject to excessive harvest share limitations, unless a single person, corporation or other business entity controls the cooperative and the cooperative has the power to control the fishing activity of its member vessels.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fish product</E> (See groundfish product.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Fish product weight</E> means the weight of the fish product in pounds or to at least the nearest thousandth of a metric ton (0.001 mt). Fish product weight is based upon the number of production units and the weight of those units. Production units include pans, cartons, blocks, trays, cans, bags, and individual fresh or frozen fish. The weight of a production unit is the average weight of representative samples of the product, and, for fish other than fresh fish, may include additives or water but not packaging. Any allowance for water added cannot exceed 5 percent of the gross product weight (fish, additives, and water).</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishermen</E> means persons who catch, take, or harvest fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing circle</E> means the circumference of a trawl intersecting the center point on a fishing line, and that is perpendicular to the long axis of a trawl.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing day</E> means (for purposes of subpart E of this part) a 24-hour period, from 1201 hours, A.l.t. through 1200 hours, A.l.t., in which fishing gear is retrieved and groundfish are retained. An observer must be on board for all gear retrievals during the 24-hour period in order to count as a day of observer coverage. Days during which a vessel only delivers unsorted codends to a processor are not fishing days.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing line</E> means a length of chain or wire rope in the bottom front end of a trawl to which the webbing or lead ropes are attached.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip</E> means: (1) With respect to retention requirements (MRA, IR/IU, and pollock roe stripping), recordkeeping and reporting requirements under § 679.5, and determination of directed fishing for flatfish.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catcher/processors and motherships.</E> An operator of a catcher/processor or mothership processor vessel is engaged in a fishing trip from the time the harvesting, receiving, or processing of groundfish is begun or resumed in an area until any of the following events occur:</P> <P>(A) The effective date of a notification prohibiting directed fishing in the same area under § 679.20 or § 679.21;</P> <P>(B) The offload or transfer of all fish or fish product</P> <P>from that vessel;</P> <P>(C) The vessel enters or leaves an area where a different directed fishing prohibition applies;</P> <P>(D) The vessel begins fishing with a different type of authorized fishing gear; or</P> <P>(E) The end of a weekly reporting period, whichever comes first.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> An operator of a catcher vessel is engaged in a fishing trip from the time the harvesting of groundfish is begun until the offload or transfer of all fish or fish product from that vessel.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ program.</E> With respect to the IFQ program, the period beginning <PRTPAGE P="475"/>when a vessel operator commences harvesting IFQ species and ending when the vessel operator lands any species.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Groundfish observer program.</E> With respect to subpart E of this part, one of the following periods:</P> <P>(i) For a vessel used to process groundfish or a catcher vessel used to deliver groundfish to a monthership, a weekly reporting period during which one or more fishing days occur.</P> <P>(ii) For a catcher vessel used to deliver fish to other than a mothership, the time period during which one or more fishing days occur, that starts on the day when fishing gear is first deployed and ends on the day the vessel offloads groundfish, returns to an Alaskan port, or leaves the EEZ off Alaska and adjacent waters of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">For purposes of § 679.7(n)(7)</E>, the period beginning when a vessel operator commences harvesting any Rockfish Program species and ending when the vessel operator offloads or transfers any processed or unprocessed Rockfish Program species from that vessel.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">For purposes of § 679.7(o)(4)</E>, the period beginning when a vessel operator commences harvesting any Amendment 80 species and ending when the vessel operator offloads or transfers any processed or unprocessed Amendment 80 species from that vessel.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">For purposes of § 679.7(d)(9) for CDQ groups and § 679.7(k)(8)(ii) for AFA entities,</E> the period beginning when a vessel operator commences harvesting any pollock that will accrue against a directed fishing allowance for pollock in the BS or against a pollock CDQ allocation harvested in the BS and ending when the vessel operator offloads or transfers any processed or unprocessed pollock from that vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing year</E> means 0001 hours, A.l.t., on January 1, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., on December 31 (see § 679.23).</P> <P> <E T="03">Fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve</E> means 20 percent of the sablefish fixed gear TAC for each subarea in the BSAI for which a sablefish TAC is specified under § 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(B).</P> <P> <E T="03">Food bank distributor</E> means a tax-exempt organization with the primary purpose of distributing food resources to hunger relief agencies (see § 679.26).</P> <P> <E T="03">Food bank network</E> means a tax-exempt organization with the primary purpose of coordinating receipt and delivery of food resources to its member food bank distributors or hunger relief agencies (see § 679.26).</P> <P> <E T="03">Footrope</E> means a chain or wire rope attached to the bottom front end of a trawl and attached to the fishing line.</P> <P> <E T="03">Forage fish</E> (see Table 2c to this part and § 679.20(i)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Gear</E> (see the definition for Authorized fishing gear of this section).</P> <P> <E T="03">Gear deployment (or to set gear)</E> (see § 679.5(c)(3)(vi)(B) for longline and pot gear; see § 679.5(c)(4)(vi)(B) for trawl gear).</P> <P> <E T="03">Gear retrieval (or to haul gear)</E> (see § 679.5(c)(3)(vi)(C) for longline and pot gear; see § 679.5(c)(4)(vi)(C) for trawl gear).</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish</E> means (1) FMP species as listed in Table 2a to this part.</P> <P>(2) Target species specified annually pursuant to § 679.20(a)(2) (See also the definitions for: <E T="03">License limitation groundfish</E>; <E T="03">CDQ species</E>; and <E T="03">IR/IU species</E> of this section).</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ fishing</E> means fishing that results in the retention of any groundfish CDQ species, but that does not meet the definition of pollock CDQ fishing, sablefish CDQ fishing, or halibut CDQ fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish license</E> means (for purposes of the LLP program) a license issued by NMFS that authorizes the license holder designated on the license to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish product or fish product</E> means any species product listed in Tables 1, 2a, 2c, and 2d to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Groundfish Retention Standard (GRS)</E> means the retention and utilization standard for groundfish described at § 679.27(j).</P> <P> <E T="03">Gulf of Alaska (GOA)</E> means that portion of the EEZ contained in Statistical Areas 610, 620, 630, 640, and 650 (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Gulf of Alaska Coral Habitat Protection Areas</E> means management areas established for the protection of coral habitat areas of particular concern in the Gulf of Alaska. See Table 26 to this part.<PRTPAGE P="476"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas</E> means management areas established for the protection of essential fish habitat on the Gulf of Alaska slope. See Table 27 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Halibut</E> means Pacific halibut (<E T="03">Hippoglossus stenolepis</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Halibut CDQ fishing</E> means using fixed gear, retaining halibut CDQ, and not retaining groundfish over the maximum retainable amounts specified in § 679.20(e) and Table 11 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Halibut CDQ reserve</E> means the amount of the halibut catch limit for IPHC regulatory areas 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E that is reserved for the halibut CDQ program (see § 679.31(a)(2)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Harvesting or to harvest</E> means the catching and retaining of any fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Harvest zone codes</E> (see Table 8 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Haul</E> means the retrieval of trawl gear which results in catching fish or which does not result in catching fish; a test of trawl gear; or when non-functional gear is pulled in, even if no fish are harvested. All hauls of any type need to be recorded and numbered throughout the year, whether or not fish are caught.</P> <P> <E T="03">Headrope</E> means a rope bordering the top front end of a trawl.</P> <P> <E T="03">Herring Savings Area</E> means any of three areas in the BSAI presented in Figure 4 (see also § 679.21(e)(7)(v) for additional closure information).</P> <P> <E T="03">Hook-and-line catcher/processor</E> means a catcher/processor vessel that is named on a valid LLP license that is noninterim and transferable, or that is interim and subsequently becomes noninterim and transferable, and that is endorsed for any of the following areas: Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and/or any area in the Gulf of Alaska; and endorsed for catcher/processor fishing activity, catcher/processor Pacific cod, and hook-and-line gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hunger relief agency</E> means a tax-exempt organization with the primary purpose of feeding economically disadvantaged individuals free of charge (see § 679.26).</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ actual ex-vessel value</E> means the U.S. dollar amount of all compensation, monetary or non-monetary, including any IFQ retro-payments received by an IFQ permit holder for the purchase of IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish landing(s) on his or her permit(s) described in terms of IFQ equivalent pounds.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ crew member</E> means any individual who has at least 150 days experience working as part of the harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery, or any individual who receives an initial allocation of QS. For purposes of this definition, “harvesting” means work that is directly related to the catching and retaining of fish. Work in support of harvesting, but not directly involved with harvesting, is not considered harvesting crew work. For example, searching for fish, work on a fishing vessel only as an engineer or cook, or work preparing a vessel for a fishing trip would not be considered work of a harvesting crew.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ equivalent pound(s)</E> means the weight amount, recorded in pounds, for an IFQ landing and calculated as round weight for sablefish and headed and gutted weight for halibut.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ fee liability</E> means that amount of money for IFQ cost recovery, in U.S. dollars, owed to NMFS by an IFQ permit holder as determined by multiplying the appropriate standard ex-vessel value or actual ex-vessel value of his or her IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish landing(s) by the appropriate IFQ fee percentage.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ fee percentage</E> means that positive number no greater than 3 percent (0.03) determined by the Regional Administrator and established for use to calculate the IFQ cost recovery fee liability for an IFQ permit holder.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ halibut</E> means any halibut that is harvested with setline or other hook and line gear while commercial fishing in any IFQ regulatory area defined in this section.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ landing</E> means the unloading or transferring of any IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or products thereof from the vessel that harvested such fish or the removal from the water of a vessel containing IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or products thereof.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ permit holder</E> means the person identified on an IFQ permit, at the time a landing is made (<E T="03">see</E> § 679.4(d)(1)).</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ program</E> means the individual fishing quota program for the fixed gear fisheries for Pacific halibut and <PRTPAGE P="477"/>sablefish in waters in and off Alaska and governed by regulations under this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area means:</E> </P> <P>(1) With respect to IFQ halibut, areas 2C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, or 4E as prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title (see also Figure 15 to this part).</P> <P>(2) With respect to IFQ sablefish, any of the three regulatory areas in the GOA and any subarea of the BSAI, and all waters of the State of Alaska between the shore and the inshore boundary of such regulatory areas and subareas, except waters of Prince William Sound and areas in which sablefish fishing is managed under a State of Alaska limited entry program (see Figure 14 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ retro-payment</E> means the U.S. dollar value of a payment, monetary or non-monetary, made to an IFQ permit holder for the purchase of IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish landed at some previous time.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ sablefish</E> means any sablefish that is harvested with fixed gear, either in the EEZ off Alaska or in waters of the State of Alaska, by persons holding an IFQ permit, but does not include sablefish harvested in Prince William Sound or under a State of Alaska limited entry program.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ standard ex-vessel value</E> means the total U.S. dollar amount of IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish landings as calculated by multiplying the number of landed IFQ equivalent pounds by the appropriate IFQ standard price determined by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ standard price</E> means a price, expressed in U.S. dollars per IFQ equivalent pound, for landed IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish determined annually by the Regional Administrator and documented in an IFQ standard price list published by NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Incidental catch or incidental species</E> means fish caught and retained while targeting on some other species, but does not include discard of fish that were returned to the sea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Indictment,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means indictment for a criminal offense. An information or other filing by competent authority charging a criminal offense must be given the same effect as an indictment.</P> <P> <E T="03">Individual</E> means a natural person who is not a corporation, partnership, association, or other such entity.</P> <P> <E T="03">Individual fishing quota (IFQ)</E> means the annual catch limit of sablefish or halibut that may be harvested by a person who is lawfully allocated a harvest privilege for a specific portion of the TAC of sablefish or halibut.</P> <P> <E T="03">Initial Total Allowable Catch (ITAC)</E> means the tonnage of a TAC for an Amendment 80 species in a management area that is available for apportionment to the BSAI trawl limited access sector and the Amendment 80 sector in a calendar year after deducting from the TAC the CDQ reserve, the incidental catch allowance the Regional Administrator determines is required on an annual basis, as applicable, to account for projected incidental catch of an Amendment 80 species by non-Amendment 80 vessels engaged in directed fishing for groundfish and, for Atka mackerel, the Atka mackerel jig allocation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Inshore component in the GOA</E> means the following three categories of the U.S. groundfish fishery that process pollock harvested in the GOA or Pacific cod harvested in the Eastern GOA:</P> <P>(1) Shoreside processors.</P> <P>(2) Vessels less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that hold an inshore processing endorsement on their Federal fisheries permit, and that process no more than 126 mt per week in round-weight equivalents of an aggregate amount of pollock and Eastern GOA Pacific cod.</P> <P>(3) Stationary floating processors that—</P> <P>(i) Hold an inshore processing endorsement on their Federal processor permit;</P> <P>(ii) Process pollock harvested in a GOA directed fishery at a single GOA geographic location in Alaska state waters during a fishing year; and/or,</P> <P>(iii) Process Pacific cod harvested in the Eastern GOA regulatory area at a single GOA geographic location in Alaska state waters during a fishing year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Interagency electronic reporting system (IERS)</E> means an interagency electronic reporting system that allows fishery participants to use the Internet or <PRTPAGE P="478"/>desktop client software named eLandings to enter landings and production data for appropriate distribution to the ADF&G, IPHC, and NMFS Alaska Region (see § 679.5(e)).</P> <P> <E T="03">IPHC</E> means International Pacific Halibut Commission (see part 300 of chapter III of this title).</P> <P> <E T="03">IR/IU</E> means the improved retention/improved utilization program set out at § 679.27.</P> <P> <E T="03">IR/IU species</E> means any groundfish species that is regulated by a retention or utilization requirement set out at § 679.27.</P> <P> <E T="03">King crab</E> means red king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes camtschatica</E>), blue king crab (<E T="03">P. platypus</E>), brown (or golden) king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes aequispina</E>), and scarlet (or deep sea) king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes couesi</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Landing</E> means offloading fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Legal landing</E> means a landing in compliance with Federal and state commercial fishing regulations in effect at the time of landing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Legal landing of halibut or sablefish</E> (see § 679.40(a)(3)(v)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Legal proceedings,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means any civil judicial proceeding to which the Government is a party or any criminal proceeding. The term includes appeals from such proceedings.</P> <P> <E T="03">Length overall (LOA) of a vessel</E> means the centerline longitudinal distance, rounded to the nearest foot, measured between:</P> <P>(1) The outside foremost part of the vessel visible above the waterline, including bulwarks, but excluding bowsprits and similar fittings or attachments, and</P> <P>(2) The outside aftermost part of the vessel visible above the waterline, including bulwarks, but excluding rudders, outboard motor brackets, and similar fittings or attachments (see Figure 6 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">License holder</E> means the person who is named on a currently valid groundfish license, crab species license, or scallop license.</P> <P> <E T="03">License limitation groundfish</E> means target species specified annually pursuant to § 679.20(a)(2), except that demersal shelf rockfish east of 140 W. longitude, sablefish managed under the IFQ program, sablefish managed under the fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserve, and pollock allocated to the Aleutian Islands directed pollock fishery and harvested by vessels 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA or less, are not considered license limitation groundfish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Licensed medical doctor</E> means a person who is licensed, certified, and/or registered in accordance with applicable Federal, state, or local laws and regulations, and is authorized to conduct the practice of medicine as defined by the state in which the person resides.</P> <P> <E T="03">Limited Access System Administrative Fund (LASAF)</E> means the administrative account used for depositing cost recovery fee payments into the U.S. Treasury as described in the Magnuson-Stevens Act under section 304(d)(2)(C)(i) and established under section 305(h)(5)(B).</P> <P> <E T="03">Listed AFA catcher/processor</E> means an AFA catcher/processor permitted to harvest BS pollock under § 679.4(l)(2)(i).</P> <P> <E T="03">LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel</E> means the LLP license listed in Column C of Table 31 to this part that corresponds to the vessel listed in Column A of Table 31 to this part with the USCG Documentation Number listed in Column B of Table 31 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Logbook</E> means Daily Cumulative Production Logbook (DCPL) or Daily Fishing Logbook (DFL) required by § 679.5.</P> <P> <E T="03">Management area</E> means any district, regulatory area, subpart, part, or the entire GOA, BSAI, or Arctic Management Area.</P> <P> <E T="03">Manager,</E> with respect to any shoreside processor, stationary floating processor or land-based buying station, means the individual responsible for the operation of the shoreside processor operation or land-based buying station.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum LOA (MLOA)</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">With respect to the scallop license limitation program,</E> the MLOA is equal to the length overall on February 8, 1999, of the longest vessel that was:</P> <P>(i) Authorized by a Federal or State of Alaska Scallop Moratorium Permit to harvest scallops;</P> <P>(ii) Used by the eligible applicant to make legal landings of scallops during the scallop LLP qualification period, <PRTPAGE P="479"/>as specified at § 679.4(g)(2)(iii) of this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">With respect to the groundfish and crab species license limitation program,</E> the LOA of the vessel on June 24, 1992, unless the vessel was less than 125 ft (38.1 m) on June 24, 1992, then 1.2 times the LOA of the vessel on June 24, 1992, or 125 ft (38.1 m), whichever is less. However, if the vessel was under reconstruction on June 24, 1992, then the basis for the MLOA will be the LOA of the vessel on the date that reconstruction was completed and not June 24, 1992. The following exceptions apply regardless of how the MLOA was determined.</P> <P>(i) If the vessel's LOA on June 17, 1995, was less than 60 ft (18.3 m), or if the vessel was under reconstruction on June 17, 1995, and the vessel's LOA on the date that reconstruction was completed was less than 60 ft (18.3 m), then the vessel's MLOA cannot exceed 59 ft (18 m).</P> <P>(ii) If the vessel's LOA on June 17, 1995, was greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) but less than 125 ft (38.1 m), or if the vessel was under reconstruction on June 17, 1995, and the vessel's LOA on the date that reconstruction was completed was greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) but less 125 ft (38.1 m), then the vessel's MLOA cannot exceed 124 ft (37.8 m).</P> <P>(iii) If the vessel's LOA on June 17, 1995, was 125 ft (38.1 m) or greater, then the vessel's MLOA is the vessel's LOA on June 17, 1995, or if the vessel was under reconstruction on June 17, 1995, and the vessel's LOA on the date that reconstruction was completed was 125 ft (38.1 m) or greater, then the vessel's MLOA is the vessel's LOA on the date reconstruction was completed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum retainable amount (MRA)</E> (see § 679.20(e)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Modified Gear Trawl Zone</E> means an area of the Bering Sea subarea specified at Table 51 to this part that is closed to directed fishing for groundfish with nonpelagic trawl gear, except by vessels using modified nonpelagic trawl gear meeting the standards at § 679.24(f).</P> <P> <E T="03">Mothership</E> means:</P> <P>(1) A vessel that receives and processes groundfish from other vessels; or</P> <P>(2) With respect to subpart E of this part, a processor vessel that receives and processes groundfish from other vessels and is not used for, or equipped to be used for, catching groundfish; or</P> <P>(3) For the purposes of processing Pacific cod within the marine municipal boundaries of CQE communities (as defined in Table 21 to this part) in the Western or Central Gulf of Alaska, motherships include vessels with a CQE floating processor endorsement on their Federal processor permit that receive and process groundfish from other vessels.</P> <P> <E T="03">Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure Area of the BSAI</E> (See § 679.22(a)(9) and Figure 12 to this part.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Net-sounder device</E> means a sensor used to determine the depth from the water surface at which a fishing net is operating.</P> <P> <E T="03">Net weight (IFQ or CDQ halibut only).</E> Net weight of IFQ or CDQ halibut means the weight of a halibut that is gutted, head off, and washed or ice and slime deducted.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-allocated or nonspecified species</E> means those fish species, other than prohibited species, for which TAC has not been specified (e.g., grenadier, prowfish, lingcod).</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction intercooperative agreement (ICA)</E> is a voluntary non-Chinook salmon bycatch avoidance agreement, as described at § 679.21(g) and approved by NMFS, for directed pollock fisheries in the Bering Sea subarea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-IFQ groundfish</E> means groundfish, other than IFQ sablefish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-individual entity</E> means a person who is not an individual or “natural” person; it includes corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, joint ventures, joint tenancy, and any other type of “person” other than a natural person.</P> <P> <E T="03">NMFS investigator,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means a designee authorized by the Regional Administrator to conduct investigations under this section.</P> <P> <E T="03">NMFS Person Identification Number</E> means a unique number assigned by NMFS to any person who applied for, or who has been issued, a certificate, license, or permit under any fishery management program administered by <PRTPAGE P="480"/>the Alaska Region for purposes of the NMFS/Alaska Region Integrated Regional Data System.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-allocated secondary species</E> (see <E T="03">Rockfish Program species</E> in this section).</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-chinook salmon</E> means coho, pink, chum or sockeye salmon.</P> <P> <E T="03">North Pacific fishery</E> means any commercial fishery in state or Federal waters off Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Northern Bering Sea Research Area</E> means a habitat research area specified at Table 43 and Figure 17 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area</E> means a habitat protection area specified at Table 44 and Figure 21 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Observed</E> means observed by one or more observers (see subpart E of this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Observer</E> means any</P> <P>(1) Individual who is awarded NMFS observer certification to carry out observer responsibilities under this part, and who is employed by an observer provider for the purposes of providing observer services to vessels, shoreside processors or stationary floating processors under this part; or</P> <P>(2) NMFS staff or other individual authorized by NMFS deployed, at the direction of the Regional Administrator, aboard vessels or at shoreside processors or stationary floating processors for purposes of providing observer services as required for vessels, shoreside processors or stationary floating processors under § 679.50(c) or (d), or for other purposes of conservation and management of marine resources as specified by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Observer Program Office</E> means the administrative office of the Groundfish Observer Program located at Alaska Fisheries Science Center (see ADDRESSES, part 600).</P> <P> <E T="03">Observer Provider</E> means any person or commercial enterprise that is granted a permit by NMFS to provide observer services to vessels, shoreside processors, or stationary floating processors for observer coverage credit as required in subpart E of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Official AFA record</E> means the information prepared by the Regional Administrator about vessels and processors that were used to participate in the BSAI pollock fisheries during the qualifying periods specified in § 679.4(l). Information in the official AFA record includes vessel ownership information, documented harvests made from vessels during AFA qualifying periods, vessel characteristics, and documented amounts of pollock processed by pollock processors during AFA qualifying periods. The official AFA record is presumed to be correct for the purpose of determining eligibility for AFA permits. An applicant for an AFA permit will have the burden of proving correct any information submitted in an application that is inconsistent with the official record.</P> <P> <E T="03">Official License Limitation Program (LLP) record</E> means the information prepared by the Regional Administrator about vessels that were used to participate in the groundfish or crab fisheries during qualified periods for the groundfish and crab LLP specified at § 679.4(k) and in the scallop fisheries during the qualifying periods for the scallop LLP specified at § 679.4(g). Information in the official LLP record includes vessel ownership information, documented harvests made from vessels during the qualification periods, and vessel characteristics. The official LLP record is presumed to be correct for the purpose of determining eligibility for licenses. An applicant for a license under the LLP will have the burden of proving the validity of information submitted in an application that is inconsistent with the official LLP record.</P> <P> <E T="03">Offshore component in the GOA</E> means all vessels not included in the definition of “inshore component in the GOA” that process pollock harvested in the GOA, and/or Pacific cod harvested in the Eastern GOA.</P> <P> <E T="03">Operate a vessel</E> means for purposes of VMS that the fishing vessel is:</P> <P>(1) Offloading or processing fish;</P> <P>(2) In transit to, from, or between the fishing areas; or</P> <P>(3) Fishing or conducting operations in support of fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Optimum yield</E> means:</P> <P>(1) With respect to the salmon fishery, that amount of any species of salmon that will provide the greatest <PRTPAGE P="481"/>overall benefit to the Nation, with particular reference to food production and recreational opportunities, as specified in the Salmon FMP.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">With respect to the groundfish and Arctic fisheries</E>, see § 679.20(a)(1).</P> <P> <E T="03">Other flatfish</E> (see Table 11 to this part pursuant to § 679.20(c).)</P> <P> <E T="03">Other gear</E> means gear other than authorized fishing gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Other rockfish</E> (see Tables 10 and 11 to this part pursuant to § 679.20(c); see also “rockfish” in this section.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Other species</E> is a category of target species for the purpose of MRA and PSC management that consists of groundfish species in each management area. These target species are managed as an other species group and identified in Tables 10 and 11 to this part pursuant to § 679.20(e).</P> <P> <E T="03">Permit</E> means documentation granting permission to fish and includes “license” as a type of permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Person</E> means any individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), any corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity (whether or not organized, or existing under the laws of any state), and any Federal, state, local, or foreign government or any entity of any such aforementioned governments.</P> <P> <E T="03">Personal use fishing</E> means, for purposes of the salmon fishery, fishing other than commercial fishing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pollock CDQ fishing</E> means directed fishing for pollock in the BS or AI under a pollock allocation to the CDQ Program authorized at § 679.31(a) and accruing pollock catch against a pollock CDQ allocation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pollock roe</E> means product consisting of pollock eggs, either loose or in sacs or skeins.</P> <P> <E T="03">Pot catcher/processor</E> means a catcher/processor vessel that is named on a valid LLP license that is noninterim and transferable, or that is interim and subsequently becomes noninterim and transferable, and that is endorsed for Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and/or Gulf of Alaska catcher/processor fishing activity, catcher/processor Pacific cod, and pot gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Preponderance of the evidence,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means proof by information that, compared with that opposing it, leads to the conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not.</P> <P> <E T="03">Primary community health aide</E> means a person who has completed the first of three levels of community health aide training offered by the Norton Sound Health Corporation at the Nome Hospital, the Kuskokwim Community College in Bethel, the Alaska Area Native Health Service in Anchorage, or another accredited training center.</P> <P> <E T="03">Primary product</E> (see Table 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Processing,</E> or <E T="03">to process,</E> means the preparation of, or to prepare, fish or crab to render it suitable for human consumption, industrial uses, or long-term storage, including but not limited to cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, freezing, or rendering into meal or oil, but does not mean icing, bleeding, heading, or gutting.</P> <P> <E T="03">Processor vessel</E> means, unless otherwise restricted, any vessel that has been issued a Federal fisheries permit and that can be used for processing groundfish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Product transfer report (PTR)</E> (see § 679.5(g)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Program Administrator, RAM</E> means the Program Administrator of Restricted Access Management Program, Alaska Region, NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Prohibited species</E> means any of the species of Pacific salmon (<E T="03">Oncorhynchus spp.</E>), steelhead trout (<E T="03">Oncorhynchus mykiss</E>), Pacific halibut (<E T="03">Hippoglossus stenolepis</E>), Pacific herring (<E T="03">Clupea harengus pallasi</E>), king crab, and Tanner crab (see Table 2b to this part), caught by a vessel issued an FFP under § 679.4(b) while fishing for groundfish in the BSAI or GOA, unless retention is authorized by other applicable laws, including the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of this title.</P> <P> <E T="03">Prohibited species catch (PSC)</E> means any of the species listed in Table 2b to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">PRR</E> means standard product recovery rate (see Table 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">PSD Permit</E> means a permit issued by NMFS to an applicant who qualifies as an authorized distributor for purposes of the PSD.<PRTPAGE P="482"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">PSD Program</E> means the Prohibited Species Donation Program established under § 679.26.</P> <P> <E T="03">PSQ</E> means prohibited species quota and is the amount of a PSQ reserve that is allocated to a CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">PSQ allocation</E> means a percentage of a PSQ reserve specified under § 679.31 that is assigned to a CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">PSQ reserve</E> means the amount of a prohibited species catch limit established under § 679.21(e) that has been allocated to the groundfish CDQ Program under § 679.21(e)(3)(i) and (e)(4)(i).</P> <P> <E T="03">PSQ species</E> means any species or species group that has been allocated from a PSQ reserve to a CDQ group.</P> <P> <E T="03">Qualified Person</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">With respect to the IFQ program,</E> see IFQ Management Measures at § 679.40(a)(2).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">With respect to the groundfish and crab species license limitation program,</E> a person who was eligible on June 17, 1995, to document a fishing vessel under Chapter 121, Title 46, U.S.C.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">With respect to the scallop LLP,</E> a person who was eligible on February 8, 1999, to document a fishing vessel under Chapter 121, Title 46, U.S.C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Quarter,</E> or <E T="03">quarterly reporting period,</E> means one of four successive 3-month periods, which begin at 0001 hours, A.l.t., on the first day of each quarter, and end at 2400 hours, A.l.t., on the last day of each quarter, as follows:</P> <P>(1) 1st quarter: January 1 through March 31.</P> <P>(2) 2nd quarter: April 1 through June 30.</P> <P>(3) 3rd quarter: July 1 through September 30.</P> <P>(4) 4th quarter: October 1 through December 31.</P> <P> <E T="03">Quota share (QS)</E> means a permit, the face amount of which is used as a basis for the annual calculation of a person's IFQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reconstruction</E> means a change in the LOA of the vessel from its original qualifying LOA.</P> <P> <E T="03">Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA) of the BSAI</E> (see § 679.22(a)(3) and Figure 11 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Red King Crab Savings Subarea (RKCSS) of the BSAI</E> (see § 679.21(e)(3)(ii)(B) and Figure 11 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator,</E> for purposes of this part, means the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS, as defined at § 600.10 of this chapter, or a designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Registered buyer</E> means the person identified on a Registered Buyer permit (see § 679.4(d)(3)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Registered crab receiver (RCR)</E> means a person issued an RCR permit, described under 50 CFR part 680, by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regulatory area</E> means any of three areas of the EEZ in the GOA (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Reporting area</E> (see Figures 1 and 3 to this part) means:</P> <P>(1) An area that includes a statistical area of the EEZ off Alaska and any adjacent waters of the State of Alaska;</P> <P>(2) The reporting areas 300, 400, 550, and 690, which do not contain EEZ waters off Alaska or Alaska state waters; or</P> <P>(3) Reporting areas 649 and 659, which contain only waters of the State of Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Representative</E> (see § 679.5(b)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Reprocessed or rehandled product</E> (see Table 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Restricted AFA inshore processor</E> means an AFA inshore processor permitted to harvest pollock under § 679.4(l)(5)(i)(B).</P> <P> <E T="03">Retain on board</E> (see §§ 600.10 and 679.27 of this chapter.)</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">For the Gulf of Alaska:</E> Any species of the genera <E T="03">Sebastes</E> or <E T="03">Sebastolobus</E> except <E T="03">Sebastes ciliatus</E> (dark rockfish); <E T="03">Sebastes melanops</E> (black rockfish); and <E T="03">Sebastes mystinus</E> (blue rockfish).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">For the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area:</E> Any species of the genera <E T="03">Sebastes</E> or <E T="03">Sebastolobus</E> except <E T="03">Sebastes ciliatus</E> (dark rockfish).</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish (Catch Monitoring Control Plan) CMCP specialist,</E> for purposes of subpart H to this part, means a designee authorized by the Regional Administrator to monitor compliance with catch monitoring and control plans or for other purposes of conservation and management of marine resources as specified by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative</E> means a group of rockfish eligible harvesters who have chosen to form a rockfish cooperative under the requirements in § 679.81 in <PRTPAGE P="483"/>order to combine and harvest fish collectively under a CQ permit issued by NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish CQ</E> (See CQ)</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish CQ equivalent pound(s</E>) means the weight recorded in pounds, for a rockfish CQ landing and calculated as round weight.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish eligible harvester</E> means a person who is permitted by NMFS to hold rockfish QS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish entry level harvester</E> means a person who is harvesting fish in the rockfish entry level longline fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish entry level longline fishery</E> means the longline gear fisheries in the Central GOA conducted under the Rockfish Program by rockfish entry level harvesters.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish entry level trawl fishery</E> means the trawl gear fisheries in the Central GOA conducted under the Rockfish Program by rockfish entry level harvesters during 2007 through 2011 only.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish fee liability</E> means that amount of money for Rockfish Program cost recovery, in U.S. dollars, owed to NMFS by a CQ permit holder as determined by multiplying the appropriate standard ex-vessel value of his or her rockfish landing(s) by the appropriate rockfish fee percentage.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish fee percentage</E> means that positive number no greater than 3 percent (0.03) determined by the Regional Administrator and established for use in calculating the rockfish fee liability for a CQ permit holder.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish halibut PSC</E> means the amount of halibut PSC that may be used by a rockfish cooperative in the Central GOA as assigned on a CQ permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish legal landings</E> means groundfish caught and retained in compliance with state and Federal regulations in effect at that time unless harvested and then processed as meal, and—</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">For catcher vessels:</E> The harvest of groundfish from the Central GOA regulatory area that is offloaded and recorded on a State of Alaska fish ticket during the directed fishing season for that rockfish primary species as established in Tables 28a and 28b to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">For catcher/processors:</E> The harvest of groundfish from the Central GOA regulatory area that is recorded on a weekly production report based on harvests during the directed fishing season for that rockfish primary species as established in Table 28a to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish processor</E> means a shoreside processor with a Federal processor permit that receives groundfish harvested under the authority of a CQ permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish Program</E> means the program implemented under subpart G to this part to manage Rockfish Program fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish Program fisheries</E> means one of following fisheries under the Rockfish Program:</P> <P>(1) A rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector;</P> <P>(2) A rockfish cooperative in the catcher vessel sector; and</P> <P>(3) The rockfish entry level longline fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish Program official record</E> means information used by NMFS necessary to determine eligibility to participate in the Rockfish Program and assign specific harvest privileges or limits to Rockfish Program participants.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish Program species</E> means the following species that are managed under the authority of the Rockfish Program:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Rockfish primary species</E> means northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish in the Central GOA regulatory area.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Rockfish secondary species</E> means the following species in the Central GOA regulatory area:</P> <P>(i) Sablefish not allocated to the IFQ Program;</P> <P>(ii) Thornyhead rockfish;</P> <P>(iii) Pacific cod for the catcher vessel sector;</P> <P>(iv) Rougheye rockfish for the catcher/processor sector; and</P> <P>(v) Shortraker rockfish for the catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Rockfish non-allocated species</E> means all groundfish species other than Rockfish Program species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish quota share (QS)</E> means a permit expressed in numerical units, the amount of which is based on rockfish legal landings for purposes of qualifying for the Rockfish Program and that are assigned to an LLP license.<PRTPAGE P="484"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish QS pool</E> means the sum of rockfish QS units established for the Rockfish Program fishery based on the Rockfish Program official record.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish QS unit</E> means a measure of QS based on rockfish legal landings.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish sector</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Catcher/processor sector:</E> Those rockfish eligible harvesters who hold an LLP license with a catcher/processor designation and who are eligible to receive rockfish QS that may result in CQ that may be harvested and processed at sea.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catcher vessel sector:</E> Those rockfish eligible harvesters who hold an LLP license who are eligible to receive rockfish QS that may result in CQ that may not be harvested and processed at sea.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish sideboard fisheries</E> means fisheries that are assigned a rockfish sideboard limit that may be harvested by participants in the Rockfish Program.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish sideboard limit</E> means:</P> <P>(1) The maximum amount of northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish that may be harvested in the Rockfish Program as specified in the sideboard provisions under § 679.82(e), as applicable; and</P> <P>(2) The maximum amount of halibut PSC that may be used in the Rockfish Program as specified in the sideboard provisions under § 679.82(e), as applicable.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish sideboard ratio</E> means a portion of a rockfish sideboard limit for a groundfish fishery that is assigned as specified under § 679.82(e).</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish standard ex-vessel value</E> means the total U.S. dollar amount of rockfish CQ groundfish landings as calculated by multiplying the number of landed rockfish CQ equivalent pounds by the appropriate rockfish standard price determined by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rockfish standard price</E> means a price, expressed in U.S. dollars per rockfish CQ equivalent pound, for landed rockfish CQ groundfish determined annually by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Round-weight equivalent</E> means the weight of groundfish calculated by dividing the weight of the primary product made from that groundfish by the PRR for that primary product as listed in Table 3 to this part, or, if not listed, the weight of groundfish calculated by dividing the weight of a primary product by the standard PRR as determined using the best available evidence on a case-by-case basis.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sablefish (black cod)</E> means <E T="03">Anoplopoma fimbria.</E> (See also <E T="03">IFQ sablefish</E>; <E T="03">fixed gear sablefish</E> at § 679.21(b)(5); and <E T="03">sablefish as a prohibited species</E> at § 679.24(c)(2)(ii)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Sablefish CDQ fishing</E> means fishing using fixed gear, retaining sablefish CDQ, and that results in the retained catch of sablefish CDQ plus sablefish IFQ being greater than the retained catch of any other groundfish species or species group.</P> <P> <E T="03">Salmon</E> means the following species:</P> <P>(1) Chinook (or king) salmon (<E T="03">Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</E>);</P> <P>(2) Coho (or silver) salmon (<E T="03">O. kisutch</E>);</P> <P>(3) Pink (or humpback) salmon (<E T="03">O. gorbuscha</E>);</P> <P>(4) Sockeye (or red) salmon (<E T="03">O. nerka</E>); and</P> <P>(5) Chum (or dog) salmon (<E T="03">O. keta</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Salmon Management Area</E> means the waters of the EEZ off the coast of Alaska (see Figure 23 to part 679), including parts of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea. The Salmon Management Area is divided into a West Area and an East Area with the border between the two at the longitude of Cape Suckling (143°53′36″ W):</P> <P>(1) The West Area is the area of the EEZ off the coast of Alaska west of the longitude of Cape Suckling (143°53′36″ W). It includes the EEZ in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea, as well as the EEZ in the North Pacific Ocean west of Cape Suckling.</P> <P>(2) The East Area is the area of the EEZ off the coast of Alaska east of the longitude of Cape Suckling (143°53′36″ W).</P> <P> <E T="03">Scallop(s)</E> means any species of the family Pectinidae, including, without limitation, weathervane scallops (<E T="03">Patinopectin caurinus</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Scallop license</E> means a license issued by NMFS that authorizes the license holder to catch and retain scallops pursuant to the conditions specified on the license.<PRTPAGE P="485"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Scallop Registration Area H (Cook Inlet)</E> means all Federal waters of the GOA west of the longitude of Cape Fairfield (148°50′ W. long.) and north of the latitude of Cape Douglas (58°52′ N. lat.).</P> <P> <E T="03">Seabird</E> means those bird species that habitually obtain their food from the sea below the low water mark.</P> <P> <E T="03">Seabird avoidance gear</E> (see §§ 679.24(e), 679.42(b)(2), and Table 19 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Set</E> means a string of longline gear, a string of pots, or a group of pots with individual pots deployed and retrieved in the water in a similar location with similar soak time. In the case of pot gear, when the pots in a string are hauled more than once in the same position, a new set is created each time the string is retrieved and re-deployed. A set includes a test set, unsuccessful harvest, or when gear is not working and is pulled in, even if no fish are harvested.</P> <P> <E T="03">Shallow water flatfish</E> (see Table 10 to this part pursuant to § 679.20(c).)</P> <P> <E T="03">Shoreside processor</E> means any person or vessel that receives, purchases, or arranges to purchase, unprocessed groundfish, except catcher/processors, motherships, buying stations, restaurants, or persons receiving groundfish for personal consumption or bait.</P> <P> <E T="03">Shoreside processor electronic logbook report (SPELR)</E> (discontinued, see definition of “eLandings” under this section).</P> <P> <E T="03">Shucking machine</E> means any mechanical device that automatically removes the meat or the adductor muscle from the shell.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sideboard ratio for purposes of the Rockfish Program</E> means a portion of a sideboard limit for a groundfish fishery that is assigned to the catcher vessel sector or catcher/processor sector based on the catch history of vessels in that sector.</P> <P> <E T="03">Single geographic location</E> (see § 679.4(l)(5)(iii)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Southeast Outside District</E> of the GOA means that part of the Eastern GOA Regulatory Area contained in Statistical Area 650 (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve</E> means an area totaling 2.5 square nm in the GOA, off Cape Edgecumbe, in Statistical Area 650. See Figure 18 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">St. Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area</E> means a habitat protection area specified at Table 45 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">St. Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area</E> means a habitat protection area specified at Table 46 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">State</E> means the State of Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Stationary floating processor (SFP)</E> means:</P> <P>(1) A vessel of the United States operating as a processor in Alaska State waters that remains anchored or otherwise remains stationary in a single geographic location while receiving or processing groundfish harvested in the GOA or BSAI; and</P> <P>(2) In the Western and Central GOA Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, a vessel that has not operated as a catcher/processor, CQE floating processor, or mothership in the GOA during the same fishing year; however, an SFP can operate as catcher/processor or mothership in the BSAI and an SFP in the Western and Central GOA during the same fishing year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Statistical area</E> means the part of any reporting area defined in Figures 1 and 3 to this part, contained in the EEZ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Stretched mesh size</E> means the distance between opposite knots of a four-sided mesh when opposite knots are pulled tautly to remove slack.</P> <P> <E T="03">Subsistence fishing</E> for purposes of fishing in the Arctic Management Area means the harvest of Arctic fish and Pacific salmon for non-commercial, long-term, customary and traditional use necessary to maintain the life of the taker or those who depend upon the taker to provide them with such subsistence.</P> <P> <E T="03">Superexclusive registration area</E> means any State of Alaska designated registration area within the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area where, if a vessel is registered to fish for crab, that vessel is prohibited from fishing for crab in any other registration area during that registration year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Support vessel</E> means any vessel that is used in support of other vessels regulated under this part, including, but not limited to, supplying a fishing vessel with water, fuel, provisions, fishing equipment, fish processing equipment <PRTPAGE P="486"/>or other supplies, or transporting processed fish. The term “support vessel” does not include processor vessels or tender vessels.</P> <P> <E T="03">Suspending official,</E> for purposes of subpart E of this part, means a designee authorized by the Regional Administrator to impose suspension.</P> <P> <E T="03">Suspension,</E> as used in § 679.50, means action taken by a suspending official under § 679.50(j) to suspend certification of observers or observer providers temporarily until a final decision is made with respect to decertification.</P> <P> <E T="03">Tagged halibut or sablefish</E> (see § 679.40(g)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Tanner crab</E> means <E T="03">Chionoecetes</E> species or hybrids of these species.</P> <P> <E T="03">Target species</E> are those species or species groups for which a TAC is specified pursuant to § 679.20(a)(2).</P> <P> <E T="03">Tax-exempt organization</E> means an organization that received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service recognizing tax exemption under 26 CFR part 1 (§§ 1.501 to 1.640).</P> <P> <E T="03">Tender vessel</E> (see also the definition of “buying station” under this section) means a vessel that is used to transport unprocessed fish or shellfish received from another vessel to an associated processor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Ten percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest for purposes of the Amendment 80 Program</E> means a relationship between two or more persons in which one directly or indirectly owns or controls a 10 percent or greater interest in, or otherwise controls, another person; or a third person which directly or indirectly owns or controls, or otherwise controls a 10 percent or greater interest in both. For the purpose of this definition, the following terms are further defined:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Person.</E> A person is a person as defined in this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Indirect interest.</E> An indirect interest is one that passes through one or more intermediate persons. A person's percentage of indirect interest in a second person is equal to the person's percentage of direct interest in an intermediate person multiplied by the intermediate person's direct or indirect interest in the second person.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Controls a 10 percent or greater interest.</E> A person controls a 10 percent or greater interest in a second person if the first person:</P> <P>(i) Controls a 10 percent ownership share of the second person; or</P> <P>(ii) Controls 10 percent or more of the voting or controlling stock of the second person.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Otherwise controls.</E> A person otherwise controls another person, if the first person has:</P> <P>(i) The right to direct, or does direct, the business of the other person;</P> <P>(ii) The right in the ordinary course of business to limit the actions of, or replace, or does limit or replace, the chief executive officer, a majority of the board of directors, any general partner, or any person serving in a management capacity of the other person;</P> <P>(iii) The right to direct, or does direct, the Rockfish Program fishery processing activities of the other person;</P> <P>(iv) The right to restrict, or does restrict, the day-to-day business activities and management policies of the other person through loan covenants;</P> <P>(v) The right to derive, or does derive, either directly, or through a minority shareholder or partner, and in favor of the other person, a significantly disproportionate amount of the economic benefit from the processing of fish by that other person;</P> <P>(vi) The right to control, or does control, the management of, or to be a controlling factor in, the other person;</P> <P>(vii) The right to cause, or does cause, the purchase or sale of fish processed by the other person;</P> <P>(viii) Absorbs all of the costs and normal business risks associated with ownership and operation of the other person; or</P> <P>(ix) Has the ability through any other means whatsoever to control the other person.</P> <P> <E T="03">Transfer</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Groundfish fisheries of the GOA and BSAI.</E> Any loading, offloading, shipment or receipt of any IFQ sablefish or other groundfish product by a mothership, catcher/processor, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor, including quantities transferred inside or outside the EEZ, within any state's territorial waters, within the internal waters of any state, at any <PRTPAGE P="487"/>shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or at any offsite meal reduction plant.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut fisheries.</E> Any loading, offloading, or shipment of any IFQ halibut or CDQ halibut product including quantities transferred inside or outside the EEZ, within any state's territorial waters, within the internal waters of any state, at any shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or at any offsite meal reduction plant.</P> <P> <E T="03">Trawl test areas</E> (see Figure 7 to this part and § 679.24(d)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Unlisted AFA catcher/processor</E> means an AFA catcher/processor permitted to harvest BS pollock under § 679.4(l)(2)(ii).</P> <P> <E T="03">Unrestricted AFA inshore processor</E> means an AFA inshore processor permitted to harvest pollock under § 679.4(l)(5)(i)(A).</P> <P> <E T="03">Unsorted codend</E> is a codend of groundfish that is not brought on board a catcher vessel and that is delivered to a mothership, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor without the potential for sorting. No other instance of catcher vessel harvest is considered an “unsorted codend.” All other catch that does not meet this definition is considered “presorted” whether or not sorting occurs.</P> <P> <E T="03">U.S. citizen</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">General usage.</E> Any individual who is a citizen of the United States.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ program.</E> (i) Any individual who is a citizen of the United States at the time of application for QS; or</P> <P>(ii) Any corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity that would have qualified to document a fishing vessel as a vessel of the United States during the QS qualifying years of 1988, 1989, and 1990.</P> <P> <E T="03">U.S.-Russian Boundary</E> means the seaward boundary of Russian waters as defined in Figure 1 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">User</E> means, for purposes of IERS and eLandings, an individual representative of a Registered Buyer; a Registered Crab Receiver; a mothership or catcher/processor that is required to have a Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) under § 679.4; a shoreside processor or SFP and mothership that receives groundfish from vessels issued an FFP under § 679.4; any shoreside processor or SFP that is required to have a Federal processor permit under § 679.4; and his or her designee(s).</P> <P> <E T="03">User identification (UserID)</E>, for purposes of IERS and eLandings, means the string of letters and/or numbers that identifies the individual and gives him or her authorization to view and submit reports for specific operations or to otherwise use eLandings. To facilitate the management of Users and privileges and to provide for data security, a separate UserID is issued to each individual.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel Activity Report (VAR)</E> (see § 679.4(k)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel length category</E> means the length category of a vessel, based on the assigned MLOA, used to determine eligibility.</P> <P> <E T="03">Vessel operations category</E> (see § 679.5(b)(3)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Walrus Protection Areas</E> (see § 679.22(a)(4)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Week-ending date</E> means the last day of the weekly reporting period which ends on Saturday at 2400 hours, A.l.t., except during the last week of each calendar year, when it ends at 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31.</P> <P> <E T="03">Weekly production report (WPR)</E> is no longer required (see § 679.5(e)(9) and (10)).</P> <P> <E T="03">Weekly reporting period</E> means a time period that begins at 0001 hours, A.l.t., Sunday morning (except during the first week of each year, when it starts on January 1) and ends at 2400 hours, A.l.t., the following Saturday night (except during the last week of each year, when it ends on December 31).</P> <P> <E T="03">West Yakutat District</E> of the GOA means that part of the Eastern GOA Regulatory Area contained in Statistical Area 640 (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Western Aleutian District</E> means that part of the Aleutian Islands Subarea contained in Statistical Area 543 (see Figure 1 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Western GOA Regulatory Area</E> means that portion of the GOA EEZ that is contained in Statistical Area 610 (see Figure 3 to this part).</P> <P> <E T="03">Wing tip</E> means the point where adjacent breast lines intersect or where a breast line intersects with the fishing line.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <PRTPAGE P="488"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.2, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59869, Oct. 1, 2012, § 679.2 was amended by revising the definition of “Amendment 80 LLP/QS license” and the definition for “Amendment 80 vessel;” and by adding a new definition of “Amendment 80 replacement vessel” in alphabetical order, and adding paragraph (2)(iv) to the definition of “Maximum LOA (MLOA)”, effective Oct. 31, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP/QS license</E> means an LLP license originally assigned to an originally qualifying Amendment 80 vessel with an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to that LLP license.<STARS/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 replacement vessel</E> means a vessel approved by NMFS in accordance with § 679.4(o)(4).<STARS/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel</E> means any vessel that:</P> <P>(1) Is listed in Column A of Table 31 to this part with the corresponding USCG Documentation Number listed in Column B of Table 31 to this part; or</P> <P>(2) Is designated on an Amendment 80 QS permit, Amendment 80 LLP/QS license, or Amendment 80 LLP license and is approved by NMFS in accordance with § 679.4(o)(4) as an Amendment 80 replacement vessel.<STARS/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum LOA (MLOA)</E> means:</P> <P>(2) * * *</P> <P>(iv) The MLOA of an Amendment 80 LLP license or Amendment 80 LLP/QS license will be permanently changed to 295 ft. (89.9 m) when an Amendment 80 replacement vessel is listed on the license following the approval of a license transfer application described at § 679.4(k)(7).<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Foreign fishing for groundfish.</E> Regulations governing U.S. nationals fishing in the Russian fisheries are set forth in part 300 of chapter III of this title.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Domestic fishing for groundfish.</E> (1) The conservation and management of groundfish in waters of the territorial sea and internal waters of the State of Alaska are governed by the Alaska Administrative Code at 5 AAC Chapter 28 and by the Alaska Statutes at Title 16.</P> <P>(2) Alaska Administrative Code (5 AAC 39.130) governs reporting and permitting requirements using ADF&G “Intent to Operate” and “Fish Tickets.”</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Halibut.</E> Additional regulations governing the conservation and management of halibut are set forth in subpart E of part 300 of chapter III of this title.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">King and Tanner crabs.</E> Additional regulations governing conservation and management of king crabs and Tanner crabs in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area are contained in 50 CFR part 680 and in Alaska Statutes at A.S. 16 and Alaska Administrative Code at 5 AAC Chapters 34, 35, and 39.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Incidental catch of marine mammals.</E> Regulations governing exemption permits and the recordkeeping and reporting of the incidental take of marine mammals are set forth in § 216.24 and part 229 of this title.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Domestic fishing for high seas salmon.</E> (1) Additional regulations governing the conservation and management of salmon are set forth in § 600.705 of this chapter.</P> <P>(2) This part does not apply to fishing for salmon by vessels other than vessels of the United States conducted under subpart H, part 660 (West Coast Salmon Fisheries) under the North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954, 16 U.S.C. 1021-1035, concerning fishing for salmon seaward of Washington, Oregon, and California.</P> <P>(3) The Salmon Fishery east of Cape Suckling is administered in close coordination with ADF&G's administration of the State of Alaska's regulations governing the salmon troll fishery off Southeast Alaska. For State of Alaska regulations specifically governing the salmon troll fishery, see 5 Alaska Administrative Code 30 (Yakutat Area), and 5 Alaska Administrative Code 33 (Southeastern Alaska Area).<PRTPAGE P="489"/> </P> <P>(4) Commercial fishing for salmon in the EEZ west of Cape Suckling is not allowed except in three net fisheries managed by the State of Alaska as described in Section 2.2.2 and Appendix C of the Salmon FMP. For State of Alaska regulations governing these fisheries, see 5 Alaska Administrative Code 09 (Alaska Peninsula), 5 Alaska Administrative Code 21 (Cook Inlet), and 5 Alaska Administrative Code 24 (Prince William Sound).</P> <P>(5) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing commercial fishing, see Alaska Statutes, title 16—Fish and Game; title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code, chapters 1-39.</P> <P>(6) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing sport and personal use salmon fishing other than subsistence fishing, see Alaska Statutes, title 16—Fish and Game; 5 Alaska Administrative Codes 42.010 through 75.995.</P> <P>(7) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing subsistence fishing, see Alaska Statutes, title 16—Fish and Game; 5 Alaska Administrative Codes 01, 02, 39, and 99.010.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Scallops.</E> Additional regulations governing conservation and management of scallops off Alaska are contained in Alaska Statutes A.S. 16 and Alaska Administrative Code at 5 AAC Chapter 38.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 35578, July 5, 1996; 62 FR 2045, Jan. 15, 1997; 62 FR 19688, Apr. 23, 1997; 63 FR 38502, July 17, 1998; 63 FR 47356, Sept. 4, 1998; 69 FR 877, Jan. 7, 2004; 70 FR 10232, Mar. 2, 2005]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20121001" REFID="230">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59870, Oct. 1, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) <E T="03">Requirements.</E> Only persons who are U.S. citizens are authorized to receive or hold permits under this section, with the exception that an IFQ hired master permit or a CDQ hired master permit need not be held by a U.S. citizen.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">What permits are available?</E> Various types of permits are issued for programs codified at 50 CFR parts 300 and 679. These permits are listed in the following table. The date of effectiveness for each permit is given along with certain reference paragraphs for further information.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r65,r65" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If program permit or card type is:</CHED> <CHED H="1">Permit is in effect from issue date through the end of:</CHED> <CHED H="1">For more information, see . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(i) IFQ:</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Registered buyer</ENT> <ENT>Until expiration date shown on permit</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (d)(3)(ii) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Halibut & sablefish permits</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (d)(1) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(C) Halibut & sablefish hired master permits</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (d)(2) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(ii) CDQ Halibut</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Halibut permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (e) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Halibut hired master permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (e) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(iii) AFA:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (l) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (l) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(C)Mothership</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (l) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(D) Inshore processor</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (l) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(E) Inshore cooperative</ENT> <ENT>Calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (l) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(F) Replacement vessel</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (l) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(iv) Groundfish:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Federal fisheries</ENT> <ENT>Until expiration date shown on permit</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (b) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Federal processor</ENT> <ENT>Until expiration date shown on permit</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (f) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22" O=".">(v) Salmon permit</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (h) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22" O=".">(vi) High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA)</ENT> <ENT>5 years</ENT> <ENT>§ 300.10 of this title</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(vii) License Limitation Program (LLP):</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Groundfish license</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year or interim (active until further notice)</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (k) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Crab license</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year or interim (active until further notice)</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (k) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(C) Scallop license</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (g) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22" O=".">(viii) Exempted fisheries</ENT> <ENT>1 year or less</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22" O=".">(ix) Research</ENT> <ENT>1 year or less</ENT> <ENT>§ 600.745(a) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(x) Prohibited species donation program:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Salmon</ENT> <ENT>3 years</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.26</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Halibut</ENT> <ENT>3 years</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.26</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(xi) Special Subsistence Permits:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Community Harvest Permit</ENT> <ENT>1 year</ENT> <ENT>§ 300.65 of this title</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Ceremonial or Educational Permit</ENT> <ENT>30 days</ENT> <ENT>§ 300.65 of this title</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="490"/> <ENT I="22">(xii) Rockfish Program:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Rockfish QS</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.80(a).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) CQ</ENT> <ENT>Until expiration date shown on permit</ENT> <ENT>Paragraph (n) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(xiii) Amendment 80 Program:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Amendment 80 QS permit</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.90(b).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) CQ permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.91(b).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Amendment 80 limited access fishery</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.91(b).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(xiv) Crab Rationalization Program permits</ENT> <ENT>see § 680.4 of this chapter</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4 of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(A) Crab Quota Share permit</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(b) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(B) Crab Processor Quota Share permit</ENT> <ENT>Indefinite</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(c) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(C) Crab Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(d) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(D) Crab Individual Processor Quota (IPQ) permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(e) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(E) Crab IFQ hired master permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(g) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(F) Registered Crab receiver permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(i) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(G) Federal crab vessel permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.4(k) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">(H) Crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit</ENT> <ENT>Specified fishing year</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.21(b) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Permit and logbook required by participant and fishery.</E> For the various types of permits issued, refer to § 679.5 for recordkeeping and reporting requirements. For subsistence permits, refer to § 300.65 of this title for recordkeeping and reporting requirements.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Permit application.</E> (i) A person may obtain an application for a new permit or for renewal or revision of an existing permit for any of the permits under this section and must submit forms to NMFS as instructed in application instructions. With appropriate software, all permit applications may be completed online and printed from the Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>.</P> <P>(ii) Upon receipt of an incomplete or improperly completed permit application, the Program Administrator, RAM, will notify the applicant of the deficiency in the permit application. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency, the permit will not be issued. No permit will be issued to an applicant until a complete application is received.</P> <P>(iii) The operator, manager, Registered Buyer, or Registered Crab Receiver must obtain a separate permit for each applicant, facility, or vessel, as appropriate to each Federal permit in</P> <P>this section (§ 679.4) and retain a copy of each permit application, whether the application is requesting an initial permit or renewing or revising an existing permit.</P> <P>(iv) The information requested on the application must be typed or printed legibly.</P> <P>(v) All permits are issued free of charge.</P> <P>(4) [Reserved]</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Alteration.</E> No person may alter, erase, or mutilate any permit, card, or document issued under this section. Any such permit, card, or document that is intentionally altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Disclosure.</E> NMFS will maintain a list of permitted processors that may be disclosed for public inspection.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Sanctions and denials.</E> Procedures governing sanctions and denials are found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904. Such procedures are required for enforcement purposes, not administrative purposes.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Harvesting privilege.</E> Quota shares, permits, or licenses issued pursuant to this part are neither a right to the resource nor any interest that is subject to the “takings” provision of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Rather, such quota shares, permits, or licenses represent only a harvesting privilege that may be revoked or amended subject to the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Permit surrender.</E> The Regional Administrator will recognize the voluntary surrender of a permit issued in this section, § 679.4, if a permit may be surrendered and it is submitted by the person named on the permit, owner of record, or agent. Submit the original permit to Program Administrator, <PRTPAGE P="491"/>RAM Program, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, by certified mail or other method that provides written evidence that NMFS Alaska Region received it. The receiving date of signature by NMFS staff is the date the permit was surrendered.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Federal fisheries permit (FFP)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Groundfish.</E> No vessel of the United States may be used to fish for groundfish in the GOA or BSAI unless the owner first obtains a Federal fisheries permit for the vessel, issued under this part. A Federal fisheries permit is issued without charge.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Non-groundfish.</E> A vessel of the United States that fishes in the GOA or BSAI for any non-groundfish species, including but not limited to halibut, crab, salmon, scallops, and herring, and that is required to retain any bycatch of groundfish under this part must obtain a Federal fisheries permit under this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Vessel operations categories.</E> An FFP authorizes a vessel owner to deploy a vessel to conduct operations in the GOA or BSAI under the following categories: Catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, tender vessel, or support vessel. A vessel may not be operated in a category other than as specified on the FFP, except that a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, or tender vessel may be operated as a support vessel.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Duration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Length of permit effectiveness.</E> An FFP is in effect from the effective date through the expiration date, unless it is revoked, suspended, surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section, or modified under § 600.735 or § 600.740 of this chapter.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Surrendered permit</E>—(A) An FFP permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. Except as provided under paragraph (b)(4)(ii)(B) and (C) of this section, if surrendered, an FFP may be reissued in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered. Contact NMFS/RAM by telephone, locally at (907) 586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at (800) 304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(B) For the BSAI, NMFS will not reissue a surrendered FFP to the owner of a vessel named on an FFP that has been issued with the following combination of endorsements: Catcher/processor vessel operation type, pot and/or hook-and-line gear type, and the BSAI area, until after the expiration date of the surrendered FFP.</P> <P>(C) For the GOA, NMFS will not reissue a surrendered FFP to the owner of a vessel named on an FFP that has been issued a GOA area endorsement and any combination of endorsements for catcher/processor operation type, catcher vessel operation type, trawl gear type, hook-and-line gear type, pot gear type, and/or jig gear type until after the expiration date of the surrendered FFP.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Amended permit</E>—(A) An owner who applied for and received an FFP, must notify NMFS of any change in the permit information by submitting an FFP application found at the NMFS Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.</E> The owner must submit the application as instructed on the application form. Except as provided under paragraph (b)(4)(iii)(B) and (C) of this section, upon receipt and approval of a permit amendment, the Program Administrator, RAM, will issue an amended FFP.</P> <P>(B) In the BSAI, NMFS will not approve an application to amend an FFP to remove a catcher/processor vessel operation endorsement, pot gear type endorsement, hook-and-line gear type endorsement, or BSAI area endorsement from an FFP that has been issued with endorsements for catcher/processor operation type, pot or hook-and-line gear type, and the BSAI area.</P> <P>(C) In the GOA, NMFS will not approve an application to amend an FFP to remove endorsements for catcher/processor operation type, catcher vessel operation type, trawl gear type, hook-and-line gear type, pot gear type, or jig gear type, and the GOA area.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Contents of an FFP application.</E> To obtain a Federal fisheries permit, the owner must complete a Federal fisheries permit application and provide the following information for each vessel to be permitted:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">New or amended application?</E> Indicate whether application is for a new or amended Federal fisheries permit and if revision, enter the current Federal fisheries permit number.<PRTPAGE P="492"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Indicate the name(s), permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, business FAX number, and business e-mail address of the owner; and if applicable, the name of any person or company (other than the owner) that manages the operations of the vessel.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> Indicate the vessel name and homeport (city and state); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) documentation number; ADF&G vessel registration number; ADF&G processor code; vessel's LOA (ft), registered length (ft), gross tonnage, net tonnage, and shaft horsepower; and whether this is a vessel of the United States.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Area and gear information.</E> Indicate the type of vessel operation. If catcher/processor or catcher vessel, indicate only the gear types used for groundfish fishing. If the vessel is a catcher/processor under 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that is intended to process GOA inshore pollock or Pacific cod harvested in the inshore component of the Eastern GOA, mark the box for a GOA inshore processing endorsement.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Signature.</E> The owner or agent of the owner of the vessel must sign and date the application. If the owner is a company, the agent of the owner must sign and date the application.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Atka mackerel, pollock, and Pacific cod directed fisheries.</E> </P> <P>(A) Indicate use of pot, hook-and-line, or trawl gear in the directed fisheries for pollock, Atka mackerel, or Pacific cod.</P> <P>(B) Selections for species endorsements will remain valid until an FFP is amended to remove those endorsements or the permit with these endorsements is surrendered or revoked.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, upon receipt of a properly completed permit application, the Regional Administrator will issue a Federal fisheries permit required by this paragraph (b).</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will send the Federal fisheries permit to the applicant with the appropriate logbooks, as provided under § 679.5.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS will reissue a Federal fisheries permit to any person who holds a Federal fisheries permit issued for a vessel if that vessel is subject to sideboard provisions as described under § 679.82(d) through (f).</P> <P>(iv) NMFS will reissue a Federal fisheries permit to any person who holds a Federal fisheries permit issued to an Amendment 80 vessel.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Amended application.</E> If the application for an amended permit required under this section designates a change or addition of a vessel operations category, the amended permit must be on board the vessel before the new type of operations begins.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> A Federal fisheries permit issued under this paragraph (b) is not transferable or assignable and is valid only for the vessel for which it is issued.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Inspection.</E> (i) An original Federal fisheries permit issued under this paragraph (b) must be carried on board the vessel whenever the vessel is fishing. Photocopied or faxed copies are not considered originals.</P> <P>(ii) A permit issued under this paragraph (b) must be presented for inspection upon the request of any authorized officer.</P> <P>(c) [Reserved]</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">IFQ permits, IFQ hired master permits, and Registered Buyer permits</E>. The permits described in this section are required in addition to the permit and licensing requirements prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of this title and in the permit requirements of this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">IFQ permit.</E> (i) An IFQ permit authorizes the person identified on the permit to harvest IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish from a specified IFQ regulatory area at any time during an open fishing season during the fishing year for which the IFQ permit is issued until the amount harvested is equal to the amount specified under the permit, or until the permit is revoked, suspended, surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section, or modified under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(ii) A legible copy of any IFQ permit that specifies the IFQ regulatory area and vessel length overall from which IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish may be harvested by the IFQ permit holder must be carried on board the vessel used by the permitted person to harvest IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish at all <PRTPAGE P="493"/>times that such fish are retained on board.</P> <P>(iii) An IFQ permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. An annual IFQ permit will not be reissued in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered, but a new annual IFQ permit may be issued to the quota share holder of record in a subsequent fishing year. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ hired master permit</E>. (i) An IFQ hired master permit authorizes the individual identified on the IFQ hired master permit to land IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish for debit against the specified IFQ permit until the IFQ hired master permit expires, or is revoked, suspended, surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section, or modified under 15 CFR part 904, or cancelled on request of the IFQ permit holder.</P> <P>(ii) A legible copy of an IFQ hired master permit issued to an eligible individual in accordance with § 679.42(i) and (j) by the Regional Administrator must be onboard the vessel that harvests IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish at all times that such fish are retained onboard by a hired master. Except as specified in § 679.42(d), an individual that is issued an IFQ hired master permit must remain onboard the vessel used to harvest IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish with that IFQ hired master permit during the IFQ fishing trip and at the landing site during all IFQ landings.</P> <P>(iii) Each IFQ hired master permit issued by the Regional Administrator will display an IFQ permit number and the name of the individual authorized by the IFQ permit holder to land IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish for debit against the IFQ permit holder's IFQ. In addition, IFQ hired master permits will also display the ADF&G vessel identification number of the authorized vessel.</P> <P>(iv) An IFQ hired master permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. An IFQ hired master permit may be reissued to the permit holder of record in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Registered Buyer permit.</E> (i) A Registered Buyer permit authorizes the person identified on the permit to receive and make an IFQ landing by an IFQ permit holder or IFQ hired master permit holder or to receive and make a CDQ halibut landing by a CDQ permit holder or CDQ hired master permit holder at any time during the fishing year for which it is issued until the Registered Buyer permit expires, or is revoked, suspended, surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section, or modified under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(ii) A Registered Buyer permit is required of:</P> <P>(A) Any person who receives IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish from the person(s) who harvested the fish;</P> <P>(B) Any person who harvests IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish and transfers such fish in a dockside sale, outside of an IFQ regulatory area, or outside the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(C) A vessel operator who submits a Departure Report (see § 679.5(l)(4)).</P> <P>(iii) A Registered Buyer permit is issued on a 3-year cycle by the Regional Administrator to persons that have a Registered Buyer application approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(iv) A Registered Buyer permit is in effect from the first day of the year for which it is issued or from the date of issuance, whichever is later, through the end of the current NMFS 3-year cycle, unless it is revoked, suspended, surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section, or modified under § 600.735 or § 600.740 of this chapter.</P> <P>(v) A Registered Buyer permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. A Registered Buyer permit may be reissued to the permit holder of record in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).<PRTPAGE P="494"/> </P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Issuance</E>. The Regional Administrator will issue IFQ permits and IFQ hired master permits annually or at other times as needed to accommodate transfers, revocations, appeals resolution, and other changes in QS or IFQ holdings, and designation of masters under § 679.42.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Transfer</E>. The quota shares and IFQ issued under this section are not transferable, except as provided under § 679.41. IFQ hired master permits and Registered Buyer permits issued under this paragraph (d) are not transferable.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Inspection</E>—(i) <E T="03">IFQ permit and IFQ hired master permit</E>. (A) The IFQ permit holder must present a legible copy of the IFQ permit for inspection on request of any authorized officer or Registered Buyer receiving IFQ species.</P> <P>(B) The IFQ hired master permit holder must present a legible copy of the IFQ permit and a legible copy of the IFQ hired master permit for inspection on request of any authorized officer or Registered Buyer receiving IFQ species.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Registered Buyer permit.</E> A legible copy of the Registered Buyer permit must be present at the location of an IFQ landing or CDQ halibut landing and must be made available by an individual representing the Registered Buyer for inspection on request of any authorized officer.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Validity.</E> An IFQ permit issued under this part is valid only if the IFQ permit holder has paid all IFQ fees that are due as a result of final agency action as specified in §§ 679.45 and 679.5(l)(7)(ii).</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Halibut CDQ permits and CDQ hired master permits</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirements.</E> (i) The CDQ group, the operator of the vessel, the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, and the Registered Buyer must comply with the requirements of this paragraph (e) for the catch of CDQ halibut.</P> <P>(ii) The CDQ group, vessel owner or operator, and Registered Buyer are subject to all of the IFQ prohibitions at § 679.7(f).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Halibut CDQ permit.</E> The CDQ group must obtain a halibut CDQ permit issued by the Regional Administrator. The vessel operator must have a legible copy of the halibut CDQ permit on any fishing vessel operated by, or for, a CDQ group that will have halibut CDQ onboard and must make the permit available for inspection by an authorized officer. The halibut CDQ permit is non-transferable and is issued annually until revoked, suspended, surrendered, or modified. A halibut CDQ permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. The halibut CDQ permit will not be reissued in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered, but a new annual halibut CDQ permit may be issued in a subsequent fishing year to the CDQ group entitled to a CDQ halibut allocation. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(3) An individual must have onboard the vessel a legible copy of his or her halibut CDQ hired master permit issued by the Regional Administrator while harvesting and landing any CDQ halibut. Each halibut CDQ hired master permit will identify a CDQ permit number and the individual authorized by the CDQ group to land halibut for debit against the CDQ group's halibut CDQ. A halibut CDQ hired master permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. A halibut CDQ hired master permit may be reissued to the permit holder of record in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Alteration</E>. No person may alter, erase, mutilate, or forge a halibut CDQ permit, hired master permit, Registered Buyer permit, or any valid or current permit or document issued under this part. Any such permit or document that has been intentionally altered, erased, mutilated, or forged is invalid.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Landings</E>. A person may land CDQ halibut only if he or she has a valid halibut CDQ hired master permit. The person(s) holding the halibut CDQ hired master permit and the Registered buyer must comply with the requirements of § 679.5(g) and (l)(1) through (6).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Federal processor permit (FPP)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> No shoreside processor of the United States, stationary floating <PRTPAGE P="495"/>processor, or CQE floating processor described at (f)(2) of this section may receive or process groundfish harvested in the GOA or BSAI, unless the owner first obtains a Federal processor permit issued under this part. A Federal processor permit is issued without charge.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Contents of an FPP application.</E> To obtain an FPP, the owner must complete an FPP application and provide the following information (see paragraphs (f)(2)(i) through (vi) of this section) for each SFP, shoreside processor plant, and CQE floating processor to be permitted:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">New or amended permit.</E> Indicate whether application is for a new or amended FPP; and if an amended permit, provide the current FPP number. Indicate whether application is for a shoreside processor, an SFP, or a CQE floating processor.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Indicate the name(s), permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, business fax number, and business email address of all owners, and if applicable, the name of any person or company (other than the owner) who manages the operations of the shoreside processor or SFP.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">SFP information.</E> Indicate the vessel name; whether this is a vessel of the United States; USCG documentation number; ADF&G vessel registration number; ADF&G processor code; the vessel's LOA (ft); registered length (ft); gross tonnage; net tonnage; shaft horsepower; homeport (city and state); and whether choosing to receive a GOA inshore processing endorsement. A GOA inshore processing endorsement is required in order to process GOA inshore pollock and Eastern GOA inshore Pacific cod.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Shoreside processor information.</E> Indicate the shoreside processor's name; permanent business mailing address; physical location of plant at which the shoreside processor is operating (street, city, state, zip code); whether the shoreside processor is replacing a previous processor at this facility (YES or NO, and if YES, name of previous processor); whether multiple processing businesses are using this plant; whether the owner named in paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section owns this plant; ADF&G processor code; business telephone number; business fax number; and business e-mail address.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">CQE floating processor information.</E> A vessel owner that applies to process groundfish harvested by another vessel within the marine municipal boundaries of a Western GOA or Central GOA CQE community (as defined in Table 21 to this part) under the authority of an FPP CQE floating processor endorsement must indicate: The vessel name; whether this is a vessel of the United States; USCG documentation number; ADF&G vessel registration number; ADF&G processor code; vessel's LOA (ft); registered length (ft); gross tonnage; net tonnage; shaft horsepower; homeport (city and state); and whether choosing to receive a GOA inshore processing endorsement.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Signature.</E> The owner or agent of the owner of the shoreside processor, SFP, or CQE floating processor must sign and date the application. If the owner is a company, the agent of the owner must sign and date the application.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> Upon receipt of a properly completed permit application, the Regional Administrator will issue a Federal processor permit required by this paragraph (f).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Duration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Length of effectiveness.</E> An FPP is in effect from the effective date through the date of permit expiration, unless it is revoked, suspended, surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section, or modified under § 600.735 or § 600.740 of this chapter.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Surrendered permit.</E> An FPP may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. An FPP may be reissued to the permit holder of record in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Amended permit.</E> An owner or operator, who applied for and received an FPP, must notify NMFS of any change in the permit information by submitting an FPP application found at the NMFS website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>. The owner or operator must submit the application <PRTPAGE P="496"/>as instructed on the application form. Upon receipt and approval of a permit amendment, the Program Administrator, RAM, will issue an amended FPP.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> A Federal processor permit issued under this paragraph (f) is not transferable or assignable and is valid only for the processor for which it is issued.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Inspection.</E> (i) An original Federal processor permit issued under this paragraph (f) must be on site at the shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor at all times. Photocopied or faxed copies are not considered originals.</P> <P>(ii) A permit issued under this paragraph (f) must be presented for inspection upon the request of any authorized officer.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Scallop LLP</E>—(1) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> (i) In addition to the permit and licensing requirements prescribed in this part, each vessel within the EEZ off Alaska that is catching and retaining scallops, must have an original scallop LLP license onboard at all times it is catching and retaining scallops. This scallop LLP license, issued by NMFS, authorizes the person named on the license to catch and retain scallops in compliance with State of Alaska regulations and only with a vessel that does not exceed the maximum LOA specified on the license and the gear designation specified on the license.</P> <P>(ii) A scallop LLP license may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. A surrendered scallop LLP license will cease to exist and will not be subsequently reissued. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Qualifications for a scallop LLP license.</E> A scallop LLP license will be issued to an eligible applicant who:</P> <P>(i) Is a qualified person;</P> <P>(ii) Was named on a State of Alaska scallop moratorium permit or Federal scallop moratorium permit on February 8, 1999;</P> <P>(iii) Used the moratorium permit held on February 8, 1999, to make legal landings of scallops in each of any 2 calendar years during the qualification period beginning January 1, 1996, through October 9, 1998; and</P> <P>(iv) Submitted a complete application for a scallop license during the application period specified pursuant to paragraph (g)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Scallop license conditions and endorsements.</E> A scallop license authorizes the license holder to catch and retain scallops only if the vessel length and gear used do not exceed the vessel length and gear endorsements specified on the license. These endorsements will be determined as follows.</P> <P>(i) The MLOA specified on the scallop license is equal to the length overall on February 8, 1999, of the longest vessel that was authorized by a Federal or State of Alaska Scallop Moratorium Permit to harvest scallops and used by the eligible applicant to make legal landings of scallops during the scallop LLP qualification period, as specified at § 679.4(g)(2)(iii) of this part.</P> <P>(ii) The gear specified on a scallop license will be restricted to two dredges with a combined width of no more than 20 feet (6.1 m) in all areas if the eligible applicant was a moratorium permit holder with a Scallop Registration Area H (Cook Inlet) endorsement and did not make a legal landing of scallops caught outside Area H during the qualification period specified in paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Application for a scallop license</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue a scallop license to an applicant if a complete application is submitted by or on behalf of the applicant during the specified application period, and if that applicant meets all the criteria for eligibility in this part. An application that is postmarked or hand delivered after the ending date for the application period for the scallop LLP specified in paragraph § 679.4(g)(4)(ii) will be denied. An application form will be sent to the last known address of the person identified as an eligible applicant by the official LLP record. An application form may be requested from the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application Period.</E> January 16, 2001, through February 12, 2001.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> To be complete, an application for a scallop license must be signed and dated by the <PRTPAGE P="497"/>applicant, or the individual representing the applicant, and contain the following information, as applicable:</P> <P>(A) Scallop Moratorium Permit number under which legal landings of scallops were made during the qualification period specified in paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section;</P> <P>(B) Name, business address, telephone number, FAX number, and social security number or tax ID number of the applicant, and whether the applicant is a U.S. citizen or a U.S. business;</P> <P>(C) Name of the managing company, if any;</P> <P>(D) Evidence of legal landings in the qualifying years and registration areas;</P> <P>(E) For the vessel(s) being used as the basis for eligibility for a license, the name, state registration number (e.g., ADF&G number), the USCG documentation number, and valid evidence of the LOA on February 8, 1999, of the longest vessel used by the applicant during the qualification period specified in paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Successor-in-interest.</E> If an applicant is applying as the successor-in-interest to an eligible applicant, an application, to be complete, also must contain valid evidence proving the applicant's status as a successor-in-interest to that eligible applicant and:</P> <P>(A) Valid evidence of the death of that eligible applicant at the time of application, if the eligible applicant was an individual; or</P> <P>(B) Valid evidence that the eligible applicant is no longer in existence at the time of application, if the eligible applicant is not an individual.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Application evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application submitted during the specified application period and compare all claims in the application with the information in the official LLP record. Claims in the application that are consistent with information in the official LLP record will be accepted by the Regional Administrator. Inconsistent claims in the application, unless verified by evidence, will not be accepted. An applicant who submits inconsistent claims, or an applicant who fails to submit the information specified in paragraphs (g)(4)(iii) and (g)(4)(iv) of this section, will be provided a 60-day evidentiary period pursuant to paragraph (g)(4)(vii) of this section to submit the specified information, submit evidence to verify his or her inconsistent claims, or submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official LLP record. An applicant who submits claims that are inconsistent with information in the official LLP record has the burden of proving that the submitted claims are correct.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Additional information or evidence.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate additional information or evidence to support an applicant's inconsistent claims submitted within the 60-day evidentiary period pursuant to paragraph (g)(4)(vii) of this section. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence meets the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application are correct, the official LLP record will be amended and the information will be used in determining whether the applicant is eligible for a license. However, if the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence does not meet the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application is correct, the applicant will be notified by an initial administrative determination, pursuant to paragraph (g)(4)(viii) of this section, that the applicant did not meet the burden of proof to change the information in the official LLP record.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">60-day evidentiary period.</E> The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a 60-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may provide additional information or evidence to support the claims made in his or her application, or to submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official LLP record, if the Regional Administrator determines that the applicant did not meet the burden of proving that the information on the application is correct through evidence provided with the application. Also, an applicant who fails to submit information as specified in paragraphs (g)(4)(iii) and (g)(4)(iv) of <PRTPAGE P="498"/>this section will have 60 days to provide that information. An applicant will be limited to one 60-day evidentiary period. Additional information or evidence, or a revised application, received after the 60-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for purposes of the initial administrative determination.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Initial administrative determinations (IAD).</E> The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 60-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the applicant fails to support the applicant's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official LLP record is correct, or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 60-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information, the evidence submitted in support of the information, or the revised application. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. An applicant who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will not receive a transferable license until after the final resolution of that appeal in the applicant's favor.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Issuance of a non-transferable license.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue a non-transferable license to the applicant at the same time notification is provided to the applicant of his or her 60-day evidentiary period if issuance is required by the license renewal provisions of 5 U.S.C. 558. A non-transferable license authorizes a person to catch and retain scallops as specified on the non-transferable license, and will have the specific endorsements and designations based on the claims in his or her application. A non-transferable license will expire upon final agency action.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Transfer of a Scallop License</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator will approve the transfer of a scallop license if a complete transfer application is submitted to Restricted Access Management, Alaska Region, NMFS, and if the transfer meets all the eligibility criteria as specified in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this section. An application form may be requested from the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for transfers.</E> A scallop license can be transferred if:</P> <P>(A) The designated transferee is eligible to document a fishing vessel under Chapter 121, Title 46, U.S.C.;</P> <P>(B) The parties to the transfer do not have any fines, civil penalties, other payments due and outstanding, or outstanding permit sanctions resulting from Federal fishing violations;</P> <P>(C) The transfer will not cause the designated transferee to exceed the license limit in § 679.7(i); and</P> <P>(D) The transfer does not violate any other provision specified in this part.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Contents of transfer application.</E> To be complete, an application for a scallop license transfer must be signed by the license holder and the designated transferee, or the individuals representing them, and contain the following information, as applicable:</P> <P>(A) Name, business address, telephone number, and FAX number of the license holder and of the designated transferee;</P> <P>(B) License number and total price being paid for the license;</P> <P>(C) Certification that the designated transferee is a U.S. citizen, or a U.S. corporation, partnership, or other association;</P> <P>(D) A legible copy of a contract or sales agreement that specifies the license to be transferred, the license holder, the designated transferee, the monetary value or the terms of the license transfer; and</P> <P>(E) Other information the Regional Administrator deems necessary for measuring program performance.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator will return an incomplete transfer application to the applicant and identify any deficiencies if the Regional Administrator determines that the application does not meet all the criteria identified in paragraph (g)(5) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="499"/> </P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Transfer by court order, operation of law, or as part of a security agreement.</E> The Regional Administrator will transfer a scallop license based on a court order, operation of law, or a security agreement if the Regional Administrator determines that the transfer application is complete and the transfer will not violate any of the provisions of this section.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Salmon permits</E>—(1) <E T="03">Operators of commercial fishing vessels using power troll gear.</E> The operator of a fishing vessel using power troll gear may engage in commercial fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area if the operator:</P> <P>(i) Held a valid State of Alaska power troll permanent entry permit on May 15, 1979, or is a transferee under paragraph (h)(13) of this section from an operator who held such a permit on that date;</P> <P>(ii) Held a valid State of Alaska power troll interim use permit on May 15, 1979; or</P> <P>(iii) Holds a Salmon Fishery permit issued by the Regional Administrator under paragraph (h)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Crew members and other persons not the operator of a commercial fishing vessel using power troll gear.</E> Crew members or other persons aboard but not the operator of a fishing vessel may assist in the vessel's commercial salmon fishing operations in the High Seas Management Area without a permit if a person described in paragraph (h)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section is also aboard the vessel and is engaged in the vessel's commercial fishing operations.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Personal use fishing.</E> Any person who holds a valid State of Alaska sport fishing license may engage in personal use fishing in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Duration.</E> Authorization under this paragraph (h) to engage in fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area constitutes a use privilege which may be revoked or modified without compensation.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for permits issued by the Regional Administrator.</E> (i) Any person is eligible to be issued a Salmon Fishery permit under paragraph (h)(7) of this section if that person, during any one of the calendar years 1975, 1976, or 1977:</P> <P>(A) Operated a fishing vessel in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(B) Engaged in commercial fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(C) Caught salmon in the Salmon Management Area using power troll gear.</P> <P>(D) Landed such salmon.</P> <P>(ii) The following persons are not eligible to be issued a Salmon Fishery permit under paragraph (h)(7) of this section:</P> <P>(A) Persons described in paragraph (h)(1)(i) or (h)(1)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) Persons who once held but no longer hold a State of Alaska power troll permanent entry or interim-use permit.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Application.</E> Applications for a Salmon Fishery permit must be in writing, signed by the applicant, and submitted to the Regional Administrator, at least 30 days prior to the date the person wishes to commence fishing, and must include:</P> <P>(i) The applicant's name, mailing address, and telephone number.</P> <P>(ii) The vessel's name, USCG documentation number or State of Alaska registration number, home port, length overall, registered tonnage, and color of the fishing vessel.</P> <P>(iii) The type of fishing gear used by the fishing vessel.</P> <P>(iv) State of Alaska fish tickets or other equivalent documents showing the actual landing of salmon taken in the Salmon Management Area by the applicant with power troll gear during any one of the years 1975 to 1977.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (i) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, upon receipt of a properly completed application, the Regional Administrator will determine whether the permit eligibility conditions have been met, and if so, will issue a Salmon Fishery permit.</P> <P>(ii) If the permit is denied, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant in accordance with paragraph (h)(16) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) If an incomplete or improperly completed permit application is filed, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant of the deficiency. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency <PRTPAGE P="500"/>within 30 days following the date of receipt of notification, the application shall be considered abandoned.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Amended application.</E> Any person who applies for and receives a Salmon Fishery permit issued under paragraph (h)(7) of this section must notify the Regional Administrator within 30 days of a change in any of the information submitted under paragraph (h)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Replacement.</E> Replacement permits may be issued for lost or unintentionally mutilated permits. An application for a replacement permit shall not be considered a new application.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Display.</E> Any permit or license described in paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(3) of this section must be on board the vessel at all times while the vessel is in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Inspection.</E> Any permit or license described in paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(3) of this section must be presented for inspection upon request by an authorized officer.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Procedures governing permit sanctions and denials are found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Transfer of authority to fish in the Salmon Management Area</E>—(i) <E T="03">State of Alaska power troll permanent entry permits.</E> The authority of any person to engage in commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the Salmon Management Area shall expire upon the transfer of that person's State of Alaska power troll permanent entry permit to another and shall be transferred to the new holder of that permit.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Transfer of Authority by the Regional Administrator.</E> (A) Any person to whom the proposed transfer of a State of Alaska power troll permanent entry permit is denied by the State of Alaska may apply, with the consent of the current holder of that permit, to the Regional Administrator for transfer to the applicant of the current holder's authority to engage in commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the Salmon Management Area.</P> <P>(B) The application for transfer shall be filed with the Regional Administrator within 30 days of the denial by the State of Alaska of the proposed transfer of the permit.</P> <P>(C) The application for transfer shall include all documents and other evidence submitted to the State of Alaska in support of the proposed transfer of the permit and a copy of the State of Alaska's decision denying the transfer of the permit. The Regional Administrator may request additional information from the applicant or from the State of Alaska to assist in the consideration of the application.</P> <P>(D) The Regional Administrator shall approve the transfer if it is determined that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The applicant had the ability to participate actively in the fishery at the time the application for transfer of the permit was filed with the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The applicant has access to power troll gear necessary for participation in the fishery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The State of Alaska has not instituted proceedings to revoke the permit on the ground that it was fraudulently obtained.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The proposed transfer of the permit is not a lease.</P> <P>(E) Upon approval of the transfer application by the Regional Administrator, the authority of the permit holder to engage in commercial fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area using power troll gear shall expire, and that authority shall be transferred to the applicant.</P> <P>(14) <E T="03">Other Permits.</E> (i) Except for emergency transfers under paragraph (h)(15) of this section, the authority of any person described in paragraph (h)(1)(ii), (h)(1)(iii), or (h)(3) of this section to fish for salmon in the Salmon Management Area, may not be transferred to any other person.</P> <P>(ii) Except for emergency transfers under paragraph (h)(15) of this section, the authority to engage in commercial fishing for salmon which was transferred under paragraph (h)(13)(ii) of this section may not be transferred to any other person except the current holder of the State of Alaska power troll permanent entry permit from which that authority was originally derived.</P> <P>(iii) The authority described in paragraph (h)(14)(ii) of this section may be transferred to the current holder of that permit upon receipt of written notification of the transfer by the Regional Administrator.<PRTPAGE P="501"/> </P> <P>(15) <E T="03">Emergency transfers—authority to use power troll gear.</E> (i) The authority of any person to engage in commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the Salmon Management Area may be transferred to another person for a period not lasting beyond the end of the calendar year of the transfer when sickness, injury, or other unavoidable hardship prevents the holder of that authority from engaging in such fishing.</P> <P>(ii) Such a transfer shall take effect automatically upon approval by the State of Alaska of an emergency transfer of a State of Alaska power troll entry permit, in accordance with the terms of the permit transfer.</P> <P>(iii) Any person may apply to the Regional Administrator for emergency transfer of the current holder's authority to engage in commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the Salmon Management Area for a period not lasting beyond the calendar year of the proposed transfer, if a person:</P> <P>(A) Is denied emergency transfer of a State of Alaska power troll entry permit by the State of Alaska; or</P> <P>(B) Requests emergency transfer of a Federal commercial power troll permit previously issued by the Regional Administrator, with the consent of the current holder of that permit.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator shall approve the transfer if he determines that:</P> <P>(A) Sickness, injury, or other unavoidable hardship prevents the current permit holder from engaging in such fishing.</P> <P>(B) The applicant had the ability to participate actively in the fishery at the time the application for emergency transfer of the permit was filed with the State of Alaska or, in the case of a Federal permit, with the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(C) The applicant has access to power troll gear necessary for participation in the fishery.</P> <P>(D) The State of Alaska has not instituted proceedings to revoke the permit on the grounds that it was fraudulently obtained.</P> <P>(v) The application in the case of a State of Alaska permit shall be filed with the Regional Administrator within 30 days of the denial by the State of Alaska of emergency transfer of the permit.</P> <P>(vi) The application shall include all documents and other evidence submitted to the State of Alaska in support of the proposed emergency transfer of the permit and a copy of the State of Alaska's decision denying the emergency transfer of the permit. The Regional Administrator may request additional information from the applicant or from the State of Alaska to assist in the consideration of the application.</P> <P>(vii) Upon approval of the application by the Regional Administrator, the authority of the permit holder to engage in commercial fishing for salmon using power troll gear in the Salmon Management Area shall expire for the period of the emergency transfer, and that authority shall be transferred to the applicant for that period.</P> <P>(16) <E T="03">Appeals and hearings.</E> (i) A decision by the Regional Administrator to deny a permit under paragraph (h)(7) of this section or to deny transfer of authority to engage in commercial fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area under paragraphs (h)(13) and (h)(14) of this section will:</P> <P>(A) Be in writing.</P> <P>(B) State the facts and reasons therefor.</P> <P>(C) Advise the applicant of the rights provided in this paragraph (h)(16).</P> <P>(ii) Any such decision of the Regional Administrator shall be final 30 days after receipt by the applicant, unless an appeal is filed with the NOAA/NMFS Assistant Administrator within that time.</P> <P>(iii) Failure to file a timely appeal shall constitute waiver of the appeal.</P> <P>(iv) Appeals under this paragraph (h)(16) must:</P> <P>(A) Be in writing.</P> <P>(B) Set forth the reasons why the appellant believes the Regional Administrator's decision was in error.</P> <P>(C) Include any supporting facts or documentation.</P> <P>(v) At the time the appeal is filed with the Assistant Administrator, the appellant may request a hearing with respect to any disputed issue of material fact. Failure to request a hearing at this time will constitute a waiver of the right to request a hearing.<PRTPAGE P="502"/> </P> <P>(vi) If a hearing is requested, the Assistant Administrator may order an informal fact-finding hearing if it is determined that a hearing is necessary to resolve material issues of fact and shall so notify the appellant.</P> <P>(vii) If the Assistant Administrator orders a hearing, the order will appoint a hearing examiner to conduct the hearing.</P> <P>(viii) Following the hearing, the hearing examiner shall promptly furnish the Assistant Administrator with a report and appropriate recommendations.</P> <P>(ix) As soon as practicable after considering the matters raised in the appeal, and any report or recommendation of the hearing examiner in the event a hearing is held under this paragraph (h)(16), the Assistant Administrator shall decide the appeal.</P> <P>(x) The Assistant Administrator shall promptly notify the appellant of the final decision. Such notice shall set forth the findings of the Assistant Administrator and set forth the basis of the decision. The decision of the Assistant Administrator shall be the final administrative action of the Department of Commerce.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Exempted fisheries permits.</E> (See § 679.6.)</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Prohibited species donation program permits.</E> (See § 679.26(a)(3).)</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Licenses for license limitation (LLP) groundfish or crab species</E>—(1) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> (i) In addition to the permit and licensing requirements of this part, and except as provided in paragraph (k)(2) of this section, each vessel within the GOA or the BSAI must have an LLP groundfish license on board at all times it is engaged in fishing activities defined in § 679.2 as directed fishing for license limitation groundfish. This groundfish license, issued by NMFS to a qualified person, authorizes a license holder to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish only in accordance with the specific area and species endorsements, the vessel and gear designations, and the MLOA specified on the license.</P> <P>(ii) Each vessel must have a crab species license, defined in § 679.2, issued by NMFS on board at all times it is engaged in fishing activities for the crab fisheries identified in this paragraph. A crab species license may be used only to participate in the fisheries endorsed on the license and on a vessel that complies with the vessel designation and MLOA specified on the license. NMFS requires a crab species license endorsed for participation in the following crab fisheries:</P> <P>(A) Aleutian Islands red king crab in waters of the EEZ with an eastern boundary the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (164°44′ W. long.) to 53°30′ N. lat., then west to 165° W. long., a western boundary of 174° W. long., and a northern boundary of a line from the latitude of Cape Sarichef (54°36′ N. lat.) westward to 171° W. long., then north to 55°30′ N. lat., and then west to 174° W. long.;</P> <P>(B) Aleutian Islands Area <E T="03">C. opilio</E> and <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> in waters of the EEZ with an eastern boundary the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (164°44′ W. long.) to 53°30′ N. lat., then west to 165° W. long, a western boundary of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), and a northern boundary of a line from the latitude of Cape Sarichef (54°36′ N. lat.), with a southern boundary of 54°30′ N. lat. to 171° W. long., and then south to 54 36′ N. lat.;</P> <P>(C) Norton Sound red king and Norton Sound blue king in waters of the EEZ with a western boundary of 168° W. long., a southern boundary of 62° N. lat., and a northern boundary of 65°36′ N. lat.;</P> <P>(D) Minor Species endorsement includes:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Bering Sea golden king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes aequispinus</E>) in waters of the EEZ east of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary <PRTPAGE P="503"/>Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), with a southern boundary of 54°36′ N. lat. to 171° W. long., and then south to 54°30′ N. lat.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Scarlet or deep sea king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes couesi</E>) in the waters of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Grooved Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes tanneri</E>) in the waters of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Triangle Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes angulatus</E>) in the waters of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Exempt vessels.</E> Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (k)(1) of this section,</P> <P>(i) A catcher vessel or catcher/processor vessel that does not exceed 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA may conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the GOA without a groundfish license;</P> <P>(ii) A catcher vessel or catcher/processor vessel that does not exceed 32 ft (9.8 m) LOA may conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the BSAI without a groundfish license and may conduct directed fishing for crab species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area without a crab species license;</P> <P>(iii) A vessel may use a maximum of five jig machines, one line per jig machine, and a maximum of 30 hooks per line, to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the GOA without a groundfish license;</P> <P>(iv) A catcher vessel or catcher/processor vessel that does not exceed 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA may use a maximum of 5 jig machines, one line per jig machine, and a maximum of 15 hooks per line, to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the BSAI without a groundfish license; or</P> <P>(v) A catcher vessel or catcher/processor vessel that does not exceed 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA, and during the period after November 18, 1992, through October 9, 1998, was specifically constructed for and used exclusively in accordance with a CDP approved by NMFS, and is designed and equipped to meet specific needs that are described in the CDP, is exempted from the requirement to have a LLP groundfish license to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish in the GOA and in the BSAI area and a crab species license to fish for crab species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Vessel and gear designations and vessel length categories—</E>(i) <E T="03">Vessel MLOA</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> A license may be used only on a vessel named on the license, a vessel that complies with the vessel designation and gear designation specified on the license, and a vessel that has an LOA less than or equal to the MLOA specified on the license;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Modification of license MLOA for groundfish licenses with a Pacific cod endorsement in the GOA.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A groundfish license with a specified MLOA less than or equal to 50 feet prior to April 21, 2011 that subsequently receives a Pacific cod endorsement in the GOA with a catcher vessel and pot gear designation as specified under paragraph (k)(10) of this section will be redesignated with an MLOA of 50 feet on the date that the Pacific cod endorsement is assigned to that groundfish license;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A groundfish license with a specified MLOA greater than or equal to 60 feet:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) That was continuously assigned to a single vessel less than 60 feet LOA from January 1, 2002, through December 8, 2008; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) That met the landing thresholds applicable for a groundfish license with a specified MLOA of less than 60 feet for the specific gear designation(s) and regulatory area(s) applicable to that groundfish license as described in paragraph (k)(10) of this section, will be redesignated with an MLOA equal to the LOA of the vessel to which that groundfish license was assigned from January 1, 2002, through December 8, 2008, based on the LOA for that vessel in NMFS' non-trawl gear recent participation official record on April 21, 2011, or as specified by a marine survey conducted by an independent certified marine surveyor or naval architect provided that the license holder provides NMFS with a marine survey conducted by an independent certified marine surveyor or naval architect not later than 90 days after April 21, 2011 that specifies the LOA of the vessel to which that groundfish license was assigned.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The MLOA specified on a groundfish license under paragraph <PRTPAGE P="504"/>(k)(3)(i)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section may not exceed 60 feet.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Vessel designations</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher/processor vessel.</E> A license will be assigned a catcher/processor vessel designation if:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) For license limitation groundfish, license limitation groundfish were processed on the vessel that qualified for the groundfish license under paragraph (k)(4) of this section during the period January 1, 1994, through June 17, 1995, or in the most recent calendar year of participation during the area endorsement qualifying period specified in paragraph (k)(4)(ii) of this section; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For crab species, crab species were processed on the vessel that qualified for the crab species license under paragraph (k)(5) of this section during the period January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994, or in the most recent calendar year of participation during the area endorsement qualifying period specified in paragraph (k)(5)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) For purposes of paragraphs (k)(3)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (k)(3)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section, evidence of processing must be demonstrated by production reports or other valid documentation demonstrating that processing occurred on the vessel during the relevant period.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessel.</E> A license will be assigned a catcher vessel designation if it does not meet the criteria in paragraph (k)(3)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) or (k)(3)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section to be assigned a catcher/processor vessel designation.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Changing a vessel designation.</E> A person who holds a groundfish license or a crab species license with a catcher/processor vessel designation may, upon request to the Regional Administrator, have the license reissued with a catcher vessel designation. The vessel designation change to a catcher vessel will be permanent, and that license will be valid for only those activities specified in the definition of catcher vessel designation at § 679.2.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Limited processing by catcher vessels.</E> Up to 1 mt of round weight equivalent of license limitation groundfish or crab species may be processed per day on a vessel less than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA that is authorized to fish with an LLP license with a catcher vessel designation.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Vessel length categories.</E> A vessel's eligibility will be determined using the following three vessel length categories, which are based on the vessel's LOA on June 17, 1995, or, if the vessel was under reconstruction on June 17, 1995, the vessel's length on the date that reconstruction was completed.</P> <P>(A) Vessel length category “A” if the LOA of the qualifying vessel on the relevant date was equal to or greater than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA.</P> <P>(B) Vessel length category “B” if the LOA of the qualifying vessel on the relevant date was equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) but less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA.</P> <P>(C) Vessel length category “C” if the LOA of the qualifying vessel on the relevant date was less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Gear designations for groundfish licenses</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> A vessel may only use gear consistent with the gear designation on the LLP license authorizing the use of that vessel to fish for license limitation groundfish or crab species, except that a vessel fishing under authority of an LLP license endorsed only for trawl gear may fish for slope rockfish with non-trawl gear within the Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas, as described in Table 27 to this part.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trawl/non-trawl.</E> A license will be assigned a trawl/non-trawl gear designation if trawl and non-trawl gear were used to harvest LLP species from the qualifying vessel during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through June 17, 1995.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Trawl.</E> A license will be assigned a trawl gear designation if only trawl gear was used to harvest LLP species from the qualifying vessel during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through June 17, 1995.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Non-trawl.</E> A license will be assigned a non-trawl gear designation if only non-trawl gear was used to harvest LLP species from the qualifying vessel during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through June 17, 1995.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Changing a gear designation.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) An applicant may request a change of gear designation based on gear used from the vessel during the period beginning <PRTPAGE P="505"/>June 18, 1995, through February 7, 1998. Such a change would be permanent and may only be used for a change from trawl to non-trawl or from non-trawl to trawl.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) An applicant may request a change of gear designation based on a significant financial investment in converting a vessel or purchasing fishing gear on or before February 7, 1998, and making a documented harvest with that gear on or before December 31, 1998. Such a change would be permanent and may only be used for a change from trawl to non-trawl or from non-trawl to trawl.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Definitions of non-trawl gear and significant financial investment.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) For purposes of paragraph (k)(3)(iv) of this section, non-trawl gear means any legal gear, other than trawl, used to harvest license limitation groundfish.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For purposes of paragraph (k)(3)(iv)(E)(2) of this section, “significant financial investment” means having spent at least $100,000 toward vessel conversion and/or gear to change to trawl gear from non-trawl gear, or having acquired groundline, hooks, pots, jig machines, or hauling equipment to change to non-trawl gear from trawl gear.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Qualifications for a groundfish license.</E> A groundfish license will be issued to an eligible applicant that meets the criteria in paragraphs (k)(4)(i) and (k)(4)(ii) of this section. For purposes of the license limitation program, evidence of a documented harvest must be demonstrated by a state catch report, a Federal catch report, or other valid documentation that indicates the amount of license limitation groundfish harvested, the groundfish reporting area in which the license limitation groundfish was harvested, the vessel and gear type used to harvest the license limitation groundfish, and the date of harvesting, landing, or reporting. State catch reports are Alaska, California, Oregon, or Washington fish tickets. Federal catch reports are production reports required under § 679.5.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">General qualification periods (GQP).</E> This table provides the GQP documented harvest requirements for LLP groundfish licenses:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s21,36,r60" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">A groundfish license will be assigned...</CHED> <CHED H="1">if the requirements found in the table at § 679.4(k)(4)(ii) are met for the area endorsement and at least one documented harvest of license limitation groundfish was caught and retained in...</CHED> <CHED H="1">during the period...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(A) One or more area endorsements in the table at § 679.4(k)(4)(ii)(A) or (B)</ENT> <ENT>the BSAI or waters shoreward of the BSAI</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Beginning January 1, 1988, through June 27, 1992; or<LI>(<E T="03">2</E>) Beginning January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1994, provided that the harvest was of license limitation groundfish using pot or jig gear from a vessel that was less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA; or</LI> <LI>(<E T="03">3</E>) Beginning January 1, 1988, through June 17, 1995, provided that, during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through February 9, 1992, a documented harvest of crab species was made from the vessel, and, during the period beginning February 10, 1992, through December 11, 1994, a documented harvest of groundfish species, except sablefish landed using fixed gear, was made from the vessel in the GOA or the BSAI using trawl or longline gear.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(B) One or more area endorsements in the table at § 679.4(k)(4)(ii)(C) through (O)</ENT> <ENT>the GOA or in waters shoreward of the GOA</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Beginning January 1, 1988, through June 27, 1992; or<LI>(<E T="03">2</E>) Beginning January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1994, provided that the harvest was of license limitation groundfish using pot or jig gear from a vessel that was less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA; or</LI> <LI>(<E T="03">3</E>) Beginning January 1, 1988, through June 17, 1995, provided that, during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through February 9, 1992, a documented harvest of crab species was made from the vessel, and, during the period beginning February 10, 1992, through December 11, 1994, a documented harvest landing of groundfish species, except sablefish landed using fixed gear, was made from the vessel in the GOA or the BSAI using trawl or longline gear.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Endorsement qualification periods (EQP).</E> This table provides the documented harvest requirements for LLP groundfish license area endorsements:<PRTPAGE P="506"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s15,r32,r24,r28,13C,r23" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">A groundfish<LI>license will be assigned...</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">if...</CHED> <CHED H="1">during the period...</CHED> <CHED H="1">in...</CHED> <CHED H="1">from a vessel<LI>in vessel length</LI> <LI>category...</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">and that meets the requirements for a...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(A) An Aleutian Island area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Aleutian Islands Subarea or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“A”, “B”, or “C”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/ processor designation or a catcher vessel designation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(B) A Bering Sea area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Bering Sea Subarea or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“A”, “B”, or “C”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/ processor designation or a catcher vessel designation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(C) A Western Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made in each of any two calendar years</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Western GOA regulatory area or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“A”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/ processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(D) A Western Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Western Area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(E) A Western Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made in each of any two calendar years</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Western Area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(F) A Western Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least four documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish were made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1995, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Western Area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(G) A Western Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Western Area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area</ENT> <ENT>“C”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(H) A Central Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made in each of any two calendar years</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Central area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area, or in the West Yakutat District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“A”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(I) A Central Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made in each of any two calendar years</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Central area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area, or in the West Yakutat District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(J) A Central Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least four documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish were made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1995, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Central area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area, or in the West Yakutat District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(K) A Central Gulf area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>the Central area of the Gulf of Alaska or in waters shoreward of that area, or in the West Yakutat District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“C”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(L) A Southeast Outside area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made in each of any two calendar years</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>in the Southeast Outside District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“A”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="507"/> <ENT I="22">(M) A Southeast Outside area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made in each of any two calendar years</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>in the Southeast Outside District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(N) A Southeast Outside area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least four documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish were made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1995, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>in the Southeast Outside District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“B”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation; or</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(O) A Southeast Outside area endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of any amount of license limitation groundfish was made</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995</ENT> <ENT>in the Southeast Outside District or in waters shoreward of that district</ENT> <ENT>“C”</ENT> <ENT>catcher/processor designation or a catcher vessel designation.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) An eligible applicant that is issued a groundfish license based on a vessel's qualifications in the table at paragraphs (k)(4)(i)(A)(2) or (k)(4)(i)(B)(2) of this section must choose only one area endorsement for that groundfish license even if documented harvests qualifies the eligible applicant for more than one area endorsement.</P> <P>(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph (k)(4)(i) of this section, NMFS will issue a groundfish license with the appropriate area endorsements to an eligible applicant whose vessel meets the requirements in the table at paragraph (k)(4)(i)(A) of this section, and the requirements in the table at any of the paragraphs (k)(4)(ii)(C) through (O) of this section, except:</P> <P>(A) From whose vessel no documented harvests were made in the GOA or waters shoreward of the GOA during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through June 27, 1992, and</P> <P>(B) From whose vessel no documented harvests were made in the BSAI or waters shoreward of the BSAI during the period beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995.</P> <P>(v) Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph (k)(4)(i) of this section, a groundfish license with the appropriate area endorsements will be issued to an eligible applicant whose vessel meets the requirements in the tables at paragraphs (k)(4)(i) and (k)(4)(ii) and (A) or (B) of this section, except:</P> <P>(A) From whose vessel no documented harvests were made in the BSAI or waters shoreward of the BSAI during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through June 27, 1992, and</P> <P>(B) From whose vessel no documented harvests were made in the GOA or waters shoreward of the GOA during the period beginning January 1, 1992, through June 17, 1995.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Trawl gear designation recent participation requirements.</E> (A) NMFS will revoke any trawl gear designation on a groundfish license with an Aleutian Island, Bering Sea, Central Gulf, or Western Gulf regulatory area unless one of the following conditions apply:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A person made at least two legal landings using trawl gear under the authority of that groundfish license in that regulatory area during the period from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2006; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That trawl gear designation endorsed in that area is exempt from the requirements of this paragraph (k)(4)(vi)(A) as described under paragraphs (k)(4)(vii) or (k)(4)(viii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) NMFS shall assign a legal landing to a groundfish license for an area based only on information contained in the official record described in paragraph (k)(4)(x) of this section.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Exemption to trawl gear recent participation requirements for the AFA, Amendment 80 Program, and Rockfish Program.</E> (A) Trawl gear designations with Bering Sea or Aleutian Islands area endorsements on a groundfish license that was derived in whole or in part from the qualifying fishing history of an AFA vessel are exempt from the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(4)(vi) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="508"/> </P> <P>(B) Trawl gear designations with Bering Sea or Aleutian Islands area endorsements on a groundfish license are exempt from the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(4)(vi) of this section provided that all of the following conditions apply:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The groundfish license was not derived in whole or in part from the qualifying fishing history of an AFA vessel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The groundfish license is assigned to an AFA vessel on August 14, 2009; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) No other groundfish license with a Bering Sea or Aleutian Island area endorsement is assigned to that AFA vessel on August 14, 2009.</P> <P>(C) Trawl gear designations with Bering Sea or Aleutian Islands area endorsements on a groundfish license that is listed in Column C of Table 31 to this part are exempt from the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(4)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(D) A trawl gear designation with Central Gulf area endorsement on a groundfish license that is assigned Rockfish QS is exempt from the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(4)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Exemption to trawl gear recent participation requirements for groundfish licenses with a Central Gulf or Western Gulf area endorsement.</E> A trawl gear designation with a Central Gulf or Western Gulf area endorsement on a groundfish license is exempt from the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(4)(vi) of this section provided that a person made at least 20 legal landings under the authority of that groundfish license in either the Central Gulf or Western Gulf area using trawl gear during the period from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2007.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Aleutian Island area endorsements for non-AFA trawl catcher vessels.</E> (A) If a non-AFA catcher vessel that is less than 60 feet LOA was used to make at least 500 mt of legal landings of Pacific cod using trawl gear from the waters that were open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season adjacent to the Aleutian Islands Subarea during the period from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2006, according to the official record, NMFS shall issue an Aleutian Island area endorsement with a trawl gear designation to a groundfish license assigned to the vessel owner according to the official record, provided that the groundfish license assigned to that non-AFA catcher vessel meets all of the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) It was not derived in whole or in part from the qualifying fishing history of an AFA vessel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) It has a trawl gear designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) It does not have a catcher/processor vessel designation; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) That groundfish license has an MLOA of less than 60 feet.</P> <P>(B) If a non-AFA catcher vessel that is equal to or greater than 60 feet LOA was used to make at least one legal landing in State of Alaska waters adjacent to the Aleutian Islands Subarea using trawl gear during the period from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2006, or one landing of Pacific cod from the State of Alaska Pacific cod fishery during the period from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2006, according to the official record, NMFS shall issue an Aleutian Island area endorsement with a trawl gear designation to a groundfish license assigned to the vessel owner according to the official record, provided that the groundfish license assigned to that non-AFA catcher vessel meets the following criteria:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) It was not derived in whole or in part from the qualifying fishing history of an AFA vessel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) It has a trawl gear designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) It does not have a catcher/processor vessel designation; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) At least 1,000 mt of legal landings of Pacific cod using trawl gear in the BSAI were made under the authority of that groundfish license during the period from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2006, according to the official record.</P> <P>(C) NMFS will assign the AI endorsement to an eligible groundfish license held and designated by the vessel owner beginning on August 14, 2009.</P> <P>(D) If the vessel owner does not hold a groundfish license to which an AI endorsement may be assigned on August 14, 2009 according to the official record, the vessel owner will have the opportunity to amend the official record as described in paragraph (k)(4)(x) of this <PRTPAGE P="509"/>section to designate an otherwise eligible groundfish license. If the official record is subsequently amended, NMFS will assign the AI endorsement to the groundfish license specified in the amended official record.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Trawl gear recent participation official record.</E> (A) The official record will contain all information used by the Regional Administrator to determine the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The number of legal landings assigned to a groundfish license for purposes of the trawl gear designation participation requirements described in paragraph (k)(4)(vi) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The amount of legal landings assigned to a groundfish license for purposes of the AI endorsements described in paragraph (k)(4)(ix) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The owner of a vessel that has made legal landings that may generate an AI endorsement as described in paragraph (k)(4)(ix) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) All other relevant information necessary to administer the requirements described in paragraphs (k)(4)(vi) through (k)(4)(ix) of this section.</P> <P>(B) The official record is presumed to be correct. A groundfish license holder has the burden to prove otherwise. For the purposes of creating the official record, the Regional Administrator will presume the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A groundfish license is presumed to have been used onboard the same vessel from which that groundfish license was derived, the original qualifying vessel, during the calendar years 2000 and 2001, unless clear and unambiguous written documentation is provided that establishes otherwise;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If more than one person is claiming the same legal landing, then each groundfish license for which the legal landing is being claimed will be credited with the legal landing;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The groundfish license to which an AI endorsement described in paragraph (k)(4)(ix) of this section will be initially assigned.</P> <P>(C) Only legal landings as defined in § 679.2 and documented on State of Alaska fish tickets or NMFS weekly production reports will be used to assign legal landings to a groundfish license.</P> <P>(D) The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a 30-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may provide additional information or evidence to amend or challenge the information in the official record. A person will be limited to one 30-day evidentiary period. Additional information or evidence received after the 30-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for purposes of the initial administrative determination.</P> <P>(E) The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 30-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the person fails to support a person's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official record is correct, or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 30-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies with the information, or the evidence submitted in support of the information. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. A person who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. A person who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will receive a non-transferable license pending the final resolution of that appeal, notwithstanding the eligibility of that applicant for some claims based on consistent information in the official record.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Qualification for a crab species license.</E> A crab species license will be issued to an eligible applicant who owned a vessel that meets the criteria in paragraphs (k)(5)(i), (k)(5)(ii), and (k)(5)(iii) of this section, except that vessels are exempt from the requirements in paragraph (k)(5)(i) of this section for area/species endorsements at paragraphs (A) and (G) in the table at paragraph (k)(5)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">General qualification period (GQP).</E> To qualify for one or more of the area/species endorsements in the table at paragraph (k)(5)(ii) of this section, the <PRTPAGE P="510"/>requirements of paragraph (k)(5)(iii) of this section must be met and:</P> <P>(A) At least one documented harvest of any amount of crab species must have been made from a vessel between January 1, 1988, and June 27, 1992; or</P> <P>(B) At least one documented harvest of any amount of crab species must have been made from a vessel between January 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994, providing that, during the period January 1, 1988, through February 9, 1992, the vessel for which the documented harvest was made also made a legal landing of any groundfish species harvested in the GOA or BSAI with any authorized gear, except sablefish caught with fixed gear, and, during the period February 10, 1992, through December 11, 1994, made a legal landing of any king or Tanner crab species harvested in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Area/species endorsements.</E> This table provides the documented harvest requirements for LLP crab license area/species endorsements:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s35,r50,r50,r50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">A crab species license will be assigned...</CHED> <CHED H="1">if...</CHED> <CHED H="1">during the period...</CHED> <CHED H="1">in...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(A) A Pribilof red king and Pribilof blue king area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of red king crab or blue king crab was made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for a Pribilof red king and Pribilof blue king area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(B) A Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area <E T="03">C. opilio</E> and <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least three documented harvests of <E T="03">C. opilio</E> and <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> were made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for a Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area <E T="03">C. opilio</E> and <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(C) A St. Matthew blue king area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of red king crab or blue king crab was made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for a St. Matthew blue king area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(D) An Aleutian Islands brown king area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least three documented harvests of brown king crab were made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for an Aleutian Islands brown king area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(E) An Aleutian Islands red king area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of red king crab or blue king crab was made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for an Aleutian Islands red king area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(F) A Bristol Bay red king area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of red king crab or blue king crab was made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1991, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for a Bristol Bay red king area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(G) A Norton Sound red king and blue king area/species endorsement</ENT> <ENT>at least one documented harvest of red king crab or blue king crab was made by a vessel</ENT> <ENT>beginning January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1994</ENT> <ENT>the area described in the definition for a Norton Sound red king and blue king area/species endorsement at § 679.2.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) Recent participation period (RPP). (A) The RPP is the period from January 1, 1996, through February 7, 1998. To qualify for a crab species license, defined at § 679.2, a person must have made at least one documented harvest of any amount of LLP crab species from a vessel during the RPP and must have held a LLP qualifying fishing history at the time of that documented harvest. A LLP qualifying fishing history meets the documented harvest requirements at paragraphs (k)(5)(i) and (k)(5)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Exceptions to the RPP.</E> A person does not need to meet the documented harvest requirements in paragraph (k)(5)(iii)(A) of this section if he or she deployed a vessel that met the documented harvest requirements in paragraph (k)(5)(i) of this section, if applicable, paragraph (k)(5)(ii) of this section, and:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Only qualifies area/species endorsement at paragraph (G) in the table at paragraph (k)(5)(ii).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Those documented harvests were made from a vessel that meets the requirements for vessel length category “C”.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The vessel used to meet the document harvest requirements in paragraphs (k) (5) (i) and (k) (5) (ii) of this section was lost or destroyed, and he or <PRTPAGE P="511"/>she made a documented harvest of crab species any time during the period beginning after the vessel was lost or destroyed but before January 1, 2000.</P> <P>(iv) Exception to allow purchase of LLP qualifying fishing history after the documented harvest in the RPP. To qualify for a LLP crab species license, a person who made a documented harvest of LLP crab species during the period from January 1, 1998, through February 7, 1998, must have obtained, or entered into a contract to obtain, the LLP qualifying fishing history by 8:36 a.m. Alaska local time on October 10, 1998,</P> <P>(v) A qualified person who owned a vessel on June 17, 1995, that met the requirements in paragraphs (k)(5)(i) and (ii) of this section, but whose vessel was unable to meet requirements of paragraph (k)(5)(iii) of this section because of unavoidable circumstances (i.e., the vessel was lost damaged, or otherwise unable to participate in the license limitation crab fisheries) may receive a license if the qualified person is able to demonstrate that:</P> <P>(A) The owner of the vessel at the time of the unavoidable circumstance held a specific intent to conduct fishing for license limitation crab species with that vessel during a specific time period in a specific area;</P> <P>(B) The specific intent to conduct directed fishing for license limitation crab species was thwarted by a circumstance that was:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Unavoidable;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Unique to the owner of that vessel, or unique to that vessel; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Unforeseen and reasonably unforeseeable to the owner of the vessel;</P> <P>(C) The circumstance that prevented the owner from conducting directed fishing for license limitation crab species actually occurred;</P> <P>(D) Under the circumstances, the owner of the vessel took all reasonable steps to overcome the circumstances that prevented the owner from conducting directed fishing for license limitation crab species; and</P> <P>(E) Any amount of license limitation crab species was harvested on the vessel after the vessel was prevented from participating but before January 1, 2000.</P> <P>(vi) A groundfish license or crab species license may be used on a vessel that is named on the license, that complies with the vessel designation, and that does not exceed the MLOA on the license.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Application for a groundfish license or a crab species license.</E> (i) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue a groundfish license or a crab species license to an applicant if a complete application is submitted by or on behalf of the applicant during the specified application period, and if that applicant meets all the criteria for eligibility in paragraph (k) of this section. An application that is postmarked or delivered after the ending date for the application period for the License Limitation Program specified in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> will be denied. An application form will be sent to the last known address of a person identified as an eligible applicant by the official LLP record. An application form may be requested from the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application period.</E> An application period of no less than 90 days will be specified by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and other information sources deemed appropriate by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> To be complete, an application for a groundfish license or a crab species license must be signed by the applicant, or the individual representing the applicant, and contain the following, as applicable:</P> <P>(A) Name, business address, telephone number, and FAX number of the applicant;</P> <P>(B) Name, state registration number (e.g., ADF&G number), and, if applicable, the USCG documentation number of the vessel being used as the basis for eligibility for a license; and name, state registration number (e.g., ADF&G number), and, if applicable, the USCG documentation number of the vessel to be deployed with the license if different than the vessel used as the basis of eligibility for a license;</P> <P>(C) Name of the managing company, if any;</P> <P>(D) Valid evidence of the documented harvests that are the basis of eligibility for a license, including harvest <PRTPAGE P="512"/>area, gear used, date of landing, and, if applying for a crab species license, species;</P> <P>(E) Valid evidence of LOA on June 24, 1992, of the vessel used as the basis of eligibility for a license, except if that vessel was under reconstruction on that date, valid evidence of LOA on the date reconstruction was completed and valid evidence of when reconstruction began and ended;</P> <P>(F) Valid evidence of LOA on June 17, 1995, of the vessel used as the basis of eligibility for a license, except if that vessel was under reconstruction on that date, valid evidence of LOA on the date reconstruction was completed, and valid evidence of when reconstruction began and ended;</P> <P>(G) Valid evidence to support the applicant's claim for a vessel designation of catcher vessel or catcher/processor vessel;</P> <P>(H) Valid evidence of ownership of the vessel being used as the basis for eligibility for a license (for USCG documented vessels, valid evidence must be the USCG Abstract of Title), or if eligibility is based on a fishing history that has been separated from a vessel, valid evidence of ownership of the fishing history being used as the basis of eligibility for a license; and</P> <P>(I) Valid evidence of the LOA of the vessel to be deployed by the license if different than the vessel used as the basis for eligibility for a license.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Other information required for special circumstances</E>.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Successor-in-interest.</E> If an applicant is applying as the successor-in-interest to an eligible applicant, an application, to be complete, also must contain valid evidence proving the applicant's status as a successor-in-interest to that eligible applicant and:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Valid evidence of the death of that eligible applicant at the time of application, if the eligible applicant was or is an individual; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Valid evidence that the eligible applicant is no longer in existence at the time of application, if the eligible applicant is not an individual.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Norton Sound crab species license endorsement.</E> If an applicant is applying for a crab species license endorsement for Norton Sound and if the applicant is a person, an application, to be complete, must contain valid evidence that the applicant was a State of Alaska permit holder for the Norton Sound king crab summer fishery in 1993 or 1994. If the applicant is a corporation, an application, to be complete, must contain valid evidence that the corporation owned or had a lease for a vessel on June 17, 1995, that participated in the Norton Sound king crab summer fishery in 1993 or 1994.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Extended general qualification period.</E> If an applicant is applying for a license based on meeting the general qualification period requirements of paragraph (k)(4)(i)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>) or (k)(4)(i)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section, the application, to be complete, must indicate which single endorsement area the applicant has selected for license. A license cannot be endorsed for more than one area, notwithstanding the fact that the applicant may have the documented harvests to qualify for more than one endorsement area.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Unavoidable circumstances.</E> If a person is claiming that unavoidable circumstances prevented him or her from meeting certain eligibility requirements for a license under paragraph (k) of this section, he or she must provide the information required in the particular paragraph of this section authorizing such a claim, and include valid evidence of the date the vessel was lost, damaged, or otherwise unable to participate in the fishery, and the date a documented harvest was made after the vessel was unable to participate in the fishery by the unavoidable circumstance.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Application evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application submitted during the specified application period and compare all claims in the application with the information in the official LLP record. Claims in the application that are consistent with information in the official LLP record will be accepted by the Regional Administrator. Inconsistent claims in the application, unless verified by evidence, will not be accepted. Pursuant to paragraph (k)(6)(vii) of this section, an applicant who submits inconsistent claims, or an applicant who fails to submit the information specified in paragraphs (k)(6)(iii) and <PRTPAGE P="513"/>(k)(6)(iv) of this section, will be provided a 60-day evidentiary period pursuant to paragraph (k)(6)(vii) of this section to submit the specified information, submit evidence to verify his or her inconsistent claims, or submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official LLP record. An applicant who submits claims that are inconsistent with information in the official LLP record has the burden of proving that the submitted claims are correct.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Additional information or evidence.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate additional information or evidence to support an applicant's inconsistent claims submitted within the 60-day evidentiary period pursuant to paragraph (k)(6)(vii) of this section. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence meets the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application is correct, the official LLP record will be amended and the information will be used in determining whether the applicant is eligible for a license. However, if the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence does not meet the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application is correct, the applicant will be notified by an initial administrative determination, pursuant to paragraph (k)(6)(viii) of this section, that the applicant did not meet the burden of proof to change the information in the official LLP record.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">60-day evidentiary period.</E> The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a 60-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may provide additional information or evidence to support the claims made in his or her application, or to submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official LLP record, if the Regional Administrator determines that the applicant did not meet the burden of proving that the information on the application is correct through evidence provided with the application. Also, an applicant who fails to submit information as specified in paragraphs (k)(6)(iii) and (k)(6)(iv) of this section will have 60 days to provide that information. An applicant will be limited to one 60-day evidentiary period. Additional information or evidence, or a revised application, received after the 60-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for purposes of the initial administrative determination.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Initial administrative determinations (IAD).</E> The Regional will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 60-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the applicant fails to support the applicant's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official LLP record is correct, or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 60-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information, the evidence submitted in support of the information, or the revised application. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. An applicant who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will not receive a transferable license until after the final resolution of that appeal, notwithstanding the eligibility of that applicant for some claims based on consistent information in the application.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Issuance of a non-transferable license.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue a non-transferable license to the applicant on issuance of an IAD if required by the license renewal provisions of 5 U.S.C. 558. A non-transferable license authorizes a person to deploy a vessel to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish or crab species as specified on the non-transferable license, and will have the specific endorsements and designations based on the claims in his or her application. A non-transferable license will expire upon final agency action.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Surrender of groundfish or crab LLP.</E> A groundfish or crab LLP license <PRTPAGE P="514"/>may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. A surrendered groundfish or crab LLP license will cease to exist and will not be subsequently reissued. Contact NMFS/RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Transfer of a groundfish license or a crab species license</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator will transfer a groundfish license, Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section, or a crab species license if a complete transfer application is submitted to Restricted Access Management, Alaska Region, NMFS, and if the transfer meets the eligibility criteria as specified in paragraph (k)(7)(ii) of this section. A transfer application form may be requested from the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility criteria for transfers.</E> A groundfish license, Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section, or crab species license can be transferred if the following conditions are met:</P> <P>(A) The designated transferee is eligible to document a fishing vessel under Chapter 121, Title 46, U.S.C.;</P> <P>(B) The parties to the transfer do not have any fines, civil penalties, other payments due and outstanding, or outstanding permit sanctions resulting from Federal fishing violations;</P> <P>(C) The transfer will not cause the designated transferee to exceed the license caps in § 679.7(i); and</P> <P>(D) The transfer does not violate any other provision specified in this part.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> To be complete, an application for a groundfish license, Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section transfer, or a crab species license transfer must be legible, have notarized and dated signatures of the applicants, and the applicants must attest that, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, all statements in the application are true. An application to transfer will be provided by NMFS, or is available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>. The acceptable submittal methods will be specified on the application form.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> The Regional Administrator will return an incomplete transfer application to the applicant and identify any deficiencies if the Regional Administrator determines that the application does not meet all the criteria identified in paragraph (k)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Transfer by court order, operation of law, or as part of a security agreement.</E> The Regional Administrator will transfer a groundfish license, Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section, or a crab species license based on a court order, operation of law, or a security agreement if the Regional Administrator determines that the transfer application is complete and the transfer will not violate any of the provisions of this section.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Voluntary transfer limitation.</E> A groundfish license, Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section, or a crab species license may be voluntarily transferred only once in any calendar year. A voluntary transfer is a transfer other than one pursuant to a court order, operation of law, or a security agreement. An application for transfer that would cause a person to exceed the transfer limit of this provision will not be approved. A transfer of an Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section to another LLP license, or the transfer of a groundfish license with an Aleutian Island area endorsement as described under paragraph (k)(7)(viii)(A) of this section attached to it will be considered to be a transfer of that Aleutian Island area endorsement.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Request to change the designated vessel.</E> A request to change the vessel designated on an LLP groundfish or crab species license must be made on a transfer application. If this request is approved and made separately from a license transfer, it will count towards the annual limit on voluntary transfers specified in paragraph (k)(7)(vi) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="515"/> </P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Severability of licenses.</E> (A) Area endorsements or area/species endorsements specified on a license are not severable from the license and must be transferred together, except that Aleutian Island area endorsements on a groundfish license with a trawl gear designation issued under the provisions of paragraph (k)(4)(ix)(A) of this section and that are assigned to a groundfish license with an MLOA of less than 60 feet LOA may be transferred separately from the groundfish license to which that Aleutian Island area endorsement was originally issued to another groundfish license provided that the groundfish license to which that Aleutian Island endorsement is transferred:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Was not derived in whole or in part from the qualifying fishing history of an AFA vessel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Has a catcher vessel designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Has a trawl gear designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Has an MLOA of less than 60 feet LOA; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) A complete transfer application is submitted to the Regional Administrator as described under this paragraph (k)(7), and that application is approved.</P> <P>(B) A groundfish license and a crab species license issued based on the legal landings of the same vessel and initially issued to the same qualified person are not severable and must be transferred together.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Other transfer restrictions.</E> The transfer of a LLP license that was issued based on the documented harvests from a vessel that did not have an FFP during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through October 8, 1998, must be accompanied by the vessel from which the documented harvests were made or its replacement vessel, or if the LLP license and vessel were separated by transfer prior to February 7, 1998, then by the vessel that is currently being deployed by the license holder. The Regional Administrator will deny a transfer application that requests the transfer of a LLP license that was issued based on the documented harvests from a vessel that did not have an FFP during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through October 8, 1998, if the appropriate vessel is not being transferred as part of the same transaction. A license holder of an LLP license that was issued based on the documented harvests from a vessel that did not have an FFP during the period beginning January 1, 1988, through October 8, 1998, may replace the vessel from which the documented harvests were made with another vessel that meets the vessel designation and MLOA requirements specified on the LLP license if the original qualifying vessel is lost or destroyed.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Other provisions.</E> (i) Any person committing, or a fishing vessel used in the commission of, a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, is subject to the civil and criminal penalty provisions and the civil forfeiture provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, part 621 of this chapter, 15 CFR part 904 (Civil Procedure), and other applicable law. Penalties include, but are not limited to, permanent or temporary sanctions to licenses.</P> <P>(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of the license limitation program in this part, vessels fishing for species other than license limitation groundfish as defined in § 679.2 that were authorized under Federal regulations to incidentally catch license limitation groundfish without a Federal fisheries permit described at § 679.4(b) will continue to be authorized to catch the maximum retainable bycatch amounts of license limitation groundfish as provided in this part without a groundfish license.</P> <P>(iii) An eligible applicant, who qualifies for a groundfish license or crab species license but whose vessel on which the eligible applicant's qualification was based was lost or destroyed, will be issued a license. This license:</P> <P>(A) Will have the vessel designation of the lost or destroyed vessel.</P> <P>(B) Cannot be used to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish or to conduct directed fishing for crab species on a vessel that has an LOA greater than the MLOA designated on the license.</P> <P>(iv) A qualified person who owned a vessel on June 17, 1995, that made a documented harvest of license limitation groundfish, or crab species if applicable, between January 1, 1988, and <PRTPAGE P="516"/>February 9, 1992, but whose vessel was unable to meet all the criteria in paragraph (k)(4) of this section for a groundfish license or paragraph (k)(5) of this section for a crab species license because of an unavoidable circumstance (i.e., the vessel was lost, damaged, or otherwise unable to participate in the license limitation groundfish or crab fisheries) may receive a license if the qualified person is able to demonstrate that:</P> <P>(A) The owner of the vessel at the time of the unavoidable circumstance held a specific intent to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish or crab species with that vessel during a specific time period in a specific area.</P> <P>(B) The specific intent to conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish or crab species with that vessel was thwarted by a circumstance that was:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Unavoidable.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Unique to the owner of that vessel, or unique to that vessel.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Unforeseen and reasonably unforeseeable to the owner of the vessel.</P> <P>(C) The circumstance that prevented the owner from conducting directed fishing for license limitation groundfish or crab species actually occurred.</P> <P>(D) Under the circumstances, the owner of the vessel took all reasonable steps to overcome the circumstance that prevented the owner from conducting directed fishing for license limitation groundfish or crab species.</P> <P>(E) Any amount of license limitation groundfish or appropriate crab species was harvested on the vessel in the specific area that corresponds to the area endorsement or area/species endorsement for which the qualified person who owned a vessel on June 17, 1995, is applying and that the license limitation groundfish or crab species was harvested after the vessel was prevented from participating by the unavoidable circumstance but before June 17, 1995.</P> <P>(v) A groundfish license or a crab species license may be used on a vessel that complies with the vessel designation on the license and that does not exceed the MLOA on the license.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Pacific cod endorsements in the BSAI</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> In addition to other requirements of this part, and unless specifically exempted in paragraph (k)(9)(iv) of this section, a license holder must have a Pacific cod endorsement on his or her groundfish license to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod with hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. A license holder can only use the specific non-trawl gear(s) indicated on his or her license to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod in the BSAI.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility requirements for a Pacific cod endorsement.</E> This table provides eligibility requirements for Pacific cod endorsements on an LLP groundfish license:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50,xs56" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If a license holder's license has a . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">And the license holder harvested Pacific cod in the BSAI with . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">Then the license holder must demonstrate that he or she harvested at least . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">In . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">To receive a<LI>Pacific cod</LI> <LI>endorsement that authorizes</LI> <LI>harvest with . . .</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(A) Catcher vessel designation.</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-line gear or jig gear</ENT> <ENT O="xl">7.5 mt of Pacific cod in the BSAI.</ENT> <ENT>In any one of the years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, or 1999</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-line gear.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(B) Catcher vessel designation.</ENT> <ENT>Pot gear or jig gear</ENT> <ENT O="xl">100,000 lb of Pacific cod in the BSAI.</ENT> <ENT>In each of any two of the years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, or 1999</ENT> <ENT>Pot gear.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(C) Catcher/processor vessel designation.</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT O="xl">270 mt of Pacific cod in the BSAI.</ENT> <ENT>In any one of the years 1996, 1997, 1998, or 1999</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-line gear.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(D) Catcher/processor vessel designation.</ENT> <ENT>Pot gear</ENT> <ENT O="xl">300,000 lb of Pacific cod in the BSAI.</ENT> <ENT>In each of any two of the years 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998</ENT> <ENT>Pot gear.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Explanations for Pacific cod endorsements.</E> (A) All eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section will be determined based on round weight equivalents.<PRTPAGE P="517"/> </P> <P>(B) Discards will not count toward eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(C) Pacific cod harvested for personal bait use will not count toward eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(D) A legal landing of Pacific cod in the BSAI for commercial bait will count toward eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(E) Harvests within the BSAI will count toward eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section; however, a license holder will only be able to harvest Pacific cod in the specific areas in the BSAI for which he or she has an area endorsement.</P> <P>(F) Harvests within the BSAI Would count toward eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section if:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Those harvests were made from the vessel that was used as the basis of eligibility for the license holder's LLP groundfish license, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Those harvests were made from a vessel that was not the vessel used as the basis of eligibility for the license holder's LLP groundfish license, provided that, at the time the endorsement-qualifying Pacific cod harvests were made, the person who owned such Pacific cod endorsement-qualifying fishing history also owned the fishing history of a vessel that satisfied the requirements for the LLP groundfish license.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (k)(9)(iii)(F)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section, the LLP groundfish license qualifying history or the Pacific cod qualifying history of any one vessel may not be used to satisfy the requirements for issuance of more than one LLP groundfish license endorsed for the BSAI Pacific cod hook-and-line or pot gear fisheries.</P> <P>(G) Except as provided in paragraph 679.4(k)(9)(iii)(D), only harvests of BSAI Pacific cod in the directed fishery will count toward eligibility amounts.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Exemptions to Pacific cod endorsements.</E> (A) Any vessel exempted from the License Limitation Program at paragraph (k)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(B) Any catcher vessel less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA.</P> <P>(C) Any catch of Pacific cod for personal use bait.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Combination of landings and hardship provision.</E> Notwithstanding the eligibility requirements in paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section, a license holder may be eligible for a Pacific cod endorsement by meeting the following criteria.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Combination of landings.</E> A license holder may combine the landings of a sunken vessel and the landings of a vessel obtained to replace a sunken vessel to satisfy the eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section only if he or she meets the requirements in paragraphs (k)(9)(v)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>)-(<E T="03">4</E>) of this section. No other combination of landings will satisfy the eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The sunken vessel was used as the basis of eligibility for the license holder's groundfish license;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The sunken vessel sank after January 1, 1995;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The vessel obtained to replace the sunken vessel was obtained by December 31 of the year 2 years after the sunken vessel sank; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The length of the vessel obtained to replace the sunken vessel does not exceed the MLOA specified on the license holder's groundfish license.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Hardship provision.</E> A license holder may be eligible for a Pacific cod endorsement because of unavoidable circumstances if he or she meets the requirements in paragraphs (k)(9)(v)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>)-(<E T="03">4</E>) of this section. For purposes of this hardship provision, the term license holder includes the person whose landings were used to meet the eligibility requirements for the license holder's groundfish license, if not the same person.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The license holder at the time of the unavoidable circumstance held a specific intent to conduct directed fishing for BSAI Pacific cod in a manner sufficient to meet the landing requirements in the table at paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section but that this intent was thwarted by a circumstance that was:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Unavoidable;<PRTPAGE P="518"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Unique to the license holder, or unique to the vessel that was used as the basis of eligibility for the license holder's groundfish license; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Unforeseen and reasonably unforeseeable to the license holder.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The circumstance that prevented the license holder from conducting directed fishing for BSAI Pacific cod in a manner sufficient to meet the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(9)(ii) actually occurred;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The license holder took all reasonable steps to overcome the circumstance that prevented the license holder from conducting directed fishing for BSAI Pacific cod in a manner sufficient to meet the landing requirements in paragraph (k)(9)(ii) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Any amount of Pacific cod was harvested in the BSAI aboard the vessel that was used as the basis of eligibility for the license holder's groundfish license after the vessel was prevented from participating by the unavoidable circumstance but before April 16, 2000.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Pacific cod endorsements in the Western and Central GOA</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> In addition to other requirements of this part, and unless specifically exempted in paragraph (k)(10)(iv) of this section, a license holder must have a Pacific cod endorsement on his or her groundfish license to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod in the Western Gulf of Alaska or Central Gulf of Alaska with hook-and-line gear, pot gear, or jig gear on a vessel using more than five jig machines, more than one line per machine, and more than 30 hooks per line. A license holder can only use the specific non-trawl gear(s) indicated on his or her license to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod in the Western Gulf of Alaska or Central Gulf of Alaska.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility requirements for a Pacific cod endorsement.</E> This table provides eligibility requirements for Pacific cod endorsements on an LLP groundfish license:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s58,xs29,r37,r78,r52,r56" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If a license holder's<LI>license has a * * *</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And that<LI>license has an MLOA of * * *</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And the<LI>license holder harvested</LI> <LI>Pacific cod with * * *</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Then the license holder<LI>must demonstrate that</LI> <LI>he or she * * *</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">From<LI>January 1, 2002,</LI> <LI>through</LI> <LI>December 8, 2008, in * * *</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">To receive a Pacific cod endorsement that authorizes<LI>harvest in the</LI> <LI>directed Pacific cod fishery with * * *</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>< 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 10 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>≥ 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>< 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 10 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>≥ 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(E) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>< 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>pot gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 10 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>pot gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(F) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>≥ 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>pot gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>pot gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(G) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>< 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>pot gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 10 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>pot gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(H) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>≥ 60 feet</ENT> <ENT>pot gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>pot gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(I) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>jig gear</ENT> <ENT>at least one legal landing of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>jig gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(J) Catcher vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>jig gear</ENT> <ENT>at least one legal landing of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>jig gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(K) Catcher/Processor vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="519"/> <ENT I="01">(L) Catcher/Processor vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>hook-and-line gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(M) Catcher/Processor vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>pot gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>pot gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(N) Catcher/Processor vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>pot gear</ENT> <ENT>legally landed at least 50 mt of Pacific cod in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>pot gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(O) Catcher/Processor vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>jig gear</ENT> <ENT>at least one legal landing in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Central Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>jig gear in the Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(P) Catcher/Processor vessel designation</ENT> <ENT>any</ENT> <ENT>jig gear</ENT> <ENT>at least one legal landing in the directed Pacific cod fishery</ENT> <ENT>the Western Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>jig gear in the Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Explanations for Pacific cod endorsements.</E> (A) All eligibility amounts in the table at paragraph (k)(10)(ii) of this section will be determined based on round weight equivalents.</P> <P>(B) NMFS shall assign a legal landing to a groundfish license in an area based only on information contained in the official record described in paragraph (k)(10)(v) of this section.</P> <P>(C) Notwithstanding the eligibility amount in the table at paragraph (k)(10)(ii) of this section, NMFS shall assign a non-trawl Pacific cod endorsement with a catcher/processor and a hook-and-line gear designation in the regulatory areas specified to those groundfish licenses listed in Table 49 to part 679;</P> <P>(D) If a groundfish license meets the criteria described in paragraph (k)(3)(i)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section and NMFS has redesignated the MLOA of that groundfish license based on those criteria, then NMFS may assign a non-trawl Pacific cod endorsement with the specific gear designation(s) and regulatory area(s) applicable to the redesignated MLOA of that groundfish license based on the eligibility criteria established in paragraph (k)(10)(ii) of this section; and</P> <P>(E) NMFS may issue groundfish licenses with non-trawl Pacific cod endorsements to CQEs as specified in paragraph (k)(10)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Exemptions to Pacific cod endorsements.</E> Any vessel exempted from the License Limitation Program at paragraph (k)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Non-trawl gear recent participation official record.</E> (A) The official record will contain all information used by the Regional Administrator to determine the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The number of legal landings and amount of legal landings assigned to a groundfish license for purposes of the non-trawl gear designation participation requirements described in paragraph (k)(10)(ii) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) All other relevant information necessary to administer the requirements described in paragraphs (k)(3)(i)(B) and (k)(10) of this section.</P> <P>(B) The official record is presumed to be correct. A groundfish license holder has the burden to prove otherwise.</P> <P>(C) Only legal landings as defined in § 679.2 and documented on State of Alaska fish tickets or NMFS weekly production reports will be used to assign legal landings to a groundfish license.</P> <P>(D) If more than one groundfish license holder is claiming the same legal landing because their groundfish license designated the vessel at the time that the legal landing was made, then each groundfish license for which the legal landing is being claimed will be credited with the legal landing.</P> <P>(E) The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a 30-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may provide additional information or evidence to amend or challenge the information in the official record. A person <PRTPAGE P="520"/>will be limited to one 30-day evidentiary period. Additional information or evidence received after the 30-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for purposes of the initial administrative determination (IAD).</P> <P>(F) The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 30-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the person fails to support the person's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official record is correct, or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 30-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies with the information, or with the evidence submitted in support of the information. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. A person who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. A person who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will receive a non-transferable license pending the final resolution of that appeal, notwithstanding the eligibility of that applicant for some claims based on consistent information in the official record.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Issuance of non-trawl groundfish licenses to CQEs.</E> (A) Each CQE that has been approved by the Regional Administrator under the requirements of § 679.41(l)(3) to represent a community listed in Table 50 to part 679 may apply to receive groundfish licenses on behalf of the communities listed in Table 50 to part 679 that CQE is designated to represent. In order to receive a groundfish license, a CQE must submit a complete application for a groundfish license to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802. A CQE may not apply for, and may not receive, more than the maximum amount of groundfish licenses designated in the regulatory area specified for a community listed in Table 50 to part 679.</P> <P>(B) The application for a CQE to receive a groundfish license must include:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Name of contact person(s) for the CQE, NMFS person number, permanent business mailing addresses, business phone, business e-mail, and business fax;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A statement describing the procedures that will be used to determine the distribution of LLP licenses to residents of the community represented by that CQE;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Procedures used to solicit requests from residents to be assigned an LLP license;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Criteria used to determine the distribution of the use of LLP licenses among qualified community residents and the relative weighting of those criteria; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) The gear designation of groundfish license for which the CQE is applying provided that the community for which the CQE is applying is eligible to receive a groundfish license designated for the Central Gulf of Alaska and the application to receive a groundfish license has been received by NMFS not later than six months after April 21, 2011.</P> <P>(C) A groundfish license approved for issuance to a CQE by the Regional Administrator for a community listed in Table 50 to part 679:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) May not be transferred to any person from the CQE;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Will have only the regional designation specified for that community as listed in Table 50 to part 679;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Will have an MLOA of 60 feet specified on the license;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Will have only a catcher vessel designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Will receive only a non-trawl gear endorsement;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Will be assigned a Pacific cod endorsement with a non-trawl gear designation as specified in paragraph (k)(10)(vi)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) May not be assigned to any vessel other than the vessel specified for that groundfish license in the annual CQE authorization letter;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) May not be assigned for use by any person(s) other than the person(s) specified for that groundfish license in the annual CQE authorization letter, or any subsequent amendment to that <PRTPAGE P="521"/>authorization letter that is made by the CQE provided that NMFS receives that amendment prior to that person using that groundfish license aboard a vessel; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) May not be assigned to more than one vessel per calendar year.</P> <P>(D) The CQE must provide a copy of the annual CQE authorization letter, and any subsequent amendment to that authorization letter that is made by the CQE to NMFS and the vessel operator prior to the person(s) designated in the authorization letter using that groundfish license aboard a vessel. The vessel operator must maintain a copy of the annual CQE authorization letter, and any subsequent amendment to that authorization letter that is made by the CQE onboard the vessel when that vessel is directed fishing for Pacific cod under the authority of that groundfish license. The authorization letter, and any subsequent amendment to that authorization letter must be sent to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.</P> <P>(E) The CQE must attest in the annual CQE authorization letter, or any subsequent amendment to that authorization letter, that the person(s) using a groundfish license issued to a CQE:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Is a citizen of the United States;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Has maintained a domicile in a CQE community in the Central GOA or Western GOA eligible to receive an LLP license endorsed for Pacific cod for the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the time when the assertion of residence is made; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Is not claiming residency in another community, state, territory, or country, except that residents of the Village of Seldovia shall be considered to be eligible community residents of the City of Seldovia for the purposes of eligibility to serve as an authorized person.</P> <P>(F) Non-trawl Pacific cod gear endorsements on groundfish licenses approved for issuance to CQEs by the Regional Administrator shall have the following gear designations:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) NMFS will issue only pot gear Pacific cod endorsements for groundfish licenses with a Western Gulf of Alaska designation to CQEs on behalf of a community listed in Table 50 to part 679.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) NMFS will issue either a pot gear or a hook-and-line gear Pacific cod endorsement for a groundfish license with a Central Gulf of Alaska designation to CQEs on behalf of a community listed in Table 50 to part 679 based on the application for a groundfish license as described in paragraph (k)(10)(vi)(B) of this section provided that application is received by NMFS not later than six months after April 21, 2011. If an application to receive a groundfish license with a Central Gulf of Alaska designation on behalf of a community listed in Table 50 to part 679 is received later than six months after April 21, 2011, NMFS will issue an equal number of pot gear and hook-and-line gear Pacific cod endorsements for a groundfish license issued to the CQE on behalf of a community listed in Table 50 to part 679. In cases where the total number of groundfish licenses issued on behalf of a community listed in Table 50 to part 679 is not even, NMFS will issue one more groundfish license with a pot gear Pacific cod endorsement than the number of groundfish licenses with a hook-and-line gear Pacific cod endorsement.</P> <P>(G) By January 31, the CQE shall submit a complete annual report on use of groundfish licenses issued to the CQE for the prior fishing year for each community represented by the CQE to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, and to the governing body of each community represented by the CQE as identified in Table 21 to this part. A complete annual report contains the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The number of community residents requesting a groundfish license;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A description of the distribution of groundfish licenses among community residents;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Vessels assigned to use the groundfish licenses;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The number and residency of crew employed on a vessel using the LLP license; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Any payments made to CQEs for use of the LLP licenses. Consistent with the timeline required for submission of the CQE annual report for the use of halibut and sablefish IFQ, these annual reports are due by January 31 for the prior fishing year for each community represented by the CQE.<PRTPAGE P="522"/> </P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Additional endorsements for groundfish license holders eligible to participate in the Western and/or Central GOA Pacific cod fisheries</E>—(A) <E T="03">Requirements.</E> A license limitation groundfish license holder can elect to permanently add a catcher vessel endorsement for Pacific cod for the same gears and areas for which the license is currently endorsed, for the Western and/or Central GOA if the license holder—</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Is operating under the authority of a groundfish license endorsed for Pacific cod in Western and Central GOA, as described at paragraphs (k)(4)(vi) or (k)(10)(ii) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Is endorsed to participate as a catcher/processor in the Western and/or Central GOA Pacific cod fishery; and,</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Made a minimum of one Pacific cod landing while operating as a catcher vessel under the authority of the catcher/processor license in Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2008.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Or, is the holder of a license limitation groundfish license endorsed for trawl gear Western and/or Central GOA and made a minimum of one Pacific cod landing while operating as a catcher vessel under the authority of the catcher/processor license in Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2008.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Additional Central GOA and/or Western GOA catcher vessel endorsement.</E> Any holder of an LLP license that has a catcher vessel endorsement for the Western and/or Central GOA under paragraph (k)(10)(vii) of this section—</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Will have all directed catch of Pacific cod harvested under the authority of that groundfish license accrue against the respective GOA regulatory area catcher vessel allocations; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Will have all incidental catch of Pacific cod in the Western GOA or Central GOA Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, harvested under the authority of that groundfish license accrue against the respective GOA regulatory area catcher vessel allocations.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Eligible license holders not electing to add catcher vessel endorsement(s).</E> Any holder of an LLP license that does not have a catcher vessel endorsement for the Western and/or Central GOA under (k)(10)(vii) of this section may participate in the Western GOA or Central GOA directed Pacific cod fishery as a catcher/processor or a catcher vessel; however, direct and incidental catch of Pacific cod in the Western GOA and Central GOA will accrue against the respective catcher/processor allocation.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Multiple or stacked LLP licenses.</E> For a vessel that does not meet the requirements at paragraph (k)(10)(vii) of this section but does have multiple, stacked, LLP licenses and one of those stacked licenses is endorsed as a catcher/processor eligible to harvest Pacific cod in the Western GOA or Central GOA Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, all catch will accrue against the catcher/processor sector allocation for that gear type.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Catch history.</E> NMFS will assign legal landings to each groundfish license for an area based only on information contained in the official record as described in paragraph (k)(10)(viii) of this section.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Catcher/processor participation in the Western GOA and Central GOA official record.</E> (A) The official record will contain all information used by the Regional Administrator to determine the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The number and amount of legal landings made under the authority of that license by gear type, and operational mode;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) All other relevant information necessary to administer the requirements described in paragraphs (k)(10)(vii)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) through (k)(10)(vii)(A)(<E T="03">3</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(B) The official record is presumed to be correct. A groundfish license holder has the burden to prove otherwise.</P> <P>(C) For the purposes of creating the official record, the Regional Administrator will presume if more than one person is claiming the same legal landing, that each groundfish license for which the legal landing is being claimed will be credited with the legal landing;</P> <P>(D) Only legal landings as defined in § 679.2 and documented on State of Alaska Fish Tickets or NMFS weekly production reports will be used to assign legal landings to a groundfish license.</P> <P>(E) The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a 30-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may <PRTPAGE P="523"/>provide additional information or evidence to amend or challenge the information in the official record. A person will be limited to one 30-day evidentiary period. Additional information or evidence received after the 30-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for purposes of the initial administrative determination.</P> <P>(F) The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 30-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the person fails to support the person's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official record is correct, or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 30-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies with the information, or the evidence submitted in support of the information. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. A person who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. A person who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD that is accepted by the National Appeals Office will receive a non-transferable license pending the final resolution of that appeal, notwithstanding the eligibility of that applicant for some claims based on consistent information in the official record.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Restrictions on licenses earned on AFA catcher vessels and listed AFA catcher/processors.</E> No person may use an LLP license that was derived in whole or in part from the qualifying fishing history of an AFA catcher vessel or a listed AFA catcher/processor to fish for groundfish or crab on a non-AFA catcher vessel or non-AFA catcher/processor. NMFS will identify all such licenses affected by this restriction and inform the holders of such licenses of this restriction through a restriction printed on the face of the license.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Rockfish QS</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> In addition to other requirements of this part, a license holder must have rockfish QS assigned to his or her groundfish LLP license to conduct directed fishing for rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species with trawl gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility requirements for rockfish QS.</E> The eligibility requirements to receive rockfish QS are established in § 679.80(b).</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Program.</E> In addition to other requirements of this part, a license holder must have an Amendment 80 LLP license to conduct fishing for an Amendment 80 species assigned to the Amendment 80 sector.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">AFA permits</E>—(1) <E T="03">General</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> In addition to any other permit and licensing requirements set out in this part, any vessel used to engage in directed fishing for a non-CDQ allocation of pollock in the BS and any shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or mothership that receives pollock harvested in a non-CDQ directed pollock fishery in the BS must have a valid AFA permit onboard the vessel or at the facility location at all times while non-CDQ pollock is being harvested or processed. In addition, the owner of any vessel that is a member of a pollock cooperative in the BS must also have a valid AFA permit for every vessel that is a member of the cooperative, regardless of whether or not the vessel actually engages in directed fishing for pollock in the BS. Finally, an AFA permit does not exempt a vessel operator, vessel, or processor from any other applicable permit or licensing requirement required under this part or in other state or Federal regulations.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Duration</E>—(A) <E T="03">Expiration of interim AFA permits.</E> All interim AFA vessel and processor permits issued prior to January 1, 2002, will expire on December 31, 2002, unless extended or re-issued by NMFS.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Duration of final AFA permits.</E> Except as provided in paragraphs (l)(5)(v)(B)(3) and (l)(6)(iii) of this section, AFA vessel and processor permits issued under this paragraph (l) will have no expiration date, and are valid indefinitely unless suspended or revoked.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Surrender of AFA permits.</E> Except for AFA inshore processor permits, AFA permits may not be surrendered.<PRTPAGE P="524"/> </P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application for permit.</E> NMFS will issue AFA vessel and processor permits to the current owner(s) of a qualifying vessel or processor if the owner(s) submits to the Regional Administrator a completed AFA permit application that is subsequently approved.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Amended permits.</E> AFA vessel and processor permits may not be used on or transferred to any vessel or processor that is not listed on the permit. However, AFA permits may be amended by NMFS to reflect any change in the ownership of the vessel or processor after submittal of this information to NMFS in a written letter.</P> <P>(2) AFA catcher/processor permits—(i) Listed AFA catcher/processors. NMFS will issue to an owner of a catcher/processor a listed AFA catcher/processor permit if the catcher/processor is one of the following (as listed in AFA paragraphs 208(e)(1) through (20)):</P> <P>(A) AMERICAN DYNASTY (USCG documentation number 951307);</P> <P>(B) KATIE ANN (USCG documentation number 518441);</P> <P>(C) AMERICAN TRIUMPH (USCG documentation number 646737);</P> <P>(D) NORTHERN EAGLE (USCG documentation number 506694);</P> <P>(E) NORTHERN HAWK (USCG documentation number 643771);</P> <P>(F) NORTHERN JAEGER (USCG documentation number 521069);</P> <P>(G) OCEAN ROVER (USCG documentation number 552100);</P> <P>(H) ALASKA OCEAN (USCG documentation number 637856);</P> <P>(I) ENDURANCE (USCG documentation number 592206);</P> <P>(J) AMERICAN ENTERPRISE (USCG documentation number 594803);</P> <P>(K) ISLAND ENTERPRISE (USCG documentation number 610290);</P> <P>(L) KODIAK ENTERPRISE (USCG documentation number 579450);</P> <P>(M) SEATTLE ENTERPRISE (USCG documentation number 904767);</P> <P>(N) US ENTERPRISE (USCG documentation number 921112);</P> <P>(O) ARCTIC STORM (USCG documentation number 903511);</P> <P>(P) ARCTIC FJORD (USCG documentation number 940866);</P> <P>(Q) NORTHERN GLACIER (USCG documentation number 663457);</P> <P>(R) PACIFIC GLACIER (USCG documentation number 933627);</P> <P>(S) HIGHLAND LIGHT (USCG documentation number 577044);</P> <P>(T) STARBOUND (USCG documentation number 944658).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Unlisted AFA catcher/processors.</E> NMFS will issue to an owner of a catcher/processor an unlisted AFA catcher/processor permit if the catcher/processor is not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) and is determined by the Regional Administrator to have harvested more than 2,000 mt of pollock in the 1997 BSAI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application for AFA catcher/processor permit.</E> A completed application for an AFA catcher/processor permit must contain:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> The vessel name, ADF&G registration number, USCG documentation number, vessel telephone number (if any), gross tons, shaft horsepower, and registered length (in feet);</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Ownership information.</E> The managing owner name(s), tax ID number(s), signature(s), business mailing address(es), business telephone number(s), business fax number(s), business e-mail address(es), and managing company (if any);</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">AFA catcher vessel permits.</E> NMFS will issue to an owner of a catcher vessel an AFA catcher vessel permit containing sector endorsements and sideboard restrictions upon receipt and approval of a completed application for an AFA catcher vessel permit.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessels delivering to catcher/processors.</E> NMFS will endorse an AFA catcher vessel permit to authorize directed fishing for pollock for delivery to a catcher/processor if the catcher vessel:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Is one of the following (as listed in paragraphs 208(b)(1) through (7) of the AFA): </P> <EXTRACT> <P>AMERICAN CHALLENGER (USCG documentation number 633219);</P> <P>FORUM STAR (USCG documentation number 925863);</P> <P>MUIR MILACH (USCG documentation number 611524);</P> <P>NEAHKAHNIE (USCG documentation number 599534);</P> <P>OCEAN HARVESTER (USCG documentation number 549892);</P> <P>SEA STORM (USCG documentation number 628959);<PRTPAGE P="525"/> </P> <P>TRACY ANNE (USCG documentation number 904859); or</P> </EXTRACT> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Is not listed in § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) and is determined by the Regional Administrator to have delivered at least 250 mt and at least 75 percent of the pollock it harvested in the directed BSAI pollock fishery in 1997 to catcher/processors for processing by the offshore component.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels delivering to AFA motherships.</E> NMFS will endorse an AFA catcher vessel permit to authorize directed fishing for pollock for delivery to an AFA mothership if the catcher vessel:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Is one of the following (as listed in paragraphs 208(c)(1) through (20) and in subsection 211(e) of the AFA):</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) ALEUTIAN CHALLENGER (USCG documentation number 603820);</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) ALYESKA (USCG documentation number 560237);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) AMBER DAWN (USCG documentation number 529425);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) AMERICAN BEAUTY (USCG documentation number 613847);</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) CALIFORNIA HORIZON (USCG documentation number 590758);</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) MAR-GUN (USCG documentation number 525608);</P> <P>(<E T="03">vii</E>) MARGARET LYN (USCG documentation number 615563);</P> <P>(<E T="03">viii</E>) MARK I (USCG documentation number 509552);</P> <P>(<E T="03">ix</E>) MISTY DAWN (USCG documentation number 926647);</P> <P>(<E T="03">x</E>) NORDIC FURY (USCG documentation number 542651);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xi</E>) OCEAN LEADER (USCG documentation number 561518);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xii</E>) OCEANIC (USCG documentation number 602279);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xiii</E>) PACIFIC ALLIANCE (USCG documentation number 612084);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xiv</E>) PACIFIC CHALLENGER (USCG documentation number 518937);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xv</E>) PACIFIC FURY (USCG documentation number 561934);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xvi</E>) PAPADO II (USCG documentation number 536161);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xvii</E>) TRAVELER (USCG documentation number 929356);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xviii</E>) VESTERAALEN (USCG documentation number 611642);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xix</E>) WESTERN DAWN (USCG documentation number 524423);</P> <P>(<E T="03">xx</E>) LISA MARIE (USCG documentation number 1038717); or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Is not listed in § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) and is determined by the Regional Administrator to have delivered at least 250 mt of pollock for processing by motherships in the offshore component of the BSAI directed pollock fishery in any one of the years 1996 or 1997, or between January 1, 1998, and September 1, 1998, and is not eligible for an endorsement to deliver pollock to catcher/processors under § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(A).</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Catcher vessels delivering to AFA inshore processors.</E> NMFS will endorse an AFA catcher vessel permit to authorize directed fishing for pollock for delivery to an AFA inshore processor if the catcher vessel is:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) One of the following vessels authorized by statute to engage in directed fishing for inshore sector pollock: </P> <EXTRACT> <P>HAZEL LORRAINE (USCG documentation number 592211),</P> <P>LISA MARIE (USCG documentation number 1038717),</P> <P>PROVIDIAN (USCG documentation number 1062183); or</P> </EXTRACT> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Is not listed in § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(A), and:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Is determined by the Regional Administrator to have delivered at least 250 mt of pollock harvested in the directed BSAI pollock fishery for processing by the inshore component in any one of the years 1996 or 1997, or between January 1, 1998, and September 1, 1998; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Is less than 60 ft (18.1 meters) LOA and is determined by the Regional Administrator to have delivered at least 40 mt of pollock harvested in the directed BSAI pollock fishery for processing by the inshore component in any one of the years 1996 or 1997, or between January 1, 1998, and September 1, 1998.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application for AFA catcher vessel permit.</E> A completed application for an AFA catcher vessel permit must contain:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> The vessel name, ADF&G registration number, USCG documentation number, vessel telephone number (if any), gross tons, shaft horsepower, and registered length (in feet);</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Ownership information.</E> The managing owner name(s), tax ID number(s), <PRTPAGE P="526"/>signature(s), business mailing address(es), business telephone number(s), business fax number(s), business e-mail address(es), and managing company (if any);</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Vessel AFA qualification information.</E> The AFA catcher vessel permit sector endorsement(s) requested.</P> <P>(D) [Reserved]</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Vessel exemptions from AFA catcher vessel groundfish sideboard directed fishing closures.</E> An AFA catcher vessel permit may contain exemptions from certain groundfish sideboard directed fishing closures. If a vessel owner is requesting such an exemption, the application must provide supporting documentation that the catcher vessel qualifies for the exemption based on the following criteria. The Regional Administrator will review the vessel's catch history according to the following criteria:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">BSAI Pacific cod.</E> For a catcher vessel to qualify for an exemption from AFA catcher vessel sideboards in the BSAI Pacific cod fishery, the catcher vessel must: Be less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA, have landed a combined total of less than 5,100 mt of BSAI pollock in the BSAI directed pollock fishery from 1995 through 1997, and have made 30 or more legal landings of Pacific cod in the BSAI directed fishery for Pacific cod from 1995 through 1997.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">GOA groundfish species.</E> For a catcher vessel to qualify for an exemption from AFA catcher vessel sideboards in the GOA groundfish fisheries, the catcher vessel must: Be less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA, have landed a combined total of less than 5,100 mt of BSAI pollock in the BSAI directed pollock fishery from 1995 through 1997, and made 40 or more legal landings of GOA groundfish in a directed fishery for GOA groundfish from 1995 through 1997.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">AFA mothership permits.</E> NMFS will issue to an owner of a mothership an AFA mothership permit if the mothership is one of the following (as listed in paragraphs 208(d)(1) through (3) of the AFA): </P> <EXTRACT> <P>EXCELLENCE (USCG documentation number 967502);</P> <P>GOLDEN ALASKA (USCG documentation number 651041); and</P> <P>OCEAN PHOENIX (USCG documentation number 296779).</P> </EXTRACT> <P>(i) [Reserved]</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application for AFA mothership permit.</E> A completed application for an AFA mothership permit must contain:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Type of permit requested.</E> Type of processor and whether requesting an AFA cooperative endorsement.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> The mothership name, ADF&G processor code, USCG documentation number, Federal fisheries permit number, gross tons, shaft horsepower, and registered length (in feet).</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Ownership information.</E> The managing owner name(s), tax ID number(s), signature(s), business mailing address(es), business telephone number(s), business fax number(s), business e-mail address(es), and managing company (if any);</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">AFA inshore processor permits.</E> NMFS will issue to an owner of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor an AFA inshore processor permit upon receipt and approval of a completed application.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Qualifying criteria</E>—(A) <E T="03">Unrestricted processors.</E> NMFS will issue an unrestricted AFA inshore processor permit to a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor if the Regional Administrator determines that the processor facility processed annually more than 2,000 mt round-weight of pollock harvested in the inshore component of the directed BSAI pollock fishery during each of 1996 and 1997.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Restricted processors.</E> NMFS will issue a restricted AFA inshore processor permit to a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor if the Regional Administrator determines that the facility processed pollock harvested in the inshore component of the directed BSAI pollock fishery during 1996 or 1997, but did not process annually more than 2,000 mt round-weight of BSAI pollock during each of 1996 and 1997.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Surrender of permit.</E> An AFA inshore processor permit may be voluntarily surrendered in accordance with paragraph (a)(9) of this section. The AFA inshore processor permit will not be reissued in the same fishing year in which it was surrendered, but may be reapplied for and if approved, reissued to the permit holder of record in a subsequent fishing year. Contact NMFS/<PRTPAGE P="527"/>RAM for more information by telephone, locally at 907-586-7202 (Option #2) or toll-free at 800-304-4846 (Option #2).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Single geographic location requirement.</E> An AFA inshore processor permit authorizes the processing of pollock harvested in the BS subarea directed pollock fishery only in a single geographic location during a reporting week. For the purposes of this paragraph, single geographic location means:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Shoreside processors</E>. The physical location at which the land-based shoreside processor first processed pollock harvested from the BS subarea directed pollock fishery during a fishing year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Stationary floating processors (SFP).</E> A geographic position within State of Alaska waters of the BS subarea and that is within a 5 nm radius of the latitude and longitude reported in the check-in and check-out reports at § 679.5(h)(5)(ix)(B). An AFA SFP cannot change its single geographic location more than four times within State of Alaska waters in the BS subarea to process pollock harvested in a BS subarea directed pollock fishery during a fishing year and cannot use more than one single geographic location during a reporting week.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Application for permit.</E> A completed application for an AFA inshore processor permit must contain:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Type of permit requested.</E> Type of processor, whether requesting an AFA cooperative endorsement, and amount of BSAI pollock processed in 1996 and 1997;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Stationary floating processor information.</E> The vessel name, ADF&G processor code, USCG documentation number, Federal processor permit number, gross tons, shaft horsepower, registered length (in feet), and business telephone number, business FAX number, and business e-mail address used on board the vessel.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Shoreside processor information.</E> The processor name, Federal processor permit number, ADF&G processor code, business street address; business telephone and FAX numbers, and business e-mail address.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Ownership information.</E> The managing owner name(s), tax ID number(s), signature(s), business mailing address(es), business telephone number(s), business fax number(s), business e-mail address(es), and managing company (if any);</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Authorization of new AFA inshore processors.</E> If the Council recommends and NMFS approves a combined BSAI pollock TAC that exceeds 1,274,900 mt for any fishing year, or in the event of the actual total loss or constructive loss of an existing AFA inshore processor, the Council may recommend that an additional inshore processor (or processors) be issued AFA inshore processing permits.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Timing of Council action.</E> At any time prior to or during a fishing year in which the combined BSAI pollock TAC exceeds 1,274,900 mt, or at any time after the actual total loss or constructive total loss of an existing AFA inshore processor, the Council may, after opportunity for public comment, recommend that an additional inshore processor (or processors) be issued AFA inshore processor permits.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Required elements in Council recommendation.</E> Any recommendation from the Council to add an additional inshore processor (or processors) must include the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Identification of inshore processor(s).</E> The Council recommendation must identify by name the inshore processor(s) to which AFA inshore processor permits would be issued;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Type of AFA inshore processor permit(s).</E> The Council recommendation must specify whether the identified inshore processor(s) should be issued a restricted or unrestricted AFA inshore processor permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Duration of permit.</E> The Council recommendation must specify the recommended duration of the permit. Permit duration may be for any duration from a single fishing season to the duration of section 208 of the AFA. Alternatively, the Council may recommend that the permit be valid as long as the conditions that led to the permit remain in effect. For example, the Council could recommend that a permit issued under this paragraph remain valid as long as the combined annual BSAI pollock TAC remains above 1,274,900 mt. or a lost AFA inshore processor is not reconstructed.<PRTPAGE P="528"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Council procedures.</E> The Council may establish additional procedures for the review and approval of requests to authorize additional AFA inshore processors. However, such procedures must be consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the national standards, and other applicable law.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Action by NMFS.</E> Upon receipt of a recommendation from the Council to authorize additional AFA inshore processors, NMFS may issue an AFA inshore processor permit to the identified inshore processor(s) of the type and duration recommended by the Council, provided the Council has met the requirements identified in paragraphs (l)(5)(v)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) through (<E T="03">4</E>) of this section, and the owner(s) of the identified inshore processor has submitted a completed application for an AFA inshore processor permit that is subsequently approved.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Inshore cooperative fishing permits</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will issue to an inshore catcher vessel cooperative formed pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 521 for the purpose of cooperatively managing directed fishing for pollock for processing by an AFA inshore processor an AFA inshore cooperative fishing permit upon receipt and approval of a completed application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application for permit.</E> A completed application for an inshore cooperative fishing permit must contain the following information:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Cooperative contact information.</E> Name of cooperative; name of cooperative representative; and business mailing address, business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address of the cooperative;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Designated cooperative processor</E>. The name and physical location of an AFA inshore processor that is designated in the cooperative contract as the processor to whom the cooperative has agreed to deliver at least 90 percent of its BS pollock catch;</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Cooperative contract information.</E> A copy of the cooperative contract and a written certification that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The contract was signed by the owners of at least 80 percent of the qualified catcher vessels;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The cooperative contract requires that the cooperative deliver at least 90 percent of its BS pollock catch to its designated AFA processor; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Each catcher vessel in the cooperative is a qualified catcher vessel and is otherwise eligible to fish for groundfish in the BSAI, has an AFA catcher vessel permit with an inshore endorsement, and has no permit sanctions or other type of sanctions against it that would prevent it from fishing for groundfish in the BSAI;</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Qualified catcher vessels.</E> For the purpose of this paragraph, a catcher vessel is a qualified catcher vessel if it meets the following permit and landing requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Permit requirements</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">AFA permit.</E> The vessel must have a valid AFA catcher vessel permit with an inshore endorsement;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">LLP permit</E>. The vessel must be named on a valid LLP permit authorizing the vessel to engage in trawling for pollock in the Bering Sea subarea. If the vessel is more than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA, the vessel must be named on a valid LLP permit endorsed for the AI to engage in trawling for pollock in the AI; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Permit sanctions.</E> The vessel has no permit sanctions that otherwise make it ineligible to engage in fishing for pollock in the BSAI.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Landing requirements</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Active vessels.</E> The vessel delivered more pollock harvested in the BS inshore directed pollock fishery to the AFA inshore processor designated under paragraph (l)(6)(ii)(B) of this section than to any other shoreside processor or stationary floating processor during the year prior to the year in which the cooperative fishing permit will be in effect; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Inactive vessels</E>. The vessel delivered more pollock harvested in the BS inshore directed pollock fishery to the AFA inshore processor designated under paragraph (l)(6)(ii)(B) of this section than to any other shoreside processor or stationary floating processor during the last year in which the vessel delivered BS pollock harvested in the BS directed pollock fishery to an AFA inshore processor.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Harvests under contract to a cooperative.</E> Any landings made by a vessel operating under contract to an inshore <PRTPAGE P="529"/>cooperative in which it was not a member will not be used to determine eligibility under paragraph (l)(6)(ii)(D)(<E T="03">2</E>).</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Business review letter.</E> A copy of a letter from a party to the contract requesting a business review letter on the fishery cooperative from the Department of Justice and of any response to such request;</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> For each cooperative catcher vessel member: Vessel name, ADF&G registration number, USCG documentation number, AFA permit number; and</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Certification of notary and applicant.</E> Signature and printed name of cooperative representative, date of signature, and notary stamp or seal, signature and date commission expires of a notary public.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Duration of cooperative fishing permits.</E> Inshore cooperative fishing permits are valid for 1 calendar year.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Addition or subtraction of vessels.</E> The cooperative representative must submit a new application to add or subtract a catcher vessel to or from an inshore cooperative fishing permit to the Regional Administrator prior to the application deadline. Upon approval by the Regional Administrator, NMFS will issue an amended cooperative fishing permit.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Application deadline.</E> An inshore cooperative fishing permit application and any subsequent contract amendments that add or subtract vessels must be received by the Regional Administrator by December 1 prior to the year in which the inshore cooperative fishing permit will be in effect. Inshore cooperative fishing permit applications or amendments to inshore fishing cooperative permits received after December 1 will not be accepted by the Regional Administrator for the subsequent fishing year.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Replacement vessels.</E> (i) In the event of the actual total loss or constructive total loss of an AFA catcher vessel, AFA mothership, or AFA catcher/processor, the owner of such vessel may replace such vessel with a replacement vessel. The replacement vessel will be eligible in the same manner as the original vessel after submission and approval of an application for an AFA replacement vessel, provided that:</P> <P>(A) Such loss was caused by an act of God, an act of war, a collision, an act or omission of a party other than the owner or agent of the vessel, or any other event not caused by the willful misconduct of the owner or agent;</P> <P>(B) The replacement vessel was built in the United States and, if ever rebuilt, rebuilt in the United States;</P> <P>(C) The USCG certificate of documentation with fishery endorsement for the replacement vessel is issued within 36 months of the end of the last year in which the eligible vessel harvested or processed pollock in the directed pollock fishery;</P> <P>(D) If the eligible vessel is greater than 165 ft (50.3 meters (m)) in registered length, or more than 750 gross registered tons, or has engines capable of producing more than 3,000 shaft horsepower, the replacement vessel is of the same or lesser registered length, gross registered tons, and shaft horsepower;</P> <P>(E) If the eligible vessel is less than 165 ft (50.3 m) in registered length, fewer than 750 gross registered tons, and has engines incapable of producing more than 3,000 shaft horsepower, the replacement vessel is less than each of such thresholds and does not exceed by more than 10 percent the registered length, gross registered tons, or shaft horsepower of the eligible vessel; and</P> <P>(F) If the replacement vessel is already an AFA catcher vessel, the inshore cooperative catch history of both vessels may be merged in the replacement vessel for the purpose of determining inshore cooperative allocations except that a catcher vessel with an endorsement to deliver pollock to AFA catcher/processors may not be simultaneously endorsed to deliver pollock to AFA motherships or AFA inshore processors.</P> <P>(G) Replacement of replacement vessels. In the event that a permitted replacement vessel is lost under the circumstances described in paragraph (l)(7)(i)(A) of this section, the replacement vessel may be replaced according to the provisions of this paragraph (l)(7). However, the maximum length, tonnage, and horsepower of any subsequent replacement vessels are determined by the length, tonnage, and horsepower of the originally qualifying <PRTPAGE P="530"/>AFA vessel and not by those of any subsequent replacement vessels.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application for permit.</E> A completed application for an AFA permit for a replacement vessel must contain:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Identification of lost AFA eligible vessel</E>.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Name, ADF&G vessel registration number, USCG documentation number, AFA permit number, gross tons, shaft horsepower, and registered length from USCG documentation of the vessel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Name(s), tax ID number(s), business mailing address(es), telephone number(s), FAX number(s), and e-mail address(es) of owner(s);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The last year in which the vessel harvested or processed pollock in a BSAI directed pollock fishery; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Description of how the vessel was lost or destroyed. Attach a USCG Form 2692 or insurance papers to verify the claim.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Identification of replacement vessel</E>. (<E T="03">1</E>) Name, ADF&G vessel registration number, USCG documentation number, gross tons, shaft horsepower, registered length, net tons from USCG documentation, length overall (in feet), and Federal Fisheries Permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Name(s), tax ID number(s), business mailing address(es), business telephone number(s), business FAX number(s), and business e-mail address(es) of the owner(s);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) YES or NO indication of whether the vessel was built in the United States; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) YES or NO indication of whether the vessel has ever been rebuilt, and if so whether it was rebuilt in the United States.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Certification of applicant and notary.</E> Signature(s) and printed name(s) of owner(s) and date of signature; signature, notary stamp or seal of notary public, and date notary commission expires.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Application evaluations and appeals</E>—(i) <E T="03">Initial evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application for an AFA fishing or processing permit submitted in accordance with paragraph (1) of this section and compare all claims in the application with the information in the official AFA record. Claims in the application that are consistent with information in the official AFA record will be accepted by the Regional Administrator. Inconsistent claims in the application, unless supported by evidence, will not be accepted. An applicant who submits claims based on inconsistent information or fails to submit the information specified in the application for an AFA permit will be provided a single 60-day evidentiary period to submit the specified information, submit evidence to verify the applicant's inconsistent claims, or submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official AFA record. An applicant who submits claims that are inconsistent with information in the official AFA record has the burden of proving that the submitted claims are correct.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Additional information and evidence.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate the additional information or evidence to support an applicant's claims submitted within the 60-day evidentiary period. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence meets the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application are correct, the official AFA record will be amended and the information will be used in determining whether the applicant is eligible for an AFA permit. However, if the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence does not meet the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application is correct, the applicant will be notified by an initial administrative determination that the applicant did not meet the burden of proof to change information in the official AFA record.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Sixty-day evidentiary period.</E> The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a 60-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may provide additional information or evidence to support the claims made in his or her application, or to submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official AFA record, if the Regional Administrator determines that the applicant did not meet the burden of proving that the information on the application is correct <PRTPAGE P="531"/>through evidence provided with the application. Also, an applicant who fails to submit required information will have 60 days to provide that information. An applicant will be limited to one 60-day evidentiary period. Additional information or evidence, or a revised application received after the 60-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for the purposes of the initial administrative determination.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Initial administrative determinations (IAD).</E> The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 60-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the applicant fails to support the applicant's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official AFA record is correct or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 60-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information, the evidence submitted in support of the information, or the revised application. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal under the appeals procedures set out at § 679.43. An applicant who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will receive an interim AFA permit that authorizes a person to participate in an AFA pollock fishery and will have the specific endorsements and designations based on the claims in his or her application. An interim AFA permit based on claims contrary to the Official Record will expire upon final agency action.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Effect of cooperative allocation appeals.</E> An AFA inshore cooperative may appeal the pollock quota share issued to the cooperative under § 679.62; however, final agency action on the appeal must occur prior to December 1 for the results of the appeal to take effect during the subsequent fishing year.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Participation in the AI directed pollock fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability</E>. Harvesting pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery and processing pollock taken in the AI directed pollock fishery is authorized only for those harvesters and processors that are selected by the Aleut Corporation and approved by the Regional Administrator to harvest pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery or to process pollock taken in the AI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual selection of participants by the Aleut Corporation</E>. Each year and at least 14 days before harvesting pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery or processing pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery, a participant must be selected by the Aleut Corporation and the following information for each participant must be submitted by the designated contact to the Regional Administrator:</P> <P>(i) Vessel or processor name;</P> <P>(ii) Federal fisheries permits number issued under paragraph (b) of this section or Federal processor permit issued under paragraph (f) of this section; and</P> <P>(iii) The fishing year which participation approval is requested.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Participant approval</E>. (i) Participants must have:</P> <P>(A) A valid Federal fisheries permit or Federal processing permit, pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (f) of this section, respectively;</P> <P>(B) A valid fishery endorsement on the vessel's U.S. Coast Guard documentation for the vessel's participation in the U. S. fishery; and</P> <P>(C) A valid AFA permit under: paragraph (l)(2) of this section for all catcher/processors, paragraph (l)(3) of this section for all catcher vessels greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA, or paragraph (l)(4) of this section for all motherships.</P> <P>(ii) Each participant selected by the Aleut Corporation that meets the conditions under paragraph (m)(3)(i) of this section will be approved by the Regional Administrator for participation in the AI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(iii) The Regional Administrator will provide to the designated contact for the Aleut Corporation the identity of each approved participant and the date upon which participation in the AI directed pollock fishery may commence. The Aleut Corporation shall forward to the approved participants a copy of <PRTPAGE P="532"/>NMFS's approval letter before harvesting or processing occurs.</P> <P>(iv) A copy of NMFS' approval letter for participating in the AI directed pollock fishery during the fishing year must be on site at the shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, or on board the vessel at all times and must be presented for inspection upon the request of any authorized officer.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Participant disapproval</E>. (i) The Regional Administrator shall disapprove any participant that does not meet the conditions under paragraph (m)(3)(i) of this section. The Regional Administrator will notify in writing the Aleut Corporation and the selected participant of the disapproval. The selected participant will have 30 days in which to submit proof of meeting the requirements to participate in the AI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an initial administrative determinations (IAD) to the selected participant following the expiration of the 30-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the selected participant fails to support the participant's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the disapproval for participation in the AI directed pollock fishery is correct or if the additional information or evidence is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 30-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the information required, including the evidence submitted in support of the information. The IAD also will indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. A participant who receives an IAD may appeal under the appeals procedures set out at § 679.43. A participant who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will receive an interim approval from NMFS authorizing participation in the AI directed pollock fishery. An interim approval based on claims contrary to the final determination will expire upon final agency determination.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Rockfish Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">Cooperative quota (CQ).</E> (i) A CQ permit is issued annually to a rockfish cooperative if the members of that rockfish cooperative have submitted a complete and timely application for CQ as described in § 679.81(f) that is approved by the Regional Administrator. A CQ permit authorizes a rockfish cooperative to participate in the Rockfish Program. The CQ permit will indicate the amount of rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species that may be harvested by the rockfish cooperative, and the amount of rockfish halibut PSC that may be used by the rockfish cooperative. The CQ permit will list the members of the rockfish cooperative, the vessels that are authorized to fish under the CQ permit for that rockfish cooperative, and the rockfish processor with whom that rockfish cooperative is associated, if applicable.</P> <P>(ii) A CQ permit is valid only until the end of the calendar year for which the CQ permit is issued;</P> <P>(iii) A legible copy of the CQ permit must be carried on board the vessel(s) used by the rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration.</E> (i) A rockfish cooperative may choose to terminate its CQ permit through a declaration submitted to NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) This declaration may only be submitted to NMFS electronically. The rockfish cooperative's designated representative must log into the online system and create a request for termination of fishing declaration as indicated on the computer screen. By using the rockfish cooperative's NMFS ID and password, and submitting the termination of fishing declaration request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS permit.</E> (i) An Amendment 80 QS permit is issued to a person who submits a timely and complete application for Amendment 80 QS that is approved by NMFS under § 679.90(b).</P> <P>(ii) An Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to the owner of an Amendment 80 vessel that gave rise to that permit under the provisions of § 679.90(b), unless the Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to the holder of an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel under the provisions of § 679.90(d) or § 679.90(e).<PRTPAGE P="533"/> </P> <P>(iii) If an Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to the owner of an Amendment 80 vessel the Amendment 80 QS permit will designate the Amendment 80 vessel to which that permit is assigned.</P> <P>(iv) If an Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to the holder of an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel under the provisions of § 679.90(d)(2)(ii) or § 679.90(e)(4), the Amendment 80 QS permit will be permanently affixed to the LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel which will be designated as an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</P> <P>(v) Amendment 80 QS units assigned to an Amendment 80 QS permit are non-severable from that Amendment 80 QS permit and if transferred, the Amendment 80 QS permit must be transferred in its entirety to another person under the provisions of § 679.90(e).</P> <P>(vi) A person must hold an Amendment 80 LLP license to hold an Amendment 80 QS permit.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Cooperative quota (CQ) permit.</E> (i) A CQ permit is issued annually to an Amendment 80 cooperative that submits a timely and complete application for CQ that is approved by NMFS as described at § 679.91(b)(4).</P> <P>(ii) A CQ permit authorizes an Amendment 80 cooperative to catch a quantity of fish expressed as a portion of the ITAC and halibut and crab PSC that may be held for exclusive use by that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) A CQ permit will indicate the amount of Amendment 80 species that may be caught by the Amendment 80 cooperative, and the amount of Amendment 80 crab and halibut PSC that may be used by the Amendment 80 cooperative. The CQ permit will list the members of the Amendment 80 cooperative, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, Amendment 80 QS permits, and Amendment 80 vessels that are assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(iv) The amount of CQ listed on the CQ permit will be based on:</P> <P>(A) The amount of Amendment 80 QS units held by all members of the Amendment 80 cooperative designated on a timely and complete application for CQ as described under § 679.91(b) that is approved by NMFS;</P> <P>(B) The Amendment 80 QS units derived from Amendment 80 QS permits held by members of the Amendment 80 cooperative who have submitted a timely and complete EDR for all Amendment 80 QS permits held by that member as described under § 679.94; and</P> <P>(C) The amount of CQ as modified by an application for CQ transfer as described under § 679.91(g) that is approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(v) A CQ permit is valid until whichever of the following occurs first:</P> <P>(A) Until the end of the year for which the CQ permit is issued; or</P> <P>(B) Until the permit is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 or under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(vi) A legible copy of the CQ permit must be carried onboard an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative when fishing in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit.</E> (i) An Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit is required for an Amendment 80 QS holder to catch, process, and receive Amendment 80 species assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery, or use halibut and crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery. An Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit is issued annually to an Amendment 80 QS holder who:</P> <P>(A) Has submitted a timely and complete application for the Amendment 80 limited access fishery as described at § 679.91(b)(4) that is approved by NMFS, or</P> <P>(B) Is assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery by NMFS as described at § 679.91(a)(3)(ii); and</P> <P>(C) Has submitted a timely and complete EDR for all Amendment 80 QS permits held by that person as described under § 679.94.</P> <P>(ii) An Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit is valid until whichever of the following occurs first:</P> <P>(A) Until the end of the year for which the Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit is issued; or<PRTPAGE P="534"/> </P> <P>(B) Until the permit is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 or under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(iii) A legible copy of the Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit must be carried onboard an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery when fishing in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.4, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59870, Oct. 1, 2012, § 679.4 was amended by revising paragraphs (k)(7)(vii), (o)(1)(ii), and (o)(1)(v); and adding paragraphs (k)(3)(i)(C), (o)(1)(vii), (o)(4), and (o)(5), effective Oct. 31, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(k) * * *</P> <P>(3) * * *</P> <P>(i) * * *</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Modification of the MLOA on an Amendment 80 LLP license or an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</E> The MLOA designated on an Amendment 80 LLP license or an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license will be 295 ft. (89.9 m) if an Amendment 80 replacement vessel is designated on the license following the approval of a license transfer request under paragraph (k)(7) of this section.<STARS/> </P> <P>(7) * * *</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Request to change the designated vessel.</E> (A) A request to change the vessel designated on an LLP groundfish or crab species license must be made on a transfer application. If this request is approved and made separately from a license transfer, it will count towards the annual limit on voluntary transfers specified in paragraph (k)(7)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(B) A request to change the vessel designated on an Amendment 80 LLP license or an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license must be made on an Application for Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel in accordance with § 679.4(o)(4)(ii). The MLOA modification specified at paragraph (k)(3)(i)(C) of this section will be effective when a complete application is submitted to NMFS in accordance with paragraph (k)(7) of this section, and the application is approved by the Regional Administrator.<STARS/> </P> <P>(o) * * *</P> <P>(1) * * *</P> <P>(ii) An Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to the owner of an Amendment 80 vessel that gave rise to that permit under the provisions of § 679.90(b), or its replacement under § 679.4(o)(4), unless the Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to the holder of an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel under the provisions of § 679.90(d) or § 679.90(e).<STARS/> </P> <P>(v) Amendment 80 QS units assigned to an Amendment 80 QS permit are non-severable from that Amendment 80 QS permit and if transferred, the Amendment 80 QS permit must be transferred in its entirety to another person under the provisions of § 679.90(d) or § 679.90(e).<STARS/> </P> <P>(vii) The owner of an Amendment 80 vessel must designate the Amendment 80 vessel on an Amendment 80 QS permit and on an Amendment 80 LLP license, or designate the Amendment 80 vessel on the Amendment 80 LLP/QS license to use that Amendment 80 vessel in an Amendment 80 fishery.<STARS/> </P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel.</E> (i) The owner of an Amendment 80 vessel may replace such vessel for any purpose. All Federal fishery regulations applicable to the replaced vessel apply to the replacement vessel, except as described at § 679.92(d)(2)(ii) if applicable. A vessel that replaces an Amendment 80 vessel will be approved by the Regional Administrator as an Amendment 80 vessel following the submission and approval of a completed application for an Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel, provided that:</P> <P>(A) The replacement vessel does not exceed 295 ft. (89.9 m) LOA;</P> <P>(B) The replacement vessel was built in the United States and, if ever rebuilt, rebuilt in the United States;</P> <P>(C) The applicant provides documentation that the replacement vessel complies with U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements applicable to processing vessels operating in the Amendment 80 sector or, if unable to provide such documentation, the applicant provides documentation that the replacement vessel meets the requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard's Alternative Compliance and Safety Agreement; and<PRTPAGE P="535"/> </P> <P>(D) The replacement vessel is not a vessel listed at section 208(e)(1) through (20) of the American Fisheries Act or permitted under § 679.4(l)(2)(i), or an AFA catcher vessel permitted under § 679.4(l)(3)(i).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application for Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel.</E> A person who wishes to replace an Amendment 80 vessel must submit to NMFS a complete Application for Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel. An application must contain the information specified on the form, with all required fields accurately completed and all required documentation attached. This application must be submitted to NMFS using the methods described on the application.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Application evaluations and appeals</E>—(i) <E T="03">Initial evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application for an Amendment 80 replacement vessel submitted in accordance with paragraph (o)(4) of this section. If the vessel listed in the application does not meet the requirements for an Amendment 80 replacement vessel at § 679.4(o)(4), NMFS will not approve the application. An applicant who submits claims based on inconsistent information or fails to submit the information specified in the application for an Amendment 80 replacement vessel will be provided a single 30-day evidentiary period to submit evidence to establish that the vessel meets the requirements to be an Amendment 80 replacement vessel. The burden is on the applicant to establish that the vessel meets the criteria to become a replacement vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Additional information and evidence.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate the additional information or evidence to support an application for Amendment 80 replacement vessel submitted within the 30-day evidentiary period. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence meets the applicant's burden of proving that the vessel meets the requirements to become an Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel, the application will be approved. However, if the Regional Administrator determines that the vessel does not meet the requirements to become an Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel, the applicant will be notified by an initial administrative determination (IAD) that the application for replacement vessel is denied.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Initial administrative determinations (IAD).</E> The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 30-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the applicant fails to support the applicant's claims and is insufficient to establish that the vessel meets the requirements for an Amendment 80 replacement vessel or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 30-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information, the evidence submitted in support of the information, or the revised application. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal under the appeals procedures set out at § 679.43.</P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R).</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120926" REFID="6">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59059, Sept. 26, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) <E T="03">General R&R requirements.</E> R&R requirements include, but are not limited to, paper and electronic documentation, logbooks, forms, reports, receipts, computer printouts, and requests for inspection described in this section and in § 679.28.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Groundfish logbooks and forms.</E> (i) The Regional Administrator will prescribe and provide groundfish logbooks required under this section. All groundfish forms required under this section are available from the Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E> or may be requested by calling the Sustainable Fisheries Division at 907-586-7228 or faxing 907-586-7465. The forms may be completed online, printed, and mailed or faxed to NMFS at the address or fax number shown on the form. The forms also may be completed online, saved as a file, and submitted to NMFS as an attachment to an e-mail to the e-mail address shown on the form.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Current editions.</E> The operator must use the current edition of the logbooks and current format of the forms. Upon approval from the Regional Administrator NMFS-approved electronic versions of the forms may be used. Upon written notification and approval by the Regional Administrator, logbooks from the previous year may be used.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Management program defined.</E> A “management program” is a unique fishery program with a specific management strategy and/or allocation. Harvest that occurred under the management programs listed in the following table must be recorded separately in the logbooks, forms, and eLandings.<PRTPAGE P="536"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s95L,xl54L,xl46L" COLS="3" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If harvest made under . . . program</CHED> <CHED H="1">Record the . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">For more information,<LI>see . . .</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ)</ENT> <ENT>CDQ number</ENT> <ENT>subpart C of this part</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Exempted Fishery</ENT> <ENT>Exempted fishery permit number</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) Research Fishery</ENT> <ENT>Research fishery permit number</ENT> <ENT>§ 600.745(a) of this chapter</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) Aleutian Islands Pollock (AIP)</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> <ENT>subpart F of this part</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(E) Open access (OA)</ENT> <ENT>[for recording in eLandings only]</ENT> <ENT>paragraph (e) of this section</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(F) Rockfish Program</ENT> <ENT>Cooperative number</ENT> <ENT>subpart H to this part.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> (i) The operator of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, or buying station receiving groundfish from a catcher vessel and delivering to a mothership (hereafter referred to as the operator) and the manager of a shoreside processor, SFP, or buying station receiving groundfish from a catcher vessel and delivering to a shoreside processor or SFP (hereafter referred to as the manager) are each responsible for complying with the applicable R&R requirements in this section and in § 679.28.</P> <P>(ii) The owner of a vessel, shoreside processor, SFP, 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 applicable R&R requirements in this section and in § 679.28.</P> <P>(iii) The IFQ permit holder, IFQ hired master permit holder, or Registered Buyer must comply with the R&R requirements provided at paragraphs (e), (g), (k), and (l) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) The CDQ permit holder, CDQ hired master permit holder, or Registered Buyer must comply with the R&R requirements provided at paragraphs (e), (g), (k), and (l)(1) through (6) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Fish to be recorded and reported.</E> The operator or manager must record and report the following information (see paragraphs (a)(3)(i) through (iv) of this section) for all groundfish (see Table 2a to this part), prohibited species (see Table 2b to this part) and forage fish (see Table 2c to this part). The operator or manager may record and report the following information (see paragraphs (a)(3)(i) through (iv) of this section) for non-groundfish (see Table 2d to this part):</P> <P>(i) Harvest information;</P> <P>(ii) Receipt information from catcher vessels and buying stations, including fish received from vessels not required to have an FFP; and fish received under contract for handling or processing for another processor;</P> <P>(iii) Discard or disposition information, including fish reported but not delivered to the operator or manager, e.g., fish used onboard a vessel, when receiving catch from a catcher vessel or buying station; and</P> <P>(iv) Transfer information, including fish transferred out of the facility or off the vessel.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Exemptions</E>—(i) <E T="03">Catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA.</E> Except for the vessel activity report described at paragraph (k) of this section, the owner or operator of a catcher vessel less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA is not required to comply with the R&R requirements of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels that take groundfish in crab pot gear for use as crab bait on that vessel.</E> (A) Owners or operators of catcher vessels who, when crab is open anywhere or in the same area as an open crab season, take groundfish in crab pot gear for use as crab bait onboard their same vessels, and the bait is neither transferred nor sold, are not required to comply with R&R requirements of this section.</P> <P>(B) This exemption does not apply to fishermen who:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Catch groundfish for bait during an open crab season and sell that groundfish or transfer it to another vessel, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) 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 onboard their vessel.<PRTPAGE P="537"/> </P> <P>(C) No groundfish species listed by NMFS as “prohibited” in a management or regulatory area may be taken in that area for use as bait.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Inspection and retention of records</E>—(i) <E T="03">Inspection of records.</E> The operator or manager must make available for inspection the R&R documentation in this section and in § 679.28 upon the request of an authorized officer.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Retention of records.</E> The operator or manager must retain the R&R documentation described in this section and in § 679.28:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">On site.</E> Retain these records on site at the shoreside processor or SFP, or onboard the vessel until the end of the fishing year during which the records were made and for as long thereafter as fish or fish products recorded in the R&R documentation are retained.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">For 3 years.</E> Retain these records for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the records were made.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Maintenance of records.</E> The operator or manager must maintain all records described in this section and in § 679.28 in English and in a legible, timely, and accurate manner, based on Alaska local time (A.l.t.); if handwritten, in indelible ink; if computer-generated, as a legible printed paper copy.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Custom processing.</E> The manager of a shoreside processor or SFP or the operator of a mothership must record products that result from custom processing for another person in eLandings consistently throughout a fishing year using one of the following two methods:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Combined records.</E> Record landings, discards or dispositions, and products of custom-processed groundfish routinely in eLandings using processor name, FFP or FPP number, and ADF&G processor code; or</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Separate records.</E> Record landings, discards or dispositions, and products of custom-processed groundfish in eLandings identified by the name, FPP number or FFP number, and ADF&G processor code of the associated business entity.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Representative.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel, mothership, catcher/processor, or buying station delivering to a mothership or manager of a shoreside processor, SFP, or buying station delivering to a shoreside processor or SFP 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 (b) does not relieve the owner, operator, or manager of responsibility for compliance under paragraphs (a)(1) through (6) of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Logbooks</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirements</E>—(i) <E T="03">Use of two or more vessel logbooks of same gear type.</E> If using more than one logbook of the same gear type in a fishing year onboard a vessel, the operator must ensure that the page numbers follow the consecutive order of the previous logbook.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Use of two or more vessel logbooks of different gear types.</E> If two or more different gear types are used onboard a vessel in a fishing year, the operator(s) of this vessel must use the same number of separate vessel logbooks for the different gear types, each separately paginated.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Two vessel logbooks for pair trawl.</E> If two vessels are dragging a trawl between them (pair trawl), the operator of each vessel must maintain a separate logbook to record the amount of the catch retained and fish discarded by that vessel. Each of the two logbooks must be separately paginated.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Two logbooks of different operation.</E> If a vessel functions both as a mothership and as a catcher/processor in the same fishing year, the operator(s) must maintain two logbooks, a separate logbook for each operation type, each separately paginated.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Alteration of logbook information.</E> (A) Except as described in paragraph (c)(1)(v)(B) of this section, no person may alter or change any entry or record in a logbook.</P> <P>(B) An inaccurate or incorrect entry or record must 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.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Logsheet distribution and submittal.</E> (A) No person except an authorized officer may remove any original white logsheet of any logbook.<PRTPAGE P="538"/> </P> <P>(B) The operator must distribute and submit logsheets as indicated in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s28,xl21C,xl16C,xl21C,xl15C,xl10C,xl54L,xl63L" COLS="8" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Logsheet Distribution and Submittal</CHED> <CHED H="2">If logsheet color is ...</CHED> <CHED H="2">Logsheets found in these logbooks</CHED> <CHED H="3">CV lgl/pot</CHED> <CHED H="3">CV trw</CHED> <CHED H="3">CP lgl/pot</CHED> <CHED H="3">CP trw</CHED> <CHED H="3">MS</CHED> <CHED H="2">Submit to ...</CHED> <CHED H="2">Time limit</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) White</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT A="01">Must retain, permanently bound in logbook</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Goldenrod</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>Observer</ENT> <ENT>After signature of operator and prior to departure of observer from the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Yellow</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT O="xl">Must submit quarterly to:<LI O="oi3">NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement Alaska Region Logbook Program, P.O. Box 21767, Juneau, AK 99802-1767 Telephone: 907-586-7225</LI> </ENT> <ENT O="xl">On the following schedule:<LI O="oi3"> <E T="03">1st quarter</E> by May 1 of that fishing year. <E T="03">2nd quarter</E> by August 1 of that fishing year. <E T="03">3rd quarter</E> by November 1 of that fishing year. <E T="03">4th quarter</E> by February 1 of the following fishing year.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) Blue</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>Mothership, shoreside processor, SFP, or buying station that receives the harvest</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Green</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>Optional, but may be required by IPHC (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)</ENT> <ENT>If required, after the vessel's catch is off-loaded</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Note: CP = catcher/processor; CV = catcher vessel; lgl = longline; trw = trawl; MS = mothership.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Recording active and inactive time periods in the DFL or DCPL</E>—(i) <E T="03">Account for each day of the fishing year.</E> The operator must account for each day of the fishing year, January 1 through December 31, in the DFL or DCPL and indicate whether the vessel or processor was active or inactive during the time period.</P> <P>(A) An active period by fishing category is defined in the following paragraphs under this section:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s38L,xl90L" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Paragraph</CHED> <CHED H="1">Fishing Category</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(c)(3)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel, longline or pot gear</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(c)(3)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/processor, longline or pot gear</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(c)(4)(iv)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel, trawl gear</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(c)(4)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/processor, trawl gear</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(c)(5)(ii)</ENT> <ENT>Shoreside processor or SFP</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(c)(6)(iv)</ENT> <ENT>Mothership</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) An inactive period is defined as a time period other than active.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Record January 1 on page 1.</E> The operator must record the first day of the fishing year, January 1, on page one of the DFL or DCPL regardless of whether the vessel or processor was active or inactive. The operator must record time periods consecutively.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Required information for inactive periods.</E> If inactive, the operator must record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(2)(iii)(A) through (F) of this section) on one logsheet in the DFL or DCPL:</P> <P>(A) If a catcher vessel, vessel name, ADF&G vessel registration number, FFP number or Federal crab vessel permit number, operator printed name, operator signature, and page number.</P> <P>(B) If a mothership or catcher/processor, record vessel name, ADF&G processor code, FFP number, operator printed name, operator signature, and page number.</P> <P>(C) Mark “inactive.”</P> <P>(D) Record the date (mm/dd) of the first day when inactive under “Start date.”</P> <P>(E) Write brief explanation why inactive, e.g., bad weather or equipment failure. If inactive due to surrender of a FFP or FPP, write “surrender of permit” as the reason for inactivity.<PRTPAGE P="539"/> </P> <P>(F) Record the date (mm/dd) of the last day when inactive under “End date.”</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Inactive two or more quarters.</E> If the inactive time period extends across two or more successive quarters, the operator must complete a logsheet for each inactive quarter. The first logsheet must indicate the first and last day of the first inactive quarter. Successive logsheets must indicate the first and last day of its respective inactive quarter.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Longline and pot gear catcher vessel DFL and catcher/processor DCPL</E>—(i) <E T="03">Responsibility</E>—(A) <E T="03">Groundfish fisheries.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA, that is required to have an FFP under § 679.4(b) and that is using longline or pot gear to harvest groundfish must maintain a longline and pot gear DFL.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section, the operator of a catcher/processor that is required to have an FFP under § 679.4(b) and that is using longline or pot gear to harvest groundfish must use a combination of catcher/processor longline and pot gear DCPL and eLandings to record and report daily processor identification information, catch-by-set information, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish fisheries.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA, using fixed gear (NMFS), setline (IPHC), or pot gear to harvest IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, or CDQ halibut from the GOA or BSAI, must maintain a longline and pot gear DFL.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section, the operator of a catcher/processor that is using longline or pot gear to harvest IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, or CDQ halibut from the GOA or BSAI must use a combination of catcher/processor longline and pot gear DCPL and eLandings to record and report daily processor identification information, catch-by-set halibut and sablefish landing data, and halibut, sablefish, and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">CR crab fisheries.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA, using pot gear to harvest CR crab from the BSAI must maintain a longline and pot gear DFL.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reporting time limits</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessel.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel using longline or pot gear must record in the DFL the information from the following table for each set within the specified time limit:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,xl76L" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">REPORTING TIME LIMITS, CATCHER VESSEL LONGLINE OR POT GEAR</CHED> <CHED H="2">Required information</CHED> <CHED H="2">Time limit for recording</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Set number, time and date gear set, time and date gear hauled, beginning and end positions, CDQ number, halibut CDQ permit number, halibut IFQ permit number, sablefish IFQ permit number, crab IFQ permit number, FFP number and/or Federal crab vessel permit number (if applicable), number of pots set, and estimated total hail weight for each set</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of gear retrieval</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Discard and disposition information</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's discard and disposition information.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Submit the blue DFL to mothership, shoreside processor, SFP, or buying station receiving catch</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) All other required information</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after the vessel's catch is off-loaded, notwithstanding other time limits</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Operator sign the completed logsheets</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">6</E>) Submit goldenrod logsheet to the observer</ENT> <ENT>After signature of operator and prior to departure of observer from the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="540"/> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or pot gear must record in the DCPL or submit via eLandings the information from the following table for each set within the specified time limit:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="40L,xl5C,xl5C,xl70L" COLS="4" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">REPORTING TIME LIMITS, CATCHER/PROCESSOR LONGLINE OR POT GEAR</CHED> <CHED H="2">Required information</CHED> <CHED H="2">Record In DCPL</CHED> <CHED H="2">Submit via eLandings</CHED> <CHED H="2">Time limit for reporting</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Set number, time and date gear set, time and date gear hauled, beginning and end positions, CDQ number, halibut CDQ permit number, halibut IFQ permit number, sablefish IFQ permit number, crab IFQ permit number, FFP number and/or Federal crab vessel permit number (if applicable), number of pots set, and estimated total hail weight for each set</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of gear retrieval.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Discard and disposition information</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's discard and disposition information</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Product information</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's production information</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) All other required information</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following completion of production.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Operator sign the completed logsheets</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">6</E>) Submit goldenrod logsheet to the observer</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>After signature of operator and prior to departure of observer from the vessel</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Required information, if inactive.</E> See paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Required information, if active</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessel, longline or pot gear.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A catcher vessel using longline or pot gear is active when gear remains on the grounds in a reporting area (except reporting areas 300, 400, 550, or 690), regardless of the vessel location.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the catcher vessel identified in paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) of this section is active, the operator must record in the DFL, for one or more days on each logsheet, the information listed in paragraphs (c)(3)(v), (vi), (viii), (ix), and (x) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Retain and record discard quantities over the MRA.</E> When a catcher vessel is 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 § 679.20, the operator must retain and record up to and including the maximum retainable amount (MRA) 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.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor, longline or pot gear.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A catcher/processor using longline or pot gear is active when processing or when all or part of the longline or pot gear is in the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the catcher/processor identified in paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section is active, the operator must record in the DCPL the information listed in paragraphs (c)(3)(v) and (vi) of this section and must record in eLandings the information listed in paragraphs (c)(3)(v), (vii), (viii), and (x) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Retain and record discard quantities over the MRA.</E> When a catcher/processor is 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 § 679.20, the operator must retain and record up to and including the MRA 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 eLandings.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Identification information</E>—(A) <E T="03">Page number.</E> Number the pages in each logbook consecutively, beginning on the <PRTPAGE P="541"/>first page of the DFL or DCPL with page 1 for January 1 and continuing for the remainder of the fishing year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Printed name and signature of operator.</E> The operator's name must be printed in the DFL or DCPL. The operator must sign each completed logsheet of the DFL or DCPL as verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Vessel identification.</E> Name of vessel as displayed in official documentation; FFP number or Federal crab vessel permit number of the vessel; and ADF&G vessel registration number if a catcher vessel or ADF&G processor code if a catcher/processor.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Other permit numbers (if applicable).</E> IFQ permit number of the operator, if any, and each permit number of any IFQ permit on which anyone aboard is authorized to fish; groundfish CDQ number; and halibut CDQ permit number.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Reporting area</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Groundfish.</E> Record the Federal reporting area code (see Figures 1 and 3 to this part) where gear retrieval was completed, regardless of where the majority of the set took place. Use a separate logsheet for each reporting area.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut.</E> Record the IPHC regulatory area (see Figure 15 to this part) where gear retrieval was completed, regardless of where the majority of the set took place.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">CR crab.</E> Leave this field blank.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Crew size.</E> If a catcher vessel, record the number of crew members (including operator), excluding observer(s), on the last day of a trip. If a catcher/processor, record the number of crew members (including operator), excluding observer(s), on the last day of the weekly reporting period.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Gear type.</E> Use a separate logsheet for each gear type. From the following table, indicate the gear type used to harvest the fish and appropriate “gear ID.” In addition, if using hook-and-line gear, enter the alphabetical letter that coincides with the gear description. If gear information is the same on subsequent logsheets, mark the box instead of re-entering the gear type information on the next logsheet.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,xl96L" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If gear type is ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">Then ...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Other gear</ENT> <ENT>If gear is other than those listed within this table, indicate “Other” and describe</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Pot gear</ENT> <ENT>Enter the number of pots lost (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)) and number of pots set</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Hook-and-line gear</ENT> <ENT>Indicate:<LI>(<E T="03">i</E>) Whether gear is fixed hook (conventional or tub), autoline, or snap (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter))</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Length of skate to the nearest foot (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)), number of skates lost (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)), and number of skates set</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Number of hooks per skate (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)), size of hooks, and hook spacing in feet</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Seabird avoidance gear code(s) (see § 679.24(e) and Table 19 to this part)</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(H) <E T="03">Management program.</E> Indicate whether harvest occurred under a management program (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section). Use a separate logsheet for each management program. If harvest is not under one of the listed management programs, leave blank.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Observer information.</E> Record the number of observers aboard, the name of the observer(s), and the observer cruise number(s).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Catch-by-set information.</E> The operator must record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(3)(vi)(A) through (L) of this section) for each set (see § 679.2) in the DFL or DCPL. If no catch occurred for a given day, write “no catch.”</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Set number.</E> Sequentially by year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Gear deployment (or to set gear)</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Hook-and-line gear begin position.</E> Record date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and the begin position (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) when the first hook-and-line gear of a set enters the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Jig or troll gear begin position.</E> Record date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and the begin position (latitude and longitude to the nearest <PRTPAGE P="542"/>minute; indicate E or W for longitude) when the jig or troll gear enters the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Pot gear begin position.</E> Record date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and the begin position (latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) when the pot gear enters the water.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Gear retrieval (or to haul gear)</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Hook-and-line gear end position.</E> Date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and end position coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude), where the last hook-and-line gear of a set leaves the water, regardless of where the majority of the set took place.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Jig or troll gear end position.</E> Date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and end position coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) where the jig or troll gear leaves the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Pot gear end position.</E> Date (mm/dd), time (in military format, A.l.t.), and end position coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) where the last pot of a set is retrieved, regardless of where the majority of the set took place.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Begin and end buoy or bag numbers.</E> (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)).</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Begin and end gear depths.</E> Recorded to the nearest fathom (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations (see §§ 300.60 through 300.65 of this chapter)).</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Species codes.</E> The operator must record and report required information for all groundfish (see Table 2a to this part), prohibited species (see Table 2b to this part), and forage fish (see Table 2c to this part). The operator may record and report information for non-groundfish (see Table 2d to this part).</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Target species code.</E> Enter the species code of the intended species to be harvested. Enter only one target species code.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Estimated total hail weight.</E> Enter the estimated hail weight, which is an estimate of the total weight of the entire catch without regard to species. Indicate whether weight is estimated to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">IR/IU species (see § 679.27).</E> If a catcher/processor, enter species code of IR/IU species and estimated total round weight for each IR/IU species, if applicable; indicate whether weight is estimated to the nearest pound or the nearest 0.001 mt. Use one line to record information for each IR/IU species, including species code and amount of catch. If more than one IR/IU species are to be recorded, the operator must use a separate line for each species.</P> <P>(J) <E T="03">IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut.</E> Estimated total net weight of IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut to the nearest pound.</P> <P>(K) <E T="03">IFQ sablefish.</E> Number and estimated total round weight of IFQ sablefish to the nearest pound. Indicate whether IFQ sablefish product is Western cut, Eastern cut, or round weight.</P> <P>(L) <E T="03">CR crab.</E> If in a CR crab fishery, record the number and scale weight of raw CR crab to the nearest pound.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Product information, catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or pot gear must record groundfish product information for all retained groundfish in eLandings (see paragraph (e)(10) of this section).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information, catcher vessel.</E> The operator must record in a DFL the discard or disposition information that occurred prior to and during delivery to a buying station, mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP. Discard or disposition information must include the daily weight of groundfish, daily weight of herring PSC, and daily number of PSC animals. If no discard or disposition occurred for a given day, the operator must write “no discards or disposition.”</P> <P>(A) Enter discard or disposition information by species codes and product codes as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Date (mm/dd) of discard or disposition (day that discard or disposition occurred).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For whole fish discard or disposition of groundfish or Pacific herring PSC, daily estimated total weight, balance forward weight from the previous day, and cumulative total weight since last delivery for each species; indicate <PRTPAGE P="543"/>whether weight is estimated to the nearest pound or nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) For whole fish discard or disposition of each prohibited species (Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs) record the daily estimated total number, balance forward from the previous day, and cumulative total number since the last delivery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Summarize the weekly cumulative discard and disposition totals of groundfish weights and number of PSC animals separately by reporting area, management program, and gear type. Determine the weekly cumulative total by adding daily totals and the balance carried forward from the day before.</P> <P>(B) The operator must record “0” or zero balance forward and start a new logsheet after the offload or transfer of all fish or fish product onboard and prior to the beginning of each fishing trip. Nothing shall be carried forward from the previous fishing trip.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information, catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or pot gear must record all discard or disposition information in eLandings (see paragraph (e)(10) of this section).</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Catcher vessel delivery information.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel must enter the following information (see paragraphs (c)(3)(x)(A) through (D) of this section) for delivery to a buying station, mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP:</P> <P>(A) Date (mm/dd) that delivery of harvest was completed.</P> <P>(B) ADF&G fish ticket issued to operator by the recipient, Registered Buyer, or RCR receiving the delivery.</P> <P>(C) Name of recipient, Registered Buyer, or RCR.</P> <P>(D) For the unloading port, enter the name of the port or port code (see Tables 14a and 14b to this part) of delivery location.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Trawl gear catcher vessel DFL and catcher/processor DCPL</E>—(i) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> (A) Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(iii) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA, that is required to have an FFP under § 679.4(b), and that is using trawl gear to harvest groundfish must maintain a trawl gear DFL, must complete one or more logsheets per day. Upon notification by the Regional Administrator, a DFL from the previous year may be used.</P> <P>(B) Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(iv) or (vii) of this section, the operator of a catcher/processor that is required to have an FFP under § 679.4(b) and that is using trawl gear to harvest groundfish is required to use a combination of catcher/processor trawl gear DCPL and eLandings to record and report daily processor identification information, catch-by-haul landing information, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data. Under paragraph (f)(1)(vii) of this section, the operators of AFA catcher/processors or any catcher/processor harvesting pollock CDQ are required to use an ELB and no longer report using a DCPL.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reporting time limits</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessel.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel using trawl gear must record in the DFL the information in the following table for each haul within the specified time limit:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,xl76L" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">REPORTING TIME LIMITS, CATCHER VESSEL TRAWL GEAR</CHED> <CHED H="2">Required information</CHED> <CHED H="2">Time limit for recording</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Haul number, time and date gear set, time and date gear hauled, beginning and end positions, CDQ number (if applicable), total estimated hail weight for each haul</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of gear retrieval, except that catcher vessels harvesting pollock CDQ in the BS and delivering unsorted codends to a mothership must record CDQ number within 2 hours after completion of weighing all catch in the haul on the mothership</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Discard and disposition information</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's discard and disposition information.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Submit blue DFL to mothership, shoreside processor, SFP, or buying station receiving the catch</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="544"/> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) Record all other required information</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after the vessel's catch is off-loaded, notwithstanding other time limits</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Operator sign the completed logsheets</ENT> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of catch delivery</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">6</E>) Submit the goldenrod logsheet to the observer</ENT> <ENT>After signature of operator and prior to departure of observer from the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear must record in the DCPL or submit via eLandings the information in the following table for each haul within the specified time limit:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF=">" COLS="4" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">REPORTING TIME LIMITS, CATCHER/PROCESSOR TRAWL GEAR</CHED> <CHED H="2">Required information</CHED> <CHED H="2">Record In DCPL</CHED> <CHED H="2">Submit via eLandings</CHED> <CHED H="2">Time limit for recording</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Management program, except CDQ Program, haul number, time and date gear set, time and date gear hauled, begin and end positions of gear, and, if not required to weigh catch on a scale approved by NMFS, total estimated hail weight for each haul</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of gear retrieval.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) CDQ number (if applicable) and, if required to weigh catch on a scale approved by NMFS, the scale weight of total catch for each haul</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of weighing all catch in the haul.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Discard and disposition information</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's discard and disposition information.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) Product information</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's production information</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) All other required information</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following completion of production to record all other required information.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">6</E>) Operator sign the completed logsheets</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">7</E>) Submit the goldenrod logsheet to the observer</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>After signature of operator and prior to departure of observer from the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Required information, if inactive.</E> See paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Required information, if active</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessel.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A catcher vessel using trawl gear is active when all or part of the trawl net is in the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the catcher vessel identified in paragraph (c)(4)(i)(A) of this section is active, the operator must record for one day per logsheet in the DFL, the information described in paragraphs (c)(4)(v), (vi), (viii), and (x) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A catcher/processor using trawl gear is active when processing groundfish or when all or part of the trawl net is in the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the catcher/processor identified in paragraph (c)(4)(i)(B) of this section is active, the operator must record for one day per logsheet in the DCPL, the information described in paragraphs (c)(4)(v) and (vi) of this section and submit in eLandings the information described in paragraphs (c)(4)(v), (vii), and (ix) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Identification information.</E> If active, the operator must record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(4)(v)(A) through (J) of this section):</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Date.</E> Enter date of each day (mm/dd/yyyy). This date is also the date of gear deployment.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Page number.</E> Number the pages in each logbook consecutively, beginning <PRTPAGE P="545"/>on the first page of the DFL or DCPL with page 1 for January 1 and continuing for the remainder of the fishing year.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Printed name and signature of operator.</E> The operator's name must be printed in the DFL or DCPL. The operator must sign each completed logsheet of the DFL or DCPL as verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section. The operator's signature is due by 2400 hours A.l.t. of the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Vessel identification.</E> Name of vessel as displayed in official documentation; FFP number of the vessel; ADF&G vessel registration number if a catcher vessel; and ADF&G processor code if a catcher/processor.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Federal reporting area.</E> Record the Federal reporting area code where gear retrieval was completed, regardless of where the majority of the set took place. Use a separate logsheet for each reporting area.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">COBLZ or RKCSA.</E> If gear retrieval occurred in the COBLZ (see Figure 13 to this part) or RKCSA (see Figure 11 to this part) area within a reporting area, 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.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Crew size.</E> If a catcher vessel, record the number of crew members (including operator), excluding observer(s), on the last day of a trip. If a catcher/processor, record the number of crew members (including operator), excluding observer(s), on the last day of the weekly reporting period.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Gear type.</E> Use a separate logsheet for each gear type. Indicate whether pelagic trawl or non-pelagic trawl gear was used to harvest the fish.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Management program.</E> Indicate whether harvest occurred under one of the management programs (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section). Use a separate logsheet for each management program. If harvest is not under one of the listed management programs, leave blank.</P> <P>(J) <E T="03">Observer information.</E> Record the number of observers aboard, the name of the observer(s), and the observer cruise number(s).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Catch-by-haul information.</E> The operator must record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(4)(vi)(A) through (I) of this section) for each haul (see § 679.2). If no catch occurred for a given day, write “no catch.”</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Haul number.</E> Number hauls sequentially by year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Gear deployment (or to set gear).</E> Record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(4)(vi)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (<E T="03">2</E>) of this section) for trawl gear deployment:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The time (in military format, A.l.t.) when the trawl net enters the water, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The position (latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) where the trawl net enters the water.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Gear retrieval (or to haul gear).</E> Record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(4)(vi)(C)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (<E T="03">2</E>) of this section) for trawl gear retrieval:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The date (mm/dd) and time (in military format, A.l.t.) when retrieval of trawl gear cable begins.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The position (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) where retrieval of trawl gear cable begins.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Average sea depth and average gear depth.</E> Average sea depth and average gear depth; indicate whether average is reported to the nearest meter or fathom.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Species codes.</E> The operator must record and report the required information for all groundfish (see Table 2a to this part), prohibited species (see Table 2b to this part), and forage fish (see Table 2c to this part). The operator may also record and report the required information for non-groundfish (see Table 2d to this part).</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Target species code.</E> Enter the species code of the species to be harvested. Enter only one target species code.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">IR/IU species (see § 679.27).</E> If a catcher/processor, enter species code of IR/IU species and estimated total round weight for each IR/IU species, if applicable; indicate whether estimated weight is to the nearest pound or the nearest 0.001 mt. Use one line to record <PRTPAGE P="546"/>information for each IR/IU species, including species code and amount of catch. If more than one IR/IU species are to be recorded, the operator must use a separate line for each species.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Total estimated hail weight.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) If a catcher vessel or catcher/processor using trawl gear and not using NMFS-approved scales, the operator must record the hail weight of each haul; total hail weight is an estimate of the total weight of the entire catch without regard to species. Indicate whether estimated weight is to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If a catcher/processor using trawl gear is required to use a NMFS-approved scale, the operator must record the scale weight of each haul without regard to species. Indicate whether weight is to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Movement to Avoid Salmon.</E> If a catcher vessel is directed fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea, indicate with a check mark (X) whether, prior to the haul, the operator moved fishing location primarily to avoid Chinook salmon bycatch.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Product information, catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear must record all product information for all retained groundfish in eLandings (see paragraph (e)(10) of this section).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information, catcher vessel.</E> The operator must record in a DFL (see paragraphs (c)(4)(viii)(A) through (E) of this section) the discard or disposition that occurred prior to and during delivery to a buying station, mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP. If no discards or disposition occurred on a given day, write “no discards or disposition.”</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Species code and product code.</E> Record the species code and product code for all discards and disposition of groundfish and PSC Pacific herring, Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Discard and disposition weight.</E> Record the daily estimated total round weight of groundfish or Pacific herring PSC discards and disposition, balance forward weight from the previous day, and cumulative total weight since last delivery, calculated by adding the daily totals and balance carried forward from the day before; indicate whether estimated weight is to the nearest pound or nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">PSC discard numbers.</E> Record the daily number of PSC discards and disposition, balance forward from the previous day, and cumulative total number since last delivery of PSC animals (Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Discard and disposition cumulative total.</E> Summarize cumulative discard and disposition totals of groundfish and PSC animals separately by reporting area, if harvest occurred in the COBLZ or RKCSA, management program, and gear type.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Discard zero balance forward.</E> After the offload or transfer of all fish or fish product onboard and prior to the beginning of each fishing trip, the operator must record the balance forward from the previous day as “zero” and start a new logsheet. At the beginning of each fishing trip, nothing shall be carried forward from the previous fishing trip.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information, catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear must record discard or disposition information in eLandings (see paragraph (e)(10) of this section).</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Catcher vessel delivery information.</E> The operator must enter the following delivery information (see paragraphs (c)(4)(x)(A) through (C) of this section) for groundfish delivered to a buying station, mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP:</P> <P>(A) Date (mm/dd) that delivery of harvest was completed,</P> <P>(B) ADF&G fish ticket number issued to operator by the recipient receiving the delivery, and</P> <P>(C) Name and ADF&G processor code of recipient.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Shoreside processor DCPL.</E> The shoreside processor DCPL has been replaced by eLandings and is no longer available. (See paragraph (e) of this section.)</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Required information, if inactive.</E> See paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Required information, if active.</E> A shoreside processor or SFP is active when receiving or processing groundfish.<PRTPAGE P="547"/> </P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Mothership DCPL</E>—(i) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(v) of this section, the operator of a mothership that is required to have an FFP under § 679.4(b), or the operator of a CQE floating processor that receives or processes any groundfish from the GOA or BSAI from vessels issued an FFP under § 679.4(b) is required to use a combination of mothership DCPL and eLandings to record and report daily processor identification information, delivery information, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data. The operator must enter into the DCPL any information for groundfish received from catcher vessels, groundfish received from processors for reprocessing or rehandling, and groundfish received from an associated buying station documented on a BSR.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reporting time limits.</E> The operator of a mothership must record in the DCPL or submit via eLandings the information in the following table for each groundfish delivery within the specified time limit:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="40L,xl5C,xl5C,xl70L" COLS="4" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">REPORTING TIME LIMITS, MOTHERSHIP</CHED> <CHED H="2">Required information</CHED> <CHED H="2">Record In DCPL</CHED> <CHED H="2">Submit via eLandings</CHED> <CHED H="2">Time limit for reporting</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) All catcher vessel or buying station delivery information</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>Within 2 hours after completion of receipt of each groundfish delivery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Product information</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's production information</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) Discard or disposition information</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's discard/disposition</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) All other required information</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following completion of production</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(E) Operator sign the completed logsheets</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>By 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(F) Submit the goldenrod logsheet to the observer</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>After signed by the operator and prior to departure of observer from the mothership.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Required information, if inactive.</E> See paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Required information, if active.</E> A mothership is active when receiving or processing groundfish. If the mothership identified in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this section is active, the operator must record for one day per logsheet in the DCPL, the information described in paragraphs (c)(6)(v) and (vi) of this section and record in eLandings the information described in paragraphs (c)(6)(v), (vii), and (viii) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Identification information.</E> If active, the operator must record the following information (see paragraphs (c)(6)(v)(A) through (J) of this section) in the DCPL:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Page number.</E> Number the pages in each logbook consecutively, beginning with page 1 for January 1 and continuing throughout the logbook for the remainder of the fishing year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Printed name and signature of operator.</E> The operator's name must be printed in the DCPL. The operator must sign each completed DCPL logsheet as verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> Name of mothership, or CQE floating processor as displayed in official documentation, FFP or FPP number, and ADF&G processor code.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Date.</E> Enter date (mm/dd/yyyy) of each operating day.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Crew size.</E> Record the number of crew members (including operator), excluding observer(s), on the last day of the weekly reporting period.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Gear type.</E> Indicate the gear type of harvester. If gear type is other than <PRTPAGE P="548"/>those listed, circle “Other” and describe. Use a separate logsheet for each gear type.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Federal reporting areas.</E> Record Federal reporting area code (see Figures 1 and 3 to this part) where harvest was completed. Use a separate logsheet for each reporting area.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">COBLZ or RKCSA.</E> If groundfish was harvested with trawl gear in the COBLZ or RKCSA, use two separate logsheets to record the information: one logsheet for the reporting area that includes COBLZ or RKCSA, and a second logsheet to record the information from the reporting area that does not include COBLZ or RKCSA.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Observer information.</E> Record the number of observers aboard, the name(s) of the observer(s), and the observer cruise number(s).</P> <P>(J) <E T="03">Management program.</E> Indicate whether harvest occurred under one of the management programs (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section). Use a separate logsheet for each management program. If harvest is not under one of the listed management programs, leave blank.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Delivery information.</E> The operator must record delivery information (see paragraphs (c)(6)(vi)(A) through (H) of this section) when unprocessed groundfish deliveries are received by the mothership from a buying station or a catcher vessel. If no deliveries are received for a given day, write “no deliveries.”</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Type of delivery.</E> Enter “CV” or “BS” to indicate if delivery was from a catcher vessel or buying station, respectively.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Non-submittal of discard report.</E> Indicate whether the blue logsheet was received from the catcher vessel at the time of catch delivery. If the delivery was from a buying station, leave this column blank. If the blue logsheet is not received from the catcher vessel, enter “NO” and one of the response codes in the following table to describe the reason for non-submittal.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25L,xl5C" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">NON-SUBMITTAL OF DISCARD REPORT</CHED> <CHED H="1">CODE</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) The catcher vessel does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“L”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) The catcher vessel delivered an unsorted codend</ENT> <ENT>“U”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Another reason; describe circumstances</ENT> <ENT>“O”</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(C) <E T="03">Vessel identification.</E> Name and ADF&G vessel registration number of the catcher vessel or buying station (if applicable) delivering the groundfish.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Receipt time.</E> Record time (in military format, A.l.t.) when receipt of groundfish delivery was completed.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Beginning position of receipt.</E> Record the position coordinates (in latitude and longitude to the nearest minute; indicate E or W for longitude) where receipt of the groundfish delivery began.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Estimated total groundfish hail weight.</E> Enter the estimated total hail weight of the combined species of each delivery from a catcher vessel or buying station. Total estimated hail weight is an estimate of the total weight of the entire catch without regard to species. Indicate whether the estimated weight is to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt. If a catcher vessel reported discards on a blue DFL but did not deliver groundfish, enter “0” in this column.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">IR/IU species (see § 679.27).</E> Enter the species code of IR/IU species and the estimated total round weight for each IR/IU species, if applicable; indicate whether estimated weight is to the nearest pound or the nearest 0.001 mt. Use one line to record information for each IR/IU species, including species code and amount of catch. If more than one IR/IU species are to be recorded, the operator must use a separate line for each species.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">ADF&G fish ticket numbers.</E> If receiving unprocessed groundfish from a catcher vessel, record the ADF&G fish ticket number that the mothership issued to each catcher vessel. If receiving unprocessed groundfish from an associated buying station, record the ADF&G fish ticket numbers issued by the buying station on behalf of the mothership to the catcher vessel.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Product information.</E> The operator of a mothership must record all groundfish product information in <PRTPAGE P="549"/>eLandings (see paragraph (e)(10) of this section), including products made from unprocessed groundfish deliveries received from a buying station or a catcher vessel; groundfish received from another processor or other source; and groundfish received for custom processing (see paragraph (a)(7) of this section) by the mothership for another processor or business entity.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information.</E> The operator of a mothership must record discard and disposition information in eLandings (see paragraph (e)(10) of this section). The discard or disposition information must include:</P> <P>(A) Discards and disposition that occurred onboard after receipt of groundfish from a catcher vessel or buying station;</P> <P>(B) Discards and disposition that occurred prior to, during, and after processing of groundfish;</P> <P>(C) Discards and disposition that were reported on a blue DFL received from a catcher vessel delivering groundfish;</P> <P>(D) Discards and disposition that are recorded on a blue DFL received from a catcher vessel even though no groundfish are delivered; and</P> <P>(E) Discards and disposition reported on a BSR received from a buying station delivering groundfish, if different from the blue DFL logsheets submitted by catcher vessels to the buying station.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Buying Station Report (BSR).</E> For a comparison of forms used for shipping, transporting, or transferring fish or fish product, see Table 13 to this part.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Responsibility</E>—(i) <E T="03">Separate BSR.</E> In addition to the information required at paragraphs (a)(5) and (6) of this section, the operator or manager of a buying station that receives or delivers groundfish harvested from the GOA or BSAI in association with a shoreside processor or SFP as defined in paragraph (c)(5) of this section or a mothership as defined in paragraph (c)(6) of this section, must complete and retain a separate BSR for each delivery of unprocessed groundfish or donated prohibited species received from a catcher vessel on behalf of an associated processor.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">BSR attachments.</E> The operator or manager must ensure that the following (see paragraphs (d)(1)(ii)(A) through (C) of this section) accompanies each groundfish delivery from the landing site to the associated processor:</P> <P>(A) A complete and accurate BSR that describes the delivery;</P> <P>(B) Any blue DFL logsheets or equivalent printed ELB discard reports received from a catcher vessel; and</P> <P>(C) Copies of all ADF&G fish tickets issued to the catcher vessel on behalf of the associated processor.</P> <P>(iii) The operator of a catcher vessel, by prior arrangement with an associated processor, may function as a buying station for his own catch as follows:</P> <P>(A) 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</P> <P>(B) By driving a truck that contains his catch and a copy of the BSR to the processor.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Data entry time limits.</E> The operator or manager of a buying station must record in the BSR all required information and sign the BSR within 2 hours of completion of delivery from a catcher vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Required information, if inactive.</E> The operator or manager of a buying station is not required to record information if inactive.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Required information, if active.</E> A buying station is active when receiving, discarding, or delivering groundfish for an associated processor. The operator or manager of a buying station must record the following information (see paragraphs (d)(4)(i) through (x) of this section) on a BSR for each delivery:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Original/revised report.</E> If a BSR is the first 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 BSR for a given date, gear type, and reporting area, indicate “REVISED REPORT.”</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Identification of buying station.</E> Enter name and ADF&G vessel registration number if a vessel; or name, license number, and state of license issuance if a vehicle. The name should <PRTPAGE P="550"/>be recorded as it is displayed in official documentation.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Operator or manager name and signature.</E> The operator or manager must sign the completed BSR prior to delivery of harvest to a mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP. This signature is verification by the operator or manager of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Management program.</E> Indicate whether harvest occurred under a management program (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section). If harvest is not under one of the listed management programs, leave blank.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Gear type.</E> Indicate gear type of harvester.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Federal reporting area.</E> Indicate Federal reporting area (see Figures 1 and 3 to this part) from which groundfish were harvested.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Crab protection areas.</E> If harvester gear type was trawl and gear retrieval occurred in the COBLZ or RKCSA (see Figures 11 and 13 to this part), use two separate BSRs to record the information: one BSR for the reporting area that includes COBLZ or RKCSA, and a second BSR to record the information from the reporting area that does not include COBLZ or RKCSA.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Associated processor.</E> Enter the name, ADF&G processor code, FFP number or FPP number of the associated processor, date (mm/dd/yyyy) and time (A.l.t., military format) delivery was completed.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Catcher vessel delivery information</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessel identification.</E> Name and ADF&G vessel registration number of catcher vessel making the delivery.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Non-submittal of discard report.</E> Indicate whether the blue logsheet was received from the catcher vessel at the time of catch delivery. If the blue logsheet is not received from the catcher vessel, enter “NO” and one of the following response codes to describe the reason for non-submittal.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25L,xl5C" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">NON-SUBMITTAL OF DISCARD REPORT</CHED> <CHED H="1">CODE</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) The catcher vessel does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“L”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) The catcher vessel delivered an unsorted codend</ENT> <ENT>“U”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Another reason; describe circumstances</ENT> <ENT>“O”</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(C) <E T="03">ADF&G fish ticket number.</E> Enter ADF&G fish ticket number issued to catcher vessel.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Species codes and scale weight.</E> In addition to recording the estimated total delivery weight or actual scale weight of a catcher vessel delivery, if the operator or manager of the buying station sorted the delivery prior to delivery to an associated processor, he or she may enter specific species code and scale weights of individual species to the BSR; indicate whether to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Estimated total groundfish hail weight.</E> Enter the estimated total groundfish hail weight or actual scale weight of delivery. Estimated total hail weight is an estimate of the total weight of the entire catch without regard to species. Indicate whether to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Discard and disposition information</E>—(A) <E T="03">Discard.</E> The operator or manager of a buying station must record in a BSR, discard or disposition information that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Occurred on and was reported by a catcher vessel on a blue logsheet;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Occurred on the buying station prior to delivery to an associated processor; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Was recorded on a blue logsheet submitted to the buying station by a catcher vessel when no groundfish were delivered by the catcher vessel (for example, disposition code 95 describes fish or fish products eaten onboard or taken off the vessel for personal use).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">No discards.</E> If no discards or disposition for a delivery, write “no discards.”</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Discard or disposition weight.</E> Total discard or disposition weight of groundfish and herring PSC by species code and product code (indicate whether to nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt).<PRTPAGE P="551"/> </P> <P>(D) <E T="03">PSC discard or disposition numbers.</E> Total PSC discard or disposition number of animals by species code and product code.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) and eLandings</E>—(1) <E T="03">Responsibility</E>—(i) <E T="03">Hardware, software, and Internet connectivity.</E> A User must obtain at his or her own expense hardware, software, and Internet connectivity to support Internet submissions of commercial fishery landings for which participants report to NMFS: landing data, production data, and discard or disposition data. The User must enter this information via the Internet by logging on to the eLandings system at <E T="03">http://elandings.alaska.gov</E> or other NMFS-approved software or by using the desktop client software.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reporting of non-IFQ groundfish.</E> If the User is unable to submit commercial fishery landings of non-IFQ groundfish due to hardware, software, or Internet failure for a period longer than the required reporting time, contact NMFS Inseason Management at 907-586-7228 for instructions. When the hardware, software, or Internet is restored, the User must enter this same information into eLandings or other NMFS-approved software.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">IFQ manual landing report.</E> If the User is unable to submit commercial fishery landings of IFQ crab, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish due to hardware, software, or Internet failure for a period longer than the required reporting time, or a change must be made to information already submitted, the User must complete an IFQ manual landing report. Manual landing instructions must be obtained from OLE, Juneau, AK, at 800-304-4846 (Select Option 1).</P> <P>(A) The User must complete all questions on the manual report, even if only one item has changed. The following additional information is required: whether the report is original or revised, name, telephone number, and fax number of individual submitting the manual landing report.</P> <P>(B) The User must fax the IFQ manual landing report to 907-586-7313.</P> <P>(C) The User must retain the paper copies of IFQ manual landing reports as indicated at paragraph (a)(5) of this section and make them available upon request of NMFS observers and authorized officers as indicated at paragraph (a)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">eLandings processor registration.</E> (i) Before a User can use the eLandings system to report landings, production, discard or disposition data, he or she must request authorization to use the system, reserve a unique UserID, and obtain a password by using the Internet to complete the eLandings processor registration at <E T="03">https://elandings.alaska.gov/elandings/Register</E>.</P> <P>(ii) Upon registration acceptance, the User must print, sign, and mail the User Agreement Form to NMFS at the address or fax number shown on the form. Confirmation will be e-mailed to indicate that the User is registered, authorized to use eLandings, and that the UserID and User's account are enabled.</P> <P>(iii) The User's signature on the registration form means that the User agrees to the following terms (see paragraphs (e)(2)(iii)(A) through (C) of this section):</P> <P>(A) To use eLandings access privileges only for submitting legitimate fishery landing reports;</P> <P>(B) To safeguard the UserID and password to prevent their use by unauthorized persons; and</P> <P>(C) To ensure that the User is authorized to submit landing reports for the processor permit number(s) listed.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Information required for eLandings processor registration form.</E> The User must enter the following information (see paragraphs (e)(3)(i) through (ix) of this section) to obtain operation registration and UserID registration:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Operation type.</E> Select the operation type from the dropdown list according to the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30L,xl40L" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">For this Federal category:</CHED> <CHED H="1">Enter one of these eLandings operation types:</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) Shoreside processor or SFP</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Plant/receiver</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Custom processing</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>At-sea</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>At-sea</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) Buying station</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Tender</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Buying station</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="552"/> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Operation name.</E> Enter a name that will refer to the specific operation. For example, if the plant is in Kodiak and the company is East Pacific Seafoods, the operation name might read “East Pacific Seafoods-Kodiak.”</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">ADF&G processor code.</E> Enter ADF&G processor code.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Federal permit number.</E> Enter all the federal permits associated with the operation.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Groundfish shoreside processor or SFP.</E> If a groundfish shoreside processor or SFP, enter the FPP number.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Groundfish catcher/processor, mothership, or CQE floating processor.</E> If a groundfish catcher/processor or mothership, enter the FFP number; if a CQE floating processor, enter FPP number.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Registered Buyer.</E> If a Registered Buyer, enter the Registered Buyer permit number.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Registered Crab Receiver.</E> If a Registered Crab Receiver, enter the Registered Crab Receiver permit number.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Port code.</E> Enter the home port code (see Tables 14a, 14b, and 14c to this part) for the operation.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">ADF&G vessel registration number.</E> If a mothership, catcher/processor, or tender operation, the operator must enter the ADF&G vessel identification number of the vessel.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Vehicle license number.</E> If a buying station operation that is a vehicle, enter vehicle license number and the state of license issuance.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Physical operation.</E> If a buying station or custom processor, enter the following information to identify the associated processor where the processing will take place: operation type, ADF&G processor code, and applicable FFP number, FPP number, Registered Buyer permit number, and Registered Crab Receiver permit number.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">UserID registration for primary User.</E> Each operation requires a primary User. Enter the following information for the primary User for the new operation: create and enter a UserID, initial password, company name, User name (name of the person who will use the UserID), city and state where the operation is located, business telephone number, business fax number, business e-mail address, security question, and security answer.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Information entered automatically for eLandings landing report.</E> eLandings autofills the following fields from processor registration records (see paragraph (e)(2) of this section): UserID, processor company name, business telephone number, e-mail address, port of landing, operation type (for catcher/processors, motherships, or SFPs), ADF&G processor code, and Federal permit number. The User must review the autofilled cells to ensure that they are accurate for the landing that is taking place. eLandings assigns a unique landing report number and an ADF&G electronic fish ticket number upon completion of data entry.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Shoreside processor or SFP landing report.</E> The manager of a shoreside processor or SFP that receives groundfish from a catcher vessel issued an FFP under § 679.4 and that is required to have an FPP under § 679.4(f) must use eLandings or other NMFS-approved software to submit a daily landing report during the fishing year to report processor identification information and the following information under paragraphs (e)(5)(i) through (iii) of this section:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Information entered for each groundfish delivery to a shoreside processor and SFP.</E> The User for a shoreside processor or SFP must enter the following information (see paragraphs (e)(5)(i)(A) through (C) of this section) for each groundfish delivery (other than IFQ sablefish) provided by the operator of a catcher vessel, the operator or manager of an associated buying station, and from processors for reprocessing or rehandling product into eLandings or other NMFS-approved software:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Delivery information.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Number of observers onboard.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For crew size, enter the number of licensed crew aboard the vessel, including the operator.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Management program name and identifying number, if any, in which harvest occurred (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) ADF&G groundfish statistical area of harvest.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) For date of landing, enter date (mm/dd/yyyy) that the delivery was completed.<PRTPAGE P="553"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Indicate (YES or NO) whether delivery is from a buying station.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) If the delivery is received from a buying station other than a tender, indicate the name of the buying station. If the delivery is received from a buying station that is a tender, enter the ADF&G vessel registration number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) If delivery is received from a catcher vessel, indicate the ADF&G vessel registration number of the vessel.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Indicate whether the blue logsheet was received from the catcher vessel at the time of catch delivery. If the blue logsheet is not received from the catcher vessel, enter “NO” and select the applicable code from the following table to explain the reason provided by the catcher vessel for not supplying this copy:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25L,xl5C" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">NON-SUBMITTAL OF DISCARD REPORT</CHED> <CHED H="1">CODE</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">i</E>) The catcher vessel does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">ii</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">iii</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“L”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">iv</E>) The catcher vessel delivered an unsorted codend</ENT> <ENT>“U”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">v</E>) Another reason; describe circumstances</ENT> <ENT>“O”</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) Gear type of harvester.</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) ADF&G fish ticket number provided to catcher vessel (eLandings assigns an ADF&G fish ticket number to the landing report).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Landed scale weight.</E> The User for a shoreside processor or SFP must record landed scale weight (to the nearest pound) for all retained species from groundfish deliveries by species code and delivery condition code. Obtain actual weights for each groundfish species received and retained by:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Sorting according to species codes and direct weighing of that species, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Weighing the entire delivery and then sorting and weighing the groundfish species individually to determine their weights.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information.</E> The User must record:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Discard or disposition of fish: 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/or after production of groundfish at the shoreside processor or SFP. 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 discards or disposition.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If groundfish or PSC herring, enter species code, delivery condition code, disposition code, and weight (to the nearest pound), and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If PSC halibut, salmon, or crab, enter species code, delivery condition code, disposition code, and count (in numbers of animals).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Submittal time limit.</E> The User for a shoreside processor or SFP must submit a landing report containing the information described in paragraph (e)(5)(i) of this section for each groundfish delivery from a specific vessel by 1200 hours, A.l.t., of the day following completion of the delivery. If the landed scale weight required in paragraph (e)(5)(i)(C) of this section is not available by this deadline, the User must transmit an estimated weight for each species by 1200 hours, A.l.t., of the day following completion of the delivery, and must submit a revised landing report with the landed scale weight for each species by 1200 hours, A.l.t., of the third day following completion of the delivery.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Compliance.</E> By using eLandings, the User for the shoreside processor or SFP and the catcher vessel operator or buying station operator or manager providing information to the User for the shoreside processor or SFP accept the responsibility of and acknowledge compliance with § 679.7(a)(10).</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Mothership landing report.</E> The operator of a mothership that is issued an FFP under § 679.4(b) or a CQE floating processor that receives groundfish from catcher vessels required to have an FFP under § 679.4 is required to use eLandings or other NMFS-approved software to submit a daily landing report during the fishing year to report processor identification information and the following information under paragraphs (e)(6)(i) through (iii) of this section:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Information entered for each groundfish delivery to a mothership.</E> The User <PRTPAGE P="554"/>for a mothership must enter the following information (see paragraphs (e)(6)(i)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) through (<E T="03">12</E>) of this section) provided by the operator of a catcher vessel, operator or manager of an associated buying station, or information received from processors for reprocessing or rehandling product.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Delivery information.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Number of observers onboard.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Crew size (including operator).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Management program name and identifying number, if any, in which harvest occurred (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) ADF&G groundfish statistical area of harvest.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Date (mm/dd/yyyy) that delivery was completed.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) If the delivery is received from a tender, enter the ADF&G vessel registration number of the tender.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) If delivery received from a catcher vessel, enter the ADF&G vessel registration number of the vessel.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Indicate whether the blue logsheet was received from the catcher vessel at the time of catch delivery. If the blue logsheet was not received from the catcher vessel, enter “NO” and select a code from the following table to explain the reason provided by the catcher vessel for not supplying this copy.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25L,xl5C" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">NON-SUBMITTAL OF DISCARD REPORT</CHED> <CHED H="1">CODE</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">i</E>) The catcher vessel does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">ii</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does not have an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">iii</E>) The catcher vessel is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has an FFP</ENT> <ENT>“L”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">iv</E>) The catcher vessel delivered an unsorted codend</ENT> <ENT>“U”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">v</E>) Another reason; describe circumstances</ENT> <ENT>“O”</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Gear type of harvester.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) Total estimated round weight by species (pounds).</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) ADF&G fish ticket number provided to catcher vessel (eLandings assigns an ADF&G fish ticket number to the landing report).</P> <P>(<E T="03">12</E>) Receiving deliveries of groundfish in the marine municipal boundaries of a CQE community listed in Table 21 to this part.</P> <P>(<E T="03">13</E>) For deliveries from catcher vessels directed fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea, indicate whether, prior to the haul, the operator of the catcher vessel moved fishing location primarily to avoid Chinook salmon bycatch.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Discard or disposition information.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) The User must record 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 at the mothership. 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 discards or disposition.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If groundfish or PSC herring, enter species code, delivery condition code, disposition code, and weight (to the nearest pound), and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If PSC halibut, salmon, or crab, enter species code, delivery condition code, disposition code, and count (in numbers of animals).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Submittal time limit.</E> The User for a mothership must submit a landing report containing the information described at paragraph (e)(6)(i) of this section for each groundfish delivery from a specific vessel by 2400 hours, A.l.t., of the day following the delivery.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Compliance.</E> By using eLandings, the User for the mothership and the catcher vessel operator or buying station operator providing information to the User for the mothership accept the responsibility of and acknowledge compliance with § 679.7(a)(10).</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Registered Buyer landing report.</E> A person who is issued a Registered Buyer permit under § 679.4(d)(3) and who receives IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish from an IFQ permit holder or who receives CDQ halibut from a CDQ permit holder at any time during the fishing year is required to use eLandings or other NMFS-approved software to submit landing reports with the following information from paragraphs (e)(7)(i) and (ii) of this section):</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Information entered for each IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish delivery.</E> The User for a Registered Buyer must enter the following information (see paragraphs (e)(7)(i)(A) through (E) of this section) for each <PRTPAGE P="555"/>IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish delivery into eLandings or other NMFS-approved software:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">User identification.</E> UserID and password of person assigned for that system.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Landing date.</E> Date (mm/dd/yyyy) of the landing.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Landing location.</E> Location (port code) of the landing (See Tables 14a, 14b, and 14c to this part).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Permit numbers.</E> Permit number of the IFQ permit holder, and any IFQ hired master permit holder, or CDQ hired master permit holder harvesting the fish and permit number of Registered Buyer receiving the IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Delivery information.</E> As reported by the IFQ permit holder, IFQ hired master permit holder, or CDQ hired master permit holder including the information in paragraphs (e)(7)(i)(E)(<E T="03">1</E>) through (<E T="03">9</E>) of this section):</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Harvesting vessel's ADF&G vessel registration number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Gear code of gear used to harvest IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) ADF&G fish ticket number(s) for the landing (after the initial eLandings report is submitted, eLandings assigns an ADF&G fish ticket number to the landing report).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) ADF&G statistical area of harvest.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) If ADF&G statistical area is bisected by a line dividing two IFQ regulatory areas, provide the IFQ regulatory area of harvest.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(i)(E)(<E T="03">7</E>) of this section, initial accurate scale weight(s) (to the nearest pound) made at the time of offloading for IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut sold and retained (where retained includes fish intended for personal use, fish weighed and reloaded for delivery to another processor, and fish landed but rejected at the dock by the Registered Buyer); species codes; delivery condition code; and disposition code for each ADF&G statistical area of harvest.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Accurate weight of IFQ sablefish processed product obtained before the offload may be substituted for the initial accurate scale weight provided in paragraph (e)(7)(i)(E)(<E T="03">6</E>) of this section, at time of offload, if the vessel operator is a Registered Buyer reporting an IFQ sablefish landing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Indicate whether initial accurate scale weight is given with or without ice and slime. 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 be reported as fish weights without ice and slime. The 2-percent deduction is made by NMFS, not the submitter.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Indicate whether IFQ halibut is incidental catch concurrent with legal landing of salmon or concurrent with legal landing of lingcod harvested using dinglebar gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Signatures for IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish deliveries.</E> (A) The User for the Registered Buyer must print the completed groundfish landing report (ADF&G electronic groundfish ticket) and the sablefish/halibut IFQ landing receipt. The User must review the autofilled data entry cells to ensure that they are accurate for the landing that is taking place.</P> <P>(B) The User for the Registered Buyer, plus the IFQ permit holder or the IFQ hired master permit holder or CDQ hired master permit holder, must acknowledge the accuracy of the printed IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish landing receipt, and if necessary, IFQ manual landing report, by entering printed name, signature, and date.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Time limits</E>—(A) <E T="03">Landing hours.</E> A landing of IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish may commence only between 0600 hours, A.l.t., and 1800 hours, A.l.t., unless permission to land at a different time is granted in advance by a clearing officer.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Landing receipt signatures.</E> The User for the Registered Buyer and the IFQ permit holder, IFQ hired master permit holder, or CDQ hired master permit holder must sign the sablefish/halibut IFQ landing receipt within six hours after all IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish are offloaded from a harvesting vessel and prior to shipment or transfer of the fish from the landing site.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Landing completion.</E> The User for the Registered Buyer must submit an <PRTPAGE P="556"/>IFQ landing report, containing the information described in this paragraph (e)(7), within six hours after all IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish are offloaded from a specific vessel and prior to shipment or transfer of said fish from the landing site.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">IFQ manual landing report.</E> See paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) IFQ crab landing report.</E> (i) A person who is issued an RCR permit under § 680.4(i) of this chapter and who receives IFQ crab from a crab IFQ permit holder or crab IFQ hired master is required to use eLandings to submit a landing report to report every landing of IFQ crab and incidental groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) An RCR using a catcher/processor is required to submit a crab landing report using eLandings in a format approved by NMFS. NMFS will provide format specifications upon request. Interested parties may contact NMFS Alaska Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Catch Accounting/Data Quality, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, telephone 907-586-7228.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Information entered for each IFQ crab delivery.</E> The User for the RCR must submit information described at paragraphs (e)(8)(iii)(A) through (D) of this section into eLandings or other NMFS-approved software for each IFQ crab delivery:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Permit numbers.</E> RCR permit number, IFQ permit number, and IPQ permit number, as appropriate.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Operation type and port code</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) If a shoreside processor, the port code is pre-filled automatically (see § 679.5(e)(4)).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If a catcher/processor, the at-sea operation type is pre-filled automatically.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If an SFP and crab delivery is received in port, the at-sea operation type is pre-filled automatically (see § 679.5(e)(4)) and the User must enter the port code from Table 14a to this part.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) If an SFP and crab delivery is received at sea, the at-sea operation type is pre-filled automatically (see § 679.5(e)(4)) and the User must enter the appropriate crab regional designation (see § 680.40(b)(2)), shown below:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2,p1,7/8"> <TTITLE>CR Crab Regional Designations</TTITLE> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N—North Region</ENT> <ENT>Landed in the Bering Sea subarea north of 56°20′ N. lat.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">S—South Region</ENT> <ENT>Landed in any area in Alaska, not in the North Region.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">W—West Region</ENT> <ENT>West of 174° W. long. Only applicable for western Aleutian Islands golden king crab (WAG).</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(C) <E T="03">Delivery information.</E> As reported by IFQ permit holder.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) ADF&G vessel registration number of the delivering vessel.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Date (mm/dd/yyyy) fishing began.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Date (mm/dd/yyyy) of the IFQ crab landing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) ADF&G fish ticket number (automatically supplied).</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) ADF&G statistical area of harvest (All ADF&G statistical areas are translated to the NMFS reporting area and the IPHC reporting area by eLandings.).</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Species code of catch from Table 2 to part 680.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Delivery-condition codes of catch from Table 3a to this part.</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Number of crab retained and sold condition code, product type, size/grade, and sold pounds; and optionally, price per pound.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Scale weight of deadloss (to the nearest pound) and scale weight of crab retained for personal use (to the nearest pound). Deadloss and personal use crab that an IPQ holder did not purchase are not debited from the IPQ holder's account.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Crew and observer information</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) For crew size, enter the number of licensed crew aboard the vessel, including the operator.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Information entered for IFQ crab custom processing landings.</E> In addition to the information required in paragraph (e)(8)(iii) of this section, if custom processing IFQ crab, the User for the RCR must enter the ADF&G processor code of the person for which the IFQ crab was custom processed.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Signatures for IFQ crab deliveries.</E> (A) The User for the RCR must print the completed crab landing report (ADF&G electronic crab ticket) and the crab IFQ landing receipt. The User must review the autofilled data entry cells to ensure that they are accurate for the landing that is taking place.<PRTPAGE P="557"/> </P> <P>(B) The User for the Registered Crab Receiver (RCR), plus the IFQ permit holder or IFQ hired master permit holder, must acknowledge the accuracy of the printed IFQ crab landing receipt, and, if necessary, IFQ manual landing report, by entering printed name, signature, and date.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Time limits.</E> (A) Except as indicated in paragraph (e)(8)(vi)(B) of this section, the User for the RCR is required to submit a crab landing report described at this paragraph (e)(8) to NMFS within six hours after all crab is offloaded from the vessel.</P> <P>(B) For IFQ crab harvested on a catcher/processor, the User for the RCR is required to submit an IFQ crab landing report to NMFS by Tuesday 1200 hours, A.l.t. after the end of each weekly reporting period in which IFQ crab was harvested.</P> <P>(C) The User for the RCR and the IFQ permit holder or IFQ hired master permit holder must enter printed name and sign the crab IFQ landing receipt within six hours after all crab is offloaded from the harvesting vessel.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Landing document retention.</E> The User must retain each landing report and landing receipt per paragraph (a)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">IFQ manual landing report for crab.</E> See paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Shoreside processor or SFP information entered for production report.</E> The manager of a shoreside processor or SFP that is required to have an FPP under § 679.4(f) must use eLandings or other NMFS-approved software during the fishing year to submit a production report to report daily processor identification information and all groundfish production data. The User must retain a copy of each production report per paragraphs (a)(5) and (6) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Contents.</E> eLandings autofills the following fields when creating a production report for a shoreside processor or SFP: FPP number, company name, ADF&G processor code, User name, email address, and telephone number. The User must review the autofilled cells to ensure that they are accurate for the current report. In addition, the User for the shoreside processor or SFP must enter the following information (see paragraphs (e)(9)(i)(A) through (F) of this section):</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Date.</E> Reporting date (mm/dd/yyyy).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Observers.</E> Number of observers onsite.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Area of harvest.</E> Whether harvested in GOA or BSAI.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Product description.</E> Species code, product type, and product code of product.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Product weight.</E> Enter actual scale weight of product to the nearest pound.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">No production/no deliveries (inactive).</E> If there was no production or deliveries for the day, mark the “No Production” and/or “No Deliveries” boxes.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Submittal time limits</E>—(A) When active pursuant to paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section, the User for a shoreside processor or SFP must submit a production report by 1200 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's production information.</P> <P>(B) If a shoreside processor or SFP using eLandings is not taking deliveries over a weekend, the User or manager may submit the eLandings production report from Saturday and Sunday to NMFS by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the following Monday.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Catcher/processor or mothership information entered for production report</E>—(i) <E T="03">Catcher/processor.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor that is issued an FFP under § 679.4 and that harvests groundfish is required to use eLandings or other NMFS-approved software to submit a production report to record and report daily processor identification information, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Mothership.</E> The operator of a mothership that is issued an FFP under § 679.4, or the operator of a CQE floating processor that receives groundfish is required to use eLandings or other NMFS-approved software to submit a production report to record and report daily processor identification information, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Contents.</E> eLandings autofills the following fields when creating a production report for a catcher/processor or mothership: FFP or FPP number, company name, ADF&G processor <PRTPAGE P="558"/>code, User name, email address, and telephone number. The User must review the autofilled cells to ensure that they are accurate for the current report. In addition, the User for the catcher/processor or mothership must enter the information in paragraphs (e)(10)(iii)(A) through (N) of this section.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Date.</E> Reporting date (mm/dd/yyyy).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Designation.</E> From Table 14c to this part, enter whether the processor is a catcher/processor = FCP or a mothership = FLD.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Crew size.</E> Including operator.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Management program.</E> Enter management program and identifying number, if any, in which harvest occurred (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section).</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Gear type of harvester.</E> Enter the gear type used by the harvester.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Federal Reporting Area of harvest.</E> Enter the Federal Reporting Area where harvest was made.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">COBLZ or RKCSA.</E> Indicate whether fishing occurred in COBLZ or RKCSA (if applicable).</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Product description.</E> Species code, product type, and product code of product.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Product weight.</E> Enter product weight in metric tons to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(J) <E T="03">No production (inactive).</E> If there was no production for the day, mark the “No Production” box.</P> <P>(K) <E T="03">Discard description.</E> The operator must record the discard or disposition that occurred prior to, during, and after production of groundfish by species code and disposition code of discards and disposition.</P> <P>(L) <E T="03">Discard weight.</E> Daily weight of groundfish and the daily weight of herring PSC to the nearest 0.001 mt.</P> <P>(M) <E T="03">PSC numbers</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Non-AFA catcher/processors and all motherships.</E> Daily number of PSC animals (Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs) by species codes and discard and disposition codes.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">AFA and CDQ catcher/processors.</E> The operator of an AFA catcher/processor or any catcher/processor harvesting pollock CDQ must enter daily the number of non-salmon PSC animals (Pacific halibut, king crabs, and Tanner crabs) by species codes and discard and disposition codes. Salmon PSC animals are entered into the electronic logbook as described in paragraphs (f)(1)(iv) and (v) of this section.</P> <P>(N) <E T="03">ADF&G statistical area.</E> Must be reported beginning January 1, 2009.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Submittal time limits</E>—(A) Except as described in paragraph (e)(10)(iv)(B) of this section, when a mothership is active pursuant to paragraph (c)(6)(iv) of this section, a catcher/processor longline or pot gear is active pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(iv)(B) of this section, or a catcher/processor trawl gear is active pursuant to paragraph (c)(4)(iv)(B) of this section, the User for a mothership or catcher/processor must submit a production report by 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's production information.</P> <P>(B) If a vessel is required to have 100 percent observer coverage or more, the User may submit a production report for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday no later than 2400 hours, A.l.t., on the following Monday.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Printing of landing reports, landing receipts, and production reports</E>—(i) The User daily must print a paper copy onsite or onboard of:</P> <P>(A) Each landing report.</P> <P>(B) If IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut, each sablefish/halibut IFQ landing receipt.</P> <P>(C) If IFQ crab, each crab IFQ landing receipt.</P> <P>(D) Each production report.</P> <P>(ii) In addition to paragraph (e)(11)(i) of this section, the mothership operator or User must print an additional copy of each landing report and provide it to the operator of the catcher vessel delivering groundfish to the mothership by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on Tuesday following the end of applicable weekly reporting period.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Retention and inspection of landing reports, landing receipts, and production reports</E>—(i) The User daily must retain a printed paper copy onsite or onboard of:</P> <P>(A) Each landing report.</P> <P>(B) If IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut, each sablefish/halibut IFQ landing receipt.</P> <P>(C) If IFQ crab, each crab IFQ landing receipt.<PRTPAGE P="559"/> </P> <P>(D) Each production report.</P> <P>(ii) The User must make available the printed copies upon request of NMFS observers and authorized officers as indicated at paragraph (a)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Electronic logbooks (ELBs).</E> The operator may use a combination of a NMFS-approved ELB (instead of a DFL or DCPL) and eLandings to record and report groundfish information. To satisfy ELB use requirements, the operator after data entry must routinely create the following three products: an ELB logsheet, an ELB discard report, and an ELB data export.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> The operator of a vessel voluntarily using an ELB must notify the Regional Administrator by fax at 907-586-7465 to notify NMFS that the operator is using a NMFS-approved ELB instead of a DFL or DCPL, prior to participating in any Federal fishery.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catcher vessel longline and pot gear ELB.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel using longline and pot gear may use a NMFS-approved catcher vessel longline or pot gear ELB in lieu of using the NMFS-prescribed catcher vessel longline or pot gear DFL required at paragraph (c)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher/processor longline and pot gear ELB.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor using longline or pot gear may use a combination of a NMFS-approved catcher/processor longline or pot gear ELB and eLandings to record and report groundfish information. The operator may use a NMFS-approved catcher/processor longline and pot gear ELB to record daily processor identification information and catch-by-set information. In eLandings, the operator must record daily processor identification, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Catcher vessel trawl gear ELB.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel using trawl gear may use a NMFS-approved catcher vessel trawl gear ELB in lieu of using the NMFS-prescribed catcher vessel trawl gear DFL required at paragraph (c)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Catcher/processor trawl gear ELB.</E> Except as described in paragraph (f)(1)(vii) of this section, the operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear may use a combination of a NMFS-approved catcher/processor trawl gear ELB and eLandings to record and report groundfish information. In the ELB, the operator may enter processor identification information and catch-by-haul information. In eLandings, the operator must enter processor identification, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Mothership ELB.</E> The operator of a mothership may use a combination of a NMFS-approved mothership ELB and eLandings to record and report groundfish information. The operator may use a NMFS-approved mothership ELB to record daily processor identification information and catcher vessel and buying station groundfish delivery information. In eLandings, the operator must record daily processor identification, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.</P> <P>(vi) If using a NMFS-approved ELB, the operator is not required to quarterly submit logsheets to OLE.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">AFA and CDQ trawl catcher/processors.</E> The operator of an AFA catcher/processor or any catcher/processor harvesting pollock CDQ must use a combination of NMFS-approved catcher/processor trawl gear ELB and eLandings to record and report groundfish and PSC information. In the ELB, the operator must enter processor identification information; catch-by-haul information; prohibited species discard or disposition data for all salmon species in each haul; and indicate whether, prior to the haul, the operator moved fishing location primarily to avoid Chinook salmon bycatch. In eLandings, the operator must enter processor identification, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data for all prohibited species except salmon.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Requirements for using an ELB</E>—(i) <E T="03">Use a NMFS-approved ELB.</E> The operator must use only a NMFS-approved ELB. The Regional Administrator maintains a list of approved ELBs on the Alaska Region NMFS website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E> (see also § 679.28(h) for approval of vendor software).<PRTPAGE P="560"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reporting groundfish by ELB.</E> If the User is unable to submit commercial fishery information due to hardware, software, or Internet failure for a period longer than the required reporting time, contact NMFS Inseason Management at (907) 586-7228 for instructions. When the hardware, software, or Internet is restored, the User must enter this same information into the electronic logbook (ELB) or other NMFS-approved software.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Enter all required information into the ELB</E>—(A) <E T="03">Inactive.</E> The operator must enter all required information, if inactive (see paragraph (c)(2) of this section).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Active.</E> The operator must enter all required information, if active (see paragraph (c)(3), (c)(4), or (c)(6) of this section, as appropriate).</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Recording time limits.</E> The time limits for recording applicable information in the ELBs are the same as the recording time limits for DFLs and DCPLs in paragraphs (c)(3), (c)(4), and (c)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Daily complete ELB data entry and printing of copies as indicated in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Regularly backup ELB data.</E> The operator must regularly backup ELB data to ensure that data are not lost in the event of hardware or software problems.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Correct errors in ELB data.</E> If after an ELB discard report and ELB logsheet are printed, an error is found in the data, the operator must make any necessary changes to the data, print a new copy of the ELB discard report and ELB logsheet, and export the revised file to NMFS. The operator must retain both the original and revised ELB reports.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Printed copies.</E> Upon completion of ELB data entry each day, the operator must print the following information (see paragraphs (f)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section) in the NMFS-specified format:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">ELB logsheet.</E> (A) Print a copy of an ELB logsheet when a vessel is active, by 2400 hours, A.l.t. each day to record the previous day's ELB information.</P> <P>(B) Print one ELB logsheet to describe a continuous period of inactivity, when a vessel is inactive.</P> <P>(C) Print a copy of the ELB logsheet for the observer's use, if an observer is onboard the vessel, by 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's ELB information.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">ELB discard report.</E> (A) Print a copy of an ELB discard report upon completion of each fishing trip or each offload of fish.</P> <P>(B) If an observer is present, print a copy of the ELB discard report for the observer's use upon completion of each fishing trip or each offload of fish.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Signatures</E>—(i) <E T="03">ELB logsheet.</E> The operator daily must sign and date each printed ELB logsheet by 2400 hours, A.l.t. each day to record the previous day's ELB information. The signature of the operator is verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">ELB discard report.</E> The operator daily must sign and date each printed ELB discard report upon completion of each fishing trip or each offload of fish. The signature of the operator is verification of acceptance of the responsibility required in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Submittal time limits.</E> (i) The operator of a catcher vessel using an ELB must upon delivery of catch submit the ELB discard report to the mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP.</P> <P>(ii) The operator or manager of a buying station that receives groundfish catch from a catcher vessel using an ELB must upon delivery of catch submit the ELB discard report to the mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP, and submit the ELB data export directly to the Regional Administrator or through the mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Retention.</E> The operator must keep a signed copy of each ELB logsheet and each ELB discard report, filed in sequence for immediate access by authorized personnel as described at paragraph (a)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">ELB data submission</E>—(i) <E T="03">Catcher/processors.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor must transmit ELB data directly to NMFS online through eLandings or other NMFS-approved data transmission mechanism, by 2400 hours, A.l.t., each day to record the previous day's hauls.<PRTPAGE P="561"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel must transmit ELB data directly to NMFS as an email attachment or to NMFS through a shoreside processor, SFP, or mothership who received his/her groundfish catch. Through a prior agreement with the catcher vessel, the operator of a mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP will forward the ELB data transfer to NMFS as an email attachment within 24 hours of completing receipt of the catcher vessel's catch.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Return receipt.</E> (i) Upon receiving an ELB data export, NMFS will generate a dated return-receipt to confirm receipt of the ELB data. If errors exist in the data transmitted to NMFS, the receipt will identify the errors. If errors are identified, the operator must correct the errors and send a revised transmission to NMFS which will then confirm acceptance of the ELB data.</P> <P>(ii) The operator must retain the NMFS return receipt as described in paragraph (a)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) If a return receipt from NMFS is not received within 24 hours, the operator of the catcher vessel, the operator of a catcher/processor, the operator of the mothership, or the manager of the shoreside processor or SFP forwarding the ELB data export for the operator of the catcher vessel, must contact NMFS by telephone at 907-586-7228 or fax at 907-586-7131 for instructions.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Product transfer report (PTR)</E>—(1) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> Except as provided in paragraphs (g)(2)(i) through (v) of this section, the operator or manager must record on a PTR those species that are listed in Tables 2a and 2c to this part when those species are transferred out of the facility or off the vessel and may also record species listed in Table 2d to this part.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Groundfish and donated prohibited species.</E> The operator of a mothership or catcher/processor or the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP must complete and submit a separate PTR for each shipment of groundfish and donated prohibited species caught in groundfish fisheries. A PTR is not required to accompany a shipment. For a comparison of forms used for shipping, transporting, or transferring fish or fish product, see Table 13 to this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, and CDQ halibut.</E> A Registered Buyer must submit a separate PTR for each shipment of halibut or sablefish for which the Registered Buyer submitted an IFQ landing report or was required to submit an IFQ landing report. A PTR is not required to accompany a shipment.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CR crab.</E> A Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) must submit a separate PTR for each shipment of crab for which the RCR submitted a CR crab landing report or was required to submit a CR crab landing report. A PTR is not required to accompany a shipment.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Exceptions</E>—(i) <E T="03">Bait sales (non-IFQ groundfish only).</E> During one calendar day, the operator or manager may aggregate and record on one PTR the individual sales or shipments of non-IFQ groundfish to vessels for bait purposes during the day recording the amount of such bait product shipped from a vessel or facility that day.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Retail sales</E>—(A) <E T="03">IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, CDQ halibut, and non-IFQ groundfish.</E> During one calendar day, the operator, manager, or Registered Buyer may aggregate and record on one PTR the amount of transferred retail product of IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, CDQ halibut, and non-IFQ groundfish if each sale weighs less than 10 lb or 4.5 kg.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">CR crab.</E> During one calendar day, the RCR may aggregate and record on one PTR the amount of transferred retail product of CR crab if each sale weighs less than 100 lb or 45 kg.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Wholesale sales (non-IFQ groundfish only).</E> The operator or manager may aggregate and record on one PTR, wholesale sales of non-IFQ groundfish by species when recording the amount of such wholesale species leaving a vessel or facility in one calendar day, if invoices detailing destinations for all of the product are available for inspection by an authorized officer.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Dockside sales.</E> </P> <P>(A) A person holding a valid IFQ permit, or IFQ hired master permit, and a Registered Buyer permit may conduct a dockside sale of IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish with a person who has not been issued a Registered Buyer permit after all IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish <PRTPAGE P="562"/>have been landed and reported in accordance with paragraph (l) of this section.</P> <P>(B) A person holding a valid halibut CDQ hired master permit and Registered Buyer permit may conduct a dockside sale of CDQ halibut with a person who has not been issued a Registered Buyer permit after all CDQ halibut have been landed and reported in accordance with paragraph (l) of this section.</P> <P>(C) A Registered Buyer conducting dockside sales must issue a receipt to each individual receiving IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish in lieu of a PTR. This receipt must include:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Date of sale;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Registered Buyer permit number;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Weight by product of the IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish transferred.</P> <P>(D) A Registered Buyer must maintain a copy of each dockside sales receipt as described in paragraph (l) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Transfer directly from the landing site to a processing facility (CDQ halibut, IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab only).</E> A PTR is not required for transportation of unprocessed IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, CDQ halibut, or CR crab directly from the landing site to a facility for processing, provided the following conditions are met:</P> <P>(A) A copy of the IFQ landing report receipt (Internet receipt) documenting the IFQ landing accompanies the offloaded IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut while in transit.</P> <P>(B) A copy of the CR crab landing report receipt (Internet receipt) documenting the IFQ landing accompanies the offloaded CR crab while in transit.</P> <P>(C) A copy of the IFQ landing report or CR crab landing report receipt is available for inspection by an authorized officer.</P> <P>(D) The Registered Buyer submitting the IFQ landing report or RCR submitting the CR crab landing report completes a PTR for each shipment from the processing facility pursuant to paragraph (g)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal.</E> The operator of a mothership or catcher/processor, the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP, the Registered Buyer, or RCR must:</P> <P>(i) Record all product transfer information on a PTR within 2 hours of the completion of the shipment.</P> <P>(ii) Submit a PTR by facsimile or electronic file to OLE, Juneau, AK (907-586-7313), by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly reporting period in which the shipment occurred.</P> <P>(iii) If any information on the original PTR changes prior to the first destination of the shipment, submit a revised PTR by facsimile or electronic file to OLE, Juneau, AK (907-586-7313), by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly reporting period in which the change occurred.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Required information.</E> The operator of a mothership or catcher/processor, the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP, the Registered Buyer, or RCR must include the following information on a PTR:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Original or revised PTR</E>. Whether a submittal is an original or revised PTR.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Shipper information.</E> Name, telephone number, and facsimile number of the representative. According to the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s75,r75" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you are shipping . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Enter under “Shipper” . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Non-IFQ groundfish</ENT> <ENT>Your processor's name, Federal fisheries or Federal processor permit number.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish</ENT> <ENT>Your Registered Buyer name and permit number.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) CR crab</ENT> <ENT>Your RCR name and permit number.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) Non-IFQ groundfish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish, and CR crab on the same PTR</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Your processor's name and Federal fisheries permit number or Federal processor permit number, (<E T="03">2</E>) Your Registered Buyer's name and permit number, and (<E T="03">3</E>) Your RCR name and permit number.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Transfer information.</E> Using descriptions from the following table, enter receiver information, date and time of product transfer, location of product transfer (<E T="03">e.g.,</E> port, position coordinates, or city), mode of transportation, and intended route:<PRTPAGE P="563"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r30,r30,r30,r30" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If you are the<LI>shipper and . . .</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Then enter . . .</CHED> <CHED H="2">Receiver</CHED> <CHED H="2">Date & time of product transfer</CHED> <CHED H="2">Location of product transfer</CHED> <CHED H="2">Mode of transportation and intended route</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Receiver is on land and transfer involves one van, truck, or vehicle</ENT> <ENT>Receiver name and Federal fisheries, Federal processor, or Federal crab vessel permit number (if any)</ENT> <ENT>Date and time when shipment leaves the plant</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>Name of the shipping company; destination city and state or foreign country.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) Receiver is on land and transfer involves multiple vans, trucks or vehicles</ENT> <ENT>Receiver name and Federal fisheries, Federal processor, or Federal crab vessel permit number (if any)</ENT> <ENT>Date and time when loading of vans or trucks, is completed each day</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>Name of the shipping company; destination city and state or foreign country.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Receiver is on land and transfer involves one airline flight</ENT> <ENT>Receiver name and Federal fisheries, Federal processor, or Federal crab vessel permit number (if any)</ENT> <ENT>Date and time when shipment leaves the plant</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>Name of the airline company; destination airport city and state.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) Receiver is on land and transfer involves multiple airline flights</ENT> <ENT>Receiver name and Federal fisheries, Federal processor, or Federal crab vessel permit number (if any)</ENT> <ENT>Date and time of shipment when the last airline flight of the day leaves</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>Name of the airline company(s); destination airport(s) city and state.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(E) Receiver is a vessel and transfer occurs at sea</ENT> <ENT>Vessel name and call sign</ENT> <ENT>Start and finish dates and times of transfer</ENT> <ENT>Transfer position coordinates in latitude and longitude, in degrees and minutes</ENT> <ENT>The first destination of the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(F) Receiver is a vessel and transfer takes place in port</ENT> <ENT>Vessel name and call sign</ENT> <ENT>Start and finish dates and times of transfer</ENT> <ENT>Port or position of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>The first destination of the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(G) Receiver is an agent (buyer, distributor, shipping agent) and transfer is in a containerized van(s)</ENT> <ENT>Agent name and location (city, state)</ENT> <ENT>Transfer start and finish dates and times</ENT> <ENT>Port, city, or position of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>Name (if available) of the vessel transporting the van; destination port.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(H) You are aggregating individual retail sales for human consumption. (see paragraph (g)(2) of this section)</ENT> <ENT>“RETAIL SALES”</ENT> <ENT>Date of transfer.</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(I) You are aggregating individual bait sales during a day onto one PTR (non-IFQ groundfish only)</ENT> <ENT>“BAIT SALES”</ENT> <ENT>Date of transfer.</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(J) <E T="03">Non-IFQ Groundfish only.</E> You are aggregating wholesale non-IFQ groundfish product sales by species during a single day onto one PTR and maintaining invoices detailing destinations for all of the product for inspection by an authorized officer</ENT> <ENT>“WHOLESALE SALES”</ENT> <ENT>Time of the first sale of the day; time of the last sale of the day</ENT> <ENT>Port or city of product transfer</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Products shipped.</E> The operator, manager, Registered Buyer, or RCR must record the following information for each product shipped:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Species code and product code.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) For non-IFQ groundfish, IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, and CDQ halibut, the species code and product code (Tables 1 and 2 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For CR crab, the species code and product code (Tables 1 and 2 to 50 CFR part 680).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Species weight.</E> Use only if recording 2 or more species with 2 or more <PRTPAGE P="564"/>product types contained within the same production unit. Enter the actual scale weight of each product of each species to the nearest kilogram or pound (indicate which). If not applicable, enter “n/a” in the species weight column. If using more than one line to record species in one carton, use a brace “}” to tie the carton information together.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Number of units.</E> Total number of production units (blocks, trays, pans, individual fish, boxes, or cartons; if iced, enter number of totes or containers).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Unit weight.</E> Unit weight (average weight of single production unit as listed in “No. of Units” less packing materials) for each species and product code in kilograms or pounds (indicate which).</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Total weight.</E> Total weight for each species and product code of shipment less packing materials in kilograms or pounds (indicate which).</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Total or partial offload.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) If a mothership or catcher/processor, the operator must indicate whether fish or fish products are left onboard the vessel (partial offload) after the shipment is complete.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If a partial offload, for the products remaining on board after the transfer, the operator must enter: Species code, product code, and total product weight to the nearest kilogram or pound (indicate which) for each product.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Check-in/Check-out report</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> Except as described in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, the operator of a catcher/processor or mothership and manager of a shoreside processor or SFP must submit to NMFS a check-in report (BEGIN message) prior to becoming active and a check-out report (CEASE message) for every check-in report submitted. The check-in report and check-out report must be submitted by fax to 907-586-7131, or by e-mail to <E T="03">erreports.alaskafisheries@noaa.gov</E>.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Exceptions</E>—(i) <E T="03">VMS onboard.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor or mothership is not required to submit to NMFS a check-in report or check-out report if the vessel is carrying onboard a transmitting VMS that meets the requirements of § 679.28(f).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Two adjacent reporting areas.</E> 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:</P> <P>(A) Submit to NMFS a check-in report to the first area prior to entering the first reporting area, and</P> <P>(B) Submit to NMFS a check-in report to the second area prior to entering the second reporting area.</P> <P>(C) Remain within 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) of the boundary described in paragraph (h)(2)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(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.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transit through reporting areas.</E> 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.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal.</E> Except as indicated in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, the operator or manager must submit a check-in report and a check-out report according to the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s60,xl66L,xl66L,xl66L" COLS="4" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">For ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">If you are a ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">Submit a BEGIN message</CHED> <CHED H="1">Submit a CEASE message</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(i) Each reporting area, except area 300, 400, 550, or 690</ENT> <ENT>(A) C/P using trawl gear</ENT> <ENT>Before gear deployment.</ENT> <ENT>Within 24 hours after departing a reporting area but prior to checking in to another reporting area.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="565"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) C/P using longline or pot gear</ENT> <ENT>Before gear deployment. May be checked in to more than one area simultaneously.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of gear retrieval and within 24 hours after departing each reporting area.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) MS</ENT> <ENT>Before receiving groundfish, must check-in to reporting area(s) where groundfish were harvested.<LI>May be checked in to more than one area simultaneously.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Within 24 hours after receipt of fish is complete from that reporting area.<LI>If receipt of groundfish from a reporting area is expected to stop for at least one month during the fishing year and then start up again, may submit check-out report for that reporting area.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(ii) COBLZ or RKCSA</ENT> <ENT>(A) C/P using trawl gear</ENT> <ENT>Prior to fishing. Submit one check-in for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another check-in for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of gear retrieval for groundfish, submit a separate check-out for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another check-out for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) MS</ENT> <ENT>Before receiving groundfish harvested with trawl gear that were harvested in the COBLZ or RKCSA, submit one check-in for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another check-in for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of groundfish receipt, submit a separate check-out for the COBLZ or RKCSA and another check-out for the area outside the COBLZ or RKCSA.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(iii) Gear Type</ENT> <ENT>(A) C/P</ENT> <ENT>If in the same reporting area but using more than one gear type, prior to fishing submit a separate check-in for each gear type.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of gear retrieval for groundfish, submit a separate check-out for each gear type for which a check-in was submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) MS</ENT> <ENT>If harvested in the same reporting area but using more than one gear type, prior to receiving groundfish submit a separate check-in for each gear type.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of receipt of groundfish, submit a separate check-out for each gear type for which a check-in was submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(iv) CDQ</ENT> <ENT>(A) MS</ENT> <ENT>Prior to receiving groundfish CDQ, if receiving groundfish under more than one CDQ number, use a separate check-in for each CDQ number.</ENT> <ENT>Within 24 hours after receipt of groundfish CDQ has ceased for each CDQ number.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) C/P</ENT> <ENT>Prior to fishing, submit a separate check-in for each CDQ number.</ENT> <ENT>Within 24 hours after groundfish CDQ fishing for each CDQ number has ceased.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(v) Exempted or Research Fishery</ENT> <ENT>(A) C/P</ENT> <ENT>Prior to fishing, submit a separate check-in for each type.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of receipt of groundfish submit a separate check-out for each type for which a check-in was submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) MS</ENT> <ENT>Prior to receiving groundfish, submit a separate check-in for each type.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of receipt of groundfish submit a separate check-out for each type for which a check-in was submitted.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(vi) Aleutian Islands Pollock (AIP)</ENT> <ENT>(A) C/P</ENT> <ENT>Prior to AIP fishing.</ENT> <ENT>Within 24 hours after completion of gear retrieval for AIP.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="566"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) MS</ENT> <ENT>Before receiving AIP.</ENT> <ENT>Within 24 hours after receipt of AIP has ceased.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(vii) Processor Type</ENT> <ENT>C/P, MS</ENT> <ENT>If a catcher/processor and functioning simultaneously as a mothership in the same reporting area, before functioning as either processor type.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of simultaneous activity as both catcher/processor and mothership, a separate check-out, one for catcher/processor and one for mothership.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(viii) Change of fishing year</ENT> <ENT>(A) C/P, MS</ENT> <ENT>If continually active through the end of one fishing year and at the beginning of a second fishing year, submit a check-in for each reporting area to start the year on January 1.</ENT> <ENT>If a check-out report was not previously submitted during a fishing year for a reporting area, submit a check-out report for each reporting area on December 31.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) SS, SFP</ENT> <ENT>If continually active through the end of one fishing year and at the beginning of a second fishing year, submit a check-in to start the year on January 1.</ENT> <ENT>If a check-out report was not previously submitted during a fishing year, submit a check-out report on December 31.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(ix) Interruption of production</ENT> <ENT>SS, SFP, MS</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> <ENT>If receipt of groundfish is expected to stop for at least one month during the fishing year and then start up again, the manager or operator may choose to submit a check-out report.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="11">(x) Change of location</ENT> <ENT>AFA SFP</ENT> <ENT>Before receiving groundfish.</ENT> <ENT>Upon completion of receipt of groundfish from a position and before movement from that position.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(5) <E T="03">Required information.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor or mothership and the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP must record the information in the following table on a check-in report and a check-out report, as appropriate.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s108,xl36C,xl36C,xl26C,xl26C,xl26C,xl26C" COLS="7" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Required information</CHED> <CHED H="1">Check-in Report</CHED> <CHED H="2">MS</CHED> <CHED H="2">C/P</CHED> <CHED H="2">SS, SFP</CHED> <CHED H="1">Check-out Report</CHED> <CHED H="2">MS</CHED> <CHED H="2">C/P</CHED> <CHED H="2">SS, SFP</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(i) Whether an original or revised report</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(ii) Vessel name, ADF&G processor code, FFP number</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(iii) Processor name, ADF&G processor code, FPP number</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(iv) Representative name, business telephone number, business fax number</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(v) COMSAT number (if applicable)</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(vi) Management program name (see paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section) and identifying number (if any). If harvest is not under one of these management programs, leave blank.</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(vii) Processor type, gear type</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s,n,n,n,n,n,n"> <ENT I="22">(viii) Date (mm/dd/yyyy) and time (A.l.t., military format)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) When receipt of groundfish will begin</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="567"/> <ENT I="22">(B) When gear deployment will begin</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) When the last receipt or processing of groundfish was completed</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) When the vessel departed the reporting area</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s,n,n,n,n,n,n"> <ENT I="22">(ix) Position coordinates</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) Where groundfish receipt begins</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Where receiving groundfish (if SFP):</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) Where gear is deployed</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) Where the last receipt of groundfish was completed</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(E) Where the vessel departed the reporting area</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s,n,n,n,n,n,n"> <ENT I="22">(x) Reporting area code</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) Where gear deployment begins</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Where groundfish harvest occurred</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) Where the last receipt of groundfish was completed</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) Where the vessel departed the reporting area</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s,n,n,n,n,n,n"> <ENT I="22">(xi) Primary and secondary target species (A change in intended target species within the same reporting area does not require a new BEGIN message.)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) Expected to be received the following week</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Expected to be harvested the following week</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(xii) Indicate (YES or NO) whether this is a check-in report</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s,n,n,n,n,n,n"> <ENT I="22">(xiii) If YES, indicate</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) If checking-in for the first time this fishing year</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) If checking-in to restart receipt and processing of groundfish after filing a check-out report</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(xiv) Indicate (YES or NO) whether this is a check-out report</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(xv) If YES, enter date facility ceased to receive or process groundfish</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xvi) Indicate 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. Indicate if recorded to the nearest pound or to the nearest 0.001 mt.</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(i) <E T="03">Weekly production report (WPR).</E> The WPR is removed from use. Instead of a WPR, the operator of a mothership or catcher/processor and the manager <PRTPAGE P="568"/>of a shoreside processor or SFP must submit all landings information, production information, and discard and disposition information using eLandings or other NMFS-approved software (see paragraph (e) of this section).</P> <P>(j) [Reserved]</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">U.S. Vessel Activity Report (VAR).</E> For a comparison of forms used for shipping, transporting, or transferring fish or fish product, <E T="03">see</E> Table 13 to this part.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Fish or fish product onboard.</E> Except as noted in paragraph (k)(4) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA, a catcher/processor, or a mothership required to hold a Federal fisheries permit issued under this part and carrying fish or fish product onboard must complete and submit a VAR by facsimile or electronic file to OLE, Juneau, AK (907-586-7313) before the vessel crosses the seaward boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or crosses the U.S.-Canadian international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Combination of non-IFQ groundfish with IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish or CR crab.</E> If a vessel is carrying non-IFQ groundfish and IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish or CR crab, the operator must submit a VAR in addition to an IFQ Departure Report required by paragraph (l)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Revised VAR.</E> If fish or fish products are landed at a port other than the one specified on the VAR, the operator must submit a revised VAR showing the actual port of landing before any fish are offloaded.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Exemption: IFQ Departure Report.</E> A VAR is not required if a vessel is carrying only IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab onboard and the operator has submitted an IFQ Departure Report required by paragraph (l)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Information required.</E> (i) Whether original or revised VAR.</P> <P>(ii) Name and Federal fisheries permit number of vessel or RCR permit number.</P> <P>(iii) Type of vessel (whether catcher vessel, catcher/processor, or mothership).</P> <P>(iv) Name, daytime telephone number (including area code), and facsimile number and COMSAT number (if available) of representative.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Return report.</E> “Return,” for purposes of this paragraph, means returning to Alaska. If the vessel is crossing 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:</P> <P>(A) Intended Alaska port of landing (<E T="03">see</E> Table 14a to this part);</P> <P>(B) Estimated date and time (hour and minute, Greenwich mean time) the vessel will cross the boundary; and</P> <P>(C) The estimated position coordinates in latitude and longitude where the vessel will cross.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Depart report.</E> “Depart” means leaving Alaska. If the vessel is crossing the seaward boundary of the EEZ off Alaska and moving out of the EEZ or crossing the U.S.-Canadian international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia and moving into Canadian waters, indicate a “depart” report and enter:</P> <P>(A) The intended U.S. port of landing or country other than the United States (<E T="03">see</E> Table 14b to this part);</P> <P>(B) Estimated date and time (hour and minute, Greenwich mean time) the vessel will cross the boundary; and</P> <P>(C) The estimated position coordinates in latitude and longitude where the vessel will cross.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">The Russian Zone.</E> Indicate whether the vessel is returning from fishing in the Russian Zone or is departing to fish in the Russian Zone.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Fish or fish products.</E> For all fish or fish products (including non-groundfish) on board the vessel, enter:</P> <P>(A) Harvest zone code;</P> <P>(B) Species codes;</P> <P>(C) Product codes; and</P> <P>(D) Total fish product weight in lbs or to the nearest 0.001 mt (2.20 lb).</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab R&R.</E> In addition to the R&R requirements in this section, in 50 CFR part 680 with respect to CR crab, and as prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of this title, the following reports and <PRTPAGE P="569"/>authorizations are required, when applicable: IFQ Prior Notice of Landing, Product Transfer Report (<E T="03">see</E> § 679.5(g)), IFQ landing report, IFQ Transshipment Authorization, and IFQ Departure Report.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">IFQ Prior Notice of Landing (PNOL)</E>—(i) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal.</E> (A) 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 3 hours before landing IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish, unless permission to commence an IFQ landing within 3 hours of notification is granted by a clearing officer.</P> <P>(B) A PNOL must be made to the toll-free telephone number 800-304-4846 or to 907-586-7163 between the hours of 0600 hours, A.l.t., and 2400 hours, A.l.t.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Revision to PNOL.</E> The operator of any vessel wishing to make an IFQ landing before the date and time (A.l.t.) reported in the PNOL or later than 2 hours after the date and time (A.l.t.) reported in the PNOL must submit a new PNOL as described in paragraphs (l)(1)(i) and (iii) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Information required.</E> A PNOL must include the following:</P> <P>(A) Vessel name and ADF&G vessel registration number;</P> <P>(B) Port of landing and port code from Tables 14a and 14b to this part;</P> <P>(C) Exact location of landing within the port (<E T="03">i.e.,</E> dock name, harbor name, facility name, or geographical coordinates);</P> <P>(D) The date and time (A.l.t.) that the landing will take place;</P> <P>(E) Species and estimated weight (in pounds) of the IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish that will be landed;</P> <P>(F) IFQ regulatory area(s) in which the IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish were harvested; and</P> <P>(G) IFQ permit number(s) that will be used to land the IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Exemption</E>—(A) <E T="03">Halibut.</E> An IFQ landing of halibut of 500 lb or less of IFQ weight determined pursuant to § 679.40(h) and concurrent with a legal landing of salmon harvested using hand troll gear or power troll gear is exempt from the PNOL required by this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Lingcod.</E> An IFQ landing of halibut of 500 lb or less of IFQ weight determined pursuant to § 679.40(h) and concurrent with a legal landing of lingcod harvested using dinglebar gear is exempt from the PNOL required by this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ landing</E>—(i) <E T="03">Remain at landing site.</E> Once the landing has commenced, the IFQ permit holder, the IFQ hired master permit holder, or the CDQ hired master permit holder, and the harvesting vessel may not leave the landing site until the IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut account is properly debited (see § 679.40(h)).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">No movement of IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish.</E> The offloaded IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish may not be moved from the landing site until the IFQ Landing Report is completed through eLandings or other NMFS-approved software and the IFQ permit holder's or CDQ permit holder's account is properly debited (see § 679.40(h)).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Single offload site</E>—(A) <E T="03">IFQ halibut and CDQ halibut.</E> The vessel operator who lands IFQ halibut or CDQ halibut must continuously and completely offload at a single offload site all halibut onboard the vessel.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">IFQ sablefish.</E> The vessel operator who lands IFQ sablefish must continuously and completely offload at a single offload site all sablefish onboard the vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transshipment authorization.</E> For a comparison of forms used for shipping, transporting, or transferring fish or fish product, <E T="03">see</E> Table 13 to this part.</P> <P>(i) No person may transship processed IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab between vessels without authorization by a local clearing officer. Authorization from a local clearing officer must be obtained for each instance of transshipment at least 24 hours before the transshipment is intended to commence.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Information required.</E> To obtain a Transshipment Authorization, the vessel operator must provide the following information to the clearing officer:</P> <P>(A) Date and time (A.l.t.) of transshipment;</P> <P>(B) Location of transshipment;<PRTPAGE P="570"/> </P> <P>(C) Name and ADF&G vessel registration number of vessel offloading transshipment;</P> <P>(D) Name of vessel receiving the transshipment;</P> <P>(E) Product destination;</P> <P>(F) Species and product type codes;</P> <P>(G) Total product weight;</P> <P>(H) Time (A.l.t.) and date of the request;</P> <P>(I) Name, telephone number, FAX number (if any) for the person making the request.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">IFQ departure report.</E> For a comparison of forms used for shipping, transporting, or transferring fish or fish product, <E T="03">see</E> Table 13 to this part.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">General requirements</E>—(A) <E T="03">Time limit and submittal.</E> A vessel operator who intends to make a landing of IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab at any location other than in an IFQ regulatory area for halibut and sablefish or in a crab fishery for CR crab (<E T="03">see</E> Table 1 to part 680) in the State of Alaska must submit an IFQ Departure Report, by telephone, to OLE, Juneau, AK, (800-304-4846 or 907-586-7163) between the hours of 0600 hours, A.l.t., and 2400 hours, A.l.t.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Completion of fishing.</E> A vessel operator must submit an IFQ Departure Report after completion of all 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 when IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab are on board.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Permit</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Registered Crab Receiver permit.</E> A vessel operator submitting an IFQ Departure Report for CR crab must have a Registered Crab Receiver permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Registered Buyer permit.</E> A vessel operator submitting an IFQ Departure Report for IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish must have a Registered Buyer permit.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">First landing of any species.</E> A vessel operator submitting an IFQ Departure Report must submit IFQ landing reports for all IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish on board at the same time and place as the first landing of any IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Permits on board.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) A vessel operator submitting an IFQ Departure Report to document IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish must have one or more IFQ permit holders or IFQ hired master permit holders on board with a combined IFQ balance equal to or greater than all IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish on board the vessel.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A vessel operator submitting an IFQ Departure Report to document CDQ halibut must ensure that one or more CDQ hired master permit holders are onboard with enough remaining halibut CDQ balance to harvest amounts of CDQ halibut equal to or greater than all CDQ halibut onboard.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A vessel operator submitting an IFQ Departure Report to document CR crab must have one or more permit holders on board with a combined CR balance equal to or greater than all CR crab on board the vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Required information.</E> When submitting an IFQ Departure Report, the vessel operator must provide the following information:</P> <P>(A) Intended date, time (A.l.t.), and location of landing;</P> <P>(B) Vessel name and ADF&G vessel registration number;</P> <P>(C) Vessel operator's name and Registered Buyer permit or Registered Crab Receiver permit number;</P> <P>(D) Halibut IFQ, halibut CDQ, sablefish IFQ, and CR crab permit numbers of IFQ and CDQ permit holders on board;</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Area of harvest.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) If IFQ or CDQ halibut, then halibut regulatory areas (<E T="03">see</E> Figure 15 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If IFQ sablefish, then sablefish regulatory areas (<E T="03">see</E> Figure 14 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If CR crab, then the crab rationalization fishery code (<E T="03">see</E> Table 1 to part 680).</P> <P>(F) Estimated total weight as appropriate of IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CR crab on board (lb/kg/mt).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Revision to Departure Report.</E> A vessel operator who intends to make an IFQ landing at a location different from the location named on the IFQ Departure report must submit a revised report naming the new location at least 12 hours in advance of the offload. Revisions must be submitted by <PRTPAGE P="571"/>telephone, to OLE, Juneau, AK, (800-304-4846 or 907-586-7163) between the hours of 0600 hours, A.l.t., and 2400 hours, A.l.t.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Landing verification, inspection and record retention</E>—(i) <E T="03">Verification and inspection.</E> Each IFQ landing and all fish retained on board the vessel making an IFQ landing are subject to verification and inspection by authorized officers.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Record retention</E>. The IFQ permit holder, IFQ hired master permit holder, or CDQ hired master permit holder must retain a legible copy of all Landing Report receipts, and the Registered Buyer must retain a copy of all reports and receipts required by this section. All retained records must be available for inspection by an authorized officer:</P> <P>(A) Until the end of the fishing year during which the records were made and for as long thereafter as fish or fish products recorded are retained onboard the vessel or at the facility; and</P> <P>(B) Upon request of an authorized officer for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the records were made.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Sampling</E>—(i) Each IFQ landing and all fish retained onboard a vessel making an IFQ landing are subject to sampling by NMFS-authorized observers.</P> <P>(ii) Each IFQ halibut landing or CDQ halibut landing is subject to sampling for biological information by persons authorized by the IPHC.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">IFQ cost recovery program</E>—(i) <E T="03">IFQ buyer report.</E> (A) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> 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 Report as described in this paragraph (l) and as provided by NMFS for each reporting period, as described at § 679.5(1)(7)(i)(E), in which the registered buyer receives IFQ fish.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Due date.</E> 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.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Information required.</E> A complete IFQ Buyer Report must include the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">IFQ registered buyer identification,</E> including:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Name,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Registered buyer number,</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Social Security number or tax identification number,</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) NMFS person identification number (if applicable),</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Business address,</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) Telephone number,</P> <P>(<E T="03">vii</E>) Facsimile telephone number,</P> <P>(<E T="03">viii</E>) Primary registered buyer activity,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ix</E>) Other registered buyer activity, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">x</E>) Landing port location;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Pounds purchased and values paid.</E> (<E T="03">i</E>) 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;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) 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;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Value paid for price adjustments</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">IFQ retro-payments.</E> 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;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Electronic submittal.</E> Certification, including the NMFS ID and password of the IFQ Registered Buyer; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal.</E> Certification, including the printed name and signature of the individual submitting the IFQ Buyer Report on behalf of the Registered Buyer, and date of signature.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Submission address.</E> The registered buyer must complete an IFQ Buyer Report and submit by mail or FAX to:</P> <P>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 <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/ram</E> .</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Reporting period.</E> The reporting period of the IFQ Buyer Report shall extend from October 1 through September 30 of the following year, inclusive.<PRTPAGE P="572"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">IFQ permit holder Fee Submission Form</E>—(A) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> 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.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Due date and submittal.</E> 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.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Contents of an IFQ Fee Submission Form.</E> For each of the sections described here, a permit holder must provide the specified information.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Identification of the IFQ permit holder.</E> An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing must accurately record on the identification section of the IFQ Fee Submission Form the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The printed name of the IFQ permit holder;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The NMFS person identification number;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The Social Security number or tax ID number of the IFQ permit holder;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) The business mailing address of the IFQ permit holder; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) The telephone and facsimile number (if available) of the IFQ permit holder.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">IFQ landing summary and estimated fee liability.</E> NMFS will provide to an IFQ permit holder an IFQ Landing Summary and Estimated Fee Liability page as required by § 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.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Revised fee liability calculation.</E> To calculate a revised fee liability, an IFQ permit holder must multiply the IFQ 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.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Documentation.</E> 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.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Fee calculation section</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Information required.</E> 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 § 679.5(l)(7)(ii)(D); and the fee liability amount due for such price adjustments.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Calculation of total annual fee amount.</E> 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.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Fee payment and certification section</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Information required.</E> An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing <PRTPAGE P="573"/>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.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Calculation of balance fee payment.</E> 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.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Reporting Period.</E> 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 § 679.5(l)(7)(ii)(B).</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">CQE annual report for an eligible community.</E> By January 31, the CQE shall submit a complete annual report on halibut and sablefish IFQ activity for the prior fishing year for each community represented by the CQE to the Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, and to the governing body of each community represented by the CQE as identified in Table 21 to this part.</P> <P>(i) A complete annual report contains the following information:</P> <P>(A) Name, ADF&G vessel registration number, USCG documentation number, length overall, and home port of each vessel from which the IFQ leased from QS held by a CQE was fished;</P> <P>(B) Name and business addresses of individuals employed as crew members when fishing the IFQ derived from the QS held by the CQE;</P> <P>(C) Detailed description of the criteria used by the CQE to distribute IFQ leases among eligible community residents;</P> <P>(D) Description of efforts made to ensure that IFQ lessees employ crew members who are eligible community residents of the eligible community aboard vessels on which IFQ derived from QS held by a CQE is being fished;</P> <P>(E) Description of the process used to solicit lease applications from eligible community residents of the eligible community on whose behalf the CQE is holding QS;</P> <P>(F) Names and business addresses and amount of IFQ requested by each individual applying to receive IFQ from the CQE;</P> <P>(G) Any changes in the bylaws of the CQE, board of directors, or other key management personnel; and</P> <P>(H) Copies of minutes and other relevant decision making documents from CQE board meetings.</P> <P>(ii) Additional information may be submitted as part of the annual report based on data available through NMFS. This includes:</P> <P>(A) Identification of the eligible community, or communities, represented by the CQE;</P> <P>(B) Total amount of halibut QS and sablefish QS held by the CQE at the start of the calendar year and at the end of the calendar year;</P> <P>(C) Total amount of halibut and sablefish IFQ leased from the CQE;</P> <P>(D) Names, business addresses, and amount of halibut and sablefish IFQ received by each individual to whom the CQE leased IFQ; and</P> <P>(E) Number of vessels that fished for IFQ derived from QS held by a CQE.</P> <P>(m) [Reserved]</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">CDQ and PSQ transfers</E>—</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">CDQ or PSQ transfer</E>. NMFS will process a request for CDQ or PSQ transfer between CDQ groups provided that the requirements of this paragraph are met.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Completed application</E>. A paper or electronic request form must be completed with all information fields accurately filled in by transferors and transferees, and all required additional documentation must be attached.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Certification of transferor</E>—(i) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, <PRTPAGE P="574"/>and complete. The transferor's designated representative must submit the paper application as indicated on the application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must log into the system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Certification of transferee</E>—(i) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must log into the system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Catcher vessel cooperative pollock catch report</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> 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.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal.</E> (i) The cooperative pollock catch report must be submitted by one of the following methods:</P> <P>(A) An electronic data file in a format approved by NMFS; or</P> <P>(B) By FAX.</P> <P>(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.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Information required.</E> The cooperative pollock catch report must contain the following information:</P> <P>(i) Cooperative account number;</P> <P>(ii) Catcher vessel ADF&G number;</P> <P>(iii) Inshore processor Federal processor permit number;</P> <P>(iv) Delivery date;</P> <P>(v) Amount of pollock (in lb) delivered plus weight of at-sea pollock discards;</P> <P>(vi) ADF&G fish ticket number.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> 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 § 679.3 (b)(2)).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limit and submittal of COAR.</E> 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:</P> <P>ADF&G Division of Commercial Fisheries, Attn: COAR, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, AK 99802-5526</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Information required, certification page.</E> The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must:</P> <P>(i) Enter the company name and address, including street, city, state, and zip code; also seasonal mailing address, if applicable.</P> <P>(ii) Enter the vessel name and ADF&G processor code.</P> <P>(iii) Check YES or NO to indicate whether fishing activity was conducted during the appropriate year.</P> <P>(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.</P> <P>(v) If response to paragraph (p)(3)(iii) of this section is NO, complete and sign only the certification page.<PRTPAGE P="575"/> </P> <P>(vi) Sign and enter printed or typed name, e-mail address, title, telephone number, and FAX number of owner.</P> <P>(vii) Enter printed or typed name, e-mail address, and telephone number of alternate contact.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Buying information (exvessel), Forms A (1-3), C (1-2), E, G, I (1-2), and K</E>—(i) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> 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.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Buying information required.</E> The owner of the mothership must record the following information on the appropriate COAR buying forms:</P> <P>(A) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part).</P> <P>(B) Area purchased (see table 16 to this part).</P> <P>(C) Gear code (see table 15 to this part).</P> <P>(D) Delivery code (form G only) (see table 1 to this part).</P> <P>(E) Total weight (to the nearest lb) purchased from fishermen.</P> <P>(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.</P> <P>(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.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Production forms, Forms B (1-6), D, F, H, J (1-2), and K).</E> 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.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Requirement</E>—(A) <E T="03">Mothership.</E> 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:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That were purchased from fishermen on the grounds and/or dockside, including both processed and unprocessed seafood.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That were then either processed on the mothership or exported out of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor.</E> 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.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Information required, non-canned production</E>—(A) Enter area of processing (see table 16 to this part). List production of Canadian-harvested fish separately.</P> <P>(B) Processed product. Processed product must be described by entering three codes:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Process prefix code (see table 17 to this part)</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Process suffix code (see table 17 to this part)</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Product code (see table 1 to this part)</P> <P>(C) Total net weight. Enter total weight (in pounds) of the finished product.</P> <P>(D) Total value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product.</P> <P>(E) Enter price per pound of the finished product.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Information required, canned production.</E> Complete an entry for each can size produced:</P> <P>(A) Enter area of processing (see table 16 to this part).</P> <P>(B) Process 51 or 52. Enter conventional canned code (51) or smoked, conventional canned code (52).</P> <P>(C) Total value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product.</P> <P>(D) Enter can size in ounces, to the hundredth of an ounce.</P> <P>(E) Enter number of cans per case.</P> <P>(F) Enter number of cases.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Custom production forms, Form L (1-2)</E>—(i) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> 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 <PRTPAGE P="576"/>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.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Custom-production by mothership or catcher/processor for another processor.</E> 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).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Custom-production by another processor for mothership or catcher/processor.</E> 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.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Custom fresh/frozen miscellaneous production.</E> 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:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Area of processing (see table 16 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Processed product. Processed product must be entered using three codes:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Process prefix code (see table 17 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Process suffix code (see table 17 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Product code (see table 1 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Total net weight. Enter total weight in pounds of the finished product.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Total wholesale value($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Custom canned production.</E> The owner of a mothership or catcher/processor must list the following information to describe each can size produced in custom canned production:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Species name and code (see table 2 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Area of processing (see table 16 to this part).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Process 51 or 52. Enter conventional canned code (51) or smoked, conventional canned code (52).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Total wholesale value ($). Enter the total wholesale value of the finished product.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Can size in ounces, to the hundredth of an ounce.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Number of cans per case.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Number of cases.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Fish buying retro payments/post-season adjustments, Form M</E>—(i) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> 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.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Information required</E>—(A) Enter species name and code (see table 2 to this part).</P> <P>(B) Enter area purchased (see table 16 to this part)</P> <P>(C) Enter gear code (see table 16 to this part).</P> <P>(D) Enter total pounds purchased from fisherman.</P> <P>(E) Enter total amount paid to fishermen (base + adjustment).</P> <P>(q) <E T="03">AI directed pollock fishery catch reports</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability</E>. The Aleut Corporation shall provide NMFS the identity of its designated contact for the Aleut Corporation. The Aleut Corporation shall submit to the Regional Administrator a pollock catch report containing information required by paragraph (q)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal</E>. (i) The Aleut Corporation must submit its AI directed pollock fishery catch reports by one of the following methods:</P> <P>(A) An electronic data file in a format approved by NMFS; or</P> <P>(B) By fax.</P> <P>(ii) The AI directed pollock fishery catch reports must be received by the Regional Administrator by 1200 hours, A.l.t. on Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly reporting period, as defined at § 679.2.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Information required</E>. The AI directed pollock fishery catch report must contain the following information:<PRTPAGE P="577"/> </P> <P>(i) Catcher vessel ADF&G number;</P> <P>(ii) Federal fisheries or Federal processor permit number;</P> <P>(iii) Delivery date;</P> <P>(iv) Pollock harvested:</P> <P>(A) For shoreside and stationary floating processors and motherships, the amount of pollock (in lb for shoreside and stationary floating processors and in mt for motherships) delivered, including the weight of at-sea pollock discards; and</P> <P>(B) For catcher/processors, the amount of pollock (in mt) harvested and processed, including the weight of at-sea pollock discards; and</P> <P>(v) ADF&G fish ticket number.</P> <P>(r) <E T="03">Rockfish Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The owners and operators of catcher vessels, catcher/processors, and shoreside processors authorized as participants in the Rockfish Program must comply with the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section and must assign all catch to a rockfish cooperative or rockfish sideboard fishery, as applicable at the time of catch or receipt of groundfish. All owners of catcher vessels, catcher/processors, and shoreside processors authorized as participants in the Rockfish Program must ensure that their designated representatives or employees comply with all applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Logbook</E>—(i) <E T="03">DFL.</E> Operators of catcher vessels equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA participating in a Rockfish Program fishery and using trawl gear must maintain a daily fishing logbook for trawl gear as described in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">ELB.</E> Operators of catcher/processors permitted in the Rockfish Program must use a combination of NMFS-approved catcher/processor trawl gear ELB and eLandings to record and report groundfish and PSC information as described in paragraph (f) of this section to record Rockfish Program landings and production.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">eLandings.</E> Managers of shoreside processors that receive rockfish primary species or rockfish secondary species in the Rockfish Program must use eLandings or NMFS-approved software as described in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section, instead of a logbook and WPR, to record Rockfish Program landings and production.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Production reports.</E> Operators of catcher/processors that are authorized as processors in the Rockfish Program must submit a production report as described in paragraphs (e)(9) and (10) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Product transfer report (PTR), processors.</E> Operators of catcher/processors and managers of shoreside processors that are authorized as processors in the Rockfish Program must submit a PTR as described in paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Annual rockfish cooperative report</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> A rockfish cooperative permitted in the Rockfish Program (see § 679.4(n)(1)) annually must submit to the Regional Administrator an annual rockfish cooperative report detailing the use of the cooperative's CQ:</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal.</E> (A) The annual rockfish cooperative report must be submitted to the Regional Administrator by an electronic data file in a NMFS-approved format by fax: 907-586-7557; or by mail to the Regional Administrator, NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; and</P> <P>(B) The annual rockfish cooperative report must be received by the Regional Administrator by December 15<SU>th</SU> of each year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Information required.</E> The annual rockfish cooperative report must include at a minimum:</P> <P>(A) The cooperative's CQ, sideboard limit (if applicable), and any rockfish sideboard fishery harvests made by the rockfish cooperative vessels on a vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(B) The cooperative's actual retained and discarded catch of CQ, and sideboard limit (if applicable) by statistical area and vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(C) A description of the method used by the cooperative to monitor fisheries in which cooperative vessels participated; and</P> <P>(D) A description of any actions taken by the cooperative in response to any members that exceeded their catch as allowed under the rockfish cooperative agreement.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements</E> (see § 679.28(f)).<PRTPAGE P="578"/> </P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative vessel check-in and check-out report</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability</E>—(A) <E T="03">Vessel check-in.</E> The designated representative of a rockfish cooperative must designate any vessel that is authorized to fish under the rockfish cooperative's CQ permit before that vessel may fish under that CQ permit through a check-in procedure. The designated representative for a rockfish cooperative must submit to NMFS, in accordance with (8)(ii), a check-in designation for a vessel:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) At least 48 hours prior to the time the catcher vessel begins a fishing trip to fish under a CQ permit; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) At least 1 hour prior to the time the catcher/processor begins a fishing trip to fish under a CQ permit; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A check-in designation is effective at the beginning of the first fishing trip after the designation has been submitted.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Vessel check-out.</E> The designated representative of a rockfish cooperative must designate any vessel that is no longer fishing under a CQ permit for that rockfish cooperative through a check-out procedure. A check-out report must be submitted to NMFS, in accordance with (8)(ii), within 6 hours after the effective date and time the rockfish cooperative ends the vessel's authority to fish under the CQ permit.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If the vessel is fishing under a CQ permit for a catcher vessel cooperative, a check-out designation is effective at the end of a complete offload;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the vessel is fishing under a CQ permit for a catcher/processor cooperative, a check-out designation is effective upon submission to NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Submittal.</E> The designated representative of the rockfish cooperative must submit a vessel check-in or check-out report electronically. The rockfish cooperative's designated representative must log into the online system and create a vessel check-in or vessel check-out request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the NMFS ID password and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Information required.</E> The vessel check-in or check-out report must contain the following information:</P> <P>(A) CQ permit number;</P> <P>(B) ADF&G vessel registration number(s) of vessel(s) designated to fish under the CQ permit;</P> <P>(C) USCG designation number(s) of vessel(s) designated to fish under the CQ permit; and</P> <P>(D) Date and time when check-in or check-out begins.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Rockfish CQ cost recovery fee submission</E> (See § 679.85).</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> A rockfish processor that receives and purchases landings of rockfish CQ groundfish must submit annually to NMFS a complete Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report, as described in this paragraph (r)(10), for each reporting period for which the rockfish processor receives rockfish CQ groundfish.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reporting period.</E> The reporting period of the Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report shall extend from May 1 through November 15 of each year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Due date.</E> A complete Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report must be received by the Regional Administrator not later than December 1 of the year in which the rockfish processor received the rockfish CQ groundfish.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Information required.</E> (A) The rockfish processor must log in using the rockfish processor's password and NMFS person ID to submit a Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report. The NMFS software autofills the rockfish processor's name. The User must review the autofilled cells to ensure that they are accurate. A completed application must contain the information specified on the Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report with all applicable fields accurately filled-in.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Certification.</E> By using the rockfish processor NMFS ID and password and submitting the report, the rockfish processor certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Submittal.</E> The rockfish processor must complete and submit online by electronic submission to NMFS the Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report available at <E T="03">https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.</E> </P> <P>(s) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The owners and operators of <PRTPAGE P="579"/>Amendment 80 vessels must comply with the applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section. All owners of Amendment 80 vessels must ensure that their designated representatives or employees comply with all applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Logbook-DCPL.</E> Operators of Amendment 80 vessels must use a daily cumulative production logbook for trawl gear as described in paragraph (a) of this section to record Amendment 80 Program landings and production.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Check-in/check-out report, processors.</E> Operators or managers of an Amendment 80 vessel must submit check-in/check-out reports as described in paragraph (h) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Production report.</E> Operators of Amendment 80 vessels that use a DCPL must submit a production report as described in paragraph (e)(10) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Product transfer report (PTR), processors.</E> Operators of Amendment 80 vessels must submit a PTR as described in paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Annual Amendment 80 cooperative report</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> An Amendment 80 cooperative issued a CQ permit must submit annually to the Regional Administrator an Amendment 80 cooperative report detailing the use of the cooperative's CQ.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Time limits and submittal.</E> (A) The annual Amendment 80 cooperative report must be submitted to the Regional Administrator by an electronic data file in a NMFS-approved format; by fax: 907-586-7557; or by mail sent to the Regional Administrator, NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; and</P> <P>(B) The annual Amendment 80 cooperative report for fishing activities under a CQ permit issued for the prior calendar year must be received by the Regional Administrator not later than 1700 hours A.l.t. on March 1 of each year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Information required.</E> The annual Amendment 80 cooperative report must include at a minimum:</P> <P>(A) The cooperative's actual retained and discarded catch of CQ and GOA sideboard limited fisheries (if applicable) by statistical area and on a vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(B) A description of the method used by the cooperative to monitor fisheries in which cooperative vessels participated; and</P> <P>(C) A description of any actions taken by the cooperative against specific members in response to a member that exceeded the amount of CQ that the member was assigned to catch for the Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements</E> (see § 679.28(f)).</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.5, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59059, Sept. 26, 2012, § 679.5 was amended by revising paragraph (f)(1)(ii) and adding paragraph (f)(1)(viii), effective Oct. 26, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R).</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(f) * * *</P> <P>(1) * * *</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher/processor longline and pot gear ELB.</E> Except for catcher/processors subject to § 679.100(b), the operator of a catcher/processor using longline or pot gear may use a combination of a NMFS-approved catcher/processor longline and pot gear ELB and eLandings to record and report groundfish information. The operator may use a NMFS-approved catcher/processor longline and pot gear ELB to record daily processor identification information and catch-by-set information. In eLandings, the operator must record daily processor identification, groundfish production data, and groundfish and prohibited species discard or disposition data.<STARS/> </P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Longline catcher/processor subsector.</E> The operator of a catcher/processor subject to § 679.100(b) must use a NMFS-approved catcher/processor longline and pot gear ELB to record processor identification information, catch-by-set information, and, if required to weigh Pacific cod on a NMFS-approved scale, the total Pacific cod weight from the scale for each set. This requirement applies for the entire year that the vessel is subject to § 679.100(b) and operating as a <PRTPAGE P="580"/>catcher/processor using either longline or pot gear.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fisheries.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General</E>. For limited experimental purposes, the Regional Administrator may authorize, after consulting with the Council, fishing for groundfish or fishing for Arctic fish in the Arctic Management Area in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited. No exempted fishing may be conducted unless authorized by an exempted fishing permit issued by the Regional Administrator to the participating vessel owner in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in this section. Exempted fishing permits will be issued without charge and will expire at the end of a calendar year unless otherwise provided for under paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant for an exempted fishing permit shall submit to the Regional Administrator, at least 60 days before the desired effective date of the exempted fishing permit, a written application including, but not limited to, the following information:</P> <P>(1) The date of the application.</P> <P>(2) The applicant's name, mailing address, and telephone number.</P> <P>(3) A statement of the purpose and goal of the experiment for which an exempted fishing permit is needed, including a general description of the arrangements for disposition of all species harvested under the exempted fishing permit.</P> <P>(4) Technical details about the experiment, including:</P> <P>(i) Amounts of each species to be harvested that are necessary to conduct the experiment, and arrangement for disposition of all species taken.</P> <P>(ii) Area and timing of the experiment.</P> <P>(iii) Vessel and gear to be used.</P> <P>(iv) Experimental design (e.g., sampling procedures, the data and samples to be collected, and analysis of the data and samples).</P> <P>(v) Provision for public release of all obtained information, and submission of interim and final reports.</P> <P>(5) The willingness of the applicant to carry observers, if required by the Regional Administrator, and a description of accommodations and work space for the observer(s).</P> <P>(6) Details for all coordinating parties engaged in the experiment and signatures of all representatives of all principal parties.</P> <P>(7) Information about each vessel to be covered by the exempted fishing permit, including:</P> <P>(i) Vessel name.</P> <P>(ii) Name, address, and telephone number of owner and master.</P> <P>(iii) USCG documentation, state license, or registration number.</P> <P>(iv) Home port.</P> <P>(v) Length of vessel.</P> <P>(vi) Net tonnage.</P> <P>(vii) Gross tonnage.</P> <P>(8) The signature of the applicant.</P> <P>(9) The Regional Administrator may request from an applicant additional information necessary to make the determinations required under this section. Any application that does not include all necessary information will be considered incomplete. An incomplete application will not be considered to be complete until the necessary information is provided in writing. An applicant for an exempted fishing permit need not be the owner or operator of the vessel(s) for which the exempted fishing permit is requested.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Review procedures.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator, in consultation with the Alaska Fishery Science Center, will review each application and will make a preliminary determination whether the application contains all the information necessary to determine if the proposal constitutes a valid fishing experiment appropriate for further consideration. If the Regional Administrator finds any application does not warrant further consideration, the applicant will be notified in writing of the reasons for the decision.</P> <P>(2) If the Regional Administrator determines any application is complete and warrants further consideration, he or she will initiate consultation with the Council by forwarding the application to the Council. The Council's Executive Director shall notify the applicant of a meeting at which the Council will consider the application and invite the applicant to appear in support of <PRTPAGE P="581"/>the application, if the applicant desires. If the Regional Administrator initiates consultation with the Council, NMFS will publish notification of receipt of the application in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> with a brief description of the proposal.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Notifying the applicant.</E> (1) The decision of the Regional Administrator, after consulting with the Council, to grant or deny an exempted fishing permit is the final action of the agency. The Regional Administrator shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision to grant or deny the exempted fishing permit and, if denied, the reasons for the denial, including:</P> <P>(i) The applicant has failed to disclose material information required, or has made false statements as to any material fact, in connection with the application.</P> <P>(ii) According to the best scientific information available, the harvest to be conducted under the permit would detrimentally affect living marine resources, including marine mammals and birds, and their habitat in a significant way.</P> <P>(iii) Activities to be conducted under the exempted fishing permit would be inconsistent with the intent of this section or the management objectives of the FMP.</P> <P>(iv) The applicant has failed to demonstrate a valid justification for the permit.</P> <P>(v) The activity proposed under the exempted fishing permit could create a significant enforcement problem.</P> <P>(vi) The applicant failed to make available to the public information that had been obtained under a previously issued exempted fishing permit.</P> <P>(vii) The proposed activity had economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(2) In the event a permit is denied on the basis of incomplete information or design flaws, the applicant will be provided an opportunity to resubmit the application, unless a permit is denied because exempted fishing would detrimentally affect marine resources, be inconsistent with the management objectives of the FMP, create significant enforcement problems, or have economic allocation as its sole purpose.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Terms and conditions.</E> The Regional Administrator may attach terms and conditions to the exempted fishing permit that are consistent with the purpose of the experiment, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(1) The maximum amount of each species that can be harvested and landed during the term of the exempted fishing permit, including trip limitations, where appropriate.</P> <P>(2) The number, sizes, names, and identification numbers of the vessels authorized to conduct fishing activities under the exempted fishing permit.</P> <P>(3) The time(s) and place(s) where exempted fishing may be conducted.</P> <P>(4) The type, size, and amount of gear that may be used by each vessel operated under the exempted fishing permit.</P> <P>(5) The condition that observers be carried aboard vessels operated under an exempted fishing permit.</P> <P>(6) Reasonable data reporting requirements.</P> <P>(7) Such other conditions as may be necessary to assure compliance with the purposes of the exempted fishing permit and consistency with the FMP objectives.</P> <P>(8) Provisions for public release of data obtained under the exempted fishing permit.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Effectiveness.</E> Unless otherwise specified in the exempted fishing permit or superseding notification or regulation, an exempted fishing permit is effective for no longer than 1 calendar year, but may be revoked, suspended, or modified during the calendar year. Exempted fishing permits may be renewed following the application procedures in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.</E> In addition to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section, the operator or manager must comply with requirements at § 679.5(a) through (k).</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 61981, Nov. 15, 1999; 67 FR 4148, Jan. 28, 2002; 67 FR 22017, May 2, 2002; 74 FR 56745, Nov. 3, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="582"/> <SECTNO>§ 679.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120926" REFID="7">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <EXT-XREF HREF="20121001" REFID="231">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59871, Oct. 1, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Groundfish of the GOA and BSAI</E>—(1) <E T="03">Federal Fisheries Permit.</E> (i) Fish for groundfish in the BSAI or GOA with a vessel of the United States that does not have on board a valid Federal Fisheries Permit issued under § 679.4.</P> <P>(ii) Conduct directed fishing for Atka mackerel, Pacific cod, or pollock with pot, hook-and-line, or trawl gear from a vessel of the United States that does not have on board a valid Federal Fisheries Permit issued under § 679.4 and endorsed for Atka mackerel, Pacific cod, or pollock under § 679.4(b)(5)(vi).</P> <P>(iii) Conduct fishing operations from a vessel using other than the operation type(s) specified on the FFP (see § 679.4(b)) issued for that vessel.</P> <P>(2) Conduct any fishing contrary to notification of inseason action, closure, or adjustment issued under § 679.20, § 679.21, § 679.22, § 679.25.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Groundfish Observer Program.</E> (i) Fish or process groundfish except in compliance with the terms of the Groundfish Observer Program as provided by subpart E of this part.</P> <P>(ii) Except where observer services are provided by NMFS staff or other individuals authorized by NMFS under § 679.50(e), provide observer services to the North Pacific Groundfish fisheries without an observer provider permit issued under § 679.50(i)(1).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Pollock roe.</E> Retain pollock roe on board a vessel in violation of § 679.20(g).</P> <P>(5) [Reserved]</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Gear.</E> Deploy any trawl, longline, single pot-and-line, or jig gear in an area when directed fishing for, or retention of, all groundfish by operators of vessels using that gear type is prohibited in that area, except that this paragraph (a)(6) shall not prohibit:</P> <P>(i) Deployment of hook-and-line gear by operators of vessels fishing for halibut during seasons prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title.</P> <P>(ii) Deployment of pot gear by operators of vessels fishing for crab during seasons governed by the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(iii) Deployment of jig gear by operators of vessels fishing for salmon during seasons governed by the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Inshore/offshore</E>—(i) Operate a vessel in the “inshore component in the GOA” as defined in § 679.2 without a valid inshore processing endorsement on the vessel's Federal fisheries or Federal processor permit.</P> <P>(ii) Operate a vessel as a “stationary floating processor” in the “inshore component in the GOA” as defined in § 679.2, and as a catcher/processor in the BSAI during the same fishing year.</P> <P>(iii) Operate a vessel as a “stationary floating processor” in the “inshore component in the GOA” as defined in § 679.2, and as an AFA mothership in the BSAI during the same fishing year.</P> <P>(iv) Operate any vessel in the GOA in more than one of the three categories included in the definition of “inshore component in the GOA,” in §§ 679.2, during any fishing year.</P> <P>(v) Operate any vessel in the GOA under both the “inshore component in the GOA” and the “offshore component in the GOA” definitions in §§ 679.2 during the same fishing year.</P> <P>(vi) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(3)(iv) of this section, use a stationary floating processor with a GOA inshore processing endorsement to process pollock harvested in the GOA or Pacific cod harvested in the Eastern GOA in a directed fishery for those species in more than one single geographic location in the GOA during a fishing year.</P> <P>(vii) Operate a vessel in the “inshore component of the GOA” as defined in § 679.2 during a calendar year if that vessel is used to directed fish for Pacific cod under the authority of a groundfish license with a Pacific cod endorsement in the regulatory area listed in Table 49 to part 679.</P> <P>(viii) Use a vessel operating under the authority of a groundfish license with a Pacific cod endorsement to directed fish for Pacific cod in the Eastern GOA apportioned to the inshore component of the GOA as specified under § 679.20(a)(6) if that vessel has directed fished for Pacific cod in the <PRTPAGE P="583"/>Eastern GOA apportioned to the offshore component of the Eastern GOA during that calendar year.</P> <P>(ix) Use a vessel operating under the authority of a groundfish license with a Pacific cod endorsement to directed fish for Pacific cod in the Eastern GOA apportioned to the offshore component of the Eastern GOA as specified under § 679.20(a)(6) if that vessel has directed fished for Pacific cod in the Eastern GOA apportioned to the inshore component of the GOA during that calendar year.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Fishing in Donut Hole.</E> Except as authorized by permit issued pursuant to the section of the Donut Hole Convention implementing legislation authorizing NMFS to issue Donut Hole fishing permits (Public Law 104-43, section 104(d)), it is unlawful for any person to:</P> <P>(i) Fish in the Donut Hole from a vessel for which a Federal fisheries permit has been issued pursuant to § 679.4 during the year for which the permit was issued.</P> <P>(ii) Possess within the EEZ fish harvested from the Donut Hole on board a vessel for which a Federal fisheries permit has been issued pursuant to § 679.4 during the year for which the permit was issued.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Authorized fishing gear.</E> Retain groundfish taken with other than authorized fishing gear as defined in § 679.2, except that groundfish incidentally taken by pot gear by a vessel while participating in an open crab season governed by the State of Alaska may be retained for use as unprocessed bait on board that vessel.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> (i) Fail to comply with or fail to ensure compliance with requirements in §§ 679.4 or 679.5.</P> <P>(ii) Alter, erase, or mutilate any permit or document issued under §§ 679.4 or 679.5.</P> <P>(iii) Fail to submit or submit inaccurate information on, any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(iv) Intentionally submit false information on any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Buying station</E>—(i) <E T="03">Tender vessel.</E> Use a catcher vessel or catcher/processor as a tender vessel before offloading all groundfish or groundfish product harvested or processed by that vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Associated processor.</E> Function as a vessel or land-based buying station without an associated processor.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Prohibited species donation program.</E> Retain or possess prohibited species, defined at § 679.21(b)(1), except as permitted to do so under the PSD program as provided by § 679.26 of this part, or as authorized by other applicable law.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Halibut.</E> With respect to halibut caught with hook-and-line gear deployed from a vessel fishing for groundfish, except for vessels fishing for halibut as prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title:</P> <P>(i) Fail to release the halibut outboard a vessel's rails.</P> <P>(ii) Release the halibut by any method other than—(A) Cutting the gangion.</P> <P>(B) Positioning the gaff on the hook and twisting the hook from the halibut.</P> <P>(C) Straightening the hook by using the gaff to catch the bend of the hook and bracing the gaff against the vessel or any gear attached to the vessel.</P> <P>(iii) Puncture the halibut with a gaff or other device.</P> <P>(iv) Allow the halibut to contact the vessel, if such contact causes, or is capable of causing, the halibut to be stripped from the hook.</P> <P>(14) <E T="03">Trawl gear performance standard</E>—(i) <E T="03">BSAI.</E> Use a vessel to participate in a directed fishery for pollock using trawl gear and have on board the vessel, at any particular time, 20 or more crabs of any species that have a carapace width of more than 1.5 inches (38 mm) at the widest dimension.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">GOA.</E> Use a vessel to participate in a directed fishery for pollock using trawl gear when directed fishing for pollock with nonpelagic trawl gear is closed and have on board the vessel, at any particular time, 20 or more crabs of any species that have a carapace width of more than 1.5 inches (38 mm) at the widest dimension.</P> <P>(15) <E T="03">Federal processor permit</E>—(i) Receive, purchase or arrange for purchase, discard, or process groundfish <PRTPAGE P="584"/>harvested in the GOA or BSAI by a shoreside processor or SFP and in the Western and Central GOA regulatory areas, including Federal reporting areas 610, 620, and 630, a CQE floating processor, that does not have on site a valid Federal processor permit issued pursuant to § 679.4(f).</P> <P>(ii) Receive, purchase or arrange for purchase, discard, or process groundfish harvested in the GOA by a CQE floating processor that does not have on site a valid Federal processor permit issued pursuant to § 679.4(f).</P> <P>(16) <E T="03">Retention of groundfish bycatch species.</E> Exceed the maximum retainable groundfish amount established under § 679.20(e).</P> <P>(17) <E T="03">Tender vessel.</E> (i) Use a catcher vessel or catcher/processor as a tender vessel before offloading all groundfish or groundfish product harvested or processed by that vessel.</P> <P>(ii) Use a catcher vessel or catcher/processor to harvest groundfish while operating as a tender vessel.</P> <P>(18) <E T="03">Pollock, Pacific Cod, and Atka Mackerel Directed Fishing and VMS.</E> Operate a vessel in any Federal reporting area when a vessel is authorized under § 679.4(b)(5)(vi) to participate in the Atka mackerel, Pacific cod, or pollock directed fisheries and the vessel's authorized species and gear type is open to directed fishing, unless the vessel carries an operable NMFS-approved Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and complies with the requirements in § 679.28(f).</P> <P>(19) <E T="03">Atka mackerel and Pacific cod prohibition in Area 543.</E> Retain in Area 543 or in adjacent State waters Pacific cod or Atka mackerel required to be deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20 on a vessel required to be Federally permitted.</P> <P>(20) <E T="03">Anchoring in a habitat protection area.</E> Anchor any federally permitted vessel in any habitat protection area described in Tables 22, 23, and 26 of this part.</P> <P>(21) <E T="03">VMS on vessels in the Aleutian Islands subarea.</E> Operate a federally permitted vessel in the Aleutian Islands subarea without an operable VMS and without complying with the requirements at § 679.28.</P> <P>(22) <E T="03">VMS for non-pelagic trawl and dredge gear vessels in the GOA.</E> Operate a federally permitted vessel in the GOA with non-pelagic trawl or dredge gear onboard without an operable VMS and without complying with the requirements at § 679.28.</P> <P>(23) <E T="03">Pacific cod directed fishing prohibition by hook-and-line, pot, or jig vessels in the Aleutian Islands subarea.</E> Conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod required to be deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20 in the Aleutian Islands subarea and adjacent State waters with a vessel required to be Federally permitted using hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear November 1, 1200 hours, A.l.t., to December 31, 2400 hours, A.l.t.</P> <P>(24) <E T="03">Atka mackerel directed fishing in the Bering Sea subarea.</E> Conduct directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea subarea and adjacent State waters with a vessel required to be Federally permitted.</P> <P>(25) <E T="03">Atka mackerel directed fishing inside Steller sea lion critical habitat in Area 542.</E> Conduct directed fishing for Atka mackerel inside waters 10 nm to 20 nm of Gramp Rock and Tag Island rookeries, as described on Table 12 to this part, unless fishing under the authority of a CDQ allocation or an Amendment 80 cooperative quota permit.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to the GOA</E>—(1) <E T="03">Southeast outside trawl closure.</E> Use trawl gear in the GOA east of 140° W long.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catcher vessel harvest limit for pollock.</E> (i) Retain more than 300,000 lb (136 mt) of unprocessed pollock on board a catcher vessel issued a FFP at any time during a fishing trip as defined at § 679.2;</P> <P>(ii) Land more than 300,000 lb (136 mt) of unprocessed pollock harvested in any GOA reporting area from a catcher vessel issued a FFP to any processor or tender vessel during a calendar day as defined at § 679.2; and</P> <P>(iii) Land a cumulative amount of unprocessed pollock harvested from any GOA reporting area from a catcher vessel issued a FFP during a directed fishery that exceeds the amount in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section multiplied by the number of calendar days that occur during the time period the directed fishery is open in that reporting area.<PRTPAGE P="585"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Tender vessel restrictions for pollock.</E> (i) Operate as a tender vessel east of 157°00′ W long. for pollock harvested in the GOA.</P> <P>(ii) Operate as a tender vessel west of 157°00′ W long. while retaining on board at any time more than 600,000 lb (272 mt) of unprocessed pollock.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catcher vessel restrictions</E>—(i) Deliver Pacific cod harvested in the Western GOA or Central GOA regulatory area including Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, to a vessel for processing in a GOA regulatory area other than the area in which the harvest occurred.</P> <P>(ii) Deliver Pacific cod harvested in the Western GOA or Central GOA regulatory area, including Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, to another vessel for processing unless the processing vessel carries an operable NMFS-approved Vessel Monitoring System that complies with the requirements in § 679.28(f).</P> <P>(iii) Deliver Pacific cod harvested in the Western GOA or adjacent waters parallel directed fishery to a vessel for processing in excess of the processing limits established at § 679.20(a)(12)(iv) or (v), unless the processing vessel meets the definition of a stationary floating processor at § 679.2.</P> <P>(iv) Deliver Pacific cod harvested in the Central GOA or adjacent waters parallel directed fishery in excess of the processing limits established at § 679.20(a)(12)(v), unless the processing vessel meets the definition of a stationary floating processor at § 679.2.</P> <P>(v) Deliver Pacific cod harvested in the Central GOA or adjacent waters parallel directed fishery to a vessel for processing, unless that vessel is endorsed as a CQE floating processor or stationary floating processor.</P> <P>(vi) Eligible catcher/processor LLP license holders electing to add a catcher vessel endorsement for the Western or Central GOA under § 679.4 (k)(10)(vii)(B) and (C) of this part are prohibited from catching and processing Pacific cod onboard a vessel under the authority of that groundfish license in the directed Pacific cod fishery in Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Stationary floating processor restrictions</E>—(i) Except as provided in paragraph (k)(3)(iv) of this section, to use a stationary floating processor to process Pacific cod at more than one single geographic location in the GOA during a fishing year if the Pacific cod was harvested in a Western or Central GOA directed fishery within Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630.</P> <P>(ii) Operate as a stationary floating processor in the GOA and as a catcher/processor in the GOA during the same calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) Operate as a stationary floating processor in the GOA and as a CQE floating processor or mothership in the GOA during the same calendar year.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Parallel fisheries.</E> Use a vessel designated or required to be designated on an FFP to directed fish for Pacific cod from waters adjacent to the GOA when Pacific cod caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20(a)(12)(i)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>) through (<E T="03">6</E>) of this part for the Western GOA and § 679.20(a)(12)(i)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) through (<E T="03">7</E>) of this part for the Central GOA unless:</P> <P>(i) That non-trawl vessel is designated on both:</P> <P>(A) An LLP license issued under § 679.4(k) of this part, unless that vessel is using jig gear and exempt from the LLP license requirement under § 679.4(k)(2)(iii) of this part. Each vessel required to have an LLP license must be designated with the following endorsements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The GOA area designation adjacent to the parallel waters fishery where the harvest occurred; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A Pacific cod endorsement.</P> <P>(B) An FFP issued under § 679.4(b) of this part with the following endorsements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The GOA area designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) An operational type designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A gear type endorsement; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) A Pacific cod gear type endorsement.</P> <P>(ii) Or, that trawl vessel is designated on both:</P> <P>(A) An LLP license issued under § 679.4(k) of this part endorsed for trawl gear with the GOA area designation adjacent to the parallel waters fishery where the harvest occurred, and</P> <P>(B) An FFP issued under § 679.4(b) of this part with the following endorsements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The GOA area designation;<PRTPAGE P="586"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) An operational type designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A trawl gear type endorsement; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) A Pacific cod gear type endorsement.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Parallel fishery closures.</E> Use a vessel designated or required to be designated on an FFP to catch and retain Pacific cod from waters adjacent to the GOA when Pacific cod caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20(a)(12)(i)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>) through (<E T="03">6</E>) of this part for the Western GOA and § 679.20(a)(12)(i)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) through (<E T="03">7</E>) of this part for the Central GOA if directed fishing for Pacific cod is not open.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to salmon discard in the Central and Western Reporting Areas of the GOA directed fisheries for pollock.</E> Fail to comply with any requirement of § 679.21(h).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to BSAI</E>—(1) [Reserved]</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Prohibited species.</E> Conduct any fishing contrary to a notification issued under § 679.21.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Parallel fisheries.</E> Use a vessel named or required to be named on an FFP to catch and process Pacific cod from waters adjacent to the BSAI when Pacific cod caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">4</E>) of this part for hook-and-line gear or (a)(7)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">6</E>) of this part for pot gear unless that vessel is designated on both:</P> <P>(i) An LLP license issued under § 679.4(k) of this part with the following endorsements:</P> <P>(A) A catcher/processor endorsement;</P> <P>(B) A BSAI catcher/processor Pacific cod hook-and-line, or a BSAI catcher/processor Pacific cod pot endorsement;</P> <P>(C) An Aleutian Islands area endorsement or Bering Sea area endorsement; and</P> <P>(D) A non-trawl endorsement; and</P> <P>(ii) An FFP issued under § 679.4(b) of this part with the following endorsements:</P> <P>(A) A catcher/processor endorsement;</P> <P>(B) A BSAI endorsement; and</P> <P>(C) A pot or hook-and-line gear type endorsement.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Parallel fishery closures</E>—(i) Use a vessel named or required to be named on an FFP to catch and process Pacific cod with pot gear from waters adjacent to the BSAI when Pacific cod caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">6</E>) of this part for pot gear if the BSAI is open to directed fishing for Pacific cod but is not open to directed fishing for Pacific cod by a catcher/processor using pot gear.</P> <P>(ii) Use a vessel named or required to be named on an FFP, to catch and process Pacific cod with hook-and-line gear from waters adjacent to the BSAI when Pacific cod caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(A)(<E T="03">4</E>) of this part for hook-and-line gear, if the BSAI is open to directed fishing for Pacific cod but is not open to directed fishing for Pacific cod by a catcher/processor using hook-and-line gear.</P> <P>(5) Conduct directed fishing for flatfish as defined in § 679.2 with a vessel required to be federally permitted in any reporting area of the Bering Sea subarea as described in Figure 1 to this part without meeting the requirements for modified nonpelagic trawl gear specified in § 679.24(f).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">CDQ.</E> (1) Participate in a Western Alaska CDQ program in violation of this part.</P> <P>(2) Fail to submit, submit inaccurate information on, or intentionally submit false information on any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(3) For a CDQ group, exceed a CDQ or a halibut PSQ.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catch Accounting</E>—(i) <E T="03">General</E>—(A) For the operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear or a mothership, to harvest or take deliveries of CDQ or PSQ species without a valid scale inspection report signed by an authorized scale inspector under § 679.28(b)(2) on board the vessel.</P> <P>(B) For the operator of a vessel required to have an observer sampling station described at § 679.28(d), to harvest or take deliveries of CDQ or PSQ species without a valid observer sampling station inspection report issued by NMFS under § 679.28(d)(8) on board the vessel.</P> <P>(C) For the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, or the manager or operator of a buying station that is required elsewhere in this part to weigh catch on a <PRTPAGE P="587"/>scale approved by the State of Alaska under § 679.28(c), to fail to weigh catch on a scale that meets the requirements of § 679.28(c).</P> <P>(D) For the operator of a catcher/processor or a catcher vessel required to carry a level 2 observer, to combine catch from two or more CDQ groups in the same haul or set.</P> <P>(E) For the operator of a catcher vessel using trawl gear or any vessel less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA that is groundfish CDQ fishing as defined at § 679.2, to discard any groundfish CDQ species or salmon PSQ before it is delivered to a processor, unless discard of the groundfish CDQ is required under other provisions or, in waters within the State of Alaska, discard is required by laws of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(F) For the operator of a vessel using trawl gear, to release CDQ catch from the codend before it is brought on board the vessel and weighed on a scale approved by NMFS under § 679.28(b) or delivered to a processor. This includes, but is not limited to, “codend dumping” and “codend bleeding.”</P> <P>(G) For the operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear or a mothership, to sort, process, or discard CDQ or PSQ species before the total catch is weighed on a scale that meets the requirements of § 679.28(b), including the daily test requirements described at § 679.28(b)(3).</P> <P>(H) For the operator of a vessel fishing on behalf of a CDQ group to retain more than the maximum retainable amount of pollock established under § 679.20(e) unless the pollock harvested by that vessel accrues against a CDQ group's pollock CDQ allocation.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fixed gear sablefish.</E> For any person on a vessel using fixed gear that is fishing for a CDQ group with an allocation of fixed gear sablefish CDQ, to discard sablefish harvested with fixed gear unless retention of sablefish is not authorized under § 679.23(e)(4)(ii) or, in waters within the State of Alaska, discard is required by laws of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Prohibited species catch</E>—(i) <E T="03">Crab</E>—(A) <E T="03">Zone 1.</E> For the operator of a vessel, to use trawl gear to harvest groundfish CDQ in Zone 1 after the CDQ group's red king crab PSQ or <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> Tanner crab PSQ in Zone 1 is attained.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Zone 2.</E> For the operator of a vessel, to use trawl gear to harvest groundfish CDQ in Zone 2 after the CDQ group's PSQ for <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> Tanner crab in Zone 2 is attained.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">COBLZ.</E> For the operator of a vessel, to use trawl gear to harvest groundfish CDQ in the <E T="03">C. opilio</E> Bycatch Limitation Zone after the CDQ group's PSQ for <E T="03">C. opilio</E> Tanner crab is attained.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Salmon</E>—(A) <E T="03">Discard of salmon.</E> For any person, to discard salmon from a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, shoreside processor, or SFP or transfer or process any salmon under the PSD Program at § 679.26, if the salmon were taken incidental to a directed fishery for pollock CDQ in the Bering Sea, until the number of salmon has been determined by an observer and the collection of scientific data or biological samples from the salmon has been completed.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Non-Chinook salmon.</E> For the operator of a vessel, to use trawl gear to harvest pollock CDQ in the Chum Salmon Savings Area between September 1 and October 14 after the CDQ group's non-Chinook salmon PSQ is attained, unless the vessel is participating in a non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction ICA under § 679.21(g).</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Chinook salmon</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Overages of Chinook salmon PSC allocations.</E> For a CDQ group, to exceed a Chinook salmon PSC allocation issued under § 679.21(f) as of June 25 for the A season allocation and as of December 1 for the B season allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For the operator of a catcher vessel or catcher/processor, to start a new fishing trip for pollock CDQ in the BS in the A season or in the B season, if the CDQ group for which the vessel is fishing has exceeded its Chinook salmon PSC allocation issued under § 679.21(f) for that season.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) For the operator of a catcher/processor or mothership, to catch or process pollock CDQ in the BS without complying with the applicable requirements of § 679.28(j).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) For the operator of a catcher/processor or a mothership, to begin sorting catch from a haul from a directed fishery for pollock CDQ in the BS before the observer has completed counting the salmon and collecting scientific <PRTPAGE P="588"/>data or biological samples from the previous haul.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) For the operator of a catcher vessel, to deliver pollock CDQ to a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor that does not have a catch monitoring and control plan approved under § 679.28(g).</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) For the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor, to begin sorting a pollock CDQ offload before the observer has completed the count of salmon and the collection of scientific data or biological samples from the previous offload.</P> <P>(6) For a CDQ group, exceed a seasonal allowance of Pacific cod under § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B).</P> <P>(7) For a CDQ group, exceed a seasonal allowance of Atka mackerel under § 679.20(a)(8)(ii).</P> <P>(e) [Reserved]</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">IFQ fisheries.</E> (1) Fail to submit, or submit inaccurate information on, any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(2) Intentionally submit false information on any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(3)(i) <E T="03">Halibut</E>. (A) Retain halibut caught with fixed gear without a valid IFQ permit, and if using a hired master, without an IFQ hired master permit in the name of an individual aboard.</P> <P>(B) Retain halibut caught with fixed gear without a valid CDQ permit and without a CDQ hired master permit in the name of an individual aboard.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> Retain sablefish caught with fixed gear without a valid IFQ permit, and if using a hired master, without an IFQ hired master permit in the name of an individual aboard, unless fishing on behalf of a CDQ group.</P> <P>(4) Except as provided in § 679.40(d), retain IFQ or CDQ halibut or IFQ or CDQ sablefish on a vessel in excess of the total amount of unharvested IFQ or CDQ, applicable to the vessel category and IFQ or CDQ regulatory area(s) in which the vessel is deploying fixed gear, and that is currently held by all IFQ or CDQ permit holders aboard the vessel, unless the vessel has an observer aboard under subpart E of this part and maintains the applicable daily fishing log prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of this title and § 679.5.</P> <P>(5) Possess, buy, sell, or transport IFQ or CDQ halibut or IFQ sablefish harvested or landed in violation of any provision of this part.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Landing</E>—(i) IFQ permit or IFQ hired master permit. Make an IFQ landing without an IFQ permit or IFQ hired master permit, as appropriate, in the name of the individual making the landing.</P> <P>(ii) Hired master, CDQ. Make a CDQ halibut landing without a CDQ hired master permit listing the name of the hired master.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Hired master, CDQ halibut.</E> Make a CDQ halibut landing without a CDQ hired master permit listing the name of the hired master.</P> <P>(7) Possess on a vessel or land IFQ sablefish concurrently with non-IFQ sablefish, except that CDQ sablefish may be possessed on a vessel and landed concurrently with IFQ sablefish.</P> <P>(8) Discard:</P> <P>(i) In the GOA:</P> <P>(A) Rockfish that are taken when IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish are on board unless rockfish are required to be discarded under subpart B of this part.</P> <P>(B) Pacific cod that are taken when IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish are on board unless Pacific cod are required to be discarded under subpart B of this part, or Pacific cod are not authorized to be retained under subpart A of this part.</P> <P>(ii) In the BSAI:</P> <P>(A) Rockfish that are taken when IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish are on board unless rockfish are required to be discarded under subpart B of this part.</P> <P>(B) Pacific cod that are taken when IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish are on board according to the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s60,r70" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If the vessel operator . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">Then . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(<E T="03">1</E>) has an LLP groundfish license with a Pacific cod endorsement that meets the requirements of § 679.4(k)(9).</ENT> <ENT>Pacific cod must not be discarded unless Pacific cod are required to be discarded under subpart B of this part, or Pacific cod are not authorized to be retained under subpart A of this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="589"/> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) does not have an LLP groundfish license with a Pacific cod endorsement that meets the requirements of § 679.4(k)(9).</ENT> <ENT>Pacific cod must not be discarded up to the retainable amount specified in Table 11 of this part unless Pacific cod are required to be discarded under subpart B of this part, or Pacific cod are not authorized to be retained under subpart A of this part.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) In the waters within the State of Alaska:</P> <P>(A) Rockfish that are taken when IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish are on board unless rockfish are required to be discarded by the laws of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(B) Pacific cod that are taken when IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish are on board unless Pacific cod are required to be discarded by the laws of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(9) Harvest on any vessel more IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish than are authorized under § 679.42.</P> <P>(10) Make an IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, or CDQ halibut landing other than directly to (or by) a registered buyer.</P> <P>(11) Discard halibut or sablefish caught with fixed gear from any catcher vessel when any IFQ permit holder aboard holds unused halibut or sablefish IFQ for that vessel category and the IFQ regulatory area in which the vessel is operating, unless:</P> <P>(i) Discard of halibut is required as prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title;</P> <P>(ii) Discard of sablefish is required under § 679.20 or, in waters within the State of Alaska, discard of sablefish is required under laws of the State of Alaska; or</P> <P>(iii) Discard of halibut or sablefish is required under other provisions.</P> <P>(12) Commence an IFQ landing without a Prior Notice of Landing (PNOL), before the date and time stated on the PNOL, or more than 2 hours after the date and time stated on the PNOL, except as provided in § 679.5(l)(1).</P> <P>(13) [Reserved]</P> <P>(14) Violate any other provision under this part.</P> <P>(15) Hire a master to fish for IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish that is derived from QS held by a CQE.</P> <P>(16) Process IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish onboard a vessel on which a person is using IFQ derived from QS held by a CQE.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Groundfish Observer Program.</E> (1) Forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with an observer.</P> <P>(2) Interfere with or bias the sampling procedure employed by an observer, including physical, mechanical, or other sorting or discarding of catch before sampling.</P> <P>(3) Tamper with, destroy, or discard an observer's collected samples, equipment, records, photographic film, papers, or personal effects without the express consent of the observer.</P> <P>(4) Prohibit or bar by command, impediment, threat, coercion, or by refusal of reasonable assistance, an observer from collecting samples, conducting product recovery rate determinations, making observations, or otherwise performing the observer's duties.</P> <P>(5) Harass an observer by conduct that has sexual connotations, has the purpose or effect of interfering with the observer's work performance, or otherwise creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. In determining whether conduct constitutes harassment, the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred, will be considered. The determination of the legality of a particular action will be made from the facts on a case-by-case basis.</P> <P>(6) Fish for or process fish without observer coverage required under subpart E of this part.</P> <P>(7) Require, pressure, coerce, or threaten an observer to perform duties normally performed by crew members, including, but not limited to, cooking, washing dishes, standing watch, vessel maintenance, assisting with the setting or retrieval of gear, or any duties associated with the processing of fish, from sorting the catch to the storage of the finished product.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Salmon fisheries.</E> (1) Fish for, take, or retain any salmon in violation of this part.</P> <P>(2) Engage in fishing for salmon in the Salmon Management Area defined <PRTPAGE P="590"/>at § 679.2 and Figure 23 to this part, except to the extent authorized by § 679.4(h) or applicable State of Alaska regulations.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">License Limitation Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">Number of licenses.</E> (i) Hold more than 10 groundfish licenses in the name of that person at any time, except as provided in paragraphs (i)(1)(iii) and (i)(1)(v) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) Hold more than five crab species licenses in the name of that person at any time, except as provided in paragraph (i)(1)(iii) of this section; or</P> <P>(iii) Hold more licenses than allowed in paragraphs (i)(1)(i) and (i)(1)(ii) of this section unless those licenses were issued to that person in the initial distribution of licenses. Any person who receives in the initial distribution more licenses than allowed in paragraphs (i)(1)(i) and (i)(1)(ii) of this section shall have no transfer applications for receipt of additional licenses approved until the number of licenses in the name of that person is less than the numbers specified in paragraphs (i)(1)(i) and (i)(1)(ii) of this section; furthermore, when a person becomes eligible to receive licenses by transfer through the provisions of this paragraph, that person is subject to the provisions in paragraphs (i)(1)(i) and (i)(1)(ii) of this section;</P> <P>(iv) Hold more than two scallop licenses in the name of that person at any time.</P> <P>(v) The CQE representing the City of Sand Point may not hold more than 14 groundfish licenses.</P> <P>(2) Conduct directed fishing for license limitation groundfish without a legible copy of a valid groundfish license, except as provided in § 679.4(k)(2);</P> <P>(3) Conduct directed fishing for LLP crab species without a legible copy of a valid crab license, except as provided in § 679.4(k)(2);</P> <P>(4) Process license limitation groundfish on board a vessel without a legible copy of a valid groundfish license with a catcher/processor designation;</P> <P>(5) Process LLP crab species on board a vessel without a legible copy of a valid crab species LLP license with a catcher/processor designation;</P> <P>(6) Use a vessel to fish for LLP groundfish or crab species, or allow a vessel to be used to fish for LLP groundfish or crab species, that has an LOA that exceeds the MLOA specified on the license that authorizes fishing for LLP groundfish or crab species.</P> <P>(7) Lease a groundfish, crab species, or scallop license; or</P> <P>(8) Catch and retain scallops:</P> <P>(i) Without a copy of a valid scallop license on board;</P> <P>(ii) Using a vessel with a MLOA greater than that specified on the scallop license; or</P> <P>(iii) Using dredge gear contrary to a gear limitation specified on the scallop license.</P> <P>(9) Use a vessel to fish for LLP groundfish or crab species, or allow a vessel to be used to fish for LLP groundfish or crab species, other than the vessel named on the license that authorizes fishing for LLP groundfish or crab species.</P> <P>(10) Operate a vessel under the authority of an LLP license issued to a CQE to directed fish for Pacific cod in the GOA if the person specified for that groundfish license in the annual CQE authorization letter, or any subsequent amendment to that authorization letter, is not onboard the vessel.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to the GOA</E> (applicable through December 31, 2002)—(1) <E T="03">Southeast Outside trawl closure.</E> Use any gear other than non-trawl gear in the GOA east of 140° W long.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catcher vessel trip limit for pollock.</E> Retain on board a catcher vessel at any time during a trip, more than 300,000 lb (136 mt) of unprocessed pollock.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Tender vessel restrictions for pollock.</E> (i) Operate as a tender vessel east of 157°00′ W long. for pollock harvested in the GOA.</P> <P>(ii) Operate as a tender vessel west of 157°00′ W long. while retaining on board at any time more than 600,000 lb (272 mt) of unprocessed pollock.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to the AFA.</E> It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Catcher/processors</E>—(i) <E T="03">Permit requirement.</E> Use a catcher/processor to engage in directed fishing for non-CDQ BSAI pollock without a valid AFA catcher/processor permit on board the vessel.<PRTPAGE P="591"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fishing in the GOA.</E> Use a listed AFA catcher/processor to harvest any species of fish in the GOA.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Processing BSAI crab.</E> Use a listed AFA catcher/processor to process any crab species harvested in the BSAI.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Processing GOA groundfish</E>—(A) Use a listed AFA catcher/processor to process any pollock harvested in a directed pollock fishery in the GOA and any groundfish harvested in Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.</P> <P>(B) Use a listed AFA catcher/processor as a stationary floating processor for Pacific cod in the GOA and a catcher/processor in the GOA during the same year.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Directed fishing after a sideboard closure.</E> Use a listed AFA catcher/processor to engage in directed fishing for a groundfish species or species group in the BSAI after the Regional Administrator has issued an AFA catcher/processor sideboard directed fishing closure for that groundfish species or species group under § 679.20(d)(1)(iv) or § 679.21(e)(3)(v).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Catch weighing</E>—(A) <E T="03">Listed AFA catcher/processors.</E> Process any groundfish that was not weighed on a NMFS-approved scale that complies with the requirements of § 679.28(b). Catch may not be sorted before it is weighed and each haul must be sampled by an observer for species composition.</P> <P>(B) Unlisted AFA catcher/processors. Process groundfish harvested in the BSAI pollock fishery that was not weighed on a NMFS-approved scale that complies with the requirements of § 679.28(b). Catch may not be sorted before it is weighed and each haul must be sampled by an observer for species composition.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Observer sampling station</E>—(A) <E T="03">Listed AFA catcher/processors.</E> Process any groundfish without an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d). A valid observer sampling station inspection report must be on board at all times when an observer sampling station is required.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Unlisted AFA catcher/processors.</E> Process groundfish harvested in the BSAI pollock fishery without an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d). A valid observer sampling station inspection report must be on board at all times when an observer sampling station is required.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Motherships</E>—(i) <E T="03">Permit requirement.</E> Use a mothership to process pollock harvested in a non-CDQ directed fishery for pollock in the BSAI without a valid AFA permit on board the mothership.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Processing GOA groundfish.</E> Use a listed AFA mothership as a stationary floating processor for Pacific cod in the GOA and a mothership in the GOA during the same year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> Process any groundfish that was not weighed on a NMFS-approved scale that complies with the requirements of § 679.28(b). Catch may not be sorted before it is weighed and each delivery must be sampled by an observer for species composition.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> Process any groundfish without an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d). A valid observer sampling station inspection report must be on board at all times when an observer sampling station is required.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">AFA inshore processors</E>—(i) <E T="03">Permit requirement.</E> Use a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor to process pollock harvested in a non-CDQ directed fishery for pollock in the BS without a valid AFA inshore processor permit at the facility or on board vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Cooperative processing endorsement.</E> Use a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor required to have an AFA inshore processor permit to process groundfish harvested by a fishery cooperative formed under § 679.62 unless the AFA inshore processor permit contains a valid cooperative pollock processing endorsement.</P> <P>(iii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Single geographic location requirement</E>. Use an AFA inshore processor to process pollock harvested in the BS directed pollock fishery at a location other than the single geographic location defined as follows:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Shoreside processors</E>. The physical location at which the land-based shoreside processor first processed BS pollock harvested in the BS directed pollock fishery during a fishing year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Stationary floating processor (SFP).</E> A geographic position within State of <PRTPAGE P="592"/>Alaska waters of the BS subarea and that is within a 5 nm radius of the latitude and longitude reported in the check-in and check-out reports at § 679.5(h)(5)(ix)(B). An AFA SFP cannot change its single geographic location more than four times within State of Alaska waters in the BS subarea to process pollock harvested in a BS subarea directed pollock fishery during a fishing year and cannot use more than one single geographic location during a reporting week.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> Process any groundfish that was not weighed on a scale approved by the State of Alaska and meeting the requirements specified in § 679.28(c).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Catch monitoring and control plan (CMCP)</E>—(A) Take deliveries or process groundfish delivered by a vessel engaged in directed fishing for BSAI pollock without following an approved CMCP as described at § 679.28(g). A copy of the CMCP must be maintained on the premises and made available to authorized officers or NMFS-authorized personnel upon request.</P> <P>(B) Allow sorting of fish at any location in the processing plant other than those identified in the CMCP under § 678.28(g)(7).</P> <P>(C) Allow salmon of any species to pass beyond the last point where sorting of fish occurs, as identified in the scale drawing of the processing plant in the approved CMCP.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Restrictions for GOA Pacific cod and GOA pollock.</E> Use an AFA SFP to process GOA pollock or GOA Pacific cod in any location other than the location at which either GOA pollock or GOA Pacific cod were first processed by that SFP in the year 2002.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catcher vessels</E>—(i) <E T="03">Permit requirement.</E> Use a catcher vessel to engage in directed fishing for non-CDQ BS pollock for delivery to any AFA processing sector (catcher/processor, mothership, or inshore) unless the vessel has a valid AFA catcher vessel permit on board that includes an endorsement for the sector of the BS pollock fishery in which the vessel is participating.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Groundfish sideboard closures.</E> Use an AFA catcher vessel to engage in directed fishing for a groundfish species or species group in the BSAI or GOA after the Regional Administrator has issued an AFA catcher vessel sideboard directed fishing closure for that groundfish species or species group under § 679.20(d)(1)(iv), § 679.21(d)(8) or § 679.21(e)(3)(iv), if the vessel's AFA permit does not contain a sideboard exemption for that groundfish species or species group.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">AFA inshore fishery cooperatives</E>—(i) <E T="03">Overages by vessel</E>. Use an AFA catcher vessel listed on an AFA inshore cooperative fishing permit, or under contract to a fishery cooperative under § 679.62(c), to harvest non-CDQ BS pollock in excess of the fishery cooperative's annual allocation of pollock specified under § 679.62.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Overages by fishery cooperative</E>. An inshore pollock fishery cooperative is prohibited from exceeding its annual allocation of BS pollock TAC.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Excessive harvesting shares</E>. It is unlawful for an AFA entity to harvest, through a fishery cooperative or otherwise, an amount of BS pollock that exceeds the 17.5 percent excessive share limit specified under § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(<E T="03">6</E>). The owners and operators of the individual vessels comprising the AFA entity that harvests BS pollock will be held jointly and severally liable for exceeding the excessive harvesting share limit.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Excessive processing shares</E>. It is unlawful for an AFA entity to process an amount of BS pollock that exceeds the 30-percent excessive share limit specified under § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(<E T="03">7</E>). The owners and operators of the individual processors comprising the AFA entity that processes BS pollock will be held jointly and severally liable for exceeding the excessive processing share limit.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Salmon bycatch</E>—(i) <E T="03">Discard of salmon.</E> For any person, to discard any salmon from a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, or inshore processor, or transfer or process any salmon under the PSD Program at § 679.26, if the salmon were taken incidental to a directed fishery for pollock in the BS before the number of salmon has been determined by an observer and the collection of scientific data or biological samples from the salmon has been completed.<PRTPAGE P="593"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher/processors and motherships.</E> For the operator of a catcher/processor or a mothership, to begin sorting catch from a haul from a directed fishery for pollock in the BS before the observer has completed counting the salmon and collecting scientific data or biological samples from the previous haul.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Shoreside processors and stationary floating processors.</E> For the manager of a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor to begin sorting a new BS pollock offload before the observer has completed the count of salmon and the collection of scientific data or biological samples from the previous offload.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Overages of Chinook salmon PSC allocations</E>—(A) For an inshore cooperative, the entity representing the AFA catcher/processor sector, or the entity representing the AFA mothership sector, to exceed a Chinook salmon PSC allocation issued under § 679.21(f) as of June 25 for the A season allocation and as of December 1 for the B season allocation.</P> <P>(B) For a catcher vessel or catcher/processor, to start a fishing trip for pollock in the BS in the A season or in the B season if the vessel is fishing under a transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation issued to an inshore cooperative, the entity representing the AFA catcher/processor sector, or the entity representing the AFA mothership sector under § 679.21(f) and the inshore cooperative or entity has exceeded its Chinook salmon PSC allocation for that season.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to the AI directed pollock fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">Catcher/processors</E>. (i) Use a catcher/processor vessel to harvest pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery or process pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without a copy of NMFS' approval letter on board pursuant to § 679.4(m).</P> <P>(ii) Process any pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without complying with catch weighing and observer sampling station requirements set forth at paragraphs (k)(1)(vi) and (k)(1)(vii) of this section, respectively.</P> <P>(iii) Use a catcher/processor to harvest pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery or process pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without a valid AFA catcher/processor permit on board the vessel.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Motherships</E>. (i) Use a mothership to process pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without a copy of NMFS' approval letter on board pursuant to § 679.4(m).</P> <P>(ii) Process any pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without complying with catch weighing and observer sampling station requirements set forth at paragraphs (k)(2)(iii) and (k)(2)(iv) of this section, respectively.</P> <P>(iii) Use a mothership to process pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without a valid AFA mothership permit on board the vessel.</P> <P>(3) Shoreside and stationary floating processors. (i) Use a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor to process pollock harvested in the in AI directed pollock fishery without a copy of NMFS' approval letter on location pursuant to § 679.4(m).</P> <P>(ii) Process any pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery without complying with catch weighing requirements set forth at paragraph (k)(3)(v) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) Take deliveries of pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery or process pollock harvested in the AI pollock fishery without following an approved CMCP as described in § 679.28(g). A copy of the CMCP must be maintained on the premises and made available to authorized officers or NMFS-authorized personnel upon request.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catcher vessels</E>. (i) Use a catcher vessel to harvest pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery without a copy of NMFS' approval letter on board pursuant to § 679.4(m).</P> <P>(ii) Have on board at any one time pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery and pollock harvested from either the Bering Sea subarea or the Gulf of Alaska.</P> <P>(iii) Use a catcher vessel to deliver pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery:</P> <P>(A) To a shoreside or stationary floating processor that does not have an approved CMCP pursuant to § 679.28(g) and is not approved by NMFS to process pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery, or</P> <P>(B) To a catcher/processor or mothership that is not approved by <PRTPAGE P="594"/>NMFS to process pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(iv) Use a catcher vessel greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA to harvest pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery unless the vessel has a valid AFA catcher vessel permit on board.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">AI directed pollock fishery overages</E>. (i) Use a catcher vessel selected by the Aleut Corporation and approved by NMFS to participate in the AI directed pollock fishery under § 679.4(m) to harvest pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery in excess of the Aleut Corporation's annual or seasonal allocations of pollock or in excess of the vessel allocation specified under § 679.20(a)(5)(iii).</P> <P>(ii) The Aleut Corporation is prohibited from exceeding its annual and seasonal allocations of AI pollock TAC or from exceeding the allocation to vessels, as specified in § 679.20(a)(5)(iii).</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Prohibitions specific to GRS.</E> (Effective January 20, 2008). It is unlawful for either the owner or operator of a catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) not assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative and using trawl gear in the BSAI, or an Amendment 80 cooperative to:</P> <P>(1) Retain an amount of groundfish during a fishing year that is less than the amount of groundfish required to be retained under the GRS described at § 679.27(j).</P> <P>(2) Fail to submit, submit inaccurate information, or intentionally submit false information, on any report, application or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(3) Process or discard any catch not weighed on a NMFS-approved scale that complies with the requirements of § 679.28(b). Catch must not be sorted before it is weighed and each haul must be available to be sampled by an observer for species composition.</P> <P>(4) Process any groundfish without an observer sampling station that complies with § 679.28(d).</P> <P>(5) Combine catch from two or more hauls.</P> <P>(6) Receive deliveries of unsorted catch at any time during a fishing year without complying with § 679.27(j)(5), if the vessel is required to comply with § 679.27(j)(1) at any time during the same fishing year.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Rockfish Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> (i) Use an LLP license assigned to a rockfish cooperative in any rockfish cooperative other than the rockfish cooperative to which that LLP license was initially assigned for that fishing year.</P> <P>(ii) Use an LLP license that was excluded from the Rockfish Program or that opted out of the Rockfish Program in any rockfish cooperative for that calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) Operate a vessel assigned to a rockfish cooperative in any rockfish cooperative other than the rockfish cooperative to which that vessel was initially assigned for that fishing year.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Vessels operators participating in the Rockfish Program.</E> (i) Operate a vessel that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative and fishing under a CQ permit and fail to follow the catch monitoring requirements detailed in § 679.84(c) through (e).</P> <P>(ii) Operate a vessel that is subject to a sideboard limit detailed in § 679.82(e), as applicable, and fail to follow the catch monitoring requirements detailed in § 679.84(c) from July 1 until July 31, if that vessel is harvesting fish in the West Yakutat District, Central GOA, or Western GOA management areas.</P> <P>(iii) Operate a catcher/processor opt-out vessel, under § 679.81(e)(2), that is subject to sideboard provisions detailed in § 679.82(e) and (f), as applicable, and fail to follow the catch monitoring requirements detailed in § 679.84(d) from July 1 until July 31, if that vessel is harvesting fish in the West Yakutat District, Central GOA, or Western GOA management areas.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">VMS.</E> (i) Operate a vessel that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative and fail to use functioning VMS equipment as described at § 679.28(f) at all times when operating in a reporting area off Alaska from May 1:</P> <P>(A) Until November 15; or</P> <P>(B) Until that rockfish cooperative has submitted a rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration that has been approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) Operate a vessel that is subject to a sideboard limit detailed in § 679.82(e) and fail to use functioning VMS equipment as described in § 679.28(f) at all times when operating in a reporting <PRTPAGE P="595"/>area off Alaska from July 1 until July 31.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catcher/processor vessels that opt-out.</E> Operate a vessel that has opted-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative to directed fish for northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, or pelagic shelf rockfish in the Central GOA.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Rockfish processors.</E> (i) Take deliveries of, or process, groundfish harvested by a catcher vessel fishing under the authority of a rockfish CQ permit unless operating as a shoreside processor.</P> <P>(ii) Process any groundfish delivered by a catcher vessel fishing under the authority of a CQ permit not weighed on a scale approved by the State of Alaska. The scale must meet the requirements specified in § 679.28(c).</P> <P>(iii) Take deliveries of, or process, groundfish caught by a vessel fishing under the authority of a rockfish CQ permit without following an approved CMCP as described in § 679.28(g). A copy of the CMCP must be maintained at the facility and made available to authorized officers or NMFS-authorized personnel upon request.</P> <P>(iv) Take deliveries of, or process, groundfish harvested by a catcher vessel fishing under the authority of a rockfish CQ permit outside of the geographic boundaries of the City of Kodiak as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska on December 27, 2011.</P> <P>(v) Fail to submit a timely and complete Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report as required under § 679.5(r)(10)</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperatives.</E> (i) Fail to retain any rockfish primary species or rockfish secondary species caught by a vessel when that vessel is fishing under the authority of a CQ permit.</P> <P>(ii) Harvest rockfish primary species, rockfish secondary species, or use halibut PSC assigned to a rockfish cooperative in the Central GOA without a valid CQ permit.</P> <P>(iii) Begin a fishing trip for any Rockfish Program species with any vessel assigned to a rockfish cooperative if the total amount of unharvested CQ that is currently held by that rockfish cooperative is zero or less for any species for which CQ is assigned.</P> <P>(iv) Exceed a rockfish sideboard limit assigned to a rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(v) Operate a vessel assigned to a rockfish cooperative to fish under a CQ permit unless the rockfish cooperative has notified NMFS that the vessel is fishing under a CQ permit as described under § 679.5(r)(8).</P> <P>(vi) Operate a vessel fishing under the authority of a CQ permit in the catcher vessel sector and to have any Pacific ocean perch, pelagic shelf rockfish, northern rockfish, sablefish, Pacific cod, or thornyhead rockfish aboard the vessel unless those fish were harvested under the authority of a CQ permit.</P> <P>(vii) Catch and process onboard a vessel any rockfish primary species or rockfish secondary species harvested under the authority of a CQ permit issued to the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(viii) Have a negative balance in a CQ account for any species for which CQ is assigned after the end of the calendar year for which a CQ permit was issued.</P> <P>(ix) Deliver rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species harvested under the authority of a CQ permit to any processor other than a shoreside processor located within the geographic boundaries of the City of Kodiak as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska on December 27, 2011.</P> <P>(x) Fail to submit a timely and complete rockfish CQ cost recovery fee submission form as required under § 679.5(r)(9).</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Use caps.</E> Exceed the use caps that apply under § 679.82(a).</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Rockfish entry level longline fishery</E>—(i) Take deliveries of, or process, groundfish caught by a catcher vessel directed fishing in the rockfish entry level longline fishery unless operating as a shoreside processor.</P> <P>(ii) Deliver groundfish caught by a catcher vessel directed fishing in the rockfish entry level longline fishery to any processor other than a shoreside processor.</P> <P>(iii) Use any gear other than longline gear to directed fish for a rockfish primary species in the rockfish entry level longline fishery.<PRTPAGE P="596"/> </P> <P>(iv) Catch and process onboard a vessel any rockfish primary species harvested while directed fishing in the rockfish entry level longline fishery.</P> <P>(v) Deliver groundfish caught by a catcher vessel directed fishing in the rockfish entry level longline fishery fishing after NMFS has closed directed fishing to the rockfish entry level longline fishery or November 15 of each calendar year, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessels.</E> (i) Use any vessel other than an Amendment 80 vessel to catch any amount of Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, or halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector.</P> <P>(ii) Use an Amendment 80 vessel to catch any amount of Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, or halibut PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP license.</E> (i) Designate any vessel other than an Amendment 80 vessel on an Amendment 80 LLP license;</P> <P>(ii) Fail to designate an Amendment 80 vessel on an Amendment 80 LLP license that is endorsed for groundfish in the Bering Sea subarea or Aleutian Islands subarea with a catcher/processor designation at all times during a calendar year unless that Amendment 80 vessel has suffered an actual total loss, constructive total loss, or is permanently ineligible to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS permit.</E> (i) Hold an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel if that person does not hold an Amendment 80 LLP license that designates that Amendment 80 vessel.</P> <P>(ii) Hold an Amendment 80 QS permit that is assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel under § 679.4(o)(1) if that person is not designated as the owner of that Amendment 80 vessel by an abstract of title or USCG documentation.</P> <P>(iii) Hold an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel if that Amendment 80 vessel has suffered an actual total loss, constructive total loss, or is permanently ineligible to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108 after October 15 in the calendar year following the date of that actual total loss, constructive total loss, or permanent ineligibility to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Amendment 80 cooperatives.</E> (i) Use an Amendment 80 vessel, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 QS permit not assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative for a calendar year to catch any Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, or halibut PSC assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative during that calendar year;</P> <P>(ii) Use an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative for a calendar year to receive or process catch from any Amendment 80 vessel not assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative for that calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) Catch, process, or receive Amendment 80 species assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season without a copy of a valid Amendment 80 CQ permit onboard unless that Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(iv) Retain an amount of groundfish during a fishing year that is less than the amount of groundfish required to be retained by an Amendment 80 cooperative under the GRS described at § 679.27(j).</P> <P>(v) Begin a fishing trip for any Amendment 80 species with any vessel assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative if the total amount of unharvested CQ that is currently held by that Amendment 80 cooperative is zero or less for any species for which CQ is assigned.</P> <P>(vi) Have a negative balance in a CQ account for any species for which CQ is assigned after the end of the calendar year for which a CQ permit was issued.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> (i) Use an Amendment 80 vessel, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 QS permit not assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for a calendar year to catch any Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, or halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access sector during that calendar year;</P> <P>(ii) Use an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for a calendar year to receive or process catch from any <PRTPAGE P="597"/>Amendment 80 vessel not assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for that calendar year;</P> <P>(iii) Catch, process, or receive Amendment 80 species assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season without a copy of a valid Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit onboard unless that Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Catch monitoring.</E> (i) Operate an Amendment 80 vessel using any gear but dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops or a catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) and using trawl gear, to catch, process, or receive fish in the BSAI or adjacent waters opened by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season and fail to follow the catch monitoring requirements detailed at § 679.93(a), (b), and (c).</P> <P>(ii) Operate an Amendment 80 vessel using any gear but dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops that is subject to a sideboard limit detailed at § 679.92(b) and (c), as applicable, in the GOA or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, and fail to follow the catch monitoring requirements detailed at § 679.93(a), (b), and (d).</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Use caps.</E> Exceed the use caps that apply under § 679.92(a).</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Economic data report (EDR):</E> Fail to submit a timely and complete EDR as described under § 679.94.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">Arctic Management Area</E>. Conduct commercial fishing for any Arctic fish in the Arctic Management Area.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.7, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Notes:</HD> <P>1. At 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012, § 679.7 was amended by adding paragraph (c)(1), effective Oct. 26, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(c) * * *</P> <P>(1) For vessel owners and operators subject to § 679.100(a), to use the vessel as a catcher/processor to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod with hook-and-line gear in the BSAI or to conduct groundfish CDQ fishing.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> <P>2. At 77 FR 59871, Oct. 1, 2012, § 679.7 was amended by adding paragraph (o)(3)(iv), effective Oct. 31, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(o) * * *</P> <P>(3) * * *</P> <P>(iv) Fish in an Amendment 80 fishery without an Amendment 80 QS permit or Amendment 80 LLP/QS license assigned to that vessel.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Facilitation of enforcement.</SUBJECT> <P>See § 600.730 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> <P>See § 600.735 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Management Measures</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>General limitations.</SUBJECT> <P>This section applies to vessels engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in the GOA and/or the BSAI and to vessels engaged in commercial fishing for Arctic fish in the Arctic Management Area.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Harvest limits</E>—(1) <E T="03">OY</E> (i) <E T="03">BSAI and GOA.</E> The OY for BSAI and GOA target species is a range or specific amount that can be harvested consistently with this part, plus the amounts of “nonspecified species” taken incidentally to the harvest of target species. The species categories are defined in Table 1 of the specifications as provided in paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(A) The OY for groundfish in the BSAI regulated by this section and by part 600 of this chapter is 1.4 million to 2.0 million mt.</P> <P>(B) The OY for groundfish in the GOA regulated by this section and by part 600 of this chapter is 116,000 to 800,000 mt.<PRTPAGE P="598"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Arctic Management Area</E>. The OY for each target fish species identified in the Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area regulated by this section and by part 600 of this chapter is 0 mt.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">TAC.</E> NMFS, after consultation with the Council, will specify and apportion the annual TAC and reserves for each calendar year among the GOA and BSAI target species. TACs in the target species category may be split or combined for purposes of establishing new TACs with apportionments thereof under paragraph (c) of this section. The sum of the TACs so specified must be within the OY range specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Annual TAC determination.</E> The annual determinations of TAC for each target species and the reapportionment of reserves may be adjusted, based upon a review of the following:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Biological condition of groundfish stocks.</E> Resource assessment documents prepared annually for the Council that provide information on historical catch trend; updated estimates of the MSY of the groundfish complex and its component species groups; assessments of the stock condition of each target species; assessments of the multispecies and ecosystem impacts of harvesting the groundfish complex at current levels, given the assessed condition of stocks, including consideration of rebuilding depressed stocks; and alternative harvesting strategies and related effects on the component species group.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Socioeconomic considerations.</E> Socioeconomic considerations that are consistent with the goals of the fishery management plans for the groundfish fisheries of the BSAI and the GOA, including the need to promote efficiency in the utilization of fishery resources, including minimizing costs; the need to manage for the optimum marketable size of a species; the impact of groundfish harvests on prohibited species and the domestic target fisheries that utilize these species; the desire to enhance depleted stocks; the seasonal access to the groundfish fishery by domestic fishing vessels; the commercial importance of a fishery to local communities; the importance of a fishery to subsistence users; and the need to promote utilization of certain species.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Sablefish TAC</E>—(i) <E T="03">Eastern GOA regulatory area.</E> Vessels in the Eastern GOA regulatory area of the GOA using trawl gear will be allocated 5 percent of the sablefish TAC for bycatch in other trawl fisheries.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Central and western GOA regulatory areas</E>—(A) <E T="03">Hook-and-line gear.</E> Vessels in the Central and western GOA regulatory areas using hook-and-line gear will be allocated 80 percent of the sablefish TAC in each of the Central and Western GOA regulatory areas.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trawl gear.</E> Vessels using trawl gear will be allocated 20 percent of the sablefish TAC in these areas.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Bering Sea subarea</E>—(A) <E T="03">Hook-and-line or pot gear.</E> Vessels in the Bering Sea subarea using hook-and-line or pot gear will be allocated 50 percent of each TAC for sablefish.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trawl gear.</E> Vessels in the Bering Sea subarea using trawl gear will be allocated 50 percent of each TAC for sablefish.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Aleutian Islands subarea</E>—(A) <E T="03">Hook-and-line or pot gear.</E> Vessels in the Aleutian Islands subarea using hook-and-line or pot gear will be allocated 75 percent of each TAC for sablefish.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trawl gear.</E> Vessels in the Aleutian Islands subarea using trawl gear will be allocated 25 percent of each TAC for sablefish.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Pollock TAC</E>—(i) <E T="03">Bering Sea Subarea</E>—(A) <E T="03">AFA allocations.</E> The pollock TAC apportioned to the Bering Sea Subarea, after subtraction of the 10 percent CDQ reserve under § 679.31(a), will be allocated as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Incidental catch allowance.</E> The Regional Administrator will establish an incidental catch allowance to account for projected incidental catch of pollock by vessels engaged in directed fishing for groundfish other than pollock and by vessels harvesting non-pollock CDQ. If during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that the incidental catch allowance has been set too high or too low, he/she may issue inseason notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> that reallocates incidental catch allowance to the directed fishing allowance, or vice versa, according to the proportions established under paragraph (a)(5)(i)(A) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="599"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Directed fishing allowance.</E> The remaining pollock TAC apportioned to the Bering Sea subarea is established as a directed fishing allowance.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Inshore sector allocation.</E> Fifty percent of the directed fishing allowance will be allocated to AFA catcher vessels harvesting pollock for processing by AFA inshore processors. The inshore allocation will be further divided into separate allocations for cooperative and open access fishing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Inshore cooperatives.</E> The inshore cooperative allocation will be equal to the aggregate annual allocations of all AFA inshore catcher vessel cooperatives that receive pollock allocations under § 679.62(a).</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Inshore open access.</E> The inshore open access allocation will equal that portion of the inshore sector allocation that is not allocated to inshore cooperatives.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Catcher/processor sector allocation.</E> Forty percent of the directed fishing allowance will be allocated to AFA catcher/processors and AFA catcher vessels delivering to catcher processors.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Catcher/processor and catcher vessel cooperatives.</E> If by December 1 of the year prior to the year when fishing under the cooperative agreement will begin, NMFS receives filing of cooperative contracts and/or an inter-cooperative agreement entered into by listed AFA catcher/processors and all AFA catcher vessels with catcher/processor sector endorsements, and the Regional Administrator determines that such contracts provide for the distribution of harvest between catcher/processors and catcher vessels in a manner agreed to by all members of the catcher/processor sector cooperative(s), then NMFS will not subdivide the catcher/processor sector allocation between catcher vessels and catcher/processors.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Catcher vessel allocation.</E> If such contract is not filed with NMFS by December 1 of the preceding year, then NMFS will allocate 91.5 percent of the catcher/processor sector allocation to AFA catcher/processors engaged in directed fishing for pollock and 8.5 percent of the catcher/processor sector allocation to AFA catcher vessels delivering to catcher/processors.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Unlisted AFA catcher processors.</E> Unlisted AFA catcher/processors will be limited to harvesting not more than 0.5 percent of catcher/processor sector allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Mothership sector allocation.</E> Ten percent of the directed fishing allowance will be allocated to AFA catcher vessels harvesting pollock for processing by AFA motherships.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) <E T="03">Excessive harvesting share.</E> NMFS will establish an excessive harvesting share limit equal to 17.5 percent of the sum of the directed fishing allowances established under paragraphs (a)(5)(i) and (a)(5)(ii) of this section. The excessive harvesting share limit will be published in the annual harvest specifications and is subject to revision on an inseason basis if NMFS reallocates unharvested amounts of the incidental catch allowance to the directed fishing allowance, or vice versa.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) <E T="03">Excessive processing share.</E> NMFS will establish an excessive processing share limit equal to 30.0 percent of the sum of the directed fishing allowances established under paragraphs (a)(5)(i) and (a)(5)(ii) of this section. The excessive processing share limit will be published in the annual harvest specifications and is subject to revision on an inseason basis if NMFS reallocates unharvested amounts of the incidental catch allowance to the directed fishing allowance, or vice versa.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">BSAI seasonal allowances for AFA and CDQ</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Inshore, catcher/processor, mothership, and CDQ components.</E> The portions of the BS subarea pollock directed fishing allowances allocated to each component under sections 206(a) and 206(b) of the AFA and the CDQ allowance in the BSAI will be divided into two seasonal allowances corresponding to the two fishing seasons set out at § 679.23(e)(2), as follows: A season, 40 percent; and B season, 60 percent.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Inseason adjustments.</E> Within any fishing year, the Regional Administrator may add or subtract any under harvest or over harvest of a seasonal allowance for a component to the subsequent seasonal allowance for the component through notification published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA) harvest limit.</E> For each component <PRTPAGE P="600"/>under Sections 206(a) and 206(b) of the AFA and for the open access fishery, no more than 28 percent of the annual pollock directed fishery allowance may be taken from the SCA before April 1. The SCA is defined at § 679.22(a)(7)(vii).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Bogoslof District</E>. If the Bogoslof District is open to directed fishing for pollock by regulation, then the pollock TAC for this district will be allocated according to the same procedure established for the Bering Sea subarea at paragraph (a)(5)(i) of this section. If the Bogoslof District is closed to directed fishing for pollock by regulation, then the entire TAC for this district will be allocated as an incidental catch allowance.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">AI</E>. (A) If a directed fishery for pollock in the AI is not specified under paragraph (c) of this section, then the entire TAC for this subarea will be allocated as an incidental catch allowance.</P> <P>(B) If the AI is open to directed fishing for pollock under paragraph (c) of this section, then the pollock TAC for this subarea will be specified, allocated, seasonally apportioned, and reallocated as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">AI annual TAC limitations</E>. When the AI pollock ABC is less than 19,000 mt, the annual TAC will be no greater than the ABC. When the AI pollock ABC equals or exceeds 19,000 mt, the annual TAC will be equal to 19,000 mt.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Allocations</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">CDQ Directed fishing allowance.</E> 10 percent of the annual TAC will be allocated to the CDQ pollock reserve established under § 679.31(a)(2).</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Incidental catch allowance</E>. The Regional Administrator will determine the amount of the pollock incidental catch necessary to support an incidental catch allowance in the AI during the fishing year for each season. This amount of pollock will be deducted from the annual TAC. If during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that the incidental catch allowance is excessive or inadequate, the Regional Administrator may reallocate the excess of the incidental catch allowance to the directed pollock fishery, or may reallocate pollock from the directed pollock fishery to the incidental catch allowance as necessary to support incidental catch of pollock in AI groundfish fisheries, by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Directed Pollock Fishery</E>. The amount of the TAC remaining after subtraction of the CDQ directed fishing allowance and the incidental catch allowance will be allocated to the Aleut Corporation as a directed pollock fishery allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Seasonal apportionment. The seasonal harvest of pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery shall be:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">A season</E>. No greater than the lesser of the annual initial TAC plus any A season CDQ pollock directed fishery allowance or 40 percent of the AI pollock ABC. The total A season apportionment, including the AI directed pollock fishery allocation, the CDQ pollock directed fishery seasonal allowance, and the incidental catch amount, shall not exceed 40 percent of the ABC.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">B season</E>. The B season apportionment of the AI directed pollock fishery shall equal the annual initial TAC minus the A season directed pollock fishery apportionment under paragraph (a)(5)(iii)(B)(<E T="03">3</E>)(<E T="03">i</E>) of this section and minus the incidental catch amount under paragraph (a)(5)(iii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>)(<E T="03">ii</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) <E T="03">Inseason adjustments for the directed pollock fishery</E>. During any fishing year, the Regional Administrator may add any under harvest of the A season directed pollock fishery apportionment to the B season directed pollock fishery apportionment by inseason notification published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> if the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest capacity in the B season is sufficient to harvest the adjusted B season apportionment.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) <E T="03">Inseason adjustments for the incidental catch allowance</E>. During any fishing year, the Regional Administrator may add any under harvest of the A season incidental catch allowance apportionment to the B season incidental catch allowance apportionment by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> if the Regional Administrator determines that the additional B season incidental catch allowance is necessary to support other groundfish fisheries.<PRTPAGE P="601"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Reallocation of the annual AI directed pollock fishery and AI CDQ allocations</E>. As soon as practicable, if the Regional Administrator determines that vessels participating in either the AI directed pollock fishery or the AI CDQ directed pollock fishery likely will not harvest the entire AI directed pollock fishery or CDQ pollock directed fishing allowance, the Regional Administrator may reallocate some or all of the projected unused directed pollock fishery allocation to the Bering Sea subarea directed pollock fishery or AI CDQ pollock directed fishing allowance to the Bering Sea subarea CDQ pollock directed fishing allowance by inseason notification published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Allocations to small vessels</E>. The annual allocation for vessels 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA or less participating in the AI directed pollock fishery will be:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) No more than 25 percent of the AI directed pollock fishery allocation through 2008;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) No more than 50 percent of the AI directed pollock fishery allocation from 2009 through 2012; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) 50 percent of the AI directed pollock fishery allocation in 2013 and beyond.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">GOA</E>—(A) <E T="03">Apportionment by area.</E> The TAC for pollock in the combined GOA Western and Central Regulatory Areas will be apportioned among statistical areas 610, 620, and 630 in proportion to the distribution of the pollock biomass as determined by the most recent NMFS surveys.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">GOA Western and Central Regulatory Areas seasonal apportionments</E>. Each apportionment established under paragraph (a)(5)(iv)(A) of this section will be divided into four seasonal apportionments corresponding to the four fishing seasons specified in § 679.23(d)(2) as follows: A Season, 25 percent; B Season, 25 percent; C Season, 25 percent; and D Season, 25 percent. Within any fishing year, underharvest or overharvest of a seasonal apportionment may be added to or subtracted from remaining seasonal apportionments in a manner to be determined by the Regional Administrator, provided that any revised seasonal apportionment does not exceed 20 percent of the seasonal TAC apportionment for the statistical area. The reapportionment of underharvest will be applied to the subsequent season within the same statistical area up to the 20 percent limit specified in this paragraph. Any underharvest remaining beyond the 20 percent limit may be further apportioned to the subsequent season in the other statistical areas, in proportion to estimated biomass and in an amount no more than 20 percent of the seasonal TAC apportionment for the statistical area.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">GOA inshore/offshore allocations</E>—(i) <E T="03">GOA pollock.</E> The apportionment of pollock in all GOA regulatory areas for each seasonal allowance described in paragraph (a)(5)(iv) of this section will be allocated entirely to vessels harvesting pollock for processing by the inshore component in the GOA after subtraction of an amount that is projected by the Regional Administrator to be caught by, or delivered to, the offshore component in the GOA incidental to directed fishing for other groundfish species.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eastern GOA Regulatory Area Pacific cod.</E> The apportionment of Pacific cod in the Eastern GOA Regulatory Area will be allocated 90 percent to vessels harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component and 10 percent to vessels harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Pacific cod TAC, BSAI</E>—(i) <E T="03">CDQ reserve and seasonal allowances.</E> (A) A total of 10.7 percent of the annual Pacific cod TAC will be allocated to the CDQ Program in the annual harvest specifications required under paragraph (c) of this section. The Pacific cod CDQ allocation will be deducted from the annual Pacific cod TAC before allocations to the non-CDQ sectors are made under paragraph (a)(7)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) The BSAI Pacific cod CDQ gear allowances by season, as those seasons are specified under § 679.23(e)(5), are as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,xl36,xl36,xl36" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Gear Type</CHED> <CHED H="1">A season</CHED> <CHED H="1">B season</CHED> <CHED H="1">C season</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Trawl</ENT> <ENT>60%</ENT> <ENT>20%</ENT> <ENT>20%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="602"/> <ENT I="22" O="oi2">(<E T="03">i</E>) Trawl CV</ENT> <ENT>70%</ENT> <ENT>10%</ENT> <ENT>20%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22" O="oi2">(<E T="03">ii</E>) Trawl CP</ENT> <ENT>50%</ENT> <ENT>30%</ENT> <ENT>20%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Hook-and-line CP and hook-and-line CV ≥60 ft (18.3 m) LOA</ENT> <ENT>60%</ENT> <ENT>40%</ENT> <ENT>no C season</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Jig</ENT> <ENT>40%</ENT> <ENT>20%</ENT> <ENT>40%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) All other non-trawl gear</ENT> <ENT>no seasonal allowance</ENT> <ENT>no seasonal allowance</ENT> <ENT>no seasonal allowance</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Non-CDQ allocations</E>—(A) <E T="03">Sector allocations.</E> The remainder of the BSAI Pacific cod TAC after subtraction of the CDQ reserve for Pacific cod will be allocated to non-CDQ sectors as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s70L,xl36R" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">% Allocation</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Jig vessels</ENT> <ENT>1.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Hook-and-line/pot CV <60 ft (18.3 m) LOA</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Hook-and-line CV ≥60 ft (18.3 m) LOA</ENT> <ENT>0.2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) Hook-and-line CP</ENT> <ENT>48.7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">5</E>) Pot CV ≥60 ft (18.3 m) LOA</ENT> <ENT>8.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">6</E>) Pot CP</ENT> <ENT>1.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">7</E>) AFA trawl CP</ENT> <ENT>2.3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">8</E>) Amendment 80 sector</ENT> <ENT>13.4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">9</E>) Trawl CV</ENT> <ENT>22.1</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) <E T="03">Incidental catch allowance.</E> During the annual harvest specifications process set forth at paragraph (c) of this section, the Regional Administrator will specify an amount of Pacific cod that NMFS estimates will be taken as incidental catch in directed fisheries for groundfish other than Pacific cod by the hook-and-line and pot gear sectors. This amount will be the incidental catch allowance and will be deducted from the aggregate portion of Pacific cod TAC annually allocated to the hook-and-line and pot gear sectors before the allocations under paragraph (a)(7)(ii)(A) of this section are made to these sectors.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Reallocation among non-CDQ sectors.</E> If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a non-CDQ sector will be unable to harvest the entire amount of Pacific cod allocated to that sector under paragraph (a)(7)(ii)(A) of this section, the Regional Administrator will reallocate the projected unused amount of Pacific cod to other sectors through notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Any reallocation decision by the Regional Administrator will take into account the capability of a sector to harvest the reallocated amount of Pacific cod, and the following reallocation hierarchy:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessel sectors.</E> The Regional Administrator will reallocate projected unharvested amounts of Pacific cod TAC from a catcher vessel sector as follows: first to the jig sector, or to the less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA hook-and-line or pot catcher vessel sector, or to both of these sectors; second, to the greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA hook-and-line or to the greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA pot catcher vessel sectors; and third to the trawl catcher vessel sector. If the Regional Administrator determines that a projected unharvested amount from the jig sector allocation, the less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA hook-and-line or pot catcher vessel sector allocation, or the greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA hook-and-line catcher vessel sector allocation is unlikely to be harvested through this hierarchy, the Regional Administrator will reallocate that amount to the hook-and-line catcher/processor sector. If the Regional Administrator determines that a projected unharvested amount from a greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA pot catcher vessel sector allocation is unlikely to be harvested through this hierarchy, the Regional Administrator will reallocate that amount to the pot catcher/processor sector in accordance with the hierarchy set forth in paragraph (a)(7)(iii)(C) of this section. If the Regional Administrator determines that a projected unharvested amount from a <PRTPAGE P="603"/>trawl catcher vessel sector allocation is unlikely to be harvested through this hierarchy, the Regional Administrator will reallocate that amount to the other trawl sectors in accordance with the hierarchy set forth in paragraph (a)(7)(iii)(B) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trawl gear sectors.</E> The Regional Administrator will reallocate any projected unharvested amounts of Pacific cod TAC from the trawl catcher vessel or AFA catcher/processor sectors to other trawl sectors before unharvested amounts are reallocated and apportioned to specified gear sectors as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) 83.1 percent to the hook-and-line catcher/processor sector,</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) 2.6 percent to the pot catcher/processor sector, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) 14.3 percent to the greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA pot catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Pot gear sectors.</E> The Regional Administrator will reallocate any projected unharvested amounts of Pacific cod TAC from the pot catcher/processor sector to the greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA pot catcher vessel sector, and from the greater than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA pot catcher vessel sector to the pot catcher/processor sector before reallocating it to the hook-and-line catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Non-CDQ seasonal allowances</E>—(A) <E T="03">Seasonal allowances by sector.</E> The BSAI Pacific cod sector allowances are apportioned by season, as those seasons are specified at § 679.23(e)(5), as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s80,xl46C,xl46C,xl46C" COLS="4" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">Seasonal Allowances</CHED> <CHED H="2">A season</CHED> <CHED H="2">B season</CHED> <CHED H="2">C season</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Trawl</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22" O="oi2">(<E T="03">i</E>) Trawl CV</ENT> <ENT>74 %</ENT> <ENT>11 %</ENT> <ENT>15 %</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22" O="oi2">(<E T="03">ii</E>) Trawl CP</ENT> <ENT>75 %</ENT> <ENT>25 %</ENT> <ENT>0 %</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Hook-and-line CP, hook-and-line CV ≥60 ft (18.3 m) LOA, and pot gear vessels ≥60 ft (18.3 m) LOA</ENT> <ENT>51 %</ENT> <ENT>49 %</ENT> <ENT>no C season</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Jig vessels</ENT> <ENT>60 %</ENT> <ENT>20 %</ENT> <ENT>20 %</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) All other nontrawl vessels</ENT> <ENT>no seasonal allowance</ENT> <ENT>no seasonal allowance</ENT> <ENT>no seasonal allowance</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) <E T="03">Unused seasonal allowances.</E> Any unused portion of a seasonal allowance of Pacific cod from any sector except the jig sector will be reallocated to that sector's next season during the current fishing year unless the Regional Administrator makes a determination under paragraph (a)(7)(iii) of this section that the sector will be unable to harvest its allocation.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Jig sector.</E> The Regional Administrator will reallocate any projected unused portion of a seasonal allowance of Pacific cod for the jig sector under this section to the less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA hook-and-line or pot catcher vessel sector. The Regional Administrator will reallocate the projected unused portion of the jig sector's C season allowance on or about September 1 of each year.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">BSAI Atka mackerel</E>—(i) <E T="03">Jig gear.</E> Vessels using jig gear will be allocated up to 2 percent of the TAC of Atka mackerel specified for the Eastern Aleutian Islands District and Bering Sea subarea, after subtraction of reserves, based on the following criteria:</P> <P>(A) The amount of Atka mackerel harvested by vessels using jig gear during recent fishing years;</P> <P>(B) The anticipated harvest of Atka mackerel by vessels using jig gear during the upcoming fishing year; and</P> <P>(C) The extent to which the jig-gear allocation will support the development of a jig-gear fishery for Atka mackerel while minimizing the amount of Atka mackerel TAC annually allocated to vessels using jig gear that remains unharvested at the end of the fishing year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">ITAC allocation to Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors.</E> The remainder of the Atka mackerel TAC, after subtraction of the jig gear <PRTPAGE P="604"/>allocation, CDQ reserve, and incidental catch allowance for the BSAI trawl limited access sector and vessels using non-trawl gear, will be allocated as ITAC to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Seasonal allowances.</E> The Atka mackerel TAC specified for each subarea or district will be divided equally, after subtraction of the jig gear allocation, into two seasonal allowances corresponding to the A and B seasons defined at § 679.23(e)(3).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Overages and Underages.</E> Within any fishing year, unharvested amounts of the A season allowance will be added to the B season allowance and harvests in excess of the A season allowance will be deducted from the B season allowance.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Area 542 Atka mackerel harvest limitations</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) Atka mackerel catch within waters 10 nm to 20 nm of Gramp Rock and Tag Island, as described on Table 12 to this part, is limited to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) No more than 10 percent of an Amendment 80 cooperative's Area 542 Atka mackerel allocation, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) No more than 10 percent of a CDQ group's Area 542 Atka mackerel allocation.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Atka mackerel harvest within waters 10 nm to 20 nm of Gramp Rock and Tag Island, as described on Table 12 to this part, is equally divided between the A and B seasons defined at § 679.23(e)(3).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The annual TAC will be no greater than 47 percent of the ABC.</P> <P>(iii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Amendment 80 sector allocation.</E> The allocation of Atka mackerel ITAC to the Amendment 80 sector is established in Table 33 to this part. The allocation of Atka mackerel ITAC to the Amendment 80 sector will be further divided into seasonal apportionments under § 679.23(e)(3), and separate allocations for each Amendment 80 cooperative and the Amendment 80 limited access fishery as described under § 679.91.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Use of seasonal apportionments by Amendment 80 cooperatives.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) The amount of Atka mackerel listed on a CQ permit that is assigned for use in the A season may be used in the B season.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The amount of Atka mackerel listed on a CQ permit that is assigned for use in the B season may not be used in the A season.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Harvest of seasonal apportionments in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Atka mackerel ITAC assigned for harvest by the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the A season may be harvested in the B season.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Atka mackerel ITAC assigned for harvest by the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the B season may not be harvested in the A season.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector allocation</E>—(A) <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector directed fishing allowance.</E> The amount of Atka mackerel ITAC assigned as a directed fishing allowance to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is established in Table 33 to this part.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector incidental catch allowance and ITAC rollover.</E> If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a portion of the Atka mackerel incidental catch allowance or ITAC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is unlikely to be harvested, the Regional Administrator may issue inseason notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> that reallocates that remaining amount of Atka mackerel directed fishing allowance to Amendment 80 cooperatives, according to the procedures established under § 679.91(f).</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">BSAI shortraker rockfish and rougheye rockfish.</E> After subtraction of reserves, the TAC of shortraker rockfish and rougheye rockfish specified for the Aleutian Islands subarea will be allocated 30 percent to vessels using non-trawl gear and 70 percent to vessels using trawl gear.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Amendment 80 species except Pacific cod and Atka mackerel</E>—(i) <E T="03">ITAC allocation to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors.</E> The remainder of the TACs for each Amendment 80 species other than Atka mackerel and Pacific cod, after subtraction of the CDQ reserve and incidental catch allowance for the BSAI trawl limited access sector and vessels using non-trawl gear, will be allocated as ITAC to the Amendment 80 and BSAI trawl limited access sectors.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 sector ITAC.</E> The allocation of ITAC for each Amendment 80 species other than Atka mackerel and Pacific cod to the Amendment 80 <PRTPAGE P="605"/>sector is established in Tables 33 and 34 to this part. The allocation of these species to the Amendment 80 sector will be further divided into separate allocations for each Amendment 80 cooperative and the Amendment 80 limited access fishery as described under § 679.91.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector allocation</E>—(A) <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector directed fishing allowance.</E> The amount of ITAC for each Amendment 80 species other than Atka mackerel and Pacific cod assigned as a directed fishing allowance to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is established in Tables 33 and 34 to this part.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">BSAI trawl limited access sector ITAC rollover.</E> If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a portion of the incidental catch allowance or ITAC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector for each Amendment 80 species other than Atka mackerel and Pacific cod is unlikely to be harvested, the Regional Administrator may issue inseason notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> that reallocates that remaining amount to Amendment 80 cooperatives, according to the procedures established under § 679.91(f).</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">All other groundfish TAC.</E> The initial TAC for each target species and the “other species” category will be 85 percent of the TAC as provided under paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">GOA Pacific cod TAC</E>—(i) <E T="03">Seasonal allowances by sector.</E> The Western and Central GOA Pacific cod TACs will be seasonally apportioned to each sector such that: 60 percent of the TAC is apportioned to the A season and 40 percent of the TAC is apportioned to the B season, as specified in § 679.23(d)(3).</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Western GOA Regulatory Area</E>—<E T="03">Jig sector.</E> A portion of the annual Pacific cod TAC will be allocated to vessels with an FFP that use jig gear, as determined in the annual harvest specification under paragraph (c)(7) of this section, before TAC is apportioned among other non-jig sectors. Other Pacific cod sector allowances are apportioned after allocation to the jig sector based on gear type and operation type as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r60,r60,10,10" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">Gear type</CHED> <CHED H="1">Operation type</CHED> <CHED H="1">Seasonal allowances</CHED> <CHED H="2">A season<LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="2">B season<LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-Line</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>0.70</ENT> <ENT>0.70</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-Line</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>10.90</ENT> <ENT>8.90</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">3</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Trawl</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>27.70</ENT> <ENT>10.70</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">4</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Trawl</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>0.90</ENT> <ENT>1.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">5</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Pot</ENT> <ENT>Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>19.80</ENT> <ENT>18.20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">6</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Nontrawl</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) <E T="03">Central GOA Regulatory Area</E>—<E T="03">Jig sector.</E> A portion of the annual Pacific cod TAC will be allocated to vessels with an FFP that use jig gear, as determined in the annual harvest specification under paragraph (c)(7) of this section, before TAC is apportioned among other non-jig sectors. Other Pacific cod sector allowances are apportioned after allocation to the jig sector based on gear type, operation type, and length overall as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r60,r60,r50,10,10" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">Gear type</CHED> <CHED H="1">Operation type</CHED> <CHED H="1">Length overall in feet</CHED> <CHED H="1">Seasonal allowances</CHED> <CHED H="2">A season<LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="2">B season<LI>(in percent)</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-Line</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>< 50</ENT> <ENT>9.31552</ENT> <ENT>5.28678</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-Line</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>≥ 50</ENT> <ENT>5.60935</ENT> <ENT>1.09726</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">3</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Hook-and-Line</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>4.10684</ENT> <ENT>0.99751</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">4</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Trawl</ENT> <ENT>Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>21.13523</ENT> <ENT>20.44888</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">5</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Trawl</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>2.00334</ENT> <ENT>2.19451</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">6</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Pot</ENT> <ENT>Catcher Vessel and Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>17.82972</ENT> <ENT>9.97506</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">7</E>)</ENT> <ENT>Nontrawl</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>Any</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="606"/> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Reapportionment of TAC</E>—(A) The Regional Administrator may apply any underage or overage of Pacific cod harvest by each sector from one season to the subsequent season. In adding or subtracting any underages or overages to the subsequent season, the Regional Administrator shall consider the incidental catch and any catch in the directed fishery by each sector.</P> <P>(B) If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a sector will be unable to harvest the entire amount of Pacific cod allocated to that sector under (a)(12)(i)(A) or (B) of this section, the Regional Administrator will reallocate the projected unused amount of Pacific cod to other sectors through notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> Any reallocation decision by the Regional Administrator would consider a reallocation of the projected unused allocation to the CV sectors first, then to the combined CV and C/P pot sector, and then to all other C/P sectors, taking into account the capability of a sector, as determined by the NMFS Alaska Regional Administrator, to harvest the remaining Pacific cod TAC.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Catch accounting</E>—(A) Incidental Pacific cod harvested between the closure of the A season and opening of the B season shall be deducted from the B season TAC apportionment for that sector.</P> <P>(B) Each license holder that is assigned an LLP license with a catcher/processor operation type endorsement that is not assigned a catcher vessel operation type endorsement under the provisions at § 679.4(k)(10)(vii)(A) and (B) shall have all incidental and direct catch of Pacific cod deducted from the catcher/processor sector allocation and gear type designation corresponding to the gear used by that vessel.</P> <P>(C) Holders of catcher/processor licenses assigned a Western GOA CV endorsement, under the provisions at § 679.4(k)(10)(vii)(A) and (B), shall have all incidental and direct catch of Pacific cod in the Western GOA deducted from the CV sector's allocation and gear type designation corresponding to the gear used by that vessel in the Western GOA.</P> <P>(D) Holders of C/P licenses eligible to, and electing to receive a Central CV endorsement, under the provisions at § 679.4(k)(10)(vii)(A) and (B), shall have all incidental and direct catch of Pacific cod in the Central GOA deducted from the CV sector's allocation and gear type designation corresponding to the gear used by that vessel in the Central GOA.</P> <P>(E) NMFS shall determine the length overall of a vessel operating in the Central GOA based on the length overall designated on the FFP assigned to that vessel.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Processing caps for FFP licensed vessels.</E> In the Western GOA, no more than 2 percent of the total Pacific cod TAC allocated to the Western GOA regulatory area can be delivered for processing to vessels operating under the authority of an FFP.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Processing caps for FPP licensed vessels operating as CQE floating processors.</E> Harvesting vessels may deliver Pacific cod harvested in the directed Pacific cod TAC fishery, if the processing vessel receiving the Pacific cod—</P> <P>(A) Does not meet the definition of a stationary floating processor at § 679.2;</P> <P>(B) Is operating under the authority of an FPP license endorsed as a CQE floating processor;</P> <P>(C) Is located within the marine municipal boundaries of a CQE community in the State waters adjacent to the Central or Western GOA as described in Table 21 to this part; and</P> <P>(D) The total amount of Pacific cod received or processed by all CQE floating processors does not exceed—</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) 3 percent of the total Western GOA Pacific cod TAC; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) 3 percent of the total Central GOA Pacific cod TAC.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Reserves</E>—(1) <E T="03">BSAI</E>—</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Nonspecified reserve.</E> Fifteen percent of the BSAI TAC for each target species, except pollock, the hook-and-line and pot gear allocation for sablefish, and the Amendment 80 species, which includes Pacific cod, is automatically placed in the nonspecified reserve before allocation to any sector. The remaining 85 percent of each TAC is apportioned to the initial TAC for each target species that contributed to the nonspecified reserve. The nonspecified reserve is not designated by species or species group. Any amount of <PRTPAGE P="607"/>the nonspecified reserve may be apportioned to target species that contributed to the nonspecified reserve, provided that such apportionments are consistent with paragraph (a)(3) of this section and do not result in overfishing of a target species.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CDQ reserves</E>—(A) <E T="03">Pollock CDQ reserves</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Bering Sea.</E> In the annual harvest specifications required by paragraph (c) of this section, 10 percent of the Bering Sea subarea pollock TAC will be allocated to a CDQ reserve as a directed fishing allowance.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Aleutian Islands subarea and Bogoslof District.</E> In the annual harvest specifications required by paragraph (c) of this section, 10 percent of the Aleutian Islands subarea and Bogoslof District pollock TACs will be allocated to a CDQ reserve as a directed fishing allowance unless the Aleutian Islands subarea or Bogoslof District is closed to directed fishing for pollock by regulation. If the Aleutian Islands subarea and/or Bogoslof District is closed to directed fishing for pollock by regulation, then no pollock CDQ reserve will be established for those areas and incidental harvest of pollock by CDQ groups will accrue against the incidental catch allowance for pollock established under paragraph (a)(5)(i)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Fixed gear sablefish CDQ reserves.</E> Twenty percent of the hook-and-line or pot gear allocation of sablefish established under paragraphs (a)(4)(iii)(A) and (a)(4)(iv)(A) of this section will be allocated to a CDQ reserve for each subarea.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">CDQ reserves for Amendment 80 species.</E> An amount equal to 10.7 percent of the BSAI TACs for Atka mackerel, Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch, yellowfin sole, rock sole, flathead sole, and Pacific cod will be allocated to a CDQ reserve for each of these species by management area, subarea, or district.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">CDQ reserves for other groundfish species.</E> An amount equal to 10.7 percent of the BSAI TACs for Bering Sea Greenland turbot and arrowtooth flounder, and 7.5 percent of the trawl gear allocation of sablefish in the BS and AI is apportioned from the nonspecified reserve established under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section to a CDQ reserve for each of these species by management area, subarea, or district.</P> <P>(E) If the groundfish harvest specifications required by paragraph (c) of this section change a TAC category allocated to a CDQ reserve under paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) of this section by combining or splitting a species, species group, or management area, then the same percentage of the TAC apportioned to a CDQ reserve in paragraphs (b)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) of this section will apply to the new TAC categories.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">GOA.</E> Initial reserves are established for pollock, Pacific cod, flatfish, squids, octopuses, sharks, and sculpins, which are equal to 20 percent of the TACs for these species or species groups.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Pollock inshore-offshore reapportionment.</E> Any amounts of the GOA reserve that are reapportioned to pollock as provided by paragraph (b) of this section must be apportioned for processing by the inshore component in the GOA and the offshore component in the GOA in the same proportions specified in paragraph (a)(6)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pacific cod reapportionment.</E> Any amounts of the GOA reserve that are reapportioned to the GOA Pacific cod fishery as provided by paragraph (b) of this section must be apportioned in the same proportion specified in paragraphs (a)(6)(ii) and (a)(12)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Apportionment of reserves.</E> (i) <E T="03">Notification.</E> (A) As soon as practicable after April 1, June 1, and August 1, and on such other dates as NMFS determines appropriate, NMFS will, by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> apportion all or part of the BSAI or GOA reserve in accordance with this paragraph (b).</P> <P>(B) No apportionment, retention, or PSC limit adjustment may take effect until notification has been published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> with a statement of the findings upon which the apportionment, retention, or adjustment is based.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Apportionment</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(B) of this section, NMFS will apportion the amount of BSAI or GOA reserve that will be harvested by U.S. <PRTPAGE P="608"/>vessels during the remainder of the year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Exception.</E> Part or all of the BSAI or GOA reserve may be withheld if an apportionment would adversely affect the conservation of groundfish resources or prohibited species.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Public comment</E>—(A) <E T="03">Prior comment.</E> NMFS will provide all interested persons an opportunity to comment on the proposed apportionments, retentions, or PSC limit adjustments under this paragraph (b) before such apportionments, retentions, or adjustments are made, unless NMFS finds that there is good cause for not providing a prior comment opportunity, and publishes the reasons therefor in the notification of apportionment, retention, or adjustment.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Submittal dates.</E> Comments provided for in this paragraph (b)(3)(iii) must be received by NMFS not later than 5 days before April 1, June 1, and August 1, or other dates that may be specified.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Subsequent comment.</E> If NMFS determines for good cause that notification of apportionment, retention or PSC limit adjustment must be issued without providing interested persons a prior opportunity for public comment, comments on the apportionment, retention or adjustment will be received for a period of 15 days after its effective date.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Response to comments.</E> NMFS will consider all timely comments in deciding whether to make a proposed apportionment, retention, or PSC limit adjustment or to modify an apportionment, retention, or adjustment that previously has been made, and shall publish responses to those comments in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> as soon as practicable.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Data available.</E> The Regional Administrator will make available to the public during business hours the aggregate data upon which any preliminary TAC or PSC limit figure is based or the data upon which any apportionment or retention of surplus or reserve, or PSC limit adjustment was or is proposed to be based. These data will be available for a sufficient period to facilitate informed comment by interested persons.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Annual specifications</E>—(1) <E T="03">Proposed specifications</E>—(i) <E T="03">Notification.</E> As soon as practicable after consultation with the Council, NMFS will publish proposed specifications for the groundfish fisheries in the BSAI and the GOA.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Public comment.</E> NMFS will accept public comment on the proposed specifications established by this section and by § 679.21 for a period specified in the notice of proposed specifications published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">GOA.</E> The proposed specifications will specify for up to two fishing years the annual TAC for each target species and apportionments thereof, halibut prohibited species catch amounts, and seasonal allowances of pollock and Pacific cod.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">BSAI.</E> The proposed specifications will specify for up to two fishing years the annual TAC for each target species and apportionments thereof, PSQ reserves and prohibited species catch allowances, seasonal allowances of pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel TAC (including pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel CDQ), and CDQ reserve amounts.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Final specifications</E>—(i) <E T="03">Procedure and notification.</E> NMFS will consider comments received on the proposed specifications and, after consultation with the Council, will publish a notice of final specifications in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> unless NMFS determines that the final specifications would not be a logical outgrowth of the notice of proposed specifications. In that event, NMFS will either:</P> <P>(A) Publish a revised notice of proposed specifications in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> for public comment, and after considering comments received on the revised proposed specifications, publish a notice of final specifications in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>; or</P> <P>(B) Publish a notice of final specifications in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> without an additional opportunity for public comment based on a finding that good cause pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act justifies waiver of the requirement for a revised notice of proposed specifications and opportunity for public comment thereon.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">GOA.</E> The final specifications will specify for up to two fishing years the annual TAC for each target species and <PRTPAGE P="609"/>apportionments thereof, halibut prohibited species catch amounts, and seasonal allowances of pollock and Pacific cod.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI.</E> The final specifications will specify for up to two fishing years the annual TAC for each target species and apportionments thereof, PSQ reserves and prohibited species catch allowances, seasonal allowances of pollock (including pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel CDQ), and CDQ reserve amounts.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">AFA and inshore/offshore allocations</E>—(i) <E T="03">BSAI pollock.</E> The annual harvest specifications will specify the allocation of pollock for processing by each AFA industry component in the BSAI, and any seasonal allowances thereof, as authorized under paragraph (a)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">GOA pollock.</E> The annual harvest specifications will specify the allocation of GOA pollock for processing by the inshore component in the GOA and the offshore component in the GOA, and any seasonal allowances thereof, as authorized under paragraphs (a)(5) and (a)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Eastern GOA</E> <E T="03">Pacific cod.</E> The annual harvest specifications will specify the allocation of Eastern GOA Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component and the offshore component, and any seasonal allowances thereof, as authorized under paragraph (a)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">BSAI Pacific cod gear allocations.</E> The proposed and final specifications will specify the allocation of BSAI Pacific cod among gear types as authorized under paragraph (a)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">BSAI Atka mackerel allocations.</E> The proposed and final harvest specifications will specify the allocation of BSAI Atka mackerel among gear types as authorized under paragraph (a)(8) of this section.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Western and Central GOA Pacific cod allocations.</E> The proposed and final harvest specifications will specify the allocation of GOA Pacific cod among gear types and any seasonal allowances thereof, as authorized under paragraph (a)(12) of this section.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Fishery closures</E>—(1) <E T="03">Directed fishing allowance</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> If the Regional Administrator determines that any allocation or apportionment of a target species specified under paragraph (c) of this section has been or will be reached, the Regional Administrator may establish a directed fishing allowance for that species or species group.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Specified fishery amounts</E>—(A) <E T="03">Inseason adjustments.</E> The category allocations or apportionments established under paragraph (c) of this section may be revised by inseason adjustments, as defined at § 679.25, for a given species or species group or pollock allowance, as identified by regulatory area, subarea, or district, and, if applicable, as further identified by gear type.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Incidental catch.</E> In establishing a directed fishing allowance, the Regional Administrator shall consider the amount of the allocation or apportionment established under paragraph (c) of this section that will be taken as incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in the same subarea, regulatory area, or district.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Directed fishing closure</E>—(A) <E T="03">Notification.</E> If the Regional Administrator establishes a directed fishing allowance for a fishery allocation or apportionment under this paragraph (d), and that allowance has been or will be reached before the end of the fishing season or year, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing in the specified subarea, regulatory area, or district.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Retention of incidental species.</E> Except as described in § 679.20(e)(3)(iii), if directed fishing for a target species or species group is prohibited, a vessel may not retain that incidental species in an amount that exceeds the maximum retainable amount, as calculated under paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section, at any time during a fishing trip.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">AFA sideboard limitations</E>—(A) If the Regional Administrator determines that any sideboard harvest limit for a group of AFA vessels established under § 679.64 has been or will be reached, the Regional Administrator may establish a sideboard directed fishing allowance for the species or species group applicable only to the identified group of AFA vessels.</P> <P>(B) In establishing a directed fishing allowance under paragraph (d)(1)(iv)(A) <PRTPAGE P="610"/>of this section, the Regional Administrator will consider the amount of the sideboard limit established for a group of AFA vessels under § 679.64 that will be taken as incidental catch by those vessels in directed fishing for other species.</P> <P>(C) If the Regional Administrator determines that a sideboard amount is insufficient to support a directed fishery for that species then the Regional Administrator may set the sideboard directed fishing allowance at zero for that species or species group.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Amendment 80 GOA sideboard limits—GOA groundfish.</E> (A) If the Regional Administrator determines that a GOA sideboard limit for a GOA groundfish species as described under Table 37 to this part is sufficient to support a directed fishing allowance for that species, the Regional Administrator may establish a directed fishing allowance for the species applicable only to Amendment 80 vessels subject to the GOA groundfish sideboard limit.</P> <P>(B) If the Regional Administrator determines that a GOA groundfish sideboard limit as described under Table 37 to this part is insufficient to support a directed fishing allowance by Amendment 80 vessels for that species, then the Regional Administrator may set the directed fishing allowance to zero for that species for Amendment 80 vessels.</P> <P>(C) Upon determining that a GOA sideboard limit as described under Table 37 to this part for a species is or will be reached, the Regional Administrator will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing for that species by the Amendment 80 vessels to which the GOA sideboard limit applies.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Amendment 80 GOA sideboard limits—halibut PSC.</E> (A) If the Regional Administrator determines that a GOA sideboard limit for halibut PSC is sufficient to support a directed fishery for a species or species group, management area, and season specified in Table 38 to this part, then the Regional Administrator may establish a halibut PSC sideboard limit for that species or species group, management area, and season applicable to the Amendment 80 vessels to which the halibut PSC limit applies.</P> <P>(B) If the Regional Administrator determines that a halibut PSC sideboard limit is insufficient to support a directed fishery for a species or species group, management area, and season as specified in Table 38 to this part then the Regional Administrator may set the halibut PSC sideboard limit for that species or species group to zero for the Amendment 80 vessels to which the halibut PSC limit applies.</P> <P>(C) Upon determining that a halibut PSC sideboard limit for a species or species group, management area, and season as specified in Table 38 to this part is or will be reached, the Regional Administrator will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing for a specific species or species group by the Amendment 80 vessels to which the halibut PSC limit applies as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If the halibut PSC sideboard limit is reached for the deep-water species fishery as defined in § 679.21(d)(3)(iii)(B) for a season, then NMFS will close directed fishing in the GOA for all species in the deep-water species fishery except northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish in the Central GOA for that season.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the halibut PSC sideboard limit is reached for the shallow-water species fishery as defined in § 679.21(d)(3)(iii)(A) for a season, then NMFS will close directed fishing in the GOA for all species in the shallow-water species fishery for that season.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Groundfish as prohibited species closure.</E> When the Regional Administrator determines that the TAC of any target species specified under paragraph (c) of this section, or the share of any TAC assigned to any type of gear, has been or will be achieved prior to the end of a year, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> requiring that target species be treated in the same manner as a prohibited species, as described under § 679.21(b), for the remainder of the year.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Overfishing closure</E>—(i) <E T="03">Notification.</E> If, in making a determination under paragraph (d)(2) of this section, the Regional Administrator also determines that fishing for other target species or species groups in the area, district or part thereof where the notification applies, may lead to the overfishing of <PRTPAGE P="611"/>the species or species group for which the allocation or apportionment has been or will be reached, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> specifying limitations or prohibitions designed to prevent overfishing of that species or species group.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Limitations and prohibitions.</E> These limitations and prohibitions may prohibit directed fishing for other species or species groups in the area, district, or part thereof where the notification applies, or may limit time, area, or gear types that may be used in directed fishing for the other species or species groups.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Factors to be considered.</E> When making the determinations specified under paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3) of this section, the Regional Administrator may consider allowing fishing to continue or resume with certain gear types or in certain areas and times based on findings of:</P> <P>(A) The risk of biological harm to a groundfish species or species group for which the TAC or PSC limit is or will be reached.</P> <P>(B) The risk of socioeconomic harm to authorized users of the groundfish for which the TAC or PSC limit will be or has been reached.</P> <P>(C) The impact that the continued closure might have on the socioeconomic well-being of other domestic fisheries.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Harvest control for pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod.</E> If a biological assessment of stock condition for pollock, Pacific cod, or Atka mackerel within an area projects that the spawning biomass in that area will be equal to or below 20 percent of the projected unfished spawning biomass during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator will prohibit the directed fishery for the relevant species within the area. The Regional Administrator will prohibit the directed fishery under this paragraph by notification published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> The directed fishery will remain closed until a subsequent biological assessment projects that the spawning biomass for the species in the area will exceed 20 percent of the projected unfished spawning biomass during a fishing year.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Maximum retainable amounts (MRA)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Proportion of basis species.</E> The maximum retainable amount of an incidental catch species is calculated as a proportion of the basis species retained on board the vessel using:</P> <P>(i) The retainable percentages in Table 10 to this part for the GOA species categories (except the Rockfish Program fisheries, which are described in Table 30 to this part for the Rockfish Program fisheries); and</P> <P>(ii) Table 11 to this part for the BSAI species categories.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculation.</E> (i) To calculate the maximum retainable amount for a specific incidental catch species, an individual retainable amount must be calculated with respect to each basis species that is retained on board that vessel.</P> <P>(ii) To obtain these individual retainable amounts, multiply the appropriate retainable percentage for the incidental catch species/basis species combination, set forth in Table 10 to this part for the GOA species categories (except the Rockfish Program fisheries, which are described in Table 30 to this part for the Rockfish Program fisheries), and Table 11 to this part for the BSAI species categories, by the amount of that basis species, in round-weight equivalents.</P> <P>(iii) The maximum retainable amount for that specific incidental catch species is the sum of the individual retainable amount.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application.</E> (i) For catcher vessels, the maximum retainable amount for vessels fishing during a fishing trip in areas closed to directed fishing is the lowest maximum retainable amount applicable in any area, and this maximum retainable amount must be applied at any time and to all areas for the duration of the fishing trip.</P> <P>(ii) For catcher/processors fishing in an area closed to directed fishing for a species or species group, the maximum retainable amount for that species or species group applies at any time for the duration of the fishing trip.</P> <P>(iii) For all vessels not listed in subpart F of this section, the maximum retainable amount for pollock harvested in the BSAI is calculated at the end of each offload and is based on the basis species harvested since the previous offload. For purposes of this paragraph, offload means the removal <PRTPAGE P="612"/>of any fish or fish product from the vessel that harvested the fish or fish product to any other vessel or to shore.</P> <P>(iv) The maximum retainable amount for groundfish harvested in the Central GOA by a catcher/processor vessel fishing under a rockfish CQ permit is calculated at the end of each weekly reporting period, and is based on the basis species defined in Table 30 harvested since the previous weekly reporting period, or for any portion of a weekly reporting period that vessel was designated under a vessel check-in as specified in § 679.5(r)(8).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Directed fishing calculations and determinations</E>—(1) <E T="03">Round-weight equivalents.</E> Any determination concerning directed fishing, the amount or percentage of any species, species group, or any fish or fish products must be calculated in round-weight equivalents.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Retainable amounts.</E> Any groundfish species for which directed fishing is closed may not be used to calculate retainable amounts of other groundfish species. Only fish harvested under the CDQ Program may be used to calculate retainable amounts of other CDQ species. Only primary rockfish species harvested under the Rockfish Program may be used to calculate retainable amounts of other species, as provided in Table 30 to this part.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Allowable retention of pollock roe</E>—(1) <E T="03">Percentage of pollock roe.</E> (i) Pollock roe retained on board a vessel at any time during a fishing trip must not exceed the following percentages of the total round-weight equivalent of pollock, as calculated from the primary pollock product on board the vessel during the same fishing trip:</P> <P>(A) 7 percent in the Gulf of Alaska, and</P> <P>(B) 9 percent in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.</P> <P>(ii) Determinations of allowable retention of pollock roe will be based on amounts of pollock harvested, received, or processed during a single fishing trip.</P> <P>(iii) Pollock or pollock products from previous fishing trips that are retained on board a vessel may not be used to determine the allowable retention of pollock roe for that vessel.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Primary product.</E> (i) For purposes of this paragraph (g), only one primary pollock product per fish, other than roe, may be used to calculate the round-weight equivalent.</P> <P>(ii) A primary pollock product that contains roe (such as headed and gutted pollock with roe) may not be used to calculate the round-weight equivalent of pollock.</P> <P>(iii) The primary pollock product must be distinguished from ancillary pollock products in eLandings required under § 679.5(e)(9)(i)(D) and § 679.5(e)(10)(iii)(H) (see also Table 1c to this part).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Pollock product recovery rates (PRRs).</E> Use the product types and standard PRRs for pollock found in Table 3 to this part to calculate round-weight equivalents for pollock for purposes of this paragraph (g).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Calculation of retainable pollock roe</E>—(i) <E T="03">Round-weight equivalent.</E> (A) To calculate the amount of pollock roe that can be retained on board during a fishing trip, first calculate the round-weight equivalent by dividing the total amount of primary product on board by the appropriate PRR.</P> <P>(B) To determine the maximum amount of pollock roe that can be retained on board a vessel during the same fishing trip, multiply the round-weight equivalent by 0.07 in the Gulf of Alaska or 0.09 in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.</P> <P>(C) Pollock roe retained on board from previous fishing trips will not be counted.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Two or more products from different fish.</E> (A) If two or more products, other than roe, are made from different fish, round-weight equivalents are calculated separately for each product.</P> <P>(B) To determine the maximum amount of pollock roe that can be retained on board a vessel during a fishing trip, add the round-weight equivalents together; then, multiply the sum by 0.07 in the Gulf of Alaska or 0.09 in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Two or more products from same fish.</E> If two or more products, other than roe, are made from the same fish, the maximum amount of pollock roe that can be retained during a fishing trip is determined from the primary product.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Primary pollock product</E>—(i) <E T="03">Process prior to transfer.</E> Any primary pollock <PRTPAGE P="613"/>product used to calculate retainable amounts of pollock roe must be frozen, canned, or reduced to meal by the vessel retaining the pollock roe prior to any transfer of the product to another vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">No discard of processed product.</E> Any pollock product that has been processed may not be discarded at sea unless such discarding is necessary to meet other requirements of this part.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Standard product types and standard PRRs</E>—(1) <E T="03">Calculating round-weight equivalents from standard PRRs.</E> Round-weight equivalents for groundfish products are calculated using the product codes and standard PRRs specified in Table 3 to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Adjustments.</E> The Regional Administrator may adjust standard PRRs and product types specified in Table 3 to this part if he or she determines that existing standard PRRs are inaccurate or if new product types are developed.</P> <P>(i) Adjustments to any standard PRR listed in Table 3 to this part that are within and including 15 percent of that standard PRR may be made without providing notification and opportunity for prior public comment.</P> <P>(ii) Adjustments of any standard PRR during a calendar year, when aggregated with all other adjustments made during that year, will not exceed 15 percent of the standard PRR listed in Table 3 to this part at the beginning of that calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) No new product type will be announced until NMFS publishes the proposed adjustment and/or new product type in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and provides the public with at least 30 days opportunity for public comment.</P> <P>(iv) Any adjustment of a PRR that acts to further restrict the fishery will not be effective until 30 days after the date of publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(v) If NMFS makes any adjustment or announcement without providing a prior notification and opportunity for prior public comment, the Regional Administrator will receive public comments on the adjustment or announcement for a period of 15 days from the date of publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Forage fish</E>—(1) <E T="03">Definition.</E>See Table 2c to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> The provisions of § 679.20(i) apply to all vessels fishing for groundfish in the BSAI or GOA, and to all vessels processing groundfish harvested in the BSAI or GOA.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Closure to directed fishing.</E> Directed fishing for forage fish is prohibited at all times in the BSAI and GOA.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Limits on sale, barter, trade, and processing.</E> The sale, barter, trade, or processing of forage fish is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph (i)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Allowable fishmeal production.</E> Retained catch of forage fish not exceeding the maximum retainable bycatch amount may be processed into fishmeal for sale, barter, or trade.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Full retention of Demersal Shelf Rockfish (DSR) in the Southeast Outside District of the GOA (SEO)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Retention and landing requirements.</E> The operator of a catcher vessel that is required to have a Federal fisheries permit, or that harvests IFQ halibut with hook and line or jig gear, must retain and land all DSR that is caught while fishing for groundfish or IFQ halibut in the SEO.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Disposal of DSR when closed to directed fishing.</E> When DSR is closed to directed fishing in the SEO, the operator of a catcher vessel that is required to have a Federal fisheries permit under § 679.4 (b), or the manager of a shoreside processor that is required to have a Federal processor permit under § 679.4(f), must dispose of DSR retained and landed in accordance with paragraph (j)(1) of this section as follows:</P> <P>(i) A person may sell, barter, or trade a round weight equivalent amount of DSR that is less than or equal to 10 percent of the aggregate round weight equivalent of IFQ halibut and groundfish species, other than sablefish, that are landed during the same fishing trip.</P> <P>(ii) A person may sell, barter, or trade a round weight equivalent amount of DSR that is less than or equal to 1 percent of the aggregate round weight equivalent of IFQ sablefish that are landed during the same fishing trip.</P> <P>(iii) Amounts of DSR retained by catcher vessels under paragraph (j)(1) of this section that are in excess of the limits specified in paragraphs (j)(2)(i) <PRTPAGE P="614"/>and (ii) may be put to any use, including but not limited to personal consumption or donation, but must not enter commerce through sale, barter, or trade.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.20, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibited species bycatch management.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120720" REFID="6">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 42636, July 20, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) [Reserved]</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) See § 679.2 and Table 2b to this part for definition of prohibited species.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Prohibited species catch restrictions.</E> The operator of each vessel engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in the GOA or BSAI must:</P> <P>(i) Minimize its catch of prohibited species.</P> <P>(ii) After allowing for sampling by an observer, if an observer is aboard, sort its catch immediately after retrieval of the gear and, except for salmon prohibited species catch in the BS and GOA pollock fisheries under paragraph (c) or (h) of this section, or any prohibited species catch as provided (in permits issued) under § 679.26, return all prohibited species, or parts thereof, to the sea immediately, with a minimum of injury, regardless of its condition.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Rebuttable presumption.</E> Except as provided under paragraph (c) and (h) of this section and § 679.26, there will be a rebuttable presumption that any prohibited species retained on board a fishing vessel regulated under this part was caught and retained in violation of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Prohibited species taken seaward of the EEZ off Alaska.</E> No vessel fishing for groundfish in the GOA or BSAI may have on board any species listed in this paragraph (b) that was taken in waters seaward of these management areas, regardless of whether retention of such species was authorized by other applicable laws.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Sablefish as a prohibited species.</E> (See § 679.24(c)(2)(ii).)</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Addresses.</E> Unless otherwise specified, submit information required under this section to NMFS as follows: by mail to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802; by courier to the Office of the Regional Administrator, 709 West 9th St., Juneau, AK 99801; or by fax to 907-586-7465. Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Salmon taken in the BS pollock fisheries.</E> Regulations in this paragraph apply to vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including pollock CDQ, and processors taking deliveries from these vessels.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Salmon discard.</E> The operator of a vessel and the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP must not discard any salmon or transfer or process any salmon under the PSD Program at § 679.26, if the salmon were taken incidental to a directed fishery for pollock in the BS, until the number of salmon has been determined by the observer and the observer's collection of any scientific data or biological samples from the salmon has been completed.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Salmon retention and storage</E>— (i) Operators of catcher/processors or motherships must:</P> <P>(A) Sort and transport all salmon bycatch from each haul to an approved storage location adjacent to the observer sampling station that allows an observer free and unobstructed access to the salmon (see § 679.28(d)(2)(i) and (d)(7)). The salmon storage location must remain in view of the observer from the observer sampling station at all times during the sorting of the haul.</P> <P>(B) If, at any point during sorting of the haul or delivery for salmon, the salmon are too numerous to be contained in the salmon storage location, all sorting must cease and the observer must be given the opportunity to count the salmon in the storage location and collect scientific data or biological samples. Once the observer has completed all counting and sampling duties for the counted salmon, the salmon must be removed by vessel personnel from the approved storage location, in the presence of the observer.</P> <P>(C) Before sorting of the next haul may begin, the observer must be given the opportunity to complete the count of salmon and the collection of scientific data or biological samples from the previous haul.<PRTPAGE P="615"/> </P> <P>(D) Ensure no salmon of any species pass the observer sample collection point, as identified in the scale drawing of the observer sample station.</P> <P>(ii) Operators of vessels delivering to shoreside processors or stationary floating processors must:</P> <P>(A) Store in a refrigerated saltwater tank all salmon taken as bycatch in trawl operations.</P> <P>(B) Deliver all salmon to the processor receiving the vessel's BS pollock catch.</P> <P>(iii) Shoreside processors or stationary floating processors must:</P> <P>(A) Comply with the requirements in § 679.28(g)(7)(vii) for the receipt, sorting, and storage of salmon from deliveries of catch from the BS pollock fishery.</P> <P>(B) Ensure no salmon of any species pass beyond the last point where sorting of fish occurs, as identified in the scale drawing of the plant in the CMCP.</P> <P>(C) Sort and transport all salmon of any species to the salmon storage container identified in the CMCP (see § 679.28(g)(7)(vi)(C) and (x)(F)). The salmon must remain in that salmon storage container and within the view of the observer at all times during the offload.</P> <P>(D) If, at any point during the offload, salmon are too numerous to be contained in the salmon storage container, the offload and all sorting must cease and the observer must be given the opportunity to count the salmon and collect scientific data or biological samples. The counted salmon then must be removed from the area by plant personnel in the presence of the observer.</P> <P>(E) At the completion of the offload, the observer must be given the opportunity to count the salmon and collect scientific data or biological samples.</P> <P>(F) Before sorting of the next offload of catch from the BS pollock fishery may begin, the observer must be given the opportunity to complete the count of salmon and the collection of scientific data or biological samples from the previous offload of catch from the BS pollock fishery.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Assignment of crew to assist observer.</E> Operators of vessels and managers of shoreside processors and SFPs that are required to retain salmon under paragraph (c)(1) of this section must designate and identify to the observer aboard the vessel, or at the shoreside processor or SFP, a crew person or employee responsible for ensuring all sorting, retention, and storage of salmon occurs according to the requirements of (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Discard of salmon.</E> Except for salmon under the PSD Program at § 679.26, all salmon must be returned to the sea as soon as is practicable, following notification by an observer that the number of salmon has been determined and the collection of scientific data or biological samples has been completed.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">GOA halibut PSC limits.</E> This section is applicable for vessels engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in the GOA.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Notification</E>—(i) <E T="03">Proposed and final limits and apportionments.</E> NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> proposed and final halibut PSC limits, and apportionments thereof, in the notification required under § 679.20.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Modification of limits.</E> NMFS, by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> may change the halibut PSC limits during the year for which they were specified, based on new information of the types set forth in this paragraph (d)(1).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Public comment.</E> NMFS will accept public comment on the proposed halibut PSC limits, and apportionments thereof, for a period specified in the notice of proposed halibut PSC limits published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> NMFS will consider comments received on proposed halibut PSC limits and, after consultation with the Council, will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> specifying the final halibut PSC limits and apportionments thereof.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Trawl gear proposed halibut limit</E>—(i) <E T="03">Notification.</E> After consultation with the Council, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> specifying the proposed halibut PSC limit for vessels using trawl gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Bycatch allowance.</E> The halibut PSC limit specified for vessels using trawl gear may be further apportioned as bycatch allowances to the fishery categories listed in paragraph (d)(3)(iii) of this section, based on each <PRTPAGE P="616"/>category's proportional share of the anticipated halibut bycatch mortality during a fishing year and the need to optimize the amount of total groundfish harvest under the halibut PSC limit. The sum of all bycatch allowances will equal the halibut PSC limit established under this paragraph (d).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Trawl fishery categories.</E> For purposes of apportioning the trawl halibut PSC limit among fisheries, the following fishery categories are specified and defined in terms of round-weight equivalents of these GOA groundfish species for which a TAC has been specified under § 679.20:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Shallow-water species fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate catch of pollock, Pacific cod, shallow-water flatfish, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, and “other species” that is greater than the retained aggregate amount of other GOA groundfish species or species group.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Deep-water species fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of groundfish and is not a shallow-water species fishery as defined under paragraph (d)(3)(iii)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Hook-and-line and pot gear fisheries</E>—(i) <E T="03">Notification.</E> After consultation with the Council, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> specifying the proposed and final halibut PSC limits for vessels using hook-and-line gear. The notification also may specify a halibut PSC limit for the pot gear fisheries.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Halibut bycatch allowance.</E> The halibut PSC limit specified for vessels using hook-and-line gear may be further apportioned, as bycatch allowances, to the fishery categories listed in paragraph (d)(4)(iii) of this section, based on each category's proportional share of the anticipated halibut bycatch mortality during a fishing year and the need to optimize the amount of total groundfish harvest under the halibut PSC limit. The sum of all bycatch allowances will equal the halibut PSC limit established under this paragraph (d).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Hook-and-line fishery categories.</E> For purposes of apportioning the hook-and-line halibut PSC limit among fisheries, the following fishery categories are specified and defined in terms of round-weight equivalents of those GOA groundfish species for which a TAC has been specified under § 679.20.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District.</E> Fishing with hook-and-line gear in the Southeast Outside District of the Eastern GOA regulatory area (SEEO) during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of demersal shelf rockfish that is greater than the retained amount of any other fishery category defined under this paragraph (d)(4)(iii).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Other hook-and-line fishery.</E> Fishing with hook-and-line gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of groundfish and is not a demersal shelf rockfish fishery defined under paragraph (d)(4)(iii)(A) of this section, as follows—</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear will be apportioned part of the GOA halibut PSC limit in proportion to the total Western and Central GOA Pacific cod allocations, where X is equal to annual TAC, as follows—</P> <MATH DEEP="27" SPAN="2"> <MID>er01de11.282</MID> </MATH> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear will be apportioned part of the GOA halibut PSC limit in proportion to the total Western and Central GOA Pacific cod allocations, where X is equal to annual TAC, as follows—</P> <MATH DEEP="25" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="617"/> <MID>er01de11.283</MID> </MATH> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) No later than November 1, any halibut PSC limit allocated under paragraph (d)(4)(iii)(B) of this section not projected by the Regional Administrator to be used by one of the hook-and-line sectors during the remainder of the fishing year will be made available to the other sector.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Seasonal apportionments</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS, after consultation with the Council, may apportion each halibut PSC limit or bycatch allowance specified under this paragraph (d) on a seasonal basis.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Factors to be considered.</E> NMFS will base any seasonal apportionment of a halibut PSC limit or bycatch allowance on the following types of information:</P> <P>(A) Seasonal distribution of halibut.</P> <P>(B) Seasonal distribution of target groundfish species relative to halibut distribution.</P> <P>(C) Expected halibut bycatch needs, on a seasonal basis, relative to changes in halibut biomass and expected catches of target groundfish species.</P> <P>(D) Expected variations in bycatch rates throughout the fishing year.</P> <P>(E) Expected changes in directed groundfish fishing seasons.</P> <P>(F) Expected start of fishing effort.</P> <P>(G) Economic effects of establishing seasonal halibut allocations on segments of the target groundfish industry.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Unused seasonal apportionments.</E> (A) Unused seasonal apportionments of halibut PSC limits specified for trawl, hook-and-line, or pot gear will be added to the respective seasonal apportionment for the next season during a current fishing year; and</P> <P>(B) An amount not greater than 55 percent of the halibut PSC that had been allocated as CQ and that has not been used by a rockfish cooperative will be added to the last seasonal apportionment for trawl gear during the current fishing year:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) After November 15; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) After the effective date of a termination of fishing declaration according to the provisions set out in § 679.4(n)(2), whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(C) The amount of unused halibut PSC not reapportioned under the provisions described in § 679.21(d)(5)(iii)(B) will not be available for use as halibut PSC by any person for the remainder of that calendar year.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Seasonal apportionment exceeded.</E> If a seasonal apportionment of a halibut PSC limit specified for trawl, hook-and-line, pot gear, and/or operational type is exceeded, the amount by which the seasonal apportionment is exceeded will be deducted from the respective apportionment for the next season during a current fishing year.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Apportionment among regulatory areas and districts.</E> Each halibut PSC limit specified under this paragraph (d) also may be apportioned among the GOA regulatory areas and districts.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Halibut PSC closures</E>—(i) <E T="03">Trawl gear fisheries.</E> If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in either of the trawl fishery categories listed in paragraph (d)(3)(iii) (A) or (B) of this section will catch the halibut bycatch allowance, or apportionments thereof, specified for that fishery category under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> closing the entire GOA or the applicable regulatory area or district to directed fishing with trawl gear for each species and/or species group that comprises that fishing category; provided, however, that when the halibut bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, specified for the shallow-water species fishery is reached, fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear may continue, consistent with other provisions of this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Hook-and-line fisheries.</E> If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the three hook-and-line gear and operational type fishery categories listed under paragraph (d)(4)(iii) of this section will catch the halibut bycatch allowance, <PRTPAGE P="618"/>or apportionments thereof, specified for that fishery category under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> closing the entire GOA or the applicable regulatory area, district, or operation type to directed fishing with hook-and-line gear for each species and/or species group that comprises that fishing category.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Pot gear fisheries.</E> If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that the catch of halibut by operators of vessels using pot gear to participate in a directed fishery for groundfish will reach the halibut PSC limit, or seasonal apportionment thereof, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using pot gear for the remainder of the season to which the halibut PSC limit or seasonal apportionment applies.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Nonpelagic trawl gear fisheries</E>—(A) <E T="03">Continued fishing under specified conditions.</E> When the vessels to which a halibut PSC limit applies have caught an amount of halibut equal to that PSC, the Regional Administrator may, by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> allow some or all of those vessels to continue to fish for groundfish using nonpelagic trawl gear under specified conditions, subject to the other provisions of this part.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Factors to be considered.</E> In authorizing and conditioning such continued fishing with bottom-trawl gear, the Regional Administrator will take into account the following considerations, and issue relevant findings:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The risk of biological harm to halibut stocks and of socio-economic harm to authorized halibut users posed by continued bottom trawling by these vessels.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The extent to which these vessels have avoided incidental halibut catches up to that point in the year.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The confidence of the Regional Administrator in the accuracy of the estimates of incidental halibut catches by these vessels up to that point in the year.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Whether observer coverage of these vessels is sufficient to assure adherence to the prescribed conditions and to alert the Regional Administrator to increases in their incidental halibut catches.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) The enforcement record of owners and operators of these vessels, and the confidence of the Regional Administrator that adherence to the prescribed conditions can be assured in light of available enforcement resources.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">AFA halibut bycatch limitations.</E> Halibut bycatch limits for AFA catcher vessels will be established according to the procedure and formula set out in § 679.64(b) and managed through directed fishing closures for AFA catcher vessels in the groundfish fisheries to which the halibut bycatch limit applies.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">BSAI PSC limits</E>—(1) <E T="03">Trawl gear</E>—(i) <E T="03">Red king crab in Zone 1.</E> The PSC limit of red king crab caught by trawl vessels while engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in Zone 1 during any fishing year will be specified for up to two fishing years by NMFS, after consultation with the Council, based on abundance and spawning biomass of red king crab using the criteria set out under paragraphs (e)(1)(i)(A) through (C) of this section. The following table refers to the PSC limits for red king crab that you must follow in Zone 1:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">When the number of mature female red king crab is ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">The zone 1 PSC limit will be ...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(A) At or below the threshold of 8.4 million mature crab or the effective spawning biomass is less than or equal to 14.5 million lb (6,577 mt)</ENT> <ENT>32,000 red king crab.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(B) Above the threshold of 8.4 million mature crab and the effective spawning biomass is greater than 14.5 but less than 55 million lb (24,948 mt)</ENT> <ENT>97,000 red king crab.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(C) Above the threshold of 8.4 million mature crab and the effective spawning biomass is equal to or greater than 55 million lb</ENT> <ENT>197,000 red king crab.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Tanner crab (C. bairdi).</E> The PSC limit of <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> crabs caught by trawl vessels while engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in Zones 1 and 2 during any fishing year will be specified for up to two fishing years by NMFS under paragraph (e)(6) of this section, based on total abundance of <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> <PRTPAGE P="619"/>crabs as indicated by the NMFS annual bottom trawl survey, using the criteria set out under paragraphs (e)(1)(ii)(A) and (B) of this section.</P> <P>(A) The following table refers to the PSC limits for C. bairdi that you must follow in Zone 1:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">When the total abundance of <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> crabs is ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">The PSC limit will be ...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) 150 million animals or less</ENT> <ENT>0.5 percent of the total abundance minus 20,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Over 150 million to 270 million animals</ENT> <ENT>730,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Over 270 million to 400 million animals</ENT> <ENT>830,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) Over 400 million animals</ENT> <ENT>980,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) This table refers to the PSC limits for <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> that you must follow in Zone 2.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">When the total abundance of C. bairdi crabs is ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">The PSC limit will be ...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) 175 million animals or less</ENT> <ENT>1.2 percent of the total abundance minus 30,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Over 175 million to 290 million animals</ENT> <ENT>2,070,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Over 290 million to 400 million animals</ENT> <ENT>2,520,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">4</E>) Over 400 million animals</ENT> <ENT>2,970,000 animals</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">C. opilio.</E> The PSC limit of <E T="03">C. opilio</E> caught by trawl vessels while engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in the COBLZ will be specified annually by NMFS under paragraph (e)(6) of this section, based on total abundance of <E T="03">C. opilio</E> as indicated by the NMFS annual bottom trawl survey using the following criteria:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">PSC Limit.</E> The PSC limit will be 0.1133 percent of the total abundance, minus 150,000 <E T="03">C. opilio</E> crabs, unless;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Minimum PSC Limit.</E> If 0.1133 percent multiplied by the total abundance is less than 4.5 million, then the minimum PSC limit will be 4.350 million animals; or</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Maximum PSC Limit.</E> If 0.1133 percent multiplied by the total abundance is greater than 13 million, then the maximum PSC limit will be 12.850 million animals.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Halibut.</E> The PSC limit of halibut caught while conducting any trawl fishery for groundfish in the BSAI during any fishing year is an amount of halibut equivalent to 3,675 mt of halibut mortality.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Pacific herring.</E> The PSC limit of Pacific herring caught while conducting any domestic trawl fishery for groundfish in the BSAI is 1 percent of the annual eastern Bering Sea herring biomass. The PSC limit will be apportioned into annual herring PSC allowances, by target fishery, and will be published along with the annual herring PSC limit in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> with the proposed and final groundfish specifications defined in § 679.20.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">BS Chinook salmon.</E> See paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Non-chinook salmon.</E> The PSC limit of non-chinook salmon caught by vessels using trawl gear during August 15 through October 14 in the CVOA is 42,000 fish.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">AI Chinook salmon</E>. The trawl closures identified in paragraph (e)(7)(viii) of this section will take effect when the Regional Administrator determines that the AI PSC limit of 700 Chinook salmon caught while harvesting pollock in the AI between January 1 and December 31 is attained.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Nontrawl gear, halibut.</E> The PSC limit of halibut caught while conducting any nontrawl fishery for groundfish in the BSAI during any fishing year is the amount of halibut equivalent to 900 mt of halibut mortality.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">PSC apportionment to trawl fisheries</E>—(i) <E T="03">General</E>—(A) <E T="03">PSQ reserve.</E> The following allocations of the trawl gear PSC limits are made to the CDQ Program as PSQ reserves. The PSQ reserves are not apportioned by gear or fishery.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Crab PSQ.</E> 10.7 percent of each PSC limit set forth in paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Halibut PSQ.</E> (<E T="03">i</E>) 276 mt of the total PSC limit set forth in paragraph (e)(1)(iv) of this section in each year for 2008 and 2009.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) 326 mt of the total PSC limit set forth in paragraph (e)(1)(iv) of this section effective in 2010 and each year thereafter.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Salmon PSQ</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Chinook salmon.</E> For BS Chinook salmon, see paragraph (f) of this section. For AI Chinook salmon, 7.5 percent of the PSC limit set forth in paragraph (e)(1)(viii) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="620"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Non-Chinook salmon.</E> 10.7 percent of the PSC limit set forth in paragraph (e)(1)(vii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Fishery categories.</E> NMFS, after consultation with the Council and after subtraction of PSQ reserves and PSC CQ assigned to Amendment 80 cooperatives, will apportion each PSC limit set forth in paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section into bycatch allowances for fishery categories defined in paragraph (e)(3)(iv) of this section, based on each category's proportional share of the anticipated incidental catch during a fishing year of prohibited species for which a PSC limit is specified and the need to optimize the amount of total groundfish harvested under established PSC limits.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Red king crab, C. bairdi, C. opilio, and halibut</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> For vessels engaged in directed fishing for groundfish in the BSAI, other than vessels fishing under a CQ permit assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, the PSC limits for red king crab, <E T="03">C. bairdi, C. opilio</E>, and halibut will be apportioned to the trawl fishery categories defined in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv)(B) through (F) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Red King Crab Savings Subarea</E> (RKCSS). (<E T="03">1</E>) The RKCSS is the portion of the RKCSA between 56°00′ and 56°10′ N. lat. Notwithstanding other provisions of this part, vessels using non-pelagic trawl gear in the RKCSS may engage in directed fishing for groundfish in a given year, if the ADF&G had established a guideline harvest level the previous year for the red king crab fishery in the Bristol Bay area.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) When the RKCSS is open to vessels fishing for groundfish with nonpelagic trawl gear under paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) of this section, NMFS, after consultation with the Council, will specify an amount of the red king crab bycatch limit annually established under paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section for the RKCSS. The amount of the red king crab bycatch limit specified for the RKCSS will not exceed an amount equivalent to 25 percent of the red king crab PSC allowance and will be based on the need to optimize the groundfish harvest relative to red king crab bycatch.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Incidental catch in midwater pollock fishery.</E> Any amount of red king crab, <E T="03">C. bairdi, C. opilio,</E> or halibut that is incidentally taken in the midwater pollock fishery as defined in paragraph (e)(3)(iv)(A) of this section will be counted against the bycatch allowances specified for the pollock/Atka mackerel/“other species” category defined in paragraph (e)(3)(iv)(F) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Pacific herring.</E> The PSC limit for Pacific herring will be apportioned to the BSAI trawl fishery categories defined in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv) (A) through (F) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Trawl fishery categories.</E> For purposes of apportioning trawl PSC limits among fisheries, other than PSC CQ assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, the following fishery categories are specified and defined in terms of round-weight equivalents of those groundfish species or species groups for which a TAC has been specified under § 679.20.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Midwater pollock fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a catch of pollock that is 95 percent or more of the total amount of groundfish caught during the week.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Flatfish fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate amount of rock sole, “other flatfish,” and yellowfin sole that is greater than the retained amount of any other fishery category defined under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv).</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Yellowfin sole fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that is defined as a flatfish fishery under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv)(B) and results in a retained amount of yellowfin sole that is 70 percent or more of the retained aggregate amount of rock sole, “other flatfish,” and yellowfin sole.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Rock sole/flathead sole/“other flatfish” fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that is defined as a flatfish fishery under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv)(B) and is not a yellowfin sole fishery as defined under paragraph (e)(3)(iv)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Greenland turbot/arrowtooth flounder/sablefish fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl <PRTPAGE P="621"/>gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate amount of Greenland turbot, arrowtooth flounder, and sablefish that is greater than the retained amount of any other fishery category defined under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Rockfish fishery.</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate amount of rockfish species that is greater than the retained amount of any other fishery category defined under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv).</P> <P>(E) Pacific cod fishery. Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate amount of Pacific cod that is greater than the retained amount of any other groundfish fishery category defined under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv).</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Pollock/Atka mackerel/“other species.”</E> Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate amount of pollock other than pollock harvested in the midwater pollock fishery defined under paragraph (e)(3)(iv)(A) of this section, Atka mackerel, and “other species” that is greater than the retained amount of any other fishery category defined under this paragraph (e)(3)(iv).</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">AFA prohibited species catch limitations.</E> Halibut and crab PSC limits for the AFA catcher/processor sector and the AFA trawl catcher vessel sector will be established according to the procedures and formulas set out in § 679.64(a) and (b) and managed through directed fishing closures for the AFA catcher/processor sector and the AFA trawl catcher vessel sector in the groundfish fisheries for which the PSC limit applies.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Amendment 80 sector bycatch limitations.</E> (A) Halibut and crab bycatch limits for the Amendment 80 sector in the BSAI will be established according to the procedure and formulae set out in § 679.91(d) through (f); and</P> <P>(B) Halibut and crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery will be managed through directed fishing closures for Amendment 80 vessels to which the halibut and crab bycatch limits apply.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Halibut apportionment to nontrawl fishery categories</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> (A) An amount equivalent to 7.5 percent of the nontrawl gear halibut PSC limit set forth in paragraph (e)(2) of this section is allocated to the groundfish CDQ Program as PSQ reserve. The PSQ reserve is not apportioned by gear or fishery.</P> <P>(B) NMFS, after consultation with the Council and after subtraction of the PSQ reserve, will apportion the halibut PSC limit for nontrawl gear set forth under paragraph (e)(2) of this section into bycatch allowances for the nontrawl fishery categories defined under paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(C) Apportionment of the nontrawl halibut PSC limit among the nontrawl fishery categories will be based on each category's proportional share of the anticipated bycatch mortality of halibut during a fishing year and the need to optimize the amount of total groundfish harvested under the nontrawl halibut PSC limit.</P> <P>(D) The sum of all bycatch allowances of any prohibited species will equal its PSC limit.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Nontrawl fishery categories.</E> For purposes of apportioning the nontrawl halibut PSC limit among fisheries, the following fishery categories are specified and defined in terms of round-weight equivalents of those BSAI groundfish species for which a TAC has been specified under § 679.20.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Pacific cod hook-and-line catcher vessel fishery.</E> Catcher vessels fishing with hook-and-line gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of Pacific cod that is greater than the retained amount of any other groundfish species.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Pacific cod hook-and-line catcher/processor fishery.</E> Catcher/processors fishing with hook-and-line gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of Pacific cod that is greater than the retained amount of any other groundfish species.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Sablefish hook-and-line fishery.</E> Fishing with hook-and-line gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of sablefish that is greater than the retained amount of any other groundfish species.<PRTPAGE P="622"/> </P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Groundfish jig gear fishery.</E> Fishing with jig gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of groundfish.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Groundfish pot gear fishery.</E> Fishing with pot gear under restrictions set forth in § 679.24(b) during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of groundfish.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Other nontrawl fisheries.</E> Fishing for groundfish with nontrawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained catch of groundfish and does not qualify as a Pacific cod hook-and-line catcher vessel fishery, a Pacific cod hook-and-line catcher/processor fishery, a sablefish hook-and-line fishery, a jig gear fishery, or a groundfish pot gear fishery as defined under this paragraph (e)(4)(ii).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Seasonal apportionments of bycatch allowances</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS, after consultation with the Council, may apportion fishery bycatch allowances on a seasonal basis.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Factors to be considered.</E> NMFS will base any seasonal apportionment of a bycatch allowance on the following types of information:</P> <P>(A) Seasonal distribution of prohibited species;</P> <P>(B) Seasonal distribution of target groundfish species relative to prohibited species distribution;</P> <P>(C) Expected prohibited species bycatch needs on a seasonal basis relevant to change in prohibited species biomass and expected catches of target groundfish species;</P> <P>(D) Expected variations in bycatch rates throughout the fishing year;</P> <P>(E) Expected changes in directed groundfish fishing seasons;</P> <P>(F) Expected start of fishing effort; or</P> <P>(G) Economic effects of establishing seasonal prohibited species apportionments on segments of the target groundfish industry.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Seasonal trawl fishery bycatch allowances</E>—(A) <E T="03">Unused seasonal apportionments.</E> Unused seasonal apportionments of trawl fishery bycatch allowances made under this paragraph (e)(5) will be added to its respective fishery bycatch allowance for the next season during a current fishing year.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Seasonal apportionment exceeded.</E> If a seasonal apportionment of a trawl fishery bycatch allowance made under paragraph (d)(5) of this section is exceeded, the amount by which the seasonal apportionment is exceeded will be deducted from its respective apportionment for the next season during a current fishing year.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Seasonal nontrawl fishery bycatch allowances</E>—(A) <E T="03">Unused seasonal apportionments.</E> Any unused portion of a seasonal nontrawl fishery bycatch allowance made under this paragraph (e)(5) will be reapportioned to the fishery's remaining seasonal bycatch allowances during a current fishing year in a manner determined by NMFS, after consultation with the Council, based on the types of information listed under paragraph (e)(5)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Seasonal apportionment exceeded.</E> If a seasonal apportionment of a nontrawl fishery bycatch allowance made under this paragraph (e)(5) is exceeded, the amount by which the seasonal apportionment is exceeded will be deducted from the fishery's remaining seasonal bycatch allowances during a current fishing year in a manner determined by NMFS, after consultation with the Council, based on the types of information listed under paragraph (e)(5)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Notification</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> for up to two fishing years, the annual red king crab PSC limit, and, if applicable, the amount of this PSC limit specified for the RKCSS, the annual <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> PSC limit, the annual <E T="03">C. opilio</E> PSC limit, the proposed and final PSQ reserve amounts, the proposed and final bycatch allowances, the seasonal apportionments thereof, and the manner in which seasonal apportionments of nontrawl fishery bycatch allowances will be managed, as required by paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Public comment</E>. Public comment will be accepted by NMFS on the proposed annual red king crab PSC limit and, if applicable, the amount of this PSC limit specified for the RKCSS, the annual <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> PSC limit, the annual <E T="03">C. opilio</E> PSC limit, the proposed and final bycatch allowances, seasonal apportionments thereof, and the manner in which seasonal apportionments of nontrawl fishery bycatch allowances will be managed, for a period specified <PRTPAGE P="623"/>in the notice of proposed specifications published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Trawl PSC closures</E>—(i) <E T="03">Exception.</E> When a bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, specified for the pollock/Atka mackerel/“other species” fishery category is reached, only directed fishing for pollock is closed to trawl vessels using nonpelagic trawl gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Red king crab or C. bairdi Tanner crab, Zone 1, closure</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(i) of this section, if, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the fishery categories listed in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv) (B) through (F) of this section will catch the Zone 1 bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, of red king crab or <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> Tanner crab specified for that fishery category under paragraph (e)(3) of this section, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of Zone 1, including the RKCSS, to directed fishing for each species and/or species group in that fishery category for the remainder of the year or for the remainder of the season.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">RKCSS.</E> If, during the fishing year the Regional Administrator determines that the amount of the red king crab PSC limit that is specified for the RKCSS under § 679.21(e)(3)(ii)(B) of this section will be caught, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of the RKCSS to directed fishing for groundfish with nonpelagic trawl gear for the remainder of the year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">C. bairdi Tanner crab, Zone 2, closure.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(i) of this section, if, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the fishery categories listed in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv) (B) through (F) of this section will catch the Zone 2 bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, of <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> Tanner crab specified for that fishery category under paragraph (e)(3) of this section, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of Zone 2 to directed fishing for each species and/or species group in that fishery category for the remainder of the year or for the remainder of the season.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">COBLZ.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(i) of this section, if, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the trawl fishery categories listed in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv)(B) through (F) of this section will catch the COBLZ bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, of <E T="03">C. opilio</E> specified for that fishery category under paragraph (e)(3) of this section, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of the COBLZ, as defined in Figure 13 to this part, to directed fishing for each species and/or species group in that fishery category for the remainder of the year or for the remainder of the season.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Halibut closure.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(i) of this section, if, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the trawl fishery categories listed in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv)(B) through (F) of this section in the BSAI will catch the halibut bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, specified for that fishery category under paragraph (e)(3) of this section, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of the entire BSAI to directed fishing for each species and/or species group in that fishery category for the remainder of the year or for the remainder of the season.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Pacific herring</E>—(A) <E T="03">Closure.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(vi)(B) of this section, if, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the fishery categories listed in paragraphs (e)(3)(iv)(A) through (F) of this section in the BSAI will catch the herring bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, specified for that fishery category under paragraph (e)(3) of this section, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of the Herring Savings Area as defined in Figure 4 to this part to directed fishing for each species and/or species group in that fishery category.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Exceptions</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Midwater pollock.</E> When the midwater pollock fishery <PRTPAGE P="624"/>category reaches its specified bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, the Herring Savings Areas are closed to directed fishing for pollock with trawl gear.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Pollock/Atka mackerel/ “other species”.</E> When the pollock/Atka mackerel/“other species” fishery category reaches its specified bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, the Herring Savings Areas are closed to directed fishing for pollock by trawl vessels using nonpelagic trawl gear.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Chum salmon.</E> If the Regional Administrator determines that 42,000 non-Chinook salmon have been caught by vessels using trawl gear during the period August 15 through October 14 in the CVOA, defined under § 679.22(a)(5) and in Figure 2 to this part, NMFS will prohibit directed fishing for pollock for the remainder of the period September 1 through October 14 in the Chum Salmon Savings Area as defined in Figure 9 to this part.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">AI Chinook salmon.</E> If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that catch of Chinook salmon by vessels using trawl gear while directed fishing for pollock in the AI will reach the annual limit of 700 Chinook salmon, as identified in paragraph (e)(1)(viii) of this section, NMFS, by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> will close the AI Chinook Salmon Savings Area, as defined in Figure 8 to this part, to directed fishing for pollock with trawl gear on the following dates:</P> <P>(A) From the effective date of the closure until April 15, and from September 1 through December 31, if the Regional Administrator determines that the annual limit of AI Chinook salmon will be attained before April 15.</P> <P>(B) From September 1 through December 31, if the Regional Administrator determines that the annual limit of AI Chinook salmon will be attained after April 15.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Exemptions.</E> Trawl vessels participating in directed fishing for pollock and operating under a non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction ICA approved by NMFS under paragraph (g) of this section are exempt from closures in the Chum Salmon Savings Area described at paragraph (e)(7)(vii) of this section. See also § 679.22(a)(10) and Figure 9 to part 679.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Nontrawl halibut closures.</E> If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that U.S. fishing vessels participating in any of the nontrawl fishery categories listed under paragraph (e)(4) of this section will catch the halibut bycatch allowance, or seasonal apportionment thereof, specified for that fishery category under paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of this section, NMFS will publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the closure of the entire BSAI to directed fishing with the relevant gear type for each species and/or species group in that fishery category.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">BS Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> This paragraph contains regulations governing the bycatch of Chinook salmon in the BS pollock fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">BS Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) limit.</E> Each year, NMFS will allocate to AFA sectors, listed in paragraph (f)(3)(ii) of this section, a portion of either the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit or the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit.</P> <P>(i) An AFA sector will receive a portion of the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit if:</P> <P>(A) No Chinook salmon bycatch incentive plan agreement (IPA) is approved by NMFS under paragraph (f)(12) of this section; or</P> <P>(B) That AFA sector has exceeded its performance standard under paragraph (f)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) An AFA sector will receive a portion of the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit if:</P> <P>(A) At least one IPA is approved by NMFS under paragraph (f)(12) of this section; and</P> <P>(B) That AFA sector has not exceeded its performance standard under paragraph (f)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Allocations of the BS Chinook salmon PSC limits</E>—(i) <E T="03">Seasonal apportionment.</E> NMFS will apportion the BS Chinook salmon PSC limits annually 70 percent to the A season and 30 percent to the B season, which are described in § 679.23(e)(2)(i) and (ii).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">AFA sectors.</E> Each year, NMFS will make allocations of the applicable BS Chinook salmon PSC limit to the following four AFA sectors:<PRTPAGE P="625"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r200" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">AFA sector:</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Eligible participants are:</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Catcher/processor (C/P)</ENT> <ENT>AFA catcher/processors and AFA catcher vessels delivering to AFA catcher/processors, all of which are permitted under § 679.4(l)(2) and § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(A), respectively.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>AFA catcher vessels harvesting pollock for processing by AFA motherships, all of which are permitted under § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(B) and § 679.4(l)(4), respectively.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Inshore</ENT> <ENT>AFA catcher vessels harvesting pollock for processing by AFA inshore processors, all of which are permitted under § 679.4(l)(3)(i)(C).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>The six CDQ groups authorized under section 305(i)(1)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act to participate in the CDQ Program.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Allocations to each AFA sector.</E> NMFS will allocate the BS Chinook salmon PSC limits to each AFA sector as follows:</P> <P>(A) If a sector is managed under the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit, the maximum amount of Chinook salmon PSC allocated to each sector in each season and annually is:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,12,12,12,12,12,12" COLS="7" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">AFA sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">A season</CHED> <CHED H="2">% Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2"># of Chinook</CHED> <CHED H="1">B season</CHED> <CHED H="2">% Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2"># of Chinook</CHED> <CHED H="1">Annual total</CHED> <CHED H="2">% Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2"># of Chinook</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(1) C/P</ENT> <ENT>32.9</ENT> <ENT>13,818</ENT> <ENT>17.9</ENT> <ENT>3,222</ENT> <ENT>28.4</ENT> <ENT>17,040</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(2) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>8.0</ENT> <ENT>3,360</ENT> <ENT>7.3</ENT> <ENT>1,314</ENT> <ENT>7.8</ENT> <ENT>4,674</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(3) Inshore</ENT> <ENT>49.8</ENT> <ENT>20,916</ENT> <ENT>69.3</ENT> <ENT>12,474</ENT> <ENT>55.6</ENT> <ENT>33,390</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(4) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>9.3</ENT> <ENT>3,906</ENT> <ENT>5.5</ENT> <ENT>990</ENT> <ENT>8.2</ENT> <ENT>4,896</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) If the sector is managed under the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit, the sector will be allocated the following amount of Chinook salmon PSC in each season and annually:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,12,12,12,12,12,12" COLS="7" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">AFA sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">A season</CHED> <CHED H="2">% Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2"># of Chinook</CHED> <CHED H="1">B season</CHED> <CHED H="2">% Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2">#of Chinook</CHED> <CHED H="1">Annual total</CHED> <CHED H="2">% Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2"># of Chinook</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(1) C/P</ENT> <ENT>32.9</ENT> <ENT>10,960</ENT> <ENT>17.9</ENT> <ENT>2,556</ENT> <ENT>28.4</ENT> <ENT>13,516</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(2) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>8.0</ENT> <ENT>2,665</ENT> <ENT>7.3</ENT> <ENT>1,042</ENT> <ENT>7.8</ENT> <ENT>3,707</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(3) Inshore</ENT> <ENT>49.8</ENT> <ENT>16,591</ENT> <ENT>69.3</ENT> <ENT>9,894</ENT> <ENT>55.6</ENT> <ENT>26,485</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(4) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>9.3</ENT> <ENT>3,098</ENT> <ENT>5.5</ENT> <ENT>785</ENT> <ENT>8.2</ENT> <ENT>3,883</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Allocations to the AFA catcher/processor and mothership sectors</E>—(A) NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations under paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(A) or (B) of this section to entities representing the AFA catcher/processor sector and the AFA mothership sector if these sectors meet the requirements of paragraph (f)(8) of this section.</P> <P>(B) If no entity is approved by NMFS to represent the AFA catcher/processor sector or the AFA mothership sector, then NMFS will manage that sector under a non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation under paragraph (f)(10) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Allocations to inshore cooperatives and the AFA inshore open access fishery.</E> NMFS will further allocate the inshore sector's Chinook salmon PSC allocation under paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(A)(<E T="03">3</E>) or (B)(<E T="03">3</E>) of this section among the inshore cooperatives and the inshore open access fishery based on the percentage allocations of pollock to each inshore cooperative under § 679.62(a). NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations to inshore cooperatives. Any Chinook salmon PSC allocated to the inshore open access fishery will be as a non-transferable allocation managed by NMFS under the requirements of paragraph (f)(10) of this section.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Allocations to the CDQ Program.</E> NMFS will further allocate the Chinook salmon PSC allocation to the CDQ Program under paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(A)(<E T="03">4</E>) or (B)(<E T="03">4</E>) of this section among the six CDQ groups based on each CDQ group's percentage of the CDQ Program pollock allocation in Column B of Table 47d to this part. <PRTPAGE P="626"/>NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations to CDQ groups.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Accrual of Chinook salmon bycatch to specific PSC allocations.</E> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If a Chinook salmon PSC allocation is:</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Then all Chinook salmon bycatch:</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) A transferable allocation to a sector-level entity, inshore cooperative, or CDQ group under paragraph (f)(8) of this section</ENT> <ENT>By any vessel fishing under a transferable allocation will accrue against the allocation to the entity representing that vessel.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) A non-transferable allocation to a sector or the inshore open access fishery under paragraph (f)(10) of this section</ENT> <ENT>By any vessel fishing under a non-transferable allocation will accrue against the allocation established for the sector or inshore open access fishery, whichever is applicable.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) The opt-out allocation under paragraph (f)(5) of this section</ENT> <ENT>By any vessel fishing under the opt-out allocation will accrue against the opt-out allocation.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Public release of Chinook salmon PSC information.</E> For each year, NMFS will release to the public and publish on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>):</P> <P>(A) The Chinook salmon PSC allocations for each entity receiving a transferable allocation;</P> <P>(B) The non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations;</P> <P>(C) The vessels fishing under each transferable or non-transferable allocation;</P> <P>(D) The amount of Chinook salmon bycatch that accrues towards each transferable or non-transferable allocation; and</P> <P>(E) Any changes to these allocations due to transfers under paragraph (f)(9) of this section, rollovers under paragraph (f)(11) of this section, and deductions from the B season non-transferable allocations under paragraphs (f)(5)(v) or (f)(10)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Reduction in allocations of the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit</E>—(i) <E T="03">Reduction in sector allocations.</E> NMFS will reduce the seasonal allocation of the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit to the catcher/processor sector, the mothership sector, the inshore sector, or the CDQ Program under paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(A) of this section, if the owner of any permitted AFA vessel in that sector, or any CDQ group, does not participate in an approved IPA under paragraph (f)(12) of this section. The amount of Chinook salmon subtracted from each sector's allocation for those not participating in an approved IPA is calculated as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,4C,r50,4C,r50" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For each sector:</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Reduce the A season allocation by the sum of the amount of Chinook salmon associated with each vessel or CDQ group not participating in an IPA:</CHED> <CHED H="1"/> <CHED H="1" O="L">Reduce the B season allocation by the sum of the amount of Chinook salmon associated with each vessel or CDQ group not participating in an IPA:</CHED> <CHED H="1"/> <CHED H="1"/> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>From Column E in Table 47a to this part</ENT> <ENT>+</ENT> <ENT>From Column F in Table 47a to this part</ENT> <ENT>=</ENT> <ENT>The annual amount of Chinook salmon subtracted from each sector's Chinook salmon PSC allocation listed at paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(A) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>From Column E in Table 47b to this part</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>From Column F in Table 47b to this part</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Inshore</ENT> <ENT>From Column E in Table 47c to this part</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>From Column F in Table 47c to this part</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>From Column C in Table 47d to this part</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>From Column D in Table 47d to this part</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Adjustments to the inshore sector and inshore cooperative allocations</E>—(A) If some members of an inshore cooperative do not participate in an approved IPA, NMFS will only reduce the allocation to the cooperative to which those vessels belong, or the inshore open access fishery.</P> <P>(B) If all members of an inshore cooperative do not participate in an approved IPA, the amount of Chinook salmon that remains in the inshore sector's allocation, after subtracting <PRTPAGE P="627"/>the amount in paragraph (f)(4)(i)(C) of this section for the non-participating inshore cooperative, will be reallocated among the inshore cooperatives participating in an approved IPA based on the proportion each participating cooperative represents of the Chinook salmon PSC initially allocated among the participating inshore cooperatives that year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Adjustment to CDQ group allocations.</E> If a CDQ group does not participate in an approved IPA, the amount of Chinook salmon that remains in the CDQ Program's allocation, after subtracting the amount in paragraph (f)(4)(i)(D) of this section for the non-participating CDQ group, will be reallocated among the CDQ groups participating in an approved IPA based on the proportion each participating CDQ group represents of the Chinook salmon PSC initially allocated among the participating CDQ groups that year.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">All members of a sector do not participate in an approved IPA.</E> If all members of a sector do not participate in an approved IPA, the amount of Chinook salmon that remains after subtracting the amount in paragraph (f)(4)(i) of this section for the non-participating sector will not be reallocated among the sectors that do have members participating in an approved IPA. This portion of the 60,000 PSC limit will remain unallocated for that year.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Chinook salmon PSC opt-out allocation.</E> The following table describes requirements for the opt-out allocation:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl100,r200" COLS="2" OPTS="L2,tp0,p1,7/8"> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) What is the amount of Chinook salmon PSC that will be allocated to the opt-out allocation in the A season and the B season?</ENT> <ENT>The opt-out allocation will equal the sum of the Chinook salmon PSC deducted under paragraph (f)(4)(i) of this section from the seasonal allocations of each sector with members not participating in an approved IPA.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) Which participants will be managed under the opt-out allocation?</ENT> <ENT>Any AFA permitted vessel or any CDQ group that is a member of a sector eligible under paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section to receive allocations of the 60,000 PSC limit, but that is not participating in an approved IPA.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(iii) What Chinook salmon bycatch will accrue against the opt-out allocation?</ENT> <ENT>All Chinook salmon bycatch by participants under paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(iv) How will the opt-out allocation be managed?</ENT> <ENT>All participants under paragraph (f)(2)(ii) of this section will be managed as a group under the seasonal opt-out allocations. If the Regional Administrator determines that the seasonal opt-out allocation will be reached, NMFS will publish a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> closing directed fishing for pollock in the BS, for the remainder of the season, for all vessels fishing under the opt-out allocation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(v) What will happen if Chinook salmon bycatch by vessels fishing under the opt-out allocation exceeds the amount allocated to the A season opt-out allocation?</ENT> <ENT>NMFS will deduct from the B season opt-out allocation any Chinook salmon bycatch in the A season that exceeds the A season opt-out allocation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(vi) What will happen if Chinook salmon bycatch by vessels fishing under the opt-out allocation is less than the amount allocated to the A season opt-out allocation?</ENT> <ENT>If Chinook salmon bycatch by vessels fishing under the opt-out allocation in the A season is less than the amount allocated to the opt-out allocation in the A season, this amount of Chinook salmon will not be added to the B season opt-out allocation.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(vii) Is Chinook salmon PSC allocated to the opt-out allocation transferable?</ENT> <ENT>No. Chinook salmon PSC allocated to the opt-out allocation is not transferable.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(6) <E T="03">Chinook salmon bycatch performance standard.</E> If the total annual Chinook salmon bycatch by the members of a sector participating in an approved IPA is greater than that sector's annual threshold amount of Chinook salmon in any three of seven consecutive years, that sector will receive an allocation of Chinook salmon under the 47,591 PSC limit in all future years.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Annual threshold amount.</E> Prior to each year, NMFS will calculate each sector's annual threshold amount. NMFS will post the annual threshold amount for each sector on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>). At the end of <PRTPAGE P="628"/>each year, NMFS will evaluate the Chinook salmon bycatch by all IPA participants in each sector against that sector's annual threshold amount.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Calculation of the annual threshold amount.</E> A sector's annual threshold amount is the annual number of Chinook salmon that would be allocated to that sector under the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit, as shown in the table in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(B) of this section. If any vessels in a sector do not participate in an approved IPA, NMFS will reduce that sector's annual threshold amount by the number of Chinook salmon associated with each vessel not participating in an approved IPA. If any CDQ groups do not participate in an approved IPA, NMFS will reduce the CDQ Program's annual threshold amount by the number of Chinook salmon associated with each CDQ group not participating in an approved IPA. NMFS will subtract the following numbers of Chinook salmon from each sector's annual threshold amount for vessels or CDQ groups not participating in an approved IPA:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs150,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For each sector:</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The amount of Chinook salmon associated with each vessel or CDQ group not participating in an IPA:</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>From Column G of Table 47a to this part;</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>From Column G of Table 47b to this part;</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Inshore</ENT> <ENT>From Column G of Table 47c to this part;</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>From Column E of Table 47d to this part.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) If NMFS determines that a sector has exceeded its performance standard by exceeding its annual threshold amount in any three of seven consecutive years, NMFS will issue a notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> that the sector has exceeded its performance standard and that NMFS will allocate to that sector the amount of Chinook salmon in the table in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(B) of this section in all subsequent years. All members of the affected sector will fish under this lower allocation regardless of whether a vessel or CDQ group within that sector participates in an approved IPA.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Replacement vessels.</E> If an AFA permitted vessel listed in Tables 47a through 47c to this part is no longer eligible to participate in the BS pollock fishery or if a vessel replaces a currently eligible vessel, the portion and number of Chinook salmon associated with that vessel in Tables 47a through 47c to this part will be assigned to the replacement vessel or distributed among other eligible vessels in the sector based on the procedures in the law, regulation, or private contract that accomplishes the vessel removal or replacement action until Tables 47a through 47c to this part can be revised as necessary.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Entities eligible to receive transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations</E>—(i) NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations to the following entities, if these entities meet all of the applicable requirements of this part.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Inshore cooperatives.</E> NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations to the inshore cooperatives permitted annually under § 679.4(l)(6). The representative and agent for service of process (see definition at § 679.2) for an inshore cooperative is the cooperative representative identified in the application for an inshore cooperative fishing permit issued under § 679.4(l)(6), unless the inshore cooperative representative notifies NMFS in writing that a different person will act as its agent for service of process for purposes of this paragraph (f). An inshore cooperative is not required to submit an application under paragraph (f)(8)(ii) of this section to receive a transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">CDQ groups.</E> NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations to the CDQ groups. The representative and agent for service of process for a CDQ group is the chief executive officer of the CDQ group, unless the chief executive officer notifies NMFS in writing that a different person will act as its agent for service of process. A CDQ group is not required to submit an application under paragraph (f)(8)(ii) of this section to receive a <PRTPAGE P="629"/>transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Entity representing the AFA catcher/processor sector.</E> NMFS will authorize only one entity to represent the catcher/processor sector for purposes of receiving and managing transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations on behalf of the catcher/processors eligible to fish under transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon allocations under the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit to the entity representing the catcher/processor sector if that entity represents all of the owners of AFA permitted vessels in this sector that are participants in an approved IPA.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon allocations under the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit to an entity representing the catcher/processor sector if that entity represents all of the owners of AFA permitted vessels in this sector.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Entity representing the AFA mothership sector.</E> NMFS will authorize only one entity to represent the mothership sector for purposes of receiving and managing transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations on behalf of the vessels eligible to fish under transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon allocations under the 60,000 Chinook salmon PSC limit to an entity representing the mothership sector if that entity represents all of the owners of AFA permitted vessels in this sector that are participants in an approved IPA.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) NMFS will issue transferable Chinook salmon allocations under the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit to an entity representing the mothership sector if that entity represents all of the owners of AFA permitted vessels in this sector.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Request for approval as an entity eligible to receive transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations.</E> A representative of an entity representing the catcher/processor sector or the mothership sector may request approval by NMFS to receive transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations on behalf of the members of the sector. The application must be submitted to NMFS at the address in paragraph (b)(6) of this section. A completed application consists of the application form and a contract, described below.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Application form.</E> The applicant must submit a paper copy of the application form with all information fields accurately filled in, including the affidavit affirming that each eligible vessel owner, from whom the applicant received written notification requesting to join the sector entity, has been allowed to join the sector entity subject to the same terms and conditions that have been agreed on by, and are applicable to, all other parties to the sector entity. The application form is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>) or from NMFS at the address or phone number in paragraph (b)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Contract.</E> A contract containing the following information must be attached to the completed application form:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Information that documents that all vessel owners party to the contract agree that the entity, the entity's representative, and the entity's agent for service of process named in the application form represent them for purposes of receiving transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A statement that the entity's representative and agent for service of process are authorized to act on behalf of the vessel owners party to the contract.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Certification of applicant.</E> Signatures, printed names, and date of signature for the owners of each AFA permitted vessel identified in the application.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Contract duration.</E> Once submitted, the contract attached to the application is valid until amended or terminated by the parties to the contract.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> An application and contract must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours, A.l.t., on October 1 of the year prior to the year for which the Chinook salmon PSC allocations are effective.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Approval.</E> If more than one entity application is submitted to NMFS, NMFS will approve the application for <PRTPAGE P="630"/>the entity that represents the most eligible vessel owners in the sector.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Amendments to the sector entity.</E> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) An amendment to sector entity contract, with no change in entity participants, may be submitted to NMFS at any time and is effective upon written notification of approval by NMFS to the entity representative. To amend a contract, the entity representative must submit a complete application, as described in paragraph (f)(8)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) To make additions or deletions to the vessel owners represented by the entity for the next year, the entity representative must submit a complete application, as described in paragraph (f)(8)(ii) of this section, by December 1.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Entity Representative.</E> (A) The entity's representative must—</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Act as the primary contact person for NMFS on issues relating to the operation of the entity;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Submit on behalf of the entity any applications required for the entity to receive a transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation and to transfer some or all of that allocation to and from other entities eligible to receive transfers of Chinook salmon PSC allocations;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Ensure that an agent for service of process is designated by the entity; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Ensure that NMFS is notified if a substitute agent for service of process is designated. Notification must include the name, address, and telephone number of the substitute agent in the event the previously designated agent is no longer capable of accepting service on behalf of the entity or its members within the 5-year period from the time the agent is identified in the application to NMFS under paragraph (f)(8)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) All vessel owners that are members of an inshore cooperative, or members of the entity that represents the catcher/processor sector or the mothership sector, may authorize the entity representative to sign a proposed IPA submitted to NMFS, under paragraph (f)(12) of this section, on behalf of the vessel owners that intend to participate in that IPA. This authorization must be included in the contract submitted to NMFS, under paragraph (f)(8)(ii)(B) of this section, for the sector-level entities and in the contract submitted annually to NMFS by inshore cooperatives under § 679.61(d).</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Agent for service of process.</E> The entity's agent for service of process must—</P> <P>(A) Be authorized to receive and respond to any legal process issued in the United States with respect to all owners and operators of vessels that are members of an entity receiving a transferable allocation of Chinook salmon PSC or with respect to a CDQ group. Service on or notice to the entity's appointed agent constitutes service on or notice to all members of the entity.</P> <P>(B) Be capable of accepting service on behalf of the entity until December 31 of the year five years after the calendar year for which the entity notified the Regional Administrator of the identity of the agent.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Absent a catcher/processor sector or mothership sector entity.</E> If the catcher/processor sector or the mothership sector does not form an entity to receive a transferable allocation of Chinook salmon PSC, the sector will be managed by NMFS under a non-transferable allocation of Chinook salmon PSC under paragraph (f)(10) of this section.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Transfers of Chinook salmon PSC</E>—(i) A Chinook salmon PSC allocation issued to eligible entities under paragraph (f)(8)(i) of this section may be transferred to any other entity receiving a transferable allocation of Chinook salmon PSC by submitting to NMFS an application for transfer described in paragraph (f)(9)(iii) of this section. Transfers of Chinook salmon PSC allocations among eligible entities are subject to the following restrictions:</P> <P>(A) Entities receiving transferable allocations under the 60,000 PSC limit may only transfer to and from other entities receiving allocations under the 60,000 PSC limit.</P> <P>(B) Entities receiving transferable allocations under the 47,591 PSC limit may only transfer to and from other entities receiving allocations under the 47,591 PSC limit.</P> <P>(C) Chinook salmon PSC allocations may not be transferred between seasons.<PRTPAGE P="631"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Post-delivery transfers.</E> If the Chinook salmon bycatch by an entity exceeds its seasonal allocation, the entity may receive transfers of Chinook salmon PSC to cover overages for that season. An entity may conduct transfers to cover an overage that results from Chinook salmon bycatch from any fishing trip by a vessel fishing on behalf of that entity that was completed or is in progress at the time the entity's allocation is first exceeded. Under § 679.7(d)(8)(ii)(C)(<E T="03">2</E>) and (k)(8)(iv)(B), vessels fishing on behalf of an entity that has exceeded its Chinook salmon PSC allocation for a season may not start a new fishing trip for pollock in the BS on behalf of that same entity for the remainder of that season.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application for transfer of Chinook salmon PSC allocations</E>— (A) <E T="03">Completed application.</E> NMFS will process a request for transfer of Chinook salmon PSC provided that a paper or electronic application is completed, with all information fields accurately filled in. Application forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>) or from NMFS at the address or phone number in paragraph (b)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Certification of transferor</E>— (<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal.</E> The transferor's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete. The transferor's designated representative must submit the paper application as indicated on the application.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Electronic submittal.</E> The transferor's designated entity representative must log onto the NMFS online services system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key, and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Certification of transferee</E>— (<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal.</E> The transferee's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Electronic submittal.</E> The transferee's designated representative must log onto the NMFS online services system and accept the transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> NMFS will not approve an application for transfer of Chinook salmon PSC after June 25 for the A season and after December 1 for the B season.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations</E>—(i) All vessels belonging to a sector that is ineligible to receive transferable allocations under paragraph (f)(8) of this section, any catcher vessels participating in an inshore open access fishery, and all vessels fishing under the opt-out allocation under paragraph (f)(5) of this section will fish under specific non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocations.</P> <P>(ii) All vessels fishing under a non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation, including vessels fishing on behalf of a CDQ group, will be managed together by NMFS under that non-transferable allocation. If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a seasonal non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation will be reached, NMFS will publish a notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> closing the BS to directed fishing for pollock by those vessels fishing under that non-transferable allocation for the remainder of the season or for the remainder of the year.</P> <P>(iii) For each non-transferable Chinook salmon PSC allocation, NMFS will deduct from the B season allocation any amount of Chinook salmon bycatch in the A season that exceeds the amount available under the A season allocation.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Rollover of unused A season allocation</E>—(i) <E T="03">Rollovers of transferable allocations.</E> NMFS will add any Chinook salmon PSC allocation remaining at the end of the A season, after any transfers under paragraph (f)(9)(ii) of this section, to an entity's B season allocation.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Rollover of non-transferable allocations.</E> For a non-transferable allocation <PRTPAGE P="632"/>for the mothership sector, catcher/processor sector, or an inshore open access fishery, NMFS will add any Chinook salmon PSC remaining in that non-transferable allocation at the end of the A season to that B season non-transferable allocation.</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Chinook salmon bycatch incentive plan agreements (IPAs)</E>— (i) <E T="03">Minimum participation requirements.</E> More than one IPA may be approved by NMFS. Each IPA must have participants that represent the following:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Minimum percent pollock.</E> Parties to an IPA must collectively represent at least 9 percent of the BS pollock quota. The percentage of pollock attributed to each sector, AFA permitted vessel, and CDQ group is as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,14,r150" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">For each sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">The percent of BS pollock quota attributed to each sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">Percent of BS pollock quota used to calculate IPA minimum participation for each AFA permitted vessel and CDQ group is the value in</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>) Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>36</ENT> <ENT>Column H in Table 47a to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> <ENT>Column H in Table 47b to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">3</E>) Inshore</ENT> <ENT>45</ENT> <ENT>Column H in Table 47c to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">4</E>) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> <ENT>Column F in Table 47d to this part.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) <E T="03">Minimum number of unaffiliated AFA entities.</E> Parties to an IPA must represent any combination of two or more CDQ groups or corporations, partnerships, or individuals who own AFA permitted vessels and are not affiliated, as affiliation is defined for purposes of AFA entities in § 679.2.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Membership in an IPA.</E>—(A) No vessel owner or CDQ group is required to join an IPA.</P> <P>(B) For a vessel owner in the catcher/processor sector or mothership sector to join an IPA, that vessel owner must be a member of the entity representing that sector under paragraph (f)(8).</P> <P>(C) For a CDQ group to be a member of an IPA, the CDQ group must sign the IPA and list in that IPA each vessel harvesting BS pollock CDQ, on behalf of that CDQ group, that will participate in that IPA.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Request for approval of a proposed IPA.</E> The IPA representative must submit an application for approval of a proposed IPA to NMFS at the address in paragraph (b)(6) of this section. A completed application consists of the application form and the proposed IPA, described below.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Application form.</E> The applicant must submit a paper copy of the application form with all information fields accurately filled in, including the affidavit affirming that each eligible vessel owner or CDQ group, from whom the applicant received written notification requesting to join the IPA, has been allowed to join the IPA subject to the same terms and conditions that have been agreed on by, and are applicable to, all other parties to the IPA. The application form is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>) or from NMFS at the address or phone number in paragraph (b)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Proposed IPA.</E> The proposed IPA must contain the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Name of the IPA.</E> The same IPA name submitted on the application form.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Representative.</E> The name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the IPA representative who submits the proposed IPA on behalf of the parties and who is responsible for submitting proposed amendments to the IPA and the annual report required under paragraph (f)(12)(vii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Description of the incentive plan.</E> The IPA must contain a written description of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The incentive(s) that will be implemented under the IPA for the operator of each vessel participating in the IPA to avoid Chinook salmon bycatch under any condition of pollock and Chinook salmon abundance in all years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The rewards for avoiding Chinook salmon, penalties for failure to avoid Chinook salmon at the vessel level, or both;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) How the incentive measures in the IPA are expected to promote reductions in a vessel's Chinook salmon bycatch rates relative to what would <PRTPAGE P="633"/>have occurred in absence of the incentive program;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) How the incentive measures in the IPA promote Chinook salmon savings in any condition of pollock abundance or Chinook salmon abundance in a manner that is expected to influence operational decisions by vessel operators to avoid Chinook salmon; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) How the IPA ensures that the operator of each vessel governed by the IPA will manage his or her Chinook salmon bycatch to keep total bycatch below the performance standard described in paragraph (f)(6) of this section for the sector in which the vessel participates.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) <E T="03">Compliance agreement.</E> The IPA must include a written statement that all parties to the IPA agree to comply with all provisions of the IPA.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) <E T="03">Signatures.</E> The names and signatures of the owner or representative for each vessel and CDQ group that is a party to the IPA. The representative of an inshore cooperative, or the representative of the entity formed to represent the AFA catcher/processor sector or the AFA mothership sector under paragraph (f)(8) of this section may sign a proposed IPA on behalf of all vessels that are members of that inshore cooperative or sector level entity.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Deadline and duration</E>— (A) <E T="03">Deadline for proposed IPA.</E> An application must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours, A.l.t., on October 1 of the year prior to the year for which the IPA is proposed to be effective.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Duration.</E> Once approved, an IPA is effective starting January 1 of the year following the year in which NMFS approves the IPA, unless the IPA is approved between January 1 and January 19, in which case the IPA is effective starting in the year in which it is approved. Once approved, an IPA is effective until December 31 of the first year in which it is effective or until December 31 of the year in which the IPA representative notifies NMFS in writing that the IPA is no longer in effect, whichever is later. An IPA may not expire mid-year. No party may join or leave an IPA once it is approved, except as allowed under paragraph (f)(12)(v)(C) of this section.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">NMFS review of a proposed IPA</E>—(A) <E T="03">Approval.</E> An IPA will be approved by NMFS if it meets the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Meets the minimum participation requirements in paragraph (f)(12)(i) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Is submitted in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (f)(12)(ii) and (iv) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Contains the information required in paragraph (f)(12)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">IPA identification number.</E> If approved, NMFS will assign an IPA number to the approved IPA. This number must be used by the IPA representative in amendments to the IPA.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Amendments to an IPA.</E> Amendments to an approved IPA may be submitted to NMFS and will be reviewed under the requirements of this paragraph (f)(12).</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) An amendment to an approved IPA, with no change in the IPA participants, may be submitted to NMFS at any time and is effective upon written notification of approval by NMFS to the IPA representative. To amend an IPA, the IPA representative must submit a complete application, as described in paragraph (f)(12)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) An amendment to the list of IPA participants must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours, A.l.t., on December 1 and will be effective at the beginning of the next year. To amend the list of participants, the IPA representative must submit an application form, as described in paragraph (f)(12)(iii)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) An amendment to the list of participants related to a replacement vessel, under paragraph (f)(7) of this section, may be submitted to NMFS at any time. To amend the list of participants for a replacement vessel, the IPA representative must submit the application form, as described in paragraph (f)(12)(iii)(A) of this section, and include a copy of the AFA permit issued under § 679.4 for the replacement vessel.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Disapproval</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) NMFS will disapprove a proposed IPA or a proposed amendment to an IPA for either of the following reasons:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) If the proposed IPA fails to meet any of the requirements of paragraphs (f)(12)(i) through (iii) of this section, or<PRTPAGE P="634"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) If a proposed amendment to an IPA would cause the IPA to no longer be consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (f)(12)(i) through (iv) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Initial Administrative Determination (IAD).</E> If, in NMFS' review of the proposed IPA, NMFS identifies deficiencies in the proposed IPA that require disapproval of the proposed IPA, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing. The applicant will be provided 30 days to address, in writing, the deficiencies identified by NMFS. An applicant will be limited to one 30-day period to address any deficiencies identified by NMFS. Additional information or a revised IPA received after the 30-day period specified by NMFS has expired will not be considered for purposes of the review of the proposed IPA. NMFS will evaluate any additional information submitted by the applicant within the 30-day period. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information addresses deficiencies in the proposed IPA, the Regional Administrator will approve the proposed IPA under paragraphs (f)(12)(iv)(B) and (f)(12)(v)(A) of this section. However, if, after consideration of the original proposed IPA and any additional information submitted during the 30-day period, NMFS determines that the proposed IPA does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (f)(12) of this section, NMFS will issue an initial administrative determination (IAD) providing the reasons for disapproving the proposed IPA.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Administrative Appeals.</E> An applicant who receives an IAD disapproving a proposed IPA may appeal under the procedures set forth at § 679.43. If the applicant fails to file an appeal of the IAD pursuant to § 679.43, the IAD will become the final agency action. If the IAD is appealed and the final agency action is a determination to approve the proposed IPA, then the IPA will be effective as described in paragraph (f)(12)(iv)(B) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) While appeal of an IAD disapproving a proposed IPA is pending, proposed members of the IPA subject to the IAD that are not currently members of an approved IPA will fish under the opt-out allocation under paragraph (f)(5) of this section. If no other IPA has been approved by NMFS, NMFS will issue all sectors allocations of the 47,591 Chinook salmon PSC limit as described in paragraph (f)(3)(iii)(B) of this section.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Public release of an IPA.</E> NMFS will make all proposed IPAs and all approved IPAs and the list of participants in each approved IPA available to the public on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.</E> </P> <FP> <E T="03">gov/</E>).</FP> <P>(13) <E T="03">IPA Annual Report.</E> The representative of each approved IPA must submit a written annual report to the Council at the address specified in § 679.61(f). The Council will make the annual report available to the public.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Submission deadline.</E> The IPA Annual Report must be postmarked or received by the Council no later than April 1, as follows</P> <P>(A) For paragraphs (f)(13)(ii)(A) through (D) of this section, in each year following the year in which the IPA is first effective;</P> <P>(B) For paragraphs (f)(13)(ii)(E) and (F) of this section, in 2013 and each year thereafter.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Information requirements.</E> The IPA Annual Report must contain the following information:</P> <P>(A) A comprehensive description of the incentive measures in effect in the previous year;</P> <P>(B) A description of how these incentive measures affected individual vessels;</P> <P>(C) An evaluation of whether incentive measures were effective in achieving salmon savings beyond levels that would have been achieved in absence of the measures;</P> <P>(D) A description of any amendments to the terms of the IPA that were approved by NMFS since the last annual report and the reasons that the amendments to the IPA were made;</P> <P>(E) Sub-allocation to each participating vessel of the number of Chinook salmon PSC and amount of pollock (mt) at the start of each fishing season, and number of Chinook salmon PSC and amount of pollock (mt) caught at the end of each season; and</P> <P>(F) In-season transfers—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Transfers among entities.</E> For in-season transfer of Chinook salmon PSC or pollock among AFA cooperatives, entities eligible to <PRTPAGE P="635"/>receive Chinook salmon PSC allocations, or CDQ groups, provide the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Date of transfer;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Name of transferor;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Name of transferee;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Number of Chinook salmon PSC transferred; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Amount of pollock (mt) transferred.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Transfers among IPA vessels.</E> Transfers among vessels participating in the IPA provide the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Date of transfer;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Name of transferor;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Name of transferee;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Number of Chinook salmon PSC transferred; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Amount pollock (mt) transferred.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">BS Non-Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirements for the non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction intercooperative agreement (ICA)</E>—(i) <E T="03">Application.</E> The ICA representative identified in paragraph (g)(2)(i)(B) of this section must submit a signed copy of the proposed non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction ICA, or any proposed amendments to the ICA, to NMFS at the address in paragraph (b)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> For any ICA participant to be exempt from closure of the Chum Salmon Savings Area as described at paragraph (e)(7)(ix) of this section and at § 679.22(a)(10), the ICA must be filed in compliance with the requirements of this section, and approved by NMFS. The proposed non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction ICA or any amendments to an approved ICA must be postmarked or received by NMFS by December 1 of the year before the year in which the ICA is proposed to be effective. Exemptions from closure of the Chum Salmon Savings Area will expire upon termination of the initial ICA, expiration of the initial ICA, or if superseded by a NMFS-approved amended ICA.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Information requirements.</E> The ICA must include the following provisions:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Participants</E>—(A) The names of the AFA cooperatives and CDQ groups participating in the ICA. Collectively, these groups are known as parties to the ICA. Parties to the ICA must agree to comply with all provisions of the ICA.</P> <P>(B) The name, business mailing address, business telephone number, business fax number, and business e-mail address of the ICA representative.</P> <P>(C) The ICA also must identify one entity retained to facilitate vessel bycatch avoidance behavior and information sharing.</P> <P>(D) The ICA must identify at least one third party group. Third party groups include any organizations representing western Alaskans who depend on non-Chinook salmon and have an interest in non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction but do not directly fish in a groundfish fishery.</P> <P>(ii) The names, Federal fisheries permit numbers, and USCG documentation numbers of vessels subject to the ICA.</P> <P>(iii) Provisions that dictate non-Chinook salmon bycatch avoidance behaviors for vessel operators subject to the ICA, including:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Initial base rate.</E> The initial B season non-Chinook salmon base rate shall be 0.19 non-Chinook salmon per metric ton of pollock.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Inseason adjustments to the non-Chinook base rate calculation.</E> Beginning July 1 of each fishing year and on each Thursday during the B season, the B season non-Chinook base rate shall be recalculated. The recalculated non-Chinook base rate shall be the three week rolling average of the B season non-Chinook bycatch rate for the current year. The recalculated base rate shall be used to determine bycatch avoidance areas.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">ICA Chum Salmon Savings Area notices.</E> On each Thursday and Monday after June 10 of each year for the duration of the pollock B season, the entity identified under paragraph (g)(2)(i)(C) of this section must provide notice to the parties to the salmon bycatch reduction ICA and NMFS identifying one or more areas designated “ICA Chum Savings Areas” by a series of latitude and longitude coordinates. The Thursday notice must be effective from 6 p.m. A.l.t. the following Friday through 6 p.m. A.l.t. the following Tuesday. The Monday notice must be effective from 6 p.m. A.l.t. the following Tuesday through 6 p.m. A.l.t. the following Friday. For any ICA <PRTPAGE P="636"/>Salmon Savings Area notice, the maximum total area closed must be at least 3,000 square miles for ICA Chum Savings Area closures.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Fishing restrictions for vessels assigned to tiers.</E> For vessels in a cooperative assigned to Tier 3, the ICA Chum Salmon Savings Area closures announced on Thursdays must be closed to directed fishing for pollock, including pollock CDQ, for seven days. For vessels in a cooperative assigned to Tier 2, the ICA Chum Salmon Savings Area closures announced on Thursdays must be closed through 6 p.m. Alaska local time on the following Tuesday. Vessels in a cooperative assigned to Tier 1 may operate in any area designated as an ICA Chum Salmon Savings Area.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Cooperative tier assignments.</E> Initial and subsequent base rate calculations must be based on each cooperative's pollock catch for the prior two weeks and the associated bycatch of non-Chinook salmon taken by its members. Base rate calculations shall include non-Chinook salmon bycatch and pollock caught in both the CDQ and non-CDQ pollock directed fisheries. Cooperatives with non-Chinook salmon bycatch rates of less than 75 percent of the base rate shall be assigned to Tier 1. Cooperatives with non-Chinook salmon bycatch rates of equal to or greater than 75 percent, but less than or equal to 125 percent of the base rate shall be assigned to Tier 2. Cooperatives with non-Chinook salmon bycatch rates of greater than 125 percent of the base rate shall be assigned to Tier 3.</P> <P>(iv) Internal monitoring and enforcement provisions to ensure compliance of fishing activities with the provisions of the ICA. The ICA must include provisions allowing any party of the ICA to bring civil suit or initiate a binding arbitration action against another party for breach of the ICA. The ICA must include minimum annual uniform assessments for any violation of savings area closures of $10,000 for the first offense, $15,000 for the second offense, and $20,000 for each offense thereafter.</P> <P>(v) Provisions requiring the parties to conduct an annual compliance audit, and to cooperate fully in such audit, including providing information required by the auditor. The compliance audit must be conducted by a non-party entity, and each party must have an opportunity to participate in selecting the non-party entity. If the non-party entity hired to conduct a compliance audit discovers a previously undiscovered failure to comply with the terms of the ICA, the non-party entity must notify all parties to the ICA of the failure to comply and must simultaneously distribute to all parties of the ICA the information used to determine the failure to comply occurred and must include such notice(s) in the compliance report.</P> <P>(vi) Provisions requiring data dissemination in certain circumstances. If the entity retained to facilitate vessel bycatch avoidance behavior and information sharing under paragraph (g)(2)(i)(C) of this section determines that an apparent violation of an ICA Chum Salmon Savings Area closure has occurred, that entity must promptly notify the Board of Directors of the cooperative to which the vessel involved belongs. If this Board of Directors fails to assess a minimum uniform assessment within 180 days of receiving the notice, the information used by the entity to determine if an apparent violation was committed must be disseminated to all parties to the ICA.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">NMFS review of the proposed ICA and amendments.</E> NMFS will approve the initial or an amended ICA if it meets all the requirements specified in paragraph (g) of this section. If NMFS disapproves a proposed ICA, the ICA representative may resubmit a revised ICA or file an administrative appeal as set forth under the administrative appeals procedures described at § 679.43.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">ICA Annual Report.</E> The ICA representative must submit a written annual report to the Council at the address specified in § 679.61(f). The Council will make the annual report available to the public.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Submission deadline.</E> The ICA annual report must be postmarked or received by the Council by April 1 of each year following the year in which the ICA is first effective.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Information requirements.</E> The ICA annual report must contain the following information:<PRTPAGE P="637"/> </P> <P>(A) An estimate of the number of non-Chinook salmon avoided as demonstrated by the movement of fishing effort away from Chum Salmon Savings Areas, and</P> <P>(B) The results of the compliance audit required at § 679.21(g)(2)(v).</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">GOA Chinook Salmon PSC Management</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Regulations in this paragraph apply to vessels directed fishing for pollock with trawl gear in the Central and Western reporting areas of the GOA and processors taking deliveries from these vessels.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">GOA Chinook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) limits</E> (effective January 1, 2013).</P> <P>(i) NMFS establishes an annual PSC limit of 18,316 Chinook salmon for vessels engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the Central reporting area of the GOA.</P> <P>(ii) NMFS establishes an annual PSC limit of 6,684 Chinook salmon for vessels engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the Western reporting area of the GOA.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Chinook salmon PSC limit for the GOA pollock fishery C and D seasons in 2012.</E> (Effective from August 25, 2012, until November 1, 2012). NMFS establishes the GOA Chinook salmon PSC limits for the Central and Western GOA pollock fisheries during the 2012 C and D seasons as follows:</P> <P>(i) A PSC limit of 8,929 Chinook salmon for vessels engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the Central reporting area of the GOA; and</P> <P>(ii) A PSC limit of 5,598 Chinook salmon for vessels engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the Western reporting area of the GOA.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Salmon retention.</E> The operator of a vessel and the manager of a shoreside processor or SFP must not discard any salmon or transfer or process any salmon under the PSD program at § 679.26, if the salmon were taken incidental to a Central or Western GOA directed pollock fishery, until an observer at the processing facility that takes delivery of the catch is provided the opportunity to count the number of salmon and to collect any scientific data or biological samples from the salmon.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Salmon discard.</E> Except for salmon under the PSD program at § 679.26, all salmon must be discarded, following notification by an observer that the number of salmon has been estimated and the collection of scientific data or biological samples has been completed.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Chinook salmon PSC closures in Pollock trawl gear fisheries.</E> If, during the fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that vessels engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the Central reporting area or Western reporting area of the GOA will catch the applicable Chinook salmon PSC limit specified for that reporting area under paragraph (h)(2) of this section, NMFS will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> closing the applicable regulatory area to directed fishing for pollock.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.21, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Notes:</HD> <P>1. At 77 FR 42636, July 20, 2012, § 679.21 was amended by adding paragraph (h)(2), effective Jan. 1, 2013.</P> <P>2. At 77 FR 42636, July 20, 2012, § 679.21 was amended by adding paragraph (h)(3), effective Aug. 25, 2012, until Nov. 1, 2012.</P> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.22</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Closures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">BSAI</E>—(1) <E T="03">Zone 1 (512) closure to trawl gear.</E> No fishing with trawl gear is allowed at any time in reporting Area 512 of Zone 1 in the Bering Sea subarea.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Zone 1 (516) closure to trawl gear.</E> No fishing with trawl gear is allowed at any time in reporting Area 516 of Zone 1 in the Bering Sea Subarea during the period March 15 through June 15.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA).</E> Directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear other than pelagic trawl gear is prohibited at all times, except as provided at § 679.21(e)(3)(ii)(B), in that part of the Bering Sea subarea defined as RKCSA in Figure 11 to this part.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Walrus protection areas.</E> From April 1 through September 30 of any fishing year, vessels with a Federal fisheries permit under § 679.4 are prohibited in that part of the Bering Sea subarea between 3 and 12 nm seaward of the baseline used to measure the territorial sea around islands named Round Island and The Twins, as shown on National Ocean Survey Chart 16315, <PRTPAGE P="638"/>and around Cape Pierce (58°33′ N. lat., 161°43′ W. long.).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Catcher Vessel Operational Area (CVOA)</E>—(i) <E T="03">Definition.</E> The CVOA is defined as that part of the BSAI that is south of 56°00′ N lat. and between 163°00′ W long. and 167°30′ W long., and north of the Aleutian Islands (Figure 2 to part 679).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher/processor restrictions.</E> A catcher/processor vessel authorized to fish for BSAI pollock under § 679.4 is prohibited from conducting directed fishing for pollock in the CVOA during the B pollock season defined at § 679.23(e)(2)(ii), unless it is directed fishing for Pollock CDQ.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Pribilof Island Area Habitat Conservation Zone.</E> Trawling is prohibited at all times in the area defined in Figure 10 to this part as the Pribilof Island Area Habitat Conservation Zone.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Steller sea lion protection areas, Bering Sea subarea</E>—(i) <E T="03">Bogoslof area</E>—(A) <E T="03">Boundaries.</E> The Bogoslof area consists of all waters of area 518 as described in Figure 1 of this part south of a straight line connecting 55°00′ N lat./170°00′ W long., and 55°00′ N lat./168°11′4.75′ W long.;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Fishing prohibition.</E> All waters within the Bogoslof area are closed to directed fishing for pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b), except as provided in paragraph (a)(7)(i)(C) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Bogoslof Pacific cod exemption area.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) All catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using jig or hook-and-line gear for directed fishing for Pacific cod are exempt from the Pacific cod fishing prohibition as described in paragraph (a)(7)(i)(B) of this section in the portion of the Bogoslof area south of a line connecting a point 3 nm north of Bishop Point (54°01′25″ N lat./166°57′00″ W long.) to Cape Tanak (53°33′50″ N lat./168°00′00″ W long.), not including waters of the Bishop Point Pacific cod fishing closures as described in Table 5 of this part.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the Regional Administrator determines that 113 mt of Pacific cod have been caught by catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using jig or hook-and-line gear in the exemption area described in paragraph (a)(7)(i)(C)(1) of this section, the Regional Administrator will prohibit directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using jig or hook-and-line gear in the exemption area by notification published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Bering Sea Pollock Restriction Area.</E> (A) <E T="03">Boundaries.</E> The Bering Sea Pollock Restriction Area consists of all waters of the Bering Sea subarea south of a line connecting the points 163°0′00″ W long./55°46′30″ N lat., 165°08′00″ W long./54°42′9″ N lat., 165°40′00″ W long./54°26′30″ N lat., 166°12′00″ W long./54°18′40″ N lat., and 167°0′00″ W long./54°8′50″ N lat.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Fishing prohibition.</E> All waters within the Bering Sea Pollock Restriction Area are closed during the A season, as defined at § 679.23(e)(2), to directed fishing for pollock by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Groundfish closures.</E> Directed fishing for groundfish by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited within 3 nm of selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 12 of this part and are identified by “Bering Sea” in column 2.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Pollock closures.</E> Directed fishing for pollock by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited within pollock no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 4 of this part and are identified by “Bering Sea” in column 2.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Pacific cod closures.</E> Directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) and using trawl, hook-and-line, or pot gear is prohibited within the Pacific cod no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites and gear types are listed in Table 5 of this part and are identified by “BS” in column 2.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Atka mackerel closures.</E> Directed fishing for Atka mackerel by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) and using trawl gear is prohibited within the Bering Sea subarea.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA)</E>—(A) <E T="03">General.</E> Directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing by the inshore component, catcher/processors in the offshore component, motherships in the offshore component, or directed fishing for CDQ <PRTPAGE P="639"/>pollock, is prohibited within the SCA until April 1 when the Regional Administrator announces, by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> that the criteria set out in paragraph (a)(7)(vii)(C) of this section have been met by that industry component.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Boundaries.</E> The SCA consists of the area of the Bering Sea subarea between 170°00′ W long. and 163°00′ W long., south of straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:</P> <P>55°00′ N lat. 170°00′ W long.;</P> <P>55°00′ N lat. 168°00′ W long.;</P> <P>55°30′ N lat. 168°00′ W long.;</P> <P>55°30′ N lat. 166°00′ W long.;</P> <P>56°00′ N lat. 166°00′ W long.; and,</P> <P>56°00′ N lat. 163°00′ W long.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Criteria for closure</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">General.</E> The directed fishing closures identified in paragraph (a)(7)(vii)(A) of this section will take effect when the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest limit for pollock within the SCA, as specified in § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(C) is reached before April 1. The Regional Administrator shall prohibit directed fishing for pollock in the SCA by notification published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Inshore catcher vessels greater than 99 ft (30.2 m) LOA.</E> The Regional Administrator will prohibit directed fishing for pollock by vessels greater than 99 ft (30.2 m) LOA, catching pollock for processing by the inshore component before reaching the inshore SCA harvest limit before April 1 to accommodate fishing by vessels less than or equal to 99 ft (30.2 m) inside the SCA until April 1. The Regional Administrator will estimate how much of the inshore seasonal allowance is likely to be harvested by catcher vessels less than or equal to 99 ft (30.2 m) LOA and reserve a sufficient amount of the inshore SCA allowance to accommodate fishing by such vessels after the closure of the SCA to inshore vessels greater than 99 ft (30.2 m) LOA. The Regional Administrator will prohibit directed fishing for all inshore catcher vessels within the SCA when the harvest limit specified in § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(C) has been met before April 1.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Steller sea lion protection areas, Aleutian Islands subarea</E>—(i) <E T="03">Seguam Foraging area.</E> (A) The Seguam foraging area is all waters within the area between 52° N lat. and 53° N lat. and between 173°30′ W long. and 172°30′ W long.</P> <P>(B) Directed fishing for pollock, Pacific cod, and Atka mackerel by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited in the Seguam Foraging area as described in paragraph (a)(8)(i)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pollock Closure.</E> Directed fishing for pollock by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited within the pollock no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 4 of this part and are identified by “Aleutian I.” in column 2.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Groundfish closures.</E> Directed fishing for groundfish by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited within 3 nm of selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 12 of this part and are identified by “Aleutian Islands” in column 2.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Pacific cod closures.</E> Directed fishing for Pacific cod required to be deducted from the Federal TAC specified at § 679.20 by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) using trawl, hook-and-line, jig, or pot gear is prohibited within the Pacific cod no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites and gear types are described in Table 5 of this part and its footnotes and are identified by “AI” in column 2.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Atka mackerel closures.</E> Directed fishing for Atka mackerel by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) and using trawl gear is prohibited within Atka mackerel no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 6 of this part and are identified by “Aleutian Islands” in column 2.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure.</E> Directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in Bristol Bay, as described in the current edition of NOAA chart 16006, is closed at all times in the area east of 162°00′ W. long., except that the Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Area defined in Figure 12 to this part is open to trawling from 1200 hours A.l.t., April 1 to 1200 hours A.l.t., June 15 of each year.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Chum Salmon Savings Area.</E> Directed fishing for pollock by vessels <PRTPAGE P="640"/>using trawl gear is prohibited from August 1 through August 31 in the Chum Salmon Savings Area defined at Figure 9 to this part (see also § 679.21(e)(7)(vii)). Vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including pollock CDQ, and operating under a non-Chinook salmon bycatch reduction ICA approved under § 679.21(g) are exempt from closures in the Chum Salmon Savings Area.</P> <P>(11) [Reserved]</P> <P>(12) <E T="03">Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas.</E> No federally permitted vessel may fish with bottom contact gear in the Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas, as described in Table 22 to this part.</P> <P>(13) <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Areas.</E> No federally permitted vessel may fish with bottom contact gear in the Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Areas, as described in Table 23 to this part.</P> <P>(14) <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area.</E> Except within those areas identified as opened to nonpelagic trawl gear fishing in Table 24 to this part, no federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area, as described in Table 24 to this part.</P> <P>(15) <E T="03">Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone.</E> No federally permitted vessel may fish with mobile bottom contact gear in the Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone, as described in Table 25 to this part.</P> <P>(16) <E T="03">Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area</E>. No federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area specified at Table 42 and Figure 16 to this part.</P> <P>(17) <E T="03">Northern Bering Sea Research Area</E>. No federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Northern Bering Sea Research Area specified at Table 43 and Figure 17 to this part.</P> <P>(18) <E T="03">Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area</E>. No federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area specified at Table 44 and Figure 21 to this part.</P> <P>(19) <E T="03">St. Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area</E>. No federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the St. Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area specified at Table 45 to this part.</P> <P>(20) <E T="03">St. Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area</E>. No federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the St. Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area specified at Table 46 to this part.</P> <P>(21) <E T="03">Modified Gear Trawl Zone.</E> No vessel required to be federally permitted may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Modified Gear Trawl Zone specified at Table 51 to this part, except for federally permitted vessels that are directed fishing for groundfish using modified nonpelagic trawl gear that meets the standards at § 679.24(f).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">GOA</E>—(1) <E T="03">Kodiak Island, trawls other than pelagic trawls</E> —(i) <E T="03">Type I closures.</E> No person may trawl in waters of the EEZ within the vicinity of Kodiak Island, as shown in Figure 5 to this part as Type I areas, from a vessel having any trawl other than a pelagic trawl either attached or on board.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Type II closures.</E> From February 15 to June 15, no person may trawl in waters of the EEZ within the vicinity of Kodiak Island, as shown in Figure 5 to this part as Type II areas, from a vessel having any trawl other than a pelagic trawl either attached or on board.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Type III closures.</E> Type III areas are open unless otherwise closed to trawling.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Steller sea lion protection areas</E>—(i) <E T="03">Groundfish closures.</E> Directed fishing for groundfish by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited within 3 nm of selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 12 of this part and are identified by “Gulf of Alaska” in column 2.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pollock closures.</E> Directed fishing for pollock by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) is prohibited within pollock no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites are listed in Table 4 of this part and are identified by “Gulf of Alaska” in column 2.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Pacific cod closures.</E> Directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) and using trawl, hook-and-<PRTPAGE P="641"/>line, or pot gear in the federally managed Pacific cod or State of Alaska parallel groundfish fisheries, as defined in Alaska Administrative Code (5 AAC 28.087(c), January 3, 2002), is prohibited within Pacific cod no-fishing zones around selected sites. These sites and gear types are listed in Table 5 of this part and are identified by “GOA” in column 2.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Atka mackerel closure.</E> Directed fishing for Atka mackerel by vessels named on a Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) within the Gulf of Alaska subarea is prohibited at all times.</P> <P>(3) [Reserved]</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Southeast Outside District, gear other than nontrawl.</E> Use of any gear other than nontrawl gear is prohibited at all times in Southeast Outside District defined at Figure 3 to this part.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve.</E>(i) No FFP holder may fish for groundfish in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve, and no vessel named on an FFP may be anchored in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve, as described in Figure 18 to this part.</P> <P>(ii) No person fishing under an IFQ halibut permit may fish for halibut and no person fishing under an IFQ sablefish permit may fish for sablefish in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve; and no vessel with an IFQ permit holder or IFQ hired master permit holder onboard may be anchored in the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve, as described in Figure 18 to this part.</P> <P>(6) [Reserved]</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Cook Inlet.</E> No person may use a non-pelagic trawl in waters of the EEZ of Cook Inlet north of a line from Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ N. lat.) to Point Adam (59°15.27′ N. lat.).</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas.</E> No federally permitted vessel may fish with bottom contact gear in the Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas, as described in Table 22 to this part.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Gulf of Alaska Coral Habitat Protection Areas.</E> No federally permitted vessel may fish with bottom contact gear in the Gulf of Alaska Coral Habitat Protection Areas, as described in Table 26 to this part.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas.</E> No federally permitted vessel may fish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas, as described in Table 27 to this part.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Directed fishing closures.</E> See § 679.20(d) and § 679.20(i).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Groundfish as prohibited species closures.</E> See § 679.20(d).</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Overfishing closures.</E> See § 679.20(d).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Prohibited species closures.</E> See § 679.21.</P> <P>(g) [Reserved]</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">CDQ fisheries closures.</E> See § 679.7(d)(5) for time and area closures that apply to the CDQ fisheries once the non-Chinook salmon PSQ and crab PSQ amounts have been reached.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.22, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Seasons.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Groundfish, general.</E> Fishing for groundfish in the GOA and BSAI is authorized from 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, subject to the other provisions of this part, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Time of groundfish openings and closures.</E> The time of all openings and closures of fishing seasons, other than the beginning and end of the calendar fishing year, is 1200 hours, A.l.t.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">GOA and BSAI trawl groundfish.</E> Notwithstanding other provisions of this part, fishing for groundfish with trawl gear in the GOA and BSAI is prohibited from 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1, through 1200 hours, A.l.t., January 20.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">GOA groundfish seasons</E>—(1) <E T="03">Directed fishing for trawl rockfish.</E> Directed fishing for rockfish with trawl gear is authorized from 1200 hours, A.l.t., on the first day of the third quarterly reporting period of a fishing year through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, subject to other provisions of this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Directed fishing for pollock.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for pollock in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas is authorized only during the following four seasons:<PRTPAGE P="642"/> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., January 20 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., March 10;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., March 10 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., May 31;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">C season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., August 25 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., October 1; and</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">D season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., October 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 1.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Directed fishing for Pacific cod</E> (i) <E T="03">Hook-and-line or pot gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for Pacific cod with hook-and-line or pot gear in the Western and Central GOA Regulatory Areas is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1 through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Trawl gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for Pacific cod with trawl gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., January 20 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(B) B season. From 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 1.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Jig gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for Pacific cod with jig gear in the Western and Central GOA Regulatory Areas is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10 or when the jig A season allocation is reached, whichever occurs first;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10 through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31 or when the jig B season allocation is reached, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(4) [Reserved]</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Directed fishing for Pacific cod.</E> Directed fishing for Pacific cod in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas is prohibited.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">BSAI groundfish seasons</E>—(1) <E T="03">Directed fishing for arrowtooth flounder and Greenland turbot.</E> Directed fishing for arrowtooth flounder and Greenland turbot in the BSAI is authorized from 1200 hours, A.l.t., May 1, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, subject to the other provisions of this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Directed fishing for pollock in the Bering Sea subarea by inshore, offshore catcher/processor, and mothership components, in the AI directed pollock fishery, and pollock CDQ fisheries.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing by the inshore component, catcher/processors in the offshore component, and motherships in the offshore component in the Bering Sea subarea, directed fishing for pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery, or directed fishing for CDQ pollock in the BSAI is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">A season</E>. From 1200 hours, A.l.t., January 20 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">B season</E>. From 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 1.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for Atka mackerel with trawl gear in the BSAI is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., January 20 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 1.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">CDQ fishing seasons.</E> (i) <E T="03">Halibut CDQ.</E> Fishing for CDQ halibut with fixed gear under an approved CDQ allocation may begin on the effective date of the allocation, except that CDQ fishing may occur only during the fishing periods specified in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Sablefish CDQ.</E> Fishing for CDQ sablefish with fixed gear under an approved CDQ allocation may begin on the effective date of the allocation, except that it may occur only during the IFQ fishing season specified in paragraph (g)(1) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="643"/> </P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ.</E> Fishing for groundfish CDQ species, other than CDQ pollock; hook-and-line, pot, jig, or trawl CDQ Pacific cod; trawl CDQ Atka mackerel; and fixed gear CDQ sablefish under subpart C of this part, is authorized from 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through the end of each fishing year, except as provided under paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Directed fishing for Pacific cod</E>—(i) <E T="03">Hook-and-line gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for CDQ and non-CDQ Pacific cod with vessels equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line gear is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10 through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Trawl gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for CDQ and non-CDQ Pacific cod with trawl gear in the BSAI is authorized only during the following three seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., January 20 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">C season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 1.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Pot gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, non-CDQ directed fishing for Pacific cod with vessels equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using pot gear in the BSAI is authorized only during the following two seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 10; and</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., September 1 through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Jig gear.</E> Subject to other provisions of this part, directed fishing for CDQ and non-CDQ Pacific cod with jig gear is authorized only during the following three seasons:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">A season.</E> From 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 30;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">B season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 30 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., August 31;</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">C season.</E> From 1200 hours, A.l.t., August 31 through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">IFQ halibut.</E> The fishing period(s) for IFQ halibut are established by the IPHC and are specified in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title. Catches of halibut by fixed gear at times other than during the specified fishing periods must be treated as prohibited species as prescribed at § 679.21(b).</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">IFQ sablefish.</E> (1) Directed fishing for sablefish using fixed gear in any IFQ regulatory area may be conducted in any fishing year during the period specified by the Regional Administrator and announced by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> The Regional Administrator will take into account the opening date of the halibut season when determining the opening date for sablefish for the purposes of reducing bycatch and regulatory discards between the two fisheries.</P> <P>(2) Catches of sablefish by fixed gear during other periods may be retained up to the amounts provided for by the directed fishing standards specified at § 679.20 when made by an individual aboard the vessel who has a valid IFQ permit and unused IFQ in the account on which the permit was issued.</P> <P>(3) Catches of sablefish in excess of the maximum retainable bycatch amounts and catches made without IFQ must be treated in the same manner as prohibited species as defined at § 679.21(b).</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Stand down requirements for trawl catcher vessels transiting between the BSAI and GOA.</E> <PRTPAGE P="644"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r75,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If you own or operate a catcher vessel and fish for groundfish with trawl gear in the* * *</CHED> <CHED H="1">You are prohibited from subsequently deploying trawl gear in the* * *</CHED> <CHED H="1">Until* * *</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(1) BSAI while pollock or Pacific cod is open to directed fishing in the BSAI</ENT> <ENT>Western and Central GOA regulatory areas</ENT> <ENT>1200 hours A.l.t. on the third day after the date of landing or transfer of all groundfish on board the vessel harvested in the BSAI, unless you are engaged in directed fishing for Pacific cod in the GOA for processing by the offshore component.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(2) Western GOA regulatory area while pollock or inshore Pacific cod is open to directed fishing in the Western GOA regulatory area</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> <ENT>1200 hours A.l.t. on the third day after the date of landing or transfer of all groundfish on board the vessel harvested in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA, unless you are participating in a CDQ fishery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(3) Central GOA regulatory area while pollock or inshore Pacific cod is open to directed fishing in the Central GOA regulatory area</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> <ENT>1200 hours A.l.t. on the second day after the date of landing or transfer of all groundfish on board the vessel harvested in the Central GOA regulatory area , unless you are participating in a CDQ fishery.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catcher vessel exclusive fishing seasons for pollock.</E> Catcher vessels are prohibited from participating in directed fishing for pollock under the following conditions. Vessels less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA are exempt from this restriction when fishing east of 157°00′ W long. GOA and BSAI seasons are specified at § 679.23(d)(2) and § 679.23(e)(2).</P> <GPH DEEP="205" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER02JA03.006</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.23, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="645"/> <SECTNO>§ 679.24</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear limitations.</SUBJECT> <P>Regulations pertaining to vessel and gear markings are set forth in this section and as prescribed in the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Marking of hook-and-line, longline pot, and pot-and-line gear.</E> (1) All hook-and-line, longline pot, and pot-and-line marker buoys carried on board or used by any vessel regulated under this part shall be marked with the following:</P> <P>(i) The vessel's name; and</P> <P>(ii) The vessel's Federal fisheries permit number; or</P> <P>(iii) The vessel's ADF&G vessel registration number.</P> <P>(2) Markings shall be in characters at least 4 inches (10.16 cm) in height and 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) in width in a contrasting color visible above the water line and shall be maintained so the markings are clearly visible.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear restrictions</E>—(1) <E T="03">Pots—</E>—<E T="03">Longline pot gear.</E> Any person using longline pot gear must treat any catch of groundfish as a prohibited species, except:</P> <P>(i) In the Aleutian Islands subarea.</P> <P>(ii) While directed fishing for sablefish in the Bering Sea subarea.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Trawl footrope.</E> No person trawling in any GOA area limited to pelagic trawling under § 679.22 may allow the footrope of that trawl to be in contact with the seabed for more than 10 percent of the period of any tow.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">BSAI pollock nonpelagic trawl prohibition.</E> No person may use nonpelagic trawl gear to engage in directed fishing for pollock in the BSAI.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Gear restrictions for sablefish</E>—(1) <E T="03">Gear allocations.</E> Gear allocations of sablefish TAC are set out under § 679.20.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Eastern GOA regulatory area</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> (A) No person may use any gear other than hook-and-line and trawl gear when fishing for sablefish in the Eastern GOA regulatory Area.</P> <P>(B) No person may use any gear other than hook-and-line gear to engage in directed fishing for sablefish.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Sablefish as prohibited species</E>—(A) <E T="03">Trawl gear.</E> When operators of vessels using trawl gear have harvested 5 percent of the TAC for sablefish in the Eastern GOA regulatory area during any year, further trawl catches of sablefish must be treated as prohibited species as provided by § 679.21(b).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Other gear.</E> Operators of vessels using gear types other than those specified in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section in the Eastern GOA regulatory area must treat any catch of sablefish as a prohibited species as provided by § 679.21(b).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Central and Western GOA regulatory areas; sablefish as prohibited species.</E> Operators of vessels using gear types other than hook-and-line and trawl gear in the Central and western GOA regulatory areas must treat any catch of sablefish in these areas as a prohibited species as provided by § 679.21(b).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">BSAI.</E> Operators of vessels using gear types other than hook-and-line, longline pot, pot-and-line, or trawl gear in the BSAI must treat sablefish as a prohibited species as provided by § 679.21(b).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Trawl gear test areas</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> For purposes of allowing pelagic and nonpelagic trawl fishermen to test trawl fishing gear, NMFS may establish, after consulting with the Council, locations for the testing of trawl fishing gear in areas that would otherwise be closed to trawling.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Trawl gear testing.</E> For the purposes of this section, “trawl gear testing” means deploying trawl gear in areas designated in this paragraph (d) and in Figure 7 to this part under the following conditions.</P> <P>(i) The codend shall be unzipped while trawl gear testing.</P> <P>(ii) Groundfish shall not be possessed on board when trawl gear testing.</P> <P>(iii) Observers aboard vessels during the time spent trawl gear testing shall not fulfill observer requirements at subpart E of this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Criteria.</E> The establishment of test areas must comply with the following criteria:</P> <P>(i) Depth and bottom type must be suitable for testing the particular gear type.</P> <P>(ii) The areas must be outside State waters.</P> <P>(iii) The areas must be in locations not normally closed to fishing with that gear type.<PRTPAGE P="646"/> </P> <P>(iv) The areas must be in locations that are not usually fished heavily by that gear type.</P> <P>(v) The areas must not be within a designated Steller sea lion protection area at any time of the year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Test areas.</E> Trawl gear testing is allowed in the following areas (Figure 7 to this part) bounded by straight lines connecting the coordinates in the order listed, at all times:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Kodiak Test Area.</E> </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">57°37′ N. lat., 152°02′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">57°37′ N. lat., 151°25′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">57°23′ N. lat., 151°25′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">57°23′ N. lat., 152°02′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">57°37′ N. lat., 152°02′ W. long.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Sand Point Test Area.</E> </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°50′ N. lat., 161°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°50′ N. lat., 160°30′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°35′ N. lat., 160°30′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°35′ N. lat., 161°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°50′ N. lat., 161°00′ W. long.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Bering Sea Test Area.</E> </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°00′ N. lat., 167°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°00′ N. lat., 166°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°40′ N. lat., 166°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">54°40′ N. lat., 167°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°00′ N. lat., 167°00′ W. long.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(e) <E T="03">Seabird avoidance program for vessels fishing with hook-and-line gear</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> The operator of a vessel that is longer than 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA fishing with hook-and-line gear must comply with the seabird avoidance requirements as specified in paragraphs (e)(2) and (e)(3) of this section while fishing for any of the following species:</P> <P>(i) IFQ halibut or CDQ halibut.</P> <P>(ii) IFQ sablefish.</P> <P>(iii) Groundfish in the EEZ off Alaska.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Seabird Avoidance Requirements.</E> The operator of a vessel described in paragraph (e)(1) of this section must:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Gear onboard.</E> Have onboard the vessel the seabird avoidance gear as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Gear inspection.</E> Upon request by an authorized officer or observer, make the seabird avoidance gear available for inspection;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Gear use.</E> Use seabird avoidance gear as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section that meets standards as specified in paragraph (e)(4) of this section, while hook-and-line gear is being deployed.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Sink baited hooks.</E> Use hooks that when baited, sink as soon as they are put in the water.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Offal discharge.</E> (A) If offal is discharged while gear is being set or hauled, discharge offal in a manner that distracts seabirds from baited hooks, to the extent practicable. The discharge site on board a vessel must be either aft of the hauling station or on the opposite side of the vessel from the hauling station.</P> <P>(B) Remove hooks from any offal that is discharged.</P> <P>(C) Eliminate directed discharge through chutes or pipes of residual bait or offal from the stern of the vessel while setting gear. This does not include baits falling off the hook or offal discharges from other locations that parallel the gear and subsequently drift into the wake zone well aft of the vessel.</P> <P>(D) For vessels not deploying gear from the stern, eliminate directed discharge of residual bait or offal over sinking hook-and-line gear while gear is being deployed.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Safe release of seabirds.</E> Make every reasonable effort to ensure birds brought on board alive are released alive and that, wherever possible, hooks are removed without jeopardizing the life of the birds.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Seabird avoidance gear requirements.</E> (See also Table 20 to this part.)</P> <P>(i) The operator of a vessel identified in paragraph (e)(1) of this section must comply with paragraph (e)(3)(ii) or (e)(3)(iii) of this section while fishing with hook-and-line gear for groundfish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish in Federal waters (EEZ) and for IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish in the State of Alaska waters, excluding fishing in:</P> <P>(A) NMFS Reporting Area 649 (Prince William Sound);</P> <P>(B) State waters of Cook Inlet;</P> <P>(C) NMFS Reporting Area 659 (Eastern GOA Regulatory Area; Southeast Inside District), but including waters in the areas south of a straight line at 56°17.25 N. lat. between Point Harris and Port Armstrong in Chatham Strait, State statistical areas 325431 and 325401, and west of a straight line <PRTPAGE P="647"/>at 136°21.17 E. long. from Point Wimbledon extending south through the Inian Islands to Point Lavinia; and</P> <P>(D) Area 4E with a vessel less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA, but including fishing in waters south of 60°00.00 N. lat. and west of 160°00.00 W. long.</P> <P>(ii) Using other than snap gear,</P> <P>(A) A minimum of 1 buoy bag line as specified in paragraph (e)(4)(i) of this section must be used by vessels greater than 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA and less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA without masts, poles, or rigging.</P> <P>(B) A minimum of a single streamer line as specified in paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of this section must be used by vessels greater than 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA and less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA with masts, poles, or rigging.</P> <P>(C) A minimum of a paired streamer line of a standard as specified in paragraph (e)(4)(iii) of this section must be used by vessels greater than 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA.</P> <P>(iii) Using snap gear,</P> <P>(A) A minimum of 1 buoy bag line as specified in paragraph (e)(4)(i) of this section must be used by vessels greater than 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA and less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA without masts, poles, or rigging.</P> <P>(B) A minimum of a single streamer line as specified in paragraph (e)(4)(iv) of this section must be used by vessels greater than 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA and less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA with masts, poles, or rigging.</P> <P>(C) A minimum of a single streamer line as specified in paragraph (e)(4)(iv) of this section must be used by vessels greater than 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Seabird avoidance gear performance and material standards:</E> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Buoy bag line weather exception.</E> In winds exceeding 45 knots (storm or Beaufort 9 conditions), the use of a buoy bag line is discretionary.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Single streamer standard.</E> (A) A single streamer line must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Be a minimum of 300 feet (91.4 m) in length;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have streamers spaced every 16.4 ft (5 m);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Be deployed before the first hook is set in such a way that streamers are in the air for a minimum of 131.2 ft (40 m) aft of the stern and within 6.6 ft (2 m) horizontally of the point where the main groundline enters the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Have individual streamers that hang attached to the mainline to 9.8 in (0.25 m) above the waterline in the absence of wind.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Have streamers constructed of material that is brightly colored, UV-protected plastic tubing or 3/8 inch polyester line or material of an equivalent density.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Weather exception:</E> In winds exceeding 45 knots (storm or Beaufort 9 conditions), the use of a single streamer line is discretionary.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Paired streamer standard:</E> (A) At least one streamer line must be deployed before the first hook is set and two streamer lines must be fully deployed within 90 seconds.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Weather exceptions</E>: In conditions of wind speeds exceeding 30 knots (near gale or Beaufort 7 conditions), but less than or equal to 45 knots, a single streamer must be deployed from the windward side of the vessel. In winds exceeding 45 knots (storm or Beaufort 9 conditions), the use of streamer lines is discretionary.</P> <P>(C) Streamer lines must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Be deployed in such a way that streamers are in the air for a minimum of 131.2 ft (40 m) aft of the stern for vessels under 100 ft (30.5 m) and 196.9 ft (60 m) aft of the stern for vessels 100 ft (30.5 m) or over;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Be a minimum of 300 feet (91.4 m) in length;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Have streamers spaced every 16.4 ft (5 m);</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) For vessels deploying hook-and-line gear from the stern, the streamer lines must be deployed from the stern, one on each side of the main groundline.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) For vessels deploying gear from the side, the streamer lines must be deployed from the stern, one over the main groundline and the other on one side of the main groundline.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Have individual streamers that hang attached to the mainline to 9.8 in (0.25 m) above the waterline in the absence of wind.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Have streamers constructed of material that is brightly colored, UV-protected plastic tubing or <FR>3/8</FR> inch polyester line or material of an equivalent density.<PRTPAGE P="648"/> </P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Snap gear streamer standard:</E> (A) For vessels using snap gear, a single streamer line must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Be deployed before the first hook is set in such a way that streamers are in the air for 65.6 ft (20 m) aft of the stern and within 6.6 ft (2 m) horizontally of the point where the main groundline enters the water.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have a minimum length of 147.6 ft (45 m).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Weather exception:</E> In winds exceeding 45 knots (storm or Beaufort 9 conditions), the use of a single streamer line is discretionary.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Weather safety standard.</E> The use of seabird avoidance devices required by paragraph (e)(3) of this section is discretionary for vessels greater than 26 ft (7.9 m) LOA and less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) LOA in conditions of wind speeds exceeding 30 knots (near gale or Beaufort 7 conditions).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Other methods.</E> Any of the following measures or methods must be accompanied by the applicable seabird avoidance gear requirements as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section:</P> <P>(i) Night-setting.</P> <P>(ii) Line shooter.</P> <P>(iii) Lining tube.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Seabird avoidance exemption.</E> </P> <P>Nothwithstanding any other paragraph in this part, operators of vessels 32 ft (9.8 m) LOA or less using hook-and-line gear in IPHC Area 4E in waters shoreward of the EEZ are exempt from seabird avoidance regulations.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Modified nonpelagic trawl gear.</E> Nonpelagic trawl gear modified as shown in Figure 26 to this part must be used by any vessel required to be federally permitted and that is used to directed fish for flatfish, as defined in § 679.2, in any reporting areas of the BS or directed fish for groundfish with nonpelagic trawl gear in the Modified Gear Trawl Zone specified in Table 51 to this part. Nonpelagic trawl gear used by these vessels must meet the following standards.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Elevated section minimum clearance.</E> Except as provided for in paragraph (f)(3)(iii) of this section, elevating devices must be installed on the elevated section shown in Figure 26 to this part to raise the elevated section at least 2.5 inches (6.4 cm), as measured adjacent to the elevating device contacting a hard, flat surface that is parallel to the elevated section, regardless of the elevating device orientation, and measured between the surface and the widest part of the line material. Elevating devices must be installed on each end of the elevated section, as shown in Figure 26 to this part. Measuring locations to determine compliance with this standard are shown in Figure 25 to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Elevating device spacing.</E> Elevating devices must be secured along the entire length of the elevated section shown in Figure 26 to this part and spaced no less than 30 feet (9.1 m) apart; and either</P> <P>(i) If the elevating devices raise the elevated section shown in Figure 26 to this part 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) or less, the space between elevating devices must be no more than 65 feet (19.8 m); or</P> <P>(ii) If the elevating devices raise the elevated section shown Figure 26 to this part more than 3.5 inches (8.9 cm), the space between elevating devices must be no more than 95 feet (29 m).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Clearance measurements and line cross sections.</E> (i) The largest cross section of the line of the elevated section shown in Figure 26 to this part between elevating devices shall not be greater than the cross section of the material at the nearest measurement location, as selected based on the examples shown in Figure 25 to this part. The material at the measurement location must be—</P> <P>(A) The same material as the line between elevating devices, as shown in Figures 25a and 25d to this part;</P> <P>(B) Different material than the line between elevating devices and used to support the elevating device at a connection between line sections (e.g., on a metal spindle, on a chain), as shown in Figure 25b to this part; or</P> <P>(C) Disks of a smaller cross section than the elevating device, which are strung continuously on a line between elevating devices, as shown in Figure 25c to this part.</P> <P>(ii) Portions of the line between elevating devices that are braided or doubled for section terminations or used for line joining devices are not required to be a smaller cross section than the measuring location.<PRTPAGE P="649"/> </P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Required minimum clearance for supporting material of a larger cross section than the cross section of the line material.</E> When the material supporting the elevating device has a larger cross section than the largest cross section of the line between elevating devices, except as provided for in paragraph (f)(3)(ii) of this section, based on measurements taken in locations shown in Figure 27 to this part, the required minimum clearance shall be as follows:</P> <P>(A) For elevating devices spaced 30 feet (9.1 m) to 65 feet (19.8 m), the required minimum clearance is ≥ [2.5 inches − ((support material cross section − line material cross section)/2)], or</P> <P>(B) For elevating devices spaced greater than 65 feet (19.8 m) to 95 feet (29 m), the required minimum clearance is ≥ [3.5 inches −((support material cross section − line material cross section)/2)].</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.24, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.</P> </EDNOTE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inseason adjustments.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General</E>—(1) <E T="03">Types of adjustments.</E> Inseason adjustments issued by NMFS under this section include:</P> <P>(i) Closure, extension, or opening of a season in all or part of a management area.</P> <P>(ii) Modification of the allowable gear to be used in all or part of a management area.</P> <P>(iii) Adjustment of TAC and PSC limits.</P> <P>(iv) Interim closures of statistical areas, or portions thereof, to directed fishing for specified groundfish species.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Determinations.</E> (i) Any inseason adjustment taken under paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section must be based on a determination that such adjustments are necessary to prevent:</P> <P>(A) Overfishing of any species or stock of fish or shellfish;</P> <P>(B) Harvest of a TAC for any groundfish species or the taking of a PSC limit for any prohibited species that, on the basis of the best available scientific information, is found by NMFS to be incorrectly specified; or</P> <P>(C) Underharvest of a TAC or gear share of a TAC for any groundfish species when catch information indicates that the TAC or gear share has not been reached.</P> <P>(ii) Any inseason closure of a statistical area, or portion thereof, under paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section, must be based upon a determination that such closures are necessary to prevent:</P> <P>(A) A continuation of relatively high bycatch rates of prohibited species specified under § 679.21(b) in a statistical area, or portion thereof;</P> <P>(B) Take of an excessive share of PSC limits or bycatch allowances established under § 679.21(d) and (e) by vessels fishing in a statistical area, or portion thereof;</P> <P>(C) Closure of one or more directed fisheries for groundfish due to excessive prohibited species bycatch rates occurring in a specified fishery operating within all or part of a statistical area; or</P> <P>(D) Premature attainment of established PSC limits or bycatch allowances and associated loss of opportunity to harvest the groundfish OY.</P> <P>(iii) The selection of the appropriate inseason management adjustments under paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section must be from the following authorized management measures and must be based upon a determination by the Regional Administrator that the management adjustment selected is the least restrictive necessary to achieve the purpose of the adjustment:</P> <P>(A) Any gear modification that would protect the species in need of conservation, but that would still allow other fisheries to continue;</P> <P>(B) An inseason adjustment that would allow other fisheries to continue in noncritical areas and time periods;</P> <P>(C) Closure of a management area and season to all groundfish fishing; or</P> <P>(D) Reopening of a management area or season to achieve the TAC or gear share of a TAC for any of the target species.</P> <P>(iv) The adjustment of a TAC or PSC limit for any species under paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this section must be based upon a determination by the Regional <PRTPAGE P="650"/>Administrator that the adjustment is based upon the best available scientific information concerning the biological stock status of the species in question and that the currently specified TAC or PSC limit is incorrect. Any adjustment to a TAC or PSC limit must be reasonably related to the change in biological stock status.</P> <P>(v) The inseason closure of a statistical area, or a portion thereof, under paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section shall not extend beyond a 60-day period unless information considered under paragraph (b) of this section warrants an extended closure period. Any closure of a statistical area, or portion thereof, to reduce prohibited species bycatch rates requires a determination by the Regional Administrator that the closure is based on the best available scientific information concerning the seasonal distribution and abundance of prohibited species and bycatch rates of prohibited species associated with various groundfish fisheries.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Data.</E> All information relevant to one or more of the following factors may be considered in making the determinations required under paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section:</P> <P>(1) The effect of overall fishing effort within a statistical area;</P> <P>(2) Catch per unit of effort and rate of harvest;</P> <P>(3) Relative distribution and abundance of stocks of groundfish species and prohibited species within all or part of a statistical area;</P> <P>(4) Condition of a stock in all or part of a statistical area;</P> <P>(5) Inseason prohibited species bycatch rates observed in groundfish fisheries in all or part of a statistical area;</P> <P>(6) Historical prohibited species bycatch rates observed in groundfish fisheries in all or part of a statistical area;</P> <P>(7) Economic impacts on fishing businesses affected; or</P> <P>(8) Any other factor relevant to the conservation and management of groundfish species or any incidentally caught species that are designated as prohibited species or for which a PSC limit has been specified.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Procedure.</E> (1) No inseason adjustment issued under this section will take effect until—</P> <P>(i) NMFS has filed the proposed adjustment for public inspection with the Office of the Federal Register; and</P> <P>(ii) NMFS has published the proposed adjustment in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> for public comment for a period of 30 days before it is made final, unless NMFS finds for good cause that such notification and public procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.</P> <P>(2) If NMFS decides, for good cause, that an adjustment is to be made without affording a prior opportunity for public comment, public comments on the necessity for, and extent of, the adjustment will be received by the Regional Administrator for a period of 15 days after the effective date of notification.</P> <P>(3) During any such 15-day period, the Regional Administrator will make available for public inspection, during business hours, the aggregate data upon which an adjustment was based.</P> <P>(4) If written comments are received during any such 15-day period that oppose or protest an inseason adjustment issued under this section, NMFS will reconsider the necessity for the adjustment and, as soon as practicable after that reconsideration, will either—</P> <P>(i) Publish in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notification of continued effectiveness of the adjustment, responding to comments received; or</P> <P>(ii) Modify or rescind the adjustment.</P> <P>(5) Notifications of inseason adjustments issued by NMFS under paragraph (a) of this section will include the following information:</P> <P>(i) A description of the management adjustment.</P> <P>(ii) Reasons for the adjustment and the determinations required under paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) The effective date and any termination date of such adjustment. If no termination date is specified, the adjustment will terminate on the last day of the fishing year.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 75 FR 61642, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.26</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibited Species Donation Program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Authorized species.</E> The PSD program applies only to the following species:<PRTPAGE P="651"/> </P> <P>(1) Salmon.</P> <P>(2) Halibut delivered by catcher vessels using trawl gear to shoreside processors and stationary floating processors.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Authorized distributors</E>—(1) <E T="03">Application.</E> An applicant seeking to become an authorized distributor must provide the Regional Administrator with the following information:</P> <P>(i) Proof of the applicant's tax-exempt status.</P> <P>(ii) A description of the arrangements for processing, shipping, storing, and transporting donated fish and an estimate of the associated costs.</P> <P>(iii) A statement describing the applicant's expertise in providing for the distribution of food product from remote Alaskan locations to hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, or food bank distributors, including arrangements for transportation, distribution costs, and product quality control.</P> <P>(iv) Documentation of support from cold storage and transportation facilities.</P> <P>(v) A proposed operating budget that is adequate to ensure that fish donated under this program will be distributed to hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, or food bank distributors and that the fish will be maintained in a manner fit for human consumption.</P> <P>(vi) Proof of the applicant's ability to obtain and maintain adequate funding for the distribution of fish under the PSD program.</P> <P>(vii) A copy of the applicant's articles of incorporation and bylaws showing that the purpose of the applicant includes providing food resources to hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, or food bank distributors.</P> <P>(viii) Proof of the applicant's ability to take full responsibility for the documentation and disposition of fish received under the PSD program, including sufficient liability insurance to cover public interests relating to the quality of fish distributed for human consumption.</P> <P>(ix) Quality control criteria to be followed by vessels, processors, hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, and food bank distributors.</P> <P>(x) The number of vessels and processors that the applicant is capable of administering effectively.</P> <P>(xi) A list of all vessels and processors, and food bank networks or food bank distributors participating in the PSD program. The list of vessels and processors must include:</P> <P>(A) The vessel's or processor's Federal fisheries permit number or Federal processor permit number.</P> <P>(B) The name of the vessel owner or responsible operator or the name of the owner or plant manager of the processor.</P> <P>(C) The vessel's or processor's telephone number.</P> <P>(D) The signature of the vessel owner or responsible operator or the owner or plant manager of the processor.</P> <P>(xii) A signed statement from the applicant and from all persons who are listed under paragraph (b)(1)(xi) of this section and who would conduct activities pursuant to the PSD permit waiving any and all claims against the United States and its agents and employees for any liability for personal injury, death, sickness, damage to property directly or indirectly due to activities conducted under the PSD program.</P> <P>(xiii) A list of locations where fish must be delivered by participating vessels and processors.</P> <P>(xiv) A separate application must be submitted for each species listed under paragraph (a) of this section that the applicant seeks to distribute.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Selection.</E> The Regional Administrator may select one or more tax-exempt organizations to be authorized distributors under the PSD program based on the information submitted by applicants under paragraph (b)(1) of this section. The number of authorized distributors selected by the Regional Administrator will be based on the following criteria:</P> <P>(i) The number and qualifications of applicants for PSD permits.</P> <P>(ii) The number of harvesters and the quantity of fish that applicants can effectively administer.</P> <P>(iii) The anticipated level of bycatch of prohibited species listed under paragraph (a) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="652"/> </P> <P>(iv) The potential number of vessels and processors participating in the PSD program.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">PSD Permit.</E> (i) After review of qualified applicants, the Regional Administrator will announce the selection of authorized distributor(s) in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and will issue PSD permit(s).</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator may impose additional terms and conditions on a PSD permit consistent with the objectives of the PSD program.</P> <P>(iii) A PSD permit may be suspended, modified, or revoked, under 15 CFR part 904 for noncompliance with terms and conditions specified in the permit or for a violation of this section or other regulations in this part.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Effective period.</E> A PSD permit issued for salmon or halibut remains in effect for a 3-year period after the selection notice is published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> unless suspended or revoked. A PSD permit issued to an authorized distributor may be renewed following the application procedures in this section.</P> <P>(v) If the authorized distributor modifies any information on the PSD permit application submitted under paragraph (b)(1)(xi) or (b)(1)(xiii) of this section, the authorized distributor must submit a modified list of participants or a modified list of delivery locations to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.</E> (1) A vessel or processor retaining prohibited species under the PSD program must comply with all applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including allowing the collection of data and biological sampling by an observer prior to processing any fish under the PSD program. A vessel or processor participating in the PSD program:</P> <P>(i) In the BS pollock fishery must comply with applicable regulations at §§ 679.7(d) and (k), 679.21(c), and 679.28; and</P> <P>(ii) In the Central or Western GOA pollock fishery must comply with applicable regulations at §§ 679.7(b), 679.21(h) and 679.28.</P> <P>(2) Prohibited species retained under the PSD program must be packaged, and all packages must be labeled with the date of processing, the name of the processing facility, the contents and the weight of the fish contained in the package, and the words, “NMFS PROHIBITED SPECIES DONATION PROGRAM - NOT FOR SALE - PERISHABLE PRODUCT - KEEP FROZEN”.</P> <P>(3) A processor retaining or receiving fish under the PSD program and an authorized distributor must keep on file and make available for inspection by an authorized officer all documentation, including receipt and cargo manifests setting forth the origin, weight, and destination of all prohibited species bycatch. Such documentation must be retained until 3 years after the effective period of the PSD permit.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Processing, handling, and distribution.</E> (1) Processing and reprocessing of all fish retained under the PSD Program must be carried out under the direction of the authorized distributor. A processor retaining or receiving fish under the PSD Program, at a minimum, must head, gut, and freeze the fish in a manner that makes it fit for human consumption.</P> <P>(2) Fish that are determined to be unfit for human consumption prior to delivery to an authorized distributor must be discarded under § 679.21(b). Fish that are determined to be unfit for human consumption after delivery to the authorized distributor must be destroyed in accordance with applicable sanitation laws and regulations.</P> <P>(3) Authorized distributors and persons conducting activities supervised by authorized distributors may retain prohibited species only for the purpose of processing and delivering the prohibited species to hunger relief agencies, food networks or food distributors as provided by this section. Such persons may not consume or retain prohibited species for personal use and may not sell, trade or barter, or attempt to sell, trade or barter any prohibited species that is retained under the PSD program, except that processors may convert offal from salmon or halibut that has been retained pursuant to the PSD program into fish meal, fish oil, or bone meal, and sell or trade these products.</P> <P>(4) No prohibited species that has been sorted from a vessel's catch or landing may be retained by a vessel or <PRTPAGE P="653"/>processor, or delivered to a delivery location under this section, unless the vessel or processor and delivery location is included on the list provided to the Regional Administrator under paragraph (b)(1)(xi), (b)(1)(xiii) or (b)(3)(v) of this section.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 38359, July 24, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 32145, 32146, June 12, 1998; 65 FR 78121, Dec. 14, 2000; 66 FR 53122, Oct. 19, 2001; 67 FR 4148, Jan. 28, 2002; 69 FR 52612, Aug. 27, 2004; 75 FR 53067, Aug. 30, 2010; 77 FR 42636, July 20, 2012]</CITA> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 67 FR 4158, Jan. 28, 2002, § 679.26 was amended in paragraph (c)(3) by removing the words “until 1 year after” and inserting in its place “until 3 years after”. The amendment contains information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of Management and Budget.</P> </EFFDNOT> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.27</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Improved Retention/Improved Utilization Program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> The owner or operator of a vessel that is required to obtain a Federal fisheries or processor permit under § 679.4 must comply with the IR/IU program set out in this section while fishing for groundfish in the GOA or BSAI, fishing for groundfish in waters of the State of Alaska that are shoreward of the GOA or BSAI, or when processing groundfish harvested in the GOA or BSAI.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">IR/IU species.</E> The following species are defined as “IR/IU species” for the purposes of this section:</P> <P>(1) Pollock.</P> <P>(2) Pacific cod.</P> <P>(3) Shallow-water flatfish species complex in the GOA as defined in the annual harvest specifications for the GOA (beginning January 1, 2003).</P> <P>(4) All species listed in Table 2a to this part for purposes of the GRS program described in paragraph (j) of this section, except for groundfish in prohibited species status at the end of each reporting week.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Minimum retention requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Definition of retain on board.</E> Notwithstanding the definition at 50 CFR 600.10, for the purpose of this section, to retain on board means to be in possession of on board a vessel.</P> <P>(2) The following table displays minimum retention requirements by vessel category and directed fishing status:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s42,r85,r75" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If you own or operate a ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">and ...</CHED> <CHED H="1">you must retain on board until lawful transfer ...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) Catcher vessel</ENT> <ENT>(A) Directed fishing for an IR/IU species is open</ENT> <ENT>all fish of that species brought on board the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) Directed fishing for an IR/IU species is prohibited</ENT> <ENT>all fish of that species brought on board the vessel up to the MRA for that species.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) Retention of an IR/ IU species is prohibited</ENT> <ENT>no fish of that species.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>(A) Directed fishing for an IR/IU species is open</ENT> <ENT>a primary product from all fish of that species brought on board the vessel.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) Directed fishing for an IR/IU species is prohibited</ENT> <ENT>a primary product from all fish of that species brought on board the vessel up to the point that the round-weight equivalent of primary products on board equals the MRA for that species.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) Retention of an IR/IU species is prohibited</ENT> <ENT>no fish or product of that species.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(iii) Mothership</ENT> <ENT>(A) Directed fishing for an IR/IU species is open</ENT> <ENT>a primary product from all fish of that species brought on board the vessel</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) Directed fishing for an IR/IU species is prohibited</ENT> <ENT>a primary product from all fish of that species brought on board the vessel up to the point that the round-weight equivalent of primary products on board equals the MRA for that species.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) Retention of an IR/IU species is prohibited</ENT> <ENT>no fish or product of that species.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(d) <E T="03">Bleeding codends and shaking longline gear.</E> Any action intended to discard or release an IR/IU species prior to being brought on board the vessel is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to bleeding codends and shaking or otherwise removing fish from longline gear.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">At-sea discard of product.</E> Any product from an IR/IU species may not be discarded at sea, unless such discarding is necessary to meet other requirements of this part.<PRTPAGE P="654"/> </P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Discard of fish or product transferred from other vessels.</E> The retention requirements of this section apply to all IR/IU species brought on board a vessel, whether harvested by that vessel or transferred from another vessel. At-sea discard of IR/IU species or products that were transferred from another vessel is prohibited.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">IR/IU species as bait.</E> IR/IU species may be used as bait provided that the deployed bait is physically secured to authorized fishing gear. Dumping of unsecured IR/IU species as bait (chumming) is prohibited.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Previously caught fish.</E> The retention and utilization requirements of this section do not apply to incidental catch of dead or decomposing fish or fish parts that were previously caught and discarded at sea.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Minimum utilization requirements.</E> If you own or operate a catcher/processor or mothership, the minimum utilization requirement for an IR/IU species harvested in the BSAI is determined by the directed fishing status for that species according to the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,r38" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If...</CHED> <CHED H="1">then your total weight of retained or lawfully transferred products produced from your catch or receipt of that IR/IU species during a fishing trip must...</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(1) directed fishing for an IR/IU species is open,</ENT> <ENT>equal or exceed 15 percent of the round-weight catch or round-weight delivery of that species during the fishing trip.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(2) directed fishing for an IR/IU species is prohibited,</ENT> <ENT>equal or exceed 15 percent of the round-weight catch or round-weight delivery of that species during the fishing trip or 15 percent of the MRA for that species, whichever is lower.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(3) retention of an IR/IU species is prohibited,</ENT> <ENT>equal zero.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(j) <E T="03">Groundfish retention standard.</E> (Effective January 20, 2008)—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> (i) The operator of a catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(1)(2)(i), not assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, and using trawl gear in the BSAI must comply with the GRS set forth under paragraph (j)(4) of this section while fishing for or processing groundfish caught from the BSAI from January 1 through December 31 of each year.</P> <P>(ii) An Amendment 80 cooperative and the members of an Amendment 80 cooperative must comply with the GRS set forth under paragraph (j)(4) of this section while fishing for or processing groundfish caught from the BSAI from January 1 through December 31 of each year.</P> <P>(iii) No part of the GRS supersedes minimum retention or utilization requirements for IR/IU species found in this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Percent of groundfish retained calculation for a catcher/processor not in an Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> For any fishing year, the percent of groundfish retained by each catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i), not assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, and using trawl gear in the BSAI will be calculated using the following equations:</P> <MATH DEEP="29" SPAN="2"> <MID>ER14se07.002</MID> </MATH> <P>Substituting the value for GFroundweight into the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">GFR% = (GFroundweight / TotalGF) <SU>*</SU> 100</FP> <EXTRACT> <FP>Where:</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">GFroundweight is the total annual round weight equivalent of all retained product weights for each IR/IU groundfish species.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">PWspecies<E T="52">n</E> is the total annual product weight for each groundfish species listed in Table 2a to this part by product type as reported in the vessel's production report required at § 679.5(e)(10).</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">PRRspecies<E T="52">n</E> is the standard product recovery rate for each groundfish species and product combination listed in Table 3 to this part.<PRTPAGE P="655"/> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">GFR% is the groundfish retention percentage for a vessel calculated as GFroundweight divided by the total weight of groundfish catch.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">TotalGF is the total groundfish round catch weight as measured by the flow scale measurement, less any non-groundfish, PSC species or groundfish species on prohibited species status under § 679.20.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(3) <E T="03">Percent of groundfish retained calculation for an Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> For each Amendment 80 cooperative, for any fishing year, the percent of groundfish retained by that Amendment 80 cooperative is based on the aggregate groundfish retained by all Amendment 80 vessels assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative and will be calculated using the following equations:</P> <MATH DEEP="29" SPAN="2"> <MID>ER14SE07.003</MID> </MATH> <P>Substituting the value for GFroundweight into the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">GFR% = (GFroundweight / TotalGF) <SU>*</SU> 100</FP> <EXTRACT> <FP>Where:</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">GFroundweight is the total annual round weight equivalent of all retained product weights retained by all Amendment 80 vessels assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative for each IR/IU groundfish species.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">PWspecies<E T="52">n</E> is the total annual product weight for each groundfish species listed in Table 2a to this part by product type as reported in the vessel's production report for all Amendment 80 vessels assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative required at § 679.5(e).</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">PRRspecies<E T="52">n</E> is the standard product recovery rate for each groundfish species and product combination listed in Table 3 to this part.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">GFR% is the groundfish retention percentage for an Amendment 80 cooperative calculated as GFroundweight divided by the total weight of groundfish catch.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">TotalGF is the total groundfish round catch weight for all Amendment 80 vessels assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative as measured by the flow scale measurement, less any non-groundfish, PSC species or groundfish species on prohibited species status under § 679.20.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(4) <E T="03">Minimum groundfish retention standard.</E> An Amendment 80 cooperative or a catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i), not assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, and using trawl gear in the BSAI must comply with the annual minimum groundfish retention standard requirements displayed in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Groundfish Retention Standard</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Year</CHED> <CHED H="1">Annual GRS<LI>(percent)</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2008</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2009</ENT> <ENT>75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2010</ENT> <ENT>80</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2011 and each year after</ENT> <ENT>85</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(5) <E T="03">Monitoring requirements</E>—(i) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> In addition to complying with minimum observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(c), the owner of an Amendment 80 vessel or any other catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) and using trawl gear in the BSAI, must comply with observer coverage requirements as described at §§ 679.50(c)(6), and 679.7(m)(3) at all times the vessel is used to harvest groundfish in the BSAI with trawl gear.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> For each haul, all catch by an Amendment 80 vessel or any other catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) and using trawl gear in the BSAI must be weighed on a NMFS-approved scale and made available for sampling by an observer at a single location. The owner or operator of an Amendment 80 vessel or a catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) and using trawl gear in the BSAI must ensure that the vessel is in compliance with the scale requirements described at § 679.28(b), that each haul is weighed separately, and that no sorting of catch takes place prior to weighing. All weighed catch must be recorded as required at § 679.5.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> The owner or operator of an Amendment 80 <PRTPAGE P="656"/>vessel or any other catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) and using trawl gear in the BSAI must provide an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d) and the owner of the vessel must ensure that the vessel operator complies with the observer sampling station requirements described at § 679.28(d) at all times the vessel is used to harvest groundfish in the BSAI. In addition to the requirements at § 679.28(d)(8)(i), observers must be able to sample all catch from a single point along the conveyer belt conveying unsorted catch, and when standing where unsorted catch is collected, the observer must be able to see that no catch has been removed between the bin and the location along the conveyer belt at which the observers collect their samples.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Requirements for vessels that also harvest groundfish outside of the BSAI.</E> The operator of an Amendment 80 vessel, or any other vessel required to comply with paragraph (j) of this section, must offload or transfer all fish or fish product prior to harvesting fish outside the BSAI, unless the operator of the vessel is in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting and monitoring requirements described at § 679.5 of this section at all times the vessel harvests or processes groundfish outside the BSAI.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Requirements for vessels receiving deliveries of unsorted catch.</E> The owner or operator of an Amendment 80 vessel, or any other vessel required to comply with this paragraph (j) at any time during a fishing year and who also receives deliveries of unsorted catch at any time during a fishing year must comply with paragraph (j)(5) of this section while processing deliveries of unsorted catch.</P> <CITA>[62 FR 63890, Dec. 3, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 65381, Dec. 12, 1997; 68 FR 52144, Sept. 2, 2003; 69 FR 32903, June 14, 2004; 71 FR 17381, Apr. 6, 2006; 72 FR 52722, Sept. 14, 2007; 73 FR 76166, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 62508, Nov. 30, 2009; 75 FR 53069, Aug. 30, 2010; 77 FR 6502, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.28</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment and operational requirements.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120926" REFID="8">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> This section contains the operational requirements for scales, observer sampling stations, bins for volumetric estimates, vessel monitoring system hardware, catch monitoring and control plan, and catcher vessel electronic logbook software. The operator or manager must retain a copy of all records described in this section (§ 679.28) as indicated at § 679.5(a)(5) and (6) and make available the records upon request of NMFS observers and authorized officers as indicated at § 679.5(a)(5).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Scales used to weigh catch at sea.</E> In order to be approved by NMFS a scale used to weigh catch at sea must meet the type evaluation requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and the initial inspection and annual reinspection requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. Once a scale is installed on a vessel and approved by NMFS for use to weigh catch at sea, it must be reinspected annually and must be tested daily and meet the maximum permissible error (MPE) requirements described in paragraph (b)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">List of scales eligible for approval.</E> The model of scale must be included on the Regional Administrator's list of scales eligible to be approved for weighing catch at sea before an inspector will schedule or conduct a scale inspection under paragraph (b)(2) of this section. A scale will be included on the list when the Regional Administrator receives the information specified in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iv) of this section. This information identifies and describes the scale, sets forth contact information regarding the manufacturer, and sets forth the results of required type evaluations and testing. Type evaluation and testing must be conducted by a laboratory accredited by the government of the country in which the tests are conducted.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Information about the scale.</E> (A) Name of scale manufacturer.</P> <P>(B) Name of manufacturer's representative.</P> <P>(C) Mailing address of scale manufacturer and manufacturer's representative.</P> <P>(D) Telephone and fax number of manufacturer's representative.</P> <P>(E) Model and serial number of the scale tested.</P> <P>(F) A written description of the scale and diagrams explaining how the scale <PRTPAGE P="657"/>operates and how it compensates for motion.</P> <P>(G) A list of the model numbers of all scales for which type evaluation results are applicable, identifying the differences between the model evaluated in the laboratory and other models listed. The scales may differ only in the elements of the scale that perform motion compensation, the size or capacity of the scale, and the software used by the scale.</P> <P>(H) A list of types of scale adjustments that will be recorded on the audit trail, including the name of the adjustment as it will appear on the audit trail, and a written description of the adjustment.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Information about the laboratory.</E> (A) Name of laboratory.</P> <P>(B) Mailing address of laboratory.</P> <P>(C) Telephone and fax number of laboratory's representative.</P> <P>(D) Name and address of government agency accrediting the laboratory.</P> <P>(E) Name and signature of person responsible for evaluation of the scale and the date of signature.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Checklist.</E> A completed checklist indicating that all applicable technical and performance standards in appendix A to this part and the laboratory tests in the annex to appendix A to this part have been met.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Verification of test results.</E> Verification that a scale meets the laboratory evaluation and testing requirements in appendix A of this part and each of the influence quantity and disturbance tests as specified in the annex to appendix A to this part:</P> <P>(A) Test results and data on forms supplied by NMFS;</P> <P>(B) National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) Certificates of Conformance, test results and data for a component of a scale or for the entire device. NTEP Certificates of Conformance, test results, and data may be submitted only in lieu of the specific influence factor tests conducted to obtain the NTEP Certificates of Conformance. Additional information must be submitted to verify compliance with the laboratory tests that are not performed under the NTEP; and/or</P> <P>(C) International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) Certificates of Conformance, test results and data.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> A scale manufacturer or their representative may request that NMFS approve a custom built automatic hopper scale under the following conditions:</P> <P>(A) The scale electronics are the same as those used in other scales on the Regional Administrator's list of scales eligible for approval;</P> <P>(B) Load cells have received Certificates of Conformance from NTEP or OIML;</P> <P>(C) The scale compensates for motion in the same manner as other scales made by that manufacturer which have been listed on the Regional Administrator's list of scales eligible for approval;</P> <P>(D) The scale, when installed, meets all of the requirements set forth in paragraph 3 of appendix A to this part, except those requirements set forth in paragraph 3.2.1.1.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Inspection of at-sea scales</E>—(i) <E T="03">What is an inspection?</E> An inspection is a visual assessment and test of a scale after it is installed on the vessel and while the vessel is tied up at a dock and not under power at sea to determine if the scale meets all of the applicable performance and technical requirements in paragraph (b)(2) of this section and in appendix A to this part. A scale will be approved by the inspector if it meets all of the applicable performance and technical requirements in paragraph (b)(2) of this section and appendix A to this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">How often must a scale be inspected?</E> Each scale must be inspected and approved before the vessel may participate in any fishery requiring the weighing of catch at sea with an approved scale. Each scale must be reinspected within 12 months of the date of the most recent inspection.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Who may perform scale inspections and approvals?</E> Scales must be inspected and approved by a NMFS-staff scale inspector or an inspector designated by NMFS and trained by a NMFS-staff scale inspector.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">How does a vessel owner arrange for a scale inspection?</E> The operator must submit a request for a scale inspection at least 10 working days in advance of the requested date of inspection by filing a request online or by <PRTPAGE P="658"/>printing and faxing the scale inspection request at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/scales/default.htm</E>.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Where will scale inspections be conducted</E>? Scales inspections by inspectors paid by NMFS will be conducted on vessels tied up at docks in Kodiak, Alaska; Dutch Harbor, Alaska; and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Responsibilities of the vessel owner during a scale inspection.</E> After the vessel owner has installed a model of scale that is on the Regional Administrator's list of scales eligible to be approved for weighing catch at sea, the vessel owner must:</P> <P>(A) Make the vessel and scale available for inspection by the scale inspector.</P> <P>(B) Provide a copy of the scale manual supplied by the scale manufacturer to the inspector at the beginning of the inspection.</P> <P>(C) Transport test weights, test material, and equipment required to perform the test to and from the inspector's vehicle and the location on the vessel where the scale is installed.</P> <P>(D) Apply test weights to the scale or convey test materials across the scale, if requested by the scale inspector.</P> <P>(E) Assist the scale inspector in performing the scale inspection and testing.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Scale inspection report.</E> (A) A scale is approved for use when the scale inspector completes and signs a scale inspection report verifying that the scale meets all of the requirements specified in this paragraph (b)(2) and appendix A to this part.</P> <P>(B) The scale inspector must provide the original inspection report to the vessel owner and a copy to NMFS.</P> <P>(C) The vessel owner must either:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Maintain a copy of the report on board when use of the scale is required and make the report available to the observer, NMFS personnel, or an authorized officer, upon request, or;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Display a valid NMFS-sticker on each approved scale.</P> <P>(D) When in use, an approved scale must also meet the requirements described in paragraphs (b)(3) through (b)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">At-sea scale tests.</E> To verify that the scale meets the MPEs specified in this paragraph (b)(3), the vessel operator must test each scale or scale system used to weigh total catch one time during each 24-hour period when use of the scale is required. The vessel owner must ensure that these tests are performed in an accurate and timely manner.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Belt scales and automatic hopper scales.</E> (A) The MPE in the daily at-sea scale tests is plus or minus 3 percent of the known weight of the test material.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Test procedure.</E> A material test must be conducted by weighing at least 400 kg of fish or an alternative material supplied by the scale manufacturer on the scale under test. The known weight of the test material must be determined by weighing it on a platform scale approved for use under paragraph (b)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Platform and hanging scales.</E> (A) The MPE for platform and hanging scales is plus or minus 0.5 percent of the known weight of the test material.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Test weights.</E> Each test weight must have its weight stamped on or otherwise permanently affixed to it. The weight of each test weight must be annually certified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology approved metrology laboratory or approved for continued use by the NMFS authorized inspector at the time of the annual scale inspection. The amount of test weights that must be provided by the vessel owner is specified in paragraphs (b)(3)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) and (b)(3)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Platform scales used as observer sampling scales or to determine the known weight of test materials.</E> Any combination of test weights that will allow the scale to be tested at 10 kg, 25 kg, and 50 kg.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Scales used to weigh total catch.</E> Test weights equal to the largest amount of fish that will be weighed on the scale in one weighment.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Requirements for all scale tests.</E> (A) Notify the observer at least 15 minutes before the time that the test will be conducted, and conduct the test while the observer is present.</P> <P>(B) Conduct the scale test by placing the test material or test weights on or <PRTPAGE P="659"/>across the scale and recording the following information on the at-sea scale test report form:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessel name;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Month, day, and year of test;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Time test started to the nearest minute;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Known weight of test material or test weights;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Weight of test material or test weights recorded by scale;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Percent error as determined by subtracting the known weight of the test material or test weights from the weight recorded on the scale, dividing that amount by the known weight of the test material or test weights, and multiplying by 100; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Sea conditions at the time of the scale test.</P> <P>(C) Maintain the test report form on board the vessel until the end of the fishing year during which the tests were conducted, and make the report forms available to observers, NMFS personnel, or an authorized officer. In addition, the scale test report forms must be retained by the vessel owner for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the tests were performed. All scale test report forms must be signed by the vessel operator.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Scale maintenance.</E> The vessel owner must ensure that the vessel operator maintains the scale in proper operating condition throughout its use; that adjustments made to the scale are made so as to bring the performance errors as close as practicable to a zero value; and that no adjustment is made that will cause the scale to weigh fish inaccurately.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Printed reports from the scale</E> (not applicable to observer sampling scales). The vessel owner must ensure that the printed reports are provided as required by this paragraph. Printed reports from the scale must be maintained on board the vessel until the end of the year during which the reports were made and be made available to observers, NMFS personnel, or an authorized officer. In addition, printed reports must be retained by the vessel owner for 3 years after the end of the year during which the printouts were made.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Reports of catch weight and cumulative weight.</E> Reports must be printed at least once every 24 hours when use of the scale is required. Reports must also be printed before any information stored in the scale computer memory is replaced. Scale weights must not be adjusted by the scale operator to account for the perceived weight of water, mud, debris, or other materials. Scale printouts must show:</P> <P>(A) The vessel name and Federal fisheries or processor permit number;</P> <P>(B) The haul or set number as recorded in the processor's DCPL (see § 679.5);</P> <P>(C) The total weight of the haul or set;</P> <P>(D) The total cumulative weight of all fish or other material weighed on the scale.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Printed report from the audit trail.</E> The printed report must include the information specified in sections 2.3.1.8, 3.3.1.7, and 4.3.1.8 of appendix A to this part. The printed report must be provided to the authorized scale inspector at each scale inspection and must also be printed at any time upon request of the observer, the scale inspector, NMFS staff, or an authorized officer.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Scale installation requirements.</E> The scale display must be readable from where the observer collects unsorted catch.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Platform scales used as observer sampling scales or to determine the known weight of test materials.</E> Platform scales used only as observer sampling scales or to determine the known weight of fish for a material test of another scale are required to meet all of the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section and appendix A to this part except sections 4.3.1 and 4.3.1.5 of appendix A to this part (printer) or section 4.3.1.8 (audit trail) of appendix A to this part.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Scales approved by the State of Alaska.</E> Scale requirements in this paragraph are in addition to those requirements set forth by the State of Alaska, and nothing in this paragraph may be construed to reduce or supersede the authority of the State to regulate, test, or approve scales within the State of Alaska or its territorial sea. Scales used to weigh groundfish catch that are also required to be approved by the State of Alaska under Alaska Statute 45.75 must meet the following requirements:<PRTPAGE P="660"/> </P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Verification of approval.</E> The scale must display a valid State of Alaska sticker indicating that the scale was inspected and approved within the previous 12 months.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Visibility.</E> The owner and manager of the processor must ensure that the scale and scale display are visible simultaneously to the observer. Observers, NMFS personnel, or an authorized officer must be allowed to observe the weighing of fish on the scale and be allowed to read the scale display at all times.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Printed scale weights.</E> (i) The owner and manager of the processor must ensure that printouts of the scale weight of each haul, set, or delivery are made available to observers, NMFS personnel, or an authorized officer at the time printouts are generated and thereafter upon request for the duration of the fishing year. The owner and manager must retain scale printouts as records as specified in § 679.5(a)(5)(ii).</P> <P>(ii) A scale identified in a CMCP (see paragraph (g) of this section) must produce a printed record for each delivery, or portion of a delivery, weighed on that scale. If approved by NMFS as part of the CMCP, scales not designed for automatic bulk weighing may be exempted from part or all of the printed record requirements. The printed record must include:</P> <P>(A) The processor name;</P> <P>(B) The weight of each load in the weighing cycle;</P> <P>(C) The total weight of fish in each delivery, or portion of the delivery that was weighed on that scale;</P> <P>(D) The total cumulative weight of all fish or other material weighed on the scale since the last annual inspection;</P> <P>(E) The date and time the information is printed;</P> <P>(F) The name and ADF&G number of the vessel making the delivery. This information may be written on the scale printout in pen by the scale operator at the time of delivery.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Inseason scale testing.</E> Scales identified in an approved CMCP (see paragraph (g) of this section) must be tested by plant personnel in accordance with the CMCP when testing is requested by NMFS-staff or NMFS-authorized personnel. Plant personnel must be given no less than 20 minutes notice that a scale is to be tested and no testing may be requested if a scale test has been requested and the scale has been found to be accurate within the last 24 hours.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">How does a scale pass an inseason test?</E> To pass an inseason test, NMFS staff or NMFS-authorized personnel will verify that the scale display and printed information are clear and easily read under all conditions of normal operation, weight values are visible on the display until the value is printed, and the scale does not exceed the maximum permissible errors specified below:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s24,xls30" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Test Load in Scale<LI>Divisions</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Maximum Error in Scale Divisions</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) 0-500</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) 501-2,000</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) 2,001-4,000</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) >4,000</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) How much weight is required to do an inseason scale test? Scales must be tested with the amount and type of weight specified for each scale type in the following tables:</P> <P>(A) Automatic hopper 0 to 150 kg (0 to 300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r40" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Certified Test Weights</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Other test material</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Minimum weighment or 10 kg (20 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>Minimum</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Maximum</ENT> <ENT>Maximum</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) Automatic hopper > 150 kg (300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r40" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Certified Test Weights</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Other test material</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) Minimum weighment or 10 kg (20 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>Minimum</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) 25 percent of maximum or 150 kg (300 lb), whichever is greater.</ENT> <ENT>Maximum</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(C) Platform or flatbed 0 to 150 kg (0 to 300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s24,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Certified Test Weights</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Other test material</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) 10 kg (20 lb)</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) Midpoint</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) Maximum</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(D) Platform or flatbead > 150 kg (300 lb) capacity.<PRTPAGE P="661"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Certified Test Weights</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Other test material</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) 10 kg (20 lb)</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) 12.5 percent of maximum or 75 kg (150 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>50 percent of maximum or 75 kg (150 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) 25 percent of maximum or 150 kg (300 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>75 percent of maximum or 150 kg (300 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(E) Observer sampling scale > 50 kg capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s24,r30" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Certified Test Weights</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Other test material</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">1</E>) 10 kg</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">2</E>) 25 kg</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(<E T="03">3</E>) 50 kg</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certified test weights.</E> Each test weight used for inseason scale testing must have its weight stamped on or otherwise permanently affixed to it. The weight of each test weight must be certified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology approved metrology laboratory every 2 years. An observer platform scale must be provided with sufficient test weights to test the scale at 10 kg, 25 kg, and 50 kg. All other scales identified in an approved CMCP must be provided with sufficient test weights to test the scale as described in this paragraph (c)(4) of this section. Test weights for observer platform scales must be denominated in kilograms. Test weights for other scales may be denominated in pounds.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Other test material.</E> When permitted in paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of this section, a scale may be tested with test material other than certified test weights. This material must be weighed on an accurate observer platform scale at the time of each use.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Observer sampling scales.</E> Platform scales used as observer sampling scales must:</P> <P>(A) Have a capacity of no less than 50 kg;</P> <P>(B) Have a division size of no less than 5 g;</P> <P>(C) Indicate weight in kilograms and decimal subdivisions; and</P> <P>(D) Be accurate within plus or minus 0.5 percent when tested at 10 kg, 25 kg, and 50 kg by NMFS staff or an observer.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Observer sampling station</E>—(1) <E T="03">Accessibility.</E> All of the equipment required for an observer sampling station must be available to the observer at all times while a sampling station is required and the observer is aboard the vessel, except that the observer sampling scale may be used by vessel personnel to conduct material tests of the scale used to weigh total catch under paragraph (b)(3) of this section, as long as the use of the observer's sampling scale by others does not interfere with the observer's sampling duties.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Location</E>—(i) <E T="03">Motherships and catcher/processors or catcher vessels using trawl gear.</E> The observer sampling station must be located within 4 m of the location from which the observer collects unsorted catch. Clear, unobstructed passage must be provided between the observer sampling station and the location where the observer collects unsorted catch. When standing where unsorted catch is sampled, the observer must be able to see that no fish have been removed between the bin and the scale used to weigh total catch.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Vessels using nontrawl gear.</E> The observer sampling station must be located within 5 m of the collection area, described at § 679.28(d)(8)(ii)(B) of this section, unless any location within this distance is unsafe for the observer. Clear, unobstructed passage must be provided between the observer sampling station and the collection area. Access must be provided to the tally station, described at § 679.28(d)(8)(ii)(A) of this section. NMFS may approve an alternative location if the vessel owner submits a written proposal describing the alternative location and the reasons why a location within 5 m of where fish are brought on board the vessel is unsafe, and the proposed observer sampling station meets all other applicable requirements of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">What is clear, unobstructed passage?</E> Where clear and unobstructed passage is required, passageways must be at least 65 cm wide at their narrowest point, be free of tripping hazards, and be at least 1.8 m high. Doorways or companionways must be free of obstacles.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Minimum work space.</E> The observer must have a working area for sampling of at least 4.5 square meters. This working area includes the observer's sampling table. The observer must be able to stand upright and have a work area at least 0.9 m deep in the area in front of the table and scale.<PRTPAGE P="662"/> </P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Table.</E> The observer sampling station must include a table at least 0.6 m deep, 1.2 m wide and 0.9 m high and no more than 1.1 m high. The entire surface area of the table must be available for use by the observer. Any area used for the observer sampling scale is in addition to the minimum space requirements for the table. The observer's sampling table must be secured to the floor or wall.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Observer sampling scale.</E> The observer sampling station must include a NMFS-approved platform scale with a capacity of at least 50 kg located within 1 m of the observer's sampling table. The scale must be mounted so that the weighing surface is no more than 0.7 m above the floor. The scale must be approved by NMFS under paragraph (b) of this section and must meet the maximum permissible error requirement specified in paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(A) of this section when tested by the observer.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Other requirements.</E> The sampling station must include flooring that prevents slipping and drains well (grating or other material where appropriate), adequate lighting, and a hose that supplies fresh or sea water to the observer.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Catcher/processors and motherships in the BS pollock fishery, including pollock CDQ.</E> Catcher/processors directed fishing for pollock in the BS or motherships taking deliveries from vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS also must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(i) A container to store salmon must be located adjacent to the observer sampling station;</P> <P>(ii) All salmon stored in the container must remain in view of the observer at the observer sampling station at all times during the sorting of each haul; and</P> <P>(iii) The container to store salmon must be at least 1.5 cubic meters.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Requirements for sampling catch</E>—(i) <E T="03">Motherships and catcher/processors using trawl gear.</E> The conveyor belt conveying unsorted catch must have a removable board to allow fish to be diverted from the belt directly into the observer's sampling baskets. The diverter board must be located downstream of the scale used to weigh total catch so that the observer can use this scale to weigh large samples. At least 1 m of accessible belt space, located downstream of the scale used to weigh total catch, must be available for the observer's use when sampling a haul.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using non-trawl gear.</E> In addition to the sampling station, vessels using non-trawl gear must provide: (A) <E T="03">Tally station.</E> A place where the observer can see the gear as it leaves the water and can count and identify fish. It must be within 5 m of where fish are brought aboard the vessel and in a location where the observer is not in danger of falling overboard or being injured during gear retrieval. Where exposed to wind or seas, it must be equipped with a railing at least 1.0 m high, grating or other non-slip material, and adequate lighting.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Collection area.</E> A collection area is a place where the observer, or vessel crew under the observer's guidance, collects fish as they come off the line or are removed from pots. It must be located where the observer can see the gear when it leaves the water. Where exposed to wind or seas, it must be equipped with a railing at least 1.0 m high and grating or other non-slip material.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Inspection of the observer sampling station.</E> Each observer sampling station must be inspected and approved by NMFS prior to its use for the first time and then one time each year within 12 months of the date of the most recent inspection with the following exceptions: If the observer sampling station is moved or if the space or equipment available to the observer is reduced or removed when use of the observer sampling station is required, the observer sampling station inspection report issued under this section is no longer valid, and the observer sampling station must be reinspected and approved by NMFS. Inspection of the observer sampling station is in addition to inspection of the at-sea scales by an authorized scale inspector required at paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">How does a vessel owner arrange for an observer sampling station inspection?</E> The owner may arrange the inspection time and place by submitting to NMFS by fax (206-526-4066) or e-mailing <PRTPAGE P="663"/>(<E T="03">station.inspections@noaa.gov</E>) an Inspection Request for Observer Sampling Station available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov</E>. Inspections will be scheduled no later than 10 working days after NMFS receives a complete application for an inspection. The owner must provide the following information:</P> <P>(A) Name and signature of the person submitting the application, and the date of the application.</P> <P>(B) Business mailing address, telephone number, and fax number of the person submitting the application.</P> <P>(C) Whether the vessel or processor has received an observer sampling scale inspection before and, if so, the date of the most recent inspection report.</P> <P>(D) Vessel name and name of contact person on vessel.</P> <P>(E) Federal fishery permit number.</P> <P>(F) Location of vessel where sampling station inspection is requested to occur, including street address and city.</P> <P>(G) Requested inspection date.</P> <P>(H) For catcher/processors using trawl gear and motherships, a diagram drawn to scale showing the location(s) where all catch will be weighed, the location where observers will sample unsorted catch, and the location of the observer sampling station including the observer sampling scale. For catcher/processors directed fishing for pollock in the BS or motherships taking deliveries from catcher vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including pollock CDQ, the diagram also must include the location of the last point of sorting in the factory and the location of the salmon storage container required under paragraph (d)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(I) For all other vessels, a diagram drawn to scale showing the location(s) where catch comes on board the vessel, the location where observers will sample unsorted catch, the location of the observer sampling station, including the observer sampling scale, and the name of the manufacturer and model of the observer sampling scale.</P> <P>(J) For all vessels, a copy of the most recent scale inspection report issued under paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) Where will observer sample station inspections be conducted? Inspections will be conducted on vessels tied up at docks in Kodiak, Alaska, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Observer sampling station inspection report.</E> An observer sampling station inspection report, valid for 12 months from the date it is signed by NMFS, will be issued to the vessel owner if the observer sampling station meets the requirements in this paragraph (d). The vessel owner must maintain a current observer sampling station inspection report on board the vessel at all times when the vessel is required to provide an observer sampling station approved for use under this paragraph (d). The observer sampling station inspection report must be made available to the observer, NMFS personnel, or to an authorized officer upon request.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Certified bins for volumetric estimates of catch weight</E>—(1) <E T="03">Certification.</E> The information required in this paragraph (e) must be prepared, dated, and signed by a licensed engineer with no financial interest in fishing, fish processing, or fish tendering vessels. Complete bin certification documents must be submitted to the Regional Administrator prior to harvesting or receiving groundfish from a fishery in which certified bins are required and must be on board the vessel and available to the observer at all times.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Specifications</E>—(i) <E T="03">Measurement and marking.</E> The volume of each bin must be determined by accurate measurement of the internal dimensions of the bin. The internal walls of the bin must be permanently marked and numbered in 10-cm increments indicating the level of fish in the bin in cm. All marked increments and numerals must be readable from the outside of the bin through a viewing port or hatch at all times. Marked increments are not required on the wall in which the viewing port is located, unless such increments are necessary to determine the level of fish in the bin from another viewing port. Bins must be lighted in a manner that allows marked increments to be read from the outside of the bin by an observer or authorized officer. For bin certification documents dated after <PRTPAGE P="664"/>July 6, 1998, the numerals at the 10-cm increment marks must be at least 4 cm high.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Viewing ports.</E> Each bin must have a viewing port or ports from which the internal bin markings and numerals on all walls of the bin can be seen from the outside of the bin, except that bin markings and numerals are not required on the wall in which the viewing port is placed, if that wall cannot be seen from any other viewing port in the bin.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Information required.</E> For bin certification documents submitted after July 6, 1998, the person certifying the bins must provide:</P> <P>(i) The vessel name;</P> <P>(ii) The date the engineer measured the bins and witnessed the location of the marked increments and numerals;</P> <P>(iii) A diagram, to scale, of each bin showing the location of the marked increments on each internal wall of the bin, the location, and dimensions of each viewing port or hatch, and any additional information needed to estimate the volume of fish in the bin;</P> <P>(iv) Tables indicating the volume of each certified bin in cubic meters for each 10-cm increment marked on the sides of the bins;</P> <P>(v) Instructions for determining the volume of fish in each bin from the marked increments and table; and</P> <P>(vi) The person's name and signature and the date on which the completed bin certification documents were signed.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Recertification.</E> The bin's volume and the marked and numbered increments must be recertified if the bin is modified in a way that changes its size or shape or if marking strips or marked increments are moved or added.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Operational requirements</E>—(i) <E T="03">Placement of catch in certified bins.</E> All catch must be placed in a bin certified under this paragraph (e) to estimate total catch weight prior to sorting. Refrigerated seawater tanks may be used for volumetric estimates only if the tanks comply with all other requirements of this paragraph (e). No adjustments of volume will be made for the presence of water in the bin or tank.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Vessel operators must notify observers prior to any removal of fish from or addition of fish to each bin used for volumetric measurements of catch so that an observer may make bin volume estimates prior to fish being removed from or added to the bin. Once a volumetric estimate has been made, additional fish may not be added to the bin until at least half the original volume has been removed. Fish may not be removed from or added to a bin used for volumetric estimates of catch weight until an observer indicates that bin volume estimates have been completed and any samples of catch required by the observer have been taken.</P> <P>(iii) Fish from separate hauls or deliveries from separate harvesting vessels may not be mixed in any bin used for volumetric measurements of catch.</P> <P>(iv) The bins must not be filled in a manner that obstructs the viewing ports or prevents the observer from seeing the level of fish throughout the bin.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">What is a VMS?</E> A VMS consists of a NMFS-approved VMS transmitter that automatically determines the vessels position and transmits it to a NMFS-approved communications service provider. The communications service provider receives the transmission and relays it to NMFS.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">How are VMS transmitters and communications service providers approved by NMFS?</E> (i) NMFS publishes type approval specifications for VMS components in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(ii) Transmitter manufacturers or communication service providers may submit products or services to NMFS for evaluation based on the published specifications.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS will publish a list of NMFS-approved transmitters and communication service providers in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> As necessary, NMFS will publish amendments to the list of approved components in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What are the vessel owner's responsibilities?</E> If you are a vessel owner that must participate in a VMS, you or your crew must:</P> <P>(i) Obtain a NMFS-approved VMS transmitter and have it installed onboard your vessel in accordance with the instructions provided by NMFS. <PRTPAGE P="665"/>You may get a copy of the VMS installation and operation instructions from the Regional Administrator upon request.</P> <P>(ii) Activate the VMS transmitter and receive confirmation from NMFS that the VMS transmissions are being received before engaging in operations when a VMS is required.</P> <P>(iii) Continue the VMS transmissions until no longer engaged in operations requiring VMS.</P> <P>(iv) Stop fishing immediately if:</P> <P>(A) Informed by NMFS staff or an authorized officer that NMFS is not receiving position reports from the VMS transmitter, or</P> <P>(B) The vessel operator determines that the VMS is not transmitting properly.</P> <P>(v) Make the VMS transmitter available for inspection by NMFS personnel, observers or an authorized officer.</P> <P>(vi) Ensure that the VMS transmitter is not tampered with, disabled, destroyed or operated improperly.</P> <P>(vii) Pay all charges levied by the communication service provider.</P> <P>(4) What must the vessel owner do before activating a VMS transmitter for the first time? If you are a vessel owner who must use a VMS and you are activating a VMS transmitter for the first time, you must:</P> <P>(i) Register the vessel's VMS unit with an appropriate service provider;</P> <P>(ii) Use VMS check-in report to contact OLE by fax at 907-586-7703 and provide the date (mm/dd/yyyy), vessel name, USCG documentation number, FFP number or Federal crab vessel permit number, name and telephone number of contact person, and VMS transmitter ID or serial number; and</P> <P>(iii) Call OLE at 907-586-7225, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 0800 hours, A.l.t., and 1630 hours, A.l.t., at least 72 hours before leaving port and receive confirmation that the transmissions are being received.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">What must the vessel owner do when the vessel replaces a VMS transmitter?</E> A vessel owner who must use a VMS and who intends to replace a transmitter, must follow the reporting and confirmation procedure for the replacement transmitter, as described in paragraph (f)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">When must the VMS transmitter be transmitting?</E> Your vessel's transmitter must be transmitting if:</P> <P>(i) You operate a vessel in any reporting area (see definitions at § 679.2) off Alaska while any fishery requiring VMS, for which the vessel has a species and gear endorsement on its Federal Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b)(5)(vi), is open.</P> <P>(ii) You operate a vessel required to be federally permitted in reporting areas located in the Aleutian Islands subarea or operate a federally permitted vessel in adjacent State waters;</P> <P>(iii) You operate a vessel required to be Federally permitted with non-pelagic trawl or dredge gear onboard in reporting areas located in the GOA or operate a federally permitted vessel with non-pelagic trawl or dredge gear onboard in adjacent State waters;</P> <P>(iv) When that vessel is required to use functioning VMS equipment in the Rockfish Program as described in § 679.7(n)(3); or</P> <P>(v) You operate a vessel in federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630, and receive and process groundfish from other vessels.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Catch monitoring and control plan requirements (CMCP)</E>—(1) <E T="03">What is a CMCP?</E> A CMCP is a plan submitted by the owner and manager of a processing plant, and approved by NMFS, detailing how the processing plant will meet the catch monitoring and control standards detailed in paragraph (g)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Who is required to prepare and submit a CMCP for approval?</E> The owner and manager of shoreside or stationary floating processors receiving fish harvested in the following fisheries must prepare, submit, and have approved a CMCP prior to the receipt of fish harvested in these fisheries:</P> <P>(i) AFA and CDQ pollock,</P> <P>(ii) AI directed pollock,</P> <P>(iii) Rockfish Program, unless those fish are harvested under the rockfish entry level longline fishery as described under § 679.83.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">How is a CMCP approved by NMFS?</E> NMFS will approve a CMCP if it meets all the requirements specified in paragraph (g)(7) of this section. The processor must be inspected by NMFS prior to approval of the CMCP to ensure that <PRTPAGE P="666"/>the processor conforms to the elements addressed in the CMCP. NMFS will complete its review of the CMCP within 14 working days of receiving a complete CMCP and conducting a CMCP inspection. If NMFS disapproves a CMCP, the plant owner or manager may resubmit a revised CMCP or file an administrative appeal as set forth under the administrative appeals procedures described at § 679.43.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">How is a CMCP inspection arranged?</E> The time and place of a CMCP inspection may be arranged by submitting a written request for an inspection to NMFS, Alaska Region. NMFS will schedule an inspection within 10 working days after NMFS receives a complete application for an inspection. The inspection request must include:</P> <P>(i) Name and signature of the person submitting the application and the date of the application;</P> <P>(ii) Address, telephone number, fax number, and email address (if available) of the person submitting the application;</P> <P>(iii) A proposed CMCP detailing how the processor will meet each of the performance standards in paragraph (g)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">For how long is a CMCP approved?</E> NMFS will approve a CMCP for 1 year if it meets the performance standards specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section. An owner or manager must notify NMFS in writing if changes are made in plant operations or layout that do not conform to the CMCP.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">How do I make changes to my CMCP?</E> An owner and manager may change an approved CMCP by submitting a CMCP addendum to NMFS. NMFS will approve the modified CMCP if it continues to meet the performance standards specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section. Depending on the nature and magnitude of the change requested, NMFS may require a CMCP inspection as described in paragraph (g)(3) of this section. A CMCP addendum must contain:</P> <P>(i) Name and signature of the person submitting the addendum;</P> <P>(ii) Address, telephone number, fax number and email address (if available) of the person submitting the addendum;</P> <P>(iii) A complete description of the proposed CMCP change.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Catch monitoring and control standards</E>—(i) <E T="03">Catch sorting and weighing requirements.</E> All groundfish delivered to the plant must be sorted and weighed by species. The CMCP must detail the amount and location of space for sorting catch, the number of staff assigned to catch sorting and the maximum rate that catch will flow through the sorting area.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Scales used for weighing groundfish.</E> The CMCP must identify by serial number each scale used to weigh groundfish and describe the rational for its use.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Scale testing procedures.</E> Scales identified in the CMCP must be accurate within the limits specified in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this section. For each scale identified in the CMCP a testing plan must be developed that:</P> <P>(A) Describes the procedure the plant will use to test the scale;</P> <P>(B) Lists the test weights and equipment required to test the scale;</P> <P>(C) Lists where the test weights and equipment will be stored; and</P> <P>(D) Lists the plant personnel responsible for conducting the scale testing.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Printed record.</E> The owner and manager must ensure that the scale produces a complete and accurate printed record of the weight of each species in a delivery. All of the groundfish in a delivery must be weighed on a scale capable of producing a complete printed record as described in paragraph (c)(3) of this section. However, NMFS may exempt scales not designed for automatic bulk weighing from some or all of the printed record requirements if the CMCP identifies any scale that cannot produce a complete printed record, states how the processor will use the scale, and states how the plant intends to produce a complete record of the total weight of each delivery.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Delivery point.</E> Each CMCP must identify a single delivery point. The delivery point is the first location where fish removed from a delivering catcher vessel can be sorted or diverted to more than one location. If the catch is pumped from the hold of a catcher vessel or a codend, the delivery point normally will be the location where the <PRTPAGE P="667"/>pump first discharges the catch. If catch is removed from a vessel by brailing, the delivery point normally will be the bin or belt where the brailer discharges the catch.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Observation area.</E> Each CMCP must designate an observation area. The observation area is a location designated on the CMCP where an individual may monitor the flow of fish during a delivery. The owner and manager must ensure that the observation area meets the following standards:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Access to the observation area.</E> The observation area must be freely accessible to NMFS staff or NMFS-authorized personnel at any time a valid CMCP is required.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Monitoring the flow of fish.</E> From the observation area, an individual must have an unobstructed view or otherwise be able to monitor the entire flow of fish between the delivery point and a location where all sorting has taken place and each species has been weighed.</P> <P>(C) For shoreside processors or stationary floating processors taking deliveries from vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including vessels directed fishing for pollock CDQ in the BS, the observation area must provide a clear, unobstructed view of the salmon storage container to ensure no salmon of any species are removed without the observer's knowledge.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Observer work station.</E> Each CMCP must identify and include an observer work station for the exclusive use of observers. Unless otherwise approved by NMFS, the work station must meet the following criteria:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Location of observer work station.</E> (1) The observer work station must be located in an area protected from the weather where the observer has access to unsorted catch.</P> <P>(2) For shoreside processors or stationary floating processors taking deliveries from vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including vessels directed fishing for pollock CDQ in the BS, the observer work station must be adjacent to the location where salmon will be counted and biological samples or scientific data are collected.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Platform scale.</E> The observer work station must include a platform scale as described in paragraph (c)(4) of this section;</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Proximity of observer work station.</E> The observation area must be located near the observer work station. The plant liaison must be able to walk between the work station and the observation area in less than 20 seconds without encountering safety hazards.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Workspace.</E> The observer work station must include: A working area of at least 4.5 square meters, a table as specified in paragraph (d)(4) of this section, and meet the other requirements as specified in paragraph (d)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Lockable cabinet.</E> The observer work station must include a secure and lockable cabinet or locker of at least 0.5 cubic meters.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Communication with observer.</E> The CMCP must describe what communication equipment such as radios, pagers or cellular phones, is used to facilitate communications within the plant. The plant owner must ensure that the plant manager provides the observer with the same communications equipment used by plant staff.</P> <P>(ix) Plant liaison. The CMCP must designate a plant liaison. The plant liaison is responsible for:</P> <P>(A) Orienting new observers to the plant and providing a copy of the approved CMCP;</P> <P>(B) Assisting in the resolution of observer concerns; and</P> <P>(C) Informing NMFS if changes must be made to the CMCP.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Scale drawing of plant.</E> The CMCP must be accompanied by a scale drawing of the plant showing:</P> <P>(A) The delivery point;</P> <P>(B) The observation area;</P> <P>(C) The observer work station;</P> <P>(D) The location of each scale used to weigh catch;</P> <P>(E) Each location where catch is sorted including the last location where sorting could occur; and</P> <P>(F) For shoreside processors or stationary floating processors taking deliveries from vessels directed fishing for BS pollock, including vessels directed fishing for pollock CDQ in the BS, the location of the salmon storage container.<PRTPAGE P="668"/> </P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">CMCP specialist notification.</E> For shoreside processors receiving deliveries of groundfish harvested under the authority of a rockfish CQ permit, describe how the CMCP specialist will be notified of deliveries of groundfish harvested under the authority of a rockfish CQ permit.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">ELB software</E>—(1) <E T="03">How do I get my ELB software approved by NMFS?</E>—(i) <E T="03">Specifications.</E> NMFS will provide specifications for ELB software upon request. Interested parties may contact NMFS by mail at NMFS Alaska Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Catch Accounting/Data Quality, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; by telephone at 907-586-7228. The four types of ELB software are:</P> <P>(A) Catcher vessel longline or pot gear (see § 679.5(c)(3));</P> <P>(B) Catcher/processor longline or pot gear (see § 679.5(c)(3));</P> <P>(C) Catcher vessel trawl gear (see § 679.5(c)(4)); and</P> <P>(D) Catcher/processor trawl gear (see § 679.5(c)(4)).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">ELB submittal package.</E> A vendor or developer wishing to have an ELB approved by NMFS must submit:</P> <P>(A) A fully operational test copy of the software; and</P> <P>(B) An application for ELB-approval giving the following information (see paragraphs (h)(1)(ii)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) through (<E T="03">3</E>) of this section):</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Company, contact person, address, telephone number, and fax number for the company developing the software;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Name and type of software; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Printed name and signature of individual submitting the software for approval.</P> <P>(C) Copies of all manuals and documentation for the software.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">ELB approval.</E> NMFS will approve ELB software within 60 working days of receipt of all required information if the software meets the following standards in paragraphs (h)(1)(iii)(A) through (H) of this section):</P> <P>(A) Has fields for the entry of all information required for a paper DFL or DCPL as described in § 679.5(c)(3) and (4), as appropriate.</P> <P>(B) The software must automatically time and date stamp each printed copy of the ELB logsheet and ELB discard report and clearly identify the first printed copy as an original. If any changes are made to the data in the ELB, subsequent printed copies must clearly be identified as revised. The software must be designed to prevent the operator from overriding this feature.</P> <P>(C) The software must export data as an ASCII comma delimited text file, xml file, or other format approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(D) The software must integrate with the vessel's global positioning system (GPS) to allow vessel location fields to be completed automatically.</P> <P>(E) When the software is started, it must clearly show the software version number.</P> <P>(F) The software must be designed to facilitate the transfer of an export file to NMFS as an email attachment.</P> <P>(G) The software must be designed to ensure that an operator can comply with the requirements for ELB use as described in § 679.5(f).</P> <P>(H) The software must include sufficient data validation capability to prevent a submitter from accidentally transmitting a data file or printing an ELB logsheet that is incomplete or contains clearly erroneous data.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What if I need to make changes to NMFS-approved ELB software?</E>—(i) <E T="03">NMFS-instigated changes.</E> NMFS will provide the developer with information that affects the ELB software as soon as it is available for distribution, e.g., changes in species codes or product codes.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Developer-instigated changes.</E> The developer must submit a copy of the changed software along with documentation describing the need for the change to NMFS for review and approval as described in paragraph (h)(1)(ii) of this section. NMFS will review and approve the new version according to the guidelines set forth in paragraph (h)(1)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">NMFS-approved ELB changes.</E> If changes to ELB software are approved by NMFS, the developer must:</P> <P>(A) Give the revised software a new version number;</P> <P>(B) Notify all known ELB users of the software that a new version is available; and<PRTPAGE P="669"/> </P> <P>(C) Ensure that the ELB users are provided with a revised copy within 15 days of notification.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Bin monitoring</E>—(1) <E T="03">Bin monitoring standards.</E> The vessel owner or operator must comply with the requirements specified in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this section unless the vessel owner or operator has requested, and NMFS has approved, one of the monitoring options described at paragraph (i)(1)(ii) or (i)(1)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Option 1—No crew in bin or tank.</E> No crew may enter any bin or tank preceding the point where the observer samples unsorted catch, unless:</P> <P>(A) The flow of fish has been stopped between the tank and the location where the observer samples unsorted catch;</P> <P>(B) All catch has been cleared from all locations between the tank and the location where the observer samples unsorted catch;</P> <P>(C) The observer has been given notice that the vessel crew must enter the tank; and either</P> <P>(D) The observer is given the opportunity to observe the activities of the person(s) in the tank; or</P> <P>(E) The observer informs the vessel operator, or his designee, that all sampling has been completed for a given haul, in which case crew may enter a tank containing fish from that haul without stopping the flow of fish or clearing catch between the tank and the observer sampling station.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Option 2—Line of sight option.</E> From the observer sampling station, the location where the observer sorts and weighs samples, and the location from which the observer collects unsorted catch, an observer of average height (between 64 and 74 inches (140 and 160 cm)) must be able to see all areas of the bin or tank where crew could be located preceding the point where the observer samples catch. If clear panels are used to comply with this requirement, those panels must be maintained sufficiently clear to allow an individual with normal vision to read text located two feet inside of the bin or tank. The text must be written in 87 point type (corresponding to line four on a standard Snellen eye chart) and the text must be readable from the observer sampling station, the location where the observer sorts and weighs samples, and the location from which the observer collects unsorted catch. The observer must be able to view the activities of crew in the bin from these locations.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Option 3—Video option.</E> A vessel must provide and maintain cameras, a monitor, and a digital video recording system for all areas of the bin or tank where crew could be located preceding the point where the observer collects catch. The vessel owner or operator must ensure that:</P> <P>(A) The system has sufficient data storage capacity to store all video data from an entire trip. Each frame of stored video data must record a time/date stamp in Alaska local time (A.l.t.). At a minimum, all periods of time when fish are inside the bin must be recorded and stored;</P> <P>(B) The system must include at least one external USB (1.1 or 2.0) port or other removable storage device approved by NMFS;</P> <P>(C) The system uses commercially available software;</P> <P>(D) Color cameras must have at a minimum 420 TV lines of resolution, a lux rating of 0.1, and auto-iris capabilities;</P> <P>(E) The video data must be maintained and made available to NMFS staff, or any individual authorized by NMFS, upon request. These data must be retained onboard the vessel for no less than 120 days after the beginning of a trip, unless NMFS has notified the vessel operator that the video data may be retained for less than this 120-day period;</P> <P>(F) The system provides sufficient resolution and field of view to see and read a text sample written in 130 point type (corresponding to line two of a standard Snellen eye chart) from any location within the tank where crew could be located;</P> <P>(G) The system is recording at a speed of no less than 5 frames per second at all times when fish are inside the tank;</P> <P>(H) A 16-bit or better color monitor, for viewing activities within the tank in real time, is provided within the observer sampling station (or location where the observer sorts and weighs <PRTPAGE P="670"/>samples, if applicable). The monitor must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Have the capacity to display all cameras simultaneously;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Be operating at all times when fish are in the tank;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Be securely mounted at or near eye level;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Provide the same resolution as specified in paragraph (i)(1)(iii)(F) of this section.</P> <P>(I) The observer is able to view any earlier footage from any point in the trip and is assisted by crew knowledgeable in the operation of the system in doing so;</P> <P>(J) The vessel owner has, in writing, provided the Regional Administrator with the specifications of the system. At a minimum, this must include:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The length and width (in pixels) of each image;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The file type in which the data are recorded;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The type and extent of compression;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The frame rate at which the data will be recorded;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) The brand and model number of the cameras used;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) The brand, model, and specifications of the lenses used;</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) A scale drawing of the location of each camera and its coverage area;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) The size and type of storage device;</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) The type, speed, and operating system of any computer that is part of the system;</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) The individual or company responsible for installing and maintaining the system;</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) The individual onboard the vessel responsible for maintaining the system and working with the observer on its use; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">12</E>) Any additional information requested by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(K) Any change to the video system that would affect the system's functionality must be submitted to, and approved by, the Regional Administrator in writing before that change is made.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Failure of line of sight or video option.</E> If the observer determines that a monitoring option selected by a vessel owner or operator specified in paragraph (i)(1)(ii) or (i)(1)(iii) of this section fails to provide adequate monitoring of all areas of the bin where crew could be located, then the vessel must use the monitoring option specified in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this section until the observer determines that adequate monitoring of all areas of the bin where crew could be located is provided by the monitoring option selected by the vessel owner or operator.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Who must have a bin monitoring option inspection?</E> A vessel owner or operator choosing to operate under the line of sight option (option 2) in paragraph (i)(1)(ii) of this section or the video option (option 3) in paragraph (i)(1)(iii) of this section must receive an annual bin monitoring option inspection.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">How does a vessel owner arrange for a bin monitoring option inspection?</E> The owner may arrange the inspection time and place by submitting to NMFS by fax (206-526-4066) or e-mail (<E T="03">station.inspections@noaa.gov</E>) an Inspection Request for Bin Monitoring available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>). Inspections will be scheduled no later than 10 working days after NMFS receives a complete application for an inspection. The owner must provide the following information:</P> <P>(i) Name and signature of the person submitting the application, and the date of the application;</P> <P>(ii) Business mailing address, telephone number, and fax number of the person submitting the application;</P> <P>(iii) Whether the vessel has received a bin monitoring option inspection before, and if so, the date of the most recent inspection report;</P> <P>(iv) Vessel name;</P> <P>(v) Federal fishery permit number;</P> <P>(vi) Location where the inspection is requested to occur, including street address and city; and</P> <P>(vii) A diagram drawn to scale showing the locations where all catch will be weighed and sorted by the observer, the location where unsorted catch will be collected, and the location of any video equipment or viewing panels or ports.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Where will bin monitoring option inspections be conducted?</E> Inspections will be conducted on vessels tied to docks <PRTPAGE P="671"/>at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Kodiak, Alaska, and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Bin monitoring option inspection report.</E> A bin monitoring option inspection report, valid for 12 months from the date it is signed by NMFS, will be issued to the vessel owner if the bin monitoring option meets the requirements of paragraph (i)(1)(ii) or (i)(1)(iii) of this section. The vessel owner must maintain a current bin option inspection report onboard the vessel at all times the vessel is required to provide an approved bin monitoring option under this paragraph (i)(5). The bin monitoring option inspection report must be made available to the observer, NMFS personnel or to an authorized officer upon request.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Electronic monitoring on catcher/processors and motherships in the BS pollock fishery, including pollock CDQ.</E> The owner or operator of a catcher/processor or a mothership must provide and maintain an electronic monitoring system that includes cameras, a monitor, and a digital video recording system for all areas where sorting of salmon of any species takes place and the location of the salmon storage container described at paragraph (d)(7) of this section. These electronic monitoring system requirements must be met when the catcher/processor is directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including pollock CDQ, and when the mothership is taking deliveries from catcher vessels directed fishing for pollock in the BS, including pollock CDQ.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">What requirements must a vessel owner or operator comply with for an electronic monitoring system?</E> </P> <P>(i) The system must have sufficient data storage capacity to store all video data from an entire trip. Each frame of stored video data must record a time/date stamp in Alaska local time (A.l.t.). At a minimum, all periods of time when fish are flowing past the sorting area or salmon are in the storage container must be recorded and stored.</P> <P>(ii) The system must include at least one external USB (1.1 or 2.0) port or other removable storage device approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(iii) The system must use commercially available software.</P> <P>(iv) Color cameras must have at a minimum 470 TV lines of resolution, auto-iris capabilities, and output color video to the recording device with the ability to revert to black and white video output when light levels become too low for color recognition.</P> <P>(v) The video data must be maintained and made available to NMFS staff, or any individual authorized by NMFS, upon request. These data must be retained onboard the vessel for no less than 120 days after the date the video is recorded, unless NMFS has notified the vessel operator that the video data may be retained for less than this 120-day period.</P> <P>(vi) The system must provide sufficient resolution and field of view to observe all areas where salmon could be sorted from the catch, all crew actions in these areas, and discern individual fish in the salmon storage container.</P> <P>(vii) The system must record at a speed of no less than 5 frames per second at all times when fish are being sorted or when salmon are stored in the salmon storage location.</P> <P>(viii) A 16-bit or better color monitor, for viewing all areas where sorting of salmon of any species takes place and the salmon storage container in real time, must be provided within the observer sampling station. The monitor must—</P> <P>(A) Have the capacity to display all cameras simultaneously;</P> <P>(B) Be operating at all times when fish are flowing past the sorting area and salmon are in the storage container; and</P> <P>(C) Be securely mounted at or near eye level.</P> <P>(ix) NMFS staff, or any individual authorized by NMFS, must be able to view any earlier footage from any point in the trip and be assisted by crew knowledgeable in the operation of the system.</P> <P>(x) A vessel owner or operator must arrange for NMFS to inspect the electronic monitoring system and maintain a current NMFS-issued electronic monitoring system inspection report onboard the vessel at all times the vessel is required to provide an approved electronic monitoring system.<PRTPAGE P="672"/> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">How does a vessel owner arrange for NMFS to conduct an electronic monitoring system inspection?</E> The owner or operator must submit an Inspection Request for an Electronic Monitoring System to NMFS by fax (206-526-4066) or e-mail (<E T="03">station.inspections@noaa.gov).</E> The request form is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>) or from NMFS at the address or phone number in paragraph (b)(6) of this section. NMFS will coordinate with the vessel owner to schedule the inspection no later than 10 working days after NMFS receives a complete request form.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What additional information is required for an electronic monitoring system inspection?</E> </P> <P>(i) A diagram drawn to scale showing all locations where salmon will be sorted, the location of the salmon storage container, the location of each camera and its coverage area, and the location of any additional video equipment must be submitted with the request form.</P> <P>(ii) Any additional information requested by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">How does a vessel owner make a change to the electronic monitoring system?</E> Any change to the electronic monitoring system that would affect the system's functionality must be submitted to, and approved by, the Regional Administrator in writing before that change is made.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Where will NMFS conduct electronic monitoring system inspections?</E> Inspections will be conducted on vessels tied to docks at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska; and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">What is an electronic monitoring system inspection report?</E> After an inspection, NMFS will issue an electronic monitoring system inspection report to the vessel owner, if the electronic monitoring system meets the requirements of paragraph (j)(1) of this section. The electronic monitoring system report is valid for 12 months from the date it is issued by NMFS. The electronic monitoring system inspection report must be made available to the observer, NMFS personnel, or to an authorized officer upon request.</P> <CITA>[63 FR 5843, Feb. 4, 1998]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.28, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012, § 679.28 was amended by adding paragraph (k), effective Oct. 26, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.28</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment and operational requirements.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(k) <E T="03">Electronic monitoring in the longline catcher/processor subsector.</E> The owner and operator of a catcher/processor subject to § 679.100(b)(2) must provide and maintain a NMFS-approved electronic monitoring system at all times when the vessel is operating in either the BSAI or GOA groundfish fisheries when directed fishing for Pacific cod is open in the BSAI, or while the vessel is groundfish CDQ fishing.</P> <P>(1) In order to be approved by NMFS, the vessel owner and operator must provide an electronic monitoring system that include cameras, a monitor, and a digital video recorder that must—</P> <P>(i) Provide sufficient resolution and field of view to monitor all areas where Pacific cod are sorted from the catch, all fish passing over the motion-compensated scale, and all crew actions in these areas.</P> <P>(ii) Have sufficient data storage capacity to record all video data from an entire trip. Each frame of stored video data must record a time/date stamp in Alaska local time (A.l.t.).</P> <P>(iii) Include at least one external USB (1.1 or 2.0) port or other removable storage device approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(iv) Use commercially available software.</P> <P>(v) Use color cameras, with a minimum of 470 TV lines of resolution, auto-iris capabilities, and output color video to the recording device with the ability to revert to black and white video output when light levels become too low for color recognition.</P> <P>(vi) Record at a speed of no less than 5 frames per second at all times when Pacific cod are being sorted or weighed.</P> <P>(2) NMFS staff, or any individual authorized by NMFS, must be able to view any footage from any point in the trip using a 16-bit or better color monitor that can display all cameras simultaneously and must be assisted by crew knowledgeable in the operation of the system.</P> <P>(3) The vessel owner and operator must maintain the video data and make the data available to NMFS staff or any individual authorized by NMFS, upon request. The data must be retained onboard the vessel for no less than 120 days after the date the video is <PRTPAGE P="673"/>recorded, unless NMFS has notified the vessel owner in writing that the video data may be retained for less than this 120-day period.</P> <P>(4) The vessel owner or operator must arrange for NMFS to inspect the electronic monitoring system and maintain a current NMFS-issued electronic monitoring system inspection report onboard the vessel at all times when the vessel is required to provide an approved electronic monitoring system.</P> <P>(5) The vessel owner or operator must submit an Inspection Request for an Electronic Monitoring System to NMFS with all information fields accurately filled in. The application form is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>). NMFS will coordinate with the vessel owner to schedule the inspection no later than 10 working days after NMFS receives a complete request form.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Additional information required for an electronic monitoring system inspection.</E> (i) A diagram drawn to scale showing all sorting locations, the location of the motion-compensated scale, the location of each camera and its coverage area, and the location of any additional video equipment must be submitted with the Inspection Request for an Electronic Monitoring System form.</P> <P>(ii) Any additional information requested by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(7) Any change to the electronic monitoring system that would affect the system's functionality or ability to meet the requirements described at paragraph (k)(1) of this section must be submitted to, and approved by, NMFS in writing before that change is made.</P> <P>(8) Inspections will be conducted on vessels tied to docks at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska; and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.</P> <P>(9) After an inspection, NMFS will issue an electronic monitoring system inspection report to the vessel owner, if the electronic monitoring system meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of this section. The electronic monitoring system report is valid for 12 months from the date it is issued by NMFS. The electronic monitoring system inspection report must be made available to the observer, NMFS personnel, or to an authorized officer upon request.</P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.30</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.31</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CDQ and PSQ reserves, allocations, and transfers.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">CDQ and PSQ reserves</E>—(1) <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ reserves.</E> See § 679.20 (b)(1)(ii).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Halibut CDQ reserve</E>—(i) NMFS will annually withhold from the IFQ allocation the proportions of the halibut catch limit that are specified in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section for use as a CDQ reserve.</P> <P>(ii) The proportions of the halibut catch limit annually withheld for the halibut CDQ program, exclusive of issued QS, are as follows for each IPHC regulatory area (see Figure 15 to this part):</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Area 4B.</E> In IPHC regulatory area 4B, 20 percent of the annual halibut quota shall be apportioned to a CDQ reserve.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Area 4C.</E> In IPHC regulatory area 4C, 50 percent of the annual halibut quota shall be apportioned to a CDQ reserve.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Area 4D.</E> In IPHC regulatory area 4D, 30 percent of the annual halibut quota shall be apportioned to a CDQ reserve.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Area 4E.</E> In IPHC regulatory area 4E, 100 percent of the annual halibut quota shall be apportioned to a CDQ reserve. A fishing trip limit of 10,000 lb (4.54 mt) applies to halibut CDQ harvested through September 1.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Crab CDQ reserves.</E> Crab CDQ reserves for crab species governed by the Crab Rationalization Program are specified at § 680.40(a)(1) of this chapter. For Norton Sound red king crab, 7.5 percent of the guideline harvest level specified by the State of Alaska is allocated to the crab CDQ reserve.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">PSQ reserve.</E> (See § 679.21(e)(3)(i)(A) and (e)(4)(i)(A).)</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Allocations of CDQ and PSQ among the CDQ groups</E>-(1) <E T="03">Annual allocations of groundfish, halibut, and crab CDQ reserves among the CDQ groups.</E> The CDQ reserves in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section and § 679.20(b)(1)(ii) shall be allocated among the CDQ groups based on the CDQ percentage allocations required under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(C), unless modified under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(H). A portion of the groundfish CDQ reserves will be allocated according to paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Annual allocations of nontarget groundfish species among the CDQ groups.</E> Seven-tenths of one percent of each of the annual TACs allocated as groundfish CDQ reserves under <PRTPAGE P="674"/>§ 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) and (D), with the exception of the trawl gear sablefish CDQ reserves, shall be allocated among the CDQ groups by the panel established in section 305(i)(1)(G) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Annual allocations of PSQ reserves among the CDQ groups.</E> The annual PSQ reserves shall be allocated among the CDQ groups based on the percentage allocations approved by NMFS on August 8, 2005. These percentage allocations are described and listed in a notice published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> on August 31, 2006 (71 FR 51804).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Transfers.</E> CDQ groups may request that NMFS transfer CDQ or PSQ from one group to another group by each group submitting a completed transfer request as described in § 679.5(n)(1). NMFS will approve the transfer request if the CDQ group transferring quota to another CDQ group has sufficient quota available for transfer. If NMFS approves the request, NMFS will make the requested transfer(s) by decreasing the account balance of the CDQ group from which the CDQ or PSQ species is transferred and by increasing the account balance of the CDQ group receiving the transferred CDQ or PSQ species. The PSQ will be transferred as of the date NMFS approves the transfer request and is effective only for the remainder of the calendar year in which the transfer occurs.</P> <CITA>[77 FR 6498, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.32</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CDQ fisheries monitoring and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120926" REFID="9">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> This section contains requirements for CDQ groups, vessel operators, and managers of processors that harvest or process fixed gear sablefish CDQ, pollock CDQ, or groundfish CDQ. Regulations governing the catch accounting of halibut CDQ are at § 679.40(h).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">PSQ catch.</E> Time and area closures required once a CDQ group has reached its salmon PSQ or crab PSQ are listed in § 679.7(d)(5). The catch of salmon or crab by vessels using other than trawl gear does not accrue to the PSQ for these species. The discard of halibut by vessels using pot gear, jig gear, or hook-and-line gear to harvest sablefish CDQ will not accrue to the halibut PSQ if this bycatch has been exempted from the halibut PSC limit in the annual BSAI specifications published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E>.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Fisheries monitoring requirements and catch accounting sources for vessels sablefish, pollock, or groundfish CDQ fishing</E>—(1) <E T="03">Sablefish CDQ fishing with fixed gear.</E> NMFS will use the following data sources to account for catch made by vessels sablefish CDQ fishing with fixed gear:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Sablefish CDQ.</E> NMFS will use the same information sources that are used to debit sablefish IFQ accounts (see § 679.40(h)) to debit fixed gear sablefish CDQ accounts. This information must be reported through standard reporting requirements in § 679.5.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ.</E> NMFS will use the catch information submitted under standard reporting requirements in § 679.5 to debit any other groundfish CDQ species caught while sablefish CDQ fishing from applicable groundfish CDQ accounts.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Pollock CDQ fishing.</E>-(i) <E T="03">Operational requirements for catcher/processors and motherships.</E> Operators of catcher/processors directed fishing for pollock CDQ and motherships taking deliveries of codends from catcher vessels directed fishing for pollock must comply with the following:</P> <P>(A) Comply with the observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(c)(5)(i)(A).</P> <P>(B) Notify the observers of CDQ catch before CDQ catch is brought onboard the vessel and notify the observers of the CDQ group and CDQ number associated with the CDQ catch.</P> <P>(C) Comply with the catch weighing and observer sampling station requirements at § 679.63(a).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Data sources used for CDQ catch accounting</E>-(A) <E T="03">Catcher/processors and motherships.</E> NMFS will use observer data as the basis to debit pollock CDQ, groundfish CDQ, and PSQ account balances.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels delivering to shoreside processors.</E> NMFS will use the catch information submitted under standard reporting requirements in § 679.5 to debit pollock CDQ, other groundfish CDQ species, and PSQ caught while pollock CDQ fishing from applicable CDQ account balances.<PRTPAGE P="675"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ fishing</E>-(i) <E T="03">Operational requirements</E>-(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessels without an observer.</E> Operators of catcher vessels in this category must comply with one of the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA must retain all groundfish CDQ species, halibut CDQ, and salmon PSQ until they are delivered to a processor that meets the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section, unless retention of groundfish CDQ species is not authorized under § 679.4; discard of the groundfish CDQ species is required under subpart B of this part; or, in waters within the State of Alaska, discard is required by the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Catcher vessels delivering unsorted codends to motherships must retain all CDQ and PSQ species and deliver them to a mothership that meets the requirements of paragraph (c)(3)(i)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels with an observer using trawl gear and delivering to shoreside processors.</E> Operators of vessels in this category must comply with all of the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Comply with the observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(c)(4)(iii)(E).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Retain all CDQ species and salmon PSQ until they are delivered to a processor that meets the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section unless retention of groundfish CDQ species is not authorized under § 679.4 of this part; discard of the groundfish CDQ species is required under subpart B of this part; or, in waters within the State of Alaska, discard is required by laws of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Retain all halibut and crab PSQ in a bin or other location until it is counted and sampled by the observer.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Provide space on the deck of the vessel for the observer to sort and store catch samples and a place from which to hang the observer sampling scale.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using trawl gear.</E> Operators of vessels in this category must comply with the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Comply with the observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(c)(4)(iii)(A).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notify the observers of CDQ catch before CDQ catch is brought onboard the vessel and notify the observers of the CDQ group and CDQ number associated with the CDQ catch.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Comply with the catch monitoring requirements at § 679.93(c).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Motherships taking deliveries of unsorted codends.</E> Operators of vessels in this category must comply with the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Comply with the observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(c)(4)(iii)(B).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notify the observers of CDQ catch before CDQ catch is brought onboard the vessel and notify the observers of the CDQ number associated with the CDQ catch.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Provide an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d).</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The operator of a mothership taking deliveries of unsorted codends from catcher vessels must weigh all catch on a scale that complies with the requirements of § 679.28(b). Catch must not be sorted before it is weighed, unless a provision for doing so is approved by NMFS for the vessel. Each CDQ haul must be sampled by an observer for species composition and the vessel operator must allow observers to use any scale approved by NMFS to weigh partial CDQ haul samples.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Observed catcher vessels using nontrawl gear.</E> Operators of vessels in this category must retain all CDQ species until they are delivered to a processor that meets the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section unless retention of groundfish CDQ species is not authorized under § 679.4 of this part, discard of the groundfish CDQ or PSQ species is required under subpart B of this part, or, in waters within the State of Alaska, discard is required by laws of the State of Alaska. All of the halibut PSQ must be counted and sampled for length or average weight by the observer obtained in compliance with § 679.50(c)(4)(iii)(E).</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using nontrawl gear.</E> Operators of vessels in this category must comply with the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Each CDQ set on a vessel using nontrawl gear must be sampled by an observer obtained in compliance with § 679.50(c)(4)(iii)(C) or (D) for species composition and average weight.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notify the observers of CDQ catch before CDQ catch is brought on board <PRTPAGE P="676"/>the vessel and notify the observers of the CDQ number associated with the CDQ catch.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Provide an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Data sources used for CDQ catch accounting.</E> NMFS will use the following sources to account for the catch of groundfish CDQ and PSQ species caught by vessels groundfish CDQ fishing.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA.</E> The weight or numbers of all CDQ and PSQ species will be obtained from the CDQ delivery information submitted by processors to NMFS in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessels delivering unsorted codends.</E> The weight and numbers of groundfish CDQ (including pollock) and PSQ species will be determined by applying the species composition sampling data collected for each CDQ haul by the observer on the mothership to the total weight of each CDQ haul as determined by weighing all catch from each CDQ haul on a scale approved under § 679.28(b).</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Observed catcher vessels using trawl gear.</E> The estimated weight of halibut and numbers of crab PSQ discarded at sea will be determined by using the observer's sample data. The weight or numbers of all landed groundfish CDQ and salmon PSQ will be derived from the delivery information submitted through the eLandings system, as required at § 679.5(e).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Catcher/processors and motherships using trawl gear.</E> The weight and numbers of CDQ and PSQ species will be determined by applying the observer's species composition sampling data for each CDQ haul to the total weight of the CDQ haul as determined by weighing all catch from each CDQ haul on a scale certified under § 679.28(b).</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Observed catcher vessels using nontrawl gear.</E> The weight of halibut PSQ discarded at sea will be determined by using the observer's sample data. The weight or numbers of all landed groundfish CDQ and salmon PSQ will be derived from the delivery information submitted through the eLandings system, as required at § 679.5(e).</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using nontrawl gear.</E> The weight of halibut PSQ and all groundfish CDQ species, except sablefish, will be determined by applying the observer's species composition sampling data to the estimate of total catch weight, if any CDQ species are discarded at sea. Sablefish CDQ caught with fixed gear is accounted for as described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Alternative fishing plan for catcher/processors.</E> A CDQ group may propose the use of an alternative method, such as using only one observer where normally two would be required, sorting and weighing of all catch by species on processor vessels, or using larger sample sizes than could be collected by one observer by submitting an alternative fishing plan to NMFS. NMFS will review the alternative fishing plan and approve it or notify the qualified applicant in writing if the proposed alternative does not meet the requirements of such a plan.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Alternative fishing plan requirements</E>—(<E T="03">i</E>) The alternative proposed must provide equivalent or better estimates than use of the NMFS standard data source would provide and the estimates must be independently verifiable.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Each haul or set on an observed vessel must be able to be sampled by an observer for species composition.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Any proposal to sort catch before it is weighed must ensure that the sorting and weighing process will be monitored by an observer.</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) The time required for the level 2 observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties must not exceed 12 hours in each 24-hour period and the level 2 observer must not be required to sample more than 9 hours in each 24-hour period. NMFS will not approve an alternative fishing plan that would require the observer to divide a 12-hour shift into shifts of less than 6 hours.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Alternative fishing plan distribution and validity.</E> The CDQ group must provide a copy of the NMFS-approved alternative fishing plan to the operator of the approved vessel. The vessel operator must maintain the plan onboard the vessel at all times while it is operating under the alternative fishing <PRTPAGE P="677"/>plan. Alternative fishing plans are valid for the remainder of the calendar year in which they are approved. Alternatives to the requirement for a certified scale or an observer sampling station will not be approved.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Monitoring requirements for shoreside processors and stationary floating processors</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirements for processors taking deliveries of pollock CDQ</E>—(i) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> Managers of shoreside processors or stationary floating processors taking deliveries of pollock CDQ must comply with the requirements at § 679.63(c).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catch monitoring and control plan.</E> Managers of AFA inshore processors or stationary floating processors taking deliveries of pollock CDQ must follow an approved catch monitoring and control plan as described at § 679.28(g).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Requirements for processors taking deliveries of groundfish CDQ.</E> Managers of shoreside processors and stationary floating processors taking deliveries of groundfish CDQ must comply with the following requirements:</P> <P>(i) Comply with observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(d)(5)(iii) of this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Provide prior notice to observer of offloading schedule.</E> Notify the observer of the offloading schedule of each CDQ delivery at least 1 hour prior to offloading to provide the observer an opportunity to monitor the sorting and weighing of the entire delivery.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CDQ and PSQ by weight.</E> Sort and weigh on a scale approved by the State of Alaska under § 679.28(c) all groundfish and halibut CDQ or PSQ by species or species group.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">PSQ by number.</E> Sort and count all salmon and crab PSQ.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">CDQ and PSQ sorting and weighing.</E> Sorting and weighing of CDQ and PSQ must be monitored by an observer.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Use of non-CDQ harvest regulations for vessels in voluntary fishing cooperatives</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> If approved by NMFS under this paragraph (e), vessels participating in a voluntary fishing cooperative in a non-CDQ sector are authorized to conduct groundfish CDQ fishing under the same regulations that apply while such vessels are used to directed fish in the non-CDQ fisheries and are not required to comply with the CDQ harvest regulations in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Who may apply</E>? A CDQ group representative, a representative of an association representing CDQ groups, or the authorized representative of a voluntary fishing cooperative may submit an application to use alternative CDQ harvest regulations.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application process</E>—(i) <E T="03">Application documents.</E> A completed application is comprised of an application form and a copy of the cooperative contract or an affidavit, as described below:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Application form.</E> The application to use alternative CDQ harvest regulations is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.</E> All information fields must be accurately completed, including information about the applicant, the voluntary fishing cooperative, and the vessels participating in the voluntary cooperative.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Cooperative contract or affidavit.</E> The application must include either a copy of the current voluntary fishing cooperative contract demonstrating participation in the cooperative by the owners of each of the vessels named on the application form or an affidavit that includes the information required in this paragraph (e)(3)(i)(B). NMFS must be able to determine the following information from the voluntary fishing cooperative contract or the affidavit: the name of the authorized representative of the cooperative; the printed names and signatures of each vessel owner that is a party to the voluntary cooperative; the vessel name, FFP number, and LLP license number for each vessel managed under the cooperative; and the target species, processing mode, gear types, and management area(s) associated with the voluntary cooperative's federal fishing operations. If an applicant submits a copy of the voluntary fishing cooperative contract but it does not contain this information, the applicant also must submit a written affidavit that provides all of the information required in this paragraph (e)(3)(i)(B) that is not included in the cooperative contract.<PRTPAGE P="678"/> </P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application submission.</E> The application for use of non-CDQ harvest regulations must be submitted to the Regional Administrator per the instructions on the application form.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Submittal and duration</E>—(A) <E T="03">Submittal.</E> An application requesting approval for the use of non-CDQ harvest regulations may be submitted to NMFS at any time.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Duration.</E> Once approved, an application to use alternative CDQ harvest regulations is effective as of the date on which NMFS approves the application. The approval is effective until the requesting entity withdraws its application, or until there is a change in the membership of the voluntary cooperative, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">NMFS review.</E> NMFS will review an application to use non-CDQ harvest regulations to determine that all of the information submitted complies with the requirements of paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this section, and that the vessels listed on the application form represent a majority of the vessels participating in the applicable sector. If NMFS determines that the application is deficient, NMFS will notify the applicant in writing to identify the discrepancies and provide the applicant with an opportunity to correct them.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">NMFS determinations and administrative appeal.</E> NMFS will approve an application to use non-CDQ harvest regulations when it determines that all of the information submitted with the application complies with the requirements of paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this section, the vessels listed on the application form represent a majority of vessels participating in an applicable sector, and the CDQ harvest regulations are more restrictive than the non-CDQ regulations for the applicable sector. NMFS will issue an initial administrative determination (IAD) disapproving the application and the reasons for its disapproval if the application is incomplete, the voluntary cooperative does not represent a majority of the vessels participating in the sector, or the CDQ harvest regulations are not more restrictive than the non-CDQ regulations for the applicable sector. An applicant who receives an IAD disapproving an application may appeal under the procedures set forth at § 679.43.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Amendments.</E> The entity applied for use of non-CDQ harvest regulations must promptly notify NMFS of any changes in the voluntary fishing cooperative's membership by re-applying in accordance with this paragraph (e). Amendments to an approved application to use alternative CDQ harvest regulations may be submitted to NMFS at any time, and will be reviewed under the requirements of this paragraph (e).</P> <CITA>[77 FR 6499, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012, § 679.32 was amended by revising paragraph (c)(3)(i)(F)(<E T="03">1</E>), and removing paragraph (c)(3)(ii)(G), effective Oct. 26, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.32</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>CDQ fisheries monitoring and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(c) * * *</P> <P>(3) * * *</P> <P>(i) * * *</P> <P>(F) * * *</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Operators of catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear must comply with § 679.100. Operators of catcher/processors using pot gear must comply with observer coverage requirements at § 679.50(c)(4)(iii)(D); and<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart D—Individual Fishing Quota Management Measures</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sablefish and halibut QS.</SUBJECT> <P>The Regional Administrator shall annually divide the TAC of halibut and sablefish that is apportioned to the fixed gear fishery pursuant to the annual management measures published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> pursuant to § 300.62 of chapter III of this title and § 679.20, minus the CDQ reserve, among qualified halibut and sablefish quota share holders, respectively.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Initial allocation of QS</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator shall initially assign to qualified persons, on or after October 18, 1994, halibut and sablefish fixed gear fishery QS that are specific to IFQ regulatory areas and vessel categories. QS will be assigned <PRTPAGE P="679"/>as a block in the appropriate IFQ regulatory area and vessel category, if that QS would have resulted in an allocation of less than 20,000 lb (9 mt) of IFQ for halibut or sablefish based on the 1994 TAC for fixed gear in those fisheries for specific IFQ regulatory areas and the QS pools of those fisheries for specific IFQ regulatory areas as of October 17, 1994.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Qualified person.</E> (i) As used in this section, a “qualified person” means a “person,” as defined in § 679.2:</P> <P>(A) That owned a vessel that made legal landings of halibut or sablefish, harvested with fixed gear, from any IFQ regulatory area in any QS qualifying year; or</P> <P>(B) That leased a vessel that made legal landings of halibut or sablefish, harvested with fixed gear, from any IFQ regulatory area in any QS qualifying year. A person who owns a vessel cannot be a qualified person based on the legal fixed gear landings of halibut or sablefish made by a person who leased the vessel for the duration of the lease.</P> <P>(C) Who is a citizen of the United States at the time of application for QS.</P> <P>(D) Who is a corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity that would have qualified to document a fishing vessel as a vessel of the United States during the QS qualifying years of 1988, 1989, and 1990.</P> <P>(ii) Qualified persons, or their successors-in-interest, must exist at the time of their application for QS.</P> <P>(iii) A former partner of a dissolved partnership or a former shareholder of a dissolved corporation who would otherwise qualify as a person may apply for QS in proportion to his or her interest in the dissolved partnership or corporation.</P> <P>(iv) Sablefish harvested within Prince William Sound, or under a State of Alaska limited entry program, will not be considered in determining whether a person is a qualified person.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Qualification for QS</E>—(i) <E T="03">Year.</E> A QS qualifying year is 1988, 1989, or 1990.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Vessel ownership.</E> Evidence of vessel ownership shall be limited to the following documents, in order of priority:</P> <P>(A) For vessels required to be documented under the laws of the United States, the USCG abstract of title issued in respect of that vessel.</P> <P>(B) A certificate of registration that is determinative as to vessel ownership.</P> <P>(C) A bill of sale.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Vessel lease.</E> Conclusive evidence of a vessel lease will include a written vessel lease agreement or a notarized statement from the vessel owner and lease holder attesting to the existence of a vessel lease agreement at any time during the QS qualifying years. Conclusive evidence of a vessel lease must identify the leased vessel and indicate the name of the lease holder and the period of time during which the lease was in effect. Other evidence, which may not be conclusive, but may tend to support a vessel lease, may also be submitted.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Ownership interest.</E> Evidence of ownership interest in a dissolved partnership or corporation shall be limited to corporate documents (e.g., articles of incorporation) or notarized statements signed by each former partner, shareholder or director, and specifying their proportions of interest.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Legal landing of halibut or sablefish</E>—(A) <E T="03">Definition.</E> As used in this section, a “legal landing of halibut or sablefish” means halibut or sablefish harvested with fixed gear and landed in compliance with state and Federal regulations in effect at the time of the landing.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Documentation.</E> Evidence of legal landings shall be limited to documentation of state or Federal catch reports that indicate the amount of halibut or sablefish harvested, the IPHC regulatory area or groundfish reporting area in which it was caught, the vessel and gear type used to catch it, and the date of harvesting, landing, or reporting. State catch reports are Alaska, Washington, Oregon, or California fish tickets. Federal catch reports are production reports required under § 679.5. Sablefish harvested within Prince William Sound or under a State of Alaska limited entry program will not be considered in determining qualification to receive QS, nor in calculating initial QS.<PRTPAGE P="680"/> </P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Calculation of initial QS</E>—(i) <E T="03">Halibut QS.</E> The Regional Administrator shall calculate the halibut QS for any qualified person in each IFQ regulatory area based on that person's highest total legal landings of halibut in each IPHC regulatory area for any 5 years of the 7-year halibut QS base period 1984 through 1990. The sum of all halibut QS for an IFQ regulatory area will be the halibut QS pool for that area.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Sablefish QS.</E> The Regional Administrator shall calculate the sablefish QS for any qualified person in each IFQ regulatory area based on that person's highest total legal landings of sablefish in each groundfish reporting area for any 5 years of the 6-year sablefish QS base period 1985 through 1990. The sum of all sablefish QS for an IFQ regulatory area will be the sablefish QS pool for that area.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CDQ program.</E> Each initial QS calculation will be modified to accommodate the CDQ program prescribed at subpart C of this part.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Assignment of QS to vessel categories</E>—(i) <E T="03">LOA.</E> Each qualified person's QS will be assigned to a vessel category based on the LOA of vessel(s) from which that person made fixed gear legal landings of groundfish or halibut in the most recent year of participation and the product type landed. As used in this paragraph (a)(5), “the most recent year of participation” means the most recent of 4 calendar years in which any groundfish or halibut were harvested using fixed gear, as follows: 1988, 1989, or 1990; or calendar year 1991 prior to September 26, 1991.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Vessel categories.</E> QS and its associated IFQ assigned to vessel categories include:</P> <P>(A) Category A QS and associated IFQ, which authorizes an IFQ permit holder to harvest and process IFQ species on a vessel of any length;</P> <P>(B) Category B QS and associated IFQ, which authorizes an IFQ permit holder to harvest IFQ species on a vessel of any length;</P> <P>(C) Category C QS and associated IFQ, which authorizes an IFQ permit holder to harvest IFQ species on a vessel less than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA:</P> <P>(D) Category D QS and associated IFQ, which authorizes an IFQ permit holder to harvest IFQ halibut on a vessel less than or equal to 35 ft (10.7 m) LOA, except as provided in § 679.42(a).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">QS assignment.</E> A qualified person's QS will be assigned:</P> <P>(A) To vessel category A if, at any time during his/her most recent year of participation, that person's vessel processed any groundfish or halibut caught with fixed gear.</P> <P>(B) To vessel category B if, at any time during his/her most recent year of participation, that person's vessel was greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and did not process any groundfish or halibut caught with fixed gear.</P> <P>(C) To each applicable vessel category in proportion to the landings of halibut or sablefish made by that person if, at any time during their most recent year of participation, that person used more than one vessel in different categories.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Sablefish QS.</E> A qualified person's sablefish QS will be assigned:</P> <P>(A) To vessel category C if, at any time during his/her most recent year of participation, that person's vessel was less than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and did not process any groundfish or halibut caught with fixed gear.</P> <P>(B) To the vessel category in which halibut and groundfish were landed, or vessel categories in proportion to the total fixed gear landings of halibut and groundfish, if, at any time during the most recent year of participation, that person's vessel(s) makes no landing(s) of sablefish.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Halibut QS.</E> A qualified person's halibut QS will be assigned:</P> <P>(A) To vessel category C if, at any time during his/her most recent year of participation, that person's vessel was less than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m), but greater than 35 ft (10.7 m), LOA and did not process any groundfish or halibut caught with fixed gear.</P> <P>(B) To vessel category D if, at any time during his/her most recent year of participation, that person's vessel was less than or equal to 35 ft (10.7 m) LOA and did not process any groundfish or halibut caught with fixed gear.</P> <P>(C) To the vessel category in which groundfish were landed, or vessel categories in proportion to the total fixed gear landings of groundfish, if, at any time during the most recent year of <PRTPAGE P="681"/>participation, that person's vessel(s) makes no landing(s) of halibut.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Both species QS.</E> A qualified person's QS for both species will be assigned to the vessel category in which groundfish were landed in the most recent year of participation if, at any time during that year, that person landed halibut in one vessel category and sablefish in a different vessel category.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Application for initial QS</E>—(i) <E T="03">Application form.</E> The Application period for QS ended on July 15, 1994. As of that date, the Request for QS Application form replaced the QS Application form as the means by which the Administrator, RAM, reviews and makes initial administrative determinations on requests for initial allocations of QS. A Request for QS Application must contain the following: information identifying the individual, representative of a deceased fisherman's estate, corporation, partnership, or other non-individual entity, or dissolved corporation, partnership, or other non-individual entity making the request; contact numbers; vessel identification, length overall, and purchase date; and information on any vessel leasing arrangement pertinent to the claim of eligibility.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Application period.</E> An application period of no less than 180 days will be specified by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and other information sources that the Regional Administrator deems appropriate.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Complete application.</E> Complete applications received by the Regional Administrator will be acknowledged. An incomplete application will be returned to the applicant with specific kinds of information identified that are necessary to make it complete.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Insufficient documentation.</E> Halibut and sablefish catch history, vessel ownership or lease data, and other information supplied by an applicant will be compared with data compiled by the Regional Administrator. If additional data presented in an application are not consistent with the data compiled by the Regional Administrator, the applicant will be notified of insufficient documentation. The applicant will have 90 days to submit corroborating documents (as specified in paragraph (a) of this section) in support of his/her application or to resubmit a revised application. All applicants will be limited to one opportunity to provide corroborating documentation or a revised application in response to notification of insufficient documentation.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Verified data.</E> Uncontested data in applications will be approved by the Regional Administrator. Based on these data, the Regional Administrator will calculate each applicant's initial halibut and sablefish QS, as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, for each IFQ regulatory area, respectively, and will add each applicant's halibut and sablefish QS for an IFQ regulatory area to the respective QS pool for that area.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Unverified data.</E> Catch history, vessel ownership, or lease data that cannot be verified by the Regional Administrator, following the procedure described in paragraph (a)(7) of this section, will not qualify for QS. An initial determination denying QS on the grounds that claimed catch history, vessel ownership or lease data were not verified may be appealed following the procedure described in § 679.43. Quota share reflecting catch history, vessel ownership, or lease data that are contested between two or more applicants, at least one of which is likely to qualify for QS when the dispute is resolved, will be assigned to a reserve that will be considered part of the QS pool for the appropriate IFQ regulatory area. Any QS and IFQ that results from agency action resolving the dispute will be assigned to the prevailing applicant(s) pursuant to paragraphs (a)(4), (a)(5), (b), and (c) of this section. If the assigned IFQ for the 1995 fishing season becomes moot by passage of time needed to resolve the dispute, the assignment of QS and IFQ for subsequent fishing seasons will be unaffected.</P> <P>(10) NMFS revokes inactive QS if the person holding inactive QS does not:</P> <P>(i) Respond in writing to NMFS, within 60 days after NMFS issues a Notice of Determination of Quota Share Inactivity (Inactive QS Notice) sent to the address of record as defined at § 679.43(e) of this part, requesting that the inactive QS not be revoked. Responses must be received by NMFS no later than the date contained on the Inactive QS Notice<PRTPAGE P="682"/> </P> <P>(ii) For purposes of paragraph (a)(10) of this section, “respond in writing” means write a statement directing NMFS to change the status of QS to “active” and sign and date the statement or complete the form attached to the Inactive QS Notice and send by U.S. Mail, courier, hand delivery, or facsimile to the NMFS, Alaska Region as provided on the Inactive QS Notice and printed on the front side of the form. The written response must be received by NMFS no later than the date contained on the Inactive QS Notice or if sent by mail, postmarked by that date. If delivered by hand or courier, the receiving date is the date the notice is stamped received by NMFS.</P> <P>(iii) For purposes of paragraph (a)(10) of this section, the term “inactive QS” means halibut QS or sablefish QS, held by a person who received an initial allocation of halibut QS or sablefish QS and has not taken any of the following actions:</P> <P>(A) Transferred any halibut QS or sablefish QS pursuant to § 679.41;</P> <P>(B) Transferred any halibut IFQ or sablefish IFQ pursuant to § 679.41;</P> <P>(C) Landed any halibut authorized by IFQ halibut permit(s) issued to that person; or</P> <P>(D) Landed any sablefish authorized by IFQ sablefish permit(s) issued to that person.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Annual allocation of IFQ.</E> The Regional Administrator shall assign halibut or sablefish IFQs to each person holding unrestricted QS for halibut or sablefish, respectively, up to the limits prescribed in § 679.42 (e) and (f). Each assigned IFQ will be specific to an IFQ regulatory area and vessel category, and will represent the maximum amount of halibut or sablefish that may be harvested from the specified IFQ regulatory area and by the person to whom it is assigned during the specified fishing year, unless the IFQ assignment is changed by the Regional Administrator within the fishing year because of an approved transfer or because all or part of the IFQ is sanctioned for violating rules of this part.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Calculation of annual IFQ allocation</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The annual allocation of IFQ to any person (person p) in any IFQ regulatory area (area a) will be equal to the product of the TAC of halibut or sablefish by fixed gear for that area (after adjustment for purposes of the Western Alaska CDQ Program) and that person's QS divided by the QS pool for that area. Overages will be subtracted from a person's IFQ pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section. Expressed algebraically, the annual IFQ allocation formula is as follows: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">IFQ<E T="52">pa</E> = [(fixed gear TAC<E T="52">a</E> − CDQ reserve<E T="52">a</E>) <E T="03">×</E> (QS<E T="52">pa</E>/QS pool<E T="52">a</E>)] − overage of IFQ<E T="52">pa</E>.</FP> <P>(2) <E T="03">QS amounts.</E> For purposes of calculating IFQs for any fishing year, the amount of a person's QS and the amount of the QS pool for any IFQ regulatory area will be the amounts on record with the Alaska Region, NMFS, as of 1200 hours, A.l.t., on January 31 of that year.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">IFQ permit.</E> The Regional Administrator shall issue to each QS holder, pursuant to § 679.4, an IFQ permit specifying the maximum amount of halibut and sablefish that may be harvested with fixed gear in a specified IFQ regulatory area and vessel category. Such IFQ permits will be sent to each QS holder at the address on record for that person prior to the start of the IFQ fishing season or to any IFQ holder(s) following transfers or penalties (15 CFR part 904).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Ten-percent adjustment policy.</E> A person's annual IFQ account will be adjusted in the year following a determination that the person harvested or landed IFQ species in an amount is greater than the amount available in the person's annual IFQ account and if the amount greater than the amount available does not exceed 10 percent of the amount available in the person's annual IFQ account at the time of landing. The adjustment would be a deduction of the amount of IFQ species harvested or landed that was determined to exceed the amount available in the person's annual IFQ account and will apply to any person to whom the affected IFQ is allocated in the year following the determination.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Underages.</E> Underages of up to 10 percent of a person's total annual IFQ account for a current fishing year will be added to that person's annual IFQ <PRTPAGE P="683"/>account in the year following determination of the underage. This underage adjustment to the annual IFQ allocation will be specific to IFQ species, IFQ regulatory area, and vessel category for which an IFQ is calculated, and will apply to any person to whom the affected IFQ is allocated in the year following determination of an underage.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Harvesting privilege.</E> Quota shares allocated or permits issued pursuant to this part do not represent either an absolute right to the resource or any interest that is subject to the “takings” provision of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Rather, such quota shares or permits represent only a harvesting privilege that may be revoked or amended subject to the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">External research tags for halibut and sablefish.</E> (1) Nothing contained in this part 679 shall prohibit any person at any time from retaining and landing a Pacific halibut or sablefish that bears at the time of capture an external research tag from any state, Federal, or international agency, provided that the halibut or sablefish is one of the following:</P> <P>(i) A Pacific halibut landed pursuant to § 300.62 of this title and to this part 679; or</P> <P>(ii) A sablefish landed in accordance with the Tagged Groundfish Research Program, and in compliance with all sablefish requirements of this part 679.</P> <P>(2) Halibut and sablefish bearing an external research tag from any state, Federal, or international agency, landed pursuant to paragraph (g)(1)(i) or (g)(1)(ii) of this section, and in accordance with § 679.5(l), shall be excluded from IFQ or CDQ deduction as follows:</P> <P>(i) The fish shall not be calculated as part of a person's IFQ harvest of halibut or sablefish and shall not be debited against a person's halibut IFQ or a person's sablefish IFQ; or</P> <P>(ii) The fish shall not be calculated as part of the CDQ harvest of halibut or sablefish and shall not be debited against a CDQ group's halibut CDQ or a CDQ group's sablefish CDQ.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Properly debited landing</E>—(1) <E T="03">Permit holder's account.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this section, all IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, and IFQ sablefish catch onboard a vessel must be weighed and debited from the IFQ permit holder's account or CDQ halibut permit holder's account under which the catch was harvested.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Properly debited account.</E> A properly concluded sablefish/halibut IFQ landing receipt, crab IFQ landing receipt, or a manual IFQ landing report which is signed by the Registered Buyer and IFQ permit holder or IFQ hired master permit holder or CDQ hired master permit holder constitutes confirmation that the IFQ permit holder's or CDQ permit holder's account is properly debited.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Source of debit.</E> NMFS shall use the following sources (see paragraphs (h)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section) of information to debit a CDQ halibut, IFQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish account:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Unprocessed landing.</E> If offload of unprocessed IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish from a vessel, the scale weight (to the nearest pound) of the halibut or sablefish product actually measured at the time of offload, as required by § 679.5(e)(7)(i)(E)(<E T="03">6</E>) to be included in the IFQ Landing Report.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Processed landing.</E> If offload of processed IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or IFQ sablefish from a vessel, the scale weight (to the nearest pound) of the halibut or sablefish processed product actually measured at or before the time of offload. If the product scale weights are taken before the time of offload, then the species and actual product weight of each box or container must be visibly marked on the outside of each container to facilitate inspection by OLE or designees.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 35579, July 5, 1996; 61 FR 41525, Aug. 9, 1996; 61 FR 43314, Aug. 22, 1996; 62 FR 59299, Nov. 3, 1997; 66 FR 27910, May 21, 2001; 67 FR 4133, Jan. 28, 2002; 71 FR 36492, June 27, 2006; 72 FR 44809, Aug. 9, 2007; 73 FR 76166, Dec. 15, 2008; 76 FR 40633, July 11, 2011; 77 FR 29563, May 18, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.41</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transfer of quota shares and IFQ.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, transfer of QS or IFQ means any transaction requiring QS, or the use thereof in the form of IFQ, to pass from one person to <PRTPAGE P="684"/>another, permanently or for a fixed period of time.</P> <P>(2) Transactions requiring IFQ permits to be issued in the name of a hired master employed by an individual or a corporation are not transfers of QS or IFQ.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Transfer procedure</E>—(1) <E T="03">Application for transfer.</E> An Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ (Application for Transfer) must be approved by the Regional Administrator before a person may use IFQ to harvest IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish, whether the IFQ was the result of a direct transfer or the result of a QS transfer. An Application for Transfer will not be approved until the Regional Administrator has reviewed and approved the transfer agreement signed by the parties to the transaction. The Regional Administrator shall provide an Application for Transfer form to any person on request. Persons who submit an Application for Transfer to the Regional Administrator for approval will receive notification of the Regional Administrator's decision to approve or disapprove the Application for Transfer, and, if applicable, the reason(s) for disapproval, by mail posted on the date of that decision, unless another communication mode is requested on the Application for Transfer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">QS or IFQ accounts.</E> QS or IFQ accounts affected by an Application for Transfer approved by the Regional Administrator will change on the date of approval. Any necessary IFQ permits will be sent with the notification of the Regional Administrator's decision.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Application for Transfer approval criteria.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, an Application for Transfer will not be approved until the Regional Administrator has determined that:</P> <P>(1) The person applying for transfer received the QS or IFQ to be transferred:</P> <P>(i) By initial assignment by the Regional Administrator as provided in § 679.40(a); or</P> <P>(ii) By approved transfer.</P> <P>(2) The person applying to receive the QS or IFQ meets the requirements of eligibility in paragraph (d) of this section.</P> <P>(3) The person applying for transfer and the person applying to receive the QS or IFQ have their notarized signatures on the Application for Transfer.</P> <P>(4) There are no fines, civil penalties, or other payments due and owing, or outstanding permit sanctions, resulting from Federal fishery violations involving either person.</P> <P>(5) The person applying to receive the QS or IFQ currently exists.</P> <P>(6) The transfer would not cause the person applying to receive the QS or IFQ to exceed the use limits in § 679.42 (e) or (f).</P> <P>(7) The transfer would not violate the provisions of paragraph (g) of this section.</P> <P>(8)(i) The person applying to make or receive the IFQ or QS transfer has paid all IFQ fees that have become due as a result of an initial administrative determination.</P> <P>(ii) The person applying to make or receive the IFQ or QS transfer who has not paid all IFQ fees that are due (as provided under § 679.45(a)) has timely appealed the administrative determination that IFQ fees have not been paid in full and has submitted to NMFS an amount sufficient to satisfy any disputed liability pending a final agency action.</P> <P>(9) Other pertinent information requested on the Application for Transfer has been supplied to the satisfaction of the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(10) If the person applying to transfer or receive QS or IFQ is a CQE, the following determinations are required for each eligible community represented by that CQE:</P> <P>(i) An individual applying to receive IFQ from QS held by a CQE is an eligible community resident of the eligible community in whose name the CQE is holding QS;</P> <P>(ii) The CQE applying to receive or transfer QS, has submitted a complete annual report(s) required by § 679.5 (l)(8);</P> <P>(iii) The CQE applying to transfer QS has provided information on the reasons for the transfer as described in paragraph (g)(7) of this section;</P> <P>(iv) The CQE applying to receive QS is eligible to hold QS on behalf of the eligible community in the halibut or sablefish regulatory area designated <PRTPAGE P="685"/>for that eligible community in Table 21 to this part; and</P> <P>(v) The CQE applying to receive QS has received notification of approval of eligibility to receive QS/IFQ for that community as described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Eligibility to receive QS or IFQ by transfer</E>—(1) <E T="03">Application for Eligibility.</E> All persons applying to receive QS or IFQ must submit an Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ (Application for Eligibility) containing accurate information to the Regional Administrator, except that an Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ (Application for Eligibility) is not required for a CQE if a complete application to become a CQE, as described in paragraph (l)(3) of this section, has been approved by the Regional Administrator on behalf of an eligible community. The Regional Administrator will not approve a transfer of IFQ or QS to a person until the Application for Eligibility for that person is approved by the Regional Administrator. The Regional Administrator shall provide an Application for Eligibility form to any person on request.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Type of eligibility.</E> A person must indicate on the Application for Eligibility whether the eligibility sought is as:</P> <P>(i) An individual; or</P> <P>(ii) A corporation, partnership, or other non-individual entity.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application filing order.</E> A person may submit the Application for Eligibility with the Application for Transfer or file the Application for Eligibility prior to submitting the Application for Transfer. If a person, as described in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section, files the Application for Eligibility prior to submitting the Application for Transfer, and that person's status subsequently changes, as described in § 679.42(j), that person must resubmit an Application for Eligibility before submitting, or with, the Application for Transfer.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Notification of approval.</E> Applicants will be notified by mail of the Regional Administrator's approval of an application for eligibility.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Notification of disapproval.</E> The Regional Administrator will notify the applicant if an Application for Eligibility is disapproved. This notification of disapproval will include:</P> <P>(i) The disapproved Application for Eligibility.</P> <P>(ii) An explanation of why the Application for Eligibility was not approved.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Reasons for disapproval.</E> Reasons for disapproval of an Application for Eligibility may include, but are not limited to:</P> <P>(i) Fewer than 150 days of experience working as an IFQ crewmember.</P> <P>(ii) Lack of compliance with the U.S. citizenship or corporate ownership requirements specified by the definition of “person” at § 679.2.</P> <P>(iii) An incomplete Application for Eligibility.</P> <P>(iv) Fines, civil penalties, or other payments due and owing, or outstanding permit sanctions, resulting from Federal fishery violations.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Transfers of QS blocks</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> A QS block must be transferred as an undivided whole, unless the size of the QS block exceeds the use limits specified at § 679.42. If the QS block to be transferred exceeds the use limits specified at § 679.42, the Regional Administrator will divide the block into two blocks, one block containing the maximum amount of QS allowable under the QS use limits and the other block containing the residual QS.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> QS blocks for the same IFQ regulatory area and vessel category that represent less than 5,000 lb (2.3 mt) of sablefish IFQ, based on the 1996 TAC share for fixed gear sablefish in a specific IFQ regulatory area and the QS pool for that IFQ regulatory area on January 31, 1996, may be consolidated into larger QS blocks provided that the consolidated blocks do not represent greater than 5,000 lbs (2.3 mt) of sablefish IFQ based on the preceding criteria. A consolidated block cannot be divided and is considered a single block for purposes of use and transferability. The maximum number of QS units that may be consolidated into a single QS block in each IFQ regulatory area is as follows:</P> <P>(i) Southeast Outside district: 33,270 QS.</P> <P>(ii) West Yakutat district: 43,390 QS.</P> <P>(iii) Central GOA regulatory area: 46,055 QS.<PRTPAGE P="686"/> </P> <P>(iv) Western GOA regulatory area: 48,410 QS.</P> <P>(v) Aleutian Islands subarea: 99,210 QS.</P> <P>(vi) Bering Sea subarea: 91,275 QS.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Halibut</E>. QS blocks for the same IFQ regulatory area and vessel category that represent less than 3,000 lb (1.4 mt) of halibut IFQ, based on the 1996 catch limit for halibut in a specific IFQ regulatory area and the QS pool for that IFQ regulatory area on January 31, 1996, may be consolidated into larger QS blocks provided that the consolidated blocks do not represent greater than 3,000 lb (1.4 mt) of halibut IFQ based on the preceding criteria. In Areas 2C and 3A, QS blocks for the same IFQ regulatory area and vessel category that represent less than 5,000 lb (2.3 mt) of halibut IFQ, based on the 1996 catch limit for halibut in a specific IFQ regulatory area and the QS pool for that IFQ regulatory area on January 31, 1996, may be consolidated into larger QS blocks provided that the consolidated blocks do not represent greater than 5,000 lb (2.3 mt) of halibut IFQ based on the preceding criteria. A consolidated block cannot be divided and is considered a single block for purposes of use and transferability. The maximum number of QS units that may be consolidated into a single block in each IFQ regulatory area is as follows:</P> <P>(i) Area 2C: 33,320 QS.</P> <P>(ii) Area 3A: 46,520 QS.</P> <P>(iii) Area 3B: 44,193 QS.</P> <P>(iv) Subarea 4A: 22,947 QS.</P> <P>(v) Subarea 4B: 15,087 QS.</P> <P>(vi) Subarea 4C: 30,930 QS.</P> <P>(vii) Subarea 4D: 26,082 QS.</P> <P>(viii) Subarea 4E: 0 QS.</P> <P>(4) A CQE may not purchase or use sablefish QS blocks less than or equal to the number of QS units specified in (e)(2)(i) through (e)(2)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(5) A CQE may not purchase or use halibut QS blocks less than or equal to the number of QS units specified in (e)(3)(i) and (e)(3)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Transfer of QS or IFQ with restrictions.</E> If QS or IFQ must be transferred as a result of a court order, operation of law, or as part of a security agreement, but the person receiving the QS or IFQ by transfer does not meet all of the eligibility requirements of this section, the Regional Administrator will approve the Application for Transfer with restrictions. The Regional Administrator will not assign IFQ resulting from the restricted QS to any person. IFQ with restrictions may not be used for harvesting halibut or sablefish with fixed gear. The QS or IFQ will remain restricted until:</P> <P>(1) The person who received the QS or IFQ with restrictions meets the eligibility requirements of this section and the Regional Administrator approves an Application for Eligibility for that person; or</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator approves the Application for Transfer from the person who received the QS or IFQ with restrictions to a person who meets the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Transfer restrictions.</E> (1) Except as provided in paragraph (f), paragraph (g)(2), or paragraph (l) of this section, only persons who are IFQ crew members, or who were initially issued QS assigned to vessel categories B, C, or D, and meet the eligibility requirements in this section, may receive by transfer QS assigned to vessel categories B, C, or D, or the IFQ resulting from it.</P> <P>(2) Except as provided in paragraph (g)(3) of this section, only persons who are IFQ crew members, and meet the other requirements in this section, may receive by transfer QS assigned to vessel categories B, C, or D, or the IFQ resulting from it, in IFQ regulatory area 2C for halibut or in the IFQ regulatory area east of 140° W. long. for sablefish.</P> <P>(3) Individuals who were initially issued QS assigned to vessel categories B, C, or D may transfer that QS to a corporation that is solely owned by the same individual. Such transfers of QS assigned to vessel categories B, C, or D in IFQ regulatory area 2C for halibut or in the IFQ regulatory area east of 140° W. long. for sablefish will be governed by the use provisions of § 679.42(i); the use provisions pertaining to corporations at § 679.42(j) shall not apply.</P> <P>(4) The Regional Administrator will not approve an Application for Transfer of QS assigned to vessel categories B, C, or D subject to a lease or any <PRTPAGE P="687"/>other condition of repossession or resale by the person transferring QS, except as provided in paragraphs (h) and (m) of this section, or by court order, operation of law, or as part of a security agreement. The Regional Administrator may request a copy of the sales contract or other terms and conditions of transfer between two persons as supplementary information to the transfer application.</P> <P>(5) A CQE may not hold QS in halibut IFQ regulatory areas 2C or 3A that is assigned to vessel category D.</P> <P>(6) IFQ derived from QS held by a CQE on behalf of an eligible community may be used only by an eligible community resident of that eligible community.</P> <P>(7) A CQE may transfer QS:</P> <P>(i) To generate revenues to provide funds to meet administrative costs for managing the community QS holdings;</P> <P>(ii) To generate revenue to improve the ability of residents within the community to participate in the halibut and sablefish IFQ fisheries;</P> <P>(iii) To generate revenue to purchase QS to yield IFQ for use by community residents;</P> <P>(iv) To dissolve the CQE; or</P> <P>(v) As a result of a court order, operation of law, or as part of a security agreement.</P> <P>(8) If the Regional Administrator determines that a CQE transferred QS for purposes other than those specified in paragraph (g)(7) of this section, then:</P> <P>(i) The CQE must divest itself of any remaining QS holdings and will not be eligible to receive QS by transfer for a period of three years after the effective date of final agency action on the Regional Administrator's determination; and</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will not approve a CQE to represent the eligible community in whose name the CQE transferred quota for a period of three years after the effective date of final agency action on the Regional Administrator's determination.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Transfer of IFQ.</E> (1) Pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, an Application for Transfer must be approved by the Regional Administrator before a person may use any IFQ that results from a direct transfer to harvest halibut or sablefish. After approving the Application for Transfer, the Regional Administrator will change any IFQ accounts affected by the approved transfer and issue all necessary IFQ permits.</P> <P>(2) IFQ resulting from category B, C, or D QS may not be transferred separately from its originating QS, except as provided in paragraph (k) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Transfer across catcher vessel categories</E>—(1) <E T="03">CDQ compensation.</E> Persons issued CDQ compensation QS in a catcher vessel category, pursuant to § 679.41(j), and in an IFQ regulatory area in which they do not hold QS other than CDQ compensation QS, may use that CDQ compensation QS on any catcher vessel. This exemption from catcher vessel categories ends upon the first transfer of the CDQ compensation QS. CDQ compensation QS being transferred will be permanently assigned to a specific catcher vessel category as designated by the person receiving the transfer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">CDQ compensation QS definition.</E> For purposes of this paragraph (i), CDQ compensation QS is QS issued as compensation for halibut and sablefish harvest privileges foregone due to the CDQ Program, as provided in paragraph (j) of this section.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Compensation for CDQ allocations.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator will compensate persons that receive a reduced halibut QS in IPHC regulatory areas 4B, 4C, 4D, or 4E because of the halibut CDQ program by adding halibut QS from IPHC regulatory areas 2C, 3A, 3B, and 4A. This compensation of halibut QS from areas 2C, 3A, 3B, and 4A will be allocated in proportion to the amount of halibut QS foregone due to the CDQ allocation authorized by this section.</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator will compensate persons that receive a reduced sablefish QS in any BSAI IFQ regulatory area because of the sablefish CDQ program by taking sablefish QS from the IFQ regulatory areas of the GOA and allocating it in proportion to the loss suffered by persons in the BSAI area. Such additional compensation of sablefish QS will be allocated in proportion to the amount of sablefish QS foregone due to the CDQ allocation authorized by this section.<PRTPAGE P="688"/> </P> <P>(3) Persons initially issued QS for IFQ regulatory areas in which a portion of the TAC is allocated to the CDQ Program will be compensated for halibut and sablefish harvest privileges foregone due to the CDQ Program. If a person does not hold QS in an IFQ regulatory area on the date the compensation is issued, that person's compensation will be issued as unblocked. If a person does hold QS in an IFQ regulatory area on the date compensation is issued, that person's compensation will be added to their existing QS in that IFQ regulatory area. The resulting QS amount will be blocked or unblocked according to the criteria found at § 679.40(a). Compensation will be calculated for each non-CDQ area using the following formula: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Q<E T="52">N</E> = (Q<E T="52">C</E> × QSP<E T="52">N</E> × RATE)/(SUM<E T="52">CDQ</E> − [RATE × SUM<E T="52">TAC</E>]) ([1 − RATE] × TAC<E T="52">AVE</E>)(QSP<E T="52">C</E> × [CDQ <E T="52">PCT</E> − RATE])</FP> <EXTRACT> <FP>Where:</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Q<E T="52">N</E> = quota share in non-CDQ area</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Q<E T="52">C</E> = quota share in CDQ area</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">QSP<E T="52">N</E> = quota share pool in non-CDQ area (as existing on January 31, 1995)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">RATE = SUM<E T="52">CDQ</E>/average of the TAC (1988-1994) for all CDQ and non-CDQ areas</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">TAC<E T="52">AVE</E> = average of the TAC (1988-1994) for CDQ area</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">QSP<E T="52">C</E> = quota share pool in CDQ area (as existing on January 31, 1995)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CDQ<E T="52">PCT</E> = CDQ percentage for CDQ area</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">SUM<E T="52">CDQ</E> = sum [TAC<E T="52">AVE</E>×CDQ<E T="52">PCT</E>]</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">SUM<E T="52">TAC</E> = sum [TAC<E T="52">AVE</E>]</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(k) <E T="03">Survivorship transfer privileges</E>—(1) On the death of an individual who holds QS or IFQ, the surviving spouse or, in the absence of a surviving spouse, a beneficiary designated pursuant to paragraph (k)(2) of this section, receives all QS and IFQ held by the decedent by right of survivorship, unless a contrary intent was expressed by the decedent in a will. The Regional Administrator will approve an Application for Transfer to the surviving spouse or designated beneficiary when sufficient evidence has been provided to verify the death of the individual.</P> <P>(2) QS holders may provide the Regional Administrator with the name of a designated beneficiary from the QS holder's immediate family to receive survivorship transfer privileges in the event of the QS holder's death and in the absence of a surviving spouse.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator will approve, for 3 calendar years following the date of death of an individual, an Application for Transfer of IFQ from the surviving spouse or, in the absence of a surviving spouse, from a beneficiary from the QS holder's immediate family designated pursuant to paragraph (k)(2) of this section to a person eligible to receive IFQ under the provisions of this section, notwithstanding the limitations on transfers of IFQ in paragraph (h)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Transfer of QS to CQEs.</E> (1) Each eligible community must designate a CQE to transfer and hold QS on behalf of that community.</P> <P>(2) Each eligible community may designate only one CQE to hold QS on behalf of that community at any one time.</P> <P>(3) Prior to initially receiving QS by transfer on behalf of a specific eligible community, a non-profit entity that intends to represent that eligible community as a CQE must have approval from the Regional Administrator. To receive that approval, the non-profit entity seeking to become a CQE must submit a complete application to become a CQE to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802. The Regional Administrator will provide a copy of the complete application to the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development, Commissioner, P.O. Box 110809, Juneau, AK 99811-0809. NMFS will consider comments received from the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development when reviewing applications for a non-profit entity to become a CQE. The Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development must submit comments on an application to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, within 30 days of receipt of the application in order for those comments to be considered by the Regional Administrator during the approval process. If an application is disapproved, than that determination may be appealed under the provisions established at 50 CFR 679.43. A complete application to become a CQE consists of:</P> <P>(i) The articles of incorporation under the laws of the State of Alaska <PRTPAGE P="689"/>for that non-profit entity, except that a non-profit entity that is representing the Metlakatla Indian Village may provide articles of incorporation under Federal Law;</P> <P>(ii) A statement indicating the eligible community, or communities, represented by that non-profit entity for purposes of holding QS;</P> <P>(iii) Management organization information, including:</P> <P>(A) The bylaws of the non-profit entity;</P> <P>(B) A list of key personnel of the managing organization including, but not limited to, the board of directors, officers, representatives, and any managers;</P> <P>(C) A description of how the non-profit entity is qualified to manage QS on behalf of the eligible community, or communities, it is designated to represent, and a demonstration that the non-profit entity has the management, technical expertise, and ability to manage QS and IFQ; and</P> <P>(D) The name of the non-profit organization, taxpayer ID number, NMFS person number, permanent business mailing addresses, name of contact persons and additional contact information of the managing personnel for the non-profit entity, resumes of management personnel, name of community or communities represented by the CQE, name of contact for the governing body of each community represented, date, name and notarized signature of applicant, Notary Public signature and date when commission expires.</P> <P>(iv) A statement describing the procedures that will be used to determine the distribution of IFQ to residents of the community represented by that CQE, including:</P> <P>(A) Procedures used to solicit requests from residents to lease IFQ; and</P> <P>(B) Criteria used to determine the distribution of IFQ leases among qualified community residents and the relative weighting of those criteria.</P> <P>(v) A statement of support from the governing body of the eligible community as that governing body is identified in Table 21 to this part. That statement of support is:</P> <P>(A) A resolution from the City Council or other official governing body for those eligible communities incorporated as first or second class cities in the State of Alaska;</P> <P>(B) A resolution from the tribal government authority recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for those eligible communities that are not incorporated as first or second class cities in the State of Alaska; but are represented by a tribal government authority recognized by the Secretary of the Interior; or</P> <P>(C) A resolution from a non-profit community association, homeowner association, community council, or other non-profit entity for those eligible communities that are not incorporated as first or second class cities in the State of Alaska, and is not represented by a tribal government authority recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The non-profit entity that provides a statement of support must:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Have articles of incorporation as a non-profit community association, homeowner association, community council, or other non-profit entity; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have an established relationship with the State of Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development for purposes of representing that community for governmental functions.</P> <P>(D) If an eligible community is not incorporated as a first or second class city in the State of Alaska, is not represented by a tribal government authority recognized by the Secretary of the Interior, and does not have a non-profit community association, homeowner association, community council, or other non-profit entity within that community with an established relationship with the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development for purposes of representing that community for purposes of governmental functions, then the Regional Administrator, NMFS, will not consider any statement from a non-profit entity representing that community until that community:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Is incorporated as a first or second class city in the State of Alaska;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Establishes a tribal government authority recognized by the Secretary of the Interior; or<PRTPAGE P="690"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Establishes a non-profit community association, homeowner association, community council, or other non-profit entity within that community that meets the requirements established in paragraph (E) of this section.</P> <P>(E) If a community described under paragraph (l)(3)(v)(D) of this section establishes a non-profit community association, homeowner association, community council, or other non-profit entity within that community, then the Regional Administrator, NMFS, will consider any recommendations from this entity to support a particular applicant after reviewing:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Petitions from residents affirming that the non-profit community association, homeowner association, community council, or other non-profit entity within that community represents the residents within that community; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Comments from the State of Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development on the articles of incorporation for that non-profit entity and the ability of that non-profit entity to adequately represent the interests of that community for purposes of governmental functions.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If the Regional Administrator determines that this statement of support is not adequate, than that determination may be appealed under the provisions established at 50 CFR 679.43.</P> <P>(4) The governing body of an eligible community as that governing body is identified in Table 21 to this part, must provide authorization for any transfer of QS by the CQE that holds QS on behalf of that eligible community prior to that transfer of QS being approved by NMFS. This authorization must be submitted as part of the Application for Transfer. That authorization consists of a signature on the Application for Transfer by a representative of the governing body that has been designated by that governing body to provide such authorization to approve the transfer of QS.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Temporary military transfers.</E> In the event of a military mobilization or order to report for military service affecting a QS holder that prevents him or her from being able to participate in the halibut or sablefish IFQ fisheries, the Regional Administrator may approve a temporary military transfer for the IFQ derived from the QS held by a QS holder affected by the military mobilization.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">General.</E> A temporary military transfer will be approved if the QS holder demonstrates that he or she is unable to participate in the IFQ fishery for which he or she holds QS because of a military mobilization, order to report for military service, or active duty military service.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> To be eligible to receive a temporary military transfer, a QS holder must meet all of the following requirements:</P> <P>(i) Be a member of a branch of the National Guard or a member of a reserve component;</P> <P>(ii) Possess one or more catcher vessel IFQ permits;</P> <P>(iii) Not qualify for a hired master exception under § 679.42(i)(1);</P> <P>(iv) Be in active duty military service as that term is defined at 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(1), be under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under 32 U.S.C. 502(f), or in the case of a member of a reserve component, have been ordered to report for military service beginning on the date of the member's receipt of the order and ending on the date on which the member reports for active duty military service.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application.</E> A QS holder may apply for a temporary military transfer by submitting a temporary military transfer application to the Alaska Region, NMFS. NMFS will transfer, upon approval of the application, the applicable IFQ from the applicant (transferor) to the recipient (transferee). A temporary military transfer application is available at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E> or by calling 1-800-304-4846. A complete application must include all of the following:</P> <P>(i) The transferor's identity including his or her full name, NMFS person ID, date of birth, permanent business mailing address, business telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if any). A temporary mailing address may be provided, if appropriate.</P> <P>(ii) The transferee's identity including his or her full name, NMFS person ID, date of birth, permanent business mailing address, business telephone <PRTPAGE P="691"/>and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if any). A temporary mailing address may be provided, if appropriate.</P> <P>(iii) The identification characteristics of the IFQ including whether the transfer is for halibut or sablefish IFQ, IFQ regulatory area, number of units, range of QS serial numbers for IFQ to be transferred, actual number of IFQ pounds, transferor (seller) IFQ permit number, and fishing year.</P> <P>(iv) Documentation of active military mobilization or deployment. This documentation must include the following:</P> <P>(A) A copy of official documentation such as valid military orders or call that direct the transferor to report to active duty military service, to mobilize for a military deployment, or to report to active service.</P> <P>(B) A concise description of the nature of the military deployment or active duty military service, including verification that the applicant is unable to participate in the IFQ fishery for which he or she holds IFQ permits during the IFQ season because of his/her active duty military service.</P> <P>(v) The signatures and printed names of the transferor and transferee, and date.</P> <P>(vi) The signature, seal, and commission expiration of a notary public.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Restrictions.</E> (i) A temporary military transfer shall be valid only during the calendar year for which the associated IFQ is issued.</P> <P>(ii) A temporary military transfer will be issued only for the IFQ derived from the QS held by the applicant.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Temporary military transfer evaluations and appeals</E>—(i) <E T="03">Initial evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application for a temporary military transfer submitted in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(9) of this section. An applicant who fails to submit the information specified in the application for a temporary military transfer will be provided a reasonable opportunity to submit the specified information or submit a revised application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Initial administrative determination (IAD).</E> The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant if the Regional Administrator determines that the application provided by the applicant is deficient or if the applicant fails to submit the specified information or a revised application. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information on the revised application. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal under the appeals procedures set out at § 679.43.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 33385, June 27, 1996; 61 FR 41526, Aug. 9, 1996; 61 FR 67964, Dec. 26, 1996; 63 FR 47368, Sept. 4, 1998; 65 FR 14942, Mar. 20, 2000; 66 FR 27910, May 21, 2001; 67 FR 4133, 4148, Jan. 28, 2002; 69 FR 23691, Apr. 30, 2004; 72 FR 44809, Aug. 9, 2007; 73 FR 28738, May 19, 2008; 73 FR 76166, Dec. 15, 2008; 76 FR 40633, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limitations on use of QS and IFQ.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area and vessel category.</E> (1) The QS or IFQ specified for one IFQ regulatory area must not be used in a different IFQ regulatory area, except all or part of the QS and IFQ specified for regulatory area 4C may be harvested in either Area 4C or Area 4D.</P> <P>(i) Notwithstanding § 679.4(d)(1), § 679.7(f)(4) and (f)(11), § 679.40(b)(1), (c)(3), and (e), from July 22, 2005 to November 15, 2005, all or part of the QS and IFQ specified for regulatory area 4C may be harvested in either Area 4C or Area 4D.</P> <P>(ii) For the year 2006 and subsequent annual IFQ fishing seasons, all or part of the QS and IFQ specified for regulatory area 4C may be harvested in either Area 4C or Area 4D.</P> <P>(2) The QS or IFQ assigned to one vessel category must not be used to harvest IFQ species on a vessel of a different vessel category, except:</P> <P>(i) As provided in paragraph (k) of this section (processing fish other than IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish);</P> <P>(ii) As provided in § 679.41(i)(1) of this part (CDQ compensation QS exemption);</P> <P>(iii) IFQ derived from QS held by a CQE may be used to harvest IFQ species from a vessel of any length.</P> <P>(iv) In Areas 3B and 4C, category D QS and associated IFQ authorizes an IFQ permit holder to harvest IFQ halibut on a vessel less than or equal to 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Gear</E>—(1) <E T="03">IFQ Fisheries.</E> Halibut IFQ must be used only to harvest halibut with fishing gear authorized in <PRTPAGE P="692"/>§ 679.2. Sablefish fixed gear IFQ must not be used to harvest sablefish with trawl gear in any IFQ regulatory area, or with pot gear in any IFQ regulatory area of the GOA.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Seabird avoidance gear and methods.</E> The operator of a vessel using gear authorized at § 679.2 while fishing for IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or hook-and-line gear while fishing for IFQ sablefish must comply with requirements for seabird avoidance gear and methods set forth at § 679.24(e).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Permit holder aboard requirement.</E> Any individual who harvests halibut or sablefish with fixed gear must have a valid IFQ permit, and if a hired master is conducting the harvest, a valid IFQ hired master permit, and must be aboard the vessel at all times during the fishing trip and be present during the landing.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Emergency waivers and medical transfers</E>. The person authorized to fish IFQ halibut or sablefish must be aboard the vessel during fishing operations and must sign the IFQ landing report except as provided in § 679.41 and under the following circumstances:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Emergency waiver</E>. In the event of extreme personal emergency during a fishing trip involving a person authorized to fish IFQ halibut or sablefish, the requirements or paragraph (c)(1) of this section may be waived. The waiving of these requirements under this provision shall apply to IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish retained on the fishing trip during which the emergency occurred.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Medical transfers</E>. In the event of a medical condition affecting a QS holder or an immediate family member of a QS holder that prevents the QS holder from being able to participate in the halibut or sablefish IFQ fisheries, a medical transfer may be approved for the IFQ derived from the QS held by the person affected by the medical condition.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">General</E>. A medical transfer will be approved if the QS holder demonstrates that:</P> <P>(A) He or she is unable to participate in the IFQ fishery for which he or she holds QS because of a medical condition that precludes participation by the QS holder; or</P> <P>(B) He or she is unable to participate in the IFQ fishery for which he or she holds QS because of a medical condition involving an immediate family member that requires the QS holder's full time attendance.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligibility</E>. To be eligible to receive a medical transfer, a QS holder must:</P> <P>(A) Possess one or more catcher vessel IFQ permits; and</P> <P>(B) Not qualify for a hired master exception under paragraph (i)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application</E>. A QS holder may apply for a medical transfer by submitting a medical transfer application to the Alaska Region, NMFS. A QS holder who has received an approved medical transfer from RAM may transfer the IFQ derived from his or her own QS to an individual eligible to receive IFQ. A medical transfer application is available at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E> or by calling 1-800-304-4846. Completed applications must be mailed to: Restricted Access Management Program, NMFS, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668. A complete application must include:</P> <P>(A) The applicant's (transferor's) identity including his or her full name, NMFS person ID, date of birth, Social Security Number or Tax ID, permanent business mailing address, business telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if any). A temporary mailing address may be provided, if appropriate;</P> <P>(B) The recipient's (transferee's) identity including his or her full name, NMFS person ID, date of birth, Social Security Number or Tax ID, permanent business mailing address, business telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if any). A temporary mailing address may be provided, if appropriate;</P> <P>(C) The identification characteristics of the IFQ including whether the transfer is for halibut or sablefish IFQ, IFQ regulatory area, number of units, range of serial numbers for IFQ to be transferred, actual number of IFQ pounds, transferor (seller) IFQ permit number, and fishing year;</P> <P>(D) The price per pound (including leases) and total amount paid for the IFQ in the requested transaction, including all fees;<PRTPAGE P="693"/> </P> <P>(E) The primary source of financing for the transfer, how the IFQ was located, and the transferee's (buyer's) relationship to the transferor (seller);</P> <P>(F) A written declaration from a licensed medical doctor, advanced nurse practitioner, or primary community health aide as those persons are defined in § 679.2. The declaration must include:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The identity of the licensed medical doctor, advanced nurse practitioner, or primary community health aide including his or her full name, business telephone, permanent business mailing address (number and street, city and state, zip code), and whether the individual is a licensed medical doctor, advanced nurse practitioner, or primary community health aide;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A concise description of the medical condition affecting the applicant or applicant's family member including verification that the applicant is unable to participate in the IFQ fishery for which he or she holds IFQ permits during the IFQ season because of the medical condition and, for an affected family member, a description of the care required; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The dated signature of the licensed medical doctor, advanced nurse practitioner, or primary community health aide who conducted the medical examination;</P> <P>(G) The signatures and printed names of the transferor and transferee, and date; and</P> <P>(H) The signature, seal, and commission expiration of a notary public.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Restrictions</E>. (A) A medical transfer shall be valid only during the calendar year for which the permit is issued;</P> <P>(B) A medical transfer will be issued only for the IFQ derived from the QS held by the applicant;</P> <P>(C) NMFS will not approve a medical transfer if the applicant has received a medical transfer in any 2 of the previous 5 years for the same medical condition.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Medical transfer evaluations and appeals</E>—(A) <E T="03">Initial evaluation</E>. The Regional Administrator will evaluate an application for a medical transfer submitted in accordance with paragraphs (d)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iv) of this section. An applicant who fails to submit the information specified in the application for a medical transfer will be provided a reasonable opportunity to submit the specified information or submit a revised application.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Initial administrative determinations (IAD)</E>. The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant if the Regional Administrator determines that the application provided by the applicant is deficient or if the applicant fails to submit the specified information or a revised application. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information on the revised application. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal under the appeals procedures set out at § 679.43.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Sablefish QS Use.</E> (1) No person, individually or collectively, may use more than 3,229,721 units of sablefish QS, except if the amount of a person's initial allocation of sablefish QS is greater than 3,229,721 units, in which case that person may not use more than the amount of the initial allocation.</P> <P>(2) In the IFQ regulatory area east of 140° W. long., no person, individually or collectively, may use more than 688,485 units of sablefish QS for this area, except if the amount of a person's initial allocation of sablefish QS is greater than 688,485 units, in which case that person may not use more than the amount of the initial allocation.</P> <P>(3) No CQE may hold sablefish QS in the IFQ regulatory areas of the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands subareas.</P> <P>(4) No CQE may hold more than 3,229,721 units of sablefish QS on behalf of any single eligible community.</P> <P>(5) In the IFQ regulatory area east of 140° W. long., no CQE may hold more than 688,485 units of sablefish QS for this area on behalf of any single eligible community.</P> <P>(6) In the aggregate, all CQEs are limited to holding a maximum of 3 percent of the total QS in those IFQ regulatory areas specified in § 679.41(e)(2)(I) through (e)(2)(iv) of this part for sablefish in the first calendar year implementing the regulation in this section. In each subsequent calendar year, this aggregate limit on all CQEs shall increase by an additional 3 percent in <PRTPAGE P="694"/>each IFQ regulatory area specified in § 679.41(e)(2)(i) through (e)(2)(iv) of this part up to a maximum limit of 21 percent of the total QS in each regulatory area specified in §§ 679.41(e)(2)(i) through (e)(2)(iv) of this part for sablefish.</P> <P>(7) No individual that receives IFQ derived from sablefish QS held by a CQE may hold, individually or collectively, more than 50,000 lb (22.7 mt) of IFQ sablefish derived from any sablefish QS source.</P> <P>(8) A CQE receiving category B, or C sablefish QS through transfer may lease the IFQ resulting from that QS only to an eligible community resident of the eligible community on whose behalf the QS is held.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Halibut QS use.</E> (1) Unless the amount in excess of the following limits was received in the initial allocation of halibut QS, no person, individually or collectively, may use more than:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area 2C.</E> 599,799 units of halibut QS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area 2C, 3A, and 3B.</E> 1,502,823 units of halibut QS.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E.</E> 495,044 units of halibut QS.</P> <P>(2) No CQE may receive an amount of halibut QS on behalf of any single eligible community which is more than:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area 2C.</E> 599,799 units of halibut QS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">IFQ regulatory area 2C, 3A, and 3B.</E> 1,502,823 units of halibut QS.</P> <P>(3) No CQE may hold halibut QS in the IFQ regulatory areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E.</P> <P>(4) A CQE representing an eligible community may receive by transfer or use QS only in the IFQ regulatory areas designated for that species and for that eligible community as described in Table 21 to this part.</P> <P>(5) In the aggregate, all CQEs are limited to holding a maximum of 3 percent of the total QS in those IFQ regulatory areas specified in §§ 679.41(e)(3)(i) through (e)(3)(iii) for halibut in the first calendar year implementing the regulation in this section. In each subsequent calendar year, this aggregate limit on all community quota entities shall increase by an additional 3 percent in each IFQ regulatory area specified in §§ 679.41(e)(3)(i) through (e)(3)(iii). This limit shall increase up to a maximum limit of 21 percent of the total QS in each regulatory area specified in §§ 679.41(e)(3)(i) through (e)(3)(iii) for halibut.</P> <P>(6) No individual that receives IFQ derived from halibut QS held by a CQE may hold, individually or collectively, more than 50,000 lb (22.7 mt) of IFQ halibut derived from any halibut QS source.</P> <P>(7) A CQE receiving category B or C halibut QS through transfer may lease the IFQ resulting from that QS only to an eligible community resident of the eligible community represented by the CQE.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Limitations on QS blocks</E>—(1) <E T="03">Number of blocks per species</E>. No person, individually or collectively, may hold more than two blocks of sablefish or three blocks of halibut in any IFQ regulatory area, except:</P> <P>(i) A person, individually or collectively, who holds unblocked QS for a species in an IFQ regulatory area, may hold only one QS block for that species in that regulatory area; and</P> <P>(ii) A CQE may hold no more than ten blocks of halibut QS in any IFQ regulatory area and no more than five blocks of sablefish QS in any IFQ regulatory area on behalf of any eligible community.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Action by the Regional Administrator in Areas 3B and 4A</E>. In Areas 3B and 4A, the Regional Administrator shall:</P> <P>(i) Identify any halibut blocks that result in an allocation of more than 20,000 lb (9.1) mt of halibut IFQ, based on the 2004 TAC for fixed gear halibut in those areas and the QS pools for those areas as of January 31, 2004; and</P> <P>(ii) Divide those halibut blocks into one block of 20,000 lb (9.1 mt) and the remainder unblocked, based on the 2004 TAC for fixed gear halibut in those areas and the QS pools for those areas as of January 31, 2004.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transfer of QS blocks</E>. Notwithstanding paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section, a person who holds more than one block of halibut QS and unblocked halibut QS as a result of the Regional Administrator's action under paragraph (g)(2) of this section may transfer unblocked QS until such time as that <PRTPAGE P="695"/>person transfers a halibut QS block to another person.</P> <P>(4) Holding or to hold blocks of QS. For purposes of this section, “holding” or “to hold” blocks of QS means being registered by NMFS as the person who received QS by initial assignment or approved transfer.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Vessel limitations</E>—(1) <E T="03">Halibut.</E> No vessel may be used, during any fishing year, to harvest more than one-half percent of the combined total catch limits of halibut for IFQ regulatory areas 2C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E, except that:</P> <P>(i) In IFQ regulatory area 2C, no vessel may be used to harvest more than 1 percent of the halibut catch limit for this area.</P> <P>(ii) No vessel may be used, during any fishing year, to harvest more than 50,000 lb (22.7 mt) of IFQ halibut from any halibut QS source if that vessel is used to harvest IFQ halibut derived from halibut QS held by a CQE.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sablefish.</E> No vessel may be used, during any fishing year, to harvest more than one percent of the combined fixed gear TAC of sablefish for the GOA and BSAI IFQ regulatory areas, except that:</P> <P>(i) In the IFQ regulatory area east of 140 degrees W. long., no vessel may be used to harvest more than 1 percent of the fixed gear TAC of sablefish for this area.</P> <P>(ii) No vessel may be used, during any fishing year, to harvest more than 50,000 lb (22.7 mt) of IFQ sablefish from any sablefish QS source if that vessel is used to harvest IFQ sablefish derived from sablefish QS held by a CQE.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Excess.</E> An IFQ permit holder who receives an approved IFQ allocation of halibut or sablefish in excess of these limitations may nevertheless catch and retain all that IFQ with a single vessel. However, two or more IFQ permit holders may not catch and retain their IFQs with one vessel in excess of these limitations.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Liability.</E> Owners and operators of vessels exceeding these limitations are jointly and severally liable with IFQ permit holders and IFQ hired master permit holders whose harvesting causes the vessel to exceed these limitations.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Use of IFQ resulting from QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D by individuals.</E> In addition to the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section, IFQ permits issued for IFQ resulting from QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D must be used only by the individual who holds the QS from which the associated IFQ is derived, except as provided in paragraph (i)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(1) An individual who received an initial allocation of QS assigned to category B, C, or D does not have to be aboard the vessel on which his or her IFQ is being fished or to sign IFQ landing reports if that individual:</P> <P>(i) For a documented vessel, owns a minimum 20-percent interest in the vessel as shown by the U.S. Abstract of Title issued by the U.S. Coast Guard that lists the individual as an owner and, if necessary to prove the required percentage ownership, other written documentation;</P> <P>(ii) For an undocumented vessel, owns a minimum 20-percent interest in the vessel as shown by a State of Alaska vessel license or registration that lists the individual as an owner and, if necessary to show the required percentage ownership interest, other written documentation; and</P> <P>(iii) Is represented on the vessel by a hired master employed by that individual and permitted in accordance with § 679.4(d)(2).</P> <P>(2) Paragraph (i)(1) of this section does not apply to any individual who received an initial allocation of QS assigned to category B, C, or D and who, prior to April 17, 1997, employed a master to fish any of the IFQ issued to that individual, provided the individual continues to own the vessel from which the IFQ is being fished at no lesser percentage of ownership interest than that held on April 17, 1997, and provided that this individual has not acquired additional QS through transfer after September 23, 1997.</P> <P>(3) Paragraph (i)(1) of this section does not apply to individuals who received an initial allocation of QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D for halibut in IFQ regulatory Area 2C or for sablefish QS in the IFQ regulatory area east of 140° W. long., and this exemption is not transferable.<PRTPAGE P="696"/> </P> <P>(4) The exemption provided in paragraph (i)(1) of this section may be exercised by an individual on a vessel owned by a corporation, partnership, or other entity in which the individual is a shareholder, partner, or member, provided that the individual maintains a minimum 20-percent interest in the vessel owned by the corporation, partnership, or other entity. For purposes of this paragraph, interest in a vessel is determined as the percentage ownership of a corporation, partnership, or other entity by that individual multiplied by the percentage of ownership of the vessel by the corporation, partnership, or other entity.</P> <P>(5) IFQ derived from QS held by a CQE must be used only by the individual whose IFQ permit account contains the resulting IFQ.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Use of IFQ resulting from QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D by corporations, partnerships, or other non-individual entities</E>. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (j)(7) of this section, a corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity that received an initial allocation of QS assigned to category B, C, or D may fish the IFQ resulting from that QS and any additional QS acquired within the limitations of this section from a vessel if that corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity:</P> <P>(i) For a documented vessel, owns a minimum 20-percent interest in the vessel as shown by the U.S. Abstract of Title issued by the U.S. Coast Guard that lists the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity as an owner and, if necessary to prove the required percentage ownership, other written documentation;</P> <P>(ii) For an undocumented vessel, owns a minimum 20-percent interest in the vessel as shown by a State of Alaska vessel license or registration that lists the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity as an owner and, if necessary to show the required percentage ownership interest, other written documentation; and</P> <P>(iii) Is represented on the vessel by a hired master employed by that individual and permitted in accordance with § 679.4(d)(2).</P> <P>(2) The provision of paragraph (j)(1) of this section is not transferable and does not apply to QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D for halibut in IFQ regulatory Area 2C or for sablefish in the IFQ regulatory area east of 140° W. long. that is transferred to a corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity. Such transfers of additional QS within these areas must be to an individual pursuant to § 679.41(c) and be used pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (i) of this section.</P> <P>(3) A corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity, except for a publicly held corporation, that receives an initial allocation of QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D loses the exemption provided under this paragraph (j) on the effective date of a change in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity from that which existed at the time of initial allocation.</P> <P>(4) For purposes of this paragraph (j), “a change” means:</P> <P>(i) For corporations and partnerships, the addition of any new shareholder(s) or partner(s), except that a court appointed trustee to act on behalf of a shareholder or partner who becomes incapacitated is not a change in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity; or</P> <P>(ii) For estates, the final or summary distribution of the estate.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator must be notified of a change in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity as defined in this paragraph (j) within 15 days of the effective date of the change. The effective date of change, for purposes of this paragraph (j), is the date on which the new shareholder(s) or partner(s) may realize any corporate liabilities or benefits of the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity or, for estates, the date of the determination of a legal heir to the estate, or the date of the order for distribution of the estate.</P> <P>(6) QS assigned to vessel category B, C, or D and IFQ resulting from that QS held in the name of a corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity that changes, as defined in this paragraph (j), must be transferred to an individual, as prescribed in <PRTPAGE P="697"/>§ 679.41, before it may be used at any time after the effective date of the change.</P> <P>(7) A corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity that received an initial allocation of QS assigned to category B, C, or D and that, prior to April 17, 1997, employed a master to fish any of the IFQ issued to that corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity may continue to employ a master to fish its IFQ on a vessel owned by the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity provided that the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity continues to own the vessel at no lesser percentage of ownership interest than that held on April 17, 1997, and provided that corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity did not acquire additional QS through transfer after September 23, 1997.</P> <P>(8) A corporation, partnership, or other non-individual entity, except for a publicly held corporation, that receives an allocation of QS must provide annual updates to the Regional Administrator identifying all current shareholders, partners, or members to the individual person level and affirming the entity's continuing existence as a corporation or partnership, or other non-individual entity.</P> <P>(9) The exemption provided in this paragraph (j) may be exercised by a corporation, partnership, association or other non-individual entity on a vessel owned by a person who is a shareholder in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity, provided that the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity maintains a minimum of 20-percent interest in the vessel. For purposes of this paragraph (j), interest in a vessel is determined as the percentage of ownership in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity by that person who is a shareholder in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity, multiplied by the percentage of ownership in the vessel by that person who is a shareholder in the corporation, partnership, association, or other non-individual entity.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Sablefish vessel clearance requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">General</E>. Any vessel operator who fishes for sablefish in the Bering Sea or Aleutian Islands IFQ regulatory areas must possess a transmitting VMS transmitter while fishing for sablefish.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">VMS requirements</E>. (i) The operator of the vessel must comply with § 679.28(f)(3), (f)(4), and (f)(5); and</P> <P>(ii) The operator of the vessel must contact NMFS at 800-304-4846 (option 1) between 0600 and 0000 A.l.t. and receive a VMS confirmation number at least 72 hours prior to fishing for sablefish in the Bering Sea or Aleutian Islands IFQ regulatory areas.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.42, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.43</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Determinations and appeals.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> This section describes the procedure for appealing initial administrative determinations made in this title under parts 300, 679, 680, and subpart E of part 300 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Who may appeal.</E> Any person whose interest is directly and adversely affected by an initial administrative determination may file a written appeal. For purposes of this section, such persons will be referred to as “applicant” or “appellant.”</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Submission of appeals.</E> Appeals must be in writing and must be mailed to the: National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Administrative Appeals (OAA), P. O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, or delivered to National Marine Fisheries Service, Attention: Appeals (OAA), 709 W. 9th Street, Room 453, Juneau, AK 99801.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Timing of appeals.</E> (1) If an applicant appeals an initial administrative determination, the appeal must be filed not later than 60 days after the date the determination is issued.</P> <P>(2) The time period within which an appeal may be filed begins to run on the date the initial administrative determination is issued. If the last day of the time period is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the time period will extend to the close of business on the next business day.<PRTPAGE P="698"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Address of record.</E> <E T="03">General</E>—NMFS will establish as the address of record the address used by the applicant in initial correspondence to NMFS concerning the application. Notifications of all actions affecting the applicant after establishing an address of record will be mailed to that address, unless the applicant provides NMFS, in writing, with any changes to that address. NMFS bears no responsibility if a notification is sent to the address of record and is not received because the applicant's actual address has changed without notification to NMFS.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Statement of reasons for appeals.</E> Applicants must timely submit a full written statement in support of the appeal, including a concise statement of the reasons the initial administrative determination has a direct and adverse effect on the applicant and should be reversed or modified. If the applicant requests a hearing on any issue presented in the appeal, such request for hearing must be accompanied by a concise written statement raising genuine and substantial issues of adjudicative fact for resolution and a list of available and specifically identified reliable evidence upon which the factual issues can be resolved. The appellate officer will limit his/her review to the issues stated in the appeal; all issues not set out in the appeal will be waived.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Hearings.</E> The appellate officer will review the applicant's appeal and request for hearing, and has discretion to proceed as follows:</P> <P>(1) Deny the appeal;</P> <P>(2) Issue a decision on the merits of the appeal, if the record contains sufficient information on which to reach final judgment; or</P> <P>(3) Order that a hearing be conducted. The appellate officer may so order only if the appeal demonstrates the following:</P> <P>(i) There is a genuine and substantial issue of adjudicative fact for resolution at a hearing. A hearing will not be ordered on issues of policy or law.</P> <P>(ii) The factual issue can be resolved by available and specifically identified reliable evidence. A hearing will not be ordered on the basis of mere allegations or denials or general descriptions of positions and contentions.</P> <P>(iii) The evidence described in the request for hearing, if established at hearing, would be adequate to justify resolution of the factual issue in the way sought by the applicant. A hearing will not be ordered if the evidence described is insufficient to justify the factual determination sought, even if accurate.</P> <P>(iv) Resolution of the factual issue in the way sought by the applicant is adequate to justify the action requested. A hearing will not be ordered on factual issues that are not determinative with respect to the action requested.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Types of hearings.</E> If the appellate officer determines that a hearing should be held to resolve one or more genuine and substantial issues of adjudicative fact, he/she may order:</P> <P>(1) A written hearing, as provided in paragraph (m) of this section; or</P> <P>(2) An oral hearing, as provided in paragraph (n) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Authority of the appellate officer.</E> The appellate officer is vested with general authority to conduct all hearings in an orderly manner, including the authority to:</P> <P>(1) Administer oaths.</P> <P>(2) Call and question witnesses.</P> <P>(3) Issue a written decision based on the record.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Evidence.</E> All evidence that is relevant, material, reliable, and probative may be included in the record. Formal rules of evidence do not apply to hearings conducted under this section.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Appellate officers' decisions.</E> The appellate officer will close the record and issue a decision after determining there is sufficient information to render a decision on the record of the proceedings and that all procedural requirements have been met. The decision must be based solely on the record of the proceedings. Except as provided in paragraph (o) of this section, an appellate officer's decision takes effect 30 days after it is issued and, upon taking effect, is the final agency action for purposes of judicial review.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Disqualification of an appellate officer.</E> (1) The appellate officer will withdraw from an appeal at any time he/she deems himself/herself disqualified.</P> <P>(2) The appellate officer may withdraw from an appeal on an appellant's motion if:<PRTPAGE P="699"/> </P> <P>(i) The motion is entered prior to the appellate officer's issuance of a decision; and</P> <P>(ii) The appellant demonstrates that the appellate officer has a personal bias or any other basis for disqualification.</P> <P>(3) If the appellate officer denies a motion to withdraw, he/she will so rule on the record.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Written hearing.</E> (1) An appellate officer may order a written hearing under paragraph (h)(1) of this section if he/she:</P> <P>(i) Orders a hearing as provided in paragraph (g)(3) of this section; and</P> <P>(ii) Determines that the issues to be resolved at hearing can be resolved by allowing the appellant to present written materials to support his/her position.</P> <P>(2) After ordering a written hearing, the appellate officer will:</P> <P>(i) Provide the appellant with notification that a written hearing has been ordered.</P> <P>(ii) Provide the appellant with a statement of issues to be determined at hearing.</P> <P>(iii) Provide the appellant with 30 days to file a written response. The appellant may also provide documentary evidence to support his/her position. The period to file a written response may be extended at the sole discretion of the appellate officer, if the appellant shows good cause for the extension.</P> <P>(3) The appellate officer may, after reviewing the appellant's written response and documentary evidence:</P> <P>(i) Order that an oral hearing be held, as provided in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, to resolve issues that cannot be resolved through the written hearing process;</P> <P>(ii) Request supplementary evidence from the appellant before closing the record; or</P> <P>(iii) Close the record.</P> <P>(4) The appellate officer will close the record and issue a decision after determining that the information on the record is sufficient to render a decision.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Oral hearing.</E> (1) The appellate officer may order an oral hearing under paragraphs (h)(2) and (m)(3)(i) of this section if he/she:</P> <P>(i) Orders a hearing as provided in paragraph (g)(3) of this section; and</P> <P>(ii) Determines that the issues to be resolved at hearing can best be resolved through the oral hearing process.</P> <P>(2) After ordering an oral hearing, the appellate officer will:</P> <P>(i) Provide the appellant with notification that an oral hearing has been ordered.</P> <P>(ii) Provide the appellant with a statement of issues to be determined at hearing.</P> <P>(iii) Provide the appellant with notification, at least 30 days in advance, of the place, date, and time of the oral hearing. Oral hearings will be held in Juneau, AK, at the prescribed date and time, unless the appellate officer determines, based upon good cause shown, that a different place, date, or time will better serve the interests of justice. A continuance of the oral hearing may be ordered at the sole discretion of the appellate officer if the appellant shows good cause for the continuance.</P> <P>(3) The appellate officer may, either at his/her own discretion or on the motion of the appellant, order a pre-hearing conference, either in person or telephonically, to consider:</P> <P>(i) The simplification of issues.</P> <P>(ii) The possibility of obtaining stipulations, admissions of facts, and agreements to the introduction of documents.</P> <P>(iii) The possibility of settlement or other means to facilitate resolution of the case.</P> <P>(iv) Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the proceedings.</P> <P>(4) The appellate officer must provide the appellant with notification of a pre-hearing conference, if one is ordered, at least 30 days in advance of the conference. All action taken at the pre-hearing conference will be made part of the record.</P> <P>(5) At the beginning of the oral hearing, the appellate officer may first seek to obtain stipulations as to material facts and the issues involved and may state any other issues on which he/she may wish to have evidence presented. Issues to be resolved at the hearing will be limited to those identified by the appellate officer as provided in <PRTPAGE P="700"/>paragraph (g)(3) of this section. The appellant will then be given an opportunity to present his/her case.</P> <P>(6) During the oral hearing, the appellant has the right to present reliable and material oral or documentary evidence and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required in the interests of justice.</P> <P>(7) After the conclusion of the oral hearing, the appellant may be given time by the appellate officer to submit any supplementary information that may assist in the resolution of the case.</P> <P>(8) The appellate officer will close the record and issue a decision after determining that the information on the record is sufficient to render a decision.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Review by the Regional Administrator.</E> An appellate officer's decision is subject to review by the Regional Administrator, as provided in this paragraph (o).</P> <P>(1) The Regional Administrator may affirm, reverse, modify, or remand the appellate officer's decision before the 30-day effective date of the decision provided in paragraph (k) of this section.</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator may take any of these actions on or after the 30-day effective date by issuing a stay of the decision before the 30-day effective date. An action taken under paragraph (o)(1) of this section takes effect immediately.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator must provide a written explanation why an appellate officer's decision has been reversed, modified, or remanded.</P> <P>(4) The Regional Administrator must promptly notify the appellant(s) of any action taken under this paragraph (o).</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator's decision to affirm, reverse, or modify an appellate officer's decision is a final agency action for purposes of judicial review.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">Issuance of a non-transferable license.</E> A non-transferable license will be issued to a person upon acceptance of his or her appeal of an initial administrative determination denying an application for a license for license limitation groundfish, crab species under § 679.4(k) or scallops under § 679.4(g). This non-transferable license authorizes a person to conduct directed fishing for groundfish, crab species, or catch and retain scallops and will have specific endorsements and designations based on the person's claims in his or her application for a license. This non-transferable license expires upon the resolution of the appeal.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 31230, June 19, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 17753, Apr. 11, 1997; 63 FR 52657, Oct. 1, 1998; 63 FR 64879, Nov. 24, 1998; 65 FR 78118, Dec. 14, 2000; 66 FR 27911, May 21, 2001; 67 FR 4148, Jan. 28, 2002; 67 FR 64317, Oct. 18, 2002; 67 FR 72611, Dec. 6, 2002; 68 FR 44487, July 29, 2003; 70 FR 10238, Mar. 2, 2005; 70 FR 16754, Apr. 1, 2005; 77 FR 6501, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.44</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> <P>Any person committing, or a fishing vessel used in the commission of, a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act or Halibut Act, or any regulation issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Act or Halibut Act, is subject to the civil and criminal penalty provisions and civil forfeiture provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act or Halibut Act, to part 600 of this chapter, to 15 CFR part 904 (Civil Procedures), and to other applicable law. Penalties include but are not limited to permanent or temporary sanctions to QS and associated IFQ.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.45</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>IFQ cost recovery program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Cost recovery fees</E>—(1) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> The person documented on the IFQ permit as the permit holder at the time of an IFQ landing must comply with the requirements of this section. Subsequent transfer of QS or IFQ does not affect the permit holder's liability for noncompliance with this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ Fee Liability Determination.</E> After each IFQ fishing year, the Regional Administrator will issue each IFQ permit holder a summary of his or her IFQ pounds landed during that IFQ fishing year for each permit as part of the IFQ Landing and Estimated Fee Liability page described at § 679.5(l)(7)(ii)(C)(<E T="03">2</E>). The summary will include an estimated IFQ fee liability based on the standard ex-vessel values of the landings. The summary and estimated fee liability will include details of IFQ equivalent pounds landed by permit, port or port-group, species, date, and IFQ standard prices. The permit holder must either accept NMFS's <PRTPAGE P="701"/>estimate of IFQ liability or revise NMFS's estimate of IFQ fee liability using the Fee Submission Form described at § 679.5(l)(7)(ii). If the permit holder revises NMFS's estimate of his or her fee liability, NMFS may request in writing that the permit holder submit documentation establishing the factual basis for the revised calculation. If the permit holder fails to provide adequate documentation by the 30<SU>th</SU> day after the date of such request, NMFS will determine the IFQ permit holder's fee liability based on standard ex-vessel values.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Fee Collection.</E> An IFQ permit holder with an IFQ landing is responsible for self-collecting his or her own fee during the calendar year in which the IFQ fish is harvested.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Payment</E>—(i) <E T="03">Payment due date.</E> An IFQ permit holder must submit his or her IFQ fee liability payment(s) to NMFS at the address provided in this section at paragraph (a)(4)(iii) of this section not later than January 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the IFQ landings were made.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Payment recipient.</E> Make payment payable to NMFS.</P> <P>(iii) Payment address. Mail payment and related documents to: </P> <EXTRACT> <P>Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,</P> <P>Attn: RAM Program,</P> <P>P.O. Box 21668,</P> <P>Juneau, AK 99802 1668,</P> <P>FAX: (907) 586-7354.</P> </EXTRACT> <FP>or submit electronically to NMFS via forms available from RAM or on the RAM area of the Alaska Region Home Page at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ram.</E> </FP> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Payment method.</E> Payment must be made in U.S. dollars by personal check drawn on a U.S. bank account, money order, bank certified check, or credit card.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">IFQ ex-vessel value determination and use</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> An IFQ permit holder must use either the IFQ standard ex-vessel value or the IFQ actual ex-vessel value when determining the IFQ fee liability based on ex-vessel value. An IFQ permit holder must base all fee liability calculations on the ex-vessel value that correlates to landed IFQ fish that is recorded in IFQ equivalent pounds.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ actual ex-vessel value.</E> An IFQ permit holder that uses actual ex-vessel value, as defined in § 679.2, to determine IFQ fee liability must document actual ex-vessel value for each IFQ permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">IFQ standard ex-vessel value determination and use</E>—(1) <E T="03">Use of standard price.</E> An IFQ permit holder that uses standard ex-vessel value to determine the IFQ fee liability as part of a revised IFQ fee liability submission must use the corresponding standard price(s) as published in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Duty to publish list</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> Each year the Regional Administrator will publish IFQ standard prices in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> during the last quarter of each calendar year. The standard prices will be described in U.S. dollars per IFQ equivalent pound, for IFQ halibut and sablefish landings made during the current calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Effective duration.</E> The IFQ standard prices will remain in effect until revised by the Regional Administrator by notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> based upon new information of the type set forth in this section. IFQ standard prices published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> by NMFS shall apply to all landings made in the same calendar year as the IFQ standard price publication and shall replace any IFQ standard prices previously provided by NMFS that may have been in effect for that same calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Determination.</E> NMFS will calculate the IFQ standard prices to reflect, as closely as possible by month and port or port-group, the variations in the actual ex-vessel values of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish landings based on information provided in the IFQ Buyer Reports as described in § 679.5(l)(7)(i). The Regional Administrator will base IFQ standard prices on the following types of information:</P> <P>(A) Landed pounds by IFQ species, port-group, and month;</P> <P>(B) Total ex-vessel value by IFQ species, port-group, and month; and</P> <P>(C) Price adjustments, including IFQ retro-payments.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">IFQ fee percentage</E>—(1) <E T="03">Established percentage.</E> The annual IFQ fee percentage is the amount as determined by the factors and methodology described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section. This <PRTPAGE P="702"/>amount will be announced by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> in accordance with paragraph (d)(3) of this section. This amount must not exceed 3 percent pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)(B).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculating fee percentage value.</E> Each year NMFS shall calculate and publish the fee percentage according to the following factors and methodology:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Factors.</E> NMFS must use the following factors to determine the fee percentage:</P> <P>(A) The catch to which the IFQ fee will apply;</P> <P>(B) The ex-vessel value of that catch; and</P> <P>(C) The costs directly related to the management and enforcement of the IFQ program.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Methodology.</E> NMFS must use the following equation to determine the fee percentage: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">100 x (DPC / V)</FP> <EXTRACT> <FP>where:</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">“DPC” is the direct program costs for the IFQ fishery for the previous fiscal year, and</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">“V” is the ex-vessel value of the catch subject to the IFQ fee for the current year.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(3) <E T="03">Publication</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> During or before the last quarter of each year, NMFS shall publish the IFQ fee percentage in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> NMFS shall base any calculations on the factors and methodology in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Effective period.</E> The calculated IFQ fee percentage shall remain in effect through the end of the calendar year in which it was determined.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Applicable percentage.</E> The IFQ permit holder must use the IFQ fee percentage in effect at the time an IFQ landing is made to calculate his or her fee liability for such landed IFQ pounds. The IFQ permit holder must use the IFQ percentage in effect at the time an IFQ retro-payment is received by the IFQ permit holder to calculate his or her IFQ fee liability for the IFQ retro-payment.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Non-payment of fee.</E> If an IFQ permit holder does not submit a complete Fee Submission Form and corresponding payment by the due date described in § 679.45(a)(2) and (3), the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(1) At any time thereafter send an IAD to the IFQ permit holder stating that the IFQ permit holder's estimated fee liability, as calculated by the Regional Administrator and sent to the IFQ permit holder pursuant to § 679.45(a)(2) is the amount of IFQ fee due from the IFQ permit holder.</P> <P>(2) Disapprove any transfer of IFQ or QS to or from the IFQ permit holder in accordance with § 679.41(c)(8)(i). Upon final agency action determining that an IFQ permit holder has not paid his or her IFQ fee liability, any IFQ fishing permit held by the IFQ permit holder is not valid until all IFQ fee liabilities are paid. If payment is not received by the 30<SU>th</SU> day after the final agency action, the matter will be referred to the appropriate authorities for purposes of collection.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Underpayment of IFQ fee.</E> (1) When an IFQ permit holder has incurred a fee liability and made a timely payment to NMFS of an amount less than the NMFS estimated IFQ fee liability, the Regional Administrator will review the Fee Submission Form and related documentation submitted by the IFQ permit holder. If the Regional Administrator determines that the IFQ permit holder has not paid a sufficient amount, the Regional Administrator may disapprove any transfer of IFQ or QS to or from the IFQ permit holder in accordance with § 679.41(c)(4). The Regional Administrator will notify the IFQ permit holder by letter that an insufficient amount has been paid and that the IFQ permit holder has 30 days from the date of the letter to either pay the amount determined to be due or provide additional documentation to prove that the amount paid was the correct amount. The Regional Administrator will evaluate any additional documentation submitted by an IFQ permit holder in support of his or her payment. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional documentation does not meet the IFQ permit holder's burden of proving his or her payment is correct, the Regional Administrator will send the permit holder an IAD indicating that the permit holder did not meet the burden of proof to change the IFQ fee liability as <PRTPAGE P="703"/>calculated by the Regional Administrator based upon the IFQ standard ex-vessel value.</P> <P>(2) After expiration of the 30-day period, the Regional Administrator will issue an IAD and notify the IFQ permit holder. The IAD will set out the facts and indicate the deficiencies in the documentation submitted by the permit holder. An IFQ permit holder who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. In an appeal of an IAD made under this section, the IAD permit holder has the burden of proving his or her claim.</P> <P>(3) If the permit holder fails to file an appeal of the IAD pursuant to § 679.43, the IAD will become the final agency action. If the IAD is appealed and the final agency action is a determination that additional sums are due from the IFQ permit holder, the IFQ permit holder must pay any IFQ fee amount determined to be due not later than 30 days from the issuance of the final agency action. Once a fee liability determination becomes final, any IFQ fishing permit held by the IFQ permit holder will be deemed not valid until all IFQ fee liabilities have been paid. If payment is not received by the 30<SU>th</SU> day after the final agency action, the matter will be referred to the appropriate authorities for purposes of collection.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Over payment.</E> Upon issuance of final agency action, any amount submitted to NMFS in excess of the IFQ fee liability determined to be due by the final agency action will be returned to the IFQ permit holder unless the permit holder requests the agency to credit the excess amount against the IFQ permit holder's future IFQ fee liability.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Appeals and requests for reconsideration.</E> An IFQ permit holder who receives an IAD may either appeal the IAD pursuant to § 679.43 or request reconsideration. Within 60 days from the date of issuance of the IAD, the Regional Administrator may undertake a reconsideration of the IAD on his or her own initiative. If a request for reconsideration is submitted or the Regional Administrator initiates a reconsideration, the 60-day period for appeal under § 679.43 will begin anew upon issuance of the Regional Administrator's reconsidered IAD. The Regional Administrator may undertake only one reconsideration of the IAD, if any. If an IFQ permit holder fails to file an appeal of the IAD pursuant to § 679.43, the IAD will become the final agency action. In any appeal or reconsideration of an IAD made under this section, an IFQ permit holder has the burden of proving his or her claim.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Annual report.</E> NMFS will publish annually a report describing the status of the IFQ Cost Recovery Program.</P> <CITA>[65 FR 14924, Mar. 20, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 4133, Jan. 28, 2002; 71 FR 44232, Aug. 4, 2006; 76 FR 40633, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart E—Groundfish Observer Program</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>61 FR 56431, Nov. 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish Observer Program.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20120926" REFID="10">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Operators of vessels possessing a Federal fisheries permit under § 679.4(b)(1) and processors that possess a Federal processor permit under § 679.4(f)(1), must comply with this section. The owner of a fishing vessel or a processor subject to this part must ensure that the operator or manager complies with this section and is jointly and severally liable for such compliance. The following table provides a reference to the paragraphs in this section that contain observer coverage requirements for vessels, shoreside processors, and stationary floating processors participating in certain fishery programs or fishing in certain areas. Observer coverage for the CDQ fisheries obtained in compliance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (d)(5) of this section may not be used to comply with observer coverage requirements for non-CDQ groundfish fisheries specified in this section.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s75,r50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Program</CHED> <CHED H="1">Catcher/<LI>processors</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Catcher<LI>vessels</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Motherships</CHED> <CHED H="1">Shoreside and<LI>stationary floating processors</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(1) CDQ Program</ENT> <ENT>(c)(4)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(4)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(4)</ENT> <ENT>(d)(5).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(2) AFA pollock</ENT> <ENT>(c)(5)(i)(A) and (B)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1) through (3)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(5)(i)(A)</ENT> <ENT>(d)(6).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="704"/> <ENT I="01">(3) Aleutian Islands pollock</ENT> <ENT>(c)(5)(i)(C)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1) through (3)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(5)(i)(C)</ENT> <ENT>(d)(1) through (4).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(4) Rockfish Program</ENT> <ENT>(c)(7)(i)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(7)(ii)</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>(d)(1) through (4).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(5) Vessels fishing in the Red King Crab Savings Area</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1)(vii)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1)(viii)</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(6) Vessels fishing in the Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure Area</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1)(ix)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1)(ix)</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(7) Vessels fishing in the HLA for Atka mackerel</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1)(x)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1)(x)</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(8) Amendment 80 vessels and Non-AFA trawl C/Ps fishing in the BSAI</ENT> <ENT>(c)(6)</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(9) Vessels and processors participating in all other BSAI and GOA groundfish fisheries</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1) through (3), in GOA only</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1) through (3)</ENT> <ENT>(c)(1) through (3)</ENT> <ENT>(d)(1) through (4).</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(b) <E T="03">Purpose.</E> The purpose of the Groundfish Observer Program is to allow observers to collect Alaska fisheries data deemed by the Regional Administrator to be necessary and appropriate for management, compliance monitoring, and research of groundfish fisheries and for the conservation of marine resources or their environment.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Observer requirements for vessels.</E> (1) Unless otherwise specified in paragraphs (c)(4) through (7) of this section, observer coverage is required as follows:</P> <P>(i) A mothership of any length that processes 1,000 mt or more in round-weight equivalent of groundfish during a calendar month is required to have an observer aboard the vessel each day it receives or processes groundfish during that month.</P> <P>(ii) A mothership of any length that processes from 500 mt to 1,000 mt in round-weight equivalent of groundfish during a calendar month is required to have an observer aboard the vessel at least 30 percent of the days it receives or processes groundfish during that month.</P> <P>(iii) Each mothership that receives pollock harvested by catcher vessels in the catcher vessel operational area during the second pollock season that starts on September 1 under § 679.23(e)(2) is required to have a second observer aboard, in addition to the observer required under paragraphs (c)(1) (i) and (ii) of this section, for each day of the second pollock season until the chum salmon savings area is closed under § 679.21(e)(7)(vii), or October 15, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(iv) A catcher/processor or catcher vessel 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA or longer must carry an observer during 100 percent of its fishing days except for a vessel fishing for groundfish with pot gear as provided in paragraph (c)(1)(vii) of this section.</P> <P>(v) A catcher/processor or catcher vessel equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA, but less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA, that participates for more than 3 fishing days in a directed fishery for groundfish in a calendar quarter must carry an observer during at least 30 percent of its fishing days in that calendar quarter and at all times during at least one fishing trip in that calendar quarter for each of the groundfish fishery categories defined under paragraph (c)(2) of this section in which the vessel participates.</P> <P>(vi) A catcher/processor or catcher vessel fishing with hook-and-line gear that is required to carry an observer under paragraph (c)(1)(v) of this section must carry an observer during at least one entire fishing trip using hook-and-line gear in the Eastern GOA regulatory area during each calendar quarter in which the vessel participates in a directed fishery for groundfish in the Eastern Regulatory Area using hook-and-line gear.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Vessels using pot gear.</E> (A) A catcher/processor or catcher vessel equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA fishing with pot gear that participates for more than 3 fishing days in a directed fishery for groundfish in a calendar quarter must carry an observer:<PRTPAGE P="705"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) For at least 30 percent of the total number of pot retrievals for that calendar quarter, and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For at least one entire fishing trip using pot gear in a calendar quarter, for each of the groundfish fishery categories defined under paragraph (c)(2) of this section in which the vessel participates.</P> <P>(B) Groundfish are required to be retained each day that pot gear is retrieved in order for gear retrieved that day to count toward observer coverage requirements for all catcher vessels and catcher/processors using pot gear and required to carry observers.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Red King Crab Savings Area.</E> (A) Any catcher/processor or catcher vessel used to fish for groundfish in the Red King Crab Savings area must carry an observer during 100 percent of its fishing days in which the vessel uses pelagic trawl gear, pot, jig, or longline gear.</P> <P>(B) Any catcher/processor or catcher vessel used to fish for groundfish in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea and subject to this subarea being open to vessels fishing for groundfish with non-pelagic trawl gear under § 679.21(e)(3)(ii)(B), must carry an observer during 100 percent of its fishing days in which the vessel uses non-pelagic trawl gear.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure.</E> Any catcher/processor or catcher vessel used to fish for groundfish in the Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure area must carry an observer during 100 percent of its fishing days in which the vessel uses trawl gear.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Groundfish fishery categories requiring separate coverage.</E> Directed fishing for groundfish, during any fishing trip, that results:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Pollock fishery</E>. In a retained catch of pollock that is greater than the retained catch of any other groundfish species or species group that is specified as a separate groundfish fishery under this paragraph (c)(2) and in a retained catch of pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pacific cod fishery.</E> In a retained catch of Pacific cod that is greater than the retained catch of any other groundfish species or species group that is specified as a separate groundfish fishery under this paragraph (c)(2).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Sablefish fishery.</E> In a retained catch of IFQ and CDQ sablefish that is greater than the retained catch of any other groundfish species or species group that is specified as a separate groundfish fishery under this paragraph (c)(2).</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Rockfish fishery.</E> In a retained aggregate catch of rockfish that is greater than the retained catch of any other groundfish species or species group that is specified as a separate groundfish fishery under this paragraph (c)(2).</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Flatfish fishery.</E> In a retained aggregate catch of all flatfish species, except Pacific halibut, that is greater than the retained catch of any other groundfish species or species group that is specified as a separate groundfish fishery under this paragraph (c)(2).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Other species fishery.</E> In a retained catch of groundfish that does not qualify as a pollock, Pacific cod, sablefish, rockfish, or flatfish fishery as defined under paragraphs (c)(2) (i) through (v) of this section.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Rockfish Program.</E> In retained catch from Rockfish Program fisheries.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Assignment of vessels to fisheries.</E> At the end of any fishing trip, a vessel's retained catch of groundfish species or species groups for which a TAC has been specified under § 679.20, in round-weight equivalent, will determine to which fishery category listed under paragraph (c)(2) of this section the vessel is assigned.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catcher/processors.</E> A catcher/processor will be assigned to a fishery category based on the retained groundfish catch composition reported on the vessel's production report submitted to the Regional Administrator under § 679.5(e)(10).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessel delivery in Federal waters.</E> A catcher vessel that delivers to a mothership in Federal waters will be assigned to a fishery category based on the retained groundfish catch composition reported on the production reports submitted to the Regional Administrator under § 679.5(e)(10).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Catcher vessel delivery in Alaska State waters.</E> A catcher vessel that delivers groundfish to a shoreside processor or stationary floating processor will be assigned to a fishery category based on the retained groundfish catch composition reported on one or more <PRTPAGE P="706"/>ADF&G fish tickets as required under Alaska Statutes at A.S. 16.05.690.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fixed gear sablefish CDQ, pollock CDQ, and groundfish CDQ fisheries.</E> The owner or operator of a vessel fishing for sablefish CDQ with fixed gear, pollock CDQ fishing, or groundfish CDQ fishing as defined in § 679.2 must comply with the following observer coverage requirements while transporting (catcher vessel only), harvesting, processing, or taking delivery of CDQ or PSQ species.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Fixed gear sablefish CDQ fishery.</E> Catcher vessels and catcher/processor vessels equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA participating in the fixed gear sablefish CDQ fishery must comply with the observer coverage requirements in paragraphs (c)(1)(iv) through (viii) and (c)(2)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pollock CDQ fishery</E>—(A) A catcher/processor that is pollock CDQ fishing or a mothership taking deliveries from catcher vessels that are pollock CDQ fishing must comply with the observer coverage and workload requirements in paragraph (c)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(B) A catcher vessel that is pollock CDQ fishing must comply with the observer coverage requirements in paragraph (c)(5)(i)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ fisheries</E>—(A) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using trawl gear.</E> A catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) using trawl gear and groundfish CDQ fishing, except catcher/processors directed fishing for pollock CDQ, must comply with the observer coverage requirements at paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this section and the catch monitoring requirements in § 679.93(c).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Motherships.</E> A mothership that receives groundfish CDQ species from catcher vessels using trawl gear to participate in a directed fishery for CDQ groundfish species must have at least two level 2 observers as described at paragraphs (j)(1)(v)(D) and (E) of this section aboard the vessel, at least one of whom must be certified as a lead level 2 observer.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear.</E> A catcher/processor using hook-and-line gear to directed fish for groundfish CDQ species must have at least two level 2 observers as described at paragraphs (j)(1)(v)(D) and (E) of this section aboard the vessel, unless NMFS approves an alternative fishing plan under § 679.32(c)(3) authorizing the vessel to carry only one lead level 2 observer. At least one of the level 2 observers must be certified as a lead level 2 observer.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Catcher/processors using pot gear.</E> A catcher/processor using pot gear to directed fish for groundfish CDQ species must have at least one lead level 2 observer as described at paragraphs (j)(1)(v)(D) and (E) of this section aboard the vessel.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Catcher vessels.</E> A catcher vessel equal to or greater than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA using any gear to directed fish for groundfish CDQ species, except a catcher vessel using trawl gear that delivers only unsorted codends to a mothership or catcher/processor, must have at least one level 2 observer as described at paragraph (j)(1)(v)(D) of this section aboard the vessel.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Limitations.</E> The time required for the level 2 observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties shall not exceed 12 hours in each 24-hour period, and, the level 2 observer is required to sample no more than 9 hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">AFA and AI directed pollock fishery.</E>—(i) <E T="03">Coverage requirement</E>—(A) <E T="03">Listed AFA catcher/processors and AFA motherships</E>. The owner or operator of a listed AFA catcher/processor or AFA mothership must provide at least two observers, at least one of which must be certified as a lead level 2 observer, for each day that the vessel is used to harvest, process, or take deliveries of groundfish. More than two observers are required if the observer workload restriction at paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section would otherwise preclude sampling as required under § 679.63(a)(1).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Unlisted AFA catcher/processors</E>. The owner or operator of an unlisted AFA catcher/processor must provide at least two observers for each day that the vessel is used to engage in directed fishing for pollock in the BSAI, or takes deliveries of pollock harvested in the BSAI. At least one observer must be certified as a lead level 2 observer. When an unlisted AFA catcher/processor is not engaged in directed fishing <PRTPAGE P="707"/>for BSAI pollock and is not receiving deliveries of pollock harvested in the BSAI, the observer coverage requirements at paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of this section apply.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">AI directed pollock fishery catcher/processors and motherships</E>. A catcher/processor participating in the AI directed pollock fishery or a mothership processing pollock harvested in the AI directed pollock fishery must have on board at least two observers, at least one of which must be certified as a lead level 2 observer, for each day that the vessel is used to harvest, process, or take deliveries of groundfish. More than two observers are required if the observer workload restriction at paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section would otherwise preclude sampling as required under § 679.63(a)(1).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">AFA catcher vessels in the BS pollock fishery.</E> A catcher vessel using trawl gear, except a catcher vessel that delivers only unsorted codends to a processor or another vessel, must have at least one observer aboard the vessel at all times while it is directed fishing for pollock in the BS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer work load</E>. The time required for the observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties may not exceed 12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period, and the observer may not sample more than 9 hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessels and non-AFA trawl catcher/processors</E>—(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessels and catcher/processors not listed in § 679.4(1)(2)(i) and using trawl gear in the BSAI.</E> All Amendment 80 vessels using any gear but dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops and catcher/processors not listed in § 679.4(1)(2)(i) and using trawl gear in the BSAI must have onboard at least two observers for each day that the vessel is used to harvest, receive, or process groundfish in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Observer lead level 2 requirements.</E> At least one of the observers required under this paragraph (c)(6)(i) must be endorsed as a lead level 2 observer. More than two observers are required if the observer workload restriction at paragraph (c)(6)(i)(B) of this section would otherwise preclude sampling as required.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Observer workload.</E> The time required for the observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties must not exceed 12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessels in the GOA.</E> Except for the F/V GOLDEN FLEECE (USCG Documentation Number 609951), all Amendment 80 vessels, except when directed fishing for scallops using dredge gear, in the GOA must have onboard at least one observer for each day that the vessel is used to harvest, receive, or process groundfish in the GOA management areas or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Rockfish Program</E>— (i) <E T="03">Catcher/processor</E>—(A) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative.</E> A catcher/processor that is named on an LLP license that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative and is fishing under the authority of a CQ permit must have at least two observers onboard for each day that the vessel is used to harvest or process in the Central GOA from May 1 through the earlier of:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) November 15; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The effective date and time of an approved rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Rockfish sideboard fishery for catcher/processors in a rockfish cooperative.</E> A catcher/processor that is subject to a sideboard limit as described under § 679.82(e) must have at least two observers onboard for each day that the vessel is used to harvest or process fish in the West Yakutat District, Central GOA, or Western GOA management areas from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Observer lead level 2 requirements.</E> At least one of these observers must be endorsed as a lead level 2 observer. More than two observers are required if the observer workload restriction at paragraph (c)(7)(i)(E) of this section would otherwise preclude sampling as required.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Observer workload.</E> The time required for the observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties may not exceed 12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period.<PRTPAGE P="708"/> </P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Sideboard fishery for catcher/processors not in a rockfish cooperative.</E> A catcher/processor vessel that is subject to a sideboard limit as described under § 679.82(e) and (f), must have at least one observer onboard for each day that the vessel is used to harvest or process in the West Yakutat District, Central GOA, or Western GOA management areas from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher vessels—rockfish cooperative.</E> A catcher vessel that is named on an LLP license that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative and fishing under the authority of a CQ permit must have an observer onboard at all times the vessel is used to harvest fish in the Central GOA from May 1 through the earlier of:</P> <P>(A) November 15; or</P> <P>(B) The effective date and time of an approved rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Observer coverage limitations.</E> Observer coverage requirements under paragraph (c)(7) of this section are in addition to observer coverage requirements in other fisheries. Observer coverage of groundfish harvested by vessels described under paragraph (c)(7) of this section are not counted for purposes of meeting minimum observer coverage requirements applicable to any groundfish fishery described under paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Observer requirements for shoreside processors and stationary floating processors.</E> Observer coverage is required as follows. A shoreside processor or stationary floating processor that:</P> <P>(1) Processes 1,000 mt or more in round-weight equivalent of groundfish during a calendar month is required to have an observer present at the facility each day it receives or processes groundfish during that month.</P> <P>(2) Processes 500 mt to 1,000 mt in round-weight equivalent of groundfish during a calendar month is required to have an observer present at the facility at least 30 percent of the days it receives or processes groundfish during that month.</P> <P>(3) Is subject to observer requirements specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section that receives pollock or Pacific cod, may reduce observer coverage in the event that a directed fishery for such species closes, subject to the following conditions:</P> <P>(i) The shoreside or stationary floating processor must maintain observer coverage for 30 percent of all days that groundfish are received or processed, beginning on the fourth calendar day following the day that the directed fishery for pollock or Pacific cod was closed and ending on the last day of the month, except as allowed in this paragraph (d)(3)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) Observer coverage for the month following the month with reduced observer coverage will be based on monthly landings projections and thresholds as specified in paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section, but may also be reduced for that subsequent month as specified in this paragraph (d)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) Total groundfish landings received by a shoreside or stationary floating processor under reduced observer coverage as authorized under this paragraph (d)(3) may not exceed 250 mt per calendar week.</P> <P>(iv) If greater than 250 mt in round weight equivalent of groundfish are projected to be received in a given calendar week by a shoreside or stationary floating processor during a month with reduced observer coverage, as authorized under this paragraph (d)(3), the shoreside or stationary floating processor must return to observer coverage requirements as specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section until all fish received during that week is processed. The shoreside or stationary floating processor may then return to reduced observer coverage as authorized under this paragraph (d)(3) for the remainder of the calendar month.</P> <P>(4) Offloads pollock at more than one location on the same dock and has distinct and separate equipment at each location to process those pollock and that receives pollock harvested by catcher vessels in the catcher vessel operational area.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Accepts deliveries of fixed gear sablefish CDQ, pollock CDQ, and groundfish CDQ</E> must comply with the following observer coverage requirements.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Fixed gear sablefish CDQ fishery.</E> Shoreside processors or stationary floating processors taking delivery of fixed gear sablefish CDQ must comply <PRTPAGE P="709"/>with the observer coverage requirements in paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Pollock CDQ fishery.</E> Each shoreside processor or stationary floating processor taking delivery of pollock CDQ must comply with the observer coverage requirements and duty restrictions in paragraph (d)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Groundfish CDQ fisheries.</E> Each shoreside processor or stationary floating processor taking deliveries of groundfish CDQ must have at least one level 2 observer as described at paragraph (j)(1)(v)(D) of this section present at all times while groundfish CDQ is being received or processed.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Observer working hours.</E> The time required for the level 2 observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties may not exceed 12 hours in each 24-hour period, and the level 2 observer is required to sample no more than 9 hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">AFA inshore processors</E>—(i) <E T="03">Coverage level.</E> An AFA inshore processor is required to provide an observer for each 12 consecutive hour period of each calendar day during which the processor takes delivery of, or processes, groundfish harvested by a vessel engaged in a directed pollock fishery in the BSAI. An AFA inshore processor that takes delivery of or processes pollock harvested in the BSAI directed pollock fishery for more than 12 consecutive hours in a calendar day is required to provide two observers for each such day.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Multiple processors.</E> An observer deployed to an AFA inshore processor may not be assigned to cover more than one processor during a calendar day in which the processor receives or processes pollock harvested in the BSAI directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Observers transferring between vessels and processors.</E> An observer transferring from an AFA catcher vessel to an AFA inshore processor may not be assigned to cover the AFA inshore processor until at least 12 hours after offload and sampling of the catcher vessel's delivery is completed.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">NMFS staff observers.</E> (1) Any vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor required to comply with observer coverage requirements under paragraphs (c) or (d) of this section or under § 679.7(f)(4) or a catcher vessel less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA that is participating in the AI directed pollock fishery must use, upon written notification by the Regional Administrator, NMFS' staff or an individual authorized by NMFS to satisfy observer coverage requirements as specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section or for other conservation and management purpose.</P> <P>(2) Prior to deployment of NMFS staff or individuals authorized by NMFS, the agency will provide written notification to the owner or operator of a vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor whether observer coverage credit will be granted for that deployment.</P> <P>(3) Vessel, shoreside processor, and stationary floating processor owners and operators, as well as observers and observer providers, may contact NMFS in writing to request assistance in improving observer data quality and resolving observer sampling issues. Requests may be submitted to: NMFS Observer Program Office, P.O. Box 15700, Seattle, Washington 98115-0070 or transmitted by facsimile to 206-526-4066.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Inseason adjustments in observer coverage requirements.</E> (1) The Regional Administrator may adjust the observer coverage requirements set out under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section at any time to improve the accuracy, reliability, and availability of observer data, so long as the changes are based on one or more of the following:</P> <P>(i) A finding that fishing methods, times, or areas, or catch or bycatch composition for a specific fishery or fleet component have changed significantly, or are likely to change significantly.</P> <P>(ii) A finding that such modifications are necessary to improve data availability or quality in order to meet specific fishery management objectives.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Procedure.</E> Observer coverage requirements may be adjusted in accordance with § 679.25(c). NMFS must publish changes in observer coverage requirements in the <E T="04">Federal Register,</E> with the reasons for the changes and any special instructions to vessels, <PRTPAGE P="710"/>shoreside processors or stationary floating processors required to carry observers, at least 10 calendar days prior to their effective date.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">Vessel responsibilities.</E> An operator of a vessel required to carry one or more observers must:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Accommodations and food.</E> Provide, at no cost to observers or the United States, accommodations and food on the vessel for the observer or observers that are equivalent to those provided for officers, engineers, foremen, deck-bosses or other management level personnel of the vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Safe conditions.</E> (A) Maintain safe conditions on the vessel for the protection of observers including adherence to all U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation of the vessel.</P> <P>(B) Have on board:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A valid Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Decal issued within the past 2 years that certifies compliance with regulations found in 33 CFR Chapter I and 46 CFR Chapter I;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A certificate of compliance issued pursuant to 46 CFR 28.710; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A valid certificate of inspection pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 3311.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Transmission of data.</E> Facilitate transmission of observer data by:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Observer use of equipment.</E> Allowing observers to use the vessel's communications equipment and personnel, on request, for the confidential entry, transmission, and receipt of work-related messages, at no cost to the observers or the nation.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Communication equipment requirements.</E> In the case of an operator of a catcher/processor or mothership that is required to carry one or more observers, or a catcher vessel required to carry an observer as specified in paragraph (c)(1)(iv) or (c)(7)(ii) of this section:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Observer access to computer</E>. Making a computer available for use by the observer. This computer must be connected to a communication device that provides a point-to-point connection to the NMFS host computer.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">NMFS-supplied software</E>. Ensuring that the catcher/processor, mothership, or catcher vessel specified in this paragraph (g)(1) has installed the most recent release of NMFS data entry software provided by the Regional Administrator, or other approved software.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Functional and operational equipment</E>. Ensuring that the communication equipment required in this paragraph (g)(1)(iii)(B) and that is used by observers to enter and transmit data, is fully functional and operational. “Functional” means that all the tasks and components of the NMFS supplied, or other approved, software described at paragraph (g)(1)(iii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section and the data transmissions to NMFS can be executed effectively aboard the vessel by the communications equipment.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Vessel position.</E> Allow observers access to, and the use of, the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel, on request, to determine the vessel's position.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Access.</E> Allow observers free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, trawl or working decks, holding bins, processing areas, freezer spaces, weight scales, cargo holds, and any other space that may be used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish or fish products at any time.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Prior notification.</E> Notify observers at least 15 minutes before fish are brought on board, or fish and fish products are transferred from the vessel, to allow sampling the catch or observing the transfer, unless the observers specifically request not to be notified.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Records.</E> Allow observers to inspect and copy the vessel's DFL, DCPL, product transfer forms, any other logbook or document required by regulations, printouts or tallies of scale weights, scale calibration records, bin sensor readouts, and production records.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable observers to carry out their duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Measuring decks, codends, and holding bins.</P> <P>(B) Providing the observers with a safe work area adjacent to the sample collection site.</P> <P>(C) Collecting bycatch when requested by the observers.</P> <P>(D) Collecting and carrying baskets of fish when requested by observers.<PRTPAGE P="711"/> </P> <P>(E) Allowing observers to determine the sex of fish when this procedure will not decrease the value of a significant portion of the catch.</P> <P>(F) Collecting all seabirds that are incidentally taken on the observer-sampled portions of hauls using hook-and-line gear or as requested by an observer during non-sampled portions of hauls.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Transfer at sea.</E> (A) Ensure that transfers of observers at sea are carried out during daylight hours, under safe conditions, and with the agreement of observers involved.</P> <P>(B) Notify observers at least 3 hours before observers are transferred, such that the observers can collect personal belongings, equipment, and scientific samples.</P> <P>(C) Provide a safe pilot ladder and conduct the transfer to ensure the safety of observers during transfers.</P> <P>(D) Provide an experienced crew member to assist observers in the small boat or raft in which any transfer is made.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Shoreside processor and stationary floating processor responsibilities.</E> A manager of a shoreside processor or a stationary floating processor that is required to maintain observer coverage as specified under paragraph (d) of this section must:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Safe conditions.</E> Maintain safe conditions at the shoreside processing facility for the protection of observers by adhering to all applicable rules, regulations, or statutes pertaining to safe operation and maintenance of the processing facility.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Operations information.</E> Notify the observers, as requested, of the planned facility operations and expected receipt of groundfish prior to receipt of those fish.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Transmission of data.</E> Facilitate transmission of observer data by:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Observer use of equipment.</E> Allowing observers to use the shoreside processor's or stationary floating processor's communication equipment and personnel, on request, for the entry, transmission, and receipt of work-related messages, at no cost to the observers or the United States.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Communication equipment requirements</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Observer access to computer</E>. Making a computer available for use by the observer. This computer must be connected to a communication device that provides a point-to-point connection to the NMFS host computer.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">NMFS-supplied software</E>. Ensuring that the shoreside or stationary floating processor specified in paragraph (g)(2) of this section has installed the most recent release of NMFS data entry software provided by the Regional Administrator, or other approved software.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Functional and operational equipment</E>. Ensuring that the communication equipment required in paragraph (g)(2)(iii)(B) of this section and that is used by observers to enter and transmit data, is fully functional and operational. “Functional” means that all the tasks and components of the NMFS supplied, or other approved, software described at paragraph (g)(2)(iii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section and the data transmissions to NMFS can be executed effectively aboard the vessel by the communications equipment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Document access.</E> Allow observers to inspect and copy the shoreside processor's or stationary floating processor's DCPL, product transfer forms, any other logbook or document required by regulations; printouts or tallies of scale weights; scale calibration records; bin sensor readouts; and production records.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Assistance.</E> Provide all other reasonable assistance to enable the observer to carry out his or her duties, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Assisting the observer in moving and weighing totes of fish.</P> <P>(B) Cooperating with product recovery tests.</P> <P>(C) Providing a secure place to store baskets of sampling gear.</P> <P>(3) The owner of a vessel, shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or buying station is responsible for compliance and must ensure that the operator or manager of a vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor required to maintain observer coverage under paragraphs (c) or (d) of this section complies with the requirements given in paragraphs (g)(1) and (g)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Procurement of observer services.</E> Owners of vessels, shoreside processors, <PRTPAGE P="712"/>or stationary floating processors required to use observers under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section must arrange for observer services from a permitted observer provider, except that:</P> <P>(1) Owners of vessels, shoreside processors, or stationary floating processors are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS when the agency has determined and notified them under paragraph (e) of this section that their vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor will use NMFS staff or an individual authorized by NMFS in lieu of an observer provided through a permitted observer provider to satisfy requirements under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section or for other conservation and management purposes.</P> <P>(2) Owners of vessels, shoreside processors, or stationary floating processors are required to procure observer services directly from NMFS and a permitted observer provider when NMFS has determined and notified them under paragraph (e) of this section, that their vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor will use NMFS staff or individuals authorized by NMFS, in addition to an observer provided through an observer provider to satisfy requirements under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section or for other conservation and management purposes.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Observer provider permitting and responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer provider permits</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> (A) The Regional Administrator may issue a permit authorizing a person's participation as an observer provider. Persons seeking to provide observer services under this section must obtain an observer provider permit from NMFS.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">New observer providers.</E> An applicant seeking an observer provider permit must submit a completed application by fax or mail to the Observer Program Office at the address listed in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Existing observer providers as of 2002.</E> NMFS-certified providers who deployed observers under the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program in 2002 are exempt from the requirement to apply for a permit and will be issued an observer provider permit, except that a change in ownership of an existing observer provider after January 1, 2003, requires a new permit application under paragraph (i)(1)(vi) of this section if the change involves a new person. Such observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office within 30 days of receiving the observer provider permit issued under this paragraph any changes or corrections regarding information required under paragraphs (i)(1)(ii)(A) and (i)(1)(ii)(B) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> An application for an observer provider permit shall consist of a narrative that contains the following:</P> <P>(A) Identification of the management, organizational structure, and ownership structure of the applicant's business, including identification by name and general function of all controlling management interests in the company, including but not limited to owners, board members, officers, authorized agents, and staff. If the applicant is a corporation, the articles of incorporation must be provided. If the applicant is a partnership, the partnership agreement must be provided.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Contact information</E>—(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Owner(s) information.</E> The permanent mailing address, phone and fax numbers where the owner(s) can be contacted for official correspondence.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Business information.</E> Current physical location, business mailing address, business telephone and fax numbers, and business e-mail address for each office.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Authorized agent.</E> For observer providers with ownership based outside the United States, identify an authorized agent and provide contact information for that agent including mailing address and phone and fax numbers where the agent can be contacted for official correspondence. An authorized agent means a person appointed and maintained within the United States who is authorized to receive and respond to any legal process issued in the United States to an owner or employee of an observer provider. Any diplomatic official accepting such an appointment as designated agent waives diplomatic or other immunity in connection with the process.<PRTPAGE P="713"/> </P> <P>(C) A statement signed under penalty of perjury from each owner, or owners, board members, and officers if a corporation, that they are free from a conflict of interest as described under paragraph (i)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(D) A statement signed under penalty of perjury from each owner, or owners, board members, and officers if a corporation, describing any criminal convictions, Federal contracts they have had and the performance rating they received on the contract, and previous decertification action while working as an observer or observer provider.</P> <P>(E) A description of any prior experience the applicant may have in placing individuals in remote field and/or marine work environments. This includes, but is not limited to, recruiting, hiring, deployment, and personnel administration.</P> <P>(F) A description of the applicant's ability to carry out the responsibilities and duties of an observer provider as set out under paragraph (i)(2) of this section, and the arrangements to be used.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Application evaluation.</E> (A) The Regional Administrator will establish an observer provider permit application review board, composed of NMFS staff, to review and evaluate an application submitted under paragraph (i)(1) of this section. The review board will evaluate the completeness of the application, the application's consistency with needs and objectives of the observer program, or other relevant factors, and the following criteria for each owner, or owners, board members, and officers if a corporation:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Absence of conflict of interest as defined under paragraph (i)(3) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Absence of criminal convictions related to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements or receiving stolen property, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The commission of any other crimes of dishonesty, as defined by Alaska State law or Federal law that would seriously and directly affect the fitness of an applicant in providing observer services under this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Satisfactory performance ratings on any Federal contracts held by the applicant; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Absence of any history of decertification as either an observer or observer provider;</P> <P>(B) [Reserved]</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Agency determination on an application.</E> NMFS will send a written determination to the applicant. If an application is approved, NMFS will issue an observer provider permit to the applicant. If an application is denied, the reason for denial will be explained in the written determination:</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Transferability.</E> An observer provider permit is not transferable. An observer provider that experiences a change in ownership that involves a new person must submit a new permit application and cannot continue to operate until a new permit is issued under this paragraph.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Expiration of Permit.</E> (A) The observer provider permit will expire after a period of 12 continuous months during which no observers are deployed by the provider under this section to the North Pacific groundfish industry.</P> <P>(B) The Regional Administrator will provide a written initial administrative determination (IAD) to an observer provider if NMFS's deployment records indicate that the permit has expired. An observer provider who receives an IAD of permit expiration may appeal under § 679.43. A permit holder who appeals the IAD will be issued an extension of the expiration date of the permit until after the final resolution of that appeal.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Procedures governing sanctions of permits are found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Responsibilities of observer providers.</E> Observer providers must:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Provide qualified candidates to serve as observers.</E> (A) To be qualified, a candidate must have:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the natural sciences;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Successfully completed a minimum of 30 semester hours or equivalent in applicable biological sciences with extensive use of dichotomous keys in at least one course;<PRTPAGE P="714"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Successfully completed at least one undergraduate course each in math and statistics with a minimum of 5 semester hours total for both; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Computer skills that enable the candidate to work competently with standard database software and computer hardware.</P> <P>(B) Prior to hiring an observer candidate, the observer provider must provide to the candidate copies of NMFS-provided pamphlets and other literature describing observer duties.</P> <P>(C) For each observer employed by an observer provider, either a written contract or a written contract addendum must exist that is signed by the observer and observer provider prior to the observer's deployment and that contains the following provisions for continued employment:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That all the observer's in-season catch messages between the observer and NMFS are delivered to the Observer Program Office at least every 7 days, unless otherwise specified by the Observer Program;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That the observer completes in-person mid-deployment data reviews, unless:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The observer is specifically exempted by the Observer Program, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) The observer does not at any time during their deployment travel through a location where Observer Program staff are available for an in-person data review and the observer completes a phone or fax mid-deployment data review as described in the observer manual; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The observer inform the observer provider prior to the time of embarkation if he or she is experiencing any new mental illness or physical ailments or injury since submission of the physician's statement as required in paragraph (i)(2)(xi)(C) of this section that would prevent him or her from performing their assigned duties;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Ensure that observers complete duties in a timely manner</E>. An observer provider must ensure that observers employed by that observer provider do the following in a complete and timely manner:</P> <P>(A) Once an observer is scheduled for a final deployment debriefing under paragraph (i)(2)(xi)(E) of this section, submit to NMFS all data, reports required by the Observer Manual, and biological samples from the observer's deployment by the completion of the electronic vessel and/or processor survey(s);</P> <P>(B) Complete NMFS electronic vessel and/or processor surveys before performing other jobs or duties which are not part of NMFS groundfish observer requirements;</P> <P>(C) Report for his or her scheduled debriefing and complete all debriefing responsibilities; and</P> <P>(D) Return all sampling and safety gear to the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Observer conduct.</E> (A) An observer provider must develop, maintain, and implement a policy addressing observer conduct and behavior for their employees that serve as observers. The policy shall address the following behavior and conduct regarding:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Observer use of alcohol;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Observer use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Sexual contact with personnel of the vessel or processing facility to which the observer is assigned, or with any vessel or processing plant personnel who may be substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the observer's official duties.</P> <P>(B) An observer provider shall provide a copy of its conduct and behavior policy:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) To observers, observer candidates; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) By February 1 of each year to the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Observer vessel and processor assignment.</E> An observer provider must assign to vessels or shoreside or floating processors only observers:</P> <P>(A) With valid North Pacific groundfish observer certifications and endorsements to provide observer services;</P> <P>(B) Who have not informed the provider prior to the time of embarkation that he or she is experiencing a mental illness or a physical ailment or injury developed since submission of the physician's statement, as required in paragraph (i)(2)(xi)(C) of this section that would prevent him or her from performing his or her assigned duties; and<PRTPAGE P="715"/> </P> <P>(C) Who have successfully completed all NMFS required training and briefing before deployment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Response to industry requests for observers.</E> An observer provider must provide an observer for deployment as requested by vessels and processors to fulfill vessel and processor requirements for observer coverage under sections (c) and (d) of this section. An alternate observer must be supplied in each case where injury or illness prevents the observer from performing his or her duties or where the observer resigns prior to completion of his or her duties.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Observer salaries and benefits.</E> An observer provider must provide to its observer employees salaries and any other benefits and personnel services in accordance with the terms of each observer's contract.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Observer deployment logistics.</E> (A) An observer provider must provide to each of its observers under contract:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) All necessary transportation, including arrangements and logistics, of observers to the initial location of deployment, to all subsequent vessel and shoreside or stationary floating processor assignments during that deployment, and to the debriefing location when a deployment ends for any reason; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Lodging, per diem, and any other services necessary to observers assigned to fishing vessels or shoreside or stationary floating processing facilities.</P> <P>(B) Except as provided in paragraphs (i)(2)(vii)(C) and (i)(2)(vii)(D) of this section, each observer deployed to a shoreside processing facility or stationary floating processor, and each observer between vessel, stationary floating processor or shoreside assignments while still under contract with a permitted observer provider, shall be provided with accommodations at a licensed hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, stationary floating processor, or other shoreside accommodations for the duration of each shoreside assignment or period between vessel or shoreside assignments. Such accommodations must include an assigned bed for each observer and no other person may be assigned that bed for the duration of that observer's stay. Additionally, no more than four beds may be in any room housing observers at accommodations meeting the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(C) An observer under contract may be housed on a vessel to which he or she is assigned:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Prior to their vessel's initial departure from port;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) For a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the completion of an offload when the observer has duties and is scheduled to disembark; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) For a period not to exceed twenty-four hours following the vessel's arrival in port when the observer is scheduled to disembark.</P> <P>(D) During all periods an observer is housed on a vessel, the observer provider must ensure that the vessel operator or at least one crew member is aboard.</P> <P>(E) Each observer deployed to shoreside processing facilities shall be provided with individually assigned communication equipment in working order, such as a cell phone or pager for notification of upcoming deliveries or other necessary communication. Each observer assigned to a shoreside processing facility located more than 1 mile from the observer's local accommodations shall be provided with motorized transportation that will ensure the observer's arrival at the processing facility in a timely manner such that the observer can complete his or her assigned duties.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Observer deployment limitations.</E> Unless alternative arrangements are approved by the Observer Program Office, an observer provider must not:</P> <P>(A) Deploy an observer on the same vessel or at the same shoreside or stationary floating processor for more than 90 days in a 12-month period;</P> <P>(B) Deploy an observer for more than 90 days in a single deployment;</P> <P>(C) Include in a single deployment of an observer assignments to more than four vessels, including groundfish and all other vessels, and/or shoreside processors; or</P> <P>(D) Move an observer from a vessel or stationary floating or shoreside processor before that observer has completed his or her sampling or data transmission duties.<PRTPAGE P="716"/> </P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Vessel safety decal verification.</E> An observer provider must verify that a vessel has a valid USCG safety decal as required under paragraph (g)(1)(ii)(B) of this section before an observer may get underway aboard the vessel. One of the following acceptable means of verification must be used to verify the decal validity:</P> <P>(A) An employee of the observer provider, including the observer, visually inspects the decal aboard the vessel and confirms that the decal is valid according to the decal date of issuance; or</P> <P>(B) The observer provider receives a hard copy of the USCG documentation of the decal issuance from the vessel owner or operator.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Communications with observers.</E> An observer provider must have an employee responsible for observer activities on call 24 hours a day to handle emergencies involving observers or problems concerning observer logistics, whenever observers are at sea, stationed at shoreside or stationary floating processors, in transit, or in port awaiting vessel or processor reassignment.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Communications with the Observer Program Office.</E> An observer provider must provide all of the following information to the Observer Program Office by electronic transmission (e-mail), fax, or other method specified by NMFS.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Observer training and briefing.</E> Observer training and briefing registration materials. This information must be submitted to the Observer Program Office at least 5 business days prior to the beginning of a scheduled observer certification training or briefing session. Registration materials consist of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Observer training registration, including:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Date of requested training;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) A list of observer candidates. The list must include each candidate's full name (i.e., first, middle and last names), date of birth, and sex;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) A copy of each candidate's academic transcripts and resume; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) A statement signed by the candidate under penalty of perjury which discloses the candidate's criminal convictions.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Observer briefing registration, including:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Date and type of requested briefing session and briefing location; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) List of observers to attend the briefing session. Each observer's full name (first, middle, and last names) must be included.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Projected observer assignments.</E> Prior to the observer or observer candidate's completion of the training or briefing session, the observer provider must submit to the Observer Program Office a statement of projected observer assignments that include the observer's name; vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor assignment, gear type, and vessel/processor code; port of embarkation; target species; and area of fishing.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Physical examination.</E> A signed and dated statement from a licensed physician that he or she has physically examined an observer or observer candidate. The statement must confirm that, based on that physical examination, the observer or observer candidate does not have any health problems or conditions that would jeopardize that individual's safety or the safety of others while deployed, or prevent the observer or observer candidate from performing his or her duties satisfactorily. The statement must declare that, prior to the examination, the physician was made aware of the duties of the observer and the dangerous, remote, and rigorous nature of the work by reading the NMFS-prepared pamphlet, provided to the candidate by the observer provider as specified in paragraph (i)(2)(i)(B) of this section. The physician's statement must be submitted to the Observer Program Office prior to certification of an observer. The physical exam must have occurred during the 12 months prior to the observer's or observer candidate's deployment. The physician's statement will expire 12 months after the physical exam occurred. A new physical exam must be performed, and accompanying statement submitted, prior to any deployment occurring after the expiration of the statement.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Observer deployment/logistics reports.</E> A deployment/logistics report must be submitted by Wednesday, 4:30 pm, Pacific local time, of each week <PRTPAGE P="717"/>with regard to each observer deployed by the observer provider during that week. The deployment/logistics report must include the observer's name, cruise number, current vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor assignment and vessel/processor code, embarkation date, and estimated or actual disembarkation dates. If the observer is currently not assigned to a vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor, the observer's location must be included in the report.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Observer debriefing registration.</E> The observer provider must contact the Observer Program within 5 business days after the completion of an observer's deployment to schedule a date, time and location for debriefing. Observer debriefing registration information must be provided at the time of debriefing scheduling and must include the observer's name, cruise number, vessel, or shoreside or stationary floating processor assignment name(s) and code(s), and requested debriefing date.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Certificates of Insurance.</E> Copies of “certificates of insurance”, that name the NMFS Observer Program leader as the “certificate holder”, shall be submitted to the Observer Program Office by February 1 of each year. The certificates of insurance shall verify the following coverage provisions and state that the insurance company will notify the certificate holder if insurance coverage is changed or canceled.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Maritime Liability to cover “seamen's” claims under the Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) and General Maritime Law ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Coverage under the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ($1 million minimum).</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) States Worker's Compensation as required.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Commercial General Liability.</P> <P>(G) <E T="03">Observer provider contracts.</E> Observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office a completed and unaltered copy of each type of signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract) between the observer provider and those entities requiring observer services under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, by February 1 of each year. Observer providers must also submit to the Observer Program Office upon request, a completed and unaltered copy of the current or most recent signed and valid contract (including all attachments, appendices, addendums, and exhibits incorporated into the contract and any agreements or policies with regard to observer compensation or salary levels) between the observer provider and the particular entity identified by the Observer Program or with specific observers. Said copies must be submitted to the Observer Program Office via fax or mail within 5 business days of the request for the contract at the address or fax number listed in paragraph (e)(3) of this section. Signed and valid contracts include the contracts an observer provider has with:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessels required to have observer coverage as specified at paragraph (c) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Shoreside or stationary floating processors required to have observer coverage as specified at paragraph (d) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Observers.</P> <P>(H) <E T="03">Observer provider invoices.</E> Certified observer providers must submit to the Observer Program Office copies of all invoices for observer coverage required or provided pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Copies of invoices must be received by the Observer Program Office within 45 days of the date on the invoice and must include all reconciled and final charges.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Invoices must contain the following information:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Name of each individual catcher/processor, catcher vessel, mothership, stationary floating processor, or shoreside processing plant to which the invoice applies;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Dates of service for each observer on each catcher/processor, catcher vessel, mothership, stationary floating processor, or shoreside processing plant. Dates billed that are not observer coverage days shall be identified on the invoice;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Rate charged in dollars per day (daily rate) for observer services;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Total charge for observer services (number of days multiplied by daily rate);<PRTPAGE P="718"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Amount charged for air transportation; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">vi</E>) Amount charged by the provider for any other observer expenses, including but not limited to: Ground transportation, excess baggage, and lodging. Charges for these costs must be separated and identified.</P> <P>(I) <E T="03">Change in observer provider management and contact information.</E> Except for changes in ownership addressed under paragraph (i)(1)(vi) of this section, an observer provider must submit notification of any other change to the information submitted on the provider's permit application under paragraphs (i)(1)(ii)(A) through (D) of this section. Within 30 days of the effective date of such change, this information must be submitted by fax or mail to the Observer Program Office at the address listed in paragraph (e)(3) of this section. Any information submitted under (i)(1)(ii)(C) or (i)(1)(ii)(D) of this section will be subject to NMFS review and determinations under (i)(1)(iii) through (viii) of this section.</P> <P>(J) <E T="03">Other reports.</E> Reports of the following must be submitted in writing to the Observer Program Office by the observer provider via fax or email:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Within 24 hours after the observer provider becomes aware of the following information:</P> <P> (<E T="03">i</E>) Any information regarding possible observer harassment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Any information regarding any action prohibited under § 679.7(g) or § 600.725(o), (t) and (u);</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Any concerns about vessel safety or marine casualty under 46 CFR 4.05-1 (a)(1) through (7), or processor safety;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) Any observer illness or injury that prevents the observer from completing any of his or her duties described in the observer manual; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) Any information, allegations or reports regarding observer conflict of interest or failure to abide by the standards of behavior described at paragraph (j)(2)(i) or (j)(2)(ii) of this section, or;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Within 72 hours after the observer provider determines that an observer violated the observer provider's conduct and behavior policy described at paragraph (i)(2)(iii)(A) of this section; these reports shall include the underlying facts and circumstances of the violation.</P> <P>(xii) <E T="03">Replacement of lost or damaged gear.</E> An observer provider must replace all lost or damaged gear and equipment issued by NMFS to an observer under contract to that provider. All replacements must be in accordance with requirements and procedures identified in writing by the Observer Program Office.</P> <P>(xiii) <E T="03">Maintain confidentiality of information.</E> An observer provider must ensure that all records on individual observer performance received from NMFS under the routine use provision of the Privacy Act remain confidential and are not further released to anyone outside the employ of the observer provider company to whom the observer was contracted except with written permission of the observer.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> Observer providers:</P> <P>(i) Are authorized to provide observer services under an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska as required in this part, or scientific data collector and observer services to support NMFS-approved scientific research activities, exempted educational activities, or exempted or experimental fishing as defined in § 600.10 of this chapter.</P> <P>(ii) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer or scientific data collector services, in a North Pacific fishery managed under an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, shoreside or stationary floating processors facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(B) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, shoreside or stationary floating processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coast of Alaska, or</P> <P>(C) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, shoreside or stationary floating processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coast of Alaska.<PRTPAGE P="719"/> </P> <P>(iii) Must assign observers without regard to any preference by representatives of vessels, shoreside processors, or stationary floating processors other than when an observer will be deployed.</P> <P>(iv) Must not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who conducts fishing or fish processing activities that are regulated by NMFS, or who has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the official duties of observer providers.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Observer certification and responsibilities</E>—(1) <E T="03">Observer Certification</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Observer certification authorizes an individual to fulfill duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program Office while under the employ of a NMFS-permitted observer provider and according to certification endorsements as designated under paragraph (j)(1)(v) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Observer certification official.</E> The Regional Administrator will designate a NMFS observer certification official who will make decisions for the Observer Program Office on whether to issue or deny observer certification.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certification requirements.</E> (A) Existing Observers. Observers who completed sampling activities between June 30, 2001, and December 31, 2002, and have not had their certification revoked during or after that time period, will be considered to have met certification requirements under this section. These observers will be issued a new certification prior to their first deployment after December 31, 2002, unless NMFS determines that the observer has not been deployed, or has not performed sampling duties, or has not been debriefed successfully in the preceding 18 months.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">New observers.</E> NMFS may certify individuals who, in addition to any other relevant considerations:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Are employed by a permitted observer provider company at the time of the issuance of the certification;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Have provided, through their observer provider:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Information identified by NMFS at paragraphs (i)(2)(xi)(A)(<E T="03">1</E>)(<E T="03">iii</E>) and (<E T="03">iv</E>) of this section and in writing from the Observer Program; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Information identified by NMFS at paragraph (i)(2)(xi)(C) of this section regarding the observer candidate's health and physical fitness for the job;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Meet all education and health standards as specified in paragraphs (i)(2)(i)(A) and (i)(2)(xi)(C) of this section, respectively;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Have successfully completed a NMFS-approved training as prescribed by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Successful completion of training by an observer applicant consists of meeting all attendance and conduct standards issued in writing at the start of training; meeting all performance standards issued in writing at the start of training for assignments, tests, and other evaluation tools; and completing all other training requirements established by the Observer Program.</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) If a candidate fails training, he or she will be verbally notified of the unsatisfactory status of his or her training on or before the last day of training. Within 10 business days of the verbal notification, the observer candidate will be notified in writing. The written notification will indicate why the candidate failed the training and whether the candidate can retake the training. If a determination is made that the candidate may not pursue further training, notification will be in the form of a written determination denying certification, as specified under paragraph (j)(1)(iv)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Have not been decertified under paragraph (j)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Agency determinations on observer certification</E>—(A) <E T="03">Denial of a certification.</E> The NMFS observer certification official will issue a written determination denying observer certification if the candidate fails to successfully complete training, or does not meet the qualifications for certification for any other relevant reason.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Issuance of an observer certification.</E> An observer certification will be issued upon determination by the observer certification official that the candidate has successfully met all requirements for certification as specified in paragraph (j)(1)(iii) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="720"/> </P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Endorsements.</E> The following endorsements must be obtained, in addition to observer certification, in order for an observer to deploy as indicated.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Certification training endorsement.</E> A certification training endorsement signifies the successful completion of the training course required to obtain this endorsement. A certification training endorsement is required for any deployment as an observer in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries and the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries and will be granted with the initial issuance of an observer certification. This endorsement expires when the observer has not been deployed and performed sampling duties as required by the Observer Program Office for a period of time, specified by the Observer Program, after his or her most recent debriefing. Renewal can be obtained by the observer successfully completing certification training once more. Observers will be notified of any changes to the endorsement expiration period prior to that change taking place. Observers who have been issued certificates under paragraph (j)(1)(iii)(A) of this section will be issued a new certification training endorsement upon issuance of their observer certification prior to their first deployment after December 31, 2002.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Annual general endorsements.</E> Each observer must obtain an annual general endorsement to their certification prior to his or her first deployment within any calendar year subsequent to a year in which a certification training endorsement is obtained. To obtain an annual general endorsement, an observer must successfully complete the annual briefing, as specified by the Observer Program. All briefing attendance, performance, and conduct standards required by the Observer Program must be met.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Deployment endorsements.</E> Each observer who has completed an initial deployment after certification or annual briefing must receive a deployment endorsement to their certification prior to any subsequent deployments for the remainder of that year. An observer may obtain a deployment endorsement by successfully completing all pre-cruise briefing requirements. The type of briefing the observer must attend and successfully complete will be specified in writing by the Observer Program during the observer's most recent debriefing.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Level 2 endorsements.</E> An observer may obtain a Level 2 endorsement to their certification. A Level 2 endorsement is required for purposes of performing observer duties aboard vessels or stationary floating processors or at shoreside processors participating in the CDQ or AFA fisheries as prescribed in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section. A Level 2 endorsement to an observer's certification may be obtained by meeting the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Be a prior observer in the groundfish fisheries off Alaska who has completed at least 60 days of observer data collection;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Receive an evaluation by NMFS for his or her most recent deployment that indicated that the observer's performance met Observer Program expectations for that deployment;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Successfully complete a NMFS-approved Level 2 observer training as prescribed by the Observer Program; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Comply with all of the other requirements of this section.</P> <P>(E) An observer who has achieved a Level 2 endorsement to their observer certification as specified in paragraph (j)(1)(v) (D) of this section may additionally receive a Level 2 “lead” observer endorsement by meeting the following requirements:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A Level 2 “lead” observer on a catcher/processor using trawl gear or a mothership must have completed two observer cruises (contracts) and sampled at least 100 hauls on a catcher/processor using trawl gear or on a mothership.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A Level 2 “lead” observer on a catcher vessel using trawl gear must have completed two observer cruises (contracts) and sampled at least 50 hauls on a catcher vessel using trawl gear.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A Level 2 “lead” observer on a vessel using nontrawl gear must have completed two observer cruises (contracts) of at least 10 days each and sampled at least 60 sets on a vessel using nontrawl gear.<PRTPAGE P="721"/> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Standards of observer conduct</E>—(i) <E T="03">Limitations on conflict of interest.</E> (A) Observers:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Must not have a direct financial interest, other than the provision of observer services, in a North Pacific fishery managed pursuant to an FMP for the waters off the coast of Alaska, including, but not limited to,</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Any ownership, mortgage holder, or other secured interest in a vessel, shoreside or stationary floating processors facility involved in the catching, taking, harvesting or processing of fish,</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Any business involved with selling supplies or services to any vessel, shoreside or stationary floating processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coast of Alaska, or</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Any business involved with purchasing raw or processed products from any vessel, shoreside or stationary floating processors participating in a fishery managed pursuant to an FMP in the waters off the coast of Alaska.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) May not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favor, entertainment, loan, or anything of monetary value from anyone who either conducts activities that are regulated by NMFS or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the observers' official duties.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) May not serve as observers on any vessel or at any shoreside or floating stationary processing facility owned or operated by a person who previously employed the observers.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) May not solicit or accept employment as a crew member or an employee of a vessel, shoreside processor, or stationary floating processor in a North Pacific fishery while employed by an observer provider.</P> <P>(B) Provisions for remuneration of observers under this section do not constitute a conflict of interest.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Standards of Behavior.</E> Observers must:</P> <P>(A) Perform their assigned duties as described in the Observer Manual or other written instructions from the Observer Program Office;</P> <P>(B) Accurately record their sampling data, write complete reports, and report accurately any observations of suspected violations of regulations relevant to conservation of marine resources or their environment; and</P> <P>(C) Not disclose collected data and observations made on board the vessel or in the processing facility to any person except the owner or operator of the observed vessel or processing facility, an authorized officer, or NMFS.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Suspension and Decertification</E>—(i) <E T="03">Suspension and decertification review official.</E> The Regional Administrator will establish an observer suspension and decertification review official(s), who will have the authority to review observer certifications and issue initial administrative determinations of observer certification suspension and/or decertification.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Causes for suspension or decertification.</E> The suspension/decertification official may initiate suspension or decertification proceedings against an observer:</P> <P>(A) When it is alleged that the observer has committed any acts or omissions of any of the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Failed to satisfactorily perform the duties of observers as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Failed to abide by the standards of conduct for observers as prescribed under paragraph (j)(2) of this section;</P> <P>(B) Upon conviction of a crime or upon entry of a civil judgement for:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Commission of fraud or other violation in connection with obtaining or attempting to obtain certification, or in performing the duties as specified in writing by the NMFS Observer Program;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Commission of any other offense indicating a lack of integrity or honesty that seriously and directly affects the fitness of observers.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Issuance of initial administrative determination.</E> Upon determination that suspension or decertification is warranted under paragraph (j)(3)(ii) of this section, the suspension/decertification official will issue a written initial administrative determination (IAD) to the observer via certified mail at the <PRTPAGE P="722"/>observer's most current address provided to NMFS under § 679.43(e). The IAD will identify whether a certification is suspended or revoked and will identify the specific reasons for the action taken. If the IAD issues a suspension for an observer certification, the terms of the suspension will be specified. Suspension or decertification can be made effective upon issuance of the IAD in cases of willfulness or those cases in which public health, interest, or safety require such actions. In such cases, the suspension/decertification official will state in the IAD that suspension or decertification is effective at time of issuance and the reason for the action.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> An observer who receives an IAD that suspends or revokes his or her observer certification may appeal pursuant to § 679.43.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Release of observer data to the public</E>—(1) <E T="03">Summary of weekly data.</E> The following information collected by observers for each catcher processor and catcher vessel during any weekly reporting period may be made available to the public:</P> <P>(i) Vessel name and Federal permit number.</P> <P>(ii) Number of chinook salmon and “other salmon” observed.</P> <P>(iii) The ratio of total round weight of halibut or Pacific herring to the total round weight of groundfish in sampled catch.</P> <P>(iv) The ratio of number of king crab or <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> Tanner crab to the total round weight of groundfish in sampled hauls.</P> <P>(v) The number of observed trawl hauls or fixed gear sets.</P> <P>(vi) The number of trawl hauls that were basket sampled.</P> <P>(vii) The total weight of basket samples taken from sampled trawl hauls.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Haul-specific data.</E> (i) The information listed in paragraphs (k)(2)(i) (A) through (M) of this section and collected by observers from observed hauls on board vessels using trawl gear to participate in a directed fishery for groundfish other than rockfish, Greenland turbot, or Atka mackerel may be made available to the public:</P> <P>(A) Date.</P> <P>(B) Time of day gear is deployed.</P> <P>(C) Latitude and longitude at beginning of haul.</P> <P>(D) Bottom depth.</P> <P>(E) Fishing depth of trawl.</P> <P>(F) The ratio of the number of chinook salmon to the total round weight of groundfish.</P> <P>(G) The ratio of the number of other salmon to the total round weight of groundfish.</P> <P>(H) The ratio of total round weight of halibut to the total round weight of groundfish.</P> <P>(I) The ratio of total round weight of herring to the total round weight of groundfish.</P> <P>(J) The ratio of the number of king crab to the total round weight of groundfish.</P> <P>(K) The ratio of the number of C. <E T="03">bairdi</E> Tanner crab to the total round weight of groundfish.</P> <P>(L) Sea surface temperature (where available).</P> <P>(M) Sea temperature at fishing depth of trawl (where available).</P> <P>(ii) The identity of the vessels from which the data in paragraph (k)(2)(i) of this section are collected will not be released.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Competitive harm.</E> In exceptional circumstances, the owners and operators of vessels may provide to the Regional Administrator written justification at the time observer data are submitted, or within a reasonable time thereafter, that disclosure of the information listed in paragraphs (k) (1) and (2) of this section could reasonably be expected to cause substantial competitive harm. The determination whether to disclose the information will be made pursuant to 15 CFR 4.7.</P> <CITA>[61 FR 56431, Nov. 1, 1996]</CITA> <EDNOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Editorial Note:</HD> <P>For <E T="04">Federal Register</E> citations affecting § 679.50, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at <E T="03">www.fdsys.gov</E>.</P> </EDNOTE> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59060, Sept. 26, 2012, § 679.50 was amended by removing and reserving paragraph (c)(4)(iii)(C), revising paragraph (c)(1) introductory text and paragraph (j)(1)(v)(E)(<E T="03">3</E>), and adding paragraph (c)(8), effective Oct. 26, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="723"/> <SECTNO>§ 679.50</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Groundfish Observer Program.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(c) * * *</P> <P>(1) Unless otherwise specified in paragraphs (c)(4) through (8) of this section, observer coverage is required as follows:<STARS/> </P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Longline catcher/processor subsector.</E> The owner and operator of a catcher/processor subject to § 679.100(b) must comply with the following observer coverage requirements:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Increased observer coverage option.</E> If the vessel owner selects the increased observer coverage option under § 679.100(b)(1), at least two observers must be aboard the vessel at all times when the vessel is operating in either the BSAI or GOA groundfish fisheries when directed fishing for Pacific cod is open in the BSAI, or while the vessel is groundfish CDQ fishing. At least one of the observers must be certified as a lead level 2 observer as described at § 679.50(j)(1)(v)(E)(<E T="03">3</E>). More than two observers are required if the observer workload would otherwise preclude sampling as required under § 679.100(b)(1)(ii).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Scales option.</E> If the vessel owner selects the scales option under § 679.100(b)(2), one lead level 2 observer as described at paragraph (j)(1)(v)(E)(<E T="03">3</E>) of this section must be aboard the vessel at all times when the vessel is operating in either the BSAI or GOA groundfish fisheries when directed fishing for Pacific cod is open in the BSAI, or while the vessel is groundfish CDQ fishing.<STARS/> </P> <P>(j) * * *</P> <P>(1) * * *</P> <P>(v) * * *</P> <P>(E) * * *</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A “lead” level 2 observer on a vessel using nontrawl gear must have completed two observer cruises (contracts) of at least 10 days each and sampled at least 30 sets on a vessel using nontrawl gear.<STARS/> </P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—American Fisheries Act and Aleutian Island Directed Pollock Fishery Management Measures</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>67 FR 79734, Dec. 30, 2002, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.60</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Authority and related regulations.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Regulations under this subpart were developed by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to implement the American Fisheries Act (AFA) (Div. C, Title II, Subtitle II, Public Law 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (1998)) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-199, Sec. 803). Additional regulations in this part that implement specific provisions of the AFA and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 are set out at §§ 679.2 Definitions, 679.4 Permits, 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting (R &R), 679.7 Prohibitions, 679.20 General limitations, 679.21 Prohibited species bycatch management, 679.28 Equipment and operational requirements, 679.31 CDQ reserves, and 679.50 Groundfish Observer Program.</P> <P>(b) Regulations developed by the Department of Transportation to implement provisions of the AFA are found at 46 CFR part 356.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 9867, Mar. 1, 2005]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.61</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Formation and operation of fishery cooperatives.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Who is liable for violations by a fishery cooperative and cooperative members?</E> A fishery cooperative must comply with the provisions of this section. The owners and operators of vessels that are members of a fishery cooperative, including vessels under contract to a cooperative, are responsible for ensuring that the fishery cooperative complies with the directed fishing, sideboard closures, PSC limits and other allocations and restrictions that are applicable to the fishery cooperative. The owners and operators of vessels that are members of a fishery cooperative, including vessels under contract to a cooperative, are responsible for ensuring that all fishery cooperative members comply with the directed fishing, sideboard closures, PSC limits and other allocations and restrictions that are applicable to the fishery cooperative.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Who must comply this section?</E> Any fishery cooperative formed under section 1 of the Fisherman's Collective Marketing Act 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521) for <PRTPAGE P="724"/>the purpose of cooperatively managing directed fishing for BS subarea pollock must comply with the provisions of this section. The owners and operators of all the member vessels that are signatories to a fishery cooperative are jointly and severally responsible for compliance with the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Designated representative and agent for service of process.</E> Each cooperative must appoint a designated representative and agent for service of process and must ensure that the cooperative's designated representative and agent for service of process comply with the regulations in this part.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">What is a designated representative?</E> Any cooperative formed under this section must appoint a designated representative to fulfill regulatory requirements on behalf of the cooperative including, but not limited to, filing of cooperative contracts, filing of annual reports, and in the case of inshore sector catcher vessel cooperatives, signing cooperative fishing permit applications and completing and submitting inshore catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch reports. The designated representative is the primary contact person for NMFS on issues relating to the operation of the cooperative.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What is an agent for service of process?</E> Any cooperative formed under this section must appoint an agent who is authorized to receive and respond to any legal process issued in the United States with respect to all owners and operators of vessels that are members of the cooperative. The cooperative must provide the Regional Administrator with the name, address and telephone number of the appointed agent. Service on or notice to the cooperative's appointed agent constitutes service on or notice to all members of the cooperative.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What is the term of service and process for replacing the agent for service of process?</E> The agent for service of process must be capable of accepting service on behalf of the cooperative until December 31 of the year 5 years after the calendar year for which the fishery cooperative has filed its intent to operate. The owners and operators of all member vessels of a cooperative are responsible for ensuring that a substitute agent is designated and the Agency is notified of the name, address and telephone number of the substitute agent in the event the previously designated agent is no longer capable of accepting service on behalf of the cooperative or the cooperative members within that 5-year period.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Annual filing requirements.</E> You must file on an annual basis, with the Council and NMFS, a signed copy of your fishery cooperative contract, and any material modifications to any such contract, together with a copy of a letter from a party to the contract requesting a business review letter on the fishery cooperative from the Department of Justice and any response to such request. The Council and NMFS will make this information available to the public upon request.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Must multi-year contracts be re-filed annually?</E> If your cooperative contract was previously filed with NMFS and the Council under this paragraph (d), then you may submit a renewal letter to NMFS and the Council by the filing deadline in lieu of the cooperative contract and business review letter. The renewal letter must provide notice that the previously filed cooperative contract will remain in effect for the subsequent fishing year. The renewal letter also must detail any material modifications to the cooperative contract that have been made since the last filing including, but not limited to, any changes in cooperative membership.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Where must contracts or renewal letters be filed?</E> You must send a signed copy of your cooperative contract or renewal letter and the required supporting materials to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 West 4th Ave, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501; and to the NMFS Alaska Region. The mailing address for the NMFS Alaska Region is P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802. The street address for delivery by private courier is 709 West 9th St., Suite 401, Juneau, AK 99801.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What is the deadline for filing?</E> The contract or renewal letter and supporting materials must be received by NMFS and by the Council at least 30 days prior to the start of any fishing activity conducted under the terms of the contract. In addition, an inshore <PRTPAGE P="725"/>cooperative that is also applying for an allocation of BS subarea pollock under § 679.62 must file its contract, any amendments hereto, and supporting materials no later than December 1 of the year prior to the year in which fishing under the contract will occur.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">What are the required elements in a cooperative contract?</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirements for all fishery cooperatives.</E> Any cooperative contract filed under this paragraph (e) must:</P> <P>(i) List parties to the contract.</P> <P>(ii) List all vessels and processors that will harvest and process pollock harvested under the cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) Specify the amount or percentage of pollock allocated to each party to the contract.</P> <P>(iv) Specify a designated representative and agent for service of process.</P> <P>(v) Include a contract clause under which the parties to the contract agree to make payments to the State of Alaska for any pollock harvested in the directed pollock fishery that are not landed in the State of Alaska, in amounts which would otherwise accrue had the pollock been landed in the State of Alaska subject to any landing taxes established under Alaska law. Failure to include such a contract clause or for such amounts to be paid will result in a revocation of the authority to form fishery cooperatives under section 1 of the Act of June 25, 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521 <E T="03">et seq.</E>).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Additional required elements in all fishery cooperatives that include AFA catcher vessels.</E> A cooperative contract that includes catcher vessels must include adequate provisions to prevent each non-exempt member catcher vessel from exceeding an individual vessel sideboard limit for each BSAI or GOA sideboard species or species group that is issued to the vessel by the cooperative in accordance with the following formula:</P> <P>(i) The aggregate individual vessel sideboard limits issued to all member vessels in a cooperative must not exceed the aggregate contributions of each member vessel towards the overall groundfish sideboard amount as calculated by NMFS under § 679.64(b) and as announced to the cooperative by the Regional Administrator, or</P> <P>(ii) In the case of two or more cooperatives that have entered into an inter-cooperative agreement, the aggregate individual vessel sideboard limits issued to all member vessels subject to the inter-cooperative agreement must not exceed the aggregate contributions of each member vessel towards the overall groundfish sideboard amount as calculated by NMFS under § 679.64(b) and as announced by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Annual reporting requirement.</E> Any fishery cooperative governed by this section must submit an annual written report on fishing activity to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 West 4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501. The Council will make copies of each report available to the public upon request.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">What is the submission deadline?</E> The cooperative must submit the annual report by April 1 of each year. Annual reports must be postmarked by the submission deadline or received by a private courier service by the submission deadline.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What information must be included?</E> The annual report must contain, at a minimum:</P> <P>(i) The cooperative's allocated catch of pollock and sideboard species, and any sub-allocations of pollock and sideboard species made by the cooperative to individual vessels on a vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(ii) The cooperative's actual retained and discarded catch of pollock, sideboard species, and PSC on an area-by-area and vessel-by-vessel basis;</P> <P>(iii) A description of the method used by the cooperative to monitor fisheries in which cooperative vessels participated;</P> <P>(iv) A description of any actions taken by the cooperative in response to any vessels that exceed their allowed catch and bycatch in pollock and all sideboard fisheries; and</P> <P>(v) The total weight of pollock landed outside the State of Alaska on a vessel-by-vessel basis.</P> <P>(vi) The number of salmon taken by species and season, and list each vessel's number of appearances on the weekly “dirty 20” lists for non-Chinook salmon.<PRTPAGE P="726"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What is the required format?</E> You must submit at least one copy of each annual report ready for duplication on unbound single-sided 8.5- by-11-inch paper, or in an alternative format approved in advance by the Council.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Landing tax payment deadline</E>. You must pay any landing tax owed to the State of Alaska under section 210(f) of the AFA and paragraph (e)(1)(v) of this section before April 1 of the following year, or the last day of the month following the date of publication of statewide average prices by the Alaska State Department of Revenue, whichever is later. All members of the cooperative are prohibited from harvesting pollock in the BS subarea directed pollock fishery after the payment deadline if any member vessel has failed to pay all required landing taxes from any landings made outside the State of Alaska by the landing deadline. Members of the cooperative may resume directed fishing for pollock once all overdue landing taxes are paid.</P> <CITA>[67 FR 79734, Dec. 30, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 6836, Feb. 11, 2003; 70 FR 9868, Mar. 1, 2005; 72 FR 61076, Oct. 29, 2007; 73 FR 76166, Dec. 15, 2008; 75 FR 53069, Aug. 30, 2010; 76 FR 12886, Mar. 9, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.62</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Inshore sector cooperative allocation program.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">How will inshore sector cooperative allocations be made?</E> An inshore catcher vessel cooperative that applies for and receives an AFA inshore cooperative fishing permit under § 679.4(l)(6) will receive a sub-allocation of the annual BS subarea inshore sector directed fishing allowance. Each inshore cooperative's annual allocation amount(s) will be determined using the following procedure:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Determination of individual vessel catch histories.</E> The Regional Administrator will calculate an official AFA inshore cooperative catch history for every inshore-sector endorsed AFA catcher vessel according to the following steps:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Determination of annual landings.</E> For each year from 1995 through 1997 the Regional Administrator will determine each vessel's total non-CDQ inshore pollock landings from the Bering Sea Subarea and Aleutian Islands Subarea separately, except for the F/V PROVIDIAN (USCG documentation number 1062183).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Determination of annual landings for the F/V PROVIDIAN.</E> For the F/V PROVIDIAN, pursuant to Public Law 106-562, the Regional Administrator will substitute the 1992 through 1994 total Bering Sea subarea and Aleutian Islands subarea pollock non-CDQ inshore landings made by the F/V OCEAN SPRAY (USCG documentation number 517100 for the purpose of determining annual cooperative quota share percentage.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Offshore compensation.</E> If a catcher vessel made a total of 500 or more mt of landings of non-CDQ Bering Sea Subarea pollock or Aleutian Islands Subarea pollock to catcher/processors or offshore motherships other than the EXCELLENCE (USCG documentation number 967502); GOLDEN ALASKA (USCG documentation number 651041); or OCEAN PHOENIX (USCG documentation number 296779) over the 3-year period from 1995 through 1997, then all non-CDQ offshore pollock landings made by that vessel during from 1995 through 1997 will be added to the vessel's inshore catch history by year and subarea.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Best two out of three years.</E> After steps (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section are completed, the 2 years with the highest landings will be selected for each subarea and added together to generate the vessel's official AFA inshore cooperative catch history for each subarea. A vessel's best 2 years may be different for the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands Subarea.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Conversion of individual vessel catch histories to annual cooperative quota share percentages</E>. Each inshore pollock cooperative that applies for and receives an AFA inshore pollock cooperative fishing permit will receive an annual quota share percentage of pollock for the BS subarea that is equal to the sum of each member vessel's official AFA inshore cooperative catch history for the BS subarea divided by the sum of the official AFA inshore cooperative catch histories of all inshore-sector endorsed AFA catcher vessels. The cooperative's quota share percentage will be listed on the cooperative's AFA pollock cooperative permit.<PRTPAGE P="727"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Conversion of quota share percentage to TAC allocations.</E> (Effective April 1, 2005) Each inshore pollock cooperative that receives a quota share percentage for a fishing year will receive an annual allocation of Bering Sea and/or Aleutian Islands pollock that is equal to the cooperative's quota share percentage for that subarea multiplied by the annual inshore pollock allocation for that subarea. Each cooperative's annual pollock TAC allocation may be published in the proposed and final BSAI harvest specifications notice.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">What are the restrictions on fishing under a cooperative fishing permit?</E> A cooperative that receives a cooperative fishing permit under § 679.4(l)(6) must comply with all of the fishing restrictions set out in this subpart. The owners and operators of all the member vessels that are named on an inshore cooperative fishing permit and the owners and operators of any vessels under contract to the cooperative under paragraph (c) of this section are jointly and severally responsible for compliance with all of the requirements of a cooperative fishing permit pursuant to § 679.4(l)(6).</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">What vessels are eligible to fish under an inshore cooperative fishing permit?</E> Only catcher vessels listed on a cooperative's AFA inshore cooperative fishing permit or vessels under contract to the cooperative under paragraph (c) of this section are permitted to harvest any portion of an inshore cooperative's annual pollock allocation.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What harvests accrue against an inshore cooperative's annual pollock allocation?</E> The following catches will accrue against a cooperative's annual pollock allocation regardless of whether the pollock was retained or discarded:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Member vessels</E>. All pollock caught by a member vessel while engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the BS subarea unless the vessel is under contract to another cooperative and the pollock is assigned to another cooperative.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Contract vessels</E>. All pollock contracted for harvest and caught by a vessel under contract to the cooperative under paragraph (c) of this section while the vessel was engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the BS subarea.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">How must cooperative harvests be reported to NMFS?</E> Each inshore pollock cooperative must report its BS subarea pollock harvest to NMFS on a weekly basis according to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements set out at § 679.5(o).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Contract fishing by non-member vessels.</E> A cooperative that wishes to contract with a non-member vessel to harvest a portion of the cooperative's annual pollock allocation must comply with the following procedures.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">How does a cooperative contract with a non-member vessel?</E> A cooperative that wishes to contract with a non-member vessel must submit a completed contract fishing application to the Alaska Region, NMFS, in accordance with the contract fishing application instructions.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What information must be included on a contract fishing application?</E> The following information must be included on a contract fishing application:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Co-op name(s).</E> The names of the cooperative or cooperatives that wish to contract with a non-member vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Designated representative(s).</E> The names and signatures of the designated representatives for the cooperatives that wish to contract with a non-member vessel and the vessel's home cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Vessel name.</E> The name and AFA permit number of the contracted vessel.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Vessel owner.</E> The name and signature of the owner of the contracted vessel.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Harvest schedule.</E> A completed harvest schedule showing how all catch and any overages by the contracted vessel will be allocated between the contracting cooperative (or cooperatives) and the contract vessel's home cooperative. In the event that multiple cooperatives are jointly contracting with a non-member vessel, the harvest schedule must clearly specify how all catch and any overages will be allocated among the various cooperatives.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">What vessels are eligible to conduct contract fishing on behalf of an inshore cooperative?</E> Only AFA catcher vessels with an inshore fishing endorsement <PRTPAGE P="728"/>that are members of an inshore cooperative may conduct contract fishing on behalf of another inshore cooperative.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Who must be informed?</E> A cooperative that has contracted with a non-member vessel to harvest a portion of its inshore pollock allocation must inform any AFA inshore processors to whom the vessel will deliver pollock while under contract to the cooperative prior to the start of fishing under the contract.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">How must contract fishing be reported to NMFS?</E> An AFA inshore processor that receives pollock harvested by a vessel under contract to a cooperative must report the delivery to NMFS on the electronic delivery report by using the co-op code for the contracting cooperative rather than the co-op code of the vessel's home cooperative.</P> <CITA>[67 FR 79734, Dec. 30, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 6836, Feb. 11, 2003; 69 FR 64688, Nov. 8, 2004; 70 FR 9868, Mar. 1, 2005]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.63</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Catch weighing requirements for vessels and processors.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">What are the requirements for listed AFA catcher/processors and AFA motherships?</E>—(1) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> All groundfish landed by listed AFA catcher/processors or received by AFA motherships must be weighed on a NMFS-certified scale and made available for sampling by a NMFS certified observer. The owner and operator of a listed AFA catcher/processor or an AFA mothership must ensure that the vessel is in compliance with the scale requirements described at § 679.28(b), that each groundfish haul is weighed separately, and that no sorting of catch takes place prior to weighing.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> The owner and operator of a listed AFA catcher/processor or AFA mothership must provide an observer sampling station as described at § 679.28(d) and must ensure that the vessel operator complies with the observer sampling station requirements described at § 679.28(d) at all times that the vessel harvests groundfish or receives deliveries of groundfish harvested in the BSAI or GOA.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">What are the requirements for unlisted AFA catcher/processors?</E> The owner or operator of an unlisted AFA catcher/processor must comply with the catch weighing and observer sampling station requirements set out in paragraph (a) of this section at all times the vessel is engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the BSAI.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">What are the requirements for AFA inshore processors?</E>—(1) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> All groundfish landed by AFA catcher vessels engaged in directed fishing for pollock in the BSAI must be sorted and weighed on a scale approved by the State of Alaska as described in § 679.28(c), and be made available for sampling by a NMFS certified observer. The observer must be allowed to test any scale used to weigh groundfish in order to determine its accuracy.</P> <P>(2) The plant manager or plant liaison must notify the observer of the offloading schedule for each delivery of BSAI pollock by an AFA catcher vessel at least 1 hour prior to offloading. An observer must monitor each delivery of BSAI pollock from an AFA catcher vessel and be on site the entire time the delivery is being weighed or sorted.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.64</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Harvesting sideboard limits in other fisheries.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Harvesting sideboards for listed AFA catcher/processors.</E> The Regional Administrator will restrict the ability of listed AFA catcher/processors to engage in directed fishing for non-pollock groundfish species to protect participants in other groundfish fisheries from adverse effects resulting from the AFA and from fishery cooperatives in the BS subarea directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">How will groundfish sideboard limits for AFA listed catcher/processors be calculated?</E> Except for Aleutian Islands pollock and BSAI Pacific cod, the Regional Administrator will establish annual AFA catcher/processor harvest limits for each groundfish species or species group in which a TAC is specified for an area or subarea of the BSAI as follows:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch.</E> (A) The Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch harvest limit will be equal to the 1996 through 1997 aggregate retained catch of Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch by catcher/processors listed in Sections 208(e)(1) through (20) <PRTPAGE P="729"/>and 209 of the AFA in non-pollock target fisheries divided by the sum of the Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch catch in 1996 and 1997 multiplied by the remainder of the Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch TAC after the subtraction of the CDQ reserve under § 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) in the year in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(B) If the amount of Pacific ocean perch calculated under paragraph (a)(1)(i)(A) of this section is determined by the Regional Administrator to be insufficient to meet bycatch needs of AFA catcher/processors in other directed fisheries for groundfish, the Regional Administrator will prohibit directed fishing for Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch by AFA catcher/processors and establish the sideboard amount equal to the amount of Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch caught by AFA catcher/processors incidental to directed fishing for other groundfish species.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Atka mackerel.</E> The Atka mackerel harvest limit for each area and season will be equal to:</P> <P>(A) Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian Islands, zero;</P> <P>(B) Central Aleutian Islands, 11.5 percent of the annual TAC specified for Atka mackerel; and</P> <P>(C) Western Aleutian Islands, 20 percent of the annual TAC specified for Atka mackerel.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole.</E> The harvest limit for flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole will be equal to the 1995 through 1997 aggregate retained catch of that species by catcher/processors listed in Sections 208(e)(1) through (e)(20) and 209 of the AFA in non-pollock target fisheries divided by the sum of the catch of that species in 1995 through 1997 multiplied by the remainder of the TAC of that species after the subtraction of the CDQ reserve under § 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) in the year in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Remaining groundfish species.</E> (A) Except as provided for in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (a)(1)(iii) of this section, the harvest limit for each BSAI groundfish species or species group will be equal to the 1995 through 1997 aggregate retained catch of that species by catcher/processors listed in Sections 208 (e)(1) through (e)(20) and 209 of the AFA in non-pollock target fisheries divided by the sum of the catch of that species in 1995 through 1997 multiplied by the TAC of that species available for harvest by catcher/processors in the year in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(B) If the amount of a species calculated under paragraph (a)(1)(iv)(A) of this section is determined by the Regional Administrator to be insufficient to meet bycatch needs for AFA catcher/processors in other directed fisheries for groundfish, the Regional Administrator will prohibit directed fishing for that species by AFA catcher/processors and establish the sideboard amount equal to the amount of that species caught by AFA catcher/processors incidental to directed fishing for other groundfish species.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Yellowfin sole sideboard limit exemption.</E> AFA catcher/processors will not be subject to a harvest limit for yellowfin sole in the BSAI during a calendar year if the aggregate ITAC of yellowfin sole assigned to the Amendment 80 sector and BSAI trawl limited access sector is greater than or equal to 125,000 metric tons.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">What are the halibut and crab PSC sideboard limits?</E> The halibut and crab PSC bycatch limits specified for catcher/processors in the BSAI are listed in Tables 40 and 41 to this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">How will AFA catcher/processor sideboard limits be managed?</E> The Regional Administrator will manage groundfish harvest limits and PSC bycatch limits for AFA catcher/processors through directed fishing closures in fisheries established under paragraph (a)(1) of this section in accordance with the procedures set out in §§ 679.20(d)(1)(iv) and 679.21(e)(3)(v).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Harvesting sideboards for AFA catcher vessels</E>. The Regional Administrator will restrict the ability of AFA catcher vessels to engage in directed fishing for other groundfish species to protect participants in other groundfish fisheries from adverse effects resulting from the AFA and from fishery cooperatives in the BS subarea directed pollock fishery.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">To whom do the catcher vessel sideboard limits apply?</E> Catcher vessel harvest limits and PSC bycatch limits <PRTPAGE P="730"/>apply to all AFA catcher vessels participating in all GOA groundfish fisheries and all non-pollock groundfish fisheries in the BSAI except vessels qualifying for sideboard exemptions in the specific fisheries identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Who is exempt from catcher vessel sideboards?</E> (i) BSAI Pacific cod sideboard exemptions—(A) AFA catcher vessels less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that are determined by the Regional Administrator to have harvested a combined total of less than 5,100 mt of BSAI pollock, and to have made 30 or more legal landings of Pacific cod in the BSAI directed fishery for Pacific cod from 1995 through 1997 are exempt from sideboard closures for BSAI Pacific cod.</P> <P>(B) AFA catcher vessels with mothership endorsements are exempt from BSAI Pacific cod catcher vessel sideboard directed fishing closures after March 1 of each fishing year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">GOA groundfish sideboard exemptions.</E> AFA catcher vessels less than 125 ft (38.1 m) LOA that are determined by the Regional Administrator to have harvested less than 5,100 mt of BSAI pollock and to have made 40 or more landings of GOA groundfish from 1995 through 1997 are exempt from GOA groundfish catcher vessel sideboard directed fishing closures.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">How will groundfish sideboard limits be calculated?</E> Except for Aleutian Islands pollock, the Regional Administrator will establish annual AFA catcher vessel harvest limits for each groundfish species or species group in which a TAC is specified for an area or subarea of the GOA and BSAI as follows:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI groundfish other than Amendment 80 species.</E> The AFA catcher vessel groundfish harvest limit for each BSAI groundfish species or species group other than BSAI Pacific cod will be equal to the aggregate retained catch of that groundfish species or species group from 1995 through 1997 by all AFA catcher vessels; divided by the sum of the TACs available to catcher vessels for that species or species group from 1995 through 1997; multiplied by the TAC available to catcher vessels in the year or season in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">BSAI Pacific cod.</E> The AFA catcher vessel groundfish harvest limit for BSAI Pacific cod will be equal to the retained catch of BSAI Pacific cod in 1997 by AFA catcher vessels not exempted under paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A) of this section divided by the BSAI Pacific cod TAC available to catcher vessels in 1997; multiplied by the BSAI Pacific cod TAC available to catcher vessels in the year or season in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 species other than Pacific cod.</E> The AFA catcher vessel groundfish harvest limit for each Amendment 80 species other than BSAI Pacific cod will be equal to the aggregate retained catch of that Amendment 80 species from 1995 through 1997 by all AFA catcher vessels, divided by the sum of the TAC available to catcher vessels for that species or species group from 1995 through 1997, and multiplied by the remainder of the TAC after the subtraction of the CDQ reserve under § 679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C) in the year or season in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">GOA groundfish.</E> The AFA catcher vessel groundfish harvest limit for each GOA groundfish species or species group will be equal to the aggregate retained catch of that groundfish species or species group from 1995 through 1997 by AFA catcher vessels not exempted under paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section; divided by the sum of the TACs of that species or species group available to catcher vessels from 1995 through 1997; multiplied by the TAC available to catcher vessels in the year or season in which the harvest limit will be in effect.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">How will halibut and crab PSC limits be calculated?</E>—(i) <E T="03">BSAI.</E> The halibut and crab PSC bycatch limits specified for catcher vessels in the BSAI are listed in Tables 40 and 41 to this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">GOA.</E> The AFA catcher vessel PSC bycatch limit for halibut in the GOA will be a portion of the PSC limit equal to the ratio of aggregate retained groundfish catch by AFA catcher vessels in each PSC target category from 1995 through 1997 relative to the retained catch of all vessels in that fishery from 1995 through 1997.<PRTPAGE P="731"/> </P> <P>(5) <E T="03">How will catcher vessel sideboard limits be managed?</E> The Regional Administrator will manage groundfish harvest limits and PSC bycatch limits for AFA catcher vessels using directed fishing closures according to the procedures set out at §§ 679.20(d)(1)(iv) and 679.21(d)(8) and (e)(3)(v).</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Yellowfin sole sideboard limit exemption.</E> AFA catcher vessels will not be subject to a harvest limit for yellowfin sole in the BSAI during a calendar year if the aggregate ITAC of yellowfin sole assigned to the Amendment 80 sector and BSAI trawl limited access sector is greater than or equal to 125,000 metric tons.</P> <CITA>[67 FR 79734, Dec. 30, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 9868, Mar. 1, 2005; 72 FR 52725, Sept. 14, 2007; 72 FR 50818, Sept. 4, 2007; 73 FR 27770, May 14, 2008]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.65</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management Program Economic Data Report (Chinook salmon EDR program).</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Requirements.</E> NMFS developed the regulations under this section to implement the Chinook salmon EDR program. Additional regulations that implement specific portions of the Chinook salmon EDR program are set out under paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Daily fishing logbook</E> (DFL), catcher vessel trawl gear. <E T="03">See</E> § 679.5(c)(4).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Electronic logbook</E> (ELB), AFA and CDQ trawl catcher/processors. <E T="03">See</E> § 679.5(f) in combination with eLandings pursuant to § 679.5(e).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">IPA Annual Report.</E> See § 679.21(f)(13).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">AFA cooperative annual reporting requirement. See</E> § 679.61(f)(2).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Chinook salmon PSC Compensated Transfer Report (CTR).</E> (1) An owner or leaseholder of an AFA-permitted vessel and the representative of any entity that received an allocation of Chinook salmon PSC from NMFS must submit a CTR, Part 1, each calendar year, for the previous calendar year.</P> <P>(2) Any person who transferred Chinook salmon PSC allocation after January 20, and paid or received money for the transfer, must submit a completed CTR (Part 1 and Part 2) for the previous calendar year.</P> <P>(3) The CTR is available through the Internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at (206) 526-6414.</P> <P>(4) Beginning in 2013, and each year thereafter, the completed CTR must be submitted electronically on or before 1700, A.l.t., on June 1, following the instructions on the form.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Vessel Fuel Survey.</E> (1) An owner or leaseholder of an AFA-permitted vessel must submit all completed Vessel Fuel Surveys for each vessel used to harvest pollock in the Bering Sea in a given year.</P> <P>(2) The Vessel Fuel Survey is available through the Internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at (206) 526-6414.</P> <P>(3) The owner or leaseholder annually must submit a completed Vessel Fuel Survey, electronically on or before 1700, A.l.t., on June 1, 2013, and each year thereafter, following the instructions on the form.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Vessel Master Survey.</E> (1) For any AFA-permitted vessel used to harvest pollock in the Bering Sea in the previous year:</P> <P>(i) The vessel master must complete the Vessel Master Survey, and the Vessel Master certification following the instructions on the form.</P> <P>(ii) An owner or leaseholder must complete the Vessel owner certification following instructions on the form.</P> <P>(iii) An owner or leaseholder must submit all Vessel Master Surveys, and each Vessel owner certification electronically on or before 1700, A.l.t., on June 1, 2013, and each year thereafter, following the instructions on the form.</P> <P>(2) The Vessel Master Survey is available through the Internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at (206) 526-6414.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Chinook salmon EDR verification and audit procedures.</E> NMFS or the designated data collection agent (DDCA) will conduct verification of Chinook salmon EDR information with the persons identified at § 679.65(b)(1), (b)(2), (c)(1), (d)(1)(i), and (d)(1)(ii).</P> <P>(1) The persons identified at § 679.65(b)(1), (b)(2), (c)(1), (d)(1)(i), and <PRTPAGE P="732"/>(d)(1)(ii) must respond to inquiries by NMFS and its DDCA for purposes of the CTR, within 20 days of the date of issuance of the inquiry.</P> <P>(2) The persons identified at § 679.65(b)(1) and (b)(2) must provide copies of additional data to facilitate verification by NMFS and its DDCA for purposes of the CTR. These paper or electronic copies may include, but are not limited to, previously audited or reviewed financial statements, worksheets, tax returns, invoices, receipts, and other original documents substantiating the data submitted.</P> <CITA>[77 FR 5395, Feb. 3, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart G—Rockfish Program</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>76 FR 81277, Dec. 27, 2011, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.80</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocation and transfer of rockfish QS.</SUBJECT> <P>Additional regulations that implement specific portions of the Rockfish Program are set out under: § 679.2 Definitions, § 679.4 Permits, § 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting, § 679.7 Prohibitions, § 679.20 General limitations, § 679.21 Prohibited species bycatch management, § 679.28 Equipment and operational requirements, and § 679.50 Groundfish Observer Program.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicable areas and duration</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicable areas.</E> The Rockfish Program applies to Rockfish Program fisheries in the Central GOA Regulatory Area.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Duration.</E> The Rockfish Program authorized under this part 679 expires on December 31, 2021.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Seasons.</E> The following fishing seasons apply to fishing under this subpart subject to other provisions of this part:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Rockfish entry level longline fishery.</E> Fishing by vessels participating in the rockfish entry level longline fishery is authorized from 0001 hours, A.l.t., January 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 15.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative.</E> Fishing by vessels participating in a rockfish cooperative is authorized from 1200 hours, A.l.t., May 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 15.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Rockfish legal landings</E>—(1) <E T="03">Eligible LLP licenses.</E> NMFS will assign rockfish legal landings to an LLP license only if a vessel made those landings:</P> <P>(i) Under the authority of a permanent fully transferable LLP license endorsed for Central GOA groundfish with a trawl gear designation during the season dates for a rockfish primary species as established in Table 28a to this part;</P> <P>(ii) Under the authority of an interim LLP license endorsed for Central GOA groundfish with a trawl gear designation during the season dates for that rockfish primary species as established in Table 28a to this part; provided that:</P> <P>(A) NMFS has determined that an interim LLP license is ineligible to receive a designation as a permanent LLP license endorsed for Central GOA groundfish with a trawl gear designation; and</P> <P>(B) A permanent fully transferable LLP license endorsed for Central GOA groundfish with a trawl gear designation was assigned to the vessel that made legal rockfish landings under the authority of an interim LLP license endorsed for Central GOA groundfish prior to December 31, 2003, and was continuously assigned to that vessel through June 14, 2010; or</P> <P>(iii) Under the authority of a permanent fully transferable LLP license endorsed for Central GOA groundfish with a trawl gear designation during the season dates for the entry level trawl fishery in 2007, 2008, or 2009 for a rockfish primary species as established in Table 28b to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Assigning rockfish legal landings to an LLP license.</E> (i) NMFS will assign rockfish legal landings to an LLP license only if the holder of the LLP license with those landings submits a timely application for Rockfish QS, in paragraph (d) of this section, that is approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) NMFS will assign rockfish legal landings made under the authority of an interim LLP license that meets the requirements in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, to the permanent fully transferable LLP license specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(B) of this section. NMFS will not assign any legal rockfish landings made under the authority of the permanent fully transferable LLP license specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(B) of this section prior to the <PRTPAGE P="733"/>date that permanent fully transferable LLP license was assigned to the vessel that made legal rockfish landings under the authority of an interim LLP license specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Rockfish landings assigned to the catcher/processor sector.</E> A rockfish legal landing for a rockfish primary species is assigned to the catcher/processor sector if:</P> <P>(i) The rockfish legal landings of that rockfish primary species were harvested and processed onboard a vessel during the season dates for that rockfish primary species as established in Table 28a to this part; and</P> <P>(ii) The rockfish legal landings were made under the authority of an eligible LLP license that is endorsed for Central GOA groundfish fisheries with trawl gear with a catcher/processor designation.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Rockfish legal landings assigned to the catcher vessel sector.</E> A rockfish legal landing for a rockfish primary species is assigned to the catcher vessel sector if:</P> <P>(i) The rockfish legal landings of that rockfish primary species were harvested and not processed onboard a vessel during the season dates for that rockfish primary species as established under Table 28a or 28b to this part; and</P> <P>(ii) The rockfish legal landings were made under the authority of an eligible LLP license that is endorsed for Central GOA groundfish fisheries with trawl gear.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Rockfish Program official record</E> —(1) <E T="03">Use of the Rockfish Program official record.</E> The Rockfish Program official record will contain information used by the Regional Administrator to determine:</P> <P>(i) The amount of rockfish legal landings assigned to an LLP license;</P> <P>(ii) The amount of rockfish QS resulting from rockfish legal landings assigned to an LLP license held by a rockfish eligible harvester;</P> <P>(iii) Rockfish sideboard ratios assigned to an LLP license;</P> <P>(iv) Eligibility to participate in the Rockfish Program and assign specific harvest privileges to Rockfish Program participants.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Presumption of correctness.</E> The Rockfish Program official record is presumed to be correct. An applicant to participate in the Rockfish Program has the burden to prove otherwise. For the purposes of creating the Rockfish Program official record, the Regional Administrator will presume the following:</P> <P>(i) An LLP license has been used onboard the same vessel from which that LLP license was derived during the calendar years 2000 and 2001, unless clear and unambiguous written documentation is provided that establishes otherwise.</P> <P>(ii) If more than one person is claiming the same rockfish legal landing, then each LLP license for which the rockfish legal landing is being claimed will receive an equal division of credit for the landing unless the applicants can provide written documentation that establishes an alternative means for distributing the catch history to the LLP licenses.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Documentation.</E> Only rockfish legal landings, as defined in § 679.2, shall be used to establish an allocation of rockfish QS.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Non-severability of rockfish legal landings.</E> Rockfish legal landings are non-severable from the LLP license to which those rockfish legal landings are assigned according to the Rockfish Program official record.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Application for rockfish QS</E>—(1) <E T="03">Submission of application for rockfish QS.</E> A person who wishes to receive rockfish QS to participate in the Rockfish Program as a rockfish eligible harvester must submit a timely and complete Application for Rockfish Quota Share. This application may only be submitted to NMFS using the methods described on the application.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Forms.</E> Forms are available through the Internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at (800) 304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> (i) A completed Application for Rockfish Quota Share must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours, A.l.t., on January 17, 2012, or if sent by U.S. mail, postmarked by that time. For applications delivered by hand delivery or carrier only, the receiving date of signature by NMFS <PRTPAGE P="734"/>staff is the date the application was received. If the application is submitted by facsimile, the receiving date of the application is the date stamped received by NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) Objective written evidence of timely application will be considered proof of a timely application.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> A completed application must contain the information specified on the Application for Rockfish Quota Share identifying the applicant and LLP license numbers, with all applicable fields accurately filled-in and all required documentation attached.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Additional documentation.</E> (A) Vessel names, ADF&G vessel registration numbers, and USCG documentation numbers of all vessels that fished under the authority of each LLP license, including dates when landings were made under the authority of an LLP license for 2000 and 2001;</P> <P>(B) Indicate (YES or NO) if the applicant is applying to participate in the Rockfish Program based on rockfish legal landings made during the rockfish entry level trawl fishery in 2007, 2008, or 2009; and,</P> <P>(C) For an applicant who holds an LLP license that made rockfish legal landings during the fishery seasons established in Table 28a to this part and during the entry level trawl fishery during 2007, 2008, or 2009 established in Table 28b to this part, indicate whether you wish to receive rockfish QS based on rockfish legal landings during the fishery seasons established in Table 28a or Table 28b to this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Exclusion from Rockfish Program for LLP licenses with rockfish legal landings.</E> A person who holds an LLP license that made rockfish legal landings during the fishery seasons established in Table 28a to this part and during the entry level trawl fishery during 2007, 2008, or 2009 established in Table 28b to this part may choose to be excluded from the Rockfish Program and not receive rockfish QS. A person must submit an Application for Rockfish QS affirming exclusion from the Rockfish Program and forgo all rockfish QS.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Applicant signature and certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by a designated representative, then explicit authorization signed by the applicant must accompany the application.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Application evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate applications received as specified in paragraph (d)(4) of this section and compare all claims in an application with the information in the Rockfish Program official record. Application claims that are consistent with information in the Rockfish Program official record will be approved by the Regional Administrator. Application claims that are inconsistent with the Rockfish Program official record, unless verified by sufficient documentation, will not be approved. An applicant who submits inconsistent claims, or an applicant who fails to submit the information specified in paragraph (d)(4) of this section, will be provided a single 30-day evidentiary period to submit the specified information, submit evidence to verify his or her inconsistent claims, or submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the Rockfish Program official record. An applicant who submits claims that are inconsistent with information in the Rockfish Program official record has the burden of proving that the submitted claims are correct. Any claims that remain inconsistent or that are not accepted after the 30-day evidentiary period will be denied, and the applicant will be notified by an initial administrative determination (IAD) of his or her appeal rights under § 679.43.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> If an applicant is notified by an IAD that claims made by the applicant have been denied, that applicant may appeal that IAD under the provisions in § 679.43.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Assigning rockfish QS</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator will assign rockfish QS only to a person who submits a timely application for rockfish QS that is approved by NMFS based on:</P> <P>(i) The amount of rockfish legal landings assigned to an LLP license as established in paragraph (e)(2) of this section; or</P> <P>(ii) The number of years during which a person made a rockfish legal landing to an entry level processor <PRTPAGE P="735"/>under the authority of an LLP license in the entry level trawl fishery during 2007, 2008, or 2009 as established in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculation of rockfish QS allocation for LLP licenses.</E> Based on the Rockfish Program official record, the Regional Administrator shall determine the initial allocation of rockfish QS for each rockfish primary species assigned to each LLP license indicated on a timely and complete Application for Rockfish QS that is approved by NMFS, and that qualifies for an allocation of QS based on rockfish legal landings from 2000 to 2006 (and that is not assigned rockfish QS under the entry level trawl fishery transition allocation under the provisions in paragraph (e)(3) of this section), according to the following procedure:</P> <P>(i) Sum the rockfish legal landings for each rockfish primary species “s” for each eligible LLP license “l” for each year during the fishery seasons established in Table 28a to this part. For purposes of this calculation, the Regional Administrator will not assign any amount of rockfish legal landings to an LLP license that is assigned rockfish QS under the provisions in paragraph (e)(3) of this section. This yields the Rockfish Total Catch for each rockfish primary species for each year.</P> <P>(ii) For each rockfish primary species, sum the highest 5 years of Rockfish Total Catch for each eligible LLP license described under paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section. This yields the Highest 5 Years<E T="52">ls</E>. This amount is equal to the number of rockfish QS units for that LLP license for that rockfish primary species.</P> <P>(iii) Sum the Highest 5 Years<E T="52">ls</E> in paragraph (e)(2)(ii) of this section of all eligible LLP licenses for each rockfish primary species. The result is the ∑Highest 5 Years<E T="52">ls</E> (or All Highest 5 Years<E T="52">s</E>).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Calculation of rockfish QS allocation for LLP licenses that receive rockfish QS under the entry level trawl fishery transition allocation.</E> Based on the Rockfish Program official record, the Regional Administrator shall determine the initial allocation of rockfish QS for each rockfish primary species assigned to each LLP license indicated on a timely and complete Application for Rockfish QS that is approved by NMFS, that qualifies for an allocation of QS based on rockfish legal landings from 2007, 2008, or 2009 under the entry level trawl fishery transition allocation (and that is not assigned rockfish QS under the provisions in paragraph (e)(2) of this section), according to the following procedure:</P> <P>(i) Assign one Rockfish Landing Unit to an LLP license for each year a rockfish legal landing of any rockfish primary species was made to an entry level processor under the authority of an LLP license during the season dates for the entry level trawl fishery in 2007, 2008, or 2009 as established in Table 28b to this part. This yields the Rockfish Landing Units.<E T="52">l</E> For purposes of this calculation, the Regional Administrator will not assign any Rockfish Landing Units to an LLP license that is assigned rockfish QS under the provisions in paragraph (e)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) Sum the Rockfish Landing Units of all eligible LLP licenses.</P> <P>(iii) Divide the Rockfish Landing Units<E T="52">l</E> in paragraph (e)(3)(i) of this section for an LLP license by the sum of all Rockfish Landing Units<E T="52">l</E> of all eligible LLP licenses in paragraph (e)(3)(ii) of this section. The result is the Percentage of the Total Entry Level Trawl Fishery Transition Rockfish QS Pool<E T="52">l</E> as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Rockfish Landing Units<E T="52">l</E>/Σ Rockfish Landing Units<E T="52">l</E> = Percentage of the Total Entry Level Trawl Fishery Transition Rockfish QS pool<E T="52">l</E>.</FP> <P>(iv) Determine the Total Entry Level Trawl Fishery Transition Rockfish QS pool for each rockfish primary species “s” as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">(Σ All Highest 5 Years<E T="52">s</E>/0.975) −Σ All Highest 5 Years<E T="52">s</E> (as calculated in paragraph (e)(2)(iii) of this section) = Total Entry Level Trawl Fishery Transition Rockfish QS pool<E T="52">s</E>.</FP> <P>(v) Multiply the Percentage of the Total Entry Level Trawl Fishery Transition Rockfish QS pool for each LLP license, as calculated in paragraph (e)(3)(iii) of this section, by the Total Entry Level Trawl Fishery Transition <PRTPAGE P="736"/>Rockfish QS pool for each rockfish primary species, as calculated in paragraph (e)(3)(iv) of this section. This yields the number of rockfish QS units for that LLP license for that rockfish primary species.</P> <P>(vi) All rockfish QS units calculated in paragraph (e)(3)(v) of this section are assigned to the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Rockfish initial QS pool.</E> The rockfish initial QS pool for each rockfish primary species, and for each sector, is equal to the sum of all QS units assigned to LLP licenses, and in each sector, as calculated under paragraphs (e)(2) and (e)(3) of this section as of February 14, 2012.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Non-severability of rockfish QS from an LLP license.</E> Rockfish QS assigned to an LLP license is non-severable from that LLP license, except as provided for under § 679.80(f)(2).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Transfer of rockfish QS</E>—(1) <E T="03">Transfer of rockfish QS.</E> A person may transfer an LLP license, and any rockfish QS assigned to that LLP license under the provisions in § 679.4(k)(7), provided that the LLP license is not assigned rockfish QS in excess of the use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2) at the time of transfer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transfer of rockfish QS assigned to LLP licenses that exceeds rockfish QS use caps.</E> (i) If an LLP license is assigned an initial allocation of aggregate rockfish QS that exceeds a use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2), the LLP license holder may transfer rockfish QS in excess of the use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2) separate from that LLP license and assign it to one or more LLP licenses. However, a transfer may not be approved by NMFS if that transfer would cause the receiving LLP license to exceed a use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2).</P> <P>(ii) Prior to the transfer of an LLP license that is assigned an initial allocation of aggregate rockfish QS that exceeds a use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2), the LLP license holder must transfer the rockfish QS that is in excess of the use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2), separate from that LLP license, and assign it to one or more LLP licenses under paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section. On completion of the transfer of QS, the LLP license that was initially allocated an amount of aggregate rockfish QS in excess of the use cap may not exceed the use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2).</P> <P>(iii) Any rockfish QS associated with the LLP license that is in excess of the use cap may be transferred only if Block C of the Application for Transfer License Limitation Program Groundfish/Crab License is filled out entirely.</P> <P>(iv) Rockfish QS may only be transferred to an LLP license that has been assigned rockfish QS with the same sector designation as the rockfish QS to be transferred.</P> <P>(v) Rockfish QS that is transferred from an LLP license that was initially allocated an amount of aggregate rockfish QS in excess of the use cap specified in § 679.82(a)(2) and assigned to another LLP license may not be severed from the receiving LLP license.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 81277, Dec. 27, 2011; 77 FR 38014, June 26, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.81</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program annual harvester privileges.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Sector and LLP license allocations of rockfish primary species</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each calendar year, the Regional Administrator will determine the tonnage of rockfish primary species that will be assigned to participants in a rockfish cooperative. This amount will be assigned to rockfish cooperatives as described in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculation.</E> (i) The amount of rockfish primary species “s” allocated to the Rockfish Program is calculated by deducting the incidental catch allowance the Regional Administrator determines is required on an annual basis in other non-target fisheries from the TAC. The remaining TAC for that rockfish primary species (TAC<E T="52">s</E>) is assigned for use by the rockfish entry level longline fishery and rockfish cooperatives.</P> <P>(ii) The allocation of TAC<E T="52">s</E> for each rockfish primary species to the rockfish entry level longline fishery is established in Table 28e to this part.</P> <P>(iii) The allocation of TAC<E T="52">s</E> to rockfish cooperatives is equal to the amount remaining after allocation to the rockfish entry level longline fishery (cooperative TAC<E T="52">s</E>).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Allocations of rockfish primary species CQ to rockfish cooperatives</E>—(1) <E T="03">Rockfish primary species TAC</E> <E T="52">s</E> <E T="03">assigned to <PRTPAGE P="737"/>the catcher/processor and catcher vessel sector.</E> Cooperative TAC<E T="52">s</E> assigned for a rockfish primary species will be divided between the catcher/processor sector and the catcher vessel sector. Each sector will receive a percentage of cooperative TAC<E T="52">s</E> for each rockfish primary species equal to the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to all LLP licenses that receive rockfish QS in that sector divided by the rockfish QS pool for that rockfish primary species. Expressed algebraically for each rockfish primary species “s” in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section:</P> <P>(i) Catcher/Processor Sector TAC<E T="52">s</E> = [(Cooperative TAC<E T="52">s</E>) × (Rockfish QS Units in the Catcher/Processor Sector<E T="52">s</E>/Rockfish QS Pool<E T="52">s</E>)].</P> <P>(ii) Catcher Vessel Sector TAC<E T="52">s</E> = [(Cooperative TAC<E T="52">s</E>) × (Rockfish QS Units in the Catcher Vessel Sector<E T="52">s</E>/Rockfish QS Pool<E T="52">s</E>)].</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Allocations of rockfish primary species to rockfish cooperatives.</E> TAC is assigned to each rockfish cooperative based on the rockfish QS assigned to that fishery in each sector according to the following procedures:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catcher vessel sector rockfish cooperatives.</E> The amount of TAC<E T="52">s</E> for each rockfish primary species assigned to a catcher vessel rockfish cooperative is equal to the amount of rockfish QS units assigned to that rockfish cooperative divided by the total rockfish QS assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher vessel sector multiplied by the catcher vessel TAC<E T="52">s</E>. Once TAC<E T="52">s</E> for a rockfish primary species is assigned to a catcher vessel rockfish cooperative, it is issued as CQ specific to that rockfish cooperative. The amount of CQ for each rockfish primary species that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative is expressed algebraically as follows: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ<E T="52">s</E> = [(Catcher Vessel Sector TAC<E T="52">s</E>) × (Rockfish QS assigned to that rockfish cooperative<E T="52">s</E>/Rockfish QS Units assigned to all rockfish cooperatives in the Catcher Vessel Sector<E T="52">s</E>)].</FP> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher/processor sector rockfish cooperatives.</E> The amount of TAC<E T="52">s</E> for each rockfish primary species assigned to a catcher/processor rockfish cooperative is equal to the amount of rockfish QS units assigned to that rockfish cooperative divided by the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector multiplied by the catcher/processor TAC<E T="52">s</E>. Once TAC for a rockfish primary species is assigned to a catcher/processor rockfish cooperative, it is issued as CQ specific to that rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>The amount of CQ for each rockfish primary species that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative is expressed algebraically as follows: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ = [(Catcher/Processor Sector TAC<E T="52">s</E>) × (Rockfish QS Units assigned to that rockfish cooperative/Rockfish QS Units assigned to all rockfish cooperatives in the Catcher/Processor Sector)].</FP> <P>(c) <E T="03">Allocations of rockfish secondary species CQ to rockfish cooperatives</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each calendar year, the Regional Administrator will determine the tonnage of rockfish secondary species that may be assigned to the rockfish cooperatives as rockfish CQ. This amount will be assigned to the rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector and the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amount of rockfish secondary species tonnage assigned.</E> The amount of rockfish secondary species tonnage that may be assigned to the catcher/processor sector and the catcher vessel sector is specified in Table 28c to this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Assignment of rockfish secondary species.</E> Rockfish secondary species will be assigned only to rockfish cooperatives.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Determining the amount of rockfish secondary species CQ assigned to a rockfish cooperative.</E> The amount of CQ for each rockfish secondary species that is assigned to each rockfish cooperative is determined according to the following procedures:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">CQ assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector.</E> The CQ for a rockfish secondary species that is assigned to a catcher/processor rockfish cooperative is equal to the amount of that rockfish secondary species allocated to the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program as specified in Table 28c to this part, multiplied by the sum of the rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to <PRTPAGE P="738"/>that catcher/processor rockfish cooperative divided by the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to rockfish cooperatives for all rockfish primary species in the catcher/processor sector. Expressed algebraically in the following equation: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ for that Secondary Species = Amount of that rockfish secondary species allocated to the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program × (Σ Rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to that rockfish cooperative/Σ Rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to all rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector).</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CQ assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher vessel sector.</E> The CQ for a rockfish secondary species that is assigned to a catcher vessel rockfish cooperative is equal to the amount of that rockfish secondary species allocated to the catcher vessel sector in the Rockfish Program as specified in Table 28c to this part, multiplied by the sum of the rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to that catcher vessel rockfish cooperative divided by the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to rockfish cooperatives for all rockfish primary species in the catcher vessel sector. Expressed algebraically in the following equation: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ for that Secondary Species = Amount of that rockfish secondary species allocated to the catcher vessel sector in the Rockfish Program × (Σ Rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to that rockfish cooperative/Σ Rockfish QS units assigned to all rockfish cooperatives for all rockfish primary species in the catcher vessel sector).</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(d) <E T="03">Allocations of rockfish halibut PSC CQ to rockfish cooperatives</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each calendar year, the Regional Administrator will determine the tonnage of rockfish halibut PSC that will be assigned to the Rockfish Program. This amount will be allocated appropriately to the catcher/processor sector and the catcher vessel sector. The tonnage of rockfish halibut PSC assigned to a sector will be further assigned as CQ only to rockfish cooperative(s) within that sector.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amount of halibut PSC that may be assigned.</E> (i) The amount of halibut PSC that may be assigned to the catcher vessel and catcher/processor sectors is specified in Table 28d to this part.</P> <P>(ii) The amount of halibut PSC that is not assigned to the catcher vessel and catcher/processor sectors as specified in Table 28d to this part will not be assigned for use as halibut PSC or as halibut IFQ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Use of rockfish halibut PSC by a rockfish eligible harvester.</E> (i) Rockfish halibut PSC assigned to a sector will be assigned only to rockfish cooperatives within that sector.</P> <P>(ii) Rockfish halibut PSC specified in Table 28d is not assigned to rockfish opt-out vessels.</P> <P>(iii) Rockfish halibut PSC specified in Table 28d is not assigned to the rockfish entry level longline fishery.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Determining the amount of rockfish halibut PSC CQ assigned to a rockfish cooperative.</E> The amount of rockfish halibut PSC CQ that is assigned to each rockfish cooperative is determined according to the following procedures:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">CQ assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector.</E> The CQ for halibut PSC that is assigned to a catcher/processor rockfish cooperative is equal to the amount of halibut PSC allocated to the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program as specified in Table 28d to this part, multiplied by the sum of the rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to that catcher/processor rockfish cooperative divided by the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to rockfish cooperatives for all rockfish primary species in the catcher/processor sector. This is expressed algebraically in the following equation: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ for rockfish halibut PSC = Amount halibut PSC allocated to the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program × (Σ Rockfish QS units assigned to that rockfish cooperative/Σ Rockfish QS units assigned to all rockfish cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector).</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CQ assigned to rockfish cooperatives in the catcher vessel sector.</E> The CQ for halibut PSC that is assigned to a catcher vessel rockfish cooperative is equal to the amount of halibut PSC allocated to the catcher vessel sector in the Rockfish Program as specified in Table 28d to this part, multiplied by the sum of the rockfish QS units for all rockfish primary species assigned to <PRTPAGE P="739"/>that catcher vessel rockfish cooperative divided by the sum of the rockfish QS units assigned to rockfish cooperatives for all rockfish primary species in the catcher vessel sector. This is expressed algebraically in the following equation: </P> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ for rockfish halibut PSC = Amount halibut PSC allocated to the catcher vessel sector in the Rockfish Program × (Σ Rockfish QS units assigned to that rockfish cooperative/Σ Rockfish QS units assigned to all rockfish cooperatives in the catcher vessel sector).</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(e) <E T="03">Assigning rockfish QS to a rockfish cooperative</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each calendar year, a person that is participating in the Rockfish Program may assign an LLP license and the rockfish QS assigned to that LLP license to a Rockfish cooperative. A rockfish eligible harvester assigns rockfish QS to a rockfish cooperative on a complete application for CQ that is approved by NMFS and that meets the requirements of paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(i) An LLP license and rockfish QS may be assigned to a catcher vessel cooperative if that rockfish QS is derived from legal rockfish landings assigned to the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(ii) An LLP license and rockfish QS may be assigned to a catcher/processor cooperative if that rockfish QS is derived from rockfish legal landings assigned to the catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catcher/Processor opt-out.</E> Each calendar year, a person holding an LLP license assigned rockfish QS in the catcher/processor sector may opt-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative. NMFS will presume a person has opted-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative if that person and LLP license with rockfish QS is not named on a timely submitted Annual Application for Cooperative Fishing Quota. A person may not assign an LLP license assigned rockfish QS in the catcher/processor sector to both a rockfish cooperative and opt-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Annual Application for the Rockfish Program</E>—(1) <E T="03">Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ).</E> If a designated rockfish cooperative representative submits a complete and timely application that is approved by NMFS, the cooperative will receive a CQ permit. The CQ permit will list the amount of CQ, by rockfish primary species, rockfish secondary species, and halibut PSC held by the rockfish cooperative, the members of the rockfish cooperative, LLP licenses assigned to that rockfish cooperative, and the vessels that are authorized to harvest fish under that CQ permit. This application may only be submitted to NMFS using the methods described on the application.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application forms.</E> Application forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at (800) 304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> (i) A completed application must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours, A.l.t., on March 15, 2012, for the first year of the program and March 1 for all subsequent years, or if sent by U.S. mail, the application must be postmarked by that time. For applications delivered by hand delivery or carrier only, the receiving date of signature by NMFS staff is the date the application was received. If the application is submitted by facsimile, the receiving date of the application is the date stamped received by NMFS.</P> <P>(ii) Objective written evidence of timely application will be considered as proof of a timely application.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Contents of the Application.</E> A completed application must contain the information specified on the Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota identifying the rockfish cooperative, members of the cooperative, and processor associate of a catcher vessel rockfish cooperative, with all applicable fields accurately filled-in and all required documentation attached.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Additional documentation.</E> For the cooperative application to be considered complete, the following documents must be attached to the application:</P> <P>(A) A copy of the business license issued by the state in which the rockfish cooperative is registered as a business entity;</P> <P>(B) A copy of the articles of incorporation or partnership agreement of the rockfish cooperative;<PRTPAGE P="740"/> </P> <P>(C) Provide the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the LLP license and the percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the LLP license;</P> <P>(D) A copy of the rockfish cooperative agreement signed by the members of the rockfish cooperative (if different from the articles of incorporation or partnership agreement of the rockfish cooperative) that includes terms that specify that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Rockfish QS holders affiliated with rockfish processors cannot participate in price setting negotiations except as permitted by general antitrust law;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The rockfish cooperative must establish a monitoring program sufficient to ensure compliance with the Rockfish Program;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The proposed fishing plan to be used by members of the cooperative, including any proposed cooperative specific monitoring procedures and any voluntary codes of conduct that apply to the members of the cooperative, if applicable; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Terms and conditions to specify the obligations of rockfish QS holders who are members of the rockfish cooperative to ensure the full payment of rockfish cost recovery fees that may be due.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Applicant signature and certification.</E> The applicant, including the processor associate of the rockfish cooperative, must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by a designated representative, then explicit authorization signed by the applicant must accompany the application.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Issuance of CQ.</E> NMFS will not issue a CQ permit if an application is not complete and approved by NMFS. Issuance by NMFS of a CQ permit is not a determination that the rockfish cooperative is formed or is operating in compliance with antitrust law.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">LLP licenses and rockfish QS not designated on a timely and complete application for rockfish CQ.</E> NMFS will prohibit any LLP licenses with rockfish QS assigned to that LLP license from fishing in the directed rockfish primary fisheries in the Central GOA for a calendar year if that LLP license is not designated on a timely and complete application for CQ for that calendar year that is approved by NMFS. Rockfish sideboard provisions described in § 679.82 shall apply to that LLP license, as applicable.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Application for inter-cooperative transfer of cooperative quota (CQ)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Completed application.</E> NMFS will process an application for inter-cooperative transfer of CQ provided that an electronic online transfer application is completed by the transferor and transferee, with all applicable fields accurately filled-in.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Certification of transferor.</E> (i) The transferor's designated representative must log into NMFS' online system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(ii) The transferee's designated representative must log into the online system and accept the transfer request. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Maximum retainable amount (MRA) limits</E>—(1) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative.</E> A vessel assigned to a rockfish cooperative and fishing under a CQ permit may harvest groundfish species not allocated as CQ up to the amounts of the MRAs for those species as established in Table 30 to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Opt-out vessels.</E> A rockfish eligible harvester who opted-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative is subject to MRAs for rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species as established in Table 10 to this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Rockfish entry level longline fishery.</E> A person directed fishing in the rockfish entry level longline fishery may harvest groundfish species other than rockfish primary species up to amounts of the MRAs for those species as established in Table 10 to this part.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Maximum retainable amount (MRA) calculation and limits—catcher vessels.</E> (i) <PRTPAGE P="741"/>The MRA for an incidental catch species for vessels fishing under the authority of a CQ permit is calculated as a proportion of the total allocated rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species on board the vessel in round weight equivalents using the retainable percentage in Table 30 to this part; except that—</P> <P>(ii) Once the amount of shortraker rockfish harvested in the catcher vessel sector is equal to 9.72 percent of the shortraker rockfish TAC in the Central GOA regulatory area, then shortraker rockfish may not be retained by any participant in the catcher vessel sector while fishing under the authority of a CQ permit.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Maximum retainable amount (MRA) calculation and limits—catcher/processor vessels.</E> The MRA for an incidental catch species for vessels fishing under the authority of a CQ permit is calculated as a proportion of the total allocated rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species on board the vessel in round weight equivalents using the retainable percentage in Table 30 to this part as determined under § 679.20(e)(3)(iv).</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Rockfish cooperative</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> This section governs the formation and operation of rockfish cooperatives. The regulations in this section apply only to rockfish cooperatives that have formed for the purpose of fishing with CQ issued annually by NMFS.</P> <P>(i) Members of rockfish cooperatives should consult legal counsel before commencing any activity if the members are uncertain about the legality under the antitrust laws of the rockfish cooperative's proposed conduct.</P> <P>(ii) Membership in a rockfish cooperative is voluntary. No person may be required to join a rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) Members may leave a rockfish cooperative, but any CQ contributed by the rockfish QS held by that member remains assigned to that rockfish cooperative for the remainder of the calendar year.</P> <P>(iv) An LLP license or vessel that has been assigned to a rockfish cooperative and that leaves the rockfish cooperative continues to be subject to the sideboard provisions established for that rockfish cooperative under § 679.82(d) and (e), as applicable, for that calendar year.</P> <P>(v) If a person becomes the holder of an LLP license that had been previously assigned to a rockfish cooperative, then that person may join that rockfish cooperative upon receipt of that LLP license, but may not assign that LLP license to another rockfish cooperative during that calendar year.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Legal and organizational requirements.</E> A rockfish cooperative must meet the following legal and organizational requirements before it is eligible to receive CQ:</P> <P>(i) Each rockfish cooperative must be formed as a partnership, corporation, or other legal business entity that is registered under the laws of one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia;</P> <P>(ii) Each rockfish cooperative must appoint an individual as designated representative to act on the rockfish cooperative's behalf and serve as contact point for NMFS for questions regarding the operation of the rockfish cooperative. The designated representative must be an individual, and may be a member of the rockfish cooperative, or some other individual designated by the rockfish cooperative;</P> <P>(iii) Each rockfish cooperative must submit a complete and timely application for CQ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> The following table describes the requirements to form a rockfish cooperative in the catcher vessel or catcher/processor sector.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Requirement</CHED> <CHED H="1">Catcher vessel sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">Catcher/processor sector</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) Who may join a rockfish cooperative?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Only persons who hold rockfish QS may join a rockfish cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(ii) What is the minimum number of LLP licenses that must be assigned to form a rockfish cooperative?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">No minimum requirement.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="742"/> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(iii) Is an association with a rockfish processor required?</ENT> <ENT>Yes, a rockfish QS holder may only be a member of a rockfish cooperative formed in association with a rockfish processor. The rockfish cooperative may not receive rockfish CQ unless a shoreside processor eligible to receive rockfish CQ has indicated that it may be willing to receive rockfish CQ from that cooperative in the application for CQ, as described under § 679.81, that is submitted by that cooperative</ENT> <ENT>No.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(iv) Is a rockfish cooperative member required to deliver catch to the rockfish processor with whom the rockfish cooperative is associated?</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(v) Is there a minimum amount of rockfish QS that must be assigned to a rockfish cooperative for it to be allowed to form?</ENT> <ENT>No</ENT> <ENT>No.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(vi) What is allocated to the rockfish cooperative?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">CQ for rockfish primary species, rockfish secondary species, and rockfish halibut PSC, based on the rockfish QS assigned to all of the LLP licenses that are assigned to the cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">(vii) Is this CQ an exclusive harvest privilege?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, the members of the rockfish cooperative have an exclusive harvest privilege to collectively catch this CQ, or a cooperative may transfer all or a portion of this CQ to another rockfish cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(viii) Is there a season during which designated vessels may catch CQ?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, any vessel designated to catch CQ for a rockfish cooperative is limited to catching CQ during the season beginning on 1200 hours, A.l.t., on May 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t., on November 15.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(ix) Can any vessel catch a rockfish cooperative's CQ?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">No, only vessels that are named on the application for CQ for that rockfish cooperative may catch the CQ assigned to that rockfish cooperative. A vessel may be assigned to only one rockfish cooperative in a calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(x) Can a member of a rockfish cooperative transfer CQ individually to another rockfish cooperative without the approval of the other members of the rockfish cooperative?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">No, only the rockfish cooperative's designated representative, and not individual members, may transfer its CQ to another rockfish cooperative. Any such transfer must be approved by NMFS as established under paragraph (i)(4)(ii) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xi) Can a rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector transfer its sideboard limit?</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>No, a sideboard limit assigned to a rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector is a limit applicable to a specific rockfish cooperative, and may not be transferred between rockfish cooperatives.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">(xii) Is there a hired master requirement?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">No, there is no hired master requirement.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xiii) Can an LLP license be assigned to more than one rockfish cooperative in a calendar year?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">No, an LLP license may only be assigned to one rockfish cooperative in a calendar year. A person holding multiple LLP licenses with associated rockfish QS may assign different LLP licenses to different rockfish cooperatives subject to any other restrictions that may apply.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xiv) Can a rockfish processor be associated with more than one rockfish cooperative?</ENT> <ENT>Yes</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xv) Can an LLP license be assigned to a rockfish cooperative and opt-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative?</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>No, each calendar year an LLP license must either be assigned to a rockfish cooperative or opt-out.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xvi) Which members may harvest the rockfish cooperative's CQ?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">That is determined by the rockfish cooperative contract signed by its members. Any violations of this contract by one cooperative member may be subject to civil claims by other members of the rockfish cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xvii) Does a rockfish cooperative need a contract?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, a rockfish cooperative must have a membership agreement or contract that specifies how the rockfish cooperative intends to harvest its CQ. A copy of this agreement or contract must be submitted to NMFS with the cooperative's application for CQ.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="743"/> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xviii) What happens if the rockfish cooperative exceeds its CQ amount?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">A rockfish cooperative is not authorized to catch fish in excess of its CQ and must not exceed its CQ amount at the end of the calendar year. Exceeding a CQ is a violation of the Rockfish Program regulations. Each member of the rockfish cooperative is jointly and severally liable for any violations of the Rockfish Program regulations while fishing under authority of a CQ permit. This liability extends to any persons who are hired to catch or receive CQ assigned to a rockfish cooperative. Each member of a rockfish cooperative is responsible for ensuring that all members of the rockfish cooperative comply with all regulations applicable to fishing under the Rockfish Program.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xix) Is there a limit on how much CQ a rockfish cooperative may hold or use?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, see § 679.82(a) for the provisions that apply.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xx) Is there a limit on how much CQ a vessel may harvest?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, see § 679.82(a) for the provisions that apply.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xxi) Is there a requirement that a rockfish cooperative pay rockfish cost recovery fees?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, see § 679.85 for the provisions that apply.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xxii) When does catch count against my CQ permit?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Any vessel fishing checked-in (and therefore fishing under the authority of a CQ permit must count any catch of rockfish primary species, rockfish secondary species, or rockfish halibut PSC against that rockfish cooperative's CQ from May 1 until November 15, or until the effective date of a rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration that has been approved by NMFS).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xxiii) If my vessel is checked-out and fishing in a directed flatfish fishery in the Central GOA and I catch groundfish and halibut PSC, does that count against the rockfish cooperative's CQ?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">No. If you are fishing in a directed flatfish fishery and checked-out of the Rockfish Program fisheries, you are not fishing under the authority of a CQ permit. Groundfish harvests would not be debited against the rockfish cooperative's CQ permit. In this case, any catch of halibut would be attributed to the halibut PSC limit for that directed target fishery and gear type and any applicable sideboard limit.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xxiv) Can my rockfish cooperative negotiate prices for me?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">The rockfish cooperatives formed under the Rockfish Program are intended to conduct and coordinate harvest activities for their members. Rockfish cooperatives formed under the Rockfish Program are subject to existing antitrust laws. Collective price negotiation by a rockfish cooperative must be conducted in accordance with existing antitrust laws.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xxv) Are there any special reporting requirements?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">Yes, each year a rockfish cooperative must submit an annual rockfish cooperative report to NMFS by December 15 of that year. See § 679.5(r)(6) for the reporting requirements.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xxvi) What is required in the annual rockfish cooperative report?</ENT> <ENT A="L01">The annual rockfish cooperative report must include at a minimum:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT A="L01">(A) The rockfish cooperative's CQ, sideboard limit (if applicable), and any rockfish sideboard fishery harvests made by the vessels in the rockfish cooperative on a vessel-by-vessel basis;</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT A="L01">(B) The rockfish cooperative's actual retained and discarded catch of CQ, and sideboard limit on an area-by-area and vessel-by-vessel basis;</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT A="L01">(C) A description of the method used by the rockfish cooperative to monitor fisheries in which rockfish cooperative vessels participated; and</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT A="L01">(D) A description of any civil actions taken by the rockfish cooperative in response to any members that exceeded their allowed catch.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">Additional requirements</E>—(i) <E T="03">Restrictions on fishing CQ assigned to a rockfish cooperative.</E> A person fishing CQ assigned to a rockfish cooperative must maintain a copy of the CQ permit onboard any vessel that is being used to harvest any rockfish primary species, or rockfish secondary species, or that uses any rockfish halibut PSC CQ.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Transfer of CQ between rockfish cooperatives.</E> Rockfish cooperatives may transfer CQ during a calendar year with the following restrictions:</P> <P>(A) A rockfish cooperative may only transfer CQ to another rockfish cooperative;</P> <P>(B) A rockfish cooperative may only receive CQ from another rockfish cooperative;</P> <P>(C) A rockfish cooperative may transfer or receive rockfish CQ only if that cooperative has been assigned at least two LLP licenses with rockfish QS assigned to those LLP licenses;</P> <P>(D) A rockfish cooperative in the catcher vessel sector may not transfer <PRTPAGE P="744"/>any CQ to a rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector;</P> <P>(E) A rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector may not transfer any rougheye rockfish CQ or shortraker rockfish CQ to a rockfish cooperative in the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(F) A rockfish cooperative receiving rockfish primary species CQ by transfer must assign that rockfish primary species CQ to a member(s) of the rockfish cooperative for the purposes of applying the use caps established under § 679.82(a). NMFS will not approve a transfer if that member would exceed the use cap as a result of the transfer. Rockfish secondary species or halibut PSC CQ is not assigned to a specific member of a rockfish cooperative;</P> <P>(G) A rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector may not transfer any sideboard limit assigned to it; and</P> <P>(H) After November 15 of the year for which the CQ permit is issued, or upon approval of a rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration described in § 679.4(n)(2):</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A cooperative may only use rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species CQ for transfer;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A cooperative may not transfer halibut PSC CQ;</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Use of CQ.</E> (i) A rockfish cooperative in the catcher vessel sector may not use a rockfish primary species CQ in excess of the amounts specified in § 679.82(a).</P> <P>(ii) For purposes of CQ use cap calculation, the total amount of CQ held or used by a person is equal to all tons of CQ derived from the rockfish QS held by that person and assigned to the rockfish cooperative and all tons of CQ assigned to that person by the rockfish cooperative from approved transfers.</P> <P>(iii) The amount of rockfish QS held by a person, and CQ derived from that rockfish QS is calculated using the individual and collective use cap rule established in § 679.82(a).</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Successors-in-interest.</E> If a member of a rockfish cooperative dies (in the case of an individual) or dissolves (in the case of a business entity), the LLP license(s) and associated rockfish QS held by that person will be transferred to the legal successor-in-interest under the procedures described in § 679.4(k)(6)(iv)(A). However, the CQ derived from that rockfish QS and assigned to the rockfish cooperative for that year from that person remains under the control of the rockfish cooperative for the duration of that calendar year. Each rockfish cooperative is free to establish its own internal procedures for admitting a successor-in-interest during the fishing season to reflect the transfer of an LLP license and associated rockfish QS.</P> <CITA>[76 FR 81277, Dec. 27, 2011; 77 FR 2478, Jan. 18. 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.82</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program use caps and sideboard limits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Use caps —(1) <E T="03">General.</E> (i) Use caps limit the amount of rockfish QS that may be held or used by a rockfish eligible harvester and the amount of CQ that may be held or used by a rockfish cooperative, harvested by a vessel, or received or processed by a rockfish processor.</P> <P>(ii) Use caps do not apply to halibut PSC CQ.</P> <P>(iii) Use caps may not be exceeded unless the entity subject to the use cap is specifically allowed to exceed a cap according to the criteria established under this paragraph (a), or by an operation of law.</P> <P>(iv) All rockfish QS use caps are based on the aggregate rockfish primary species initial rockfish QS pool established by NMFS in Table 29 to this part.</P> <P>(v) Sablefish and Pacific cod CQ processing use caps are based on the amount of CQ assigned to the catcher vessel sector during a calendar year.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Rockfish QS use cap.</E> A person may not individually or collectively hold or use more than:</P> <P>(i) Four (4.0) percent of the aggregate rockfish primary species QS initially assigned to the catcher vessel sector and resulting CQ unless that rockfish eligible harvester qualifies for an exemption to this use cap under paragraph (a)(6) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) Forty (40.0) percent of the aggregate rockfish primary species QS initially assigned to the catcher/processor sector and resulting CQ unless that rockfish eligible harvester qualifies for <PRTPAGE P="745"/>an exemption to this use cap under paragraph (a)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Catcher vessel cooperative rockfish CQ use cap.</E> A catcher vessel rockfish cooperative may not hold or use an amount of rockfish primary species CQ during a calendar year that is greater than an amount resulting from 30.0 percent of the aggregate rockfish primary species QS initially assigned to the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Vessel use cap.</E> (i) A catcher vessel may not harvest an amount of rockfish primary species CQ greater than 8.0 percent of the aggregate rockfish primary species CQ issued to the catcher vessel sector during a calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) A catcher/processor vessel may not harvest an amount of rockfish primary species CQ greater than 60.0 percent of the aggregate rockfish primary species CQ issued to the catcher/processor sector during a calendar year.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Use cap for rockfish processors.</E> (i) A rockfish processor may not receive or process an amount of rockfish primary species harvested with CQ assigned to the catcher vessel sector greater than 30.0 percent of the aggregate rockfish primary species CQ assigned to the catcher vessel sector during a calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) A rockfish processor may not receive or process an amount of Pacific cod harvested with CQ assigned to the catcher vessel sector greater than 30.0 percent of Pacific cod CQ issued to the catcher vessel sector during a calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) A rockfish processor may not receive or process an amount of sablefish harvested with CQ assigned to the catcher vessel sector greater than 30.0 percent of sablefish CQ issued to the catcher vessel sector during a calendar year.</P> <P>(iv) The amount of aggregate rockfish primary species, Pacific cod, or sablefish CQ assigned to the catcher vessel sector that is received by a rockfish processor is calculated based on the sum of all landings made with CQ received or processed by that rockfish processor and the CQ received or processed by any person affiliated with that rockfish processor as that term is defined in § 679.2.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Use cap exemptions</E>—(i) <E T="03">Rockfish QS.</E> A rockfish QS holder may receive an initial allocation of aggregate rockfish QS in excess of the use cap in that sector only if that rockfish QS is assigned to LLP license(s) held by that rockfish eligible harvester prior to June 14, 2010, and continuously through the time of application for rockfish QS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Transfer limitations.</E> A rockfish eligible harvester that receives an initial allocation of aggregate rockfish QS that exceeds the use cap listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall not receive any rockfish QS by transfer (except by operation of law) unless and until that harvester's holdings of aggregate rockfish QS in that sector are reduced to an amount below the use cap specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Opt-out.</E> Any vessel named on an LLP license that is not named on an approved Annual Application for Cooperative Fishing Quota, may not fish with any vessel named on the opted-out LLP license during that fishing year in any directed fishery for any rockfish primary species in the Central GOA and waters adjacent to the Central GOA when the rockfish primary species caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Sideboard limitations</E>—<E T="03">General.</E> The regulations in this section restrict the vessels and holders of LLP licenses with rockfish legal landings that could generate rockfish QS from using the increased flexibility provided by the Rockfish Program to expand their level of participation in other GOA groundfish fisheries. These limitations are commonly known as “sideboards.”</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Classes of sideboard restrictions.</E> Three types of sideboard restrictions apply under the Rockfish Program:</P> <P>(i) Catcher vessel sideboard restrictions as described under paragraph (d) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) Catcher/processor rockfish sideboard restrictions as described under paragraph (e) of this section; and,</P> <P>(iii) Opt-out sideboard restrictions as described under paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="746"/> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Notification of affected vessel owners and LLP license holders.</E> After NMFS determines which vessels and LLP licenses may be subject to sideboard limitations as described in paragraphs (d) through (f) of this section, NMFS will inform each vessel owner and LLP license holder in writing of the type of rockfish sideboard limitation and issue a revised Federal Fisheries Permit and/or LLP license that displays the sideboard limitation(s) that may apply to that FFP or LLP on its face.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A vessel owner or LLP license holder who believes that NMFS has incorrectly identified his or her vessel or LLP license as meeting the criteria for a sideboard limitation, or who disagrees with the specific sideboard ratio assigned to that LLP license, may make a contrary claim and provide evidence to NMFS. All claims must be submitted in writing with any documentation or evidence supporting the request within 30 days of being notified by NMFS of the sideboard limitation. NMFS will provide instructions for submitting such claims with the sideboard notification. An applicant must submit any documentation or evidence supporting a claim within 30 days of being notified by NMFS of the sideboard limitation. If NMFS finds the claim is unsupported, the claim will be denied in an Initial Administrative Determination (IAD). The affected persons may appeal this IAD using the procedures described in § 679.43.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Duration of sideboard limits.</E> Unless otherwise specified, all sideboard limitations established under paragraph (e) of this section only apply from July 1 through July 31 of each year.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sideboard provisions for catcher vessels</E>—(1) <E T="03">Vessels subject to catcher vessel sideboard limits.</E> Any vessel not specified in paragraph (d)(2) of this section that NMFS has determined meets any of the following criteria is subject to the provisions under this paragraph (d):</P> <P>(i) Any vessel whose rockfish legal landings could be used to generate rockfish QS for the catcher vessel sector; and,</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel named on an LLP license under whose authority rockfish legal landings were made that could be used to generate rockfish QS for the catcher vessel sector.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Applicability of sideboard provisions for specific catcher vessels.</E> The following vessels are exempt from the sideboard limits in paragraph (d) of this section:</P> <P>(i) Any AFA catcher vessel that is not exempt from GOA groundfish sideboards under the AFA as specified under § 679.64(b)(2)(ii);</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel that made rockfish legal landings during the fishery seasons established in Table 28a to this part and during the entry level trawl fishery during 2007, 2008, or 2009 established in Table 28b to this part and that is designated on an approved application for rockfish QS as being excluded from the Rockfish Program as specified under § 679.80(d)(4)(ii); and</P> <P>(iii) Any vessel named on an LLP license under whose authority rockfish legal landings were made during the fishery seasons established in Table 28a to this part and during the entry level trawl fishery during 2007, 2008, or 2009 established in Table 28b to this part if that LLP license is designated on an approved application for rockfish QS as being excluded from the Rockfish Program as specified under § 679.80(d)(4)(ii).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Prohibition for directed fishing in the Western GOA and West Yakutat District rockfish fishery during July.</E> Vessels subject to the provisions in this paragraph (d) may not participate in directed fishing in the Western GOA and West Yakutat District for northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish (or in waters adjacent to the Western GOA and West Yakutat District when northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC as specified under § 679.20) from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Prohibition for directed fishing in the specific GOA flatfish fisheries during July.</E> Vessels subject to the provisions in this paragraph (d) may not participate in directed fishing for arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, and rex sole in the GOA (or in waters adjacent to the GOA when arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, and rex sole caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC as specified under § 679.20) from July 1 through July 31.<PRTPAGE P="747"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Rockfish and halibut PSC sideboard provisions for catcher/processor vessels</E>—(1) <E T="03">Vessels subject to catcher/processor sideboard limits.</E> Any vessel that NMFS has determined meets any of the following criteria is subject to the provisions under this paragraph (e):</P> <P>(i) Any vessel whose rockfish legal landings could be used to generate rockfish QS for the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program; or</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel named on an LLP license under whose authority rockfish legal landings were made that could be used to generate rockfish QS for the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Prohibition for directed rockfish fishing in the Western GOA and West Yakutat District by non-Amendment 80 vessels assigned to the catcher/processor sector.</E> Any vessel that meets the criteria established in paragraph (e)(1) of this section and that is not an Amendment 80 vessel is prohibited from directed fishing for northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish in the Western GOA and West Yakutat District (or in waters adjacent to the Western GOA and West Yakutat District when northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC as specified under § 679.20) from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Calculation of rockfish and halibut PSC sideboard limits assigned to each LLP license in the catcher/processor sector.</E> NMFS will determine specific rockfish sideboard ratios for each LLP license assigned to the catcher/processor sector that could generate rockfish QS. These rockfish sideboard ratios will be noted on the face of an LLP license and will be calculated as follows:</P> <P>(i) For each rockfish sideboard fishery, divide the retained catch of that rockfish sideboard fishery from July 1 through July 31 in each year from 2000 through 2006 made under the authority of that LLP license, by the total retained catch of that rockfish sideboard fishery from July 1 through July 31 in each year from 2000 through 2006 by vessels operating under the authority of all eligible LLP licenses in the catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(ii) For the deep-water halibut PSC sideboard limit, divide the halibut PSC used in the deep-water complex, except in the Central GOA rockfish fisheries, from July 1 through July 31 in each year from 2000 through 2006 under the authority of that LLP license, by the total deep-water halibut PSC used from July 1 through July 31 in each year from 2000 through 2006 by vessels operating under the authority of all LLP licenses in the catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(iii) For the shallow-water halibut PSC sideboard limit, divide the halibut PSC used in the shallow-water complex from July 1 through July 31 in each year from 2000 through 2006 under the authority of that LLP license, by the total shallow-water halibut PSC used from July 1 through July 31 in each year from 2000 through 2006 by vessels operating under the authority of all LLP licenses in the catcher/processor sector.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Western GOA and West Yakutat District rockfish sideboard ratios.</E> The rockfish sideboard ratio for each rockfish fishery in the Western GOA and West Yakutat District is established in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,xs100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For the management area of the . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">In the directed fishery for . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The sideboard limit for the catcher/processor sector is . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">West Yakutat District</ENT> <ENT>Pelagic shelf rockfish</ENT> <ENT>** percent of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>** percent of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Western GOA</ENT> <ENT>Pelagic shelf rockfish</ENT> <ENT>72.3 percent of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>50.6 percent of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Northern rockfish</ENT> <ENT>74.3 percent of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(5) <E T="03">GOA halibut PSC sideboard ratios.</E> (i) The annual deep-water complex halibut PSC sideboard limit in the GOA is 2.5 percent of the annual halibut mortality limit.</P> <P>(ii) The annual shallow-water complex halibut PSC sideboard limit in the GOA is 0.1 percent of the annual halibut mortality limit.<PRTPAGE P="748"/> </P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Assigning a rockfish sideboard limit to a rockfish cooperative.</E> Each rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector will be assigned a portion of the rockfish sideboard limit for each rockfish species established in paragraph (e)(4) of this section according to the following formula.</P> <P>(i) For each rockfish sideboard fishery specified in paragraph (e)(4) of this section, sum the rockfish sideboard ratios of all LLP licenses as calculated under paragraph (e)(3) of this section assigned to that rockfish cooperative and multiply this result by the amount of TAC (in metric tons) assigned to that rockfish sideboard fishery.</P> <P>(ii) Once assigned, a catcher/processor rockfish cooperative may not exceed any rockfish sideboard limit assigned to that cooperative from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Assigning a rockfish sideboard limit to catcher/processors that opt-out of participating in rockfish cooperatives.</E> Holders of catcher/processor designated LLP licenses that opt-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative will receive the portion of each rockfish sideboard limit established in paragraph (e)(3) of this section not assigned to rockfish cooperatives.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Management of a rockfish opt-out sideboard limit.</E> (i) If the Regional Administrator determines that an annual rockfish sideboard limit for opt-out vessels is sufficient to support directed fishing for that rockfish sideboard fishery, the Regional Administrator may establish a directed fishing allowance applicable to holders of catcher/processor designated LLPs that have opted-out of participating in a rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>(ii) If the Regional Administrator determines that a sideboard limit is insufficient to support a directed fishing allowance for that rockfish sideboard fishery, then the Regional Administrator may not allow directed fishing and set the allowance to zero for catcher/processor opt-out vessels from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(iii) Upon determining that a halibut PSC sideboard limit is or will be reached, the Regional Administrator will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing for the rockfish sideboard fishery in the regulatory area or district for catcher/processor opt-out vessels that will be effective from July 1 through July 31.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Assigning deep-water and shallow-water halibut PSC sideboard limits to a rockfish cooperative.</E> Each rockfish cooperative in the catcher/processor sector will be assigned a percentage of the deep-water and shallow-water halibut PSC sideboard limits based on the following calculation:</P> <P>(i) Sum the deep-water ratios of all LLP licenses assigned to that rockfish cooperative and multiply this result by the amount set out in paragraph (e)(5)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(ii) Sum the shallow-water ratios of all LLP licenses assigned to that rockfish cooperative and multiply this result by the amount set out in paragraph (e)(5)(ii) of this section; and</P> <P>(iii) A rockfish cooperative may not exceed any deep-water or shallow-water halibut PSC sideboard limit assigned to that cooperative.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Assigning a halibut PSC limit to catcher/processor opt-out vessels.</E> Catcher/processor opt-out vessels will receive the portion of the deep-water and shallow-water halibut PSC sideboard limit not assigned to catcher/processor rockfish cooperatives.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Management of halibut PSC limits assigned to catcher/processor opt-out vessels.</E> (i) If the Regional Administrator determines that a halibut PSC sideboard limit for opt-out vessels is sufficient to support a directed fishing allowance for groundfish in the deep-water or shallow-water halibut PSC complex, then the Regional Administrator may establish a directed fishing allowance for that species or species group applicable to catcher/processor opt-out vessels.</P> <P>(ii) If the Regional Administrator determines that a sideboard limit is insufficient to support a directed fishing allowance for groundfish in the deep-water or shallow-water halibut PSC complex, then the Regional Administrator may not allow directed fishing and set the allowance to zero for the deep-water or shallow-water halibut PSC complex for catcher/processor opt-out vessels from July 1 through July 31.<PRTPAGE P="749"/> </P> <P>(iii) Upon determining that a halibut PSC sideboard limit is or will be reached, the Regional Administrator will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing for the species or species in that complex for catcher/processors opt-out vessels that will be effective from July 1 through July 31. The following specific directed fishing closures will be implemented if a halibut PSC sideboard limit is reached:</P> <P>(A) If the shallow-water halibut PSC sideboard limit for catcher/processor opt-out vessels is or will be reached, then NMFS will close directed fishing in the GOA for:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Flathead sole; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Shallow-water flatfish.</P> <P>(B) If the deep-water halibut PSC sideboard limit is or will be reached for catcher/processor opt-out vessels, then NMFS will close directed fishing in the GOA for:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Rex sole;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Deep-water flatfish; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Arrowtooth flounder.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Halibut PSC accounting.</E> Any halibut mortality occurring under a CQ permit from July 1 through July 31 will not apply against the halibut PSC sideboard limits established in paragraph (e)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Sideboard provisions—catcher/processor opt-out provisions</E>—(1) <E T="03">Vessels subject to opt-out sideboard provisions.</E> In addition to the sideboards for opt-out vessels in paragraphs (e)(7) and (e)(10) of this section, any catcher/processor opt-out vessel that NMFS has determined meets any of the following criteria is subject to the provisions under this paragraph (f):</P> <P>(i) Any vessel whose legal rockfish landings could be used to generate rockfish QS for the catcher/processor sector that is not assigned to a rockfish cooperative; or,</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel named on an LLP license under whose authority legal rockfish landings were made that could be used to generate rockfish QS for the catcher/processor sector and that is not assigned to a rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Prohibitions on directed fishing in GOA groundfish fisheries without previous participation.</E> (i) Any vessel that is subject to the opt-out sideboard restriction under paragraph (f) of this section is prohibited from directed fishing in any groundfish fishery in the GOA and waters adjacent to the GOA when groundfish caught by that vessel is deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20 (except sablefish harvested under the IFQ Program) from July 1 through July 14 of each year if that vessel has not participated in that directed groundfish fishery in any 2 years from 2000 through 2006 during the following time periods:</P> <P>(A) July 9, 2000, through July 15, 2000;</P> <P>(B) July 1, 2001, through July 7, 2001;</P> <P>(C) June 30, 2002, through July 6, 2002;</P> <P>(D) June 29, 2003, through July 5, 2003;</P> <P>(E) July 4, 2004, through July 10, 2004;</P> <P>(F) July 3, 2005, through July 9, 2005; and</P> <P>(G) July 2, 2006, through July 8, 2006.</P> <P>(ii) For purposes of determining participation in a directed groundfish fishery for paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section, a vessel may participate:</P> <P>(A) In the flathead sole and shallow-water flatfish fisheries if that vessel participated in a directed groundfish fishery for either of these two fisheries during any 2 years during the 2000 through 2006 qualifying period defined in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(B) In the arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, and rex sole fisheries if that vessel participated in a directed groundfish fishery for any of these three fisheries during any 2 years during the 2000 through 2006 qualifying period defined in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.83</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program entry level longline fishery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Rockfish entry level longline fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">Rockfish primary species allocations.</E> Vessels participating in the rockfish entry level longline fishery may collectively harvest an amount not greater than the total allocation to the rockfish entry level longline fishery as described in Table 28e to this part.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Participation.</E> Catcher vessels fishing under a CQ permit must first be checked-out of the Rockfish Program by the catcher vessel cooperative's designated representative to participate in the entry level longline fishery (see § 679.5(r)(8)(i)(B) for check-out procedures).<PRTPAGE P="750"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Rockfish secondary species allocations.</E> Rockfish secondary species shall not be allocated to the rockfish entry level longline fishery. Rockfish secondary species shall be managed based on an MRA for the target species as described in Table 10 to this part.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Opening of the rockfish entry level longline fishery.</E> The Regional Administrator maintains the authority to not open the rockfish entry level longline fishery if he or she deems it appropriate for conservation or other management measures. Factors such as the total allocation, anticipated harvest rates, and number of participants will be considered in making any such decision.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.84</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Rockfish Program recordkeeping, permits, monitoring, and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting. See § 679.5(r).</E> </P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Permits. See § 679.4(n).</E> </P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Catch monitoring requirements for catcher/processors assigned to a rockfish cooperative.</E> The requirements under paragraphs (c)(1) through (10) of this section apply to any catcher/processor vessel assigned to a rockfish cooperative at all times when that vessel has groundfish onboard that were harvested under a CQ permit, or that were harvested by a vessel subject to a rockfish sideboard limit as described under § 679.82(c) through (f), as applicable. The vessel owner or operator must ensure that:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> All catch is weighed on a NMFS-approved scale in compliance with the scale requirements at § 679.28(b). Each haul must be weighed separately and all catch must be made available for sampling by an observer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> An observer sampling station meeting the requirements at § 679.28(d) is available at all times.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> The vessel is in compliance with the observer coverage requirements described at § 679.50(c)(7)(i).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Operational line.</E> The vessel has no more than one operational line or other conveyance for the mechanized movement of catch between the scale used to weigh total catch and the location where the observer collects species composition samples.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fish on deck.</E> No fish are allowed to remain on deck unless an observer is present, except for fish inside the codend and fish spilled from the codend during hauling and dumping. Fish spilled from the codend must be moved to the fish bin.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Sample storage.</E> The vessel owner or operator provides sufficient space to accommodate a minimum of 10 observer sampling baskets. This space must be within or adjacent to the observer sample station.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Pre-cruise meeting.</E> The Observer Program Office is notified by phone at 1-(907) 271-1702 at least 24 hours prior to departure when the vessel will be carrying an observer who had not previously been deployed on that vessel within the last 12 months. Subsequent to the vessel's departure notification, but prior to departure, NMFS may contact the vessel to arrange for a pre-cruise meeting. The pre-cruise meeting must minimally include the vessel operator or manager and any observers assigned to the vessel.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Belt and flow operations.</E> The vessel operator stops the flow of fish and clears all belts between the bin doors and the area where the observer collects samples of unsorted catch when requested to do so by the observer.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Vessel crew in tanks or bins.</E> The vessel owner or operator must comply with the bin monitoring standards specified in § 679.28(i).</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Mixing of hauls.</E> Catch from an individual haul is not mixed with catch from another haul prior to sampling by a NMFS-certified observer;</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Catch monitoring requirements for catcher/processors opt-out vessels.</E> The requirements under paragraphs (c)(1) through (9) of this section apply to any catcher/processor opt-out vessels at all times when that vessel has groundfish onboard that were harvested by a vessel subject to a sideboard limit as described under § 679.82(f), as applicable. The vessel owner or operator must ensure that:</P> <P>(1) Catch from an individual haul is not mixed with catch from another haul prior to sampling by an observer;<PRTPAGE P="751"/> </P> <P>(2) All catch be made available for sampling by an observer; and</P> <P>(3) The requirements in paragraphs (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(8), and (c)(9) of this section are met.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Catch monitoring requirements for catcher vessels.</E> The owner or operator of a catcher vessel must ensure the vessel complies with the observer coverage requirements described in § 679.50(c)(7)(ii) at all times the vessel is participating in a rockfish cooperative.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Catch monitoring requirements for shoreside processors</E>—(1) <E T="03">Catch monitoring and control plan (CMCP).</E> The owner or operator of a shoreside processor receiving deliveries from a catcher vessel described in § 679.50(c)(7)(ii) must ensure the shoreside processor complies with the CMCP requirements described in § 679.28(g).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> All groundfish landed by catcher vessels described in § 679.50(c)(7)(ii) must be sorted, weighed on a scale approved by the State of Alaska as described in § 679.28(c), and be made available for sampling by an observer, NMFS staff, or any individual authorized by NMFS. Any of these persons must be allowed to test any scale used to weigh groundfish to determine its accuracy.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Catch accounting</E>—(1) <E T="03">Rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species.</E> All rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species harvests (including harvests of those species in waters adjacent to the Central GOA that are deducted from the Federal TAC as specified under § 679.20) of a vessel, that is named on an LLP license that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative and fishing under a CQ permit, will be debited against the CQ for that rockfish cooperative from May 1:</P> <P>(i) Until November 15; or</P> <P>(ii) Until that rockfish cooperative has submitted a rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration that has been approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Rockfish halibut PSC.</E> All halibut PSC in the Central GOA (including halibut PSC in the waters adjacent to the Central GOA when rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species caught by that vessel are deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20) used by a vessel, that is named on an LLP license that is assigned to a rockfish cooperative and fishing under a CQ permit, will be debited against the CQ for that rockfish cooperative from May 1,</P> <P>(i) Until November 15; or</P> <P>(ii) Until the designated representative of that rockfish cooperative has submitted a rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration that has been approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Groundfish sideboard limits.</E> All groundfish harvests (including harvests of those species in waters adjacent to the Central GOA that are deducted from the Federal TAC as specified under § 679.20) of a catcher/processor vessel that is subject to a sideboard limit for that groundfish species as described under § 679.82(e), except groundfish harvested by a vessel fishing under a CQ permit in the Central GOA, will be debited against the sideboard limit established for that sector or rockfish cooperative, as applicable.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Halibut sideboard limits.</E> All halibut PSC in the GOA (including halibut PSC in the waters adjacent to the GOA when rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species caught by that vessel are deducted from the Federal TAC specified under § 679.20) used by a catcher/processor vessel, except halibut PSC used by a vessel fishing under a CQ permit in the Central GOA, will be debited against the sideboard limit established for the rockfish cooperative or catcher/processor opt-out vessel, as applicable from July 1 until July 31.</P> <CITA>[67 FR 79734, Dec. 30, 2002, as amended at 77 FR 6502, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.85</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cost recovery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Cost recovery fees</E>—(1) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> The person documented on the rockfish CQ permit as the permit holder at the time of a rockfish CQ landing must comply with the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(i) Subsequent transfer of rockfish CQ or rockfish QS held by rockfish cooperative members does not affect the rockfish CQ permit holder's liability for noncompliance with this section.</P> <P>(ii) Non-renewal of a rockfish CQ permit does not affect the CQ permit holder's liability for noncompliance with this section.<PRTPAGE P="752"/> </P> <P>(iii) Changes in the membership in a rockfish cooperative, such as members joining or departing during the relevant year, or changes in the amount of rockfish QS holdings of those members does not affect the rockfish CQ permit holder's liability for noncompliance with this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Fee collection.</E> All rockfish CQ holders who receive rockfish CQ are responsible for submitting the cost recovery payment for all rockfish CQ landings made under the authority of their rockfish CQ permit.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Payment</E>—(i) <E T="03">Payment due date.</E> A rockfish CQ permit holder must submit any rockfish cost recovery fee liability payment(s) to NMFS at the address provided in paragraph (a)(3)(iii) of this section no later than February 15 of the year following the calendar year in which the rockfish CQ landings were made.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Payment recipient.</E> Make electronic payment payable to NMFS.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Payment address.</E> Submit payment and related documents as instructed on the fee submission form. Payments must be made electronically through the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.</E> Instructions for electronic payment will be made available on both the payment Web site and a fee liability summary letter mailed to the CQ permit holder.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Payment method.</E> Payment must be made electronically in U.S. dollars by automated clearing house, credit card, or electronic check drawn on a U.S. bank account.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Rockfish standard ex-vessel value determination and use</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> A CQ permit holder must use the rockfish standard ex-vessel value determined by NMFS under paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Rockfish standard ex-vessel value</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> Each year the Regional Administrator will publish rockfish standard ex-vessel values in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> during the first quarter of each calendar year. The standard prices will be described in U.S. dollars per equivalent pound, for rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species landings made by rockfish CQ holders during the previous calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Effective duration.</E> The rockfish standard ex-vessel value published by NMFS shall apply to all rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species landings made by a rockfish CQ holder during the previous calendar year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Determination.</E> NMFS will calculate the rockfish standard ex-vessel value to reflect, as closely as possible by month, the variations in the actual ex-vessel values of landings based on information provided in the Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report as described in § 679.5(r)(10). The Regional Administrator will base rockfish standard ex-vessel values on the following types of information:</P> <P>(A) Landed pounds by rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species landings and month;</P> <P>(B) Total ex-vessel value by rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species landings and month; and</P> <P>(C) Price adjustments, including retroactive payments.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Rockfish fee percentage</E>—(1) <E T="03">Established percentage.</E> The rockfish fee percentage is the amount as determined by the factors and methodology described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section. This amount will be announced by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> in accordance with paragraph (c)(3) of this section. This amount must not exceed 3.0 percent pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)(B).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculating fee percentage value.</E> Each year NMFS shall calculate and publish the fee percentage according to the following factors and methodology:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Factors.</E> NMFS must use the following factors to determine the fee percentage:</P> <P>(A) The catch to which the rockfish cost recovery fee will apply;</P> <P>(B) The ex-vessel value of that catch; and</P> <P>(C) The costs directly related to the management, data collection, and enforcement of the Rockfish Program.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Methodology.</E> NMFS must use the following equations to determine the fee percentage: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">100 × DPC/V</FP> <EXTRACT> <FP>where:</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">DPC = the direct program costs for the Rockfish Program for the previous calendar year with any adjustments to the <PRTPAGE P="753"/>account from payments received in the previous year.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">V = total of the standard ex-vessel value of the catch subject to the rockfish cost recovery fee liability for the current year.</FP> </EXTRACT> <P>(3) <E T="03">Publication</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> During the first quarter of the year following the calendar year in which the rockfish CQ landings were made, NMFS shall calculate the rockfish fee percentage based on the calculations described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Effective period.</E> The calculated rockfish fee percentage is applied to rockfish CQ landings made in the previous calendar year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Applicable percentage.</E> The CQ permit holder must use the rockfish fee percentage applicable at the time a rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species landing is debited from a rockfish CQ allocation to calculate the rockfish cost recovery fee liability for any retroactive payments for that rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fee liability determination for a rockfish CQ holder.</E> (i) All rockfish CQ holders will be subject to a fee liability for any rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species CQ debited from a rockfish CQ allocation during a calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) The rockfish fee liability assessed to a rockfish CQ holder will be based on the proportion of the standard ex-vessel value of rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species debited from a rockfish CQ holder relative to all rockfish CQ holders during a calendar year as determined by NMFS.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS will provide a fee liability summary letter to all CQ permit holders during the first quarter of the year following the calendar year in which the rockfish CQ landings were made. The summary will explain the fee liability determination including the current fee percentage, details of rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species CQ pounds debited from rockfish CQ allocations by permit, species, date, and prices.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Underpayment of fee liability.</E> (1) Pursuant to § 679.81(f), no rockfish CQ holder will receive any rockfish CQ until the rockfish CQ holder submits a complete application. A complete application shall include full payment of an applicant's complete rockfish cost recovery fee liability.</P> <P>(2) If a rockfish CQ holder fails to submit full payment for rockfish cost recovery fee liability by the date described in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(i) At any time thereafter send an IAD to the CQ permit holder stating that the CQ permit holder's estimated fee liability, as indicated by his or her own submitted information, is the rockfish cost recovery fee liability due from the CQ permit holder.</P> <P>(ii) Disapprove any application to transfer rockfish CQ to or from the CQ permit holder in accordance with § 679.81(g).</P> <P>(3) If a rockfish CQ holder fails to submit full payment by the rockfish cost recovery fee liability payment deadline described at paragraph (a)(3) of this section:</P> <P>(i) No CQ permit will be issued to that rockfish CQ holder for that calendar year; and</P> <P>(ii) No rockfish CQ will be issued based on the rockfish QS held by the members of that rockfish cooperative to any other CQ permit for that calendar year.</P> <P>(4) Upon final agency action determining that a CQ permit holder has not paid his or her rockfish cost recovery fee liability, the Regional Administrator may continue to prohibit issuance of a CQ permit for any subsequent calendar years until NMFS receives the unpaid fees. If payment is not received by the 30th day after the final agency action, the agency may pursue collection of the unpaid fees.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Over payment.</E> Upon issuance of final agency action, payment submitted to NMFS in excess of the rockfish cost recovery fee liability determined to be due by the final agency action will be returned to the CQ permit holder unless the permit holder requests the agency to credit the excess amount against the permit holder's future rockfish cost recovery fee liability. Payment processing fees may be deducted from any fees returned to the CQ permit holder.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A CQ permit holder who receives an IAD for incomplete payment of a rockfish fee liability may appeal the IAD pursuant to 50 CFR 679.43.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <PRTPAGE P="754"/> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart H—Amendment 80 Program</HD> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>72 FR 52726, Sept. 14, 2007, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocation, use, and transfer of Amendment 80 QS permits.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20121001" REFID="232">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59871, Oct. 1, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>Regulations under this subpart were developed by NMFS to implement the Amendment 80 Program. Additional regulations that implement specific portions of the Amendment 80 Program are set out at § 679.2 Definitions, § 679.4 Permits, § 679.5 Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R), § 679.7 Prohibitions, § 679.20 General limitations, § 679.21 Prohibited species bycatch management, § 679.27 Improved Retention/Improved Utilization Program, § 679.28 Equipment and operational requirements, § 679.31 CDQ and PSQ reserves, § 679.50 Groundfish Observer Program applicable through December 31, 2007, and § 679.64 Harvesting sideboard limits in other fisheries.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Issuance of Amendment 80 QS permits</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> NMFS will issue an Amendment 80 QS permit to a person who is eligible to receive Amendment 80 QS units as described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section and based on:</P> <P>(i) The information contained in an approved application for Amendment 80 QS as described in paragraph (b) of this section;</P> <P>(ii) The information contained in the Amendment 80 official record as described in paragraph (c) of this section;</P> <P>(iii) The Amendment 80 QS permit allocation procedures as described in paragraph (d) of this section; and</P> <P>(iv) In consideration of any use caps as described in § 679.92(a).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Eligibility to receive an Amendment 80 QS permit</E>—(i) <E T="03">Owner of an Amendment 80 vessel.</E> A person may receive an Amendment 80 QS permit based on the legal landings of an Amendment 80 vessel if:</P> <P>(A) That person owns that Amendment 80 vessel at the time of application for Amendment 80 QS as demonstrated on an abstract of title or USCG documentation;</P> <P>(B) That person holds an Amendment 80 LLP license at the time of application for Amendment 80 QS;</P> <P>(C) That person is a U.S. citizen;</P> <P>(D) That person submits a timely application for Amendment 80 QS that is approved by NMFS as described in paragraph (b) of this section; and</P> <P>(E) A person is not eligible to receive an Amendment 80 QS permit based on the legal landings of that Amendment 80 vessel under the provisions of paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Holder of an Amendment 80 LLP license.</E> A person may receive an Amendment 80 QS permit based on the legal landings of an Amendment 80 vessel if:</P> <P>(A) At the time of application for Amendment 80 QS that person holds the LLP license originally assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel and that Amendment 80 vessel has suffered an actual total loss, constructive total loss, or is permanently ineligible to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108;</P> <P>(B) The actual total loss, constructive total loss, or permanent ineligibility of that Amendment 80 vessel to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108 has been clearly and unambiguously established and documented in written form in the application for Amendment 80 QS and that documentation is accepted by NMFS;</P> <P>(C) The express terms of a written contract clearly and unambiguously provide that the owner(s) of that Amendment 80 vessel transferred all rights and privileges to use the Amendment 80 legal landings from that Amendment 80 vessel to the person holding the LLP license originally assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel;</P> <P>(D) That person is a U.S. citizen; and</P> <P>(E) That person has submitted a timely application for Amendment 80 QS that is approved by NMFS as described in paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Application for Amendment 80 QS</E>—(1) <E T="03">Submission.</E> A person who wishes to receive an Amendment 80 QS permit must submit a timely and complete application for Amendment 80 QS. Once a person submits a timely and complete application for Amendment 80 QS that is approved by NMFS, an application for Amendment 80 QS is not required to be resubmitted. An application for Amendment 80 QS may only be submitted to NMFS using any one of the following methods:<PRTPAGE P="755"/> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Mail:</E> Regional Administrator, c/o Restricted Access Management Program, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fax:</E> 907-586-7354; or</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Hand delivery or carrier:</E> NMFS, Room 713, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application forms.</E> Application forms are available through the internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> A completed application for Amendment 80 QS must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours A.l.t. on October 15 of the year prior to the fishing year for which the applicant is applying, or if sent by U.S. mail, postmarked by that time. Applications received or postmarked after the deadline will not be eligible to receive an Amendment 80 QS permit for the upcoming fishing year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> A completed application must contain the following information:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Applicant identification.</E> (A) The applicant's name, NMFS person ID (if applicable), tax ID number, permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, business fax number, and e-mail (if available);</P> <P>(B) Indicate (YES or NO) if the applicant is a U.S. citizen; if YES, enter his or her date of birth;</P> <P>(C) Indicate (YES or NO) if the applicant is a U.S. corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity; if YES, enter the date of incorporation;</P> <P>(D) Indicate (YES or NO) if the applicant is a successor-in-interest to a deceased individual or to a non-individual no longer in existence, if YES attach evidence of death or dissolution;</P> <P>(E) Indicate whether the applicant is applying as the owner of an Amendment 80 vessel or the holder of an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel;</P> <P>(F) For an applicant claiming Amendment 80 legal landings associated with an Amendment 80 vessel, enter the following information for each Amendment 80 vessel: USCG documentation number of vessel on which Amendment 80 legal landings were caught and processed, vessel name, ADF&G vessel registration number, and LLP license held by that person at the time of application;</P> <P>(G) If an Amendment 80 vessel has suffered an actual total loss, constructive total loss, or is permanently ineligible to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108, provide clear and unambiguous documentation in written form that the Amendment 80 vessel has suffered an actual total loss, constructive total loss, or is permanently ineligible to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108; and</P> <P>(H) If applicable, a copy of the express terms of a written contract held by the applicant that clearly and unambiguously indicates that the owner of the Amendment 80 vessel that has suffered has an actual total loss, constructive total loss, or is permanently ineligible to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108 has transferred all rights and privileges to use Amendment 80 legal landings and any resulting Amendment 80 QS or exclusive harvest privilege from that Amendment 80 vessel to the person holding the LLP license originally assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Applicant signature and certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by a designated representative, then explicit authorization for the designated representative signed by the applicant must accompany the application.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Application evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate applications received as specified in this paragraph (b)(5) of this section and compare all claims in an application with the information in the Amendment 80 official record. Application claims that are consistent with information in the Amendment 80 official record will be approved by the Regional Administrator. Application claims that are inconsistent with the Amendment 80 official record, unless verified by documentation, will not be approved. An applicant who submits inconsistent claims, or an applicant who fails to submit the information specified in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, will be <PRTPAGE P="756"/>provided a single 30-day evidentiary period in which to submit the specified information, submit evidence to verify his or her inconsistent claims, or submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the Amendment 80 official record. An applicant who submits claims that are inconsistent with information in the Amendment 80 official record has the burden of proving that the submitted claims are correct. Any claims that remain inconsistent or that are not accepted after the 30-day evidentiary period will be denied, and the applicant will be notified by an IAD of his or her appeal rights under § 679.43.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> If an applicant is notified by an IAD that inconsistent claims made by the applicant have been denied, that applicant may appeal that IAD under the provisions described at § 679.43.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Amendment 80 official record</E>—(1) <E T="03">Use of the Amendment 80 official record.</E> The Amendment 80 official record will contain all information used by the Regional Administrator to determine eligibility to participate in the Amendment 80 Program, assign QS, and any other privileges or limits for the Amendment 80 Program.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 official record presumed to be correct.</E> The Amendment 80 official record is presumed to be correct. An applicant to participate in the Amendment 80 Program has the burden to prove otherwise.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Documentation is used to establish the amount of Amendment 80 legal landings.</E> Only Amendment 80 legal landings as defined in § 679.2 will be used to assign Amendment 80 QS units to an Amendment 80 QS permit unless an Amendment 80 vessel has no Amendment 80 legal landings, in which case Amendment 80 QS units will be allocated to the Amendment 80 QS permit derived from that Amendment 80 vessel according to the procedures established under paragraphs (d)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Assignment of Amendment 80 legal landings.</E> An Amendment 80 legal landing is assigned only to the Amendment 80 vessel that was used to make that Amendment 80 legal landing.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Assigning an Amendment 80 QS permit to an Amendment 80 QS holder</E>—(1) Amendment 80 QS units derived from an Amendment 80 vessel and issued to an Amendment 80 QS holder. NMFS will assign a specific amount of Amendment 80 QS units to each Amendment 80 QS permit based on the Amendment 80 legal landings of each Amendment 80 vessel for each Amendment 80 species in each management area for that Amendment 80 species as listed in Table 32 to this part, using information from the Amendment 80 official record according to the following procedures:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">All Amendment 80 species.</E> (A) For each Amendment 80 species, sum the Amendment 80 legal landings for each Amendment 80 vessel in all management areas for that Amendment 80 species listed in Table 32 to this part for each calendar year from 1998 through 2004.</P> <P>(B) Select the five calendar years that yield the highest amount of Amendment 80 legal landings of that Amendment 80 species in all management areas for that Amendment 80 species listed in Table 32 to this part, including zero metric tons if necessary.</P> <P>(C) Sum the Amendment 80 legal landings of the highest five years for an Amendment 80 species. This yields the Highest Five Years for that Amendment 80 species.</P> <P>(D) Divide the Highest Five Years for an Amendment 80 species in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(C) of this section for an Amendment 80 vessel by the sum of all Highest Five Years for all Amendment 80 vessels for that Amendment 80 species based on the Amendment 80 official record for that Amendment 80 species as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Highest Five Years/Σ All Highest Five Years × 100 = Percentage of the Total.</FP> <FP>The result (quotient) of this equation is the Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel for that Amendment 80 species.</FP> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch and BSAI Pacific cod.</E> Multiply the Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel for Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch and BSAI Pacific cod as calculated in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(D) of this section by the <PRTPAGE P="757"/>Amendment 80 initial QS pool for Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch and BSAI Pacific cod as set forth in Table 32 to this part. This yields the number of Amendment 80 QS units for that Amendment 80 vessel for Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch and BSAI Pacific cod Pacific cod.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI rock sole and BSAI yellowfin sole.</E> (A) If an Amendment 80 vessel did not have any Amendment 80 legal landings during 1998 through 2004, that Amendment 80 vessel will receive 0.5 percent of the Percentage of the Total for BSAI rock sole and BSAI yellowfin sole as calculated in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(B) All Amendment 80 vessels that did have Amendment 80 legal landings will have the Percentage of the Total assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel as calculated in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(D) of this section adjusted to account for the assignment of the Percentage of the Total to Amendment 80 vessels under paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(A) of this section for BSAI rock sole and BSAI yellowfin sole as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel × (100-Σ Percentage of the Total assigned to all Amendment 80 vessels under paragraph (d)(1)(iii)(A) of this section) = Adjusted Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel.</FP> <P>(C) Multiply the Adjusted Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel by the Amendment 80 initial QS pool for BSAI rock sole and BSAI yellowfin sole as set forth in Table 32 to this part. This yields the number of Amendment 80 QS units for that Amendment 80 vessel for BSAI rock sole or BSAI yellowfin sole.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">BSAI flathead sole.</E> (A) If an Amendment 80 vessel did not have any Amendment 80 legal landings during 1998 through 2004, that Amendment 80 vessel will receive 0.1 percent of the Percentage of the Total for BSAI flathead sole as calculated in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(B) All Amendment 80 vessels that did have Amendment 80 legal landings during 1998 through 2004 will have the Percentage of the Total assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel as calculated in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(D) of this section adjusted to account for the assignment of the Percentage of the Total to Amendment 80 vessels under paragraph (d)(1)(iv)(A) of this section for BSAI flathead sole as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel × (100-Σ Percentage of the Total assigned to all Amendment 80 vessels under paragraph (d)(1)(iv)(A) of this section) = Adjusted Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel.</FP> <P>(C) Multiply the Adjusted Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel by the Amendment 80 initial QS pool for BSAI flathead sole as set forth in Table 32 to this part. This yields the number of Amendment 80 QS units for that Amendment 80 vessel for BSAI flathead sole.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">BSAI Atka mackerel.</E> (A) Multiply the Percentage of the Total for that Amendment 80 vessel as calculated in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(D) of this section by the Amendment 80 initial QS pool for BSAI Atka mackerel as set forth in Table 32 to this part. This yields the number of Amendment 80 QS units for that Amendment 80 vessel for BSAI Atka mackerel.</P> <P>(B) If an Amendment 80 vessel is an Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessel, determine the percentage of the Amendment 80 QS pool that is assigned to each Atka mackerel management area listed in Table 32 to this part in each year from 1998 through 2004 for that Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessel based on the percentage of Amendment 80 legal landings in that Atka mackerel management area from 1998 through 2004 for that Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessel.</P> <P>(C) The sum of the Amendment 80 QS units allocated to all Amendment 80 non-mackerel vessels is the Total Amendment 80 non-mackerel QS pool.</P> <P>(D) The sum of the Amendment 80 QS units allocated to all Amendment 80 mackerel vessels is the Total Amendment 80 mackerel QS pool.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Assigning Amendment 80 QS units to an Amendment 80 permit.</E> Once the Regional Administrator determines the amount of Amendment 80 QS units to be issued for an Amendment 80 species <PRTPAGE P="758"/>derived from an Amendment 80 vessel based on the criteria described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section, NMFS will assign that amount of Amendment 80 QS units for each Amendment 80 species as an Amendment 80 QS permit to the Amendment 80 QS holder as follows:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel owner.</E> NMFS will issue an Amendment 80 QS permit for each Amendment 80 vessel to the owner of that Amendment 80 vessel if that person submitted a timely and complete Application for Amendment 80 QS that was approved by NMFS under paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section; or</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</E> NMFS will issue an Amendment 80 QS permit as an endorsement on an Amendment 80 LLP license to the holder of an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel if that person submitted a timely and complete Application for Amendment 80 QS that was approved by NMFS under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Transfers of Amendment 80 QS permits</E>—(1) <E T="03">Non-severability of Amendment 80 QS permits.</E> (i) An Amendment 80 QS holder may not transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit to another person unless all Amendment 80 QS units for all Amendment 80 species on that Amendment 80 QS permit are transferred in their entirety to the same person at the same time; and</P> <P>(ii) Once an Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to an Amendment 80 LLP license, that Amendment 80 LLP license is designated as an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license and a person may not separate the Amendment 80 QS permit from that Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transfer of an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</E> A person holding an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license may transfer that Amendment 80 LLP/QS license to another person only under the provisions of § 679.4(k)(7).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transfers of Amendment 80 QS permits.</E> A person holding an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel may transfer that Amendment 80 QS permit to another person only by submitting an application to transfer Amendment 80 QS permit that is approved by NMFS under the provisions of paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Assigning an Amendment 80 QS permit to an Amendment 80 LLP license.</E> An Amendment 80 vessel owner holding an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel may transfer that Amendment 80 QS permit to the LLP license originally assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel only by submitting an application to transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit that is approved by NMFS under the provisions of paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Application to transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> An Amendment 80 QS holder who wishes to transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit must submit a complete application that is approved by NMFS. This application may only be submitted to NMFS using any one of the following methods:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Mail:</E> Regional Administrator, c/o Restricted Access Management Program, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fax:</E> 907-586-7354; or</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Hand delivery or carrier:</E> NMFS, Room 713, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application forms.</E> Application forms are available through the internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application</E>—(i) <E T="03">Transferor information</E>—(A) <E T="03">Transferor identification.</E> The transferor's name, NMFS person ID (if applicable), tax ID number, date of incorporation or date of birth, permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, fax number, and e-mail (if available).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Type of transfer.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the transferor is applying to transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit to another person; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Indicate whether the transferor is applying to transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit to the LLP license originally assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel as listed in Table 31 to this part.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS permit.</E> Indicate the Amendment 80 QS permit to be transferred.<PRTPAGE P="759"/> </P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Information for transfers of Amendment 80 QS permit to another person.</E> If transferring an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel owner to another person, attach abstract of title or USCG documentation that clearly and unambiguously indicates that the Amendment 80 QS permit transferee is named on the abstract of title or USCG documentation as the owner of the Amendment 80 vessel to which that Amendment 80 QS permit would be assigned.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Information for transfers of Amendment 80 QS permits to an Amendment 80 LLP license.</E> If transferring Amendment 80 QS assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel owner to the LLP license originally assigned to that Amendment 80 vessel, provide clear and unambiguous written documentation that can be verified by NMFS that the Amendment 80 vessel for which that Amendment 80 LLP license was originally assigned is no longer able to be used in the Amendment 80 Program due to the actual total loss, constructive total loss, or permanent ineligibility of that vessel to receive a fishery endorsement under 46 U.S.C. 12108.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Certification of transferor.</E> The transferor must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by a designated representative, then explicit authorization signed by the applicant must accompany the application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Transferee information</E>—(A) <E T="03">Transferee identification.</E> The transferee's name, NMFS person ID (if applicable), tax ID number, date of incorporation or date of birth, permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, fax number, and e-mail (if available).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Certification of transferee.</E> The transferee must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by a designated representative, then explicit authorization signed by the applicant must accompany the application.</P> <CITA>[72 FR 52726, Sept. 14, 2007, as amended at 76 FR 40633, July 11, 2011]</CITA> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59871, Oct. 1, 2012, § 679.90 was amended by revising paragraphs (d)(2)(ii), (e)(1)(ii), (e)(3), and (f), effective Oct. 31, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.90</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Allocation, use, and transfer of Amendment 80 QS permits.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(d) * * *</P> <P>(2) * * *</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</E> NMFS will issue an Amendment 80 QS permit as an endorsement on an Amendment 80 LLP license to the holder of an LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel listed in Column A of Table 31 to this part, under the provisions of § 679.4(k)(7), if that person submitted a timely and complete Application for Amendment 80 QS that was approved by NMFS under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section.<STARS/> </P> <P>(e) * * *</P> <P>(1) * * *</P> <P>(ii) If an Amendment 80 QS permit is assigned to an Amendment 80 LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel, that Amendment 80 LLP license is designated as an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license. A person may not separate the Amendment 80 QS permit from that Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.<STARS/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transfers of Amendment 80 QS permits.</E> (i) A person holding an Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel may transfer that Amendment 80 QS permit to another person, to the LLP license originally assigned to an Amendment 80 vessel, or to a vessel approved by NMFS as an Amendment 80 replacement vessel in accordance with § 679.4(o)(4) by submitting an Application to Transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit that is approved by NMFS under the provisions of paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) A person holding an Amendment 80 LLP license that is designated as an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license may designate a vessel approved as an Amendment 80 replacement vessel by submitting an Application For Transfer License Limitation Program Groundfish/Crab License that is approved by <PRTPAGE P="760"/>NMFS under the provisions of paragraph (f) of this section.<STARS/> </P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Application to Transfer Amendment 80 QS.</E> A person holding an Amendment 80 QS permit who wishes to transfer the Amendment 80 QS permit to the LLP license originally assigned to the Amendment 80 vessel, or transfer the Amendment 80 QS permit to another person, or transfer the Amendment 80 QS permit to an Amendment 80 replacement vessel must submit to NMFS a complete Application to Transfer an Amendment 80 QS permit. The holder of an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license may designate the replacement vessel on the LLP license by using the Application for Transfer License Limitation Program Groundfish/Crab License. An application must contain the information specified on the form, with all required fields accurately completed and all required documentation attached. This application must be submitted to NMFS using the methods described on the application.</P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.91</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program annual harvester privileges.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Assigning an Amendment 80 QS permit to an Amendment 80 cooperative or Amendment 80 limited access fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> (i) Each calendar year, each Amendment 80 QS permit, associated Amendment 80 vessel, and Amendment 80 LLP license must be assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative or the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in order to use that Amendment 80 QS permit, associated Amendment 80 vessel, and Amendment 80 LLP license to catch, process, or receive Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, or halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector.</P> <P>(ii) NMFS will assign an Amendment 80 QS permit(s), associated Amendment 80 vessel(s), and Amendment 80 LLP license(s) held by an Amendment 80 QS holder to an Amendment 80 cooperative if that Amendment 80 QS permit(s), associated Amendment 80 vessel(s), and Amendment 80 LLP license(s) is designated on an application for CQ that is approved by the Regional Administrator as described under paragraph (b) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS will assign an Amendment 80 QS permit(s), associated Amendment 80 vessel(s), and Amendment 80 LLP license(s) held by an Amendment 80 QS holder to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery if that Amendment 80 QS permit(s), associated Amendment 80 vessel(s), and Amendment 80 LLP license(s) is assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS permits issued after issuance of CQ or ITAC.</E> Any Amendment 80 QS permits, or Amendment 80 QS units on an Amendment 80 QS permit, assigned to an Amendment 80 QS holder after NMFS has issued CQ or ITAC to the Amendment 80 sector for a calendar year will not result in any additional:</P> <P>(i) CQ being issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative if that Amendment 80 QS holder has assigned his Amendment 80 QS permit(s) to an Amendment 80 cooperative for that calendar year; or</P> <P>(ii) ITAC being issued to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery if that Amendment 80 QS holder has assigned his Amendment 80 QS permit(s) to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for that calendar year.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Failure to submit an application for an Amendment 80 fishery.</E> (i) If an Amendment 80 QS permit is not designated on a timely and complete application for CQ that is approved by the Regional Administrator as described under paragraph (b) of this section, the Regional Administrator will not assign that Amendment 80 QS permit, associated Amendment 80 vessel, or Amendment 80 LLP license to an Amendment 80 cooperative for the applicable calendar year.</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will assign an Amendment 80 QS permit, associated Amendment 80 vessel, or Amendment 80 LLP license to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for the applicable calendar year if that Amendment 80 QS permit, associated Amendment 80 vessel, or Amendment 80 LLP license is designated on a timely and complete application for an Amendment 80 limited access fishery, or if that Amendment 80 QS permit, associated Amendment 80 vessel, or Amendment 80 LLP license is not designated on a timely and complete application for CQ that is approved by the Regional Administrator as described under paragraph (b) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="761"/> </P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Application for CQ and Application for the Amendment 80 limited access fishery</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> An application for CQ or an application for the Amendment 80 limited access fishery may only be submitted to NMFS using any one of the following methods:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Mail:</E> Regional Administrator, c/o Restricted Access Management Program, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fax:</E> 907-586-7354; or</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Hand delivery or carrier:</E> NMFS, Room 713, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801.</P> <P>(iv) Electronic: <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application forms</E>. Application forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>, or by contacting NMFS at 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> A completed application must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours A.l.t. on November 1 of the year prior to the calendar year for which the applicant is applying, or if sent by U.S. mail, the application must be postmarked by that time.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Application for CQ</E>—(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 cooperative identification.</E> The Amendment 80 cooperative's legal name; tax ID number, the type of business entity under which the Amendment 80 cooperative is organized; the state in which the Amendment 80 cooperative is legally registered as a business entity; permanent business address; business telephone number; business fax number; e-mail address (if available); and printed name of the Amendment 80 cooperative's designated representative.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Identification of Amendment 80 QS permit holders and ownership documentation.</E> Full name of each Amendment 80 cooperative member; NMFS person ID of each member; Amendment 80 QS permit number(s), the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the Amendment 80 QS permit(s) assigned to the Amendment 80 cooperative and the percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the Amendment 80 QS permit(s).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Identification of Amendment 80 cooperative member vessels and Amendment 80 LLP licenses.</E> Vessel name; ADF&G vessel registration number; USCG documentation number; and Amendment 80 LLP license number.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Identification of vessels on which the CQ issued to the Amendment 80 cooperative will be used.</E> Vessel name, ADF&G vessel registration number, and USCG documentation number.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">EDR submission.</E> For 2009 and thereafter, indicate (YES or NO) whether each member of the Amendment 80 cooperative has submitted a timely and complete EDR for each Amendment 80 QS permit held by that person as required under § 679.94.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Certification of cooperative authorized representative.</E> The cooperative's authorized representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. Explicit authorization to complete the application on behalf of the members of the cooperative must accompany the application.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Copy of membership agreement or contract.</E> Attach a copy of the membership agreement or contract that specifies how the Amendment 80 cooperative intends to catch its CQ.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Application for the Amendment 80 limited access fishery</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicant identification.</E> The applicant's name, NMFS Person ID (if applicable), tax ID number (required), permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, fax number, and e-mail (if available).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel identification.</E> The name, ADF&G vessel registration number(s), and USCG documentation number(s) of the Amendment 80 vessel(s) owned by the applicant.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 LLP identification.</E> The Amendment 80 LLP license number(s) held by the applicant.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS permit information.</E> The Amendment 80 QS permit number(s) held by the applicant.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS ownership documentation.</E> The names of all persons, to the individual person level, holding an ownership interest in the Amendment 80 QS permit(s) held by the applicant and the percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the Amendment 80 QS permit(s).</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">EDR submission.</E> For 2009 and thereafter, indicate (YES or NO) whether the applicant has submitted a <PRTPAGE P="762"/>timely and complete EDR for each Amendment 80 QS permit held by that person as required under § 679.94.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Applicant signature and certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by a designated representative, then explicit authorization signed by the applicant must accompany the application.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Allocations of Amendment 80 species</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Each calendar year, the Regional Administrator will determine the tonnage of Amendment 80 species that will be assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector and the Amendment 80 sector. For participants in the Amendment 80 sector, the tonnage of fish will be further assigned between Amendment 80 cooperatives and the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculation</E>—(i) <E T="03">Determination of TAC and ITAC.</E> NMFS will determine the TAC and ITAC for each Amendment 80 species in a calendar year in the annual harvest specification process in § 679.20.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Annual apportionment of ITAC.</E> The annual apportionment of ITAC for each Amendment 80 species between the Amendment 80 sector and the BSAI trawl limited access sector in a given calendar year is established in Tables 33 and 34 to this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Allocation of CQ to Amendment 80 cooperatives</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> The amount of ITAC for each Amendment 80 species assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative is equal to the amount of Amendment 80 QS units assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative by Amendment 80 QS holders divided by the total Amendment 80 QS pool multiplied by the Amendment 80 sector ITAC for that Amendment 80 species in that management area. Once ITAC for an Amendment 80 species in a management area is assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, it is issued as CQ specific to that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CQ allocation for Amendment 80 species except BSAI Atka mackerel.</E> The amount of CQ for each Amendment 80 species except BSAI Atka mackerel that is assigned to a Amendment 80 cooperative is expressed algebraically as follows: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">CQ in a management area = [(Amendment 80 sector ITAC in a management area) × (Amendment 80 QS units assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative/Amendment 80 QS pool)].</FP> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CQ allocation for BSAI Atka mackerel.</E> The amount of CQ for BSAI Atka mackerel that is assigned to each Amendment 80 cooperative in each management area is determined by the following procedure:</P> <P>(A) Determine the amount of non-mackerel ITAC in each management area using the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Non-mackerel ITAC in a management area = (Amendment 80 non-mackerel QS units designated for that management area/Total Atka mackerel QS pool) × Amendment 80 sector ITAC in all management areas.</FP> <P>(B) Determine the amount of mackerel ITAC in each management area using the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Mackerel ITAC in a management area = Amendment 80 sector ITAC in that management area − Non-mackerel ITAC in that management area.</FP> <P>(C) Determine the amount of non-mackerel CQ assigned to the Amendment 80 cooperative using the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Non-mackerel CQ assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative = (Amendment 80 non-mackerel QS units designated for that management area assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative/Amendment 80 non-mackerel QS pool in that management area) × Non-mackerel ITAC for that management area.</FP> <P>(D) Determine the amount of mackerel CQ assigned to the Amendment 80 cooperative using the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Mackerel CQ in a management area = (Mackerel QS units assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative/Mackerel QS pool) × Mackerel ITAC in that management area.</FP> <PRTPAGE P="763"/> <P>(E) The total amount of Atka mackerel CQ assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative for a management area is equal to the sum of paragraphs (c)(3)(iii)(C) and (D) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> The amount of ITAC in a management area for each Amendment 80 species assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery is equal to the Amendment 80 sector ITAC remaining after subtracting all CQ issued to all Amendment 80 cooperatives for that Amendment 80 species in that management area.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Allocations of halibut PSC</E>—(1) <E T="03">Amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector.</E> The amount of halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector for each calendar year is specified in Table 35 to this part. That amount of halibut PSC is then assigned to Amendment 80 cooperatives and the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> For each calendar year, the amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned as CQ to an Amendment 80 cooperative is determined by the following procedure:</P> <P>(i) Multiply the amount of halibut PSC established in Table 35 to this part by the percentage of the Amendment 80 halibut PSC apportioned to each Amendment 80 species as established in Table 36 to this part. This yields the halibut PSC apportionment for that Amendment 80 species.</P> <P>(ii) For each Amendment 80 species, divide the amount of Amendment 80 QS units assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative by the Amendment 80 QS pool. This yields the percentage of Amendment 80 QS units held by that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) For each Amendment 80 species, multiply the halibut PSC apportionment for that Amendment 80 species established in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section by the percentage of the Amendment 80 QS pool assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative for that Amendment 80 species established in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section. This yields the amount of halibut PSC apportioned to that cooperative for that Amendment 80 species.</P> <P>(iv) For each Amendment 80 cooperative, sum the results of paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section for all Amendment 80 species. This yields the amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative as CQ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> The amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery is equal to the amount of halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector specified in Table 35 to this part subtracting the amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned as CQ to all Amendment 80 cooperatives as determined in paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Use of Amendment 80 halibut PSC in the Amendment 80 sector</E>—(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to a Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> An amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC is assigned to the CQ permit issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative for use while fishing for all groundfish species in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season. Any halibut PSC used by an Amendment 80 cooperative must be deducted from the amount of halibut PSC CQ on its CQ permit. Amendment 80 halibut PSC on a CQ permit may only be used by the members of the Amendment 80 cooperative to which it is assigned. Halibut PSC assigned as CQ is not subject to seasonal apportionment under § 679.21.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> An amount of Amendment 80 halibut PSC is assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for use by all Amendment 80 vessels in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery while fishing for all groundfish species in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season. Any halibut PSC used by Amendment 80 vessels assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery must be deducted from the amount of halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery. Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited <PRTPAGE P="764"/>access fishery is subject to seasonal apportionment under § 679.21.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Halibut PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector.</E> Halibut PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector for groundfish fishing in the BSAI may only be used by the members of the BSAI trawl limited access sector unless modified by reallocation to Amendment 80 cooperatives according to the procedures in paragraph (f) of this section. Halibut PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is subject to seasonal apportionment under § 679.21.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Allocations of crab PSC</E>—(1) <E T="03">Amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector.</E> The amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector for each Amendment 80 crab PSC in a calendar year is specified in Table 35 to this part. That amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC is then assigned to Amendment 80 cooperatives and the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> For each calendar year, for each Amendment 80 crab PSC, the amount assigned as CQ to an Amendment 80 cooperative is determined by the following procedure:</P> <P>(i) Multiply the amount of an Amendment 80 crab PSC established in Table 35 to this part by the percentage of the Amendment 80 crab PSC apportioned to each Amendment 80 species as established in Table 36 to this part. This yields the Amendment 80 crab PSC apportionment for that Amendment 80 species.</P> <P>(ii) For each Amendment 80 species, divide the amount of Amendment 80 QS units assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative by the Amendment 80 QS pool. This yields the percentage of Amendment 80 QS units held by that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) For each Amendment 80 species, multiply the Amendment 80 crab PSC apportionment to that Amendment 80 species established in paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section by the percentage of the Amendment 80 QS pool held by an Amendment 80 cooperative as established in paragraph (e)(2)(ii) of this section. This yields the amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC apportioned to that Amendment 80 cooperative for that Amendment 80 species.</P> <P>(iv) For each Amendment 80 crab PSC, sum the results of paragraph (e)(2)(iii) for all Amendment 80 species. This yields the amount of that Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> The amount of each Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery is equal to the amount of that Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector specified in Table 35 to this part subtracting the amount of that crab PSC that has been assigned as CQ to all Amendment 80 cooperatives as determined in paragraph (e)(2)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Use of Amendment 80 crab PSC in the Amendment 80 sector—(i) Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> An amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC is assigned to the CQ permit issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative for use while fishing for all groundfish species in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season. Any Amendment 80 crab PSC used by an Amendment 80 cooperative must be deducted from the amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC CQ on its CQ permit. Amendment 80 crab PSC on a CQ permit may only be used by the members of the Amendment 80 cooperative to which it is assigned. Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned as CQ is not subject to seasonal apportionment under § 679.21.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 halibut PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> An amount of Amendment 80 crab PSC is assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for use by all Amendment 80 vessels in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery while fishing for all groundfish species in the BSAI or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season. Any Amendment 80 crab PSC used by Amendment 80 vessels assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery must be deducted from the amount of Amendment <PRTPAGE P="765"/>80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery. Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery is subject to seasonal apportionment under § 679.21.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector.</E> Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector for groundfish fishing in the BSAI may only be used by the members of the BSAI trawl limited access sector unless modified by reallocation to Amendment 80 cooperatives according to the procedures in paragraph (f) of this section. Amendment 80 crab PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is subject to seasonal apportionment under § 679.21.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Rollover—Annual reallocation of an Amendment 80 species ICA or ITAC, crab PSC, and halibut PSC from the BSAI trawl limited access sector to Amendment 80 cooperatives</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator may reallocate a portion of an ICA or ITAC of an Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, or halibut PSC amount assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector to Amendment 80 cooperatives if the amount assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is projected not to be harvested or used. Any reallocation will result in an amended CQ permit for each Amendment 80 cooperative. The timing of a reallocation will be at the discretion of the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Factors considered.</E> The Regional Administrator may consider the following factors when reallocating an ICA, a directed fishing allowance of an Amendment 80 species, or crab PSC, or halibut PSC amounts from the BSAI trawl limited access sector to Amendment 80 cooperatives:</P> <P>(i) The risk of biological harm to a groundfish species or species group;</P> <P>(ii) The risk of socioeconomic harm to other domestic fishery participants;</P> <P>(iii) The impact that the allocation might have on the socioeconomic well-being of Amendment 80 cooperatives;</P> <P>(iv) Current catch and PSC use in the BSAI trawl limited access sector;</P> <P>(v) Historic catch and PSC use in the BSAI trawl limited access sector;</P> <P>(vi) Harvest capacity and any stated intent on the future harvesting patterns of vessels in the BSAI trawl limited access sector;</P> <P>(vii) Administrative requirements to reissue CQ permits; and</P> <P>(viii) Any other relevant biological, socioeconomic, or administrative factors.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Rollover of Amendment 80 species.</E> If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a reallocation of a portion of the ITAC or ICA of an Amendment 80 species assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector to Amendment 80 cooperatives is appropriate, the Regional Administrator will issue a revised CQ permit to reallocate that amount of Amendment 80 species to each Amendment 80 cooperative according to the following formula: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Amount of additional CQ issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative = Amount of Amendment 80 species available for reallocation to Amendment 80 cooperatives × (Amount of CQ for that Amendment 80 species initially assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative / Σ CQ for that Amendment 80 species initially assigned to all Amendment 80 cooperatives).</FP> <P>(4) <E T="03">Rollover of halibut PSC.</E> If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a reallocation of a portion of the halibut PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector to Amendment 80 cooperatives is appropriate, the Regional Administrator will issue a revised CQ permit to reallocate that amount of halibut PSC to each Amendment 80 cooperative according to the following procedure:</P> <P>(i) Multiply the amount of the halibut PSC limit to be reallocated by 95 percent (0.95). This yields the maximum amount of halibut PSC available for allocation to Amendment 80 cooperatives; and</P> <P>(ii) Determine the halibut PSC CQ issued to each Amendment 80 cooperative according to the following formula: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Amount of additional CQ issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative = Maximum amount of halibut PSC available for reallocation to Amendment <PRTPAGE P="766"/>80 cooperatives × (Amount of halibut PSC CQ initially assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative / Σ halibut PSC CQ initially assigned to all Amendment 80 cooperatives).</FP> <P>(5) <E T="03">Rollover of crab PSC.</E> If, during a fishing year, the Regional Administrator determines that a reallocation of a portion of a crab PSC assigned to the BSAI trawl limited access sector to Amendment 80 cooperatives is appropriate, the Regional Administrator will issue a revised CQ permit to reallocate that amount of crab PSC to each Amendment 80 cooperative according to the following formula: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Amount of CQ issued to an Amendment 80 cooperative = Amount of that crab PSC available for allocation to Amendment 80 cooperatives × (Amount of that crab PSC CQ initially assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative / Σ that crab PSC CQ initially assigned to all Amendment 80 cooperatives).</FP> <P>(g) <E T="03">Application for inter-cooperative transfer of Amendment 80 CQ</E>—(1) <E T="03">Completed application</E>. NMFS will process an application for inter-cooperative transfer of Amendment 80 cooperative quota (CQ) provided that a paper or electronic application is completed by the transferor and transferee, with all applicable fields accurately filled in, and all required additional documentation is attached.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 species CQ assignment</E>. Amendment 80 species CQ must be assigned to a member of the Amendment 80 cooperative receiving the CQ for purposes of use cap calculations. No member of an Amendment 80 cooperative may exceed the CQ use cap applicable to that member.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Total amount of Amendment 80 species CQ</E>. For purposes of Amendment 80 species CQ use cap calculations, the total amount of Amendment 80 species CQ held or used by a person is equal to all metric tons of Amendment 80 species CQ derived from all Amendment 80 QS units on all Amendment 80 QS permits held by that person and assigned to the Amendment 80 cooperative and all metric tons of Amendment 80 species CQ assigned to that person by the Amendment 80 cooperative from approved transfers.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS units</E>. The amount of Amendment 80 QS units held by a person, and CQ derived from those Amendment 80 QS units, is calculated using the individual and collective use cap rule established in § 679.92(a).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Certification of transferor</E>—(i) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete. The transferor's designated representative must submit the paper application as indicated on the application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must log into the system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Certification of transferee</E>—(i) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must log into the system and accept the transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password and Transfer Key, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Amendment 80 cooperative</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> This section governs the formation and operation of Amendment 80 cooperatives. The regulations in this section apply only to Amendment 80 cooperatives that have formed for the purpose of applying for and fishing with CQ issued annually by NMFS. Members of Amendment 80 cooperatives should consult legal counsel before commencing any activity if the members are uncertain about the legality under the antitrust laws of the Amendment 80 cooperative's proposed conduct. Membership in an Amendment 80 cooperative is voluntary. No person may be required to join an Amendment 80 cooperative. If a person becomes the owner of an Amendment <PRTPAGE P="767"/>80 vessel or a holder of an Amendment 80 LLP/QS license that has been assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative, then that person may join that Amendment 80 cooperative as a member upon receipt of that Amendment 80 vessel or Amendment 80 LLP/QS license. Members may leave an Amendment 80 cooperative, but any CQ contributed by the Amendment 80 QS permit(s) held by that member will remain with that Amendment 80 cooperative for the duration of the calendar year.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Legal and organizational requirements.</E> An Amendment 80 cooperative must meet the following legal and organizational requirements before it is eligible to receive CQ:</P> <P>(i) Each Amendment 80 cooperative must be formed as a partnership, corporation, or other legal business entity that is registered under the laws of one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia;</P> <P>(ii) Each Amendment 80 cooperative must appoint an individual as the designated representative to act on the Amendment 80 cooperative's behalf and to serve as a contact point for NMFS for questions regarding the operation of the Amendment 80 cooperative. The designated representative may be a member of the Amendment 80 cooperative, or some other individual designated by the Amendment 80 cooperative to act on its behalf;</P> <P>(iii) Each Amendment 80 cooperative must submit a timely and complete application for CQ; and</P> <P>(iv) Each Amendment 80 cooperative must meet the mandatory requirements established in paragraphs (h)(3) and (4) of this section applicable to that Amendment 80 cooperative.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Mandatory requirements.</E> The following table describes the requirements to form an Amendment 80 cooperative:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2,tp0,p1,6/7"> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) Who may join an Amendment 80 cooperative?</ENT> <ENT>Any Amendment 80 QS holder named on a timely and complete application for CQ for that calendar year that is approved by NMFS. Individuals who are not Amendment 80 QS holders may be employed by, or serve as the designated representative of an Amendment 80 cooperative, but are not members of the Amendment 80 cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(ii) What is the minimum number of Amendment 80 QS permits that must be assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative to allow it to form?</ENT> <ENT>Any combination of at least seven Amendment 80 QS permits which would include Amendment 80 LLP/QS licenses.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(iii) How many Amendment 80 QS holders are required to form an Amendment 80 cooperative?</ENT> <ENT>At least two Amendment 80 QS holders each of whom may not have a ten percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in any of the other Amendment 80 QS holders.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(iv) Is there a minimum amount of Amendment 80 QS units that must be assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative for it to be allowed to form?</ENT> <ENT>No.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(v) What is allocated to the Amendment 80 cooperative?</ENT> <ENT>CQ for each Amendment 80 species, crab PSC, and halibut PSC, based on the amount of Amendment 80 QS units assigned to the cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(vi) Is this CQ an exclusive catch and use privilege?</ENT> <ENT>Yes, the members of the Amendment 80 cooperative have an exclusive privilege to collectively catch and use this CQ, or an Amendment 80 cooperative can transfer all or a portion of this CQ to another Amendment 80 cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(vii) Is there a period in a calendar year during which designated vessels must catch CQ?</ENT> <ENT>Yes, any Amendment 80 vessel designated to catch CQ for an Amendment 80 cooperative is prohibited from catching CQ during the season closure for trawl gear in the BSAI specified at § 679.23(c) unless regulations at § 679.23 applicable to an Amendment 80 species in the BSAI are more restrictive than those established in § 679.23(c), in which case the more restrictive regulations will apply.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(viii) Can any vessel catch an Amendment 80 cooperative's CQ?</ENT> <ENT>No, only Amendment 80 vessels that are assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative for that calendar year in the application for CQ may catch and process the CQ assigned to that Amendment 80 cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(ix) Can a member of an Amendment 80 cooperative transfer CQ individually without the approval of the other members of the Amendment 80 cooperative?</ENT> <ENT>No, only the designated representative of the Amendment 80 cooperative, and not individual members, may transfer its CQ to another Amendment 80 cooperative; and only if that transfer is approved by NMFS as established under paragraph (g) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(x) Are GOA sideboard limits assigned to specific persons or Amendment 80 cooperatives?</ENT> <ENT>No, GOA sideboard limits are not assigned to specific persons or Amendment 80 cooperatives. GOA sideboard limits are assigned to the Amendment 80 sector.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="768"/> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xi) Can an Amendment 80 QS permit, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 vessel be assigned to more than one Amendment 80 cooperative in a calendar year?</ENT> <ENT>No, an Amendment 80 QS permit, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 vessel may be assigned to only one Amendment 80 cooperative in a calendar year. A person holding multiple Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or owning multiple Amendment 80 vessels is not required to assign all Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or Amendment 80 vessels to the same Amendment 80 cooperative or the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(xii) Can an Amendment 80 QS permit, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 vessel be assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative and the Amendment 80 limited access fishery?</ENT> <ENT>No, an Amendment 80 QS permit, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 vessel assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative may not be assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for that calendar year. Prior to the 2014 fishing year, a person holding multiple Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or owning multiple Amendment 80 vessels is not required to assign all Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or Amendment 80 vessels to the same Amendment 80 cooperative or the Amendment 80 limited access fishery. Starting with the 2014 fishing year and thereafter, a person holding multiple Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or owning multiple Amendment 80 vessels must assign all Amendment 80 QS permits, Amendment 80 LLP licenses, or Amendment 80 vessels to either one or more Amendment 80 cooperatives, or the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xiii) Which members may catch the Amendment 80 cooperative's CQ?</ENT> <ENT>Use of a cooperative's CQ permit is determined by the Amendment 80 cooperative contract signed by its members. Any violations of this contract by a cooperative member may be subject to civil claims by other members of the Amendment 80 cooperative.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xiv) Does an Amendment 80 cooperative need a membership agreement or contract?</ENT> <ENT>Yes, an Amendment 80 cooperative must have a membership agreement or contract that specifies how the Amendment 80 cooperative intends to catch its CQ. A copy of this agreement or contract must be submitted to NMFS with the application for CQ.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xv) What happens if the Amendment 80 cooperative membership agreement or contract is modified during the fishing year?</ENT> <ENT>A copy of the amended Amendment 80 membership agreement or contract must be sent to NMFS in accordance with § 679.4(a)(4).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xvi) What happens if the Amendment 80 cooperative exceeds its CQ amount?</ENT> <ENT>An Amendment 80 cooperative is not authorized to catch Amendment 80 species or use crab PSC or halibut PSC in excess of the amount on its CQ permit. Exceeding a CQ permit is a violation of the regulations. Each member of the Amendment 80 cooperative is jointly and severally liable for any violations of the Amendment 80 Program regulations while fishing under the authority of a CQ permit. This liability extends to any persons who are hired to catch or receive CQ assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative. Each member of an Amendment 80 cooperative is responsible for ensuring that all members of the cooperative comply with all regulations applicable to fishing under the Amendment 80 Program.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">(xvii) Is there a limit on how much CQ an Amendment 80 cooperative may hold or use?</ENT> <ENT>No, but each Amendment 80 QS holder is subject to use caps, and an Amendment 80 vessel may be subject to vessel use caps. See § 679.92(a).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(xviii) Is there a limit on how much CQ a vessel may catch?</ENT> <ENT>Yes, an Amendment 80 vessel may not catch more than 20 percent of the aggregate Amendment 80 species ITAC assigned to the Amendment 80 sector for that calendar year. See § 679.92(a) for use cap provisions.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(xix) Are there any special reporting requirements?</ENT> <ENT>Yes, the designated representative of the Amendment 80 cooperative must submit an annual Amendment 80 cooperative report as described under § 679.5(s). In addition, each member of an Amendment 80 cooperative must submit a timely and complete EDR as described under § 679.94.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">Successors-in-interest.</E> If a member of an Amendment 80 cooperative dies (in the case of an individual) or dissolves (in the case of a business entity), the CQ derived from the Amendment 80 QS permits assigned to the Amendment 80 cooperative for that year from that person remains under the control of the Amendment 80 cooperative for the duration of that calendar year as specified in the Amendment 80 cooperative <PRTPAGE P="769"/>contract. Each Amendment 80 cooperative is free to establish its own internal procedures for admitting a successor-in-interest during the fishing season due to the death or dissolution of an Amendment 80 cooperative member.</P> <CITA>[72 FR 52726, Sept. 14, 2007, as amended at 74 FR 51518, Oct. 7, 2009; 76 FR 68357, Nov. 4, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.92</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program use caps and sideboard limits.</SUBJECT> <EXT-XREF HREF="20121001" REFID="233">Link to an amendment published at 77 FR 59871, Oct. 1, 2012.</EXT-XREF> <P>(a) <E T="03">Use caps</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Use caps limit the amount of Amendment 80 QS units and Amendment 80 species CQ that may be held or used by an Amendment 80 QS holder or Amendment 80 vessel. Use caps may not be exceeded unless the Amendment 80 QS holder or Amendment 80 vessel subject to the use cap is specifically allowed to exceed a cap according to the criteria established under this paragraph (a) or by an operation of law. There are two types of use caps: Person use caps and vessel use caps. All Amendment 80 QS unit use caps are based on the aggregate Amendment 80 species Amendment 80 initial QS pool set forth in Table 32 to this part. The use caps apply as follows:</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS holder use cap</E>—(i) <E T="03">QS and CQ use cap.</E> A person may not individually or collectively hold or use more than thirty (30.0) percent of the aggregate Amendment 80 QS units initially assigned to the Amendment 80 sector and resulting CQ unless that person receives those Amendment 80 QS units on an Amendment 80 permit(s) based on Amendment 80 legal landings assigned to Amendment 80 vessel(s) or Amendment 80 LLP license(s) held by that Amendment 80 QS holder:</P> <P>(A) Prior to June 9, 2006; and</P> <P>(B) At the time of application for Amendment 80 QS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CQ use cap calculation.</E> For purposes of calculating and applying the CQ use cap, a person is assigned CQ based on:</P> <P>(A) The amount of CQ derived from the Amendment 80 QS units held by that person; and</P> <P>(B) Any CQ assigned to that person in an Application for CQ transfer.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Transfer limitations.</E> (A) An Amendment 80 QS holder that receives an initial allocation of aggregate Amendment 80 QS units that exceeds the use cap listed in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section cannot receive any Amendment 80 QS permit by transfer unless and until that person's holdings of aggregate Amendment 80 QS units are reduced to an amount below the use cap specified in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(B) If an Amendment 80 QS holder that received an initial allocation of aggregate Amendment 80 QS units on his or her Amendment 80 QS permits that exceeds the use cap listed in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section transfers an Amendment 80 QS permit to another person, the transferor may not hold more than the greater of either the amount of Amendment 80 QS units held by the transferor after the transfer if the amount of aggregate Amendment 80 QS units continues to exceed the use cap, or the amount equal to the Amendment 80 QS unit use cap established in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(C) An Amendment 80 QS holder that receives an initial allocation of aggregate Amendment 80 QS units on his or her Amendment 80 QS permits that exceeds the use cap listed in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section is prohibited from having any CQ assigned to that Amendment 80 QS holder in an application for CQ transfer unless and until that Amendment 80 QS holder's holdings of aggregate Amendment 80 QS units are reduced to an amount below the use cap specified in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">ITAC use cap for an Amendment 80 vessel.</E> An Amendment 80 vessel may not be used to catch an amount of Amendment 80 species greater than twenty (20.0) percent of the aggregate Amendment 80 species ITACs assigned to the Amendment 80 sector. This amount includes ITAC that is assigned as CQ or to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">GOA sideboard limits</E>—(1) <E T="03">GOA groundfish sideboard limits.</E> Amendment 80 vessels may not be used to catch more than the amounts of groundfish in the management areas specified in Table 37 to this part from January 1 through December 31 of each year, except that GOA groundfish sideboard <PRTPAGE P="770"/>limits specified in Table 37 to this part do not apply when an Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops in the GOA.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">GOA halibut PSC sideboard limits.</E> All Amendment 80 vessels, other than the fishing vessel GOLDEN FLEECE as specified in paragraph (d) of this section, may not use halibut PSC in the fishery complexes, management areas, and seasons greater than the amounts specified in Table 38 to this part during January 1 through December 31 of each year; except that:</P> <P>(i) An Amendment 80 vessel that uses halibut PSC CQ in the Central GOA subject to the regulations established in the Rockfish Program under subpart G to this part is not subject to the halibut PSC sideboard limits in Table 38 to this part while fishing under a Rockfish CQ permit; and</P> <P>(ii) Halibut PSC sideboard limits in Table 38 to this part do not apply when an Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops in the GOA.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Sideboard restrictions applicable to Amendment 80 vessels directed fishing for flatfish in the GOA.</E> Only an Amendment 80 vessel listed in column A of Table 39 to this part may be used to fish in the directed arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, flathead sole, rex sole, and shallow-water flatfish fisheries in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Sideboard restrictions applicable to the fishing vessel GOLDEN FLEECE.</E> (1) The fishing vessel GOLDEN FLEECE (USCG documentation number 609951):</P> <P>(i) May not be used for directed groundfish fishing for northern rockfish, pelagic shelf rockfish, pollock, Pacific cod, or Pacific ocean perch in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season; and</P> <P>(ii) Is not subject to halibut PSC sideboard limits as described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section in the GOA or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <EFFDNOTP> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59871, Oct. 1, 2012, § 679.92 was amended by revising paragraph (c) and adding paragraphs (d)(2) and (e), effective Oct. 31, 2012. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows:</P> <REVTXT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.92</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program use caps and sideboard limits.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> <P>(c) <E T="03">Sideboard restrictions applicable to Amendment 80 vessels directed fishing for flatfish in the GOA</E>—(1) <E T="03">Originally Qualifying Amendment 80 Vessels.</E> An Amendment 80 vessel listed in column A of Table 39 to this part may be used to fish in the directed arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, flathead sole, rex sole, and shallow-water flatfish fisheries in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Amendment 80 Replacement Vessels.</E> (i) Any vessel that NMFS approves to replace an Amendment 80 vessel listed in column A of Table 39 to this part may be used to fish in the directed arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, flathead sole, rex sole, and shallow-water flatfish fisheries in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel that NMFS subsequently approves to replace an Amendment 80 replacement vessel that replaced an Amendment 80 vessel listed in column A of Table 39 to this part may be used to fish in the directed arrowtooth flounder, deep-water flatfish, flathead sole, rex sole, and shallow-water flatfish fisheries in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <P>(d) * * *</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sideboard restrictions applicable to any vessel replacing the GOLDEN FLEECE.</E> (i) If the vessel replacing the GOLDEN FLEECE is of an LOA less than or equal to 124 ft. (38.1 m) (the MLOA of the LLP license that was originally assigned to the GOLDEN FLEECE, LLG 2524), then the sideboard provisions at § 679.92(c) and (d)(1) apply.</P> <P>(ii) If the vessel replacing the GOLDEN FLEECE is greater than 124 ft. (38.1 m) (the MLOA of the LLP license that was originally assigned to the GOLDEN FLEECE, LLG 2524), then the sideboard provisions at § 679.92(b) and (c) apply.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Sideboard restrictions applicable to Amendment 80 vessel not assigned an Amendment 80 QS permit, Amendment 80 LLP license, or Amendment 80 LLP/QS license.</E> All Amendment 80 vessels not designated on:</P> <P>(1) An Amendment 80 QS permit and an Amendment 80 LLP license; or</P> <P>(2) An Amendment 80 LLP/QS license will be allocated a catch limit of 0 mt in the BSAI and GOA.</P> </SECTION> </REVTXT> </EFFDNOTP> </SECTION> <SECTION> <PRTPAGE P="771"/> <SECTNO>§ 679.93</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Amendment 80 Program recordkeeping, permits, monitoring, and catch accounting.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> See § 679.5(s).</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Permits.</E> See § 679.4(o).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Catch monitoring requirements for Amendment 80 vessels and catcher/processors not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) using trawl gear and fishing in the BSAI.</E> The requirements under paragraphs (c)(1) through (9) of this section apply to all Amendment 80 vessels except Amendment 80 vessels using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops, and any other catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) using trawl gear and fishing or receiving fish in the BSAI and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season. Except when using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops, at all times when an Amendment 80 vessel or a catcher/processor not listed in § 679.4(l)(2)(i) using trawl gear has BSAI groundfish onboard the vessel, the vessel owner or operator must ensure that:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Catch weighing.</E> All groundfish are weighed on a NMFS-approved scale in compliance with the scale requirements at § 679.28(b). Each haul must be weighed separately and all catch must be made available for sampling by an observer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Observer sampling station.</E> An observer sampling station meeting the requirements at § 679.28(d) is available at all times.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Observer coverage requirements.</E> The vessel is in compliance with the observer coverage requirements described at § 679.50(c)(6).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Operational line.</E> The vessel has no more than one operational line or other conveyance for the mechanized movement of catch between the scale used to weigh total catch and the location where the observer collects species composition samples.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Fish on deck.</E> No fish are allowed to remain on deck unless an observer is present, except for fish inside the codend and fish accidentally spilled from the codend during hauling and dumping. Fish accidentally spilled from the codend must be moved to the fish bin.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Sample storage.</E> There is sufficient space to accommodate a minimum of 10 observer sampling baskets. This space must be within or adjacent to the observer sample station.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Pre-cruise meeting.</E> The Observer Program Office is notified by phone at 1-907-271-1702 at least 24 hours prior to departure when the vessel will be carrying an observer who has not previously been deployed on that vessel within the last 12 months. Subsequent to the vessel's departure notification, but prior to departure, NMFS may contact the vessel to arrange for a pre-cruise meeting. The pre-cruise meeting must minimally include the vessel operator or manager, and any observers assigned to the vessel.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Belt and flow operations.</E> The vessel operator stops the flow of fish and clears all belts between the bin doors and the area where the observer collects samples of unsorted catch when requested to do so by the observer.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Vessel crew in tanks or bins.</E> The vessel owner or operator must comply with the bin monitoring standards specified in § 679.28(i)(1).</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Catch monitoring requirements for Amendment 80 vessels fishing in the GOA.</E> The requirements under this section apply to any Amendment 80 vessel fishing in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season except Amendment 80 vessels using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops. At all times when an Amendment 80 vessel is not using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops and has GOA groundfish onboard the vessel owner or operator must ensure that:</P> <P>(1) Catch from an individual haul is not mixed with catch from another haul prior to sampling by an observer, and all catch is made available for sampling by an observer;</P> <P>(2) The vessel is in compliance with the observer coverage requirements described at § 679.50(c)(6)(ii);</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Operational Line.</E> The vessel has no more than one operational line or other conveyance for the mechanized movement of catch at the location where the observer collects species composition samples; and</P> <P>(4) The requirements in § 679.93(c)(5), (8), and (9) are met.<PRTPAGE P="772"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Catch accounting</E>—(1) <E T="03">Amendment 80 species</E>—(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> All Amendment 80 species caught in the BSAI, including catch in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, by an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative will be debited from the CQ permit for that Amendment 80 cooperative for that calendar year unless that Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> All Amendment 80 species caught in the BSAI, including catch in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, by an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery will be debited against the ITAC for that Amendment 80 species in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for that calendar year unless that Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Crab PSC and halibut PSC</E>—(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 cooperative.</E> All crab PSC or halibut PSC used by an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to an Amendment 80 cooperative in the BSAI, including crab PSC or halibut PSC used in the adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, will be debited against the CQ permit for that Amendment 80 cooperative for that calendar year unless that Amendment 80 vessel is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 limited access fishery.</E> All crab PSC or halibut PSC used by an Amendment 80 vessel assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the BSAI, including crab PSC or halibut PSC used in the adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, will be debited against the crab PSC or halibut PSC limit assigned to the Amendment 80 limited access fishery for that calendar year, unless that Amendment 80 vessels is using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">GOA groundfish sideboard limits.</E> All Amendment 80 sideboard species defined in Table 37 to this part caught in the GOA, including catch in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, by an Amendment 80 vessel will be debited against the Amendment 80 sideboard limit for that Amendment 80 sideboard species for that calendar year except Amendment 80 sideboard species caught by Amendment 80 vessel using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">GOA halibut sideboard limits.</E> All halibut PSC used by all Amendment 80 vessels in the GOA, including halibut PSC used in the adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season, will be debited against the sideboard limit established for the Amendment 80 sector, except:</P> <P>(i) Halibut PSC CQ used by the catcher/processor sector in the Rockfish Program in the Central GOA;</P> <P>(ii) Halibut PSC used by the fishing vessel GOLDEN FLEECE (USCG Documentation number 609951); and</P> <P>(iii) Halibut PSC used by an Amendment 80 vessel using dredge gear while directed fishing for scallops.</P> <CITA>[72 FR 52726, Sept. 14, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 53069, Aug. 30, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.94</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Economic data report (EDR) for the Amendment 80 sector.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Amendment 80 EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement to submit an EDR.</E> Each year except 2008, a person who held an Amendment 80 QS permit during a calendar year must submit to NMFS an EDR for that calendar year for each Amendment 80 QS permit held by that person. An EDR must be timely and complete.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Submission of EDR.</E> An EDR may only be submitted to NMFS using any one of the following methods:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Mail:</E> NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Economic Data Reports, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, F/AKC2, Seattle, WA 98115; or</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fax:</E> 206-526-6723</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">EDR forms.</E> EDR forms are available through the Internet on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov,</E> or by contacting NMFS at 206-526-6414.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Deadline.</E> For each calendar year except 2008, a completed EDR must be received by NMFS no later than 1700 hours A.l.t. on June 1 of the year following the calendar year during which the Amendment 80 QS permit was held, <PRTPAGE P="773"/>or if sent by U.S. mail, postmarked by that date.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Contents of EDR.</E> An EDR must contain completed submissions for each data field required under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, as applicable, and the following information:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year for which the EDR is being submitted;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS holder information.</E> Name of company, partnership, other business entity, business telephone number, business fax number, e-mail address (if available) and Amendment 80 QS permits held;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> An Amendment 80 QS holder must appoint an individual to be his designated representative and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this section. The designated representative is the primary contact person for NMFS on issues relating to data required in the EDR. If an individual Amendment 80 QS holder chooses to complete the EDR, then they are the designated representative;</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Person completing this report.</E> (A) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the Amendment 80 QS holder, or the designated representative for the Amendment 80 QS holder;</P> <P>(B) Record the name of the person completing the report, title, business telephone number, fax number, signature of the person submitting the EDR, and e-mail address (if available). If a designated representative is not the Amendment 80 QS holder, written authorization to act on behalf of the Amendment 80 QS holder must accompany the EDR;</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS holders who own Amendment 80 vessels.</E> An Amendment 80 QS holder who is an Amendment 80 vessel owner must submit, or have his designated representative submit, revenue and cost information for each Amendment 80 QS permit held and each Amendment 80 vessel owned by that Amendment 80 QS holder as described under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section;</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Amendment 80 QS holders who do not own Amendment 80 vessels.</E> An Amendment 80 QS holder who is not an Amendment 80 vessel owner must submit, or have his designated representative submit, revenue and cost information for each Amendment 80 QS permit held by that Amendment 80 QS holder as described under paragraph (c) of this section; and</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Certification.</E> The Amendment 80 QS holder and his designated representative, if applicable, must certify that all information provided under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section is accurate and complete.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel information</E>—(1) <E T="03">Ownership of an Amendment 80 vessel.</E> If a person owned any part of an Amendment 80 vessel during a calendar year, that person must provide the following information for each Amendment 80 vessel owned:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel owner information.</E> Vessel name, USCG Documentation number, ADF&G vessel registration number, ADF&G processor code, Amendment 80 LLP license number(s) which designated that vessel during that calendar year, Amendment 80 QS permit assigned to that vessel during that calendar year, Amendment 80 limited access fishery permit number assigned to that vessel during that calendar year, or name of Amendment 80 cooperative to which that Amendment 80 vessel was assigned during that calendar year (if applicable);</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Amendment 80 vessel operator information.</E> If a person other than the Amendment 80 QS holder operated an Amendment 80 vessel owned by that Amendment 80 QS holder during a calendar year, provide the following: Name of company, partnership, other business entity, and business telephone number, business fax number, and e-mail address (if available);</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Vessel characteristics.</E> (i) Home port, U.S. gross registered tonnage, net tonnage, length overall, beam, shaft horsepower, fuel capacity, year built;</P> <P>(ii) Vessel survey value: most recent survey value, date of last survey value, did survey reflect value of permits and processing equipment;</P> <P>(iii) Freezing capacity: maximum freezing capacity of this vessel in pounds per hour and freezer space (measured in pounds of product);<PRTPAGE P="774"/> </P> <P>(iv) Fuel consumption: total consumption for the calendar year and average fuel consumed per hour from fishing and processing, transiting, and in shipyard.</P> <P>(v) Vessel activity during calendar year: number of days the vessel was engaged in fishing, processing, steaming empty, offloading, and inactive or in shipyard. Report separately for Amendment 80 fisheries and all other fisheries; and</P> <P>(vi) Processing capacity: Record each type of product processed on the line in the Amendment 80 fishery, the number of processing lines of similar type (equipment and/or product mix), and the vessel's maximum average throughput in pounds (round weight) per hour under normal operating conditions (assuming quantity of raw fish and other inputs is not limiting), totaled over all processing lines of this type.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Calendar year revenues.</E> </P> <P>(i) Total fishery product sales volume and FOB Alaska revenue; and</P> <P>(ii) All other income derived from vessel operations: tendering, charters, cargo transport, etc.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Calendar year costs.</E> (i) Fishing labor expenses (including bonuses and payroll taxes, but excluding benefits and insurance);</P> <P>(ii) Processing labor expenses (including bonuses and payroll taxes, but excluding benefits and insurance);</P> <P>(iii) Labor expenses for all other employees aboard the vessel;</P> <P>(iv) Food and provisions not paid by crew;</P> <P>(v) Recruitment, travel, benefits, and other employee related costs;</P> <P>(vi) Lease expense for this vessel and onboard equipment;</P> <P>(vii) Purchases of fishing gear (nets, net electronics, doors, cables, etc.);</P> <P>(viii) Expenditures on processing equipment;</P> <P>(ix) Product storage equipment;</P> <P>(x) Expenditures on vessel and onboard equipment (other than fishing, processing, or storage equipment);</P> <P>(xi) Fishing gear leases;</P> <P>(xii) Repair and maintenance expenses for vessel and processing equipment;</P> <P>(xiii) Freight storage and other sales costs;</P> <P>(xiv) Product packaging materials;</P> <P>(xv) Fuel and lubrication;</P> <P>(xvi) Observer fees and monitoring costs;</P> <P>(xvii) General administrative costs;</P> <P>(xviii) Insurance;</P> <P>(xix) Fisheries landing taxes;</P> <P>(xx) Total raw fish purchases; and</P> <P>(xxi) All other costs related to vessel operations not included in the preceding list.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Calendar year labor.</E> Average number and total number of employees for fishing, processing, and other activities on this vessel.</P> <P>(i) Average number of hours worked per day by processing line employee; and</P> <P>(ii) Crew revenue share system used for some processing, all processing, some non-processing, and all non-processing crew.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Permit revenues or expenditures.</E> An Amendment 80 QS holder or his designated representative will record revenues and expenditures for any tradable fishing or processing privilege. Attribute those revenues or costs to a specific Amendment 80 vessel or Amendment 80 LLP as applicable.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Permit revenues.</E> (i) Income from sale or lease of fishery licenses, permits, harvesting or processing rights: record license or permit number and revenue for each asset sold; and</P> <P>(ii) Royalties received from leasing allocations including metric tons and dollars for Amendment 80 yellowfin sole, rock sole, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, Pacific ocean perch, Pacific cod, Amendment 80 leased halibut PSC, leased crab PSC, and any other species leased.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Permit expenditures.</E> (i) Fishery licenses, permits, harvesting or processing rights: record license or permit number and cost for each asset purchased;</P> <P>(ii) Royalties paid for leases of catcher/processing quota, including metric tons, and dollars for Amendment 80 yellowfin sole, rock sole, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, Pacific ocean perch, Pacific cod, Amendment 80 leased halibut PSC, leased king crab PSC, and any other species leased;</P> <P>(iii) Cooperative costs including lawyer and accountant costs, association <PRTPAGE P="775"/>fees, and other fees charged by harvest cooperative; and</P> <P>(iv) Any other costs incurred from the use of fishery licenses, permits, harvesting or processing rights not included in the preceding list.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">EDR audit procedures.</E> (1) NMFS will conduct verification of information with the Amendment 80 QS holder or designated representative, if applicable.</P> <P>(2) The Amendment 80 QS holder or designated representative, if applicable, must respond to inquiries by NMFS within 20 days of the date of issuance of the inquiry.</P> <P>(3) The Amendment 80 QS holder or designated representative, if applicable, must provide copies of additional data to facilitate verification by NMFS. The NMFS auditor may review and request copies of additional data provided by the Amendment 80 QS holder or designated representative, including but not limited to, previously audited or reviewed financial statements, worksheets, tax returns, invoices, receipts, and other original documents substantiating the data submitted.</P> <CITA>[72 FR 52726, Sept. 14, 2007, as amended at 76 FR 40633, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart I—Equipment and Operational Requirements for the Longline Catcher/Processor Subsector</HD> <EFFDNOT> <HD SOURCE="HED">Effective Date Note:</HD> <P>At 77 FR 59061, Sept. 26, 2012, subpart I was added, effective Oct. 26, 2012.</P> </EFFDNOT> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 679.100</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Applicability.</SUBJECT> <P>The owner and operator of a vessel named on an LLP license with a Pacific cod catcher-processor hook-and-line endorsement for the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands or both the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands must comply with the requirements of this subpart.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Opt out selection.</E> Each year, the owner of a vessel subject to this subpart who does not intend to directed fish for Pacific cod in the BSAI or conduct groundfish CDQ fishing at any time during a year may, by November 1 of the year prior to fishing, submit to NMFS a completed notification form to opt out of directed fishing for Pacific cod in the BSAI and groundfish CDQ fishing in the upcoming year. The notification form is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>). Once the vessel owner has selected to opt out, the owner must ensure that the vessel is not used as a catcher/processor to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod with hook-and-line gear in the BSAI or to conduct groundfish CDQ fishing during the specified year.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Monitoring option selection.</E> Each year, the owner of a vessel subject to this subpart that does not opt out under paragraph (a) of this section must, by November 1 of the year prior to fishing, submit a completed notification form for one of two monitoring options to NMFS. The notification form is available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/</E>). The vessel owner must comply with the selected monitoring option at all times when the vessel is operating in either the BSAI or GOA groundfish fisheries when directed fishing for Pacific cod is open in the BSAI, or while the vessel is groundfish CDQ fishing for the entire upcoming calendar year. If NMFS does not receive a notification to opt out or a notification for one of the two monitoring options by November 1 of the year prior to fishing, NMFS will assign that vessel to the increased observer coverage option under paragraph (b)(1) of this section for the upcoming calendar year.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Increased observer coverage option.</E> Under this option, the vessel owner and operator must ensure that—</P> <P>(i) The vessel is in compliance with observer coverage requirements described at § 679.50(c)(8)(i).</P> <P>(ii) The time required for an observer to complete sampling, data recording, and data communication duties may not exceed 12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period.</P> <P>(iii) An observer sampling station meeting the requirements at § 679.28(d) is available at all times, unless otherwise approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(iv) All sets are made available for sampling by an observer.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Scales option.</E> Under this option—<PRTPAGE P="776"/> </P> <P>(i) The vessel owner and operator must ensure that—</P> <P>(A) The vessel is in compliance with observer coverage requirements described at § 679.50(c)(8)(ii).</P> <P>(B) All Pacific cod brought onboard the vessel is weighed on a NMFS-approved scale in compliance with the scale requirements at § 679.28(b), and that each set is weighed and recorded separately.</P> <P>(C) An observer sampling station meeting the requirements at § 679.28(d) is available at all times, unless otherwise approved by NMFS.</P> <P>(D) The vessel is in compliance with the electronic monitoring requirements described at § 679.28(k).</P> <P>(ii) NMFS will use the weight of all catch that passes over the scale for the purposes of accounting for Pacific cod catch.</P> <P>(iii) At the time NMFS approves the scale used to weigh Pacific cod, NMFS will provide the vessel owner or operator with one of the following designations on the scale inspection report that will be used for catch accounting of Pacific cod for the duration of the approval period:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Scale prior to bleeding.</E> If the scale is located before the location where Pacific cod are bled, a PRR of 1.00 will be applied to all catch weighed on the motion-compensated scale.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Scale between bleeding and holding area.</E> If Pacific cod are bled before being weighed and prior to the bleeding holding area, a PRR of 0.99 will be applied to all catch weighed on the scale.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Scale after holding area.</E> If Pacific cod are bled and placed in a bleeding holding area before being weighed, a PRR of 0.98 will be applied to all catch weighed on the scale.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Electronic logbooks.</E> The operator of a vessel subject to paragraph (b) of this section at any time during a year must comply with the requirements for electronic logbooks at § 679.5(f) at all times during that year.</P> <P>(d) During 2013, the vessel owner that has selected the increased observer coverage option under paragraph (b)(1) of this section may make a one-time change to the scales option as described under paragraph (b)(2) of this section. The owner must submit a completed notification form no later than May 1 to change monitoring options. The change in monitoring options will become effective June 10 and will remain effective until December 31.</P> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, App. A</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Appendix A to Part 679—Performance and Technical Requirements for Scales Used To Weigh Catch at Sea in the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Table of Contents</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">1.Introduction</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">2.Belt Scales</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.1Applicability</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2Performance Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.1Maximum Permissible Errors</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.1.1Laboratory Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.1.2Zero Load Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.1.3Material Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.2Minimum Flow Rate (Σmin)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.3Minimum Totalized Load (Σmin)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.4Influence Quantities</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.4.1Temperature</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.2.4.2Power Supply</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3Technical Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1Indicators and Printers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.1General</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.2Values Defined</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.3Units</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.4Value of the Scale Division</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.5Range of Indication</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.6Resettable and Non-resettable Values</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.7Rate of Flow Indicator</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.8Printed Information</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.9Permanence of Markings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.10Power Loss</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.11Adjustable Components</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.12Audit Trail</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.1.13Adjustments to Scale Weights</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2Weighing Elements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2.1Speed Measurement</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2.2Conveyer Belt</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2.3Overload Protection</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2.4Speed Control</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2.5Adjustable Components</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.2.6Motion Compensation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.3Installation Conditions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.4Marking</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.3.4.1Presentation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.1Minimum Test Load</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.2Laboratory Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.2.1Influence Quantity and Disturbance Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.2.2Zero-Load Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.2.3Material Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.3Annual Scale Inspections</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.3.1Zero-Load Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2.4.3.2Material Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">3. Automatic Hopper Scales</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.1Applicability</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2Performance Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.1Maximum Permissible Errors</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.1.1Laboratory Tests<PRTPAGE P="777"/> </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.1.2Increasing and Decreasing Load Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.2Minimum Weighment (Σmin)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.3Minimum Totalized Load (Lot)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.4Influence Quantities</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.4.1Temperature</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.4.1.1Operating Temperature</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.2.4.2Power Supply</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3Technical Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1Indicators and Printers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.1General</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.2Values Defined</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.3Units</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.4Value of the Scale Division</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.5Weighing Sequence</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.6Printing Sequence</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.7Printed Information</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.8Permanence of Markings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.9Range of Indication</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.10Non-resettable Values</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.11Power Loss</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.12Adjustable Components</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.13Audit Trail</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.14Zero-Load Adjustment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.14.1Manual</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.14.2Semi-automatic</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.15Damping Means</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.1.16Adjustments to Scale Weights</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.2Interlocks and Gate Control</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.3Overfill Sensor</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.4Weighing Elements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.4.1Overload Protection</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.4.2Adjustable Components</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.4.3Motion Compensation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.5Installation Conditions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.6Marking</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.3.6.1Presentation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.4Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.4.1Standards</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.4.2Laboratory Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.4.2.1Influence Quantity and Disturbance Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.4.2.2Performance Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3.4.3Annual Scale Inspections</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">4. Platform Scales and Hanging Scales</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.1Applicability</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2Performance Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.1Maximum Permissible Errors</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.1.1Laboratory Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.1.2Increasing and Decreasing Load and Shift Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.2Accuracy Classes</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.3Minimum Load</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.4Influence Quantities</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.4.1Temperature</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.4.1.1Operating Temperature</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.2.4.2Power Supply</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3Technical Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1Indicators and Printers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.1General</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.2Values Defined</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.3Units</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.4Value of the Scale Division</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.5Printed Information</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.6Permanence of Markings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.7Power Loss</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.8Adjustable Components</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.9Zero-Load Adjustment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.9.1Manual</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.9.2Semi-automatic</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.1.10Damping Means</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.2Weighing Elements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.2.1Overload Protection</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.2.2Adjustable Components</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.2.3Motion Compensation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.3Installation Conditions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.4Marking</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.3.4.1Presentation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.4Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.4.1Standards</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.4.2Laboratory Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.4.2.1Influence Quantities and Disturbance Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.4.2.2Performance Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4.4.3Annual Scale Inspections</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">5. Definitions</FP> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Annex A of Appendix A to Part 679—Influence Quantity and Disturbance Tests</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">A.1General</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">A.2Test considerations</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">A.3Tests</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.1Static Temperatures</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.2Damp Heat, Steady State</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.3Power Voltage Variation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.4Short Time Power Reduction</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.5Bursts</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.6Electrostatic Discharge</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A.3.7Electromagnetic Susceptibility</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">A.4 Bibliography</FP> <HD SOURCE="HD2">1. Introduction</HD> <P>(a) This appendix to part 679 contains the performance and technical requirements for scales to be approved by NMFS for use to weigh, at sea, catch from the groundfish fisheries off Alaska. The performance and technical requirements in this document have not been reviewed or endorsed by the National Conference on Weights and Measures. Regulations implementing the requirements of this appendix and additional requirements for and with respect to scales used to weigh catch at sea are found at 50 CFR 679.28(b).</P> <P>(b) Revisions, amendments, or additions to this appendix may be made after notice and opportunity for public comments. Send requests for revisions, amendments, or additions to the Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Types of Scales Covered by Appendix</E>—This appendix contains performance and technical requirements for belt, automatic hopper, platform, and hanging scales.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Testing and Approval of Scales Used to Weigh Catch at Sea</E>—Scales used to weigh catch at sea are required to comply with four categories of performance and technical requirements: (1) Type evaluation; (2) initial inspection after installation while the vessel is tied up at a dock and is not under power at sea; (3) annual reinspection while the vessel is tied up at a dock and is not under <PRTPAGE P="778"/>power at sea; and (4) daily at-sea tests of the scale's accuracy. This appendix contains only the performance and technical requirements for type evaluation and initial and annual reinspections by an authorized scale inspector.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">2. Belt Scales</HD> <P>2.1<E T="03">Applicability.</E> The requirements in this section apply to a scale or scale system that employs a conveyor belt in contact with a weighing element to determine the weight of a bulk commodity being conveyed across the scale.</P> <P>2.2<E T="03">Performance Requirements</E>—2.2.1 <E T="03">Maximum Permissible Errors.</E> For laboratory tests of a scale and initial inspections and annual reinspections of an installed scale when the vessel is tied up at a dock and is not under power at sea, the following maximum permissible errors (MPEs) are specified:</P> <P>2.2.1.1<E T="03">Laboratory Tests.</E> See annex A to this appendix A for procedures for disturbance tests and influence factors.</P> <P>a. <E T="03">Disturbances.</E> ±0.18 percent of the weight of the load totalized.</P> <P>b. <E T="03">Influence Factors.</E> ±0.25 percent of the weight of the load totalized.</P> <P>c. <E T="03">Temperature Effect at Zero Flow Rate.</E> The difference between the values obtained at zero flow rate taken at temperatures that differ by 10 °C ±0.2 °C must not be greater than 0.035 percent of the weight of the load totalized at the maximum flow-rate for the time of the test.</P> <P>2.2.1.2<E T="03">Zero Load Tests.</E> For zero load tests conducted in a laboratory or on a scale installed on a vessel and conducted when the vessel is tied up at a dock and not under power at sea, ±0.1 percent of the value of the minimum totalized load or 1 scale division (d), whichever is greater.</P> <P>2.2.1.3<E T="03">Material Tests.</E> For material tests conducted in a laboratory or on a scale installed on a vessel and conducted when the vessel is tied up at a dock and not under power at sea, ±1.0 percent of the known weight of the test material.</P> <P>2.2.2<E T="03">Minimum Flow Rate (Qmin).</E> The minimum flow rate must be specified by the manufacturer and must not be greater than 35 percent of the rated capacity of the scale in kilograms per hour (kg/hr) or metric tons per hour (mt/hr).</P> <P>2.2.3<E T="03">Minimum Totalized Load</E> (Σmin). The minimum totalized load must not be less than the greater of—</P> <P>a. Two percent of the load totalized in 1 hour at the maximum flow rate;</P> <P>b. The load obtained at the maximum flow rate in 1 revolution of the belt; or</P> <P>c. A load equal to 800 scale divisions (d).</P> <P>2.2.4<E T="03">Influence Quantities.</E> The following requirements apply to influence factor tests conducted in the laboratory.</P> <P>2.2.4.1<E T="03">Temperature.</E> A belt scale must comply with the performance and technical requirements at a range of temperatures from −10 °C to +40 °C. However, for special applications the temperature range may be different, but the range must not be less than 30 °C and must be so specified on the scale's descriptive markings.</P> <P>2.2.4.2<E T="03">Power Supply.</E> A belt scale must comply with the performance and technical requirements when operated within a range of −15 percent to +10 percent of the power supply specified on the scale's descriptive markings.</P> <P>2.3.1<E T="03">Technical Requirements.</E> </P> <P>2.3.1<E T="03">Indicators and Printers.</E> </P> <P>2.3.1.1<E T="03">General.</E> A belt scale must be equipped with an indicator capable of displaying both the weight of fish in each haul or set and the cumulative weight of all fish or other material weighed on the scale between annual inspections (“the cumulative weight”), a rate of flow indicator, and a printer. The indications and printed representations must be clear, definite, accurate, and easily read under all conditions of normal operation of the belt scale.</P> <P>2.3.1.2<E T="03">Values Defined.</E> If indications or printed representations are intended to have specific values, these must be defined by a sufficient number of figures, words, or symbols, uniformly placed with reference to the indications or printed representations and as close as practicable to the indications or printed representations but not so positioned as to interfere with the accuracy of reading.</P> <P>2.3.1.3<E T="03">Units.</E> The weight of each haul or set must be indicated in kilograms, and the cumulative weight must be indicated in either kilograms or metric tons and decimal subdivisions.</P> <P>2.3.1.4<E T="03">Value of the Scale Division.</E> The value of the scale division (d) expressed in a unit of weight must be equal to 1, 2, or 5, or a decimal multiple or sub-multiple of 1, 2, or 5.</P> <P>2.3.1.5<E T="03">Range of Indication.</E> The range of the weight indications and printed values for each haul or set must be from 0 kg to 999,999 kg and for the cumulative weight must be from 0 to 99,999 metric tons.</P> <P>2.3.1.6<E T="03">Resettable and Non-resettable Values.</E> The means to indicate the weight of fish in each haul or set must be resettable to zero. The means to indicate the cumulative weight must not be resettable to zero without breaking a security means and must be reset only upon direction of NMFS or an authorized scale inspector.</P> <P>2.3.1.7<E T="03">Rate of Flow Indicator.</E> Permanent means must be provided to produce an audio or visual signal when the rate of flow is less than the minimum flow rate or greater than 98 percent of the maximum flow rate.</P> <P>2.3.1.8<E T="03">Printed Information.</E> The information printed must include—</P> <P>a. For catch weight:</P> <P>i. The vessel name;<PRTPAGE P="779"/> </P> <P>ii. The Federal fisheries or processor permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>iii. The haul or set number;</P> <P>iv. The total weight of catch in each haul or set;</P> <P>v. The total cumulative weight of all fish or other material weighed on the scale; and</P> <P>vi. The date and time the information is printed.</P> <P>b. For the audit trail:</P> <P>i. The vessel name;</P> <P>ii. The Federal fisheries or processor permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>iii. The date and time (to the nearest minute) that the adjustment was made;</P> <P>iv. The name or type of adjustment being made; and</P> <P>v. The initial and final values of the parameter being changed.</P> <P>2.3.1.9<E T="03">Permanence of Markings.</E> All required indications, markings, and instructions must be distinct and easily readable and must be of such character that they will not tend to become obliterated or illegible.</P> <P>2.3.1.10<E T="03">Power Loss.</E> In the event of a power failure, means must be provided to retain in a memory the weight of fish in each haul or set for which a printed record has not yet been made, the cumulative weight, and the information on the audit trail.</P> <P>2.3.1.11<E T="03">Adjustable Components.</E> An adjustable component that when adjusted affects the performance or accuracy of the scale must be held securely in position and must not be capable of adjustment without breaking a security means unless a record of the adjustment is made on the audit trail described in 2.3.1.12.</P> <P>2.3.1.12<E T="03">Audit Trail.</E> An audit trail in the form of an event logger must be provided to document changes made using adjustable components. The following information must be provided in an electronic form that cannot be changed or erased by the scale operator, can be printed at any time, and can be cleared by the scale manufacturer's representative upon direction by NMFS or by an authorized scale inspector:</P> <P>a. The date and time (to the nearest minute) of the change;</P> <P>b. The name or type of adjustment being made; and</P> <P>c. The initial and final values of the parameter being changed.</P> <P>2.3.1.13<E T="03">Adjustments to Scale Weights.</E> The indicators and printer must be designed so that the scale operator cannot change or adjust the indicated and printed weight values.</P> <P>2.3.2<E T="03">Weighing Elements.</E> </P> <P>2.3.2.1<E T="03">Speed Measurement.</E> A belt scale must be equipped with means to accurately sense the belt travel and/or speed whether the belt is loaded or empty.</P> <P>2.3.2.2<E T="03">Conveyer Belt.</E> The weight per unit length of the conveyor belt must be practically constant. Belt joints must be such that there are no significant effects on the weighing results.</P> <P>2.3.2.3<E T="03">Overload Protection.</E> The load receiver must be equipped with means so that an overload of 150 percent or more of the capacity does not affect the metrological characteristics of the scale.</P> <P>2.3.2.4<E T="03">Speed Control.</E> The speed of the belt must not vary by more than 5 percent of the nominal speed.</P> <P>2.3.2.5<E T="03">Adjustable Components.</E> An adjustable component that can affect the performance of the belt scale must be held securely in position and must not be capable of adjustment without breaking a security means.</P> <P>2.3.2.6<E T="03">Motion Compensation.</E> A belt scale must be equipped with automatic means to compensate for the motion of a vessel at sea so that the weight values indicated are within the MPEs. Such means shall be a reference load cell and a reference mass weight or other equally effective means. When equivalent means are utilized, the manufacturer must provide NMFS with information demonstrating that the scale can weigh accurately at sea.</P> <P>2.3.3<E T="03">Installation Conditions.</E> A belt scale must be rigidly installed in a level condition.</P> <P>2.3.4<E T="03">Marking.</E> A belt scale must be marked with the—</P> <P>a. Name, initials, or trademark of the manufacturer or distributer;</P> <P>b. Model designation;</P> <P>c. Non-repetitive serial number;</P> <P>d. Maximum flow rate (Qmax);</P> <P>e. Minimum flow rate (Qmin);</P> <P>f. Minimum totalized load (Σmin);</P> <P>g. Value of a scale division (d);</P> <P>h. Belt speed;</P> <P>i. Weigh length;</P> <P>j. Maximum capacity (Max);</P> <P>k. Temperature range (if applicable); and</P> <P>l. Mains voltage.</P> <P>2.3.4.1<E T="03">Presentation.</E> The markings must be reasonably permanent and of such size, shape, and clarity to provide easy reading in normal conditions of use. They must be grouped together in a place visible to the operator.</P> <P>2.4Tests.</P> <P>2.4.1<E T="03">Minimum Test Load.</E> The minimum test load must be the greater of—</P> <P>a. 2 percent of the load totalized in 1 hour at the maximum flow rate;</P> <P>b. The load obtained at maximum flow rate in one revolution of the belt; or</P> <P>c. A load equal to 800 scale divisions.</P> <P>2.4.2<E T="03">Laboratory Tests.</E> </P> <P>2.4.2.1<E T="03">Influence Quantity and Disturbance Tests.</E> Tests must be conducted according to annex A and the results of these tests must be within the values specified in section 2.2.1.1.</P> <P>2.4.2.2<E T="03">Zero-Load Tests.</E> A zero-load test must be conducted for a time equal to that required to deliver the minimum totalized load (“min). At least two zero-load tests <PRTPAGE P="780"/>must be conducted prior to a material test. The results of these tests must be within the values specified in section 2.2.1.2.</P> <P>2.4.2.3<E T="03">Material Tests.</E> At least one material test must be conducted with the weight of the material or simulated material equal to or greater than the minimum test load. The results of these tests must be within the values specified in section 2.2.1.3.</P> <P>2.4.3<E T="03">Annual Inspections.</E> </P> <P>2.4.3.1<E T="03">Zero-Load Tests.</E> A zero-load test must be conducted for a time equal to that required to deliver the minimum totalized load (Σmin). At least one zero-load test must be conducted prior to each material test. The results of this test must be within the values specified in section 2.2.1.2.</P> <P>2.4.3.2<E T="03">Material Tests.</E> At least one material or simulated material test must be conducted with the weight of the material or simulated material equal to or greater than the minimum test load. The results of these tests must be within the values specified in section 2.2.1.3.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">3. Automatic Hopper Scales</HD> <P>3.1<E T="03">Applicability.</E> The requirements in this section apply to a scale or scale system that is designed for automatic weighing of a bulk commodity in predetermined amounts.</P> <P>3.2<E T="03">Performance Requirements.</E> </P> <P>3.2.1<E T="03">Maximum Permissible Errors.</E> For laboratory tests of a scale and initial inspection and annual reinspections of an installed scale when the vessel is tied up at a dock and is not under power at sea, the following MPEs are specified:</P> <P>3.2.1.1<E T="03">Laboratory Tests.</E> See annex A to appendix A for procedures for disturbance test and influence factors.</P> <P>a. <E T="03">Disturbances.</E> Significant fault (sf) (±scale division).</P> <P>b. <E T="03">Influence Factors.</E> ±1 percent of test load.</P> <P>3.2.1.2<E T="03">Increasing and Decreasing Load Tests.</E> For increasing and decreasing load tests conducted in a laboratory or on a scale installed on a vessel tied up at a dock and not under power at sea, ±1.0 percent of the test load.</P> <P>3.2.2<E T="03">Minimum Weighment</E> (Σmin). The minimum weighment must not be less than 20 percent of the weighing capacity, or a load equal to 100 scale intervals (d), except for the final weighment of a lot.</P> <P>3.2.3<E T="03">Minimum Totalized Load (Lot).</E> The minimum totalized load must not be less than 4 weighments.</P> <P>3.2.4<E T="03">Influence Quantities.</E> The following requirements apply to influence factor tests conducted in the laboratory:</P> <P>3.2.4.1<E T="03">Temperature.</E> A hopper scale must comply with the metrological and technical requirements at temperatures from −10 °C to +40 °C. However, for special applications the temperature range may be different, but the range must not be less than 30 °C and must be so specified on the scale's descriptive markings.</P> <P>3.2.4.1.1<E T="03">Operating Temperature.</E> A hopper scale must not display or print any usable weight values until the operating temperature necessary for accurate weighing and a stable zero-balance condition have been attained.</P> <P>3.2.4.2<E T="03">Power Supply.</E> A hopper scale must comply with the performance and technical requirements when operated within −15 percent to +10 percent of the power supply specified on the scale's descriptive markings.</P> <P>3.3<E T="03">Technical Requirements.</E> </P> <P>3.3.1<E T="03">Indicators and Printers.</E> </P> <P>3.3.1.1<E T="03">General.</E> a. A hopper scale must be equipped with an indicator and printer that indicates and prints the weight of each load and a no-load reference value; and a printer that prints the total weight of fish in each haul or set and the total cumulative weight of all fish and other material weighed on the scale between annual inspections (“the cumulative weight”). The indications and printed information must be clear, definite, accurate, and easily read under all conditions of normal operation of the hopper scale.</P> <P>b. A no-load reference value may be a positive or negative value in terms of scale divisions or zero. When the no-load reference value is zero, the scale must return to a zero indication (within ±0.5 scale division) when the load receptor (hopper) is empty following the discharge of all loads, without the intervention of either automatic or manual means.</P> <P>3.3.1.2<E T="03">Values Defined.</E> If indications or printed representations are intended to have specific values, these must be defined by a sufficient number of figures, words, or symbols, uniformly placed with reference to the indications or printed representations and as close as practicable to the indications or printed representations but not so positioned as to interfere with the accuracy of reading.</P> <P>3.3.1.3<E T="03">Units.</E> The weight of each haul or set must be indicated in kilograms, and the cumulative weight must be indicated in either kilograms or metric tons and decimal subdivisions.</P> <P>3.3.1.4<E T="03">Value of the Scale Division.</E> The value of the scale division (d) expressed in a unit of weight must be equal to 1, 2, or 5, or a decimal multiple or sub-multiple of 1, 2, or 5.</P> <P>3.3.1.5<E T="03">Weighing Sequence.</E> For hopper scales used to receive (weigh in), the no-load reference value must be determined and printed only at the beginning of each weighing cycle. For hopper scales used to deliver (weigh out), the no-load reference value must be determined and printed only after the gross-load weight value for each weighing cycle has been indicated and printed.<PRTPAGE P="781"/> </P> <P>3.3.1.6<E T="03">Printing Sequence.</E> Provision must be made so that all weight values are indicated until the completion of the printing of the indicated values.</P> <P>3.3.1.7<E T="03">Printed Information.</E> The information printed must include—</P> <P>a. For catch weight:</P> <P>i. The vessel name;</P> <P>ii. The Federal fisheries or processor permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>iii. The haul or set number;</P> <P>iv. The total weight of catch in each haul or set;</P> <P>v. The total cumulative weight of all fish or other material weighed on the scale; and</P> <P>vi. The date and time the information is printed.</P> <P>b. For the audit trail:</P> <P>i. The vessel name;</P> <P>ii. The Federal fisheries or processor permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>iii. The date and time (to the nearest minute) of the change;</P> <P>iv. The name or type of adjustment being made; and</P> <P>v. The initial and final values of the parameter being changed.</P> <P>3.3.1.8<E T="03">Permanence of Markings.</E> All required indications, markings, and instructions must be distinct and easily readable and must be of such character that they will not tend to become obliterated or illegible.</P> <P>3.3.1.9<E T="03">Range of Indication.</E> The range of the weight indications and printed values for each haul or set must be from 0 kg to 999,999 kg and for the cumulative weight must be from 0 to 99,999 metric tons.</P> <P>3.3.1.10<E T="03">Non-Resettable Values.</E> The cumulative weight must not be resettable to zero without breaking a security means and must be reset only upon direction by NMFS or by an authorized scale inspector.</P> <P>3.3.1.11<E T="03">Power Loss.</E> In the event of a power failure, means must be provided to retain in a memory the weight of fish in each haul or set for which a printed record has not yet been made, the cumulative weight, and the information on the audit trail described in 3.3.1.13.</P> <P>3.3.1.12<E T="03">Adjustable Components.</E> An adjustable component that, when adjusted, affects the performance or accuracy of the scale must not be capable of adjustment without breaking a security means, unless a record of the adjustment is made on the audit trail described in 3.3.1.13.</P> <P>3.3.1.13<E T="03">Audit Trail.</E> An audit trail in the form of an event logger must be provided to document changes made using adjustable components. The following information must be provided in an electronic form that cannot be changed or erased by the scale operator, can be printed at any time, and can be cleared by the scale manufacturer's representative upon direction of NMFS or by an authorized scale inspector:</P> <P>a. The date and time (to the nearest minute) of the change;</P> <P>b. The name or type of adjustment being made; and</P> <P>c. The initial and final values of the parameter being changed.</P> <P>3.3.1.14<E T="03">Zero-Load Adjustment.</E> A hopper scale must be equipped with a manual or semi-automatic means that can be used to adjust the zero-load balance or no-load reference value.</P> <P>3.3.1.14.1<E T="03">Manual.</E> A manual means must be operable or accessible only by a tool outside of, or entirely separate from, this mechanism or enclosed in a cabinet.</P> <P>3.3.1.14.2<E T="03">Semi-Automatic.</E> A semi-automatic means must be operable only when the indication is stable within ±1 scale division and cannot be operated during a weighing cycle (operation).</P> <P>3.3.1.15<E T="03">Damping Means.</E> A hopper scale must be equipped with effective automatic means to bring the indications quickly to a readable stable equilibrium. Effective automatic means must also be provided to permit the recording of weight values only when the indication is stable within plus or minus one scale division.</P> <P>3.3.1.16<E T="03">Adjustments to Scale Weights.</E> The indicators and printer must be designed so that the scale operator cannot change or adjust the indicated and printed weight values.</P> <P>3.3.2<E T="03">Interlocks and Gate Control.</E> A hopper scale must have operating interlocks so that—</P> <P>a. Product cannot be weighed if the printer is disconnected or subject to a power loss;</P> <P>b. The printer cannot print a weight if either of the gates leading to or from the weigh hopper is open;</P> <P>c. The low paper sensor of the printer is activated;</P> <P>d. The system will operate only in the sequence intended; and</P> <P>e. If the overfill sensor is activated, this condition is indicated to the operator and is printed.</P> <P>3.3.3<E T="03">Overfill Sensor.</E> The weigh hopper must be equipped with an overfill sensor that will cause the feed gate to close, activate an alarm, and stop the weighing operation until the overfill condition has been corrected.</P> <P>3.3.4<E T="03">Weighing Elements.</E> </P> <P>3.3.4.1<E T="03">Overload Protection.</E> The weigh hopper must be equipped with means so that an overload of 150 percent or more of the capacity of the hopper does not affect the metrological characteristics of the scale.</P> <P>3.3.4.2<E T="03">Adjustable Components.</E> An adjustable component that can affect the performance of the hopper scale must be held securely in position and must not be capable of adjustment without breaking a security means.</P> <P>3.3.4.3<E T="03">Motion Compensation.</E> A hopper scale must be equipped with automatic means to compensate for the motion of a <PRTPAGE P="782"/>vessel at sea so that the weight values indicated are within the MPEs. Such means shall be a reference load cell and a reference mass weight or other equally effective means. When equivalent means are utilized, the manufacturer must provide NMFS with information demonstrating that the scale can weigh accurately at sea.</P> <P>3.3.5<E T="03">Installation Conditions.</E> A hopper scale must be rigidly installed in a level condition.</P> <P>3.3.6<E T="03">Marking.</E> A hopper scale must be marked with the following:</P> <P>a. Name, initials, or trademark of the manufacturer or distributer;</P> <P>b. Model designation;</P> <P>c. Non-repetitive serial number;</P> <P>d. Maximum capacity (Max);</P> <P>e. Minimum capacity (min);</P> <P>f. Minimum totalized load (Σmin);</P> <P>g. Minimum weighment;</P> <P>h. Value of the scale division (d);</P> <P>i. Temperature range (if applicable); and</P> <P>j. Mains voltage.</P> <P>3.3.6.1<E T="03">Presentation.</E> Descriptive markings must be reasonably permanent and grouped together in a place visible to the operator.</P> <P>3.4<E T="03">Tests.</E> </P> <P>3.4.1<E T="03">Standards.</E> The error of the standards used must not exceed 25 percent of the MPE to be applied.</P> <P>3.4.2<E T="03">Laboratory Tests.</E> </P> <P>3.4.2.1<E T="03">Influence Quantity and Disturbance Tests.</E> Tests must be conducted according to annex A and the results of these tests must be within the values specified in section 3.2.1.1.</P> <P>3.4.2.2<E T="03">Performance Tests.</E> Performance tests must be conducted as follows:</P> <P>a. <E T="03">Increasing load test.</E> At least five increasing load tests must be conducted with test loads at the minimum load, at a load near capacity, and at 2 or more critical points in between; and</P> <P>b. <E T="03">Decreasing load test.</E> A decreasing load test must be conducted with a test load approximately equal to one-half capacity when removing the test loads of an increasing load test.</P> <P>3.4.3<E T="03">Annual Inspections.</E> </P> <P>At least two increasing load tests and two decreasing load tests must be conducted as specified in 3.4.2.2. Additionally, tests must be conducted with test loads approximately equal to the weight of loads at which the scale is normally used.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">4. Platform Scales and Hanging Scales</HD> <P>4.1<E T="03">Applicability.</E> The requirements in this section apply to platform and hanging scales used to weigh total catch. Platform scales used only as observer sampling scales or to determine the known weight of fish for a material test of another scale are not required to have a printer under sections 4.3.1 and 4.3.1.5 or an audit trail under section 4.3.1.8.</P> <P>4.2<E T="03">Performance Requirements.</E> </P> <P>4.2.1<E T="03">Maximum Permissible Errors.</E> For laboratory tests of a scale and initial inspection and annual reinspections of an installed scale while the vessel is tied up at a dock and is not under power at sea, the following MPEs are specified:</P> <P>4.2.1.1<E T="03">Laboratory Tests.</E> See annex A to this appendix A for procedures for disturbance tests and influence factors.</P> <P>a. <E T="03">Disturbances.</E> Significant fault (±1 scale division); and</P> <P>b. <E T="03">Influence Factors.</E> See Table 1 in section 4.2.1.2.</P> <P>4.2.1.2<E T="03">Increasing and Decreasing Load and Shift Tests.</E> Increasing and decreasing load and shift tests conducted in a laboratory or on a scale installed on a vessel while the vessel is tied up at a dock and is not under power at sea, see Table 1 as follows:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,xs50,8" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Table 1—Influence Factors</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Test load in scale divisions (d)</CHED> <CHED H="2">Class III <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Class IIII</CHED> <CHED H="1">Maximum permissible error (d)</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">0 < m<SU>2</SU> ≤ 500</ENT> <ENT>0 < m ≤ 50</ENT> <ENT>0.5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">500 < m ≤ 2000</ENT> <ENT>50 < m ≤ 200</ENT> <ENT>1.0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2000 < m</ENT> <ENT>200 < m</ENT> <ENT>1.5</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Scale accuracy classes are defined in section 4.2.2, table 2.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Mass or weight of the test load in scale divisions.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>4.2.2<E T="03">Accuracy Classes.</E> Scales are divided into two accuracy classes, class III and class IIII. The accuracy class of a scale is designated by the manufacturer. The design of each accuracy class with respect to number of scale divisions (n) and the value of the scale division (d) is specified according to table 2:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs32,r25,8,8" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Table 2—Accuracy Classes</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Accuracy class</CHED> <CHED H="1">Value of scale division (d)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Number of scale divisions (n)</CHED> <CHED H="2">Minimum</CHED> <CHED H="2">Maximum</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">III</ENT> <ENT O="xl">5 g or greater</ENT> <ENT>500</ENT> <ENT>10,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">IIII</ENT> <ENT O="xl">5 g or greater</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>1,000</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>4.2.3<E T="03">Minimum Load:</E> For a Class III scale, 20d; for a Class IIII scale, 10d.</P> <P>4.2.4<E T="03">Influence Quantities.</E> The following requirements apply to influence factor tests conducted in the laboratory.</P> <P>4.2.4.1<E T="03">Temperature.</E> A scale must comply with the performance and technical requirements at temperatures from −10 °C to +40 °C. However, for special applications the temperature range may be different, but the range must not be less than 30 °C and must be so specified on the descriptive markings.</P> <P>4.2.4.1.1<E T="03">Operating Temperature.</E> A scale must not display or print any usable weight values until the operating temperature necessary for accurate weighing and a stable zero-balance condition have been attained.<PRTPAGE P="783"/> </P> <P>4.2.4.2<E T="03">Power Supply.</E> A scale must comply with the performance and technical requirements when operated within −15 percent to +10 percent of the power supply specified on the scale's descriptive markings.</P> <P>4.3<E T="03">Technical Requirements.</E> </P> <P>4.3.1<E T="03">Indicators and Printers.</E> </P> <P>4.3.1.1<E T="03">General.</E> A scale must be equipped with an indicator and a printer. The indications and printed information must be clear, definite, accurate, and easily read under all conditions of normal operation of the scale.</P> <P>4.3.1.2<E T="03">Values Defined.</E> If indications or printed representations are intended to have specific values, these must be defined by a sufficient number of figures, words, or symbols, uniformly placed with reference to the indications or printed representations and as close as practicable to the indications or printed representations but not so positioned as to interfere with the accuracy of reading.</P> <P>4.3.1.3<E T="03">Units.</E> The weight units indicated must be in terms of kilograms and decimal subdivisions.</P> <P>4.3.1.4<E T="03">Value of the Scale Division.</E> The value of the scale division (d) expressed in a unit of weight must be equal to 1, 2, or 5, or a decimal multiple or sub-multiple of 1, 2, or 5.</P> <P>4.3.1.5<E T="03">Printed Information.</E> The information printed must include—</P> <P>a. For catch weight:</P> <P>i. The vessel name;</P> <P>ii. The Federal fisheries or processor permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>iii. The haul or set number;</P> <P>iv. Net weight of the fish.</P> <P>b. For the audit trail:</P> <P>i. The vessel name;</P> <P>ii. The Federal fisheries or processor permit number of the vessel;</P> <P>iii. The date and time (to the nearest minute) of the change;</P> <P>iv. The name or type of adjustment being made; and</P> <P>v. The initial and final values of the parameter being changed.</P> <P>4.3.1.6<E T="03">Permanence of Markings.</E> All required indications, markings, and instructions must be distinct and easily readable and must be of such character that they will not tend to become obliterated or illegible.</P> <P>4.3.1.7<E T="03">Power Loss.</E> In the event of a power failure, means must be provided to retain in a memory the weight of the last weighment if it is a non-repeatable weighment.</P> <P>4.3.1.8<E T="03">Adjustable Components.</E> </P> <P>a. An adjustable component that, when adjusted, affects the performance or accuracy of the scale must be held securely in position and must not be capable of adjustment without breaking a security means.</P> <P>b. An audit trail in the form of an event logger must be provided to document changes made using adjustable components. The following information must be provided in an electronic form that cannot be changed or erased by the scale operator, can be printed at any time, and can be cleared by the scale manufacturer's representative upon direction of NMFS or an authorized scale inspector:</P> <P>i. The date and time (to the nearest minute) of the change;</P> <P>ii. The name or type of adjustment being made; and</P> <P>iii. The initial and final values of the parameter being changed.</P> <P>4.3.1.9<E T="03">Zero-Load Adjustment.</E> A scale must be equipped with a manual or semi-automatic means that can be used to adjust the zero-load balance or no-load reference value.</P> <P>4.3.1.9.1<E T="03">Manual.</E> A manual means must be operable or accessible only by a tool outside of or entirely separate from this mechanism or enclosed in a cabinet.</P> <P>4.3.1.9.2<E T="03">Semi-automatic.</E> A semi-automatic means must meet the provisions of 4.3.1.8 or must be operable only when the indication is stable within ±1 scale division and cannot be operated during a weighing cycle (operation).</P> <P>4.3.1.10<E T="03">Damping Means.</E> A scale must be equipped with effective automatic means to bring the indications quickly to a readable stable equilibrium. Effective automatic means must also be provided to permit the recording of weight values only when the indication is stable within plus or minus one scale division.</P> <P>4.3.2<E T="03">Weighing Elements.</E> </P> <P>4.3.2.1<E T="03">Overload Protection.</E> The scale must be so designed that an overload of 150 percent or more of the capacity does not affect the metrological characteristics of the scale.</P> <P>4.3.2.2<E T="03">Adjustable Components.</E> An adjustable component that can affect the performance of the scale must be held securely in position and must not be capable of adjustment without breaking a security means.</P> <P>4.3.2.3<E T="03">Motion Compensation.</E> A platform scale must be equipped with automatic means to compensate for the motion of a vessel at sea so that the weight values indicated are within the MPEs. Such means shall be a reference load cell and a reference mass weight or other equally effective means. When equivalent means are utilized, the manufacturer must provide NMFS with information demonstrating that the scale can weigh accurately at sea.</P> <P>4.3.3<E T="03">Installation Conditions.</E> A platform scale must be rigidly installed in a level condition. When in use, a hanging scale must be freely suspended from a fixed support or a crane.</P> <P>4.3.4<E T="03">Marking.</E> A scale must be marked with the following:</P> <P>a. Name, initials, or trademark of the manufacturer or distributor;</P> <P>b. Model designation;</P> <P>c. Non-repetitive serial number;</P> <P>d. Accuracy class (III or IIII);</P> <P>e. Maximum capacity (Max);<PRTPAGE P="784"/> </P> <P>f. Minimum capacity (min);</P> <P>g. Value of a scale division (d);</P> <P>h. Temperature range (if applicable); and</P> <P>i. Mains voltage.</P> <P>4.3.4.1<E T="03">Presentation.</E> Descriptive markings must be reasonably permanent and grouped together in a place visible to the operator.</P> <P>4.4 <E T="03">Tests.</E> </P> <P>4.4.1<E T="03">Standards.</E> The error of the standards used must not exceed 25 percent of the MPE applied.</P> <P>4.4.2<E T="03">Laboratory Tests.</E> </P> <P>4.4.2.1<E T="03">Influence Quantities and Disturbance Tests.</E> Tests must be conducted according to annex A to this appendix A, and the results of these tests must be within the values specified in section 4.2.1.1.</P> <P>4.4.2.2<E T="03">Performance Tests.</E> Performance tests must be conducted as follows:</P> <P>a. <E T="03">Increasing load test.</E> At least five increasing load tests must be conducted with test loads at the minimum load, at a load near capacity, and at 2 or more critical points in between.</P> <P>b. <E T="03">Shift test (platform scales only).</E> A shift test must be conducted during the increasing load test at one-third capacity test load centered in each quadrant of the platform.</P> <P>c. <E T="03">Decreasing load test.</E> A decreasing load test must be conducted with a test load approximately equal to one-half capacity when removing the test loads of an increasing load test.</P> <P>4.4.3<E T="03">Annual Scale Inspections.</E> </P> <P>At least two increasing load tests, shift tests, and decreasing load tests must be conducted as specified in section 4.4.2.2. Additionally tests must be conducted with test loads approximately equal to the weight of loads at which the scale is normally used. The results of all tests must be as specified in Table 1 in section 4.2.1.2.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">5. Definitions</HD> <P> <E T="03">Adjustable component</E>—Any component that, when adjusted, affects the performance or accuracy of the scale, e.g., span adjustment or automatic zero-setting means. Manual or semi-automatic zero-setting means are not considered adjustable components.</P> <P> <E T="03">Audit trail</E>—An electronic count and/or information record of the changes to the values of the calibration or configuration parameters of a scale.</P> <P> <E T="03">Automatic hopper scale</E>—A hopper scale adapted to the automatic weighing of a bulk commodity (fish) in predetermined amounts. Capacities vary from 20 kg to 50 mt. It is generally equipped with a control panel, with functions to be set by an operator, including the start of an automatic operation. (See definition of hopper scale).</P> <P> <E T="03">Belt scale</E>—A scale that employs a conveyor belt in contact with a weighing element to determine the weight of a bulk commodity being conveyed. It is generally a part of a system consisting of an input conveyor, the flow scale, and an output conveyor. The conveyor belt may be constructed of various materials, including vulcanized rubber, canvas, and plastic. The capacity is generally specified in terms of the amount of weight that can be determined in a specified time, and can vary from, for example, 1 ton per hour to 100 or more tons per hour. An operator generally directs the flow of product onto the input conveyor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Calibration mode</E>—A means by which the span of a scale can be adjusted by placing a known “test weight” on the scale and manually operating a key on a key board.</P> <P> <E T="03">Disturbances</E>—An influence that may occur during the use of a scale but is not within the rated operating conditions of the scale.</P> <P> <E T="03">Event logger</E>—A form of audit trail containing a series of records where each record contains the identification of the parameter that was changed, the time and date when the parameter was changed, and the new value of the parameter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Final weighment</E>—The last partial load weighed on a hopper scale that is part of the weight of many loads.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hanging scale</E>—A scale that is designed to weigh a load that is freely suspended from an overhead crane or it may be permanently installed in an overhead position. The load receiver may be a part of the scale such as a pan suspended on chains, or simply a hook that is used to “pick-up” the container of the commodity to be weighed. The technology employed may be mechanical, electro-mechanical, or electronic. The loads can be applied either manually or by such means as a crane.</P> <P> <E T="03">Hopper scale—</E>A scale designed for weighing individual loads of a bulk commodity (fish). The load receiver is a cylindrical or rectangular container mounted on a weighing element. The weighing element may be mechanical levers, a combination of levers and a load cell, or all load cells. The capacity can vary from less than 20 kg to greater than 50 mt. The loads are applied from a bulk source by such means as a conveyor or storage hopper. Each step of the weighing process, that is the loading and unloading of the weigh hopper, is controlled by an operator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Indicator—</E>That part of a scale that indicates the quantity that is being weighed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Influence factor—</E>A value of an influence quantity, e.g., 10°, that specifies the limits of the rated operating conditions of the scale.</P> <P> <E T="03">Influence quantity—</E>A quantity that is not the subject of the measurement but which influences the measurement obtained within the rated operating conditions of the scale.</P> <P> <E T="03">Influence quantity and disturbance tests—</E>Tests conducted in a laboratory to determine the capability of the scale under test to perform correctly in the environmental influences in which they are used and when subjected to certain disturbances that may occur during the use of the scale.<PRTPAGE P="785"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Initial verification—</E>The first evaluation (inspection and test) of a production model of a weighing instrument that has been type evaluated to determine that the production model is consistent with the model that had been submitted for type evaluation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Known weight test—</E>A test in which the load applied is a test weight with a known value simulating the weight of the material that is usually weighed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Load receiver—</E>That part of the scale in which the quantity is placed when being weighed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Material test—</E>A test using a material that is the same or similar to the material that is usually weighed, the weight of which has been determined by a scale other than the scale under test.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum flow-rate—</E>The maximum flow-rate of material specified by the manufacturer at which a belt scale can perform correctly.</P> <P> <E T="03">Minimum flow-rate—</E>The minimum flow-rate specified by the manufacturer at which a belt scale can perform correctly.</P> <P> <E T="03">Minimum load—</E>The smallest weight load that can be determined by the scale that is considered to be metrologically acceptable.</P> <P> <E T="03">Minimum totalized load—</E>The smallest weight load that can be determined by a belt scale that is considered to be metrologically acceptable.</P> <P> <E T="03">Minimum weighment—</E>The smallest weight that can be determined by a hopper scale that is considered to be metrologically acceptable.</P> <P> <E T="03">Motion compensation—</E>The means used to compensate for the motion of the vessel at sea.</P> <P> <E T="03">No-load reference value—</E>A weight value obtained by a hopper scale when the load receiver (hopper) is empty of the product that was or is to be weighed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Non-repeatable weighment—</E>A process where the product after being weighed is disposed of in such a manner that it cannot be retrieved to be reweighed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of scale divisions (n)—</E>The number of scale divisions of a scale in normal operation. It is the quotient of the scale capacity divided by the value of the scale division. n=Max/d</P> <P> <E T="03">Performance requirements—</E>A part of the regulations or standards that applies to the weighing performance of a scale, e.g., MPEs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Performance test—</E>A test conducted to determine that the scale is performing within the MPE applicable.</P> <P> <E T="03">Periodic verification—</E>A verification of a weighing instrument at an interval that is specified by regulation or administrative ruling.</P> <P> <E T="03">Platform scale—</E>A scale by the nature of its physical size, arrangement of parts, and relatively small capacity (generally 220 kg or less) that is adapted for use on a bench or counter or on the floor. A platform scale can be self contained, that is, the indicator and load receiver and weighing elements are all comprised of a single unit, or the indicator can be connected by cable to a separate load receiver and weighing element. The technology used may be mechanical, electro-mechanical, or electronic. Loads are applied manually.</P> <P> <E T="03">Rated capacity—</E>The maximum flow-rate in terms of weight per unit time specified by the manufacturer at which a belt scale can perform correctly.</P> <P> <E T="03">Scale division (d)—</E>The smallest digital subdivision in units of mass that is indicated by the weighing instrument in normal operation.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sealing—</E>A method used to prevent the adjustment of certain operational characteristics or to indicate that adjustments have been made to those operational characteristics.</P> <P> <E T="03">Security seals or means</E>—A physical seal such as a lead and wire seal that must be broken in order to change the operating or performance characteristics of the scale, or a number generated by the scale whenever a change is made to an adjustable component. The number must be sequential and it must not be possible for the scale operator to alter it. The number must be displayed whenever the scale is turned on.</P> <P> <E T="03">Significant fault—</E>An error greater than the value specified for a particular scale. For a belt scale: A fault greater than 0.18 percent of the weight value equal to the minimum totalized load. For all other scales: 1 scale division (d). A significant fault does not include faults that result from simultaneous and mutually independent causes in the belt scale; faults that imply the impossibility of performing any measurement; transitory faults that are momentary variations in the indications that cannot be interpreted, memorized, or transmitted as a measurement result; faults so serious that they will inevitably be noticed by those interested in the measurement.</P> <P> <E T="03">Simulated material test—</E>A test in which the load applied is test material simulating the weight of the material that is usually weighed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Simulated test—</E>A test in which the weight indications are developed by means other than weight, e.g., a load cell simulator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Stationary installation—</E>An installation of a scale in a facility on land or a vessel that is tied-up to a dock or in dry dock.</P> <P> <E T="03">Subsequent verification—</E>Any evaluation of a weighing instrument following the initial verification.</P> <P> <E T="03">Suitability for use—</E>A judgement that must be made that certain scales by nature of their design are appropriate for given weighing applications.<PRTPAGE P="786"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Technical requirements—</E>A part of the regulations or standards that applies to the operational functions and characteristics of a scale, e.g., capacity, scale division, tare.</P> <P> <E T="03">Testing laboratory—</E>A facility for conducting type evaluation examinations of a scale that can establish its competency and proficiency by such means as ISO Guide 25, ISO 9000, EN 45011, NVLAP, NTEP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Type evaluation—</E>A process for evaluating the compliance of a weighing instrument with the appropriate standard or regulation.</P> <P> <E T="03">User requirements—</E>A part of the regulations or standards that applies to the operator/owner of the scale.</P> <P> <E T="03">Weighment</E>—A single complete weighing operation.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Annex A of Appendix A to Part 679—Influence Quantity and Disturbance Tests</HD> <P> <E T="03">A.1General</E>—Included in this annex are tests that are intended to ensure that electronic scales can perform and function as intended in the environment and under the conditions specified. Each test indicates, where appropriate, the reference condition under which the intrinsic error is determined.</P> <P>A.2<E T="03">Test Considerations</E> </P> <P>A.2.1All electronic scales of the same category must be subjected to the same performance test program.</P> <P>A.2.2Tests must be carried out on fully operational equipment in its normal operational state. When equipment is connected in other than a normal configuration, the procedure must be mutually agreed to by NMFS and the applicant.</P> <P>A.2.3When the effect of one factor is being evaluated, all other factors must be held relatively constant, at a value close to normal. The temperature is deemed to be relatively constant when the difference between the extreme temperatures noted during the test does not exceed 5 °C and the variation over time does not exceed 5 °C per hour.</P> <P>A.2.4 Before the start of a test, the equipment under test (EUT) must be energized for a period of time at least equal to the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer. The EUT must remain energized throughout the duration of the test.</P> <P> <E T="03">A.3Tests</E> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s93,r41,xs19" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Test</CHED> <CHED H="1">Characteristics under test</CHED> <CHED H="1">Conditions applied</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.1Static temperatures</ENT> <ENT>Influence factor</ENT> <ENT>MPE</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.2Damp heat, steady state</ENT> <ENT>Influence factor</ENT> <ENT>MPE</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.3Power voltage variation</ENT> <ENT>Influence factor</ENT> <ENT>MPE</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.4Short time power reduction</ENT> <ENT>Disturbance</ENT> <ENT>sf</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.5Bursts</ENT> <ENT>Disturbance</ENT> <ENT>sf</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.6Electrostatic discharge</ENT> <ENT>Disturbance</ENT> <ENT>sf</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A.3.7Electromagnetic susceptibility</ENT> <ENT>Disturbance</ENT> <ENT>sf</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <HD SOURCE="HD2">A.3Tests</HD> <P> <E T="03">A.3.1Static Temperatures</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Dry heat (non condensing) and cold.</P> <P> <E T="03">Object of the test:</E> To verify compliance with the applicable MPE under conditions of high and low temperature.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See Bibliography (1).</P> <P> <E T="03">Test procedure in brief:</E> The test consists of exposure of the EUT to the high and low temperatures specified in section 2.2.4.1 for belt scales, section 3.2.4.1 for automatic hopper scales, and section 4.2.3.1 for platform scales and hanging scales, under “free air” condition for a 2-hour period after the EUT has reached temperature stability. The EUT must be tested during a weighing operation consisting of:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales</E>—the totalization of the Σ<E T="52">min</E>, 2 times each at approximately the minimum flow rate, an intermediate flow rate, and the maximum flow rate.</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales</E>—tested with at least five different test loads or simulated loads under the following conditions:</P> <P>a. At a reference temperature of 20 °C following conditioning.</P> <P>b. At the specified high temperature, 2 hours after achieving temperature stabilization.</P> <P>c. At the specified low temperature, 2 hours after achieving temperature stabilization.</P> <P>d. At a temperature of 5 °C, 2 hours after achieving temperature stabilization.</P> <P>e. After recovery of the EUT at the reference temperature of 20 °C.</P> <P> <E T="03">Test severities:</E> Duration: 2 hours.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> At least one cycle.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum allowable variations:</E> </P> <P>a. All functions must operate as designed.</P> <P>b. All indications must be within the applicable MPEs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conduct of test:</E> Refer to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Publications mentioned in section A.4 Bibliography (a) for detailed test procedures.</P> <P> <E T="03">Supplementary information to the IEC test procedures.</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Preconditioning:</E> 16 hours.</P> <P> <E T="03">Condition of EUT:</E> Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer. Power is to be “on” for the duration of the test. Adjust the EUT as close to a zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test Sequence:</HD> <P>a. Stabilize the EUT in the chamber at a reference temperature of 20 °C. Conduct the tests as specified in the test procedure in brief and record the following data:</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,<PRTPAGE P="787"/> </P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Test load,</P> <P>v. Indication,</P> <P>vi. Errors, and</P> <P>vii. Functions performance.</P> <P>b. Increase the temperature in the chamber to the high temperature specified. Check by measurement that the EUT has reached temperature stability and maintain the temperature for 2 hours. Following the 2 hours, repeat the tests and record the test data indicated in this A.3.1 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>c. Reduce the temperature in the chamber as per the IEC procedures to the specified low temperature. After temperature stabilization, allow the EUT to soak for 2 hours. Following the 2 hours, repeat the tests and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.1 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>d. Raise the temperature in the chamber as per the IEC procedures to 5 °C. After temperature stabilization, allow the EUT to soak for 2 hours. Following the 2 hours, repeat the tests and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.1 Test Sequence section. <E T="04">Note:</E> This test relates to a −10 °C to +40 °C range. For special ranges, it may not be necessary.</P> <P>e. Raise the temperature in the chamber as per the IEC procedures and to the 20 °C reference temperature. After recovery, repeat the tests and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.1 Test Sequence section.</P> <P> <E T="03">A.3.2Damp Heat, Steady State</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Damp heat, steady state.</P> <P> <E T="03">Object of the test:</E> To verify compliance with the applicable MPE under conditions of high humidity and constant temperature.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See section A.4 Bibliography (b)</P> <P> <E T="03">Test procedure in brief:</E> The test consists of exposure of the EUT to a constant temperature at the upper limit of the temperature range and of a constant relative humidity of 85 percent for a 2-day period. The EUT must be tested during a weighing operation consisting of the following:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales</E>—the totalization of the Σ<E T="52">min</E>, 2 times each at approximately the minimum flow rate, an intermediate flow rate, and the maximum flow rate.</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales</E>—tested with at least five different test loads or simulated loads at a reference temperature of 20 °C and a relative humidity of 50 percent following conditioning, and at the upper limit temperature and a relative humidity of 85 percent 2 days following temperature and humidity stabilization.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test severities:</HD> <P>Temperature: upper limit.</P> <P>Humidity: 85 percent (non-condensing).</P> <P>Duration: 2 days.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> At least one test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Maximum Allowable Variations:</HD> <P>a. All functions must operate as designed.</P> <P>b. All indications must be within the applicable MPE.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conduct of the test:</E> Refer to the IEC Publications mentioned in section A.4 Bibliography (b) for detailed test procedures.</P> <P> <E T="03">Supplementary information to the IEC test procedures.</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Preconditioning:</E> None required.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Condition of EUT:</HD> <P>a. Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer. Power is to be “on” for the duration of the test.</P> <P>b. The handling of the EUT must be such that no condensation of water occurs on the EUT.</P> <P>c. Adjust the EUT as close to a zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test Sequence:</HD> <P>a. Allow 3 hours for stabilization of the EUT at a reference temperature of 20 °C and a relative humidity of 50 percent. Following stabilization, conduct the tests as specified in the test procedures in brief and record the following data:</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,</P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Test load,</P> <P>v. Indication,</P> <P>vi. Errors, and</P> <P>vii. Functions performance.</P> <P>b. Increase the temperature in the chamber to the specified high temperature and a relative humidity of 85 percent. Maintain the EUT at no load for a period of 2 days. Following the 2 days, repeat the tests and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.2 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>c. Allow full recovery of the EUT before any other tests are performed.</P> <P>A.3.3<E T="03">Power Voltage Variation</E> </P> <P>A.3.3.1<E T="03">AC Power Supply</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Variation in AC mains power supply (single phase).</P> <P> <E T="03">Object of the test:</E> To verify compliance with the applicable MPEs under conditions of varying AC mains power supply.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See section A.4 Bibliography (c).</P> <P> <E T="03">Test procedure in brief:</E> The test consists of subjecting the EUT to AC mains power during a weighing operation consisting of the following:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales</E>—while totalizing the Σ<E T="52">min</E> at the maximum flow rate.</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales</E>—at no load and a test load between 50 percent and 100 percent of weighing capacity.</P> <P> <E T="03">Test severities:</E> Mains voltage:</P> <P>Upper limit U (nom) +10 percent.<PRTPAGE P="788"/> </P> <P>Lower limit U (nom) −15 percent.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> At least one cycle.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum allowable variations:</E> </P> <P>a. All functions must operate correctly.</P> <P>b. All indications must be within MPEs specified in sections 2, 3, or 4 of this appendix to part 679.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Conduct of the test:</HD> <P> <E T="03">Preconditioning:</E> None required.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test equipment:</HD> <P>a. Variable power source,</P> <P>b. Calibrated voltmeter, and</P> <P>c. Load cell simulator, if applicable.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Condition of EUT:</HD> <P>a. Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer.</P> <P>b. Adjust the EUT as close to a zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test sequence:</HD> <P>a. Stabilize the power supply at nominal voltage ±2 percent.</P> <P>b. Conduct the tests specified in the test procedure in brief and record the following data:</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,</P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Power supply voltage,</P> <P>v. Test load,</P> <P>vi. Indications,</P> <P>vii. Errors, and</P> <P>viii. Functions performance.</P> <P>c. Reduce the power supply to −15 percent nominal.</P> <P>d. Repeat the test and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.3 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>e. Increase the power supply to +10 percent nominal.</P> <P>f. Repeat the test and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.3 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>g. Unload the EUT and decrease the power supply to nominal power ±2 percent.</P> <P>h. Repeat the test and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.3 Test Sequence section. </P> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note:</HD> <P>In case of three-phase power supply, the voltage variation must apply for each phase successively. Frequency variation applies to all phases simultaneously.</P> </NOTE> <P>A.3.3.2<E T="03">DC Power Supply</E> </P> <P>Under consideration.</P> <P>A.3.4<E T="03">Short Time Power Reduction</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Short time interruptions and reductions in mains voltage.</P> <P> <E T="03">Object of the test:</E> To verify compliance with the applicable significant fault under conditions of short time mains voltage interruptions and reductions.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See section A.4 Bibliography (d) IEC Publication 1000-4-11 (1994).</P> <P> <E T="03">Test procedure in brief:</E> The test consists of subjecting the EUT to voltage interruptions from nominal voltage to zero voltage for a period equal to 8-10 ms, and from nominal voltage to 50 percent of nominal for a period equal to 16-20 ms. The mains voltage interruptions and reductions must be repeated ten times with a time interval of at least 10 seconds. This test is conducted during a weighing operation consisting of the following:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales</E>—while totalizing at the maximum flow rate at least the Σ<E T="52">min</E> (or a time sufficient to complete the test).</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales</E>—tested with one small test load or simulated load.</P> <P> <E T="03">Test severities:</E> One hundred percent voltage interruption for a period equal to 8-10 ms. Fifty percent voltage reduction for a period equal to 16-20 ms.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> Ten tests with a minimum of 10 seconds between tests.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum allowable variations:</E> The difference between the weight indication due to the disturbance and the indication without the disturbance either must not exceed 1d or the EUT must detect and act upon a significant fault.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Conduct of the Test:</HD> <P> <E T="03">Preconditioning:</E> None required.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test equipment:</HD> <P>a. A test generator suitable to reduce the amplitude of the AC voltage from the mains. The test generator must be adjusted before connecting the EUT.</P> <P>b. Load cell simulator, if applicable.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Condition of EUT:</HD> <P>a. Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer.</P> <P>b. Adjust the EUT as close to zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test sequence:</HD> <P>a. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>b. Totalize as indicated in this A.3.4 Test Sequence section and record the—</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,</P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Power supply voltage,</P> <P>v. Test load,</P> <P>vi. Indications,</P> <P>vii. Errors, and</P> <P>viii. Functions performance.</P> <P>c. Interrupt the power supply to zero voltage for a period equal to 8-10 ms. During interruption observe the effect on the EUT and record, as appropriate.<PRTPAGE P="789"/> </P> <P>d. Repeat the steps four times in this A.3.4 Test Sequence section, making sure that there is a 10 second interval between repetitions. Observe the effect on the EUT.</P> <P>e. Reduce the power supply to 50 percent of nominal voltage for a period equal to 16-20 ms. During reduction observe the effect on the EUT and record, as appropriate.</P> <P>f. Repeat the steps four times in this A.3.4 Test Sequence section, making sure that there is a 10 second interval between repetitions. Observe the effect on the EUT.</P> <P>A.3.5<E T="03">Bursts</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Electrical bursts.</P> <P> <E T="03">Object of the test:</E> To verify compliance with the provisions in this manual under conditions where electrical bursts are superimposed on the mains voltage.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See section A.4 Bibliography (e)</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test Procedure in brief:</HD> <P>The test consists of subjecting the EUT to bursts of double exponential wave-form transient voltages. Each spike must have a rise in time of 5 ns and a half amplitude duration of 50 ns. The burst length must be 15 ms, the burst period (repetition time interval) must be 300 ms. This test is conducted during a weighing operation consisting of the following:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales—</E>while totalizing at the maximum flow rate at least the Σ<E T="52">min</E> (or a time sufficient to complete the test).</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales—</E>tested with one small test load or simulated load.</P> <P> <E T="03">Test severities:</E> Amplitude (peak value) 1000 V.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> At least 10 positive and 10 negative randomly phased bursts must be applied at 1000 V.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum allowable variations:</E> The difference between the indication due to the disturbance and the indication without the disturbance either must not exceed the values given in sections 2.2.1.1b., 3.2.1.1b., and 4.2.1.1b, of this appendix, or the EUT must detect and act upon a significant fault.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conduct of the test:</E> Refer to the IEC Publication referenced in section A.4 Bibliography (e) for detailed test procedures.</P> <P> <E T="03">Supplementary information to the IEC test procedures:</E> </P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test equipment:</HD> <P>A burst generator having an output impedance of 50 ohms.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test conditions:</HD> <P>The burst generator must be adjusted before connecting the EUT. The bursts must be coupled to the EUT both on common mode and differential mode interference.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Condition of EUT:</HD> <P>a. Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer.</P> <P>b. Adjust the EUT as close to a zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test Sequence:</HD> <P>a. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>b. Conduct the test as indicated in this A.3.5 Test Sequence section and record the—</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,</P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Test load,</P> <P>v. Indication,</P> <P>vi. Errors, and</P> <P>vii. Functions performance.</P> <P>c. Subject the EUT to at least 10 positive and 10 negative randomly phased bursts at the 1000 V mode. Observe the effect on the EUT and record, as appropriate.</P> <P>d. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>e. Repeat the test and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.5 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>A.3.6<E T="03">Electrostatic Discharge</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Electrostatic discharge (ESD).</P> <P> <E T="03">Object of the test:</E> To verify compliance with the provisions of this manual under conditions of electrostatic discharges.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See section A.4 Bibliography (f)</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test procedure in brief:</HD> <P>A capacitor of 150 pF is charged by a suitable DC voltage source. The capacitor is then discharged through the EUT by connecting one terminal to ground (chassis) and the other via 150 ohms to surfaces which are normally accessible to the operator. This test is conducted during a weighing operation consisting of the following:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales—</E>while totalizing at the maximum flow rate at least the Σ<E T="52">min</E> (or a time sufficient to complete the test).</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales—</E>test with one small test load or simulated load.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test severities</HD> <P>Air Discharge: up to and including 8 kV.</P> <P>Contact Discharge: up to and including 6 kV.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> At least 10 discharges must be applied at intervals of at least 10 seconds between discharges.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Maximum allowable variations:</HD> <P>The difference between the indication due to the disturbance and the indication without the disturbance either must not exceed the values indicated in sections 2.2.1.1 b., <PRTPAGE P="790"/>3.2.1.1 b., and 4.2.1.1 b. of this appendix, or the EUT must detect and act upon a significant fault.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conduct of the test:</E> Refer to the IEC Publication mentioned in section A.4 Bibliography (d) for detailed test procedures.</P> <P> <E T="03">Supplementary information to the IEC test procedures.</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Preconditioning:</E> None required.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Condition of EUT:</HD> <P>a. The EUT without a ground terminal must be placed on a grounded plate which projects beyond the EUT by at least 0.1 m on all sides. The ground connection to the capacitor must be as short as possible.</P> <P>b. Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer. Power is to be “on” for the duration of the test.</P> <P>c. The EUT must be operating under standard atmospheric conditions for testing.</P> <P>d. Adjust the EUT as close to a zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test sequence:</HD> <P>a. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>b. Conduct test as indicated in this A.3.6 Test Sequence section and record the—</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,</P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Power supply voltage,</P> <P>v. Test load,</P> <P>vi. Indication,</P> <P>vii. Errors, and</P> <P>viii. Functions performance.</P> <P>c. Approach the EUT with the discharge electrode until discharge occurs and then remove it before the next discharge. Observe the effect of the discharge on the EUT and record, as appropriate.</P> <P>d. Repeat the above step at least nine times, making sure to wait at least 10 seconds between successive discharges. Observe the effect on the EUT and record as appropriate.</P> <P>e. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>f. Repeat the test and record the test data as indicated in this A.3.6 Test Sequence section.</P> <P>A.3.7<E T="03">Electromagnetic Susceptibility</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Test method:</E> Electromagnetic fields (radiated).</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Object of the Test:</HD> <P>To verify compliance with the provisions in this manual under conditions of electromagnetic fields.</P> <P> <E T="03">Reference to standard:</E> See section A.4 Bibliography (g).</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test procedure in brief:</HD> <P>a. The EUT is placed in an EMI chamber and tested under normal atmospheric conditions. This test is first conducted at one load in a static mode, and the frequencies at which susceptibility is evident are noted. Then tests are conducted at the problem frequencies, if any, during a weighing operation consisting of the following:</P> <P> <E T="03">For belt scales</E>—while totalizing at the maximum flow rate at least the Σ<E T="52">min</E> (or a time sufficient to complete the test). It is then exposed to electromagnetic field strengths as specified in the Test severities in this section A.3.7 of this annex to appendix A of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">For platform, hanging, and automatic hopper scales—</E>tested with one small test load.</P> <P>b. The field strength can be generated in various ways:</P> <P>i. The strip line is used at low frequencies (below 30 MHz or in some cases 150 MHz) for small EUT's;</P> <P>ii. The long wire is used at low frequencies (below 30 MHz) for larger EUT's;</P> <P>iii. Dipole antennas or antennas with circular polarization placed 1 m from the EUT are used at high frequencies.</P> <P>c. Under exposure to electromagnetic fields the EUT is again tested as indicated above.</P> <P> <E T="03">Test severities:</E> Frequency range: 26-1000 MHz.</P> <P> <E T="03">Field strength:</E> 3 V/m.</P> <P> <E T="03">Modulation:</E> 80 percent AM, 1 kHz sine wave.</P> <P> <E T="03">Number of test cycles:</E> Conduct test by continuously scanning the specified frequency range while maintaining the field strength.</P> <P> <E T="03">Maximum allowable variations:</E> The difference between the indication due to the disturbance and the indication without the disturbance either must not exceed the values given in this manual, or the EUT must detect and act upon a significant fault.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conduct of the test:</E> Refer to the IEC Publication referenced in section A.4 Bibliography (g) for detailed information on test procedures.</P> <P> <E T="03">Supplementary information to the IEC test procedures.</E> </P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test conditions:</HD> <P>a. The specified field strength must be established prior to the actual testing (without the EUT in the field). At least 1 m of all external cables must be included in the exposure by stretching them horizontally from the EUT.</P> <P>b. The field strength must be generated in two orthogonal polarizations and the frequency range scanned slowly. If antennas with circular polarization, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> log-spiral or helical antennas, are used to generate the electromagnetic field, a change in the position of the antennas is not required. When the test is carried out in a shielded enclosure <PRTPAGE P="791"/>to comply with international laws prohibiting interference to radio communications, care needs to be taken to handle reflections from the walls. Anechoic shielding might be necessary.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Condition of EUT:</HD> <P>a. Normal power supplied and “on” for a time period equal to or greater than the warm-up time specified by the manufacturer. Power is to be “on” for the duration of the test. The EUT must be operating under standard atmospheric conditions for testing.</P> <P>b. Adjust the EUT as close to a zero indication as practicable prior to the test.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Test sequence:</HD> <P>a. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>b. Conduct the test as indicated in this A.3.7 Test Sequence section and record the—</P> <P>i. Date and time,</P> <P>ii. Temperature,</P> <P>iii. Relative humidity,</P> <P>iv. Test load,</P> <P>v. Indication,</P> <P>vi. Errors, and</P> <P>vii. Functions performance.</P> <P>c. Following the IEC test procedures, expose the EUT at zero load to the specified field strengths while slowly scanning the three indicated frequency ranges.</P> <P>d. Observe and record the effect on the EUT.</P> <P>e. Repeat the test and observe and record the effect.</P> <P>f. Stabilize all factors at nominal reference conditions.</P> <P>g. Repeat the test and record the test data.</P> <P>A.4Bibliography</P> <P>Below are references to Publications of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), where mention is made in the tests in annex A to appendix A of this part.</P> <P>a. IEC Publication 68-2-1 (1974): Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2: Tests, Test Ad: Cold, for heat dissipating equipment under test (EUT), with gradual change of temperature.</P> <P>IEC Publication 68-2-2 (1974): Basic environmental testing procedures, Part 2: Tests, Test Bd: Dry heat, for heat dissipating equipment under test (EUT) with gradual change of temperature.</P> <P>IEC Publication 68-3-1 (1974): Background information, Section 1: Cold and dry heat tests.</P> <P>b. IEC Publication 68-2-56 (1988): Environmental testing, Part 2: Tests, Test Cb: Damp heat, steady state. Primarily for equipment.</P> <P>IEC Publication 68-2-28 (1980): Guidance for damp heat tests.</P> <P>c. IEC Publication 1000-4-11 (1994): Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques, Section 11. Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests. Section 5.2 (Test levels—Voltage variation). Section 8.2.2 (Execution of the test-voltage variation).</P> <P>d. IEC Publication 1000-4-11 (1994): Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques, Section 11: Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests. Section 5.1 (Test levels—Voltage dips and short interruptions. Section 8.2.1 (Execution of the test-voltage dips and short interruptions) of the maximum transit speed and the range of operating speeds.</P> <P>e. IEC Publication 1000-4-4 (1995): Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques—Section 4: Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test. Basic EMC publication.</P> <P>f. IEC Publication 1000-4-2 (1995): Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques—Section 2: Electrostatic discharge immunity test. Basic EMC Publication.</P> <P>g. IEC Publication 1000-4-3 (1995): Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques—Section 3: Radiated, radio-frequency electromagnetic field immunity test.</P> <CITA>[63 FR 5845, Feb. 4, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 33783, May 25, 2000]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="792"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 1 to Part 679—Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Statistical and Reporting Areas</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.000</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="793"/> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xls20,r200" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">300</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Russian waters.</E> Those waters inside the Russian 200 mile limit as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart INT 814 Bering Sea (Northern Part).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">400</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chukchi Sea.</E> North of a diagonal line between 66°00′ N, 169°42.5′ W (Cape Dezhneva, Russia); and 65°37.5′ N, 168°7.5′ W (Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska) and to the limits of the U.S. EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 814 Bering Sea (Northern Part).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">508</ENT> <ENT>South of 58°00′ N between the intersection of 58°00′ N lat with the Alaska Peninsula and 160°00′ W long.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">509</ENT> <ENT>South of 58°00′ N lat between 163°00′ W long and 165°00′ W long.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">512</ENT> <ENT>South of 58°00′ N lat, north of the Alaska Peninsula between 160°00′ W long and 162°00′ W long.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">513</ENT> <ENT>Between 58°00′ N lat and 56°30′ N lat, and between 165°00′ W long and 170°00′ W long.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">514</ENT> <ENT>North of 58°00′ N to the southern boundary of the Chukchi Sea, area 400, and east of 170°00′ W long.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">516</ENT> <ENT>South of 58°00′ N lat, north of the Alaska Peninsula, and between 162°00′ and 163°00′ W long.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">517</ENT> <ENT>South of 56°30′ N lat, between 165°00′ W long and 170°00′ W long; and north of straight lines between<LI>54°30′ N lat, 165°00′ W long,</LI> <LI>54°30′ N lat, 167°00′ W long, and</LI> <LI>55°46′ N lat, 170°00′ W long.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">518</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Bogoslof District:</E> South of a straight line between 55°46′ N lat, 170°00′ W long and 54°30′ N lat, 167°00′ W long, and between 167°00′ W long and 170°00′ W long, and north of the Aleutian Islands and straight lines between the islands connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:<LI>52°49.18′ N, 169°40.47′ W,</LI> <LI>52°49.24′ N, 169°07.10′ W,</LI> <LI>53°23.13′ N, 167°50.50′ W,</LI> <LI>53°18.95′ N, 167°51.06′ W.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">519</ENT> <ENT>South of a straight line between 54°30′ N lat, 167°00′ W long and 54°30′ N lat, 164°54′ W long; east of 167°00′ W long; west of Unimak Island; and north of the Aleutian Islands and straight lines between the islands connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:<LI>53°58.97′ N, 166°16.50′ W,</LI> <LI>54°02.69′ N, 166°02.93′ W,</LI> <LI>54°07.69′ N, 165°39.74′ W,</LI> <LI>54°08.40′ N, 165°38.29′ W,</LI> <LI>54°11.71′ N, 165°23.09′ W,</LI> <LI>54°23.74′ N, 164°44.73′ W.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">521</ENT> <ENT>The area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:<LI>55°46′ N, 170°00′ W,</LI> <LI>59°25′ N, 179°20′ W,</LI> <LI>60°00′ N, 179°20′ W,</LI> <LI>60°00′ N, 171°00′ W,</LI> <LI>58°00′ N, 171°00′ W,</LI> <LI>58°00′ N, 170°00′ W,</LI> <LI>55°46′ N, 170°00′ W.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">523</ENT> <ENT>The area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:<LI>59°25′ N, 179°20′ W,</LI> <LI>55°46′ N, 170°00′ W,</LI> <LI>55°00′ N, 170°00′ W,</LI> <LI>55°00′ N, 180°00′ W,</LI> <LI>and north to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">524</ENT> <ENT>The area west of 170°00′ W bounded south by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:<LI>58°00′ N, 170°00′ W,</LI> <LI>58°00′ N, 171°00′ W,</LI> <LI>60°00′ N, 171°00′ W,</LI> <LI>60°00′ N, 179°20′ W,</LI> <LI>59°25′ N, 179°20′ W,</LI> <LI>and to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">530</ENT> <ENT>The area north of 55°00 N lat and west of 180°00 W long to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">541</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Eastern Aleutian District.</E> The area south of 55°00′ N lat, west of 170°00′ W long, and east of 177°00′ W long and bounded on the south by the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart 530 (San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">542</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Central Aleutian District.</E> The area south of 55°00′ N lat, west of 177°00′ W long, and east of 177°00′ E long and bounded on the south by the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart 530 (San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">543</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Western Aleutian District.</E> The area south of 55°00′ N lat and west of 177°00′ E long, and bounded on the south and west by the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part) and NOAA chart 530 (San Diego to Aleutian Islands and Hawaiian Islands).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">550</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Donut Hole.</E> International waters of the Bering Sea outside the limits of the EEZ and Russian economic zone as depicted on the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea (Southern Part).</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> A statistical area is the part of a reporting area contained in the EEZ.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[64 FR 61983, Nov. 15, 1999; 65 FR 25290, May 1, 2000]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="794"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 2</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 2 to Part 679—BSAI Catcher Vessel Operational Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="460" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.001</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[64 FR 61985, Nov. 15, 1999]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="795"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 3</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 3 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Reporting Areas</HD> <GPH DEEP="410" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER21AP09.000</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="796"/> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s15,r225" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">610</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Western GOA Regulatory Area, Shumagin District.</E> Along the south side of the Aleutian Islands, including those waters south of Nichols Point (54°51′30″ N lat) near False Pass, and straight lines between the islands and the Alaska Peninsula connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:<LI>52°49.18′ N, 169°40.47′ W;</LI> <LI>52°49.24′ N, 169°07.10′ W;</LI> <LI>53°23.13′ N, 167°50.50′ W;</LI> <LI>53°18.95′ N, 167°51.06′ W;</LI> <LI>53°58.97′ N, 166°16.50′ W;</LI> <LI>54°02.69′ N, 166°02.93′ W;</LI> <LI>54°07.69′ N, 165°39.74′ W;</LI> <LI>54°08.40′ N, 165°38.29′ W;</LI> <LI>54°11.71′ N, 165°23.09′ W;</LI> <LI>54°23.74′ N, 164°44.73′ W; and</LI> <LI>southward to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 (Bering Sea, Southern Part) and NOAA chart 500 (West Coast of North America, Dixon Entrance to Unimak Pass), between 170°00′ W long and 159°00′ W long.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">620</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Central GOA Regulatory Area, Chirikof District.</E> Along the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, between 159°00′ W long and 154°00′ W long, and southward to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart 500 (West Coast of North America, Dixon Entrance to Unimak Pass) except that all waters of the Alitak/Olga/Deadman's/Portage Bay complex of Kodiak Island are included in this area.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">630</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Central GOA Regulatory Area, Kodiak District.</E> Along the south side of continental Alaska, between 154°00′ W long and 147°00′ W long, and southward to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart 500 (West Coast of North America, Dixon Entrance to Unimak Pass) excluding all waters of the Alitak/Olga/Deadman's/Portage Bay complex of Kodiak Island and Area 649.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">640</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Eastern GOA Regulatory Area West Yakutat District.</E> Along the south side of continental Alaska, between 147°00′ W long and 140°00′ W long, and southward to the limits of the US EEZ, as described in the current edition of NOAA chart 500 (West Coast of North America, Dixon Entrance to Unimak Pass), excluding area 649.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">649</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Prince William Sound.</E> Includes those waters of the State of Alaska inside the base line as specified in Alaska State regulations at 5 AAC 28.200.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">650</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Eastern GOA Regulatory Area, Southeast Outside District.</E> East of 140°00′ W long and southward to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the current edition of NOAA chart 500 (West Coast of North America, Dixon Entrance to Unimak Pass), excluding area 659.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">659</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Eastern GOA Regulatory Area, Southeast Inside District.</E> As specified in Alaska State regulations at 5 AAC 28.105 (a)(1) and (2).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">690</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">GOA Outside the U.S. EEZ.</E> As described in the current editions of NOAA chart INT 813 (Bering Sea, Southern Part) and NOAA chart 500 (West Coast of North America, Dixon Entrance to Unimak Pass).</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>NOTE: A statistical area is the part of a reporting area contained in the EEZ.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[64 FR 61987, Nov. 15, 1999; 65 FR 25291, May 1, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 4134, Jan. 28, 2002; 69 FR 21977, Apr. 23, 2004; 73 FR 76168, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 18158, Apr. 21, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="797"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 4</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 4 to Part 679—BSAI Herring Savings Areas in the BSAI</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.003</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="798"/> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r150" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description and effective date</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Summer Herring Savings Area 1</E> </ENT> <ENT>That part of the Bering Sea subarea that is south of 57° N lat and between 162° and 164° W long from 1200 hours, A.l.t., June 15 through 1200 hours, A.l.t. July 1 of a fishing year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Summer Herring Savings Area 2</E> </ENT> <ENT>That part of the Bering Sea subarea that is south of 56°30′′ N lat and between 164° and 167° W long from 1200 hours, A.l.t., July 1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t. August 15 of a fishing year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Winter Herring Savings Area</E> </ENT> <ENT>That part of the Bering Sea subarea that is between 58° and 60° N lat and between 172° and 175° W long from 1200 hours, A.l.t. September 1 of the current fishing year through 1200 hours, A.l.t. March 1 of the succeeding fishing year.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[64 FR 61989, Nov. 15, 1999]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="799"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 5</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 5 to Part 679—Kodiak Island Closure Status for Vessels Using Non-pelagic Trawl Gear</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15DE08.001</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="800"/> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xls125,xls80,r50" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Name and description of reference area</CHED> <CHED H="1">North latitude/West longitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Reference point</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Alitak Flats and Towers Areas</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21">All waters of Alitak Flats and the Towers Areas enclosed by a line connecting the following 7 points in the order listed:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>56°59′4″ 154°31′1″</ENT> <ENT>Low Cape.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">b</ENT> <ENT>57°00′0″ 155°00′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">c</ENT> <ENT>56°17′0″ 155°00′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">d</ENT> <ENT>56°17′0″ 153°52′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">e</ENT> <ENT>56°33′5″ 153°52′0″</ENT> <ENT>Cape Sitkinak.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">f</ENT> <ENT>56°54′5″ 153°32′5″</ENT> <ENT>East point of Twoheaded Island.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">g</ENT> <ENT>56°56′0″ 153°35′5″</ENT> <ENT>Kodiak Island, thence, along the coastline of Kodiak Island until intersection of Low Cape.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>56°59′4″ 154°31′1″</ENT> <ENT>Low Cape.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Marmot Flats Area</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21">All waters enclosed by a line connecting the following five points in the clockwise order listed:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>58°00′0″ 152°30′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">b</ENT> <ENT>58°00′0″ 151°47′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">c</ENT> <ENT>57°37′0″ 151°47′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">d</ENT> <ENT>57°37′0″ 152°10′1″</ENT> <ENT>Cape Chiniak, then along the coastline of Kodiak Island to North Cape.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">e</ENT> <ENT>57°54′5″ 152°30′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>58°00′0″ 152°30′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Chirikof Island Area</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21">All waters surrounding Chirikof Island enclosed by a line connecting the following four points in the counter-clockwise order listed:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>56°07′0″ 155°13′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">b</ENT> <ENT>56°07′0″ 156°00′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">c</ENT> <ENT>55°41′0″ 156°00′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">d</ENT> <ENT>55°41′0″ 155°13′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>56°07′0″ 155°13′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">Barnabas Area</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="21">All waters enclosed by a line connecting the following six points in the counter clockwise order listed:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="03">a</ENT> <ENT>57°00′0″ 153°18′0″</ENT> <ENT>Black Point.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">b</ENT> <ENT>56°56′0″ 153°09′0″</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">c</ENT> <ENT>57°22′0″ 152°18′5″</ENT> <ENT>South Tip of Ugak Island.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">d</ENT> <ENT>57°23′5″ 152°17′5″</ENT> <ENT>North Tip of Ugak Island.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">e<LI O="xl">f</LI> <LI O="xl">a</LI> </ENT> <ENT>57°25′3″ 152°20′0″<LI O="xl">57°04′2″ 153°30′0″</LI> <LI O="xl">57°00′0″ 153°18′0″</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Narrow Cape, thence, along the coastline of Kodiak Island Cape Kasick to Black Point, including inshore waters.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[64 FR 61990, Nov. 15, 1999, as amended at 73 FR 76169, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="801"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 6</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 6 to Part 679—Length Overall of Vessel</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER06MY03.091</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[68 FR 23925, May 6, 2003]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="802"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 7</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 7 to Part 679—Location of Trawl Gear Test Areas in the GOA and the BSAI</HD> <GPH DEEP="442" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15DE08.002</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[73 FR 76170, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="803"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 8</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 8 to Part 679—Aleutian Islands Chinook Salmon Savings Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="460" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER30AU10.000</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 53069, Aug. 30, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="804"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 9</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 9 to Part 679—Chum Savings Area (CSSA) of the CVOA</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.007</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="805"/> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <P>The CSSA is an area defined as that portion of the Bering Sea Subarea described by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">56°00′ N. lat. 167°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">56°00′ N. lat. 165°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°30′ N. lat. 165°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°30′ N. lat. 164°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°00′ N. lat. 164°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">55°00′ N. lat. 167°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">56°00′ N. lat. 167°00′ W. long.</FP> <CITA>[64 FR 61995, Nov. 15, 1999]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="806"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 10</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 10 to Part 679—Pribilof Islands Area Habitat Conservation Zone in the Bering Sea</HD> <GPH DEEP="442" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.008</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[64 FR 61997, Nov. 15, 1999]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="807"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 11</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 11 to Part 679—Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA)</HD> <GPH DEEP="447" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.009</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[64 FR 61998, Nov. 15, 1999]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="808"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 12</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 12 to Part 679—Bristol Bay Trawl Closure Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="343" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER30NO09.000</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[74 FR 62509, Nov. 30, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="809"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 13</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 13 to Part 679—BSAI C. Opilio Tanner Crab Bycatch Limitations Zone</HD> <GPH DEEP="466" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.011</GID> </GPH> <PRTPAGE P="810"/> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <P>The COBLZ is an area defined as that portion of the Bering Sea Subarea north of 56°30′ N. lat. that is west of a line connecting the following coordinates in the order listed: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">56°30′ N. lat., 165°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">58°00′ N. lat., 165°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">59°30′ N. lat., 170°00′ W. long.</FP> <FP>and north along 170°00′ W. long. to its intersection with the U.S.-Russia Boundary.</FP> <CITA>[64 FR 62000, Nov. 15, 2000]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="811"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 14</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 14 to Part 679—Sablefish Regulatory Areas</HD> <GPH DEEP="434" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.012</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[64 FR 62002, Nov. 15, 2000]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="812"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 15</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 15 to Part 679—Regulatory Areas for the Pacific Halibut Fishery</HD> <GPH DEEP="455" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER15NO99.013</GID> </GPH> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <P> <E T="03">Area 2A</E> includes all waters off the states of California, Oregon, and Washington;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 2B</E> includes all waters off British Columbia;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 2C</E> includes all waters off Alaska that are east of a line running 340° true from Cape <PRTPAGE P="813"/>Spencer Light (58°11′57″ N. lat., 136°38′18″ W. long.) and south and east of a line running 205° true from said light;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 3A</E> includes all waters between Area 2C and a line extending from the most northerly point on Cape Aklek (57°41′15″ N. lat., 155°35′00″ W. long.) to Cape Ikolik (57°17′17″ N. lat., 154°47′18″ W. long.), then along the Kodiak Island coastline to Cape Trinity (56°44′50″ N. lat., 154°08′44″ W. long.), then 140° true;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 3B</E> includes all waters between Area 3A and a line extending 150° true from Cape Lutke (54°29′00″ N. lat., 164°20′00″ W. long.) and south of 54°49′00″ N. lat. in Isanotski Strait;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 4A</E> includes all waters in the GOA west of Area 3B and in the Bering Sea west of the closed area defined below that are east of 172°00′00″ W. long. and south of 56°20′00″ N. lat.;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 4B</E> includes all waters in the Bering Sea and the GOA west of Area 4A and south of 56°20′00″ N. lat.;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 4C</E> includes all waters in the Bering Sea north of Area 4A and north of the closed area defined below which are east of 171°00′00″ W. long., south of 58°00′00″ N. lat., and west of 168°00′00″ W. long.;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 4D</E> includes all waters in the Bering Sea north of Areas 4A and 4B, north and west of Area 4C, and west of 168°00′00″ W. long.;</P> <P> <E T="03">Area 4E</E> includes all waters in the Bering Sea north and east of the closed area defined below, east of 168°00′00″ W. long., and south of 65°34′00″ N. lat.</P> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Closed areas</HD> <P>All waters in the Bering Sea north of 54°49′00″ N. lat. in Isanotski Strait that are enclosed by a line from Cape Sarichef Light (54°36′00″ N. lat., 164°55′42″ W. long.) to a point at 56°20′00″ N. lat., 168°30′00 W. long.; thence to a point at 58°21′25″ N. lat., 163°00′00″ W. long.; thence to Strogonof Point (56°53′18″ N. lat., 158°50′37″ W. long.); and then along the northern coasts of the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island to the point of origin at Cape Sarichef Light.</P> <P>In Area 2A, all waters north of Point Chehalis, WA (46°53′18″ N. lat.).</P> <CITA>[64 FR 62003, Nov. 15, 1999]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="814"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 16</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 16 to part 679—Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="315" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER25JY08.010</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[73 FR 43371, July 25, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="815"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 17</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 17 to part 679—Northern Bering Sea Research Area and Saint Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area (HCA)</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER06OC10.048</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 61648, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="816"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 18</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 18 to Part 679—Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve</HD> <GPH DEEP="462" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER09NO00.011</GID> </GPH> <HD SOURCE="HD3">b. Coordinates</HD> <P>An area totaling 2.5 square nm off Cape Edgecumbe, defined by straight lines connecting the following points in a counterclockwise manner:</P> <P>56°55.5′N lat., 135°54.0′W long;<PRTPAGE P="817"/> </P> <P>56°57.0′N lat., 135°54.0′W long;</P> <P>56°57.0′N lat., 135°57.0′W long;</P> <P>56°55.5′N lat., 135°57.0′W long.</P> <CITA>[65 FR 67308, Nov. 9, 2000]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="818"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 19</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 19 to Part 679—Shelikof Strait Conservation Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="467" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER30NO09.001</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[74 FR 62511, Nov. 30, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="819"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 20</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 20 to Part 679—Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA) of the Bering Sea</HD> <GPH DEEP="466" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER28JA02.073</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[67 FR 4134, Jan. 28, 2002]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="820"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 21</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 21 to Part 679—Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="304" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER25JY08.012</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[73 FR 43372, July 25, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="821"/> <RESERVED>Figure 22 to Part 679 [Reserved]</RESERVED> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 23</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 23 to Part 679—Salmon Management Area (see § 679.2)</HD> <GPH DEEP="437" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER07JA04.007</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[69 FR 877, Jan. 7, 2004]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="822"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 24</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 24 to Part 679—Arctic Management Area</HD> <GPH DEEP="335" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER03NO09.035</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[74 FR 56746, Nov. 3, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="823"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 25</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 25 to Part 679—Elevating Device Clearance Measurement Locations for Modified Nonpelagic Trawl Gear</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER06OC10.049</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 61649, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="824"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 26</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 26 to Part 679—Modified Nonpelagic Trawl Gear</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER06OC10.050</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 61650, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="825"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Fig. 27</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Figure 27 to Part 679—Locations for Measuring Maximum Cross Sections of Line Material (shown as A) and Supporting Material (shown as B) for Modified Nonpelagic Trawl Gear</HD> <GPH DEEP="185" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER06OC10.051</GID> </GPH> <NOTE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Note:</HD> <P>The location for measurement of maximum line material cross section does not include any devices or braided or doubled material used for section termination.</P> </NOTE> <CITA>[75 FR 61651, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 1a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Delivery Condition* and Product Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TDESC>[General Use Codes]</TDESC> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Belly flaps. Flesh in region of pelvic and pectoral fins and behind head (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>19</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bled only. Throat, or isthmus, slit to allow blood to drain</ENT> <ENT>03</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bled fish destined for fish meal (includes offsite production) <E T="03">DO NOT RECORD ON PTR</E> </ENT> <ENT>42</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bones (if meal, report as 32) (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Butterfly, no backbone. Head removed, belly slit, viscera and most of backbone removed; fillets attached</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cheeks. Muscles on sides of head (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chins. Lower jaw (mandible), muscles, and flesh (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fillets, deep-skin. Meat with skin, adjacent meat with silver lining, and ribs removed from sides of body behind head and in front of tail, resulting in thin fillets</ENT> <ENT>24</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fillets, skinless/boneless. Meat with both skin and ribs removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fillets with ribs, no skin. Meat with ribs with skin removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail</ENT> <ENT>22</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fillets with skin and ribs. Meat and skin with ribs attached, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fillets with skin, no ribs. Meat and skin with ribs removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail</ENT> <ENT>21</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fish meal. Meal from whole fish or fish parts; includes bone meal</ENT> <ENT>32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fish oil. Rendered oil from whole fish or fish parts. Record only oil destined for sale and not oil stored or burned for fuel onboard</ENT> <ENT>33</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gutted, head on. Belly slit and viscera removed</ENT> <ENT>04</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gutted, head off. Belly slit and viscera removed (May be used for halibut personal use)</ENT> <ENT>05</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Head and gutted, with roe</ENT> <ENT>06</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Headed and gutted, Western cut. Head removed just in front of the collar bone, and viscera removed</ENT> <ENT>07</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Headed and gutted, Eastern cut. Head removed just behind the collar bone, and viscera removed</ENT> <ENT>08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Headed and gutted, tail removed. Head removed usually in front of collar bone, and viscera and tail removed</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Heads. Heads only, regardless where severed from body (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kirimi (Steak). Head removed either in front or behind the collar bone, viscera removed, and tail removed by cuts perpendicular to the spine, resulting in a steak</ENT> <ENT>11</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mantles, octopus or squid. Flesh after removal of viscera and arms</ENT> <ENT>36</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Milt. In sacs, or testes (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>34</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Minced. Ground flesh</ENT> <ENT>31</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Other retained product. If product is not listed on this table, enter code 97 and write a description with product recovery rate next to it in parentheses</ENT> <ENT>97</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pectoral girdle. Collar bone and associated bones, cartilage and flesh</ENT> <ENT>15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Roe. Eggs, either loose or in sacs, or skeins (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>14</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="826"/> <ENT I="01">Salted and split. Head removed, belly slit, viscera removed, fillets cut from head to tail but remaining attached near tail. Product salted</ENT> <ENT>12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Stomachs. Includes all internal organs (ancillary only)</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Surimi. Paste from fish flesh and additives</ENT> <ENT>30</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/ or shellfish/food fish</ENT> <ENT>01</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Wings. On skates, side fins are cut off next to body</ENT> <ENT>13</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">SHELLFISH ONLY</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Soft shell crab</ENT> <ENT>75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Bitter crab</ENT> <ENT>76</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Deadloss</ENT> <ENT>79</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Sections</ENT> <ENT>80</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Meat</ENT> <ENT>81</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> When using whole fish code, record round weights rather than product weights, even if the whole fish is not used.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>* Delivery condition code: Condition of the fish or shellfish at the point it is weighed and recorded on the ADF&G fish ticket.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 40634, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 1b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Discard and Disposition Codes<SU>1</SU> </HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Confiscation or seized</ENT> <ENT>63</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Deadloss (crab only)</ENT> <ENT>79</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Overage</ENT> <ENT>62</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Retained for future sale</ENT> <ENT>87</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tagged IFQ Fish (Exempt from debit)</ENT> <ENT>64</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/bait, not sold. Used as bait onboard vessel</ENT> <ENT>92</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/bait, sold</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/discard at sea. Whole groundfish and prohibited species discarded by catcher vessels, catcher/processors, motherships, or tenders. <E T="03">DO NOT RECORD ON PTR</E> </ENT> <ENT>98</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/discard, damaged. Whole fish damaged by observer's sampling procedures</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/discard, decomposed. Decomposed or previously discarded fish</ENT> <ENT>89</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/discard, infested. Flea-infested fish, parasite-infested fish</ENT> <ENT>88</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/discard, onshore. Discard after delivery and before processing by shoreside processors, stationary floating processors, and buying stations and in-plant discard of whole groundfish and prohibited species during processing. <E T="03">DO NOT RECORD ON PTR</E> </ENT> <ENT>99</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/donated prohibited species. Number of Pacific salmon or Pacific halibut, otherwise required to be discarded, that is donated to charity under a NMFS-authorized program</ENT> <ENT>86</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/fish meal. Whole fish destined for meal (includes offsite production.) <E T="03">DO NOT RECORD ON PTR</E> </ENT> <ENT>41</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/personal use, consumption. Fish or fish products eaten on board or taken off the vessel for personal use. Not sold or utilized as bait</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whole fish/sold, for human consumption</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> When using whole fish codes, record round weights rather than product weights, even if the whole fish is not used.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> Disposition Code: The intended use or disposal of the fish or shellfish.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 40634, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 1c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Product Type Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150L,xl0C" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Ancillary product.<LI>A product, such as meal, heads, internal organs, pectoral girdles, or any other product that may be made from the same fish as the primary product.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>A</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Primary product.<LI>A product, such as fillets, made from each fish, with the highest recovery rate.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>P</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Reprocessed or rehandled product.<LI>A product, such as meal, that results from processing a previously reported product or from rehandling a previously reported product.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>R</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 76172, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 2a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Species Codes: FMP Groundfish</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species description</CHED> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Atka mackerel (greenling)</ENT> <ENT>193</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="827"/> <ENT I="01">Flatfish, miscellaneous (flatfish species without separate codes)</ENT> <ENT>120</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">FLOUNDER</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Alaska plaice</ENT> <ENT>133</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Arrowtooth</ENT> <ENT>121</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Bering</ENT> <ENT>116</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Kamchatka</ENT> <ENT>117</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Starry</ENT> <ENT>129</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Octopus, North Pacific</ENT> <ENT>870</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>110</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pollock</ENT> <ENT>270</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">ROCKFISH</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Aurora (<E T="03">Sebastes aurora</E>)</ENT> <ENT>185</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Black (BSAI) (<E T="03">S. melanops</E>)</ENT> <ENT>142</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Blackgill (<E T="03">S. melanostomus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>177</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Blue (BSAI) (<E T="03">S. mystinus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>167</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Bocaccio (<E T="03">S. paucispinis</E>)</ENT> <ENT>137</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Canary (<E T="03">S. pinniger</E>)</ENT> <ENT>146</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Chilipepper (<E T="03">S. goodei</E>)</ENT> <ENT>178</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">China (<E T="03">S. nebulosus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>149</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Copper (<E T="03">S. caurinus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>138</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Darkblotched (<E T="03">S. crameri</E>)</ENT> <ENT>159</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Dusky (<E T="03">S. variabilis</E>)</ENT> <ENT>172</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Greenstriped (<E T="03">S. elongatus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>135</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Harlequin (<E T="03">S. variegatus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>176</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Northern (<E T="03">S. polyspinis</E>)</ENT> <ENT>136</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pacific Ocean Perch (<E T="03">S. alutus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>141</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pygmy (<E T="03">S. wilsoni</E>)</ENT> <ENT>179</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Quillback (<E T="03">S. maliger</E>)</ENT> <ENT>147</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Redbanded (<E T="03">S. babcocki</E>)</ENT> <ENT>153</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Redstripe (<E T="03">S. proriger</E>)</ENT> <ENT>158</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Rosethorn (<E T="03">S. helvomaculatus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>150</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Rougheye (<E T="03">S. aleutianus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>151</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Sharpchin (<E T="03">S. zacentrus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>166</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Shortbelly (<E T="03">S. jordani</E>)</ENT> <ENT>181</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Shortraker (<E T="03">S. borealis</E>)</ENT> <ENT>152</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Silvergray (<E T="03">S. brevispinis</E>)</ENT> <ENT>157</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Splitnose (<E T="03">S. diploproa</E>)</ENT> <ENT>182</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Stripetail (<E T="03">S. saxicola</E>)</ENT> <ENT>183</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Thornyhead (all <E T="03">Sebastolobus</E> species)</ENT> <ENT>143</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Tiger (<E T="03">S. nigrocinctus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>148</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Vermilion (<E T="03">S. miniatus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>184</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Widow (<E T="03">S. entomelas</E>)</ENT> <ENT>156</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yelloweye (<E T="03">S. ruberrimus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>145</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yellowmouth (<E T="03">S. reedi</E>)</ENT> <ENT>175</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yellowtail (<E T="03">S. flavidus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>155</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish (blackcod)</ENT> <ENT>710</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sculpins</ENT> <ENT>160</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">SHARKS</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Other (if salmon, spiny dogfish or Pacific sleeper shark—use specific species code)</ENT> <ENT>689</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pacific sleeper</ENT> <ENT>692</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Salmon</ENT> <ENT>690</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Spiny dogfish</ENT> <ENT>691</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">SKATES</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Big</ENT> <ENT>702</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Longnose</ENT> <ENT>701</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Other (If longnose or big skate—use specific species code)</ENT> <ENT>700</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">SOLE</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Butter</ENT> <ENT>126</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Dover</ENT> <ENT>124</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">English</ENT> <ENT>128</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Flathead</ENT> <ENT>122</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Petrale</ENT> <ENT>131</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Rex</ENT> <ENT>125</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Rock</ENT> <ENT>123</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Sand</ENT> <ENT>132</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yellowfin</ENT> <ENT>127</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Squid, majestic</ENT> <ENT>875</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Turbot, Greenland</ENT> <ENT>134</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 40635, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="828"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 2b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Species Codes: FMP Prohibited Species and CR Crab</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="10L,20L,20L,9C,10C,11C" COLS="6" OPTS="L4"> <ROW EXPSTB="02" RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">Species Description</ENT> <ENT>Code</ENT> <ENT>CR Crab</ENT> <ENT>Groundfish PSC</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="05" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">CRAB</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Box</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lopholithodes mandtii</E> </ENT> <ENT>900</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Dungeness</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cancer magister</E> </ENT> <ENT>910</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>King, blue</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralithodes platypus</E> </ENT> <ENT>922</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>King, golden (brown)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lithodes aequispinus</E> </ENT> <ENT>923</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>King, red</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralithodes camtshaticus</E> </ENT> <ENT>921</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>King, scarlet (deepsea)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lithodes couesi</E> </ENT> <ENT>924</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Korean horsehair crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Erimacrus isenbeckii</E> </ENT> <ENT>940</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Multispinus crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralomis multispinus</E> </ENT> <ENT>951</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Tanner, Bairdi</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E> </ENT> <ENT>931</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Tanner, grooved</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes tanneri</E> </ENT> <ENT>933</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Tanner, snow</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes opilio</E> </ENT> <ENT>932</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Tanner, triangle</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes angulatus</E> </ENT> <ENT>934</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Verrilli crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralomis verrilli</E> </ENT> <ENT>953</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">PACIFIC HALIBUT</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Hippoglossus stenolepis</E> </ENT> <ENT>200</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">PACIFIC HERRING</ENT> <ENT>Family Clupeidae</ENT> <ENT>235</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="05" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">SALMON</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Chinook (king)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</E> </ENT> <ENT>410</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Chum (dog)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oncorhynchus keta</E> </ENT> <ENT>450</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Coho (silver)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oncorhynchus kisutch</E> </ENT> <ENT>430</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pink (humpback)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oncorhynchus gorbuscha</E> </ENT> <ENT>440</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Sockeye (red)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oncorhynchus nerka</E> </ENT> <ENT>420</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01"> <ENT I="22">STEELHEAD TROUT</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Oncorhynchus mykiss</E> </ENT> <ENT>540</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>✓</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 76172, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 2c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Species Codes: FMP Forage Fish Species (all species of the following families)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s155,6" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species Description</CHED> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Bristlemouths, lightfishes, and anglemouths (family <E T="03">Gonostomatidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>209</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Capelin smelt (family <E T="03">Osmeridae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>516</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Deep-sea smelts (family <E T="03">Bathylagidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>773</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Eulachon smelt (family <E T="03">Osmeridae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>511</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Gunnels (family <E T="03">Pholidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>207</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Krill (order <E T="03">Euphausiacea</E>)</ENT> <ENT>800</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Laternfishes (family <E T="03">Myctophidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>772</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Pacific sandfish (family <E T="03">Trichodontidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>206</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Pacific sand lance (family <E T="03">Ammodytidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>774</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="829"/> <ENT I="22">Pricklebacks, war-bonnets, eelblennys, cockscombs and shannys (family <E T="03">Stichaeidae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>208</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Surf smelt (family <E T="03">Osmeridae</E>)</ENT> <ENT>515</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[70 FR 75083, Dec. 19, 2005]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 2d</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2<E T="01">d</E> to Part 679—Species Codes—Non-FMP Species</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s150,10" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">General use</CHED> <CHED H="2">Species description</CHED> <CHED H="2">Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arctic char, anadromous</ENT> <ENT>521</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dolly varden, anadromous</ENT> <ENT>531</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Eels or eel-like fish</ENT> <ENT>210</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Eel, wolf</ENT> <ENT>217</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">GREENLING</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Kelp</ENT> <ENT>194</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Rock</ENT> <ENT>191</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Whitespot</ENT> <ENT>192</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Grenadier, giant</ENT> <ENT>214</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Grenadier (rattail)</ENT> <ENT>213</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Jellyfish (unspecified)</ENT> <ENT>625</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lamprey, pacific</ENT> <ENT>600</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lingcod</ENT> <ENT>130</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lumpsucker</ENT> <ENT>216</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific flatnose</ENT> <ENT>260</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific hagfish</ENT> <ENT>212</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific hake</ENT> <ENT>112</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific lamprey</ENT> <ENT>600</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific saury</ENT> <ENT>220</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific tomcod</ENT> <ENT>250</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Poacher (Family Algonidae)</ENT> <ENT>219</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Prowfish</ENT> <ENT>215</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ratfish</ENT> <ENT>714</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish, black (GOA)</ENT> <ENT>142</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish, blue (GOA)</ENT> <ENT>167</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish, dark</ENT> <ENT>173</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sardine, Pacific (pilchard)</ENT> <ENT>170</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea cucumber, red</ENT> <ENT>895</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shad</ENT> <ENT>180</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Skilfish</ENT> <ENT>715</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Snailfish, general (genus <E T="03">Liparis</E> and genus <E T="03">Careproctus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>218</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sturgeon, general</ENT> <ENT>680</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Wrymouths</ENT> <ENT>211</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Shellfish</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Abalone, northern (pinto)</ENT> <ENT>860</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Clams</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Arctic surf</ENT> <ENT>812</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Cockle</ENT> <ENT>820</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Eastern softshell</ENT> <ENT>842</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pacific geoduck</ENT> <ENT>815</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pacific littleneck</ENT> <ENT>840</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Pacific razor</ENT> <ENT>830</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Washington butter</ENT> <ENT>810</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Coral</ENT> <ENT>899</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mussel, blue</ENT> <ENT>855</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Oyster, Pacific</ENT> <ENT>880</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scallop, weathervane</ENT> <ENT>850</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Scallop, pink (or calico)</ENT> <ENT>851</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">SHRIMP</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Coonstripe</ENT> <ENT>864</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Humpy</ENT> <ENT>963</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Northern (pink)</ENT> <ENT>961</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Sidestripe</ENT> <ENT>962</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Spot</ENT> <ENT>965</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Snails</ENT> <ENT>890</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Urchin, green sea</ENT> <ENT>893</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Urchin, red sea</ENT> <ENT>892</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 40636, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="830"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 3</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3 to Part 679—Product Recovery Rates for Groundfish Species and Conversion Rates for Pacific Halibut</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER11JY11.007</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="831"/> <GID>ER11JY11.008</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="465" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="832"/> <GID>ER11JY11.009</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 40637, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="833"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 4</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 4 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Pollock Fisheries Restrictions</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="20L,xl20L,xl15L,xl17L,xl15L,xl17L,xl15C" COLS="7" OPTS="L4,p1,6/7"> <TTITLE>Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Pollock Fisheries Restrictions</TTITLE> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Column Number 1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>7</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,n,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">Site Name</ENT> <ENT>Area or Subarea</ENT> <ENT A="01">Boundaries from</ENT> <ENT A="01">Boundaries to <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Pollock No-fishing Zones for Trawl Gear <SU>2,8</SU> (nm)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT/> <ENT>Latitude</ENT> <ENT>Longitude</ENT> <ENT>Latitude</ENT> <ENT>Longitude</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. Lawrence I./S Punuk I.</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>63°04.00 N</ENT> <ENT>168°51.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. Lawrence I./SW Cape</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>63°18.00 N</ENT> <ENT>171°26.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Hall I.</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>60°37.00 N</ENT> <ENT>173°00.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. Paul I./Sea Lion Rock</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>57°06.00 N</ENT> <ENT>170°17.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. Paul I./NE Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>57°15.00 N</ENT> <ENT>170°06.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Walrus I. (Pribilofs)</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>57°11.00 N</ENT> <ENT>169°56.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. George I./Dalnoi Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>56°36.00 N</ENT> <ENT>169°46.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. George I./S Rookery</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>56°33.50 N</ENT> <ENT>169°40.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Cape Newenham</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>58°39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>162°10.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Round (Walrus Islands)</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>58°36.00 N</ENT> <ENT>159°58.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Attu I./Cape Wrangell</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°54.60 N</ENT> <ENT>172°27.90 E</ENT> <ENT>52°55.40 N</ENT> <ENT>172°27.20 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Agattu I./Gillon Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°24.13 N</ENT> <ENT>173°21.31 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Attu I./Chirikof Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°49.75 N</ENT> <ENT>173°26.00 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Agattu I./Cape Sabak</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°22.50 N</ENT> <ENT>173°43.30 E</ENT> <ENT>52°21.80 N</ENT> <ENT>173°41.40 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Alaid I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°46.50 N</ENT> <ENT>173°51.50 E</ENT> <ENT>52°45.00 N</ENT> <ENT>173°56.50 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Shemya I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°44.00 N</ENT> <ENT>174°08.70 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Buldir I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°20.25 N</ENT> <ENT>175°54.03 E</ENT> <ENT>52°20.38 N</ENT> <ENT>175°53.85 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kiska I./Cape St. Stephen</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°52.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177°12.70 E</ENT> <ENT>51°53.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177°12.00 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kiska I./Sobaka & Vega</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°49.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177°19.00 E</ENT> <ENT>51°48.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177°20.50 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kiska I./Lief Cove</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°57.16 N</ENT> <ENT>177°20.41 E</ENT> <ENT>51°57.24 N</ENT> <ENT>177°20.53 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kiska I./Sirius Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°08.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177°36.50 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tanadak I. (Kiska)</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°56.80 N</ENT> <ENT>177°46.80 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Segula I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°59.90 N</ENT> <ENT>178°05.80 E</ENT> <ENT>52°03.06 N</ENT> <ENT>178°08.80 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ayugadak Point</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°45.36 N</ENT> <ENT>178°24.30 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Rat I./Krysi Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°49.98 N</ENT> <ENT>178°12.35 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Little Sitkin I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°59.30 N</ENT> <ENT>178°29.80 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amchitka I./Column Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°32.32 N</ENT> <ENT>178°49.28 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amchitka I./East Cape</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°22.26 N</ENT> <ENT>179°27.93 E</ENT> <ENT>51°22.00 N</ENT> <ENT>179°27.00 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amchitka I./Cape Ivakin</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°24.46 N</ENT> <ENT>179°24.21 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="834"/> <ENT I="22">Semisopochnoi/Petrel Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°01.40 N</ENT> <ENT>179°36.90 E</ENT> <ENT>52°01.50 N</ENT> <ENT>179°39.00 E</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Semisopochnoi I./Pochnoi Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°57.30 N</ENT> <ENT>179°46.00 E</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amatignak I. Nitrof Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°13.00 N</ENT> <ENT>179°07.80 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Unalga & Dinkum Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°33.67 N</ENT> <ENT>179°04.25 W</ENT> <ENT>51°35.09 N</ENT> <ENT>179°03.66 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ulak I./Hasgox Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°18.90 N</ENT> <ENT>178°58.90 W</ENT> <ENT>51°18.70 N</ENT> <ENT>178°59.60 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kavalga I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°34.50 N</ENT> <ENT>178°51.73 W</ENT> <ENT>51°34.50 N</ENT> <ENT>178°49.50 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tag I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°33.50 N</ENT> <ENT>178°34.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ugidak I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°34.95 N</ENT> <ENT>178°30.45 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gramp Rock</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°28.87 N</ENT> <ENT>178°20.58 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tanaga I./Bumpy Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°55.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177°58.50 W</ENT> <ENT>51°55.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177°57.10 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Bobrof I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°54.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177°27.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kanaga I./Ship Rock</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°46.70 N</ENT> <ENT>177°20.72 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kanaga I./North Cape</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°56.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177°09.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Adak I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°35.50 N</ENT> <ENT>176°57.10 W</ENT> <ENT>51°37.40 N</ENT> <ENT>176°59.60 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Little Tanaga Strait</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°49.09 N</ENT> <ENT>176°13.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Great Sitkin I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°06.00 N</ENT> <ENT>176°10.50 W</ENT> <ENT>52°06.60 N</ENT> <ENT>176°07.00 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Anagaksik I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>51°50.86 N</ENT> <ENT>175°53.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kasatochi I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°11.11 N</ENT> <ENT>175°31.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Atka I./North Cape</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°24.20 N</ENT> <ENT>174°17.80 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amlia I./Sviech. Harbor <SU>11</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°01.80 N</ENT> <ENT>173°23.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sagigik I. <SU>11</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°00.50 N</ENT> <ENT>173°09.30 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amlia I./East <SU>11</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°05.70 N</ENT> <ENT>172°59.00 W</ENT> <ENT>52°05.75 N</ENT> <ENT>172°57.50 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tanadak I. (Amlia <SU>11</SU>)</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°04.20 N</ENT> <ENT>172°57.60 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Agligadak I. <SU>11</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°06.09 N</ENT> <ENT>172°54.23 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seguam I./Saddleridge Pt. <SU>11</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°21.05 N</ENT> <ENT>172°34.40 W</ENT> <ENT>52°21.02 N</ENT> <ENT>172°33.60 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seguam I./Finch Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°23.40 N</ENT> <ENT>172°27.70 W</ENT> <ENT>52°23.25 N</ENT> <ENT>172°24.30 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seguam I./South Side</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°21.60 N</ENT> <ENT>172°19.30 W</ENT> <ENT>52°15.55 N</ENT> <ENT>172°31.22 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amukta I. & Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°27.25 N</ENT> <ENT>171°17.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chagulak I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°34.00 N</ENT> <ENT>171°10.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Yunaska I.</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian I.</ENT> <ENT>52°41.40 N</ENT> <ENT>170°36.35 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Uliaga <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>53°04.00 N</ENT> <ENT>169°47.00 W</ENT> <ENT>53°05.00 N</ENT> <ENT>169°46.00 W</ENT> <ENT>20,10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chuginadak</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>52°46.70 N</ENT> <ENT>169°41.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kagamil <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>53°02.10 N</ENT> <ENT>169°41.00 W</ENT> <ENT>20,10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Samalga</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>52°46.00 N</ENT> <ENT>169°15.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Adugak I. <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>52°54.70 N</ENT> <ENT>169°10.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Umnak I./Cape Aslik <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>53°25.00 N</ENT> <ENT>168°24.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>BA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ogchul I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>52°59.71 N</ENT> <ENT>168°24.24 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="835"/> <ENT I="22">Bogoslof I./Fire I. <SU>3</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>53°55.69 N</ENT> <ENT>168°02.05 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>BA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Polivnoi Rock</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>53°15.96 N</ENT> <ENT>167°57.99 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Emerald I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>53°17.50 N</ENT> <ENT>167°51.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Unalaska/Cape Izigan</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>53°13.64 N</ENT> <ENT>167°39.37 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Unalaska/Bishop Pt. <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>53°58.40 N</ENT> <ENT>166°57.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Akutan I./Reef-lava <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>54°08.10 N</ENT> <ENT>166°06.19 W</ENT> <ENT>54°09.10 N</ENT> <ENT>166°05.50 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Unalaska I./Cape Sedanka <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>53°50.50 N</ENT> <ENT>166°05.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Old Man Rocks <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>53°52.20 N</ENT> <ENT>166°04.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Akutan I./Cape Morgan <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°03.39 N</ENT> <ENT>165°59.65 W</ENT> <ENT>54°03.70 N</ENT> <ENT>166°03.68 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Akun I./Billings Head <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>54°17.62 N</ENT> <ENT>165°32.06 W</ENT> <ENT>54°17.57 N</ENT> <ENT>165°31.71 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Rootok <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°03.90 N</ENT> <ENT>165°31.90 W</ENT> <ENT>54°02.90 N</ENT> <ENT>165°29.50 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tanginak I. <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°12.00 N</ENT> <ENT>165°19.40 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tigalda/Rocks NE <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°09.60 N</ENT> <ENT>164°59.00 W</ENT> <ENT>54°09.12 N</ENT> <ENT>164°57.18 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Unimak/Cape Sarichef <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>54°34.30 N</ENT> <ENT>164°56.80 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Aiktak <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°10.99 N</ENT> <ENT>164°51.15 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ugamak I. <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°13.50 N</ENT> <ENT>164°47.50 W</ENT> <ENT>54°12.80 N</ENT> <ENT>164°47.50 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Round (GOA) <SU>6</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°12.05 N</ENT> <ENT>164°46.60 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sea Lion Rock (Amak) <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>55°27.82 N</ENT> <ENT>163°12.10 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Amak I. And rocks <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea</ENT> <ENT>55°24.20 N</ENT> <ENT>163°09.60 W</ENT> <ENT>55°26.15 N</ENT> <ENT>163°08.50 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Bird I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°40.00 N</ENT> <ENT>163°17.2 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Caton I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°22.70 N</ENT> <ENT>162°21.30 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">South Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°18.14 N</ENT> <ENT>162°41.3 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Clubbing Rocks (S)</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°41.98 N</ENT> <ENT>162°26.7 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Clubbing Rocks (N)</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°42.75 N</ENT> <ENT>162°26.7 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Pinnacle Rock</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°46.06 N</ENT> <ENT>161°45.85 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sushilnoi Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°49.30 N</ENT> <ENT>161°42.73 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Olga Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°00.45 N</ENT> <ENT>161°29.81 W</ENT> <ENT>54°59.09 N</ENT> <ENT>161°30.89 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Jude I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°15.75 N</ENT> <ENT>161°06.27 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sea Lion Rocks (Shumagins)</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°04.70 N</ENT> <ENT>160°31.04 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nagai I./Mountain Pt.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°54.20 N</ENT> <ENT>160°15.40 W</ENT> <ENT>54°56.00 N</ENT> <ENT>160°15.00 W</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">The Whaleback</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°16.82 N</ENT> <ENT>160°05.04 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chernabura I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>54°45.18 N</ENT> <ENT>159°32.99 W</ENT> <ENT>54°45.87 N</ENT> <ENT>159°35.74 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Castle Rock</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°16.47 N</ENT> <ENT>159°29.77 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Atkins I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°03.20 N</ENT> <ENT>159°17.40 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Spitz I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°46.60 N</ENT> <ENT>158°53.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Mitrofania</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°50.20 N</ENT> <ENT>158°41.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kak</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>56°17.30 N</ENT> <ENT>157°50.10 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="836"/> <ENT I="22">Lighthouse Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°46.79 N</ENT> <ENT>157°24.89 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sutwik I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>56°31.05 N</ENT> <ENT>157°20.47 W</ENT> <ENT>56°32.00 N</ENT> <ENT>157°21.00 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chowiet I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>56°00.54 N</ENT> <ENT>156°41.42 W</ENT> <ENT>56°00.30 N</ENT> <ENT>156°41.60 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nagai Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°49.80 N</ENT> <ENT>155°47.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chirikof I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>55°46.50 N</ENT> <ENT>155°39.50 W</ENT> <ENT>55°46.44 N</ENT> <ENT>155°43.46 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Puale Bay <SU>12</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°40.60 N</ENT> <ENT>155°23.10 W</ENT> <ENT>3,10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kodiak/Cape Ikolik</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°17.20 N</ENT> <ENT>154°47.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Takli I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°01.75 N</ENT> <ENT>154°31.25 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Cape Kuliak</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°08.00 N</ENT> <ENT>154°12.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Cape Gull</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°11.50 N</ENT> <ENT>154°09.60 W</ENT> <ENT>58°12.50 N</ENT> <ENT>154°10.50 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kodiak/Cape Ugat</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°52.41 N</ENT> <ENT>153°50.97 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sitkinak/Cape Sitkinak</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>56°34.30 N</ENT> <ENT>153°50.96 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Shakun Rock</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°32.80 N</ENT> <ENT>153°41.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Twoheaded I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>56°54.50 N</ENT> <ENT>153°32.75 W</ENT> <ENT>56°53.90 N</ENT> <ENT>153°33.74 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Cape Douglas (Shaw I.) <SU>12</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°00.00 N</ENT> <ENT>153°22.50 W</ENT> <ENT>20, 10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kodiak/Cape Barnabas</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°10.20 N</ENT> <ENT>152°53.05 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kodiak/Gull Point <SU>4</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°21.45 N</ENT> <ENT>152°36.30 W</ENT> <ENT>10, 3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Latax Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°40.10 N</ENT> <ENT>152°31.30 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ushagat I./SW</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°54.75 N</ENT> <ENT>152°22.20 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ugak I. <SU>4</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°23.60 N</ENT> <ENT>152°17.50 W</ENT> <ENT>57°21.90 N</ENT> <ENT>152°17.40 W</ENT> <ENT>10, 3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sea Otter I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°31.15 N</ENT> <ENT>152°13.30 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Long I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°46.82 N</ENT> <ENT>152°12.90 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sud I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°54.00 N</ENT> <ENT>152°12.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kodiak/Cape Chiniak</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>57°37.90 N</ENT> <ENT>152°08.25 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sugarloaf I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°53.25 N</ENT> <ENT>152°02.40 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sea Lion Rocks (Marmot)</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°20.53 N</ENT> <ENT>151°48.83 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Marmot I. <SU>5</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>58°13.65 N</ENT> <ENT>151°47.75 W</ENT> <ENT>58°09.90 N</ENT> <ENT>151°52.06 W</ENT> <ENT>15, 20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nagahut Rocks</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°06.00 N</ENT> <ENT>151°46.30 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Perl</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°05.75 N</ENT> <ENT>151°39.75 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gore Point</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°12.00 N</ENT> <ENT>150°58.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Outer (Pye) I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°20.50 N</ENT> <ENT>150°23.00 W</ENT> <ENT>59°21.00 N</ENT> <ENT>150°24.50 W</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Steep Point</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°29.05 N</ENT> <ENT>150°15.40 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seal Rocks (Kenai)</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°31.20 N</ENT> <ENT>149°37.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chiswell Islands</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°36.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149°34.00 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Rugged Island</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°50.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149°23.10 W</ENT> <ENT>59°51.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149°24.70 W</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Point Elrington <SU>7,10</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°56.00 N</ENT> <ENT>148°15.20 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Perry I. <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°44.00 N</ENT> <ENT>147°54.60 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="837"/> <ENT I="22">The Needle <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°06.64 N</ENT> <ENT>147°36.17 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Point Eleanor <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°35.00 N</ENT> <ENT>147°34.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Wooded I. (Fish I.)</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°52.90 N</ENT> <ENT>147°20.65 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Glacier Island <SU>7</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°51.30 N</ENT> <ENT>147°14.50 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seal Rocks (Cordova) <SU>10</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°09.78 N</ENT> <ENT>146°50.30 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Cape Hinchinbrook <SU>10</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°14.00 N</ENT> <ENT>146°38.50 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Middleton I.</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°28.30 N</ENT> <ENT>146°18.80 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Hook Point <SU>10</SU> </ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>60°20.00 N</ENT> <ENT>146°15.60 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Cape St. Elias</ENT> <ENT>Gulf of Alaska</ENT> <ENT>59°47.50 N</ENT> <ENT>144°36.20 W</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>20</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU>Where two sets of coordinates are given, the baseline extends in a clockwise direction from the first set of geographic coordinates along the shoreline at mean lower-low water to the second set of coordinates. Where only one set of coordinates is listed, that location is the base point.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU>Closures as stated in § 679.22(a)(7)(iv), (a)(8)(ii), and (b)(2)(ii).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU>This site lies within the Bogoslof area (BA). The BA consists of all waters of area 518 as described in Figure 1 of this part south of a straight line connecting 55°00′ N / 170°00′ W, and 55°00′ N / 168°11′4.75″ W.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>Closure to directed fishing for pollock around Uliaga and Kagamil is 20 nm for waters west of 170° W long. and 10 nm for waters east of 170° W long.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU>Trawl closure between 0 nm to 10 nm is effective from January 20 through May 31.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>Trawl closure between 0 nm to 3 nm is effective from August 25 through November 1.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU>Trawl closure between 0 nm to 15 nm is effective from January 20 through May 31.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>Trawl closure between 0 nm to 20 nm is effective from August 25 to November 1.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU>Restriction area includes only waters of the Gulf of Alaska Area.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>7</SU>Contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for fishery restrictions at these sites.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>8</SU>No-fishing zones are the waters between 0 nm and the nm specified in column 7 of this table around each site and within the BA.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>9</SU>This site is located in the Bering Sea Pollock Restriction Area, closed to pollock trawling during the A season.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>This area consists of all waters of the Bering Sea subarea south of a line connecting the points</TNOTE> <TNOTE>55°46′30″ N lat. 163°00′00″ W long.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>54°42′9″ N lat. 165°08′00″ W long.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>54°26′30″ N lat. 165°40′00″ W long.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>54°18′40″ N lat. 166°12′00″ W long. and</TNOTE> <TNOTE>54°8′50″ N lat. 167°00′00″ W long.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>10</SU>The 20 nm closure around this site is effective in federal waters outside of State of Alaska waters of Prince William Sound.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>11</SU>Some or all of the restricted area is located in the Seguam Foraging area (SFA) which is closed to all gears types. The SFA is established as all waters within the area between 52° N lat. and 53° N lat. and between 173°30′ W long. and 172°30′ W long.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>12</SU>The 3 nm trawl closure around Puale Bay and the 20 nm trawl closure around Cape Douglas/Shaw I. are effective January 20 through May 31. The 10 nm trawl closure around Puale Bay and the 10 nm trawl closure around Cape Douglas/Shaw I. are effective August 25 through November 1.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 76176, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="838"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 5</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 5 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Pacific Cod Fisheries Restrictions</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER29DE10.006</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="839"/> <GID>ER29DE10.007</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="840"/> <GID>ER29DE10.008</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="841"/> <GID>ER29DE10.009</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="842"/> <GID>ER29DE10.010</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="843"/> <GID>ER29DE10.011</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="844"/> <GID>ER29DE10.012</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="845"/> <GID>ER29DE10.013</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="846"/> <GID>ER29DE10.014</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="847"/> <GID>ER29DE10.015</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="848"/> <GID>ER29DE10.016</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="849"/> <GID>ER29DE10.017</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="850"/> <GID>ER29DE10.018</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 81922, Dec. 29, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="851"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 6</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 6 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Atka Mackerel Fisheries Restrictions</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER29DE10.019</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="852"/> <GID>ER29DE10.020</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="450" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="853"/> <GID>ER29DE10.021</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 81922, Dec. 29, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 7</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 7 to Part 679—Community Development Quota Groups and Communities Eligible To Participate in the CDQ Program</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl200" COLS="1" OPTS="L2,p1,7/8"> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> <E T="03">Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association:</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Akutan</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Atka</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="854"/> <ENT I="02">False Pass</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Nelson Lagoon</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Nikolski</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Saint George</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> <E T="03">Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation:</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Aleknagik</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Clark's Point</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Dillingham</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Egegik</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Ekuk</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Ekwok</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">King Salmon/Savonoski</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Levelock</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Manokotak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Naknek</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Pilot Point</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Port Heiden</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Portage Creek</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">South Naknek</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Togiak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Twin Hills</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Ugashik</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> <E T="03">Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association:</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Saint Paul</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> <E T="03">Coastal Villages Region Fund:</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Chefornak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Chevak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Eek</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Goodnews Bay</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Hooper Bay</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Kipnuk</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Kongiganak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Kwigillingok</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Mekoryuk</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Napakiak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Napaskiak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Newtok</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Nightmute</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Oscarville</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Platinum</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Quinhagak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Scammon Bay</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Toksook Bay</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Tuntutuliak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Tununak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> <E T="03">Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation:</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Brevig Mission</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Diomede</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Elim</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Gambell</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Golovin</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Koyuk</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Nome</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Saint Michael</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Savoonga</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Shaktoolik</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Stebbins</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Teller</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Unalakleet</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Wales</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">White Mountain</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> <E T="03">Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association:</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Alakanuk</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Emmonak</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Grayling</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Kotlik</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="855"/> <ENT I="02">Mountain Village</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="02">Nunam Iqua</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[77 FR 6502, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 8</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 8 to Part 679—Harvest Zone Codes for Use With Vessel Activity Reports</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xls20,r150" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Harvest Zone</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">A1</ENT> <ENT>BSAI EEZ off Alaska</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">A2</ENT> <ENT>GOA EEZ off Alaska</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">B</ENT> <ENT>State waters of Alaska</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">C</ENT> <ENT>State waters other than Alaska</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">D</ENT> <ENT>Donut Hole</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">F</ENT> <ENT>Foreign Waters Other than Russia</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">I</ENT> <ENT>International Waters other than Donut Hole and Seamounts</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">R</ENT> <ENT>Russian waters</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">S</ENT> <ENT>Seamounts in International waters</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">U</ENT> <ENT>U.S. EEZ other than Alaska</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[67 FR 4137, Jan. 28, 2002]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="856"/> <RESERVED>Table 9 to Part 679 [Reserved]</RESERVED> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 10</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 10 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Retainable Percentages</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER11JY11.010</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="857"/> <GID>ER11JY11.011</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="858"/> <GID>ER11JY11.012</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[76 FR 40640, July 11, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="859"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 11</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 11 to Part 679—BSAI Retainable Percentages</HD> <GPH DEEP="202" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER31DE08.017</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[73 FR 80310, Dec. 31, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="860"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 12</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 12 to Part 679—Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas, 3nm No Groundfish Fishing Sites</HD> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER29DE10.022</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="861"/> <GID>ER29DE10.023</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="862"/> <GID>ER29DE10.024</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[75 FR 81922, Dec. 29, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="863"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 13</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 13 to Part 679—Transfer Form Summary</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s35,r35,r35,5C,5C,9C,9C,9C,7C,5C" COLS="10" OPTS="L2,p5,6/7"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">If participant type is * * *</CHED> <CHED H="1">And has * * * Fish product onboard</CHED> <CHED H="1">And is involved in this activity</CHED> <CHED H="1">VAR <SU>1</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">PTR <SU>2</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Trans-ship <SU>3</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Departure report <SU>4</SU> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Dockside sales<LI>receipt <SU>5</SU> </LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Landing<LI>receipt <SU>6</SU> </LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">BSR <SU>7</SU> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Catcher vessel greater than 60 ft LOA, mothership or catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>Only non-IFQ groundfish</ENT> <ENT>Vessel leaving or entering Alaska</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Catcher vessel greater than 60 ft LOA, mothership or catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>Only IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or CR crab</ENT> <ENT>Vessel leaving Alaska</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Catcher vessel greater than 60 ft LOA, mothership or catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>Combination of IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or CR crab and non-IFQ groundfish</ENT> <ENT>Vessel leaving Alaska</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mothership, catcher/processor, shoreside processor, or SFP</ENT> <ENT>Non-IFQ groundfish</ENT> <ENT>Shipment of groundfish product</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mothership, catcher/processor, shoreside processor, or SFP</ENT> <ENT>Donated PSC</ENT> <ENT>Shipment of donated PSC</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buying station or tender vessel</ENT> <ENT>Groundfish</ENT> <ENT>Receive or deliver groundfish in association with a shoreside processor, SFP, or mothership</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Registered Buyer</ENT> <ENT>IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, or CDQ halibut</ENT> <ENT>Transfer of product</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A person holding a valid IFQ permit, IFQ hired master permit, or Registered Buyer permit</ENT> <ENT>IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, or CDQ halibut</ENT> <ENT>Transfer of product</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>XXX</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Registered Buyer</ENT> <ENT>IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, or CDQ halibut</ENT> <ENT>Transfer from landing site to Registered Buyer's processing facility</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>XX</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Vessel operator</ENT> <ENT>Processed IFQ sablefish, IFQ halibut, CDQ halibut, or CR crab</ENT> <ENT>Transshipment between vessels</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>XXXX</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Registered Crab Receiver</ENT> <ENT>CR crab</ENT> <ENT>Transfer of product</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="864"/> <ENT I="01">Registered Crab Receiver</ENT> <ENT>CR crab</ENT> <ENT>Transfer from landing site to RCR's processing facility</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>XX</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> A vessel activity report (VAR) is described at § 679.5(k).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> A product transfer report (PTR) is described at § 679.5(g).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>3</SU> An IFQ transshipment authorization is described at § 679.5(l)(3).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>4</SU> An IFQ departure report is described at § 679.5(l)(4).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>5</SU> An IFQ dockside sales receipt is described at § 679.5(g)(2)(iv).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>6</SU> A landing receipt is described at § 679.5(e)(8)(vii).</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>7</SU> A buying station report (BSR) is described at § 679.5(d).</TNOTE> <TNOTE>X indicates under what circumstances each report is submitted.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>XX indicates that the document must accompany the transfer of IFQ species from landing site to processor.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>XXX indicates receipt must be issued to each receiver in a dockside sale.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>XXXX indicates authorization must be obtained 24 hours in advance.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[74 FR 62514, Nov. 30, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 14a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 14<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Port of Landing Codes <SU>1</SU>, Alaska</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl40L,xl40C,xl40C" COLS="3" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Port Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">NMFS Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">ADF&G Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Adak</ENT> <ENT>186</ENT> <ENT>ADA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Akutan, Akutan Bay</ENT> <ENT>101</ENT> <ENT>AKU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Alitak</ENT> <ENT>103</ENT> <ENT>ALI</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Anchorage</ENT> <ENT>105</ENT> <ENT>ANC</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Angoon</ENT> <ENT>106</ENT> <ENT>ANG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Aniak</ENT> <ENT>300</ENT> <ENT>ANI</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Anvik</ENT> <ENT>301</ENT> <ENT>ANV</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Atka</ENT> <ENT>107</ENT> <ENT>ATK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Auke Bay</ENT> <ENT>136</ENT> <ENT>JNU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Beaver Inlet</ENT> <ENT>119</ENT> <ENT>DUT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Bethel</ENT> <ENT>302</ENT> <ENT>BET</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Captains Bay</ENT> <ENT>119</ENT> <ENT>DUT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chefornak</ENT> <ENT>189</ENT> <ENT>CHF</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Chignik</ENT> <ENT>113</ENT> <ENT>CHG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Cordova</ENT> <ENT>115</ENT> <ENT>COR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Craig</ENT> <ENT>116</ENT> <ENT>CRG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Dillingham</ENT> <ENT>117</ENT> <ENT>DIL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Douglas</ENT> <ENT>136</ENT> <ENT>JNU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Dutch Harbor/Unalaska</ENT> <ENT>119</ENT> <ENT>DUT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Egegik</ENT> <ENT>122</ENT> <ENT>EGE</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ekuk</ENT> <ENT>303</ENT> <ENT>EKU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Elfin Cove</ENT> <ENT>123</ENT> <ENT>ELF</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Emmonak</ENT> <ENT>304</ENT> <ENT>EMM</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Excursion Inlet</ENT> <ENT>124</ENT> <ENT>XIP</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">False Pass</ENT> <ENT>125</ENT> <ENT>FSP</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Fairbanks</ENT> <ENT>305</ENT> <ENT>FBK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Galena</ENT> <ENT>306</ENT> <ENT>GAL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Glacier Bay</ENT> <ENT>307</ENT> <ENT>GLB</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Glennallen</ENT> <ENT>308</ENT> <ENT>GLN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gustavus</ENT> <ENT>127</ENT> <ENT>GUS</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Haines</ENT> <ENT>128</ENT> <ENT>HNS</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Homer</ENT> <ENT>132</ENT> <ENT>HOM</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Hoonah</ENT> <ENT>133</ENT> <ENT>HNH</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Hydaburg</ENT> <ENT>309</ENT> <ENT>HYD</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Hyder</ENT> <ENT>134</ENT> <ENT>HDR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Juneau</ENT> <ENT>136</ENT> <ENT>JNU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kake</ENT> <ENT>137</ENT> <ENT>KAK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kaltag</ENT> <ENT>310</ENT> <ENT>KAL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kasilof</ENT> <ENT>138</ENT> <ENT>KAS</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kenai</ENT> <ENT>139</ENT> <ENT>KEN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kenai River</ENT> <ENT>139</ENT> <ENT>KEN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ketchikan</ENT> <ENT>141</ENT> <ENT>KTN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">King Cove</ENT> <ENT>142</ENT> <ENT>KCO</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">King Salmon</ENT> <ENT>143</ENT> <ENT>KNG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kipnuk</ENT> <ENT>144</ENT> <ENT>KIP</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Klawock</ENT> <ENT>145</ENT> <ENT>KLA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kodiak</ENT> <ENT>146</ENT> <ENT>KOD</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Kotzebue</ENT> <ENT>311</ENT> <ENT>KOT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Larsen Bay</ENT> <ENT>327</ENT> <ENT>LRB</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Mekoryuk</ENT> <ENT>147</ENT> <ENT>MEK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Metlakatla</ENT> <ENT>148</ENT> <ENT>MET</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="865"/> <ENT I="22">Moser Bay</ENT> <ENT>312</ENT> <ENT>MOS</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Naknek</ENT> <ENT>149</ENT> <ENT>NAK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nenana</ENT> <ENT>313</ENT> <ENT>NEN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nikiski (or Nikishka)</ENT> <ENT>150</ENT> <ENT>NIK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ninilchik</ENT> <ENT>151</ENT> <ENT>NIN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nome</ENT> <ENT>152</ENT> <ENT>NOM</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Nunivak Island</ENT> <ENT>314</ENT> <ENT>NUN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Old Harbor</ENT> <ENT>153</ENT> <ENT>OLD</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Other Alaska <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>499</ENT> <ENT>OAK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Pelican</ENT> <ENT>155</ENT> <ENT>PEL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Petersburg</ENT> <ENT>156</ENT> <ENT>PBG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Alexander</ENT> <ENT>158</ENT> <ENT>PAL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Armstrong</ENT> <ENT>315</ENT> <ENT>PTA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Bailey</ENT> <ENT>159</ENT> <ENT>PTB</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Graham</ENT> <ENT>160</ENT> <ENT>GRM</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Lions</ENT> <ENT>316</ENT> <ENT>LIO</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Moller</ENT> <ENT>317</ENT> <ENT>MOL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Port Protection</ENT> <ENT>161</ENT> <ENT>PRO</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Quinhagak</ENT> <ENT>187</ENT> <ENT>QUK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sand Point</ENT> <ENT>164</ENT> <ENT>SPT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Savoonga</ENT> <ENT>165</ENT> <ENT>SAV</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Selawik</ENT> <ENT>326</ENT> <ENT>SWK</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seldovia</ENT> <ENT>166</ENT> <ENT>SEL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seward</ENT> <ENT>167</ENT> <ENT>SEW</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Sitka</ENT> <ENT>168</ENT> <ENT>SIT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Skagway</ENT> <ENT>169</ENT> <ENT>SKG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Soldotna</ENT> <ENT>318</ENT> <ENT>SOL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. George</ENT> <ENT>170</ENT> <ENT>STG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. Mary</ENT> <ENT>319</ENT> <ENT>STM</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">St. Paul</ENT> <ENT>172</ENT> <ENT>STP</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tee Harbor</ENT> <ENT>136</ENT> <ENT>JNU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tenakee Springs</ENT> <ENT>174</ENT> <ENT>TEN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Togiak</ENT> <ENT>176</ENT> <ENT>TOG</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Toksook Bay</ENT> <ENT>177</ENT> <ENT>TOB</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Tununak</ENT> <ENT>178</ENT> <ENT>TUN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Ugashik</ENT> <ENT>320</ENT> <ENT>UGA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Unalakleet</ENT> <ENT>321</ENT> <ENT>UNA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Valdez</ENT> <ENT>181</ENT> <ENT>VAL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Wasilla</ENT> <ENT>322</ENT> <ENT>WAS</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Whittier</ENT> <ENT>183</ENT> <ENT>WHT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Wrangell</ENT> <ENT>184</ENT> <ENT>WRN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Yakutat</ENT> <ENT>185</ENT> <ENT>YAK</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU>To report a landing at an Alaska location not currently assigned a location code number, use “Other Alaska” code “499” or “OAK.”</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 76186, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 14b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 14<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Port of Landing Codes: Non-Alaska</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xl40L,xl40L,xl40C,xl40C" COLS="4" OPTS="L4"> <TDESC>(California, Canada, Oregon, and Washington)</TDESC> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Port State or Country</CHED> <CHED H="1">Port Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">NMFS Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">ADF&G Code</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">CALIFORNIA</ENT> <ENT>Eureka</ENT> <ENT>500</ENT> <ENT>EUR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Other California <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>599</ENT> <ENT>OCA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">CANADA</ENT> <ENT>Other Canada <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>899</ENT> <ENT>OCN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Port Edward, B.C.</ENT> <ENT>802</ENT> <ENT>PRU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Prince Rupert, B.C.</ENT> <ENT>802</ENT> <ENT>PRU</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Vancouver, B.C.</ENT> <ENT>803</ENT> <ENT>VAN</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">OREGON</ENT> <ENT>Astoria</ENT> <ENT>600</ENT> <ENT>AST</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Newport</ENT> <ENT>603</ENT> <ENT>NPT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Other Oregon <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>699</ENT> <ENT>OOR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Portland</ENT> <ENT>323</ENT> <ENT>POR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Warrenton</ENT> <ENT>604</ENT> <ENT>WAR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="866"/> <ENT I="22">WASHINGTON</ENT> <ENT>Anacortes</ENT> <ENT>700</ENT> <ENT>ANA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Bellingham</ENT> <ENT>702</ENT> <ENT>BEL</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Blaine</ENT> <ENT>717</ENT> <ENT>BLA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Everett</ENT> <ENT>704</ENT> <ENT>EVT</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>La Conner</ENT> <ENT>708</ENT> <ENT>LAC</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Olympia</ENT> <ENT>324</ENT> <ENT>OLY</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Other Washington <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>799</ENT> <ENT>OWA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Seattle</ENT> <ENT>715</ENT> <ENT>SEA</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Tacoma</ENT> <ENT>325</ENT> <ENT>TAC</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU>To report a landing at a location not currently assigned a location code number, use the code for “Other California”, “Other Oregon”, “Other Washington”, or “Other Canada” at which the landing occurs.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 76186, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 14c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 14<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—At-sea Operation Type Codes To Be Used as Port Codes for Vessels Matching This Type of Operation</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,r65,r130" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Description of code</CHED> <CHED H="2">Code</CHED> <CHED H="2">NMFS Alaska region</CHED> <CHED H="2">ADF&G</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">FCP</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/processor</ENT> <ENT>Floating catcher processor.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">FLD</ENT> <ENT>Mothership</ENT> <ENT>Floating domestic mothership.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">IFP</ENT> <ENT>Stationary Floating Processor</ENT> <ENT>Inshore floating processor—processing in State of Alaska waters only.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[70 FR 10238, Mar. 2, 2005]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 15</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 15 to Part 679—Gear Codes, Descriptions, and Use</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="16L,xl1C,xl1C,xl1C,xl1C,xl1C,xl1C" COLS="7" OPTS="L4"> <TTITLE>Gear Codes, Descriptions, and Use</TTITLE> <TDESC>(X indicates where this code is used)</TDESC> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Name of gear</CHED> <CHED H="1">Use alphabetic code to complete the following:</CHED> <CHED H="2">Alpha gear code</CHED> <CHED H="2">NMFS logbooks</CHED> <CHED H="2">Electronic check-in/ check-out</CHED> <CHED H="1">Use numeric code to complete the following:</CHED> <CHED H="2">Numeric gear code</CHED> <CHED H="2">IERS eLandings</CHED> <CHED H="2">ADF&G COAR</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">NMFS AND ADF&G GEAR CODES</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Hook-and-line</ENT> <ENT>HAL</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Jig, mechanical</ENT> <ENT>JIG</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>26</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Pot</ENT> <ENT>POT</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>91</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Trawl, nonpelagic/bottom</ENT> <ENT>NPT</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>07</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Trawl, pelagic/midwater</ENT> <ENT>PTR</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>47</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Troll, dinglebar</ENT> <ENT>TROLL</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>25</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Troll, hand</ENT> <ENT>TROLL</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>05</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Troll, power gurdy</ENT> <ENT>TROLL</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>15</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">All other gear types</ENT> <ENT>OTH</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">ADF&G GEAR CODES</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s"> <PRTPAGE P="867"/> <ENT I="22">Diving</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>11</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Dredge</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>22</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Dredge, hydro/mechanical</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Fish ladder/raceway</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>77</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Fish wheel</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>08</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gillnet, drift</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>03</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gillnet, herring</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>34</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gillnet, set</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>04</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Gillnet, sunken</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>41</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Handpicked</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>12</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Net, dip</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>13</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Net, ring</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>10</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Other/specify</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>99</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Pound</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>21</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seine, purse</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>01</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Seine, beach</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>02</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Shovel</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>18</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Trap</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Trawl, beam</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>17</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Trawl, double otter</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Trawl, pair</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Weir</ENT> <ENT A="02"/> <ENT>14</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="06" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">FIXED GEAR</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Authorized gear for sablefish harvested from any GOA reporting area</ENT> <ENT A="05">All longline gear (hook-and-line, jig, troll, and handline) and, for purposes of determining initial IFQ allocation, all pot gear used to make a legal landing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Authorized gear for sablefish harvested from any BSAI reporting area</ENT> <ENT A="05">All hook-and-line gear and all pot gear.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Authorized gear for halibut harvested from any IFQ regulatory area</ENT> <ENT A="05">All fishing gear comprised of lines with hooks attached, including one or more stationary, buoyed, and anchored lines with hooks attached.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 76187, Dec. 15, 2008]</CITA> <P/> <P/> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="868"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 16</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 16 to Part 679—Area Codes and Descriptions for Use With State of Alaska ADF&G Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs100,r17,10,15" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">COAR: Name (Code)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Species</CHED> <CHED H="1">ADF&G Fisheries Management Areas</CHED> <CHED H="1">Area Description in ADF&G<LI>Regulations</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Alaska Peninsula<LI>South Peninsula (MS)</LI> <LI>North Peninsula (MN)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>King Crab:<LI>AK Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Salmon</LI> </ENT> <ENT>M<LI>M</LI> <LI>M</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 34.500<LI>5 AAC 12.100 (Aleutians)</LI> <LI>5 AAC 09.100 (AK Peninsula)</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Herring</ENT> <ENT>M</ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 27.600</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Bering Sea:<LI>Pribilof Island (Q1)</LI> <LI>St. Matthew Island Q2)</LI> <LI>St. Lawrence Island (Q4)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea King Crab<LI>Bering Sea/Kotzebue Herring</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Q<LI>Q</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 34.900<LI>5 AAC 27.900</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Bristol Bay (T)</ENT> <ENT>King Crab<LI>Salmon</LI> <LI>Herring</LI> </ENT> <ENT>T<LI>T</LI> <LI>T</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 34.800<LI>5 AAC 06.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 27.800</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Chignik (L)</ENT> <ENT>Groundfish<LI>Herring</LI> <LI>Salmon</LI> </ENT> <ENT>L<LI>L</LI> <LI>L</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 28.500<LI>5 AAC 27.550</LI> <LI>5 AAC 15.100</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Cook Inlet:<LI>Lower Cook Inlet (HL)</LI> <LI>Upper Cook Inlet (HU)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Groundfish<LI>Herring</LI> <LI>Cook Inlet Shrimp</LI> <LI>Outer Cook Inlet Shrimp</LI> <LI>Dungeness Crab</LI> <LI>King Crab</LI> <LI>Tanner Crab</LI> <LI>Miscellaneous Shellfish</LI> <LI>Salmon</LI> </ENT> <ENT>H<LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> <LI>H</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 28.300<LI>5 AA 27.400</LI> <LI>5 AAC 31.300</LI> <LI>5 AA 31.400</LI> <LI>5 AA 32.300</LI> <LI>5 AA 34.300</LI> <LI>5 AA 35.400</LI> <LI>5 AA 38.300</LI> <LI>5 AA 21.100</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Dutch Harbor (O)</ENT> <ENT>Aleutian Islands King Crab</ENT> <ENT>O</ENT> <ENT>5 AA 34.600</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">EEZ (Federal waters of BSAI (FB)</ENT> <ENT>Groundfish</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">GOA (FG)</ENT> <ENT>Atka-Amlia Islands Salmon</ENT> <ENT>n/a</ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 11.1010</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Kodiak (western GOA) (K)</ENT> <ENT>Groundfish<LI>Herring</LI> <LI>King Crab</LI> <LI>Salmon</LI> <LI>Shrimp</LI> <LI>Dungeness Crab</LI> <LI>Tanner Crab</LI> <LI>Miscellaneous Shellfish</LI> </ENT> <ENT>K<LI>K</LI> <LI>K</LI> <LI>K</LI> <LI>J</LI> <LI>J</LI> <LI>J</LI> <LI>J</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 28.400<LI>5 AAC 27.500</LI> <LI>5 AAC 34.400</LI> <LI>5 AAC 18.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 31.500</LI> <LI>5 AAC 32.400</LI> <LI>5 AAC 35.500</LI> <LI>5 AAC 38.400</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Kotzebue (X)</ENT> <ENT>Salmon</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 03.100</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Kuskokwim:<LI>Kuskokwim River/Bay (W1)</LI> <LI>Security Cove (W2)</LI> <LI>Goodnews Bay (W3)</LI> <LI>Nelson Island (W4)</LI> <LI>Ninivak Island (W5)</LI> <LI>Cape Avinof (W6)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Salmon<LI>Herring</LI> </ENT> <ENT>W<LI>W</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 07.100<LI>5AAC 27.870</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Norton Sound (Z)</ENT> <ENT>Norton Sound-Port Clarence Salmon<LI>Norton Sound-Port Clarence King Crab</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Z</ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 04.100</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Prince William Sound (E)</ENT> <ENT>Groundfish<LI>Herring</LI> <LI>Shrimp</LI> <LI>Dungeness Crab</LI> <LI>King Crab</LI> <LI>Tanner Crab</LI> <LI>Miscellaneous Shellfish</LI> <LI>Salmon</LI> </ENT> <ENT>E<LI>E</LI> <LI>E</LI> <LI>E</LI> <LI>E</LI> <LI>E</LI> <LI>E</LI> <LI>E</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 28.200<LI>5 AAC 27.300</LI> <LI>5 AAC 31.200</LI> <LI>5 AAC 32.200</LI> <LI>5 AAC 34.200</LI> <LI>5 AAC 35.300</LI> <LI>5 AAC 38.200</LI> <LI>5 AAC 24.100</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="869"/> <ENT I="22">Southeast:<LI>Juneau/Haines (A1)</LI> <LI>Yakutat (A2)</LI> <LI>Ketchikan/Craig (B)</LI> <LI>Petersburg/Wrangell (C)</LI> <LI>Sitka/Pelican (D)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Groundfish<LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Herring</LI> <LI>Yakutat Herring</LI> <LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Shrimp</LI> <LI>Yakutat Shrimp</LI> <LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Dungeness Crab</LI> <LI>Yakutat Dungeness Crab</LI> <LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Dungeness, King Crab</LI> <LI>Yakutat King Crab</LI> <LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Tanner Crab</LI> <LI>Yakutat Tanner Crab</LI> <LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Miscellaneous Shellfish</LI> <LI>Yakutat Miscellaneous Shellfish</LI> <LI>Southeast (w/o Yakutat) Salmon</LI> <LI>Yakutat Salmon</LI> </ENT> <ENT>A<LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> <LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> <LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> <LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> <LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> <LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> <LI>A</LI> <LI>D</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 28.100<LI>5 AAC 27.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 27.200</LI> <LI>5 AAC 31.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 31.150</LI> <LI>5 AAC 32.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 32.155</LI> <LI>5 AAC 34.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 34.160</LI> <LI>5 AAC 35.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 35.160</LI> <LI>5 AAC 38.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 38.160</LI> <LI>5 AAC 33.100</LI> <LI>5 AAC 29.010</LI> <LI>5 AAC 30.100</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Yukon River:<LI>Lower Yukon (YL)</LI> <LI>Upper Yukon (YU)</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Yukon-Northern Salmon</ENT> <ENT>Y</ENT> <ENT>5 AAC 05.100</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[66 FR 55126, Nov. 1, 2001]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 17</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 17 to Part 679—Process Codes for Use With State of Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Codes</CHED> <CHED H="1">Process Codes and Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Prefix Codes</ENT> <ENT>1-Fresh</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>2-Frozen</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>3-Salted/brined</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>4-Smoked</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>5-Canned</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>6-Cooked</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>7-Live</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>8-Dry</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>9-Pickled</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>11-Minced</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Suffix Codes</ENT> <ENT>0-General</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>1-Canned Conv.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>2-Canned smoked</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>8-Vacuum packed</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>B-Block</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>I-Individual quick frozen (IQF) pack</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>S-Shatter pack</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[66 FR 43527, Aug. 20, 2001]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="870"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 18</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 18 to Part 679—Required Buying and Production Forms for use With State of Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r135" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">Form Number and Name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Salmon</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Salmon Buying</E> <LI>(A)(1) Seine gear</LI> <LI>(A)(1) Gillnet gear</LI> <LI>(A)(2) Troll gear</LI> <LI>(A)(2) Hatchery</LI> <LI>(A)(3) Miscellaneous gear</LI> <LI> <E T="03">King Salmon Production</E> </LI> <LI>(B)(1) Production</LI> <LI>(B)(1) Canned Production</LI> <LI> <E T="03">Sockeye Salmon Production</E>:</LI> <LI>(B)(2)(i) Production</LI> <LI>(B)(2)(ii) Canned Production</LI> <LI> <E T="03">Coho Salmon Production</E> </LI> <LI>(B)(3)(i) Production</LI> <LI>(B)(3)(ii) Canned Production</LI> <LI> <E T="03">Pink Salmon Production</E> </LI> <LI>(B)(4)(i) Production</LI> <LI>(B)(4)(ii) Canned Production</LI> <LI> <E T="03">Chum Salmon Production</E> </LI> <LI>(B)(5)(i) Production</LI> <LI>(B)(5)(ii) Canned Production</LI> <LI> <E T="03">Salmon Roe & Byproduct Production</E> </LI> <LI>(B)(6)(i) Roe</LI> <LI>(B)(6)(ii) Byproduct Production</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Herring</ENT> <ENT>Herring Buying<LI>(C)(1)(i) Seine gear</LI> <LI>(C)(1)(ii) Gillnet gear</LI> <LI>(C)(2)(i) Gillnet gear</LI> <LI>(C)(2)(ii) Pound gear</LI> <LI>(C)(2)(iii) Hand-pick gear</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Herring Production<LI>(D)(1)(i) Production</LI> <LI>(D)(1)(ii) Byproduct Production</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Crab</ENT> <ENT>(E)<E T="03">Crab Buying</E> <LI>(F) Crab Production</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Shrimp/Miscellaneous Shellfish</ENT> <ENT>(G)<E T="03">Shrimp/Misc.Shellfish Buying</E> <LI>(G)(1)(i) Trawl gear</LI> <LI>(G)(1)(ii) Pot gear</LI> <LI>(G)(1)(iii) Diving/picked gear</LI> <LI>(G)(1)(iv) Other gear (specify)</LI> <LI>(H) Shrimp/Misc. Shellfish/Finfish Production</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Groundfish</ENT> <ENT>(I)(1) Groundfish Buying<LI>(I)(2) Groundfish Buying</LI> <LI>(J)(1) Groundfish Production</LI> <LI>(J)(2) Groundfish Production</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Halibut</ENT> <ENT>(K) Halibut Buying & Production</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Custom Production</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Custom Production</E> <LI>(L)(1) Associated Processors</LI> <LI>(L)(1)(i) Custom Fresh/Frozen</LI> <LI>(L)(1)(ii) Misc. production</LI> <LI>(L)(1)(iii) Custom Canned Production</LI> <LI>(L)(2) (additional sheet)</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">PRICES NOT FINAL</ENT> <ENT>(M)(1) Fish Buying Retro Payments<LI>(M)(2) Post-season Adjustments</LI> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[66 FR 55128, Nov. 1, 2001]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 19</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 19 to Part 679—Seabird Avoidance Gear Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s1L,xl160L" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">VESSEL LOGBOOK</CHED> <CHED H="2">CODE</CHED> <CHED H="2">SEABIRD AVOIDANCE GEAR OR METHOD.</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paired Streamer Lines:</E> Used during deployment of hook-and-line gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. Two streamer lines used, one on each side of the main groundline. Each streamer line consists of three components: a length of line, streamers attached along a portion of the length and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(iii).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="871"/> <ENT I="22">2</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Single Streamer Line:</E> Used during deployment of hook-and-line gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. The streamer line consists of three components: a length of line, streamers attached along a portion of the length and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(ii).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">3</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Single Streamer Line, used with Snap Gear:</E> Used during the deployment of snap gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. The streamer line consists of three components: a length of line, streamers attached along a portion of the length and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(iv).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">4</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Buoy Bag Line:</E> Used during the deployment of hook-and-line gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. A buoy bag line consists of two components: a length of line (without streamers attached) and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(i).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Other Device used in conjunction with Single Streamer Line or Buoy Bag Line</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">5</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Add weights to groundline:</E> Applying weights to the groundline for the purpose of sinking the hook-and-line gear more quickly and preventing seabirds from accessing the baited hooks.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">6</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Additional Buoy Bag Line or Single Streamer Line:</E> Using a second buoy bag line or streamer line for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of these deterrent devices at preventing seabirds from accessing baited hooks.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">7</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Strategic Offal Discharge:</E> Discharging fish, fish parts (i.e., offal) or spent bait for the purpose of distracting seabirds away from the main groundline while setting gear.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s"> <ENT I="22">Additional Device Used</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00" RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22">8</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Night Fishing:</E> Setting hook-and-line gear during dark (night time hours).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT> <E T="03">Line Shooter:</E> A hydraulic device designed to deploy hook-and-line gear at a speed slightly faster than the vessel's speed during setting.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT> <E T="03">Lining Tube:</E> A device used to deploy hook-and-line gear through an underwater-setting device.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT> <E T="03">Other</E> (Describe)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">9</ENT> <ENT>No Deterrent Used Due to Weather. [See weather exceptions at § 679.24(e)(4)(i), (e)(4)(ii)(B), (e)(4)(iii)(B), (e)(4)(iv)(B), and (e)(4)(v).]</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">0</ENT> <ENT>No Deterrent Used.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[74 FR 13358, Mar. 27, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 20</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 20 to Part 679—Seabird Avoidance Gear Requirements for Vessels, based on Area, Gear, and Vessel Type. (See § 679.24(<E T="01">e</E>) for complete seabird avoidance program requirements; see 679.24(<E T="01">e</E>)(1) for applicable fisheries)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L4,p1,6/7"> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22"> <E T="02">If you operate a vessel deploying hook-and-line gear, other than snap gear, in waters specified at § 679.24(e)(3), and your vessel is...</E> </ENT> <ENT> <E T="02">then you must use this seabird avoidance gear in conjunction with requirements at § 679.24(e)...</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">>26 ft to 55 ft LOA and without masts, poles, or rigging</ENT> <ENT>minimum of one buoy bag line</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">>26 ft to 55 ft LOA and with masts, poles, or rigging</ENT> <ENT>minimum of a single streamer line of a standard specified at § 679.24(e)(4)(ii)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">>55 ft LOA</ENT> <ENT>minimum of paired streamer lines of a standard specified at § 679.24(e)(4)(iii)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22"> <E T="02">If you operate a vessel deploying hook-and-line gear and use snap gear in waters specified at § 679.24(e)(3), and your vessel is...</E> </ENT> <ENT> <E T="02">then you must use this seabird avoidance gear in conjunction with requirements at § 679.24(e)...</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">>26 ft to 55 ft LOA and without masts, poles, or rigging</ENT> <ENT>minimum of one buoy bag line</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">>26 ft to 55 ft LOA and with masts, poles, or rigging</ENT> <ENT>minimum of a single streamer line of a standard specified at § 679.24(e)(4)(iv)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">>55 ft LOA</ENT> <ENT>minimum of a single streamer line of a standard specified at § 679.24(e)(4)(iv)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="872"/> <ENT I="22"> <E T="02">If you operate any of the following hook-and-line vessels...</E> </ENT> <ENT> <E T="02">then...</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,n"> <ENT I="22">< 32 ft LOA in the State waters of IPHC Area 4E</ENT> <ENT>you are exempt from seabird avoidance measures.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,n"> <ENT I="22">in NMFS Reporting Area 649 (Prince William Sound)</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,n"> <ENT I="22">in State waters of Cook Inlet</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,n"> <ENT I="22">in NMFS Reporting Area 659 (Eastern GOA Regulatory Area, Southeast Inside District), but not including waters in the areas south of a straight line at 56°17.25 N. lat. between Point Harris and Port Armstrong in Chatham Strait, State statistical areas 325431 and 325401, and west of a straight line at 136°21.17 E. long. from Point Wimbledon extending south through the Inian Islands to Point Lavinia</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">≤ 55 ft LOA in IPHC Area 4E but not including waters south of 60°00.00 N. lat. and west of 160°00.00 W. long.</ENT> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[74 FR 13358, Mar. 27, 2009]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 21</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 21 to Part 679—Eligible GOA Communities, Halibut IFQ Regulatory Use Areas and Community Governing Body that Recommends the Community Quota Entity</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs100,r100" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Eligible GOA community</CHED> <CHED H="1">Community governing body that recommends the CQE</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21"> <E T="02">May use halibut QS only in halibut IFQ regulatory areas 2C, 3A</E> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">Angoon</ENT> <ENT>City of Angoon.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Coffman Cove</ENT> <ENT>City of Coffman Cove.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Craig</ENT> <ENT>City of Craig.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Edna Bay</ENT> <ENT>Edna Bay Community Association.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Elfin Cove</ENT> <ENT>Community of Elfin Cove.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gustavus</ENT> <ENT>Gustavus Community Association.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hollis</ENT> <ENT>Hollis Community Council.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hoonah</ENT> <ENT>City of Hoonah.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hydaburg</ENT> <ENT>City of Hydaburg.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kake</ENT> <ENT>City of Kake.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kasaan</ENT> <ENT>City of Kasaan.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Klawock</ENT> <ENT>City of Klawock.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Metlakatla</ENT> <ENT>Metlakatla Indian Village.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Meyers Chuck</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pelican</ENT> <ENT>City of Pelican.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Point Baker</ENT> <ENT>Point Baker Community.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Port Alexander</ENT> <ENT>City of Port Alexander.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Port Protection</ENT> <ENT>Port Protection Community Association.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tenakee Springs</ENT> <ENT>City of Tenakee Springs.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Thorne Bay</ENT> <ENT>City of Thorne Bay.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Whale Pass</ENT> <ENT>Whale Pass Community Association.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Akhiok</ENT> <ENT>City of Akhiok.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chenega Bay</ENT> <ENT>Chenega IRA Village.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chignik</ENT> <ENT>City of Chignik.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chignik Lagoon</ENT> <ENT>Chignik Lagoon Village Council.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chignik Lake</ENT> <ENT>Chignik Lake Traditional Council.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Halibut Cove</ENT> <ENT>N/A.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ivanof Bay</ENT> <ENT>Ivanof Bay Village Council.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Karluk</ENT> <ENT>Native Village of Karluk.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">King Cove</ENT> <ENT>City of King Cove.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Larsen Bay</ENT> <ENT>City of Larsen Bay.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nanwalek</ENT> <ENT>Nanwalek IRA Council.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Old Harbor</ENT> <ENT>City of Old Harbor.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ouzinkie</ENT> <ENT>City of Ouzinkie.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Perryville</ENT> <ENT>Native Village of Perryville.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Port Graham</ENT> <ENT>Port Graham Village Council.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Port Lions</ENT> <ENT>City of Port Lions.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sand Point</ENT> <ENT>City of Sand Point.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seldovia</ENT> <ENT>City of Seldovia.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tatitlek</ENT> <ENT>Native Village of Tatitlek.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tyonek</ENT> <ENT>Native Village of Tyonek.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yakutat</ENT> <ENT>City of Yakutat.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 40643, July 11, 2011]<PRTPAGE P="873"/> </CITA> <P/> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 22</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 22 to Part 679— Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r100,xls50,xls50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area No.</CHED> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Dickins Seamount</ENT> <ENT>54 39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>136 48.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>137 9.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 27.00 N</ENT> <ENT>137 9.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 27.00 N</ENT> <ENT>136 48.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Denson Seamount</ENT> <ENT>54 13.20 N</ENT> <ENT>137 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 13.20 N</ENT> <ENT>137 36.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 57.00 N</ENT> <ENT>137 36.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 57.00 N</ENT> <ENT>137 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>Brown Seamount</ENT> <ENT>55 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 24.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>55 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 48.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 48.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 24.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>Welker Seamount</ENT> <ENT>55 13.80 N</ENT> <ENT>140 9.60 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>55 13.80 N</ENT> <ENT>140 33.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>55 1.80 N</ENT> <ENT>140 33.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>55 1.80 N</ENT> <ENT>140 9.60 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>Dall Seamount</ENT> <ENT>58 18.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 54.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 18.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 48.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>57 45.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 48.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>57 45.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 54.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>Quinn Seamount</ENT> <ENT>56 27.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 27.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 24.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 12.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 24.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 12.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">7</ENT> <ENT>Giacomini Seamount</ENT> <ENT>56 37.20 N</ENT> <ENT>146 7.20 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 37.20 N</ENT> <ENT>146 31.80 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 25.20 N</ENT> <ENT>146 31.80 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 25.20 N</ENT> <ENT>146 7.20 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">8</ENT> <ENT>Kodiak Seamount</ENT> <ENT>57 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>57 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">9</ENT> <ENT>Odessey Seamount</ENT> <ENT>54 42.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 42.00 N</ENT> <ENT>150 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 30.00 N</ENT> <ENT>150 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 30.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">10</ENT> <ENT>Patton Seamount</ENT> <ENT>54 43.20 N</ENT> <ENT>150 18.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 43.20 N</ENT> <ENT>150 36.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 34.20 N</ENT> <ENT>150 36.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 34.20 N</ENT> <ENT>150 18.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">11</ENT> <ENT>Chirikof & Marchand Seamounts</ENT> <ENT>55 6.00 N</ENT> <ENT>151 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>55 6.00 N</ENT> <ENT>153 42.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 42.00 N</ENT> <ENT>153 42.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 42.00 N</ENT> <ENT>151 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">12</ENT> <ENT>Sirius Seamount</ENT> <ENT>52 6.00 N</ENT> <ENT>160 36.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 6.00 N</ENT> <ENT>161 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 57.00 N</ENT> <ENT>161 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 57.00 N</ENT> <ENT>160 36.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">13</ENT> <ENT>Derickson Seamount</ENT> <ENT>53 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>161 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>161 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>161 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>161 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">14</ENT> <ENT>Unimak Seamount</ENT> <ENT>53 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>162 18.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 48.00 N</ENT> <ENT>162 42.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>162 42.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>162 18.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">15</ENT> <ENT>Bowers Seamount</ENT> <ENT>54 9.00 N</ENT> <ENT>174 52.20 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="874"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 9.00 N</ENT> <ENT>174 42.00 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 4.20 N</ENT> <ENT>174 42.00 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 4.20 N</ENT> <ENT>174 52.20 E</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> <E T="01"> Each area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. Projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</E> </TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 36703, June 28, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 23</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 23 to Part 679—Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Areas</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r100,xls50,xls50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area No.</CHED> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Great Sitkin I</ENT> <ENT>52 9.56 N</ENT> <ENT>176 6.14 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 9.56 N</ENT> <ENT>176 12.44 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 4.69 N</ENT> <ENT>176 12.44 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 6.59 N</ENT> <ENT>176 6.12 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Cape Moffett I</ENT> <ENT>52 0.11 N</ENT> <ENT>176 46.65 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 0.10 N</ENT> <ENT>176 53.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 55.69 N</ENT> <ENT>176 53.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 55.69 N</ENT> <ENT>176 48.59 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 57.96 N</ENT> <ENT>176 46.52 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>Adak Canyon</ENT> <ENT>51 39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 39.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177 3.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 30.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177 3.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 30.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>Bobrof I</ENT> <ENT>51 57.35 N</ENT> <ENT>177 19.94 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 57.36 N</ENT> <ENT>177 29.11 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 51.65 N</ENT> <ENT>177 29.11 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 51.71 N</ENT> <ENT>177 19.93 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>Ulak I</ENT> <ENT>51 25.85 N</ENT> <ENT>178 59.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 25.69 N</ENT> <ENT>179 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 22.28 N</ENT> <ENT>179 6.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 22.28 N</ENT> <ENT>178 58.95 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>Semisopochnoi I</ENT> <ENT>51 53.10 N</ENT> <ENT>179 53.11 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 53.10 N</ENT> <ENT>179 46.55 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 48.84 N</ENT> <ENT>179 46.55 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>51 48.89 N</ENT> <ENT>179 53.11 E</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> Each area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. Projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 36703, June 28, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="875"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 24</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 24 to Part 679—Except as Noted, Locations in the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area Open to Nonpelagic Trawl Fishing</HD> <GPH DEEP="420" SPAN="2"> <GID>ER19FE08.009</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="876"/> <GID>ER19FE08.010</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="877"/> <GID>ER19FE08.011</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="878"/> <GID>ER19FE08.012</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="879"/> <GID>ER19FE08.013</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="468" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="880"/> <GID>ER19FE08.014</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="881"/> <GID>ER19FE08.015</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="468" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="882"/> <GID>ER19FE08.016</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="465" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="883"/> <GID>ER19FE08.017</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="464" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="884"/> <GID>ER19FE08.018</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="885"/> <GID>ER19FE08.019</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="464" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="886"/> <GID>ER19FE08.020</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="887"/> <GID>ER19FE08.021</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="470" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="888"/> <GID>ER19FE08.022</GID> </GPH> <GPH DEEP="363" SPAN="2"> <PRTPAGE P="889"/> <GID>ER19FE08.023</GID> </GPH> <CITA>[73 FR9037, Feb. 19, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 25</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 25 to Part 679—Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r100,xls50,xls50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area number</CHED> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Bowers Ridge</ENT> <ENT>55 10.50 N</ENT> <ENT>178 27.25 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 54.50 N</ENT> <ENT>177 55.75 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 5.83 N</ENT> <ENT>179 20.75 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 40.50 N</ENT> <ENT>179 55.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 44.50 N</ENT> <ENT>179 26.50 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 15.50 N</ENT> <ENT>179 54.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Ulm Plateau</ENT> <ENT>55 5.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177 15.00 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>55 5.00 N</ENT> <ENT>175 60.00 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 34.00 N</ENT> <ENT>175 60.00 E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 34.00 N</ENT> <ENT>177 15.00 E</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> Each area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. Projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="890"/> <CITA>[71 FR 36703, June 28, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 26</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 26 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Coral Habitat Protection Areas</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r100,xls50,xls50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area number</CHED> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Cape Ommaney 1</ENT> <ENT>56 10.85 N</ENT> <ENT>135 5.83 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 11.18 N</ENT> <ENT>135 7.17 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 9.53 N</ENT> <ENT>135 7.68 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 9.52 N</ENT> <ENT>135 7.20 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Fairweather FS2</ENT> <ENT>58 15.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 52.58 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 15.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 54.08 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 13.92 N</ENT> <ENT>138 54.08 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 13.92 N</ENT> <ENT>138 52.58 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>Fairweather FS1</ENT> <ENT>58 16.00 N</ENT> <ENT>138 59.25 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 16.00 N</ENT> <ENT>139 9.75 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 13.17 N</ENT> <ENT>138 59.25 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>Fairweather FN2</ENT> <ENT>58 24.10 N</ENT> <ENT>139 14.58 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 24.10 N</ENT> <ENT>139 18.50 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 22.55 N</ENT> <ENT>139 18.50 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 22.55 N</ENT> <ENT>139 14.58 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>Fairweather FN1</ENT> <ENT>58 27.42 N</ENT> <ENT>139 17.75 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 27.42 N</ENT> <ENT>139 19.08 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 26.32 N</ENT> <ENT>139 19.08 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 26.32 N</ENT> <ENT>139 17.75 W</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> Each area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. Projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 36703, June 28, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 27</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 27 to Part 679—Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r100,xls50,xls50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Area number</CHED> <CHED H="1">Name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Yakutat</ENT> <ENT>58 47.00 N</ENT> <ENT>139 55.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 47.00 N</ENT> <ENT>140 32.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 37.00 N</ENT> <ENT>140 32.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 36.97 N</ENT> <ENT>139 54.99 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Cape Suckling</ENT> <ENT>59 50.00 N</ENT> <ENT>143 20.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 50.00 N</ENT> <ENT>143 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 40.00 N</ENT> <ENT>143 30.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 40.00 N</ENT> <ENT>143 20.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>Kayak I.</ENT> <ENT>59 35.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 40.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 25.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 30.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 50.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 25.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 50.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 25.00 N</ENT> <ENT>144 2.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">4</ENT> <ENT>Middleton I. east</ENT> <ENT>59 32.31 N</ENT> <ENT>145 29.09 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 32.13 N</ENT> <ENT>145 51.14 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 20.00 N</ENT> <ENT>145 51.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 18.85 N</ENT> <ENT>145 29.39 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">5</ENT> <ENT>Middleton I. west</ENT> <ENT>59 14.64 N</ENT> <ENT>146 29.63 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 15.00 N</ENT> <ENT>147 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 10.00 N</ENT> <ENT>147 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 8.74 N</ENT> <ENT>146 30.16 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>Cable</ENT> <ENT>58 40.00 N</ENT> <ENT>148 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 6.28 N</ENT> <ENT>149 0.28 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>59 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>149 0.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>58 34.91 N</ENT> <ENT>147 59.85 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">7</ENT> <ENT>Albatross Bank</ENT> <ENT>56 16.00 N</ENT> <ENT>152 40.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 16.00 N</ENT> <ENT>153 20.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 11.00 N</ENT> <ENT>153 20.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>56 10.00 N</ENT> <ENT>152 40.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">8</ENT> <ENT>Shumagin I.</ENT> <ENT>54 51.49 N</ENT> <ENT>157 42.52 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="891"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 40.00 N</ENT> <ENT>158 10.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 35.00 N</ENT> <ENT>158 10.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 36.00 N</ENT> <ENT>157 42.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">9</ENT> <ENT>Sanak I.</ENT> <ENT>54 12.86 N</ENT> <ENT>162 13.54 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 0.00 N</ENT> <ENT>163 15.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 53.00 N</ENT> <ENT>163 15.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>54 5.00 N</ENT> <ENT>162 12.00 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">10</ENT> <ENT>Unalaska I.</ENT> <ENT>53 26.05 N</ENT> <ENT>165 55.55 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 6.92 N</ENT> <ENT>167 19.40 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>52 55.71 N</ENT> <ENT>167 18.20 W</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>53 13.05 N</ENT> <ENT>165 55.55 W</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> Each area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. Projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 36703, June 28, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 28a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 28<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Qualifying Season Dates for Central GOA Rockfish Primary Species</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r25,r25,r25,r25,r25,r25,r25" COLS="8" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">A Legal Rockfish Landing includes</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year</CHED> <CHED H="2">2000</CHED> <CHED H="2">2001</CHED> <CHED H="2">2002</CHED> <CHED H="2">2003</CHED> <CHED H="2">2004</CHED> <CHED H="2">2005</CHED> <CHED H="2">2006</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Northern rockfish that were harvested in the Central GOA between. . .</ENT> <ENT>July 4-July 26</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 23<LI>and Oct. 1-Oct. 21</LI> </ENT> <ENT>June 30-July 21</ENT> <ENT>June 29-July 29</ENT> <ENT>July 4-July 25</ENT> <ENT>July 5-July 24</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 21.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">and landed by</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 2</ENT> <ENT>July 30 and Oct. 28, respectively</ENT> <ENT>July 28</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 5</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 1</ENT> <ENT>July 31</ENT> <ENT>July 28.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Pelagic shelf rockfish that were harvested in the Central GOA between. . .</ENT> <ENT>July 4-July 26</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 23 and Oct. 1-Oct. 21</ENT> <ENT>June 30-July 21</ENT> <ENT>June 29-July 31</ENT> <ENT>July 4-July 25</ENT> <ENT>July 5-July 24, Sept. 1-Sept 4, and Sept. 8-Sept. 10</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 21 and Oct. 2-Oct. 8.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">and landed by</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 2</ENT> <ENT>July 30 and Oct. 28, respectively</ENT> <ENT>July 28</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 7</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 1</ENT> <ENT>July 31, Sept. 11, and Sept. 17, respectively</ENT> <ENT>July 28 and Oct. 15, respectively.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Pacific ocean perch that were harvested in the Central GOA between. . .</ENT> <ENT>July 4-July 15</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 12</ENT> <ENT>June 30-July 8</ENT> <ENT>June 29-July 8</ENT> <ENT>July 4-July 12</ENT> <ENT>July 5-July 14</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 6.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">and landed by</ENT> <ENT>July 22</ENT> <ENT>July 19</ENT> <ENT>July 15</ENT> <ENT>July 15</ENT> <ENT>July 19</ENT> <ENT>July 21</ENT> <ENT>July 13.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 81290, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 28b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 28<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Qualifying Season Dates for Central GOA Rockfish Primary Species</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,xs60,xs60,xs60" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">A Rockfish Legal Landing includes . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">2007</CHED> <CHED H="1">2008</CHED> <CHED H="1">2009</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Northern rockfish that were harvested by vessels authorized to fish in the rockfish entry level trawl fishery between. . .</ENT> <ENT>Sept. 1-Nov. 8</ENT> <ENT>Sept. 1-Nov. 15</ENT> <ENT>Sept. 1-Nov. 15.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">and landed by</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 15</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Pelagic shelf rockfish that were harvested by vessels authorized to fish in the rockfish entry level trawl fishery between. . .</ENT> <ENT>Sept. 1-Nov. 15</ENT> <ENT>Sept. 1-Nov. 15</ENT> <ENT>Sept. 1-Nov. 15.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">and landed by</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01" O="xl">Pacific ocean perch that were harvested by vessels authorized to fish in the rockfish entry level trawl fishery between. . .</ENT> <ENT>May 1-May 17; July 1-Aug. 1</ENT> <ENT>July 1-July 27</ENT> <ENT>July 1-Nov. 15.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">and landed by</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 8</ENT> <ENT>Aug. 3</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="892"/> <CITA>[76 FR 81290, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 28c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 28<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Allocation of Rockfish Secondary Species</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,xs80,xs80" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For the following rockfish secondary species . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The following percentage of the Central GOA TAC is allocated to rockfish cooperatives as CQ . . .</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="L">For the catcher vessel sector . . .</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="L">For the catcher/processor sector . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>3.81%</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sablefish</ENT> <ENT>6.78%</ENT> <ENT>3.51%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rougheye rockfish</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>58.87%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shortraker rockfish</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>40.00%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Thornyhead rockfish</ENT> <ENT>7.84%</ENT> <ENT>26.50%</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 81290, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 28d</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 28<E T="01">d</E> to Part 679—Allocation of Halibut PSC under the Central GOA Rockfish Program</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,xs48,12,xs48,r100" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For the following rockfish sectors . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The following amount of halibut . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Is multiplied by . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">To yield the following amount of halibut PSC assigned as rockfish CQ . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The following amount of halibut is not assigned as rockfish CQ, halibut PSC, or halibut IFQ for use by any person . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Catcher vessel sector</ENT> <ENT>134.1 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.875</ENT> <ENT>117.3 mt</ENT> <ENT>27.4 mt (16.8 mt from the catcher vessel sector and 10.6 mt from the catcher/processor sector).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Catcher/processor sector</ENT> <ENT>84.7 mt</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>74.1 mt</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 81290, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 28e</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 28<E T="01">e</E> to Part 679—Rockfish Entry Level Longline Fishery Allocations</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,xs60,r50,r50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">The allocation to the rockfish entry level longline fishery for the following rockfish primary species . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">For 2012 will be . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">If the catch of a rockfish primary species during a calendar year exceeds 90 percent of the allocation for that rockfish primary species then the allocation of that rockfish primary species in the following calendar year will increase by . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Except that the maximum amount of the TAC assigned to the Rockfish Program (after deducting the incidental catch allowance) that may be allocated to the rockfish entry level non-trawl fishery for each rockfish primary species is . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northern rockfish</ENT> <ENT>5 mt</ENT> <ENT>5 mt</ENT> <ENT>2 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>5 mt</ENT> <ENT>5 mt</ENT> <ENT>1 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pelagic shelf rockfish</ENT> <ENT>30 mt</ENT> <ENT>20 mt</ENT> <ENT>5 percent.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 81290, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 29</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 29 to Part 679—Initial Rockfish QS Pools</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Initial Rockfish QS Pool</CHED> <CHED H="1">Northern Rockfish</CHED> <CHED H="1">Pelagic Shelf Rockfish</CHED> <CHED H="1">Pacific Ocean Perch</CHED> <CHED H="1">Aggregate Primary Species Initial Rockfish QS Pool</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Initial Rockfish QS Pool<LI O="xl">Initial Rockfish QS Pool for the Catcher/Processor Sector.</LI> <LI O="xl">Initial Rockfish QS Pool for the Catcher Vessel Sector.</LI> </ENT> <ENT A="03">Based on the Rockfish Program official record on February 14, 2012.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 81292, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> <P/> <P/> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="893"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 30</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 30 to Part 679—Rockfish Program Retainable Percentages (in round wt. equivalent)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50,r50,r50" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">Incidental Catch Species</CHED> <CHED H="1">Sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">MRA as a percentage of total retained rockfish primary species and rockfish secondary species</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish Cooperative Vessels fishing under a Rockfish CQ permit</ENT> <ENT>Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor</ENT> <ENT>4.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Shortraker/Rougheye aggregate catch</ENT> <ENT>Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>2.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT A="02">See rockfish non-allocated species for “other species”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish non-allocated species for Rockfish Cooperative vessels fishing under a Rockfish CQ permit</ENT> <ENT>Pollock</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Deep-water flatfish</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Rex sole</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Flathead sole</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Shallow-water flatfish</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Arrowtooth flounder</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>35.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Other rockfish</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>15.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Atka mackerel</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Aggregated forage fish</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>2.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Skates</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Other species</ENT> <ENT>Catcher/Processor and Catcher Vessel</ENT> <ENT>20.0 percent.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Longline gear Rockfish Entry Level Fishery</ENT> <ENT A="02">See Table 10 to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Opt-out vessels</ENT> <ENT A="02">See Table 10 to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish Cooperative Vessels not fishing under a CQ permit</ENT> <ENT A="02">See Table 10 to this part.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 81292, Dec. 27, 2011]</CITA> <P/> <P/> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 31</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 31 to Part 679— List of Amendment 80 Vessels and LLP Licenses Originally Assigned to an Amendment 80 Vessel</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,15,15" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Column A:</E> <LI>Name of amendment 80 vessel</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Column B:</E> <LI>USCG</LI> <LI>Documentation No.</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Column C:</E> <LI>LLP license</LI> <LI>number originally</LI> <LI>assigned to the Amendment 80 vessel</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALASKA JURIS</ENT> <ENT>569276</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2082</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALASKA RANGER</ENT> <ENT>550138</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2118</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALASKA SPIRIT</ENT> <ENT>554913</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3043</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALASKA VOYAGER</ENT> <ENT>536484</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2084</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALASKA VICTORY</ENT> <ENT>569752</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2080</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALASKA WARRIOR</ENT> <ENT>590350</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2083</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALLIANCE</ENT> <ENT>622750</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2905</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AMERICAN NO I</ENT> <ENT>610654</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2028</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ARCTIC ROSE</ENT> <ENT>931446</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3895</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="894"/> <ENT I="01">ARICA</ENT> <ENT>550139</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2429</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">BERING ENTERPRISE</ENT> <ENT>610869</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3744</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">CAPE HORN</ENT> <ENT>653806</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2432</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">CONSTELLATION</ENT> <ENT>640364</ENT> <ENT>LLG 1147</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">DEFENDER</ENT> <ENT>665983</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3217</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ENTERPRISE</ENT> <ENT>657383</ENT> <ENT> <SU>1</SU> LLG 4831</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GOLDEN FLEECE</ENT> <ENT>609951</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2524</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">HARVESTER ENTERPRISE</ENT> <ENT>584902</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3741</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LEGACY</ENT> <ENT>664882</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3714</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">OCEAN ALASKA</ENT> <ENT>623210</ENT> <ENT>LLG 4360</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">OCEAN PEACE</ENT> <ENT>677399</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2138</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">PROSPERITY</ENT> <ENT>615485</ENT> <ENT>LLG 1802</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">REBECCA IRENE</ENT> <ENT>697637</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3958</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">SEAFISHER</ENT> <ENT>575587</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2014</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">SEAFREEZE ALASKA</ENT> <ENT>517242</ENT> <ENT>LLG 4692</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">TREMONT</ENT> <ENT>529154</ENT> <ENT>LLG 2785</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">U.S. INTREPID</ENT> <ENT>604439</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3662</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">UNIMAK</ENT> <ENT>637693</ENT> <ENT>LLG 3957</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">VAERDAL</ENT> <ENT>611225</ENT> <ENT>LLG 1402</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> LLG 4831 is the LLP license originally assigned to the F/V ENTERPRISE, USCG Documentation Number 657383 for all relevant purposes of this part.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 32</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 32 to Part 679— Amendment 80 Initial QS Pool</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s75,r50,r75" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Amendment 80 species</CHED> <CHED H="1">Management area</CHED> <CHED H="1">Amendment 80 initial QS pool in units</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,n"> <ENT I="01">Atka mackerel</ENT> <ENT>BS/541<LI>542</LI> <LI>543</LI> </ENT> <ENT>Σ Highest Five Years in metric tons in the Amendment 80 official record as of December 31, 2007, for that Amendment 80 species in that management area.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,n"> <ENT I="01">AI Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>541<LI>542</LI> <LI>543</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Flathead sole</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rock sole</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowfin sole</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 33</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 33 to Part 679— Annual Apportion of Amendment 80 Species ITAC Between the Amendment 80 and BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors (Except Yellowfin Sole)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s70,r30,r50,13,18" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">Management area</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year</CHED> <CHED H="1">Percentage of ITAC allocated to the Amendment 80 sector</CHED> <CHED H="1">Percentage of ITAC allocated to the BSAI trawl limited access<LI>sector</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Atka Mackerel</ENT> <ENT>543</ENT> <ENT>All years</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>542</ENT> <ENT>2008</ENT> <ENT>98</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2009</ENT> <ENT>96</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2010</ENT> <ENT>94</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2011</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2012 and all future years</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>541/EBS</ENT> <ENT>2008</ENT> <ENT>98</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2009</ENT> <ENT>96</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2010</ENT> <ENT>94</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2011</ENT> <ENT>92</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2012 and all future years</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <PRTPAGE P="895"/> <ENT I="01">Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>543</ENT> <ENT>All years</ENT> <ENT>98</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>542</ENT> <ENT>2008</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2009 and all future years</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>541</ENT> <ENT>2008</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>2009 and all future years</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> <ENT>All years</ENT> <ENT>13.4</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="01">Rock sole</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> <ENT>All years</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Flathead sole</ENT> <ENT>BSAI</ENT> <ENT>All years</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007; 72 FR 61214, Oct. 29, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 34</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 34 to Part 679— Annual Apportionment of BSAI Yellowfin Sole Between the Amendment 80 and BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s19,r25,r25,6.3,r50,r40" COLS="6" OPTS="L2(,0,)"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Row No.</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">If the yellowfin sole ITAC is between . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">and . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">then the yellowfin sole ITAC rate for the Amendment 80 sector is . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">and the amount of yellowfin sole ITAC allocated to Amendment 80 Sector is . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">and the amount of yellowfin sole ITAC allocated to the BSAI trawl limited access sector is . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="25"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="25"/> <ENT>Column A</ENT> <ENT>Column B</ENT> <ENT>Column C</ENT> <ENT>Column D</ENT> <ENT>Column E</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Row 1</ENT> <ENT>0 mt</ENT> <ENT>87,499 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.93</ENT> <ENT>ITAC × Row 1, Column C</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 1, Column E.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Row 2</ENT> <ENT>87,500 mt</ENT> <ENT>94,999 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.875</ENT> <ENT>(Amount of ITAC greater than 87,499 mt and less than 95,000 mt × Row 2, Column C) + Row 1, Column D</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 2, Column D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Row 3</ENT> <ENT>95,000 mt</ENT> <ENT>102,499 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.82</ENT> <ENT>(Amount of ITAC greater than 94,999 mt and less than 102,500 mt × Row 3, Column C) + Column D, Row 2</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 3, Column D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Row 4</ENT> <ENT>102,500 mt</ENT> <ENT>109,999 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.765</ENT> <ENT>(Amount of ITAC greater than 102,499 mt and less than 110,000 mt × Row 4, Column C) + Column D, Row 3</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 4, Column D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Row 5</ENT> <ENT>110,000 mt</ENT> <ENT>117,499 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.71</ENT> <ENT>(Amount of ITAC greater than 109,999 mt and less than 117,500 mt × Row 5, Column C) + Column D, Row 4</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 5, Column D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="01">Row 6</ENT> <ENT>117,500 mt</ENT> <ENT>124,999 mt</ENT> <ENT>0.655</ENT> <ENT>(Amount of ITAC greater than 117,499 mt and less than 125,000 mt × Row 6, Column C) + Column D, Row 5)</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 6, Column D.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Row 7</ENT> <ENT A="01">125,000 mt and greater</ENT> <ENT>0.6</ENT> <ENT>(Amount of ITAC greater than 124,999 mt × Row 7, Column C) + Column D, Row 6</ENT> <ENT>ITAC—Row 7, Column D.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="896"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 35</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 35 to Part 679—Apportionment of Crab PSC and Halibut PSC Between the Amendment 80 and BSAI Trawl Limited Access Sectors</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25,10,11,11,11,11,11" COLS="7" OPTS="L2(,0,)"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year</CHED> <CHED H="1">Halibut PSC limit in the BSAI</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Zone 1 Red king crab PSC limit . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L"> <E T="03">C. opilio</E> crab PSC limit (COBLZ) . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Zone 1 <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> crab PSC limit . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Zone 2 <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> crab PSC limit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="n,n,n,s"> <ENT I="25"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="25"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT A="03">as a percentage of the total BSAI trawl PSC limit<LI>after allocation as PSQ</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Amendment 80 sector</ENT> <ENT>2008</ENT> <ENT>2,525 mt</ENT> <ENT>62.48</ENT> <ENT>61.44</ENT> <ENT>52.64</ENT> <ENT>29.59</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>2009</ENT> <ENT>2,475 mt</ENT> <ENT>59.36</ENT> <ENT>58.37</ENT> <ENT>50.01</ENT> <ENT>28.11</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>2010</ENT> <ENT>2,425 mt</ENT> <ENT>56.23</ENT> <ENT>55.3</ENT> <ENT>47.38</ENT> <ENT>26.63</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>2011</ENT> <ENT>2,375 mt</ENT> <ENT>53.11</ENT> <ENT>52.22</ENT> <ENT>44.74</ENT> <ENT>25.15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>2012 and all future years</ENT> <ENT>2,325 mt</ENT> <ENT>49.98</ENT> <ENT>49.15</ENT> <ENT>42.11</ENT> <ENT>23.67</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">BSAI trawl limited access</ENT> <ENT>All years</ENT> <ENT>875 mt</ENT> <ENT>30.58</ENT> <ENT>32.14</ENT> <ENT>46.99</ENT> <ENT>46.81</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 36</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 36 to Part 679— Percentage of Crab and Halibut PSC Limit Assigned to Each Amendment 80 Species</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s15,12,11,10,12,10,12" COLS="7" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For the following PSC<LI>species . . .</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The percentage of the Amendment 80 sector PSC limit assigned to each Amendment 80<LI>species is . . .</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Atka mackerel</CHED> <CHED H="2">AI Pacific ocean perch</CHED> <CHED H="2">Pacific cod</CHED> <CHED H="2">Flathead sole</CHED> <CHED H="2">Rock sole</CHED> <CHED H="2">Yellowfin sole</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Halibut</ENT> <ENT>3.96</ENT> <ENT>1.87</ENT> <ENT>24.79</ENT> <ENT>13.47</ENT> <ENT>24.19</ENT> <ENT>31.72</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Zone 1 Red king crab</ENT> <ENT>0.14%</ENT> <ENT>0.56%</ENT> <ENT>6.88%</ENT> <ENT>0.48%</ENT> <ENT>61.79%</ENT> <ENT>30.16%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">C. opilio</E> crab (COBLZ)</ENT> <ENT>0%</ENT> <ENT>0.06%</ENT> <ENT>6.28%</ENT> <ENT>17.91%</ENT> <ENT>9.84%</ENT> <ENT>65.91%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Zone 1 <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> crab</ENT> <ENT>0%</ENT> <ENT>0%</ENT> <ENT>17.01%</ENT> <ENT>3.13%</ENT> <ENT>56.15%</ENT> <ENT>23.71%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Zone 2 <E T="03">C. bairdi</E> crab</ENT> <ENT>0.01%</ENT> <ENT>0.03%</ENT> <ENT>7.92%</ENT> <ENT>37.31%</ENT> <ENT>7.03%</ENT> <ENT>47.70%</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 37</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 37 to Part 679— GOA Amendment 80 Sideboard Limit for Groundfish for the Amendment 80 Sector</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s65,r45,r80" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">In the following management areas in the GOA and in adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">The sideboard limit for . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">Is . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="r,s"> <ENT I="01">Area 610</ENT> <ENT>Pollock</ENT> <ENT>0.3% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="r,s"> <ENT I="01">Area 620</ENT> <ENT>Pollock</ENT> <ENT>0.2% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="r,s"> <ENT I="01">Area 630</ENT> <ENT>Pollock</ENT> <ENT>0.2% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="r,s"> <ENT I="01">Area 640</ENT> <ENT>Pollock</ENT> <ENT>0.2% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="01">West Yakutat District</ENT> <ENT>Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>3.4% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>96.1% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="r,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pelagic shelf rockfish</ENT> <ENT>89.6% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="01">Central GOA</ENT> <ENT>Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>4.4% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>Subject to regulations in subpart G to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pelagic shelf rockfish</ENT> <ENT>Subject to regulations in subpart G to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="r,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Northern rockfish</ENT> <ENT>Subject to regulations in subpart G to this part.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="01">Western GOA</ENT> <ENT>Pacific cod</ENT> <ENT>2.0% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pacific ocean perch</ENT> <ENT>99.4% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="rn,s"> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Pelagic shelf rockfish</ENT> <ENT>76.4% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="897"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>Northern rockfish</ENT> <ENT>100% of the TAC.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 38</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 38 to Part 679— GOA Amendment 80 Sideboard Limit for Halibut PSC for the Amendment 80 Sector</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s96,xs41,xs41,xs41,xs41,xs41" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">In the ...</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The maximum percentage of the total GOA halibut PSC limit that may be used by all Amendment 80 qualified vessels subject to the halibut PSC sideboard limit in each season as those seasons are established in the annual harvest specifications is . . .</CHED> <CHED H="2">Season 1</CHED> <CHED H="2">Season 2</CHED> <CHED H="2">Season 3</CHED> <CHED H="2">Season 4</CHED> <CHED H="2">Season 5</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shallow-water species fishery as defined in § 679.21(d)(3)(iii)(A) in the GOA or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season</ENT> <ENT>0.48%</ENT> <ENT>1.89%</ENT> <ENT>1.46%</ENT> <ENT>0.74%</ENT> <ENT>2.27%</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Deep-water species fishery as defined in § 679.21(d)(3)(iii)(B) in the GOA or adjacent waters open by the State of Alaska for which it adopts a Federal fishing season</ENT> <ENT>1.15%</ENT> <ENT>10.72%</ENT> <ENT>5.21%</ENT> <ENT>0.14%</ENT> <ENT>3.71%</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 39</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 39 to Part 679— Amendment 80 Vessels That May Be Used to Directed Fish for Flatfish in the GOA</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s200,22" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Column A:</E> <LI>Name of Amendment 80 vessel</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="03">Column B:</E> <LI>USCG</LI> <LI>Documentation No.</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ALLIANCE</ENT> <ENT>622750</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AMERICAN NO I</ENT> <ENT>610654</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">DEFENDER</ENT> <ENT>665983</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">GOLDEN FLEECE</ENT> <ENT>609951</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LEGACY</ENT> <ENT>664882</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">OCEAN ALASKA</ENT> <ENT>623210</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">OCEAN PEACE</ENT> <ENT>677399</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">SEAFREEZE ALASKA</ENT> <ENT>517242</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">U.S. INTREPID</ENT> <ENT>604439</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">UNIMAK</ENT> <ENT>637693</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">VAERDAL</ENT> <ENT>611225</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 40</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 40 to Part 679—BSAI Halibut PSC Sideboard Limits for AFA Catcher/Processors and AFA Catcher Vessels</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s130,20,20" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">In the following target species categories as defined in § 679.21(e)(3)(iv) . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The AFA catcher/processor halibut PSC sideboard limit in metric tons is . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The AFA catcher vessel halibut PSC sideboard limit in metric tons is . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">All target species categories</ENT> <ENT>286</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod trawl</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>887</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific cod hook-and-line or pot</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yellowfin sole</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>101</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rock sole/flathead sole/other flatfish <SU>1</SU> </ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>228</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Turbot/Arrowtooth/Sablefish</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Rockfish <SU>2</SU> </ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pollock/Atka mackerel/other species</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <SU>1</SU> “Other flatfish” for PSC monitoring includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species), Greenland turbot, rock sole, flathead sole, yellowfin sole, and arrowtooth flounder.</TNOTE> <TNOTE> <SU>2</SU> Applicable from July 1 through December 31.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="898"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 41</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 41 to Part 679—BSAI Crab PSC Sideboard Limits for AFA Catcher/Processors and AFA Catcher Vessels</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s45,25,25,r35" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">For the following crab species in the following areas . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The AFA catcher/processor crab PSC sideboard limit is equal to the following<LI>ratio . . .</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">The AFA catcher vessel crab PSC sideboard limit is equal to the following ratio . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1">Multiplied by . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,n"> <ENT I="01">Red king crab Zone 1</ENT> <ENT>0.007</ENT> <ENT>0.299</ENT> <ENT>The PSC amount in number of animals available to trawl vessels in the BSAI after allocation of PSQ established in the annual harvest specifications for that calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,n"> <ENT I="01"> <E T="03">C. opilio</E> <E T="01">crab (COBLZ)</E> </ENT> <ENT>0.153</ENT> <ENT>0.168</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,n"> <ENT I="01">Zone 1<E T="03">C. bairdi</E> <E T="01">crab</E> </ENT> <ENT>0.14</ENT> <ENT>0.33</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Zone 2<E T="03">C. bairdi</E> <E T="01">crab</E> </ENT> <ENT>0.05</ENT> <ENT>0.186</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 52739, Sept. 14, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 42</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 42 to Part 679—Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,xl30" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Longitude</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Latitude</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17919.95W</ENT> <ENT>5925.15N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17751.76W</ENT> <ENT>5828.85N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17536.52W</ENT> <ENT>5811.78N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17432.36W</ENT> <ENT>588.37N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17426.33W</ENT> <ENT>5731.31N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1740.82W</ENT> <ENT>5652.83N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1730.71W</ENT> <ENT>5624.05N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17040.32W</ENT> <ENT>561.97N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16856.63W</ENT> <ENT>5519.30N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1680.08W</ENT> <ENT>545.95N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1700.00W</ENT> <ENT>5318.24N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1700.00W</ENT> <ENT>550.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17846.69E</ENT> <ENT>550.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17827.25E</ENT> <ENT>5510.50N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1786.48E</ENT> <ENT>550.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17715.00E</ENT> <ENT>550.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17715.00E</ENT> <ENT>555.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1760.00E</ENT> <ENT>555.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1760.00E</ENT> <ENT>550.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1726.35E</ENT> <ENT>550.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">17359.70E</ENT> <ENT>5616.96N</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Note: The area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. The projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 43370, July 25, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 43</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 43 to Part 679—Northern Bering Sea Research Area</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25n,8,r25n,8" COLS="4" OPTS="L2,p1,7/8"> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21">Longitude</ENT> <ENT A="01">Latitude</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">168</ENT> <ENT>7.41 W</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>*37.91 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">165</ENT> <ENT>1.54 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>45.54 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">167</ENT> <ENT>59.98 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>45.55 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">169</ENT> <ENT>00.00 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>35.50 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">169</ENT> <ENT>00.00 W</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>00.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>45.00 W</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>00.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>45.00 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>54.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">174</ENT> <ENT>1.24 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>54.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">176</ENT> <ENT>13.51 W</ENT> <ENT>62</ENT> <ENT>6.56 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">172</ENT> <ENT>24.00 W</ENT> <ENT>63</ENT> <ENT>57.03 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">172</ENT> <ENT>24.00 W</ENT> <ENT>62</ENT> <ENT>42.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">168</ENT> <ENT>24.00 W</ENT> <ENT>62</ENT> <ENT>42.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">168</ENT> <ENT>24.00 W</ENT> <ENT>64</ENT> <ENT>0.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">172</ENT> <ENT>17.42 W</ENT> <ENT>64</ENT> <ENT>0.01 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">168</ENT> <ENT>58.62 W</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>30.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">168</ENT> <ENT>58.62 W</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>**49.81 N</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> The area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines except as noted by * below. The last set of coordinates for the area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. The projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>* This boundary extends in a clockwise direction from this set of geographic coordinates along the shoreline at mean lower-low tide line to the next set of coordinates.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>** Intersection of the 1990 United States/Russia maritime boundary line and a line from Cape Prince of Wales to Cape Dezhneva (Russia) that defines the boundary between the Chukchi and Bering Seas, Area 400 and Area 514, respectively.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="899"/> <CITA>[75 FR 61652, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 44</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 44 to Part 679—Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,xl30" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Longitude</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Latitude</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1651.54W</ENT> <ENT>6045.54N*</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1627.01W</ENT> <ENT>5838.27N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16210.51W</ENT> <ENT>5838.35N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16234.31W</ENT> <ENT>5838.36N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16234.32W</ENT> <ENT>5839.16N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16234.23W</ENT> <ENT>5840.48N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16234.09W</ENT> <ENT>5841.79N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16233.91W</ENT> <ENT>5843.08N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16233.63W</ENT> <ENT>5844.41N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16233.32W</ENT> <ENT>5845.62N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16232.93W</ENT> <ENT>5846.80N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16232.44W</ENT> <ENT>5848.11N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16231.95W</ENT> <ENT>5849.22N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16231.33W</ENT> <ENT>5850.43N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16230.83W</ENT> <ENT>5851.42N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16230.57W</ENT> <ENT>5851.97N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16317.72W</ENT> <ENT>5920.16N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16411.01W</ENT> <ENT>5934.15N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16442.00W</ENT> <ENT>5941.80N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1650.00W</ENT> <ENT>5942.60N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1651.45W</ENT> <ENT>5937.39N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16740.20W</ENT> <ENT>5924.47N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">1680.00W</ENT> <ENT>5949.13N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">16759.98W</ENT> <ENT>6045.55N</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Note: The area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines, except as noted by * below. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. The projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> <TNOTE>* This boundary extends in a clockwise direction from this set of geographic coordinates along the shoreline at mean lower-low tide line to the next set of coordinates.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 43370, July 25, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 45</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 45 to Part 679—St. Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,xl30" COLS="2" OPTS="L4"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Longitude</E> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Latitude</E> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16824.00W</ENT> <ENT>640.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">16824.00W</ENT> <ENT>6242.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17224.00W</ENT> <ENT>6242.00N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">17224.00W</ENT> <ENT>6357.03N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">17217.42W</ENT> <ENT>640.01N</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>Note: The area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for each area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. The projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[73 FR 43370, July 25, 2008]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 46</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 46 to Part 679—St. Matthew Island Habitat Conservation Area</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25n,8,r25n,8" COLS="4" OPTS="L2,p1,7/8"> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21">Longitude</ENT> <ENT A="01">Latitude</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>45.00 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>54.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>45.00 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>6.15 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">174</ENT> <ENT>0.50 W</ENT> <ENT>59</ENT> <ENT>42.26 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">174</ENT> <ENT>24.98 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>9.98 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">174</ENT> <ENT>1.24 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>54.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> The area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for the area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. The projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 61652, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="900"/> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 47a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 47<E T="01">a</E> to Part 679—Percent of the AFA Catcher/Processor Sector's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each Catcher/Processor Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,12,10,10,10,10,10,10" COLS="8" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Column A</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column B</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column C</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column D</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent of C/P sector pollock</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column E</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon for the opt-out allocation (8,093)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column F</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon for the opt-out allocation (8,093)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column G</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon deducted from the annual threshold amount of 13,516</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column H</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent used to calculate IPA minimum participation</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="25">Vessel name</ENT> <ENT>USCG vessel documentation No.</ENT> <ENT>AFA permit No.</ENT> <ENT>Percent</ENT> <ENT>A season</ENT> <ENT>B season</ENT> <ENT>Annual</ENT> <ENT>Percent</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Dynasty</ENT> <ENT>951307</ENT> <ENT>3681</ENT> <ENT>4.93</ENT> <ENT>324</ENT> <ENT>76</ENT> <ENT>400</ENT> <ENT>1.78</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Triumph</ENT> <ENT>646737</ENT> <ENT>4055</ENT> <ENT>7.25</ENT> <ENT>475</ENT> <ENT>111</ENT> <ENT>586</ENT> <ENT>2.61</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northern Eagle</ENT> <ENT>506694</ENT> <ENT>3261</ENT> <ENT>6.07</ENT> <ENT>398</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> <ENT>491</ENT> <ENT>2.19</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northern Hawk</ENT> <ENT>643771</ENT> <ENT>4063</ENT> <ENT>8.45</ENT> <ENT>554</ENT> <ENT>129</ENT> <ENT>683</ENT> <ENT>3.04</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northern Jaeger</ENT> <ENT>521069</ENT> <ENT>3896</ENT> <ENT>7.38</ENT> <ENT>485</ENT> <ENT>113</ENT> <ENT>598</ENT> <ENT>2.66</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Rover</ENT> <ENT>552100</ENT> <ENT>3442</ENT> <ENT>6.39</ENT> <ENT>420</ENT> <ENT>98</ENT> <ENT>518</ENT> <ENT>2.30</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alaska Ocean</ENT> <ENT>637856</ENT> <ENT>3794</ENT> <ENT>7.30</ENT> <ENT>479</ENT> <ENT>112</ENT> <ENT>591</ENT> <ENT>2.63</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Island Enterprise</ENT> <ENT>610290</ENT> <ENT>3870</ENT> <ENT>5.60</ENT> <ENT>367</ENT> <ENT>86</ENT> <ENT>453</ENT> <ENT>2.01</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Kodiak Enterprise</ENT> <ENT>579450</ENT> <ENT>3671</ENT> <ENT>5.90</ENT> <ENT>387</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>477</ENT> <ENT>2.13</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seattle Enterprise</ENT> <ENT>904767</ENT> <ENT>3245</ENT> <ENT>5.48</ENT> <ENT>359</ENT> <ENT>84</ENT> <ENT>443</ENT> <ENT>1.97</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arctic Storm</ENT> <ENT>903511</ENT> <ENT>2943</ENT> <ENT>4.58</ENT> <ENT>301</ENT> <ENT>70</ENT> <ENT>371</ENT> <ENT>1.65</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arctic Fjord</ENT> <ENT>940866</ENT> <ENT>3396</ENT> <ENT>4.46</ENT> <ENT>293</ENT> <ENT>68</ENT> <ENT>361</ENT> <ENT>1.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northern Glacier</ENT> <ENT>663457</ENT> <ENT>661</ENT> <ENT>3.12</ENT> <ENT>205</ENT> <ENT>48</ENT> <ENT>253</ENT> <ENT>1.12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Glacier</ENT> <ENT>933627</ENT> <ENT>3357</ENT> <ENT>5.06</ENT> <ENT>332</ENT> <ENT>77</ENT> <ENT>409</ENT> <ENT>1.82</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Highland Light</ENT> <ENT>577044</ENT> <ENT>3348</ENT> <ENT>5.14</ENT> <ENT>337</ENT> <ENT>79</ENT> <ENT>416</ENT> <ENT>1.85</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starbound</ENT> <ENT>944658</ENT> <ENT>3414</ENT> <ENT>3.94</ENT> <ENT>259</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>319</ENT> <ENT>1.42</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Peace</ENT> <ENT>677399</ENT> <ENT>2134</ENT> <ENT>0.50</ENT> <ENT>33</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> <ENT>41</ENT> <ENT>0.18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Katie Ann</ENT> <ENT>518441</ENT> <ENT>1996</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">U.S. Enterprise</ENT> <ENT>921112</ENT> <ENT>3004</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Enterprise</ENT> <ENT>594803</ENT> <ENT>2760</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Endurance</ENT> <ENT>592206</ENT> <ENT>3360</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Challenger</ENT> <ENT>633219</ENT> <ENT>4120</ENT> <ENT>0.78</ENT> <ENT>51</ENT> <ENT>12</ENT> <ENT>63</ENT> <ENT>0.28</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Forum Star</ENT> <ENT>925863</ENT> <ENT>4245</ENT> <ENT>0.61</ENT> <ENT>40</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> <ENT>49</ENT> <ENT>0.22</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Muir Milach</ENT> <ENT>611524</ENT> <ENT>480</ENT> <ENT>1.13</ENT> <ENT>74</ENT> <ENT>17</ENT> <ENT>91</ENT> <ENT>0.41</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Neahkahnie</ENT> <ENT>599534</ENT> <ENT>424</ENT> <ENT>1.66</ENT> <ENT>109</ENT> <ENT>25</ENT> <ENT>134</ENT> <ENT>0.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Harvester</ENT> <ENT>549892</ENT> <ENT>5130</ENT> <ENT>1.08</ENT> <ENT>71</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> <ENT>87</ENT> <ENT>0.39</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea Storm</ENT> <ENT>628959</ENT> <ENT>420</ENT> <ENT>2.05</ENT> <ENT>134</ENT> <ENT>31</ENT> <ENT>165</ENT> <ENT>0.74</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Tracy Anne</ENT> <ENT>904859</ENT> <ENT>2823</ENT> <ENT>1.16</ENT> <ENT>76</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> <ENT>94</ENT> <ENT>0.42</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Total</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>100.00</ENT> <ENT>6,563</ENT> <ENT>1,530</ENT> <ENT>8,093</ENT> <ENT>36.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 53071, Aug. 30, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 47b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 47<E T="01">b</E> to Part 679—Percent of the AFA Mothership Sector's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-Out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each Mothership Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,12,10,10,10,10,10,10" COLS="8" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Column A</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column B</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column C</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column D</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent of MS sector pollock</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column E</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon for the opt-out allocation (2,220)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column F</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon for the opt-out allocation (2,220)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column G</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon deducted from the annual threshold amount of 3,707</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column H</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent used to calculate IPA minimum participation</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="25">Vessel name</ENT> <ENT>USCG Vessel Documentation No.</ENT> <ENT>AFA Permit No.</ENT> <ENT>Percent</ENT> <ENT>A season</ENT> <ENT>B season</ENT> <ENT>Annual</ENT> <ENT>Percent</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Beauty</ENT> <ENT>613847</ENT> <ENT>1688</ENT> <ENT>6.000</ENT> <ENT>96</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>133</ENT> <ENT>0.54</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="901"/> <ENT I="01">Pacific Challenger</ENT> <ENT>518937</ENT> <ENT>657</ENT> <ENT>9.671</ENT> <ENT>154</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>214</ENT> <ENT>0.87</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nordic Fury</ENT> <ENT>542651</ENT> <ENT>1094</ENT> <ENT>6.177</ENT> <ENT>99</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> <ENT>138</ENT> <ENT>0.55</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Fury</ENT> <ENT>561934</ENT> <ENT>421</ENT> <ENT>5.889</ENT> <ENT>94</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>131</ENT> <ENT>0.53</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Margaret Lyn</ENT> <ENT>615563</ENT> <ENT>723</ENT> <ENT>5.643</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> <ENT>125</ENT> <ENT>0.51</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Misty Dawn</ENT> <ENT>926647</ENT> <ENT>5946</ENT> <ENT>3.569</ENT> <ENT>57</ENT> <ENT>22</ENT> <ENT>79</ENT> <ENT>0.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Vanguard</ENT> <ENT>617802</ENT> <ENT>519</ENT> <ENT>5.350</ENT> <ENT>85</ENT> <ENT>33</ENT> <ENT>118</ENT> <ENT>0.48</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">California Horizon</ENT> <ENT>590758</ENT> <ENT>412</ENT> <ENT>3.786</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>24</ENT> <ENT>85</ENT> <ENT>0.34</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Oceanic</ENT> <ENT>602279</ENT> <ENT>1667</ENT> <ENT>7.038</ENT> <ENT>112</ENT> <ENT>44</ENT> <ENT>156</ENT> <ENT>0.63</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mar-Gun</ENT> <ENT>525608</ENT> <ENT>524</ENT> <ENT>6.251</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> <ENT>139</ENT> <ENT>0.56</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mark 1</ENT> <ENT>509552</ENT> <ENT>1242</ENT> <ENT>6.251</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> <ENT>139</ENT> <ENT>0.56</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Aleutian Challenger</ENT> <ENT>603820</ENT> <ENT>1687</ENT> <ENT>4.926</ENT> <ENT>79</ENT> <ENT>31</ENT> <ENT>110</ENT> <ENT>0.44</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Leader</ENT> <ENT>561518</ENT> <ENT>1229</ENT> <ENT>6.000</ENT> <ENT>96</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>133</ENT> <ENT>0.54</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Papado II</ENT> <ENT>536161</ENT> <ENT>2087</ENT> <ENT>2.953</ENT> <ENT>47</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>0.27</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Morning Star</ENT> <ENT>618797</ENT> <ENT>7270</ENT> <ENT>3.601</ENT> <ENT>57</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>80</ENT> <ENT>0.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Traveler</ENT> <ENT>929356</ENT> <ENT>3404</ENT> <ENT>4.272</ENT> <ENT>68</ENT> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>0.38</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Vesteraalen</ENT> <ENT>611642</ENT> <ENT>517</ENT> <ENT>6.201</ENT> <ENT>99</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> <ENT>138</ENT> <ENT>0.56</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alyeska</ENT> <ENT>560237</ENT> <ENT>395</ENT> <ENT>2.272</ENT> <ENT>36</ENT> <ENT>14</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>0.20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,n,n,s"> <ENT I="01">Western Dawn</ENT> <ENT>524423</ENT> <ENT>134</ENT> <ENT>4.150</ENT> <ENT>66</ENT> <ENT>26</ENT> <ENT>92</ENT> <ENT>0.37</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Total</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>100.000</ENT> <ENT>1,596</ENT> <ENT>624</ENT> <ENT>2,220</ENT> <ENT>9.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 53071, Aug. 30, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 47c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 47<E T="01">c</E> to Part 679—Percent of the AFA Inshore Sector's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-Out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each Catcher Vessel Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,12,10,10,10,10,10,10" COLS="8" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Column A</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column B</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column C</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column D</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent of sector<LI>pollock</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Column E</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon for the opt-out allocation (15,858)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column F</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon for the opt-out allocation (15,858)</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column G</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of Chinook salmon deducted from the annual threshold amount of 26,485</CHED> <CHED H="1">Column H</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent used to calculate IPA minimum participation</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="25">Vessel name</ENT> <ENT>USCG Vessel documentation No.</ENT> <ENT>AFA Permit No.</ENT> <ENT>Percent</ENT> <ENT>A Season</ENT> <ENT>B Season</ENT> <ENT>Annual</ENT> <ENT>Percent</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">AJ</ENT> <ENT>599164</ENT> <ENT>3405</ENT> <ENT>0.6958</ENT> <ENT>69</ENT> <ENT>41</ENT> <ENT>110</ENT> <ENT>0.31</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alaska Rose</ENT> <ENT>610984</ENT> <ENT>515</ENT> <ENT>1.6835</ENT> <ENT>167</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>267</ENT> <ENT>0.76</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alaskan Command</ENT> <ENT>599383</ENT> <ENT>3391</ENT> <ENT>0.3711</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>22</ENT> <ENT>59</ENT> <ENT>0.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Aldebaran</ENT> <ENT>664363</ENT> <ENT>901</ENT> <ENT>1.4661</ENT> <ENT>146</ENT> <ENT>87</ENT> <ENT>233</ENT> <ENT>0.66</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alsea</ENT> <ENT>626517</ENT> <ENT>2811</ENT> <ENT>1.6635</ENT> <ENT>165</ENT> <ENT>99</ENT> <ENT>264</ENT> <ENT>0.75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Alyeska</ENT> <ENT>560237</ENT> <ENT>395</ENT> <ENT>1.2192</ENT> <ENT>121</ENT> <ENT>72</ENT> <ENT>193</ENT> <ENT>0.55</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Beauty</ENT> <ENT>613847</ENT> <ENT>1688</ENT> <ENT>0.0425</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>0.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">American Eagle</ENT> <ENT>558605</ENT> <ENT>434</ENT> <ENT>1.0682</ENT> <ENT>106</ENT> <ENT>63</ENT> <ENT>169</ENT> <ENT>0.48</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Anita J</ENT> <ENT>560532</ENT> <ENT>1913</ENT> <ENT>0.4999</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>30</ENT> <ENT>80</ENT> <ENT>0.22</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arctic Explorer</ENT> <ENT>936302</ENT> <ENT>3388</ENT> <ENT>1.6236</ENT> <ENT>161</ENT> <ENT>96</ENT> <ENT>257</ENT> <ENT>0.73</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arctic Wind</ENT> <ENT>608216</ENT> <ENT>5137</ENT> <ENT>1.1034</ENT> <ENT>110</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>175</ENT> <ENT>0.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Arcturus</ENT> <ENT>655328</ENT> <ENT>533</ENT> <ENT>1.5450</ENT> <ENT>153</ENT> <ENT>91</ENT> <ENT>244</ENT> <ENT>0.70</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Argosy</ENT> <ENT>611365</ENT> <ENT>2810</ENT> <ENT>1.6330</ENT> <ENT>162</ENT> <ENT>97</ENT> <ENT>259</ENT> <ENT>0.73</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Auriga</ENT> <ENT>639547</ENT> <ENT>2889</ENT> <ENT>3.0981</ENT> <ENT>308</ENT> <ENT>184</ENT> <ENT>492</ENT> <ENT>1.39</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Aurora</ENT> <ENT>636919</ENT> <ENT>2888</ENT> <ENT>3.0990</ENT> <ENT>308</ENT> <ENT>184</ENT> <ENT>492</ENT> <ENT>1.39</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bering Rose</ENT> <ENT>624325</ENT> <ENT>516</ENT> <ENT>1.7238</ENT> <ENT>171</ENT> <ENT>102</ENT> <ENT>273</ENT> <ENT>0.78</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Blue Fox</ENT> <ENT>979437</ENT> <ENT>4611</ENT> <ENT>0.3140</ENT> <ENT>31</ENT> <ENT>19</ENT> <ENT>50</ENT> <ENT>0.14</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Bristol Explorer</ENT> <ENT>647985</ENT> <ENT>3007</ENT> <ENT>1.5398</ENT> <ENT>153</ENT> <ENT>91</ENT> <ENT>244</ENT> <ENT>0.69</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="902"/> <ENT I="01">Caitlin Ann</ENT> <ENT>960836</ENT> <ENT>3800</ENT> <ENT>0.9357</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> <ENT>55</ENT> <ENT>148</ENT> <ENT>0.42</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cape Kiwanda</ENT> <ENT>618158</ENT> <ENT>1235</ENT> <ENT>0.2282</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>13</ENT> <ENT>36</ENT> <ENT>0.10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chelsea K</ENT> <ENT>976753</ENT> <ENT>4620</ENT> <ENT>4.6467</ENT> <ENT>462</ENT> <ENT>275</ENT> <ENT>737</ENT> <ENT>2.09</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Collier Brothers</ENT> <ENT>593809</ENT> <ENT>2791</ENT> <ENT>0.1534</ENT> <ENT>15</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> <ENT>24</ENT> <ENT>0.07</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Columbia</ENT> <ENT>615729</ENT> <ENT>1228</ENT> <ENT>1.4429</ENT> <ENT>143</ENT> <ENT>85</ENT> <ENT>228</ENT> <ENT>0.65</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Commodore</ENT> <ENT>914214</ENT> <ENT>2657</ENT> <ENT>1.2595</ENT> <ENT>125</ENT> <ENT>75</ENT> <ENT>200</ENT> <ENT>0.57</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Defender</ENT> <ENT>554030</ENT> <ENT>3257</ENT> <ENT>3.4822</ENT> <ENT>346</ENT> <ENT>206</ENT> <ENT>552</ENT> <ENT>1.57</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Destination</ENT> <ENT>571879</ENT> <ENT>3988</ENT> <ENT>2.1528</ENT> <ENT>214</ENT> <ENT>128</ENT> <ENT>342</ENT> <ENT>0.97</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dominator</ENT> <ENT>602309</ENT> <ENT>411</ENT> <ENT>1.7505</ENT> <ENT>174</ENT> <ENT>104</ENT> <ENT>278</ENT> <ENT>0.79</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Dona Martita</ENT> <ENT>651751</ENT> <ENT>2047</ENT> <ENT>2.1033</ENT> <ENT>209</ENT> <ENT>125</ENT> <ENT>334</ENT> <ENT>0.95</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Elizabeth F</ENT> <ENT>526037</ENT> <ENT>823</ENT> <ENT>0.3835</ENT> <ENT>38</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>0.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Excalibur II</ENT> <ENT>636602</ENT> <ENT>410</ENT> <ENT>0.5200</ENT> <ENT>52</ENT> <ENT>31</ENT> <ENT>83</ENT> <ENT>0.23</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Exodus Explorer</ENT> <ENT>598666</ENT> <ENT>1249</ENT> <ENT>0.2990</ENT> <ENT>30</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> <ENT>48</ENT> <ENT>0.13</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fierce Allegiance</ENT> <ENT>588849</ENT> <ENT>4133</ENT> <ENT>0.9377</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> <ENT>56</ENT> <ENT>149</ENT> <ENT>0.42</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Flying Cloud</ENT> <ENT>598380</ENT> <ENT>1318</ENT> <ENT>1.6410</ENT> <ENT>163</ENT> <ENT>97</ENT> <ENT>260</ENT> <ENT>0.74</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gold Rush</ENT> <ENT>521106</ENT> <ENT>1868</ENT> <ENT>0.4062</ENT> <ENT>40</ENT> <ENT>24</ENT> <ENT>64</ENT> <ENT>0.18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Golden Dawn</ENT> <ENT>604315</ENT> <ENT>1292</ENT> <ENT>1.7532</ENT> <ENT>174</ENT> <ENT>104</ENT> <ENT>278</ENT> <ENT>0.79</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Golden Pisces</ENT> <ENT>599585</ENT> <ENT>586</ENT> <ENT>0.2706</ENT> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> <ENT>43</ENT> <ENT>0.12</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Great Pacific</ENT> <ENT>608458</ENT> <ENT>511</ENT> <ENT>1.2361</ENT> <ENT>123</ENT> <ENT>73</ENT> <ENT>196</ENT> <ENT>0.56</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Gun-Mar</ENT> <ENT>640130</ENT> <ENT>425</ENT> <ENT>2.2201</ENT> <ENT>221</ENT> <ENT>132</ENT> <ENT>353</ENT> <ENT>1.00</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Half Moon Bay</ENT> <ENT>615796</ENT> <ENT>249</ENT> <ENT>0.5859</ENT> <ENT>58</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> <ENT>0.26</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hazel Lorraine</ENT> <ENT>592211</ENT> <ENT>523</ENT> <ENT>0.3847</ENT> <ENT>38</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>0.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hickory Wind</ENT> <ENT>594154</ENT> <ENT>993</ENT> <ENT>0.3055</ENT> <ENT>30</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> <ENT>48</ENT> <ENT>0.14</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Intrepid Explorer</ENT> <ENT>988598</ENT> <ENT>4993</ENT> <ENT>1.1458</ENT> <ENT>114</ENT> <ENT>68</ENT> <ENT>182</ENT> <ENT>0.52</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Leslie Lee</ENT> <ENT>584873</ENT> <ENT>1234</ENT> <ENT>0.5480</ENT> <ENT>54</ENT> <ENT>32</ENT> <ENT>86</ENT> <ENT>0.25</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Lisa Melinda</ENT> <ENT>584360</ENT> <ENT>4506</ENT> <ENT>0.2192</ENT> <ENT>22</ENT> <ENT>13</ENT> <ENT>35</ENT> <ENT>0.10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Majesty</ENT> <ENT>962718</ENT> <ENT>3996</ENT> <ENT>0.9958</ENT> <ENT>99</ENT> <ENT>59</ENT> <ENT>158</ENT> <ENT>0.45</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Marcy J</ENT> <ENT>517024</ENT> <ENT>2142</ENT> <ENT>0.1799</ENT> <ENT>18</ENT> <ENT>11</ENT> <ENT>29</ENT> <ENT>0.08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Margaret Lyn</ENT> <ENT>615563</ENT> <ENT>723</ENT> <ENT>0.0341</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> <ENT>0.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mar-Gun</ENT> <ENT>525608</ENT> <ENT>524</ENT> <ENT>0.1043</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>16</ENT> <ENT>0.05</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Mark I</ENT> <ENT>509552</ENT> <ENT>1242</ENT> <ENT>0.0452</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>7</ENT> <ENT>0.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Messiah</ENT> <ENT>610150</ENT> <ENT>6081</ENT> <ENT>0.2291</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>14</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>0.10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Miss Berdie</ENT> <ENT>913277</ENT> <ENT>3679</ENT> <ENT>0.6110</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>36</ENT> <ENT>97</ENT> <ENT>0.27</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Morning Star</ENT> <ENT>610393</ENT> <ENT>208</ENT> <ENT>1.6981</ENT> <ENT>169</ENT> <ENT>101</ENT> <ENT>270</ENT> <ENT>0.76</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ms Amy</ENT> <ENT>920936</ENT> <ENT>2904</ENT> <ENT>0.4882</ENT> <ENT>48</ENT> <ENT>29</ENT> <ENT>77</ENT> <ENT>0.22</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nordic Explorer</ENT> <ENT>678234</ENT> <ENT>3009</ENT> <ENT>1.1045</ENT> <ENT>110</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>175</ENT> <ENT>0.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nordic Fury</ENT> <ENT>542651</ENT> <ENT>1094</ENT> <ENT>0.0207</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>0.01</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nordic Star</ENT> <ENT>584684</ENT> <ENT>428</ENT> <ENT>1.0103</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>160</ENT> <ENT>0.45</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northern Patriot</ENT> <ENT>637744</ENT> <ENT>2769</ENT> <ENT>2.4115</ENT> <ENT>240</ENT> <ENT>143</ENT> <ENT>383</ENT> <ENT>1.09</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Northwest Explorer</ENT> <ENT>609384</ENT> <ENT>3002</ENT> <ENT>0.2387</ENT> <ENT>24</ENT> <ENT>14</ENT> <ENT>38</ENT> <ENT>0.11</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Explorer</ENT> <ENT>678236</ENT> <ENT>3011</ENT> <ENT>1.3744</ENT> <ENT>137</ENT> <ENT>81</ENT> <ENT>218</ENT> <ENT>0.62</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Morning Star</ENT> <ENT>652395</ENT> <ENT>1640</ENT> <ENT>0.5290</ENT> <ENT>53</ENT> <ENT>31</ENT> <ENT>84</ENT> <ENT>0.24</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Hope 3</ENT> <ENT>652397</ENT> <ENT>1623</ENT> <ENT>0.4175</ENT> <ENT>41</ENT> <ENT>25</ENT> <ENT>66</ENT> <ENT>0.19</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ocean Leader</ENT> <ENT>561518</ENT> <ENT>1229</ENT> <ENT>0.0545</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> <ENT>0.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Oceanic</ENT> <ENT>602279</ENT> <ENT>1667</ENT> <ENT>0.1348</ENT> <ENT>13</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> <ENT>21</ENT> <ENT>0.06</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Challenger</ENT> <ENT>518937</ENT> <ENT>657</ENT> <ENT>0.1680</ENT> <ENT>17</ENT> <ENT>10</ENT> <ENT>27</ENT> <ENT>0.08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Explorer</ENT> <ENT>678237</ENT> <ENT>3010</ENT> <ENT>1.2895</ENT> <ENT>128</ENT> <ENT>76</ENT> <ENT>204</ENT> <ENT>0.58</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Fury</ENT> <ENT>561934</ENT> <ENT>421</ENT> <ENT>0.0121</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>0.01</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Knight</ENT> <ENT>561771</ENT> <ENT>2783</ENT> <ENT>2.1816</ENT> <ENT>217</ENT> <ENT>129</ENT> <ENT>346</ENT> <ENT>0.98</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Monarch</ENT> <ENT>557467</ENT> <ENT>2785</ENT> <ENT>1.5992</ENT> <ENT>159</ENT> <ENT>95</ENT> <ENT>254</ENT> <ENT>0.72</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Prince</ENT> <ENT>697280</ENT> <ENT>4194</ENT> <ENT>2.4099</ENT> <ENT>239</ENT> <ENT>143</ENT> <ENT>382</ENT> <ENT>1.08</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Ram</ENT> <ENT>589115</ENT> <ENT>4305</ENT> <ENT>0.2035</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> <ENT>12</ENT> <ENT>32</ENT> <ENT>0.09</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pacific Viking</ENT> <ENT>555058</ENT> <ENT>422</ENT> <ENT>1.0909</ENT> <ENT>108</ENT> <ENT>65</ENT> <ENT>173</ENT> <ENT>0.49</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Pegasus</ENT> <ENT>565120</ENT> <ENT>1265</ENT> <ENT>0.6950</ENT> <ENT>69</ENT> <ENT>41</ENT> <ENT>110</ENT> <ENT>0.31</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Peggy Jo</ENT> <ENT>502779</ENT> <ENT>979</ENT> <ENT>0.3324</ENT> <ENT>33</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> <ENT>53</ENT> <ENT>0.15</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Perseverance</ENT> <ENT>536873</ENT> <ENT>2837</ENT> <ENT>0.2954</ENT> <ENT>29</ENT> <ENT>17</ENT> <ENT>46</ENT> <ENT>0.13</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Poseidon</ENT> <ENT>610436</ENT> <ENT>1164</ENT> <ENT>1.2411</ENT> <ENT>123</ENT> <ENT>73</ENT> <ENT>196</ENT> <ENT>0.56</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Predator</ENT> <ENT>547390</ENT> <ENT>1275</ENT> <ENT>0.1968</ENT> <ENT>20</ENT> <ENT>12</ENT> <ENT>32</ENT> <ENT>0.09</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Progress</ENT> <ENT>565349</ENT> <ENT>512</ENT> <ENT>1.0118</ENT> <ENT>100</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>160</ENT> <ENT>0.46</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Providian</ENT> <ENT>1062183</ENT> <ENT>6308</ENT> <ENT>0.3822</ENT> <ENT>38</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>0.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Raven</ENT> <ENT>629499</ENT> <ENT>1236</ENT> <ENT>0.7116</ENT> <ENT>71</ENT> <ENT>42</ENT> <ENT>113</ENT> <ENT>0.32</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Royal American</ENT> <ENT>624371</ENT> <ENT>543</ENT> <ENT>0.9698</ENT> <ENT>96</ENT> <ENT>57</ENT> <ENT>153</ENT> <ENT>0.44</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="903"/> <ENT I="01">Royal Atlantic</ENT> <ENT>559271</ENT> <ENT>236</ENT> <ENT>1.3095</ENT> <ENT>130</ENT> <ENT>78</ENT> <ENT>208</ENT> <ENT>0.59</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sea Wolf</ENT> <ENT>609823</ENT> <ENT>1652</ENT> <ENT>1.5156</ENT> <ENT>151</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>241</ENT> <ENT>0.68</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seadawn</ENT> <ENT>548685</ENT> <ENT>2059</ENT> <ENT>1.4108</ENT> <ENT>140</ENT> <ENT>84</ENT> <ENT>224</ENT> <ENT>0.63</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seeker</ENT> <ENT>924585</ENT> <ENT>2849</ENT> <ENT>0.3695</ENT> <ENT>37</ENT> <ENT>22</ENT> <ENT>59</ENT> <ENT>0.17</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sovereignty</ENT> <ENT>651752</ENT> <ENT>2770</ENT> <ENT>2.3513</ENT> <ENT>234</ENT> <ENT>139</ENT> <ENT>373</ENT> <ENT>1.06</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Star Fish</ENT> <ENT>561651</ENT> <ENT>1167</ENT> <ENT>1.5114</ENT> <ENT>150</ENT> <ENT>90</ENT> <ENT>240</ENT> <ENT>0.68</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starlite</ENT> <ENT>597065</ENT> <ENT>1998</ENT> <ENT>1.2252</ENT> <ENT>122</ENT> <ENT>73</ENT> <ENT>195</ENT> <ENT>0.55</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Starward</ENT> <ENT>617807</ENT> <ENT>417</ENT> <ENT>1.2611</ENT> <ENT>125</ENT> <ENT>75</ENT> <ENT>200</ENT> <ENT>0.57</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Storm Petrel</ENT> <ENT>620769</ENT> <ENT>1641</ENT> <ENT>1.2334</ENT> <ENT>123</ENT> <ENT>73</ENT> <ENT>196</ENT> <ENT>0.56</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Sunset Bay</ENT> <ENT>598484</ENT> <ENT>251</ENT> <ENT>0.5596</ENT> <ENT>56</ENT> <ENT>33</ENT> <ENT>89</ENT> <ENT>0.25</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Topaz</ENT> <ENT>575428</ENT> <ENT>405</ENT> <ENT>0.0828</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> <ENT>13</ENT> <ENT>0.04</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Traveler</ENT> <ENT>929356</ENT> <ENT>3404</ENT> <ENT>0.0413</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>0.02</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Vanguard</ENT> <ENT>617802</ENT> <ENT>519</ENT> <ENT>0.0565</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> <ENT>0.03</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Viking</ENT> <ENT>565017</ENT> <ENT>1222</ENT> <ENT>1.6575</ENT> <ENT>165</ENT> <ENT>98</ENT> <ENT>263</ENT> <ENT>0.75</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Viking Explorer</ENT> <ENT>605228</ENT> <ENT>1116</ENT> <ENT>1.1881</ENT> <ENT>118</ENT> <ENT>70</ENT> <ENT>188</ENT> <ENT>0.53</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Walter N</ENT> <ENT>257365</ENT> <ENT>825</ENT> <ENT>0.4031</ENT> <ENT>40</ENT> <ENT>24</ENT> <ENT>64</ENT> <ENT>0.18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Western Dawn</ENT> <ENT>524423</ENT> <ENT>134</ENT> <ENT>0.3952</ENT> <ENT>39</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>62</ENT> <ENT>0.18</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">Westward I</ENT> <ENT>615165</ENT> <ENT>1650</ENT> <ENT>1.5544</ENT> <ENT>154</ENT> <ENT>92</ENT> <ENT>246</ENT> <ENT>0.70</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Total</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>100.00</ENT> <ENT>9,933</ENT> <ENT>5,925</ENT> <ENT>15,858</ENT> <ENT>45.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 53071, Aug. 30, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 47d</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 47<E T="01">d</E> to Part 679—Percent of the CDQ Program's Pollock Allocation, Numbers of Chinook Salmon Used To Calculate the Opt-Out Allocation and Annual Threshold Amount, and Percent Used To Calculate IPA Minimum Participation Assigned to Each CDQ Group Under § 679.21(<E T="01">f</E>)</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,15,15,15,15,15" COLS="6" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Column A</CHED> <CHED H="2"/> <CHED H="1">Column B</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent of<LI>CDQ Program</LI> <LI>pollock</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Column C</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of<LI>Chinook salmon for the opt-out</LI> <LI>allocation</LI> <LI>(2,325)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Column D</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of<LI>Chinook salmon for the opt-out</LI> <LI>allocation</LI> <LI>(2,325)</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Column E</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Number of<LI>Chinook salmon deducted from the annual threshold amount of</LI> <LI>3,883</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Column F</CHED> <CHED H="2" O="t">Percent used to calculate IPA<LI>minimum</LI> <LI>participation</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s"> <ENT I="21">CDQ group</ENT> <ENT O="oi0">Percent</ENT> <ENT O="oi0">A season</ENT> <ENT O="oi0">B season</ENT> <ENT O="oi0">Annual</ENT> <ENT O="oi0">Percent</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">APICDA</ENT> <ENT>14.00</ENT> <ENT>260</ENT> <ENT>66</ENT> <ENT>326</ENT> <ENT>1.40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">BBEDC</ENT> <ENT>21.00</ENT> <ENT>389</ENT> <ENT>99</ENT> <ENT>488</ENT> <ENT>2.10</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">CBSFA</ENT> <ENT>5.00</ENT> <ENT>93</ENT> <ENT>23</ENT> <ENT>116</ENT> <ENT>0.50</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">CVRF</ENT> <ENT>24.00</ENT> <ENT>445</ENT> <ENT>113</ENT> <ENT>558</ENT> <ENT>2.40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">NSEDC</ENT> <ENT>22.00</ENT> <ENT>408</ENT> <ENT>103</ENT> <ENT>511</ENT> <ENT>2.20</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="n,s"> <ENT I="01">YDFDA</ENT> <ENT>14.00</ENT> <ENT>260</ENT> <ENT>66</ENT> <ENT>326</ENT> <ENT>1.40</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Total</ENT> <ENT>100.00</ENT> <ENT>1,855</ENT> <ENT>470</ENT> <ENT>2,325</ENT> <ENT>10.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="904"/> <CITA>[75 FR 53071, Aug. 30, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <RESERVED>Table 48 to Part 679 [Reserved]</RESERVED> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 49</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 49 to Part 679—Groundfish Licenses Qualifying for Hook-and-Line Catcher/Processor Endorsement Exemption</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,xs105" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">Groundfish<LI>license * * *</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">Shall receive a Pacific cod endorsement with a catcher/processor and a hook-and-line designation in the following regulatory area(s) * * *</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 1400</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 1713</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 1785</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 1916</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 2112</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska and Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 2783</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 2892</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 2958</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 3616</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 3617</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 3676</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 4823</ENT> <ENT>Central Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 2081</ENT> <ENT>Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">LLG 3090</ENT> <ENT>Western Gulf of Alaska.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 15840, Mar. 22, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 50</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 50 to Part 679—Maximum Number of Groundfish Licenses and the Regulatory Area Specification of Groundfish Licenses That May Be Granted to CQEs Representing Specific GOA Communities</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s33,10,r25,10" COLS="4" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Central GOA Pacific cod<LI>endorsed non-trawl groundfish license</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="2">Community</CHED> <CHED H="2">Maximum number of groundfish<LI>licenses</LI> <LI>that may be</LI> <LI>granted</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Western GOA Pacific cod endorsed non-trawl groundfish license</CHED> <CHED H="2">Community</CHED> <CHED H="2">Maximum number of groundfish<LI>licenses</LI> <LI>that may be</LI> <LI>granted</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Akhiok</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>Ivanof Bay</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chenega Bay</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT>King Cove</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chignik</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT>Perryville</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chignik Lagoon</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> <ENT>Sand Point</ENT> <ENT>14</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Chignik Lake</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Halibut Cove</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Karluk</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Larsen Bay</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Nanwalek</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Old Harbor</ENT> <ENT>5</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ouzinkie</ENT> <ENT>9</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Port Graham</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Port Lions</ENT> <ENT>6</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Seldovia</ENT> <ENT>8</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tyonek</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tatitlek</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yakutat</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[76 FR 15840, Mar. 22, 2011]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 679, Table 51</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 51 to Part 679—Modified Gear Trawl Zone</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25n,8,r25n,8" COLS="4" OPTS="L2,p1,7/8"> <ROW EXPSTB="01" RUL="s"> <ENT I="21">Longitude</ENT> <ENT A="01">Latitude</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>45.00 W</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>00.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">169</ENT> <ENT>00.00 W</ENT> <ENT>61</ENT> <ENT>00.00 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">169</ENT> <ENT>00.00 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>35.48 N</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>45.00 W</ENT> <ENT>60</ENT> <ENT>06.15 N</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE> <E T="02">Note:</E> The area is delineated by connecting the coordinates in the order listed by straight lines. The last set of coordinates for the area is connected to the first set of coordinates for the area by a straight line. The projected coordinate system is North American Datum 1983, Albers.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[75 FR 61652, Oct. 6, 2010]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <EAR>Pt. 680</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 680—SHELLFISH FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>680.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R).</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crab economic data report (EDR).</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Facilitation of enforcement.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Management Measures</HD> <SECTNO>680.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Arbitration System.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crab harvesting cooperatives.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.22</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sideboard protections for GOA groundfish fisheries.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment and operational requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.30</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>[Reserved]</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Quota Management Measures</HD> <SECTNO>680.40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crab Quota Share (QS), Processor QS (PQS), Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ), and Individual Processor Quota (IPQ) Issuance.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.41</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transfer of QS, PQS, IFQ and IPQ.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limitations on use of QS, PQS, IFQ, and IPQ.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.43</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Determinations and appeals.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>680.44</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cost recovery.</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 1 to Part 680—Crab Rationalization (CR) Fisheries</APP> <APP>Table 2 to Part 680—Crab Species Codes</APP> <APP>Table 3<E T="01">a</E> to Part 680—Crab Delivery Condition Codes</APP> <APP>Table 3<E T="01">b</E> to Part 680—Crab Disposition or Product Codes</APP> <APP>Table 3<E T="01">c</E> to Part 680—Crab Product Codes for Economic Data Reports</APP> <APP>Table 4 to Part 680—Crab Process Codes</APP> <APP>Table 5 to Part 680—Crab Size Codes<PRTPAGE P="905"/> </APP> <APP>Table 6 to Part 680—Crab Grade Codes</APP> <APP>Table 7 to Part 680—Initial Issuance of Crab QS by Crab QS Fishery</APP> <APP>Table 8 to Part 680—Initial QS and PQS Pool for Each Crab QS Fishery</APP> <APP>Table 9 to Part 680—Initial Issuance of Crab PQS by Crab QS Fishery</APP> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> <P>16 U.S.C. 1862; Pub. L. 109-241; Pub. L. 109-479.</P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>Regulations in this part implement policies developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and approved by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. In addition to part 600 of this chapter, these regulations implement the following:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs.</E> Regulations in this part govern commercial fishing for, and processing of, king and Tanner crabs in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area pursuant to section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including regulations implementing the Crab Rationalization Program for crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, and supersede State of Alaska regulations applicable to the commercial king and Tanner crab fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area that are determined to be inconsistent with the FMP.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">License Limitation Program.</E> Commercial fishing for crab species not included in the Crab Rationalization Program for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area remains subject to the License Limitation Program for the commercial crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area under part 679 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, in 50 CFR part 600, and § 679.2 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have the following meanings:</P> <P> <E T="03">Adak community entity</E> means the non-profit entity incorporated under the laws of the state of Alaska that represents the community of Adak and has a board of directors elected by the residents of Adak.</P> <P> <E T="03">Affiliation</E> means a relationship between two or more entities in which one directly or indirectly owns or controls a 10 percent or greater interest in, or otherwise controls, another, or a third entity directly or indirectly owns or controls a 10 percent or greater interest in, or otherwise controls, both. For the purpose of this definition, the following terms are further defined:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Entity.</E> An entity may be an individual, corporation, association, partnership, joint-stock company, trust, or any other type of legal entity, any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or similar official or liquidating agent, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not, that holds direct or indirect interest in:</P> <P>(i) Quota share (QS), processor quota share (PQS), individual fishing quota (IFQ), or individual processing quota (IPQ); or,</P> <P>(ii) For purposes of the economic data report (EDR), a vessel or processing plant operating in CR fisheries.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Indirect interest.</E> An indirect interest is one that passes through one or more intermediate entities. An entity's percentage of indirect interest in a second entity is equal to the entity's percentage of direct interest in an intermediate entity multiplied by the intermediate entity's direct or indirect interest in the second entity.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Controls a 10 percent or greater interest.</E> An entity controls a 10 percent or greater interest in a second entity if the first entity:</P> <P>(i) Controls a 10 percent ownership share of the second entity, or</P> <P>(ii) Controls 10 percent or more of the voting stock of the second entity.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Otherwise controls.</E> (i) A PQS or IPQ holder otherwise controls QS or IFQ, or a QS or IPQ holder, if it has:</P> <P>(A) The right to direct, or does direct, the business of the entity which holds the QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(B) The right in the ordinary course of business to limit the actions of or replace, or does limit or replace, the chief executive officer, a majority of <PRTPAGE P="906"/>the board of directors, any general partner or any person serving in a management capacity of the entity which holds the QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(C) The right to direct, or does direct, the transfer of QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(D) The right to restrict, or does restrict, the day-to-day business activities and management policies of the entity holding the QS or IFQ through loan covenants;</P> <P>(E) The right to derive, or does derive, either directly, or through a minority shareholder or partner, and in favor of a PQS or IPQ holder, a significantly disproportionate amount of the economic benefit from the holding of QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(F) The right to control, or does control, the management of, or to be a controlling factor in, the entity holding QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(G) The right to cause, or does cause, the sale of QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(H) Absorbs all of the costs and normal business risks associated with ownership and operation of the entity holding QS or IFQ; and</P> <P>(I) Has the ability through any other means whatsoever to control the entity that holds QS or IFQ.</P> <P>(ii) Other factors that may be indica of control include, but are not limited to the following:</P> <P>(A) If a PQS or IPQ holder or employee takes the leading role in establishing an entity that will hold QS or IFQ;</P> <P>(B) If a PQS or IPQ holder has the right to preclude the holder of QS or IFQ from engaging in other business activities;</P> <P>(C) If a PQS or IPQ holder and QS or IFQ holder use the same law firm, accounting firm, etc.;</P> <P>(D) If a PQS or IPQ holder and QS or IFQ holder share the same office space, phones, administrative support, etc.;</P> <P>(E) If a PQS or IPQ holder absorbs considerable costs and normal business risks associated with ownership and operation of the QS or IFQ holdings;</P> <P>(F) If a PQS or IPQ holder provides the start up capital for the QS or IFQ holder on less than an arm's-length basis;</P> <P>(G) If a PQS or IPQ holder has the general right to inspect the books and records of the QS or IFQ holder; and</P> <P>(H) If the PQS or IPQ holder and QS or IFQ holder use the same insurance agent, law firm, accounting firm, or broker of any PQS or IPQ holder with whom the QS or IFQ holder has entered into a mortgage, long-term or exclusive sales or marketing agreement, unsecured loan agreement, or management agreement.</P> <P> <E T="03">Arbitration IFQ</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Class A catcher vessel owner (CVO) IFQ held by a person who is not a holder of PQS or IPQ and who is not affiliated with any holder of PQS or IPQ, and</P> <P>(2) IFQ held by an FCMA cooperative.</P> <P> <E T="03">Arbitration QS</E> means CVO QS held by a person who is not a holder of PQS or IPQ and is not affiliated with any holder of PQS or IPQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Arbitration System</E> means the system established by the contracts required by § 680.20, including the process by which the Market Report and Non-Binding Price Formula are produced, the negotiation approaches, the Binding Arbitration process, and fee collection.</P> <P> <E T="03">Assessed value</E> means the most recent value for a vessel and gear provided in a marine survey.</P> <P> <E T="03">Auditor</E> means an examiner employed by, or under contract to, the data collection agent to verify data submitted in an economic data report.</P> <P> <E T="03">Blind data</E> means any data collected from the economic data report by the data collection agent that are subsequently amended by removing personal identifiers, including, but not limited to social security numbers, crew permit numbers, names and addresses, Federal fisheries permit numbers, Federal processor permit numbers, Federal tax identification numbers, State of Alaska vessel registration and permit numbers, and by adding in their place a nonspecific identifier.</P> <P> <E T="03">Box size</E> means the capacity of a crab-packing container in kilograms or pounds.</P> <P> <E T="03">BSAI crab</E> means those crab species governed under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs.</P> <P> <E T="03">BSAI Crab Capacity Reduction Program</E> means the program authorized by Public Law 106-554, as Amended by Public Law 107-20 and Public Law 107-117.<PRTPAGE P="907"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">BSAI crab fisheries</E> means those crab fisheries governed under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Captain</E> means, for the purposes of the EDR, a vessel operator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher/processor (CP)</E> means a vessel that is used for catching crab and processing that crab.</P> <P> <E T="03">Catcher vessel</E> means a vessel that is used for catching crab and that does not process crab on board.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ community</E> means a community identified as eligible for the CDQ Program under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(A). CDQ communities are listed in Table 7 to 50 CFR part 679.</P> <P> <E T="03">CDQ group</E> means an entity identified as eligible for the CDQ Program under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(1)(A). CDQ groups are listed in Table 7 to 50 CFR part 679.</P> <P> <E T="03">Committed IFQ</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Any Arbitration IFQ for which the holder of such IFQ has agreed or committed to delivery of crab harvested with the IFQ to the holder of previously uncommitted IPQ and for which the holder of the IPQ has agreed to accept delivery of that crab, regardless of whether such agreement specifies the price or other terms for delivery, or</P> <P>(2) Any Arbitration IFQ for which, on or after the date which is 25 days prior to the opening of the first crab fishing season in the crab QS fishery for such IFQ, the holder of the IFQ has unilaterally committed to delivery of crab harvested with the IFQ to the holder of previously uncommitted IPQ, regardless of whether the IFQ and IPQ holders have reached an agreement that specifies the price or other terms for delivery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Committed IPQ</E> means any IPQ for which the holder of such IPQ has received a commitment of delivery from a holder of Arbitration IFQ such that the Arbitration IFQ is committed IFQ, regardless of whether the Arbitration IFQ and IPQ holders have reached an agreement that specifies the price or other terms for delivery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Converted CPO QS</E> means CPO QS for the BBR and BSS crab QS fisheries that is issued to the entities defined in § 680.40(c)(5)(ii), (c)(5)(iii), or (c)(5)(iv) based on the procedures established in § 680.40(c)(5).</P> <P> <E T="03">CP standard price</E> means price, expressed in U.S. dollars per raw crab pound, for all CR crab landed by a CP as determined for each crab fishing year by the Regional Administrator and documented in a CP standard price list published by NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab cost recovery fee liability</E> means that amount of money, in U.S. dollars, owed to NMFS by a CR allocation holder or RCR as determined by multiplying the appropriate ex-vessel value of the amount of CR crab debited from a CR allocation by the appropriate crab fee percentage.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab fee percentage</E> means that positive number no greater than 3 percent determined for each crab fishing year by the Regional Administrator and used to calculate the crab cost recovery fee liability for a CR allocation holder or RCR under the Crab Rationalization Program.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab fishing year</E> means the period from July 1 of one calendar year through June 30 of the following calendar year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab grade</E> means a grading system to describe the quality of crab.</P> <P>(1) Grade 1 means standard or premium quality crab, and</P> <P>(2) Grade 2 means below standard quality crab.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab harvesting cooperative</E>, for the purposes of this part 680, means a group of crab QS holders who have chosen to form a crab harvesting cooperative, under the requirements of § 680.21, in order to combine and collectively harvest their crab IFQ through a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit issued by NMFS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab harvesting cooperative IFQ</E> means the annual catch limit of IFQ crab that may be harvested by a crab harvesting cooperative that is lawfully allocated a harvest privilege for a specific portion of the TAC of a crab QS fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab individual fishing quota (crab IFQ)</E> means the annual catch limit of a crab QS fishery that may be harvested by a person who is lawfully allocated a harvest privilege for a specific portion of the TAC of a crab QS fishery with the following designations or with the designation as a crab IFQ hired master:<PRTPAGE P="908"/> </P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Catcher vessel crew (CVC) IFQ</E> means crab IFQ derived from QS initially issued to persons who historically held CFEC crab permits and signed fish tickets for qualifying landings based on pounds delivered raw; to annually harvest, but not process, CR crab onboard the vessel used to harvest that crab.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catcher vessel owner (CVO) IFQ</E> means crab IFQ derived from QS initially issued to persons who held LLP crab permits and had qualifying landings based on pounds delivered raw; to annually harvest, but not process, CR crab onboard the vessel used to harvest that crab.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Class A IFQ</E> means IFQ that is required to be delivered to a processor holding unused IPQ.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Class B IFQ</E> means IFQ that is not required to be delivered to a processor holding unused IPQ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Catcher/processor owner (CPO) IFQ</E> means crab IFQ derived from QS initially issued to persons who held LLP crab permits and had qualifying landings derived from landings processed at sea, to annually harvest and process CR crab.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catcher/processor crew (CPC) IFQ</E> means crab IFQ derived from QS initially issued to persons who historically held CFEC crab permits and signed fish tickets for qualifying landings based on landings processed at sea, to annually harvest and process CR crab.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab IFQ hired master</E> means a person who holds a crab IFQ hired master permit issued under § 680.4.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab IFQ permit holder</E> means the person identified on an IFQ permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab LLP license history</E> means, for any particular crab LLP license, the legal landings made on the vessel(s) that was used to qualify for that LLP license and any legal landings made under the authority of that LLP license.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab quota share (crab QS)</E> means a permit the face amount of which is used as the basis for the annual calculation and allocation of a person's crab IFQ with the following designations:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Catcher vessel crew (CVC) QS</E> means a permit that yields CVC IFQ.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Catcher vessel owner (CVO) QS</E> means a permit that yields CVO IFQ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Catcher/processor owner (CPO) QS</E> means a permit that yields CPO IFQ.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Catcher/processor crew (CPC) QS</E> means a permit that yields CPC IFQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab QS fishery</E> means those CR fisheries under Table 1 to this part that require the use of QS and PQS, and their resulting IFQ and IPQ, to harvest and receive IFQ crab.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab QS program</E> means the program that allocates QS and PQS, and their resulting IFQ and IPQ, for CR crab of the BSAI off Alaska and governed by regulations under this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab QS regional designation</E> means the designation of QS or PQS and their resulting IFQ and IPQ subject to regional delivery requirements in this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab Rationalization (CR) allocation</E> means any allocation of CR crab authorized under the CR Program.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab Rationalization (CR) crab</E> means those crab species in the crab fisheries subject to management under the Crab Rationalization Program described in Table 1 to this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab Rationalization (CR) fisheries</E> means those fisheries defined in Table 1 to part 680.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab Rationalization (CR) Program</E> means the crab QS program plus the CDQ and the Adak community allocation programs, including all management, monitoring, and enforcement components, for BSAI king and Tanner crabs governed by the regulations of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crew</E> means:</P> <P>(1) Any individual, other than the fisheries observers, working on a vessel that is engaged in fishing.</P> <P>(2) For the purposes of the EDR, each employee on a vessel, excluding the captain and fisheries observers, that participated in any CR fishery.</P> <P> <E T="03">Custom processing</E> means processing of crab by a person undertaken on behalf of another person.</P> <P> <E T="03">Data collection agent (DCA)</E> means the entity selected by the Regional Administrator to distribute an EDR to a person required to complete it, to receive the completed EDR, to review and verify the accuracy of the data in the EDR, and to provide those data to authorized recipients.<PRTPAGE P="909"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Days at sea</E> means, for the purposes of the EDR, the number of days spent at sea while fishing for crab, including travel time to and from fishing grounds.</P> <P> <E T="03">Economic data report (EDR)</E> means the report of cost, labor, earnings, and revenue data for catcher vessels, catcher/processors, shoreside crab processors, and stationary floating crab processors participating in CR fisheries.</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible community resident</E> means, for purposes of the Crab QS program, any individual who:</P> <P>(1) Is a citizen of the United States;</P> <P>(2) Has maintained a domicile in the ECC, from which the individual requests to lease crab IFQ, for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the time when the assertion of residence is made and who is not claiming residency in another community, state, territory, or country; and</P> <P>(3) Is otherwise eligible to receive crab QS or IFQ by transfer.</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible crab community (ECC)</E> means a community in which at least 3 percent of the initial allocation of processor quota share of any crab fishery is allocated. The specific communities are:</P> <P>(1) CDQ Communities.</P> <P>(i) Akutan;</P> <P>(ii) False Pass;</P> <P>(iii) St. George; and</P> <P>(iv) St. Paul.</P> <P>(2) Non-CDQ Communities.</P> <P>(i) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor;</P> <P>(ii) Kodiak;</P> <P>(iii) King Cove;</P> <P>(iv) Port Moller; and</P> <P>(v) Adak.</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible crab community (ECC) entity</E> means a non-profit organization specified under § 680.41(j)(2) that is designated by the governing body of an ECC, other than Adak, to represent it for the purposes of engaging in the right of first refusal of transfer of crab PQS or IPQ outside the ECC under contract provisions set forth under section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. For those ECCs that also are CDQ communities, the ECC entity is the CDQ group to which the ECC is a member.</P> <P> <E T="03">Eligible crab community organization (ECCO)</E> means a non-profit organization that represents at least one ECC, as defined in this part, and that has been approved by the Regional Administrator to obtain by transfer and hold crab QS and to lease the resulting IFQ on behalf of an ECC.</P> <P> <E T="03">Ex-vessel value</E> means:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">For the shoreside processing sector</E>. The total U.S. dollar amount of all compensation, monetary and non-monetary, including any retroactive payments, received by a CR allocation holder for the purchase of any CR crab debited from the CR allocation described in terms of raw crab pounds.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">For the catcher/processor sector</E>. The total U.S. dollar amount of CR crab landings as calculated by multiplying the number of raw crab pounds debited from the CR allocation by the appropriate CP standard price determined by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">FCMA cooperative,</E> for the purposes of this part 680, means a cooperative formed in accordance with the Fishermen's Collective Marketing Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 521).</P> <P> <E T="03">Finished pounds</E> means the total weight, in pounds, of processed product, not including the container.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip for purposes of § 680.7(e)(2)</E> means the period beginning when a vessel operator commences harvesting crab in a crab QS fishery and ending when the vessel operator offloads or transfers any processed or unprocessed crab in that crab QS fishery from that vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ account</E> means the amount of crab IFQ in raw crab pounds that is held by a person at any particular time for a crab QS fishery, sector, region, and class.</P> <P> <E T="03">IFQ crab</E> means crab species listed in Table 1 to this part subject to management under the crab QS program.</P> <P> <E T="03">Individual processor quota (IPQ)</E> means the annual amount of crab, in pounds, representing a specific portion of the TAC for a crab QS fishery, that may be received for processing by a person who is lawfully allocated PQS or IPQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Initial processor quota share (PQS) pool</E> means the total number of PQS units for each crab QS fishery which is the basis of initial PQS allocations.</P> <P> <E T="03">Initial quota share (QS) pool</E> means the total number of non-processor QS units for each crab QS fishery which is the basis of initial QS allocations.</P> <P> <E T="03">IPQ account</E> means the amount of crab IPQ in raw crab pounds that is <PRTPAGE P="910"/>held by a person at any particular time for a crab QS fishery and region.</P> <P> <E T="03">Landing</E> means the transfer of raw crab harvested by a vessel prior to that crab being reported on a CR crab landing report.</P> <P>(1) For catcher/processors, the amount of crab retained during a reporting period constitutes a landing.</P> <P>(2) For catcher vessels, the amount of crab removed from the boat at a single location/time constitutes a landing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Lease of QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ</E> means a temporary, annual transfer of crab IFQ or IPQ without the underlying QS or PQS.</P> <P> <E T="03">Leaseholder</E> means, for purposes of the EDR, a person who:</P> <P>(1) Is identified as the leaseholder in a written lease of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, shoreside crab processor, or stationary floating crab processor, or</P> <P>(2) Pays the expenses of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, shoreside crab processor, or stationary floating crab processor, or</P> <P>(3) Claims expenses for the catcher vessel, catcher/processor, shoreside crab processor, or stationary floating crab processor as a business expense on schedule C of his/her Federal income tax return or on a state income tax return.</P> <P> <E T="03">Magnuson-Stevens Act</E> means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Mutual Agreement</E> means, for purposes of the Arbitration System, the consent and agreement of Arbitration Organizations that represent an amount of Arbitration QS equal to more than 50 percent of all the Arbitration QS in a fishery, and an amount of PQS equal to more than 50 percent of all the PQS in a fishery based upon the Annual Arbitration Organization Reports.</P> <P> <E T="03">Newly constructed vessel</E> means, for the purposes of initial QS issuance, a vessel on which the keel was laid by June 10, 2002.</P> <P> <E T="03">Official crab rationalization record</E> means the information prepared by the Regional Administrator about the legal landings and legal processing by vessels and persons in the BSAI crab fisheries during the qualifying periods specified at § 680.40.</P> <P> <E T="03">Processing, or to process</E> means the preparation of, or to prepare, crab to render it suitable for human consumption or storage. This includes, but is not limited to: Cooking, canning, butchering, sectioning, freezing or icing.</P> <P> <E T="03">Processor quota share (PQS)</E> means a permit the face amount of which is used as the basis for the annual calculation and allocation of IPQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Raw crab pounds</E> means the weight of raw crab in pounds when landed.</P> <P> <E T="03">Registered crab receiver (RCR)</E> means a person holding an RCR Permit issued by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P> <E T="03">Retain</E> means to fail to return crab to the sea after a reasonable opportunity to sort the catch.</P> <P> <E T="03">Right of First Refusal (ROFR)</E> means the civil contract provisions set forth under section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act between the holders of PQS and IPQ and ECC entities, other than Adak, for the opportunity of ECCs to exercise the right to purchase or lease PQS or IPQ proposed to be transferred by a holder of PQS or IPQ in an ECC.</P> <P> <E T="03">Seafood Marketing Association Assessment (SMAA)</E> means the seafood processing assessment collected by processing firms and buyers from fishery harvesters for the State of Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Share payment</E> means an amount of monetary compensation (not salary or wages) based on gross or net earnings of a BSAI crab fishing vessel.</P> <P> <E T="03">Shoreside crab processor</E> means any person or vessel that receives, purchases, or arranges to purchase unprocessed crab, except a catcher/processor or a stationary floating crab processor.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sideboards</E> (see § 680.22).</P> <P> <E T="03">Stationary floating crab processor (SFCP)</E> means a vessel of the United States that remains anchored or otherwise remains stationary while receiving or processing crab in the waters of the State of Alaska.</P> <P> <E T="03">Uncommitted IFQ</E> means any Arbitration IFQ that is not Committed IFQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">Uncommitted IPQ</E> means any IPQ that is not Committed IPQ.</P> <P> <E T="03">U.S. Citizen means:</E> </P> <P>(1) Any individual who is a citizen of the United States; or<PRTPAGE P="911"/> </P> <P>(2) Any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity that is organized under Federal, state, or local laws of the United States or that may legally operate in the United States.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 73 FR 29982, May 23, 2008; 73 FR 35088, June 20, 2008; 73 FR 76189, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 41095, Aug. 14, 2009; 77 FR 6503, Feb. 8, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other laws.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">King and Tanner crab.</E> (1) Additional laws and regulations governing the conservation and management of king crab and Tanner crab in the BSAI area are contained in 50 CFR part 679, Alaska Statutes at A.S. 16, and Alaska Administrative Code at 5 AAC Chapters 34, 35, and 39.</P> <P>(2) The Alaska Administrative Code (at 5 AAC 39.130) governs reporting and permitting requirements using the ADF&G “Intent to Operate” registration form and “Fish Tickets.”</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Sport, personal use, and subsistence.</E> (1) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing sport and personal use crab fishing other than subsistence fishing, see Alaska Statutes, Title 16—Fish and Game; 5 AAC Chapters 47 through 77.</P> <P>(2) For State of Alaska statutes and regulations governing subsistence fishing for crab, see Alaska Statutes, Title 16—Fish and Game; 5 AAC 02.001 through 02.625.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General information.</E> Persons participating in the CR fisheries are required to possess the permits described in this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Approval.</E> Approval of applications under this part may be conditioned on the payment of fees under § 680.44 or the submission of an EDR as described under § 680.6.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> The Regional Administrator may issue or amend any permits under this section or under § 680.21 annually or at other times as needed under this part.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> Crab QS and PQS permits issued under § 680.40 and Crab IFQ and IPQ permits issued under this section are transferable, as provided under § 680.41. Crab IFQ hired master permits, Federal crab vessel permits, and RCR permits issued under this section are not transferable.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Inspection.</E> The holder of a Federal crab vessel permit, crab IFQ permit, crab IPQ permit, or crab IFQ hired master permit, must present a legible copy of the permit on request of any authorized officer or RCR receiving a crab IFQ landing. A legible copy of the RCR permit must be present at the location of a crab IFQ landing and an individual representing the RCR must make the RCR permit available for inspection on request of any authorized officer.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Crab QS permit.</E> (1) Crab QS is issued by the Regional Administrator to persons who qualify for an initial allocation under § 680.40 or receive QS by transfer under § 680.41. Once issued, a crab QS permit is valid until modified under paragraph (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section, or by transfer under § 680.41; or until the permit is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 of this chapter or under 15 CFR part 904. To qualify for a crab QS permit, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen.</P> <P>(2) Each unit of Crab QS initially issued under § 680.40 for the Bering Sea Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E>) CR fishery shall be reissued as one unit of Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab (EBT) QS and one unit of Western Bering Sea Tanner crab (WBT) QS.</P> <P>(3) A converted CPO QS permit is valid until the end of the crab fishing year for which the permit is issued.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Crab PQS permit.</E> (1) Crab PQS is issued by the Regional Administrator to persons who successfully apply for an initial allocation under § 680.40 or receive PQS by transfer under § 680.41. Once issued, a crab PQS permit is valid until modified under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, or by transfer under § 680.41; or until the permit is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 of this chapter or under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(2) Each unit of Crab PQS initially issued under § 680.40 for the Bering Sea Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E>) CR fishery shall be reissued as one unit of Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab (EBT) PQS and one unit of Western Bering Sea Tanner crab (WBT) PQS.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Crab IFQ permit.</E> (1) A crab IFQ permit authorizes the person identified <PRTPAGE P="912"/>on the permit to harvest crab in the fishery identified on the permit at any time the fishery is open during the crab fishing year for which the permit is issued, subject to conditions of the permit. A crab IFQ permit is valid under the following circumstances:</P> <P>(i) Until the end of the crab fishing year for which the permit is issued;</P> <P>(ii) Until the amount harvested is equal to the amount specified on the permit;</P> <P>(iii) Until the permit is modified by transfers under § 680.41; or</P> <P>(iv) Until the permit is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 or under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(2) A legible copy of the crab IFQ permit must be carried on board the vessel used by the permitted person at all times that IFQ crab are retained on board.</P> <P>(3) On an annual basis, the Regional Administrator will issue a crab IFQ permit to a person who submits a complete annual application for a crab IFQ/IPQ permit, described at paragraph (f) of this section, that is subsequently approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(4) To qualify for a crab IFQ permit, the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Crab IPQ permit.</E> (1) A crab IPQ permit authorizes the person identified on the permit to receive/process the IFQ crab identified on the permit during the crab fishing year for which the permit is issued, subject to conditions of the permit. A crab IPQ permit is valid under the following circumstances:</P> <P>(i) Until the end of the crab fishing year for which the permit is issued;</P> <P>(ii) Until the amount received/processed is equal to the amount specified on the permit;</P> <P>(iii) Until the permit is modified by transfers under § 680.41; or</P> <P>(iv) Until the permit is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 or under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(2) A legible copy of the crab IPQ permit authorizing receiving/processing of IFQ crab must be retained on the premises or vessel used by the permitted person to process the IFQ crab at all times that IFQ crab are retained on the premises or vessel.</P> <P>(3) A crab IPQ permit is issued on an annual basis by the Regional Administrator to persons who hold crab PQS, and who have submitted a complete annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit, described at paragraph (f) of this section, that is subsequently approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Contents of annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit.</E> (1) A complete application must be received by NMFS no later than August 1 of the crab fishing year for which a person is applying to receive IFQ or IPQ. If a complete application is not received by NMFS by this date, that person will not receive IFQ or IPQ for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(2) For the application to be considered complete, all fees required by NMFS must be paid, and any EDR required under § 680.6 must be submitted to the DCA. In addition, the applicant must include the following information:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Applicant information.</E> Enter applicant's name and NMFS Person ID; applicant's date of birth or, if a non-individual, date of incorporation; applicant's social security number (optional) or tax identification number; applicant's permanent business mailing address and any temporary mailing address the applicant wishes to use; and applicant's business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab IFQ or IPQ permit identification.</E> Indicate the type of crab IFQ or IPQ permit for which applicant is applying by QS fishery(ies) and indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant has joined a crab harvesting cooperative. If YES, indicate cooperative's name and ensure that this application is submitted by the applicant's cooperative with its completed application for an annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Identification of ownership interests.</E> If the applicant is not an individual, provide the names of all persons, to the individual level, holding an ownership interest in the entity and the percentage ownership each person and individual holds in the applicant.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Documentation of affiliation.</E> Complete a documentation of affiliation declaring any and all affiliations, as the term “affiliation” is defined at § 680.2. A documentation of affiliation includes <PRTPAGE P="913"/>affirmations by the applicant pertaining to relationships that may involve direct or indirect ownership or control of the delivery of IFQ crab and any supplemental documentation deemed necessary by NMFS to determine whether an affiliation exists. Indicate whether any entity that holds PQS or IPQ is affiliated with the applicant, as affiliation is defined in § 680.2. If the applicant is considered affiliated, the applicant must provide a list of all PQS or IPQ holders with which he/she is affiliated, including full name, business mailing address, and business telephone number.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Certification of applicant.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. Print the name of the applicant. If the application is completed by an authorized representative, proof of authorization must accompany the application.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Crab IFQ hired master permit.</E> (1) A crab IFQ hired master permit is issued on an annual basis and authorizes the individual identified on the permit to harvest and land IFQ crab for debit against the specified crab IFQ permit until the crab IFQ hired master permit expires or is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 or under 15 CFR part 904, or on request of the crab IFQ permit holder.</P> <P>(2) A legible copy of the crab IFQ hired master permit must be on board the vessel used by the hired master to harvest IFQ crab at all times IFQ crab are retained on board. Except as specified in § 680.42, an individual who is issued a crab IFQ hired master permit must remain aboard the vessel used to harvest IFQ crab, specified under that permit, during the crab fishing trip and at the landing site until all crab harvested under that permit are offloaded and the landing report for IFQ crab is completed.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Contents of application for crab IFQ hired master permit.</E> In order for the application to be considered complete, a copy of the USCG <E T="03">Abstract Of Title</E> or <E T="03">Certificate Of Documentation</E> must be included with this application to demonstrate percent of vessel ownership by the IFQ permit holder. A complete application for a crab IFQ hired master permit must include the following information:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Purpose of application.</E> Indicate whether the application is to add or to delete a hired master and identification of crab IFQ permit(s) for which this application is submitted.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">IFQ permit holder information.</E> Enter permit holder's name, NMFS Person ID, and social security number (optional) or tax identification number; permit holder's permanent or temporary business mailing address; and permit holder's business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Identification of vessel upon which crab IFQ will be harvested.</E> Enter the vessel's name, ADF&G vessel registration number, and USCG documentation number. Indicate whether (YES or NO) the permit holder has at least a 10 percent ownership interest in the vessel the crab IFQ hired master will use to fish permit holder's IFQ crab. If YES, provide documentation of IFQ permit holder's 10 percent ownership interest.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">IFQ hired master permit holder information.</E> Complete a separate section for each crab IFQ hired master. Enter the hired master's name, NMFS Person ID, social security number (optional) or tax identification number, and date of birth; hired master's permanent or temporary business mailing address; and hired master's business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Applicant certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by an authorized representative, then authorization must accompany the application.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">RCR permit.</E> (1) An RCR permit is issued on an annual basis. An RCR permit is valid during the crab fishing year for which it is issued until the RCR permit expires or is revoked, suspended, or modified pursuant to § 679.43 or under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(2) An RCR permit is required for any person who receives unprocessed CR crab from the person(s) who harvested the crab, the owner or operator of a vessel that processes CR crab at sea, any person holding IPQ, and any person <PRTPAGE P="914"/>required to submit a Departure Report under 50 CFR 679.5(l)(4).</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Contents of application for RCR permit.</E> For the application to be considered complete, all fees required by NMFS must be paid, and any EDR required under § 680.6 must be submitted to the DCA. In addition, the applicant must include the following information:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Purpose of application.</E> Indicate whether the application is a request for a new RCR permit, a renewal of an existing RCR permit, or an amendment to an existing RCR permit. If a renewal of or amendment to an existing RCR permit, include the applicant's RCR permit number.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Applicant identification.</E> Enter applicant's name and NMFS Person ID; applicant's social security number or tax ID number (required); name of contact person for the applicant, if applicant is not an individual; applicant's permanent business mailing address; and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Type of activity.</E> Select type of receiving or processing activity and whether catcher/processor or shoreside processor.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Individual responsible for submission of EDR.</E> Enter the name of the designated representative submitting the EDR on behalf of the RCR, if an EDR is required at § 680.6. If different from the RCR's contact information, also enter the designated representative's business mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Application certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by an authorized representative, then proof of authorization must accompany the application.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Federal crab vessel permit.</E> The owner of a vessel must have a Federal crab vessel permit on board that vessel when used to fish for CR crab.</P> <P>(1) A Federal crab vessel permit is issued on an annual basis to the owner of the vessel and is in effect from the date of issuance through the end of the crab fishing year for which the permit was issued, unless it is revoked, suspended, or modified under § 600.735 or § 600.740.</P> <P>(2) A Federal crab vessel permit may not be surrendered at any time during the crab fishing year for which it was issued.</P> <P>(3) A Federal crab vessel permit issued under this paragraph is not transferable or assignable and is valid only for the vessel for which it is issued.</P> <P>(4) To qualify for a Federal crab vessel permit, the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.</P> <P>(5) The holder of a Federal crab vessel permit must submit an amended application for a Federal crab vessel permit within 10 days of the date of change in: the ownership of the vessel (a copy of the current USCG documentation for the vessel showing the change in ownership must accompany the amended application), or the individual responsible for submission of the EDR on behalf of the vessel's owner(s).</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Contents of application for federal crab vessel permit.</E> For the application to be considered complete, all fees required by NMFS must be paid, and any EDR required under § 680.6 must be submitted to the DCA. Also, if ownership of the vessel has changed or if the permit application for a vessel to which a Federal crab vessel permit has never been issued, a copy of the USCG <E T="03">Abstract Of Title</E> or <E T="03">Certificate Of Documentation.</E> In addition the applicant must include the following information:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Purpose of application.</E> Indicate whether the application is a request for a new permit, a renewal of an existing permit, or an amendment to an existing permit. If a renewal of or amendment to an existing permit, include the current Federal crab vessel permit number.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Contact owner information.</E> The name(s), permanent business mailing address, social security number (voluntary) or tax ID number, business telephone number, business facsimile number, business e-mail address (if available) of all vessel owners, and the name of any person or company (other than the owner) that manages the operation of the vessel.<PRTPAGE P="915"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Vessel information.</E> Enter the vessel's name and home port (city and state); ADF&G processor code, if vessel is a catcher/processor or stationary floating crab processor; whether a vessel of the United States; USCG documentation number; ADF&G vessel registration number; and vessel's LOA (in feet), registered length (in feet), gross tonnage, net tonnage, and shaft horsepower. Indicate all types of operations the vessel may conduct during a crab fishing year.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Designated representative for EDR.</E> Enter the name of the designated representative who is responsible for completion and submission of the EDR, and the representative's business mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Applicant certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. Print the applicant name. If the application is completed by an authorized representative, then authorization must accompany the application.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</E> See § 680.21.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Contents of annual application for converted CPO QS/IFQ permit.</E> (1)(i) A complete application must be received by NMFS no later than August 1 of the crab fishing year for which a person or crab harvesting cooperative is applying to receive converted CPO QS and the IFQ derived from that converted CPO QS. If a complete application is not received by NMFS by this date, that person or crab harvesting cooperative will not receive converted CPO QS and the IFQ derived from that converted CPO QS for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(ii) To receive converted CPO QS/IFQ this application must be accompanied by a timely and complete application for crab IFQ/IPQ described at paragraph (f) of this section or a timely and complete application for a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit described at paragraph (m) of this section.</P> <P>(2) For the application to be considered complete, all fees required by NMFS must be paid, and any EDR required under § 680.6 must be submitted to the DCA. In addition, the applicant must include the following information (see paragraphs (n)(2)(i) through (v) of this section):</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Entity identification.</E> Indicate the entity (Entity A, B, or C) described in § 680.40(c)(5)(ii) through (c)(5)(iv) for which you are applying to receive converted CPO QS.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Applicant information.</E> Enter applicant's name and NMFS Person ID; applicant's permanent business mailing address and any temporary mailing address the applicant wishes to use; and applicant's business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address.</P> <P>(A) For Entity A or B:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Identify the amount of CVO QS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Identify the amount of PQS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery initially issued to you by NMFS with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS.</P> <P>(B) For Entity C:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Identify the amount of CVO QS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery initially issued to you by NMFS with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Identify the amount of PQS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Affiliate information for Entities A and B.</E> (A) For Entities A and B described in § 680.40(c)(5)(ii) and (c)(5)(iii), indicate the permanent business mailing address and any temporary mailing address, business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of any person who is affiliated with you based on information provided in an annual application for IFQ/IPQ that is approved by the Regional Administrator for that crab fishing year</P> <P>(B) Indicate the amount of PQS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery initially issued to that person with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS.</P> <P>(C) Indicate the amount of CVO QS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery with a North Region designation held by the affiliate for issuance as converted CPO QS.<PRTPAGE P="916"/> </P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Affiliate information for Entity C.</E> (A) For Entity C described in § 680.40(c)(5)(iv), indicate the permanent business mailing address and any temporary mailing address, business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of any person who is affiliated with you based on information provided in an annual application for IFQ/IPQ that is approved by the Regional Administrator for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(B) Indicate the amount of PQS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS.</P> <P>(C) Indicate the amount of CVO QS in either the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery initially issued to the affiliate with a North Region designation for issuance as converted CPO QS.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Certification of applicant and affiliates.</E> The applicant and any persons who are affiliated with the applicant and named on the application must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by an authorized representative, proof of authorization must accompany the application.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Exemption from Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab West regional delivery requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Request for an Annual Exemption from Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab West regional delivery requirements.</E> The eligible contract signatories (see qualifications at § 680.4(o)(2)(i)) may submit an application to NMFS to request that NMFS exempt West designated IFQ and West designated IPQ for the Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab (WAG) fishery from the West regional delivery requirements at § 680.7(a)(2) and (a)(4). All eligible contract signatories must submit one completed copy of the application form. The application must be submitted to NMFS using one of the following methods:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Mail:</E> Regional Administrator, c/o Restricted Access Management Program, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; or</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Fax:</E> 907-586-7354; or</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Hand delivery or carrier:</E> NMFS, Room 713, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application form.</E> The application form is available on the NMFS Alaska region Web site (<E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>) or from NMFS at the address in paragraph (o)(1)(i) of this section. All information fields on the application form must be accurately completed, including—</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Identification of eligible contract signatories.</E> Full name of each eligible contract signatory; NMFS person ID; and appropriate information that documents the signatories meet the requirements. If the application is completed by an individual who is the authorized representative, then documentation demonstrating the authorization must accompany the application. Eligible contract signatories are—</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">QS holders:</E> Any person that holds in excess of 20 percent of the West designated WAG QS at the time the contract was signed, or their authorized representative.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">PQS holders:</E> Any person that holds in excess of 20 percent of the West designated WAG PQS at the time the contract was signed, or their authorized representative.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Municipalities:</E> designated officials from both the City of Adak and the City of Atka or an authorized representative.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Affidavit affirming master contract has been signed.</E> Each eligible contract signatory, as described in paragraph (o)(2)(i) of this section, must sign and date an Affidavit affirming that a master contract has been signed to authorize the completion of the application to request that NMFS exempt West designated IFQ and West designated IPQ for the WAG fishery from the West regional delivery requirements. The eligible contract signatories must affirm on the Affidavit that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Effective date.</E> A completed application must be approved by NMFS before any person may use WAG IFQ or IPQ with a West regional designation outside of the West region during a crab fishing year. If approved, the effective date of the exemption is the date the application was approved by NMFS. Any delivery of WAG IFQ or IPQ with a West regional designation <PRTPAGE P="917"/>outside of the West region prior to the effective date of the exemption is prohibited under § 680.7(a)(2) and (a)(4).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Duration.</E> An exemption from West regional delivery requirements is only valid for the remainder of the crab fishing year during which the application was approved by NMFS. The exemption expires at the end of the crab fishing year (June 30).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Approval</E>—(i) NMFS will approve a completed application for the exemption from Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab West regional delivery requirements if all eligible contract signatories meet the requirements specified in paragraph (o)(2)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will not consider an application to have been received if the applicant cannot provide objective written evidence that NMFS Alaska Region received it.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS approval of an annual exemption from the Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab West regional delivery requirements will be made publicly available at the NMFS Web site at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.</E> </P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 32864, June 7, 2006; 73 FR 29982, May 23, 2008; 73 FR 76189, Dec. 15, 2008; 76 FR 35785, June 20, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Recordkeeping and reporting (R&R).</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">Recording and reporting crab.</E> Any CR crab harvested that is retained must be recorded and reported.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> (i) The participants in the CR fisheries are responsible for complying with the following R&R requirements:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s60,r60,xs50" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Recordkeeping and reporting report</CHED> <CHED H="1">Person responsible</CHED> <CHED H="1">Reference</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) Longline and pot gear catcher vessel daily fishing logbook</ENT> <ENT>Owner and operator of vessel</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(c)(1).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) Longline and pot gear catcher/processor daily cumulative production logbook</ENT> <ENT>Owner and operator of vessel</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(c)(1).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) Product Transfer Report (PTR)</ENT> <ENT>Owner and operator of catcher/processor; Owner and manager of shoreside processor or SFCP; RCR</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(g).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) U.S. Vessel Activity Report (VAR)</ENT> <ENT>Owner and operator of vessel</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(k).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(E) Transhipment Authorization</ENT> <ENT>Owner and operator of a catcher/processor; RCR</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(l)(3).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(F) IFQ Departure Report</ENT> <ENT>Owner and operator of vessel</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(l)(4).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(G) CR Crab Landing Report</ENT> <ENT>RCR</ENT> <ENT>§ 679.5(e)</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(H) [Reserved]</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(I) Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO) Annual Report for an Eligible Crab Community (ECC)</ENT> <ENT>ECCO</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.5(f).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(J) RCR Fee Submission Form</ENT> <ENT>RCR</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.5(g).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(K) Crab Economic Data Report (EDR)</ENT> <ENT>Owners or leaseholders of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, shoreside processor, or SFCP</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.6.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(L) CR RCR Ex vessel Volume and Value Report</ENT> <ENT>RCR</ENT> <ENT>§ 680.5(m)</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) <E T="03">Representative.</E> Designation of a representative to complete R&R requirements does not relieve the person(s) responsible for compliance from ensuring compliance with this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Submittal of information.</E> A person must submit to NMFS all information, records, and reports required in this section in English and in a legible, timely, and accurate manner, based on A.l.t.; if handwritten or typed, in indelible ink.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Alteration of records.</E> A person may not alter or change any entry or record submitted to NMFS, except that an inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect entry or record may be corrected after notifying the Regional Administrator at the address and facsimile number listed on each form, or as provided the opportunity on the Internet.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Inspection of records.</E> A person responsible for R&R under paragraph (a)(2) of this section must make available for inspection all reports, forms, scale receipts, and CR crab landing report receipts upon the request of an authorized officer for the time periods indicated in paragraph (a)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Retention of records.</E> A person responsible for R&R under paragraph <PRTPAGE P="918"/>(a)(2) of this section must retain all reports and receipts as follows:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">On site.</E> Until the end of the crab fishing year during which the records were made and for as long thereafter as crab or crab products recorded in the records are retained onboard the vessel or on site at the facility; and</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">For 3 years.</E> For 3 years after the end of the crab fishing year during which the records were made.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Landing verification and inspection.</E> Each CR crab landing and all crab retained on board the vessel making a CR crab landing are subject to verification and inspection by authorized officers.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Sampling.</E> Each CR crab landing and all crab retained onboard a vessel making a CR crab landing are subject to sampling by authorized officers and observers.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">IFQ crab landings</E>—(1) <E T="03">Landing reports.</E> See § 679.5(e) of this chapter.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Properly debited landing.</E> All landed crab catch must be weighed, reported, and debited from the appropriate IFQ account under which the catch was harvested, and IPQ account under which it was received, as appropriate (see § 679.5(e) of this chapter).</P> <P>(c)-(e) [Reserved]</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">ECCO Annual Report.</E> (1) Annually by June 30, each ECCO must submit a complete annual report on its crab QS activity for the prior crab fishing year for each ECC represented by the ECCO. The ECCO must submit a copy of the annual report to the governing body of each community represented by the ECCO and to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, Alaska Region; P.O. Box 21668; Juneau, AK 99802.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Contents of ECCO Annual Report.</E> A complete annual report must include the following information for the crab IFQ derived from the QS held by the ECCO:</P> <P>(i) Name, ADF&G vessel registration number, USCG documentation number, and Federal crab vessel permit of each vessel from which the crab IFQ was harvested;</P> <P>(ii) Name and business addresses of individuals employed as crew members when fishing the crab IFQ;</P> <P>(iii) Criteria used by the ECCO to distribute crab IFQ leases among eligible community residents;</P> <P>(iv) Description of efforts made to ensure that crab IFQ lessees employ crew members who are eligible community residents of the ECC aboard vessels on which crab IFQ derived from QS held by a ECCO is being fished;</P> <P>(v) Description of the process used to solicit lease applications from eligible community residents of the ECC on whose behalf the ECCO is holding QS;</P> <P>(vi) Names and business addresses and amount of crab IFQ requested by each individual applying to receive crab IFQ from the ECCO;</P> <P>(vii) Any changes in the bylaws of the ECCO, board of directors, or other key management personnel;</P> <P>(viii) Copies of minutes, bylaw changes, motions, and other relevant decision making documents from ECCO board meetings.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">RCR fee submission form</E> (See § 680.44). (1) <E T="03">Applicability</E>. An RCR or the RCR's authorized representative, who receives any CR crab pursuant to § 680.44 must submit to NMFS online a complete RCR fee form as instructed on the form at NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Due date and submittal</E>. The reporting period of the RCR fee submission shall be the crab fishing year. An RCR must submit any crab cost recovery fee liability payment(s) and the RCR fee submission form to NMFS online not later than July 31 following the crab fishing year in which the CR crab landings were made.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Required information.</E> An RCR must accurately record on the RCR fee submission form the following information:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Identification of the RCR.</E> Enter the printed full name, NMFS person ID, RCR permit number, social security number or Federal tax identification number of the RCR. Enter the permanent or temporary business mailing address (indicate whether permanent or temporary), and the business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Signature of applicant.</E> Enter printed name and signature of applicant and date signed. If authorized representative, attach authorization to application.<PRTPAGE P="919"/> </P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Method of Payment (see § 680.44 (a)(4)).</E> The RCR must select the method of payment for fees; whether by personal check, bank certified check (cashier's check), money order, or credit card. If by credit card, the RCR must select the type of credit card and enter the card number, expiration date, amount of payment, name as printed on the card, signature of the card holder, and date of signature.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Product transfer report.</E> (See § 679.5(g).)</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">U.S. Vessel activity report (VAR).</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 679.5(k).)</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Transshipment authorization.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 679.5(l)(3).)</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">IFQ departure report.</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 679.5(l)(4).)</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Catcher vessel longline and pot daily fishing logbook (DFL) and catcher/processor daily cumulative production logbook (DCPL).</E> (<E T="03">See</E> § 679.5 (c)).</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">CR Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> An RCR that also operates as a shoreside processor or stationary floating crab processor and receives and purchases landings of CR crab must submit annually to NMFS a complete CR RCR Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report, as described in this paragraph (m), for each reporting period in which the RCR receives CR crab.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Reporting period.</E> The reporting period of the CR RCR Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report shall extend from August 15 through April 30 of the following year, inclusive.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Due date.</E> A complete CR RCR Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report must be received by the Regional Administrator not later than May 15 of the reporting period in which the RCR received the CR crab.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Information required.</E> The RCR must log in to <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E> using the RCR's password and NMFS person ID to submit a CR RCR Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report. The NMFS software autofills the RCR name. The User must review the autofilled cells to ensure that they are accurate. The RCR must enter the information in paragraphs (m)(4)(i) through (iv) of this section for a complete CR RCR Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report for priced crab delivered raw:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">RCR identification.</E> (A) RCR permit number.</P> <P>(B) Landing month.</P> <P>(C) Port (location of facility or vessel).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CR crab program</E> (e.g., IFQ, CDQ, ADAK).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CR crab pounds purchased and ex-vessel value.</E> Enter for each program, fishery, species, and month.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Pounds purchased.</E> The total CR crab pounds purchased by fishery and species for each month.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Ex-vessel value paid.</E> The total gross ex-vessel value paid for raw CR crab pounds before any deductions are made for goods and services provided to the CR crab harvesters. The gross value includes all value paid in any form (e.g., dollars, goods, services, bait, ice, fuel, repairs, machinery replacement, etc.), and any retro payments paid for crab in paragraph (m)(4)(iii)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Certification.</E> By using the RCR NMFS ID and password and submitting the report, the RCR certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Submittal.</E> The RCR must complete and submit online by electronic submission to NMFS the CR Registered Crab Receiver Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report available at <E T="03">https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 70 FR 75421, Dec. 20, 2005; 73 FR 76189, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 51519, Oct. 7, 2009; 75 FR 56486, Sept. 16, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crab economic data report (EDR).</SUBJECT> <P>Persons participating in the CR crab fisheries are required to submit the EDRs described in this section for various permit applications to be considered complete. Use these tables to complete the EDRs described in this section: Table 1, Crab Rationalization (CR) Fisheries; Table 2, Crab Species Codes; Table 3c, Crab Product Codes for the EDRs; Table 4, Crab Process Codes; Table 5, Crab Size Codes; and Table 6, Crab Grade Codes.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Catcher vessel historical EDR.</E> (1) NMFS will select catcher vessels from <PRTPAGE P="920"/>a list of known catcher vessels, as determined by NMFS, that made at least one landing from fisheries listed in Table 1 to this part between January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2004, and will publish a <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice identifying vessels whose existing or former owners and leaseholders are required to submit an EDR, as follows:</P> <P>(i) Owners or leaseholders of catcher vessels that participated in the BSAI crab fisheries between January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2004, and have received an allocation of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ.</P> <P>(ii) Owners or leaseholders of catcher vessels that participated in the BSAI crab fisheries between January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2004, that did not qualify for and receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ, but were participants at any time since January 23, 2004, in the BSAI crab fisheries.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limit.</E> The owner or leaseholder of the identified vessels must submit the historical EDR to the DCA 90 days after the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notice notifying owners or leaseholders, to the address provided on the form.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting a catcher vessel historical EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you were . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The catcher vessel owner as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>(A) You harvested BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(B) of this section and were notified by NMFS to submit an EDR for selected years</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was harvested.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one harvested BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(B) of this section and you were notified by NMFS to submit an EDR for selected years</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased the vessel to another party, and harvested no BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(B) of this section and were notified by NMFS to submit an EDR for selected years</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, business address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the vessel during the NMFS-selected years.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased the vessel for a portion of the year to another party, but harvested some BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(B) of this section and were notified by NMFS to submit an EDR for selected years</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was harvested.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, business address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the vessel during the NMFS-selected years.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You harvested BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(B) of this section vessel and were notified by NMFS to submit an EDR for selected years</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was harvested.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that they meet the conditions exempting them from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages (see paragraph (a)(3) of this section).</P> <P>(ii) The owner, leaseholder, or designated representative must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year for which the vessel must submit the EDR;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessel information.</E> Vessel name, USCG documentation number, ADF&G vessel registration number, crab LLP license number(s), current estimated market value of vessel and <PRTPAGE P="921"/>equipment, and replacement value of vessel and equipment.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing this report.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(C) of this section is the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI Crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, ADF&G Fish ticket number(s), number of days at sea, average crew size (including captain), and number of pots lost (if applicable).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab sales gross revenue.</E> CR fishery code, pounds sold, and gross revenue.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CDQ crab lease costs.</E> CR fishery code, pounds leased, and total cost of lease. If you did not participate in CDQ fisheries, indicate N/A.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Crab harvesting labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew earning shares (excluding captain), total crew share payment, and captain's share payment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">BSAI crab crew residence.</E> For employees that participated in BSAI crab harvesting, record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location, as follows:</P> <P>(A) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence.</P> <P>(B) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence.</P> <P>(C) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific vessel costs.</E> For the fishing year being reported, record insurance premiums (for hull, property and indemnity, and pollution), insurance deductible fees, quantity and cost of pots purchased, line, and other crab fishing gear purchases, pounds and cost of bait by species, gallons and cost of fuel, cost of lubrication and hydraulic fluids, cost of food and provisions for crew, other crew costs, freight costs of supplies shipped to you for the vessel, freight costs for landed crab, storage, observer costs, fish taxes, and other crab-specific costs.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Vessel-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all fishing activities. Indicate capitalized expenditures for vessel, gear and equipment; repair and maintenance (R&M) expenses for vessel, gear and equipment; and other vessel-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Labor payment details.</E> (A) Indicate with an “X” in the appropriate column whether the following expenses were deducted, directly charged, or not deducted or directly charged from the total revenue before calculating the crew payments in BSAI fisheries: fuel and lubrication, food and provisions, bait, fish tax, observer costs, CDQ fish, freight, gear loss, and other (specify).</P> <P>(B) Indicate percentage of the net share that was applied to boat share and crew share (including captain).</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total days at sea, gross revenue, round pounds caught (excluding discards), and labor costs for your fishing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).<PRTPAGE P="922"/> </P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Catcher vessel annual EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> On or before June 28 of each year, any owner or leaseholder of a catcher vessel that landed crab from a CR fishery must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for annual data for the previous calendar year. For the year 2005, the annual EDR is due on or before June 28, 2006.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting a catcher vessel annual EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you are . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The catcher vessel owner</ENT> <ENT>(A) You harvested BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one harvested BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this year</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased the vessel to another party, and harvested no BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the vessel during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased the vessel for a portion of the year to another party, but harvested some BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the vessel during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder</ENT> <ENT>You harvested BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(B) of this section vessel during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that they meet the conditions exempting them from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages.</P> <P>(ii) The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year of reporting year;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher vessel information.</E> Catcher vessel name, USCG documentation number, ADF&G vessel registration number, Federal crab vessel permit number, crab LLP license number(s), current estimated market value of vessel and equipment, and replacement value of vessel and equipment;</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available);</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing this report.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (b)(3)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and<PRTPAGE P="923"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI Crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, ADF&G Fish ticket number(s), number of days at sea, average crew size (including captain), and number of pots lost (if applicable).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab sales, gross revenue.</E> CR fishery code, species code, pounds sold, and gross revenue;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CDQ and IFQ crab leases.</E> CR fishery code, species code, pounds leased, and total cost of leasing the quota. If you did not participate in CDQ or IFQ fisheries, indicate N/A.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Crab harvesting labor costs</E>—(A) <E T="03">Standard crew payment (shares) for non-IFQ crew and/or captains.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew earning shares, total crew share payment, and captain's share payment;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Payments to IFQ-holding crew and/or captains.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew contributing IFQ shares, pounds of IFQ contributed by crew, total payment to crew for IFQ and shares (for all crab caught, and residual profit on their IFQ), pounds of IFQ contributed by captain, and payment to captain for IFQ and shares (for all fish caught, and residual profit on their IFQ);</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">BSAI crab crew residence</E>—(A) <E T="03">Employees with crew license.</E> Record the Alaska Commercial Crew license number or the State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) gear operator permit number, and location of crew residence (city and state);</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Employees without crew license.</E> Record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific vessel costs.</E> Insurance premiums (hull, property and indemnity, and pollution), insurance deductible fees, pots purchased, line and other gear purchases, pounds and cost of bait by species, gallons and cost of fuel, lubrication and hydraulic fluids, food and provisions for crew, other crew costs, freight costs of supplies shipped to you for the vessel, freight costs for landed crab, storage, observer costs, fish taxes, other crab-specific costs (specify), and fishing cooperative costs.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Vessel-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all fishing activities. Indicate capitalized expenditures for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where purchased); R&M expenses for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where repairs were made); and other vessel-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Labor payment details.</E> (A) Indicate with an “X” in the appropriate column whether the following expenses were deducted, directly charged, or not deducted or directly charged from the total revenue before calculating the crew payments in BSAI crab fisheries: fuel and lubrication, food and provisions, bait, fish tax, observer costs, CDQ fish, IFQ leases, freight, gear loss, and other (specify);</P> <P>(B) Indicate percentage of the net share that is applied to boat share and crew share (including captain).</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total days at sea, gross revenue, round pounds caught (excluding discards), and labor costs for your fishing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Catcher/processor historical EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> Any owner or leaseholder of a catcher/processor that harvested or processed BSAI crab in the calendar years 1998, 2001, or 2004 must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for historical data for each of the specified calendar years, if they:</P> <P>(i) Received an allocation of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ under this program;<PRTPAGE P="924"/> </P> <P>(ii) Did not qualify for and receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ, but are participants at any time since January 23, 2004, in the BSAI crab fisheries.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limit.</E> Any owner or leaseholder of the catcher/processor described in paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section must submit the historical EDR to the DCA by June 30, 2005, at the address provided on the form.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting a catcher/processor historical EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you were . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The catcher/processor owner described in paragraph of this section</ENT> <ENT>(A) You processed BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one processed BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages for each year that no one processed BSAI crab.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased your catcher/processor to another party, and processed no BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, business address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the catcher/processor during 1998, 2001, or 2004.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased your catcher/processor for a portion of the year to another party, but processed some BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, business address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the catcher/processor during 1998, 2001, or 2004.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You processed BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification page either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> If the owner or leaseholder did not process BSAI crab in 1998, 2001, or 2004, he or she must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that he or she meets the conditions exempting him or her from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages, for each year of 1998, 2001, or 2004 that this applies.</P> <P>(ii) The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages;</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year corresponding to 1998, 2001, or 2004;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor information.</E> Catcher/processor name, USCG documentation number, ADF&G processor code, crab LLP license number(s), current estimated market value of vessel and equipment, and replacement value of vessel and equipment.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.<PRTPAGE P="925"/> </P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing this report.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code; dates covered (beginning and ending day, month and year); number of days at sea; number of crab processing days, and number of pots lost (if applicable).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">BSAI crab production.</E> CR fishery code, raw crab pounds, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and whether custom processed (yes or no).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Crab harvesting labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew earning shares, total crew share payment, and captain's share payment.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Crab processing labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew with pay determined by processing work, average number of crab processing positions, and total processing labor payment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">BSAI crab crew residence.</E> For employees that participated in BSAI crab harvesting and processing, record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location, as follows:</P> <P>(A) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence;</P> <P>(B) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence;</P> <P>(C) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence;</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for you.</E> CR fishery code, raw crab pounds supplied to custom processors, raw crab pounds purchased from custom processors, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and processing fee.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Raw crab purchases from delivering vessels.</E> CR fishery code, crab size, crab grade, raw crab pounds purchased, and gross payment.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">CDQ Crab Costs (leases).</E> CR fishery code, pounds leased, and total cost. If you did not participate in CDQ or IFQ fisheries, indicate N/A.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Annual BSAI crab sales.</E> Record the following information on crab sales to affiliated entities and to unaffiliated entities: species code, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and FOB Alaska Revenues.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific vessel costs.</E> Insurance premiums (hull, property and indemnity, and pollution); insurance deductible fees; total of fisheries taxes which includes the Alaska fisheries business tax, Alaska fisheries resource landing tax, SMAA taxes, and other local sales tax on raw fish; pots purchased (quantity and cost); line and other crab fishing gear purchases; bait (by each CR fishery code, species, pounds and cost); fuel (by CR fishery code, gallons and cost); lubrication and hydraulic fluids; food and provisions for crew; other crew costs; processing and packaging materials, equipment and supplies; re-packing costs, broker fees and promotions for BSAI crab sales (by CR fishery code); observer costs (by CR fishery code); freight costs for supplies to the vessel; freight and handling costs for processed crab products from the vessel; product storage; gear storage; and other crab-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Vessel-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all fishing activities. Indicate capitalized expenditures for vessel, gear and equipment; R&M expenses for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where repairs were made); number of employees and salaries for foremen, managers, and other employees not included in direct labor costs; and other vessel-specific costs (specify).<PRTPAGE P="926"/> </P> <P>(xii) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing performed for others.</E> CR Fishery code, product code, process code, and processing revenue.</P> <P>(xiii) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total processing days, total days at sea, gross revenue, finished pounds processed, round pounds caught (excluding discards), and labor costs for your fishing and processing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(xiv) <E T="03">Labor payment details.</E> (A) Indicate with an “X” in the appropriate column whether the following expenses were deducted, directly charged, or not deducted or directly charged from the total revenue before calculating the crew payments in BSAI fisheries: fuel and lubrication, food and provisions, bait, fish tax, observer costs, CDQ fish, freight, gear loss, and other (specify).</P> <P>(B) Indicate percentage of the net share that was applied to boat share and harvesting crew share (including captain).</P> <P>(C) If processing workers were paid on a share system, indicate percentage of the net share (if applicable) that was applied to processing workers based on product value or net share.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Catcher/processor annual EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> On or before June 28 of each year, any owner or leaseholder of a catcher/processor that landed or processed crab from a CR fishery must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for annual data for the previous calendar year. For the year 2005, the annual EDR is due on or before June 28, 2006.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting a catcher/processor annual EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you are . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The catcher/processor owner</ENT> <ENT>(A) You processed BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (d)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one processed BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (d)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased all of your IPQ to another party, and processed no BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (d)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the IPQ during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased portions of your IPQ to another party, but processed some BSAI crab in the vessel described at paragraph (d)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(1) Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the IPQ during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You processed BSAI crab in the described in vessel described at paragraph paragraph (d)(3)(ii)(B) of this section this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that they meet the conditions exempting them from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages.</P> <P>(ii) The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year for the reporting year;<PRTPAGE P="927"/> </P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Catcher/processor information.</E> Catcher/processor name, USCG documentation number, ADF&G processor code, RCR permit number, crab LLP license number(s), current estimated market value of vessel and equipment, and replacement value of vessel and equipment.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing this report.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (d)(3)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI Crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, dates covered (beginning and ending day, month and year), number of days at sea, number of crab processing days, and number of pots lost (if applicable).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">BSAI crab production.</E> CR fishery code, species code, raw crab pounds, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and whether custom processed (Yes or No).</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Harvesting labor costs.</E> Record the following information for crew if they harvest crab only, or harvest and process crab.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Standard crew payment (shares) for non-IFQ contributing crew and/or captains.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew earning shares, total crew share payment, and captain's share payment.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Payments to IFQ-holding crew and/or captains.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew contributing IFQ shares, pounds of IFQ contributed by crew, total payment to crew for IFQ and shares, pounds of IFQ contributed by captain, and payment to captain for IFQ and shares.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Crab processing labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, number of crew with pay determined by processing work, average number of crab processing positions, and total processing labor payment.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">BSAI crab crew residence</E>—(A) <E T="03">Employees with crew license.</E> Record the Alaska Commercial Crew license number or the State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) gear operator permit number, and location of crew residence (city and state);</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Employees without crew license.</E> Record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location as follows:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for you.</E> CR fishery code, species code, raw crab pounds supplied to custom processors, raw crab pounds purchased from custom processors, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and processing fee.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Raw crab purchases from delivering vessels.</E> CR fishery code, species code, crab size, crab grade, raw crab pounds purchased, and gross payment.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">CDQ and IFQ crab costs (leases).</E> For CDQ and IFQ leases enter CR fishery code, species code, pounds leased, and total cost. If you did not participate in CDQ or IFQ fisheries, indicate N/A.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Annual BSAI crab sales.</E> For affiliated entities and unaffiliated entities <PRTPAGE P="928"/>enter species code, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and FOB Alaska Revenues.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific vessel costs.</E> Insurance premiums (hull, property and indemnity, and pollution); insurance deductible fees; total of fisheries taxes which include the Alaska fisheries business tax, Alaska fisheries resource landing tax, SMAA taxes, and other local sales tax on raw fish; pots purchased by city and state (quantity and cost); line and other crab fishing gear purchases by city, state, and cost; bait (by each CR fishery code by city and state, species, pounds, and cost); fuel in gallons and cost by CR fishery code, city and state; lubrication and hydraulic fluids by city and state; food and provisions for crew; other crew costs; processing and packaging materials, equipment and supplies by city and state; re-packing costs; broker fees and promotions for BSAI crab sales (by CR fishery code); observer costs (by CR fishery code); freight costs for products to the vessel; freight and handling costs for processed crab products from the vessel; product storage; gear storage; other crab-specific costs (specify), and fishing cooperative costs.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Vessel-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all fishing activities. Indicate capitalized expenditures for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where purchased); R&M expenses for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where repairs were made); number of employees and salaries for foremen, managers and other employees not included in direct labor costs; and other vessel-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(xii) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing performed for others.</E> CR fishery code, species code, product code, process code, and processing revenue.</P> <P>(xiii) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total processing days, total days at sea, gross revenue, finished pounds processed, round pounds caught (excluding discards), and labor costs for your fishing and processing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(xiv) <E T="03">Labor payment details.</E> (A) Indicate with an “X” in the appropriate column whether the following expenses were deducted, directly charged, or not deducted or directly charged from the total revenue before calculating the crew payments in BSAI fisheries: fuel and lubrication, food and provisions, bait, fish tax, observer costs, CDQ fish, IFQ leases, freight, gear loss, and other (specify).</P> <P>(B) Indicate percentage of the net share that is applied to boat share and harvesting crew share (including captain).</P> <P>(C) If processing workers are paid on a share system, indicate percentage of the net share (if applicable) that is applied to processing workers based on product value or net share.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Stationary floating crab processor (SFCP) historical EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> Any owner or leaseholder of an SFCP that processed CR crab in the calendar years 1998, 2001, or 2004 must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for historical data for each of the specified calendar years, if they:</P> <P>(i) Received an allocation of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ under this program;</P> <P>(ii) Did not qualify for and receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ, but are participants at any time since January 23, 2004, in the BSAI crab fisheries.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limit.</E> Any owner or leaseholder of the SFCP described in paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this section must submit the historical EDR to the DCA by June 30, 2005, at the address provided on the form.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting an SFCP historical EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:<PRTPAGE P="929"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you were . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The SFCP owner described in paragraph (e)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>(A) You processed BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one processed BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, 2004</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages for each year that no one processed BSAI crab.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased your SFCP to another party, and processed no BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the SFCP during 1998, 2001, or 2004.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased your SFCP a portion of the time to another party, but processed some BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the SFCP during 1998, 2001, or 2004.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder described in paragraph (e)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You operated the SFCP described at paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(B) of this section and processed some BSAI crab during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> If the owner or leaseholder did not process BSAI crab in 1998, 2001, or 2004, he or she must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that he or she meets the conditions exempting him or her from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages, for each year of 1998, 2001, or 2004 that this applies.</P> <P>(ii) The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar years corresponding to 1998, 2001, or 2004;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">SFCP information.</E> SFCP name, USCG documentation number, ADF&G processor code, current estimated market value of vessel and equipment, and replacement value of vessel and equipment.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative, who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR, and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing this report.</E> (1) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (e)(4)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI Crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, <PRTPAGE P="930"/>number of crab processing days, dates covered (beginning and ending day, month and year), raw crab pounds purchased, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and whether custom processed (Yes or No).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab processing labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, average number of crab positions, total man-hours, and total labor payment.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI Crab crew residence.</E> For employees that participated in BSAI crab processing, record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location, as follows:</P> <P>(A) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence.</P> <P>(B) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence.</P> <P>(C) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for you.</E> CR fishery code, raw crab pounds supplied to custom processors, raw crab pounds purchased from custom processors, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and processing fee.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Raw crab purchases from delivering vessels.</E> CR fishery code, crab size, crab grade, raw crab pounds purchased, and gross payment.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Annual BSAI crab sales.</E> Record the following information on crab sales to affiliated entities and to unaffiliated entities: species code, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and FOB Alaska Revenues.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific vessel data.</E> Total of fisheries taxes which include the Alaska fisheries business tax, SMAA taxes, and other local sales tax on raw fish; processing and packaging materials, equipment, and supplies; food and provisions; other costs for direct crab labor; insurance deductible fees; re-packing costs; broker fees and promotions for BSAI crab sales (by CR fishery code); observer costs (by CR fishery code); freight costs for supplies to the vessel; freight and handling costs for processed crab products from the vessel; product storage; and other crab-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Vessel-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all fishing activities. Indicate capitalized expenditures for vessel, gear and equipment; R&M expenses for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where repairs were made); number of employees and salaries for foremen, managers and other employees not included in direct labor costs; and other vessel-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing performed for others.</E> CR fishery code, product code, process code, and processing revenue.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total processing days, gross revenue, finished pounds processed, and processing labor costs for your fishing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Stationary floating crab processor (SFCP) annual EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> On or before June 28 of each year, any owner or leaseholder of an SFCP that processed crab from a CR fishery must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for annual data for the previous calendar year. For the year 2005, the annual EDR is due on or before June 28, 2006.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting an SFCP annual EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you are . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The SFCP owner</ENT> <ENT>(A) You processed BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one processed BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="931"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased all of your IPQ to another party and processed no BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the IPQ during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased a portion of your IPQ to another party, but processed some BSAI crab in the SFCP described at paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(2) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the IPQ during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder described in paragraph (f)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You operated the SFCP described at paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(B) of this section and processed some BSAI crab during this paragraph calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that they meet the conditions exempting them from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages (see paragraph (e)(2) of this section).</P> <P>(ii) The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year of the reporting year;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">SFCP information.</E> SFCP name, USCG documentation number, ADF&G processor code, RCR permit number, current estimated market value of vessel and equipment, and replacement value of vessel and equipment.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing the report.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI Crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, number of crab processing days, dates covered (beginning and ending day, month and year), raw crab pounds purchased, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and whether custom processed (Yes or No).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab processing labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, average number of crab processing positions, total man-hours, and total processing labor payment.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI Crab employee residence.</E> For employees that participated in BSAI crab processing, record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location, as follows:<PRTPAGE P="932"/> </P> <P>(A) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence.</P> <P>(B) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence.</P> <P>(C) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for you.</E> CR fishery code, species code, raw crab pounds supplied to custom processors, raw crab pounds purchased from custom processors, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and processing fee.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Raw crab purchases from delivering vessels.</E> CR fishery code, species code, crab size, crab grade, raw crab pounds purchased, and gross payment.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Annual BSAI crab sales.</E> For affiliated entities and unaffiliated entities enter species code, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and FOB Alaska Revenues.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific vessel costs.</E> Total of fisheries taxes which includes the Alaska fisheries business tax, SMAA taxes, and other local sales tax on raw fish; processing and packaging materials, equipment and supplies by city and state; food and provisions; other costs for direct crab labor; insurance deductible fees; re-packing costs; broker fees and promotions for BSAI crab sales (by CR fishery code); observer costs (by CR fishery code); freight costs for supplies to the vessel; freight and handling costs for processed crab products from the vessel; product storage; and other crab-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Vessel-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all fishing activities. Indicate fuel, electricity, lubrication and hydraulic fluids; capitalized expenditures for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where purchased); R&M for vessel, gear and equipment (city and state where repairs were made); number of employees and salaries for foremen, managers and other employees not included in direct labor costs; and other vessel-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing performed for others.</E> CR fishery code, species code, product code, process code, and processing revenue.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total processing days, gross revenue, finished pounds processed, and labor costs for your fishing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Shoreside processor historical EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> Any owner or leaseholder of a shoreside processor who processed CR crab in the calendar years 1998, 2001, or 2004 must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for historical data for each of the specified calendar years, if they:</P> <P>(i) Received an allocation of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ under this Program;</P> <P>(ii) Did not qualify for and receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ, but are participants at any time since January 23, 2004, in the BSAI crab fisheries.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Time limit.</E> Any owner or leaseholder of the shoreside processor described in paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(B) of this section must submit the historical EDR to the DCA by June 30, 2005, at the address provided on the form.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting a shoreside processor historical EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you are . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The shoreside processor owner described in paragraph (g)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>(A) You processed BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one processed BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages for each year that no one processed BSAI crab.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="933"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased your shoreside processor to another party, and processed no BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the shoreside processor during 1998, 2001, or 2004.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased your shoreside processor for a portion of the time to another party, but processed some BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(B) of this section during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the shoreside processor during 1998, 2001, or 2004.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder described in paragraph (g)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You operated the plant described at (g)(4)(ii)(B) of this section and processed some BSAI crab during 1998, 2001, or 2004</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR for each year that BSAI crab was processed.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> If the owner or leaseholder did not process BSAI crab in 1998, 2001, or 2004, he or she must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that he or she meets the conditions exempting him or her from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages for each year of 1998, 2001, or 2004 that this applies;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Required information.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar years corresponding to 1998, 2001, or 2004;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Shoreside processor information.</E> Shoreside processor name, ADF&G processor code, physical location of land-based plant (street address, city, state, zip code), borough assessed value of plant and equipment, year assessed, and current estimated market value of plant and equipment;</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available);</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing the report.</E> (1) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing the report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (g)(4)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, number of crab processing days, dates covered (beginning and ending day, month and year), raw crab pounds purchased, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished <PRTPAGE P="934"/>pounds, and whether custom processed (Yes or No).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab processing labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, average number of crab processing positions, total man-hours, and total processing labor payment.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI Crab crew residence.</E> For employees that participated in BSAI crab processing, record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location, as follows:</P> <P>(A) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence.</P> <P>(B) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence.</P> <P>(C) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for you.</E> CR fishery code, raw crab pounds supplied to custom processors, raw crab pounds purchased from custom processors, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and processing fee.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Raw crab purchases from delivering vessels.</E> CR fishery code, crab size, crab grade, raw crab pounds purchased, and gross payment.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Annual BSAI crab sales.</E> For affiliated entities and unaffiliated entities enter species code, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and FOB Alaska Revenues.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific plant costs.</E> Total fisheries taxes which include the Alaska fisheries business tax, SMAA taxes, and other local sales tax on raw fish; processing and packaging materials, equipment and supplies; food and provisions; other costs for direct crab labor; insurance deductible fees; re-packing costs, broker fees and promotions for BSAI crab sales by CR fishery code; observer costs by CR fishery code; freight costs for supplies to the plant; freight and handling costs for processed crab products from the plant; product storage; water, sewer, and waste disposal; and other crab specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Plant-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all vessel activities: fuel, electricity, lubrication, and hydraulic fluids; capitalized expenditures for plant, and equipment; R&M for existing plant and equipment; number of employees and salaries for foremen, managers and other employees not included in direct labor costs; and other plant-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for others.</E> CR fishery code, product code, process code, and processing revenue.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total processing days, gross revenue, finished pounds processed, and labor costs for your fishing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Shoreside processor annual EDR</E>—(1) <E T="03">Requirement.</E> On or before June 28 of each year, any owner or leaseholder of a shoreside processor that processed crab from a CR fishery must submit to the DCA, at the address provided on the form, an EDR for annual data for the previous year. For the year 2005, the annual EDR is due on or before June 28, 2006.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Instructions.</E> Instructions for submitting a shoreside processor annual EDR and certification page are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s40,r120,r100" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1" O="L">If you are . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">And . . .</CHED> <CHED H="1" O="L">You must complete and submit . . .</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) The shoreside processor owner</ENT> <ENT>(A) You processed BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (h)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) No one processed BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (h)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) You leased all of your IPQ to another party, and processed no BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (h)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) EDR certification pages.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="935"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the IPQ during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) You leased portions of your IPQ to another party, but processed some BSAI crab in the plant described at paragraph (h)(3)(ii)(B) of this section during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>(<E T="03">1</E>) Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT O="xl"/> <ENT>(<E T="03">2</E>) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom you leased the IPQ during this calendar year.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) The leaseholder described in paragraph (h)(1) of this section</ENT> <ENT>You operated the plant described at paragraph (h)(3)(ii)(B) of this section and processed some BSAI crab during this calendar year</ENT> <ENT>Entire EDR.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) <E T="03">EDR certification pages.</E> (i) The owner or leaseholder must submit the EDR certification pages either:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">As part of the entire EDR.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages as part of the entire EDR and must attest to the accuracy and completion of the EDR by signing and dating the certification pages; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">As a separate document.</E> The owner or leaseholder must submit the completed EDR certification pages only, and must attest that they meet the conditions exempting them from submitting the EDR, by signing and dating the certification pages.</P> <P>(ii) The owner or leaseholder must submit the following information on the certification pages:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Calendar year of EDR.</E> Calendar year for the reporting year;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Shoreside processor information.</E> Shoreside processor name, RCR permit number, ADF&G processor code, physical location of land-based plant (street address, city, state, zip code), borough assessed value of plant and equipment, current estimated market value of plant and equipment, and year assessed.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Owner information.</E> Name of company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available);</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Designated representative.</E> Any owner or leaseholder may appoint a designated representative who is an individual for responding to questions on the EDR and must ensure that the designated representative complies with the regulations in this part. The designated representative is the primary contact person for the DCA on issues relating to data required in the EDR.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Person completing the report.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate whether the person completing this report is the owner, leaseholder, or designated representative;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the owner is the person completing this report, check the correct box. If the name and address of the owner provided in paragraph (h)(3)(ii)(C) of this section are the same as the name and address of the person completing the EDR, the information does not need to be repeated here; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of person, title, and business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">EDR.</E>The owner or leaseholder must record the following information on an EDR.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">BSAI Crab activity chart.</E> Complete a crab activity chart by entering the following information: CR fishery code, number of crab processing days, dates covered (beginning and ending day, month and year), raw crab pounds purchased, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and whether custom processed (Yes or No).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Crab processing labor costs.</E> CR fishery code, average number of crab processing positions, total man-hours, and total processing labor payment.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">BSAI Crab employee residence.</E> For employees that participated in BSAI crab processing, record the locations where they reside and the number of employees that are from each residential location, as follows:</P> <P>(A) If Alaska, enter primary city of residence.</P> <P>(B) If state other than Alaska, enter primary state of residence.<PRTPAGE P="936"/> </P> <P>(C) If country other than United States, enter primary country of residence.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing done for you.</E> CR fishery code, species code, raw crab pounds supplied to custom processors, raw crab pounds purchased from custom processors, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and processing fee.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Raw crab purchases from delivering vessels.</E> CR fishery code, species code, crab size, crab grade, raw crab pounds purchased, and gross payment.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Annual BSAI crab sales.</E> For affiliated entities and unaffiliated entities enter species code, product code, process code, crab size, crab grade, box size, finished pounds, and FOB Alaska Revenues.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">BSAI crab-specific plant costs.</E> Total of fisheries taxes which include the Alaska fisheries business tax, SMAA taxes, and other local sales tax on raw fish; processing and packaging materials, equipment and supplies by city and state; food and provisions; other costs for direct crab labor; insurance deductible fees; re-packing costs; broker fees and promotions for BSAI crab sales by CR fishery code; observer costs by CR fishery code; freight costs for supplies to the plant; freight and handling costs for processed crab products from the plant; product storage; water, sewer, and waste disposal; and other crab specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Plant-specific costs.</E> Record the total annual costs for each category. If the reported total cost is not exclusively for BSAI crab operations, place an “X” in the COST RELATED TO MORE THAN JUST CRAB FISHING column. The agency or contracted analyst will prorate this amount over all plant activities: fuel, electricity, lubrication, and hydraulic fluids; capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment by city and state; R&M for existing plant and equipment by city and state; number of employees and salaries for foremen, managers and other employees not included in direct labor costs; and other plant-specific costs (specify).</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">BSAI crab custom processing performed for others.</E> CR fishery code, species code, product code, process code, and processing revenue.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Annual totals for all fisheries.</E> For the calendar year, record the total processing days, gross revenue, finished pounds processed, and labor costs for your fishing activities in all fisheries in which you participated (crab, groundfish, etc.).</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Verification of data.</E> (1) The DCA shall conduct verification of information with the owner or leaseholder.</P> <P>(2) The owner or leaseholder must respond to inquiries by the DCA within 20 days of the date of issuance of the inquiry.</P> <P>(3) The owner or leaseholder must provide copies of additional data to facilitate verification by the DCA. The DCA auditor may review and request copies of additional data provided by the owner or leaseholder, including but not limited to: previously audited or reviewed financial statements, worksheets, tax returns, invoices, receipts, and other original documents substantiating the data.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">DCA authorization.</E> The DCA is authorized to request voluntary submission of economic data specified in this section from persons who are not required to submit an EDR under this section.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 71 FR 38114, July 5, 2006]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Receiving and processing CR crab.</E> (1) Process any CR crab that has not been weighed by an RCR on:</P> <P>(i) A scale approved by the State in which the RCR is located and that meets the requirements described in § 680.23(f); or</P> <P>(ii) Onboard a catcher/processor RCR on a scale approved by NMFS as described in § 680.23(e).</P> <P>(2) Receive CR crab harvested under an IFQ permit in any region other than the region for which the IFQ permit is designated, unless deliveries of West designated WAG IFQ are received pursuant to a NMFS-approved exemption <PRTPAGE P="937"/>from the regional delivery requirements, as described under § 680.4(o).</P> <P>(3) Use IPQ on board a vessel outside of the territorial sea or internal waters of the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(4) Use IPQ in any region other than the region for which the IPQ is designated, unless West designated WAG IPQ is used pursuant to a NMFS-approved exemption from the regional delivery requirements, as described under § 680.4(o).</P> <P>(5) Receive any crab harvested under a Class A IFQ permit in excess of the total amount of unused IPQ held by the RCR in a crab QS fishery unless that RCR subsequently receives unused IPQ by transfer as described under § 680.41 that is at least equal to the amount of all Class A IFQ received by that RCR in that crab QS fishery before the end of the crab fishing year for which an IPQ permit was issued.</P> <P>(6) Receive crab harvested under a Class B IFQ permit on a vessel if that vessel was used to harvest and process any crab in that crab QS fishery during the same crab fishing season.</P> <P>(7) For an IPQ holder to use more IPQ crab than the maximum amount of IPQ that may be held by that person. Use of IPQ includes all IPQ held by that person, and all IPQ crab that are received by any RCR at any shoreside crab processor or stationary floating crab processor in which that IPQ holder has a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest unless that IPQ crab meets the requirements described in § 680.42(b)(7).</P> <P>(8) For a shoreside crab processor or stationary floating crab processor that does not have at least one owner with a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest who also holds IPQ in that crab QS fishery, to be used to receive in excess of 30 percent of the IPQ issued for that crab fishery unless that IPQ crab meets the requirements described in § 680.42(b)(7).</P> <P>(9) For any shoreside crab processor or stationary floating crab processor east of 174 degrees west longitude to process more than 60 percent of the IPQ issued in the EAG or WAI crab QS fisheries.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Landing CR crab.</E> (1) Remove retained and unprocessed CR crab from a vessel at any location other than to an RCR operating under an approved catch monitoring plan as described in § 680.23(g) unless that crab is accompanied by a signed landing receipt showing the crab was properly landed.</P> <P>(2) Remove any CR crab processed at sea from any vessel before completing a landing report, as defined at § 680.5(c), for all such CR crab onboard.</P> <P>(3) Resume fishing for CR crab or take CR crab on board a vessel once a landing has commenced and until all CR crab are landed.</P> <P>(4) Fail to remove all processed crab harvested under a CPO or a CPC IFQ permit to an onshore location within the United States, accessible by road or regularly scheduled air service, and to weigh that crab product on a scale approved by the State in which the crab is weighed.</P> <P>(5) Make an IFQ crab landing except by an individual who holds either a crab IFQ permit or a crab IFQ hired master permit issued under § 680.4 in his or her name.</P> <P>(6) Make an IFQ crab landing without the following on board: a copy of the crab IFQ permit to be debited for the landing; and, if applicable, a copy of the crab IFQ hired master permit issued under § 680.4 in the name of the person making the landing.</P> <P>(7) For a Crab IFQ hired master to make an IFQ crab landing on any vessel other than the vessel named on the Crab IFQ hired master permit.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Harvest crab.</E> (1) Harvest any CR crab with any vessel not named on a valid Federal crab vessel permit.</P> <P>(2) Harvest CR crab with any vessel that does not use functioning VMS equipment as required by § 680.23.</P> <P>(3) Harvest on any vessel more IFQ crab than are authorized under § 680.42.</P> <P>(4) Harvest crab under a CVC or a CPC IFQ permit unless the person named on the IFQ permit is on board that vessel.</P> <P>(5) Harvest crab under a CPO or CPC permit unless all scales used to weigh crab, or used by an observer for sampling crab, have passed an inseason scale test according to § 680.23(e)(1).</P> <P>(6) For any person who is not an entity defined in § 680.40(c)(5)(ii), (c)(5)(iii), or (c)(5)(iv) to:</P> <P>(i) Hold converted CPO QS.<PRTPAGE P="938"/> </P> <P>(ii) Use the CPO IFQ derived from that converted CPO QS outside of a crab harvesting cooperative.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Recordkeeping and reporting.</E> (1) Fail to submit information on any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(2) Submit false information on any report, application, or statement required under this part.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Permits.</E> (1) Retain IFQ crab without a legible copy of a valid crab IFQ permit for that fishery on board the vessel.</P> <P>(2) Begin a fishing trip for crab in a crab QS fishery with a vessel if the total amount of unharvested crab IFQ that is currently held in the IFQ accounts of all crab IFQ permit holders or Crab IFQ Hired Masters aboard that vessel in that crab QS fishery is zero or less.</P> <P>(3) Have a negative balance in an IFQ or IPQ account for a crab QS fishery after the end of the crab fishing year for which an IFQ or IPQ permit was issued.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">IPQ.</E> Use IPQ as collateral or otherwise leverage IPQ to acquire an ownership interest in Class B IFQ.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Possess, buy, sell, or transport any crab harvested or landed in violation of any provision of this part.</P> <P>(2) Violate any other provision under this part.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Inseason action.</E> Conduct any fishing contrary to notification of inseason action closure, or adjustment issued under § 680.22.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 73 FR 29982, May 23, 2008; 73 FR 76190, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 25457, May 28, 2009; 74 FR 41095, Aug. 14, 2009; 76 FR 35786, June 20, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Facilitation of enforcement.</SUBJECT> <P>See § 600.730 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any person committing, or a fishing vessel used in the commission of, a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or any regulation issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, is subject to the civil and criminal penalty provisions, permit sanctions, and civil forfeiture provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, to part 600 of this chapter, to 15 CFR part 904 (Civil Procedures), and to other applicable law. Penalties include but are not limited to permanent or temporary sanctions to PQS, QS, IPQ, IFQ, Crab IFQ hired master, Federal crab vessel permit, or RCR permits.</P> <P>(b) In the event a holder of any IPQ is found by a court of competent jurisdiction, either in an original action in that court or in a proceeding to enforce or review the findings or orders of any Government agency having jurisdiction under the antitrust laws, to have violated any of the provisions of antitrust laws in the conduct of the licensed activity, the Secretary of Commerce may revoke all or a portion of such IPQ. The antitrust laws of the United States include, but are not limited to, the following Acts:</P> <P>(1) The Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1-7;</P> <P>(2) The Wilson Tariff Act, 15 U.S.C. 8-11;</P> <P>(3) The Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 12-27; and</P> <P>(4) The Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 12 and 45(a).</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Management Measures</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Arbitration System.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Applicability</E>—(1) <E T="03">Arbitration System.</E> All CVO QS, Arbitration IFQ, Class A IFQ holders, PQS and IPQ holders must enter the contracts as prescribed in this section that establish the Arbitration System. Certain parts of the Arbitration System are voluntary for some parties, as specified in this section. All contract provisions will be enforced by parties to those contracts.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Open negotiation.</E> Any holder of uncommitted IFQ may negotiate with any holder of uncommitted IPQ, the price and delivery terms for that season or for future seasons for any uncommitted IFQ and uncommitted IPQ. Uncommitted IFQ holders and uncommitted IPQ holders may freely contact each other and initiate open negotiations.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Document submittal information</E>. Submit documents and reports to NMFS as follows: by mail to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802; by courier to <PRTPAGE P="939"/>NMFS, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801; or by fax to 907-586-7465.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Eligibility for Arbitration System</E>—(1) <E T="03">Arbitration Organization.</E> The following persons are the only persons eligible to join an Arbitration Organization:</P> <P>(i) Holders of CVO QS,</P> <P>(ii) Holders of PQS,</P> <P>(iii) Holders of Arbitration IFQ,</P> <P>(iv) Holders of Class A IFQ affiliated with a PQS or IPQ holder, and</P> <P>(v) Holders of IPQ.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Persons eligible to use negotiation and Binding Arbitration procedures.</E> The following persons are the only persons eligible to enter contracts with a Contract Arbitrator to use the negotiation and Binding Arbitration procedures described in paragraph (h) of this section to resolve price and delivery disputes or negotiate remaining contract terms not previously agreed to by IFQ and IPQ holders under other negotiation approaches:</P> <P>(i) Holders of Arbitration IFQ, and</P> <P>(ii) Holders of IPQ.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Persons ineligible to use negotiation and Binding Arbitration procedures.</E> Holders of IFQ that are affiliated with holders of PQS or IPQ are ineligible to enter contracts with a Contract Arbitrator to use the negotiation and Binding Arbitration procedures described in paragraph (h) of this section to resolve price and delivery disputes or negotiate remaining contract terms not previously agreed to by IFQ and IPQ holders under other negotiation approaches.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Preseason requirements for joining an Arbitration Organization.</E> All holders of CVO QS, PQS, Arbitration IFQ, Class A IFQ affiliated with a PQS or IPQ holder, and IPQ must join and maintain a membership in an Arbitration Organization as specified in paragraph (d) of this section. All holders of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ identified in the preceding sentence must join an Arbitration Organization at the following times:</P> <P>(1) For QS holders and PQS holders except as provided for in paragraph (c)(3) of this section, not later than May 1 of each year for the crab fishing year that begins on July 1 of that year.</P> <P>(2) For IFQ holders and IPQ holders, not later than 15 days after the issuance of IFQ and IPQ for that crab QS fishery if that IFQ or IPQ holder does not also hold QS or PQS.</P> <P>(3) During 2005, QS and PQS holders must join an Arbitration Organization as described in paragraph (d) of this section not later than August 15, 2005.</P> <P>(4) Persons receiving QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ by transfer after these dates must join an Arbitration Organization at the time of receiving the QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ by transfer.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Formation process for an Arbitration Organization.</E> (1) Arbitration Organizations must be formed to select and contract a Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, Contract Arbitrator(s), and establish the Arbitration System, including the payment of costs of arbitration, described in this section for each crab QS fishery. All persons defined in paragraph (a)(1) of this section must join an Arbitration Organization.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization.</E> Holders of Arbitration QS and Arbitration IFQ must join an Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization. This Arbitration Organization may not have members who are not holders of Arbitration QS or Arbitration IFQ. Arbitration QS holders and Arbitration IFQ holders may join separate Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations. The mechanism for forming an Arbitration Organization is determined by the members of the organization.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization.</E> Holders of PQS or IPQ must join a PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization. This Arbitration Organization may not have members who are not holders of PQS or IPQ. PQS holders and IPQ holders may join separate PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations. The mechanism for forming an Arbitration Organization is determined by the members of the organization.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization.</E> Holders of CVO QS or Class A IFQ affiliated with a PQS or IPQ holder must join an Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization. This Arbitration Organization may not have members who are not holders of QS or IFQ affiliated with a PQS or IPQ holder. CVO QS holders and Class A IFQ holders may join separate Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations. The <PRTPAGE P="940"/>mechanism for forming an Arbitration Organization is determined by the members of the organization.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Limitation on joining an Arbitration Organization.</E> For a crab QS fishery during a crab fishing year, a person who holds:</P> <P>(A) PQS/IPQ may join only one PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization;</P> <P>(B) Affiliated QS/IFQ may join only one Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization; and</P> <P>(C) Arbitration QS/IFQ may join only one Arbitration QS/IFQ Organization.</P> <P>(2) Each Arbitration Organization must submit a complete Annual Arbitration Organization report to NMFS. A complete report must include:</P> <P>(i) A copy of the business license of the Arbitration Organization;</P> <P>(ii) A statement identifying the members of the organization and the amount of Arbitration QS and Arbitration IFQ, Non-Arbitration QS and Non-Arbitration IFQ, or PQS and IPQ held by each member and represented by that Arbitration Organization;</P> <P>(iii) QS, PQS, IFQ, and IPQ ownership information on the members of the organization;</P> <P>(iv) Management organization information, including:</P> <P>(A) The bylaws of the Arbitration Organization;</P> <P>(B) A list of key personnel of the management organization including, but not limited to, the board of directors, officers, representatives, and any managers;</P> <P>(v) The name of the Arbitration Organization, permanent business mailing addresses, name of contact persons and additional contact information of the managing personnel for the Arbitration Organization, resumes of management personnel; and</P> <P>(vi) A copy of all minutes of any meeting held by the Arbitration Organization or any members of the Arbitration Organization.</P> <P>(3) An Arbitration Organization, with members who are QS or PQS holders, must submit a complete Annual Arbitration Organization Report to NMFS in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this section by August 20, 2005, for the crab fishing year beginning on July 1, 2005, and by May 1 of each subsequent year for the crab fishing year beginning on July 1 of that year.</P> <P>(4) An Arbitration Organization, with members who are IFQ or IPQ holders, must submit a complete Annual Arbitration Organization Report to NMFS in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this section by not later than 15 days after the issuance of IFQ and IPQ for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Role of Arbitration Organization(s) and annual requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The members of each Arbitration Organization must enter into a contract that specifies the terms and conditions of participation in the organization.</P> <P>(i) The contract among members of an Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization, or a PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization shall include the terms, conditions, and provisions specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) The contract among members of an Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization shall include the terms, conditions, and provisions in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Provisions for Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations, and PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations</E>—(i) <E T="03">Selection of Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s).</E> A provision authorizing the Arbitration Organization to act on behalf of its members in the selection of and contracting with the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s) under paragraph (e)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Confidentiality of information.</E> A provision that a member that is a party to a Binding Arbitration proceeding shall sign a confidentiality agreement with the party with whom it is arbitrating stating they will not disclose at any time to any person any information received from the Contract Arbitrator or any other party in the course of the arbitration. That confidentiality agreement shall specify the potential sanctions for violating the agreement.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Provision of information to members.</E> A provision requiring the Arbitration Organization to provide to its members:</P> <P>(A) A copy of the contracts for the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, <PRTPAGE P="941"/>and Contract Arbitrator for each fishery in which the member participates; and</P> <P>(B) A copy of the Market Report and the Non-Binding Price Formula for each fishery in which the member participates within 5 days of its release.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Information release.</E> (A) A provision requiring that the Arbitration Organization deliver to NMFS any data, information, and documents generated pursuant to this section.</P> <P>(B) In the case of a PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization(s):</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A provision that requires the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization to provide for the delivery of the names of and contact information for its members who hold uncommitted IPQ, and to identify the regional designations and amounts of such uncommitted IPQ, to Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations either directly or through a third-party data provider so the information may be provided to any persons that hold uncommitted Arbitration IFQ for purposes of Share Matching, Binding Arbitration, and Post Arbitration Opt-in;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A provision that prohibits the disclosure of any information received under this provision to any person except those Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations, or their third-party data provider so that information may be provided to holders of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ. The provision will require that information concerning uncommitted IPQ be updated within 24 hours of a change of any such information, including any commitment of IPQ, and that information be provided to those persons that hold uncommitted Arbitration IFQ. This provision may include a mechanism to provide information to uncommitted Arbitration IFQ holders through a secure Web site, or through other electronic means;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) A provision that requires the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization to arrange for the delivery to all holders of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ through the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations holders or their third-party data provider the terms of a decision of a Contract Arbitrator in a Binding Arbitration proceeding involving a member that holds uncommitted IPQ within 24 hours of notice of that decision. This provision may include a mechanism to provide information to uncommitted Arbitration IFQ holders through a secure Web site, or through other electronic means; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) A provision that requires the holders of uncommitted IPQ to provide information concerning such uncommitted IPQ as necessary for the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization to comply with this paragraph and prohibits the disclosure of any such information by such holder to any person, except as directed in this paragraph.</P> <P>(C) In the case of a Arbitration QS/IFQ Organization(s):</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A provision that requires Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations holders, or their third-party data provider to provide information concerning uncommitted IPQ from PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization(s) as necessary for the Arbitration IFQ holder to use that information in a timely manner.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A provision that prohibits the disclosure of any such information concerning uncommitted IPQ from PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization to any person, except as directed therein.</P> <P>(D) Third-party Data Provider provision. Notwithstanding any provision in this section, an Arbitration Organization required to supply or receive information under this section must hire administrative personnel or may contract with a person who will arrange for the receipt and delivery of information as required. Any such third party that receives such information cannot be affiliated with or employed by or related to any QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ holder in any crab QS fishery and must enter a contract that:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Prohibits such third person from releasing any information received to any person except as specifically provided by this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Prohibits such third person from entering taking any employment from or establishing any relationship, except under a contract meeting the requirements of this section for a period of 3 years after the termination of the contract.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Costs.</E> A provision that authorizes the Arbitration Organization to enter <PRTPAGE P="942"/>into a contract with all other Arbitration Organizations for the payment of the costs of arbitration as specified under this section.</P> <P>(A) The Arbitration Organizations must establish a contract that requires the payment of all costs of the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s), dissemination of information concerning uncommitted IPQ to holders of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ, and the costs of such persons associated with lengthy season approach, share matching approach, Binding Arbitration, quality and performance disputes, to be shared equally so that IPQ holders pay 50 percent of the costs and Arbitration IFQ holders and Class A IFQ holders pay 50 percent of the costs.</P> <P>(B) Each person shall pay an amount of the cost based on the amount of IPQ or IFQ held by that person at the time of application to an Arbitration Organization.</P> <P>(C) PQS holders shall advance all costs and shall collect the contribution of IFQ holders at landing subject to terms mutually agreed to by the Arbitration Organizations.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Negotiation methods.</E> A provision that prohibits the Arbitration Organization from engaging in any contract negotiations on behalf of its members, except for those necessary to hire the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Enforcement of the contract.</E> Violations of the contract shall be enforced under civil law.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Provisions applying to Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations.</E> The provisions that allow for the provision of information to members, payment of costs, limits on the transfer of QS, PQS, IFQ, and IPQ, and enforcement of the contract as described under paragraphs (e)(2)(iv), (v), (vii), and (viii) will apply to the contract among members of an Affiliated QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization(s).</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Process for selection of Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s).</E> (i) For each crab fishing year, QS holders who are members of Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organization(s) and PQS holders who are members of PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organization(s), by mutual agreement, will select one Market Analyst, one Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s) for each crab QS fishery. The number of Contract Arbitrators selected for each fishery will be subject to the mutual agreement of those Arbitration Organizations. The selection of the Market Analyst and the Formula Arbitrator must occur in time to ensure the Market Report and non-binding price formula are produced within the time line established in paragraphs (f)(4)(i) and (g)(2)(viii)(B) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) The Arbitration Organizations representing Arbitration QS holders and PQS holders in a crab fishery shall establish by mutual agreement the contractual obligations of the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s) for each fishery. The contractual obligations of the Market Analyst, the Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrators will be enforced by the parties to the contract.</P> <P>(iii) The same person may be chosen for the positions of Market Analyst and Formula Arbitrator for a fishery.</P> <P>(iv) A person selected to be a Contract Arbitrator may not be the Market Analyst or Formula Arbitrator, and shall not be affiliated with, employed by, or otherwise associated with, the Market Analyst or Formula Arbitrator, for that fishery.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Notification to NMFS</E>. Not later than June 1 for that crab fishing year, except as provided in paragraph (e)(6) of this section, the Arbitration Organizations representing the holders of Arbitration QS and PQS in each fishery shall notify NMFS of the persons selected as the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s) for the fishery in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">First-year implementation.</E> During 2005, the selection of and establishment of the contractual obligations of the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s) as required under this section shall occur not later than September 1, 2005.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">IFQ and IPQ issuance and selection of the Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s).</E> NMFS will not issue CVO IFQ and IPQ for a <PRTPAGE P="943"/>crab QS fishery until Arbitration Organizations establish by mutual agreement contracts with a Market Analyst, Formula Arbitrator, and Contract Arbitrator(s) for that fishery and notify NMFS.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Roles and standards for the Market Analyst and process for producing the Market Report.</E> (1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section:</P> <P>(i) The Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations shall establish a contract with the Market Analyst to produce a Market Report for each crab QS fishery. The terms of this contract must specify that the Market Analyst must produce a Market Report that shall provide an analysis of the market for products of that fishery.</P> <P>(ii) The Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations may, by mutual agreement, include a provision in the contract with the Market Analyst to forgo production of a Market Report for a crab QS fishery if the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations anticipate that the crab QS fishery will not open for fishing during a crab fishing year. If such a provision is included in the contract with the Market Analyst, the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations must include a provision in the contract with the Market Analyst to produce a Market Report not later than the June 30 for the crab QS fishery that was expected to remain closed but subsequently opens for fishing during the crab fishing year.</P> <P>(2) The contract with the Market Analyst must specify that:</P> <P>(i) The Market Analyst will base the Market Report on a survey of the market for crab products produced by the fishery.</P> <P>(ii) The Market Analyst will note generally the sources from which he or she gathered information. The Market Report must include only publicly available data and information. Data and information will be considered publicly available if they are published in a manner that makes them available, either for a fee or at no cost, to the public at large.</P> <P>(iii) The Market Report shall consider the following factors:</P> <P>(A) Current ex-vessel prices, including ex-vessel prices received for crab harvested under Class A IFQ, Class B IFQ, and CVC IFQ permits;</P> <P>(B) Consumer and wholesale product prices for the processing sector and the participants in the arbitration (recognizing the impact of sales to affiliates on wholesale pricing);</P> <P>(C) Innovations and developments of the harvesting and processing sectors and the participants in the arbitration (including new product forms);</P> <P>(D) Efficiency and productivity of the harvesting and processing sectors (recognizing the limitations on efficiency and productivity arising out of the management program structure);</P> <P>(E) Quality (including quality standards of markets served by the fishery and recognizing the influence of harvest strategies on the quality of landings);</P> <P>(F) The interest of maintaining financially healthy and stable harvesting and processing sectors;</P> <P>(G) Safety and expenditures for ensuring adequate safety;</P> <P>(H) Timing and location of deliveries; and</P> <P>(I) The cost of harvesting and processing less than the full IFQ or IPQ allocation (underages) to avoid penalties for overharvesting IFQ and a mechanism for reasonably accounting for deadloss.</P> <P>(iv) There shall only be one annual Market Report for each fishery.</P> <P>(v) The Market Analyst must not issue interim or supplemental reports for any crab QS fishery unless the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations, by mutual agreement, include a provision in the contract with the Market Analyst for the production of interim or supplemental reports for a crab QS fishery. If the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations have a mutual agreement to produce interim or supplemental reports, the contract with the Market Analyst must specify the terms and conditions under which those interim or supplemental reports will be produced.<PRTPAGE P="944"/> </P> <P>(3) The Market Analyst shall not disclose any information to any person not required under this section.</P> <P>(4) In 2005, the Market Report shall be produced not later than September 30, 2005 or 25 days prior to the first crab fishing season for that crab QS fishery whichever is later in that crab fishing year as required under this section.</P> <P>(i) In all subsequent years and except as provided in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section, the Market Report for each crab QS fishery must be produced not later than 50 days prior to the first crab fishing season for that crab QS fishery, unless the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations, by mutual agreement, include a provision in the contract with the Market Analyst to establish a different date for production of the Market Report for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(ii) The contract with the Market Analyst must specify that the Market Analyst will provide the Market Report in that crab fishing year to:</P> <P>(A) Each Arbitration Organization in that fishery;</P> <P>(B) NMFS Alaska Region in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this section; and</P> <P>(C) The Formula Arbitrator and any Contract Arbitrator(s) for the fishery.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Roles and standards for the Formula Arbitrator.</E> (1) Except as provided in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section:</P> <P>(i) The Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations shall establish a contract with the Formula Arbitrator to produce a Non-Binding Price Formula for each crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(ii) The Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations may, by mutual agreement, include a provision in the contract with the Formula Arbitrator to forgo production of a Non-Binding Price Formula for a crab QS fishery if the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations anticipate that the crab QS fishery will not open for fishing during a crab fishing year. If such a provision is included in the contract with the Formula Arbitrator, the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and the PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations must include a provision in the contract with the Formula Arbitrator to produce a Non-Binding Price Formula not later than June 30 for the crab QS fishery that was expected to remain closed but subsequently opens for fishing during the crab fishing year.</P> <P>(2) The contract with the Formula Arbitrator must specify that:</P> <P>(i) The Formula Arbitrator will conduct a single annual fleet-wide analysis of the markets for crab to establish a Non-Binding Price Formula under which a fraction of the weighted average first wholesale prices for crab products from the fishery may be used to set an ex-vessel price; and</P> <P>(ii) The Non-Binding Price Formula shall:</P> <P>(A) Be based on the historical distribution of first wholesale revenues between fishermen and processors in the aggregate based on arm's length first wholesale prices and ex-vessel prices, taking into consideration the size of the harvest in each year; and</P> <P>(B) Establish a price that preserves the historical division of revenues in the fishery while considering the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Current ex-vessel prices, including ex-vessel prices received for crab harvested under Class A, Class B, and CVC IFQ permits;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Consumer and wholesale product prices for the processing sector and the participants in arbitrations (recognizing the impact of sales to affiliates on wholesale pricing);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Innovations and developments of the harvesting and processing sectors and the participants in arbitrations (including new product forms);</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Efficiency and productivity of the harvesting and processing sectors (recognizing the limitations on efficiency and productivity arising out of the management program structure);</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Quality (including quality standards of markets served by the fishery and recognizing the influence of harvest strategies on the quality of landings);</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) The interest of maintaining financially healthy and stable harvesting and processing sectors;</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Safety and expenditures for ensuring adequate safety;<PRTPAGE P="945"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Timing and location of deliveries; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) The cost of harvesting and processing less than the full IFQ or IPQ allocation (underages) to avoid penalties for overharvesting IFQ and a mechanism for reasonably accounting for deadloss.</P> <P>(C) Include identification of various relevant factors such as product form, delivery time, and delivery location.</P> <P>(D) Consider the “highest arbitrated price” for the fishery from the previous crab fishing season, where the “highest arbitrated price” means the highest arbitrated price for arbitrations of IPQ and Arbitration IFQ which represent a minimum of at least 7 percent of the IPQ resulting from the PQS in that fishery. For purposes of this process, the Formula Arbitrator may aggregate up to three arbitration findings to collectively equal a minimum of 7 percent of the IPQ. When arbitration findings are aggregated with 2 or more entities, the lesser of the arbitrated prices of the arbitrated entities included to attain the 7 percent minimum be considered for the highest arbitrated price.</P> <P>(iii) The Non-Binding Price Formula may rely on any relevant information available to the Formula Arbitrator, including, but not limited to,</P> <P>(A) Information provided by the QS, PQS, IPQ and IFQ holders in the fishery, and</P> <P>(B) The Market Report for the fishery.</P> <P>(iv) The Formula Arbitrator:</P> <P>(A) May meet with IFQ holders who are members of any single FCMA cooperative collectively;</P> <P>(B) Shall meet with IPQ holders individually;</P> <P>(C) Shall meet with distinct FCMA cooperatives individually; and</P> <P>(D) Shall meet with IFQ holders who are not members of the same FCMA cooperative individually.</P> <P>(v) The Formula Arbitrator may request any relevant information from QS, PQS, IPQ, and IFQ holders in the fishery, but the Formula Arbitrator shall not have subpoena power.</P> <P>(vi) The Formula Arbitrator may obtain information from persons other than QS, PQS, IPQ, and IFQ holders in the fishery, if those persons agree to provide such data. Any information that is provided must be based on activities occurring more than three months prior to the date of submission to the Formula Arbitrator.</P> <P>(vii) The Formula Arbitrator shall keep confidential the information that is not publicly available and not disclose the identity of the persons providing specific information.</P> <P>(viii) (A) In 2005, the non-binding price formula shall be produced not later than September 30, 2005 or 25 days prior to the first crab fishing season for that crab QS fishery whichever is later in that crab fishing year as required under this section.</P> <P>(B) In all subsequent years and except as provided in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, the Non-Binding Price Formula must be produced not later than 50 days prior to the first crab fishing season for that crab QS fishery, except that the Non-Binding Price Formulas for the western Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery and the eastern Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery must be produced not later than 30 days prior to the first crab fishing season for those crab QS fisheries.</P> <P>(C) The contract with the Formula Arbitrator must specify that the Formula Arbitrator will provide the non-binding price formula in that crab fishing year to:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Each Arbitration Organization in that fishery;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) NMFS in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this section; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The Market Analyst and all Contract Arbitrators in the fishery.</P> <P>(ix) The Formula Arbitrator shall not disclose any information to any person unless required under this section.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Roles and standards for the Contract Arbitrator(s)</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> For each crab QS fishery, the Arbitration QS/IFQ Arbitration Organizations and PQS/IPQ Arbitration Organizations shall establish a contract with all Contract Arbitrators in that fishery that specifies that each Contract Arbitrator may be selected to resolve a dispute concerning the terms of delivery, price, or other factors in the fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Selection of Contract Arbitrators.</E> The contract with the Contract Arbitrator shall specify the means by which the Contract Arbitrator will be selected to resolve specific disputes. This <PRTPAGE P="946"/>contract must specify that for any dispute for which the Contract Arbitrator is selected, the Contract Arbitrator will comply with the last best offer arbitration method as set forth in this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Negotiation and Binding Arbitration Procedure.</E> The contract with the Contract Arbitrator(s) shall specify the following approaches for negotiation and Binding Arbitration among members of the Arbitration Organizations:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Restrictions on collective negotiation.</E> An IFQ and an IPQ holder may negotiate individually. Groups of IFQ holders may negotiate collectively with an IPQ holder only under the following provisions:</P> <P>(A) Members of an FCMA cooperatives may participate collectively with other members of the same FCMA cooperative in Binding Arbitration except as otherwise provided under this section.</P> <P>(B) Members of different FCMA cooperatives shall not participate collectively in Binding Arbitration.</P> <P>(C) IPQ holders shall not participate collectively. Only one IPQ holder shall enter into Binding Arbitration with any IFQ holder or IFQ holder(s).</P> <P>(D) An Arbitration Organization must not negotiate on behalf of a member. This shall not prohibit the members of an Arbitration IFQ Arbitration Organization from negotiation if the Arbitration Organization qualifies as an FCMA cooperative.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Open negotiations.</E> At any time prior to the date of the first crab fishing season of a crab fishing year for that crab QS fishery, any holder of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ may negotiate with any holder of uncommitted IPQ, the price and delivery terms for that season for any uncommitted IFQ and uncommitted IPQ.</P> <P>(A) Uncommitted Arbitration IFQ holders and Uncommitted IPQ holders may freely contact each other and initiate open negotiations.</P> <P>(B) If Arbitration IFQ holders and IPQ holders do not reach an agreement on price, delivery terms, or other terms after committing shares, an Arbitration IFQ holder may initiate Binding Arbitration in accordance with the procedures specified in this section in order to resolve disputes in those price, delivery terms, or other terms.</P> <P>(C) Once IFQ or IPQ has been committed, the IFQ holder and IPQ holder cannot engage in open negotiation using those shares.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Lengthy season approach.</E> (A) Prior to the date of the first crab fishing season for that crab QS fishery in that crab fishing year a committed IPQ holder and one or more committed Arbitration IFQ holders may choose to adopt a Lengthy Season approach. The Lengthy Season approach is an alternative method to the Binding Arbitration proceedings.</P> <P>(B) A Lengthy Season approach allows a committed IPQ holder and a committed Arbitration IFQ holder to agree to postpone negotiation of specific contract terms until a time during the crab fishing year as agreed upon by the Arbitration IFQ holder and IPQ holder participating in the negotiation. The Lengthy Season approach allows the Arbitration IFQ holders and IPQ holder involved in the negotiation to postpone Binding Arbitration, if necessary, until a time during the crab fishing year. If the parties ready a final agreement on the contract terms, Binding Arbitration is not necessary.</P> <P>(C) If a committed IPQ holder and one or more committed Arbitration IFQ holder(s) are unable to reach an agreement on whether to adopt a Lengthy Season approach, they may request mediation to assist the parties in determining whether to adopt a Lengthy Season approach. The parties may request a Contract Arbitrator to act as a mediator. If the mediation proves unsuccessful or is not selected, the Arbitration IFQ holder may initiate enter Binding Arbitration to determine whether to adopt a lengthy season approach.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Binding Arbitration may begin immediately with the same Contract Arbitrator.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the Contract Arbitrator serves as a mediator in an unsuccessful mediation, either party may request another Contract Arbitrator for the Binding Arbitration.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Share matching.</E> (A) At any time 120 hours (five days) after NMFS issues IFQ and IPQ for that crab QS fishery in <PRTPAGE P="947"/>that crab fishing year, holders of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ may choose to commit the delivery of harvests of crab to be made with that uncommitted Arbitration IFQ to an uncommitted IPQ holder. The issuance of IFQ and IPQ for a crab QS fishery occurs on the time and date that IFQ and IPQ amounts for that crab QS fishery are posted on the NMFS, Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov</E>.</P> <P>(B) To commit Arbitration IFQ, the holder of uncommitted IFQ must offer an amount of Arbitration IFQ:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Not less than 50 percent of the Arbitration IFQ holder's total uncommitted Arbitration IFQ, or an amount of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ equal to the total amount of uncommitted IPQ available, whichever is less, if the Arbitration IFQ holder is not an FCMA cooperative; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Not less than 25 percent of the Arbitration IFQ holder's total uncommitted Arbitration IFQ, or an amount of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ equal to the total amount of uncommitted IPQ available, whichever is less, if the Arbitration IFQ holder is an FCMA cooperative.</P> <P>(C) Any holder of uncommitted IPQ must accept all proposed Arbitration IFQ commitments, up to the amount of its uncommitted IPQ. The commitment of IPQ will take place on receipt of notice from the holder of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ of the intention to commit that IFQ.</P> <P>(D) After matching, an Arbitration IFQ holder and an IPQ holder may decide to enter mediation to reach agreement on contract terms. The Arbitration IFQ holder and IPQ holder may request a Contract Arbitrator to act as a mediator to facilitate an agreement.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If the mediation proves unsuccessful, or if mediation is not selected, the Arbitration IFQ holder may initiate Binding Arbitration which may begin immediately with the same Contract Arbitrator.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the Contract Arbitrator serves as a mediator in an unsuccessful mediation, the Arbitration IFQ holder may request another Contract Arbitrator for the Binding Arbitration.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Initiation of Binding Arbitration.</E> If an Arbitration IFQ holder intends to initiate Binding Arbitration, the Arbitration IFQ holder must initiate the Binding Arbitration procedure not later than 360 hours (15 days) after NMFS issues IFQ and IPQ for that crab QS fishery in that crab fishing year. Binding Arbitration is initiated after the committed Arbitration IFQ holder notifies a committed IPQ holder and selects a Contract Arbitrator. Binding Arbitration may be initiated to resolve price, terms of delivery, and other disputes. There will be only one Binding Arbitration Proceeding for an IPQ holder but multiple Arbitration IFQ holders may participate in this proceeding. This limitation on the timing of Binding Arbitration proceedings does not include proceedings that arise due to:</P> <P>(A) The lengthy season approach;</P> <P>(B) Performance disputes; and</P> <P>(C) Quality disputes.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Joining a Binding Arbitration proceeding.</E> Any uncommitted Arbitration IFQ holder may join a Binding Arbitration proceeding as a party by committing the shares to the arbitration and providing notice to the IPQ holder and the Contract Arbitrator(s). An Arbitration IFQ holder may join a Binding Arbitration proceeding only if uncommitted IPQ is available. Once shares are committed to a Binding Arbitration Proceeding they cannot be uncommitted. The contract with the Contract Arbitrator may specify the terms and timing of joining the proceedings.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Arbitration schedule meeting.</E> The Contract Arbitrator shall meet with all parties to a Binding Arbitration proceeding as soon as possible once a Binding Arbitration proceeding has been initiated for the sole purpose of establishing a schedule for the Binding Arbitration. This schedule shall include the date by which the IPQ holder and Arbitration IFQ holder(s) must submit their last best offer and any supporting materials, and any additional meetings or mediation if agreed to by all parties. This meeting will discuss the schedule of the Binding Arbitration proceedings and not address terms of last best offers.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Terms of last best offers.</E> The Contract Arbitrator will meet with the parties to the Binding Arbitration proceeding to determine the matters that <PRTPAGE P="948"/>must be included in the last best offer, which may include a fixed price or a price over a time period specified by the parties, a method for adjusting prices over a crab fishing year, or an advance price paid at the time of delivery.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Submission of last best offers.</E> The parties to a Binding Arbitration proceeding shall each submit to the Contract Arbitrator(s) a last best offer defining all the terms specified for inclusion in a last best offer by the Contract Arbitrator. An Arbitration IFQ holder that is an FCMA cooperative may submit a last best offer that defines terms for the delivery of crab harvested by members of that FCMA cooperative with IFQ held by the cooperative. An Arbitration IFQ holder that is not an FCMA cooperative may submit a last best offer that defines the term of delivery of crab harvested with IFQ held by that person. The IPQ holder that is a party to the proceeding shall submit a single offer that defines terms for delivery of crab harvested with all IFQ that are subject to the proceedings.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Arbitration decisions.</E> The Contract Arbitrator(s) shall decide among each offer received from an Arbitration IFQ holder and the offer received from the IPQ holder. Each arbitration decision shall result in a binding contract between the IPQ holder and the Arbitration IFQ holder defined by the terms of the offer selected by Contract Arbitrator(s). An arbitration decision applies to all committed IFQ and committed IPQ in that arbitration.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Announcement of decisions.</E> (A) If last best offers are submitted at least 15 days before the first crab fishing season for that crab fishing year for that crab QS fishery, arbitration decisions shall be issued no later than 10 days before the first crab fishing season for that crab fishing year for that crab QS fishery. Otherwise, the Contract Arbitrator will notify the parties of the arbitration decision within 5 days of the parties submitting their last best offers.</P> <P>(B) The Contract Arbitrator will notify the parties by providing each Arbitration IFQ holder and IPQ holder that is a party to the Binding Arbitration proceeding, a copy of any decision. The decision is binding on the parties to the Binding Arbitration proceeding.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Basis for the Arbitration decision.</E> The contract with the Contract Arbitrator shall specify that the Contract Arbitrator will be subject to the following provisions when deciding which last best offer to select.</P> <P>(i) The Contract Arbitrator's decision shall:</P> <P>(A) Be based on the historical distribution of first wholesale revenues between fishermen and processors in the aggregate based on arm's length first wholesale prices and ex-vessel prices, taking into consideration the size of the harvest in each year; and</P> <P>(B) Establish a price that preserves the historical division of revenues in the fishery while considering the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Current ex-vessel prices, including ex-vessel prices received for crab harvested under Class A IFQ, Class B IFQ, and CVC IFQ permits;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Consumer and wholesale product prices for the processing sector and the participants in the arbitration (recognizing the impact of sales to affiliates on wholesale pricing);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Innovations and developments of the harvesting and processing sectors and the participants in the arbitration (including new product forms);</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Efficiency and productivity of the harvesting and processing sectors (recognizing the limitations on efficiency and productivity arising out of the management program structure);</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Quality (including quality standards of markets served by the fishery and recognizing the influence of harvest strategies on the quality of landings);</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) The interest of maintaining financially healthy and stable harvesting and processing sectors;</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Safety and expenditures for ensuring adequate safety;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Timing and location of deliveries; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) The cost of harvesting and processing less than the full IFQ or IPQ allocation (underages) to avoid penalties for overharvesting IFQ and a mechanism for reasonably accounting for deadloss.<PRTPAGE P="949"/> </P> <P>(C) Consider the Non-Binding Price Formula established in the fishery by the Formula Arbitrator.</P> <P>(ii) The Contract Arbitrator's decision may rely on any relevant information available to the Contract Arbitrator, including, but not limited to:</P> <P>(A) Information provided by the QS, PQS, IPQ and IFQ holders in the fishery regarding the factors identified in paragraph (h)(4)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(B) The Market Report for the fishery.</P> <P>(iii) Each of the Arbitration IFQ holders and the IPQ holders that is party to the proceeding may provide the Contract Arbitrator with additional information to support its last best offer. The Contract Arbitrator must receive and consider all data submitted by the parties.</P> <P>(iv) The Contract Arbitrator may request specific information from the Arbitration IFQ holder(s) and IPQ holder that will be useful in reaching a final decision. The Contract Arbitrator will not have subpoena power and it is in the sole discretion of the person from whom information is requested as to whether to provide the requested information.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Limits on the release of data.</E> The parties to a Binding Arbitration proceeding shall be precluded from full access to the information provided to the Contract Arbitrator.</P> <P>(i) Arbitration IFQ holders that are party to an arbitration proceeding shall have access only to information provided directly by the IPQ holder to the Contract Arbitrator for that Binding Arbitration proceeding.</P> <P>(ii) IPQ holders that are party to an arbitration proceeding shall have access only to information provided directly by an Arbitration IFQ holder to the Contract Arbitrator for that Binding Arbitration proceeding.</P> <P>(iii) The Contract Arbitrator shall keep confidential the information provided by any QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ holders in the fishery and not disclose the identity of the persons providing specific information except as provided in paragraph (h)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(iv) The Arbitration IFQ holders and IPQ holders shall not release information received in a Binding Arbitration proceeding to persons who were not party to that Binding Arbitration proceeding other than the final result of that arbitration proceeding except as provided for in paragraph (h)(6) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Information provided to NMFS</E>. The Contract Arbitrator must provide any information, documents, or data required under this paragraph to NMFS in accordance with paragraph (a)(3) of this section not later than 30 days prior to the end of the crab fishing year for which the open negotiation or arbitration applied. The contract with the Contract Arbitrator must specify that the Contract Arbitrator provide NMFS with:</P> <P>(i) A copy of any minutes from any meeting attended by that Contract Arbitrator between or among any PQS or IPQ holders concerning any negotiations under this section;</P> <P>(ii) Any last-best offers made during the Binding Arbitration process, including all contract details, the names of other participants in the arbitration, and whether the bid was accepted by the Contract Arbitrator; and</P> <P>(iii) A copy of any information, data, or documents given by the Contract Arbitrator to any person who is not a party to the particular arbitration for which that information was provided. The Contract Arbitrator must identify the arbitration to which the information, data, or documents apply, and the person to whom those information, data, or documents were provided.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Enforcement of Binding Arbitration decisions.</E> The decision of the Contract Arbitrator for Binding Arbitration shall be enforced among the parties to that arbitration.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Failure of Contract Arbitrator(s).</E> Except as provided for in paragraph (h)(6) of this section, the failure of a Contract Arbitrator to perform shall be enforced by the Arbitration Organizations.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">Post Binding Arbitration opt-in.</E> (i) An Arbitration IFQ holder with uncommitted IFQ, may opt-in to any contract that results from a completed a Binding Arbitration procedure with any IPQ holder that has uncommitted IPQ.</P> <P>(A) All the terms from the arbitrated contract will apply. The Contract Arbitrator may determine fees and a time <PRTPAGE P="950"/>frame by which a Post Binding Arbitration opt-in may occur if those terms are not specified in the arbitrated contract.</P> <P>(B) Once exercised, the opt-in results in a contract that is binding on both the Arbitration IFQ and IPQ holder.</P> <P>(ii) To initiate the opt-in process, the holder of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ will notify the holder of uncommitted IPQ in writing of its intent to opt-in.</P> <P>(iii) Holders of uncommitted Arbitration IFQ may opt-in to a contract resulting from a completed Binding Arbitration procedure with a person that holds uncommitted IPQ for that fishery.</P> <P>(iv) If the IPQ holder and the Arbitration IFQ holder are unable to resolve a dispute regarding whether the opt-in offer is consistent with the original contract from the completed Binding Arbitration procedure, the dispute may be decided by the Contract Arbitrator to the original arbitration that resulted in the contract to which the Arbitration IFQ holder is seeking to opt-in. The Contract Arbitrator will decide only whether the proposed opt-in terms are consistent with the original contract.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Performance disputes.</E> If an IPQ holder and an Arbitration IFQ holder are unable to resolve disputes regarding the obligations to perform specific contract provisions after substantial negotiations or when time is of the essence, the issues of that dispute shall be submitted for Binding Arbitration before a Contract Arbitrator for that fishery.</P> <P>(i) Binding Arbitration resulting from a performance dispute can occur at any point during or after the crab fishing year. The dispute must be raised by the IPQ holder or the Arbitration IFQ holder. Arbitration of that performance dispute must be initiated prior to the date of the first crab fishing season for the following crab fishing year in that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(ii) Performance dispute arbitration shall follow the applicable procedures described for a Binding Arbitration in paragraph (h)(3) of this section, except that the time frame for the procedure applicable to a performance dispute will be determined by the Contract Arbitrator once the dispute has been raised.</P> <P>(iii) If a party fails to abide by the arbitration decision, a party may pursue available contract remedies.</P> <P>(iv) The costs of arbitrating performance disputes shall be provided from the general fees collected by the Arbitration Organizations pursuant to paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(v) The Contract Arbitrator may assign fees to any party bringing frivolous complaints. Any such fees shall be paid by the party and not from the fees collected under paragraph (e)(2)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(11) <E T="03">Quality disputes.</E> When disputes regarding the quality of the harvested crab arise within the context of an existing contract, the parties may settle the disputes within the context of the arbitration system according to the following:</P> <P>(i) In cases where the IPQ holder and Arbitration IFQ holder(s) have agreed to a formula-based price for crab but where they cannot reach an agreement on the quality and price of the crab, the IPQ holder and Arbitration IFQ holder(s) will receive their share of the value of the amount of crab delivered based on the provisions of the contract.</P> <P>(ii) In quality disputes where the Arbitration IFQ holders prefer to use actual ex-vessel price and not a formula-based price and a dispute arises regarding crab quality and price, the dispute should be referred to a mutually agreeable independent quality specialist firm. This independent quality specialist firm will determine the quality of the crab. This information will be used as the basis for subsequent price determinations. The IPQ holder and Arbitration IFQ holder(s) with this quality dispute shall share the cost of hiring the specialist firm and agree to abide by its findings according to the terms of their agreement.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Other procedures and administrative decisions.</E> The Arbitration Organizations, Market Analyst, Contract Arbitrator, Formula Arbitrator, and the Third Party Data Provider are authorized to adopt arbitration system procedures and make administrative decisions, including additional provisions in the various contracts, provided <PRTPAGE P="951"/>those actions are not inconsistent with any other provision in the regulations.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 70 FR 75421, Dec. 20, 2005; 71 FR 40033, July 14, 2006; 73 FR 35088, June 20, 2008; 73 FR 76190, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 51519, Oct. 7, 2009; 76 FR 68364, Nov. 4, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crab harvesting cooperatives.</SUBJECT> <P>This section governs the formation and operation of crab harvesting cooperatives. The regulations in this section apply only to crab harvesting cooperatives that have formed for the purpose of applying for and fishing under a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit issued by NMFS. Members of crab harvesting cooperatives that are not FCMA cooperatives should consult counsel before commencing any activity if the members are uncertain about the legality under the antitrust laws of the crab harvesting cooperative's proposed conduct.</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Formation of crab harvesting cooperatives.</E> The following requirements apply to the formation of crab harvesting cooperatives.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Membership requirements.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative is limited to QS holders that hold any amount of CPO, CVO, CPC, or CVC QS, and that NMFS has determined are eligible to receive crab IFQ.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Minimum number of members.</E> Each crab harvesting cooperative must include at least four unique QS holding entities. A unique QS holding entity is a QS holder or group of affiliated QS holders that are not affiliated with any other QS holders or QS holding entities in the crab harvesting cooperative. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “affiliation” is defined at § 680.2.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Voluntary nature of membership.</E> Membership in a crab harvesting cooperative is voluntary. No person may be required to join a crab harvesting cooperative, and no crab harvesting cooperative may be required to accept a member who the crab harvesting cooperative chooses not to accept.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Membership in more than one crab harvesting cooperative.</E> (A) A QS holder may join one crab harvesting cooperative per CR fishery.</P> <P>(B) Upon joining a crab harvesting cooperative for a CR fishery, NMFS will convert all of a QS holder's QS holdings for that CR fishery to crab harvesting cooperative IFQ.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Legal and organizational requirements.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative must meet the following legal and organizational requirements before it is eligible to apply for a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Registered business entity.</E> Each crab harvesting cooperative must be formed as a partnership, corporation, or other legal business entity that is registered under the laws of one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Appointment of a designated representative.</E> Each crab harvesting cooperative must appoint an individual as designated representative to act on the crab harvesting cooperative's behalf and serve as contact point for NMFS for questions regarding the operation of the crab harvesting cooperative. The designated representative may be a member of the crab harvesting cooperative or some other individual authorized by the crab harvesting cooperative to act on its behalf.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Application for annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permits.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit is an annual permit issued to a crab harvesting cooperative that establishes an annual catch limit of crab that is based on the collective QS holdings of the members of the crab harvesting cooperative that have been contributed by the members. A crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit will list the IFQ amount, by fishery, held by the crab harvesting cooperative and identify the members of the crab harvesting cooperative. Each crab harvesting cooperative will be issued a separate IFQ permit for each type of QS held by a member (or members) of the crab harvesting cooperative.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">August 1 application deadline.</E> A completed application for an annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit must be submitted annually by each crab harvesting cooperative and received by NMFS no later than August 1, together with the signed annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit forms of all the members of the crab harvesting cooperative.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Contents of application for annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</E> A <PRTPAGE P="952"/>completed application also must contain the following information:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Cooperative identification.</E> Enter the crab harvesting cooperative's legal name; type of business entity under which the crab harvesting cooperative is organized; state in which the crab harvesting cooperative is legally registered as a business entity; printed name of the crab harvesting cooperative's designated representative; the permanent business address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available) of the crab harvesting cooperative or its designated representative; and the signature of the crab harvesting cooperative's designated representative and date signed.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Members of the cooperative.</E> Full name and NMFS Person ID of each member of the crab harvesting cooperative.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Additional documentation.</E> For the application to be considered complete, the following documents must be attached to the application: the completed and signed annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit for all members of the crab harvesting cooperative, a copy of the business license issued by the state in which the crab harvesting cooperative is registered as a business entity, a copy of the articles of incorporation or partnership agreement of the crab harvesting cooperative, and a copy of the crab harvesting cooperative agreement signed by the members of the crab harvesting cooperative (if different from the articles of incorporation or partnership agreement of the crab harvesting cooperative).</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Issuance of crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permits.</E> Upon receipt of a completed application for an annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit that is subsequently approved, NMFS will issue one-year crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permits to the crab harvesting cooperative. The crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permits will list the crab IFQ amounts that are generated by the aggregate QS holdings of all members of the crab harvesting cooperative for each fishery, region, sector, and Class A/B IFQ categories. Issuance by NMFS of a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit is not a determination that the crab harvesting cooperative is formed or is operating in compliance with antitrust law.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative or person that is adversely affected by an initial administrative determination (IAD) that is associated with the issuance of a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit may appeal the IAD using the appeals procedures described in § 680.43.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Restrictions on fishing under a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</E> The following restrictions govern fishing for IFQ crab under a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Maintenance of permit on board.</E> A copy of a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit must be maintained on board any vessel that is being used to harvest crab under the permit.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Persons eligible to harvest crab under a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</E> The only person eligible to harvest crab under a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit is the crab IFQ hired master under § 680.4(g) who is operating a vessel in which at least a 10 percent ownership share is held by a member of the crab harvesting cooperative to whom the IFQ permit is issued.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Liability.</E> Each member of a crab harvesting cooperative is responsible for ensuring that members of the crab harvesting cooperative and crab IFQ hired masters of the crab harvesting cooperative comply with all regulations applicable to fishing for CR crab.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Transfers by members of a crab harvesting cooperative.</E> The following requirements address transfers of QS and IFQ by members of a crab harvesting cooperative.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Transfer of QS.</E> A member of a crab harvesting cooperative may acquire or divest QS at any time using the transfer procedures described in § 680.41. However, transfers of QS that occur after the August 1 deadline for crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit applications will not be reflected in the type or amount of IFQ permit issued to the crab harvesting cooperative for the current fishing season.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transfer of individually held IFQ.</E> A member of a crab harvesting cooperative may acquire or divest individually held IFQ using the transfer procedures <PRTPAGE P="953"/>described in § 680.41. However, any vessel used to harvest IFQ not held by a crab harvesting cooperative loses the vessel use cap exemption.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Transfer of crab harvesting cooperative IFQ prohibited.</E> A member of a crab harvesting cooperative may not acquire or divest crab harvesting cooperative IFQ. Crab harvesting cooperative IFQ may only be transferred between two crab harvesting cooperatives.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Transfers by crab harvesting cooperatives.</E> The following requirements address transfers of QS, IFQ, PQS, and IPQ by crab harvesting cooperatives that have been issued crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permits.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Acquisition of QS, PQS, and IPQ prohibited.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative that has been issued a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit is prohibited from acquiring any amount of QS, PQS, or IPQ for the valid duration of the crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit. A crab harvesting cooperative that acquires any amount of QS, PQS, or IPQ becomes ineligible to receive a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Transfer of crab harvesting cooperative IFQ.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative may transfer its IFQ only to another crab harvesting cooperative. Crab harvesting cooperatives wishing to engage in an inter-cooperative transfer must complete an application for inter-cooperative transfer to transfer crab IFQ between crab harvesting cooperatives. A crab harvesting cooperative is prohibited from transferring any amount of crab harvesting cooperative IFQ to any entity that is not a crab harvesting cooperative operating under a crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Use caps.</E> Inter-cooperative transfers of IFQ will apply to the individual use caps of crab harvesting cooperative members through the designation of the crab harvesting cooperative members conducting the transfer.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Application for transfer of crab harvesting cooperative IFQ</E>—(1) <E T="03">Completed application</E>. NMFS will process an application for transfer of crab harvesting cooperative individual fishing quota (IFQ) provided that a paper or electronic request form is completed by the applicant, with all applicable fields accurately filled in, and all required additional documentation is attached.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Certification of transferor</E>—(i) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete. The transferor's designated representative must submit the paper application as indicated on the application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must log into the system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Certification of transferee</E>—(i) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must log into the system and accept the transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Submittal information</E>. An application for transfer of crab harvesting cooperative IFQ crab QS or PQS may be submitted to NMFS as instructed on the application. Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>, or by contacting NMFS at 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Inseason changes to crab harvesting cooperative membership.</E> The following requirements address inseason changes to crab harvesting cooperative membership.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Eligible membership changes.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative may add a new member if that person becomes eligible to join the crab harvesting cooperative through the acquisition of any amount <PRTPAGE P="954"/>of the QS upon which the crab harvesting cooperative's annual IFQ permit was based, provided that the person acquiring the QS in question has been determined by NMFS to be eligible to hold IFQ. Likewise, a crab harvesting cooperative may remove a member if that person no longer holds any of the QS upon which the crab harvesting cooperative's annual IFQ permit was based.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Inseason membership changes are voluntary.</E> A crab harvesting cooperative is not required to add or remove members during the fishing season to reflect inseason transfers of QS. Each crab harvesting cooperative is free to establish its own process for deciding whether or not to admit new members or to remove existing members during the fishing season to reflect changes in the QS holdings. No crab harvesting cooperative is required to admit a new QS holder that the crab harvesting cooperative chooses not to admit, regardless of whether the person in question has acquired any amount of QS upon which the crab harvesting cooperative's annual IFQ is based. If a crab harvesting cooperative chooses to make inseason membership changes, then it must comply with paragraph (g)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application for an inseason change in cooperative membership.</E> To change crab harvesting cooperative membership, a crab harvesting cooperative must submit to NMFS a revised application for an annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit together with any revised supporting documents that are required to be submitted with the application. The revised application for an annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit must be accompanied by a cover letter that indicates the revisions that have been made. Upon approval of the membership change, NMFS will issue a revised crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit that reflects the change. A new member may not fish on behalf of a cooperative except as a crab IFQ hired master until NMFS issues a revised crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit that reflects the change in membership.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Successors-in-interest.</E> If a member of a crab harvesting cooperative dies (in the case of an individual) or dissolves (in the case of a business entity), the QS held by that person will be transferred to the legal successor-in-interest. However, the crab harvesting cooperative IFQs generated by that person's QS holdings remain under the control of the crab harvesting cooperative for the valid duration of the crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit. Each crab harvesting cooperative is free to establish its own internal procedures for admitting a successor-in-interest during the fishing season to reflect the transfer of QS due to the death or dissolution of a QS holder. The regulations in this section do not require any crab harvesting cooperative to admit a successor-in-interest that the cooperative chooses not to admit. If a crab harvesting cooperative chooses to admit the successor-in-interest for membership, then the crab harvesting cooperative must comply with paragraph (g)(3) of this section.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 73 FR 35088, June 20, 2008; 74 FR 51519, Oct. 7, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.22</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Sideboard protections for GOA groundfish fisheries.</SUBJECT> <P>The regulations in this section restrict the owners of vessels with a history of participation in the Bering Sea snow crab fishery from using the increased flexibility provided by the CR Program to expand their level of participation in GOA groundfish fisheries. These restrictions are commonly known as “sideboards.”</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">Vessels and LLP licenses subject to sideboard restrictions.</E> The sideboard fishing restrictions described in this section are based on a vessel's fishing history and apply both to the fishing vessel itself and to any LLP license generated by that vessel's fishing history. The criteria used to determine which vessels and LLP licenses are subject to GOA groundfish sideboard fishing restrictions are as follows:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Vessels subject to GOA groundfish sideboard directed fishing closures.</E> Any vessel that NMFS has determined meets one or both of the following criteria is subject to GOA groundfish sideboard directed fishing closures issued under paragraph (e) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="955"/> </P> <P>(i) Any non-AFA vessel that made a legal landing of Bering Sea snow crab (<E T="03">C. opilio</E>) between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2000, that generated any amount of Bering Sea snow crab (<E T="03">C. opilio</E>) fishery QS; and</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel named on an LLP license that was generated in whole or in part by the fishing history of a vessel meeting the criteria in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Vessels prohibited from directed fishing for Pacific cod in the GOA.</E> Any vessel that NMFS has determined meets either of the following two criteria is prohibited from directed fishing for Pacific cod in the GOA:</P> <P>(i) Any vessel subject to GOA groundfish sideboard closures under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section that landed less than 50 mt (110,231 lb), in round weight equivalents, of groundfish harvested from the GOA between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2000, or</P> <P>(ii) Any vessel named on an LLP license that was generated in whole or in part by the fishing history of a vessel meeting the criteria in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Vessels and LLP licenses exempt from Pacific cod sideboard closures in the GOA.</E> Any vessel or LLP license that NMFS has determined meets either of the following criteria is exempt from sideboard directed fishing closures for Pacific cod in the GOA:</P> <P>(i) Any vessel subject to GOA groundfish closures under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section that landed less than 750,000 lb (340.2 mt), in raw weight equivalents, of Bering Sea snow crab and more than 680 mt (1,499,143 lb), in round weight equivalents, of Pacific cod harvested from the GOA between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2000; and</P> <P>(ii) Any LLP license that:</P> <P>(A) Was initially issued based on the catch history of a vessel meeting the criteria in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(B) Did not generate crab QS based on legal landings from any vessel other than the vessel meeting the criteria in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Vessels and LLP licenses exempt from pollock sideboard closures in the GOA.</E> Any vessel or LLP license that NMFS has determined meets either of the following criteria is exempt from sideboard directed fishing closures for pollock in the GOA:</P> <P>(i) Any vessel subject to GOA groundfish closures under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section that landed less than 1,212,673 lb (550 mt), in raw weight equivalents, of Bering Sea snow crab, and had 20 or more legal landings of pollock harvested from the GOA between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2000; and</P> <P>(ii) Any LLP license that:</P> <P>(A) Was initially issued based on the catch history of a vessel meeting the criteria in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section; and</P> <P>(B) Did not generate crab QS based on legal landings from any vessel other than the vessel meeting the criteria in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Notification of affected vessel owners and LLP license holders.</E> After NMFS determines which vessels and LLP licenses meet the criteria described in paragraph (a) of this section, NMFS will inform each vessel owner and LLP license holder in writing of the type of sideboard restriction and issue a revised Federal Fisheries Permit and/or LLP license that displays the restriction on the face of the permit or license.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Appeals.</E> A vessel owner or LLP license holder who believes that NMFS has incorrectly identified his or her vessel or LLP license as meeting the criteria for a GOA groundfish sideboard restriction may request reconsideration. All requests for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the RAM Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, together with any documentation or evidence supporting the request. If the request for reconsideration is denied, affected persons may appeal using the procedures described at § 680.43.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Determination of GOA groundfish sideboard ratios.</E> Except for fixed gear sablefish, sideboard ratios for each GOA groundfish species, species group, season, operation type, gear type, and area, for which annual specifications are made, are established according to the following formulas:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Pacific cod.</E> The sideboard ratios for Pacific cod are calculated by dividing the aggregate retained catch of Pacific cod by vessels that are subject to <PRTPAGE P="956"/>sideboard directed fishing closures under paragraph (a)(1) of this section and that do not meet the criteria in paragraphs (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section by the total retained catch of Pacific cod by all groundfish vessels between 1996 and 2000.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Pollock.</E> The sideboard ratios for pollock are calculated by dividing the aggregate retained catch of pollock by vessels that are subject to sideboard directed fishing closures under paragraph (a)(1) of this section and that do not meet the criteria in paragraph (a)(4) of this section by the total retained catch of pollock by all groundfish vessels between 1996 and 2000.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Groundfish other than Pacific cod and pollock.</E> The sideboard ratios for groundfish species and species groups other than Pacific cod and pollock are calculated by dividing the aggregate landed catch by vessels subject to sideboard directed fishing closures under paragraph (a)(1) of this section by the total landed catch of that species by all groundfish vessels between 1996 and 2000.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Conversion of sideboard ratios into annual harvest limits.</E> NMFS will convert sideboard ratios into annual harvest limits according to the following procedures.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Annual harvest limits.</E> Annual harvest limits for each groundfish species, except fixed-gear sablefish, will be established by multiplying the sideboard ratios calculated under paragraph (d) of this section by the interim and final TACs in each area for which a TAC is specified. If a TAC is further apportioned by season, the sideboard harvest limit also will be apportioned by season in the same ratio as the overall TAC. The resulting harvest limits expressed in metric tons will be published in the annual GOA groundfish harvest specification notices.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Sideboard directed fishing allowance.</E> (i) If the Regional Administrator determines that a harvest limit for a species or species group has been or will be reached, the Regional Administrator may establish a sideboard directed fishing allowance for the species or species group applicable only to the group of crab vessels to which the sideboard limit applies.</P> <P>(ii) If the Regional Administrator determines that a harvest limit is insufficient to support a directed fishery for that species or species group, then the Regional Administrator may set the sideboard directed fishing allowance at zero for that species or species group.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Directed fishing closures.</E> Upon attainment of a sideboard directed fishing allowance, the Regional Administrator will publish notification in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> prohibiting directed fishing for the species or species group in the specified subarea, regulatory area, or district. A directed fishing closure is effective for the duration of the fishing year or season.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Sideboard protections in the State of Alaska parallel groundfish fisheries.</E> Vessels subject to the sideboard restrictions under paragraph (a) of this section, with a Federal Fisheries Permit or LLP license, shall be subject to the regulations of this section while participating in any groundfish fishery in State waters adjacent to the GOA opened by the State of Alaska and for which the State of Alaska adopts a Federal fishing season.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 38301, July 6, 2006; 76 FR 35780, June 20, 2011; 76 FR 74690, Dec. 1, 2011]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Equipment and operational requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Catcher vessel requirements.</E> A catcher vessel used to harvest CR crab must:</P> <P>(1) Carry and use a VMS as described in paragraph (d) of this section;</P> <P>(2) Land all retained crab to an RCR operating under an approved catch monitoring plan as described in paragraph (g) of this section;</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Catcher/processor requirements.</E> A catcher/processor used to harvest CR crab must:</P> <P>(1) Carry and use a VMS as described in paragraph (d) of this section;</P> <P>(2) Weigh all retained crab to be processed on board, in its raw form, on a scale approved by NMFS as described in paragraph (e) of this section;</P> <P>(3) Land all retained crab not processed on board at an RCR;</P> <P>(4) Offload all CR crab product processed onboard at a shoreside location in the United States accessible by road or regularly scheduled air service; and<PRTPAGE P="957"/> </P> <P>(5) Provide an approved observer platform scale and test weights that meet the requirements in paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">RCR requirements.</E> An RCR must:</P> <P>(1) Ensure that all CR crab landings are weighed on a scale approved by the State in which the landing takes place.</P> <P>(2) Ensure that all crab landing and weighing be conducted as specified in an approved crab monitoring plan as described in paragraph (g) of this section, and that a copy of the crab monitoring plan is made available to NMFS personnel or authorized officer upon demand.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) requirements</E>—(1) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> General VMS requirements concerning the approval and installation of VMS components and the responsibilities of vessel owners and operators are detailed at § 679.28(f)(1) through (5).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">VMS transmission requirements.</E> A vessel's transmitter must be transmitting if:</P> <P>(i) The vessel is operating in any reporting area (see definitions at § 679.2) off Alaska;</P> <P>(ii) The vessel has crab pots or crab pot hauling equipment, or a crab pot launcher onboard; and</P> <P>(iii) The vessel has or is required to have a Federal crab vessel permit for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Scales approved by NMFS.</E> To be approved by NMFS, a scale used to weigh crab at sea must meet the type evaluation and initial inspection requirements set forth in § 679.28(b)(1) and (2). Once a scale is installed on a vessel and approved by NMFS for use, it must be reinspected annually as described in § 679.28(b) by requesting a scale inspection from NMFS. Each scale must be tested daily and meet the maximum permissible error (MPE) requirements described in paragraph (e)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">At-sea scale tests.</E> To verify that the scale meets the MPEs specified in this paragraph, the vessel operator must test each scale or scale system used to weigh CR crab one time during each 24-hour period when use of the scale is required. The vessel owner must ensure that these tests are performed in an accurate and timely manner.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Belt scales.</E> The MPE for the daily at-sea scale tests is plus or minus 3 percent of the known weight of the test material. The scale must be tested by weighing at least 400 kg (882 lb) of crab or an alternative material supplied by the scale manufacturer on the scale under test. The known weight of the test material must be determined by weighing it on a platform scale approved for use under § 679.28 (b)(7).</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Automatic hopper scales.</E> An automatic hopper scale must be tested at its minimum and maximum capacity with approved test weights. Test weights must be placed in the bottom of the hopper unless an alternative testing method is approved by NMFS. The MPE for the daily at-sea scale tests is plus or minus 2 percent of the weight of the approved test weights.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Platform scales used for observer sampling.</E> A platform scale used for observer sampling must be tested at 10, 25, and 50 kg (or 20, 50, and 100 lb if the scale is denominated in pounds) using approved test weights. The MPE for the daily at-sea scale test is plus or minus 0.5 percent if the scale is used to determine the known weight of test material for the purpose of testing a belt scale. If the scale is not used for that purpose, the MPE for the daily at-sea scale test is plus or minus 1 percent.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Approved test weights.</E> Each test weight must have its weight stamped on or otherwise permanently affixed to it. The weight of each test weight must be annually certified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology approved metrology laboratory or approved for continued use by the NMFS authorized inspector at the time of the annual scale inspection.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Requirements for all scale tests.</E> (A) Notify the observer at least 15 minutes before the time that the test will be conducted, and conduct the test while the observer is present.</P> <P>(B) Conduct the scale test and record the following information on the at-sea scale test report form:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Vessel name;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Month, day, and year of test;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Time test started to the nearest minute;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Known weight of test weights;<PRTPAGE P="958"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Weight of test weights recorded by scale;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Percent error as determined by subtracting the known weight of the test weights from the weight recorded on the scale, dividing that amount by the known weight of the test weights, and multiplying by 100; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Sea conditions at the time of the scale test.</P> <P>(C) Maintain the test report form on board the vessel until the end of the crab fishing year during which the tests were conducted, and make the report forms available to observers, NMFS personnel, or an authorized officer. In addition, the vessel owner must retain the scale test report forms for 3 years after the end of the crab fishing year during which the tests were performed. All scale test report forms must be signed by the vessel operator.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Scale maintenance.</E> The vessel owner must ensure that the vessel operator maintains the scale in proper operating condition throughout its use, that adjustments made to the scale are made so as to bring the performance errors as close as practicable to a zero value, and that no adjustment is made that will cause the scale to weigh inaccurately.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Printed reports from the scale.</E> The vessel owner must ensure that the printed reports are provided as required by this paragraph. Printed reports from the scale must be maintained on board the vessel until the end of the year during which the reports were made and be made available to NMFS or NMFS authorized personnel. In addition, the vessel owner must retain printed reports for 3 years after the end of the year during which the printouts were made.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Reports of catch weight and cumulative weight.</E> Reports must be printed at least once every 24 hours prior to submitting a CR crab landing report as described in § 680.5. Reports must also be printed before any information stored in the scale computer memory is replaced. Scale weights must not be adjusted by the scale operator to account for the perceived weight of water, mud, debris, or other materials. Scale printouts must show:</P> <P>(A) The vessel name and Federal crab vessel permit number;</P> <P>(B) The weight of each load in the weighing cycle (hopper scales only);</P> <P>(C) The date and time the information was printed;</P> <P>(D) The total amount weighed since the last printout was made; and</P> <P>(E) The total cumulative weight of all crab or other material weighed on the scale.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Printed report from the audit trail.</E> The printed report must include the information specified in sections 2.3.1.8, 3.3.1.7, and 4.3.1.8 of appendix A to 50 CFR part 679. The printed report must be provided to the authorized scale inspector at each scale inspection and must also be printed at any time upon request of NMFS staff or other NMFS-authorized personnel.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Platform scales used for observer sampling.</E> A platform scale used for observer sampling is not required to produce a printed record unless that scale is also used to obtain raw weight for a CR crab landing report.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Scale installation requirements.</E> Unless otherwise approved by NMFS, a scale used to obtain raw weight for a CR crab landing report must be installed such that:</P> <P>(i) From the location where the observer samples unsorted crab, the observer can ensure that all crab are being weighed;</P> <P>(ii) The scale may not be installed in a manner that facilitates bypassing. It must not be possible for the scale inspector and an assistant to bypass the scale with 100 kg (220 lb) of test material in less than 20 seconds.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Scales approved by the state.</E> Scale requirements in this paragraph are in addition to those requirements set forth by the State in which the scale is approved, and nothing in this paragraph may be construed to reduce or supersede the authority of the State to regulate, test, or approve scales within the State. Scales used to weigh CR crab that are also required to be approved by the State must meet the following requirements:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Verification of approval.</E> The scale must display a valid State sticker indicating that the scale was inspected and approved within the previous 12 months.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Visibility.</E> An RCR must ensure that the scale and scale display are <PRTPAGE P="959"/>visible simultaneously. NMFS personnel or NMFS authorized personnel, including observers, must be allowed to observe the weighing of crab on the scale and be allowed to read the scale display at all times.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Printed scale weights.</E> (i) An RCR must ensure that printouts of the scale weight of each delivery are made available to NMFS personnel or to NMFS authorized personnel, including observers, at the time printouts are generated. An RCR must maintain printouts on site until the end of the fishing year during which the printouts were made and make them available upon request by an authorized officer for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the printout was made.</P> <P>(ii) A scale used to weigh any portion of a landing of CR crab must produce a printed record for each landing, or portion of each landing, weighed on that scale. The printed record must include:</P> <P>(A) The RCR's name;</P> <P>(B) The weight of each load in the weighing cycle;</P> <P>(C) The total weight of crab in each landing, or portion of the landing that was weighed on that scale;</P> <P>(D) The date and time the information is printed; and</P> <P>(E) The name and ADF&G vessel registration number of the vessel making the delivery. The scale operator may write this information on the scale printout in ink at the time of landing.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Inseason scale testing.</E> Scales used to weigh CR crab must be tested by RCR personnel when testing is requested by NMFS-staff or by NMFS-authorized personnel.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Inseason testing criteria.</E> To pass an inseason test, NMFS staff or NMFS-authorized personnel will verify that the scale display and printed information are clear and easily read under all conditions of normal operation, that weight values are visible on the display until the value is printed, and that the scale does not exceed the maximum permissible errors specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,12" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Test load in scale divisions</CHED> <CHED H="1">Maximum error in scale divisions</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(A) 0-500</ENT> <ENT>1</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(B) 501-2,000</ENT> <ENT>2</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(C) 2,001-4,000</ENT> <ENT>3</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(D) > 4,000</ENT> <ENT>4</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Test weight requirements.</E> Scales must be tested with the amount and type of weight specified for each scale type in the following tables under paragraphs (f)(4)(ii)(A) through (f)(4)(ii)(D) of this section:</P> <P>(A) Automatic hopper 0 to 150 kg (0 to 300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s65,r35" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Certified test weights</CHED> <CHED H="1">Other test<LI>material</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>) Minimum weighment or 10 kg (20 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>Minimum.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>) Maximum</ENT> <ENT>Maximum.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(B) Automatic hopper > 150 kg (300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s65,r35" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Certified test weights</CHED> <CHED H="1">Other test<LI>material</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>) Minimum weighment or 10 kg (20 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>Minimum.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>) 25 percent of maximum of 150 kg (300 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>Maximum.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(C) Platform, flatbed or hanging scales less than 150 kg (300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Certified test weights</CHED> <CHED H="1">Other test<LI>material</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>) 10 kg (20 lb)</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>) Midpoint</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">3</E>) Maximum</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(D) Platform, flatbed or hanging scales > 150 kg (300 lb) capacity.</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r50" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Certified test weights</CHED> <CHED H="1">Other test<LI>material</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">1</E>) 10 kg (20 lb)</ENT> <ENT>Not Acceptable.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">2</E>) 12.5 percent of maximum or 75 kg (150 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>50 percent of maximum or 75 kg (150 lb), whichever is greater.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(<E T="03">3</E>) 25 percent of maximum or 150 kg (300 lb), whichever is greater</ENT> <ENT>75 percent of maximum or 150 kg (300 lb), whichever is greater.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certified test weights.</E> An RCR must ensure that there are sufficient test weights on-site to test each scale used to weigh CR crab. Each test weight used for inseason scale testing must have its weight stamped on or otherwise permanently affixed to it. The weight of each test weight must be certified by a National Institute of Standards and Technology approved metrology laboratory every 2 years.<PRTPAGE P="960"/> </P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Other test material.</E> When permitted in paragraph (f)(4)(ii) of this section, a scale may be tested with test material other than certified test weights.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Crab Monitoring Plans (CMP).</E> A CMP is a plan submitted by an RCR for each location or processing vessel where the RCR wishes to take deliveries of CR crab. The CMP must detail how the RCR will meet the catch monitoring standards detailed in paragraph (g)(5) of this section. An RCR that processes only CR crab harvested under a CPO or CPC IFQ permit is not required to prepare a CMP.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">CMP Approval.</E> NMFS will approve a CMP if it meets all the performance standards specified in paragraph (g)(5) of this section. The location or vessel identified in the CMP may be inspected by NMFS prior to approval of the CMP to ensure that the location conforms to the elements addressed in the CMP. If NMFS disapproves a CMP, the plant owner or manager may resubmit a revised CMP or file an administrative appeal as set forth under the administrative appeals procedures described in § 679.43.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Inspection scheduling.</E> The time and place of a CMP inspection may be arranged by submitting a written request for an inspection to NMFS, Alaska Region. An inspection must be requested no less than 10 working days before the requested inspection date. NMFS staff will conduct CMP inspections in any port located in the United States that can be reached by regularly scheduled commercial air service. The inspection request must include:</P> <P>(i) Name and signature of the person submitting the application and the date of the application;</P> <P>(ii) Address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available) of the person submitting the application; and</P> <P>(iii) A proposed CMP detailing how the RCR will meet each of the standards in paragraph (g)(5) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Approval period.</E> NMFS will approve a CMP for 1 year if it meets the performance standards specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section. An owner or manager must notify NMFS in writing if changes are made in plant operations or layout that do not conform to the CMP.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Changing an approved CMP.</E> An RCR may change an approved CMP by submitting a CMP addendum to NMFS. Depending on the nature and magnitude of the change requested, NMFS may require a CMP inspection as described in paragraph (g)(2) of this section. A CMP addendum must contain:</P> <P>(i) Name and signature of the person submitting the addendum;</P> <P>(ii) Address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address (if available) of the person submitting the addendum; and</P> <P>(iii) A complete description of the proposed CMP change.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">CMP standards</E>—(i) <E T="03">Crab sorting and weighing requirements.</E> All crab, including crab parts and crab that are dead or otherwise unmarketable, delivered to the RCR must be sorted and weighed by species. The CMP must detail how and where crab are sorted and weighed.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Scales used for weighing crab.</E> The CMP must identify by serial number each scale used to weigh crab and describe the rationale for its use.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Scale testing procedures.</E> Scales identified in the CMP must be accurate within the limits specified in paragraph (f)(4)(i) of this section. For each scale identified in the CMP a testing plan must be developed that:</P> <P>(A) Describes the procedure the plant will use to test the scale;</P> <P>(B) Lists the test weights and equipment required to test the scale;</P> <P>(C) Lists where the test weights and equipment will be stored; and</P> <P>(D) Lists the names of the personnel responsible for conducting the scale testing.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Printed record.</E> An RCR must ensure that the scale produces a complete and accurate printed record of the weight of each species in a landing. All of the crab in a delivery must be weighed on a scale capable of producing a complete printed record as described in paragraph (e)(3) of this section. A printed record of each landing must be printed before the RCR submits a CR crab landing report.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Observation area.</E> Each CMP must designate an observation area. The observation area is a location designated <PRTPAGE P="961"/>on the CMP where an individual may monitor the offloading and weighing of crab. The observation area must meet the following standards:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Access to the observation area.</E> The observation area must be freely accessible to observer, NMFS staff or enforcement aides at any time during the effective period of the CMP.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Monitoring the offloading and weighing of crab.</E> From the observation area, an individual must have an unobstructed view or otherwise be able to monitor the entire offload of crab between the first location where crab are removed from the boat and a location where all sorting has taken place and each species has been weighed.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Other requirements.</E> The observation area must be sheltered from the weather and not exposed to unreasonable safety hazards.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Plant liaison.</E> The CMP must designate a plant liaison. The plant liaison is responsible for:</P> <P>(A) Orienting new observers, NMFS staff and enforcement aides to the plant;</P> <P>(B) Assisting in the resolution of observer concerns; and</P> <P>(C) Informing NMFS if changes must be made to the CMP.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Drawing to scale of delivery location.</E> The CMP must be accompanied by a drawing to scale of the delivery location or vessel showing:</P> <P>(A) Where and how crab are removed from the delivering vessel;</P> <P>(B) The observation area;</P> <P>(C) The location of each scale used to weigh crab; and</P> <P>(D) Each location where crab is sorted.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Single geographic location.</E> All offload and weighing locations detailed in a CMP must be located on the same vessel or in the same geographic location. If a CMP describes facilities for the offloading of vessels at more than one location, it must be possible to see all locations simultaneously.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 75421, Dec. 20, 2005; 73 FR 76190, Dec. 15, 2008; 75 FR 56486, Sept. 16, 2010]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.30</SECTNO> <RESERVED>[Reserved]</RESERVED> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart C—Quota Management Measures</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.40</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Crab Quota Share (QS), Processor QS (PQS), Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ), and Individual Processor Quota (IPQ) Issuance.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Crab QS and Crab QS fisheries.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue crab QS for the crab QS fisheries defined in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. The Regional Administrator will annually issue IFQ based on the amount of QS a person holds. Crab harvested and retained in each crab QS fishery may be harvested and retained only by persons holding the appropriate crab IFQ for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Allocations.</E> With the exception of the WAI golden king crab fishery, the Regional Administrator shall annually apportion 10 percent of the TAC specified by the State of Alaska for each of the fisheries described in Table 1 to this part to the Western Alaska CDQ program. Ten percent of the TAC in the Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery will be allocated to the Adak community entity. The remaining TACs for the crab QS fisheries will be apportioned for use by QS holders in each fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Official crab rationalization record.</E> The official crab rationalization record will be used to determine the amount of QS that is to be allocated for each crab QS fishery. The official crab rationalization record is presumed to be correct. An applicant for QS has the burden to prove otherwise. For the purposes of creating the official crab rationalization record the Regional Administrator will presume the following:</P> <P>(i) An LLP license is presumed to have been used onboard the same vessel from which that LLP is derived, unless documentation is provided establishing otherwise.</P> <P>(ii) If more than one person is claiming the same legal landings or legal processing activities, then each person eligible to receive QS or PQS based on those activities will receive an equal share of any resulting QS or PQS unless the applicants can provide written <PRTPAGE P="962"/>documentation establishing an alternative means for distributing the QS or PQS.</P> <P>(iii) For the purposes of determining eligibility for CPO QS, a person is presumed to have processed BSAI crab in 1998 or 1999 if the vessel on which the applicant's LLP license is based processed such crab in those years.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">QS sectors and regional designations</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator shall initially assign to qualified persons, crab QS that are specific to the crab QS fisheries defined in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. The crab QS amount issued will be based on legal landings made on vessels authorized to participate in those fisheries in four QS sectors:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Catcher Vessel Owner (CVO) QS</E> shall be initially issued to qualified persons defined in paragraph (b)(3) of this section based on legal landings of unprocessed crab.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Catcher Vessel Crew (CVC) QS</E> shall be initially issued to qualified persons defined in paragraph (b)(3) of this section based on legal landings of unprocessed crab.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Catcher/Processor Owner (CPO) QS</E> shall be initially issued to qualified persons defined in paragraph (b)(3) of this section based on legal landings of crab that were harvested and processed on the same vessel.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Catcher/Processor Crew (CPC) QS</E> shall be initially issued to qualified persons defined in paragraph (b)(3) of this section based on legal landings of crab that were harvested and processed on the same vessel.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Regional designations.</E> (i) Regional designations apply to:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">North QS</E> if the legal landings that gave rise to the QS for a crab QS fishery were landed in the Bering Sea subarea north of 56°20′ N. lat.; or</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">South QS</E> if the legal landings that gave rise to the QS for a crab QS fishery were not landed in the North Region, and all CVO QS allocated to the WAI crab QS fishery; or</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">West QS</E> for a portion of the QS allocated to the WAG crab QS fishery subject to the provisions under § 680.40(c)(4).</P> <P>(ii) Regional designations do not apply (Undesignated QS) to:</P> <P>(A) Crab QS for the EBT or WBT crab QS fishery;</P> <P>(B) Crab QS for that portion of the WAG QS fishery not regionally designated for the West region;</P> <P>(C) CVC QS;</P> <P>(D) CPO QS unless that QS is transferred to the CVO QS sector, in which case the regional designation is made by the recipient of the resulting CVO QS at the time of transfer; and</P> <P>(E) CPC QS.</P> <P>(iii) The regional designations that apply to each of the crab QS fisheries are specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,12C,12C,12C,12C" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Crab QS Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">North Region</CHED> <CHED H="1">South Region</CHED> <CHED H="1">West Region</CHED> <CHED H="1">Undesignated Region</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) EAG</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) WAG</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) EBT</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) WBT</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(E) BSS</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(F) BBR</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(G) PIK</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(H) SMB</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(I) WAI</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT>X</ENT> <ENT/> <ENT/> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(iv) The regional designation ratios applied to QS and PQS for each crab QS fishery will be established based on the regional designations determined on August 1, 2005. QS or PQS issued after this date will be issued in the same ratio.<PRTPAGE P="963"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Qualified person</E> means, for the purposes of QS issuance, a person, as defined in § 679.2, who at the time of application for QS meets the following criteria for each of the QS sectors:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">CVO QS.</E> Holds one or more permanent, fully transferable crab LLP licenses and is a citizen of the United States;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CPO QS.</E> (A) Holds one or more permanent, fully transferable crab LLP licenses with a Catcher/Processor designation and is a citizen of the United States; and</P> <P>(B) Harvested and processed at sea any crab species in any BSAI crab fishery during the years 1998 or 1999.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">CVC QS and CPC QS.</E> (A) Is an individual who is a citizen of the United States, or his or her successor-in-interest if that individual is deceased;</P> <P>(B) Has historical participation in the fishery demonstrated by being the individual named on a State of Alaska Interim Use Permit for a QS crab fishery and made at least one legal landing per year for any 3 eligibility years under that permit based on data from fish tickets maintained by the State of Alaska. The qualifying years are described in Column C of Table 7 to this part.</P> <P>(C) Has recent participation in the fishery demonstrated by being the individual named on a State of Alaska Interim Use Permit for a QS crab fishery and made at least one legal landing under that permit in any 2 of 3 seasons based on data from fish tickets maintained by the State of Alaska. Those seasons are defined in Column D of Table 7 to this part; except that the requirement for recent participation does not apply if:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The legal landings that qualify the individual for QS in the PIK crab QS fishery were made from a vessel that was less than 60 feet length overall; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If the individual who is otherwise eligible to receive an initial issuance of QS died while working as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Qualification for initial allocation of QS</E>—(i) <E T="03">Qualifying year.</E> The qualifying years for each crab QS fishery are described in Column B of Table 7 to this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Legal landing of crab</E> means, for the purpose of initial allocation of QS, crab harvested during the qualifying years specified in Column B of Table 7 to this part and landed in compliance with state and Federal permitting, landing, and reporting regulations in effect at the time of the landing.</P> <P>(A) Legal landings exclude any deadloss, test fishing, fishing conducted under an experimental, exploratory, or scientific activity permit, or the fishery conducted under the Western Alaska CDQ Program.</P> <P>(B) Landings made onboard a vessel that gave rise to a crab LLP license or made under the authority of an LLP license are non-severable from the crab LLP license until QS has been issued for those legal landings, except as provided for in paragraph (c)(2)(vii) of this section.</P> <P>(C) Landings may only be used once for each QS sector for the purposes of allocating QS.</P> <P>(D) Landings made from vessels which are used for purposes of receiving compensation through the BSAI Crab Capacity Reduction Program may not be used for the allocation of CVO QS or CPO QS.</P> <P>(E) Legal landings for purposes of allocating QS for a crab QS fishery only include those landings that resulted in the issuance of an LLP license endorsed for that crab QS fishery, or landings that were made in that crab QS fishery under the authority of an LLP license endorsed for that crab QS fishery, except as provided for in paragraph (c)(2)(vii) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Documentation.</E> Evidence of legal landings shall be limited to State of Alaska fish tickets.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Calculation of QS allocation</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> (i) For each permanent, fully transferable crab LLP license under which an applicant applies, CVO and CPO QS will be based on legal landings that resulted in the issuance of that license or from legal landings that were made under the authority of that license.</P> <P>(ii) For each State of Alaska Interim Use Permit under which an applicant applies for CVC QS or CPC QS, the initial allocation of QS will be based on the legal landings that were made under the authority of that permit.<PRTPAGE P="964"/> </P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Computation for initial issuance of QS.</E> (i) Based on the official crab rationalization record the Regional Administrator shall derive the annual harvest denominator (AHD) that represents the amount of legally landed crab in each crab QS fishery in each qualifying year as established in Column B of Table 7 to this part.</P> <P>(ii) The initial QS pool is described in Table 8 to this part.</P> <P>(iii) A person's initial allocation of QS shall be based on a percentage of the legal landings for the applicable sector in each crab QS fishery:</P> <P>(A) Associated with crab LLP licenses held by the applicant for CVO or CPO QS; or</P> <P>(B) Authorized under a State of Alaska Interim Use Permit held by the applicant for CVC or CPC QS.</P> <P>(iv) The Regional Administrator shall calculate the allocation of CVO and CPO QS for each crab QS fishery “f” based on each fully transferable LLP license “l” held by a qualified person by the following formulas:</P> <P>(A) Sum legal landings for each qualifying year, as described in Column B of Table 7 to this part, and divide that amount by the AHD for that year as follows: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">(σ legal landings<E T="52">lf</E>/AHD<E T="52">f</E>) × 100 = Percentage of the AHD<E T="52">lf</E> </FP> <P>(B) In those fisheries where only a subset of the qualifying years are applied, the Regional Administrator will use the years that yield the highest percentages of each AHD as calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(C) Sum the highest percentages of the AHD's for that license as calculated under paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(B) of this section and divide by the number in Column E of Table 7 to this part (Subset of Qualifying Years). This yields the Average Percentage as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">σ Percentages of the AHD<E T="52">lf</E>/Subset of Qualifying Years<E T="52">f</E> = Average Percentage<E T="52">lf</E> </FP> <P>(D) Divide the Average percentage in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(C) of this section for a license and fishery by the Sum of all Average Percentages for all licenses for that fishery as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Average Percentage<E T="52">lf</E>/σ Average Percentage<E T="52">sf</E> = Percentage of the Total Percentages<E T="52">lf</E> </FP> <P>(E) Multiply the Percentage of the Total Percentages in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(D) of this section by the Initial QS Pool as described in Table 8 to this part. This yields the unadjusted number of QS units derived from a license for a fishery.</P> <P>(F) Multiply the unadjusted number of QS units in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(E) of this section by 97 percent. This yields the number of QS units to be allocated.</P> <P>(G) Determine the percentage of legal landings in the subset of qualifying years associated with a LLP license with a catcher/processor designation that were processed on that vessel and multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(F) of this section by this percentage. This yields the amount of CPO QS to be allocated.</P> <P>(H) Determine the percentage of legal landings in the subset of qualifying years associated with a LLP license that were not processed on that vessel and multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(F) of this section by this percentage. This yields the amount of CVO QS to be allocated.</P> <P>(I) Determine the percentage of legal landings associated with an LLP license in the subset of qualifying years that were delivered in each region as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. The amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(H) of this section is multiplied by the percentage for each region.</P> <P>(J) The percentage calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(I) of this section may be adjusted according to the provisions at paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(4) of this section.</P> <P>(v) As shown in the formulas under this paragraph (c)(2)(v), the allocation of CVC and CPC QS for each crab QS fishery “f” based on each State of Alaska Interim Use Permit “i” held by each qualified person shall be calculated by the Regional Administrator as follows:</P> <P>(A) Sum legal landings for each qualifying year as described in Column B of Table 7 to this part and divide <PRTPAGE P="965"/>that amount by the AHD for that year using the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">(σ legal landings<E T="52">if</E>/AHD<E T="52">f</E>) × 100 = Percentage of the AHD<E T="52">if</E> </FP> <P>(B) In those fisheries where only a subset of the qualifying years are applied, the Regional Administrator will use the years that yield the highest percentages of the AHD as calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(A) of this section.</P> <P>(C) Sum the highest percentages of the AHDs for that license calculated under paragraph (c)(2)(v)(B) of this section and divide by the number in Column E of Table 7 to this part (Subset of Qualifying Years). This yields the Average Percentage as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">σ Percentages of the AHD<E T="52">lf</E>/Subset of Qualifying Years<E T="52">f</E> = Average Percentage<E T="52">if</E> </FP> <P>(D) Divide the Average Percentage in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(C) of this section for a permit and fishery by the Sum of all Average Percentages for all permits for that fishery as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Average Percentage<E T="52">if</E>/σ Average Percentage<E T="52">sf</E> = Percentage of the Total Percentages<E T="52">if</E> </FP> <P>(E) Multiply the Percentage of the Total Percentages in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(E) of this section by the Initial QS Pool as described in Table 8 to this part. This yields the unadjusted number of QS units derived from a permit for a fishery.</P> <P>(F) Multiply the unadjusted number of QS units in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(E) of this section by 3 percent. This yields the number of QS units to be allocated.</P> <P>(G) Determine the percentage of legal landings in the subset of qualifying years associated with a permit that were processed on that vessel and multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(F) of this section by this percentage. This yields the amount of CPC QS to be allocated.</P> <P>(H) Determine the percentage of legal landings in the subset of qualifying years associated with a permit that were not processed on that vessel and multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(F) of this section by this percentage. This yields the amount of CVC QS to be allocated.</P> <P>(I) Determine the percentage of legal landings associated with a permit in the subset of qualifying years that were delivered in each region as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. The amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(H) of this section is multiplied by the percentage for each region.</P> <P>(J) The percentage calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(I) of this section may be adjusted according to the provisions at paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(4) of this section. The amount calculated in paragraph (c)(2)(v)(H) of this section is multiplied by the percentage for each region. These regional QS designations do not apply to CVC QS.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Sunken vessel provisions.</E> (A) If a person applies for CVO QS or CPO QS based, in whole or in part, on the activities of a vessel that sank, the Regional Administrator shall presume landings for that vessel for the crab fishing years between the time of vessel loss and the replacement of the vessel under § 679.4(k)(5)(v) of this chapter. These presumed landings shall be equivalent to 50 percent of the average legal landings for the qualifying years established in Column B of Table 7 to this part unaffected by the sinking. If the vessel sank during a qualifying year, the legal landings for that year will not be used as the basis for presumed landings;</P> <P>(B) If a person applies for CVO QS or CPO QS based, in whole or in part, on the activities of a vessel that sank and:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The person who owned the vessel that sank would have been denied eligibility to replace a sunken vessel under the provisions of Public Law 106-554; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The vessel that sank was replaced with a newly constructed vessel, with that vessel under construction no later than June 10, 2002. For purposes of this section a vessel is considered under construction once the keel for that vessel has been laid; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The newly constructed vessel participated in any Bering Sea crab fishery no later than October 31, 2002;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Then the Regional Administrator shall presume landings for that vessel for the crab fishing years between the time of vessel loss and the replacement of the vessel. These presumed landings shall be equivalent to 50 percent of the <PRTPAGE P="966"/>average legal landings for the qualifying years established in Column B of Table 7 to this part unaffected by the sinking. If the vessel sank during a qualifying year, the legal landings for that year will not be used as the basis for presumed landings.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">LLP license history exemption.</E> An applicant for CVO or CPO QS who:</P> <P>(A) Deployed a vessel in a crab QS fishery under the authority of an interim or permanent fully transferable LLP license; and</P> <P>(B) Prior to January 1, 2002, received by transfer, as authorized by NMFS, a permanent fully transferable LLP license for use in that crab QS fishery to insure that a vessel would remain authorized to participate in the fishery, may choose to use as the legal landings which are the basis for QS allocation on his or her application for crab QS or PQS either:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) The legal landings made on that vessel for that crab QS fishery prior to the transfer of the permanent fully transferable LLP license for use on that vessel; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) The legal landings made on the vessel that gave rise to the permanent fully transferable LLP license and the legal landings made under the authority of that same LLP license in that crab QS fishery prior to January 1, 2002.</P> <P>(C) If the history described in paragraph (c)(2)(vii)(B)(<E T="03">1</E>) of this section is being used by another person for an allocation with an LLP license, then the allocation in paragraph (c)(2)(vii) will be based on the legal landings as described under paragraph (c)(2)(vii)(B)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Adjustment of CVO and CVC QS allocation for North and South regional designation</E>. The Regional Administrator may adjust the regional designation of QS to ensure that it is initially allocated in the same proportion as the regional designation of PQS for that crab QS fishery. A person who would receive QS based on the legal landings in only one region, will receive QS with only that regional designation. A person who would receive QS with more than one regional designation for that crab QS fishery would have his or her QS holdings regionally adjusted on a pro rata basis as follows:</P> <P>(i) Determine the ratio of the Initial PQS pool in the North and South regions.</P> <P>(ii) Multiply the Initial QS pool by the ratio of North and South PQS. This will yield the target QS pool for each region.</P> <P>(iii) Sum the QS for all persons who are eligible to receive North QS yielding the unadjusted North QS pool, and sum the QS for all persons who are eligible to receive South QS yielding the unadjusted South QS pool.</P> <P>(iv) To calculate the amount of QS available for adjustment, subtract the amount of QS for persons receiving North only QS from the unadjusted North QS pool and subtract the amount of QS for persons receiving South only QS from the unadjusted South QS pool, as presented in the following equations:</P> <P>(A) Unadj. North QS −North QS only = North QS for [North & South] QS holders.</P> <P>(B) Unadj. South QS −South QS only = South QS for [North & South] QS holders.</P> <P>(v) Determine which region becomes the gaining region if the target QS pool is greater than the unadjusted QS pool.</P> <P>(vi) Subtract the gaining region unadjusted QS pool from the gaining region target QS pool to calculate the number of QS units that need to be applied to the gaining region. This amount is the Adjustment Amount as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Unadj. gaining region QS −Target gaining region QS pool = Adjustment Amount</FP> <P>(vii) Divide the Adjustment Amount by the unadjusted losing region QS pool for North and South QS holders. This yields the regional adjustment factor (RAF) for each person as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Adj. Amount/unadjusted losing region QS pool for [North & South] QS holders = RAF</FP> <P>(viii) For each person (p) who holds both North and South Region QS, the QS adjustment (QS Adj. (p)) to that person's Unadjusted losing region QS is expressed in the following equation as: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">QS adj. p = Unadjusted losing region QS p × RAF</FP> <PRTPAGE P="967"/> <P>(ix) The QS adjustment for person (p) is made by subtracting the QS adjustment from that person's unadjusted losing region QS amount and added to that person's unadjusted gaining region QS. These adjustments will yield the regional adjustment QS amounts for that person.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Regional designation of Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab.</E> Fifty percent of the CVO QS that is issued in the WAG crab QS fishery will be initially issued with a West regional designation. The West regional designation applies to QS for delivery west of 174° W. longitude. The remaining 50 percent of the CVO QS initially issued for this fishery is not subject to regional designation (Undesignated QS). A person (p) who would receive QS based on the legal landings in only one region will receive QS with only that regional designation. A person who would receive QS with more than one regional designation for that crab QS fishery would have his or her QS holdings regionally adjusted on a pro rata basis as follows:</P> <P>(i) The West QS pool is equal to 50 percent of the initial QS pool.</P> <P>(ii) The Undesignated QS pool is equal to 50 percent of the initial QS pool.</P> <P>(iii) Sum the QS for all persons who are eligible to receive West QS yielding the unadjusted West QS pool, and sum the QS for all persons who are eligible to receive undesignated QS yielding the unadjusted undesignated QS pool.</P> <P>(iv) To calculate the amount of QS available for adjustment, subtract the amount of QS for persons receiving West only QS from the unadjusted West QS pool and subtract the amount of QS for persons receiving undesignated only QS from the unadjusted undesignated QS pool, as presented in the following equation:</P> <P>(A) Unadj. West QS−West QS only = West QS for [West & Undesignated] QS holders.</P> <P>(B) Unadj. Undesignated QS−Undesignated QS only = Undesignated QS for [West & Undesignated] QS holders.</P> <P>(v) Subtract the gaining region Unadjusted QS pool from the gaining region Target QS pool to calculate the number of QS units that will need to be applied to the gaining region. This amount is the Adjustment Amount as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Target gaining region QS pool−unadjusted region QS = Adjustment Amount</FP> <P>(vi) Divide the Adjustment Amount by the unadjusted losing region QS pool for West and Undesignated QS holders. This yields the regional adjustment factor (RAF) for each person as presented in the following equation: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">Adj. Amount/unadjusted losing region QS pool for West & Undesignated QS holders = RAF</FP> <P>(vii) For each person (p) who holds both unadjusted West and Undesignated Region QS, the QS adjustment (QS Adj. p) to that person's Unadjusted West QS is expressed in the following equation as: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">QS adj. p = Unadjusted West QS p × RAF</FP> <P>(viii) The QS adjustment for person (p) is made by subtracting the QS adjustment for that person's unadjusted losing region QS amount and subtracted from that person's unadjusted gaining region QS. These adjustments will yield the regional adjustment QS amounts for that person.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Issuance of converted CPO QS.</E> (i) For each crab fishing year, the Regional Administrator may issue converted CPO QS for the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery with a North Region designation to an entity described in paragraph (c)(5)(ii), (c)(5)(iii), or (c)(5)(iv) of this section if NMFS has approved an application for converted CPO QS/IFQ for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(ii) Entity A is comprised only of Yardarm Knot, Inc. (NMFS ID # 675).</P> <P>(iii) Entity B is comprised only of Blue Dutch, LLC (NMFS ID # 3163).</P> <P>(iv) Entity C is comprised only of Trident Seafoods, Inc. (NMFS ID # 8184).</P> <P>(v) NMFS will issue Entity A, B, or C, described in paragraphs (c)(5)(ii) through (c)(5)(iv) of this section, one unit of converted CPO for each unit of CVO QS and 0.9 units of PQS indicated in an approved application for converted CPO QS/IFQ.</P> <P>(vi) For each crab fishing year, the Regional Administrator will not issue <PRTPAGE P="968"/>CPO QS for the BBR or BSS crab QS fishery:</P> <P>(A) To Entity A described in paragraph (c)(5)(ii) of this section that is greater than the amount of converted CPO QS that may be derived from the amount of PQS units with a North Region designation initially issued by NMFS to Yardarm Knot, Inc. (NMFS ID # 675), and any affiliates of Yardarm Knot, Inc., as listed on an annual application for converted CPO QS/IFQ for that crab fishing year;</P> <P>(B) To Entity B described in paragraph (c)(5)(iii) of this section that is greater than the amount of converted CPO QS that may be derived from the amount of PQS units with a North Region designation initially issued by NMFS to Blue Dutch, LLC, (NMFS ID # 3163) under paragraph (e)(3) of this section and any affiliates of Blue Dutch, LLC, as listed on an annual application for annual application for converted CPO QS/IFQ for that crab fishing year; and</P> <P>(C) To Entity C described in paragraph (c)(5)(iv) of this section that is greater than the amount of converted CPO QS that may be derived from the amount of CVO QS units with a North Region designation initially issued by NMFS to Trident Seafoods, Inc. (NMFS ID # 8184), and any affiliates of Trident Seafoods, Inc., as listed on an annual application for converted CPO QS/IFQ for that crab fishing year;</P> <P>(vii) CPO IFQ derived from converted CPO QS may be issued to a crab harvesting cooperative only if the entity described in paragraph (c)(5)(ii), (c)(5)(iii), or (c)(5)(iv) of this section holding the converted CPO QS is a member of that crab harvesting cooperative.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Offloading requirements for CPO IFQ derived from converted CPO QS.</E> Any crab harvested under a CPO IFQ permit derived from converted CPO QS must be offloaded in the Bering Sea subarea north of 56°20′ N. lat.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Crab PQS and Crab PQS Fisheries</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator shall initially assign to qualified persons defined in paragraph (d)(3) of this section crab PQS specific to crab QS fisheries defined in paragraph (a)(1) of this section. The crab PQS amount issued will be based on total legal processing of crab made in those crab QS fisheries. PQS shall yield annual IPQ as defined under paragraph (j) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Regional designations.</E> For each crab QS fishery, PQS shall be initially regionally designated based on the legal processing that gave rise to the PQS as follows:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">North PQS</E> if the processing that gave rise to the PQS for a crab QS fishery occurred in the Bering Sea subarea north of 56°20′ N. lat.; or</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">South PQS</E> if the processing that gave rise the PQS for a crab QS fishery did not occur in the North Region, and PQS allocated to the WAI crab QS fishery; or</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">West PQS</E> for a portion of the PQS allocated to the WAG crab QS fishery subject to the provisions under paragraph (e)(2) of this section; or</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Undesignated.</E> Regional designations do not apply to:</P> <P>(A) That portion of the WAG crab QS fishery that is not regionally designated as West Region PQS; and</P> <P>(B) The EBT or WBT crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(v) The specific regional designations that apply to PQS in each of the crab QS fisheries are described in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Qualified person,</E> for the purposes of PQS issuance, means a person, as defined at § 679.2, who at the time of application for PQS is a U.S. citizen, or a U.S. corporation, partnership, association, or other entity, and who:</P> <P>(i) Legally processed any crab QS species established in paragraph (a)(1) of this section during 1998 or 1999 as demonstrated on the official crab rationalization record; or</P> <P>(ii) Did not legally process any crab QS species during 1998 or 1999 according to the official crab rationalization record, but who:</P> <P>(A) Processed BSS crab QS species in each crab season for that fishery during the period from 1988 through 1997; and</P> <P>(B) From January 1, 1996, through June 10, 2002, invested in a processing facility, processing equipment, or a vessel for use in processing operations, including any improvements made to existing facilities with a total expenditure in excess of $1,000,000; or<PRTPAGE P="969"/> </P> <P>(C) Is the person to whom the history of legal processing of crab has been transferred by the express terms of a written contract that clearly and unambiguously provides that such legal processing of crab has been transferred. This provision would apply only if that applicant for PQS:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Legally processed any crab QS species established in paragraph (a)(1) of this section during 1998 or 1999, as demonstrated on the official crab rationalization record; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Received history of crab processing that was legally processed during 1998 or 1999, as demonstrated on the official crab rationalization record.</P> <P>(iii) Qualified persons, or their successors-in-interest, must exist at the time of application for PQS.</P> <P>(iv) A former partner of a dissolved partnership or a former shareholder of a dissolved corporation who would otherwise be a qualified person may apply for PQS in proportion to his or her ownership interest in the dissolved partnership or corporation.</P> <P>(v) A person who has acquired a processing corporation, partnership, or other entity that has a history of legal processing of crab is presumed to have received by transfer all of that history of legal processing of crab unless a clear and unambiguous written contract establishes otherwise.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Qualification for initial allocation of PQS</E>—(i) <E T="03">Years.</E> The qualifying years for each crab QS fishery are designated in Table 9 to this part.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Ownership interest.</E> Documentation of ownership interest in a dissolved partnership or corporation, association, or other entity shall be limited to corporate documents (<E T="03">e.g.</E>, articles of incorporation) or notarized statements signed by each former partner, shareholder or director, and specifying their proportions of interest.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Legal processing of crab</E> means, for the purpose of initial allocation of PQS, raw crab pounds processed in the crab QS fisheries designated under paragraph (a)(1) of this section in compliance with state and Federal permitting, landing, and reporting regulations in effect at the time of the landing. Legal processing excludes any deadloss, processing of crab harvested in a test fishery or under a scientific, education, exploratory, or experimental permit, or under the Western Alaska CDQ Program.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Documentation.</E> Evidence of legal processing shall be limited to State of Alaska fish tickets, except that:</P> <P>(A) NMFS may use information from a State of Alaska Commercial Operators Annual Report, State of Alaska fishery tax records, or evidence of direct payment from a receiver of crab to a harvester if that information indicates that the buyer of crab differs from the receiver indicated on State of Alaska fish ticket records; however:</P> <P>(B) Information on State of Alaska fish tickets shall be presumed to be correct for the purpose of determining evidence of legal processing of crab. An applicant will have the burden of proving the validity of information submitted in an application that is inconsistent with the information on the State of Alaska fish ticket.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Calculation of PQS allocation</E>—(1) <E T="03">Computation for initial issuance of PQS.</E> (i) The Regional Administrator shall establish the Total Processing Denominator (TPD) which represents the amount of legally processed raw crab pounds in each crab QS fishery in all qualifying years.</P> <P>(ii) For each crab QS fishery, the percentage of the initial PQS pool that will be distributed to each qualified person shall be based on their percentage of the TPD according to the following procedure:</P> <P>(A) Sum the raw crab pounds purchased for each person for all qualifying years.</P> <P>(B) Divide the sum calculated in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(A) of this section by the TPD. Multiply by 100. This yields a person's percentage of the TPD.</P> <P>(C) Sum the TPD percentages of all persons.</P> <P>(D) Divide the percentage for a person calculated in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(B) of this section by the sum calculated in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(C) of this section for all persons. This yields a person's percentage of the TPD.</P> <P>(E) Multiply the amount calculated in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(D) of this section by the PQS pool for that crab QS fishery as that amount is defined in Table 8 to this part.<PRTPAGE P="970"/> </P> <P>(F) Determine the percentages of legally processed crab that were processed in each region. The percentages calculated in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(E) of this section are multiplied by the amount determined within each regional designation. Regional designations will apply to that PQS according to the provisions established in paragraphs (d)(2) and (e)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Regional designation of Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab.</E> (i) Fifty percent of the PQS that is issued in the WAG crab QS fishery will be issued with a West regional designation. The West regional designation applies to PQS for processing west of 174° N. long. The remaining 50 percent of the PQS issued for this fishery is Undesignated region PQS.</P> <P>(ii) A person will receive only West PQS if, at the time of application, that person owns a crab processing facility that is located in the West region. A person will receive West region and Undesignated Region PQS if, at the time of application, that person does not own a crab processing facility located in the West region. Expressed algebraically, for any person (p) allocated both West region PQS and undesignated region PQS the formula is as follows:</P> <P>(A) PQS<E T="52">West</E> = PQS × 0.50</P> <P>(B) PQS<E T="52">Und.</E> = PQS × 0.50</P> <P>(C) PQS<E T="52">West</E> for PQS<E T="52">West & Und.</E> holders = PQS<E T="52">West</E>−PQS<E T="52">West only</E> </P> <P>(D) PQS<E T="52">West</E> for Person<E T="52">p West & Und.</E> = PQS<E T="52">p</E> × PQS<E T="52">West</E> for PQS<E T="52">West & Und.</E> holders/(PQS<E T="52">West</E> for PQS<E T="52">West & Und.</E> holders + PQS<E T="52">Und.</E>)</P> <P>(E) PQS<E T="52">Und.</E> for Person<E T="52">p</E> = PQS<E T="52">p</E>−PQS<E T="52">West</E> for Person<E T="52">p</E> </P> <P>(iii) For purposes of the allocation of PQS in the WAG crab fishery:</P> <P>(A) Ownership of a processing facility is defined as:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) A sole proprietor; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A relationship between two or more entities in which a person directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in another, or a third entity directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in both.</P> <P>(B) A processing facility is a shoreside crab processor or a stationary floating crab processor.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">PQS issued to Blue Dutch, LLC.</E> (i) Pursuant to Public Law 109-241, NMFS issued 3,015,229 units of PQS for the BBR crab QS fishery and 7,516,253 units of PQS for the BSS crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(ii) PQS units issued to Blue Dutch, LLC, under paragraph (e)(3)(i) of this section were assigned a regional designation according to the procedures established in paragraph (b)(2)(iv) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) PQS units issued to Blue Dutch, LLC, under paragraph (e)(3)(i) of this section may not be transferred to any other person.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Application for crab QS or PQS</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The Regional Administrator will issue QS and/or PQS to an applicant if a complete application for crab QS or PQS is submitted by or on behalf of the applicant during the specified application period, and if the applicant meets all criteria for eligibility as specified at paragraphs (b)(3) and (d)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(i) The Regional Administrator will send application materials to the person identified by NMFS as an eligible applicant based on the official crab rationalization record. An application form may also be obtained from the Internet or requested from the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(ii) An application for crab QS or PQS may be submitted to NMFS as instructed on the application. Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>, or by contacting NMFS at 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(iii) An application that is postmarked, faxed, or hand delivered after the ending date for the application period for the Crab QS Program specified in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> will be denied.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Contents of application.</E> A complete application for crab QS or PQS must be signed by the applicant, or the individual representing the applicant, and include the following, as applicable:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Type of QS or PQS for which the person is applying.</E> Select the type of QS or PQS for which the applicant is applying.</P> <P>(A) If applying for CVO QS or CPO QS, submit information required in paragraphs (f)(2)(ii) through (f)(2)(iv) of this section;</P> <P>(B) If applying for CVC QS or CPC QS, submit information required in <PRTPAGE P="971"/>paragraphs (f)(2)(ii), (f)(2)(iii) and (f)(2)(v) of this section;</P> <P>(C) If applying for PQS, submit information required in paragraphs (f)(2)(ii), (f)(2)(iii) and (f)(2)(vi) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Applicant information.</E> (A) Enter the applicant's name, NMFS person ID (if applicable), tax ID or social security number (required), permanent business mailing address, business telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail (if available);</P> <P>(B) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant is a U.S. citizen; if YES, enter his or her date of birth. You must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. corporation, partnership, or other business entity to obtain CVO, CPO, CVC, or CPC QS.</P> <P>(C) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant is a U.S. corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity; if YES, enter the date of incorporation;</P> <P>(D) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant is deceased; if YES, enter date of death. A copy of the death certificate must be attached to the application;</P> <P>(E) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant described in paragraph (f)(2)(ii)(C) of this section is no longer in existence; if YES, enter date of dissolution and attach evidence of dissolution to the application;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Fishery and QS/PQS type.</E> Indicate the crab QS fishery and type of QS/PQS for which applying.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">CVO or CPO QS.</E> (A) For vessels whose catch histories are being claimed for purposes of the crab QS program, enter the following information: name of the vessel, ADF&G vessel registration number, USCG documentation number, moratorium crab permit number(s), and crab LLP license number(s) held by the applicant and used on that vessel, qualifying years or seasons fished by fishery, and dates during which those permits were used on that vessel.</P> <P>(B) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant is applying for QS for any crab QS fishery for which the applicant purchased an LLP license prior to January 1, 2002, in order to remain in that fishery. If YES, include LLP crab license number, and the vessel's name, ADF&G vessel registration number, and USCG documentation number.</P> <P>(C) Indicate (YES or NO) whether QS is being claimed based on the fishing history of a vessel that was lost or destroyed. If YES, include the name, ADF&G registration number, and USCG documentation number of the lost or destroyed vessel, the date the vessel was lost or destroyed, and evidence of the loss or destruction.</P> <P>(D) Indicate (YES or NO) whether the lost or destroyed vessel described in paragraph (f)(2)(iv)(C) of this section was replaced with a newly constructed vessel. If YES, include the name, ADF&G vessel registration number, and USCG documentation number of the replacement vessel, date of vessel construction, and date vessel entered fishery(ies). Indicate (YES or NO) if the replacement vessel participated in a Bering Sea crab fishery by October 31, 2002. If YES, provide documentation of the replacement vessel's participation by October 31, 2002, in a Bering Sea crab fishery.</P> <P>(E) If the applicant is applying for CPO QS, indicate (YES or NO) whether the applicant processed crab from any of the crab QS fisheries listed on Table 1 to this part on board a vessel authorized by one of the LLP licenses listed in paragraph (f)(2)(iv)(A) of this section in 1998 or 1999. If YES, enter information for the processed crab, including harvest area, date of landing, and crab species.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">CVC or CPC QS.</E> (A) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant had at least one landing in three of the qualifying years for each crab species for which the applicant is applying for QS (see Table 7 to this part).</P> <P>(B) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant has recent participation in a crab QS fishery as defined in Table 7 to this part.</P> <P>(C) If the answer to paragraph (f)(2)(v)(A) or paragraph (f)(2)(v)(B) of this section is YES, enter State of Alaska Interim Use Permit number and the name, ADF&G vessel registration number, and USCG documentation number of vessel on which harvesting occurred. Select the qualifying years or seasons fished by QS fishery, and the dates during which those permits were used on that vessel;</P> <P>(D) Indicate (YES or NO) whether a person is applying as the successor-in-<PRTPAGE P="972"/>interest to an eligible applicant. If YES, attach to the application documentation proving the person's status as a successor-in-interest and evidence of the death of the eligible applicant.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Processor QS.</E> (A) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant processed any of the crab species included in the Crab QS program (see Table 1 to this part) in 1998 or 1999.</P> <P>(B) If answer to paragraph (f)(2)(vi)(A) of this section is YES, enter the facility name and ADF&G processor code for each processing facility where crab, from any of the crab QS fisheries listed in Table 1 of this part, were processed and the qualifying years or seasons by fishery for which applicant is claiming eligibility for PQS.</P> <P>(C) If answer to paragraph (f)(2)(vi)(A) of this section is NO, indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant is claiming eligibility under hardship provisions;</P> <P>(D) If answer to paragraph (f)(2)(vi)(C) of this section is YES, both of the following provisions must apply to a processor to obtain hardship provisions. Attach documentation of the following circumstances:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Applicant processed QS crab during 1998 or 1999, or processed BSS crab in each season between 1988 and 1997; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Applicant invested a total expenditure in excess of $1,000,000 for any processing facility, processing equipment, or a vessel for use in processing operations, including any improvements made to existing facilities from January 1, 1996, to June 10, 2002;</P> <P>(E) Indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant has entered into a Community Right of First Refusal (ROFR) contract consistent with paragraph (f)(3) of this section pertaining to the transfer of any PQS and/or IPQ subject to ROFR and issued as a result of this application.</P> <P>(F) Contract that the legal processing history and rights to apply for and receive PQS based on that legal processing history have been transferred or retained; and</P> <P>(G) Any other information deemed necessary by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(H) If applicant is applying to receive PQS for the WAG crab QS fishery, indicate (YES or NO) whether applicant owns a crab processing facility in the West region (<E T="03">see</E> paragraph (b)(2) (iii) of this section).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Applicant signature and certification.</E> The applicant must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. If the application is completed by an authorized representative, then authorization must accompany the application.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Notice and contract provisions for community right of first refusal (ROFR) for initial issuance of PQS.</E> (i) To be complete, an application for PQS from a person based on legal processing that occurred in an ECC, other than Adak, must also include an affidavit signed by the applicant stating that notice has been provided to the ECC of the applicant's intent to apply for PQS. If the ECC designates an entity to represent it in the exercise of ROFR under § 680.41(l), then the application also must include an affidavit of completion of a contract for ROFR that includes the terms enacted under section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The affidavit must be signed by the applicant for initial allocation of PQS and the ECC entity designated under § 680.41(l)(2). A list of contract terms is available from the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov.</E> A copy of these contract terms also will be made available by mail or facsimile by contacting the Regional Administrator at 907-586-7221.</P> <P>(ii) To be complete, an application for crab QS or PQS from a person based on legal processing that occurred in the GOA north of a line at 56°20′ N. lat. must also include an affidavit signed by the applicant stating that notice has been provided to the City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough of the applicant's intent to apply for PQS. If the City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough designate an entity to represent it in the exercise of ROFR under § 680.41(l), then the application also must include an affidavit of completion of a contract for ROFR that includes <PRTPAGE P="973"/>the terms enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-199) and that is signed by the applicant for initial allocation of PQS and the ECC entity designated by the City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough under § 680.41(l)(2). A list of contract terms is available from the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov.</E> A copy of these contract terms also will be made available by mail or facsimile by contacting the Regional Administrator at (907) 586-7221.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Application evaluation.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate Applications for Crab QS or PQS submitted during the specified application period and compare all claims in an application with the information in the official crab rationalization record. Claims in an application that are consistent with information in the official crab rationalization record will be accepted by the Regional Administrator. Inconsistent claims in the Applications for Crab QS or PQS, unless verified by documentation, will not be accepted. An applicant who submits inconsistent claims, or an applicant who fails to submit the information specified in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, will be provided a single 30-day evidentiary period as provided in paragraph (f)(5) of this section to submit the specified information, submit evidence to verify his or her inconsistent claims, or submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official crab rationalization record. An applicant who submits claims that are inconsistent with information in the official crab rationalization record has the burden of proving that the submitted claims are correct.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Additional information or evidence.</E> The Regional Administrator will evaluate additional information or evidence to support an applicant's inconsistent claims submitted prior to or within the 30-day evidentiary period. If the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence meets the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application are correct, the official crab rationalization record will be amended and the information will be used in determining whether the applicant is eligible for QS or PQS. However, if the Regional Administrator determines that the additional information or evidence does not meet the applicant's burden of proving that the inconsistent claims in his or her application are correct, the applicant will be notified by an IAD, that the applicant did not meet the burden of proof to change the information in the official crab rationalization record.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">30-day evidentiary period.</E> The Regional Administrator will specify by letter a single 30-day evidentiary period during which an applicant may provide additional information or evidence to support the claims made in his or her application, or to submit a revised application with claims consistent with information in the official crab rationalization record, if the Regional Administrator determines that the applicant did not meet the burden of proving that the information on the application is correct through evidence provided with the application. Also, an applicant who fails to submit information as specified in paragraphs (b)(3)(iii) and (b)(3)(iv) of this section will have 30 days to provide that information. An applicant will be limited to one 30-day evidentiary period per application. Additional information or evidence, or a revised application, received after the 30-day evidentiary period specified in the letter has expired will not be considered for purposes of the IAD.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Right of First Refusal (ROFR) contract provisions.</E> If an ECC designates an entity to represent it in the exercise of ROFR under § 680.41(l), then the Regional Administrator will not prepare an IAD on unverified claims or issue PQS until an affidavit is received from the applicant confirming the completion of a civil contract for ROFR as required under section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">Initial administrative determinations (IAD).</E> The Regional Administrator will prepare and send an IAD to the applicant following the expiration of the 30-day evidentiary period if the Regional Administrator determines that the information or evidence provided by the applicant fails to support the applicant's claims and is insufficient to rebut the presumption that the official <PRTPAGE P="974"/>crab rationalization record is correct, or if the additional information, evidence, or revised application is not provided within the time period specified in the letter that notifies the applicant of his or her 30-day evidentiary period. The IAD will indicate the deficiencies in the application, including any deficiencies with the information, the evidence submitted in support of the information, or the revised application. The IAD will also indicate which claims cannot be approved based on the available information or evidence. An applicant who receives an IAD may appeal pursuant to § 679.43. An applicant who avails himself or herself of the opportunity to appeal an IAD will not receive crab QS or PQS until after the final resolution of that appeal in the applicant's favor.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Annual allocation of IFQ.</E> IFQ is assigned based on the underlying QS. The Regional Administrator shall assign crab IFQs to each person who holds QS and submits a complete annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit as described under § 680.4. IFQ will be assigned to a crab QS fishery with the appropriate regional designation, QS sector, and IFQ class. This amount will represent the maximum amount of crab that may be harvested from the specified crab QS fishery by the person to whom it is assigned during the specified crab fishing year, unless the IFQ assignment is changed by the Regional Administrator because of an approved transfer, revoked, suspended, or modified under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Calculation of annual IFQ allocation</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The annual allocation of IFQ to any person (p) in any crab QS fishery (f) will be based on the TAC of crab for that crab QS fishery less the allocation to the Western Alaska CDQ Program (“CDQ Reserve”) and Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery. Expressed algebraically, the annual IFQ allocation formula is as follows:</P> <P>(i) IFQ TAC<E T="52">f</E> = TAC<E T="52">f</E>−(CDQ reserve<E T="52">f</E> + Allocation for the Western Aleutian Island golden king crab fishery)</P> <P>(ii) IFQ<E T="52">pf</E> = IFQ TAC<E T="52">f</E> × (QS<E T="52">pf</E>/QS pool<E T="52">f</E>).</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Class A/B IFQ.</E> (i) QS shall yield Class A or Class B IFQ if:</P> <P>(A) Initially assigned to the CVO QS sector; or</P> <P>(B) Transferred to the CVO QS sector from the CPO QS sector.</P> <P>(ii) The Class A/B IFQ TAC is the portion of the TAC assigned as Class A/B IFQ under paragraphs (h)(2)(i)(A) and (B) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Class A/B IFQ issuance ratio.</E> (i) Class A and Class B IFQ shall be assigned on an annual basis such that the total amount of Class A and B IFQ assigned in a crab fishing year in each crab QS fishery for each region will be in a ratio of 90 percent Class A IFQ and 10 percent Class B IFQ.</P> <P>(ii) The Regional Administrator will determine the amount of Class A and Class B IFQ that is assigned to each QS holder. The Class A IFQ is calculated by allocating 90 percent of the Class A/B IFQ TAC (TAC a) to Class A IFQ. A portion of the IFQ TAC a is allocated to persons eligible to hold only Class A IFQ (TAC a only), the remaining IFQ TAC (TAC r) is allocated for harvest by a person (p) eligible to receive both Class A IFQ and Class B IFQ. Expressed algebraically, for an individual person (p) eligible to hold both Class A and Class B IFQ the annual allocation formula is as follows:</P> <P>(A) TAC<E T="52">a</E> = Class A/B IFQ TAC × 0.90</P> <P>(B) TAC<E T="52">r</E> = TAC<E T="52">a</E>−TAC<E T="52">a only</E> </P> <P>(C) IFQ<E T="52">ap</E> = TAC<E T="52">r</E>/(Class A/B IFQ TAC−TAC<E T="52">a only</E>) × IFQ<E T="52">p</E> </P> <P>(D) IFQ<E T="52">bp</E> = IFQ<E T="52">p</E>−IFQ<E T="52">ap</E> </P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Class A IFQ and Class B IFQ issuance to IPQ holders.</E> If a person holds IPQ and IFQ, than that person will be issued Class A IFQ only for the amount of IFQ equal to the amount of IPQ held by that person. Any remaining IFQ held by that person will be issued as Class A and Class B IFQ in a ratio so that the total Class A and Class B IFQ issued in that crab QS fishery is issued as 90 percent Class A IFQ and 10 percent Class B IFQ;</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Class A IFQ and Class B IFQ issuance to persons affiliated with IPQ holders.</E> If an IPQ holder holds IPQ in excess of the amount of IFQ held by that person, all IFQ holders affiliated with that IPQ holder will receive only Class A IFQ in proportion to the amount of IFQ held by those affiliated persons relative to that amount of IPQ held by that IPQ holder. Any remaining IFQ held by persons affiliated with the IPQ holder will be issued as Class A <PRTPAGE P="975"/>and Class B IFQ in a ratio so that the total Class A and Class B IFQ issued in that fishery is issued as 90 percent Class A IFQ and 10 percent Class B IFQ.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">CVC IFQ.</E> (i) QS that is initially allocated to the CVC QS sector shall yield CVC IFQ.</P> <P>(ii) CVC IFQ is not subject to regional designation.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">CPO IFQ.</E> (i) QS that is initially allocated to the CPO QS sector shall yield CPO IFQ.</P> <P>(ii) CPO IFQ is not subject to regional designation.</P> <P>(8) <E T="03">CPC IFQ.</E> (i) QS that is initially allocated to the CPC QS sector shall yield CPC IFQ.</P> <P>(ii) CPC IFQ is not subject to regional designation.</P> <P>(9) <E T="03">QS amounts for IFQ calculation.</E> For purposes of calculating IFQ for any crab fishing year, the amount of a person's QS and the amount of the QS pool for any crab QS fishery will be the amounts on record with the Alaska Region, NMFS, at the time of calculation.</P> <P>(10) <E T="03">Class A IFQ.</E> (i)The amount of Class A IFQ issued in excess of the IPQ issuance limits for the BSS or BBR crab QS fisheries, as described in paragraph (j)(3) of this section, will be issued to all Class A IFQ recipients on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount of Class A IFQ held by each person.</P> <P>(ii) Any amount of Class A IFQ that is issued in excess of the IPQ issuance limits for the BSS or BBR crab QS fisheries, as described in paragraph (j)(3) of this section, is not required to be delivered to an RCR with unused IPQ.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Annual allocation of IPQ.</E> IPQ is assigned based on the underlying PQS. The Regional Administrator shall assign crab IPQs to each person who submits a complete annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit as described under § 680.4. Each assigned IPQ will be specific to a crab QS fishery with the appropriate regional designation. This amount will represent the maximum amount of crab that may be received from the specified crab QS fishery by the person to whom it is assigned during the specified crab fishing year, unless the IPQ assignment is changed by the Regional Administrator because of an approved transfer, revoked, suspended, or modified under 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Calculation of annual IPQ allocation</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> The annual allocation of TAC to PQS and the resulting IPQ in any crab QS fishery (f) is the Class A IFQ TAC (TAC<E T="52">a</E>). A person's annual IPQ is based on the amount of PQS held by a person (PQS p) divided by the PQS pool for that crab QS fishery for all PQS holders (PQS pool f). Expressed algebraically, the annual IPQ allocation formula is as follows: </P> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">IPQ<E T="52">pf</E> = TAC<E T="52">af</E> × PQS<E T="52">pf</E>/PQS pool<E T="52">f</E>.</FP> <P>(2) <E T="03">PQS amounts for IPQ calculation.</E> For purposes of calculating IPQs for any crab fishing year, the amount of a person's PQS and the amount of the PQS pool for any crab PQS fishery will be the amounts on record with the Alaska Region, NMFS, at the time of calculation.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">IPQ issuance limits.</E> The amount of IPQ issued in any crab fishing year shall not exceed:</P> <P>(i) 157,500,000 raw crab pounds (71,441.5 mt) in the BSS crab QS fishery; and</P> <P>(ii) 18,000,000 raw crab pounds (8,164.7 mt) in the BBR crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">IPQ issued to Blue Dutch, LLC</E>—(i) <E T="03">BBR IPQ.</E> For each crab fishing year that the total allowable catch for BBR CR crab is greater than 15,732,480 lb (7,136.2 mt), NMFS will issue IPQ for the 3,015,229 units of PQS issued to Blue Dutch, LLC, pursuant to Public Law 109-241.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">BSS IPQ.</E> For each crab fishing year that the total allowable catch for BSS CR crab is greater than 21,350,640 lb (9,684.6 mt), NMFS will issue IPQ for the 7,516,253 units of PQS issued to Blue Dutch, LLC, pursuant to Public Law 109-241.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Timing for issuance of IFQ or IPQ.</E> IFQ and IPQ will be issued once the TAC for that crab QS fishery in that crab fishing year has been specified by the State of Alaska. All IFQ and IPQ for all persons will be issued once for a crab fishing year for a crab QS fishery. QS issued after NMFS has issued annual IFQ for a crab QS fishery for a crab fishing year will not result in IFQ for that crab QS fishery for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Harvesting and processing privilege.</E> QS and PQS allocated or permits issued <PRTPAGE P="976"/>pursuant to this part do not represent either an absolute right to the resource or any interest that is subject to the “takings” provision of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Rather, such QS, PQS, or permits represent only a harvesting or processing privilege that may be revoked or amended pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law. IPQs do not create a right, title, or interest in any crab until that crab is purchased from a fisherman.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 70 FR 75421, Dec. 20, 2005; 71 FR 32864, June 7, 2006; 73 FR 29983, May 23, 2008; 73 FR 30320, May 27, 2008; 73 FR 35088, June 20, 2008; 73 FR 76190, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 51520, Oct. 7, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.41</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Transfer of QS, PQS, IFQ and IPQ.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> (1) Transfer of crab QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ means any transaction, approved by NMFS, requiring QS or PQS, or the use thereof in the form of IFQ or IPQ, to pass from one person to another, permanently or for a fixed period of time, except that:</P> <P>(2) A crab IFQ hired master permit issued by NMFS, as described in § 680.4, is not a transfer of crab QS or IFQ; and</P> <P>(3) The use of IFQ assigned to a crab harvesting cooperative and used within that cooperative is not a transfer of IFQ.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Transfer applications</E>—(1) <E T="03">Application</E>. An application is required to transfer any amount of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ. A transfer application will not be approved until the necessary eligibility application has been submitted and approved by NMFS in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section. The Regional Administrator will not approve any transfers of QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ in any crab QS fishery from August 1 until the date of the issuance of IFQ or IPQ for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Notification of application approval or disapproval</E>. Persons submitting any application for approval under § 680.41 will receive notification of the Regional Administrator's decision to approve or disapprove the application, and if applicable, the reason(s) for disapproval.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Reasons for disapproval</E>. Reasons for disapproval of an application include, but are not limited to:</P> <P>(i) Lack of U.S. citizenship, where U.S. citizenship is required;</P> <P>(ii) Failure to meet minimum requirements for sea time as a member of a harvesting crew;</P> <P>(iii) An incomplete application, including fees and an EDR, if required;</P> <P>(iv) An untimely application; or</P> <P>(v) Fines, civil penalties, or other payments due and owing, or outstanding permit sanctions resulting from Federal fishery violations.</P> <P>(4) QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ accounts. (i) QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ accounts affected by a transfer approved by the Regional Administrator will change on the date of approval.</P> <P>(ii) For non-electronic submittals, any necessary IFQ or IPQ permits will be sent with the notification of approval if the receiver of the IFQ or IPQ permit has completed an annual application for crab IFQ or IPQ permit for the current fishing year as required under § 680.4.</P> <P>(iii) For electronic submittals, the parties to the transfer would access and print approvals and permits online.</P> <P>(5) Submittal. Submit applications and other documents to NMFS as instructed on the application. Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>, or by contacting NMFS at: 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Eligibility to receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ by transfer.</E> Persons, other than persons initially issued QS or PQS, must establish eligibility to receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ by transfer.</P> <P>(1) To be eligible to receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ by transfer, a person must first meet the requirements specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50,r40,r60" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Quota type</CHED> <CHED H="1">Eligible person</CHED> <CHED H="1">Eligibility requirements</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(i) PQS not issued under § 680.40(e)(3)(i)</ENT> <ENT>Any person</ENT> <ENT>None.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(ii) IPQ</ENT> <ENT>Any person</ENT> <ENT>None.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(iii) CVO or CPO QS</ENT> <ENT>(A) A person initially issued QS</ENT> <ENT>No other eligibility requirements.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="977"/> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(B) An individual</ENT> <ENT>who is a U.S. citizen with at least 150 days of sea time as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(C) A corporation, partnership, or other entity</ENT> <ENT>with at least one individual member who is a U.S. citizen and who:<LI>(<E T="03">1</E>) owns at least 20 percent of the corporation, partnership, or other entity; and</LI> <LI>(<E T="03">2</E>) has at least 150 days of sea time as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(D) An ECCO</ENT> <ENT>that meets the eligibility requirements described under paragraph (j) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"/> <ENT>(E) A CDQ group</ENT> <ENT>No other eligibility requirements.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(iv) Converted CPO QS</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>Converted CPO QS may not be transferred.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(v) CPO IFQ derived from Converted CPO QS</ENT> <ENT>N/A</ENT> <ENT>CPO IFQ derived from Converted CPO may not be transferred.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(vi) CVO or CPO IFQ</ENT> <ENT>All eligible persons for CVO or CPO QS</ENT> <ENT>according to the requirements in paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(vii) CVC or CPC QS</ENT> <ENT>An individual</ENT> <ENT>who is a U.S. citizen with:<LI>(A) at least 150 days of sea time as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery; and</LI> <LI>(B) recent participation in a CR crab fishery in the 365 days prior to submission of the application for eligibility.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">(viii) CVC or CPC IFQ</ENT> <ENT>All eligible persons for CVC or CPC QS</ENT> <ENT>according to the requirements in paragraph (c)(1)(v) of this section.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application for eligibility to receive QS/IFQ and PQS/IPQ by transfer.</E> (i) This application is required to establish a person's eligibility to receive QS, PQS, IFQ, or IPQ by transfer, if the person is not an ECCO. See paragraph (j) of this section for eligibility to transfer of QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO. The Regional Administrator shall provide an application to any person on request or on the Internet at <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/</E>.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Contents.</E> A complete Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by Transfer must include the following:</P> <P>(A) Type of QS, IFQ, PQS, or IPQ for which the applicant is seeking eligibility. Indicate type of QS, IFQ, PQS, IPQ for which applicant is seeking eligibility.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) If seeking CVO or CPO QS/IFQ, complete paragraphs (c)(2)(ii)(B), (c)(2)(ii)(D) if applicable, (c)(2)(ii)(E), and (c)(2)(ii)(F) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) If seeking CVC or CPC QS/IFQ, complete paragraphs (c)(2)(ii)(B), (c)(2)(ii)(C), (c)(2)(ii)(E), and (c)(2)(ii)(F) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) If seeking PQS/IPQ, complete paragraphs (c)(2)(ii)(B) and (c)(2)(ii)(F) of this section;</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Applicant information.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Enter applicant's name and NMFS Person ID, applicant's date of birth or, if not an individual, date of incorporation; applicant's social security number or tax ID number; applicant's permanent business mailing address and any temporary business mailing address the applicant wishes to use, and the applicant's business telephone number, business facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available).</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Indicate (YES or NO) whether the applicant is a U.S. citizen or U.S. corporation, partnership or other business entity. Applicants for CVO, CPO, CVC or CPC QS (and associated IFQ) must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Corporations, Partnerships or Other Business Entity. Applicants for PQS (and associated IPQ) are not required to be U.S. Citizens.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Eligibility for CVC or CPC QS/IFQ.</E> Indicate (YES or NO) whether this application is intended for a person who wishes to buy CVC or CPC QS/IFQ. If YES, provide evidence of at least one delivery of a crab species in any CR crab fishery in the 365 days prior to submission of this application. Acceptable evidence of such delivery shall be limited to an ADF&G fish ticket imprinted with applicant's State of Alaska permit card and signed by the applicant, an affidavit from the vessel owner, or a signed receipt for an IFQ crab landing on which applicant was acting as the permit holder's crab IFQ hired master.<PRTPAGE P="978"/> </P> <P>(D) <E T="03">U.S. Corporations, partnerships, or business entities.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Indicate (YES or NO) whether this application is submitted by a CDQ Group. If YES, complete paragraph (c)(2)(ii)(F) of this section;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Indicate (YES or NO) whether this application is submitted on behalf of a corporation, partnership or other business entity (not including CDQ groups). If YES: At least one member of the corporation, partnership or other business entity must submit documentation showing at least 20 percent interest in the corporation, partnership, or other entity and must provide evidence of at least 150 days as part of a harvesting crew in any U.S. commercial fishery. Identify the individual member and provide this individual's commercial fishing experience, name, NMFS person ID, and social security number, and business mailing address, business telephone number, and business facsimile number.</P> <P>(E) <E T="03">Commercial fishing experience.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Species; enter any targeted species in a U.S. commercial fishery;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Gear Type; enter any gear type used to legally harvest in a U.S. commercial fishery;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Location; enter actual regulatory, statistical, or geographic harvesting location;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Starting date and ending date of claimed fishing period (MMYY);</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Number of actual days spent harvesting;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) Duties performed while directly involved in the harvesting of (be specific):</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) Name and ADF&G vessel registration number or USCG documentation number of the vessel upon which above duties were performed;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) Name of vessel owner;</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Name of vessel operator;</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) Reference name. Enter the name of a person (other than applicant) who is able to verify the above experience;</P> <P>(<E T="03">11</E>) Reference's relationship to applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">12</E>) Reference's business mailing address and telephone number.</P> <P>(F) <E T="03">Applicant certification.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Printed name and signature of applicant and date signed;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notary Public signature, date commission expires, and notary stamp or seal.</P> <P>(G) Verification that the applicant applying for eligibility to receive crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer has submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6;</P> <P>(H) A non-profit entity seeking approval to receive crab QS or IFQ by transfer on behalf of a ECC must first complete an Application to Become an ECCO under paragraph (j) of this section.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Transfer of CVO, CPO, CVC, CPC QS or PQS</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> PQS or QS may be transferred, with approval of the Regional Administrator, to persons qualified to receive PQS or QS by transfer. However, the Regional Administrator will not approve a transfer of any type of PQS or QS that would cause a person to exceed the maximum amount of PQS or QS allowable under the use limits provided for in § 680.42, except as provided for under paragraph (f) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">CVO QS.</E> CVO QS may be transferred to any person eligible to receive CVO or CPO QS as defined under paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">CPO QS.</E> Persons holding CPO QS may transfer CPO QS as CVO QS and PQS to eligible recipients under the following provisions:</P> <P>(i) Each unit of CPO QS shall yield 1 unit of CVO QS, and 0.9 units of PQS; and</P> <P>(ii) The CVO QS and PQS derived from the transfer of CPO QS may be transferred separately, except that these shares must receive the same regional designation. The regional designation shall be determined at the time of transfer by the person receiving the CVO QS.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">CVC or CPC QS.</E> CVC or CPC QS may be transferred to any person eligible to receive CVC or CPC QS as defined under paragraph (c) of this section. CVC and CPC QS may only be used in the sector for which it is originally designated.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Transfer of IFQ or IPQ by Lease</E>—(1) <E T="03">IFQ derived from CVO or CPO QS.</E> IFQ derived from CVO or CPO QS may be transferred by lease until June 30, 2010. IFQ derived from CVO or CPO QS must be leased:<PRTPAGE P="979"/> </P> <P>(i) If the IFQ will be used on a vessel on which the QS holder has less than a 10 percent ownership interest; or</P> <P>(ii) If the IFQ will be used on a vessel on which the QS holder or the holder of a crab IFQ hired master permit, under § 680.4, is not present.</P> <P>(2) Ownership of a vessel, for the purposes of this section, means:</P> <P>(i) A sole proprietor; or</P> <P>(ii) A relationship between 2 or more entities in which one directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in a vessel.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">IFQ derived from CVC QS or CPC QS.</E> (i) IFQ derived from CVC or CPC QS may be transferred by lease only until June 30, 2008, unless the IFQ permit holder demonstrates a hardship.</P> <P>(ii) In the event of a hardship, as described at paragraph (e)(2)(iii) in this section, a holder of CVC or CPC QS may lease the IFQ derived from this QS for the term of the hardship. However, the holder of CVC or CPC QS may not lease the IFQ under this provision for more than 2 crab fishing years total in any 10 crab fishing year period. Such transfers are valid only during the crab fishing year for which the IFQ permit is issued and the QS holder must re-apply for any subsequent transfers.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS will not approve transfers of IFQ under this provision unless the QS holder can demonstrate a hardship by an inability to participate in the crab QS fisheries because:</P> <P>(A) Of a medical condition of the QS holder. The QS holder is required to provide documentation of the medical condition from a licensed medical doctor who verifies that the QS holder cannot participate in the fishery because of the medical condition.</P> <P>(B) Of a medical condition involving an individual who requires the QS holder's care. The QS holder is required to provide documentation of the individual's medical condition from a licensed medical doctor. The QS holder must verify that he or she provides care for that individual and that the QS holder cannot participate in the fishery because of the medical condition of that individual.</P> <P>(C) Of the total or constructive physical loss of a vessel. The QS holder must provide evidence that the vessel was lost and could not be replaced in time to participate in the fishery for which the person is claiming a hardship.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">IPQ derived from PQS.</E> IPQ derived from PQS may be leased.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Transfer of QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ with restrictions.</E> If QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ must be transferred as a result of a court order, operation of law, or as part of a security agreement, but the person receiving the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ by transfer does not meet the eligibility requirements of this section, the Regional Administrator will approve, with restrictions, an Application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ. The Regional Administrator will not assign IFQ or IPQ resulting from the restricted QS or PQS to any person. IFQ or IPQ with restrictions may not be used for harvesting or processing species covered under the CR program. The QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ will remain restricted until:</P> <P>(1) The person who received the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ with restrictions meets the eligibility requirements of this section and the Regional Administrator approves an application for eligibility for that person; or</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator approves the application for transfer from the person who received the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ with restrictions to a person who meets the eligibility requirements of this section.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Survivorship transfer privileges.</E> (1) On the death of an individual who holds QS or PQS, the surviving spouse or, in the absence of a surviving spouse, a beneficiary designated pursuant to paragraph (g)(3) of this section, receives all QS, PQS and IFQ or IPQ held by the decedent by right of survivorship, unless a contrary intent was expressed by the decedent in a will. The Regional Administrator will approve an application for transfer to the surviving spouse or designated beneficiary when sufficient evidence has been provided to verify the death of the individual.</P> <P>(2) A QS or PQS holder may provide the Regional Administrator with the name of the designated beneficiary from the QS or PQS holder's immediate family to receive survivorship transfer privileges in the event of the QS or <PRTPAGE P="980"/>PQS holders death and in the absence of a surviving spouse.</P> <P>(3) The Regional Administrator will approve, for 3 calendar years following the date of the death of an individual, an Application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ from the surviving spouse or, in the absence of a surviving spouse, a beneficiary from the QS or PQS holder's immediate family designated pursuant to this section, to a person eligible to receive IFQ or IPQ under the provisions of this section, notwithstanding the limitations on transfers of IFQ and IPQ in this section and the use limitations under § 680.42.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Applications for transfer</E>—(1) <E T="03">Application for transfer of crab IFQ</E>. NMFS will process a request for transfer of crab individual fishing quota (IFQ) provided that a paper application is completed, with all information fields accurately filled in, and all required additional documentation is attached. The transferor's and the transferee's designated representatives must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete. The transferor's designated representative must submit the paper application as indicated on the application.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application for transfer of crab IPQ</E>—(i) <E T="03">Completed application</E>. NMFS will process a request for transfer of crab individual processor quota (IPQ) provided that a paper or electronic request form is completed, with all information fields accurately filled in, and all required additional documentation is attached.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Certification of transferor</E>—(A) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete. The transferor's designated representative must submit the paper application as indicated on the application.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferor's designated representative must log into the system and create a transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferor's NMFS ID, password, and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Certification of transferee</E>—(A) <E T="03">Non-electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Electronic submittal</E>. The transferee's designated representative must log into the system and accept the transfer request as indicated on the computer screen. By using the transferee's NMFS ID, password and Transfer Key and submitting the transfer request, the designated representative certifies that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Application for transfer of crab QS or PQS</E>. NMFS will process a request for transfer of crab quota share (QS) or crab processor quota share (PQS) provided that a paper request form is completed and notarized, with all information fields accurately filled in, and all required additional documentation is attached. The transferor's and the transferee's designated representatives must sign and date the application certifying that all information is true, correct, and complete.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Approval criteria for an Application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, an application for transfer of QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ will not be approved until the Regional Administrator has determined that:</P> <P>(1) The person applying to receive the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ meets the requirements of eligibility in paragraph (c) of this section;</P> <P>(2) The person applying for transfer and the person applying to receive QS or IFQ/IPQ have their original notarized signatures on the application;</P> <P>(3) No fines, civil penalties, or other payments due and owing, or outstanding permit sanctions, resulting from Federal fishery violations involving either party exist;</P> <P>(4) The person applying to receive QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ currently exists;</P> <P>(5) The transfer would not cause the person applying to receive the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ to exceed the use limits in § 680.42;<PRTPAGE P="981"/> </P> <P>(6) The person applying to make or receive the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ transfer has paid all IFQ or IPQ fees described under § 680.44; or has timely appealed the IAD of underpayment as described under § 680.44;</P> <P>(7) The person applying to make or receive the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ transfer has submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6;</P> <P>(8) In the case of an application for transfer of PQS or IPQ for use outside an ECC that has designated an entity to represent it in exercise of ROFR under paragraph (l), the Regional Administrator will not act upon the application for a period of 10 days. At the end of that time period, the application will be approved pending meeting the criteria set forth in this paragraph (i).</P> <P>(9) In the case of an application for transfer of PQS for use within an ECC that has designated an entity to represent it in exercise of ROFR under paragraph (l), The Regional Administrator will not approve the application unless either the ECC entity provides an affidavit to the Regional Administrator that the ECC wishes to permanently waive ROFR for the PQS or the proposed recipient of the PQS provides an affidavit affirming the completion of a contract for ROFR that includes the terms enacted under section 313(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and referenced under § 680.40(f)(3).</P> <P>(10) Other pertinent information requested on the application for transfer has been supplied to the satisfaction of the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from and ECCO</E>—(1) <E T="03">Designation of an ECCO.</E> (i) The appropriate governing body of each ECC may designate a non-profit organization to serve as the ECCO for that ECC. To transfer and hold QS on the behalf of that ECC, this designation must be submitted by the non-profit organization in its Application to Become an ECCO.</P> <P>(ii) If the non-profit entity is approved by NMFS to serve as the ECCO, then the appropriate governing body of the ECC must authorize the transfer of any QS from the ECCO.</P> <P>(iii) The appropriate governing body for purposes of designating a non-profit organization for the Application to Become an ECCO, or acknowledging the transfer of any QS from an ECCO in each ECC is as follows:</P> <P>(A) If the ECC is also a community eligible to participate in the Western Alaska CDQ Program, then the CDQ group is the appropriate governing body;</P> <P>(B) If the ECC is not a CDQ community and is incorporated as a municipality and is not within an incorporated borough, then the municipal government is the appropriate governing body;</P> <P>(C) If the ECC is not a CDQ community and is incorporated as a municipality and also within an incorporated borough, then the municipality and borough jointly serve as the appropriate governing body and both must agree to designate the same non-profit organization to serve as the ECCO or acknowledge the transfer of QS from the ECCO; and</P> <P>(D) If the ECC is not a CDQ community and is not incorporated as a municipality and is in a borough, then the borough in which the ECC is located is the appropriate governing body.</P> <P>(iv) The appropriate governing body in each ECC may designate only one non-profit organization to serve as the ECCO for that community at any one time.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Application to become an ECCO.</E> Prior to initially receiving QS or IFQ by transfer on behalf of a specific ECC, a non-profit organization that intends to represent that ECC as a ECCO must submit an application to become an ECCO and have that application approved by the Regional Administrator. The Regional Administrator shall provide an application to become an ECCO to any person on request or on the Internet at <E T="03">http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/.</E> </P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Contents of application</E>—(A) <E T="03">Applicant identification.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Enter the name of the non-profit organization, taxpayer ID number, and NMFS Person ID, applicant's permanent business mailing address and any temporary business mailing address the applicant wishes to use, and the name of contact person, business telephone number, business facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available);</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Name of community or communities represented by the non-profit organization; and<PRTPAGE P="982"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Name of contact person for the governing body of each community represented.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Required attachments to the application.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) The articles of incorporation under the laws of the State of Alaska for that non-profit organization;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) A statement indicating the ECC(s) represented by that non-profit organization for purposes of holding QS;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) The bylaws of the non-profit organization;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) A list of key personnel of the management organization including, but not limited to, the board of directors, officers, representatives, and any managers;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) Additional contact information of the managing personnel for the non-profit organization and resumes of management personnel;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) A description of how the non-profit organization is qualified to manage QS on behalf of the ECC it is designated to represent, and a demonstration that the non-profit organization has the management skills and technical expertise to manage QS and IFQ; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) A statement describing the procedures that will be used to determine the distribution of IFQ to residents of the ECC represented by that non-profit organization, including procedures used to solicit requests from residents to lease IFQ and criteria used to determine the distribution of IFQ leases among qualified community residents and the relative weighting of those criteria.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Applicant certification.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Printed name of applicant or authorized agent, notarized signature, and date signed. If authorized agent, proof of authorization to act on behalf of the applicant must be provided with the application.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notary Public signature and date when commission expires, and notary seal or stamp.</P> <P>(ii) [Reserved]</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO.</E> (1) An application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO must be approved by the Regional Administrator before the transferee may use the IFQ to harvest crab QS species.</P> <P>(2) An application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO will not be approved until the Regional Administrator has reviewed and approved the transfer agreement signed by the parties to the transaction. Persons who submit an application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO for approval will receive notification of the Regional Administrator's decision to approve or disapprove the application, and if applicable, the reason(s) for disapproval, by mail, unless another communication mode is requested on the application.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Contents.</E> A complete application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO includes the following:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">General requirements.</E> (A) This form may only be used if an ECCO is the proposed transferor or the proposed transferee of the QS or IFQ.</P> <P>(B) The party to whom an ECCO is seeking to transfer the QS/IFQ must be eligible to receive QS/IFQ by transfer.</P> <P>(C) If the ECCO is applying to permanently transfer QS, a representative of the community on whose behalf the QS is held must sign the application.</P> <P>(D) If authorized representative represents either the transferor or transferee, proof of authorization to act on behalf of transferor or transferee must be attached to the application.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Transferor information.</E> Enter the transferor's (person currently holding the QS or IFQ) name, NMFS Person ID, social security number or Tax ID, permanent business mailing address, business telephone, business facsimile, and business e-mail address. If transferor is an ECCO, enter the name of ECC represented by the ECCO. The transferor may also provide a temporary address for each transaction in addition to the permanent business mailing address.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Transferee information.</E> Enter the transferee's (person receiving QS or IFQ by transfer) name, NMFS Person ID, social security number or Tax ID, permanent business mailing address, business telephone, business facsimile, and business e-mail. If transferee is an ECCO, name of the community (ECC) represented by the ECCO. The transferee may also provide a temporary address for each transaction in addition to the permanent business mailing address.<PRTPAGE P="983"/> </P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Identification</E> of QS/IFQ to be transferred. Complete the following information if QS and IFQ are to be transferred together or if transferring only QS:</P> <P>(A) QS species;</P> <P>(B) QS type;</P> <P>(C) Number of QS or IFQ units to be transferred;</P> <P>(D) Total QS units;</P> <P>(E) Number of IFQ pounds;</P> <P>(F) Range of serial numbers to be transferred (shown on QS certificate) numbered to and from;</P> <P>(G) Name of community to which QS are currently assigned; and</P> <P>(H) Indicate (YES or NO) whether remaining IFQ pounds for the current fishing year should be transferred; if NO, specify the number of pounds to be transferred.</P> <P>(v) <E T="03">Transfer of IFQ only.</E> (A) IFQ permit number and year of permit, and</P> <P>(B) Actual number of IFQ pounds to be transferred.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Transferor Information, if an ECCO.</E> Reason(s) for transfer:</P> <P>(A) ECCO management and administration;</P> <P>(B) Fund additional QS purchase;</P> <P>(C) Participation by community residents;</P> <P>(D) Dissolution of ECCO; and</P> <P>(E) Other (specify).</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Price paid for QS, PQS, and/or IFQ, IPQ (Transferor).</E> The transferor must provide the following information:</P> <P>(A) Whether (YES or NO) a broker was used for this transaction; If YES, provide dollar amount paid in brokerage fees or percentage of total price;</P> <P>(B) Provide the total amount paid for the QS/IFQ in this transaction, including all fees;</P> <P>(C) Provide the price per unit of QS (price divided by QS units) and the price per pound (price divided by IFQ) of IFQ; and</P> <P>(D) Indicate all reasons that apply for transferring the QS/IFQ.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Price paid for QS, PQS, and/or IFQ, IPQ (Transferee).</E> The transferee must provide the following information:</P> <P>(A) Indicate (YES or NO) whether QS/IFQ purchase will have a lien attached; if YES, provide the name of lien holder;</P> <P>(B) Indicate one primary source of financing for this transfer;</P> <P>(C) Indicate the sources used to locate the QS or IFQ being transferred;</P> <P>(D) Indicate the relationship, if any, between the transferor and the transferee;</P> <P>(E) Indicate (YES or NO) whether an agreement exists to return the QS or IFQ to the transferor or any other person, or with a condition placed on resale; If YES, explain; and</P> <P>(F) Attach a copy of the terms of agreement for the transfer, the bill of sale for QS, or lease agreement for IFQ.</P> <P>(ix) <E T="03">Notary information</E>—(A) <E T="03">Certification of transferor.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Printed name and signature of transferor or authorized agent and date signed. If authorized agent, proof of authorization to act on behalf of the transferor must be provided with the application.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notary Public signature, date commission expires, and notary stamp or seal.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Certification of transferee.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Printed name and signature of transferor or authorized agent and date signed. If authorized agent, proof of authorization to act on behalf of the transferee must be provided with the application.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notary Public signature, date commission expires, and notary stamp or seal.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Certification of authorized representative of community.</E> (<E T="03">1</E>) Printed name, title and signature of authorized community representative, date signed, and printed name of community.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Notary Public signature, date commission expires, and notary stamp or seal;</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Attachments to the application and other conditions to be met.</E> (i) Indicate whether the person applying to make or receive the QS, PQS, IFQ or IPQ transfer has submitted an EDR, if required to do so under § 680.6, and paid all fees, as required by § 680.44.</P> <P>(ii) A copy of the terms of agreement for the transfer, the bill of sale for QS or PQS, or lease agreement for IFQ or IPQ.</P> <P>(iii) An affirmation that the individual receiving IFQ from an ECCO has been a permanent resident in the ECC for a period of 12 months prior to the <PRTPAGE P="984"/>submission of the Application for Transfer QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO on whose behalf the ECCO holds QS.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Approval criteria for an application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO.</E> In addition to the criteria required for approval under paragraph (i) of this section, the following criteria are also required:</P> <P>(i) The ECCO applying to receive or transfer crab QS has submitted a complete annual report(s) required by § 680.5;</P> <P>(ii) The ECCO applying to transfer crab QS has provided information on the reasons for the transfer as described in paragraph (e) of this section; and</P> <P>(iii) An individual applying to receive IFQ from an ECCO is a permanent resident of the ECC in whose name the ECCO is holding QS.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Eligible crab community right of first refusal (ROFR)</E>—(1) <E T="03">Applicability</E>—(i) <E T="03">Exempt Fisheries.</E> PQS and IPQ issued for the EBT, WBT, WAG, or WAI crab QS fisheries are exempt from ROFR provisions.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Eligible Crab Communities (ECCs).</E> The ROFR extends to the ECCs, other than Adak, and their associated governing bodies. The ROFR may be exercised by the ECC entity representing that ECC.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Community representation</E>—(i) <E T="03">CDQ Communities.</E> ECC entity for purposes of exercise of ROFR for any ECC that is also a CDQ community shall be the CDQ group to which the ECC is a member.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Non-CDQ communities.</E> (A) Any ECC, other than Adak, that is a non-CDQ community may designate an ECC entity that will represent the community in the exercise of ROFR at least 30 days prior to the ending date for the initial application period for the crab QS program specified in the <E T="04">Federal Register.</E> </P> <P>(B) The ECC entity eligible to exercise the right of first refusal on behalf of an ECC will be identified by the governing body(s) of the ECC. If the ECC is incorporated under the laws of the State of Alaska, and not within an incorporated borough, then the municipality is the governing body; if the ECC is incorporated and within an incorporated borough, then the municipality and borough are the governing bodies and must agree to designate the same ECC entity; if the ECC is not incorporated and in an incorporated borough, then the borough is the governing body.</P> <P>(C) Each ECC may designate only one ECC entity to represent that community in the exercise of ROFR at any one time through a statement of support from the governing body of the ECC. That statement of support identifying the ECC entity must be submitted to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, Post Office Box 21668, Juneau, Alaska 99802, at least 30 days prior to the ending date of the initial application period for the crab QS program under § 680.40.</P> <P>(D) The ECC ROFR is not assignable by the ECC entity.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Restrictions on transfer of PQS or IPQ out of North Gulf of Alaska communities</E>—(i) <E T="03">Applicability.</E> Any community in the Gulf of Alaska north of a line at 56°20′ N. lat.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Notification of PQS or IPQ transfer.</E> A PQS holder submitting an application to transfer PQS or IPQ for use in processing outside any community identified under paragraph (l)(3)(i) must notify the ECC entity designated by the City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough under paragraph (l)(2) of this section 10 days prior to the intended transfer of PQS or IPQ for use outside the community. At the end of that time period, the application will be approved pending meeting the criteria set forth in paragraph (i) of this section.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 32864, June 7, 2006; 73 FR 29983, May 23, 2008; 74 FR 51520, Oct. 7, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.42</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Limitations on use of QS, PQS, IFQ, and IPQ.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">QS and IFQ use caps</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> Separate and distinct QS and IFQ use caps apply to all QS and IFQ categories pertaining to a given crab QS fishery with the following provisions:</P> <P>(i) A person who receives an initial allocation of QS that exceeds the use cap listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section may not receive QS by transfer unless and until that person's holdings are reduced to an amount below the use cap.<PRTPAGE P="985"/> </P> <P>(ii) A person will not be issued QS in excess of the use cap established in this section based on QS derived from landings attributed to an LLP license obtained via transfer after June 10, 2002 unless;</P> <P>(A) The person applies to receive QS based on an LLP transferred after June 10, 2002 but prior to November 24, 2004, and</P> <P>(B) The person will receive the amount of QS associated with that transferred LLP in excess of the use cap established in this section for a crab QS fishery solely because of the adjustment to legal landings available for QS allocation resulting from the BSAI Crab Capacity Reduction Program.</P> <P>(iii) QS and IFQ use caps shall be based on the initial QS pools used to determine initial allocations of QS.</P> <P>(2) Except for non-individual persons who hold PQS, as provided for in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, or a CDQ group, as provided for in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, a person, individually or collectively, may not:</P> <P>(i) Hold QS in amounts in excess of the amounts specified in the following table, unless that person's QS was received in the initial allocation:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s60,xs45,xls45" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">CVO/CPO Use Cap in QS Units</CHED> <CHED H="1">CVC/CPC Use Cap in QS Units</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) Percent of the initial QS pool for BBR</ENT> <ENT>1.0% = 3,880,000</ENT> <ENT>2.0% = 240,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) Percent of the initial QS pool for BSS</ENT> <ENT>1.0% = 9,700,000</ENT> <ENT>2.0% = 600,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) Percent of the initial QS pool for EBT</ENT> <ENT>1.0% = 1,940,000</ENT> <ENT>2.0% = 120,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) Percent of the initial QS pool for WBT</ENT> <ENT>1.0% = 1,940,000</ENT> <ENT>2.0% = 120,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(E) Percent of the initial QS pool for PIK</ENT> <ENT>2.0% = 582,000</ENT> <ENT>4.0% = 36,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(F) Percent of the initial QS pool for SMB</ENT> <ENT>2.0% = 582,000</ENT> <ENT>4.0% = 36,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(G) Percent of the initial QS pool for EAG</ENT> <ENT>10.0% = 970,000</ENT> <ENT>20.0% = 60,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">(H) Percent of the initial QS pool for WAG</ENT> <ENT>10.0% = 3,880,000</ENT> <ENT>20.0% = 240,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(I) Percent of the initial QS pool for WAI</ENT> <ENT>10.0% = 5,820,000</ENT> <ENT>20.0% = 360,000</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) Use IFQ in excess of the amount of IFQ that results from the QS caps in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section, unless that IFQ results from QS that was received by that person in the initial allocation of QS for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(3) A CDQ Group, individually or collectively, may not:</P> <P>(i) Hold QS in excess of more than the amounts of QS specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,13" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">CDQ CVO/CPO Use Cap in QS Units</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for BBR</ENT> <ENT>19,400,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for BSS</ENT> <ENT>48,500,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for EBT</ENT> <ENT>9,700,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for WBT</ENT> <ENT>9,700,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(E) 10.0 percent of the initial QS pool for PIK</ENT> <ENT>2,910,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(F) 10.0 percent of the initial QS pool for SMB</ENT> <ENT>2,910,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(G) 20.0 percent of the initial QS pool for EAG</ENT> <ENT>1,940,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(H) 20.0 percent of the initial QS pool for WAG</ENT> <ENT>7,760,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(I) 20.0 percent of the initial QS pool for WAI</ENT> <ENT>11,640,000</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) Use IFQ in excess of the amount of IFQ that results from the QS caps in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section, unless that IFQ results from QS that was received by that person in the initial allocation of QS for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(4) A person who is not an individual and who holds PQS may not:</P> <P>(i) Hold QS in excess of the amounts specified in the following table:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30,13" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">CVO/CPO Use Cap in QS Units</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(A) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for BBR</ENT> <ENT>19,400,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(B) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for BSS</ENT> <ENT>48,500,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(C) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for EBT</ENT> <ENT>9,700,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(D) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for WBT</ENT> <ENT>9,700,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(E) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for PIK</ENT> <ENT>1,455,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="986"/> <ENT I="22">(F) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for SMB</ENT> <ENT>1,455,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(G) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for EAG</ENT> <ENT>485,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">(H) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for WAG</ENT> <ENT>1,940,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">(I) 5.0 percent of the initial QS pool for WAI</ENT> <ENT>2,910,000</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(ii) Use IFQ in excess of the amount of IFQ that results from the QS caps in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section, unless that IFQ results from QS that was received by that person in the initial allocation of QS for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(iii) A non-individual person that holds PQS, and all affiliates of that person, is limited to a QS and IFQ use cap that is calculated based on the sum of all QS or IFQ held by that PQS holder and all QS or IFQ held by any affiliate of the PQS holder.</P> <P>(5) IFQ that is used by a crab harvesting cooperative is not subject to the use caps in this paragraph (a) except as provided for in paragraph (a)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(6) Non-individual persons holding QS will be required to provide, on an annual basis, a list of persons with an ownership interest in the non-individual QS holder. This list of owners shall be provided to the individual level and will include the percentage of ownership held by each individual. This annual submission of information must be submitted as part of the complete annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit.</P> <P>(7) In a calendar year, an entity as described in § 680.40(c)(5)(ii), (c)(5)(iii), or (c)(5)(iv), may not use more than 1,000,000 lb (453.6 mt) of IFQ derived from converted CPO QS in the BBR or BSS crab QS fisheries.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">PQS and IPQ Use Caps.</E> (1) A person may not:</P> <P>(i) Hold more than 30 percent of the initial PQS pool in any crab QS fishery unless that person received an initial allocation of PQS in excess of this limit. A person will not be issued PQS in excess of the use caps established in this section based on PQS derived from the transfer of legal processing history after June 10, 2002.</P> <P>(ii) Use IPQ in excess of the amount of IPQ that results from the PQS caps in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section unless that IPQ is yielded from PQS that was received by that person in the initial allocation of PQS for that crab QS fishery.</P> <P>(2) A person may not use more than 60 percent of the IPQ issued in the BSS crab QS fishery with a North region designation during a crab fishing year except that a person who:</P> <P>(i) Holds IPQ; and</P> <P>(ii) Has a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in the shoreside crab processor or stationary floating crab processor where that IPQ crab is processed will not be considered to use any IPQ in the BSS crab QS fishery with a North region designation if that IPQ meets the requirements described in paragraph (b)(7) of this section.</P> <P>(3) Non-individual persons holding PQS will be required to provide, on an annual basis, a list of persons with an ownership interest in the non-individual PQS holder. This list of owners shall be provided to the individual level and will include the percentage of ownership held by each individual. This annual submission of information must be submitted as part of the complete annual application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit. A person will be considered to be a holder of PQS for purposes of applying the PQS use caps in this paragraph if that person:</P> <P>(i) Is the sole proprietor of an entity that holds PQS; or</P> <P>(ii) Directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in an entity that holds PQS.</P> <P>(iii) A person that holds PQS is limited to a PQS use cap that is calculated based on the sum of all PQS held by that PQS holder and all PQS held by any affiliate of the PQS holder.</P> <P>(iv) A person that holds IPQ is limited to an IPQ use cap that is calculated based on the sum of all IPQ held by that IPQ holder and all IPQ held by any affiliate of the IPQ holder.</P> <P>(4) Before July 1, 2007, IPQ for the BSS, BBR, PIK, SMB, and EAG crab QS fisheries may not be used to process <PRTPAGE P="987"/>crab derived from PQS based on activities in an ECC, except in the geographic boundaries established in paragraph (b)(4)(iv) of this section, except that, before July 1, 2007:</P> <P>(i) Ten percent of the IPQs that are issued for a crab QS fishery or an amount of IPQ that yields up to 500,000 raw crab pounds (226.7 mt) on an annual basis, whichever is less, may be leased for use in processing crab outside that ECC. The amount of IPQ that is issued on an annual basis for use in that ECC and the amount that may be leased outside that ECC will be established annually and will be divided on a pro rata basis among all PQS permit holders issued IPQ for use in that ECC for that year.</P> <P>(ii) IPQ in excess of the amounts specified in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this section may be used outside the ECC for which that IPQ is designated if an unavoidable circumstance prevents crab processing within that ECC. For purposes of this section, an unavoidable circumstance exists if the specific intent to conduct processing for a crab QS species in that ECC was thwarted by a circumstance that was:</P> <P>(A) Unavoidable;</P> <P>(B) Unique to the IPQ permit holder, or to the processing facility used by the IPQ permit holder in that ECC;</P> <P>(C) Unforeseen and reasonably unforeseeable to the IPQ permit holder;</P> <P>(D) The circumstance that prevented the IPQ permit holder from processing crab in that ECC actually occurred; and</P> <P>(E) The IPQ permit holder took all reasonable steps to overcome the circumstance that prevented the IPQ permit holder from conducting processing for that crab QS fishery in that ECC.</P> <P>(iii) This provision does not exempt any IPQ permit holder from any regional designation that may apply to that IPQ.</P> <P>(iv) Geographic boundaries for use of IPQ outside ECCs for purposes of paragraph (b)(4) of this section:</P> <P>(A) Akutan, False Pass, King Cove, or Port Moller: IPQ may not be used outside of the boundaries of the Aleutians East Borough as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska;</P> <P>(B) Kodiak: IPQ may not be used outside of the boundaries of the Kodiak Island Borough as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska;</P> <P>(C) Adak: IPQ may not be used outside of the boundaries of the City of Adak as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska;</P> <P>(D) Unalaska/Dutch Harbor: IPQ may not be used outside of the boundaries of the City of Unalaska as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(E) St. George: IPQ may not be used outside of the boundaries of the City of St. George as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(F) St. Paul: IPQ may not be used outside of the boundaries of the City of St. Paul as those boundaries are established by the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(5) Any person harvesting crab under a Class A CVO or Class A CVC IFQ Permit, except as provided under paragraph (b)(4) of this section, must deliver that crab:</P> <P>(i) Only to RCRs with unused IPQ for the same crab QS fishery; and</P> <P>(ii) Only to an RCR in the region for which the QS and IFQ is designated.</P> <P>(6) Any person harvesting crab under a Class B IFQ, CPO IFQ, CVC IFQ, or CPC IFQ permit may deliver that crab to any RCR.</P> <P>(7) Any IPQ crab that is received by an RCR will not be considered use of IPQ by an IPQ holder who has a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in the shoreside crab processor or stationary floating crab processor where that IPQ crab is processed under § 680.7(a)(7) or paragraph (a)(8) of this section if:</P> <P>(i) That RCR is not affiliated with an IPQ holder who has a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in the shoreside crab processor or stationary floating crab processor where that IPQ crab is processed; and</P> <P>(ii) The following conditions apply:</P> <P>(A) The IPQ crab is:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) BSS IPQ crab with a North region designation;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) EAG IPQ crab;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) PIK IPQ crab;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) SMB IPQ crab;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) WAG IPQ crab provided that IPQ crab is processed west of 174 degrees west longitude; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) WAI IPQ crab; and</P> <P>(B) That IPQ crab is processed at:<PRTPAGE P="988"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Any shoreside crab processor located within the boundaries of a home rule, first class, or second class city in the State of Alaska in existence on the effective date of this rule; or</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Any stationary floating crab processor that is:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) Located within the boundaries of a home rule, first class, or second class city in the State of Alaska in existence on the effective date of this rule;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) Moored at a dock, docking facility, or at a permanent mooring buoy, unless that stationary floating crab processor is located within the boundaries of the city of Atka in which case that stationary floating crab processor is not required to be moored at a dock, docking facility, or at a permanent mooring buoy; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) Located within a harbor, unless that stationary floating crab processor is located within the boundaries of the city of Atka on the effective date of this rule in which case that stationary floating crab processor is not required to be located within a harbor; or</P> <P>(C) The IPQ crab is:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) Derived from PQS that is, or was, subject to a ROFR as that term is defined at § 680.2;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) Derived from PQS that has been transferred from the initial recipient of those PQS to another person under the requirements described at § 680.41;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) Received by an RCR who is not the initial recipient of those PQS; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) Received by an RCR within the boundaries of the ECC for which that PQS and IPQ derived from that PQS is, or was, designated in the ROFR.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Vessel limitations.</E> (1) Except for vessels that participate solely in a crab harvesting cooperative as described under § 680.21 and under the provisions described in paragraph (c)(4) of this section, no vessel may be used to harvest CVO or CPO IFQ in excess of the following percentages of the TAC for that crab QS fishery for that crab fishing year:</P> <P>(i) 2.0 percent for BSS;</P> <P>(ii) 2.0 percent for BBR;</P> <P>(iii) 2.0 percent for EBT;</P> <P>(iv) 2.0 percent for WBT;</P> <P>(v) 4.0 percent for PIK;</P> <P>(vi) 4.0 percent for SMB;</P> <P>(vii) 20.0 percent for EAG;</P> <P>(viii) 20.0 percent for WAG; or</P> <P>(ix) 20.0 percent for the WAI crab QS fishery west of 179° W. long.</P> <P>(2) CVC or CPC IFQ used on a vessel will not be included in determining whether a vessel use cap is met.</P> <P>(3) A single person who receives an initial allocation of QS that results in IFQ that is in excess of the vessel use caps, in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, that person may catch and retain crab harvested with the resulting IFQ with a single vessel. However, this provision does not apply to IFQ resulting from QS derived from transfer of an LLP crab license that occurred after June 10, 2002. Two or more persons may not catch and retain their IFQ with one vessel in excess of these limitations.</P> <P>(4) A vessel use cap would not apply to a vessel if all of the CVO or CPO IFQ used on that vessel in a crab fishing year is held by a crab harvesting cooperative. This exemption is forfeited if that vessel is used to harvest any amount of CVO or CPO IFQ not held by a crab harvesting cooperative during the same crab fishing year.</P> <P>(5) A person holding a CVC or CPC IFQ permit is required to be aboard the vessel upon which their IFQ is being harvested.</P> <P>(6) A person holding CVO or CPO QS does not have to be aboard the vessel being used to harvest their IFQ if they hold at least a 10 percent ownership interest in the vessel upon which the IFQ is to be harvested and are represented on board the vessel by a crab IFQ hired master employed by that QS holder as authorized under § 680.4.</P> <P>(7) Ownership of a vessel means, for purposes of this section:</P> <P>(i) A sole proprietor; or</P> <P>(ii) A person that directly or indirectly owns a 10 percent or greater interest in an entity that owns a vessel.</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 70 FR 33395, June 8, 2005; 70 FR 75421, 75422, Dec. 20, 2005; 71 FR 32865, June 7, 2006; 73 FR 29983, May 23, 2008; 73 FR 35088, June 20, 2008; 74 FR 25457, May 28, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.43</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Determinations and appeals.</SUBJECT> <P>See § 679.43 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 680.44</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Cost recovery.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Cost recovery fees</E>—(1) <E T="03">Responsibility.</E> The person documented on the <PRTPAGE P="989"/>IFQ, IPQ, CDQ, RCR, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC), or State of Alaska Commissioner's permit as the permit holder at the time of a CR crab landing must comply with the requirements of this section.</P> <P>(i) Subsequent transfer of IFQ, IPQ, CDQ, or QS does not affect the permit holder's liability for noncompliance with this section.</P> <P>(ii) Non-renewal of an RCR permit does not affect the permit holder's liability for noncompliance with this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Fee liability determination.</E> (i) All CR allocation holders and RCR permit holders will be subject to a fee liability for any CR crab debited from a CR allocation during a crab fishing year, except for crab designated as personal use or deadloss, or crab confiscated by NMFS or the State of Alaska.</P> <P>(ii) Fee liability must be calculated by multiplying the applicable fee percentage by the ex-vessel value of the CR crab received by the RCR at the time of receipt, except as provided by paragraph (b)(3) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) NMFS will provide a summary to all RCR permit holders during the last quarter of the crab fishing year. The summary will explain the fee liability determination including the current fee percentage, details of raw crab pounds debited from CR allocations by permit, port or port-group, species, date, and prices.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Fee collection.</E> (i) All RCRs who receive CR crab are responsible for submitting the cost recovery payment for all CR crab received.</P> <P>(ii) All RCRs who receive CR crab in a crab fishing year must maintain and submit records for any crab cost recovery fees collected under the corresponding RCR permit.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Payment</E>—(i) <E T="03">Payment due date.</E> An RCR permit holder must submit any crab cost recovery fee liability payment(s) to NMFS at the address provided in paragraph (a)(4)(iii) of this section no later than July 31 of the crab fishing year following the crab fishing year in which the payment for a CR crab landing was made.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Payment recipient.</E> Make payment payable to NMFS.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Payment address</E>. Submit payment and related documents as instructed on the fee form; payments may also be submitted electronically to NMFS. Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region website at <E T="03">http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov</E>, or by contacting NMFS at: 800-304-4846, Option 2.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Payment method.</E> Payment must be made in U.S. dollars by personal check drawn on a U.S. bank account, money order, bank certified check, or credit card.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Ex-vessel value determination and use</E>—(1) <E T="03">General.</E> An RCR permit holder must use either the ex-vessel value determined for shoreside processors or the ex-vessel value determined for at-sea Catcher/Processors (CP), depending on their activity. Ex-vessel value includes all cash, services, or other goods-in-kind exchanged for CR crab.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Shoreside ex-vessel value.</E> Shoreside processing facilities must use the price paid at the time of purchase as ex-vessel value for the purposes of calculating fee liability. Shoreside processing facilities must include any subsequent retroactive payments as adjustments to the initial calculation of fee liability.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Catcher/processor ex-vessel value</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> Catcher/processors must use the corresponding CP standard price(s) for the purposes of calculating fee liability.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">CP standard prices.</E> As part of the summary described in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section, the Regional Administrator will provide CP standard prices calculated for the current year during the last quarter of each crab fishing year. The CP standard prices will be described in U.S. dollars per raw crab pound, for CR crab debited from CR allocations during the current crab fishing year.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Effective period.</E> CP standard prices established by NMFS shall apply to all landings made in the same crab fishing year as the CP standard price provided for that year and shall replace any CP standard prices previously provided by NMFS.</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Determination.</E> NMFS will calculate the CP standard prices to reflect, as closely as possible, the current crab fishing year's average shoreside processor price by fishery and by species, and any variations in reported <PRTPAGE P="990"/>shoreside ex-vessel values of CR crab. The Regional Administrator will base CP standard prices on the following types of information:</P> <P>(A) Landed pounds by CR crab, port-group, and month;</P> <P>(B) Total shoreside ex-vessel value by CR crab, port-group, and month; and</P> <P>(C) Price adjustments, including retroactive payments.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Fee liability calculation.</E> All RCRs must base all fee liability calculations on the ex-vessel value that correlates to CR crab that is debited from a CR allocation and recorded in raw crab pounds.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Crab fee percentage</E>—(1) <E T="03">Established percentage.</E> The crab fee percentage is the amount as determined by the factors and methodology described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section. This amount will be announced by publication in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> in accordance with paragraph (c)(3) of this section. This amount must not exceed 3 percent pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)(B).</P> <P>(i) The calculated crab fee percentage will be divided equally between the harvesting and processing sectors.</P> <P>(ii) Catcher/Processors must pay the full crab fee percentage determined by the fee percentage calculation for all CR crab debited from a CR allocation.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Calculating fee percentage value.</E> Each year NMFS shall calculate and publish the fee percentage according to the following factors and methodology:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Factors.</E> NMFS must use the following factors to determine the fee percentage:</P> <P>(A) The catch to which the crab cost recovery fee will apply;</P> <P>(B) The ex-vessel value of that catch; and</P> <P>(C) The costs directly related to the management and enforcement of the Crab Rationalization Program.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Methodology.</E> NMFS must use the following equations to determine the fee percentage: </P> <P>Harvesting and Processing Sectors: [100 (DPC/ V)] 0.5</P> <P>Catcher/Processors: 100 (DPC /V) </P> <P>where:</P> <P>“DPC” is the direct program costs for the Crab Rationalization Program for the previous fiscal year, and</P> <P>“V” is the ex-vessel value of the catch subject to the crab cost recovery fee liability for the current year. </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Publication</E>—(i) <E T="03">General.</E> During the first quarter of each crab fishing year, NMFS shall calculate the crab fee percentage based on the calculations described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Effective period.</E> The calculated IFQ fee percentage remains in effect through the end of the crab fishing year in which it was determined.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Applicable percentage.</E> The RCR permit holder must use the crab fee percentage in effect at the time a CR crab is debited from a CR allocation to calculate the crab cost recovery fee liability for such CR crab. The RCR permit holder must use the crab fee percentage in effect at the time a CR crab is debited from a CR allocation to calculate the crab cost recovery fee liability for any retroactive payments for that CR crab.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Underpayment of fee liability.</E> (1) Under § 680.4, an applicant will not receive new IFQ, IPQ, or RCR permits until he or she submits a complete application. A complete application shall include full payment of an applicant's complete crab cost recovery fee liability as reported by the RCR.</P> <P>(2) If an RCR fails to submit full payment for crab cost recovery fee liability by the date described in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, the Regional Administrator may:</P> <P>(i) At any time thereafter send an IAD to the RCR permit holder stating that the RCR permit holder's estimated fee liability, as indicated by his or her own submitted information, is the crab cost recovery fee liability due from the RCR permit holder.</P> <P>(ii) Disapprove any transfer of IFQ, IPQ, QS, or PQS to or from the RCR permit holder in accordance with § 680.41.</P> <P>(3) If an RCR fails to submit full payment by the application deadline described at § 680.4, no IFQ or IPQ permit will be issued to that RCR for that crab fishing year.</P> <P>(4) Upon final agency action determining that an RCR permit holder has not paid his or her crab cost recovery fee liability, the Regional Administrator may continue to withhold <PRTPAGE P="991"/>issuance of any new IFQ, IPQ, or RCR permit for any subsequent crab fishing years. If payment is not received by the 30th day after the final agency action, the matter will be referred to the appropriate authorities for purposes of collection.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Over payment.</E> Upon issuance of final agency action, any amount submitted to NMFS in excess of the crab cost recovery fee liability determined to be due by the final agency action will be returned to the RCR permit holder unless the permit holder requests the agency to credit the excess amount against the permit holder's future crab cost recovery fee liability.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Appeals and requests for reconsideration.</E> An RCR permit holder who receives an IAD may either appeal the IAD pursuant to 50 CFR 679.43 or request reconsideration. Within 60 days from the date of issuance of the IAD, the Regional Administrator may undertake reconsideration of the IAD on his or her own initiative. If a request for reconsideration is submitted or the Regional Administrator initiates reconsideration, the 60-day period for appeal under 50 CFR 679.43 will begin anew upon issuance of the Regional Administrator's reconsidered IAD. The Regional Administrator may undertake only one reconsideration of the IAD, if any. If an RCR permit holder fails to file an appeal of the IAD pursuant to 50 CFR 679.43 or request reconsideration within the time period provided, the IAD will become the final agency action. In any appeal or reconsideration of an IAD made under this section, an RCR permit holder has the burden of proving his or her claim.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Fee submission form.</E> An RCR must submit an RCR permit holder fee submission form according to § 680.5(g).</P> <CITA>[70 FR 10241, Mar. 2, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 44232, Aug. 4, 2006; 73 FR 76190, Dec. 15, 2008; 74 FR 51520, Oct. 7, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1 to Part 680—Crab Rationalization (CR) Fisheries</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs30,r50,r200" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Fishery Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">CR Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">Geographic Area</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">BBR</ENT> <ENT>Bristol Bay red king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes camtshaticus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of 58°30′ N. lat.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A southern boundary</E> of 54°36′ N. lat., and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A western boundary</E> of 168° W. long. and including all waters of Bristol Bay.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">BSS</ENT> <ENT>Bering Sea Snow crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes opilio</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">A northern and western boundary</E> of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), and</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A southern boundary</E> of 54°30′ N. lat. to 171° W. long., and then south to 54°36′ N. lat.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">EAG</ENT> <ENT>Eastern Aleutian Islands golden king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes aequispinus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">An eastern boundary</E> the longitude of Scotch Cap Light (164°44′ W. long.) to 53°30′ N. lat., then West to 165° W. long.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A western boundary</E> of 174° W. long., and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of a line from the latitude of Cape Sarichef (54°36′ N. lat.) westward to 171° W. long., then north to 55°30′ N. lat., then west to 174° W. long.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">EBT</ENT> <ENT>Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">A western boundary</E> the longitude of 166° W. long.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A southern boundary</E> of 54°30'N. lat.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="992"/> <ENT I="22">PIK</ENT> <ENT>Pribilof red king and blue king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes camtshaticus</E> and <E T="03">P. platypus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of 58°30′ N. lat.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">An eastern boundary</E> of 168° W. long., and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A southern boundary</E> line from 54°36′ N. lat., 168° W. long., to 54°36′ N. lat., 171° W. long., to 55°30′ N. lat., 171° W. long., to 55°30′ N. lat., 173°30′ E. lat., and then westward to the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">SMB</ENT> <ENT>St. Matthew blue king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes platypus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of 62° N. lat.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A southern boundary</E> of 58°30′ N. lat., and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A western boundary</E> of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">WAG</ENT> <ENT>Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab (<E T="03">Lithodes aequispinus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">An eastern boundary</E> the longitude 174° W. long.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A western boundary</E> the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of a line from the latitude of 55°30′ N. lat., then west to the U.S.-Russian Convention line of 1867.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">WAI</ENT> <ENT>Western Aleutian Islands red king crab (<E T="03">Paralithodes camtshaticus</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">An eastern boundary</E> the longitude 179° W. long.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A western boundary</E> of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A northern boundary</E> of a line from the latitude of 55°30′ N. lat., then west to the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991).</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">WBT</ENT> <ENT>Western Bering Sea Tanner crab (<E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E>)</ENT> <ENT>In waters of the EEZ with:<LI> (1) <E T="03">An eastern boundary</E> the longitude of 166° W. long.,</LI> <LI> (2) <E T="03">A northern and western boundary</E> of the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as that line is described in the text of and depicted in the annex to the Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed in Washington, June 1, 1990, and as the Maritime Boundary Agreement Line as depicted on NOAA Chart No. 513 (6th edition, February 23, 1991) and NOAA Chart No. 514 (6th edition, February 16, 1991), and</LI> <LI> (3) <E T="03">A southern boundary</E> of 54°30′ N. lat. to 171° W. long., and then south to 54°36′ N. lat.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 32866, June 7, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 2</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 2 to Part 680—Crab Species Code</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s20,r50,xs150" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Species code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Common name</CHED> <CHED H="1">Scientific name</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">900</ENT> <ENT>Box</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lopholithodes mandtii</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">910</ENT> <ENT>Dungeness</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Cancer magister</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">921</ENT> <ENT>Red king crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralithodes camtshaticus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">922</ENT> <ENT>Blue king crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralithodes platypus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">923</ENT> <ENT>Golden (brown) king crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lithodes aequispinus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">924</ENT> <ENT>Scarlet king crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Lithodes couesi</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">931</ENT> <ENT>Tanner crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes bairdi</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="993"/> <ENT I="01">932</ENT> <ENT>Snow crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes opilio</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">933</ENT> <ENT>Grooved Tanner crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes tanneri</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">934</ENT> <ENT>Triangle Tanner crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Chionoecetes angulatus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">940</ENT> <ENT>Korean horsehair crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Erimacrus isenbeckii</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">951</ENT> <ENT>Multispinus crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralomis multispinus</E>.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">953</ENT> <ENT>Verrilli crab</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">Paralomis verrilli</E>.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 3a</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3<E T="01">a</E> to Part 680—Crab Delivery Condition Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs40,r160" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <TDESC>[The condition of the fish or shellfish at the point it is weighed and recorded on the ADF&G fish ticket]</TDESC> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">01</ENT> <ENT>Whole crab, live.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">79</ENT> <ENT>Deadloss.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 3b</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3<E T="01">b</E> to Part 680—Crab Disposition or Product Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs40,r160" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">80</ENT> <ENT>Sections.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">95</ENT> <ENT>Personal use—not sold.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">97</ENT> <ENT>Other retained product (specify condition).</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 3c</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 3<E T="01">c</E> to Part 680—Crab Product Codes for Economic Data Reports</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs40,r160" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">01</ENT> <ENT>Whole crab.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">80</ENT> <ENT>Sections.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">81</ENT> <ENT>Meats.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">97</ENT> <ENT>Other (specify).</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 4</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 4 to Part 680—Crab Process Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs40,r160" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Process code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">0</ENT> <ENT>Other (specify).</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Fresh.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Frozen.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">3</ENT> <ENT>Salted/brined.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">6</ENT> <ENT>Cooked.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">7</ENT> <ENT>Live.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">18</ENT> <ENT>Fresh/vacuum pack.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">21</ENT> <ENT>Frozen/block.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">22</ENT> <ENT>Frozen/shatter pack.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">28</ENT> <ENT>Frozen/vacuum pack.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 5</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 5 to Part 680—Crab Size Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs40,r160" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Size code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Standard or large sized crab or crab sections.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Smaller size crab or crab sections, <E T="03">e.g.</E>, snow crab less than 4 inches.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 6</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 6 to Part 680—Crab Grade Codes</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="xs40,r160" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Grade/code</CHED> <CHED H="1">Description</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">1</ENT> <ENT>Standard or premium quality crab or crab sections.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">2</ENT> <ENT>Lower quality product, <E T="03">e.g.</E>, dirty shelled crab or a pack that is of lower quality than No. 1 crab.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <PRTPAGE P="994"/> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 7</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 7 to Part 680—Initial Issuance of Crab QS by Crab QS Fishery</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s25L,xl45L,xl45L,xl45L,xl20L" COLS="5" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Column A:</E> <LI>Crab QS</LI> <LI>Fisheries</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Column B:</E> <LI>Qualifying Years for QS</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Column C:</E> <LI>Eligibility Years for CVC and CPC QS</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Column D:</E> <LI>Recent Participation Seasons for CVC and CPC QS</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1"> <E T="02">Column E:</E> <LI>Subset of Qualifying Years</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">For each crab QS fishery the Regional Administrator shall calculate (see § 680.40(c)(2):</ENT> <ENT>QS for any qualified person based on that person's total legal landings of crab in each of the crab QS fisheries for any:</ENT> <ENT>In addition, each person receiving CVC and CPC QS must have made at least one landing per year, as recorded on a State of Alaska fish ticket, in any three years during the base period described below:</ENT> <ENT>In addition, each person receiving CVC or CPC QS, must have made at least one landing, as recorded on a State of Alaska fish ticket, in at least 2 of the last 3 fishing seasons in each of the crab QS fisheries as those seasons are described below:</ENT> <ENT>The maximum number of qualifying years that can be used to calculate QS for each QS fishery is:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1. Bristol Bay red king crab (BBR)</ENT> <ENT>4 years of the 5-year QS base period beginning on:<LI> (1) November 1-5, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) November 1-5, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-6, 1998;</LI> <LI> (4) October 15-20, 1999;</LI> <LI> (5) October 16-20, 2000.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 years of the 5-year QS base period beginning on:<LI> (1) November 1-5, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) November 1-5, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-6, 1998;</LI> <LI> (4) October 15-20, 1999;</LI> <LI> (5) October 16-20, 2000.</LI> </ENT> <ENT> (1) October 15-20, 1999.<LI> (2) October 16-20, 2000.</LI> <LI> (3) October 15-18, 2001.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>4 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2. Bering Sea snow crab (BSS)</ENT> <ENT>4 years of the 5-year period beginning on:<LI> (1) January 15, 1996 through February 29, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) January 15, 1997 through March 21, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) January 15, 1998 through March 20, 1998;</LI> <LI> (4) January 15, 1999 through March 22, 1999;</LI> <LI> (5) April 1-8, 2000.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 years of the 5-year period beginning on:<LI> (1) January 15, 1996 through February 29, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) January 15, 1997 through March 21, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) January 15, 1998 through March 20, 1998;</LI> <LI> (4) January 15, 1999 through March 22, 1999;</LI> <LI> (5) April 1-8, 2000.</LI> </ENT> <ENT> (1) April 1-8, 2000.<LI> (2) January 15, 2001 through February 14, 2001.</LI> <LI> (3) January 15, 2002 through February 8, 2002.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>4 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">3. Eastern Aleutian Islands golden king crab (EAG)</ENT> <ENT>5 years of the 5-year base period beginning on:<LI> (1) September 1, 1996 through December 25, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) September 1, 1997 though November 24, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) September 1, 1998 through November 7, 1998;</LI> <LI> (4) September 1, 1999 through October 25, 1999;</LI> <LI> (5) August 15, 2000 through September 24, 2000.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 years of the 5-year base period beginning on:<LI> (1) September 1, 1996 through December 25, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) September 1, 1997 though November 24, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) September 1, 1998 through November 7, 1998;</LI> <LI> (4) September 1, 1999 through October 25, 1999;</LI> <LI> (5) August 15, 2000 through September 25, 2000.</LI> </ENT> <ENT> (1) September 1 1999 through October 25, 1999.<LI> (2) August 15, 2000 through September 24, 2000.</LI> <LI> (3) August 15, 2001 through September 10, 2001.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">4. Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab (EBT)</ENT> <ENT>4 of the 6 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) November 15, 1991 through March 31, 1992;</LI> <LI> (2) November 15, 1992 through March 31, 1993;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-10, 1993, and November 20, 1993 through January 1, 1994;</LI> <LI> (4) November 1-21, 1994;</LI> <LI> (5) November 1-16, 1995;</LI> <LI> (6) November 1-5, 1996 and November 15-27, 1996.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 of the 6 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) November 15, 1991 through March 31, 1992;</LI> <LI> (2) November 15, 1992 through March 31, 1993;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-10, 1993, and November 20, 1993 through January 1, 1994;</LI> <LI> (4) November 1-21, 1994;</LI> <LI> (5) November 1-16, 1995;</LI> <LI> (6) November 1-5, 1996 and November 15-27, 1996.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>In any 2 of the last 3 seasons prior to June 10, 2002 in the Eastern Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Western Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, or Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries.</ENT> <ENT>4 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="995"/> <ENT I="22">5. Pribilof red king and blue king crab (PIK)</ENT> <ENT>4 years of the 5-year period beginning on:<LI> (1) September 15-21, 1994;</LI> <LI> (2) September 15-22, 1995;</LI> <LI> (3) September 15-26, 1996;</LI> <LI> (4) September 15-29, 1997;</LI> <LI> (5) September 1-28, 1998.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 years of the 5-year period beginning on:<LI> (1) September 15-21, 1994;</LI> <LI> (2) September 15-22, 1995;</LI> <LI> (3) September 15-26, 1996;</LI> <LI> (4) September 15-29, 1997;</LI> <LI> (5) September 15-28, 1998.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>In any 2 of the last 3 seasons prior to June 10, 2002 in the Eastern Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Western Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, or Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries, except that persons applying for an allocation to receive QS based on legal landings made aboard a vessel less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA at the time of harvest are exempt from this requirement.</ENT> <ENT>4 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">6. St. Matthew blue king crab (SMB)</ENT> <ENT>4 years of the 5-year period beginning on:<LI> (1) September 15-22, 1994;</LI> <LI> (2) September 15-20, 1995;</LI> <LI> (3) September 15-23, 1996;</LI> <LI> (4) September 15-22, 1997;</LI> <LI> (5) September 15-26, 1998.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 years of the 5-year period beginning on:<LI> (1) September 15-22, 1994;</LI> <LI> (2) September 15-20, 1995;</LI> <LI> (3) September 15-23, 1996;</LI> <LI> (4) September 15-22, 1997; and</LI> <LI> (5) September 15-26, 1998.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>In any 2 of the last 3 seasons prior to June 10, 2002 in the Eastern Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Western Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, or Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries.</ENT> <ENT>4 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">7. Western Aleutian Islands brown king crab (WAG)</ENT> <ENT>5 of the 5 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997;</LI> <LI> (2) September 1, 1997 though August 21, 1998;</LI> <LI> (3) September 1, 1998 through August 31, 1999;</LI> <LI> (4) September 1, 1999 through August 14, 2000;</LI> <LI> (5) August 15, 2000 through March 28, 2001.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 of the 5 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997;</LI> <LI> (2) September 1, 1997 though August 31, 1998;</LI> <LI> (3) September 1, 1998 through August 31, 1999;</LI> <LI> (4) September 1, 1999 through August 14, 2000;</LI> <LI> (5) August 15, 2000 through March 28, 2001.</LI> </ENT> <ENT> (1) September 1, 1999 through August 14, 2000.<LI> (2) August 15, 2000 through March 28, 2001.</LI> <LI> (3) August 15 2001 through March 30, 2002.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>5 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">8. Western Aleutian Islands red king crab (WAI)</ENT> <ENT>3 of the 4 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) November 1, 1992 through January 15, 1993;</LI> <LI> (2) November 1, 1993 through February 15, 1994;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-28, 1994;</LI> <LI> (4) November 1, 1995 through February 13, 1996.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 of the 4 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) November 1, 1992 through January 15, 1993;</LI> <LI> (2) November 1, 1993 through February 15, 1994;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-28, 1994;</LI> <LI> (4) November 1, 1995 through February 13, 1996.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>In any 2 of the last 3 seasons prior to June 10, 2002 in the Eastern Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Western Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, or Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries.</ENT> <ENT>3 years</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">9. Western Bering Sea Tanner crab (WBT)</ENT> <ENT>4 of the 6 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) November 15, 1991 through March 31, 1992;</LI> <LI> (2) November 15, 1992 through March 31, 1993;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-10, 1993, and November 20, 1993 through January 1, 1994;</LI> <LI> (4) November 1-21, 1994;</LI> <LI> (5) November 1-16, 1995;</LI> <LI> (6) November 1-5, 1996 and November 15-27, 1996.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>3 of the 6 seasons beginning on:<LI> (1) November 15, 1991 through March 31, 1992;</LI> <LI> (2) November 15, 1992 through March 31, 1993;</LI> <LI> (3) November 1-10, 1993, and November 20, 1993 through January 1, 1994;</LI> <LI> (4) November 1-21, 1994;</LI> <LI> (5) November 1-16, 1995;</LI> <LI> (6) November 1-5, 1996 and November 15-27, 1996.</LI> </ENT> <ENT>In any 2 of the last 3 seasons prior to June 10, 2002 in the Eastern Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Western Aleutian Island golden (brown) king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, or Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries.</ENT> <ENT>4 years</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 32867, June 7, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 8</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 8 to Part 680—Initial QS and PQS Pool for Each Crab QS Fishery</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s100,14,14" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Crab QS Fishery</CHED> <CHED H="1">Initial QS Pool</CHED> <CHED H="1">Initial PQS Pool</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">BBR Bristol Bay red king crab</ENT> <ENT>400,000,000</ENT> <ENT>400,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <PRTPAGE P="996"/> <ENT I="22">BSS Bering Sea snow crab (<E T="03">C. opilio</E>)</ENT> <ENT>1,000,000,000</ENT> <ENT>1,000,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">EAG Eastern Aleutian Islands golden king crab</ENT> <ENT>10,000,000</ENT> <ENT>10,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">EBT Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab (<E T="03">C. bairdi</E>)</ENT> <ENT>200,000,000</ENT> <ENT>200,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">PIK Pribilof Islands red and blue king crab</ENT> <ENT>30,000,000</ENT> <ENT>30,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">SMB St. Matthew blue king crab</ENT> <ENT>30,000,000</ENT> <ENT>30,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">WAG Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab</ENT> <ENT>40,000,000</ENT> <ENT>40,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">WAI Western Aleutian Islands red king crab</ENT> <ENT>60,000,000</ENT> <ENT>60,000,000</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">WBT Western Bering Sea Tanner crab (<E T="03">C. bairdi</E>)</ENT> <ENT>200,000,000</ENT> <ENT>200,000,000</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> </APPENDIX> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 680, Table 9</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 9 to Part 680—Initial Issuance of Crab PQS by Crab QS Fishery</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s50L,xl125L" COLS="2" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Column A:<LI>For each crab QS fishery:</LI> </CHED> <CHED H="1">Column B:<LI>The Regional Administrator shall calculate PQS for any qualified person based on that person's total legal purchase of crab in each of the crab QS fisheries for any...</LI> </CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Bristol Bay red king crab (BBR)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">3 years of the 3-year QS base period beginning on:</E> <LI> (1) November 1-5, 1997;</LI> <LI> (2) November 1-6, 1998; and</LI> <LI> (3) October 15-20, 1999.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Bering Sea snow crab (BSS)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">3 years of the 3-year period beginning on:</E> <LI> (1) January 15, 1997 through March 21, 1997;</LI> <LI> (2) January 15, 1998 through March 20, 1998; and</LI> <LI> (3) January 15, 1999 through March 22, 1999.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Eastern Aleutian Island golden king crab (EAG)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">4 years of the 4-year base period beginning on:</E> <LI> (1) September 1, 1996 through December 25, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) September 1, 1997 though November 24, 1997;</LI> <LI> (3) September 1, 1998 through November 7, 1998; and</LI> <LI> (4) September 1, 1999 through October 25, 1999.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab (EBT)</ENT> <ENT>Equivalent to 50 percent of the total legally processed crab in the Bering Sea snow crab fishery during the qualifying years established for that fishery, and 50 percent of the total legally processed crab in the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery during the qualifying years established for that fishery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Pribilof Islands red and blue king crab (PIK)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">3 years of the 3-year period beginning on:</E> <LI> (1) September 15-26, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) September 15-29, 1997; and</LI> <LI> (3) September 15-28, 1998.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">St. Matthew blue king crab (SMB)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">3 years of the 3-year period beginning on:</E> <LI> (1) September 15-23, 1996;</LI> <LI> (2) September 15-22, 1997; and</LI> <LI> (3) September 15-26, 1998.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Western Aleutian Island golden king crab (WAG)</ENT> <ENT> <E T="03">4 years of the 4-year base period beginning on:</E> <LI> (1) September 1, 1996 through August 31, 1997;</LI> <LI> (2) September 1, 1997 though August 31, 1998;</LI> <LI> (3) September 1, 1998 through August 31, 1999; and</LI> <LI> (4) September 1, 1999 through August 14, 2000.</LI> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s"> <ENT I="22">Western Aleutian Islands red king crab (WAI)</ENT> <ENT>Equivalent to the total legally processed crab in the Western Aleutian Islands golden (brown) king crab fishery during the qualifying years established for that fishery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Western Bering Sea Tanner crab (WBT)</ENT> <ENT>Equivalent to 50 percent of the total legally processed crab in the Bering Sea snow crab fishery during the qualifying years established for that fishery, and 50 percent of the total legally processed crab in the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery during the qualifying years established for that fishery.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[71 FR 32867, June 7, 2006]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> </PART> <PART> <PRTPAGE P="997"/> <EAR>Pt. 697</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 697—ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT</HD> <CONTENTS> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General Provisions</HD> <SECHD>Sec.</SECHD> <SECTNO>697.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other Federal and state laws.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel permits and trap tags.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operator permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Dealer permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Facilitation of enforcement.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Civil procedures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea sea sampler/observer coverage.</SUBJECT> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Management Measures</HD> <SECTNO>697.17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Non-trap harvest restrictions.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.18</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lobster management areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trap limits and trap tag requirements for vessels fishing with lobster traps.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size, harvesting and landing requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification and marking, escape vent, maximum trap size, and ghost panel requirements.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.22</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Restricted gear areas.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.24</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted waters for Maine State American lobster permits.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Adjustment to management measures.</SUBJECT> <SECTNO>697.26</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 Trap Waiver.</SUBJECT> <APP>Table 1 to Part 697—Area 3 Trap Reduction Schedule</APP> </SUBPART> </CONTENTS> <AUTH> <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> <P>16 U.S.C. 5101 <E T="03">et seq.</E> </P> </AUTH> <SOURCE> <HD SOURCE="HED">Source:</HD> <P>64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, unless otherwise noted.</P> </SOURCE> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—General Provisions</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.1</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Purpose and scope.</SUBJECT> <P>The regulations in this part are issued under the authority of section 804(b) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 5101 <E T="03">et seq.,</E> and section 6 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Appropriations Authorization, 16 U.S.C. 1851 note, and govern fishing in the EEZ on the Atlantic Coast for species covered by those acts.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.2</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Definitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in §§ 600.10 and 648.2 of this chapter, for the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:</P> <P> <E T="03">American lobster</E> or lobster means <E T="03">Homarus americanus.</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Approved TED</E> means any approved TED as defined at § 217.12 of this title.</P> <P> <E T="03">Atlantic Coastal Act</E> means the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 5101 <E T="03">et seq.</E>).</P> <P> <E T="03">Atlantic red drum</E>, also called redfish, means <E T="03">Sciaenops ocellatus</E>, or a part thereof, found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the Atlantic coastal states, to the outer boundary of the EEZ, as specified in § 600.10 of this chapter, from the boundary of the United States and Canada, to the boundary between the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, as specified in § 600.105(c) of this chapter.</P> <P> <E T="03">Atlantic striped bass</E> means members of stocks or populations of the species <E T="03">Morone saxatilis</E> found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of Key West, FL.</P> <P> <E T="03">Atlantic sturgeon</E> means members of stocks or populations of the species <E T="03">Acipenser oxyrhynchus.</E> </P> <P> <E T="03">Berried female</E> means a female American lobster bearing eggs attached to the abdominal appendages.</P> <P> <E T="03">Block Island Southeast Light</E> means the aid to navigation light located at Southeast Point, Block Island, RI, and defined as follows: Located at 40°09.2′ N. lat., 71°33.1′ W. long; is 201 ft (61.3 m) above the water; and is shown from a brick octagonal tower 67 ft (20.4 m) high attached to a dwelling on the southeast point of Block Island, RI.</P> <P> <E T="03">BRD</E> means bycatch reduction device.</P> <P> <E T="03">Carapace length</E> is the straight line measurement from the rear of the eye socket parallel to the center line of the carapace to the posterior edge of the carapace. The carapace is the unsegmented body shell of the American lobster.</P> <P> <E T="03">Certified BRD</E> means any BRD, as defined in part 622, Appendix D of this chapter: Specifications for Certified BRDs.<PRTPAGE P="998"/> </P> <P> <E T="03">Charter or head boat</E> means any vessel carrying fishing persons or parties for a per capita fee, for a charter fee, or any other type of fee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial dive vessel</E> means any vessel carrying divers for a per capita fee, a charter fee, or any other type of fee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commercial purposes</E> means for the purpose of selling, trading, transferring, or bartering all or part of the fish harvested.</P> <P> <E T="03">Commission</E> means the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission established under the interstate compact consented to and approved by Congress in Pub. L. 77-539 and Pub. L. 81-721.</P> <P> <E T="03">Conservation equivalency</E> means a measure adopted by a state that differs from the specific requirements of an interstate fishery management plan, but achieves the same level of conservation for the resource under management.</P> <P> <E T="03">Continuous transit</E> means that a vessel does not have fishing gear in the water and remains continuously underway.</P> <P> <E T="03">CPH</E> means Confirmation of Permit History.</P> <P> <E T="03">Crab trawl</E> means any trawl net that is rigged for fishing and has a mesh size of 3.0 inches (7.62 cm), as measured between the centers of opposite knots when pulled taut.</P> <P> <E T="03">Cull American lobster</E> means a whole American lobster that is missing one or both claws.</P> <P> <E T="03">Dealer</E> means any person who receives, for a commercial purpose (other than solely for transport on land), any species of fish, the harvest of which is managed by this part, from the owner or operator of a vessel issued a valid permit under this part, or any person who receives, for a commercial purpose (other than solely for transport on land), any species of fish managed under this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">De minimis state</E> means any state where the landings are so low that the Commission's Fisheries Management Board has exempted that state from some of its regulatory responsibilities under an Interstate Fishery Management Plan.</P> <P> <E T="03">Director</E> means the Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.</P> <P> <E T="03">Dredge</E> means a gear consisting of a mouth frame attached to a holding bag constructed of metal rings or mesh.</P> <P> <E T="03">Egg Production Rebuilding Schedule</E> means the schedule identified in section 2.5 of Amendment 3 to the Commission's ISFMP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Escape vent</E> means an opening in a lobster trap designed to allow lobster smaller than the legal minimum size to escape from the trap.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing trip or trip</E> means a period of time during which fishing is conducted, beginning when the vessel leaves port and ending when the vessel returns to port.</P> <P> <E T="03">Fishing year</E> means, for the American lobster fishery, from May 1 through April 30 of the following year.</P> <P> <E T="03">Flynet</E> means any trawl net, except shrimp trawl nets containing certified BRDs and approved TEDs, when required under § 227.72(e)(2) of this title, and except trawl nets that comply with the gear restrictions specified at § 648.104 of this chapter for the summer flounder fishery and contain an approved TED, when required under § 227.72 (e)(2) of this title.</P> <P> <E T="03">Ghost panel</E> means a panel, or other mechanism, designed to allow for the escapement of lobster after a period of time if the trap has been abandoned or lost.</P> <P> <E T="03">Horseshoe crab</E> means members of stocks or populations of the species <E T="03">Limulus polyphemus</E>.</P> <P> <E T="03">ISFMP</E> means the Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster, as amended.</P> <P> <E T="03">Land</E> means to begin offloading fish, to offload fish, or to enter port with fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Lobster day-at-sea</E> with respect to the American lobster fishery means each 24-hour period of time during which a fishing vessel is absent from port in which the vessel intends to fish for, possess, or land, or fishes for, possesses, or lands American lobster.</P> <P> <E T="03">Lobster permit</E> means a Federal limited access American lobster permit.</P> <P> <E T="03">Lobster trap</E> means any structure or other device, other than a net, that is placed, or designed to be placed, on the ocean bottom and is designed for or is capable of, catching lobsters. Red crab fishing gear, fished deeper than 200 fathoms (365.8 m), and fishing gear <PRTPAGE P="999"/>fished by a vessel not issued a limited access lobster permit under § 697.4(a), are gear deemed not to be lobster traps for the purpose of this part, and are not subject to the provisions of this part.</P> <P> <E T="03">Lobster trap trawl</E> means 2 or more lobster traps, all attached to a single ground line.</P> <P> <E T="03">Management area</E> means each of the geographical areas identified in this part for management purposes under the lobster ISFMP.</P> <P> <E T="03">Montauk light</E> means the aid to navigation light located at Montauk Point, NY, and defined as follows: Located at 41°04.3′ N. lat., 71°51.5′ W. long.; is shown from an octagonal, pyramidal tower, 108 ft (32.9 m) high; and has a covered way to a dwelling.</P> <P> <E T="03">Natural Atlantic sturgeon</E> means any Atlantic sturgeon that is not the result of a commercial aquaculture operation, and includes any naturally occurring Atlantic sturgeon (those Atlantic sturgeon naturally spawned and grown in rivers and ocean waters of the Atlantic Coast).</P> <P> <E T="03">One-quarter-inch (<FR>1/4</FR>-inch) v-shaped notch</E> means a straight-sided triangular cut, without setal hairs, at least <FR>1/4</FR> inch (0.64 cm) in depth and tapering to a point.</P> <P> <E T="03">Parts thereof</E> means any part of an American lobster. A part of a lobster counts as one lobster.</P> <P> <E T="03">Point Judith Light</E> means the aid to navigation light located at Point Judith, RI, and defined as follows: Located at 41°21.7′ N. lat., 71°28.9′ W. long.; is 65 ft (19.8 m) above the water; and is shown from an octagonal tower 51 ft (15.5 m) high.</P> <P> <E T="03">Qualifying year</E> means any calendar year during the period from March 25, 1991, through September 1, 1999, excluding the time periods in calendar years 1991 and 1999 that are outside the qualification period (i.e., January 1, 1991 through March 24, 1991, and September 2, 1999, through December 31, 1999), and refers to the specific year selected by the applicant for the purposes of qualifying for access to the lobster trap fishery in Areas 3, 4 and/or 5 under the requirements set forth in 697.4(a)(7)(vi-x).</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational fishing</E> means fishing that is not intended to, nor results in the barter, trade, or sale of fish.</P> <P> <E T="03">Recreational fishing vessel</E> means any vessel from which no fishing other than recreational fishing is conducted. Charter and head boats and commercial dive vessels are not considered recreational fishing vessels.</P> <P> <E T="03">Regional Administrator</E>, means Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS, or Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS, whichever has the applicable jurisdiction, or a respective designee.</P> <P> <E T="03">Retain</E> means to fail to return any species specified under § 697.7 of this chapter to the sea immediately after the hook has been removed or after the species has otherwise been released from the capture gear.</P> <P> <E T="03">Sea sampler/observer</E> means any person required or authorized to be carried on a vessel for conservation and management purposes by regulations or permits.</P> <P> <E T="03">Shrimp trawl net</E> means any trawl net that is rigged for fishing and has a mesh size less than 2.50 inches (6.35 cm), as measured between the centers of opposite knots when pulled taut, and each try net, as defined in § 622.2 of this chapter, that is rigged for fishing and has a headrope length longer than 16 ft (4.9 m).</P> <P> <E T="03">Standard V-shaped notch</E> means a notch or indentation in the base of the flipper that is at least as deep as <FR>1/8</FR> inch (0.32 cm), with or without setal hairs.</P> <P> <E T="03">Stocked Atlantic sturgeon</E> means any Atlantic sturgeon cultured in a hatchery that is placed in rivers and ocean waters of the Atlantic Coast to enhance the Atlantic sturgeon spawning stocks.</P> <P> <E T="03">TED</E> means Turtle Excluder Device, which is a device designed to be installed in a trawl net forward of the codend for the purpose of excluding sea turtles from the net.</P> <P> <E T="03">Trawl</E> means a cone or funnel-shaped net that is towed through the water, and can include a pair trawl that is towed simultaneously by two boats.</P> <P> <E T="03">V-notched American lobster</E> means any female American lobster bearing a V-shaped notch in the flipper next to and to the right of the center flipper as <PRTPAGE P="1000"/>viewed from the rear of the lobster (underside of the lobster down and tail toward the viewer), or any female American lobster that is mutilated in a manner that could hide or obliterate such a mark.</P> <P> <E T="03">Weakfish</E> means members of the stock or population of the species <E T="03">Cynoscion regalis,</E> found along the Atlantic Coast from southern Florida to Massachusetts Bay.</P> <P> <E T="03">Whole American lobster</E> means a lobster with an intact and measurable body (tail and carapace). An American lobster with an intact and measurable body that is missing one or both claws, i.e., a cull lobster, is considered to be a whole American lobster.</P> <P> <E T="03">Zero tolerance V-shaped notch</E> means a v-shaped notch of any size, with or without straight sides, with or without setal hairs.</P> <P>(b) [Reserved]</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 8911, Feb. 5, 2001; 66 FR 14501, Mar. 13, 2001; 68 FR 14925, Mar. 27, 2003; 68 FR 56790, Oct. 2, 2003; 71 FR 13037, Mar. 14, 2006; 73 FR 58061, Oct. 6, 2008; 74 FR 37549, July 29, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.3</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Relation to other Federal and state laws.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The provisions of sections 307 through 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, as amended, regarding prohibited acts, civil penalties, criminal offenses, civil forfeitures, and enforcement apply with respect to the regulations in this part, as if the regulations in this part were issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P>(b) The relation of this part to other laws is further set forth in § 600.705 of this chapter and would include all regulations and statutes administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including, but not limited to the regulations in this part issued pursuant to the ACFCMA, the regulations at 50 CFR part 229 issued pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) , and the regulations at 50 CFR part 648 issued pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act.</P> <P>(c) The regulations in this part do not preempt more restrictive state laws, or state enforcement of more restrictive state laws, with respect to weakfish fishing and American lobster fishing. If a requirement of this part and a management measure required by state or local law differ, any vessel owner permitted to fish in the EEZ must comply with the more restrictive requirement or measure.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 71 FR 13037, Mar. 14, 2006]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.4</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel permits and trap tags.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Limited access American lobster permit.</E> Any vessel of the United States that fishes for, possesses, or lands American lobster in or harvested from the EEZ must have been issued and carry on board a valid Federal limited access lobster permit. This requirement does not apply to: charter, head, and commercial dive vessels that possess six or fewer American lobsters per person aboard the vessel if such lobsters are not intended for, nor used, in trade, barter or sale; recreational fishing vessels; and vessels that fish exclusively in state waters for American lobster.</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Eligibility in 1999 and thereafter.</E> To be eligible for issuance or renewal of a Federal limited access lobster permit for fishing year 1999 and thereafter, a vessel must:</P> <P>(i) Have been issued a Federal limited access lobster permit for the preceding fishing year by the last day of such fishing year unless a CPH has been issued as specified in paragraph (a)(5) of this section or unless otherwise authorized by the Regional Administrator;</P> <P>(ii) Be replacing a vessel that was issued a Federal limited access lobster permit for the preceding year; or</P> <P>(iii) Be replacing a vessel issued a CPH.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Qualification restriction.</E> Unless the Regional Administrator determines otherwise, no more than one vessel may qualify, at any one time, for a Federal limited access lobster permit based on that or another vessel's fishing and permit history. If more than one vessel owner claims eligibility for a limited access permit, based on one vessel's fishing and permit history, the Regional Administrator will determine who is eligible for the permit or a CPH under paragraph (a)(3) of this section.<PRTPAGE P="1001"/> </P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Change in ownership.</E> The fishing and permit history, and management area designation, when required of a vessel, is presumed to transfer with the vessel whenever it is bought, sold or otherwise transferred, unless there is a written agreement, signed by the transferor/seller and transferee/buyer, or other credible written evidence, verifying that the transferor/seller is retaining the vessel's fishing and permit history, and management area designation, for the purposes of replacing the vessel.</P> <P>(4) <E T="03">Consolidation restriction.</E> Federal limited access American lobster permits, and any rights or privileges associated thereto, may not be combined or consolidated.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">Confirmation of permit history.</E> Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, a person who does not currently own a fishing vessel, but who has owned a qualifying vessel that has sunk, been destroyed, or transferred to another person, must apply for and receive a CPH if the fishing and permit history of such vessel has been retained lawfully by the applicant. To be eligible to obtain a CPH, the applicant must show that the qualifying vessel meets the eligibility requirements, as applicable, in this part. Issuance of a valid CPH preserves the eligibility of the applicant to apply for a limited access permit for a replacement vessel based on the qualifying vessel's fishing and permit history at a subsequent time, subject to the replacement provisions specified in this section. If fishing privileges have been assigned or allocated previously under this part, based on the qualifying vessel's fishing and permit history, the CPH also preserves such fishing privileges. A CPH must be applied for in order for the applicant to preserve the fishing rights and limited access eligibility of the qualifying vessel. An application for a CPH must be received by the Regional Administrator no later than 30 days prior to the end of the first full fishing year in which a vessel permit cannot be issued. Failure to do so is considered abandonment of the permit as described in paragraph (o) of this section. A CPH issued under this part will remain valid until the fishing and permit history preserved by the CPH is used to qualify a replacement vessel for a limited access permit. Any decision regarding the issuance of a CPH for a qualifying vessel that has been applied for or been issued previously a limited access permit is a final agency action subject to judicial review under 5 U.S.C. 704. Information requirements for the CPH application are the same as those for a limited access permit. Any request for information about the vessel on the CPH application form means the qualifying vessel that has been sunk, destroyed, or transferred. Vessel permit applicants who have been issued a CPH and who wish to obtain a vessel permit for a replacement vessel based upon the previous vessel history may do so pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(6) <E T="03">Restriction on permit splitting.</E> A Federal limited access lobster permit will not be issued to a vessel or its replacement, or remain valid, if the vessels' permit or fishing history has been used to qualify another vessel for another Federal fishery.</P> <P>(7) <E T="03">Management area designations for vessels fishing with traps.</E> (i) For fishing year 2000 and beyond, it is unlawful for vessels issued a limited access American lobster permit fishing with traps, to retain on board, land, or possess American lobster in or from the management areas specified in § 697.18, unless such fishing vessel has been issued a valid management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying such management area(s).</P> <P>(ii) Each owner of a fishing vessel that fishes with traps capable of catching lobster must declare to NMFS in his/her annual application for permit renewal which management areas, as described in § 697.18, the vessel will fish in for lobster with trap gear during that fishing season. The ability to declare into Lobster Conservation Management Areas 1, 3, 4 and/or 5, however, will be first contingent upon a one-time initial qualification, as set forth in paragraphs (a)(7)(vi) through (a)(7)(ix) of this section.</P> <P>(iii) A lobster management area designation certificate or limited access American lobster permit shall specify in which lobster management area or areas the vessel may fish.<PRTPAGE P="1002"/> </P> <P>(iv) Once a vessel has been issued a lobster management area designation certificate or limited access American lobster permit specifying the lobster EEZ management areas in which the vessel may fish, no changes to the EEZ management areas specified may be made for such vessel for the remainder of the fishing year. There are two exceptions to this re-designation restriction:</P> <P>(A) Vessels that have been bought, transferred, or become a replacement vessel for another qualified vessel may request re-designation of the EEZ management areas within 45 days of the effective date of the vessel's permit; and</P> <P>(B) All vessels will have one opportunity to request a correction in permit category, if such request is made in writing to the Regional Administrator within 45 days of the effective date of the vessel's permit.</P> <P>(v) A vessel issued a lobster management area designation certificate or limited access American lobster permit specifying more than one EEZ management area must abide by the most restrictive management measures in effect for any one of the specified areas, regardless of the area being fished, for the entire fishing year.</P> <P>(vi) <E T="03">Participation requirements for EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1.</E> To fish for lobster with traps in the Federal waters of Area 1 after April 30, 2013, a Federal lobster permit holder must initially qualify into the area, or have an open pending application to fish in the area. To qualify, the permit holder seeking initial qualification must satisfy the following requirements in an application to the Regional Administrator:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Qualification criteria.</E> To initially qualify into Area 1, the applicant must establish with documenting proof the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That the applicant has a valid and current Federal lobster permit as of the date of the application; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That the involved Federal lobster permit had an Area 1 trap designation at some time during the 2008 fishing year, which was May 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) That at least one Area 1 trap tag was purchased to fish with traps under the involved Federal lobster permit in any one fishing year from 2004 to 2008.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Documentary proof.</E> To satisfy the Area 1 Initial Qualification and Trap Allocation Criteria set forth in paragraph (a)(7)(vi)(A) of this section, the applicants will be limited to the following documentary proof:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) As proof of a valid Federal lobster permit, the applicant must provide a copy of the vessel's current Federal lobster permit. The potential qualifier may, in lieu of providing a copy, provide NMFS with such data that will allow NMFS to identify the Federal lobster permit in its database, which will at a minimum include: The applicant's name and address; vessel name; and permit number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) As proof of the lobster permit's 2008 Area 1 trap designation, the applicant must provide a copy of the vessel's Federal lobster permit for the 2008 fishing year. The potential qualifier may, in lieu of providing a copy, provide NMFS with such data that will allow NMFS to identify the Federal lobster permit in its database, which will at a minimum include: The applicant's name and address; vessel name; and permit number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) As proof of Area 1 trap tag purchases in any one fishing year from 2004 to 2008, the applicant must provide documentation from those years, either from the trap tag vendor supplying the tags or from the state or Federal government agency, affirming the purchase of the tags from the vendor.</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) The Regional Administrator may, at his or her discretion, waive documentary obligations for certain elements of the qualification criteria for an applicant if NMFS itself has clear and credible evidence that will satisfy that qualification criteria for the applicant.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Application period.</E> Federal lobster permit holders seeking entry into the Area 1 trap fishery must apply for qualification by November 1, 2012. Failure to apply for Area 1 access by that date shall be considered a waiver of any future claim for trap fishery access into Area 1.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Appeal of denial of permit.</E> Any applicant having first applied for initial <PRTPAGE P="1003"/>qualification into the Area 1 trap fishery pursuant to paragraph (a)(7)(vi) of this section, but having been denied access, may appeal to the Regional Administrator within 45 days of the date indicated on the notice of denial. Any such appeal must be in writing.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Grounds for appeal:</E> The sole grounds for administrative appeal shall be that NMFS erred clerically in concluding that the vessel did not meet the criteria in paragraph (a)(7)(vi) of this section. Errors arising from oversight or omission such as ministerial, mathematical, or typographical mistakes will form the basis of such an appeal. Alleged errors in substance or judgment do not form a sufficient basis of appeal under this paragraph. The appeal must set forth the basis for the applicant's belief that the Regional Administrator's decision was made in error. If the appealing applicant does not clearly and convincingly prove that an error occurred, the appeal must be denied.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Appellate timing and review.</E> All appeals must be in writing and must be submitted to the Regional Administrator postmarked no later than 45 days after the date on NMFS's Notice of Denial of Initial Qualification application. Failure to register an appeal within 45 days of the date of the Notice of Denial will preclude any further appeal. The appellant may notify the Regional Administrator of his or her intent to appeal within the 45 days and request a time extension to procure the necessary documentation. Time extensions shall be limited to 30 days and shall be calculated as extending 30 days beyond the initial 45-day period that begins on the original date on the Notice of Denial. Appeals submitted beyond the deadlines stated herein will not be accepted. Upon receipt of a complete written appeal with supporting documentation in the time frame allowable, the Regional Administrator will then appoint an appeals officer who will review the appellate documentation. After completing a review of the appeal, the appeals officer will make findings and a recommendation, which shall be advisory only, to the Regional Administrator, who shall make the final agency decision whether to qualify the applicant.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) <E T="03">Status of vessels pending appeal.</E> The Regional Administrator may authorize a vessel to fish with traps in Area 1 during an appeal. The Regional Administrator may do so by issuing a letter authorizing the appellant to fish up to 800 traps in Area 1 during the pendency of the appeal. The Regional Administrator's letter must be present onboard the vessel while it is engaged in such fishing in order for the vessel to be authorized to fish. If the appeal is ultimately denied, the Regional Administrator's letter authorizing fishing during the appeal will become invalid 5 days after receipt of the notice of appellate denial or 15 days after the date on the notice of appellate denial, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(vii) <E T="03">Participation requirements for EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 (Area 3).</E> To fish for lobster with traps in Area 3, a Federal lobster permit holder must initially qualify into the area. To qualify, the permit holder seeking initial qualification must satisfy the following requirements in an application to the Regional Administrator:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Qualification criteria.</E> To initially qualify into Area 3, the applicant must establish with documenting proof the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That the applicant possesses a current Federal lobster permit;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That at least 200 lobster traps were set, allowed to soak, hauled back, and re-set in Area 3 by the qualifying vessel during a period of two consecutive calendar months in any calendar year during the period from March 25, 1991, through September 1, 1999, excluding the time period in calendar years 1991 and 1999 that are outside the qualification period (i.e., January 1, 1991 through March 24, 1991 and September 2, 1999 through December 31, 1999);</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) That at least 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) of lobster were landed by the qualifying vessel from any location during the qualifying year selected in paragraph (9)(7)(vi)(A)(<E T="03">2</E>).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trap allocation criteria.</E> A qualified applicant must also establish with documentary proof the number of lobster traps fished by the qualifying vessel in Area 3 during the qualifying year. To the extent that the documentation so establishes, the Regional Administrator will then allocate a maximum <PRTPAGE P="1004"/>number of lobster traps with which to fish in Area 3 as it relates to the sliding scale set forth in § 697.19.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Documentary proof.</E> To satisfy the Area 3 Initial Qualification and Trap Allocation Criteria set forth in paragraphs (9)(7)(vi)(A) and (B) of this section, the applicants will be limited to the following documentary proof:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) As proof of a valid Federal lobster permit, the applicant must provide a copy of the vessel's current Federal lobster permit. The potential qualifier may, in lieu of providing a copy, provide NMFS with such data that would allow NMFS to identify the current permit holder in its data base, which would at a minimum include: the applicant's name and address, vessel name and permit number;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) As proof of 200 trap/two consecutive month criterion, the applicant must provide - to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion - one or more of the following types of documentation: copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview forms (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports or a Federal Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund Report (NOAA Form 88-176); personal vessel logbooks; state permit applications; and/or official state reporting documentation showing the number of lobster traps fished, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, license application forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports. These documents must have been created on or about the time of activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) As proof that 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) of lobster were landed the applicant must provide - to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion - one or more of the following types of documentation:copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview forms (NOAA Form 88-30) or Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports; personal vessel logbooks; official state reporting documentation showing the pounds of lobster landed, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports; and/or sales receipts or landing slips. These documents must have been created on or about the time of activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) As proof of the number of traps fished during the qualifying year, NOAA Fisheries will accept to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion one or more of the following types of documentation:copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30); Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview Forms (NOAA Form 88-30); Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports; Federal Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund Reports (NOAA Form 88-176); personal vessel logbooks; tax returns and sales receipts; state permit applications; and/or official state reporting documentation showing the number of traps fished, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, license application forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports. Documentation may represent the number of traps fished during any point in the qualifying year and does not necessarily need to represent the 2-consecutive month period used in paragraph (a)(7)(vi)(C)(<E T="03">2</E>) of this section. These documents must have been created on or about the time of the activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) All applicants must further provide a signed cover letter that identifies the documents provided and which qualifying and trap allocation criteria the documents are being used to establish;</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) All applicants must further provide an affidavit attesting under the <PRTPAGE P="1005"/>penalties of perjury that each aspect of each of the qualification and trap allocation criteria has been met and the submitted supporting documentation is truthful, accurate and created contemporaneously with the dates identified on the documents. Specifically, each affidavit must attest in separate and specific paragraphs:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The name, address, lobster permit number and vessel of the applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) That at least 200 lobster traps were set, allowed to soak, hauled back and re-set during the 2-month period in the qualifying year in the area being selected by the applicant, identifying those months and that year and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) That at least 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) of lobster were landed during the qualifying year by the vessel, identifying that year and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) The total number of traps set in the qualifying area during the qualifying year, identifying that area and year, and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">v</E>) That the submitted documents in support of these claims are truthful, accurate and created during the qualifying year.</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) All documents and submissions must be legible. Illegible documents or submissions will not be considered;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) The Regional Administrator may, at his or her discretion, waive documentary obligations for certain elements of the qualification criteria for an applicant if NMFS itself has clear and credible evidence that would satisfy that qualification criteria for the applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) At the discretion of the Regional Administrator, all submitted documentation must be accompanied by a completed NMFS Lobster Historical Participation Application Form.</P> <P>(<E T="03">10</E>) Applicants must retain copies of all the application materials and documentation submitted to NMFS while the application is pending.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Application period.</E> The time period for submitting a historical qualification and trap allocation application begins on the date 30 days after publication of this final rule (application period start date) and ends December 31, 2003.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Earlier submissions.</E> Applicants who submit their applications to the Regional Administrator by July 31, 2003 (or in less than 60 days after the application period start date, whichever is later) will be eligible to receive a temporary interim permit that would allow the vessel to continue fishing with traps in Area 3 at existing levels during the 2003 fishing season while NMFS processes the application. After processing and reaching a decision on this earlier submitted application, the Regional Administrator may then issue a revised permit that will indicate the vessel's Area 3 eligibility and trap allocation. This revised permit will supersede the temporary interim permit and be effective immediately.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Later submissions.</E> Applicants who submit their applications to the Regional Administrator after July 31, 2003 (or more than 60 days after the application period start date, whichever is later), will not be eligible to receive a temporary interim permit that would allow continued fishing in Area 3 while NMFS processes the application. Even though they may be deemed qualified, applicants submitting applications in this later time period will not be eligible to fish in Area 3 until the 2004 fishing season.</P> <P>(viii) <E T="03">Participation requirements for EEZ Nearshore Management Area 4 (Area 4).</E> To fish for lobster with traps in Area 4, a Federal lobster permit holder must initially qualify into the area. To qualify, the permit holder seeking initial qualification must satisfy the following requirements in an application to the Regional Administrator:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Qualification criteria.</E> To initially qualify into Area 4, the applicant must establish with documenting proof the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That the applicant possesses a current Federal lobster permit;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That at least 200 lobster traps were set, allowed to soak, hauled back, and re-set in Area 4 by the qualifying vessel during a period of two consecutive calendar months in any calendar year during the period from March 25, 1991, through September 1, 1999, excluding the time period in calendar years <PRTPAGE P="1006"/>1991 and 1999 that are outside the qualification period (i.e., January 1, 1991 through March 24, 1991 and September 2, 1999 through December 31, 1999).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trap allocation criteria.</E> A qualified applicant must also establish with documentary proof the number of lobster traps fished by the qualifying vessel in Area 4 during the qualifying year. To the extent that the documentation so establishes, the Regional Administrator will then allocate a maximum number of lobster traps with which to fish in Area 4, not to exceed 1,440 traps.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Documentary proof.</E> To satisfy the Area 4 Initial Qualification and Trap Allocation Criteria set forth in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this section, the applicants will be limited to the following documentary proof:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) As proof of a valid Federal lobster permit, the applicant must provide a copy of the vessel's current Federal lobster permit. The potential qualifier may, in lieu of providing a copy, provide NMFS with such data that would allow NMFS to identify the current permit holder in its data base, which would at a minimum include: the applicant's name and address, vessel name and permit number;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) As proof of 200 trap/two consecutive month criterion, the applicant must provide - to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion - one or more of the following types of documentation:Copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview forms (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports or a Federal Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund Report (NOAA Form 88-176); personal vessel logbooks; state permit applications; and/or official state reporting documentation showing the number of lobster traps fished, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, license application forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports. These documents must have been created on or about the time of activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) As proof of the number of traps fished during the qualifying year, NOAA Fisheries will accept to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion - one or more of the following types of documentation:Copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30); Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview Forms (NOAA Form 88-30); Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports; Federal Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund Reports (NOAA Form 88-176); personal vessel logbooks; tax returns and sales receipts; state permit applications; and/or official state reporting documentation showing the number of traps fished, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, license application forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports. Documentation may represent the number of traps fished during any point in the qualifying year and does not necessarily need to represent the 2-consecutive month period used in paragraph (a)(7)(vii)(C)(2) of this section. These documents must have been created on or about the time of the activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) All applicants must further provide a signed cover letter that identifies the documents provided and which qualifying and trap allocation criteria the documents are being used to establish;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) All applicants must further provide an affidavit attesting under the penalties of perjury that each aspect of each of the qualification and trap allocation criteria has been met and the submitted supporting documentation is truthful, accurate and created contemporaneously with the dates identified on the documents. Specifically, each affidavit must attest in separate and specific paragraphs:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The name, address, lobster permit number and vessel of the applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) That at least 200 lobster traps were set, allowed to soak, hauled back <PRTPAGE P="1007"/>and re-set during the two month period in the qualifying year in the area being selected by the applicant, identifying those months and that year and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The total number of traps set in the qualifying area during the qualifying year, identifying that area and year, and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) That the submitted documents in support of these claims are truthful, accurate and created during the qualifying year.</P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) All documents and submissions must be legible. Illegible documents or submissions will not be considered;</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) The Regional Administrator may, at his or her discretion, waive documentary obligations for certain elements of the qualification criteria for an applicant if NMFS itself has clear and credible evidence that would satisfy that qualification criteria for the applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) At the discretion of the Regional Administrator, all submitted documentation must be accompanied by a completed NMFS Lobster Historical Participation Application Form.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Applicants must retain copies of all the application materials and documentation submitted to NMFS while the application is pending.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Application period.</E> The time period for submitting a historical qualification and trap allocation application begins on the date 30 days after publication of this final rule (application period start date) and ends December 31, 2003.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Earlier submissions.</E> Applicants who submit their applications to the Regional Administrator by July 31, 2003 (or in less than 60 days after the application period start date, whichever is later) will be eligible to receive a temporary interim permit that would allow the vessel to continue fishing in Area 4 at existing levels during the 2003 fishing season while NMFS processes the application. After processing and reaching a decision on this earlier submitted application, the Regional Administrator may then issue a revised permit that will indicate the vessel's Area 4 eligibility and trap allocation. This revised permit will supercede the temporary interim permit and be effective immediately.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Later submissions.</E> Applicants who submit their applications to the Regional Administrator after July 31, 2003 (or more than 60 days after the application period start date, whichever is later), will not be eligible to receive a temporary interim permit that would allow continued fishing in Area 4 while NMFS processes the application. Even though they may be deemed qualified, applicants submitting applications in this later time period will not be eligible to fish in Area 4 until the 2004 fishing season.</P> <P>(viii) Participation requirements for EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 (Area 5). To fish for lobster with traps in Area 5, a Federal lobster permit holder must initially qualify into the area. To qualify, the permit holder seeking initial qualification must satisfy the following requirements in an application to the Regional Administrator:</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Qualification criteria.</E> To initially qualify into Area 5, the applicant must establish the following:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) That the applicant possesses a current Federal lobster permit;</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) That at least 200 lobster traps were set, allowed to soak, hauled back, and re-set in Area 5 by the qualifying vessel during a two consecutive calendar month period in any calendar year during the period from March 25, 1991, through September 1, 1999, excluding the time period in calendar years 1991 and 1999 that are outside the qualification period (i.e., January 1, 1991 through March 24, 1991 and September 2, 1999 through December 31, 1999).</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Trap allocation criteria.</E> A qualified applicant must also establish with documentary proof the number of lobster traps fished by the qualifying vessel in Area 5 during the qualifying year. To the extent that the documentation so establishes, the Regional Administrator will then allocate a maximum number of lobster traps with which to fish in Area 5, not to exceed 1,440 traps.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Documentary proof.</E> To satisfy the Area 5 Initial Qualification and Trap <PRTPAGE P="1008"/>Allocation Criteria set forth in paragraphs (9)(7)(ix)(A) and (B) of this section, the applicants will be limited to the following documentary proof:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) As proof of a valid Federal lobster permit, the applicant must provide a copy of the vessel's current Federal lobster permit. The potential qualifier may, in lieu of providing a copy, provide NMFS with such data that would allow NMFS to identify the current permit holder in its data base, which would at a minimum include: the applicant's name and address, vessel name and permit number.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) As proof of 200-trap/2-consecutive month criterion, the applicant must provide - to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion - one or more of the following types of documentation:copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview forms (NOAA Form 88-30), Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports or a Federal Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund Report (NOAA Form 88-176); personal vessel logbooks; state permit applications; and/or official state reporting documentation showing the number of lobster traps fished, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, license application forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports. These documents must have been created on or about the time of activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years.</P> <P>(<E T="03">3</E>) As proof of the number of traps fished during the qualifying year, NOAA Fisheries will accept to the extent that the document(s) clearly and credibly establishes this criterion - one or more of the following types of documentation:copies of Federal Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30); Federal Port Agent Vessel Interview Forms (NOAA Form 88-30); Federal Sea Sampling Observer Reports; Federal Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund Reports (NOAA Form 88-176); personal vessel logbooks; tax returns and sales receipts; state permit applications; and/or official state reporting documentation showing the number of traps fished, including, but not limited to, state report cards, state vessel interview forms, license application forms, state sea sampling observer reports, and catch reports. Documentation may represent the number of traps fished during any point in the qualifying year and does not necessarily need to represent the 2-consecutive month period used in paragraph (a)(7)(viii)(C)(2) of this section. These documents must have been created on or about the time of the activity stated in the document. NMFS will not accept recent vessel log book entries or other recently created documents identified in this part as proof of fishing activity that occurred in prior years;</P> <P>(<E T="03">4</E>) All applicants must further provide a signed cover letter that identifies the documents provided and which qualifying and trap allocation criteria the documents are being used to establish;</P> <P>(<E T="03">5</E>) All applicants must further provide an affidavit attesting under the penalties of perjury that each aspect of each of the qualification and trap allocation criteria has been met and the submitted supporting documentation is truthful, accurate and created contemporaneously with the dates identified on the documents. Specifically, each affidavit must attest in separate and specific paragraphs:</P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) The name, address, lobster permit number and vessel of the applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) That at least 200 lobster traps were set, allowed to soak, hauled back and re-set during the two month period in the qualifying year in the area being selected by the applicant, identifying those months and that year and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such;</P> <P>(<E T="03">iii</E>) The total number of traps set in the qualifying area during the qualifying year, identifying that area and year, and further identifying which documents are being offered as proof of such; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">iv</E>) That the submitted documents in support of these claims are truthful, accurate and created during the qualifying year.<PRTPAGE P="1009"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">6</E>) All documents and submissions must be legible. Illegible documents or submissions will not be considered;</P> <P>(<E T="03">7</E>) The Regional Administrator may, at his or her discretion, waive documentary obligations for certain elements of the qualification criteria for an applicant if NMFS itself has clear and credible evidence that would satisfy that qualification criteria for the applicant;</P> <P>(<E T="03">8</E>) At the discretion of the Regional Administrator, all submitted documentation must be accompanied by a completed NMFS Lobster Historical Participation Application Form.</P> <P>(<E T="03">9</E>) Applicants must retain copies of all the application materials and documentation submitted to NMFS while the application is pending.</P> <P>(D) <E T="03">Application period.</E> The time period for submitting a historical qualification and trap allocation application begins on the date 30 days after publication of this Final Rule (application period start date) and ends December 31, 2003.</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Earlier submissions.</E> Applicants who submit their applications to the Regional Administrator by July 31, 2003 (or in less than 60 days after the application period start date, whichever is later) will be eligible to receive a temporary interim permit that would allow the vessel to continue fishing in Area 5 at existing levels during the 2003 fishing season while NMFS processes the application. After processing and reaching a decision on this earlier submitted application, the Regional Administrator may then issue a revised permit that will indicate the vessel's Area 5 eligibility and trap allocation. This revised permit will supercede the temporary interim permit and be effective immediately.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Later submissions.</E> Applicants who submit their applications to the Regional Administrator after July 31, 2003 (or more than 60 days after the application period start date, whichever is later), will not be eligible to receive a temporary interim permit that would allow continued fishing in Area 5 while NMFS processes the application. Even though they may be deemed qualified, applicants submitting applications in this later time period will not be eligible to fish in Area 5 until the 2004 fishing season.</P> <P>(x) <E T="03">Qualifying year for vessels seeking to fish for lobster with traps in more than one area of Areas 3, 4, and 5.</E> Any Federal lobster permit holder applying for a lobster trap allocation in more than one area amongst Areas 3, 4 and 5 must use the same qualifying year for all areas.</P> <P>(xi) <E T="03">Appeal of denial of permit.</E> Any applicant having first applied for initial qualification pursuant to § 6 paragraphs (a)(7)(vi), (a)(7)(vii) and/or (a)(7)(viii) of this section, but having been denied a limited access American lobster permit for Areas 3, 4, and/or 5, may appeal to the Regional Administrator within 45 days of the date indicated on the notice of denial. Any such appeal must be in writing.</P> <P>(A) <E T="03">Grounds for appeal.</E> There shall be two grounds for appeal:</P> <P>(<E T="03">1</E>) <E T="03">Clerical error.</E> It shall be grounds for appeal that the Regional Administrator erred clerically in concluding that the vessel did not meet the criteria in paragraphs (a)(7)(vi), (a)(7)(vii), and/or (a)(7)(viii) of this section. Errors arising from oversight or omission such as ministerial, mathematical or typographical mistakes would form the basis of such an appeal. Alleged errors in substance or judgment do not form a sufficient basis of appeal under this paragraph. The appeal must set forth the basis for the applicant's belief that the Regional Administrator's decision was made in error.</P> <P>(<E T="03">2</E>) <E T="03">Documentary hardship.</E> It shall be grounds for appeal that an otherwise qualified applicant is unable to produce qualification evidence due to documentary hardship. The hardship must have been caused by factors beyond the applicant's control, such as documents lost in a flood or fire. Failure to create the documents in the first instance, or simple loss of the document, or the intentional destruction or discarding of the document in the past by the appellant, or lacking the appropriate qualification documents due to inadvertence, carelessness or excusable neglect, do not constitute grounds for hardship under this paragraph. Appeals based on documentary hardship must establish the following:<PRTPAGE P="1010"/> </P> <P>(<E T="03">i</E>) <E T="03">Nature of the hardship.</E> The appellant must identify the hardship and submit to the Regional Administrator a document corroborating the hardship, such as by insurance claims forms or police and fire reports; and</P> <P>(<E T="03">ii</E>) <E T="03">Affidavits.</E> The appellant must submit affidavits from current Federal permit holders so that three affidavits corroborate each of the qualification criteria for Area 3 as indicated in paragraph (a)(7)(vi) of this section, Area 4 as indicated in paragraph (a)(7)(vii) of this section, and/or for Area 5 as indicated in paragraph (a)(7)(viii) of this section. Each affidavit must clearly specify in separate and specific paragraphs:The name, address, Federal permit number and vessel name of the affiant; that the affiant can attest to by personal first-hand knowledge that the qualifying vessel set, allowed to soak, hauled back and re-set at least 200 lobster traps during the 2-month period in the qualifying year in the area being selected by the applicant, identifying those months and that year and further identifying the nature of that knowledge; for Area 3 only, that the affiant can attest to by personal first-hand knowledge that the qualifying vessel landed at least 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) oflobster during the qualifying year, identifying that year and further identifying the nature of that knowledge; that the affiant can attest to by personal first-hand knowledge to the total number of traps that the applicant claims his or her vessel fished in the area in question during the qualifying year and further identifying the nature of that knowledge; that the affiant also fished in the area being claimed by theapplicant during the months in the qualifying year chosen by the applicant; and be signed under the penaltiesof perjury. The requirement that each qualification criteria must be independently affirmed by three Federal permit holders does not restrict the appellant to using the same three affiants for each qualification criterion, although the appellant is encouraged to do so. The term personal first-hand knowledge in this paragraph means information directly gained by the affiant and would not include information gained from word of mouth or hearsay.</P> <P>(B) <E T="03">Appellate timing and review.</E> All appeals must be in writing and must be submitted to the Regional Administrator postmarked no later than 45 days after the date on NMFS' Notice of Denial of Initial Qualification application. Failure to register an appeal within 45 days of the date of the Notice of Denial will preclude any further appeal. The appellant may notify the Regional Administrator of his or her intent to appeal within the 45 days and request a time extension to procure the necessary affidavits and documentation. Time extensions shall be limited to 30 days and shall be calculated as extending 30 days beyond the initial 45-day period that begins on the original date on the Notice of Denial. Appeals submitted beyond the deadlines stated herein will not be accepted. Upon receipt of a complete written appeal with supporting documentation in the time frame allowable, the Regional Administrator will then appoint an appeals officer who will review the appellate documentation. After completing a review of the appeal, the appeals officer will make findings and a recommendation, which shall be advisory only, to the Regional Administrator, who shall make the final agency decision whether to qualify the applicant.</P> <P>(C) <E T="03">Status of vessels pending appeal.</E> The Regional Administrator may authorize a vessel to fish in Areas 3, 4 or 5 during an appeal. The Regional Administrator may do so by issuing a letter authorizing the appellant to fish up to 800 traps in Areas 4 or 5, or up to 1,800 traps in Area 3 during the pendency of the appeal. The Regional Administrator's letter must be present onboard the vessel while it is engaged in such fishing in order for the vessel to be authorized. If the appeal is ultimately denied, the Regional Administrator's letter authorizing fishing during the appeal will become invalid 5 days after receipt of the notice of appellate denial or 15 days after the date on the notice of appellate denial, whichever occurs first.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Condition.</E> Vessel owners who apply for a Federal limited access American lobster permit under this section must agree, as a condition of the permit, that the vessel and vessel's fishing, catch, and pertinent gear <PRTPAGE P="1011"/>(without regard to whether such fishing occurs in the EEZ or landward of the EEZ, and without regard to where such fish or gear are possessed, taken, or landed), are subject to all requirements of this part, as well as gear, time, and area restrictions issued or set forth in other parts, including, but not limited to, 50 CFR parts 229 and 648. The vessel and all such fishing, catch, and gear shall remain subject to all applicable state or local requirements. If a requirement of this part and a management measure required by state or local law differ, any vessel owner permitted to fish in the EEZ must comply with the more restrictive requirement.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Vessel permit application.</E> Applicants for a Federal limited access American lobster permit under this section must submit a completed application on an appropriate form obtained from the Regional Administrator. To be complete, an application for a Federal limited access American lobster permit must contain at least the following information, and any other information specified on the application form or otherwise required by the Regional Administrator: Vessel name; owner name, mailing address, and telephone number; U.S. Coast Guard documentation number and a copy of the vessel's U.S. Coast Guard documentation or, if undocumented, state registration number and a copy of the state registration; lobster management area designation the vessel will fish in, as specified in § 697.18, if fishing with traps capable of catching American lobster; home port and principal port of landing; overall length; gross tonnage; net tonnage; engine horsepower; year the vessel was built; type of construction; type of propulsion; approximate fish-hold capacity; type of fishing gear used by the vessel; number of crew; permit category; if the owner is a corporation, a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation; and the names and addresses of all shareholders owning 25 percent or more of the corporation's shares; if the owner is a partnership, a copy of the Partnership Agreement and the names and addresses of all partners; if there is more than one owner, names of all owners having more than a 25 percent interest; and name and signature of the owner or the owner's authorized representative. The application must be signed by the owner of the vessel, or the owner's authorized representative, and be submitted to the Regional Administrator at least 30 days prior to the date on which the permit is needed by the applicant. The Regional Administrator shall notify the applicant of any deficiency in the application.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Trap tag application, lost and replacement tags.</E> (1) Beginning fishing year 2000, any lobster trap fished in Federal waters must have a valid Federal lobster trap tag permanently attached to the trap bridge or central cross-member, unless exempt under § 697.26.</P> <P>(2) Trap tags shall be issued by the Regional Administrator, or, by state agencies, by agreement with the Regional Administrator, provided that such state tagging programs accurately identify the Federal limited access American lobster permit holder. NMFS will provide notice to American lobster permit holders as to the procedure for applying for trap tags and any required fees.</P> <P>(3) Vessel owners or operators are required to report to the Regional Administrator lost, destroyed, and missing tags as soon as feasible within 7 days after the tags have been discovered lost, destroyed, or missing, by letter or fax to the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(4) Requests for replacement of lost tags in excess of the tag limit specified in § 697.19(c) must be submitted in writing to the Regional Administrator on an appropriate form obtained from the Regional Administrator and signed by the permit holder or authorized representative. The form and request for replacement tags will be reviewed by the Regional Administrator on a case-by-case basis and a decision will be reached on the number of replacement tags to be issued, if any. A check for the cost of the replacement tags must be received before tags will be re-issued.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator may charge a fee to recover the administrative expenses of issuing a permit or trap tags required under this section. Fee amounts shall be calculated <PRTPAGE P="1012"/>in accordance with the procedures of the NOAA Finance Handbook, available from the Regional Administrator, for determining administrative costs of each special product or service. Fees may not exceed such costs and shall be specified with each application form. The applicable fee must accompany each application; if it does not, the application will be considered incomplete for purposes of paragraph (f) of this section. Any fee paid by an insufficiently funded commercial instrument shall render any permit issued on the basis thereof null and void.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> (1) Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, the Regional Administrator shall issue a permit or tags, as applicable, within 30 days of receipt of the application unless:</P> <P>(i) The applicant has failed to submit a completed application. An application is complete when all requested forms, information, documentation, and fees, if applicable, have been received;</P> <P>(ii) The application was not received by the Regional Administrator by any applicable deadline set forth in this section;</P> <P>(iii) The applicant and applicant's vessel failed to meet all applicable eligibility requirements set forth in this section or the number of tags requested exceeds the applicable tag limit specified in § 697.19(c);</P> <P>(iv) The applicant has failed to meet any other application or tag requirements stated in this part.</P> <P>(v) The application is for initial qualification for access to Area 3, 4 or 5 pursuant to the historical participation process in paragraphs (a)(7)(vi)(D), (a)(vii)(D), and (a)(viii)(D) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Incomplete applications.</E> Upon receipt of an incomplete or improperly executed application for any permit under this part, the Regional Administrator shall notify the applicant of the deficiency in the application. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30 days following the date of notification, the application will be considered abandoned.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Expiration.</E> A permit expires annually upon the renewal date specified in the permit.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Duration.</E> A permit will continue in effect until the renewal date unless it is revoked, suspended, or modified under 15 CFR part 904, or otherwise expires, or ownership changes, or the applicant has failed to report any change in the information on the permit application to the Regional Administrator as specified in paragraph (k) of this section.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Reissuance.</E> A vessel permit may be reissued by the Regional Administrator when requested in writing by the owner or authorized representative, stating the need for reissuance, the name of the vessel, and the number of the permit requested to be reissued. An application for a reissued permit is not considered a new application. The fee for a reissued permit shall be the same as for an initial permit.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> A permit issued under this part is not transferable or assignable. A permit will be valid only for the fishing vessel, owner and/or person for which it is issued.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Change in application information.</E> Within 15 days after a change in the information contained in an application submitted under this section, a written notice of the change must be submitted to the Regional Administrator. If the written notice of the change in information is not received by the Regional Administrator within 15 days, the permit is void.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Alteration.</E> Any permit that has been altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Display.</E> A vessel permit must be carried, at all times, on board the vessel for which it is issued and shall be subject to inspection upon request by any authorized officer. Any permit issued under this part must be maintained in legible condition.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Permits issued or sought under this section may be suspended, revoked, or modified, by procedures governing enforcement-related permit sanctions and denials, found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Abandonment or voluntary relinquishment of limited access American lobster permits.</E> Failure to renew a limited access permit in any fishing year bars the renewal of the permit in subsequent years. If a vessel's Federal limited access American lobster permit or <PRTPAGE P="1013"/>CPH is voluntarily relinquished to the Regional Administrator, or abandoned through failure to renew or otherwise, no Federal limited access American lobster permit or CPH may be reissued or renewed based on the qualifying vessel's history.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">Permit category change.</E> A vessel permit category change (for individuals who possess a dual Federal limited access permit for American lobster and black sea bass and who restrict fishing operations to Area 5) may be issued by the Regional Administrator when requested in writing by the owner or by an authorized representative of a vessel meeting the eligibility requirements under § 697.26(a).</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 14501, Mar. 13, 2001; 68 FR 14925, Mar. 27, 2003; 71 FR 13037, Mar. 14, 2006; 77 FR 32431, June 1, 2012]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.5</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Operator permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General.</E> Any operator of a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4(a), or any operator of a vessel of the United States that fishes for, possesses, or lands American lobsters, harvested in or from the EEZ must have been issued and carry on board a valid operator's permit issued under this section. This requirement does not apply to: Charter, head, and commercial dive vessels that possess six or fewer American lobsters per person aboard the vessel if said lobsters are not intended for nor used in trade, barter or sale; recreational fishing vessels; and vessels that fish exclusively in state waters for American lobster.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Operator application.</E> Applicants for a permit under this section must submit a completed permit application on an appropriate form obtained from the Regional Administrator. To be complete, an application must contain at least the following information, and any other information specified on the application form or otherwise required by the Regional Administrator: Name, mailing address, and telephone number; date of birth; hair color; eye color; height; weight; social security number (optional) and signature of the applicant. The applicant must also provide two recent (no more than 1 year old) color passport-size photographs. The application must be signed by the applicant and submitted to the Regional Administrator at least 30 days prior to the date on which the applicant desires to have the permit made effective. The Regional Administrator will notify the applicant of any deficiency in the application.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Condition.</E> Vessel operators who apply for an operator's permit under this section must agree, as a condition of this permit, that the operator and vessels fishing, catch, crew size, and pertinent gear (without regard to whether such fishing occurs in the EEZ or landward of the EEZ, and without regard to where such fish or gear are possessed, taken, or landed), are subject to all requirements of this part while fishing in the EEZ or on board a vessel permitted under § 697.4. The vessel and all such fishing, catch, and gear will remain subject to all applicable state or local requirements. Further, such operators must agree, as a condition of this permit, that if the permit is suspended or revoked pursuant to 15 CFR part 904, the operator cannot be on board any fishing vessel issued a Federal fisheries permit or any vessel subject to Federal fishing regulations while the vessel is at sea or engaged in off loading. If a requirement of this part and a management measure required by state or local law differ, any operator issued a permit under this part must comply with the more restrictive requirement or measure.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator may charge a fee to recover the administrative expenses of issuing a permit required under this section. The amount of the fee shall be calculated in accordance with the procedures of the NOAA Finance Handbook, available from the Regional Administrator, for determining administrative costs of each special product or service. The fee may not exceed such costs and shall be specified with each application form. The applicable fee must accompany each application; if it does not, the application will be considered incomplete for purposes of paragraph (e) of this section. Any fee paid by an insufficiently funded commercial instrument shall render any permit issued on the basis thereof null and void.<PRTPAGE P="1014"/> </P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, the Regional Administrator shall issue an operator's permit within 30 days of receipt of the application if the criteria specified herein are met. Upon receipt of an incomplete or improperly executed application, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant of the deficiency in the application. If the application fails to correct the deficiency within 30 days following the date of notification, the application will be considered abandoned.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Expiration.</E> A permit expires upon the renewal date specified in the permit.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Duration.</E> An operator permit is valid until it is revoked, suspended, or modified under subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, or otherwise expires, or the applicant has failed to report a change in the information on the permit application to the Regional Administrator as specified in paragraph (j) of this section.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Reissuance.</E> An operator permit may be reissued by the Regional Administrator when requested in writing by the applicant, stating the need for reissuance and the number of the permit requested to be reissued. An applicant for a reissued operator permit must also provide two recent (no more than 1 year old) color passport-size photos of the applicant. An application for a reissued permit is not considered a new application. An appropriate fee may be charged.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> Permits issued under this section are not transferable or assignable. A permit is valid only for the person to whom it is issued.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Change in application information.</E> Notice of a change in the permit holder's name, address, or telephone number must be submitted in writing to, and received by, the Regional Administrator within 15 days of the change in information. If written notice of the change in information is not received by the Regional Administrator within 15 days, the permit is void.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Alteration.</E> Any permit that has been altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Display.</E> Any permit issued under this part must be maintained in legible condition and displayed for inspection upon request by any authorized officer.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Vessel operators with suspended or revoked permits may not be on board a federally permitted fishing vessel in any capacity while the vessel is at sea or engaged in offloading. Permits issued or sought under this section may be suspended, revoked, or modified, by procedures governing enforcement-related permit sanctions and denials, found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Vessel owner responsibility.</E> Vessel owners are responsible for ensuring that their vessels are operated by an individual with a valid operator's permit issued under this section.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.6</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Dealer permits.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Any person who receives, for a commercial purpose (other than solely for transport on land), American lobster from the owner or operator of a vessel issued a valid permit under this part, or any person who receives, for a commercial purpose (other than solely for transport on land), American lobster, managed by this part, must have been issued, and have in his/her possession, a valid permit issued under this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Dealer application.</E> Applicants for a dealer permit under this section must submit a completed permit application on an appropriate form obtained from the Regional Administrator. To be complete, an application must contain at least the following information, and any other information specified on the application form or otherwise required by the Regional Administrator: Company name, place(s) of business, mailing address(es) and telephone number(s); owner's name; dealer permit number (if a renewal); and name and signature of the person responsible for the truth and accuracy of the report. If the dealer is a corporation, a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation; and the names and addresses of all shareholders owning 25 percent or more of the corporation's shares, must be included with the application. If the dealer is a partnership, a copy of the Partnership Agreement and the names and addresses of all partners; if there is more than one partner, names of all partners having more than a 25 percent <PRTPAGE P="1015"/>interest; and name and signature of all partner or partners authorized must be included with the application. The application must be signed by the applicant and submitted to the Regional Administrator at least 30 days prior to the date on which the applicant needs the permit. The Regional Administrator will notify the applicant of any deficiency in the application.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Fees.</E> The Regional Administrator may charge a fee to recover the administrative expenses of issuing a permit required under this section. The amount of the fee shall be calculated in accordance with the procedures of the NOAA Finance Handbook, available from the Regional Administrator, for determining administrative costs of each special product or service. The fee may not exceed such costs and shall be specified with each application form. The applicable fee must accompany each application; if it does not, the application will be considered incomplete for purposes of paragraph (e) of this section. Any fee paid by an insufficiently funded commercial instrument shall render any permit issued on the basis thereof null and void.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Issuance.</E> Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, the Regional Administrator will issue a permit at any time during the fishing year to an applicant, unless the applicant has failed to submit a completed application. An application is complete when all requested forms, information, and documentation have been received. Upon receipt of an incomplete or improperly executed application, the Regional Administrator will notify the applicant of the deficiency in the application. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30 days following the date of notification, the application will be considered abandoned.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Expiration.</E> A permit expires upon the renewal date specified in the permit.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Duration.</E> A permit is valid until it is revoked, suspended, or modified under 15 CFR part 904, or otherwise expires, or ownership changes, or the applicant has failed to report any change in the information on the permit application to the Regional Administrator as required by paragraph (i) of this section.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Reissuance.</E> A dealer permit may be reissued by the Regional Administrator when requested in writing by the applicant, stating the need for reissuance and the number of the permit requested to be reissued. An application for a reissued permit is not considered a new application. An appropriate fee may be charged.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">Transfer.</E> Permits issued under this section are not transferable or assignable. A permit is valid only for the person, or other business entity, to which it is issued.</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Change in application information.</E> Notice of a change in the dealers name, address, or telephone number must be submitted in writing to, and received by, the Regional Administrator within 15 days of the change in information. If written notice of the change in information is not received by the Regional Administrator within 15 days, the permit is void.</P> <P>(j) <E T="03">Alteration.</E> Any permit that has been altered, erased, or mutilated is invalid.</P> <P>(k) <E T="03">Display.</E> Any permit issued under this part must be maintained in legible condition and displayed for inspection upon request by any authorized officer.</P> <P>(l) <E T="03">Federal versus state requirements.</E> If a requirement of this part differs from a fisheries management measure required by state law, any dealer issued a Federal dealer permit under this part must comply with the more restrictive requirement.</P> <P>(m) <E T="03">Sanctions.</E> Permits issued or sought under this section may be suspended, revoked, or modified, by procedures governing enforcement-related permit sanctions and denials, found at subpart D of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(n) <E T="03">Lobster dealer recordkeeping and reporting requirements.</E> (1) <E T="03">Detailed report.</E> Effective January 1, 2010, all Federally-permitted lobster dealers, and any person acting in the capacity of a dealer, must submit to the Regional Administrator or to the official designee a detailed report of all fish purchased or received for a commercial purpose, other than solely for transport on land, within the time periods specified in paragraph (q) of this section, or as specified in § 648.7(a)(1)(f) of this chapter, whichever is most restrictive, by one of the <PRTPAGE P="1016"/>available electronic reporting mechanisms approved by NMFS, unless otherwise directed by the Regional Administrator. The following information, and any other information required by the Regional Administrator, must be provided in each report:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Required information</E>. All dealers issued a Federal lobster dealer permit under this part must provide the following information, as well as any additional information as applicable under § 648.7(a)(1)(i) of this chapter: Dealer name; dealer permit number; name and permit number or name and hull number (USCG documentation number or state registration number, whichever is applicable) of vessel(s) from which fish are transferred, purchased or received for a commercial purpose; trip identifier for each trip from which fish are purchased or received from a commercial fishing vessel permitted under part 648 of this chapter with a mandatory vessel trip reporting requirement; date(s) of purchases and receipts; units of measure and amount by species (by market category, if applicable); price per unit by species (by market category, if applicable) or total value by species (by market category, if applicable); port landed; cage tag numbers for surfclams and ocean quahogs, if applicable; disposition of the seafood product; and any other information deemed necessary by the Regional Administrator. If no fish are purchased or received during a reporting week, a report so stating must be submitted.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Exceptions.</E> The following exceptions apply to reporting requirements for dealers permitted under this part:</P> <P>(A) Inshore Exempted Species, as defined in § 648.2 of this chapter, are not required to be reported under this part;</P> <P>(B) When purchasing or receiving fish from a vessel landing in a port located outside of the Northeast Region (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina), only purchases or receipts of species managed by the Northeast Region under this part (American lobster), and part 648 of this chapter, must be reported. Other reporting requirements may apply to those species not managed by the Northeast Region, which are not affected by the provision; and</P> <P>(C) Dealers issued a permit for Atlantic bluefin tuna under part 635 of this chapter are not required to report their purchases or receipts of Atlantic bluefin tuna under this part. Other reporting requirements, as specified in § 635.5 of this chapter, apply to the receipt of Atlantic bluefin tuna.</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Dealer reporting requirements for skates.</E> In addition to the requirements under paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section, dealers shall report the species of skates received. Species of skates shall be identified according to the following categories: winter skate, little skate, little/winter skate, barndoor skate, smooth skate, thorny skate, clearnose skate, rosette skate, and unclassified skate. NMFS will provide dealers with a skate species identification guide.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">System requirements.</E> All persons required to submit reports under paragraph (n)(1) of this section are required to have the capability to transmit data via the Internet. To ensure compatibility with the reporting system and database, dealers are required to utilize a personal computer, in working condition, that meets the minimum specifications identified by NMFS. The affected public will be notified of the minimum specifications via a letter to all Federal lobster dealer permit holders. Failure to comply with the minimum specifications identified in the permit holder letter are prohibited.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Annual report.</E> All persons issued a permit under this part are required to submit the following information on an annual basis, on forms supplied by the Regional Administrator:</P> <P>(i) All dealers and processors issued a permit under this part must complete all sections of the Annual Processed Products Report for all species that were processed during the previous year. Reports must be submitted to the address supplied by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(ii) Surfclam and ocean quahog processors and dealers whose plant processing capacities change more than 10 percent during any year shall notify the Regional Administrator in writing within 10 days after the change.<PRTPAGE P="1017"/> </P> <P>(iii) Atlantic herring processors, including processing vessels, must complete and submit all sections of the Annual Processed Products Report.</P> <P>(iv) Atlantic hagfish processors must complete and submit all sections of the Annual Processed Products Report.</P> <P>(o) <E T="03">Inspection.</E> Upon the request of an authorized officer or an employee of NMFS designated by the Regional Administrator to make such inspections, all persons required to submit reports under this part must make immediately available for inspection copies of reports, and all records upon which those reports are or will be based, that are required to be submitted or kept under this part.</P> <P>(p) <E T="03">Record retention.</E> Any record as defined at § 648.2, related to fish possessed, received, or purchased by a dealer that is required to be reported, must be retained and be available for immediate review for a total of 3 years after the date the fish were first possessed, received, or purchased. Dealers must retain the required records and reports at their principal place of business.</P> <P>(q) <E T="03">Submitting dealer reports.</E> (1) Detailed dealer reports required by paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section must be received by midnight of the first Tuesday following the end of the reporting week. If no fish are purchased or received during a reporting week, the report so stating required under paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section must be received by midnight of the first Tuesday following the end of the reporting week.</P> <P>(2) Dealers who want to make corrections to their trip-level reports via the electronic editing features may do so for up to 3 business days following submission of the initial report. If a correction is needed more than 3 business days following the submission of the initial trip-level report, the dealer must contact NMFS directly to request an extension of time to make the correction.</P> <P>(3) The trip identifier required under paragraph (n)(1) of this section for each trip from which fish are purchased or received from a commercial fishing vessel permitted under part 648 of this chapter with a mandatory vessel trip reporting requirement must be submitted with the detailed report, as required under paragraph (q)(1) of this section. Price and disposition information may be submitted after the initial detailed report, but must be received within 16 days of the end of the reporting week.</P> <P>(4) Annual reports for a calendar year must be postmarked or received by February 10 of the following year. Contact the Regional Administrator (see Table 1 to § 600.502) for the address of NMFS Statistics.</P> <P>(5) <E T="03">At-sea purchasers and processors.</E> With the exception of the owner or operator of an Atlantic herring carrier vessel, the owner or operator of an at-sea purchaser or processor that purchases or processes any Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, scup, or black sea bass at sea must submit information identical to that required by paragraph (n)(1) of this section and provide those reports to the Regional Administrator or designee by the same mechanism and on the same frequency basis.</P> <P>(r) <E T="03">Additional data and sampling.</E> Federally permitted dealers must allow access to their premises and make available to an official designee of the Regional Administrator any fish purchased from vessels for the collection of biological data. Such data include, but are not limited to, length measurements of fish and the collection of age structures such as otoliths or scales.</P> <P>(s) <E T="03">Additional dealer reporting requirements.</E> All persons issued a lobster dealer permit under this part are subject to the reporting requirements set forth in paragraph (n) of this section, as well as §§ 648.6 and 648.7 of this chapter, whichever is most restrictive.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 37549, July 29, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Prohibitions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Atlantic Coast weakfish fishery.</E> In addition to the prohibitions set forth in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Fish for, harvest, or possess any weakfish less than 12 inches (30.5 cm) in total length (measured as a straight line along the bottom of the fish from the tip of the lower jaw with the mouth <PRTPAGE P="1018"/>closed to the end of the lower tip of the tail) from the EEZ.</P> <P>(2) Retain any weakfish less than 12 inches (30.5 cm) in total length taken in or from the EEZ.</P> <P>(3) Fish for weakfish in the EEZ with a minimum mesh size less than 3<FR>1/4</FR>-inch (8.3 cm) square stretch mesh (as measured between the centers of opposite knots when stretched taut) or 3<FR>3/4</FR>-inch (9.5 cm) diamond stretch mesh for trawls and 2<FR>7/8</FR>-inch (7.3 cm) stretch mesh for gillnets.</P> <P>(4) Possess more than 150 lb (67 kg) of weakfish during any one day or trip, whichever is longer, in the EEZ when using a mesh size less than 3 1/4-inch (8.3 cm) square stretch mesh (as measured between the centers of opposite knots when stretched taut) or 3 3/4-inch (9.5cm) diamond stretch mesh for finfish trawls and 2 7/8-inch (7.3 cm) stretch mesh for gillnets.</P> <P>(5) Fish using a flynet in the EEZ off North Carolina in the area bounded as follows:</P> <P>(i) On the north by a straight line connecting points 35°10.8′ N. lat., 75°29.2′ W. long. (3 nm off Cape Hatteras) and 35°03.5′ N. lat., 75°11.8′ W. long. (20 nm off Cape Hatteras).</P> <P>(ii) The east by a straight line connecting points 35°03.5′ N. lat., 75°11.8′ W. long. (20 nm off Cape Hatteras) and 33°21.1′ N. lat., 77°57.5′ W. long., (about 30 nm off Cape Fear on the extension of the North Carolina/South Carolina state line into the EEZ).</P> <P>(iii) On the south by a straight line connecting points 33°21.1′ N. lat., 77°57.5′ W. long., and 33°48.8′ N. lat., 78°29.7′ W. long. (3 nm off Little River Inlet on the North Carolina/South Carolina state line).</P> <P>(iv) On the west by state waters.</P> <P>(6) Possess any weakfish in the closed area of the EEZ, as described in paragraph (a)(5) of this section, when fishing with shrimp trawls or crab trawls.</P> <P>(7) Land weakfish for commercial purposes caught in the EEZ in any state other than Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, or North Carolina.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Atlantic striped bass fishery.</E> In addition to the prohibitions set forth in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Fish for Atlantic striped bass in the EEZ.</P> <P>(2) Harvest any Atlantic striped bass from the EEZ.</P> <P>(3) Possess any Atlantic striped bass in or from the EEZ, except in the following area: The EEZ within Block Island Sound, north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk Point, NY, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, RI; and west of a line connecting Point Judith Light, Point Judith, RI, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, RI. Within this area, possession of Atlantic striped bass is permitted, provided no fishing takes place from the vessel while in the EEZ and the vessel is in continuous transit.</P> <P>(4) Retain any Atlantic striped bass taken in or from the EEZ.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">American lobster.</E> (1) In addition to the prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person owning or operating a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4 or a vessel or person holding a valid State of Maine American lobster permit or license and fishing under the provisions of and under the areas designated in § 697.24 to do any of the following:</P> <P>(i) Retain on board, land, or possess at or after landing, whole American lobsters that fail to meet the minimum carapace length standard specified in § 697.20(a). All American lobsters will be subject to inspection and enforcement action, up to and including the time when a dealer receives or possesses American lobsters for a commercial purpose.</P> <P>(ii) Retain on board, land, or possess, up to the time when a dealer first receives or possesses American lobster for a commercial purpose, any American lobster or parts thereof in violation of the mutilation standards specified in § 697.20(c).</P> <P>(iii) Retain on board, land, or possess any berried female American lobster specified in § 697.20(d).</P> <P>(iv) Remove eggs from any berried female American lobster, land, or possess any such lobster from which eggs have <PRTPAGE P="1019"/>been removed. No person owning or operating a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4 or a vessel or person holding a State of Maine American lobster permit or license and fishing under the provisions of and under the areas designated in § 697.24 may land or possess any lobster that has come in contact with any substance capable of removing lobster eggs.</P> <P>(v) Retain on board, land, or possess any female lobster that do not meet the area-specific v-notch requirements set forth in § 697.20(g).</P> <P>(vi) Spear any American lobster, or land or possess any American lobster which has been speared.</P> <P>(vii) Possess, deploy, fish with, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel trap gear in excess of the trap limits specified in § 697.19 unless exempted pursuant to § 697.26</P> <P>(viii) Possess, deploy, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel any trap gear that does not satisfy the requirements on gear identification and marking, escape vents, ghost panel and maximum trap size specified in § 697.21, unless such gear has been rendered unfishable, or unless exempted pursuant to § 697.26.</P> <P>(ix) Possess, deploy, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel any trap gear not tagged in accordance with the requirements in § 697.19, unless such gear has been rendered unfishable, or unless exempted pursuant to § 697.26.</P> <P>(x) Fail to produce, or cause to be produced, lobster trap tags when requested by an authorized officer, unless exempted pursuant to § 697.26.</P> <P>(xi) Beginning May 1, 2000, reproduce, or cause to be reproduced, lobster trap tags without the written consent of the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(xii) Beginning May 1, 2000, possess a lobster trap tag, tag a lobster trap with, or use, a lobster trap tag that has been reported lost, missing, destroyed, or issued to another vessel.</P> <P>(xiii) Beginning May 1, 2000, sell, transfer, or give away lobster trap tags that have been reported lost, missing, destroyed, or issued to another vessel.</P> <P>(xiv) Fail to affix and maintain permanent markings, as required by § 697.8.</P> <P>(xv) Fish for, retain on board, land, or possess American lobsters, unless the operator of the vessel has been issued an operator's permit under § 697.5, and the permit is on board the vessel and is valid.</P> <P>(xvi) Fail to report to the Regional Administrator within 15 days any change in the information contained in the permit application as required under § 697.4(k) or § 697.5(j).</P> <P>(xvii) Make any false statement in connection with an application under § 697.4, § 697.5, or § 697.6.</P> <P>(xviii) Sell, transfer, or barter or attempt to sell, transfer, or barter to a dealer any American lobsters, unless the dealer has a valid Federal Dealer's Permit issued under § 697.6.</P> <P>(xix) Refuse or fail to carry a sea sampler/observer if requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(xx) Fail to provide a sea sampler/observer with required food, accommodations, access, and assistance, as specified in § 697.12.</P> <P>(xxi) Violate any terms of a letter authorizing exempted fishing pursuant to § 697.22 or to fail to keep such letter aboard the vessel during the time period of the exempted fishing.</P> <P>(xxii) Possess, deploy, fish with, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel any trap gear on a fishing trip in the EEZ from a vessel that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster by a method other than traps.</P> <P>(xxiii) Fish for, take, catch, or harvest lobster on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ by a method other than traps, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip unless otherwise restricted by § 648.80(a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(i)(A), (a)(8)(i), (a)(9)(i)(D), (a)(12)(i)(A), (a)(13)(i)(A), (b)(3)(ii) or § 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter.</P> <P>(xxiv) Possess, retain on board, or land lobster by a vessel with any non-trap gear on board capable of catching lobsters, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip unless otherwise restricted by § 648.80(a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(i)(A), (a)(8)(i), (a)(9)(i)(D), <PRTPAGE P="1020"/>(a)(12)(i)(A), (a)(13)(i)(A), (b)(3)(ii) or § 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter.</P> <P>(xxv) Transfer or attempt to transfer American lobster from one vessel to another vessel.</P> <P>(xxvi) Beginning May 1, 2000, possess, deploy, fish with, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel any trap gear in or from the management areas specified in § 697.18, unless such fishing vessel has been issued a valid management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying such management area(s) as required under § 697.4(a)(7).</P> <P>(xxvii) Possess, deploy, fish with, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel trap gear issued to another vessel.</P> <P>(xxviii) Fail to comply with any gear, time, or area restriction in this part or, as is explained in § 697.3 and § 697.4(b), fail to comply with any gear, time, or area regulation set forth in any other regulatory part, including part 229 and part 648.</P> <P>(xxix) Retain on board, land, or possess at or after landing, whole American lobsters that exceed the maximum carapace length standard specified in § 697.20(b). All American lobsters will be subject to inspection and enforcement action, up to and including the time when a dealer receives or possesses American lobsters for a commercial purpose.</P> <P>(2) In addition to the prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and the prohibitions specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(i) Retain on board, land, or possess American lobsters unless:</P> <P>(A) The American lobsters were harvested by a vessel that has been issued and carries on board a valid Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4; or</P> <P>(B) The American lobsters were harvested by a vessel without a valid Federal limited access American lobster permit and that fishes for American lobsters exclusively in state waters; or</P> <P>(C) The American lobsters were harvested by a charter boat, head boat, or commercial dive vessel that possesses six or fewer American lobsters per person on board the vessel and the lobsters are not intended to be, or are not, traded, bartered, or sold; or</P> <P>(D) The American lobsters were harvested by a recreational fishing vessel; or</P> <P>(E) The American lobsters were harvested by a vessel or person holding a valid State of Maine American lobster permit or license and is fishing under the provisions of and in the areas designated in § 697.24.</P> <P>(ii) Sell, barter, or trade, or otherwise transfer, or attempt to sell, barter, or trade, or otherwise transfer, for a commercial purpose, any American lobsters from a vessel, unless the vessel has been issued a valid Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4, or the American lobsters were harvested by a vessel without a valid Federal limited access American lobster permit that fishes for American lobsters exclusively in state waters or unless the vessel or person holds a valid State of Maine American lobster permit or license and that is fishing under the provisions of and in the areas designated in § 697.24.</P> <P>(iii) To be, or act as, an operator of a vessel fishing for or possessing American lobsters in or from the EEZ, or issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4, without having been issued and possessing a valid operator's permit under § 697.5.</P> <P>(iv) Purchase, possess, or receive for a commercial purpose, or attempt to purchase, possess, or receive for a commercial purpose, as, or in the capacity of, a dealer, American lobsters taken from or harvested by a fishing vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit, unless in possession of a valid dealer's permit issued under § 697.6.</P> <P>(v) Purchase, possess, or receive for commercial purposes, or attempt to purchase or receive for commercial purposes, as, or in the capacity of, a dealer, American lobsters caught by a vessel other than one issued a valid Federal limited access American lobster permit under § 697.4, or one holding or owned or operated by one holding a valid State of Maine American lobster permit or license and fishing under the provisions of and in the areas designated in § 697.24, unless the American lobsters were harvested by a vessel <PRTPAGE P="1021"/>without a Federal limited access American lobster permit and that fishes for American lobsters exclusively in state waters.</P> <P>(vi) Assault, resist, oppose, impede, harass, intimidate, or interfere with or bar by command, impediment, threat, or coercion any NMFS-approved sea sampler/observer aboard a vessel conducting his or her duties aboard a vessel, or any authorized officer conducting any search, inspection, investigation, or seizure in connection with enforcement of this part, or any official designee of the Regional Administrator conducting his or her duties.</P> <P>(vii) Refuse to carry a sea sampler/observer if requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.</P> <P>(viii) Refuse reasonable assistance to either a NMFS-approved sea sampler/observer conducting his or her duties aboard a vessel.</P> <P>(ix) Make any false statement, oral or written, to an authorized officer, concerning the taking, catching, harvesting, landing, purchase, sale, or transfer of any American lobster.</P> <P>(x) Violate any provision of this part, the ACFCMA, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or any regulation, permit, or notification issued under the ACFCMA, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or these regulations.</P> <P>(xi) Retain on board, land, or possess any American lobsters harvested in or from the EEZ in violation of § 697.20.</P> <P>(xii) Ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, any whole live American lobster in violation of § 697.20.</P> <P>(xiii) Fish, or be in the areas described in § 697.23(b)(2), (c)(2), (d)(2), and (e)(2) on a fishing vessel with mobile gear during the time periods specified in § 697.23(b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)(1), except as provided in § 697.23(b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)(1).</P> <P>(xiv) Fish, or be in the areas described in § 697.23(b)(2), (c)(2), and (d)(2) on a fishing vessel with lobster trap gear on board during the time periods specified in § 697.23(b)(1), (c)(1), and (d)(1).</P> <P>(xv) Deploy or fail to remove lobster trap gear in the areas described in § 697.23(b)(2), (c)(2), and (d)(2) during the time periods specified in § 697.23(b)(1), (c)(1), and (d)(1).</P> <P>(xvi) Violate any terms of a letter authorizing exempted fishing pursuant to § 697.22 or to fail to keep such letter aboard the vessel during the time period of the exempted fishing.</P> <P>(xvii) Possess, deploy, fish with, haul, harvest lobster from, or carry aboard a vessel any trap gear on a fishing trip in the EEZ on a vessel that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster by a method other than traps.</P> <P>(xviii) Fish for, take, catch, or harvest lobster on a fishing trip in the EEZ by a method other than traps, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip unless otherwise restricted by § 648.80(a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(i)(A), (a)(8)(i), (a)(9)(i)(D), (a)(12)(i)(A), (a)(13)(i)(A), (b)(3)(ii) or § 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter.</P> <P>(xix) Possess, retain on board, or land lobster by a vessel with any non-trap gear on board capable of catching lobsters, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip unless otherwise restricted by § 648.80(a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(i)(A), (a)(8)(i), (a)(9)(i)(D), (a)(12)(i)(A), (a)(13)(i)(A), (b)(3)(ii) or § 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter.</P> <P>(xx) Transfer or attempt to transfer American lobster from one vessel to another vessel.</P> <P>(xxi) Fail to comply with dealer record keeping and reporting requirements as specified in § 697.6.</P> <P>(3) <E T="03">Presumptions.</E> (i) Any person possessing, or landing American lobsters or parts thereof at or prior to the time when those American lobsters are landed, or are received or possessed by a dealer for the first time, is subject to all of the prohibitions specified in paragraph (c) of this section, unless the American lobsters were harvested by a vessel without a Federal limited access American lobster permit and that fishes for American lobsters exclusively in state waters; or are from a charter, head, or commercial dive vessel that possesses or possessed six or fewer American lobsters per person aboard the vessel and the lobsters are not intended for sale, trade, or barter; <PRTPAGE P="1022"/>or are from a recreational fishing vessel.</P> <P>(ii) American lobsters or parts thereof that are possessed, or landed at or prior to the time when the American lobsters are received by a dealer, or whole American lobsters that are possessed by a dealer, are presumed to have been harvested from the EEZ or by a vessel with a Federal limited access American lobster permit. A preponderance of all submitted evidence that such American lobsters were harvested by a vessel without a Federal limited access American lobster permit and fishing exclusively for American lobsters in state or foreign waters will be sufficient to rebut this presumption.</P> <P>(iii) The possession of egg-bearing female American lobsters, v-notched female American lobsters in violation of the v-notch requirements set forth in § 697.20(g), American lobsters that are smaller than the minimum size set forth in § 697.20(a), American lobsters that are larger than the maximum carapace sizes set forth in § 697.20(b), or lobster parts, possessed at or prior to the time when the aforementioned lobsters or parts are received by a dealer, will be prima facie evidence that such American lobsters or parts were taken or imported in violation of these regulations. A preponderance of all submitted evidence that such American lobsters were harvested by a vessel not holding a permit under this part and fishing exclusively within state or foreign waters will be sufficient to rebut the presumption.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Atlantic sturgeon fishery.</E> In addition to the prohibitions set forth in § 600.725, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Fish for Atlantic sturgeon in the EEZ.</P> <P>(2) Harvest any Atlantic sturgeon from the EEZ.</P> <P>(3) Possess any natural or stocked Atlantic sturgeon in or from the EEZ.</P> <P>(4) Retain any Atlantic sturgeon taken in or from the EEZ.</P> <P>(5) Possess any natural Atlantic sturgeon parts, including Atlantic sturgeon eggs, in the EEZ.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Atlantic Coast Horseshoe Crab fishery.</E> In addition to the prohibitions set forth in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Fish for horseshoe crabs in the Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve described in § 697.23(f)(1).</P> <P>(2) Possess horseshoe crabs on a vessel with a trawl or dredge in the closed area described in § 697.23(f)(1).</P> <P>(3) Fail to return to the water immediately without further harm, all horseshoe crabs caught in the closed area described in § 697.23(f)(1).</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Atlantic red drum fishery</E>. In addition to the prohibitions set forth in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:</P> <P>(1) Harvest or possess Atlantic red drum in the EEZ south of a line extending in a direction of 115° from true north commencing at a point at 40°29.6′ N. lat., 73°54.1′ W. long., such point being the intersection of the New Jersey/New York boundary with the 3-nm line denoting the seaward limit of state waters, and north of the demarcation line between the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council described in § 600.105(c) of this chapter.</P> <P>(2) Fail to release immediately without further harm, all Atlantic red drum caught in the EEZ area described in paragraph (f)(1) of this section.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 8911, Feb. 5, 2001; 66 FR 14502, Mar. 13, 2001; 68 FR 56790, Oct. 2, 2003; 71 FR 13037, Mar. 14, 2006; 73 FR 11563, Mar. 4, 2008; 73 FR 58061, Oct. 6, 2008; 74 FR 37551, July 29, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.8</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Vessel identification.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Vessel name and official number.</E> Each fishing vessel issued a limited access American lobster permit and over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length must:</P> <P>(1) Have affixed permanently its name on the port and starboard sides of the bow and, if possible, on its stern.</P> <P>(2) Have its official number displayed on the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck so as to be clearly visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft. The official number is the USCG documentation number or the vessel's state registration number for vessels not required to be documented under title 46 U.S.C.<PRTPAGE P="1023"/> </P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Numerals.</E> Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each fishing vessel issued a limited access American lobster permit must display its official number in block arabic numerals in contrasting color at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) in height for fishing vessels over 65 ft (19.8 m) in registered length, and at least 10 inches (25.4 cm) in height for all other vessels over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length. The registered length of a vessel, for purposes of this section, is that registered length set forth in USCG or state records.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Duties of owner.</E> The owner of each vessel issued a limited access American lobster permit shall ensure that—</P> <P>(1) The vessel's name and official number are kept clearly legible and in good repair.</P> <P>(2) No part of the vessel, its rigging, its fishing gear, or any other object obstructs the view of the official number from any enforcement vessel or aircraft.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Non-permanent marking.</E> Vessels over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length, fishing in the EEZ and carrying recreational fishing parties on a per capita basis or by charter must use markings that meet the above requirements, except for the requirement that they be affixed permanently to the vessel. The non-permanent markings must be displayed in conformity with the aforementioned requirements.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.9</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Facilitation of enforcement.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">General</E>. See § 600.730 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Radio hails.</E> Permit holders, while underway, must be alert for communication conveying enforcement instructions and immediately answer via VHF-FM radio, channel 16, when hailed by an enforcement officer. Vessels not required to have VHF-FM radios by the Coast Guard are exempt from this requirement.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 73 FR 67809, Nov. 17, 2008]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.10</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Penalties.</SUBJECT> <P>See § 600.735 of this chapter.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.11</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Civil procedures.</SUBJECT> <P>The civil procedure regulations at 15 CFR part 904 apply to civil penalties, permit sanctions, seizures, and forfeitures under the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and the ACFCMA, and to the regulations of this part.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.12</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>At-sea sea sampler/observer coverage.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) The Regional Administrator may request any vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit to carry a NMFS-approved sea sampler/observer. If requested by the Regional Administrator to carry a sea sampler/observer, a vessel may not engage in any fishing operations in the respective fishery unless a sea sampler/observer is on board, or unless the requirement is waived, as specified in paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(b) If requested in writing by the Regional Administrator to carry a sea sampler/observer, it is the responsibility of the vessel owner to arrange for and facilitate sea sampler/observer placement. Owners of vessels selected for sea sampler/observer coverage must notify the appropriate Regional or Science and Research Administrator, as specified by the Regional Administrator, before commencing any fishing trip that may result in the harvest of resources of the respective fishery. Notification procedures will be specified in election letters to vessel owners.</P> <P>(c) The Regional Administrator may waive in writing the requirement to carry a sea sampler/observer if the facilities on a vessel for housing the sea sampler/observer, or for carrying out sea sampler/observer functions, are so inadequate or unsafe that the health or safety of the sea sampler/observer, or the safe operation of the vessel, would be jeopardized.</P> <P>(d) An owner or operator of a vessel on which a NMFS-approved sea sampler/observer is embarked must:</P> <P>(1) Provide accommodations and food that are equivalent to those provided to the crew.</P> <P>(2) Allow the sea sampler/observer access to and use of the vessel's communications equipment and personnel upon request for the transmission and receipt of messages related to the sea sampler's/observer's duties.</P> <P>(3) Provide true vessel locations, by latitude and longitude or loran coordinates, as requested by the sea sampler/<PRTPAGE P="1024"/>observer, and allow the sea sampler/observer access to and use of the vessel's navigation equipment and personnel upon request to determine the vessel's position.</P> <P>(4) Notify the sea sampler/observer in a timely fashion of when fishing operations are to begin and end.</P> <P>(5) Allow for the embarking and debarking of the sea sampler/observer, as specified by the Regional Administrator, ensuring that transfers of sea samplers/observers at sea are accomplished in a safe manner, via small boat or raft, during daylight hours as weather and sea conditions allow, and with the agreement of the sea samplers/observers involved.</P> <P>(6) Allow the sea sampler/observer free and unobstructed access to the vessel's bridge, working decks, holding bins, weight scales, holds, and any other space used to hold, process, weigh, or store fish.</P> <P>(7) Allow the sea sampler/observer to inspect and copy the vessel's log, communications log, and records associated with the catch and distribution of fish for that trip.</P> <P>(e) The owner or operator of a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit, if requested by the sea sampler/observer also must:</P> <P>(1) Notify the sea sampler/observer of any sea turtles, marine mammals, or other specimens taken by the vessel.</P> <P>(2) Provide the sea sampler/observer with sea turtles, marine mammals, or other specimens taken by the vessel.</P> <P>(f) NMFS may accept sea sampler/observer coverage funded by outside sources if:</P> <P>(1) All coverage conducted by such sea samplers/observers is determined by NMFS to be in compliance with NMFS' sea sampler/observer guidelines and procedures.</P> <P>(2) The owner or operator of the vessel complies with all other provisions of this part.</P> <P>(3) The sea sampler/observer is approved by the Regional Administrator.</P> </SECTION> </SUBPART> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—Management Measures</HD> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.17</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Non-trap harvest restrictions.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Non-trap landing limits.</E> In addition to the prohibitions set forth in § 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for a vessel with any non-trap gear on board capable of catching lobsters, or, that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ by a method other than traps, to possess, retain on board, or land, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip, unless otherwise restricted by § 648.80(a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(i)(A), (a)(8)(i), (a)(9)(i)(D), (a)(12)(i)(A), (a)(13)(i)(A), (b)(3)(ii) or § 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) All persons that fish for, take, catch, or harvest lobsters on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ are prohibited from transferring or attempting to transfer American lobster from one vessel to another vessel.</P> <P>(c) Any vessel on a fishing trip in the EEZ that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster by a method other than traps may not possess on board, deploy, fish with, or haul back traps.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.18</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Lobster management areas.</SUBJECT> <P>The following lobster management areas are established for purposes of implementing the management measures specified in this part. (A copy of a chart showing the American lobster EEZ management areas is available upon request to the Office of the Regional Administrator, NMFS, 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.)</P> <P>(a) <E T="03">EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1.</E> EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1 is defined by the area, including state and Federal waters that are nearshore in the Gulf of Maine, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated, and the coastline of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts to the northernmost point of Cape Cod:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>43°58′N.</ENT> <ENT>67°22′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>43°41′N.</ENT> <ENT>68°00′N.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>43°12′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">D</ENT> <ENT>42°49′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°40′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">E</ENT> <ENT>42°15.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°40′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">F</ENT> <ENT>42°10′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°56′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G</ENT> <ENT>42°05.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G1</ENT> <ENT>42°04.25′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°17.22′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G2</ENT> <ENT>42°02.84′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G3</ENT> <ENT>42°03.35′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.2′W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <PRTPAGE P="1025"/> <P>(1) From point “G3” along the coastline of Massachusetts, including the southwestern end of the Cape Cod Canal, continuing along the coastlines of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and the seaward EEZ boundary back to Point A.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2.</E> EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2 is defined by the area, including state and Federal waters that are nearshore in Southern New England, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">H</ENT> <ENT>41°40′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°05′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">I</ENT> <ENT>41°15′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°05′N.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">J</ENT> <ENT>41°21.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°16.5′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">K</ENT> <ENT>41°10′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°06.5′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">L</ENT> <ENT>40°55′N.</ENT> <ENT>68°54′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">M</ENT> <ENT>40°27.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>71°14′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N</ENT> <ENT>40°45.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>71°34′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">O</ENT> <ENT>41°07′N.</ENT> <ENT>71°43′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">P</ENT> <ENT>41°06.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>71°47′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Q</ENT> <ENT>41°11.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>71°47.25′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">R</ENT> <ENT>41°18.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>71°54.5′W</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(1) From point “R” along the maritime boundary between Connecticut and Rhode Island to the coastal Connecticut/Rhode Island boundary and then back to point “H” along the Rhode Island and Massachusetts coast, including the northeastern end of the Cape Cod Canal.</P> <P>(2) [Reserved]</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Area 2/3 Overlap.</E> The Area 2/3 Overlap is defined by the area, comprised entirely of Federal waters, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">K</ENT> <ENT>41°10′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°06.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">L</ENT> <ENT>40°55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°54′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">M</ENT> <ENT>40°27.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°14′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N</ENT> <ENT>40°45.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°34′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(d) <E T="03">EEZ Offshore Management Area 3.</E> EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 is defined by the area, comprised entirely of Federal waters, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">A</ENT> <ENT>43°58′ N.</ENT> <ENT>67°22′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">B</ENT> <ENT>43°41′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">C</ENT> <ENT>43°12′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">D</ENT> <ENT>42°49′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">E</ENT> <ENT>42°15.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">F</ENT> <ENT>42°10′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°56′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">K</ENT> <ENT>41°10′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°06.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N</ENT> <ENT>40°45.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°34′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">M</ENT> <ENT>40°27.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°14′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">U</ENT> <ENT>40°12.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°48.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">V</ENT> <ENT>39°50′ N.</ENT> <ENT>73°01′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">X</ENT> <ENT>38°39.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>73°40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Y</ENT> <ENT>38°12′ N.</ENT> <ENT>73°55′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Z</ENT> <ENT>37°12′ N.</ENT> <ENT>74°44′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ZA</ENT> <ENT>35°34′ N.</ENT> <ENT>74°51′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ZB</ENT> <ENT>35°14.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>75°31′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">ZC</ENT> <ENT>35°14.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°24′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">From point “ZC” along the seaward EEZ boundary to point “A”.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(e) <E T="03">EEZ Nearshore Management Area 4.</E> EEZ Nearshore Management Area 4 is defined by the area, including state and Federal waters that are near-shore in the northern Mid-Atlantic, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">M</ENT> <ENT>40°27.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>72°14′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">N</ENT> <ENT>40°45.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°34′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">O</ENT> <ENT>41°07′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°43′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">P</ENT> <ENT>41°06.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°47′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">S</ENT> <ENT>40°58′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">T</ENT> <ENT>41°00.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">From Point “T”, along the New York/New Jersey coast to Point “W”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">W</ENT> <ENT>39°50′ N.</ENT> <ENT>74°09′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">V</ENT> <ENT>39°50′ N.</ENT> <ENT>73°01′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">U</ENT> <ENT>40°12.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°48.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">From Point “U” back to Point “M”.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(f) EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5. EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 is defined by the area, including state and Federal waters that are near-shore in the southern Mid-Atlantic, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="22">W</ENT> <ENT>39°50′N.</ENT> <ENT>74°09′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">V1</ENT> <ENT>39°50′N.</ENT> <ENT>72°55′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">X1</ENT> <ENT>38°38.2′N.</ENT> <ENT>73°33.8′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Y1</ENT> <ENT>38°10.4′N.</ENT> <ENT>73°49′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Z1</ENT> <ENT>37°10.6′N.</ENT> <ENT>74°38′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">ZA1</ENT> <ENT>35°31.9′N.</ENT> <ENT>74°45.5′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">ZB1</ENT> <ENT>35°14.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>75°19.3′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">ZB</ENT> <ENT>35°14.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>75°31′W.</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>From Point “ZB”, along the coasts of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey back to Point “W”.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <P>(g) <E T="03">Nearshore Management Area 6.</E> The Nearshore Management Area 6 is defined by the area, including New York and Connecticut state waters, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:<PRTPAGE P="1026"/> </P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">T</ENT> <ENT>41°00.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">S</ENT> <ENT>40°58′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">From Point “S”, boundary follows the 3 mile limit of New York as it curves around Montauk Point to Point “P”</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="00"> <ENT I="01">P</ENT> <ENT>41°06.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°47′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Q</ENT> <ENT>41°11′30″ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°47′15″ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">R</ENT> <ENT>41°18′30″ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°5′30″W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW EXPSTB="02"> <ENT I="22">From point “R”, along the maritime boundary between Connecticut and Rhode Island to the coast; then west along the coast of Connecticut to the western entrance of Long Island Sound; then east along the New York coast of Long Island Sound and back to Point “T”.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(h) <E T="03">EEZ Nearshore Outer Cape Lobster Management Area.</E> EEZ Nearshore Outer Cape Lobster Management Area is defined by the area, including state and Federal waters off Cape Cod, bounded by straight lines connecting the following points, in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">F</ENT> <ENT>42°10′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°56′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G</ENT> <ENT>42°05.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G1</ENT> <ENT>42°04.25′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°17.22′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G2</ENT> <ENT>42°02.84′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G4</ENT> <ENT>41°52.′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°07.49′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">G5</ENT> <ENT>41°54.46′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°03.99′W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(1) From Point “G5” along the outer Cape Cod coast to Point “H”:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">H</ENT> <ENT>41°40′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°05′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">H1</ENT> <ENT>41°18′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°05′W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(2) From Point “H1” along the eastern coast of Nantucket Island to Point “I”:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">I</ENT> <ENT>41°15′N.</ENT> <ENT>70°00′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">J</ENT> <ENT>41°21.5′N.</ENT> <ENT>69°16′W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(3) From Point “J” back to Point “F”.</P> <P>(i) NMFS may, consistent with § 697.25, implement management measures necessary for each management area, in order to end overfishing and rebuild stocks of American lobster.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 14930, Mar. 27, 2003; 71 FR 13037, Mar. 14, 2006]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.19</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Trap limits and trap tag requirements for vessels fishing with lobster traps.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Trap limits for vessels fishing or authorized to fish in any Nearshore Management Area.</E> (1) Through August 31, 2003, vessels fishing in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying one or more EEZ Nearshore Management Area(s), whether or not in combination with the Area 2/3 Overlap, shall not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such area more than 800 lobster traps.</P> <P>(2) Beginning September 1, 2003, vessels fishing in or issued a valid limited access American lobster permit specifying one or more of EEZ Nearshore Management Areas 1, 2, or the Outer Cape Management Area, regardless of whether it is in combination with the Area 2/3 Overlap, shall not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such area(s) more than 800 lobster traps, except as noted in paragraph (d) of this section.</P> <P>(3) Beginning September 1, 2003, vessels fishing in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying EEZ Management Area 4 may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(vii), which will not exceed 1,440 lobster traps, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section.</P> <P>(4) Beginning September 1, 2003, vessels fishing in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying EEZ Management Area 5 may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(viii), which will not exceed 1,440 lobster traps, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section unless the vessel is operating under an Area 5 Trap Waiver permit issued under § 697.26.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Trap limits for vessels fishing or authorized to fish in the EEZ Offshore Management Area.</E> (1) Effective through November 3, 2007, vessels fishing only in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, <PRTPAGE P="1027"/>or, specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(vi) and the maximum trap limits identified in Table 1, Column 2 to this part, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section.</P> <P>(2) Beginning November 4, 2007, vessels fishing only in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, or, specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(vi) and the maximum trap limits identified in Table 1, Column 3, to this part, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section.</P> <P>(3) Beginning July 1, 2008, vessels fishing only in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, or, specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(vi) and the maximum trap limits identified in Table 1, Column 4, to this part, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section.</P> <P>(4) Beginning July 1, 2009, vessels fishing only in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, or, specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(vi) and the maximum trap limits identified in Table 1, Column 5, to this part, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section.</P> <P>(5) Beginning July 1, 2010, and beyond, vessels fishing only in or issued a management area designation certificate or valid limited access American lobster permit specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, or, specifying only EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from such areas more than the number of lobster traps allocated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to the qualification process set forth at § 697.4(a)(7)(vi) and the maximum trap limits identified in Table 1, Column 6, to this part, except as noted in paragraphs (c) and (e) of this section.</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Lobster trap limits for vessels fishing or authorized to fish in more than one EEZ Management Area.</E> A vessel owner who elects to fish in more than one EEZ Management Area may not fish with, deploy in, possess in, or haul back from any of those elected management areas more lobster traps than the lowest number of lobster traps allocated to that vessel for any one elected management area.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Conservation equivalent trap limits in New Hampshire state waters.</E> Notwithstanding any other provision, any vessel with a Federal lobster permit and a New Hampshire Full Commercial Lobster license may fish up to a maximum of 1,200 lobster traps in New Hampshire state waters, to the extent authorized by New Hampshire lobster fishery regulations. However, such vessel may not fish, possess, deploy, or haul back more than 800 lobster traps in the Federal waters of EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1, and may not fish more than a combined total of 1,200 lobster traps in the Federal and New Hampshire state waters portions of EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Potential Modifications to Area 3, Area 4, and/or Area 5 Trap Limits in Fishing Year 2003.</E> The Regional Administrator may issue temporary interim Federal American lobster trap fishing permits pursuant to § 697.4 for Areas 3, 4 and/or 5 prior to completion of NMFS' review of the Area 3, Area 4 and/or <PRTPAGE P="1028"/>Area 5 qualification applications, if the applicant has designated one or more of those areas on their 2003 Federal lobster permit. These temporary permits will become effective on September 1, 2003, for those applicants who have applied in the manner set forth in § 697.4(a)(7)(vi)(D)(<E T="03">1</E>), (a)(7)(vii)(D)(<E T="03">1</E>), and/or (a)(7)(viii)(D)(<E T="03">1</E>). Any vessel issued a temporary trap fishing permit for Area 3 may fish up to 1,800 lobster traps, except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section. Any vessel issued a temporary trap fishing permit for Area 4 and/or 5 shall not fish more than 800 traps. The temporary interim permit will remain valid during fishing year 2003 until such time the Regional Administrator has reviewed and either approved or denied the temporary permitee's historical participation application. If approved, the Regional Administrator may issue a revised permit and/or management area designation certificate, depending on whether the applicant designated that area on his or her 2003 Federal permit at the beginning of the year. Any traps being fished, deployed, or possessed by the qualified Federal permit holder in excess of the number of traps as described in paragraphs (a)(3), (a)(4), and (b)(2) of this section must be removed from the water within 14 days after receipt of the revised permit, or 30 days after the date it is sent, whichever comes first. Revised Federal lobster permits must be retained aboard the fishing vessel at all times.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Trap tag requirements for vessels fishing with lobster traps.</E> Any lobster trap fished in Federal waters must have a valid Federal lobster trap tag permanently attached to the trap bridge or central cross-member. Any vessel with a Federal lobster permit may not possess, deploy, or haul back lobster traps in any portion of any management area that do not have a valid, federally recognized lobster trap tag permanently attached to the trap bridge or central cross-member.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Maximum lobster trap tags authorized for direct purchase.</E> In any fishing year, the maximum number of tags authorized for direct purchase by each permit holder is the applicable trap limit specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section plus an additional 10 percent to cover trap loss.</P> <P>(h) <E T="03">EEZ Management area 5 trap waiver exemption.</E> Any vessel issued an Area 5 Trap Waiver permit under § 697.4(p) is exempt from the provisions of this section.</P> <CITA>[68 FR 14930, Mar. 27, 2003, as amended at 72 FR 56942, Oct. 5, 2007]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.20</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Size, harvesting and landing requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Minimum carapace length.</E> (1) The minimum carapace length for all American lobsters harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1or the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 6 is 3 <FR>1/4</FR> inches (8.26 cm).</P> <P>(2) The minimum carapace length for all American lobsters landed, harvested, or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the Nearshore Management Area 1 or the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 6 is 3 <FR>1/4</FR> inches (8.26 cm).</P> <P>(3) The minimum carapace length for all American lobsters harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2, 4, 5 and the Outer Cape Lobster Management Area is 3<FR>3/8</FR> inches (8.57 cm).</P> <P>(4) The minimum carapace length for all American lobsters landed, harvested or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2, 4, 5 and the Outer Cape Lobster Management Area is 3<FR>3/8</FR> inches (8.57 cm).</P> <P>(5) Through June 30, 2008, the minimum carapace length for all American lobsters harvested in or from the Offshore Management Area 3 is 3<FR>15/32</FR> inches (8.81 cm).</P> <P>(6) Through June 30, 2008, the minimum carapace length for all American lobsters landed, harvested or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 is 3<FR>15/32</FR> inches (8.81 cm).</P> <P>(7) Effective July 1, 2008, the minimum carapace length for all American lobsters harvested in or from the Offshore Management Area 3 is 3<FR>1/2</FR> inches (8.89 cm).<PRTPAGE P="1029"/> </P> <P>(8) Effective July 1, 2008, the minimum carapace length for all American lobsters landed, harvested or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 is 3<FR>1/2</FR> inches (8.89 cm).</P> <P>(9) No person may ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, any whole live American lobster that is smaller than the minimum size specified in paragraph (a) of this section.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Maximum carapace length.</E> (1) The maximum carapace length for all American lobster harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1 is 5 inches (12.7 cm).</P> <P>(2) The maximum carapace length for all American lobster landed, harvested, or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1 is 5 inches (12.7 cm).</P> <P>(3) The maximum carapace length for all American lobster harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Areas 2, 4, 5, and 6 is 5<FR>1/4</FR> inches (13.34 cm).</P> <P>(4) The maximum carapace length for all American lobster landed, harvested, or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in one or more of EEZ Nearshore Management Areas 2, 4, 5, and 6 is 5 <FR>1/4</FR> inches (13.34 cm).</P> <P>(5) The maximum carapace length for all American lobster harvested in or from EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 is 6<FR>7/8</FR> inches (17.46 cm).</P> <P>(6) The maximum carapace length for all American lobster landed, harvested, or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 is 6<FR>7/8</FR> inches (17.46 cm).</P> <P>(7) Effective July 1, 2010, the maximum carapace length for all American lobster harvested in or from EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 or the Outer Cape Lobster Management Area is 6<FR>3/4</FR> inches (17.15 cm).</P> <P>(8) Effective July 1, 2010, the maximum carapace length for all American lobster landed, harvested, or possessed by vessels issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 or the Outer Cape Lobster Management Area is 6<FR>3/4</FR> inches (17.15 cm).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Mutilation.</E> (1) Subject to the rebuttable presumption in § 697.7(c)(3), no person may remove meat or any body appendage from any American lobster harvested in or from the EEZ before, or at the time of landing, or have in possession any American lobster part other than whole lobsters, up to the time when a dealer first receives or possesses American lobster.</P> <P>(2) Subject to the rebuttable presumption in § 697.7(c)(3), no owner, operator or person aboard a vessel issued a Federal American lobster permit may remove meat or any body appendage from any American lobster before or at the time of landing, or have in possession any American lobster part other than whole lobsters, up to the time when a dealer first receives or possesses American lobster.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Berried females.</E> (1) Any berried female harvested in or from the EEZ must be returned to the sea immediately. If any berried female is harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1, or in or from the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 above 42°30′, it must be v-notched before being returned to the sea immediately.</P> <P>(2) Any berried female harvested or possessed by a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit must be returned to the sea immediately. If any berried female is harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1, or in or from the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 above 42°30′, it must be v-notched before being returned to the sea immediately.</P> <P>(3) No vessel, or owner, operator or person aboard a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit may possess any berried female.</P> <P>(4) No person may possess, ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, any berried female as specified in paragraph (d) of this section.</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Removal of eggs.</E> (1) No person may remove, including, but not limited to, <PRTPAGE P="1030"/>the forcible removal and removal by chemicals or other substances or liquids, extruded eggs attached to the abdominal appendages from any female American lobster.</P> <P>(2) No owner, operator or person aboard a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit may remove, including but not limited to, the forcible removal, and removal by chemicals or other substances or liquids, extruded eggs attached to the abdominal appendages from any female American lobster.</P> <P>(3) No person may possess, ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, any whole live American lobster that bears evidence of the removal of extruded eggs from its abdominal appendages as specified in paragraph (e) of this section.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Spearing.</E> (1) No person may spear any American lobster in the EEZ.</P> <P>(2) No person on a vessel issued a Federal lobster license may spear a lobster.</P> <P>(3) No person may harvest or possess any American lobster which has been speared in the EEZ.</P> <P>(4) No person on a vessel issued a Federal lobster license may harvest or possess any American lobster which has been speared.</P> <P>(5) No person may possess, ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase, in interstate or foreign commerce, any American lobster which has been speared.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">V-notched females.</E> (1) No person may possess any female lobster possessing a zero tolerance v-shaped notch harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1.</P> <P>(2) No vessel, owner, or operator issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1 may land, harvest, or possess any female lobster possessing a zero tolerance v-shaped notch.</P> <P>(3) No person may possess any female lobster possessing a standard v-shaped notch harvested in or from the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2, 4, 5, 6, or the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3.</P> <P>(4) No vessel, owner or operator issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2, 4, 5, 6 or the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 may land, harvest or possess any female lobster possessing a standard v-shaped notch.</P> <P>(5) Through June 30, 2010, no person may possess any female lobster possessing a 1/4-inch (0.64-cm) v-shaped notch harvested in or from the EEZ Outer Cape Lobster Management Area.</P> <P>(6) Through June 30, 2010, no vessel, owner or operator issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Outer Cape Lobster Management Area may land, harvest or possess any female lobster possessing a 1/4-inch (0.64-cm) v-shaped notch.</P> <P>(7) Effective July 1, 2010, no person may possess any female lobster possessing a standard v-shaped notch harvested in or from the EEZ Outer Cape Lobster Management Area.</P> <P>(8) Effective July 1, 2010, no vessel, owner or operator issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Outer Cape Lobster Management Area may land, harvest or possess any female lobster possessing a standard v-shaped notch.</P> <CITA>[71 FR 13038, Mar. 14, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 56942, Oct. 5, 2007; 74 FR 37551, July 29, 2009]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.21</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Gear identification and marking, escape vent, maximum trap size, and ghost panel requirements.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Gear identification and marking.</E> All lobster gear deployed or possessed in the EEZ, or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit, and not permanently attached to the vessel must be legibly and indelibly marked with the following:</P> <P>(1) <E T="03">Identification.</E> Effective through April 30, 2000, all lobster gear must be marked with the following code of identification:</P> <P>(i) A number assigned by the Regional Administrator; or</P> <P>(ii) Whatever positive identification marking is required by the vessel's home-port state.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Identification and trap tagging.</E> Beginning May 1, 2000, lobster gear must be marked with a trap tag (as specified <PRTPAGE P="1031"/>in § 697.19) with the following code of identification:</P> <P>(i) A number assigned by the Regional Administrator; or</P> <P>(ii) Whatever positive identification marking is required by the vessel's home-port state.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Deployment and gear configuration.</E> In the areas of the EEZ described in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, lobster trap trawls are to be displayed and configured as follows:</P> <P>(1) Lobster trap trawls of three or fewer traps deployed in the EEZ must be attached to and marked with a single buoy.</P> <P>(2) Lobster trap trawls consisting of more than three traps must have a radar reflector and a single flag or pennant on the westernmost end (marking the half compass circle from magnetic south through west, to and including north), while the easternmost end (meaning the half compass circle from magnetic north through east, to and including south) of an American lobster trap trawl must be configured with a radar reflector only. Standard tetrahedral corner radar reflectors of at least 8 inches (20.32 cm) (both in height and width, and made from metal) must be employed. (A copy of a diagram showing a standard tetrahedral corner radar reflector is available upon request to the Office of the Regional Administrator.)</P> <P>(3) No American lobster trap trawl shall exceed 1.5 nautical miles (2.78 km) in length, as measured from radar reflector to radar reflector.</P> <P>(4) Gear deployment and configuration requirements specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section apply in the following areas:</P> <P>(i) <E T="03">Gulf of Maine gear area.</E> Gulf of Maine gear area is defined as all waters of the EEZ north of 42°20′ N. lat. seaward of a line drawn 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) from the baseline of the territorial sea;</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Georges Bank gear area.</E> Georges Bank gear area is defined as all waters of the EEZ south of 42°20′ N. lat. and east of 70°00′ W. long. or the outer boundary of the territorial sea, whichever lies farther east;</P> <P>(iii) <E T="03">Southern New England gear area.</E> Southern New England gear area is defined as all waters of the EEZ west of 70°00′ W. long., east of 71°30′ W. long. at a depth greater than 25 fathoms (45.72 m); and</P> <P>(iv) <E T="03">Mid-Atlantic gear area.</E> Mid-Atlantic gear area is defined as all waters of the EEZ, west of 71°30′ W. long. and north of 36°33′ N. lat. at a depth greater than 40 fathoms (73.15 m).</P> <P>(c) <E T="03">Escape vents.</E> (1) All American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1 or the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 6 or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 1 or the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 6, must include either of the following escape vents in the parlor section of the trap, located in such a manner that it will not be blocked or obstructed by any portion of the trap, associated gear, or the sea floor in normal use:</P> <P>(i) A rectangular portal with an unobstructed opening not less than 1<FR>15/16</FR> inches (4.92 cm) by 5<FR>3/4</FR> inches (14.61 cm);</P> <P>(ii) Two circular portals with unobstructed openings not less than 2<FR>7/16</FR> inches (6.19 cm) in diameter.</P> <P>(2) All American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2, 4, 5, and the Outer Cape Lobster Management Area, or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Nearshore Management Area 2, 4, 5, and the Outer Cape Lobster Management Area, must include either of the following escape vents in the parlor section of the trap, located in such a manner that it will not be blocked or obstructed by any portion of the trap, associated gear, or the sea floor in normal use:</P> <P>(i) A rectangular portal with an unobstructed opening not less than 2 inches (5.08 cm) 5<FR>3/4</FR> inches (14.61 cm);</P> <P>(ii) Two circular portals with unobstructed openings not less than 2<FR>5/8</FR> inches (6.67 cm) in diameter.</P> <P>(3) Effective through June 30, 2010, all American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, or deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued <PRTPAGE P="1032"/>a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, must include either of the following escape vents in the parlor section of the trap, located in such a manner that it will not be blocked or obstructed by any portion of the trap, associated gear, or the sea floor in normal use:</P> <P>(i) A rectangular portal with an unobstructed opening not less than 2 inches (5.08 cm) 5<FR>3/4</FR> inches (14.61 cm);</P> <P>(ii) Two circular portals with unobstructed openings not less than 2<FR>5/8</FR> inches (6.67 cm) in diameter.</P> <P>(4) Effective July 1, 2010, all American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, or deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit fishing in or electing to fish in the EEZ Offshore Management Area 3, must include either of the following escape vents in the parlor section of the trap, located in such a manner that it will not be blocked or obstructed by any portion of the trap, associated gear, or the sea floor in normal use:</P> <P>(i) A rectangular portal with an unobstructed opening not less than 2<FR>1/16</FR> inches (5.24 cm)×5<FR>3/4</FR> inches (14.61 cm);</P> <P>(ii) Two circular portals with unobstructed openings not less than 2<FR>11/16</FR> inches (6.82 cm) in diameter.</P> <P>(5) The Regional Administrator may, at the request of, or after consultation with, the Commission, approve and specify, through a technical amendment of this final rule, any other type of acceptable escape vent that the Regional Administrator finds to be consistent with paragraph (c) of this section.</P> <P>(d) <E T="03">Ghost panel.</E> (1) Lobster traps not constructed entirely of wood (excluding heading or parlor twine and the escape vent) must contain a ghost panel located in the outer parlor(s) of the trap and not in the bottom of the trap constructed of, or fastened to the trap with, one of the following untreated materials: Wood lath, cotton, hemp, sisal or jute twine not greater than <FR>3/16</FR> inch (0.48 cm) in diameter, or non-stainless, uncoated ferrous metal not greater than <FR>3/32</FR> inch (0.24 cm) in diameter and covering a rectangular opening not less than 3<FR>3/4</FR> inches (9.53 cm) by 3<FR>3/4</FR> inches (9.53 cm). The door of the trap may serve as the ghost panel, if fastened with one of these materials.</P> <P>(2) The Regional Administrator may, at the request of, or after consultation with, the Commission, approve and specify, through a technical amendment of this rule, any other design, mechanism, material, or other parameter that serves to create an escape portal not less than 3<FR>3/4</FR> inches (9.53 cm) by 3<FR>3/4</FR> inches (9.53 cm).</P> <P>(e) <E T="03">Maximum trap size</E>—(1) <E T="03">EEZ Nearshore Management Area maximum trap size.</E> (i) Beginning January 5, 2000, American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ, or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit as specified under § 697.4, if deployed or possessed by a person or vessel permitted to fish in any EEZ Nearshore Management Area (Area 1, Outer Cape, Area 2, Area 4, Area 5, or Area 6) and the Area 2/3 Overlap, or only in the Area 2/3 Overlap shall not exceed 25,245 cubic inches (413,690 cubic centimeters) in volume, as measured on the outside portion of the trap, exclusive of the runners;</P> <P>(ii) Beginning May 1, 2003, American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ, or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit as specified under § 697.4, if deployed or possessed by a person or vessel permitted to fish in any EEZ Nearshore Management Area (Area 1, Outer Cape, Area 2, Area 4, Area 5, or Area 6) and the Area 2/3 Overlap, or only in the Area 2/3 Overlap, shall not exceed 22,950 cubic inches (376,081 cubic centimeters) in volume as measured on the outside portion of the trap, exclusive of the runners.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">EEZ Offshore Management Area maximum trap size.</E> (i) Beginning January 5, 2000, American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ, or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit as specified under § 697.4, if deployed or possessed by a person or vessel permitted to fish only in EEZ Offshore <PRTPAGE P="1033"/>Management Area 3 or only in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, shall not exceed 33,110 cubic inches (542,573 cubic centimeters) in volume as measured on the outside portion of the trap, exclusive of the runners;</P> <P>(ii) Beginning May 1, 2003, American lobster traps deployed or possessed in the EEZ, or, deployed or possessed by a person on or from a vessel issued a Federal limited access American lobster permit as specified under § 697.4, if deployed or possessed by a person or vessel permitted to fish only in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 or only in EEZ Offshore Management Area 3 and the Area 2/3 Overlap, shall not exceed 30,100 cubic inches (493,249 cubic centimeters) in volume as measured on the outside portion of the trap, exclusive of the runners.</P> <P>(f) <E T="03">Enforcement action.</E> Unidentified, unmarked, unvented, improperly vented American lobster traps, or, beginning May 1, 2000, any untagged American lobster traps, or any lobster traps subject to the requirements and specifications of § 697.21, which fail to meet such requirements and specifications may be seized and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of 15 CFR part 904.</P> <P>(g) <E T="03">Exemption.</E> Any vessel issued an Area 5 Trap Waiver permit under § 697.4(p) is exempt from the provisions of this section.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 14502, Mar. 13, 2001; 71 FR 13039, Mar. 14, 2006; 72 FR 56942, Oct. 5, 2007]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.22</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted fishing.</SUBJECT> <P>The Regional Administrator or Director may exempt any person or vessel from the requirements of this part for the conduct of exempted fishing beneficial to the management of the American lobster, weakfish, Atlantic red drum, Atlantic striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon, or horseshoe crab resource or fishery, pursuant to the provisions of § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(a) The Regional Administrator or Director may not grant such exemption unless it is determined that the purpose, design, and administration of the exemption is consistent with the objectives of any applicable stock rebuilding program, the provisions of the Atlantic Coastal Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law, and that granting the exemption will not:</P> <P>(1) Have a detrimental effect on the American lobster, weakfish, Atlantic red drum, Atlantic striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon, or horseshoe crab resource or fishery; or</P> <P>(2) Create significant enforcement problems.</P> <P>(b) Each vessel participating in any exempted fishing activity is subject to all provisions of this part, except those explicitly relating to the purpose and nature of the exemption. The exemption will be specified in a letter issued by the Regional Administrator or Director to each vessel participating in the exempted activity. This letter must be carried aboard the vessel seeking the benefit of such exemption. Exempted fishing activity shall be authorized pursuant to and consistent with § 600.745 of this chapter.</P> <P>(c) The Regional Administrator, or the Director, as appropriate, may authorize a substitute vessel to haul ashore the lobster trap gear of an inoperable or mechanically-impaired federally permitted lobster vessel without having to engage in the exempted fishing process as specified in this section.</P> <CITA>[68 FR 56791, Oct. 2, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 13039, Mar. 14, 2006; 73 FR 58061, Oct. 6, 2008]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.23</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Restricted gear areas.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) Resolution of lobster gear conflicts with fisheries managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Act shall be done under provisions of § 648.55 of this chapter.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Restricted Gear Area I</E>—(1) <E T="03">Duration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Mobile Gear.</E> From October 1 through June 15 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with mobile gear or person on a fishing vessel with mobile gear may fish, or be, in Restricted Gear Area I, as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, unless transiting only, provided that all mobile gear is on board the vessel while inside the area.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Lobster trap gear.</E> From June 16 through September 30 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with lobster trap gear or person on a fishing vessel with lobster trap gear may fish, and no lobster trap gear may be deployed or remain, in Restricted Gear Area I as <PRTPAGE P="1034"/>defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Definition of Restricted Gear Area I.</E> Restricted Gear Area I is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Inshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">120</ENT> <ENT>40°06.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°35.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 69</ENT> <ENT>40°07.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°36.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 70</ENT> <ENT>40°07.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°38.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 71</ENT> <ENT>40°06.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°46.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 72</ENT> <ENT>40°08.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°49.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 73</ENT> <ENT>40°08.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°51.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 74</ENT> <ENT>40°05.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°52.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 75</ENT> <ENT>40°03.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°57.2′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 76</ENT> <ENT>40°03.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 77</ENT> <ENT>40°04.35′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 78</ENT> <ENT>40°05.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 79</ENT> <ENT>40°05.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°01.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 80</ENT> <ENT>40°08.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°01.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 81</ENT> <ENT>40°11.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 82</ENT> <ENT>40°11.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°05.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 83</ENT> <ENT>40°10.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°04.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 84</ENT> <ENT>40°09.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°04.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 85</ENT> <ENT>40°08.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 86</ENT> <ENT>40°05.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.55′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 87</ENT> <ENT>40°04.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 88</ENT> <ENT>40°02.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°05.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 89</ENT> <ENT>40°02.00′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°08.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 90</ENT> <ENT>40°02.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°11.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 91</ENT> <ENT>40°00.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°14.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 92</ENT> <ENT>39°57.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°20.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 93</ENT> <ENT>39°56.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°24.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 94</ENT> <ENT>39°56.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°26.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 95</ENT> <ENT>39°56.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°34.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 96</ENT> <ENT>39°57.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°35.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 97</ENT> <ENT>40°00.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°36.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 98</ENT> <ENT>40°00.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°37.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 99</ENT> <ENT>39°59.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°37.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT>39°58.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°38.45′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">102</ENT> <ENT>39°56.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°40.2′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">103</ENT> <ENT>39°55.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°41.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">104</ENT> <ENT>39°56.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°53.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">105</ENT> <ENT>39°57.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°54.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">106</ENT> <ENT>39°57.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°55.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">107</ENT> <ENT>39°56.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°57.45′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">108</ENT> <ENT>39°58.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°03.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">110</ENT> <ENT>39°59.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°04.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">111</ENT> <ENT>40°00.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°08.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">112</ENT> <ENT>40°03.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°10.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">115</ENT> <ENT>40°05.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°10.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">116</ENT> <ENT>40°02.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">119</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 181</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Offshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 69</ENT> <ENT>40°07.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°36.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">120</ENT> <ENT>40°06.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°35.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">121</ENT> <ENT>40°05.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°39.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">122</ENT> <ENT>40°05.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°44.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">123</ENT> <ENT>40°06.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°46.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">124</ENT> <ENT>40°07.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°49.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">125</ENT> <ENT>40°05.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°49.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">126</ENT> <ENT>40°03.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°51.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">127</ENT> <ENT>40°02.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°55.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">128</ENT> <ENT>40°02.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">129</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">130</ENT> <ENT>40°04.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°01.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">131</ENT> <ENT>40°06.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°01.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">132</ENT> <ENT>40°07.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°02.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">133</ENT> <ENT>40°08.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°02.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">134</ENT> <ENT>40°09.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°02.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">135</ENT> <ENT>40°09.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">136</ENT> <ENT>40°09.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.85′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">137</ENT> <ENT>40°08.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">138</ENT> <ENT>40°07.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">139</ENT> <ENT>40°06.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">140</ENT> <ENT>40°05.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">141</ENT> <ENT>40°04.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">142</ENT> <ENT>40°03.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.55′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">143</ENT> <ENT>40°01.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">144</ENT> <ENT>40°01.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°04.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">146</ENT> <ENT>39°59.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°06.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">147</ENT> <ENT>40°00.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°10.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">148</ENT> <ENT>39°59.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°11.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">149</ENT> <ENT>39°57.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°16.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">150</ENT> <ENT>39°56.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°20.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">151</ENT> <ENT>39°54.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°25.65′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">152</ENT> <ENT>39°54.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°26.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">153</ENT> <ENT>39°54.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°30.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">154</ENT> <ENT>39°54.35′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°33.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">155</ENT> <ENT>39°55.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°34.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">156</ENT> <ENT>39°56.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°36.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">157</ENT> <ENT>39°57.95′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°36.45′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">158</ENT> <ENT>39°58.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°36.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">159</ENT> <ENT>39°58.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°36.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">160</ENT> <ENT>39°57.95′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°38.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">161</ENT> <ENT>39°54.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°38.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">162</ENT> <ENT>39°53.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°46.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">163</ENT> <ENT>39°54.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°50.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">164</ENT> <ENT>39°55.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°51.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">165</ENT> <ENT>39°55.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°53.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">166</ENT> <ENT>39°54.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°53.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">167</ENT> <ENT>39°55.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°54.9′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">168</ENT> <ENT>39°56.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°55.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">169</ENT> <ENT>39°56.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°56.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">170</ENT> <ENT>39°55.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°57.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">171</ENT> <ENT>39°54.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°58.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">172</ENT> <ENT>39°56.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°00.65′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">173</ENT> <ENT>39°55.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°02.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">174</ENT> <ENT>39°56.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°11.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">175</ENT> <ENT>39°58.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°11.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">176</ENT> <ENT>39°59.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°11.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">177</ENT> <ENT>40°01.35′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°11.2′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">178</ENT> <ENT>40°02.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°12.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">179</ENT> <ENT>40°00.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°12.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">180</ENT> <ENT>39°59.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°13.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">181</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.0′ W. to</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">119</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(c) <E T="03">Restricted Gear Area II</E>—(1) <E T="03">Duration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Mobile Gear.</E> From November 27 through June 15 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with mobile gear or person on a fishing vessel with mobile gear may fish, or be, in Restricted Gear Area II (as defined in paragraph (c)(2) of this section) unless transiting only, provided that all mobile gear is on board the vessel while inside the area.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Lobster trap gear.</E> From June 16 through November 26 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with lobster trap gear or person on a fishing vessel <PRTPAGE P="1035"/>with lobster trap gear may fish, and no lobster trap gear may be deployed or remain, in Restricted Gear Area II as defined in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Definition of Restricted Gear Area II.</E> Restricted Gear Area II is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Inshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 1</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">49</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">50</ENT> <ENT>40°00.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°18.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">51</ENT> <ENT>39°59.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°21.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">52</ENT> <ENT>39°59.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°25.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">53</ENT> <ENT>40°03.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°28.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">54</ENT> <ENT>40°00.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°32.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">55</ENT> <ENT>39°59.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°34.45′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">56</ENT> <ENT>39°58.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°38.65′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">57</ENT> <ENT>40°00.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°45.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">58</ENT> <ENT>40°00.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°57.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">59</ENT> <ENT>40°02.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°01.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">60</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°18.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">61</ENT> <ENT>40°00.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°19.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">62</ENT> <ENT>39°57.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°20.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">63</ENT> <ENT>39°53.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°36.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">64</ENT> <ENT>39°52.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°40.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">65</ENT> <ENT>39°53.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°42.7 W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">66</ENT> <ENT>39°46.95′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°49.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">67</ENT> <ENT>39°41.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°57.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">68</ENT> <ENT>39°35.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°02.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">69</ENT> <ENT>39°32.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°06.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">70</ENT> <ENT>39°29.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°09.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 48</ENT> <ENT>39°29.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°09.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Offshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">49</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 1</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 2</ENT> <ENT>39°58.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°15.2′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 3</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°18.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 4</ENT> <ENT>39°58.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°19.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 5</ENT> <ENT>39°57.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°19.85′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 6</ENT> <ENT>39°57.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°21.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 7</ENT> <ENT>39°57.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°22.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 8</ENT> <ENT>39°57.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°25.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 9</ENT> <ENT>39°57.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°27.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">10</ENT> <ENT>39°58.58′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°27.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">11</ENT> <ENT>40°00.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°28.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">12</ENT> <ENT>40°02.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°29.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">13</ENT> <ENT>40°01.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°30.2′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">14</ENT> <ENT>39°58.58′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°31.85′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">15</ENT> <ENT>39°57.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°34.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">16</ENT> <ENT>39°56.42′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°36.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">21</ENT> <ENT>39°58.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°48.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">24</ENT> <ENT>39°58.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°51.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">25</ENT> <ENT>39°58.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°52.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">26</ENT> <ENT>39°58.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°53.55′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">27</ENT> <ENT>39°58.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°59.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">28</ENT> <ENT>39°59.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°01.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">29</ENT> <ENT>39°58.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°05.85′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">30</ENT> <ENT>39°57.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°12.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">31</ENT> <ENT>39°57.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°15.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">32</ENT> <ENT>39°56.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°18.95′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">33</ENT> <ENT>39°51.4′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°36.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">34</ENT> <ENT>39°51.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°41.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">35</ENT> <ENT>39°50.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°42.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">36</ENT> <ENT>39°50.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°45.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">37</ENT> <ENT>39°48.95′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°46.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">38</ENT> <ENT>39°46.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°46.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">39</ENT> <ENT>39°43.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°49.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">40</ENT> <ENT>39°41.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°55.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">41</ENT> <ENT>39°39.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°55.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">42</ENT> <ENT>39°36.72′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°58.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">43</ENT> <ENT>39°35.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°58.55′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">44</ENT> <ENT>39°34.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°00.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">45</ENT> <ENT>39°32.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°02.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">46</ENT> <ENT>39°32.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°04.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">47</ENT> <ENT>39°28.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°06.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">48</ENT> <ENT>39°29.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°09.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 70</ENT> <ENT>39°29.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°09.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(d) <E T="03">Restricted Gear Area III</E>—(1) <E T="03">Duration</E>—(i) <E T="03">Mobile Gear.</E> From June 16 through November 26 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with mobile gear or person on a fishing vessel with mobile gear may fish, or be, in Restricted Gear Area III (as defined in paragraph (d)(2) of this section) unless transiting only, provided that all mobile gear is on board the vessel while inside the area.</P> <P>(ii) <E T="03">Lobster trap gear.</E> From January 1 through April 30 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with lobster trap gear or person on a fishing vessel with lobster trap gear may fish, and no lobster trap gear may be deployed or remain, in Restricted Gear Area III as defined in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Definition of Restricted Gear Area III.</E> Restricted Gear Area III is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Inshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 49</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">182</ENT> <ENT>40°05.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°17.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">183</ENT> <ENT>40°06.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°40.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">184</ENT> <ENT>40°11.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°45.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">185</ENT> <ENT>40°12.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°55.05′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">186</ENT> <ENT>40°10.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°10.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">187</ENT> <ENT>39°57.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°28.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">188</ENT> <ENT>39°55.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°41.2′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">189</ENT> <ENT>39°55.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°45.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">190</ENT> <ENT>39°53.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°52.25′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">191</ENT> <ENT>39°47.2′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°01.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">192</ENT> <ENT>39°33.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°15.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 70</ENT> <ENT>39°29.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°09.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Offshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">182</ENT> <ENT>40°05.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°17.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 49</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 50</ENT> <ENT>40°00.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°18.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <PRTPAGE P="1036"/> <ENT I="01"> 51</ENT> <ENT>39°59.8′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°21.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 52</ENT> <ENT>39°59.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°25.5′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 53</ENT> <ENT>40°03.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°28.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 54</ENT> <ENT>40°00.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°32.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 55</ENT> <ENT>39°59.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°34.45′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 56</ENT> <ENT>39°58.9′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°38.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 57</ENT> <ENT>40°00.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°45.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 58</ENT> <ENT>40°00.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°57.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 59</ENT> <ENT>40°02.0′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°01.3′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 60</ENT> <ENT>39°59.3′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°18.4′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 61</ENT> <ENT>40°00.7′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°19.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 62</ENT> <ENT>39°57.5′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°20.6′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 63</ENT> <ENT>39°53.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°36.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 64</ENT> <ENT>39°52.6′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°40.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 65</ENT> <ENT>39°53.1′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°42.7′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 66</ENT> <ENT>39°46.95′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°49.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 67</ENT> <ENT>39°41.15′ N.</ENT> <ENT>71°57.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 68</ENT> <ENT>39°35.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°02.0 W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 69</ENT> <ENT>39°32.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°06.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 70</ENT> <ENT>39°29.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°09.8′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 192</ENT> <ENT>39°33.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>72°15.0′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(e) <E T="03">Restricted Gear Area IV</E>—(1) <E T="03">Duration for Mobile Gear.</E> From June 16 through September 30 of each fishing year, no fishing vessel with mobile gear or person on a fishing vessel with mobile gear may fish, or be, in Restricted Gear Area IV (as defined in paragraph (e)(2) of this section) unless transiting only, provided that all mobile gear is on board the vessel while inside the area.</P> <P>(2) <E T="03">Definition of Restricted Gear Area IV.</E> Restricted Gear Area IV is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated:</P> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Inshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">193</ENT> <ENT>40°13.60′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°40.60′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">194</ENT> <ENT>40°11.60′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°53.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">195</ENT> <ENT>40°14.00′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°04.70′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">196</ENT> <ENT>40°14.30′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°05.80′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">197</ENT> <ENT>40°05.50′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°09.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">198</ENT> <ENT>39°57.30′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°25.10′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">199</ENT> <ENT>40°00.40′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°35.20′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">200</ENT> <ENT>40°01.70′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°35.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">201</ENT> <ENT>40°01.70′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°37.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">202</ENT> <ENT>40°00.50′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°38.80′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">203</ENT> <ENT>40°01.30′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°45.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">204</ENT> <ENT>40°02.10′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°45.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">205</ENT> <ENT>40°07.60′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°04.50′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">206</ENT> <ENT>40°07.80′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°09.20′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 119</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s10,11,11" COLS="3" OPTS="L2"> <TTITLE>Offshore Boundary</TTITLE> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">Point to</CHED> <CHED H="1">Latitude</CHED> <CHED H="1">Longitude</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW> <ENT I="01">193</ENT> <ENT>40°13.60′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°40.60′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 69</ENT> <ENT>40°07.90′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°36.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 70</ENT> <ENT>40°07.20′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°38.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 71</ENT> <ENT>40°06.90′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°46.50′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 72</ENT> <ENT>40°08.70′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°49.60′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 73</ENT> <ENT>40°08.10′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°51.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 74</ENT> <ENT>40°05.70′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°52.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 75</ENT> <ENT>40°03.60′ N.</ENT> <ENT>68°57.20′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 76</ENT> <ENT>40°03.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.00′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 77</ENT> <ENT>40°04.35′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.50′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 78</ENT> <ENT>40°05.20′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°00.50′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 79</ENT> <ENT>40°05.30′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°01.10′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 80</ENT> <ENT>40°08.90′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°01.75′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 81</ENT> <ENT>40°11.00′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.80′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 82</ENT> <ENT>40°11.60′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°05.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 83</ENT> <ENT>40°10.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°04.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 84</ENT> <ENT>40°09.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°04.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 85</ENT> <ENT>40°08.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.60′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 86</ENT> <ENT>40°05.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.55′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 87</ENT> <ENT>40°04.10′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°03.90′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 88</ENT> <ENT>40°02.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°05.60′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 89</ENT> <ENT>40°02.00′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°08.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 90</ENT> <ENT>40°02.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°11.15′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 91</ENT> <ENT>40°00.05′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°14.60′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 92</ENT> <ENT>39°57.80′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°20.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 93</ENT> <ENT>39°56.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°24.40′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 94</ENT> <ENT>39°56.50′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°26.35′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 95</ENT> <ENT>39°56.80′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°34.10′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 96</ENT> <ENT>39°57.85′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°35.05′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 97</ENT> <ENT>40°00.65′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°36.50′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 98</ENT> <ENT>40°00.90′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°37.30′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> 99</ENT> <ENT>39°59.15 N.</ENT> <ENT>69°37.30′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">100</ENT> <ENT>39°58.80′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°38.45′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">102</ENT> <ENT>39°56.20′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°40.20′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">103</ENT> <ENT>39°55.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°41.40′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">104</ENT> <ENT>39°56.70′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°53.60′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">105</ENT> <ENT>39°57.55′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°54.05′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">106</ENT> <ENT>39°57.40′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°55.90′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">107</ENT> <ENT>39°56.90′ N.</ENT> <ENT>69°57.45′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">108</ENT> <ENT>39°58.25′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°03.00′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">110</ENT> <ENT>39°59.20′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°04.90′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">111</ENT> <ENT>40°00.70′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°08.70′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">112</ENT> <ENT>40°03.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°10.15′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">115</ENT> <ENT>40°05.20′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°10.90′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">116</ENT> <ENT>40°02.45′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°14.1′W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">119</ENT> <ENT>40°02.75′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°16.1′ W.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">to 206</ENT> <ENT>40°07.80′ N.</ENT> <ENT>70°09.20′ W.</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <P>(f) <E T="03">Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve.</E> (1) No vessel or person may fish for horseshoe crabs in the area known as the Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve bounded as follows:</P> <P>(i) On the north by a straight line connecting points 39°14.6′N. lat., 74°30.9′W. long. (3 nm off of Peck Beach, NJ) and 39°14.6′N lat., 74°22.5′W. long.</P> <P>(ii) On the east by a straight line connecting points 39°14.6′N. lat., 74°22.5′W. long. and 38°22.0′N. lat., 74°22.5′W. long.</P> <P>(iii) On the south by a straight line connecting points 38°22.0′N. lat., 74°22.5′W. long. and 38°22.0′N. lat., 75°00.4′W. long. (3 nm off of Ocean City, MD).</P> <P>(iv) On the west by the outermost boundary of state waters.</P> <P>(2) No vessel or person on a vessel with a trawl or dredge may possess <PRTPAGE P="1037"/>horseshoe crabs in the area described in paragraph (f)(1) of this section.</P> <P>(3) Horseshoe crabs caught in the area described in paragraph (f)(1) of this section must be returned immediately to the water without further harm.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 8911, Feb. 5, 2001]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.24</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Exempted waters for Maine State American lobster permits.</SUBJECT> <P>A person or vessel holding a valid permit or license issued by the State of Maine that lawfully permits that person to engage in commercial fishing for American lobster may, with the approval of the State of Maine, engage in commercial fishing for American lobsters in the following areas designated as EEZ, if such fishing is conducted in such waters in accordance with all other applicable Federal and State regulations:</P> <P>(a) West of Monhegan Island in the area located north of the line 43.5 deg.42′08″ N. lat., 69.5 deg.34′18″ W. long., and 43.5 deg.42′15″ N. lat., 69.5 deg.19′18″ W. long.</P> <P>(b) East of Monhegan Island in the area located west of the line 43.5 deg.44′00″ N. lat., 69.5 deg.15′05″ W. long., and 43.5 deg.48′10″ N. lat., 69.5 deg.08′01″ W. long.</P> <P>(c) South of Vinalhaven in the area located west of the line 43.5 deg.521″ N. lat., 68.5 deg.39′54″ W. long., and 43.5 deg.48′10″ N. lat., 67.5 deg.40′33″ W. long.</P> <P>(d) South of Boris Bubert Island in the area located north of the line 44.5 deg.19′15″ N. lat, 67.5 deg.49′30″ W. long. and 44.5 deg.23′45″ N. lat., 67.5 deg.40′33″ W. long.</P> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.25</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Adjustment to management measures.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) On or before February 15, 2001, and annually on or before February 15, thereafter, NMFS may, after consultation with the Commission, publish a proposed rule to implement additional or different management measures for Federal waters in any of the management areas specified in § 697.18 if it is determined such measures are necessary to achieve or be compatible with ISFMP objectives, or the ISFMP, to be consistent with the national standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or to meet overfishing and rebuilding requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. These management measures may include, but are not limited to, continued reductions of fishing effort or numbers of traps, increases in minimum or decreases in maximum size, increases in the escape vent size, decreases in the lobster trap size, closed areas, closed seasons, landing limits, trip limits and other management area-specific measures as may be identified and recommended by the Commission prior to December 1 of the previous year. After considering public comment, NMFS may publish a final rule to implement any such measures.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Conservation equivalency measures.</E> The Regional Administrator may consider future recommendations for modifications to Federal regulations based on conservation equivalency for American lobster that are formally submitted to him/her in writing by the ASMFC. These recommendations must, for consideration by the Regional Administrator, contain the following supporting information:</P> <P>(1) A description of how Federal regulations should be modified;</P> <P>(2) An explanation of how the recommended measure(s) would achieve a level of conservation benefits for the resource equivalent to the applicable Federal regulations;</P> <P>(3) An explanation of how Federal implementation of the conservation equivalent measure(s) would achieve ISFMP objectives, be consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act national standards, and be compatible with the effective implementation of the ISFMP; and</P> <P>(4) A detailed analysis of the biological, economic, and social impacts of the recommended conservation equivalent measure(s). After considering the recommendation and the necessary supporting information, NMFS may issue a proposed rule to implement the conservation equivalent measures. After considering public comment, NMFS may issue a final rule to implement such measures.</P> <P>(c) At any other time, NMFS may publish a proposed rule, after consultation with the Commission, to implement any additional or different management measures in order to achieve <PRTPAGE P="1038"/>ISFMP objectives or be compatible with Commission measures or recommendations or to be consistent with the national standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or to meet overfishing and rebuilding requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. After considering public comments, NMFS may publish a final rule to implement any such measures.</P> <P>(d) Notwithstanding other provisions of this part, NMFS may publish any additional or different management measures as described herein without prior public comment, pursuant to and consistent with 5 U.S.C. 553.</P> <CITA>[64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 14931, Mar. 27, 2003]</CITA> </SECTION> <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 697.26</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 Trap Waiver.</SUBJECT> <P>(a) <E T="03">Eligibility.</E> Vessels eligible for limited access lobster permits under § 697.4(a)(1) and limited access black sea bass permits under § 648.4(a)(7)(i) of this chapter may request an Area 5 Trap Waiver Permit, under the procedures described in § 697.4.</P> <P>(b) <E T="03">Restrictions.</E> A vessel issued an Area 5 Trap Waiver permit under this section may engage in trap fishing for black sea bass in EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 and is exempt from the provisions of § 697.19 and § 697.21 if such fishing is conducted in accordance with all other provisions of this section and all other Federal and state laws and regulations applicable to lobster and black sea bass fishing.</P> <P>(1) A vessel issued a permit under this section may retain, land and sell an incidental allowance of lobster equal to the non-trap harvest restrictions specified in § 697.17(a).</P> <P>(2) A vessel issued a permit under this section may not possess on board or deploy bait or baited traps.</P> <CITA>[66 FR 14502, Mar. 13, 2001]</CITA> </SECTION> <APPENDIX> <EAR>Pt. 697, Table 1</EAR> <HD SOURCE="HED">Table 1 to Part 697—Area 3 Trap Reduction Schedule</HD> <GPOTABLE CDEF="s30C,xl30C,xl60C,xl56C,xl56C,xl56C" COLS="6" OPTS="L4,p6,6/7"> <BOXHD> <CHED H="1">HISTORIC Trap Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 1</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year 2006 Trap Allocation</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 2</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year 1 - 5% Trap Reduction Effective November 2007</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 3</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year 2 - 5% Trap Reduction Effective July 1, 2008</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 4</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year 3- 2.5% Trap Reduction Effective July 1, 2009</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 5</CHED> <CHED H="1">Year 4 - 2.5% Trap Reduction Effective July 1, 2010</CHED> <CHED H="2">Column 6</CHED> </BOXHD> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">200</ENT> <ENT>200</ENT> <ENT>190</ENT> <ENT>181</ENT> <ENT>176</ENT> <ENT>172</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">240</ENT> <ENT>240</ENT> <ENT>228</ENT> <ENT>217</ENT> <ENT>211</ENT> <ENT>206</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">250</ENT> <ENT>250</ENT> <ENT>238</ENT> <ENT>226</ENT> <ENT>220</ENT> <ENT>214</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">264</ENT> <ENT>264</ENT> <ENT>251</ENT> <ENT>238</ENT> <ENT>232</ENT> <ENT>226</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">300</ENT> <ENT>300</ENT> <ENT>285</ENT> <ENT>271</ENT> <ENT>264</ENT> <ENT>257</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT 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<ENT>812</ENT> <ENT>792</ENT> <ENT>772</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">930</ENT> <ENT>930</ENT> <ENT>884</ENT> <ENT>839</ENT> <ENT>818</ENT> <ENT>798</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1000</ENT> <ENT>1000</ENT> <ENT>950</ENT> <ENT>903</ENT> <ENT>880</ENT> <ENT>858</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1004</ENT> <ENT>1004</ENT> <ENT>954</ENT> <ENT>906</ENT> <ENT>883</ENT> <ENT>861</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1020</ENT> <ENT>1020</ENT> <ENT>969</ENT> <ENT>921</ENT> <ENT>898</ENT> <ENT>875</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1100</ENT> <ENT>1100</ENT> <ENT>1045</ENT> <ENT>993</ENT> <ENT>968</ENT> <ENT>944</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1150</ENT> <ENT>1150</ENT> <ENT>1093</ENT> <ENT>1038</ENT> <ENT>1012</ENT> <ENT>987</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">1170</ENT> <ENT>1170</ENT> <ENT>1112</ENT> <ENT>1056</ENT> <ENT>1030</ENT> <ENT>1004</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT 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<ENT>1549</ENT> <ENT>1472</ENT> <ENT>1398</ENT> <ENT>1363</ENT> <ENT>1329</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2000-2099</ENT> <ENT>1616</ENT> <ENT>1535</ENT> <ENT>1458</ENT> <ENT>1422</ENT> <ENT>1386</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2100-2199</ENT> <ENT>1674</ENT> <ENT>1590</ENT> <ENT>1511</ENT> <ENT>1473</ENT> <ENT>1436</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2200-2299</ENT> <ENT>1732</ENT> <ENT>1645</ENT> <ENT>1563</ENT> <ENT>1524</ENT> <ENT>1486</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2300-2399</ENT> <ENT>1789</ENT> <ENT>1700</ENT> <ENT>1615</ENT> <ENT>1574</ENT> <ENT>1535</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2400-2499</ENT> <ENT>1845</ENT> <ENT>1845</ENT> <ENT>1753</ENT> <ENT>1623</ENT> <ENT>1583</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2500-2599</ENT> <ENT>1897</ENT> <ENT>1802</ENT> <ENT>1712</ENT> <ENT>1669</ENT> <ENT>1628</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2600-2699</ENT> <ENT>1949</ENT> <ENT>1852</ENT> <ENT>1759</ENT> <ENT>1715</ENT> <ENT>1672</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2700-2799</ENT> <ENT>2000</ENT> <ENT>1900</ENT> <ENT>1805</ENT> <ENT>1760</ENT> <ENT>1716</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2800-2899</ENT> <ENT>2050</ENT> <ENT>1948</ENT> <ENT>1850</ENT> <ENT>1804</ENT> <ENT>1759</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">2900-2999</ENT> <ENT>2100</ENT> <ENT>1995</ENT> <ENT>1895</ENT> <ENT>1848</ENT> <ENT>1802</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">3000-3099</ENT> <ENT>2150</ENT> <ENT>2043</ENT> <ENT>1940</ENT> <ENT>1892</ENT> <ENT>1845</ENT> </ROW> <ROW RUL="s,s,s,s,s,s"> <ENT I="22">3100-3199</ENT> <ENT>2209</ENT> <ENT>2099</ENT> <ENT>1994</ENT> <ENT>1944</ENT> <ENT>1895</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22">>3199</ENT> <ENT>2267</ENT> <ENT>2154</ENT> <ENT>2046</ENT> <ENT>1995</ENT> <ENT>1945</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <CITA>[72 FR 56943, Oct. 5, 2007]</CITA> </APPENDIX> </SUBPART> </PART> </CHAPTER> FINDING AIDS

A list of CFR titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters and parts and an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR are included in the CFR Index and Finding Aids volume to the Code of Federal Regulations which is published separately and revised annually.

Table of CFR Titles and Chapters

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List of CFR Sections Affected

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Table of CFR Titles and Chapters (Revised as of October 1, 2012) Title 1—General Provisions I Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (Parts 1—49) II Office of the Federal Register (Parts 50—299) III Administrative Conference of the United States (Parts 300—399) IV Miscellaneous Agencies (Parts 400—500) Title 2—Grants and Agreements Subtitle A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Grants and Agreements I Office of Management and Budget Governmentwide Guidance for Grants and Agreements (Parts 2—199) II Office of Management and Budget Circulars and Guidance (200—299) Subtitle B—Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and Agreements III Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300— 399) IV Department of Agriculture (Parts 400—499) VI Department of State (Parts 600—699) VII Agency for International Development (Parts 700—799) VIII Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800—899) IX Department of Energy (Parts 900—999) XI Department of Defense (Parts 1100—1199) XII Department of Transportation (Parts 1200—1299) XIII Department of Commerce (Parts 1300—1399) XIV Department of the Interior (Parts 1400—1499) XV Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500—1599) XVIII National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 1800—1899) XX United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 2000—2099) XXII Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 2200—2299) XXIII Social Security Administration (Parts 2300—2399) XXIV Housing and Urban Development (Parts 2400—2499) XXV National Science Foundation (Parts 2500—2599) XXVI National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 2600—2699) XXVII Small Business Administration (Parts 2700—2799) XXVIII Department of Justice (Parts 2800—2899) XXX Department of Homeland Security (Parts 3000—3099) XXXI Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 3100—3199) XXXII National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 3200—3299) XXXIII National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 3300—3399) XXXIV Department of Education (Parts 3400—3499) XXXV Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 3500—3599) XXXVII Peace Corps (Parts 3700—3799) LVIII Election Assistance Commission (Parts 5800—5899) Title 3—The President I Executive Office of the President (Parts 100—199) Title 4—Accounts I Government Accountability Office (Parts 1—199) II Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Parts 200—299) Title 5—Administrative Personnel I Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1—1199) II Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 1200—1299) III Office of Management and Budget (Parts 1300—1399) V The International Organizations Employees Loyalty Board (Parts 1500—1599) VI Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts 1600—1699) VIII Office of Special Counsel (Parts 1800—1899) IX Appalachian Regional Commission (Parts 1900—1999) XI Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 2100—2199) XIV Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Federal Service Impasses Panel (Parts 2400—2499) XV Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President (Parts 2500—2599) XVI Office of Government Ethics (Parts 2600—2699) XXI Department of the Treasury (Parts 3100—3199) XXII Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 3200—3299) XXIII Department of Energy (Parts 3300—3399) XXIV Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Parts 3400—3499) XXV Department of the Interior (Parts 3500—3599) XXVI Department of Defense (Parts 3600— 3699) XXVIII Department of Justice (Parts 3800—3899) XXIX Federal Communications Commission (Parts 3900—3999) XXX Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 4000—4099) XXXI Farm Credit Administration (Parts 4100—4199) XXXIII Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Parts 4300—4399) XXXIV Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 4400—4499) XXXV Office of Personnel Management (Parts 4500—4599) XXXVII Federal Election Commission (Parts 4700—4799) XL Interstate Commerce Commission (Parts 5000—5099) XLI Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 5100—5199) XLII Department of Labor (Parts 5200—5299) XLIII National Science Foundation (Parts 5300—5399) XLV Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 5500—5599) XLVI Postal Rate Commission (Parts 5600—5699) XLVII Federal Trade Commission (Parts 5700—5799) XLVIII Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 5800—5899) XLIX Federal Labor Relations Authority (Parts 5900—5999) L Department of Transportation (Parts 6000—6099) LII Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 6200—6299) LIII Department of Education (Parts 6300—6399) LIV Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 6400—6499) LV National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 6500—6599) LVI National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 6600—6699) LVII General Services Administration (Parts 6700—6799) LVIII Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Parts 6800—6899) LIX National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 6900—6999) LX United States Postal Service (Parts 7000—7099) LXI National Labor Relations Board (Parts 7100—7199) LXII Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 7200—7299) LXIII Inter-American Foundation (Parts 7300—7399) LXIV Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 7400—7499) LXV Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 7500—7599) LXVI National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 7600—7699) LXVII Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 7700—7799) LXVIII Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 7800—7899) LXIX Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 7900—7999) LXX Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (Parts 8000—8099) LXXI Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 8100—8199) LXXIII Department of Agriculture (Parts 8300—8399) LXXIV Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (Parts 8400—8499) LXXVI Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts 8600—8699) LXXVII Office of Management and Budget (Parts 8700—8799) LXXX Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 9000—9099) LXXXII Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (Parts 9200—9299) LXXXIII Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Parts 9300—9399) LXXXIV Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Parts 9400—9499) XCVII Department of Homeland Security Human Resources Management System (Department of Homeland Security—Office of Personnel Management) (Parts 9700—9799) Title 6—Domestic Security I Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary (Parts 1—99) Title 7—Agriculture Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Parts 0—26) Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture I Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture (Parts 27—209) II Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 210—299) III Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 300—399) IV Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Department of Agriculture (Parts 400—499) V Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 500—599) VI Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 600—699) VII Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 700—799) VIII Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (Federal Grain Inspection Service), Department of Agriculture (Parts 800—899) IX Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department of Agriculture (Parts 900—999) X Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture (Parts 1000—1199) XI Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department of Agriculture (Parts 1200—1299) XIV Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1400—1499) XV Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1500—1599) XVI Rural Telephone Bank, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1600—1699) XVII Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1700—1799) XVIII Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1800—2099) XX Local Television Loan Guarantee Board (Parts 2200—2299) XXV Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Department of Agriculture (Parts 2500—2599) XXVI Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture (Parts 2600—2699) XXVII Office of Information Resources Management, Department of Agriculture (Parts 2700—2799) XXVIII Office of Operations, Department of Agriculture (Parts 2800—2899) XXIX Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Department of Agriculture (Parts 2900—2999) XXX Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3000—3099) XXXI Office of Environmental Quality, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3100—3199) XXXII Office of Procurement and Property Management, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3200—3299) XXXIII Office of Transportation, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3300—3399) XXXIV National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Parts 3400—3499) XXXV Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3500—3599) XXXVI National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3600—3699) XXXVII Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3700—3799) XXXVIII World Agricultural Outlook Board, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3800—3899) XLI [Reserved] XLII Rural Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 4200—4299) Title 8—Aliens and Nationality I Department of Homeland Security (Immigration and Naturalization) (Parts 1—499) V Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (Parts 1000—1399) Title 9—Animals and Animal Products I Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1—199) II Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (Packers and Stockyards Programs), Department of Agriculture (Parts 200—299) III Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 300—599) Title 10—Energy I Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 0—199) II Department of Energy (Parts 200—699) III Department of Energy (Parts 700—999) X Department of Energy (General Provisions) (Parts 1000—1099) XIII Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Parts 1300—1399) XVII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Parts 1700—1799) XVIII Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission (Parts 1800—1899) Title 11—Federal Elections I Federal Election Commission (Parts 1—9099) II Election Assistance Commission (Parts 9400—9499) Title 12—Banks and Banking I Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury (Parts 1—199) II Federal Reserve System (Parts 200—299) III Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 300—399) IV Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 400—499) V Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury (Parts 500—599) VI Farm Credit Administration (Parts 600—699) VII National Credit Union Administration (Parts 700—799) VIII Federal Financing Bank (Parts 800—899) IX Federal Housing Finance Board (Parts 900—999) X Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Parts 1000—1099) XI Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (Parts 1100—1199) XII Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 1200—1299) XIII Financial Stability Oversight Council (Parts 1300—1399) XIV Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 1400—1499) XV Department of the Treasury (Parts 1500—1599) XVI Office of Financial Research (Parts 1600—1699) XVII Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 1700—1799) XVIII Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the Treasury (Parts 1800—1899) Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance I Small Business Administration (Parts 1—199) III Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 300—399) IV Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board (Parts 400—499) V Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board (Parts 500—599) Title 14—Aeronautics and Space I Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 1—199) II Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (Aviation Proceedings) (Parts 200—399) III Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 400—1199) V National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 1200—1299) VI Air Transportation System Stabilization (Parts 1300—1399) Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce (Parts 0—29) Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade I Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Parts 30—199) II National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce (Parts 200—299) III International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 300—399) IV Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Department of Commerce (Parts 400—499) VII Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce (Parts 700—799) VIII Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (Parts 800—899) IX National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 900—999) XI Technology Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 1100—1199) XIII East-West Foreign Trade Board (Parts 1300—1399) XIV Minority Business Development Agency (Parts 1400—1499) Subtitle C—Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade Agreements XX Office of the United States Trade Representative (Parts 2000—2099) Subtitle D—Regulations Relating to Telecommunications and Information XXIII National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 2300—2399) Title 16—Commercial Practices I Federal Trade Commission (Parts 0—999) II Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 1000—1799) Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges I Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 1—199) II Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 200—399) IV Department of the Treasury (Parts 400—499) Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources I Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy (Parts 1—399) III Delaware River Basin Commission (Parts 400—499) VI Water Resources Council (Parts 700—799) VIII Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Parts 800—899) XIII Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 1300—1399) Title 19—Customs Duties I U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (Parts 0—199) II United States International Trade Commission (Parts 200—299) III International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 300—399) IV U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 400—599) Title 20—Employees' Benefits I Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor (Parts 1—199) II Railroad Retirement Board (Parts 200—399) III Social Security Administration (Parts 400—499) IV Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of Labor (Parts 500—599) V Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (Parts 600—699) VI Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor (Parts 700—799) VII Benefits Review Board, Department of Labor (Parts 800—899) VIII Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Parts 900—999) IX Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor (Parts 1000—1099) Title 21—Food and Drugs I Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 1—1299) II Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice (Parts 1300—1399) III Office of National Drug Control Policy (Parts 1400—1499) Title 22—Foreign Relations I Department of State (Parts 1—199) II Agency for International Development (Parts 200—299) III Peace Corps (Parts 300—399) IV International Joint Commission, United States and Canada (Parts 400—499) V Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 500—599) VII Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Parts 700—799) IX Foreign Service Grievance Board (Parts 900—999) X Inter-American Foundation (Parts 1000—1099) XI International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, United States Section (Parts 1100—1199) XII United States International Development Cooperation Agency (Parts 1200—1299) XIII Millennium Challenge Corporation (Parts 1300—1399) XIV Foreign Service Labor Relations Board; Federal Labor Relations Authority; General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority; and the Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel (Parts 1400—1499) XV African Development Foundation (Parts 1500—1599) XVI Japan-United States Friendship Commission (Parts 1600—1699) XVII United States Institute of Peace (Parts 1700—1799) Title 23—Highways I Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 1—999) II National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 1200—1299) III National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 1300—1399) Title 24—Housing and Urban Development Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 0—99) Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development I Office of Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 100—199) II Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 200—299) III Government National Mortgage Association, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 300—399) IV Office of Housing and Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 400—499) V Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 500—599) VI Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 600—699) [Reserved] VII Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Housing Assistance Programs and Public and Indian Housing Programs) (Parts 700—799) VIII Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs, Section 202 Direct Loan Program, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities Program) (Parts 800—899) IX Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 900—1699) X Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Interstate Land Sales Registration Program) (Parts 1700—1799) XII Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 2000—2099) XV Emergency Mortgage Insurance and Loan Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 2700—2799) XX Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 3200—3899) XXIV Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program (Parts 4000—4099) XXV Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Parts 4100—4199) Title 25—Indians I Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior (Parts 1—299) II Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (Parts 300—399) III National Indian Gaming Commission, Department of the Interior (Parts 500—599) IV Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Parts 700—799) V Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, and Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services (Part 900) VI Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior (Parts 1000—1199) VII Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior (Parts 1200—1299) Title 26—Internal Revenue I Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 1—End) Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms I Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury (Parts 1—399) II Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice (Parts 400—699) Title 28—Judicial Administration I Department of Justice (Parts 0—299) III Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice (Parts 300—399) V Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (Parts 500—599) VI Offices of Independent Counsel, Department of Justice (Parts 600—699) VII Office of Independent Counsel (Parts 700—799) VIII Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (Parts 800—899) IX National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council (Parts 900—999) XI Department of Justice and Department of State (Parts 1100—1199) Title 29—Labor Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor (Parts 0—99) Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor I National Labor Relations Board (Parts 100—199) II Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor (Parts 200—299) III National Railroad Adjustment Board (Parts 300—399) IV Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor (Parts 400—499) V Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (Parts 500—899) IX Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission (Parts 900—999) X National Mediation Board (Parts 1200—1299) XII Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Parts 1400—1499) XIV Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 1600—1699) XVII Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor (Parts 1900—1999) XX Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Parts 2200—2499) XXV Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor (Parts 2500—2599) XXVII Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (Parts 2700—2799) XL Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Parts 4000—4999) Title 30—Mineral Resources I Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor (Parts 1—199) II Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior (Parts 200—299) IV Geological Survey, Department of the Interior (Parts 400—499) V Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior (Parts 500—599) VII Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior (Parts 700—999) XII Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Department of the Interior (Parts 1200—1299) Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury (Parts 0—50) Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance I Monetary Offices, Department of the Treasury (Parts 51—199) II Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 200—399) IV Secret Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts 400—499) V Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury (Parts 500—599) VI Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the Treasury (Parts 600—699) VII Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of the Treasury (Parts 700—799) VIII Office of International Investment, Department of the Treasury (Parts 800—899) IX Federal Claims Collection Standards (Department of the Treasury—Department of Justice) (Parts 900—999) X Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000—1099) Title 32—National Defense Subtitle A—Department of Defense I Office of the Secretary of Defense (Parts 1—399) V Department of the Army (Parts 400—699) VI Department of the Navy (Parts 700—799) VII Department of the Air Force (Parts 800—1099) Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense XII Defense Logistics Agency (Parts 1200—1299) XVI Selective Service System (Parts 1600—1699) XVII Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Parts 1700—1799) XVIII National Counterintelligence Center (Parts 1800—1899) XIX Central Intelligence Agency (Parts 1900—1999) XX Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 2000—2099) XXI National Security Council (Parts 2100—2199) XXIV Office of Science and Technology Policy (Parts 2400—2499) XXVII Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations (Parts 2700—2799) XXVIII Office of the Vice President of the United States (Parts 2800—2899) Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 1—199) II Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts 200—399) IV Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation (Parts 400—499) Title 34—Education Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education (Parts 1—99) Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education I Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education (Parts 100—199) II Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education (Parts 200—299) III Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education (Parts 300—399) IV Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education (Parts 400—499) V Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Department of Education (Parts 500—599) VI Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education (Parts 600—699) VII Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education [Reserved] XI National Institute for Literacy (Parts 1100—1199) Subtitle C—Regulations Relating to Education XII National Council on Disability (Parts 1200—1299) Title 35 [Reserved] Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property I National Park Service, Department of the Interior (Parts 1—199) II Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 200—299) III Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts 300—399) IV American Battle Monuments Commission (Parts 400—499) V Smithsonian Institution (Parts 500—599) VI [Reserved] VII Library of Congress (Parts 700—799) VIII Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Parts 800—899) IX Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (Parts 900—999) X Presidio Trust (Parts 1000—1099) XI Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Parts 1100—1199) XII National Archives and Records Administration (Parts 1200—1299) XV Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust (Parts 1500—1599) XVI Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation (Parts 1600—1699) Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights I United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce (Parts 1—199) II Copyright Office, Library of Congress (Parts 200—299) III Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress (Parts 300—399) IV Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Department of Commerce (Parts 400—499) V Under Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce (Parts 500—599) Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief I Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 0—199) II Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 200—299) Title 39—Postal Service I United States Postal Service (Parts 1—999) III Postal Regulatory Commission (Parts 3000—3099) Title 40—Protection of Environment I Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1—1099) IV Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice (Parts 1400—1499) V Council on Environmental Quality (Parts 1500—1599) VI Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Parts 1600—1699) VII Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense; Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces (Parts 1700—1799) Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management Subtitle A—Federal Procurement Regulations System [Note] Subtitle B—Other Provisions Relating to Public Contracts 50 Public Contracts, Department of Labor (Parts 50-1—50-999) 51 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Parts 51-1—51-99) 60 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor (Parts 60-1—60-999) 61 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor (Parts 61-1—61-999) 62—100 [Reserved] Subtitle C—Federal Property Management Regulations System 101 Federal Property Management Regulations (Parts 101-1—101-99) 102 Federal Management Regulation (Parts 102-1—102-299) 103—104 [Reserved] 105 General Services Administration (Parts 105-1—105-999) 109 Department of Energy Property Management Regulations (Parts 109-1—109-99) 114 Department of the Interior (Parts 114-1—114-99) 115 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 115-1—115-99) 128 Department of Justice (Parts 128-1—128-99) 129—200 [Reserved] Subtitle D—Other Provisions Relating to Property Management [Reserved] Subtitle E—Federal Information Resources Management Regulations System [Reserved] Subtitle F—Federal Travel Regulation System 300 General (Parts 300-1—300-99) 301 Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances (Parts 301-1—301-99) 302 Relocation Allowances (Parts 302-1—302-99) 303 Payment of Expenses Connected with the Death of Certain Employees (Part 303-1—303-99) 304 Payment of Travel Expenses from a Non-Federal Source (Parts 304-1—304-99) Title 42—Public Health I Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 1—199) IV Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 400—599) V Office of Inspector General-Health Care, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 1000—1999) Title 43—Public Lands: Interior Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Parts 1—199) Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands I Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior (Parts 400—999) II Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior (Parts 1000—9999) III Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Parts 10000—10099) Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance I Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 0—399) IV Department of Commerce and Department of Transportation (Parts 400—499) Title 45—Public Welfare Subtitle A—Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 1—199) Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare II Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 200—299) III Office of Child Support Enforcement (Child Support Enforcement Program), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300—399) IV Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 400—499) V Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of Justice (Parts 500—599) VI National Science Foundation (Parts 600—699) VII Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 700—799) VIII Office of Personnel Management (Parts 800—899) [Reserved] X Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 1000—1099) XI National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (Parts 1100—1199) XII Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 1200—1299) XIII Office of Human Development Services, Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 1300—1399) XVI Legal Services Corporation (Parts 1600—1699) XVII National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (Parts 1700—1799) XVIII Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Parts 1800—1899) XXI Commission on Fine Arts (Parts 2100—2199) XXIII Arctic Research Commission (Part 2301) XXIV James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Parts 2400—2499) XXV Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts 2500—2599) Title 46—Shipping I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 1—199) II Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 200—399) III Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department of Homeland Security (Parts 400—499) IV Federal Maritime Commission (Parts 500—599) Title 47—Telecommunication I Federal Communications Commission (Parts 0—199) II Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Security Council (Parts 200—299) III National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 300—399) IV National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 400—499) Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1—99) 2 Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (Parts 200—299) 3 Health and Human Services (Parts 300—399) 4 Department of Agriculture (Parts 400—499) 5 General Services Administration (Parts 500—599) 6 Department of State (Parts 600—699) 7 Agency for International Development (Parts 700—799) 8 Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800—899) 9 Department of Energy (Parts 900—999) 10 Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000—1099) 12 Department of Transportation (Parts 1200—1299) 13 Department of Commerce (Parts 1300—1399) 14 Department of the Interior (Parts 1400—1499) 15 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500—1599) 16 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1600—1699) 17 Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1700—1799) 18 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts 1800—1899) 19 Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 1900—1999) 20 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 2000—2099) 21 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 2100—2199) 23 Social Security Administration (Parts 2300—2399) 24 Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 2400—2499) 25 National Science Foundation (Parts 2500—2599) 28 Department of Justice (Parts 2800—2899) 29 Department of Labor (Parts 2900—2999) 30 Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) (Parts 3000—3099) 34 Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (Parts 3400—3499) 51 Department of the Army Acquisition Regulations (Parts 5100—5199) 52 Department of the Navy Acquisition Regulations (Parts 5200—5299) 53 Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement [Reserved] 54 Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (Parts 5400—5499) 57 African Development Foundation (Parts 5700—5799) 61 Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, General Services Administration (Parts 6100—6199) 63 Department of Transportation Board of Contract Appeals (Parts 6300—6399) 99 Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget (Parts 9900—9999) Title 49—Transportation Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation (Parts 1—99) Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation I Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 100—199) II Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 200—299) III Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 300—399) IV Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 400—499) V National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 500—599) VI Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation (Parts 600—699) VII National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) (Parts 700—799) VIII National Transportation Safety Board (Parts 800—999) X Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation (Parts 1000—1399) XI Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation [Reserved] XII Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (Parts 1500—1699) Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries I United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (Parts 1—199) II National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 200—299) III International Fishing and Related Activities (Parts 300—399) IV Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior and National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce); Endangered Species Committee Regulations (Parts 400—499) V Marine Mammal Commission (Parts 500—599) VI Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts 600—699) CFR Index and Finding Aids Subject/Agency Index List of Agency Prepared Indexes Parallel Tables of Statutory Authorities and Rules List of CFR Titles, Chapters, Subchapters, and Parts Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR (Revised as of October 1, 2012) Agency CFR Title, Subtitle or Chapter Administrative Committee of the Federal Register 1, I Administrative Conference of the United States 1, III Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 36, VIII Advocacy and Outreach, Office of 7, XXV Afghanistan Reconstruction, Special Inspector General for 22, LXXXIII African Development Foundation 22, XV Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 57 Agency for International Development 2, VII; 22, II Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 7 Agricultural Marketing Service 7, I, IX, X, XI Agricultural Research Service 7, V Agriculture Department 2, IV; 5, LXXIII Advocacy and Outreach, Office of 7, XXV Agricultural Marketing Service 7, I, IX, X, XI Agricultural Research Service 7, V Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7, III; 9, I Chief Financial Officer, Office of 7, XXX Commodity Credit Corporation 7, XIV Economic Research Service 7, XXXVII Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of 2, IX; 7, XXIX Environmental Quality, Office of 7, XXXI Farm Service Agency 7, VII, XVIII Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 4 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7, IV Food and Nutrition Service 7, II Food Safety and Inspection Service 9, III Foreign Agricultural Service 7, XV Forest Service 36, II Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 7, VIII; 9, II Information Resources Management, Office of 7, XXVII Inspector General, Office of 7, XXVI National Agricultural Library 7, XLI National Agricultural Statistics Service 7, XXXVI National Institute of Food and Agriculture 7, XXXIV Natural Resources Conservation Service 7, VI Operations, Office of 7, XXVIII Procurement and Property Management, Office of 7, XXXII Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7, XVIII, XLII, L Rural Development Administration 7, XLII Rural Housing Service 7, XVIII, XXXV, L Rural Telephone Bank 7, XVI Rural Utilities Service 7, XVII, XVIII, XLII, L Secretary of Agriculture, Office of 7, Subtitle A Transportation, Office of 7, XXXIII World Agricultural Outlook Board 7, XXXVIII Air Force Department 32, VII Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 48, 53 Air Transportation Stabilization Board 14, VI Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27, I Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Bureau of 27, II AMTRAK 49, VII American Battle Monuments Commission 36, IV American Indians, Office of the Special Trustee 25, VII Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7, III; 9, I Appalachian Regional Commission 5, IX Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 36, XI Arctic Research Commission 45, XXIII Armed Forces Retirement Home 5, XI Army Department 32, V Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 51 Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Office of 34, V Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are 41, 51 Broadcasting Board of Governors 22, V Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 19 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement 30, II Census Bureau 15, I Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42, IV Central Intelligence Agency 32, XIX Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board 40, VI Chief Financial Officer, Office of 7, XXX Child Support Enforcement, Office of 45, III Children and Families, Administration for 45, II, III, IV, X Civil Rights, Commission on 5, LXVIII; 45, VII Civil Rights, Office for 34, I Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia 5, LXX Coast Guard 33, I; 46, I; 49, IV Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage) 46, III Commerce Department 2, XIII; 44, IV; 50, VI Census Bureau 15, I Economic Affairs, Under Secretary 37, V Economic Analysis, Bureau of 15, VIII Economic Development Administration 13, III Emergency Management and Assistance 44, IV Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 13 Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15, IV Industry and Security, Bureau of 15, VII International Trade Administration 15, III; 19, III National Institute of Standards and Technology 15, II National Marine Fisheries Service 50, II, IV National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15, IX; 50, II, III, IV, VI National Telecommunications and Information Administration 15, XXIII; 47, III, IV National Weather Service 15, IX Patent and Trademark Office, United States 37, I Productivity, Technology and Innovation, Assistant Secretary for 37, IV Secretary of Commerce, Office of 15, Subtitle A Technology, Under Secretary for 37, V Technology Administration 15, XI Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary for 37, IV Commercial Space Transportation 14, III Commodity Credit Corporation 7, XIV Commodity Futures Trading Commission 5, XLI; 17, I Community Planning and Development, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, V, VI Community Services, Office of 45, X Comptroller of the Currency 12, I Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission 29, IX Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 5, LXXXIV; 12, X Consumer Product Safety Commission 5, LXXI; 16, II Copyright Office 37, II Copyright Royalty Board 37, III Corporation for National and Community Service 2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV Cost Accounting Standards Board 48, 99 Council on Environmental Quality 40, V Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia 5, LXX; 28, VIII Customs and Border Protection 19, I Defense Contract Audit Agency 32, I Defense Department 2, XI; 5, XXVI; 32, Subtitle A; 40, VII Advanced Research Projects Agency 32, I Air Force Department 32, VII Army Department 32, V; 33, II; 36, III, 48, 51 Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48, 2 Defense Intelligence Agency 32, I Defense Logistics Agency 32, I, XII; 48, 54 Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III National Imagery and Mapping Agency 32, I Navy Department 32, VI; 48, 52 Secretary of Defense, Office of 2, XI; 32, I Defense Contract Audit Agency 32, I Defense Intelligence Agency 32, I Defense Logistics Agency 32, XII; 48, 54 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 10, XVII Delaware River Basin Commission 18, III District of Columbia, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 5, LXX; 28, VIII Drug Enforcement Administration 21, II East-West Foreign Trade Board 15, XIII Economic Affairs, Under Secretary 37, V Economic Analysis, Bureau of 15, VIII Economic Development Administration 13, III Economic Research Service 7, XXXVII Education, Department of 2, XXXIV; 5, LIII Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Office of 34, V Civil Rights, Office for 34, I Educational Research and Improvement, Office of 34, VII Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of 34, II Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 34 Postsecondary Education, Office of 34, VI Secretary of Education, Office of 34, Subtitle A Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of 34, III Vocational and Adult Education, Office of 34, IV Educational Research and Improvement, Office of 34, VII Election Assistance Commission 2, LVIII; 11, II Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of 34, II Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board 13, V Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board 13, IV Employee Benefits Security Administration 29, XXV Employees' Compensation Appeals Board 20, IV Employees Loyalty Board 5, V Employment and Training Administration 20, V Employment Standards Administration 20, VI Endangered Species Committee 50, IV Energy, Department of 2, IX; 5, XXIII; 10, II, III, X Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 9 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5, XXIV; 18, I Property Management Regulations 41, 109 Energy, Office of 7, XXIX Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 31, VI Environmental Protection Agency 2, XV; 5, LIV; 40, I, IV, VII Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 15 Property Management Regulations 41, 115 Environmental Quality, Office of 7, XXXI Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5, LXII; 29, XIV Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, I Executive Office of the President 3, I Administration, Office of 5, XV Environmental Quality, Council on 40, V Management and Budget, Office of 2, Subtitle A; 5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI; 48, 99 National Drug Control Policy, Office of 21, III National Security Council 32, XXI; 47, 2 Presidential Documents 3 Science and Technology Policy, Office of 32, XXIV; 47, II Trade Representative, Office of the United States 15, XX Export-Import Bank of the United States 2, XXXV; 5, LII; 12, IV Family Assistance, Office of 45, II Farm Credit Administration 5, XXXI; 12, VI Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation 5, XXX; 12, XIV Farm Service Agency 7, VII, XVIII Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 1 Federal Aviation Administration 14, I Commercial Space Transportation 14, III Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX Federal Communications Commission 5, XXIX; 47, I Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of 41, 60 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7, IV Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 5, XXII; 12, III Federal Election Commission 5, XXXVII; 11, I Federal Emergency Management Agency 44, I Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 21 Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation 48, 16 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5, XXIV; 18, I Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 12, XI Federal Financing Bank 12, VIII Federal Highway Administration 23, I, II Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 1, IV Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office 12, XVII Federal Housing Finance Agency 5, LXXX; 12, XII Federal Housing Finance Board 12, IX Federal Labor Relations Authority 5, XIV, XLIX; 22, XIV Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 31, VII Federal Management Regulation 41, 102 Federal Maritime Commission 46, IV Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 29, XII Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 5, LXXIV; 29, XXVII Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49, III Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 28, III Federal Procurement Policy Office 48, 99 Federal Property Management Regulations 41, 101 Federal Railroad Administration 49, II Federal Register, Administrative Committee of 1, I Federal Register, Office of 1, II Federal Reserve System 12, II Board of Governors 5, LVIII Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 5, VI, LXXVI Federal Service Impasses Panel 5, XIV Federal Trade Commission 5, XLVII; 16, I Federal Transit Administration 49, VI Federal Travel Regulation System 41, Subtitle F Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 31, X Financial Research Office 12, XVI Financial Stability Oversight Council 12, XIII Fine Arts, Commission on 45, XXI Fiscal Service 31, II Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 50, I, IV Food and Drug Administration 21, I Food and Nutrition Service 7, II Food Safety and Inspection Service 9, III Foreign Agricultural Service 7, XV Foreign Assets Control, Office of 31, V Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States 45, V Foreign Service Grievance Board 22, IX Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel 22, XIV Foreign Service Labor Relations Board 22, XIV Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15, IV Forest Service 36, II General Services Administration 5, LVII; 41, 105 Contract Appeals, Board of 48, 61 Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 5 Federal Management Regulation 41, 102 Federal Property Management Regulations 41, 101 Federal Travel Regulation System 41, Subtitle F General 41, 300 Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel Expenses 41, 304 Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death of Certain Employees 41, 303 Relocation Allowances 41, 302 Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances 41, 301 Geological Survey 30, IV Government Accountability Office 4, I Government Ethics, Office of 5, XVI Government National Mortgage Association 24, III Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 7, VIII; 9, II Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation 45, XVIII Health and Human Services, Department of 2, III; 5, XLV; 45, Subtitle A, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42, IV Child Support Enforcement, Office of 45, III Children and Families, Administration for 45, II, III, IV, X Community Services, Office of 45, X Family Assistance, Office of 45, II Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 3 Food and Drug Administration 21, I Human Development Services, Office of 45, XIII Indian Health Service 25, V Inspector General (Health Care), Office of 42, V Public Health Service 42, I Refugee Resettlement, Office of 45, IV Homeland Security, Department of 2, XXX; 6, I; 8, I Coast Guard 33, I; 46, I; 49, IV Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage) 46, III Customs and Border Protection 19, I Federal Emergency Management Agency 44, I Human Resources Management and Labor Relations Systems 5, XCVII Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau 19, IV Transportation Security Administration 49, XII HOPE for Homeowners Program, Board of Directors of 24, XXIV Housing and Urban Development, Department of 2, XXIV; 5, LXV; 24, Subtitle B Community Planning and Development, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, V, VI Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, I Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 24 Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office of 12, XVII Government National Mortgage Association 24, III Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, II, VIII, X, XX Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, Office of 24, IV Inspector General, Office of 24, XII Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, IX Secretary, Office of 24, Subtitle A, VII Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, II, VIII, X, XX Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, Office of 24, IV Human Development Services, Office of 45, XIII Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau 19, IV Immigration Review, Executive Office for 8, V Independent Counsel, Office of 28, VII Indian Affairs, Bureau of 25, I, V Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary 25, VI Indian Arts and Crafts Board 25, II Indian Health Service 25, V Industry and Security, Bureau of 15, VII Information Resources Management, Office of 7, XXVII Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration 32, XX Inspector General Agriculture Department 7, XXVI Health and Human Services Department 42, V Housing and Urban Development Department 24, XII, XV Institute of Peace, United States 22, XVII Inter-American Foundation 5, LXIII; 22, X Interior Department 2, XIV American Indians, Office of the Special Trustee 25, VII Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement 30, II Endangered Species Committee 50, IV Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 14 Federal Property Management Regulations System 41, 114 Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 50, I, IV Geological Survey 30, IV Indian Affairs, Bureau of 25, I, V Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary 25, VI Indian Arts and Crafts Board 25, II Land Management, Bureau of 43, II National Indian Gaming Commission 25, III National Park Service 36, I Natural Resource Revenue, Office of 30, XII Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of 30, V Reclamation, Bureau of 43, I Secretary of the Interior, Office of 2, XIV; 43, Subtitle A Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of 30, VII Internal Revenue Service 26, I International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, United States Section 22, XI International Development, United States Agency for 22, II Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 7 International Development Cooperation Agency, United States 22, XII International Joint Commission, United States and Canada 22, IV International Organizations Employees Loyalty Board 5, V International Trade Administration 15, III; 19, III International Trade Commission, United States 19, II Interstate Commerce Commission 5, XL Investment Security, Office of 31, VIII Iraq Reconstruction, Special Inspector General for 5, LXXXVII James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 45, XXIV Japan-United States Friendship Commission 22, XVI Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries 20, VIII Justice Department 2, XXVIII; 5, XXVIII; 28, I, XI; 40, IV Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Bureau of 27, II Drug Enforcement Administration 21, II Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 28 Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 28, III Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States 45, V Immigration Review, Executive Office for 8, V Offices of Independent Counsel 28, VI Prisons, Bureau of 28, V Property Management Regulations 41, 128 Labor Department 5, XLII Employee Benefits Security Administration 29, XXV Employees' Compensation Appeals Board 20, IV Employment and Training Administration 20, V Employment Standards Administration 20, VI Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 29 Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of 41, 60 Federal Procurement Regulations System 41, 50 Labor-Management Standards, Office of 29, II, IV Mine Safety and Health Administration 30, I Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29, XVII Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 20, VII Public Contracts 41, 50 Secretary of Labor, Office of 29, Subtitle A Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 41, 61; 20, IX Wage and Hour Division 29, V Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of 20, I Labor-Management Standards, Office of 29, II, IV Land Management, Bureau of 43, II Legal Services Corporation 45, XVI Library of Congress 36, VII Copyright Office 37, II Copyright Royalty Board 37, III Local Television Loan Guarantee Board 7, XX Management and Budget, Office of 5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI; 48, 99 Marine Mammal Commission 50, V Maritime Administration 46, II Merit Systems Protection Board 5, II, LXIV Micronesian Status Negotiations, Office for 32, XXVII Millennium Challenge Corporation 22, XIII Mine Safety and Health Administration 30, I Minority Business Development Agency 15, XIV Miscellaneous Agencies 1, IV Monetary Offices 31, I Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation 36, XVI Museum and Library Services, Institute of 2, XXXI National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2, XVIII; 5, LIX; 14, V Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 18 National Agricultural Library 7, XLI National Agricultural Statistics Service 7, XXXVI National and Community Service, Corporation for 2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV National Archives and Records Administration 2, XXVI; 5, LXVI; 36, XII Information Security Oversight Office 32, XX National Capital Planning Commission 1, IV National Commission for Employment Policy 1, IV National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 45, XVII National Council on Disability 34, XII National Counterintelligence Center 32, XVIII National Credit Union Administration 12, VII National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council 28, IX National Drug Control Policy, Office of 21, III National Endowment for the Arts 2, XXXII National Endowment for the Humanities 2, XXXIII National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 45, XI National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23, II, III; 47, VI; 49, V National Imagery and Mapping Agency 32, I National Indian Gaming Commission 25, III National Institute for Literacy 34, XI National Institute of Food and Agriculture 7, XXXIV National Institute of Standards and Technology 15, II National Intelligence, Office of Director of 32, XVII National Labor Relations Board 5, LXI; 29, I National Marine Fisheries Service 50, II, IV National Mediation Board 29, X National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15, IX; 50, II, III, IV, VI National Park Service 36, I National Railroad Adjustment Board 29, III National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) 49, VII National Science Foundation 2, XXV; 5, XLIII; 45, VI Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 25 National Security Council 32, XXI National Security Council and Office of Science and Technology Policy 47, II National Telecommunications and Information Administration 15, XXIII; 47, III, IV National Transportation Safety Board 49, VIII Natural Resources Conservation Service 7, VI Natural Resource Revenue, Office of 30, XII Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Office of 25, IV Navy Department 32, VI Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 52 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 24, XXV Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission 10, XVIII Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2, XX; 5, XLVIII; 10, I Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 20 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29, XVII Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 29, XX Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of 30, V Offices of Independent Counsel 28, VI Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 20, VII Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust 36, XV Operations Office 7, XXVIII Overseas Private Investment Corporation 5, XXXIII; 22, VII Patent and Trademark Office, United States 37, I Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel Expenses 41, 304 Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death of Certain Employees 41, 303 Peace Corps 2, XXXVII; 22, III Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 36, IX Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 29, XL Personnel Management, Office of 5, I, XXXV; 45, VIII Human Resources Management and Labor Relations Systems, Department of Homeland Security 5, XCVII Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 17 Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 21 Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation 48, 16 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49, I Postal Regulatory Commission 5, XLVI; 39, III Postal Service, United States 5, LX; 39, I Postsecondary Education, Office of 34, VI President's Commission on White House Fellowships 1, IV Presidential Documents 3 Presidio Trust 36, X Prisons, Bureau of 28, V Procurement and Property Management, Office of 7, XXXII Productivity, Technology and Innovation, Assistant Secretary 37, IV Public Contracts, Department of Labor 41, 50 Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant Secretary for 24, IX Public Health Service 42, I Railroad Retirement Board 20, II Reclamation, Bureau of 43, I Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board 4, II Refugee Resettlement, Office of 45, IV Relocation Allowances 41, 302 Research and Innovative Technology Administration 49, XI Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7, XVIII, XLII, L Rural Development Administration 7, XLII Rural Housing Service 7, XVIII, XXXV, L Rural Telephone Bank 7, XVI Rural Utilities Service 7, XVII, XVIII, XLII, L Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 33, IV Science and Technology Policy, Office of 32, XXIV Science and Technology Policy, Office of, and National Security Council 47, II Secret Service 31, IV Securities and Exchange Commission 5, XXXIV; 17, II Selective Service System 32, XVI Small Business Administration 2, XXVII; 13, I Smithsonian Institution 36, V Social Security Administration 2, XXIII; 20, III; 48, 23 Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, United States 5, XI Special Counsel, Office of 5, VIII Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of 34, III State Department 2, VI; 22, I; 28, XI Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 6 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of 30, VII Surface Transportation Board 49, X Susquehanna River Basin Commission 18, VIII Technology Administration 15, XI Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary for 37, IV Technology, Under Secretary for 37, V Tennessee Valley Authority 5, LXIX; 18, XIII Thrift Supervision Office, Department of the Treasury 12, V Trade Representative, United States, Office of 15, XX Transportation, Department of 2, XII; 5, L Commercial Space Transportation 14, III Contract Appeals, Board of 48, 63 Emergency Management and Assistance 44, IV Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 12 Federal Aviation Administration 14, I Federal Highway Administration 23, I, II Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49, III Federal Railroad Administration 49, II Federal Transit Administration 49, VI Maritime Administration 46, II National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23, II, III; 47, IV; 49, V Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49, I Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 33, IV Secretary of Transportation, Office of 14, II; 49, Subtitle A Surface Transportation Board 49, X Transportation Statistics Bureau 49, XI Transportation, Office of 7, XXXIII Transportation Security Administration 49, XII Transportation Statistics Bureau 49, XI Travel Allowances, Temporary Duty (TDY) 41, 301 Treasury Department 5, XXI; 12, XV; 17, IV; 31, IX Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27, I Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 12, XVIII Comptroller of the Currency 12, I Customs and Border Protection 19, I Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 31, VI Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 10 Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 31, VII Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 31, X Fiscal Service 31, II Foreign Assets Control, Office of 31, V Internal Revenue Service 26, I Investment Security, Office of 31, VIII Monetary Offices 31, I Secret Service 31, IV Secretary of the Treasury, Office of 31, Subtitle A Thrift Supervision, Office of 12, V Truman, Harry S. Scholarship Foundation 45, XVIII United States and Canada, International Joint Commission 22, IV United States and Mexico, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section 22, XI Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission 43, III Veterans Affairs Department 2, VIII; 38, I Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 8 Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 41, 61; 20, IX Vice President of the United States, Office of 32, XXVIII Vocational and Adult Education, Office of 34, IV Wage and Hour Division 29, V Water Resources Council 18, VI Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of 20, I World Agricultural Outlook Board 7, XXXVIII 50 CFR (10-1-12 Edition) List of CFR Sections Affected List of CFR Sections Affected

All changes in this volume of the Code of Federal Regulations which were made by documents published in the Federal Register since January 1, 2001, are enumerated in the following list. Entries indicate the nature of the changes effected. Page numbers refer to Federal Register pages. The user should consult the entries for chapters and parts as well as sections for revisions.

For the period before January 1, 2001, see the “List of CFR Sections Affected, 1949-1963, 1964-1972, 1973-1985, and 1986-2000” published in 11 separate volumes.

2001 50 CFR 66 FR Page Chapter VI 660Fishing restrictions 2389, 11119, 22469, 35388, 35761, 44552, 49875, 57687 Specifications 2338, 10209, 18409, 28676 Temporary regulations 17373, 34583, 38573, 42453, 45634, 45635, 54721 Inseason adjustments 17639, 36212, 46403, 46966, 49322, 50851, 52062, 63199, 66811 Fishery management measures 23185 Technical correction 38162, 55599 Harvest guidelines 38571 Specifications 48370 Reallocation 54166 660.12Amended; eff. to 6-8-02; interim 63632 660.21(l) added; interim 31564 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.22(z), (aa) and (bb) stayed; (ee) through (ll) added; interim; eff, 2-22-01 through 8-20-01 11121 (ee) revised; eff. 3-14-01 through 8-20-01 15359 (ee) through (ll) stayed; (mm) through (tt) added; interim 31564 660.23(a) stayed, (c) added; interim; eff, 2-22-01 through 8-20-01 11121 (a) stay terminated; (c) stayed; interim 31564 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.28(c) stayed; interim; eff, 2-22-01 through 8-20-01 11121 (c) stay terminated; interim 31564 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.32(a)(3), (b)(4), (5) and (e) added; interim 31564 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.33Added; interim; eff, 2-22-01 through 8-20-01 11121 (a)(4) added; eff. 3-14-01 through 8-20-01 15359 Stayed 31564 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.34Added; interim 31564 Regulation at 66 FR 31564 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.35Added; interim 31565 (a)(7) suspended; (a)(10) added; eff. through 6-8-02; interim 63632 Regulation at 66 FR 31565 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.36Added; interim 31565 Regulation at 66 FR 31565 eff. date extended to 6-8-02 63630 660.302Amended 20612, 29733, 40919, 41157 660.306(y) added 20613 (n) revised 40919 (s) and (t) revised 41157 660.321(b) revised 29733 660.323(a)(3)(vi) added; (b) revised 29733 (a)(2) revised 41157 660.333(a) revised; (h)(1)(i) and (ii) removed; (h)(1)(iii) and (iv) redesignated as (h)(1)(i) and (ii) 29734 Revised 40919 (a) revised 41158 660.334Revised 40919 (b), (c)(1)(i) and (d)(1) revised; (c)(3) and (d)(3) added 41158 Corrected 45786 660.335Removed 29734 Added 40919 (c) through (h) redesignated as (d) through (i); new (c) added; heading, new (d)(1) and (e)(3) revised 41158 660.336Removed 40922 660.337Removed 29734 660.338(b) removed; (c) redesignated as (b) 29734 Revised 40922 660.340Revised 40922 660.360Added 20613 660.402Amended 29241 660.408(c)(1)(ii) and (vi) amended; (c)(1)(v) and (A) revised; (c)(1)(viii) and (ix) redesignated as (ix) and (x); new (c)(1)(viii) added 29241 660.410Heading, (a) and (b)(1) revised 29241 660.518Added 44987 660.519Added 44987 679Fishery management measures 742, 3501, 34125 Authority citation revised 7309 Temporary regulations 9679, 9680, 10637, 10969, 11123, 12739, 12912, 13028, 13266, 13671, 14343, 14863, 15201, 15359, 15360, 16155, 16409, 16410, 16619, 17373, 17087, 17088, 17089, 17815, 21691, 21886, 21887, 23196, 27043, 28132, 28679, 29241, 29511, 29512, 31849, 35761, 36213, 36492, 37166, 37600, 38166, 38167, 38573, 38574, 39119, 41455, 42455, 42969, 45786, 46404, 46967, 47417, 47418, 47591, 50576, 52713, 53736, 55128, 64380 Nomenclature change 27909 Reallocation 49146, 50858 Notification 64915 679.1Introductory text, (d) introductory text and (1)(i)(B) revised 27909 679.2Amended; interim 7309 Amended; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01 7327 Amended 13677, 43526, 47417 Corrected 16014, 34852 Amended; (A)(1) through (15) redesignated as (2) through (16); new (16) revised; new (1) added 27909 Regulation at 66 FR 7330 eff. date extended to 1-14-02 35911 Regulation at 66 FR 7309 eff. date extended 37179 679.4(l) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 12-31-01 7310 (g)(5)(iii)(A) correctly revised 13857 (d)(1)(i) revised 27910 679.5(a)(4)(iv), (f)(3), (i)(1)(iii) and (o) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 12-31-01; (f)(4) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01 7314 (l)(7)(ii)(C)(4)(i) correctly revised 13672 (l)(1)(iv), (2)(iv)(A)(2), (vi), (3)(i)(A), (ii), (4) and (5)(i) revised 27910 Regulation at 66 FR 7314 eff. date extended in part 37179 (p) added 43526 679.7(a)(11) and (b) stayed to 7-17-01; (a)(17) and (j) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01 7315 (k) correctly added; interim 26809 (f)(14) revised 27910 (f)(4) amended 33031 Regulation at 66 FR 26809 eff. date extended 35911 Regulation at 66 FR 7315 eff. date extended in part 37179 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), (ii)(B) and (c)(2)(ii) stayed; (a)(5)(i)(B), (ii)(C), (c)(2)(iii) and (7) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01; (d)(1)(iv) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 12-31-01 7315 (b)(1)(iii)(A) revised; (f)(3) added 13677 (a)(5)(i)(D), (E) and (c)(3)(iv) added; (d)(1)(iv) stayed; (d)(1)(v) added; eff. 1-18-01 to 7-17-01; interim 7330 Regulation at 66 FR 7330 eff. date extended to 1-14-02 35911 Regulation at 66 FR 7315 eff. date extended in part; (a)(7)(i)(C)(2) stayed; (a)(5)(i)(C), (7)(i)(C)(4) and (c)(7) added 37179 (b)(1)(iv) removed; (b)(1)(v) redesignated as new (b)(1)(iv) 41807 679.21(d)(8) and (e)(3)(v) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 12-31-01 7316 679.22(k) correctly designated as (l) 1375 (a)(7), (8) and (b)(2) stayed; (a)(11), (12), (13), (b)(3) and (5) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01; (a)(11)(v), (12)(v) and (b)(3)(iv) added; interim; eff. 6-10-01 through 7-17-01 7316 Corrected; (a)(11)(iv)(D)(1) table, (2), (v)(A)(2), (3) and (C) correctly added 15657 (a)(12)(iii)(A), (iv), (v)(C), (b)(3)(iv)(C) correctly added; (b)(5) correctly redesignated as (b)(6) 15658 (a)(15) and (b)(8) added; interim; eff. 6-10-01; (a)(13) and (b)(6) stayed; (a)(14) and (b)(7) added; interim; eff. 3-23-01 through 7-17-01 17086 Regulation at 66 FR 7316 eff. date extended in part 37179 (a)(5)(i) stayed; (a)(5)(iv), (11), (12)(i), (ii), (iii)(A), (iv) through (viii), (13), (b)(3), (6) and (7) added 37180 (a)(12)(vii) correctly removed; (a)(12)(viii) correctly redesignated as (a)(12)(vii); (a)(13)(iii)(C) and (b)(7)(ii)(B) correctly added 48372 679.23(d)(2), (e)(2) and (4)(iii) stayed; (d)(3), (4), (e)(4)(iv), (v), (5) and (6) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01 7319 (e)(6)(i) stayed; (e)(6)(iii) added; interim; eff. 3-23-01 through 7-17-01 17087 (d)(4) and (e)(6)(iii) stayed; (d)(5) and (e)(6)(iv) added; eff. 6-10-01 through 7-17-01 31848 Regulation at 66 FR 7319 eff. date extended in part 37179 (d)(4) and (e)(6)(iii) added 37182 679.26(b)(l)(vi) corrected 53122 679.31(f) revised 13678 (f) suspended; (g) added 37182 679.32(a)(2) revised; (e) added 13678 679.40(a)(6)(i) revised 27910 679.41(h)(2) and (k) revised 27910 679.42(j)(6) added 27911 679.43(c) revised 27911 679.50(c)(5) and (d)(5) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 12-31-01 7320 (c)(4)(i), (5) and (d)(5) stayed; (c)(4)(vi), (6) and (d)(6) added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01 7331 Regulation at 66 FR 7331 eff. date extended to 1-14-02 35911 679.59—679.64 (Subpart F)Added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 12-31-01 7320 679.60Corrected 15658 679Tables 12, 13 and 20 stayed; Table 21 added; interim; eff. 1-18-01 through 7-17-01 7323 Corrected 15659 Tables 21 through 24 added 37182 Table 14 removed; tables 14a, b, c, 16, 17 and 18 added; table 15 revised 43527 Table 21 correctly revised 44074 Table 22 correctly revised 44079 Table 23 correctly revised 44081 Table 24 correctly revised 44084 Tables 22, 23, and 24 correctly revised; interim 48372 Table 14A correctly added 55124 Table 15 correctly revised 55125 Table 16 correctly added 55126 Table 18 correctly added 55128 697Fishing restrictions 13443 Fishery management measures 20202 697.2Amended 8910, 14501 697.4(d)(1) revised; (p) added 14501 697.7(e) added 8911 (c)(1)(vii) through (x) revised 14501 697.19(e) added 14502 697.21(g) added 14502 697.22Introductory text and (a)(1) revised 8911 697.23(f) added 8911 697.26Added 14502 2002 50 CFR 67 FR Page Chapter VI 660Temporary regulations 1540, 16322, 52892, 56497, 57345, 58733 Inseason adjustments 20056, 30604, 44778, 47334, 49875, 50835, 52889, 52891, 60599, 61041 Technical correction 3821, 3823, 3824, 7289, 40871, 48571, 55166, 61994 Specifications 18117 Demonstration project proposals 18512 Fishery management measures 30616, 47470, 61994, 62204, 62401, 63055, 63057, 64826, 65514, 65728—65730, 70018, 79889 Restrictions 39632 OMB number 57346 Fishery management measures; eff. 9-10-02 through 3-12-03 57973 Reallocation 60601 660.1(c) added 6201 660.12Amended 4371, 11945, 34412, 65906 Amended; eff. 10-4-02 56501 660.14(a) revised; eff. 10-04-02 56501 (b), (c), (e) and (f)(2) amended 65906 660.15(e) and (j) amended 65906 660.17(a), (c), (d), (e)(1), (2), (4) and (k) amended 65906 660.21(l) added 40235 (l) and (d) through (k) redesignated as (n) and (e) through new (l); new (l)(1) revised; (d) and (m) added; eff. 10-4-02 56502 (l) introductory text and (1) through (4) amended 65906 660.22(uu) added 4371 (nn) suspended; (vv) and (ww) added; interim 16325 (hh) and (ii) removed; (jj) through (tt) added 40235 (z) through (dd) revised; (ee) through (ii) added 34412 Amended; (i) revised; (vv) added; eff. 10-4-02 56502 660.23(a) and (b) amended 65906 660.27(e), (f)(1), (2) introductory text and (i) amended 65906 660.28(b), (e), (g), (h), (i)(1) and (2)(ii) amended 65906 660.31(c)(2), (d)(2) and (g)(2) amended 65906 Corrected 69479 660.32(a)(1) and (2) redesignated as (a)(4) and (5); new (a)(1) and (2) added; (a)(3) revised 40236 Corrected 48576 660.33Added 40236 660.34(i) added; interim 16325 Redesignated from 660.36 and revised 40237 660.35Added 34412 660.36Added 34413 Redesignated as 660.34 40237 660.37Added 4371 660.38Added 4371 660.43(b) amended 65906 660.50(c) amended 65906 660.51(a), (b), (c)(1), (2), (d) through (g)(2) and (j)(2) amended 65906 660.52(a), (b)(1), (3) amended 65906 660.53(c)(2) and (d)(2) amended 65906 660.65(a) and (d) amended 65906 660.66Introductory text and (a) amended 65906 660.67(c)(1), (2), (4), (d)(2)(iii) and (iv) amended 65906 660.81(e) amended 65906 660.82(c) introductory text revised 11945 660.84(c)(2) and (4) amended 65906 660.85(a) amended 65906 660.86Revised 11945 660.88Revised 11945 660.302Amended 65906 660.321(a) amended 65906 660.323(a)(2)(ii) revised 10525 (a)(2)(ii)(A) revised 15338 660.324(d) and (f) amended 65905 (d) amended 65906 660.334(d)(2) and (3) redesignated as (d)(3) and (4); new (d)(2) added; new (d)(3) and (4) revised 65905 660.335(d)(1), (2) and (e)(1) revised 65906 660.339Amended 65906 660.350(b)(3) amended 65906 660.402Amended 65906 660.409(a)(1) and (b)(1) amended 65906 660.411(c) amended 65906 660Figure 2 amended 4371 Table 1 revised 11945 Figure 3 removed 34412 679Fishery management measures 1160, 1163 Notification 3447, 9928 Temporary regulations 3126, 3446, 3825, 4677, 6202, 6662, 6882, 8906, 9416, 10113, 10635, 10847, 11262, 11608, 12486, 13101, 14882, 15126, 16325, 20057, 34624, 35448, 36541, 37726, 40621, 41639, 45069, 45673, 45920, 45921, 46611, 47335, 47336, 47471, 47472, 47740, 48416, 48417, 49877, 50604, 51129, 51130, 51499, 55730, 56230, 56231, 56934, 57184, 57185, 60602, 61291, 61292, 61826, 61827, 62212, 62651, 62910, 63312, 64066, 65046, 66575, 67798, 70557, 70858, 71489, 76998, 77439, 78733, 78739 Comment request 4677, 34860 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements 5749 Bycatch rate standards 36845 Table 3 correctly added 46024 Inseason adjustments 56766 Reallocation 57183 Authority citation revised; eff. to 12-31-07 79721 679.1Nomenclature change 4148 (g) amended 13293 (i) heading revised 44094 (k) revised; eff. to 12-31-07 79721 679.2Amended 999, 4106, 13293, 18138, 64316, 72610 Nomenclature change 4148 Corrected 22010, 22017, 22018, 55170, 71112 Amended; eff. to 12-31-07 79721 679.4(b)(5)(iv)(E) and (F) added 999 (a)(1) through (6) redesignated as (a)(3) through (8); (a) introductory text, (1), (2) and (3)(v) added; (a) heading, (3) heading, (b)(3), (4)(ii), (5), (d) heading, (2), (3) heading, (i)(A), (f)(2) and (4)(ii) revised 4107 Nomenclature change 4148 (k)(1)(i) revised; (k)(9) added; eff. in part 1-1-03 18138 Corrected 22010 (i) heading corrected 22018 (k)(9)(iii)(D) corrected 53321 (b)(5)(vi) and (vii) amended 64317 (a)(1)(iii) revised; (k)(10), and (l) added; eff. to 12-31-07 79723 679.5(n)(2)(iii)(A)(4) added 999 (a) through (k), (l)(1) through (6), (7)(i)(C)(3)(ii), (4)(i), (D) and (m) through (o) revised 4108 Nomenclature change 4148 Corrected 5148 (a)(7)(iv)(C) table, (g)(4)(ii)(B) and (l)(2)(iv)(J)(1) corrected; (b)(5)(v) and (n)(3)(B)(4) correctly added 22011 (n)(2)(iii)(B)(4) amended 64317 679.6Nomenclature change 4148 Heading, (a) and (f) corrected 22018 679.7(a)(11), (b), (c)(3), (d)(16) and (23) suspended; (a)(18) and (k) added (temporary); (a)(7)(iii) through (vii), (17), (19), (d)(26) and (j) added; eff. in part through 7-8-02 999 Nomenclature change 4148 (a)(10) and (11) revised 4132 (d)(26) removed; (d)(11), (16), (23) and (f)(8) revised; regulation at 67 FR 999 superseded in part 18139 (a)(18) correctly added; (f)(8) suspended; (f)(16) added; eff. in part through 7-8-02 21604 Regulation at 67 FR 999 eff. date extended in part to 12-31-02 34860 (a)(7)(iii), (iv), (v), (vii), (17), (18), (19), (f)(16), (j) and (k) amended 64316 (f)(8)(ii)(B)(2) correctly revised 71112 (a)(3) revised 72611 (a)(7), and (k) revised; eff. to 12-31-07 79728 (d)(15) amended; eff. to 12-31-07 79738 679.8Amended 4148 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), (ii)(B), (7)(i)(C)(2), (3), (ii)(A), (iii)(A), (B), (f)(2) and (3) suspended (temporary); (a)(5)(i)(B), (F), (ii)(C), (6)(ii), (iii), (7)(i)(C)(4), (5), (ii)(D), (E), (iii)(D), (8)(ii)(C), (iii), (11), (b)(2)(i), (ii), (d)(4) and (f)(4) added; eff. in part through 7-8-02 1000 Nomenclature change 4148 (f)(4) removed; (f)(2) revised; regulation at 67 FR 1000 superseded in part 18139 (a)(7)(ii)(D) and (E) revised 21605 Regulation at 67 FR 1000 eff. date extended in part to 12-31-02 34860 (a)(8)(iii) and (A) correctly revised 45673 (a)(5)(i)(B), (F), (ii)(C), (6)(ii), (iii), (7)(i)(C)(4), (5), (ii)(d), (E), (iii)(D), (8)(ii)(C), (iii), (11), (b)(2)(i), (ii) and (d)(4) amended 64317 (a)(5)(ii) redesignated as (a)(5)(iii); new (a)(5)(ii) and (d)(1)(iv) added; (a)(5)(i)(A), (6), (b)(1)(i) and (c)(4) revised; eff. to 12-31-07 79730 679.21(b)(1), (e)(1)(ii) and (iii) revised 4132 Nomenclature change 4148 (d)(8) and (e)(3)(v) added; eff. to 12-31-07 79731 679.22(a)(5)(i), (ii), (iii), (7), (8) and (b)(2) suspended (temporary); (a)(5)(iv), (11), (12), (b)(3) and (6) added; eff. in part through 7-8-02 1002 Nomenclature change 4148 (a)(11)(v) and (b)(3)(iii) revised 21605 (a)(5)(iv), (11), (12), (b)(3) and (6) amended 64317 (b)(7) added 70860 679.23(d)(2), (e)(2), (3) and (4)(iii) suspended (temporary); (d)(3), (4), (e)(4)(iv), (v), (5), (6), (7) and (i) added; eff. in part through 7-8-02 1003 (e)(6)(i) suspended (temporary) 1004 Nomenclature change 4148 Regulation at 67 FR 1000 eff. date extended in part to 12-31-02 34860 (d)(3), (4), (e)(4)(iv), (v), (5), (6), (7) and (i) amended 64317 679.24(b)(2) removed; (a) heading, (1) and (b)(3) revised 4133 Nomenclature change 4148 679.26Nomenclature change; eff. in part (OMB number pending 4148 679.28(f)(3)(viii) added (temporary) 1004 (f)(3)(ii) and (iv) suspended; (f)(3)(viii) corrected; (f)(3)(ix) added; eff. through 7-8-02 21605 Regulation at 67 FR 1004 eff. date extended in part to 12-31-02 34860 (f)(3)(viii) and (ix) amended 64317 (c) revised; (g) added; eff. in part to 12-31-07 79731 679.30Nomenclature change 4148 (a) amended; eff. to 12-31-07 79738 679.31(f) suspended (temporary); (g) added 1004 (d) revised 13293 (g) amended 64317 (a) revised; eff. to 12-31-07 79733 679.32(a)(2) and (e) suspended (temporary) 1004 (a)(2) removed; (a)(1) redesignated as (a) 4133 Nomenclature change 4148 (c)(1)(i) amended; (c)(2)(i)(A), (ii)(A) and (f)(4) revised 18140 Regulation at 67 FR 1000 eff. date extended in part to 12-31-02 34860 (a) suspended through 12-31-02 64317 (c)(3)(vi) added; eff. to 12-31-07 79733 (c) and (d) amended; eff. to 12-31-07 79738 679.40(a)(2)(i)(C) and (D) added 4133 679.41Nomenclature change 4148 (i)(2) removed; (i)(3) redesignated as (i)(2) 4133 679.42(c)(2) revised; (c)(3) added 4133 (e) and (j)(2) through (4) revised; (i)(3) and (j)(7) added 20918 (c)(2) corrected 22011 679.43Nomenclature change 4148 (a) amended 64317 (e) revised 72611 679.45(a)(4)(iii) and (iv) revised 4133 679.50(c)(4)(i) suspended; (c)(4)(iv) added (temporary); (c)(1)(x) and (6) added 1005 Nomenclature change 4148 (c)(4)(vi)(B) suspended; (c)(4)(vi)(C) added; eff. through 7-8-02 21605 (c)(1)(x), (4)(vi) introductory text, (c)(4)(vi)(C) and (6) amended 64317 (c)(4)(i) through (iv), (v)(A), (B), (vi)(A), (B), (C), (6)(ii) and (d)(4)(i) amended; (j) removed; (e) through (i) redesignated as (f) through (j); new (e) added; heading, new (h), (i) and (j) revised; eff. date confirmed 72611 Heading and (c)(4)(i) revised; (c)(6) removed; (d)(5) added; eff. to 12-31-07 79733 (c)(4), (d)(4), and (h)(1) amended; eff. to 12-31-07 79738 679.60-679.65(Subpart F) added; eff. to 12-31-07 79734 679Figure 3b revised 4134 Figures 19 and 20 added 4134 Tables 1 through 3 revised 4137 Tables 4, 5 and 6 suspended; eff. through 7-8-02 1005 Regulation at 67 FR 1005 eff. date extended to 12-31-02 34860 Table 9 revised 4137 Table 9 corrected 22012 Table 10 revised 4137 Table 10 corrected 22013 Table 11 revised 4137 Table 11 corrected 22016 Table 11 revised 64317 Tables 21, 22, 23, and 24 added 1005 Table 23 amended 21605 2003 50 CFR 68 FR Page Chapter VI 660Technical correction 4719, 18167, 27004, 35575 Fishery management measures 23901, 23913, 32680, 40187, 41085, 42643, 43474, 46113, 49721, 52703, 53053, 57379, 60865, 61373, 61634, 66355 Temporary regulations 53685 660.22Regulation at 67 FR 40236 corrected 13857 660.302Amended (temporary) 934 Amended; eff. 10-6-03 52521 Amended 11182, 62381 660.303Revised 62381 660.304(a) through (f) suspended; (g) through (j) added (temporary) 934 Heading, (a) heading, (b), (c) and (d) revised 11231 Correctly revised 23924 Revised 62382 660.306(z), (aa) and (bb) added 62383 660.321(a), (b) and (c) revised; eff. 10-6-03 52522 660.322(b)(5) suspended; (b)(6) and (7) added (temporary) 935 (b)(5) revised; (b)(6) added 11231 (b)(7) added 62384 660.323(b) revised 11231 (a)(2)(ii)(C)(1), (3)(i)(A)(1), (iv) introductory text, (b) introductory text, (1)(i) introductory text and (ii) revised; eff. 10-6-03 52522 660.324(d) and (j) revised; eff. 10-6-03 52522 660.332(a) introductory text, (b)(3) and (e) revised; eff. 10-6-03 52522 660.333(c)(2) revised; eff. 10-6-03 52522 660.350(a)(6) revised; eff. 10-6-03 52522 660.359Added 62384 660.502Amended 3822 660.503(b)(2) and (c)(1) revised 52527 660.509Revised 52527 660.511(f) added 52527 660.512(h) added 3822 660.514Revised 3822 679Technical correction 1393, 14902 Temporary regulations 2920, 2921, 2922, 3823, 3824, 4115, 5585, 7323, 7448, 7719, 8153, 8154, 8726, 9907, 9924, 9942, 11994, 13635, 13857, 13858, 14168, 15115, 15383, 15384, 15969, 16990, 16991, 17750, 19465, 20086, 22635, 24668, 27479,31628, 34550, 37094, 37095, 40811, 40812, 41085, 41086, 41945, 41946, 43030, 44665, 43479, 43480, 45170, 45786, 46116, 46117, 46502, 47265, 47266, 47875, 50079, 51515, 52141, 52718, 52856, 54395, 55901, 56213, 56214, 56788, 57381, 57636, 57837, 58037, 58038, 59546, 59748, 59889, 67379, 67964, 68265, 69048, 69049, 75147 Fishery management measures 24668, 51928, 51929, 51931, 53687, 57634, 59345, 69047, 71036 Authority citation revised 6836, 9905 679.2Amended 209, 18162, 44480, 69976 Corrected 23367 679.4(b)(5)(vi) revised 209 (l)(6)(ii)(D)(2)(iii) added 6836 (a)(1)(i), (ii), (d) and (e) revised 44480 (k)(9)(iii)(F) revised 44667 (k)(5)(iii)(A) and (iv) revised 46118 679.5(n)(2)(iii)(B)(4) revised 209 Heading, (a)(1)(i), (ii), (15), (g), (k) and (l) revised 44481 (l)(7) added 59890 679.7(c)(3) removed; (a)(1), (17), (18), (19) and (b) revised 209 (k)(5)(i) revised 6836 (f)(6) and (12) revised 44487 (d)(16) revised 69976 679.20(a)(7)(iii)(B) and (f)(3) removed; (a)(7)(iii)(C) and (D) redesignated as (a)(7)(iii)(B) and (C); (a)(5)(i)(A), (B), (ii)(B), (6)(ii), (iii), (7)(1)(C)(2), (3), (ii)(A), (D), (iii)(A), new (B), (8)(ii)(C), (iii), (11), (b)(2)(i), (ii), (c)(2)(i), (ii) and (d)(4) revised; (e)(2)(iv) added 210 (a)(5)(iii)(B) amended 17314 (a)(5)(i)(B) redesignated as (a)(5)(i)(C); new (a)(5)(i)(B) added; (b)(2)(i) and (ii) revised 24617 (g)(1)(i), (4)(i)(B) and (ii)(B) revised 40814 (a)(7)(i)(C), (ii)(B), (C) and (iii)(A) revised 67092 679.22(a)(5), (7), (8), (b)(2) and (3) revised 212 (a)(11) revised 11006 (a)(7)(vii)(C) revised 24617 679.23(d)(2), (3), (e)(2), (3), (4)(iii), (5) and (i) revised 214 Corrected 2636 (e)(5)(i) introductory text revised; (e)(5)(iv) added 67093 679.27(b)(3) and (4) removed; (b)(5) redesignated as new (b)(3); eff. 10-2-03 52144 679.28(f)(e)(ii) and (iii) revised; (f)(4), (5) and (6) added 215 679.31(b)(3)(iv) revised 9905 Introductory text and (f) revised 69976 679.32(e) removed 215 (f)(1) revised; (f)(2) removed; (f)(3), (4) and (5) redesignated as (f)(2), (3) and (4) 44487 (c)(1)(i) revised 69977 679.42(a), (c)(1)(ii), (iv) and (2)(i) revised 44487 679.43(c) revised 44487 679.50(c)(1)(x) revised 215 (d)(3) through (6) redesignated as (d)(4) through (7); (c)(1)(vii), new (d)(4), (i)(2)(vi) and (xii) revised; new (d)(3) added 719 Regulation at 68 FR 719 corrected; (d)(5)(i), (ii)(B) and (g)(2)(ii)(B)(2) amended 15970 (a) corrected 37096 (c)(4)(v)(A) and (B) revised 49374 (g)(1)(iii)(A), (B), (C), (2), (iii)(B) and (C) revised; (g)(3) added 58041 679.61(a) revised 6836 Regulation at 67 FR 79692 confirmed 51146 679.62(b) revised; (c) added (OMB numbers) 6836 Regulation at 68 FR 6836 confirmed 51146 679Figure 6 correctly revised 20084, 23925 Figure 21 added 11006 Tables 4, 5 and 6 revised; Table 12 added; Tables 13 and 21 through 24 removed 215 Tables 4, 5 and 6 revised 24618 Table 5 revised 31631 Table 14a and 14b revised 44487 Tables 14a and 14b corrected 51712 697Authority citation revised 56790 697.2Amended 14925, 56790 697.4(a)(7)(ii) revised; (a)(7)(vi) through (x) and (f)(1)(v) added 14925 697.7(a)(4) and (7) Revised 56790 697.18(a), (b), and (h) revised 14930 697.19Revised 14930 697.22Revised 56791 697.25(b) and (c) redesignated as (c) and (d); new (b) added 14931 697Table 1 added 14931 Regulation at 68 FR 14931 corrected 16732 2004 50 CFR 69 FR Page Title50 Nomenclature change 18803 Chapter VI 660Technical correction 4085 Fishery management measures 8572, 23440, 23667, 25013, 25026, 28086, 29464, 38857, 40805, 43345, 51012, 51609, 52448, 55360, 59816, 61768, 63332, 63333, 64501 Temporary regulations 29905, 31758, 40817, 52449, 53362, 54047, 65093, 67508, 67509, 67510, 67285 660.1(c) amended 53362 660.11(b) revised; (c) added 8341 660.12Amended 8341, 17350 660.13(a), (e), (f)(2) and (g)(1) revised; (c)(1) and (2) amended 8342 660.14(a), (b), and (g) revised; (f)(4) added 8343 660.15(f) and (k) revised; (l) added 8343 660.18Added 8343 660.21(m) and (n) removed 17350 660.22(hh) and (ii) added; (ff), (gg) and (jj) through (tt) revised 17350 660.23(a) revised 17351 660.32(a)(1), (b)(1), (2) and (3) revised; (a)(2) and (3) removed; (a)(4) and (5) redesignated as (a)(2) and (3); new (a)(4) added 17351 660.33Revised 17352 660.34Revised 17354 660.35(a)(10) added 17354 660.36Removed 17354 660.68Revised 51401 660.301Revised 42347 660.302Amended (temporary) 1378 Amended 11123 Amended; interim 31755 Amended 42347 Amended; eff. 10-28-04 57881 Corrected 61158 Amended 77026 660.303(d)(l) and (5)(i)(D) revised (temporary) 1378 (d)(1) and (5)(i)(D) added 11124 (b) revised; interim 31755 (a) and (d)(2) revised 42348 660.304(b) revised (temporary) 1378 Second (c)(2), (d) and (e) redesignated as (c)(2)(ii), (3) and (d); (b) added 11124 Removed 42348 660.306(b), (aa) and (bb) revised (temporary) 1378 (b), (aa), (bb) and (cc) added 11124 Revised 42348 (a)(6) and (7) revised; (a)(12) added 77029 660.310Redesignated from 660.322; heading and (b)(5) revised 42350 Removed 77029 660.312Redesignated from 660.359; (d)(4) introductory text and (4)(iv) revised; (d)(7) amended 42350 660.314Redesignated from 660.360; (c)(2)(ii), (d)(2) and (3)((i) amended 42350 (f)(3)(ii)(B)(i), (ii) and (iii) redesignated as (f)(3)(ii)(B)(1), (2) and (3); eff. 10-28-04 57881 660.320Redesignated from 660.332 42350 660.321Removed; eff. 10-28-04 57881 Added 77029 660.322Redesignated as 660.310 42350 Added 77029 660.323(c) introductory text revised (temporary) 1378 (c) introductory text added 11124 Revised 42350 (b)(1)(i) and (ii) added; eff. through 1-31-05 46450 (a) revised 77029 660.332Redesignated as 660.320 42350 660.334(b), (c)(1)(i) and (d)(1) revised 42351 (d)(1)(i) and (ii) added; eff. 10-28-04 57881 660.335(e)(3)(i) revised 11124 (c) revised 42351 660.350(a)(6) revised 42351 660.359Redesignated as 660.312 42350 660.360(c)(1), (d)(1)(i), (3)(ii), (iii), (9), (e) and (f) added; (g), (h) and (i) removed; (j) redesignated as new (g); (g)(1)(iii) through (vii) added; interim 31755 Redesignated as 660.314 42350 660.365Redesignated from 660.370 42351 Introductory text and (e) through (h) added; eff. 10-28-04 57882 (c) revised 77029 660.370Added 8874 (a) and (b) added 11124 Revised 19357 Redesignated as 660.365; new 660.370 added 42351 (a), (c) introductory text, (1), (d) and (f) revised; (g) and (h) added 77029 660.371Added 42352 Revised 77032 660.372Added 42352 Introductory text, (b)(1), (3)(i) and (c) revised; (b)(3)(ii) removed; (b)(3)(iii) and (iv) redesignated as (b)(3)(ii) and (iii) 77032 660.373Added 42353 (h)(3) revised; eff. 10-28-04 57882 (b)(1)(iii), (3), (4) and (d)(1) added 77033 660.380Added 77033 660.381Added 77033 660.382Added 77035 660.383Added 77036 660.384Added 77038 660.385Added 77041 660.390Added 42355 Revised 77041 660.301—660.390 (Subpart G)Tables 1 through 5 added 77081 660.391Added 77042 660.392Added 77051 660.393Added 77059 660.394Added 77069 660.601—660.609 (Subpart J)Added 8343 660.701—660.720 (Subpart K)Added 18453 660.704OMB number pending 18453 660.707OMB number pending 18453 660.708OMB number pending 18453 660.712(d) and (f) OMB number pending 18453 (e) eff. 1-1-05 33582 660Tables 3 and 4 added 8346 679Temporary regulations 2849, 2850, 3852, 5298, 5299, 5934, 6199, 7703, 7704, 8874, 9240, 9241, 9242, 9261, 11545, 11819, 12569, 12570, 12980, 13496, 13758, 15734, 16833, 16834, 17982, 19116, 19358, 19776, 20833, 23160, 23450, 26320, 32283, 32284, 41984, 42122, 42355, 43536, 43537, 44472, 44473, 44973, 45613, 46108, 46109, 46451, 47025, 47026, 51013, 51014, 52209, 53364, 53653, 54594, 55360, 55782, 55783, 55784, 55995, 57654, 57655, 57882, 58367, 59834, 59835, 60566, 60828, 60970, 61607, 67668, 69828, 70924, 74455, 75004, 76870 Fishery management measures 6198, 29670, 75005 679.1(i) revised 876 (f) correctly amended 33582 Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 (b) introductory text revised 64687 679.2Amended 876, 1947, 23690, 26316 Correctly amended 33582 Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 679.3(f)(1) amended; (f)(3) revised; (f)(5) removed; (f)(4) redesignated as (f)(5); new (f)(4) added 877 679.4(a)(1)(v), (h) heading, introductory text, (1) introductory text, (iii), (3), (4), (5)(i) introductory text, (A), (B). (C), (ii), (6) introductory text, (iv), (7)(i), (8), (10), (13) heading, introductory text, (i), (ii)(A), (E), (14)(i), (15)(i), (iii), (vii) and (16)(i) amended 877 Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 679.5(c)(1)(xvii) revised 1948 (l)(8) added (OMB number pending) 23691 Regulation at 69 FR 23691 confirmed 34613 679.7(h) revised 877 (f)(16) and (17) added 23691 (a)(19) revised 51193 Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 679.20(e)(2)(iv) removed; (d)(1)(iii)(B) revised; (e)(3) added 32903 (a)(8)(iii)(F) revised 51193 Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 (c)(1), (2) introductory text, (3), (5) and (6) revised 64687 (j) added 68098 (a)(5)(iii)(B) revised 75866 679.21Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 (d)(1)(i), (2), (e)(1)(ii) introductory text, (iii) introductory text and (6) revised 64687 679.23(d)(2)(i) and (iii) revised 75866 679.24(e) revised 1948 679.26(d)(3) revised 52612 679.27(c)(2) table and (i) table revised 32903 679.28Regulation at 67 FR 79731 eff. 3-22-04 (OMB numbers) 7876 679.31Regulation at 67 FR 79692 eff. date corrected to 1-29-03 6199 679.32(f)(5) added 1949 679.41(d)(1) and (g)(1) revised; (c)(10), (e)(4), (5), (g)(5) through (8) and (l) added (OMB numbers pending in part) 23691 Regulation at 69 FR 23691 confirmed 34613 679.42(b)(2) revised 1949 (a), (f), (g)(1), (h)(1), (2) and (3) revised; (e)(3) through (8) and (i)(4) added 23693 679.50(g)(1)(viii)(F) added 1949 (i)(2)(vi)(A)(2), (B), (C) and (D) revised 1953 (i)(2)(i)(C)(4), (ii), (A), (iii)(B), (vi)(E), (vii)(D), (ix), (x)(G), (l), (5), (3)(i)(A) and (j)(2)(i)(A)(1)(i) correctly amended 33582 (i)(2)(x)(G)(2) and (4) removed; (i)(2)(x)(G)(3) and (5) redesignated as new (i)(2)(x)(G)(2) and (3); heading and new (i)(2)(x)(G)(1) revised; (i)(3)(i)(B), (C), (iii), (j)(2)(i)(A)(1)(ii) and (iii) correctly amended 33583 679.61Regulation at 67 FR 79734 eff. 3-22-04 (OMB numbers) 7876 679.62(a)(3) revised 64688 679.63Regulation at 67 FR 79736 eff. 3-22-04 (OMB numbers) 7876 679.70Heading and text redesignated as 600.1101 (a) heading and text 53361 679.70-679.76 (Subpart G)Heading redesignated as new 600.1101 heading 53361 679.71Heading and (a) through (e) redesignated as 600.1101 (b) heading and (1) through (5) 53361 679.72Heading, (a), (1), (2), (i), (A), (B), (C), (ii), (b), (1), (2), (c), (1), (i) through (iv), (2) and (i) through (v) redesignated as 600.1101 (c) heading, (1), (i), (ii), (A), (1), (2), (3), (B), (c)(2), (i), (ii), (3), (i), (A) through (D), (ii) and (A) through (E) 53361 679.73Heading, (a) through (d), (1), (i) through (ix), (2), (i), (ii), (iii), (e), (1) through (7) and (f) through (i) redesignated as 600.1101 (d) heading, (1) through (4), (i), (A) through (I), (ii), (A), (B), (C), (5), (i) through (vii) and (6) through (9) 53361 679.74Heading and text redesignated as 600.1101 (e) heading and text 53362 679.75Heading and text redesignated as 600.1101 (f) heading and text 53362 679.76Heading, (a), (1) through (8) and (b) redesignated as (g) heading, (1), (i) through (vii) and (2) 53362 679Figure 3 amended 21977 Figure 23 added 877 Tables 4 and 5 revised 75867 Table 10 revised 26317, 68098 Tables 14a and 14b revised 23695 Table 19 revised; Table 20 added 1949 Table 21 added 23694 2005 50 CFR 70 FR Page Chapter VI 660Temporary regulations 44069, 44070, 44072, 47727, 48897, 52035, 54851, 55302, 55303, 61393, 69916, 69917, 71242 Fishery management measures 8544, 23054, 24728, 36053, 61235 Technical correction 41163 660.12Amended 29650 660.13(c), (d) and (e) revised; (f)(2) amended 29651 Amended 29657 660.21Revised; eff. in part 12-1-05 29651 Amended 29657 660.22Revised; eff. in part 12-1-05 29652 Amended 29657 (ff), (gg), (ii), (ll), (nn) and (oo) revised 69284 (z) revised; (aa), (bb), (cc) and (mm) removed; (dd) through (ll) and (nn) through (vv) redesignated as (aa) through (rr) 75080 660.23Revised 29654 660.25(b) and (d) introductory text revised; (c) amended 29654 660.27Amended 29657 660.28Amended 29657 660.32(a)(2), (3) and (4) redesignated as (a)(4), (5) and (6); (a)(1), new (4) and (b) revised; (a) introductory text, new (2) and (3) added; (c) and (d) removed 69284 660.33(f) and (g) revised 69285 660.34(a), (c) and (d) revised 69285 660.35(a) and (b)(10) revised 75080 660.36Added 29654 (f)(4) correctly designated; second (f)(4) correctly designated as (f)(5) 33719 660.38Amended 29657 660.41Amended 29657 660.42Amended 29657 660.48Amended 29657 660.49Amended 29657 660.51Amended 29657 660.61Amended 29657 660.62Amended 29657 660.63Amended 29657 660.65Amended 29657 660.86Amended 29657 660.302Corrected 13119 Amended 16148 660.306(a)(3), (5), (8) and (h)(2) revised 16148 660.323(a)(2) revised 22812 (a)(2)(i) and (ii) revised 28853 660.370(c)(1)(ii) and (d) suspended; (c)(1)(iii) and (i) added (temporary) 23807 (c)(1)(iv) added; (i) revised 65862 660.372(b)(3)(i) amended 16149 (b)(3)(iv) added 23045 660.373(b)(4) corrected 13119 (b)(4) revised 22812 (c)(3) added (temporary) 51684 (b)(4) revised 58071 660.381(c)(4)(i) revised 16149 (b)(3), (5) introductory text and (i) revised 23045 660.383(f) added (temporary) 23808 (f) revised 38599 f) revised 65862 660.384(c)(3) introductory text and (i)(B) corrected 13119 (c)(2)(iii) and (3)(ii)(B) revised 16149 (c)(1) and (2)(iii) revised 20314 (c)(3)(i)(A)(1), (3), (4), (ii)(A)(1), (2), (4), (iii)(A)(1), (4) and (v)(A)(1) revised 23046 (c)(1)(i)(B) and (2)(iii) revised 58071 (c)(1)(i)(B), (2)(i), (iii) and (3)(i)(A)(2) revised 72389 660.385(e) revised 22812 660.391(k)(23) revised 16149 660.393Second (h), (i) and (j) correctly redesignated as (i), (j) and (k) 13119 (h) (234) through (258) redesignated as (h)(235) through (259); new (h)(234) added 16149 660.394(m)(149) through (164) correctly revised 13119 (f)(73) and (142) revised 16149 660.301—660.390 (Subpart G)Tables 3, 4 and 5 revised 16149 660.301—660.394 (Subpart G)Tables 3, 4 and 5 revised 58072, 72390 Table 3 correctly revised 61064 660.704OMB number 67349 660.707—Regulation at 69 FR 18453 confirmed 7022 660.708—Regulation at 69 FR 18453 confirmed 7022 660.712—Regulation at 69 FR 18453 confirmed for (d) and (f) 7022 Tables 1a and 2a revised 22812 Table 2b correctly removed 25789 Tables 3 and 5 amended 23046 Tables 3, 4 and 5 revised 38599 679Temporary regulations 3310, 3311, 3896, 4039, 5062, 6781, 7900, 7901, 8749, 8957, 8958, 8979, 9253, 9880, 9881, 10507, 11884, 12144, 12808—12811, 13119, 13120, 14577, 15600, 15782, 16160, 19338, 20840, 21341, 21678, 23940, 24992, 29458, 38052, 38815, 40231, 41163, 41164, 42279, 42280, 42281, 42512, 43327, 43328, 43644, 44523, 46097, 46098, 46436, 46776, 46777, 47728, 49197, 49198, 49507, 50995, 51300, 51684, 52325, 52326, 53101, 53312, 53970, 53971, 54656, 55305, 55306, 56138, 56377, 57518, 57803, 58983, 59675, 59676, 60742, 61067, 65863, 70553, 71039, 73389, 74208, 77067 Authority citation revised 9862 Fishery management measures 9881, 19708, 35557, 74208 Technical correction 14756 Reallocation 28486 679.1(k) revised 9862 (g) and (j) revised 10232 679.2Amended 9862, 10232, 15013 Amended 75082 679.3(d) revised 10232 679.4(l)(1)(i), (5)(iii), (6)(ii)(B), (C)(2)(2), (D)(1)(ii), (2)(i) and (ii) revised; (m) added 9862 (k)(1)(ii) revised; (l)(3)(ii)(D), (4)(i), (ii)(D), (E), (5)(ii), (iv)(E) and (F) removed 10233 (a)(1) introductory text and (2) revised; (a)(1)(xi) added 16754 (g)(3)(ii) revised 39666 679.5(a)(7)(xv)(F), (h)(1)(i), (ii)(I) and (q) added 9863 (a)(7)(i) table, (15) introductory text, (c)(1), (g), (k), (l) introductory text, (2)(iii)(M) introductory text, (iv) introductory text, (C), (D), (3)(i) and (4) revised; (a)(15)(i) through (viii) and (l)(2)(iv)(A) removed 10233 (n)(3) and (4) added 15013 (n)(2)(iv) introductory text and (v) introductory text amended 15015 (a)(1)(ii)(A), (B), (C), (m)(3)(v) and (n)(2)(iv)(D) amended 75082 (a)(1)(iv)(C) correctly added; (k)(1) heading, (g)(3)(iii), (4)(i) and (l)(1)(iii)(B) correctly revised 75421 679.7(k)(3)(i), (iii), (iv), (4)(i), (5), (6) and (7) revised; (l) added 9865 (a)(15) and (k)(1)(iii) revised; (k)(2)(ii), (3)(iii), (4)(ii) and (8) removed 10238 (d)(24) removed; (d)(25) redesignated as (d)(24) 15013 (d)(4), (6) through (11), (21) and (f)(3)(ii) amended 15015 (f)(4) revised 43331 679.20(a)(5)(iii) redesignated as (a)(5)(iv); new (a)(5)(iii) added; (a)(5)(i)(B)(1), (ii), new (iv)(B) introductory text and (6)(i) revised 9866 (i)(1) amended 75082 679.21(e)(1)(i), (vii) and (7)(viii) revised; (e)(1)(ix) added 9867 (b)(1) amended 75082 679.22(a)(5)(ii) amended 15015 (b)(5) correctly reinstated; CFR correction 53312 679.23(e)(2) revised 9867 679.28(g)(2) revised; (g)(3) amended 9867 (b)(1)(v) added; (f)(4)(i) revised 10238 679.30(f)(6) and (g)(4)(iv)(H) removed; (f)(7) redesignated as (f)(6); (a) introductory text, (5), (e), (g)(4)(ii) and (iv)(G) revised 15013 679.31(d) revised 10238 679.32(c) and (d) redesignated as (d) and (e); (a) and new (e)(2) introductory text revised; new (c) and (e)(3) added 15014 (d)(1)(i), (ii), (2)(i)(A), (ii)(A), (4)(iv), (e)(2)(i), (iii), (iv)(A) and (f)(3) amended 15015 679.42(a)(1) revised 43331 679.43(a) revised 10238, 16754 679.50(c)(2)(i), (5) heading and (e)(1) revised; (c)(5)(i)(C) added 9867 (c)(4)(ii), (v)(A), (B), (d)(5)(ii)(B) and (C) amended 15015 679.60—679.65 (Subpart F)Heading revised 9867 679.60Revised 9867 679.61(b), (d)(3) and (g) revised 9868 679.62(a) introductory text, (2), (3), (b)(2)(i), (ii) and (3) revised 9868 679.64(a) introductory text, (1)(i), (2)(ii), (4)(i), (ii), (b) introductory text and (3) introductory text revised 9868 679.65(a) and (b) revised 9869 Removed 10238 679Tables 13 and 14c added; Tables 14a, 14b and 15 revised 10238 Table 14a correctly revised 33393 Table 14b correctly revised 33394 Table 2 removed; Tables 2A through 2D added 75083 Figures 16 and 17 correctly removed 75421 680Added 10241 680.5(a)(1)(i)(H), (I), (J), (b)(4), (d)(5), (6), (7)(vii), (8) and (9) correctly amended 33395 (b)(2), (c)(1) heading, (i), (ii) and (2) heading correctly revised; (c)(2), (d)(4)(i), (7)(i) and (xxi) correctly amended; (b)(3) correctly removed 75421 680.6Correctly amended; (h)(4)(viii) amended 33395 680.7(c)(1) and (2) correctly amended; (e)(3) and (4) correctly removed 33395 680.20(h)(4)(iv) correctly amended 33395 (a)(1), (h)(3)(iv)(A) and (5)(iv) correctly amended 75421 680.21(d)(1) correctly amended 33395 680.23(b)(4) correctly amended 75421 680.40(f)(3)(i), (ii), (h)(4) and (5) correctly amended 33395 (c)(4)(vi) correctly amended 75421 680.42(a)(2) and (5) correctly amended; (a)(4)(iii), (b)(3)(iii) and (4) correctly revised 33395 (a)(3)(ii). (4)(ii), (b)(3)(iii), (c)(2) and (4) correctly amended 75421 (a)(2)(i)(A) table, (B) table and (C) table correctly amended 75422 680Table 7 correctly revised 33395 Table 9 correctly revised 33398 Table 9 corrected 75421 2006 50 CFR 71 FR Page Chapter VI 660Temporary regulations 13942, 14416, 14824, 31104, 44590, 56408, 56411, 66693 Heading revised 17989 Fishery management measures 38111, 56408, 56409, 56896, 56897, 59405 660.1(a) revised 17989 660.3Revised 17989 660.11—660.18 (Subpart B)Redesignated as 665.11—665.18 (Subpart B) 17989 660.21—660.38 (Subpart C)Redesignated as 665.21—665.38 (Subpart C) 17989 660.26(d) table amended 10869 660.41—660.54 (Subpart D)Redesignated as 665.45—665.54 (Subpart D) 17989 660.61—660.69 (Subpart E)Redesignated as 665.61—665.69 (Subpart E) 17989 660.81—660.89 (Subpart F)Redesignated as 665.81—665.89 (Subpart F) 17989 660.301(a) revised 27414 660.302Amended 10620, 27414, 78652 660.303(c) revised 10620 660.306(b)(3) added; (e) and (g)(2) revised 10620 (a)(13), (14) and (h)(4) through (10) added 27415 (a)(7) revised 66139 (a)(2), (9), (c)(1) introductory text, (2), (f)(1)(i), (2), (3), (g)(1), (h)(1) and (2) revised 78653 660.314(c)(2) and (f)(1)(v)(B) revised 66139 (f)(2)(i)(A)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), (3) and (4) revised 78654 660.320(a)(2) and (f) revised 78654 660.322(e) revised 78654 660.323(a)(2) revised 29262 (a)(2), (b) introductory text, (3), (4), (d) and (e) revised 78654 660.324(c)(1) through (4), (g), (h) and (j) revised 78655 660.334(e) redesignated as (f); (c)(3), (d)(4)(ii), (iii) and new (f) revised; (d)(4)(iv) through (vii) and new (e) added 10621 660.335(g)(2) through (6) redesignated as (g)(3) through (7); (c), (d)(1), (e)(1) and (3) revised; (a)(4), (e)(4) and new (g)(2) added 10623 660.365Revised 78655 660.370(c)(1)(i) introductory text, (ii) and (d) revised; (c)(1)(iii), (iv) and (i) removed 8496 Regulation at 71 FR 8496 corrected 15046 (b), (c)(3) and (h)(6) introductory text revised 66140 (c)(1)(iii) and (h)(5)(iv)(C) added; (d), (h)(5)(i) introductory text, (iv)(A), (B), (6) introductory text, (8)(iv)(A), (B), (v) and (vi) revised 78655 660.372(b)(1) revised; (b)(4) added 10624 (b)(3)(iv) revised 24604 (b)(1) and (3)(i) revised 78656 660.373(b)(4) revised 29262, 37844 (b)(4) revised (temporary) 58293 (c)(1), (2) and (d) revised 66140 (a), (b)(1)(iii) introductory text, (2), (3) introductory text, (4), (c)(1), (2) and (d) revised; (c)(3) added 78656 660.381(a), (b)(3), (d)(3), (4)(i) and (ii) revised; (d)(5) added 78657 660.382(c)(2) through (5) revised 24604 (a) and (c) revised 78657 660.383(c)(4) revised; (f) removed 8497 (c)(2), (3), (5) and (6) revised 24605 (a), (b) introductory text, (2)(i)(A), (iii) introductory text, (c), (d)(1)(i), (2)(i) and (3)(i) revised 78658 660.384(c)(1)(i)(B), (2)(i), (iii), (3)(i)(A)(2) and (4) revised 8497 (c)(1) introductory text, (i)(B) and (2)(iii) revised 18229 (c)(3)(i)(A)(2), (3), (4), (ii)(A)(3), (iii)(A)(3) and (v)(A)(2) revised 37844 (c)(2)(iii) revised (temporary) 58293, 69077 (c)(1)(i), (iii), (2)(i), (iii), (3) introductory text, (i)(A)(1) through (4), (B), (ii)(A)(1) through (4), (B), (iii)(A)(1) through (4), (iv), (v) introductory text and (A)(1), (2) and (3) revised; (c)(3)(i)(E) added 78660 660.385(b)(2) and (d) revised; (f) and (g) added 8498 Introductory text revised 27415 (d) revised 37844 (a), (b) introductory text, (1), (2), (5), (d), (f) and (g) revised; (b)(7) removed 78663 660.390Revised 78663 660.391(e) revised 8498 (a) removed; (b) through (k) redesignated as (d) through (m); heading, introductory text, new (d) and (j) revised; new (a), (b) and (c) added 78665 660.392(g) revised 8500 (a), (b), (f) and (j) revised 78672 660.393(h)(157) revised 8500 (a), (d) and (h) revised 78678 660.394(f) through (m) redesignated as (g) through (n); (a) and new (g), (l) and (m) revised; new (f) and (n) through (r) added 78687 660.301—660.394 (Subpart G)Table 2a revised; Table 2b added 8500 660.301—660.399 (Subpart G)Regulation at 71 FR 48827 eff. date corrected 57889 660.301—660.399 (Subpart G)Table 2b revised (temporary) 58293 Tables 3, 4 and 5 revised 8512, 24605, 37844 Tables 2a and 2b revised 29263 Tables 2a and 2b revised (temporary) 48827 Table 3 revised (temporary) 58296 Table 4 revised (temporary) 58301, 69078 Table 5 revised (temporary) 58303, 69078 Tables 1 through 5 revised 78701 660.395Added 27416 660.396Added 27419 660.397Added 27420 660.398Added 27421 660.399Added 27422 660.405(c) added 78719 660.410(a) and (b)(1) suspended; (b)(4) and (d) added (temporary) 26266 660.502Amended 37001 660.509Revised 37001 660.511(f) revised; (g) and (h) added 37001 660.601—660.609 (Subpart J)Redesignated as 665.601—665.609 (Subpart G) 17989 660Tables 1, 3 and 4 redesignated as Tables 1, 2 and 3; amended and transferred to new Part 665 17989 Figures 1 and 2 redesignated as Figures 1 and 2, new Part 665, and amended 17989 665Added 17988 Nomenclature change 30299 665.11—665.18 (Subpart B)Redesignated from 660.11—66018 (Subpart B); nomenclature change 17989 665.11(b) and (c) amended 17989 665.12Amended 17989 Amended; eff. 10-12-06 53607 Amended 64476 665.13(a), (c), (f), (g) and (i) amended 17989 (f)(1) revised 64476 665.14(f) and (g) amended 17989 (a) revised; eff. 10-12-06 53607 (a) revised (OMB number pending) 64476 OMB number 69496 665.21—665.38 (Subpart C)Redesignated from 660.21—660.38 (Subpart C); nomenclature change 17989 665.22(ss) and (tt) added (temporary) 54770 665.28(i)(2)(ii) amended 17989 665.33(b)(2)(i) and (ii) suspended; (b)(2)(iii) and (iv) added (temporary) 54770 665.41—665.54 (Subpart D)Redesignated from 660.45—660.54 (Subpart D); nomenclature change 17989 665.41(c), (e)(2), (g)(1), (2)(i) and (ii) amended 17989 (c), (g)(4)(i) and (ii) correctly amended 30299 (a)(2) revised; eff. 10-12-06 53607 OMB number 69496 665.61—665.69 (Subpart E)Redesignated from 660.61—660.69 (Subpart E); nomenclature change 17989 665.61(a)(1) revised; eff. 10-12-06 53607 (a)(1) revised; (a)(4) added (OMB number pending) 64477 OMB number 69496 665.62(b) revised; (f) added; eff. 10-12-06 53607 (g), (h) and (i) added 64477 665.69(a) introductory text, (b) and (c) revised; (a)(6), (7) and (8) added; eff. 10-12-06 53607 665.70Added 64477 665.81—665.89 (Subpart F)Redesignated from 660.81—660.89 (Subpart F); nomenclature change 17989 665.601—665.609 (Subpart G)Redesignated from 660.601—660.609 (Subpart J); nomenclature change 17989 665Tables 1, 2 and 3 redesignated from Tables 1, 3 and 4, Part 660, and amended 17989 Figures 1 and 2 redesignated from Figures 1 and 2, Part 660, and amended 17989 679Temporary regulations 3247, 4311, 4528, 5014, 6230, 6985, 6986, 8808, 8993, 9476—9479, 9739, 9977, 10451, 10625, 10870, 10894, 11165, 11324, 11541, 12300, 13025, 13026, 13304, 13777, 14824, 14825, 18022, 18230, 18684, 19129, 19829, 23874, 25508, 25781, 26265, 28285, 30300, 34021, 34022, 35835, 38797, 39015, 40028, 40029, 40934, 40935, 40936, 41178, 41738, 42060, 42061, 43074, 43990, 44229, 44230, 44591, 44931, 46126, 46409, 48483, 48485, 50002, 51532, 51784, 51785, 52500, 52501, 52754, 53337, 53338, 53339, 55134, 55347, 56412, 56898, 57890, 58753, 59406, 59407, 60077, 60078, 60670, 61426, 62396, 70323, 77626 Fishery management measures 3429, 78383 Fishery management measures; eff. 11-30-06 through 12-31-07 63704 Authority citation revised 67245 679.2Amended; eff. 1-20-08 17381 Amended 20349, 36702 Amended 67245 679.4(k)(3)(iv)(A) revised 36702 (a)(1)(xii), (b)(6)(iii), (k)(11) and (n) added 67247 679.5(a)(7)(iv)(C)(3) revised; eff. 1-20-08 17381 (a)(4) removed; (e)(3) through (7) redesignated as (e)(4) through (8); new (e)(3) and (r) added; (e) introductory text, (1) and (2) revised; new (e)(4), (5)(ii) and (iii) amended 67248 679.7(m) added; eff. 1-20-08 17381 (a)(14)(i) revised; (a)(20), (21) and (22) added 36702 (n) added 67249 679.20(e)(1), (2)(ii) and (f)(2) revised 67250 679.21(d)(5)(iii) revised 67251 679.22(a)(11) and (b)(3) removed 1699 (b)(6) revised; eff. 7-3-06 through 12-31-10 31107 (a)(12) revised; (a)(13), (14), (15), (b)(8), (9) and (10) added 36703 679.24(b)(4) revised 36703 679.27(b)(4) and (j) added; eff. 1-20-08 17381 679.28(g)(1) and (4)(iii) revised 20349 (f)(3)(iv) and (6) revised 36703 (b)(2)(v), (d)(8)(ii), (f)(6), (g) introductory text, (1) and (2) revised 67251 679.40(g) revised 36492 679.45(d) revised 44232 679.50(c)(6) added; eff.1-20-08 17382 (g)(1)(iii)(B)(1) and (2)(iii)(B)(1) revised 20349 (g)(1)(iii)(B) introductory text and (1) revised; (c)(2)(vii), (7) and (d)(7) added 67251 679.80—679.84 (Subpart G)Added 67252 679Figure 21 removed 1699 Table 10 revised 12628 Figure 22 added; eff. 7-3-06 through 12-31-10 31107 Tables 22 through 27 added 36703 Tables 28, 29 and 30 added 67271 680.4(b) and (c) revised 32864 680.6(b)(1), (d)(1), (f)(1) and (h)(1) amended 38114 680.20(h)(3)(iv)(A) and (v) introductory text revised 40033 680.22(a)(1)(i) revised; (f) added 38301 680.40(b)(2)(ii)(A), (iii) table and (d)(2)(iv)(B) amended 32864 680.41(l)(1)(i) amended 32864 680.42(a)(2)(i), (3)(i), (4)(i) and (c)(1) revised 32865 680.44(a)(2)(iii), (c)(1), (2), (3) and (g) revised; (c)(4) removed; (c)(5) redesignated as new (c)(4) 44232 680Table 1 revised 32866 Tables 7, 8 and 9 revised 32867 697.2Amended 13037 697.3(b) revised 13037 697.4(a)(7)(iv) and (b) revised 13037 697.7(c)(1)(i) and (v) revised; (c)(1)(xxvii), (xxviii) and (xxix) added 13037 697.18(f) revised 13037 697.20Revised 13038 697.21(c) and (f) revised 13039 697.22(c) added 13039 2007 50 CFR 72 FR Page Chapter VI 660Fishery management measures 4461, 24539, 27064, 46176, 55706—55709, 60586 Temporary regulations 72630 660.2Revised; eff. date pending 29235 Regulation at 72 FR 29235 confirmed 45320 660.302Correctly amended 13044 Amended; eff. 10-5-07 50910 Amended 69168 660.303(a) revised; (e) added; eff. 10-5-07 50910 (d) revised 69168 660.306(f)(6) added; eff. 5-14-07 through 11-13-07 27764 (f)(6) redesignated as (f)(7); (b)(4) and new (f)(6) added; eff. 10-5-07 50910 (f)(7) added 64954 (h)(1), (2), (3), (i)(7), (8), (j)(1) and (6) revised; (h)(4) through (10) redesignated as (h)(5) through (11); new (h)(4), (j)(7) and (8) added 69169 660.312(b), (d)(1), (2) introductory text, (ii), (3), (4) introductory text, (iii) and (iv) revised; (d)(4)(v), (vi) and (vii) added 69169 660.333(f) added 27764 660.335(f)(3) added 27764 (f)(1) revised 69171 660.370(h)(6) introductory text, (i)(A), (C), (ii)(A) and (C) correctly revised; (h)(6)(ii)(D) correctly removed 13044 (h)(6)(iii) added; eff. 10-5-07 50911 660.373(d) correctly revised 13044 (b)(4) revised 19398 (j) added; eff. 5-14-07 through 11-13-07 27764 (j) redesignated as (k); new (j) added; eff. 10-5-07 50911 (c)(3) correctly revised 53167 (b)(4) revised 56669 (k) added 64954 660.381(b)(4), (c)(4), (d) introductory text, (4) and (5) revised 69171 660.382(c) introductory text, (4)(i), (ii), (5) and (8) revised 69172 660.383(b)(1), (c) introductory text, (5)(i), (ii), (6), (7) and (10) revised 69173 660.384(c)(1)(i)(C)(1) and (2) revised 19398 (c)(2)(iii) amended; (c)(3)(ii)(A)(1), (2), (iii)(A)(1) and (2) revised 56669 660.385(e) correctly revised 53167 (c) revised 71589 660.390(c)(3), (4), (d)(3) and (4) correctly revised 53167 660.391(d)(22) correctly removed; (d)(23) through (332)correctly redesignated as (d)(22) through (331) 13045 660.394(g), (l)(32) through (50) and (182) correctly revised; second (h) correctly redesignated as (i); first (n) correctly removed 13045 (f) and (r)(6) through (18) correctly revised 53167 660.301—660.399 (Subpart G)Table 1a revised 19398 Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) revised 19405 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (South) and 5 (South) revised 36619 Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) correctly revised 43193 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South) and 4 (South) revised 56669 Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) revised 68098 Table 5 (South) revised 68103 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (South), 5 (North) and 5 (South) revised 71589 660.505(n) added 29892 660.520Added (OMB number pending) 29892 660.704Revised 43564 660.705(qq) added 58259 660.707(b)(4) and (5) revised 10937 660.713(c)(2) revised 31757 660.721Added 58259 665.14(a) revised 19125 665.22(ss) and (tt) revised 8291 (ss) and (tt) correctly added 10090 665.33(b)(2)(i) and (ii) revised; (b)(2)(iii) and (iv) removed 8291 (b)(2)(i) and (ii) correctly revised 10090 665.62(j) and (k) added (temporary) 27066 665.71Added (temporary) 27066 665.72Added (temporary) 27067 665.86(b) revised 58261 679Temporary regulations 1463, 1671, 2201, 2462, 2793, 3748, 4217, 5346, 5644, 6177, 6178, 6694, 7353, 7354, 7749—7752, 7933, 8132, 8133, 8291, 9272, 9450, 9451, 9676, 10428, 10937, 11288, 11289, 11810, 13215, 13216, 13711, 15054, 15848, 18135, 18595, 18920, 20060, 20773, 20960, 27067, 27980, 28620, 29893, 31472, 31758, 32559, 33408, 33695, 34179, 37677, 38794, 38795, 38796, 39580, 39581, 40080, 40081, 40264, 40772, 40773, 43564, 43565, 44792, 44793, 44794, 45697, 48946, 49229, 51716, 51717, 51718, 52299, 52491—52494, 53169, 54603, 54604, 55104, 56016, 56017, 56273, 56274, 56933, 56934, 57252, 57501, 57888, 58261, 58559, 59037, 59038, 59952, 60586, 62590, 64001, 66083, 71802 Fishery management measures; eff. through 12-31-08 9676 Technical correction 13217, 13218 Workshop 51570 Authority citation revised 52716 679.1(d)(1)(i)(B) revised 44807 679.2Amended 44807 Amended; eff. 1-1-08 50815 Amended; eff. in part 10-15-07 and 1-1-08 52716 Amended 61074, 63502 679.4(a) introductory text, (1)(i), (ii), (d) introductory text, (2), (3)(i), (4), (5), (6)(i), (e) heading, (3), (4) and (5) revised 44807 (a)(1)(xiii), (b)(6)(iv), (k)(12) and (o) added; eff. 10-15-07 52717 679.5(a)(1)(i)(B), (C), (g)(2)(iv)(A), (B), (l)(2)(i)(D), (E), (iii)(C), (H), (I), (M), (iv)(B)(2), (D), (4)(i)(E)(1), (2), (ii)(D) and (5)(ii) introductory text revised 44808 (a)(1)(i)(C) revised; (n)(1) and (2) removed; (n)(3) and (4) redesignated as new (n)(1) and (2); (s) added; eff. 10-15-07 52718 679.7(a)(10)(ii), (f)(3)(i), (ii), (4), (6)(i), (ii) and (11) introductory text revised 44809 (d)(5) revised; (d)(25) added; eff. 1-1-08 50815 (d)(13), (14) and (16) removed; (m) revised; (o) added; eff. in part 10-15-07 and 1-20-08 52718 (d)(9) and (10) revised 61074 679.20Introductory text and (a)(7) revised; (b)(1)(iv) removed; eff. 1-1-08 50815 (b)(1)(i) amended; eff. 1-1-08 50818 (a)(7)(ii)(A)(8), (iii)(B), (8)(ii), (b)(1)(i) and (ii) revised; (a)(10) and (11) redesignated as (a)(11) and (12); (a)(7)(v), (vi), (8)(iv), (v), new (10), (d)(1)(v) and (vi) added; (b)(1)(iii) removed; eff. in part 10-15-07 and 1-1-08 52719 679.21(e)(1)(i) removed; (e)(1)(ii) through (ix) redesignated as (e)(1)(i) through (viii); (e)(2), (3)(i), (v) and (4) revised; eff. 1-1-08 50817 (e)(1)(i) introductory text, (ii) introductory text, (vi) heading, (3)(ii)(B)(2), (7)(viii) introductory text, (A) introductory text and (B) introductory text amended; eff. 1-1-08 50818 (e)(1)(i), (3)(i), (ii) heading, (A), (B)(2) and (iv) introductory text revised; (e)(3)(vi) added; eff. 10-15-07 52721 (e)(7)(vii) revised; (e)(7)(ix) and (g) added 61074 (e)(3)(i)(A) and (B) correctly revised 60284 679.22(a)(10) revised 61076 679.23(g)(2) revised 44809 (e)(6) and (7) removed; eff. 1-1-08 50817 679.24(e)(3) and (6) removed; (e)(4), (5), (7) and (8) redesignated as new (e)(3), new (4), new (5) and new (6); (e)(1), (2)(i), (iii), new (3) and new (5) revised; (e)(4)(v) added 71604 679.27(j) revised; eff. 1-20-08 52722 679.28(d)(8)(i) revised; (h) and (i) added; eff. 10-15-07 52723 (f)(6)(ii) and (iii) revised 63502 679.31(c) and (e) amended; eff. 1-1-08 50818 (a)(2), (c) and (f) removed; (b), (d) and (e) redesignated as (a)(2), (3) and (4); old (a)(1), (2), (3) introductory text and (4) redesignated as new (a)(2)(i) through (iv); old (a)(2)(i) through (iv) redesignated as new (a)(2)(iii)(A) through (D); new (b) added; heading, (a) heading and (1) revised; eff. 10-15-07 52725 679.32(b) amended; eff. 1-1-08 50818 679.40(a)(5)(ii)(A) through (D) revised 44809 679.41(a)(2), (e)(3) introductory text, (i) and (ii) revised 44809 679.42(a)(3) removed; (a)(2)(iv) and (l) added; (a)(1) introductory text, (c)(1)(i), (d), (g), (i) and (j) revised (OMB number pending in part) 44809 Regulation at 72 FR 44809 confirmed in part 73665 679.50Heading revised; (j)(1)(vi) removed 32562 (g)(1)(iii)(C) and (2)(iii)(C) redesignated as (g)(1)(iii)(B)(3) and (2)(iii)(B)(3); (g)(1)(iii)(B)(1), (2), new (3), (2)(iii)(B)(1), (2) and new (3) revised 36899 (c)(1)(iii) amended; eff. 1-1-08 50818 (a), (c)(4)(i)(A) and (6) revised; eff. in part 10-15-07 and 1-20-08 52725 679.61(f)(2)(vi) added 61076 679.64(a)(1) introductory text removed; (a)(1)(i), (2) introductory text, (i), (ii), (3) introductory text, (i), (ii), (iii), (4) introductory text, (i), (ii), (5) and (6) redesignated as (a)(1) introductory text, (i), (A), (B), (ii), (A), (B), (C), (iii), (A), (B), (2) and (3); new (a)(1) introductory text and (3) revised; new (a)(1)(i)(B), (iii)(A) and (B) amended; eff. 1-1-08 50818 Heading, (a)(1)(i)(A), (2), (3), (b)(3)(i) heading and (4) revised; (a)(1)(iii) and (b)(3)(iii) redesignated as (a)(1)(iv) and (b)(3)(iv); new (a)(1)(iii), (v), (b)(3)(iii) and (6) added; eff. in part 10-15-07 and 1-1-08 52725 679.80(f)(3)(iii)(F) revised 37681 679.82(d)(5)(iii) and (8)(ii)(b) revised 37681 679.83(a)(1)(i) revised 37681 679.84(d) revised 37681 (c)(7) and (9) revised; eff. 10-15-07 52726 679.90—679.94 (Subpart H)Added; eff. 10-15-07 52726 Tables 31—41 to part 679 added 52739 679Table 33 corrected 61214 Table 20 revised 71605 697.19(b) revised 56942 697.20(a)(3), (4) and (5) revised; (a)(6) through (9) added 56942 697.21(c) revised 56942 697Table 1 revised 56943 2008 50 CFR 73 FR Page Chapter VI 660Fishery management measures 5760, 23971, 30811, 39625, 42536, 43138, 46555, 53763, 68362, 72739, 75975 Temporary regulations 45883, 54737, 60642 660.312(d)(4)(iv) correctly revised 4759 660.373(b)(4) revised 21062 660.384(c)(3)(i)(A)(1) and (2) revised 21062 660.385(e) revised 26329 660.301—660.399 (Subpart G)Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 5 (North) and 5 (South) revised 21062 Tables 2a, 2b and 2c revised 26329 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (North), 4 (South) and 5 (South) revised 43142 Table 3 (North) correctly revised 58500 Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) revised 72741 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (North), 4 (South), 5 (North) and 5 (South) revised 79011 660.410(b)(1) revised; (d) added 9964 660.412Added 60988 660.401—660.412 (Subpart H)Table 1 added 60989 660.510Correctly reinstated; CFR correction 25592 660.520Regulation at 72 FR 29892 confirmed 60191 665Temporary regulations 18717, 20001 665.4Added 18458 665.12Amended; eff. to 9-1-08 18458 Amended 47099, 70602, 70604, 75620 665.13(f)(2) and (g) revised (OMB number pending) 18458 Regulation at 73 FR 18458 confirmed 41296 (f)(2)(i) through (v) revised; (f)(2)(vi) added (OMB number pending) 70602, 70604 (f)(2)(viii) added 75620 (f)(2)(i) through (v) correctly revised; (f)(2)(vii) correctly added (OMB number pending) 75623 665.14(a) revised (OMB number pending) 18458 Regulation at 73 FR 18458 confirmed 41296 a)(1) revised (OMB number pending) 70602 (a)(1), (2)(i) and (c) revised (OMB number pending) 75620 665.15(m) through (s) redesignated from 665.22 (o) through (u) and revised 75621 665.16(a) revised; (e) added 18459 (e)(2) added 75621 665.19Redesignated from 665.25 and revised (OMB number pending in part) 75621 665.21(g) through (n) redesignated as (h) through (o); new (g) added (OMB number pending) 70602 665.22(zz) added (OMB number pending) 70602 (o) through (u) redesignated as 665.15 (m) through (s) 75621 665.23(a) revised; (b) and (c) redesignated as (d) and (e); new (b) and (c) added 70602 665.25Redesignated as 665.19 (OMB number pending in part) 75621 665.41(a) and (d) revised (OMB number pending) 70605 665.42(c) added (OMB number pending) 70605 665.61(a) revised (OMB number pending) 18459 Regulation at 73 FR 18459 confirmed 41296 (a)(5) added (OMB number pending) 75621 665.62(j) through (n) added 18459 (l) and (m) suspended; (o) and (p) added (temporary) 50573 (o) through (r) added 75621 665.69(a) introductory text, (6) and (c) revised; (a)(7) removed; (a)(8) redesignated as new (a)(7) 75622 665.70Revised 75622 665.71Added 18459 665.72Added; eff. in part to 9-1-08 18459 665.73Added 18460 665.74Added; eff. to 9-1-08 18460 665.75Added (temporary) 50573 665.82(b)(5) added 47099 665.83Revised 47100 665.85(a) revised 47100 665.90Added 47100 665Table 1 revised 47100 679Temporary regulations 823, 1554, 1555, 1831, 3879, 4493, 4494, 4760, 5128, 6055, 7224, 7480, 8228, 8229, 8821, 8822, 9034, 9493, 9707, 10158, 11051, 11052, 11562, 11840, 12031, 12297, 12663, 12897, 13156, 13464, 15096, 15458, 15677, 15942, 16211, 16777, 18219, 19172, 19442, 19748, 21850, 22062, 22063, 26339, 27473, 30000, 30318, 30524, 33330, 33331, 33332, 36283, 36805, 38931, 39626, 40193, 40764, 40765, 40766, 42721, 42722, 44172, 44173, 44670, 45884, 46821, 47559, 47851, 49107, 49962, 49963, 50887, 51242, 51243, 51601, 51602, 52217, 52637, 52797, 52798, 52929, 52930, 53159, 54737, 54738, 56511, 57011, 57553, 58061, 58503, 58504, 58899, 59538, 60994, 61366, 61367, 62212, 63080—63083, 66561, 66805, 69586, 69587, 70605, 71946, 71947, 74987, 77534 Fishery management measures 3218, 10160, 10562, 14728, 47852, 49963, 50888 Authority citation revised 67811, 76142 679.1Introductory text and (a)(2) amended 76166 679.2Amended 43369, 76142, 76166, 76167, 80309 679.4(d)(2)(ii), (6)(i)(A), (B), (e)(2) and (3) revised 28737 (a)(1)(i)(A), (iv)(A), (B), (3)(i), (iii), (b) heading, (3), (4), (5) heading, (iv), (e)(2), (3), (f) heading, (2), (3), (4), (g)(1), (k) heading and (l)(1)(iv) revised; (a)(1)(vii)(C), (xiv), (9), (b)(5)(vi)(C), (d)(1)(iii), (2)(iv), (3)(v), (k)(6)(x), (l)(1)(ii)(C) and (5)(ii) added; (a)(4) removed 76143 (b)(5)(ii), (iii), (d)(1)(i), (2)(i), (3)(i), (iv), (k) heading, (3)(ii)(A)(3), (4) introductory text and (5)(iv) amended 76167 679.5(l)(7)(i)(C)(3) revised 31647 (h)(1)(iii), (2) and (3) redesignated as new (h)(2)(ii), (3) and (4); new (h)(2) heading and (i) added; (a)(7)(i)(C), (D), (h)(1) introductory text and new (2)(ii) heading revised; eff. 10-16-08 53392 (j) and (m) removed; (a) through (f), (g)(1) introductory text, (h), (i), (l)(1)(iv) and (2) revised 76145 (g)(1)(i) heading, (p)(2), (r)(3), (r)(5) and (10)(i)(B)(2) amended 76167 679.7(f) amended 8824 (a)(5) removed 12900 (f)(6)(iii) revised 28737 (a)(1)(iii) added 76164 679.20(b)(1)(i) correctly amended 27770 (e) heading and (g)(2)(iii) amended 76168 679.21(f) removed 12900 (a)(2) and (e)(7)(vii) amended 76168 679.22(a)(16) through (20) added 43369 (b)(5)(i) and (ii) revised; (b)(6) removed 76164 (b)(1)(iii) amended 76168 679.24(c)(4) revised 28738 679.27(j)(2) amended 76168 679.28(a), (b)(2)(iii), (iv), (vi)(A). (f)(4)(i), (ii) and (5) revised; (b)(2)(v) removed; (f)(4)(iii) and (h) added 76165 (c)(3)(i) amended 76168 679.31(a)(4) correctly amended; (c) and (e) references removed from amendment table 27770 679.40(c)(3) revised; (h) added 76166 (a)(2)(i)(D), (3)(v)(B) and (6)(i) amended 76168 679.41(g)(4) revised; (m) added 28738 (d)(2)(ii) amended 76168 679.42(k) removed; (l) redesignated 8824 (c), (h)(3) and (j)(8) revised; (h)(4) added 76166 (j) amended 76168 679.50(g)(1)(ix)(A) revised 76166 (c)(3)(i) and (ii) amended 76168 679.61(d)(1) and (e)(1) amended 76168 679.64(a)(1)(ii) correctly removed; (a)(1)(iv) correctly revised; (a)(3) reference removed 27770 679.80(a)(2) revised 67811 679.84(b) amended 76168 679Table 24 revised 9037 Tables 42 through 46 added 43370 Figures 16 and 17 added 43371 Figure 21 added 43372 Figure 3 amended 76168 Figure 5 amended 76169 Figure 7 revised 76170 Figure 12 revised 76171 Table 1 removed; Tables 1a, 1b and 1c added; Tables 2a and 2b revised 76172 Table 2a revised 80309 Table 2d revised 76175 Tables 2d, 10 and 11 revised 80310 Table 4 revised 76176 Table 9 removed; Tables 10, 11 and 12 revised 76180 Tables 14a and 14b revised 76186 Table 15 revised 76187 680Authority citation revised 29982 Fishery management measures 33925 680.2Amended 29982, 35088, 76189 680.4(b)(1) revised; (b)(3) and (n) added 29982 (d)(3) revised 76189 680.5(a)(3)(i)(G) and (b) revised; (a)(2)(i)(L) and (m) added; (c) and (d) removed 76189 680.7(c)(6) added 29982 (e)(1) amended 76190 680.20(a)(1), (b)(1)(i), (c) introductory text and (e)(7) revised 35088 (g)(2)(ix) amended 76190 680.21(a)(1)(iii)(B) revised 35088 680.23(b)(4) revised 76190 680.40(c)(5), (6), (e)(3) and (j)(4) added 29983 (j)(3)(i) and (ii) corrected 30320 (b)(1)(ii), (2)(i)(B), (ii)(C), (c)(2)(v)(J), (4) introductory text, (h)(2)(i), (ii) and (6)(ii) revised 35088 (c)(2)(vi)(A) amended 76190 680.41(c)(1)(i) revised; (c)(1)(iv), (v) and (vi) redesignated as (c)(1)(vi), (vii) and (viii); new (c)(1)(iv) and (v) added 29983 680.42(a)(5) revised; (a)(7) added 29983 (b)(6) revised 35088 680.44(a)(2)(i) revised 76190 697.2Amended 58061 697.7(a)(4) revised 11563 (f) added 58061 697.9(a) revised 67809 697.22Introductory text and (a)(1) revised 58061 2009 50 CFR 74 FR Page Chapter VI 660Temporary regulations 6997, 34700, 48421, 67137, 67986 Fishery management measures 7826, 20610, 26983, 29431, 31199, 37176, 42796, 57425, 61284 Authority citation revised 31878, 55471 660.302Amended 9886 660.303(c) revised 9886 660.306(f)(7) added 9887 (f)(1) through (6) redesignated as (f)(2) through (7); new (f)(1) added 10192 (f)(1) corrected 11881 660.314(c)(1), (d)(3)(iii) introductory text, (B) and (e) introductory text revised 9887 660.333(a) revised; (f) removed 10192 (a) corrected 11881 660.335(a)(2) revised; (f)(3) removed 10193 660.336Added 10193 (a)(1) introductory text, (3)(i), (ii) and (iii) corrected 11881 660.339Revised 10194 660.365(b), (c), (d) and (g) revised 9887 660.370(c)(1)(ii), (d), (h)(6)(i)(A), (B), (C), (ii)(A), (B) and (C) revised 9887 660.372(b)(1) and (3)(i) revised 9888 (b)(3)(iv) revised 19013 660.373(a), (b)(3)(ii) and (4) revised; (c)(4) added 9888 (a) revised 10194 (a) correctly revised 11881 (b)(1)(iii) and (4)(i) revised 20625 660.381(c) introductory text and (d) introductory text revised 9889 660.382(c)(4) through (8) redesignated as (c)(10) through (14); new (c)(4) through (9) added 9889 660.383(c)(4) through (10) redesignated as (c)(10) through (16); new (c)(4) through (9) added 9890 660.384(c)(1)(i)(C) and (3)(i)(E) redesignated as (c)(1)(i)(D) and (3)(i)(J); new (c)(1)(i)(D)(1) and (2), (iii)(A), (B), (2)(iii), (3)(i)(A)(1) through (4), (ii)(A)(1) through (4), (B), (iii)(A)(1) through (4), (iv), (v)(A)(2) and (3) revised; (c)(1)(i)(C), (3)(i)(A)(5), (6), (3)(i)(E) through (I), (ii)(A)(5), (6), (iii)(A)(5), (6) and (v)(A)(4) added 9890 660.385(a), (b)(1), (2)(i)(A)(1), (B)(2), (3) and (e) revised 9893 660.390(e) through (j) redesignated as (f) and (l) through (p); new (e) and (g) through (k) added 9893 660.391(d) through (m) redesignated as (e) through (n); (b)(25) through (107), (c)(15) through (74) and new (e)(43) through (331) revised; (b)(108) through (112), (c)(75) through (79), (d), (e)(332) and (333) added 9893 660.392(a)(7) through (192), (f)(11) through (194), (g)(1) through (28), (h)(1) through (14), (i)(1) through (16), (j)(37) through (244), (k)(1) through (31) and (m)(1) through (18) revised; (a)(193), (194), (195), (f)(195) through (211), (i)(17) and (j)(245) through (254) added; (g)(29) and (k)(32) through (38)removed 9898 660.393(a)(34) through (297) and (h)(1) through (291) revised; (a)(298) through (307) and (h)(292) through (302) added 9905 660.394(a)(1) through (281), (f)(90) through (128), (g)(1) through (254), (l)(1) through (241), (m)(1) through (199) and (r)(1) through (223) revised; (a)(282), (283), (284), (f)(129), (g)(255), (256), (l)(242) through (245), (m)(200) through (208) and (r)(224) through (231) added 9911 660.301—660.399 (Subpart G)Tables 1 through 5 revised 9923 Tables 4 (North), 5 (South), 5 (North) and 5 (South) revised 19013 Table 1a revised 20625 Tables 1a, 1b and 1c footnotes f and q revised 20628 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (North), 4 (South), 5 (North) and 5 (South) revised 31878 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (North), 4 (South) and 5 (South) revised 55471 Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) revised 57119, 65487 Table 2a and Footnote k following Tables 2a, 2b and 2c revised 65483 660.502Amended 33373 660.505(o) added 33373 660.707(e) added 37178 665Fishery management measures 6998, 48422 Temporary regulations 27253 Policy statement; eff. 10-15-09 47119 665.12Amended 65479 665.13Regulation at 73 FR 70604 confirmed 25650 Regulation at 73 FR 70602 confirmed; eff. 10-5-09 45757 665.14Regulation at 73 FR 70602 confirmed; eff. 10-5-09 45757 665.21Regulation at 73 FR 70602 confirmed; eff. 10-5-09 45757 665.22Regulation at 73 FR 70602 confirmed; eff. 10-5-09 45757 (bb), (gg) and (hh) removed; (jj) revised 65479 665.32(a)(5) and (6) redesignated as (a)(6) and (7); new (a)(5) and new (7)(iii)(C) added; (a)(1), (2), new (7)(ii) introductory text and new (iii) introductory text revised; new (a)(7)(iv), (vii), (viii), (ix) and (x) redesignated as (a)(8) through (12); new (a)(7)(v) and (vi) redesignated as new (a)(7)(iv) and (v) 65479 665.33(a), (c) and (e) removed; (b) and (f) revised 65480 665.41Regulation at 73 FR 70605 confirmed 25650 665.42Regulation at 73 FR 70605 confirmed 25650 679Temporary regulations 38, 233, 866, 2902, 3449, 5624, 5625, 5627, 6554, 6555, 6556, 7001, 8215, 8216, 8492, 8880, 8881, 9176, 9773, 9964, 9965, 10839, 10840, 10841, 11040, 11041, 11328, 11503, 11504, 11881, 12733, 12734, 14493, 15887, 16144, 16145, 17111, 17112, 18160, 19021, 19459, 22477, 23127, 23657, 23658, 23659, 26804, 26805, 30013, 32469, 33923, 35827, 36950, 37654, 37655, 37656, 38558, 38985, 40523, 42797, 44298, 44772, 45378, 45379, 45564, 46021, 48170, 48665, 50145, 50146, 50737, 51242, 51514, 51515, 51798, 52152, 52912, 55159, 55160, 55161, 57262, 57949, 59106, 59479, 59918, 61583, 68713, 68715, 68717 Fishery management measures 1946, 7332, 7333, 7359, 45131 Regulation at 74 FR 1946 corrected 8882 Technical correction 17113 679.1(f) heading correctly revised 51513 (l) added 56745 679.2Amended 18158, 42183, 56745 679.4(a)(1) table and (e)(2) corrected 1632 (l)(5)(iii) introductory text and (B) revised 34703 (k)(4)(vi) through (x) added; (k)(7)(i), (ii) introductory text, (iii), (v), (vi) and (viii)(A) revised 41090 679.5(c)(1)(vi)(B)(3) corrected 1632 (h)(5)(xv) corrected; (h)(5)(xvi) correctly added 1633 (h)(4)(x) added 34703 (n)(1) revised 51518 (c)(1)(vi)(B) table, (g)(1) introductory text, (h)(2)(ii)(C), (k) introductory text, (l)(3) introductory text, (4) introductory text and (s)(4) correctly amended; (d) introductory text correctly added 62508 679.6(a) revised 56745 679.7(a)(22) revised 3448 (b)(2) revised 18158 (a)(7)(vi) and (k)(3)(iv)(B) revised; (k)(3)(vii) added 34703 (i)(2) through (5) and (8)(i) revised 41092 (n)(7)(i) and (o)(4)(v) revised; (n)(7)(vi) and (o)(4)(vi) added 42183 (p) added 56746 679.20(a)(5)(i)(D), (E), (F), (iv)(C) and (c)(2) removed; (c)(5) and (6) amended 8884 (f)(2) amended 13351 Introductory text and (a)(1) revised 56746 (g)(2)(iii) correctly amended 62508 (a)(8)(ii) correctly revised 67139 679.22(b)(6) correctly added 62508 679.24(e)(3) introductory text revised; (e)(3)(i) and (ii) redesignated as (e)(3)(ii) and (iii); new (e)(3)(i) added 13358 679.27(j)(3), (5)(ii), (iii) and (6) correctly amended 62509 679.28(f)(6)(iii) revised 3448 679.30(e)(1) correctly amended 62509 679.42(j)(7) correctly amended 62509 679.50(c)(5) correctly added; (c)(4)(i)(A) heading and (6) heading correctly revised 51513 679.81(e)(1)(iv) added; (e)(2) and (f) revised 51518 679.82(f)(3) removed; (f)(4) redesignated as new (f)(3); new (f)(3)(i)(A), (ii)(A) amd (g)(3) revised 56733 679.91(b)(1)(iv) added; (b)(2) and (g) revised 51518 679Table 10 revised 13351 Tables 19 and 20 revised 13358 Figure 3 amended 18158 Figure 24 added 56746 Figure 12 correctly revised 62509 Figure 19 correctly revised 62511 Table 10 correctly revised 62512 Table 13 correctly revised 62515 680.2Amended 41095 680.5(a)(2)(i)(G), (g)(1) and (2) revised 51519 680.7(a)(7) and (8) revised; (a)(9) added 25457 (a)(5) and (e)(2) revised; (e)(3) added 41095 680.20(a)(3) added; (d)(3), (4), (e)(5), (f)(4)(ii)(B), (g)(2)(viii)(C)(2) and (h)(6) introductory text revised 51519 680.21(f) revised 51519 680.40Heading, (f) heading and (1)(ii) revised 51520 680.41(b) and (h) revised 51520 680.42(b)(2) revised; (b)(7) added 25457 680.44(a)(4)(iii) revised 51520 697.2(a) amended 37549 697.6(n) through (s) added 37549 697.7(c)(1)(v) and (3)(iii) revised; (c)(2)(xxi) added 37551 697.20(b)(3) through (7), (g)(3) and (4) revised; (b)(8) and (g)(5) through (8) added 37551 2010 50 CFR 75 FR Page Chapter VI 660Fishery management measures 932, 11068, 24482, 33196, 44925, 51183, 54791, 75638, 75639 Authority citation revised 8824, 23617, 23626, 39180, 78373 Temporary regulations 33733, 42610, 59156 660.10—660.99 (Subpart C)Added; eff. 11-1-10 60897 Table 2a revised (temporary) 82301 Table 2c revised (temporary) 82303 660.11Amended 78373 660.12(e)(7) and (8) revised; (f) redesignated as(g); new (f) added 78374 660.13(d)(5)(iv) introductory text, (A) introductory text, (1) through (4), (6), (7) and (8) revised 78374 660.14(b)(1) revised 78374 660.15Revised 78375 660.16Revised 78376 660.17Added 78377 660.18Revised 78380 660.25(b)(1)(i)(A) and (B) removed; (b)(4)(i)(F) and (e) added; (b)(4) heading, (iv)(A), (v)(A), (B), (C), (vi) heading, (A), (C) and (g)(4) revised 78381 660.26Removed 78382 660.50(g)(5) revised 75421 (f)(2)(ii) revised (temporary) 82300 660.55(i)(2) revised 78382 (m) revised (temporary) 82300 660.60(d)(1), (h)(2) and (5)(ii) revised; (h)(5)(iii) and (iv) removed 78382 (h)(7) introductory text and (i) revised (temporary) 82301 660.70Redesignated from 660.390, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.71Redesignated from 660.391, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.72Redesignated from 660.392, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.73Redesignated from 660.393, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.74Redesignated from 660.394, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.75Redesignated from 660.395, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.76Redesignated from 660.396, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.77Redesignated from 660.397, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.78Redesignated from 660.398, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.79Redesignated from 660.399, Subpart G, to Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.100—660.160 (Subpart D)Added; eff. 11-1-10 60897 660.100Revised 78383 660.111Amended 78383 660.112(a)(4) redesignated as (a)(5); (a)(2), (3)(iii), new (4) and (b) through (e) added; (f) removed 78384 660.113(a), (b) and (c) added; (d) revised 78385 660.114Added 78387 660.116Removed 78389 660.130(a) and (d) revised 78389 (c) introductory text and (4)(ii)(B) revised (temporary) 82305 660.131(b)(5)(i) revised 75421 (a), (b), (c) introductory text, (e) and (f) revised; (g), (h), (i) and (k) removed; (j) redesignated as new (g) 78390 660.140(c)(2) and (j) through (m) redesignated as (c)(3) and (i) through (l); (a), (d)(1), (4)(i)(C), (iv), (8)(ix), (b) heading, (c) heading, (1), new (3)(vi), new (i) heading and new (k) heading revised; (b) text, new (c)(2), (3)(vii), (d)(2), (3), (5), (e) through (h) and new (i) through (l) text added 78391 (d)(1)(ii)(C) and (D) revised (temporary) 82306 660.150(a) introductory text, (3), (4), (b) heading, (c) heading, (d), (e) heading, (f)(3), (6)(vi), (g)(1) introductory text, (iv) heading, (2) heading, (3)(i)(C), (6)(viii) and (k) heading revised; (b) text, (c) text, (e) text, (f)(2), (4), (g)(1)(iv) text, (2) text, (3)(ii), (4), (h), (i), (j) and (k) text added; (g)(1)(v) and (l) removed 78406 660.160(g) and (h) removed; (b) through (f) redesignated as (c) through (g); new (e)(7) redesignated as (e)(6); new (b), new (c)(2) text, new (c)(3) through (7), new (d) text, new (e)(2) text, (3) text, (4) text and (h) added; (a)(3), (4), new (e)(1) introductory text, (2) heading, new (3) heading, new (4) heading and new (6)(vii) revised; new (e)(5) removed 78419 660.100—660.160 (Subpart D)Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) correctly revised 67033 Table 1 (North) revised 75421 Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) revised (temporary) 82306 660.210—660.232 (Subpart E)Added; eff. 11-1-10 60897 660.212Introductory text, (a)(2) and (c)(1) revised 78427 660.210—660.232 (Subpart E)Table 2 (South) correctly revised 67038 Table 2 (North) and Table 2 (South) revised 75424 Table 2 (North) and Table 2 (South) revised (temporary) 82308 660.310—660.333 (Subpart F)Added; eff. 11-1-10 60897 Table 3 (South) correctly revised 67040 Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) revised 75427 Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) revised (temporary) 82312 660.321Revised 8824 660.337Added 4689 660.350—660.360 (Subpart G)Revised; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.372(b)(3)(iv) revised 23617 660.373(b)(4)(i) revised 23626 660.384(c)(1)(i)(D)(2) revised 8825 660.385(b)(1) and (5) revised 8825 (e) revised 23626 660.390Redesignated as 660.70, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.391Redesignated as 660.71, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.392Redesignated as 660.72, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.393Redesignated as 660.73, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.394Redesignated as 660.74, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.395Redesignated as 660.75, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.396Redesignated as 660.76, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.397Redesignated as 660.77, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.398Redesignated as 660.78, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.399Redesignated as 660.79, Subpart C, from Subpart G; eff. 11-1-10 60995 660.301—660.399 (Subpart G)Table 2a and Footnote cc following Tables 2a, 2b and 2c revised 8825 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (North), 4 (South) and 5 (North) revised 8829 Table 3 (North) revised 23617, 41385 Table 2a amended 23626 Footnote aa following Tables 1a, 1b and 1c, Table 2a and footnote aa following Tables 2a, 2b and 2c revised 38033 Tables 3 (North) and 3 (South) revised 38037 Table 2a and footnotes y/, z/ and aa/ correctly revised 39180 Tables 3 (South), 4 (North), 4 (South) and 5 (North) revised 51686 Tables 1a through 2c, Tables 3 (North) through 5 (South) and Figure 1 removed; eff. 11-1-10 60995 Tables 3 (North), 3 (South), 4 (South) and 5 (South) revised 61104 660.701—660.721 (Subpart K)Table 2 redesignated as Table 3 in Subpart C; eff. 11-1-10 60995 665Revised 2205 Temporary regulations 17070 Fishery management measures 53606 665.16(a) and (b) revised 3417 Regulation at 75 FR 3417 eff. date corrected 7205 665.20Added; eff. 10-4-10 54046 Regulation at 75 FR 54046 confirmed 68199 665.33(b)(1) correctly revised 1023 665.202(a)(3) revised 69015 665.204(k) added 69015 665.209Revised 69016 679Temporary regulations 792, 1723, 3873, 3874, 3875, 4491, 5251, 5541, 6129, 6588, 6589, 7205, 7403, 7976, 8547, 8839, 8840, 8841, 9358, 9534, 10441, 11471, 11749, 11778, 12463, 13237, 13444, 14359, 14498, 15626, 16021, 16359, 17315, 19561, 19562, 23189, 28502, 31321, 31717, 38430, 38936—38940, 39183, 39638, 39639, 39861, 41999, 42336, 42337, 42338, 43090, 44927, 51185, 52478, 52891, 53606, 53608, 53873, 53874, 53875, 54290, 54792, 55288, 55689, 55690, 56016, 56017, 56018, 56483, 57702, 59157, 62482, 63104, 63402, 64172, 64956, 64957, 64958, 68726, 69361, 69597—69601, 71045, 72735, 73981, 73982 Fishery management measures 3180, 5541, 49422, 61638, 78172 Technical correction 23189 679.2Amended 604, 53056, 53069, 61641, 61647, 69023 Amended; interim 77543 679.4(b)(5)(vi) revised; (b)(5)(vii) removed; interim 77543 679.5(c)(4)(i)(B), (ii)(A)(1), (6)(ii)(A), (e)(10)(iii)(M), (f)(1) introductory text, (iv), (2)(iii)(B)(1), (7) introductory text and (i) revised; (f)(1)(vii) added 53056 (c)(3)(v)(F), (4)(v)(G) and (6)(v)(E) amended 53069 679.7(c)(1), (d)(6) and (9) through (23) removed; (d)(24) and (25) redesignated as new (d)(6) and (9); (d)(7), (8) and (k)(3)(vi) revised; (k)(8) added 53057 (d)(18) amended 53069 Regulation at 75 FR 53069 withdrawn 58337 (c)(5) added 61648 (a)(19) revised; (a)(23), (24), (25) and (d)(10) revised; interim 77543 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(3)(i) and (7)(iii)(B) amended 53069 (a)(1)(i) introductory text, (2), (3) introductory text, (i), (b)(1)(i), (2) introductory text, (c)(1)(iii), (iv), (3)(ii), (iii), (d)(1)(i), (iii)(B) and (2) revised 61641 (a)(8)(ii)(A), (C) and (c)(6) revised; (a)(8)(iii) removed; interim 77543 Technical correction; interim 81922 679.21(a) removed; (b)(2)(ii), (3), (c), (e)(1)(vi), (3)(i)(A)(1)(i), (7)(viii), (ix) and (g) revised; (b)(6) and (f) added 53058 (e)(3)(v) amended 53069 (f)(4)(i)(D) table corrected 58337 679.22(a)(10) and (h) revised 53067 (a)(21) added 61648 (a)(7)(vi) and (8)(iv) revised; (b)(6) removed; interim 77544 679.23(e)(3) and (4)(iii) revised; (e)(4)(iv) and (v) removed; interim 77544 679.24(f) added 61648 679.25(a)(2)(iii)(D) revised 61642 679.26(c)(1) revised 53067 (c)(1) amended 53069 Regulation at 75 FR 53069 withdrawn 58337 679.27(j)(5)(iii) amended 53069 679.28(d)(7), (8), (i)(1)(iii), (iv) and (v) redesignated as (d)(8), (9), (i)(1)(ii), (iii) and (iv); new (d)(7), (g)(7)(vi)(C) and (7)(x)(F) added; new (d)(9)(i)(H), (g)(2)(i), (7)(vii)(A), (C), (ix)(A), (x)(D) and (E) revised; (j) added 53067 (d)(2)(ii) amended 53069 679.32(b), (d)(2)(ii)(B)(1) and (4)(ii) amended 53069 679.42(c) correctly revised 20527 679.50(c)(1) introductory text, (4)(iv) and (5) revised; (c)(5)(i)(D) added 53069 (i)(1)(iii)(B), (iv). (2)(i)(C)(1), (j)(1)(iv)(B) and (2)(ii)(D) removed; (i)(1)(v) through (viii), (2)(i)(C)(2), (3), (4), (iii) through (xii), (3)(i), (ii), (iii) and (j)(1)(iv)(C) redesignated as new (i)(1)(iv) through (vii), new (2)(i)(C)(1), (2), (3), (iv) through (xiii), (3)(ii), (iii), (iv) and (j)(1)(iv)(B); new (i)(2)(xi)(H) and (I) redesignated as (i)(2)(xi)(I) and (J); new (i)(2)(xi)(J)(1) through (5) redesignated as (i)(2)(xi)(J)(1)(i) through (v);new (i)(2)(iii), (xi)(H), (J)(1) introductory text, (2) and (3)(i) added; (i)(1)(i)(A) introductory text, (iii)(A) introductory text, new (iv), new (vi)(B), (2)(i)(B), new (xi)(J) introductory text, new (1)(v), new (3)(ii) introductory text, (j)(1)(iii)(B) introductory text, (iv)(A), (2)(ii) introductory text, (A), (B) and (C) revised; (i)(2)(xi)(G) amended 69023 New (i)(2)(i)(C)(3), (ii)(A), new (iv)(B), new (vii)(B), new (xi)(C), (j)(1)(iii)(B)(2)(i), (ii), (3), (4)(ii) and (3)(iii) amended 69025 (c)(1)(x) removed; interim 77544 679.61(f)(1) amended; (f)(2)(vi) revised 53069 679.93(c)(9) amended 53069 679Figure 8 revised 53069 Table 2A revised 61642 Figure 17 revised 61648 Figure 25 added 61649 Figure 26 added 61650 Figure 27 added 61651 Tables 43 and 46 revised; Table 51 added 61652 Tables 5, 6 and 12 revised; interim 77544 Tables 5, 6 and 12 correctly revised; interim 81922 Tables 47a through 47d added 53071 680Temporary regulations 7205, 50716 680.5(a)(2)(i)(H) and (e) removed 56486 680.23(b)(4) revised; (f)(3)(i) and (ii) amended 56486 2011 50 CFR 76 FR Page Chapter VI 660Fishery management measures 3539, 17033, 25246, 30276, 32876, 42588, 68349, 68658 Temporary regulations 11969, 40836, 58720 660.11Amended 27528 Correctly amended 53834 Amended 74733 660.12(a)(8) revised 27528 (a)(8), (e)(7), (f)(5) and (9) correctly revised 53834 (d)(2) revised 74733 660.13(d)(5)(iv)(A)(23) revised; (d)(5)(iv)(A)(26) added 74733 660.14(d)(4)(iii) and (vii) revised 74733 660.15(b)(3), (d)(1), (2) and (3) revised 74733 660.17(b)(3) and (e)(5) correctly revised 53835 Heading and (a) revised; (e)(14) removed 74734 660.18(e)(3) correctly revised 53835 (c)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), (d)(1), (2) and (3) revised 74734 660.25(b)(2), (3)(v), (vi) and (4)(iv)(B) correctly revised 53835 (b)(3)(iv)(D) removed; (b)(1)(iii), (v), (3)(i), (iv)(A)(1), (2), (C)(4), (5), (v), (vii), (4)(ii)(B), (iv)(A), (C), (v)(C), (D), (vi)(B), (vii) introductory text, (F), (viii), (ix) and (f) revised; (b)(4)(iv)(D) and (6) added 74734 660.30(a)(2)(iv) and (6) revised 27529 660.40Revised 27529 Revised 77420 660.50(f)(2)(i), (ii), (4), (g)(2) and (7) revised 27529 (f)(4) revised 28903 660.55(a), (b) introductory text, (f)(1)(ii) and (k) revised 27529 (b)(4), (f)(2) and (k) correctly revised 53835 (a), (e)(2) introductory text and (m) revised 74737 660.60(c)(1)(i) introductory text revised 27530 (c)(1)(ii), (iii) and (f)(3) correctly revised 53835 (c)(1)(iv) added; (h)(5) heading, (i) heading, (ii) heading and (7) revised 74738 660.65Revised 27530 660.70Introductory text and (p) correctly revised 53835 660.71(e)(78) removed; (e)(79) through (333) and (k)(151) through (212) redesignated as new (e)(78) through (332) and (k)(153) through (214); (k)(149) and (150) revised; new (k)(151) and (152) added 27530 660.72(f)(143), (144) and (198) removed; (a)(122) through (195), (f)(145) through (197), (j)(4) through (15) and (16) through (254) redesignated as (a)(127) through (200), (f)(146) through (198), (j)(5) through (16) and (18) through (256); (a)(121), new (193), (f)(140), (141), (142), new (j)(183), new (184) and new (185) revised; (a)(122) through (126), (j)(4) and (17) added 27530 (f)(143), (144) and (145) correctly added; (j)(17) correctly revised 54714 660.73(a)(118), (119), (120), (156), (d)(134), (180), (h)(157) and (158) removed; (a)(3) through (16), (17) through (117), (121) through (155), (157) through (307), (d)(135) through (179), (181) through (350) and (h)(159) through (302) redesignated as (a)(4) through (17), (19) through (119), (128) through (162), (165) through (315), (d)(138) through (182), (185) through (354) and (h)(158) through (301); new (a)(3), (18), (120) through (127), (163), (164), (d)(134) through (137), (183), (184) and (h)(157) added 27531 (d)(136) and (137) correctly revised 54714 660.74(a)(159) and (g)(136) removed; (a)(160) through (284) and (g)(137) through (256) redesignated as (a)(161) through (285) and (g)(138) through (257); (g)(133), (l)(84) and (85) revised; new (a)(159), (160), (g)(136) and (137) added 27531 (g)(137), (138) and (139) correctly revised 54714 660.75Introductory text correctly revised 53836 660.76Introductory text correctly revised 53836 660.77Introductory text correctly revised 53836 660.78Introductory text correctly revised 53836 660.79Introductory text correctly revised 53837 660.10—660.99 (Subpart C)Tables 1a through 1d, 2a, 2b and 2c revised; Tables 1e and 2d added 27531 Tables 1a and 1b revised 28903 Tables 2a and 2b revised 77420 660.111Amended 74739 660.112(a)(3)(i), (5)(vi), (c)(1)(ii) and (3) correctly revised; (c)(5) correctly removed 53837 (b)(1)(iv), (xii)(B), (xiii), (2)(i) and (ii) revised; (b)(1)(xii)(C) added 74739 660.113(c)(3)(i) introductory text, (ii), (d)(3)(i) introductory text and (ii) correctly revised 53837 (a)(2), (b)(4)(i) and (ii) revised 74740 660.120Revised 74740 660.130(d) introductory text revised 27546 (c)(2) introductory text, (i) and (e)(5)(ii) correctly revised 53837 (c)(4)(ii)(B) removed; (c)(4)(ii)(C) redesignated as new (c)(4)(ii)(B); (c) heading, introductory text, (4) introductory text, (d) introductory text and (2)(i) revised 74741 660.131(c)(4) and (d) correctly revised 53837 660.140(a)(3), (b)(3)(ii), (c)(1) and (d)(1)(ii)(D) revised 27546 (d)(1)(ii)(D) revised 28908 (c)(1) introductory text, (h)(3)(i) introductory text and (5)(xi)(I)(2) correctly revised 53838 (a) introductory text, (d)(1)(ii) introductory text, (ii)(A), (C), (2)(ii), (3)(i)(D), (ii)(A), (4)(v), (e)(1)(i), (2)(ii), (3)(i)(D), (ii), (4)(i) introductory text, (5)(i), (f)(1), (2), (3) introductory text, (iii) introductory text, (B), (5), (6), (7), (h)(1)(i), (j)(1) and (l)(2) revised; (f)(3)(ii)(D) and (iii)(C)(11) added 74741 (d)(1)(ii)(D) revised 77430 660.150(a)(5) revised 27547 Duplicate (f)(2) correctly removed; (j)(5)(iv)(B)(2), (xi)(A)(5)(ii) and (B)(10)(ii) correctly revised 53838 (a) introductory text, (c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(1)(iii) introductory text, (A)(1)(vi), (f)(2)(i), (3)(i), (g)(1)(iii), (2)(iv) and (3)(i) introductory text revised; (c)(2)(i)(B)(1)(i), (ii), (C), (ii)(C), (g)(2)(v) and (vi) added 74744 660.160(a)(5) revised 27547 First (e)(1) correctly removed; second (e)(1) correctly revised 53838 (a) introductory text, (d)(1)(iii)(A)(1)(iv), (e)(1)(i) and (2)(i) revised; (c)(2)(i), (ii), (3)(i)(A) and (B) added 74746 660.100—660.160 (Subpart D)Table 1 (North) and Table 1 (South) revised 27547 Table 1 (North) revised 38317 Table 1 (North) revised 79125 660.211Correctly amended 53838 660.212(a)(2) and (d)(1) correctly revised 53838 (d)(3) revised 74746 660.220Revised 74746 660.230(c)(1), (2)(ii) and (d)(5) through (9) revised 27549 (a) and (d)(14) correctly revised 53838 660.231(b)(3)(i) revised 11384 (b)(1) and (3)(i) revised 27550 (b)(3)(i) revised; interim 34912 (b)(1) correctly revised 53839 (b)(4)(i) and (ii)(A) revised 74746 (b)(3)(i) revised 77430 660.232(a)(2) revised 27550 (a)(1) correctly revised 53839 660.210—660.232 (Subpart E)Table 2 (North) and Table 2 (South) revised 11384, 27550, 38318 Table 2 (South) revised 67094 Table 2 (North) and Table 2 (South) revised 79126 660.320Revised 74747 660.330(c) introductory text, (2) and (d)(5) through (9) revised 27550 (a), (d)(11)(i), (ii), (12)(iv), (13)(iv)(B), (16)(i)(A), (E) and (e) correctly revised 53839 660.333(b), (c) and (d) revised 74747 660.310—660.333 (Subpart F)Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) revised 11388, 27555, 38321 Table 3 (South) revised 67096 Table 3 (North) and Table 3 (South) revised 79129 660.360(c)(1) introductory text and (iii)(B) revised 11392 (c)(3)(i)(C), (A)(5) and (ii)(A)(5) removed; (c)(1)(iii), (3)(i)(A)(6), (D) through (J) and (ii)(A)(6) redesignated as (c)(1)(iv), (3)(i)(A)(5), (C) through (I) and (ii)(A)(5); (c)(1), (i)(D), (1), (2), new (iv)(A), new (B), (2)(iii), (3)(i)(A)(1) through (4), new (5), (B), new (D) through (H), (ii)(A)(1) through (4), new (5), (iii)(C) and (D) revised; (c)(1)(i)(D)(3) and (iii) added 27559 (c)(3)(iii)(A)(6) correctly removed; (c)(1)(iv) introductory text, (3)(i)(A)(5), (ii)(B) and (iii)(A)(1) through (5) correctly revised 54714 (c)(1)(i)(D)(2) and (3) revised 79133 660.402Amended 81858 660.403(b) revised 81858 660.405(b) and (c) revised 81858 660.408(b) through (n) redesignated as (c) through (o); new (b) added; (a), new (c), new (d)(1)(ii), (v)(B), (vi), (2)(iv), new (e), new (g), new (i)(2), new (k), new (l)(2), (4) and new (o) revised 81859 660.409(b)(2) introductory text revised 81860 660.410Revised 81860 660.502Amended 70363 660.508Revised 70363 660.509Revised 70364 660.702Amended; eff. 10-13-11 56328 660.704Revised 73520 660.709(a) revised; eff 10-13-11 56328 665Fishery management measures 4551, 54715 Temporary regulations 10524, 72643, 74747 665.4Added 37286 665.12Amended 37286 665.15(u) added 37286 665.211(c) revised 15222 665.800Amended 52889 665.802(v) and (xx) revised 37288 (n) added 52889 665.806Revised 37288 665.807Heading revised 37289 665.813(b)(1) revised 13299 (k) added 52889 665.817Removed 37289 679Temporary regulations 26, 466, 467, 469, 1539, 3044, 3045, 4081, 4082, 4551, 4552, 5718, 6083, 9693, 10779, 10780, 11161, 11393, 11394, 12293, 12606, 12607, 12883, 13097, 13098, 14319, 16699, 17360, 17569, 17570, 17793, 18663, 19912, 20891, 22057, 23511, 24403, 24404, 29671, 31881, 33171, 33172, 39789—39794, 40836, 40837, 40838, 43933, 43934, 44283, 45709, 46207, 46208, 47083, 53658, 53840, 54137, 54716, 55276, 55606, 57679, 58156, 58414, 59064, 59922, 59923, 59924, 63204, 63564, 65972, 65973, 65975, 66195, 66196, 66655, 68658, 70665, 71269, 71913, 76902, 76903, 80266, 81873, 81875, 81876 Fishery management measures 11111, 11139, 17034, 47493, 61996, 81860 679.2Regulation at 75 FR 77543 comment period extended 2027 Amended 74684, 81271 679.4Regulation at 75 FR 77543 comment period extended 2027 (k)(2)(iii), (iv), (10), (11) and (12) redesignated as (k)(2)(iv), (v), (11), (12) and (13); (k)(3)(i) and (9) heading revised; new (k)(2)(iii) and (10) added 15837 (b)(4)(ii) and (iii) revised 73517 (f)(2)(v) redesignated as (f)(2)(vi); (b)(4)(ii), (iii), (5)(iv), (f)(1), (2) introductory text, (i), (iii) and new (vi) revised; new (f)(2)(v), (k)(10)(vii) and (viii) added 74685 (a)(1)(xii)(A), (B), (b)(6)(iii), (k)(12)(i), (n)(1)(i), (ii), (2)(i) and (ii) revised ; (a)(1)(xii)(C), (D), (n)(2)(iii), (iv), (v) and (3) removed 81274 679.5(c)(3)(i)(C)(2) and (e)(5)(i)(A)(11) removed; (c)(3)(i)(C)(1), (4)(ii)(B)(2) through (6) and (e)(5)(i)(A)(12) redesignated as (c)(3)(i)(C), (4)(ii)(B)(3) through (7) and (e)(5)(i)(A)(11); (c)(3)(ii)(A) table heading, (2), (B) introductory text, table heading, (1) through (5), (4)(ii) heading, (A) table heading, (2), (B) introductory text, table heading, (1), new (3) through (6), (6)(ii) heading, introductory text, table heading, (A) through (E), (e)(2)(ii), (4), (5)(i)(B), (ii), (6)(ii), (7)(iii)(C), (8)(iii)(B), (9)(ii), (10)(iv), (11)(i), (12), (f)(2)(iii)(B)(1) and (3)(i)(C) revised; (c)(4)(ii)(B)(2) and (e)(8)(iii)(D) added 40630 (c)(3)(i)(B)(2), (ii) heading, (4)(i)(B), (iv)(B)(2), (v)(C), (e)(1)(i), (iii) heading, (5) heading, introductory text, (6) heading, introductory text, (7) heading, introductory text, (ii)(A), (iii)(B), (8) heading, (i), (ii), (iii), (vi)(B), (f)(3)(i)(A) and (4)(i) amended 40633 (c)(6)(i), (v)(C), (e)(3)(iv)(B), (6) introductory text, (i) introductory text, (10)(ii) and (iii) introductory text revised; (e)(6)(i)(A)(12) added 74686 (r)(4), (7) and (10(iv) removed; (r)(5), (6), (8), (9) and (10) redesignated as new (r)(4) through (8); (r)(1), (2), (3), new (4), new (5), new (6)(i), new (8)(i)(A), (B) and (ii) revised; (a)(1)(iii)(F), new (r)(9) and new (10) added 81274 679.7Regulation at 75 FR 77543 comment period extended 2027 (a)(7)(vii), (viii), (ix), (i)(1)(v) and (10) added; (i)(1)(i) revised 15840 (c)(3) and (4) added 73517 (a)(7)(vi), (viii), (ix), (15) and (k)(1)(iv) revised; (b)(4) through (7) and (k)(2)(ii) added 74687 (n)(1)(iv) through (viii), (2)(iv), (3)(ii), (iv) and (6) removed; (n)(3)(iii), (7) and (8) redesignated as (n)(3)(ii), new (6) and (7); new (n)(6)(i) through (vi) redesignated as (n)(6)(iii) through (viii); (n)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), (2)(i), (ii), (iii), new (3)(ii), (4), (5) and new (6)(iii) through (vii) revised; new (n)(6)(i), (ii), (ix), (x) and (8) added 81275 (b)(6) corrected 81872 679.20Regulation at 75 FR 77543 comment period extended 2027 (a)(6)(ii), (12), (b)(2)(ii) and (c)(4)(ii) revised; (c)(4)(iii) and (7) added 74688 (e)(3)(iv) added 81276 679.21(d)(4)(iii)(B) removed; (d)(4)(iii)(C) redesignated as new (d)(4)(iii)(B); new (d)(4)(iii)(B), (5)(iv) and (7)(ii) revised 74689 (d)(5)(iii)(B) introductory text and (2) revised; (d)(5)(iii)(C) added 81276 679.22Regulation at 75 FR 77544 comment period extended 2027 679.23Regulation at 75 FR 77544 comment period extended 2027 (d)(3)(i) introductory text revised; (d)(3)(iii) added; (d)(4) removed 74690 679.28(b)(2)(v) revised 40633 (d)(8)(i) introductory text and (i)(3) introductory text amended 40633 (f)(6)(iii) and (iv) revised; (f)(6)(v) added 74690 (g)(2)(iii) revised; (g)(7)(xi) added 81276 679.32(c)(1) amended 40633 679.40(h)(2) amended 40633 679.41(m)(3) introductory text amended 40633 679.42(d)(2)(iii) introductory text amended 40633 679.45(a)(4)(iii) amended 40633 679.50Regulation at 75 FR 77544 comment period extended 2027 (c)(7)(i)(B) and (d)(7) removed; (c)(7)(i)(C) through (F) redesignated as new (c)(7)(i)(B) through (E); (a)(4), (c)(7)(i) heading, (A) introductory text, new (B), new (E) and (ii) revised; (c)(7)(iii) added 81277 679.61(f) introductory text, (1) and (2) introductory text revised 12886 679.80(e)(2) amended 40633 679.80—679.85 (Subpart G)Revised 81277 679.90(b)(2) and (f)(2) amended 40633 679.91(h)(3)(ii), (iii) and (xii) revised 68357 679.94(a)(3) amended 40633 679Regulation at 75 FR 77544 comment period extended 2027 Tables 49 and 50 added 15840 Tables 1a and 1b revised 40634 Table 2a revised 40635 Table 2d revised 40636 Table 3 revised 40637 Table 10 revised 40640 Table 21 revised 40643 Table 28 removed; Tables 28a through 28e added 81290 Tables 29 and 30 revised 81292 680.4(o) added 35785 680.7(a)(2) and (4) revised 35786 680.20(f)(2)(vi), (vii) and (viii) redesignated as (f)(2)(iii), (iv) and (v); (e)(4)(i), (ii), (f)(1), (2)(i), (ii), new (v), (4)(i), (ii) introductory text, (g)(1) and (2)(viii)(B) revised; (f)(2)(iii), (iv) and (v) removed; (i) added 68364 680.22(d)(2) redesignated as (d)(3); (a)(3), (d) introductory text and new (3) revised; (a)(4) and new (d)(2) added 35780 (d) introductory text revised 74690 2012 (Regulations published from January 1, 2012, through October 1, 2012) 50 CFR 77 FR Page Chapter VI 660Authority citation revised 28507 660Fishery management measures 2655, 22682, 25915, 36192, 47313, 55426 Temporary regulations 50952 660.15(d)(1)(v) correctly revised 55155 660.25(b)(4)(i)(B) correctly revised 55155 660.50(f)(4) revised 28507 660.55(i)(2) revised 28507 660.60(d)(1)(i) through (v) revised; (d)(1)(vi) and (2) added 28507 660.71(b)(25) and (c)(55) correctly revised 55155 660.10—660.99 (Subpart C)Table 2a revised 28507 660.112(b)(1)(xiii) correctly revised 55155 660.114(b) correctly revised 55155 660.131(h) added 28516 660.140(d)(1)(ii) introductory text, (D) and (3)(ii)(B)(3) revised 28516 (d)(1)(ii)(A)(1), (2), (B)(1), (2), (3)(ii)(B)(2) and (4)(v) revised; eff. 9-1-12 through 1-28-13 45511 (d)(3)(i)(B), (e)(3)(i)(B) and (h)(1)(i) correctly revised 55157 660.150(g)(2)(iv)(B) revised; (g)(2)(iv)(C) removed; eff. 9-1-12 through 1-28-13 45511 (d)(2), (g)(2)(i) introductory text and (iv)(B) correctly revised 55157 660.160(d)(2) correctly revised 55158 660.100—660.160 (Subpart D)Table 1 (North) revised 22681 660.216(a) correctly revised 55158 660.231(b)(3)(iv) revised 24636 660.210—660.232 (Subpart E)Table 2 (North) revised 24636, 47324 Table 2 (South) revised 24637, 47326 660.316(a) correctly revised 55158 660.360(c)(1)(i)(D)(2) revised 12504 (c)(3) introductory text correctly revised 55158 660.404Regulation at 61 FR 34600 confirmed; eff. 10-25-12 58931 660.705(s) and (mm) revised 15975 660.712(a)(10) and (11) revised 15975 665Fishery management measures 6019, 56791 665.800Amended 43722 665.806(b)(1) revised 34261 665.813(j) revised 43722 679Temporary regulations 438, 2656, 3157, 3638, 3956, 6683, 8176, 8177, 9588, 9589, 10400, 10668, 11412, 11776, 12213, 12214, 12505, 13013, 13510, 14304, 14305, 14698, 14994, 16481, 16949, 16950, 19144—19147, 19564, 20317, 20571, 21683, 23159, 24154, 26212, 32037, 33103, 34262, 34853, 39183, 39440, 39441, 39649, 40305, 40816, 41332, 42193, 42439, 44172, 44501, 46207, 46208, 46338, 46641, 48916, 50389, 53152, 54837, 54838, 55735, 56564, 58505 Fishery management measures 10669, 15194 Regulation at 77 FR 15194 corrected 22683 679.1(e) revised 6497 679.2Amended 5394, 6497, 6502 Amended; eff. 10-31-12 59869 679.4(e)(1)(i) revised 6497 (k)(7)(vii), (o)(1)(ii) and (v) revised; (k)(3)(i)(C), (o)(1)(vii), (4) and (5) added; eff. 10-31-12 59870 679.5(c)(4)(vi) introductory text, (f)(1)(vii), (2)(ii) and (7) revised; (c)(4)(vi)(I) and (e)(6)(i)(A)(12) added 5394 (n) heading revised; (n)(2) removed; (n)(1)(i), (ii), (A), (B), (iii), (A) and (B) redesignated as new (n)(2), (3), (i), (ii), (4), (i) and (ii) 6498 (a)(1)(iii)(A), (c)(3)(ii)(A)(1), (B)(1), (v)(D), (4)(ii)(A)(1) and (B)(2) amended 6502 (e)(6)(i)(A)(12) correctly designated as (e)(6)(i)(A)(13) 14305 (f)(1)(ii) revised; (f)(1)(viii) added; eff. 10-26-12 59059 679.7(d)(3), (4), (6), (7)(i)(H) and (ii)(A) removed; (d)(5), (7), (ii)(B), (8), (9) and (10) redesignated as (d)(3), (4), (ii), (5), (6) and (7); new (d)(4)(ii) and (f)(3)(ii) revised; (d)(4)(i)(H) added 6498 New (d)(5)(i)(A), (B), (C) and (ii)(B) amended 6502 (b)(8) added 42636 (c)(1) added; eff. 10-26-12 59060 (o)(3)(iv) added; eff. 10-31-12 59871 679.21(f)(12)(vii) redesignated as (f)(13) and revised 5395 (b)(2)(ii) and (3) revised; (h) added; eff. in part 1-1-13; eff. in part 8-25-12 to 11-1-12 42636 679.22(h) revised 6498 679.24(b)(1)(ii) revised 6498 679.26(a)(2), (b)(1)(xi) introductory text, (C), (2)(iv) and (c)(1) revised 42636 679.27(j)(5)(ii) amended 6502 679.28(c)(4)(v)(D), (g)(7)(vii) and (viii) amended 6502 (k) added; eff. 10-26-12 59060 679.30Removed 6498 679.31Revised 6498 679.32Revised 6499 (c)(3)(i)(F)(1) revised; (c)(3)(ii)(G) removed; eff. 10-26-12 59060 679.40(a)(10) added 29563 679.43(a) revised 6501 679.50(c)(2)(iii), (4) and (d)(5) revised 6501 (c)(5)(i)(A), (B), (C), (6)(i), (ii), (7)(i)(A), (B), (E), (ii), (d)(6)(i), (g)(1)(iii)(A), (j)(1)(v)(D) and (3)(iv) amended 6502 (c)(1) introductory text and (j)(1)(v)(E)(3) revised; (c)(4)(iii)(C) removed; (c)(8) added; eff. 10-26-12 59060 679.65Added 5395 679.80(e)(1)(ii) and (3)(i) correctly revised 38014 679.81(i)(3) table corrected 2478 679.84(c)(1), (d)(1) and (2) amended 6502 679.90(d)(2)(ii), (e)(1)(ii) and (f) revised; eff. 10-31-12 59871 679.92(c) revised; (d)(2) and (e) added; eff. 10-31-12 59871 679.93(c)(1) and (d)(1) amended 6502 679.100 (Subpart I)Added; eff. 10-26-12 59061 679Table 7 Revised 6502 680.2Amended 6503 697.4(a)(7)(vi) through (x) redesignated as (a)(7)(vii) through (xi); (a)(7)(ii) revised; new (a)(7)(vi) added 32431 ○