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50 CFR Part 679



Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 981224323-9226-02; I.D. 120198B]
RIN 0648-AL23


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NMFS issues a final rule to revise permitting, recordkeeping, 
and reporting requirements for fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone 
(EEZ) off Alaska. These revisions are necessary to clarify and simplify 
existing text, facilitate management of the fisheries, promote 
compliance with the regulations, and facilitate enforcement efforts. 
This action is intended to further the goals and objectives of the 
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and of the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands Area (FMPs).

DATES: Effective December 15, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    NMFS manages the groundfish fisheries in the EEZ off Alaska under 
authority of the FMPs prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council (Council) under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C., 1801 
et seq. The FMPs are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 679. 
General regulations that also pertain to these fisheries appear in 
subpart H of 50 CFR part 600.
    On February 5, 1999, NMFS published proposed revisions to several 
sections of the implementing regulations for these FMPs that pertain to 
permitting, recordkeeping, and reporting (64 FR 5868). Public comment 
was invited through February 22, 1999. No letters of comment were 
received by the end of the comment period; however, many verbal 
comments were received at five recordkeeping and reporting (R&R) 
workshops conducted by NMFS and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for the 
fishing industry in Alaska and Washington State, November 1998 through 
January 1999. NMFS responds to these comments in the Response to 
Comments section of this document.
    While some of the revisions are substantive, most are technical 
edits and clarifications of definitions. Most of these changes are 
needed to simplify the language. A description of the revisions and 
their justification are presented in the preamble to the proposed rule 
and are not repeated here.

Changes to the Final Rule From the Proposed Rule

    The final rule includes the following changes from the proposed 
rule:

Definitions (Sec. 679.2)

    The following definitions in Sec. 679.2 are revised.
    ADF&G fish ticket number. The term ``ADF&G fish ticket number'' is 
revised by removing the words ``groundfish series of fish tickets'' and 
``(i.e., G)'' and by adding in their place ``(i.e., G = groundfish).''
    Authorized fishing gear. The term ``authorized fishing gear'' is 
revised by removing the text ``paragraph 679.24'' and by adding in its 
place ``Sec. 679.24.''
    Fishing trip. Paragraph (1) of the term ``fishing trip'' is revised 
by removing the words ``groundfish directed fishing closures,'' adding 
the text ``MRB,'' and by placing pollock roe stripping under the new 
heading ``retention requirements.'' NMFS inadvertently omitted roe 
stripping from the term ``fishing trip.'' In February 1996, BSAI 
regulations at Sec. 675.20(j)(4) established a pollock roe fishing trip 
definition by cross-referencing it to the fishing trip definition at 
Sec. 672.20(h)(2). After several final rules, a major regulatory 
consolidation rule, aiming at centralizing all definitions under 
Sec. 679.2, inadvertently removed the link between pollock roe and a 
fishing trip.
    This final rule corrects previous regulatory actions and 
standardizes the definition of fishing trip for all the retention 
requirements (maximum retainable bycatch amounts (MRB), Increased 
Retention/Increased Utilization (IR/IU), and pollock roe stripping) by 
adding pollock roe retention to paragraph (l) of the definition for 
fishing trip. The difference between a roe fishing trip and an MRB 
fishing trip is that an MRB fishing trip is triggered anytime there is 
a closure to any species within the same area. Roe fishing trips are 
not triggered by the closure of another groundfish species. Because 
pollock roe can only be retained against pollock, the status of other 
fisheries is not relevant. For example, fishermen cannot retain pollock 
roe against Pacific cod; however, fishermen can retain pollock roe 
against incidental pollock catch that are retained under an MRB for 
pollock while in a Pacific cod fishery. No adverse effect is 
anticipated from using the same definition of fishing trip for MRBs, 
IR/IU, and roe stripping. As a result of this change, a new fishing 
trip will be triggered more often with respect to roe stripping, which 
will mean less opportunity to top off with pollock roe.
    Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas. Due to changes resulting from 
emergency rulemaking to protect Steller sea lions, the term ``Steller 
Sea Lion Protection Areas'' is revised by removing the text ``(see 
Figure 16 to this part, Sec. 679.22(g) of this part, and Sec. 227.12 of 
this title)'' and by adding in its place ``(see Sec. 679.22(a)(7), 
(a)(8), and (b)(2) and Sec. 227.12 of this title).''

Permits (Sec. 679.4)

    The heading of Sec. 679.4(e) is revised from ``Halibut/sablefish 
CDQ permits and CDQ cards'' to read ``Halibut CDQ permits and CDQ 
cards'' and the cross reference in the heading is revised from 
``679.33(a) and (b)'' to read ``679.32(f).''

Recordkeeping and Reporting (Sec. 679.5)

    NMFS received and agreed with many verbal comments received at five 
R&R workshops conducted by NMFS'' Alaska Region Sustainable Fisheries 
Division staff and the USCG's North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training 
Center instructors. Comments that were non-substantive changes were 
integrated into the regulatory text in this rule. For example, where 
the regulatory text was identified as too complicated, the regulations 
were converted into table form without changing the substance. Also, 
details of instructions for a single topic formerly found in several 
places throughout the regulations were reorganized for simplicity. 
These suggestions agree with the recent Presidential Memorandum on 
Plain Language.
    Section 679.5(a)(1). The heading of Sec. 679.5(a)(1)(v) is revised 
by removing the text ``IFQ sablefish or halibut fisheries'' and adding 
``IFQ sablefish or IFQ/CDQ halibut fisheries'' in its place, and by 
removing the words ``in an IFQ fishery in addition'' and adding in 
their place ``in an IFQ fishery or halibut CDQ fishery in addition.''
    Groundfish logbooks and forms (Sec. 679.5(a)(4)). Paragraph (a)(4) 
is revised. Section 679.5(a)(4)(i) is divided into three new paragraphs 
(a)(4)(i), (ii), and (iii). Paragraph (a)(14)(ii)(B) is

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redesignated as new paragraph (a)(4)(iii).
    Maintenance of records (Sec. 679.5(a)(6)). Paragraph (a)(6) is 
revised to include a section on product and species codes (see 
description under ``Table 1'' and ``Table 2'' to this preamble). 
Paragraphs (a)(4)(ii) and (iii), which describe R&R requirements after 
reinstatement of a permit, are redesignated as new paragraphs 
(a)(6)(ii)(A) and (B), respectively.
    Active and inactive periods (Sec. 679.5(a)(7)). In response to an 
R&R workshop comment that ``active, no-fishing periods'' be treated the 
same as ``inactive periods'' in the logbooks, Sec. 679.5(a)(7)(ii) is 
revised to allow the use of one logsheet to indicate a period of more 
than 1 day when a participant is active (``active'' for a catcher 
vessel means the vessel is in a reporting area) but not conducting 
fishing activity.
    Section 679.5(a)(7)(iii) is revised so that ``START'' and ``END'' 
date boxes may be used to record the first day and last day that a 
participant is active but not conducting fishing. For example, a 
catcher vessel participating as a tender in an Alaska State fishery 
would check this box.
    Section 679.5(a)(7)(v)(E) is revised to instruct that the CDQ 
delivery number in the groundfish daily fishing logbook (DFL) be 
recorded in the blank area in the ``Identification section'' instead of 
under ``vessel name'' at the top of the logsheet.
    Product information (Sec. 679.5(a)(9)). Sections 679.5(a)(9)(ii)(B) 
and (a)(9)(iii) are revised to include reporting requirements on the 
occasion when a catcher/processor or mothership offloads or transfers 
all fish or fish product before the end of a weekly reporting period.
    Inspection and retention of records (Sec. 679.5(a)(13)). To improve 
a logical sequence within the regulations, existing text is moved 
within and between paragraphs (a)(13) and (a)(14). The heading of 
paragraph (a)(13) is revised from ``Inspection of records'' to read 
``Inspection and retention of records'', and paragraph (a)(13) is 
revised to include both inspection and retention of records. No new 
requirements are added by this change. Introductory paragraph (a)(13) 
is redesignated as paragraph (a)(13)(i). Paragraph (a)(14)(vii) is 
redesignated as (a)(13)(ii). The last sentence of paragraph 
(a)(14)(iv)(B)(2)(ii) is redesignated as (a)(13)(D)(3), and paragraphs 
(a)(14)(iv)(C)(3) and (a)(14)(iv)(O) are redesignated as (a)(13)(D)(5) 
and (a)(13)(F), respectively.
    Submittal and distribution of logbooks and forms 
(Sec. 679.5(a)(14)). Paragraph (a)(14) is revised; information on 
retention of records is moved to paragraph (a)(13). The heading of 
paragraph (a)(14) is revised from ``Submittal, retention, and 
distribution of logbooks and forms'' to read ``Submittal and 
distribution of logbooks and forms.''
    Delivery information for buying station, mothership, and shoreside 
processor (Sec. 679.5(a)(15)). Paragraph (a)(15) is revised. Paragraph 
(a)(15)(ii) is removed because it described requirements for use with 
``gear type = PTR transfer'; these requirements were removed in 
previous rules. Paragraphs (a)(15)(iii) through (x) are redesignated to 
read as (a)(15)(ii) through (ix), respectively. Newly designated 
paragraph (a)(15)(ii) is revised into table format. Newly designated 
paragraph (a)(15)(vii) is corrected by adding a new paragraph 
(a)(15)(vii)(B) that was inadvertently omitted from the proposed rule 
and that requires motherships to record IR/IU pollock and Pacific cod 
by round catch weight.
    New combined catcher vessel and catcher/processor groundfish/IFQ 
logbooks (Sec. 679.5(c)). In response to a CDQ Program request, a new 
Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(E)(8) is added regarding CDQ halibut, and paragraphs 
(c)(3)(E)(8) through (11) are redesignated as (c)(3)(E)(9) through 
(12), respectively.
    In response to an International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) 
comment, newly designated paragraphs Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(E)(9) and (10) 
are revised to clarify that, in the newly combined catcher vessel and 
catcher/processor groundfish/IFQ logbooks, both the weight and the 
number of sablefish animals must be recorded; in addition, the weight 
description must be indicated as Western cut, Eastern cut, or round 
weight.
    In response to the recent Plain Language guidelines to simplify 
regulatory text, paragraphs that refer to a single gear type are 
combined as follows:
    Regarding pot gear, remove Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(3); revise 
(c)(3)(i)(B)(2); and add (c)(3)(i)(B)(2)(i) and (ii).
    Regarding hook-and-line gear, redesignate Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(4) 
as Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(3).
    Regarding fixed hook (conventional or tub), autoline, or snap gear, 
remove Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(4)(iii)(A); redesignate and revise 
paragraph Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(4)(i) as Sec. 679.5(c)(3)(i)(B)(4); 
add new paragraph (c)(3)(i)(B)(4)(i); revise paragraphs 
(c)(3)(i)(B)(4)(ii) and (iii); and redesignate paragraph 
(c)(3)(i)(B)(4)(iii)(B) as paragraph (c)(3)(i)(B)(4)(iv).
    Section 679.5(c)(3)(i)(E) is revised to instruct the operator to 
enter amounts of CDQ halibut, when applicable, separately from IFQ 
halibut when recording in the groundfish/IFQ DFL or daily cumulative 
production logbook (DCPL) in the column entitled ``IFQ halibut.''
    Section 679.5(c)(3)(i)(E)(7) is revised, and a new paragraph (E)(8) 
is added to include CDQ halibut.
    Paragraphs (c)(3)(i)(E)(7) and (8), which describe set and haul 
information, are revised to indicate that halibut is recorded in net 
weight.
    To correct a paragraph misdesignation in Sec. 679.5, the second 
paragraph (c)(3)(v) entitled ``Comments'' is redesignated as paragraph 
(c)(3)(vi).
    Groundfish product transfer report (Sec. 679.5(g))
    Section 679.5(g)(1)(i). Paragraph (g)(1)(i) is revised by 
correcting the wording of the cross reference from ``(g)(1)(iv)'' to 
read ``(g)(1)(v).''
    Check-in/check-out report (Sec. 679.5(h)).
    Section 679.5(h)(1)(iii). Section 679.5(h)(1)(iii) ``Fishing for 
groundfish CDQ species'' is removed (formerly added in the proposed 
rule as a CDQ revision) because it duplicates information at 
paragraphs(h)(2)(i)(C) and (h)(2)(ii)(F).
    Section 679.5(h)(2)). In response to industry comments at the R&R 
workshops and comments from the USCG, revisions were made at 
Sec. 679.5(h)(2)(i)(B) to allow catcher/processors to check-in to two 
areas at the same time, an action that would remove the necessity for 
catcher/processors to check-in and check-out multiple times a day if 
crossing back and forth across the same reporting area boundary.
    For example, the operator of a catcher/processor who intends to 
fish in and out of two adjacent reporting areas and has determined that 
the two reporting areas have, on that day and time, an identical 
fishing status for every species would do the following: Check-in to 
the first area. Before entering the second area, the operator would 
submit a check-in to that second area, but not a check-out from the 
first area unless the vessel proceeded beyond 10 nautical miles (18.5 
km) from the boundary. If the vessel proceeded in the second area 
beyond 10 nautical miles (18.5 km), the operator would have to submit a 
check-out from the first area or incur a violation. If the vessel 
stayed within 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) of the boundary in the second 
area and crossed back and forth between the first

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and second areas, the operator would not check out of either until 
leaving the areas.
    Buying Station Check-in and Check-out Reports. In response to 
various but negative legitimate comments on the procedure for buying 
station check-in and check-out reports, NMFS removes the requirement 
for buying stations, either land-based or vessel (tender), to submit 
check-in or check-out reports. In order to accomplish this, the 
definition of active and inactive periods for a buying station is 
removed; a buying station does not need to be checked in to be active. 
The operator or manager of a buying station must continue to account 
for every fishing day of the year and to record all fishing activity in 
the buying station logbook. Other sections of the regulations are 
revised to remove buying stations from the check-in and check-out 
requirements.
    Paragraphs 679.5(h)(2) and (h)(3) are reformatted and revised; the 
former section (h)(3) is redesignated as (h)(4) and revised. Former 
section (h)(2) ``time limits and submittal'' is divided into two new 
paragraphs (h)(2) ``time limits and submittal, check-in report'' and 
(h)(3) ``time limits and submittal, check-out report''; paragraph 
(h)(2)(i)(A) ``Catcher/processor'' becomes (h)(2)(i); (h)(2)(i)(B) 
becomes (h)(2)(ii), is revised, and its heading is changed to read 
``Mothership or shoreside processor;'' (h)(2)(ii)(A) becomes (h)(3)(i) 
``Catcher processor;'' (h)(2)(ii)(B) becomes (h)(3)(ii) and is revised; 
(h)(2)(ii)(C) becomes (h)(3)(iii) and is revised; (h)(2)(ii)(D) is 
removed, and its text is included in (h)(3)(ii); (h)(2)(ii)(E) becomes 
(h)(3)(iv); (h)(2)(ii)(F) becomes (h)(3)(v) and is revised.
    A new section (h)(2)(i)(C) is added to address requirements for 
submittal of a check-in/check-out report from a catcher/processor using 
other than hook-and-line gear and fishing back-and-forth between two 
adjacent reporting areas.
    Section (h)(3)(iii)(B) is added to provide an operator or manager 
the option of submitting a WPR stating ``no production'' rather than a 
check-out report during a temporary stay of receipt or production of 
groundfish. Although not previously in the regulations, this practice 
has been occurring for several years.
    U.S. Vessel Activity Report (VAR) (679.5(k)). In response to USCG 
and fishing industry comments, NMFS determined that the requirement for 
submittal of the VAR should be decreased from an overall requirement 
for all vessels and limited to (1) vessels crossing the seaward 
boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or the U.S.-Canadian international 
boundary between Alaska and British Columbia with fish or fish product 
onboard; (2) vessels that are departing to or returning from fishing at 
the GOA Seamounts (and, therefore, crossing the EEZ off Alaska) 
regardless of whether fish or fish product is onboard; and (3) vessels 
that are departing to or returning from fishing in the Russian Zone 
regardless of whether fish or fish product is onboard.
    In addition, in response to USCG and fishing industry comments 
concerning duplication of information, NMFS has reevaluated the 
submittal requirements for the groundfish VAR when an operator or 
manager is dealing with the IFQ program. This final rule exempts the 
operator of a vessel from submitting a VAR when only IFQ halibut and/or 
IFQ sablefish are onboard and the operator has received a Vessel 
Clearance (VC) per section 679.5(l)(5)(iii) or when only IFQ halibut 
and/or IFQ sablefish are onboard and the operator has submitted a 
Vessel Departure Report (VDR) per Sec. 679.5(l)(5)(iii)(B). However, if 
a vessel is carrying IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish with other Federal 
groundfish species onboard, the operator must continue to submit a VAR 
in addition to a VDR or a VC.
    Consolidated weekly ADF&G fish tickets from motherships 
(Sec. 679.5(m)). One R&R workshop participant noted that no allowance 
is made for reporting receipt of codends in metric tons when completing 
a mothership fish ticket, and the participant requested a change in the 
regulatory text to allow recording weight of groundfish in the 
mothership fish ticket in metric tons as well as in pounds. The Alaska 
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) fish ticket system uses pounds in 
the data base. ADF&G does the data entry from the fish tickets and has 
determined that confusion often results when participants are allowed 
to report weight in either pounds or metric tons and that NMFS should 
not change the system. Therefore, NMFS adds a statement in 
Sec. 679.5(m) that participants convert groundfish weight from metric 
tons to pounds before completing the fish tickets.
    Several comments were received at the R&R workshops that the 
regulatory text on mothership fish ticket requirements was unclear. In 
response to those comments and in conformance to the recent Plain 
Language guidelines, Sec. 679.5(m) is reformatted and is revised to 
clarify requirements and simplify regulatory language.
    A comment from the USCG suggested that the distribution of 
mothership fish tickets be added to the regulatory text; this 
suggestion is incorporated into Sec. 679.5(m).
    A comment from ADF&G suggested that the ADF&G statistical area is 
necessary for data entry of the ADF&G fish ticket. This suggestion is 
incorporated as a requirement for catcher vessels under Sec. 679.5(m). 
Positional information is available as part of the catcher vessel's 
daily information recording.
    Groundfish CDQ fisheries (Sec. 679.5(n)). Paragraphs 679.5(n)(1) 
and (n)(2) are revised to include requirements for the ``operator of 
each vessel of the United States operating solely as a mothership in 
Alaska State waters'' in addition to the shoreside processor because 
this category of vessel operates essentially the same as a shoreside 
processor.
    Section 679.5(n)(1)(iii)(C) is revised.
    Paragraphs (1)(iii)(C)(2), (D)(1), and (D)(2) are redesignated as 
(n)(1)(iii)(D), (D)(2), and (D)(3) and revised.
    The heading of Sec. 679.5(n)(1)(iii)(D) is revised to read ``CDQ 
catch''; paragraphs (n)(1)(iii)(D)(1) and (2) are revised, and 
paragraph (n)(1)(iii)(D)(3) is removed.
    Paragraphs(n)(1)(iii)(E) and (F) are revised.
    Section 679.5(n)(1)(iii)(G) is added.
    Paragraphs (n)(2)(i) through (iii) are redesignated to read 
(n)(1)(ii) through (iv); a new paragraph (n)(2)(i) is added; newly 
designated paragraphs (n)(2)(ii), (n)(2)(iii)(C), (n)(iv), (n)(iv)(B), 
(n)(iv)(C), (n)(iv)(D), (n)(iv)(E), and (n)(v) are revised.

Prohibited Species Bycatch Management (Sec. 679.21)

    In Sec. 679.21(e)(7)(vi)(A), a cross reference is corrected by 
removing the words ``paragraph (e)(7)(v)(B)'' and adding ``paragraph 
(e)(7)(vi)(B)'' in their place, and by removing the words ``Figure 4 of 
this part'' and adding the words ``Figure 4 to this part'' in their 
place.

Gear Limitations (Sec. 679.24)

    In Sec. 679.24, paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) are removed for 
placement under the definition for authorized fishing gear, pot gear 
(Sec. 679.2); paragraph (b)(1)(iii) is redesignated as paragraph 
(b)(1); paragraphs (b)(1)(iii)(A) and (B) are redesignated as 
paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii); and the table title in paragraph 
(e)(3)(iv) is revised by removing the text ``(e)(2)(iv)'' and adding 
``(e)(3)(iv)'' in its place.

Equipment and Operational Requirements for Catch Weight Measurement 
(Sec. 679.28).

    In Sec. 679.28, a sentence that was inadvertently removed in the 
proposed rule is added at the end of paragraph (b)(5)(i).

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Community Development Quota Program (CDQ) (Sec. 679.30)

    Proposed changes withdrawn. The proposed changes to 
Secs. 679.30(a)(5)(i)(B) and 679.32(e), (f)(3), (f)(7), (f)(8), and 
(f)(9), published in the Federal Register (64 FR 6025, February 8, 
1999), are not included in this final rule.
    Various other changes made to clarify requirements in the CDQ 
program are as follows:

CDQ reserve (Sec. 679.31)

    Section 679.31(b)(3) is revised to add a closing parenthesis after 
the last word ``part'' of the paragraph.

Estimation of Total Pollock Harvest in the CDQ Fisheries (Sec. 679.32)

    Paragraphs 679.32(c)(3) and (d)(1) are revised to remove reference 
to buying stations and to include requirements for the ``operator of 
each vessel of the United States operating solely as a mothership in 
Alaska State waters'' in addition to the shoreside processor.
    Paragraphs 679.32(c)(4) and (c)(4)(iii) are revised to specify a 
mothership that takes delivery of unsorted codends from catcher 
vessels.
    The heading of Sec. 679.32(d)(2)(v) is revised by removing the 
words ``Catcher/processor using trawl gear and motherships'' and adding 
``Catcher/processors using trawl gear'' in their place.

Uniform Paragraph Citations

    In Sec. 679.5, paragraphs (a)(3)(iii), (a)(7)(v)(A)(1), 
(a)(7)(v)(B), (c)(2)(i)(C), (c)(2)(ii)(D), (c)(3)(iv)(D), (d)(2)(iv), 
(e)(2)(v), (f)(2)(v), (n)(1)(ii)(A), (n)(2)(ii)(C)(1), (n)(2)(iv)(B), 
(n)(2)(iv)(C), (n)(2)(iv)(D), (n)(2)(iv)(E) and, in Sec. 679.32, 
paragraphs (c)(1) and (f)(8), are corrected by making several paragraph 
citations uniform and consistent.

Tables

    Table 1--Product codes. In response to several discussions at the 
R&R workshops, in Sec. 679.5, paragraph (a)(6)(iii)(F) is added to 
discuss the appropriate use of various product codes, particularly with 
the advent of the prototype electronic reporting system running 
parallel to the regular R&R system and also with the changes in the 
1999 logbook formats. NMFS specifies in this rule the use of 
particularly the following product codes listed in Table 1 to this part 
and where to record them: discard codes 96, 98, and 99; prohibited 
species donation code 86; offsite meal production code 41; fish oil 
code 33; whole fish codes 02, 92, 93, and 95; other retained product 
code 97; and IFQ product codes 04, 05, 54, 55, 57, and 58.
    Table 2--Species codes. In response to an R&R workshop comment, 
Table 2 to this part, which lists species codes and incorporates ADF&G-
managed species into NMFS' data system, is revised to indicate which of 
the species listed are federally managed species and make it an option 
rather than a requirement to record non-federally managed species. 
NMFS' intention for use of the expanded list is to provide a uniform 
coding system with ADF&G's fish tickets and to simplify calculations 
for MRBs. Asterisks and a footnote are added to the ADF&G species codes 
listed on Table 2 to this part that are non-federally managed species. 
In addition, two prohibited species codes are added at the request of 
ADF&G: code 933-grooved Tanner crab and code 934-triangle Tanner crab. 
In Sec. 679.5, paragraph (a)(6)(iii)(G) is added to discuss the use of 
species codes.
    Table 3--Product recovery rates. The species and product codes 
presented on Table 3 to this part, which lists product recovery rates, 
are revised to agree with the codes in Tables 1 and 2 to this part. The 
subdivisions of target species by Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) are removed because all species codes are 
valid in both areas. All of the species codes are listed in numerical 
order. Footnotes are added to indicate that all rockfish have the same 
values and that flatfish other than those identified separately have 
the same values. In addition, the footnote describing halibut 
conversion rates is revised by removing the words ``product weight of 
Pacific halibut'' and adding in their place ``net weight of Pacific 
halibut;'' and by removing ``the round weight of halibut'' and adding 
in their place ``the landed weight of halibut.''
    Product code 97--other retained product--describes products created 
by the fishing industry that are not standard products. In these 
instances the fishing industry determines and records the product 
recovery rate (PRR) of the product for their own business purposes. 
NMFS is requiring through this final rule that the PRR determined by 
the operator for the code 97 product be recorded next to the code 
number and product description in the DCPL to eliminate problems 
created in verification of on board fish product amounts during an 
audit by the USCG.
    Tables 4, 5, and 6--Steller Sea Lion protection areas. Tables 4, 5, 
and 6 to this part list Steller Sea Lion protection areas in the BSAI 
and GOA. In the proposed rule, these tables were proposed to be removed 
and the information within them combined into a new table of 
coordinates for a new Figure 16 to this part. These changes, having 
been incorporated into Sec. 679.22 (a)(7), (a)(8), and (b)(2), are 
withdrawn due to an extension and revision of an emergency interim rule 
for Steller Sea Lion Protection (64 FR 39087, July 21, 1999). NMFS 
anticipates that future changes to Steller Sea Lion conservation 
measures will be addressed under subsequent rulemaking.
    Table 5--Aleutian Islands Subarea Steller Sea Lion Protection 
Areas. Table 5 to this part is corrected by removing the text ``Agattu/
Gillion Pt.'' and adding ``Agattu/Gillon Pt.'' in its place. The 
footnote is relocated to the bottom of the table and is revised to 
agree with the footnote in Tables 12 and 13 to this part, which also 
present coordinates for Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas.
    Tables 7 through 11. Tables 7 through 11 to this part were proposed 
to be redesignated as Tables 4 through 8 to this part, respectively. 
Due to NMFS' determination not to remove Tables 4 through 6 to this 
part at this time, Tables 7 through 11 to this part are not 
redesignated.
    Table 8--Harvest zone codes. Table 8 to this part is revised by 
adding two harvest zones to describe state waters of Alaska and state 
waters other than Alaska. This action is necessary to fully describe 
the harvest area of fish product onboard a processor vessel, 
particularly as reported on a vessel activity report at Sec. 679.5(k) 
and mothership or catcher/processor groundfish product transfer report.
    Table 9--Required logbooks, reports, and forms from participants in 
the Federal groundfish fisheries. Table 9 to this part is revised by 
adding asterisks and a footnote to explain that there are two different 
formats of the DFL and catcher/processor DCPL: a non-IFQ groundfish 
logbook and a combined groundfish/IFQ logbook.
    Table 12--Steller sea lion protection areas in the Bering Sea 
Subarea. Table 12 to this part is revised by relocating the footnote to 
the bottom of the table and by removing two superscript numbers from 
the title and note.
    Table 13--Steller sea lion protection areas in the Gulf of Alaska. 
Table 13 to this part is revised by relocating the footnote to the 
bottom of the table and by removing two superscript numbers from the 
title and note.
    Table 14--IFQ primary ports. A new Table 9 to this part, proposed 
to list the primary IFQ ports, formerly an in-text table at 
Sec. 679.5(l)(3)(viii), is added as Table 14 to this part, due to NMFS' 
determination not to remove Tables 4 through 6 to this part at this 
time.

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    Table 15--IFQ/CDQ Gear Codes. A new Table 10 to this part, proposed 
to present the IFQ/CDQ gear codes and descriptions needed for 
electronic submittal of IFQ reports, is added as Table 15 to this part, 
due to NMFS' determination not to remove Tables 4 through 6 to this 
part at this time. In addition, gear codes 06 (hook-and-line, vessel 
length overall (LOA) less than 60 ft) and 09 (pot, vessel LOA less than 
60 ft) are removed from the table, since these two codes are outdated 
and were removed also by ADF&G from its gear code list; NMFS and ADF&G 
have agreed to keep the code lists the same when possible.

Figures

    Figures 1, 3 through 5, 7, and 10 through 15. Figures 1, 3 through 
5, 7, and 10 through 15 are revised to reformat these figures. No other 
changes are made to the graphics.
    Figures 2, 8, and 9. Figures 2, 8, and 9 to this part are revised 
to correct the graphic of the Catcher Vessel Operational Area (CVOA). 
The proposed text was correct on these figures, but the proposed 
graphic erroneously showed the western boundary of the CVOA as 
168 deg.; the correct boundary is 167 deg. 30.
    Figures 16, 17, and 18. A new Figure 16 to this part was proposed 
to present the Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas in the EEZ off Alaska, 
combining the GOA and BSAI coordinates from Tables 4, 5, and 6 to this 
part. Due to NMFS' determination not to remove Tables 4 through 6 to 
this part at this time, Figure 16 is removed.
    Figures 17 and 18 to this part were proposed to present the BSAI C. 
opilio and C. bairdi Tanner crab and the BSAI king crab endorsement 
areas for the upcoming License Limitation Program. Due to NMFS' 
determination not to remove Tables 4 through 6 to this part at this 
time, the proposed Figures 17 and 18 are added as Figures 16 and 17 to 
this part, respectively.

Response to Comments

    The following comments were received in (1) written form and (2) 
oral presentation during the comment period and during public workshops 
outside of the proposed rule comment period.
    Comment 1: Vessel buying stations. Vessel buying stations that 
deliver to a shoreside processor often make multiple trips during a day 
to receive groundfish in one reporting area and must transit through 
another reporting area each time to get back to shore. This procedure 
requires a lot of paperwork because it demands a check-out report from 
the receiving area prior to crossing into the second area and a check-
in report upon returning to the receiving area. The regulations should 
be changed to one check-in at the beginning of receipt of fish in the 
same reporting area and to one check-out for that reporting area when 
fish are no longer received in that reporting area.
    Response: NMFS originally thought that knowing the number and 
activity of the buying station would help to determine effort in a 
fishery, particularly in a buying station working with a shoreside 
processor. NMFS has now determined that the check-in/check-out reports 
from a buying station do not provide information important to quota 
monitoring and, in this final rule, has eliminated them for all buying 
stations.
    Comment 2: Land-based buying station. If a land-based buying 
station does not have to check-in and check-out, how will NMFS 
determine whether the buying station is active or inactive?
    Comment: NMFS originally thought that knowing the number and 
activity of the buying station would help to determine effort in a 
fishery, particularly in a buying station working with a shoreside 
processor. NMFS has now determined that the check-in/check-out reports 
from a buying station do not provide information important to quota 
monitoring and, in this final rule, has eliminated them for all buying 
stations.
    Comment 3: Electronic reporting (ER). When participating in the 
voluntary ER, reports and WPRs should be allowed to be submitted either 
electronically or by fax for convenience because ER software may be 
installed on only one computer that may not always be accessible.
    Response. The ER program is a voluntary program; however, check-in/
check-out reports and WPRs are required to be submitted in the manner 
and within time periods specified in regulations. The ER program offers 
the convenience of sending an electronic file to NMFS through a 
computer modem or as an attachment to an e-mail message. While it is 
possible to submit a report via a combination of the ER, fax, or e-
mail, it is likely to cause R&R records to be incomplete. For example, 
if a mothership or catcher/processor sent in a check-in report via the 
ER but sent the check-out by fax, the ER system would still show them 
checked in. Or, if a processor submitted a hand-written WPR, it would 
not be in the ER at all. In emergency situations, NMFS can accommodate 
both ER and fax submissions, but wishes to avoid this practice because 
the resulting inefficiencies and errors can undermine the overall 
intent of ER.
    Comment 4: Electronic reporting. When participating in the 
voluntary ER program and printing ER forms from the computer screen, 
the form covering three different screens, takes up three printed 
sheets. Our company, which conserves storage space whenever possible, 
hand-copies the reports onto a single sheet and files it in a notebook. 
We request that NMFS create the ER form to print out on a single sheet.
    Response: Because the ER program still is in a prototype status, 
many features are not available, including being able to print all 
three screens on one page. NMFS will work toward this printing feature 
in the future.
    Comment 5: Electronic reporting. Some companies wait until boarded 
by the USCG or NMFS to print paper copies of the ER reports. USCG has 
informed the industry that these reports should be printed before 
enforcement personnel come aboard.
    Response. NMFS' intention is that the ER forms be printed at the 
time they are created to avoid confusion and to prevent delays in 
boarding situations. The ER program is still in a prototype status, and 
many features not available at this time. As a prototype, regulations 
do not require this specific procedure. However, existing regulations 
require that paper copies of all reports submitted during the current 
year, whether ER or non-ER, be maintained onboard a vessel or in a 
shoreside plant, in paper form, and be provided on the request of USCG 
or NMFS Enforcement.
    Comment 6: ADF&G fish ticket numbers. Some of the column widths in 
the groundfish logbooks and in the WPR are not sufficient to record the 
ADF&G fish ticket number.
    Response. NMFS will consider this format change in the design of 
the year 2000 logbooks and forms; because the inclusion of the many 
items needed for management, space is at a premium.
    Comment 7: Non-IFQ catcher vessel and catcher/processor logbooks. 
The blank spaces in the catcher vessel and catcher/processor groundfish 
logbooks are confusing and wasteful. NMFS should redesign the logsheets 
to better use this space.
    Response. For 1999, NMFS published two combined logbook versions, a 
groundfish version and an IFQ/groundfish version, of both the catcher 
vessel DFL and the catcher/processor DCPL. The new groundfish/IFQ DFL 
and DCPL were created in cooperation with the International Pacific 
Halibut Commission (IPHC) and are for use by catcher vessels over 60 ft 
(18.3 m) LOA that fish for both IFQ fish and non-IFQ groundfish and 
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groundfish. Catcher vessels that do not fish for any IFQ fish and 
catcher/processors that do not process any IFQ fish were sent a logbook 
that replicated the 1998 format for these logbooks. In this non-IFQ 
version, the IFQ fields and the IR/IU columns in the catcher vessel 
logbook were removed, which resulted in several blank areas on the 
logsheets. Vessel operators are encouraged to use the blank spaces any 
way they wish to record discards, or to make comments, and so forth. 
The logbook formats will be redesigned for the year 2000.
    Comment 8: Trawling prohibition. In 1999, the instruction and 
reference manuals should have a new figure showing that all trawling is 
prohibited in the Gulf, east of 140 deg. W. long. (area 650).
    Response. Due to time constraints, NMFS was unable to add a new 
figure in the 1999 final rule. NMFS will consider this request in the 
revisions to the regulations for year 2000.
    Comment 9: Submittal of reports by ER and e-mail. Throughout the 
proposed rule, NMFS discusses submittal of reports by fax only. 
Shouldn't the regulations also include the ER system, which allows 
reports to be sent via modem and/or e-mail as well?
    Response: NMFS agrees that the ER system offers methods other than 
fax to submit reports. However, the ER system is a prototype system 
used on a voluntary basis by the fishing industry after approval by the 
Regional Administrator. As such, the ER procedures are not in the 
regulations. When this system progresses to a more formal status, the 
regulations will be revised accordingly.
    Comment 10: Product transfer report (PTR). Processors who make 
wholesale shipments of groundfish each day find the creation of a PTR 
for each location very difficult. In fact, several wholesale processors 
are not completing PTRs (in spite of regulations requiring them to do 
so). The problem arises from the fact that there are many different 
locations that product is shipped to each day. Creating a PTR in 
addition to a bill of lading is too time-consuming. NMFS should 
establish a PTR requirement that will allow the aggregation of 
wholesale sales of groundfish by species during a day onto one PTR when 
recording the amount of such wholesale product leaving a facility that 
day. The bills of lading detailing destinations for all of the product 
could be made available for inspection by an authorized officer.
    Response: NMFS agrees and has incorporated this request into the 
regulations at Sec. 679.5(g)(1)(v).
Classification
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to 
comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of information 
displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.
    This rule contains collection-of-information requirements subject 
to the PRA, all of which have been approved by OMB under OMB Control 
numbers 0648-0213 and -0269. The estimated response times shown below 
include the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, 
gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate, 
or any other aspect of these collections-of-information, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden to Sue Salveson, Assistant 
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS, Alaska Region, 
P.O. Box 21688, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Lori Gravel, or deliver to the 
Federal Building, Fourth Floor, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK, Attn: 
Lori Gravel, and send to OMB at the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 
20503 (Attn: NOAA Desk Officer).
Approved Under 0648-0213 Alaska Logbook Family of Forms
    The estimated time for the manager to complete the Shoreside 
Processor daily cumulative production logbook (DCPL) is 31 minutes; the 
estimated response time for the manager to complete the Shoreside 
Processor Check-in or Check-out Report is 8 minutes; the estimated 
response time for the operator to complete the Catcher/processor or 
Mothership Check-in or Check-out Report is 7 minutes; the estimated 
response time for the operator to complete the Weekly Cumulative 
Mothership ADF&G Fish Tickets is 35 minutes; the estimated response 
time for the manager or operator to complete the Weekly Production 
Report is 17 minutes; the estimated response time for the manager or 
operator to complete the Daily Production Report is 11 minutes; the 
estimated response time for the manager or operator to complete the 
Product Transfer Report is 11 minutes; the estimated response time for 
the operator to complete the Groundfish Catcher Vessel Daily Fishing 
Logbook (DFL) is 17 minutes; the estimated response time for the 
operator to complete the Groundfish/Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 
Catcher Vessel DFL is 28 minutes; the estimated response time for the 
operator to complete the U.S. Vessel Activity Report is 14 minutes; the 
estimated response time for the operator to complete the Groundfish 
Catcher/Processor DCPL is 31 minutes; the estimated response time for 
the operator to complete the Groundfish/IFQ Catcher/Processor DCPL is 
41 minutes; the estimated response time for the operator or manager of 
a buying station to complete the Buying Station daily cumulative 
logbook is 23 minutes.
Approved Under 0648-0269 Western Alaska Community Development Quota 
(CDQ) Program
    Estimated response time for the CDQ Delivery Report is 60 minutes; 
and the estimated response time for the CDQ Catch Report is 15 minutes.
    This action has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of E.O. 12866.
    The Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation of the 
Department of Commerce certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of 
the Small Business Administration when this rule was proposed that this 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. The economic impacts of this rule were 
summarized in the preamble to the proposed rule (64 FR 5868, February 
5, 1999). None of the changes from the proposed rule to the final rule 
change these impacts. No comments were received regarding this 
certification. As a result, a regulatory flexibility analysis was not 
prepared.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

    Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

    Dated: October 22, 1999.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 50 CFR part 679 is 
amended as follows:

PART 679--FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA

    1. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 679 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., 1801 et seq., and 3631 et seq.


Secs. 679.2, 679.20, 679.22, and 679.24  [Amended]

    2. In 50 CFR part 679, change the words ``of this part'' following 
a figure

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number or table number to read ``to this part,'' as follows:
    a. In Sec. 679.2, in the definitions: ``Aleutian Islands Subarea 
(AI) of the BSAI,'' ``Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
(BSAI),'' ``Bering Sea Subarea of the BSAI,'' ``Bogoslof District,'' 
``Bycatch limitation zone 1 (Zone 1),'' ``Bycatch limitation zone 2 
(Zone 2),'' ``Catcher Vessel Operational Area (CVOA),'' ``Central 
Aleutian District,'' ``Eastern Aleutian District,'' ``Gulf of Alaska 
(GOA),'' ``Length overall (LOA) of a vessel,'' ``PRR,'' ``Regulatory 
area,'' ``Round-weight equivalent,'' ``Southeast Outside District of 
the GOA,'' ``Statistical area,'' ``Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas,'' 
``Trawl test areas,'' ``U.S.-Russian boundary,'' ``West Yakutat 
District,'' ``Western Aleutian District.''
    b. In Sec. 679.20, in paragraphs (h)(1), (h)(2), (h)(2)(i), and 
(h)(2)(ii).
    c. In Sec. 679.22, in paragraphs (a)(7)(i), (a)(7)(ii), (a)(8)(i), 
(a)(8)(ii), (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii), (b)(2)(i), (b)(2)(ii); and
    d. In Sec. 679.24, in paragraphs (d)(4).
    3. In Sec. 679.2:
    a. The definition ``CDQ number'' is removed and a new definition 
``CDQ number or group number'' is added in alphabetical order;
    b. The definitions for ``ADF&G fish ticket number,'' ``CDQ delivery 
number,'' ``Fish product,'' ``Haul,'' ``Net weight,'' ``Non-chinook 
salmon,'' and ``Other gear'' are added in alphabetical order;
    c. The definitions for ``Authorized fishing gear,'' ``Buying 
station,'' ``Chinook Salmon Savings Area of the BSAI,'' ``Chum Salmon 
Savings Area of the BSAI CVOA,'' ``Fishing trip,'' paragraph (1), 
``Forage fish'' introductory text, ``Gear deployment,'' ``Nearshore 
Bristol Bay trawl closure area of the BSAI,'' ``Person,'' ``Set,'' 
``Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas,'' ``Stem,'' ``Stern,'' ``Tender 
vessel,'' and ``U.S. citizen'' are revised.
    The additions and revisions read as follows:


Sec. 679.2  Definitions.

* * * * *
    ADF&G fish ticket number 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.
* * * * *
    Authorized fishing gear (see also Sec. 679.24 for gear limitations) 
means trawl gear, fixed gear, longline gear, pot gear, and nontrawl 
gear as follows:
    (1) Fixed gear means:
    (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.
    (ii) For sablefish harvested from any BSAI reporting area, all 
hook-and-line gear and all pot gear.
    (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.
    (2) Hand troll gear 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.
    (3) Handline gear means a hand-held line, with one or more hooks 
attached, that may only be operated manually.
    (4) Hook-and-line gear means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored 
line with hooks attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a 
device.
    (5) Jig gear means a single, non-buoyed, non-anchored line with 
hooks attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a device.
    (6) Longline gear means hook-and-line, jig, troll, and handline or 
the taking of fish by means of such a device.
    (7) Longline pot means a stationary, buoyed, and anchored line with 
two or more pots attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a 
device.
    (8) Nonpelagic trawl means a trawl other than a pelagic trawl.
    (9) Nontrawl gear means pot and longline gear.
    (10) Pelagic trawl gear means a trawl that:
    (i) Has no discs, bobbins, or rollers;
    (ii) Has no chafe protection gear attached to the footrope or 
fishing line;
    (iii) Except for the small mesh allowed under paragraph (10)(ix) of 
this definition:
    (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
    (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;
    (iv) Has no stretched mesh size less than 15 inches (38.1 cm) aft 
of the mesh described in paragraph (10)(iii) of this definition for a 
distance equal to or greater than one-half the vessel's LOA;
    (v) Contains no configuration intended to reduce the stretched mesh 
sizes described in paragraphs (10)(iii) and (iv) of this definition;
    (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;
    (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;
    (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;
    (ix) May have small mesh within 32 ft (9.8 m) of the center of the 
headrope as needed for attaching instrumentation (e.g., net-sounder 
device); and
    (x) May have weights on the wing tips.
    (11) Pot gear 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:
    (i) Biodegradable panel. 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.
    (ii) Tunnel opening. 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).
    (12) Pot-and-line gear means a stationary, buoyed line with a 
single pot attached, or the taking of fish by means of such a device.
    (13) Power troll gear 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.
    (14) Trawl gear means a cone or funnel-shaped net that is towed 
through the water by one or more vessels. For purposes of this part, 
this definition includes, but is not limited to, beam trawls (trawl 
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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.
    (15) Troll gear 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.
* * * * *
    Buying station means a tender vessel or land-based entity that 
receives unprocessed groundfish from a vessel for delivery to a 
shoreside processor or mothership and that does not process those fish.
* * * * *
    CDQ delivery number means a sequential number assigned by the 
catcher vessel operator that uniquely identifies each CDQ delivery. The 
sequence of CDQ delivery numbers begins with the first fishing activity 
under a multispecies CDQ plan, and the number is incrementally adjusted 
by one with each delivery of fish.
* * * * *
    CDQ number or group number means a number assigned to a CDQ group 
by NMFS that must be recorded in all logbooks and all reports submitted 
by the CDQ group or by vessels and processors catching CDQ or PSQ under 
an approved CDP.
* * * * *
    Chinook Salmon Savings Area of the BSAI (See 
Sec. 679.21(e)(7)(viii) and Figure 8 to this part.)
    Chum Salmon Savings Area of the BSAI CVOA (See 
Sec. 679.21(e)(7)(vii) and Figure 9 to this part.)
* * * * *
    Fish product (See groundfish product.)
* * * * *
    Fishing trip means:
    (1) Retention requirements (MRB, IR/IU, and pollock roe stripping). 
With respect to retention requirements of MRB, IR/IU, and pollock roe 
stripping, an operator of a 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:
* * * * *
    Forage fish means all species of the following families (see also 
Table 2 to this part):
* * * * *
    Gear deployment means:
    (1) For trawl gear: Where the trawl gear reaches the fishing level 
and begins to fish.
    (2) For longline gear: Where the gear enters the water.
    (3) For pot gear: Where the first pot enters the water.
* * * * *
    Haul (See gear retrieval.)
* * * * *
    Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure Area of the BSAI (See 
Sec. 679.22(a)(9) and Figure 12 to this part.)
* * * * *
    Net weight (IFQ or CDQ halibut only). 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.
* * * * *
    Non-chinook salmon means coho, pink, chum or sockeye salmon.
* * * * *
    Other gear means gear other than authorized fishing gear.
* * * * *
    Person means:
    (1) For IFQ and CDQ Programs and General Usage the term ``person'' 
means any individual who is a citizen of the United States or any 
corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (or its 
successor-in-interest), regardless of whether organized or existing 
under the laws of any state, who is a U.S. citizen.
    (2) For High Seas Salmon Fishery permits issued under 
Sec. 679.4(h), the term ``person'' excludes any nonhuman entity.
    (3) For Vessel Moratorium (Applicable through December 31, 1999) 
the term ``person'' means any individual who is a citizen of the United 
States or any U.S. corporation, partnership, association, or other 
entity (or its successor-in-interest), regardless of whether organized 
or existing under the laws of any state.
* * * * *
    Set means a string of pots or hook-and-line gear or a group of pots 
that is deployed in the water in a similar location with similar soak 
time. A set begins when gear is deployed into the water and includes a 
test set, unsuccessful harvest, or when gear is not working and is 
pulled in, even if no fish are harvested (see also ``gear 
deployment'').
* * * * *
    Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas (See Sec. 679.22(a)(7), (a)(8), 
and (b)(2), and Sec. 227.12 of this title.)
    Stem means the forward part of a vessel (see Figure 6 to this 
part)--that portion of the vessel where the sides are united at the 
fore end with the lower end attached to the keel and the bowsprit, if 
one is present, resting on the upper end.
    Stern means the aft part of the vessel (see Figure 6 to this part).
* * * * *
    Tender vessel means a vessel that is used to transport unprocessed 
fish received from another vessel to a shoreside processor or 
mothership (see also ``buying station'').
* * * * *
    U.S. citizen means:
    (1) General usage. Any individual who is a citizen of the United 
States.
    (2) IFQ program. (i) Any individual who is a citizen of the United 
States at the time of application for QS; or
    (ii) Any corporation, partnership, association, or other 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.
* * * * *
    4. In Sec. 679.4, paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(4)(ii), (b)(5)(iv)(D), 
(b)(5)(v), (e), (f)(2)(vi), (f)(4)(ii), and the heading of paragraph 
(h)(2) are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 679.4  Permits.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Non-groundfish. 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.
* * * * *
    (4) * * *
    (ii) A Federal fisheries permit is surrendered when the original 
permit is submitted to and received by the Program Administrator, RAM 
Division, Juneau, AK.
    (5) * * *
    (iv) * * *
    (D) If a mothership or catcher/processor operating in the GOA, 
indicate whether inshore or offshore component.
    (v) Signature. 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.
* * * * *
    (e) Halibut CDQ permits and CDQ cards. See Sec. 679.32(f).
    (f) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (vi) Signature. The owner or agent of the owner of the shoreside 
processor must sign and date the application. If the owner is a 
company, the agent of the owner must sign and date the application.
* * * * *
    (4) * * *

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    (ii) A Federal processor permit is surrendered when the original 
permit is submitted to and received by the Program Administrator, RAM 
Division, Juneau, AK.
* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (2) Crew members and other persons not the operator of a commercial 
fishing vessel using power troll gear. * * *
* * * * *
    5. In Sec. 679.5:
    a. Paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(3)(iii), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), 
(a)(9)(i)(C), (a)(9)(ii)(B), (a)(9)(iii), (a)(13) through (a)(15), 
(c)(2), (c)(3), (e)(1)(iii), (f)(1)(ii)(C), (g)(1) introductory text, 
(g)(1)(iv) heading, (g)(3)(ii)(A), (h)(2), (i)(2), (k)(1), (l)(5)(vi), 
(m), and (n) are revised;
    b. Paragraphs (c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) are removed and reserved;
    c. Paragraph (h)(3) is redesignated as paragraph (h)(4) and 
revised; and
    d. Paragraphs (a)(16), (d)(2)(iv), (e)(2)(v), (f)(1)(iii), 
(f)(2)(v), (g)(1)(v), and (h)(3) are added to read as follows:


Sec. 679.5  Recordkeeping and reporting.

    (a) General requirements--(1) Applicability, Federal fisheries 
permit--(i) Requirement. Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) 
and (iv) of this section, the following participants must comply with 
the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this section:
    (A) Any catcher vessel, mothership, catcher/processor, or tender 
vessel, 5 net tons or larger, that is required to have a Federal 
fisheries permit under Sec. 679.4.
    (B) Any shoreside processor, mothership, or buying station that 
receives groundfish from vessels issued a Federal fisheries permit 
under Sec. 679.4.
    (C) Any buying station that receives or delivers groundfish in 
association with a mothership issued a Federal fisheries permit under 
Sec. 679.4(b) or with a shoreside processor or vessel operating solely 
as a mothership in Alaska State waters issued a Federal processor 
permit under Sec. 679.4(f).
    (ii) Shoreside processor, mothership, or buying station. A 
shoreside processor, mothership, or buying station subject to 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements must report all groundfish and 
prohibited species received, including:
    (A) Fish received from vessels not required to have a federal 
fisheries permit.
    (B) Fish received under contract for handling or processing for 
another processor.
    (iii) Exemption for vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA. A catcher 
vessel less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA is not required to comply with 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in Sec. 679.5(a) 
through (j).
    (iv) Exemption for groundfish used as crab bait. (A) Owners or 
operators of catcher vessels who take groundfish in crab pot gear for 
use as crab bait on board their vessels while participating in an open 
season for crab, and the bait is neither transferred nor sold, are 
exempt from Federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained 
in paragraphs (a) through (j) of this section.
    (B) This exemption does not apply to fishermen who:
    (1) Catch groundfish for bait during an open crab season and sell 
that groundfish or transfer it to another vessel, or
    (2) Participate in a directed fishery for groundfish using any gear 
type during periods that are outside an open crab season for use as 
crab bait on board their vessel.
    (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.
    (v) IFQ fisheries or CDQ halibut fisheries. Any catcher vessel or 
catcher/processor that participates in a IFQ sablefish fishery, IFQ 
halibut fishery, or CDQ halibut fishery in addition to the groundfish 
fisheries of the GOA or BSAI and that is required to maintain a logbook 
under this section, must use a combined groundfish/IFQ logbook.
* * * * *
    (3) * * *
    (iii) The signature of the owner, operator, or manager on the DFL, 
DCL, or DCPL is verification of acceptance of the responsibility 
required in paragraphs (a)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section.
    (4) Groundfish logbooks and forms. (i) The Regional Administrator 
will prescribe and provide groundfish logbooks and forms required under 
this section for a catcher vessel 60 ft (18.3 m) or greater LOA, a 
catcher/processor, a mothership, a shoreside processor, and a buying 
station (see Table 9 to this part).
    (ii) The operator or manager must use these logbooks and forms or 
obtain approval from the Regional Administrator to use electronic 
versions of the logbooks and forms.
    (iii) The operator or manager of a buying station must maintain a 
separate DCL for each mothership or shoreside processor to which the 
buying station delivers groundfish during a fishing year.
* * * * *
    (6) Maintenance of records. (i) The operator or manager must 
maintain in English all records, reports, and logbooks in a legible, 
timely, and accurate manner; if handwritten, in indelible ink; if 
computer-generated, in a printed paper copy; and based on A.l.t.
    (ii) The operator or manager must account for each day of the 
fishing year in the logbook, starting with January 1 and ending with 
December 31. Time periods must be recorded consecutively in the 
logbook.
    (A) If a vessel owner or operator is granted reinstatement of a 
Federal fisheries permit after having surrendered it within the same 
fishing year, recordkeeping and reporting requirements as defined in 
this section must be continuous throughout that year, without 
interruption of records.
    (B) If a shoreside processor owner or manager is granted 
reinstatement of a Federal processor permit after having surrendered it 
within the same fishing year, recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
as defined in this section must be continuous throughout that year, 
without interruption of records.
    (iii) When applicable, the operator or manager must record in each 
report, form, and logbook the following information:
    (A) Page number. (1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(a)(6)(iii)(A)(2) of this section, the operator or manager must number 
the pages in each logbook consecutively, beginning with page 1 and 
continuing throughout the logbook for the remainder of the fishing 
year. If more than one logbook is used in a fishing year, the page 
numbers should follow the consecutive order of the previous logbook.
    (2) The manager of a shoreside processor must number the DCPL pages 
within Part I and Part II separately, beginning with page 1.
    (B) Date, presented as month-day-year.
    (1) If a catcher vessel harvesting sablefish or halibut under the 
IFQ Program (see subpart D of this part) in addition to groundfish and 
recording more than 1 day on the DFL logsheet, the operator must enter 
the first day of the harvest at the top of the logsheet and the date of 
each day in the ``record by set'' and ``discard'' sections of the DFL.
    (2) If a catcher vessel harvesting groundfish and recording more 
than 1 day on the DFL logsheet, the operator must enter the first day 
of the harvest at the top of the logsheet and the date of each day in 
the ``catch'' and ``discard/donate'' sections of the DFL.
    (3) If a shoreside processor, the manager must enter the week-
ending date of the weekly reporting period at the top of the logsheet 
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each day of the week in the ``landings'' and ``discard/donate'' 
sections of the DCPL.
    (C) Time, in military format to the nearest hour, A.l.t.
    (D) Position coordinates, latitude and longitude to the nearest 
minute (optional: record to the nearest second or fraction of minute).
    (E) Original/revised report. Except for a DFL, DCL, or DCPL, if a 
report is the first one submitted to the Regional Administrator for a 
given date, gear type, and reporting area, the report should be 
labeled, ``ORIGINAL REPORT.'' If a report is a correction to a 
previously submitted report for a given date, gear type, and reporting 
area, the report should be labeled, ``REVISED REPORT.''
    (F) Product codes, whole fish codes, discard product codes, and 
product designations--(1) General. To record information in the DFL, 
DCPL, DCL, DPR, WPR, PTR, and VAR, the operator or manager must use 
Table 1 to this part to determine product codes, whole fish codes, 
discard product codes, and product designations for federally managed 
groundfish.
    (2) Codes in discard/donate sections--(i) Catcher/processor or 
mothership. The operator of a catcher/processor or mothership must 
record in the discard/donate sections of the DCPL, DPR, and WPR, 
discard codes 96 or 98; and also code 86 to record number of prohibited 
species that are donated to charity under a NMFS-sponsored program.
    (ii) Shoreside processor. The manager of a shoreside processor must 
record in the discard/donate sections of the DCPL, DPR, and WPR, 
discard codes 96, 98 or 99; and code 86 to record number of prohibited 
species that are donated to charity under a NMFS-sponsored program.
    (iii) Catcher vessel or buying station. The operator of a catcher 
vessel or the operator or manager of a buying station must record in 
the discard/donate sections of the DFL or DCL, respectively, discard 
codes 96 or 98; whole fish codes 02, 92, 93, and 95; and code 86 to 
record number of prohibited species that are donated to charity under a 
NMFS-sponsored program. In addition, the operator of a buying station 
delivering to a shoreside processor must record code 99 for any discard 
after delivery from catcher vessels and before delivery to a shoreside 
processor.
    (3) Product code 97. (i) When recording information in a DCPL for 
products not listed on Table 3 to this part, the operator of a catcher/
processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor must 
record code 97--other retained product and write a description of the 
product in addition to that code.
    (ii) Because product code 97 is not a defined product and product 
recovery rates (PRRs) may vary depending on the product and, thus, are 
not available in Table 3 to this part to convert product amounts into 
round weight, the operator or manager must determine the PRR of the 
product and record the PRR next to the code 97 and product description 
in the DCPL.
    (4) Product code 33. When recording information in a DCPL, DPR, 
WPR, or PTR for product code 33--fish oil, the operator of a catcher/
processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor must 
record and report only those amounts of oil that are destined for sale 
and not include amounts of oil that are stored or burned for fuel 
onboard.
    (5) Product code 41. When recording information in a DCPL, DPR, or 
WPR for whole fish destined for offsite fish meal production, the 
operator of a catcher/processor or mothership or the manager of a 
shoreside processor must use code 41 as defined in Table 1 to this 
part. For exceptions on a PTR, see paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section.
    (6) Product codes 04, 05, 51, 54, 55, 57, and 58--(i) IFQ codes. 
Product codes 04, 05, 51, 54, 55, 57, and 58 are reserved for use with 
IFQ fish products.
    (ii) IFQ halibut product codes. When recording IFQ halibut in a 
groundfish/IFQ DFL or DCPL, an IFQ landing report, or IFQ shipment 
report, the operator of a catcher vessel or catcher/processor must use 
only product codes 04, 05, 54, and 55 as defined in Table 1 to this 
part.
    (iii) IFQ sablefish product codes. Except for product codes 05, 55, 
or 86, when recording IFQ sablefish in a groundfish/IFQ DFL or DCPL, an 
IFQ landing report, or IFQ shipment report, the operator of a catcher 
vessel or catcher/processor may use product codes defined in Table 1 to 
this part.
    (7) Discard code 99. When recording information in a DCPL, DPR, or 
WPR for discard after delivery and before processing by shoreside 
processors and buying stations delivering to shoreside processors and 
in-plant discard of whole groundfish and prohibited species during 
processing, the manager of a shoreside processor or buying station must 
use code 99 as defined in Table 1 to this part. For exceptions on a 
PTR, see paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section.
    (G) Species codes. (1) To record information in the DFL, DCPL, DCL, 
DPR, WPR, and PTR, the operator or manager must use Table 2 to this 
part to determine species codes for federally managed groundfish, 
federally identified prohibited species, and ADF&G managed fish (marked 
with an asterisk).
    (2) All species codes listed on Table 2 to this part for federally 
managed species must be recorded in the DFL, DCPL, DCL, DPR, WPR, or 
PTR.
    (3) (All species codes listed on Table 2 to this part for non-
federally managed species may be recorded in the DFL, DCPL, DCL, DPR, 
WPR, or PTR.
    (4) Except for species codes 120, 144, 168, 169, 171, and 888, all 
species codes on Table 2 to this part may be used on ADF&G fish 
tickets, including the mothership weekly cumulative fish tickets.
    (7) Active and inactive periods--(i) Each day of fishing year. 
Account for each day of the fishing year, January 1 through December 
31, in the DFL, DCL, or DCPL by checking the appropriate box to 
indicate active and inactive periods as defined under Sec. 679.2. The 
operator or manager must record the first day of the fishing year, 
January 1, on the first page of the DFL, DCL, or DCPL.
    (ii) Active period--(A) Mothership, catcher/processor, or buying 
station. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(7)(ii)(C) of this section, 
if a mothership, catcher/processor, or buying station, use a separate 
logsheet for each day of an active period.
    (B) Catcher vessel or shoreside processor. Except as provided in 
paragraph (a)(7)(ii)(C) of this section, if a catcher vessel or 
shoreside processor, use a separate logsheet for each day or use one 
logsheet for up to 7 days.
    (C) Active but not conducting fishing activity. Use one logsheet to 
record a time period greater than 1 day when ``active but not 
conducting fishing activity,'' and indicate the first day and last day 
of this time period as follows.
    (1) Indicate in the DFL or catcher/processor DCPL on one logsheet 
the first day of the period in the ``START'' date box and the last day 
of the period in the ``END'' date box.
    (2) Indicate in the DCL and the shoreside processor DCPL on one 
logsheet the first day of the period in the ``MONTH-DAY-YEAR'' box and 
the last day of the period in the ``END'' date box.
    (3) If an active period with no fishing activity extends across two 
or more successive quarters, the operator or manager must complete two 
logsheets: The first logsheet to indicate the last day of the first 
quarter and the next logsheet to indicate the first day of the second 
quarter.

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    (iii) Inactive period. Use one logsheet to record a time period 
greater than 1 day when inactive, and indicate the first day and last 
day of this time period as follows:
    (A) Indicate in the DFL or catcher/processor DCPL on one logsheet 
the first day of an inactive period in the ``START'' date box and the 
last day of an inactive period in the ``END'' date box.
    (B) Indicate in the DCL and the shoreside processor DCPL on one 
logsheet the first day of an inactive period in the ``MONTH-DAY-YEAR'' 
box and the last day of an inactive period in the ``END'' date box.
    (C) If an inactive period extends across two or more successive 
quarters, the operator or manager must complete two logsheets: The 
first logsheet to indicate the last day of the first quarter and the 
second logsheet to indicate the first day of the second quarter.
    (iv) Fishing activity. Indicate in the DFL, DCL, or DCPL all 
fishing activity, which is defined as follows:
    (A) If a catcher vessel--harvest or discard of groundfish.
    (B) If a catcher/processor--harvest, discard, or processing of 
groundfish.
    (C) If a mothership or shoreside processor--receipt, discard, or 
processing of groundfish.
    (D) If a buying station--receipt, discard, or delivery of 
groundfish.
    (v) Active and conducting fishing activity. If in an active period 
and conducting fishing activity, the operator of a catcher vessel must 
record in the DFL, the operator or manager of a buying station must 
record in the DCL, and the operator or manager of a catcher/processor, 
mothership, or shoreside processor must record in the DCPL, WPR, DPR, 
and mothership or catcher/processor check-in/check-out report as 
follows:
    (A) Gear type. (1) The gear type used to harvest the groundfish. If 
gear type is not an authorized fishing gear as defined at Sec. 679.2, 
circle OTHER.
    (2) If a mothership, shoreside processor, or buying station and 
groundfish are received from the same reporting area but were harvested 
with more than one gear type; or if a catcher/processor and groundfish 
were caught in the same reporting area using more than one gear type, 
the operator or manager must:
    (i) If a mothership, shoreside processor, or a catcher/processor, 
use a separate logsheet in the DCPL to record each gear type.
    (ii) If a buying station, use a separate logsheet in the DCL to 
record each gear type.
    (ii) If a mothership, shoreside processor, or a catcher/processor, 
submit a separate check-in/check-out report, DPR (if required), and WPR 
for each gear type.
    (B) Reporting Area. In the DFL, DCL, DCPL, WPR, DPR, mothership or 
catcher/processor check-in/check-out report, the reporting area code 
(see Figures 1 and 3 to this part) where gear retrieval, as defined at 
Sec. 679.2, was completed.
    (1) If a haul or set occurs in more than one reporting area, record 
the reporting area code where gear retrieval was completed, regardless 
of where the majority of the haul or set took place.
    (2) If a catcher vessel or catcher/processor using trawl gear, 
record whether catch was harvested in the COBLZ or in the RKCSA.
    (i) If recording in a DFL or DCPL, use two separate logsheets, the 
first to record the information from the reporting area that includes 
the COBLZ or RKCSA and the second to record the information from the 
reporting area that does not include the COBLZ or RKCSA.
    (ii) If recording on a WPR, use two separate columns to record the 
part of the same reporting area that includes the COBLZ or RKCSA and 
the part that does not include the COBLZ or RKCSA.
    (3) If a catcher/processor using trawl gear and recording on a 
check-in/check-out report, the operator must submit a separate check-
in/check-out report to record the part of the same reporting area that 
includes the COBLZ or RKCSA and the part that does not include the 
COBLZ or RKCSA area.
    (C) Observers. (1) If a mothership or shoreside processor DCPL, a 
catcher/processor groundfish DCPL, or a catcher vessel groundfish DFL, 
the number of observers aboard or on site.
    (2) If a groundfish/IFQ catcher vessel DFL or groundfish/IFQ 
catcher/processor DCPL, the number of observers aboard, the name of 
observer, and the observer cruise number.
    (D) Number of crew or crew size. In a DFL, DCL, DCPL (except 
shoreside processor), and mothership or catcher/processor WPR, the 
number of crew, excluding certified observer(s), on the last day of the 
weekly reporting period.
    (E) CDQ. In a DFL, DCL, DCPL, WPR, DPR, or check-in/check-out 
report:
    (1) If harvest is under a CDQ program, record the CDQ number. If 
harvest is not under a CDQ program, leave blank.
    (2) If harvest is under more than one CDQ number, use a separate 
logsheet for each CDQ number.
    (3) If a catcher vessel delivering to a shoreside processor and 
using a groundfish/IFQ DFL, record the CDQ delivery number in the 
appropriate box. If using a groundfish DFL, record the CDQ delivery 
number in the blank space in the ``identification'' section of the 
logsheet.
    (4) If a shoreside processor or buying station delivering to a 
shoreside processor, record CDQ delivery number under the catcher 
vessel's name in the delivery information section of the DCPL or DCL, 
respectively.
    (F) Experimental fisheries. If harvest is under an experimental 
fisheries program, record the experimental fisheries number (e.g., EXP 
9801) in the CDQ number block.
* * * * *
    (9) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) (1) If groundfish are not received or processed during a day, 
the operator or manager must write ``no groundfish receipt or 
production'' on the production section of the DCPL.
    (2) If groundfish are not received or processed during a weekly 
reporting period, the manager must submit a WPR (see paragraph (i) of 
this section) for each week in which no groundfish are received or 
processed and write ``no groundfish receipt or production this week'' 
on the production section of the WPR.
    (ii) * * *
    (B) Weekly production. At the end of each weekly reporting period 
or prior to the offload or transfer of all fish or fish product from a 
catcher/processor or mothership if offload or transfer occurs before 
the end of a weekly reporting period, enter for each species and 
product code the cumulative total fish product weight for each 
groundfish product to the nearest lb or to at least the nearest 0.001 
mt, summarized separately by reporting area, gear type, COBLZ or RKCSA 
area if applicable under paragraph (a)(7)(v)(B) of this section, and 
CDQ number. The cumulative total fish product weight is calculated by 
adding the daily totals and total carried forward (except for a 
Shoreside Processor DCPL) for that week.
    (iii) Zero amount carried forward. At the beginning of each weekly 
reporting period or after the offload or transfer of all fish or fish 
product onboard if such offload occurs prior to the end of a weekly 
reporting period, from a catcher/processor or mothership, the amount is 
zero, and nothing shall be carried forward from the previous weekly 
reporting period.
* * * * *
    (13) Inspection and retention of records--(i) Inspection. The 
operator of a catcher/processor or mothership or the manager of a 
shoreside processor or the

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operator or manager of a buying station must make all logbooks, 
reports, forms, and mothership-issued fish tickets required under this 
section available for inspection upon the request of an authorized 
officer for the time periods indicated in paragraph (a)(13)(ii) of this 
section.
    (ii) Retention of records. The operator or manager must retain 
logbooks and forms as follows:
    (A) On site. On site 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 logbooks and forms are retained.
    (B) For 3 years. Except for the operator or manager of a buying 
station, for 3 years after the end of the fishing year during which the 
records were made.
    (C) Catcher Vessel. The operator of a catcher vessel must retain 
the original (white) copy of all DFLs and a paper copy of the VAR, if 
applicable.
    (D) Mothership or Shoreside Processor. The operator of a mothership 
or the manager of a shoreside processor must retain:
    (1) The white copy of all DCPLs.
    (2) A paper copy of all forms submitted to NMFS, including those 
forms that were originally submitted electronically.
    (3) The photocopies of DCL yellow copies until the original DCL is 
received from the associated buying station at the conclusion of 
fishing or no later than February 1 of the following fishing year.
    (4) The bound DCLs containing the white logsheets from associated 
buying stations.
    (5) The blue DFL copies submitted by operators of catcher vessels 
through the last day of the fishing year during which the records were 
made.
    (6) The white copy of any fish ticket issued to a catcher vessel.
    (E) Catcher/processor. The operator of a catcher/processor must 
retain:
    (1) The white copy of all DCPLs.
    (2) A paper copy of all forms submitted to NMFS, including those 
forms that were originally submitted electronically.
    (F) Buying Station. The operator or manager of a buying station 
must retain the pink DCL copies for each associated mothership or 
shoreside processor for 3 years after the end of the fishing year 
during which the records were made.
    (14) Submittal and distribution of logbooks and forms. For 
recordkeeping and reporting in the groundfish fisheries of the EEZ off 
Alaska, the operator of a catcher vessel, mothership, catcher/
processor, or of a buying station delivering to a mothership, or the 
manager of a shoreside processor or of a buying station delivering to a 
shoreside processor is required to use the logbooks issued in 
accordance with paragraph (a)(4) of this section, submit the logsheets 
to NMFS in accordance with this paragraph (a)(14), and retain the 
logbooks in accordance with paragraph (a)(13) of this section.
    (i) Submittal of forms. The operator or manager must submit the 
check-in report, check-out report, vessel activity report, weekly 
production report, daily production report, and product transfer report 
(see Table 9 to this part), as applicable by:
    (A) Faxing the NMFS printed form to the fax number on the form; or
    (B) Transmitting a data file with required information and forms to 
NMFS by modem, satellite (specifically INMARSAT standards A, B, or C), 
or e-mail.
    (C) With the approval of the Regional Administrator, using the 
voluntary electronic reporting format for the check-in report, check-
out reports, and WPR.
    (ii) Logbook descriptions. The copy sets of each logbook are 
described here:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Type of logbook                         Copy sets
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) Catcher vessel Groundfish/IFQ DFL...  White, blue, green, yellow.
(B) Catcher vessel Groundfish DFL.......  White, blue, yellow.
(C) Catcher/processor Groundfish/IFQ      White, green, yellow
 DCPL.
(D) Catcher/processor Groundfish DCPL...  White, yellow.
(E) Mothership DCPL.....................  White, yellow.
(F) Shoreside Processor DCPL............  White, yellow.
(G) Buying Station DCL..................  White, pink, yellow.
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    (iii) Logsheet distribution. The operator or manager must 
distribute or retain the multiple copies of each logsheet described in 
paragraph (a)(14)(ii) as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            See paragraph
     If logsheet color is:           Distribute to:         679.5(a)(14):            Exception, see 679.5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) White......................  Logsheet remains
                                  permanently in
                                  logbook.
(B) Yellow.....................  Submit quarterly to     (iii)(A)            (a)(14)(iii)(A)(1).
                                  NMFS.
(C) Blue (catcher vessel only).  Operator submits to     (iii)(B)            (c)(6)(i).
                                  buying station,
                                  mothership, or
                                  shoreside processor
                                  that receives the
                                  groundfish harvest.
(D) Pink (buying station only).  Operator or manager     (iii)(C)
                                  retains.
(E) Green (groundfish/ IFQ       For distribution under  (iii)(D)
 logbooks only).                  NMFS/IPHC groundfish/
                                  IFQ logbook program.
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    (A) Yellow logsheet. The operator or manager must submit the yellow 
copy of each logbook to NMFS on a quarterly basis to: NMFS'' Office of 
Enforcement, Alaska Region Logbook Program, P.O. Box 21767, Juneau, AK 
99802-1767, on the following schedule:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
First quarter...........................  By May 1 of that fishing year.
Second quarter..........................  By August 1 of that fishing
                                           year.
Third quarter...........................  By November 1 of that fishing
                                           year.
Fourth quarter..........................  By February 1 of the following
                                           fishing year.
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    (1) Buying station. The operator or manager of a buying station 
must submit upon delivery of catch the yellow DCL copy to the 
associated mothership or shoreside processor, along with the ADF&G fish 
tickets for that delivery.
    (2) Mothership or shoreside processor. The operator of a mothership 
or manager of a shoreside processor must make and retain a photocopy of 
each yellow DCL logsheet received from an associated buying station and 
submit the yellow DCL copies to NMFS along with the mothership or 
shoreside processor DCPL yellow copies.
    (3) Groundfish and groundfish/IFQ logbooks (Effective through 
December 31, 1999). The operator of a catcher vessel or catcher/
processor must submit all of the yellow logsheets both from the 
groundfish logbook and from the groundfish/IFQ logbook to NMFS.
    (B) Blue discard logsheet, DFL--(1) Catcher vessel. Except when 
delivering an unsorted codend (see paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this 
section), the operator of a catcher vessel must submit the blue DFL 
copy to the buying station, mothership, or shoreside processor that 
receives the groundfish harvest.
    (2) Buying station. The operator or manager of a buying station 
must submit upon delivery of catch to an associated mothership or 
shoreside processor any blue DFL copies received from catcher vessels 
delivering groundfish to the buying station.
    (C) Pink logsheet, DCL. The operator or manager of a buying station 
must retain the pink DCL copies for each associated mothership or 
shoreside processor for 3 years after the end of the fishing year 
during which the records were made.
    (D) Green logsheet, groundfish/IFQ DFL and catcher/processor DCPL. 
The green copies in the groundfish/IFQ DFL and catcher/processor DCPL 
are to support a separate data collection by the IPHC under the joint 
NMFS/IPHC logbook program; check with the IPHC for submittal and 
retention requirements.
    (15) Delivery information for mothership and shoreside processor. 
The operator of a mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor 
must record the following information in the ``delivery information 
section'' of the Mothership DCPL or Shoreside Processor DCPL:
    (i) If groundfish delivery was made by a catcher vessel or buying 
station, write ``CV'' or ``BS,'' respectively.
    (ii) If groundfish delivery is from a catcher vessel, enter YES or 
NO to indicate whether the blue DFL copies were submitted by the 
catcher vessel at the time of delivery; if NO, record as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
   If blue DFL not submitted by
 catcher vessel, record NO and the     To indicate the catcher vessel
              letter:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(leave blank; no letter necessary)  Did not give reason for
                                     nonsubmittal.
P.................................  Does not have a federal fisheries
                                     permit.
P.................................  Is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and does
                                     not have a federal fisheries
                                     permit.
L.................................  Is under 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA and has
                                     a federal fisheries permit.
U.................................  Delivered an unsorted codend.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (iii) Name and ADF&G vessel number (if applicable) of the catcher 
vessel or buying station delivering the groundfish.
    (iv) Date and time (to the nearest hour, A.l.t.) when receipt of 
groundfish catch is completed.
    (v) Estimated total groundfish delivery weight of the groundfish 
catch to the nearest lb or to the nearest mt.
    (vi) ADF&G fish ticket numbers issued to catcher vessels for the 
weekly reporting period, including the fish ticket numbers issued by an 
associated buying station.
    (vii) If a mothership:
    (A) Latitude and longitude (to the nearest minute) of the 
mothership position when the groundfish catch is received. Option: 
Record to nearest second or fraction of minute.
    (B) Round catch weight of IR/IU pollock and Pacific cod.
    (viii) If a shoreside processor and located in a state other than 
Alaska, the manager must record the fish ticket number issued through 
that state and write above the number, the name of the state. If a 
state fish ticket system is not used, the manager must record the catch 
receipt number with the state written above the number.
    (16) Delivery information for buying station. The operator or the 
manager of a buying station must record the following information in 
the ``delivery information section'' of the Buying Station DCL:
    (i) Name and ADF&G vessel number of the catcher vessel delivering 
the groundfish.
    (ii) Date and time (to the nearest hour, A.l.t.) when receipt of 
groundfish catch is completed.
    (iii) Estimated total groundfish delivery weight of the groundfish 
catch to the nearest lb or to the nearest mt.
    (iv) ADF&G fish ticket number issued to the catcher vessel.
    (v) Name, ADF&G processor code, and Federal fisheries permit number 
or Federal processor permit number of the associated mothership or 
shoreside processor to which groundfish deliveries were made.
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) Time limit and submittal--(i) Catcher vessel DFL.
    (A) The operator of a catcher vessel must record in the DFL:
    (1) The time, position, and estimated total catch weight of 
groundfish for each haul or set within 2 hours after gear retrieval.
    (2) Discard or donation information as described at paragraph 
(a)(10) of this section each day on the day they occur; all other 
information required in the DFL by noon of the day following gear 
retrieval.
    (3) Notwithstanding other time limits, all information required in 
the DFL within 2 hours after the vessel's catch is offloaded.
    (B) Except as provided at paragraph (c)(3)(iii)(B)(1) of this 
section, within 2 hours of completion of catch delivery information, 
the operator of a catcher vessel must submit the blue DFL copies with 
delivery of the harvest to the operator of a mothership or a buying 
station delivering to a mothership, or to the manager of a shoreside 
processor or buying station delivering to a shoreside processor.
    (C) The operator must sign the completed DFL logsheets by noon of 
the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period 
(see paragraph (a)(3)(iii) of this section).
    (ii) Catcher/processor DCPL. The operator of a catcher/processor 
must record in the DCPL:
    (A) The time, position, and estimated total catch weight of 
groundfish for each haul or set within 2 hours after gear retrieval.
    (B) Product and discard or donation information as described at 
paragraphs (a)(9) and (a)(10) of this section each day on the day they 
occur; all other

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information required in the DCPL by noon of the day following 
completion of production.
    (C) Notwithstanding other time limits, record all information 
required in the DCPL within 2 hours after the vessel's catch is 
offloaded.
    (D) The operator must sign the completed DCPL logsheets by noon of 
the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period 
(see paragraph (a)(3)(iii) of this section).
    (3) Logbook formats--(i) Groundfish/IFQ format. In addition to 
requirements described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the 
operator of a catcher vessel at least 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA or a catcher/
processor harvesting sablefish or halibut under the IFQ program (see 
subpart D of this part) in addition to groundfish must record the 
operator's name and the following information in the groundfish/IFQ DFL 
or DCPL, respectively:
    (A) Observer information--(1) Name of observer. (Optional, but may 
be required by the International Pacific Halibut Commission at 50 CFR 
chapter III (IPHC regulations).)
    (2) Observer cruise number. (Optional, but may be required by IPHC 
regulations.)
    (B) Gear type. (1) Check the appropriate box to indicate gear type 
used to harvest the fish and enter appropriate gear ID. If gear 
information is the same as the previous page, check the appropriate box 
instead of re-entering the information.
    (2) If gear type is pot, enter:
    (i) The number of pots set.
    (ii) The number of pots lost (if applicable). (Optional, but may be 
required by IPHC regulations.)
    (3) If gear type is hook-and-line, check the appropriate box to 
indicate whether gear is fixed hook (conventional or tub), autoline, or 
snap. (Optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations.)
    (4) If gear type is fixed hook (conventional or tub), autoline, or 
snap, enter:
    (i) The length of skate to the nearest foot (optional, but may be 
required by IPHC regulations).
    (ii) The size of hooks, hook spacing in feet, and number of hooks 
per skate (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations.)
    (iii) The number of skates set.
    (iv) The number of skates lost (if applicable) (optional, but may 
be required by IPHC regulations.)
    (C) IFQ permit numbers. Enter the IFQ permit numbers of the of 
operator and each IFQ holder aboard.
    (D) CDQ information. The groundfish CDQ number and the halibut CDQ 
permit number. Write in the groundfish CDQ delivery number in the box 
under the vessel name.
    (E) Set and haul information. (1) The number of set or haul, 
sequentially by year;
    (2) The date set (month-day-year), time set (to the nearest hour), 
and latitude and longitude (to the nearest minute) of gear deployment 
(begin position);
    (3) Begin and end buoy or bag numbers (optional, but may be 
required by IPHC regulations);
    (4) The date hauled (month-day-year), time hauled (to the nearest 
hour), and latitude and longitude (to the nearest minute) of gear 
retrieval (end position);
    (5) The begin and end gear depths, recorded to the nearest fathom 
(optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations);
    (6) Species code for target species;
    (7) Estimated net weight of IFQ or CDQ halibut catch to the nearest 
pound (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations);
    (8) If CDQ halibut, enter the estimated net weight of catch to the 
nearest pound separately from IFQ halibut and indicate ``CDQ'' above 
the amount (optional, but may be required by IPHC regulations);
    (9) Estimated weight of IFQ sablefish to the nearest pound. Circle 
appropriate term to indicate whether IFQ sablefish product is Western 
cut, Eastern cut, or round weight;
    (10) Number of sablefish;
    (11) If a catcher vessel, enter the estimated total round catch 
weight of all species, except sablefish or halibut, to the nearest 
pound; and
    (12) If a catcher/processor, enter:
    (i) The round catch weight of pollock and Pacific cod to the 
nearest pound or metric ton.
    (ii) Estimated total round catch weight of all species combined, 
except sablefish, halibut, Pacific cod, or pollock, to the nearest 
pound.
    (iii) When fishing in an IFQ fishery and the fishery for Pacific 
cod or rockfish is closed to directed fishing in that reporting area as 
described in Sec. 679.20, the operator must record up to and including 
the maximum retainable bycatch amount for Pacific cod or rockfish as 
defined in Table 10 or 11 to this part; quantities over this amount 
must be recorded in the discard or donation section.
    (F) Groundfish/IFQ logbooks (Effective through December 31, 1999). 
The operator of a catcher vessel or catcher/processor must record all 
information in the groundfish DFL or catcher/processor DCPL received at 
the beginning of 1999 until receipt of the groundfish/IFQ DFL or 
catcher/processor DCPL, as follows:
    (1) On the final page of the groundfish logbook, complete the date 
of receipt, page number, and participant identification information 
(see paragraph (a)(5) of this section). Write ``transfer to groundfish/
IFQ logbook'' across the logsheet.
    (2) On the first page of the groundfish/IFQ logbook, enter the next 
consecutive page number, date of receipt, and participant 
identification (see paragraph (a)(5) of this section), then write 
``transferred from groundfish logbook'' across the logsheet.
    (ii) Groundfish format. In addition to requirements described in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a catcher 
vessel or a catcher/processor harvesting groundfish must record average 
number of hooks, if using longline gear, and the following information 
for each haul or set in the groundfish DFL or DCPL, respectively:
    (A) The number of set or haul, sequentially by year;
    (B) If the vessel is using hook-and-line gear, the number of skates 
set. If the vessel is using longline pot or single pot gear, the total 
number of pots set;
    (C) The date (month-day-year), begin time (to the nearest hour) and 
position coordinates (to the nearest minute) of gear deployment;
    (D) The date (month-day-year), end time (to the nearest hour), and 
position coordinates (to the nearest minute) of gear retrieval;
    (E) The average sea depth and average gear depth, recorded to the 
nearest meter or fathom;
    (F) If a catcher/processor, the total round catch weight of pollock 
and Pacific cod, to the nearest pound or metric ton.
    (G) If a catcher vessel, the estimated total round catch weight of 
all species, to the nearest pound or metric ton.
    (H) If a catcher/processor, the estimated total round catch weight 
of all species except Pacific cod and pollock, to the nearest pound or 
metric ton.
    (iii) Discard or donation species information--(A) Catcher/
processor. The operator of a catcher/processor must record discard or 
donation information as described in paragraph (a)(10) of this section.
    (B) Catcher vessel. In addition to the requirements in paragraph 
(a)(10) of this section, the operator of a catcher vessel must record 
in the DFL:
    (1) Unsorted codends. If a catcher vessel is using trawl gear and 
deliveries to a mothership or shoreside processor are unsorted codends, 
the catcher vessel is exempt from recording discards in the DFL and 
from submittal of the blue DFL copy (discards copy) for that delivery 
(see paragraph (a)(14)(iv)(C) of this

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section). The operator must check the box entitled ``unsorted codend'' 
and must remove and discard the blue DFL copy.
    (2) Presorted delivery. Except as provided at Sec. 679.27(d), if a 
catcher vessel is using trawl gear and deliveries to a mothership or 
shoreside processor are presorted at sea or if the catcher vessel has 
``bled'' a codend prior to delivery to a mothership, shoreside 
processor, or buying station, the operator must check the ``presorted 
delivery'' box, and enter the estimated amount of discards by species 
in the DFL.
    (iv) Catcher vessel delivery information. If a catcher vessel, the 
operator must record in the DFL:
    (A) The landing or delivery date (month-day-year).
    (B) The ADF&G fish ticket number(s) provided by the operator of the 
mothership or buying station delivering to a mothership, or the manager 
of a shoreside processor or buying station delivering to a shoreside 
processor.
    (C) Recipient's name or IFQ registered buyer receiving delivery.
    (D) Name of unloading port. If an IFQ landing, see 
Sec. 679.5(l)(5)(vi) and Table 14 to this part for names of primary 
ports.
    (v) Catcher/processor product information. If a catcher/processor, 
the operator must record product information in the DCPL as set forth 
in paragraph (a)(9) of this section.
    (vi) Comments. (Optional.)
    (d) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iv) The operator or manager must sign the completed DCL logsheets 
by noon of the day following the week-ending date of the weekly 
reporting period (see Sec. 679.5(a)(3)(iii)).
    (e) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) Occurs during processing of groundfish received from a 
catcher vessel or buying station.
    (2) * * *
    (v) The operator must sign the completed DCPL logsheets by noon of 
the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period 
(see Sec. 679.5(a)(3)(iii)).
    (f) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (C) Occurs during processing of groundfish received from a catcher 
vessel or buying station.
    (iii) If the manager of a shoreside processor receives groundfish 
and records them as landings in Part IB of the DCPL, and transfers 
these fish to another processor, the manager must also record these 
fish in Part II of the DCPL prior to transfer.
    (2) * * *
    (v) The manager must sign the completed DCPL logsheets by noon of 
the day following the week-ending date of the weekly reporting period 
(see Sec. 679.5(a)(3)(iii) of this part).
    (g) * * *
    (1) Requirement. Except as provided in paragraphs (g)(1) (i) 
through (v) of this section, the operator of a mothership or catcher/
processor or the manager of a shoreside processor must record each 
transfer of groundfish product or donated prohibited species on a 
separate PTR.
* * * * *
    (iv) IFQ or CDQ sablefish product. * * *
    (v) Wholesale. The operator or manager may aggregate wholesale 
sales of groundfish by species during a day onto one PTR when recording 
the amount of such wholesale product leaving a facility that day. The 
bills of lading detailing destinations for all of the product must be 
available for inspection by an authorized officer.
* * * * *
    (3) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (A) Name. (1) If another vessel is involved with the transfer, the 
name and call sign of the vessel receiving or delivering groundfish or 
groundfish products.
    (2) If transfer is from other than a vessel, line-out ``vessel 
name'', write in ``processor name'', and record name of processor 
receiving or delivering groundfish or groundfish products.
* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (2) Time limits and submittal, Check-in report (BEGIN message)--(i) 
Catcher/processor--(A) Using hook-and-line or pot gear. (1) Before the 
operator of a catcher/processor using hook-and-line or pot gear sets 
gear for groundfish in any reporting area except 300, 400, 550, or 690, 
the operator must submit a check-in report (BEGIN message) by fax to 
the Regional Administrator.
    (2) The operator of a catcher/processor using hook-and-line or pot 
gear may be checked-in to more than one area simultaneously.
    (B) Using other than hook-and-line or pot gear. (1) Before the 
operator of a catcher/processor using other than hook-and-line or pot 
gear commences fishing for groundfish in any reporting area except 300, 
400, 550, or 690, the operator must submit a check-in report (BEGIN 
message) by fax to the Regional Administrator.
    (2) Except as provided in paragraph (h)(2)(i)(C) of this section, 
the operator of a catcher/processor using other than hook-and-line or 
pot gear may be checked-in to only one reporting area at a time.
    (C) 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 submit to NMFS:
    (1) A check-in report to the first area prior to entering the first 
reporting area, and
    (2) A check-in report to the second area prior to entering the 
second reporting area.
    (3) If the catcher/processor remains within 10 nautical miles (18.5 
km) of the boundary between the two areas and crosses back and forth 
between the first and second reporting areas one or more times, a 
check-out report from either reporting area is not required.
    (4) 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 per paragraph (h)(3)(i)(B) of this section.
    (ii) Mothership or shoreside processor. (A) Before a mothership or 
shoreside processor commences receipt of groundfish from any reporting 
area except 300, 400, 550, or 690, the operator or manager must submit 
by fax a check-in report (BEGIN message) to the Regional Administrator.
    (B) The operator of a mothership must check-in to the reporting 
area(s) where groundfish were harvested and may be checked into more 
than one area simultaneously.
    (iii) Fishing for groundfish CDQ species. The operator of a 
catcher/processor or mothership, or the manager of a shoreside 
processor must submit by fax a check-in report to the Regional 
Administrator prior to groundfish CDQ fishing for each CDQ group.
    (3) Time limits and submittal Check-out report (CEASE message)--(i) 
Catcher/processor--(A) Using hook-and-line or pot gear. (1) If a 
catcher/processor using hook-and-line or pot gear completes gear 
retrieval and departs a reporting area, the operator must submit by fax 
a check-out report to the Regional Administrator within 24 hours after 
departing that reporting area.
    (2) If a catcher/processor using hook-and-line or pot gear is 
checked-in to multiple reporting areas, the operator must submit a 
check-out report for each reporting area by fax.

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    (B) Using other than hook-and-line or pot gear. Except as provided 
in paragraph (h)(2)(i)(B)(3) of this section, if a catcher/processor 
using other than hook-and-line or pot gear departs a reporting area, 
the operator must submit by fax a check-out report to the Regional 
Administrator within 24 hours after departing a reporting area but 
prior to checking-in another reporting area.
    (ii) Mothership. (A) If a mothership receives groundfish from a 
reporting area, the operator must submit by fax a check-out report to 
the Regional Administrator within 24 hours after receipt of fish from 
that reporting area is complete.
    (B) If a mothership is checked-in to multiple reporting areas, the 
operator must submit a check-out report for each reporting area by fax.
    (iii) Shoreside processor. If a shoreside processor, the manager:
    (A) Except as noted in paragraph (h)(3)(iii)(B) of this section, 
must submit a check-out report by fax to the Regional Administrator 
within 48 hours after the end of the applicable weekly reporting period 
that a shoreside processor ceases to process groundfish for the fishing 
year.
    (B) If groundfish will not be received or processed for at least 
two consecutive weekly reporting periods, the manager may choose one of 
the following options:
    (1) Submit a check-out report by fax to the Regional Administrator, 
or
    (2) Submit a WPR (see paragraph (i) of this section) for each week 
in which no groundfish are received or processed and write ``no 
groundfish receipt or production this week'' on the production section 
of the WPR.
    (iv) End of fishing year. If a check-out report has not previously 
been submitted during a fishing year, the operator or manager must 
submit a check-out report at the end of that fishing year, December 31.
    (v) Fishing for CDQ species. The operator of a catcher/processor or 
mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor must submit a check-
out report by fax to the Regional Administrator within 24 hours after 
groundfish CDQ fishing for each CDQ group has ceased.
    (4) General information. In addition to requirements described in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a catcher/
processor or mothership or the manager of a shoreside processor must 
record:
    (i) BEGIN message--(A) Mothership. (1) Date (month-day-year) and 
time (to the nearest hour, A.l.t.) that receipt of groundfish begins.
    (2) Latitude and longitude of position in degrees and minutes where 
groundfish receipt begins.
    (3) Reporting area code where groundfish were harvested by catcher 
vessel and if using trawl gear, whether groundfish were harvested in 
the COBLZ or RKCSA area.
    (4) Primary and secondary species expected to be received the 
following week. A change in intended target species within the same 
reporting area does not require a new BEGIN message.
    (5) Whether functioning as a mothership or catcher/processor.
    (B) Catcher/processor. (1) Date (month-day-year) and time (to the 
nearest hour, A.l.t.) that gear is deployed.
    (2) Latitude and longitude of position in degrees and minutes where 
gear is deployed.
    (3) Reporting area code where gear deployment begins, and if using 
trawl gear, whether catcher/processor is located in the COBLZ or RKCSA 
area.
    (4) Primary and secondary species expected to be harvested the 
following week. A change in intended target species within the same 
reporting area does not require a new BEGIN message.
    (5) Whether functioning as a mothership or catcher/processor.
    (C) Shoreside processor. (1) Date (month-day-year) the facility 
will begin to receive groundfish.
    (2) Whether checking in for the first time at the beginning of the 
fishing year or to restart receipt and processing of groundfish after 
filing a check-out report.
    (ii) CEASE message--(A) Mothership. Date (month-day-year), time (to 
the nearest hour, A.l.t.), and latitude and longitude of position in 
degrees and minutes where the last receipt of groundfish was made.
    (B) Catcher/processor. Date (month-day-year), time (to the nearest 
hour, A.l.t.), and latitude and longitude of position in degrees and 
minutes where the vessel departed the reporting area.
    (C) Shoreside processor. Date (month-day-year) that receipt of 
groundfish ceased.
    (iii) Fish or fish product held at plant. The manager of a 
shoreside processor must report the weight of all fish or fish products 
held at the plant in lbs or to the nearest 0.001 mt by species and 
product codes on each check-in report and on each check-out report.
    (i) * * *
    (2) Time limits and submittal. (i) The operator or manager must 
submit a WPR by fax to the Regional Administrator by 1200 hours, 
A.l.t., on the Tuesday following the end of the applicable weekly 
reporting period.
    (ii) If still fishing or processing, the operator or manager must 
submit a WPR at the end of each fishing year (midnight, December 31) 
regardless of where this date falls within the weekly reporting period. 
If still fishing or processing, the operator or manager must submit a 
WPR starting January 1 through the end of the weekly reporting period.
* * * * *
    (k) U.S. Vessel Activity Report (VAR)--(1) Applicability. Except as 
noted in paragraph (k)(1)(iv)(A) of this section:
    (i) Seaward boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or the U.S.-Canadian 
international boundary between Alaska and British Columbia. The 
operator of a catcher vessel, catcher/processor, or of a mothership 
holding a federal fisheries permit issued under this part and carrying 
fish or fish product must submit a VAR by fax to NMFS Alaska 
Enforcement Division, Juneau, AK, 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.
    (ii) GOA Seamounts. The operator of a catcher vessel, catcher/
processor, or of a mothership that is departing to or returning from 
fishing at the GOA Seamounts regardless of whether fish or fish product 
is onboard must submit a VAR by fax to NMFS' Alaska Enforcement 
Division, Juneau, AK, 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.
    (iii) Russian Zone. The operator of a catcher vessel, catcher/
processor, or of a mothership that is departing to or returning from 
fishing at the Russian Zone regardless of whether fish or fish product 
is onboard must submit a VAR by fax to NMFS' Alaska Enforcement 
Division, Juneau, AK, 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.
    (iv) IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, and Groundfish--(A) Only IFQ 
halibut and/or IFQ sablefish. If a vessel is carrying only IFQ halibut 
and/or IFQ sablefish onboard and the operator has received a Vessel 
Clearance (VC) per paragraph (l)(5)(iii) of this section or has 
submitted a Vessel Departure Report (VDR) per paragraph (l)(5)(iii)(B) 
of this section, the operator is not required to submit a VAR.
    (B) IFQ halibut, IFQ sablefish, and Groundfish. If a vessel is 
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federal groundfish and IFQ halibut or IFQ sablefish, the operator must 
submit a VAR in addition to a VDR or a VC.
* * * * *
    (l) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (vi) Primary ports. Unless specifically authorized on a case-by-
case basis, vessel clearances will be issued only by clearing officers 
at the primary ports listed in Table 14 to this part.
    (m) Consolidated weekly ADF&G fish tickets from motherships--(1) 
Requirement. (i) In addition to requirements described in paragraphs 
(a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a mothership must ensure 
that the combined catch for each catcher vessel is summarized at the 
end of each weekly reporting period by species on a minimum of one 
ADF&G groundfish fish ticket when the mothership receives any 
groundfish from a catcher vessel that is issued a federal fisheries 
permit under Sec. 679.4. (An ADF&G fish ticket is further described 
(see Sec. 679.3) at Alaska Administrative Code, 5 AAC Chapter 39.130.)
    (ii) Only that information listed here need be completed on the 
fish ticket for purposes of federal groundfish requirements. Some of 
the fish ticket fields are defined differently for purposes of federal 
groundfish requirements.
    (2) Information required from the catcher vessel. The operator of a 
mothership must ensure that the following information is written 
legibly or imprinted from the catcher vessel operator's State of 
Alaska, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) permit card on the 
consolidated weekly ADF&G fish ticket:
    (i) Vessel name. Name of the catcher vessel delivering the 
groundfish.
    (ii) Name. Name of CFEC permit holder aboard the catcher vessel 
delivering the groundfish. If there is a change in the operator of the 
same catcher vessel during the same weekly reporting period, complete a 
fish ticket for each operator.
    (iii) Permit number. CFEC permit number of CFEC permit holder 
aboard the catcher vessel delivering the groundfish.
    (iv) ADF&G No. ADF&G vessel number of the catcher vessel delivering 
the groundfish.
    (v) ADF&G Statistical area. The six-digit ADF&G groundfish 
statistical area denoting the actual area of catch.
    (vi) Permit holder's signature. The signature of the catcher vessel 
CFEC permit holder.
    (3) Information required from the mothership. The operator of a 
mothership must ensure that the following information is written 
legibly or imprinted from the mothership's CFEC processor plate card on 
the consolidated weekly ADF&G fish ticket:
    (i) Processor code. ADF&G processor code of mothership.
    (ii) Company. Name of mothership.
    (iii) Port of landing or vessel transshipped to. Enter ``FLD'', a 
code which means floating domestic mothership.
    (iv) Fish received by. The signature of the mothership operator.
    (4) Information required about the catch. The operator of a 
mothership must record on the consolidated weekly ADF&G groundfish fish 
ticket the following information:
    (i) Date landed. The week-ending date of the weekly reporting 
period during which the mothership received the groundfish from the 
catcher vessel.
    (ii) Type of gear used. Write in one of the following gear types 
used by the catcher vessel to harvest the groundfish received: Hook and 
line, pot, nonpelagic trawl, pelagic trawl, jig/troll, other.
    (iii) Code. Species code for each species from Table 2 to this 
part, except species codes 120, 144, 168, 169, or 171.
    (iv) Condition code. The product code from Table 1 to this part 
which describes the condition of the fish received by the mothership 
from the catcher vessel. In most cases, this will be product code 01, 
whole fish.
    (v) Statistical area. ADF&G 6-digit statistical area in which 
groundfish were harvested. If there are more than eight statistical 
areas for a fish ticket in a weekly reporting period, complete a second 
fish ticket. These statistical areas are defined in a set of charts 
obtained at no charge from Alaska Commercial Fisheries Management & 
Development Division, Department of Fish and Game, 211 Mission Road, 
Kodiak, AK, 99615-6399.
    (vi) Pounds. The landed weight of each species to the nearest 
pound. If working in metric tons, convert to pounds using 2205 lb = 1 
metric ton before recording on fish ticket.
    (5) Time limit and submittal. (i) The operator of a mothership must 
complete the consolidated weekly ADF&G groundfish fish ticket for each 
catcher vessel by 1200 hours, A.l.t., on Tuesday following the end of 
the applicable weekly reporting period. A fax copy is not acceptable.
    (ii) The operator of a mothership must ensure copy distribution or 
retention of the multiple copies of each consolidated weekly ADF&G 
groundfish fish ticket (G series) as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        Time limit to
 If color of fish ticket is:     Distribute to:            submit:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) White...................  Retained by
                               Mothership, see
                               paragraph
                               (a)(13)(ii)(D)(6).
(B) Yellow..................  Alaska Commercial     Within 30 days after
                               Fisheries             landings are
                               Management &          received.
                               Development
                               Division,
                               Department of Fish
                               and Game, 211
                               Mission Road,
                               Kodiak, AK, 99615-
                               6399.
(C) Pink....................  Catcher vessel        1200 hours, A.l.t.,
                               delivering            on Tuesday
                               groundfish to the     following the end
                               mothership.           of the applicable
                                                     weekly reporting
                                                     period.
(D) Goldenrod...............  Extra copy..........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (n) Groundfish CDQ fisheries--(1) CDQ delivery report--(i) 
Applicability. The manager of each shoreside processor and the operator 
of each vessel of the United States operating solely as a mothership in 
Alaska State waters and taking deliveries of CDQ or PSQ species from 
catcher vessels must submit a CDQ delivery report for each delivery of 
groundfish CDQ or PSQ species.
    (ii) Time limitation and submittal. The manager or operator as 
defined at paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section must submit to the 
Regional Administrator a CDQ delivery report within 24 hours of 
completion of each delivery of groundfish CDQ or PSQ species to the 
processor.
    (iii) Information required. The manager or operator as defined at 
paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section must record the following 
information on each CDQ delivery report:
    (A) CDQ group information. CDQ group number as defined at 
Sec. 679.2 and CDQ group name or acronym.
    (B) Processor information. (1) Name and federal processor permit 
number of the processor as defined at paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this 
section taking delivery of the CDQ catch.
    (2) Date delivery report submitted.

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    (C) Vessel information. Enter the name, federal Fisheries Permit 
number if applicable, and ADF&G number of the vessel delivering CDQ 
catch. Write ``unnamed'' if the vessel has no name.
    (D) CDQ catch information. (1) Enter the delivery date, CDQ 
delivery number, harvest gear type, and reporting area of CDQ harvest 
for each CDQ delivery. If caught with trawl gear, check appropriate 
box(es) to indicate if catch was made in the CVOA or the COBLZ.
    (2) Enter groundfish CDQ species that were delivered to the 
processor as defined at paragraph (n)(1)(i) of this section by product 
codes and species codes as defined in Tables 1 and 2 to this part, 
respectively.
    (3) Weight. Report the weight of each CDQ species in metric tons to 
at least the nearest 0.001 mt.
    (E) Halibut CDQ/IFQ and Sablefish IFQ information. Report the 
weight of all halibut CDQ, halibut IFQ, or sablefish IFQ in the CDQ 
delivery that also was reported to NMFS on an IFQ landing report by 
product codes and species codes as defined in Tables 1 and 2 to this 
part, respectively.
    (F) PSQ information. Whether PSQ delivered by observed catcher 
vessels or at-sea discards of PSQ by vessels without observers, record 
the following information:
    (1) For each prohibited species other than salmon or crab, enter 
the species code as defined in Table 2 to this part and the weight to 
the nearest 0.001 mt.
    (2) For salmon or crab, enter the species code as defined in Table 
2 to this part and the number of animals.
    (2) CDQ catch report--(i) Applicability. The CDQ representative 
must submit a CDQ catch report for all catch made by catcher/processors 
or made by catcher vessels groundfish CDQ fishing as defined at 
Sec. 679.2 and delivered to a shoreside processor, to a vessel of the 
United States operating solely as a mothership in Alaska State waters, 
or to a mothership.
    (ii) Time limitation and submittal. The CDQ representative must 
submit to the Regional Administrator a CDQ catch report for each 
delivery of groundfish CDQ species within 7 days of the date a catcher 
vessel delivered CDQ catch to a processor as defined in paragraph 
(n)(2)(i) of this section, or within 7 days of the date catcher/
processors retrieved gear used to catch CDQ.
    (iii) Information required, all CDQ catch reports. The CDQ 
representative must record the following information on each CDQ catch 
report:
    (A) Vessel information--(1) Select appropriate vessel/gear/delivery 
type. Based on the type selected, complete each of the specified 
blocks.
    (2) Enter the name, Federal fisheries permit number if applicable, 
and ADF&G number of the vessel delivering CDQ catch. Write ``unnamed'' 
if the vessel has no name.
    (3) Indicate gear type used to harvest CDQ catch. If using trawl 
gear, check the appropriate box(es) to indicate any catch from the CVOA 
or COBLZ.
    (B) Reporting area. Enter Federal reporting area in which CDQ catch 
occurred.
    (C) CDQ group information. (1) CDQ number as defined at Sec. 679.2 
and CDQ group name or acronym.
    (2) Date report submitted.
    (iv) Information required for catcher vessels retaining all 
groundfish CDQ and delivering to a shoreside processor or a vessel of 
the United States operating solely as a mothership in Alaska State 
waters (Option 1 in the CDP). The CDQ representative must record the 
following information on each applicable CDQ catch report:
    (A) Delivery information. (1) Name and Federal processor permit 
number of the shoreside processor or the mothership operating solely in 
Alaska State waters taking delivery of the CDQ catch.
    (2) Date catch delivered.
    (3) Catcher vessel CDQ delivery number.
    (B) Catch information, groundfish CDQ species. Report the weight in 
metric tons to at least the nearest 0.001 mt for each groundfish CDQ 
species retrieved by a catcher/processor or delivered to a processor as 
defined in paragraph (n)(1)(i) by product code and species code as 
defined in Tables 1 and 2 to this part, respectively.
    (C) Catch information, halibut IFQ/CDQ and sablefish IFQ. The CDQ 
representative must report the weight of all halibut CDQ, halibut IFQ, 
and sablefish IFQ in the CDQ delivery that also was reported to NMFS on 
an IFQ landing report in metric tons to at least the nearest 0.001 mt 
by product code and species code as defined in Tables 1 and 2 to this 
part, respectively.
    (D) Mortality information, salmon and crab PSQ. For salmon or crab, 
enter the species code, as defined in Table 2 to this part, and the 
number of animals.
    (E) Mortality information, halibut PSQ. For halibut PSQ catch, 
enter the round weight to the nearest 0.001 mt, mortality rate, and 
overall halibut mortality in metric tons to the nearest 0.001 mt. Use 
the target fishery designations and halibut bycatch mortality rates in 
the annual final specifications published in the Federal Register under 
Sec. 679.20(c).
    (v) Information required for catcher/processors, catcher vessels 
delivering unsorted codends to motherships, and catcher vessels using 
nontrawl gear and discarding groundfish CDQ at sea (Option 2 in the 
CDP). The CDQ representative must record the following information on 
each applicable CDQ catch report.
    (A) Delivery information. (1) If a catcher vessel delivering 
unsorted codends to a mothership, the mothership name and federal 
fisheries permit number, CDQ observer's haul number, and date gear 
retrieved onboard the mothership as determined by the CDQ observer.
    (2) If a catcher/processor, the CDQ observer's haul or set number, 
and date gear retrieved as determined by the CDQ observer.
    (3) If a catcher vessel using nontrawl gear, discarding groundfish 
CDQ at sea, and delivering to a shoreside processor or mothership 
operating solely in Alaska State waters, the processor name, federal 
processor permit number, CDQ delivery number, and delivery date.
    (B) Catch information, groundfish CDQ species. (See 
Sec. 679.5(n)(2)(iv)(B).)
    (C) Catch information, halibut IFQ/CDQ and sablefish IFQ (See 
Sec. 679.5(n)(2)(iv)(C).)
    (D) Mortality information, salmon and crab prohibited species. (See 
Sec. 679.5(n)(2)(iv)(D).)
    (E) Mortality information, halibut PSQ. (See 
Sec. 679.5(n)(2)(iv)(E).)
    6. In Sec. 679.6, paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:


Sec. 679.6  Experimental fisheries.

* * * * *
    (g) Recordkeeping and reporting requirements. In addition to the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this section, the operator 
or manager must comply with requirements at Sec. 679.5(a) through (k).


Sec. 679.20  [Amended]

    7. In Sec. 679.20, remove the parenthetical phrase in paragraph 
(b)(1)(v) heading; and remove the in-text table in paragraph (g)(3).
    8. In Sec. 679.21, paragraph (b)(5) is added, and paragraph 
(e)(7)(vi)(A) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 679.21  Prohibited species bycatch management.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (5) Sablefish as a prohibited species. (See Sec. 679.24(c)(2)(ii).)
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (7) * * *
    (vi) * * *
    (A) Closure. Except as provided in paragraph (e)(7)(vi)(B) of this 
section, if,

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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 Federal 
Register 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.
* * * * *
    9. In Sec. 679.22, paragraph (a)(10) and the heading of paragraph 
(h) are revised; and paragraph (b)(4) is added to read as follows:


Sec. 679.22  Closures.

    (a) * * *
    (10) Chum Salmon Savings Area. Trawling is prohibited from August 1 
through August 31 in the Chum Salmon Savings Area defined at Figure 9 
to this part (see also Sec. 679.21(e)(7)(vii)).
    (b) * * *
    (4) Southeast Outside District, gear other than nontrawl. Use of 
any gear other than nontrawl gear is prohibited at all times in 
Southeast Outside District defined at Figure 3 to this part.
* * * * *
    (h) CDQ fisheries closures. * * *
* * * * *


Sec. 679.24  [Amended]

    10. In Sec. 679.24:
    a. Remove paragraph (b)(1)(i) and (b)(1)(ii);
    b. Redesignate paragraph (b)(1)(iii) as paragraph (b)(1);
    c. Paragraphs (b)(1)(iii)(A) and (B) are redesignated as paragraphs 
(b)(1)(i) and (ii), respectively; and
    d. Amend the table heading in paragraph (e)(3)(iv) by removing the 
text ``(e)(2)(iv)'' and adding in its place ``(e)(3)(iv)''.


Sec. 679.28  [Amended]

    11. In Sec. 679.28, remove in paragraph (b)(5)(i) the text ``daily 
cumulative production logbook'' and add in its place ``DCPL'', and 
remove in paragraph (c)(3) the text ``Sec. 679.5(a)(15)'' and add in 
its place ``Sec. 679.5(a)(13).''
    12. In Sec. 679.31, paragraph (b)(3) introductory text, is revised 
to read as follows:


Sec. 679.31  CDQ reserves.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) The proportions of the halibut catch limit annually withheld 
for the halibut CDQ program, exclusive of issued QS, and the eligible 
communities for which they shall be made available are as follows for 
each IPHC regulatory area (see Figure 15 to this part):
* * * * *
    13. In Sec. 679.32, paragraphs (c) introductory text, (c)(1), 
(c)(3) introductory text, (c)(4) introductory text, (c)(4)(iii), 
(d)(1), and the heading of (d)(2)(v) are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 679.32  Groundfish and halibut CDQ catch monitoring.

* * * * *
    (c) Requirements for vessels and processors. In addition to 
complying with the minimum observer coverage requirements at 
Sec. 679.50(c)(4), operators of vessels groundfish CDQ fishing and 
managers of shoreside processors taking deliveries from vessels 
groundfish CDQ fishing must comply with the following requirements:
    (1) Catcher vessels without an observer. (i) Operators of catcher 
vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA must retain all groundfish CDQ, 
halibut CDQ, and salmon PSQ until it is delivered to a processor that 
meets the requirements of paragraph (c)(3) or (c)(4) of this section. 
All halibut PSQ and crab PSQ must be discarded at sea. Operators of 
catcher vessels using trawl gear must report the at-sea discards of 
halibut PSQ or crab PSQ on the CDQ delivery report (see 
Sec. 679.5(n)(1)). Operators of catcher vessels using nontrawl gear 
must report the at-sea discards of halibut PSQ on the CDQ delivery 
report, unless exempted from accounting for halibut PSQ under paragraph 
(b) of this section.
    (ii) Catcher vessels delivering unsorted codends. Operators of 
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)(4) of this section.
* * * * *
    (3) Shoreside processors and vessels of the United States operating 
solely as a mothership in Alaska State waters. The manager of a 
shoreside processor or the operator of a vessel of the United States 
operating solely as a mothership in Alaska State waters must comply 
with all of the following requirements:
* * * * *
    (4) Catcher/processors and motherships. The operator of a catcher/
processor or a mothership taking deliveries of unsorted codends from 
catcher vessels must comply with the following requirements:
* * * * *
    (iii) Catcher/processors using trawl gear and motherships. The 
operator of a catcher/processor using trawl gear or of a mothership 
taking deliveries of unsorted codends from catcher vessels must weigh 
all catch on a scale that complies with the requirements of 
Sec. 679.28(b). A valid scale inspection report described at 
Sec. 679.28(b)(2) must be on board the vessel at all times when a scale 
is required. Catch from each CDQ haul must be weighed separately. Catch 
must not be sorted before it is weighed, unless a provision for doing 
so is approved by NMFS for the vessel in the CDP. Each CDQ haul must be 
sampled by a CDQ observer for species composition and the vessel 
operator must allow CDQ observers to use any scale approved by NMFS to 
weigh partial CDQ haul samples.
* * * * *
    (d) Recordkeeping and reporting--(1) Catch record. The manager of a 
shoreside processor or the operator of a vessel of the U.S. operating 
solely as a mothership in Alaska state waters must submit to NMFS the 
CDQ delivery report required in Sec. 679.5(n)(1). The CDQ 
representative must submit to NMFS the CDQ catch report required in 
Sec. 679.5(n)(2). Additionally, all other applicable requirements in 
Sec. 679.5 for groundfish fishing must be met.
    (2) * * *
    (v) Catcher/processors using trawl gear. * * *
* * * * *


Sec. 679.42  [Amended]

    14. In Sec. 679.42, remove paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through 
(c)(2)(iii), including the in-text table of paragraph (c)(2)(iii).

Tables 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 13 and Figures 1 through 5, 7, and 13 
[Amended]

Tables 14 and 15 and Figures 16 and 17 [Added]

    15. In part 679:
    a. Figures 1 through 5, Figures 7 through 15, and Tables 1 through 
3, 5, 8, 9, 12, and 13 are revised, and
    b. Figures 16 and 17 and Tables 14 and 15 are added to read as 
follows:

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Figure 1 to Part 679.--BSAI Statistical and Reporting Areas
b. Coordinates

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Code                              Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
300                 Russian waters. 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).
400                 Chukchi Sea. North of a diagonal line between 66
                     deg.00' N, 169 deg. 42.5' W (Cape Dezhneva,
                     Russia); and 65 deg.37.5' N, 168 deg.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).
508                 South of 58 deg.00' N between the intersection of 58
                     deg.00' N lat with the Alaska Peninsula and 160
                     deg.00' W long.
509                 South of 58 deg.00' N lat between 163 deg.00' W long
                     and 165 deg.00' W long.
512                 South of 58 deg.00' N lat, north of the Alaska
                     Peninsula between 160 deg.00' W long and 162
                     deg.00' W long.
513                 Between 58 deg.00' N lat and 56 deg.30' N lat, and
                     between 165 deg.00' W long and 170 deg.00' W long.
514                 North of 58 deg.00' N to the southern boundary of
                     the Chukchi Sea, area 400, and east of 170 deg.00'
                     W long.
516                 South of 58 deg.00' N lat, north of the Alaska
                     Peninsula, and between 162 deg.00' and 163 deg.00'
                     W long.
517                 South of 56 deg.30' N lat, between 165 deg.00' W
                     long and 170 deg.00' W long; and north of straight
                     lines between
                        54 deg.30' N lat, 165 deg.00' W long,
                        54 deg.30' N lat, 167 deg.00' W long, and
                        55 deg.46' N lat, 170 deg.00' W long.
518                 Bogoslof District: South of a straight line between
                     55 deg.46' N lat, 170 deg.00' W long and 54 deg.30'
                     N lat, 167 deg.00' W long, and between 167 deg.00'
                     W long and 170 deg.00' W long, and north of the
                     Aleutian Islands and straight lines between the
                     islands connecting the following coordinates in the
                     order listed:
                        52 deg.49.2' N, 169 deg.40.4' W,
                        52 deg.49.8' N, 169 deg.06.3' W,
                        53 deg.23.8' N, 167 deg.50.1' W,
                        53 deg.18.7' N, 167 deg.51.4' W.
519                 South of a straight line between 54 deg.30' N lat,
                     167 deg.00' W long and 54 deg.30' N lat, 164
                     deg.54' W long; east of 167 deg.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:
                        53 deg.59.0' N, 166 deg.17.2' W,
                        54 deg.02.9' N, 166 deg.03.0' W,
                        54 deg.07.7' N, 165 deg.40.6' W,
                        54 deg.08.9' N, 165 deg.38.8' W,
                        54 deg.11.9' N, 165 deg.23.3' W,
                        54 deg.23.9' N, 164 deg.44.0' W.
521                 The area bounded by straight lines connecting the
                     following coordinates in the order listed:
                        55 deg.46' N, 170 deg.00' W,
                        59 deg.25' N, 179 deg.20' W,
                        60 deg.00' N, 179 deg.20' W,
                        60 deg.00' N, 171 deg.00' W,
                        58 deg.00' N, 171 deg.00' W,
                        58 deg.00' N, 170 deg.00' W,
                        55 deg.46' N, 170 deg.00' W.
523                 The area bounded by straight lines connecting the
                     following coordinates in the order listed:
                        59 deg.25' N, 179 deg.20' W,
                        55 deg.46' N, 170 deg.00' W,
                        55 deg.00' N, 170 deg.00' W,
                        55 deg.00' N, 180 deg.00' W,
                    and north to the limits of the US EEZ as described
                     in the current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering
                     Sea (Southern Part).
524                 The area west of 170 deg.00' W bounded south by
                     straight lines connecting the following coordinates
                     in the order listed:
                        58 deg.00' N, 170 deg.00' W,
                        58 deg.00' N, 171 deg.00' W,
                        60 deg.00' N, 171 deg.00' W,
                        60 deg.00' N, 179 deg.20' W,
                        59 deg.25' N, 179 deg.20' W,
                    and to the limits of the US EEZ as described in the
                     current edition of NOAA chart INT 813 Bering Sea
                     (Southern Part).
530                 The area north of 55 deg.00 N lat and west of 180
                     deg.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).
541                 Eastern Aleutian District. The area south of 55
                     deg.00' N lat, west of 170 deg.00' W long, and east
                     of 177 deg.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).
542                 Central Aleutian District. The area south of 55
                     deg.00' N lat, west of 177 deg.00' W long, and east
                     of 177 deg.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).
543                 Western Aleutian District. The area south of 55
                     deg.00' N lat and west of 177 deg.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).
550                 Donut Hole. 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).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: A statistical area is the part of a reporting area contained in
  the EEZ.


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Figure 3 to Part 679.--Gulf of Alaska Statistical and Reporting Areas
b. Coordinates

------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Code                              Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
610                 Western Regulatory Area, Shumagin District. Along
                     the south side of the Aleutian Islands, including
                     those waters south of Nichols Point (54 deg.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:
                        52 deg.49.2' N, 169 deg.40.4' W;
                        52 deg.49.8' N, 169 deg.06.3' W;
                        53 deg.23.8' N, 167 deg.50.1' W;
                        53 deg.08.7' N, 167 deg.51.4' W;
                        53 deg.59.0' N, 166 deg.17.2' W;
                        54 deg.02.9' N, 166 deg.03.0' W;
                        54 deg.07.7' N, 165 deg.40.6' W;
                        54 deg.08.9' N, 165 deg.38.8' W;
                        54 deg.11.9' N, 165 deg.23.3' W;
                        54 deg.23.9' N, 164 deg.44.0' W;
                        and 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 deg.00' W long and 159
                     deg.00' W long.
620                 Central Regulatory Area, Chirikof District. Along
                     the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, between 159
                     deg.00' W long and 154 deg.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).
630                 Central Regulatory Area, Kodiak District. Along the
                     south side of continental Alaska, between 154
                     deg.00' W long and 147 deg.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.
640                 Eastern Regulatory Area, West Yakutat District.
                     Along the south side of continental Alaska, between
                     147 deg.00' W long and 140 deg.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.
649                 Prince William Sound. Includes those waters of the
                     State of Alaska inside the base line as specified
                     in Alaska State regulations at 5 AAC 28.200.
650                 Eastern Regulatory Area, Southeast Outside District.
                     East of 140 deg.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.
659                 Southeast Inside District. As specified in Alaska
                     State regulations at 5 AAC 28.105 (a)(1) and (2).
690                 Gulf of Alaska outside the U.S. 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).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: A statistical area is the part of a reporting area contained in
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Figure 4 to Part 679.--Herring Savings Areas in the BSAI
b. Coordinates

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Name                    Description and effective date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summer Herring Savings Area 1.....  That part of the Bering Sea subarea
                                     that is south of 57 deg. N lat and
                                     between 162 deg. and 164 deg. W
                                     long from 1200 hours, A.l.t., June
                                     15 through 1200 hours, A.l.t. July
                                     1 of a fishing year.
Summer Herring Savings Area 2.....  That part of the Bering Sea subarea
                                     that is south of 56 deg.30' N lat
                                     and between 164 deg. and 167 deg. W
                                     long from 1200 hours, A.l.t., July
                                     1 through 1200 hours, A.l.t. August
                                     15 of a fishing year.
Winter Herring Savings Area.......  That part of the Bering Sea subarea
                                     that is between 58 deg. and 60 deg.
                                     N lat and between 172 deg. and 175
                                     deg. 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.
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Figure 5 to Part 679.--Kodiak Island Areas Closed to Non-Pelagic Trawl 
Gear
b. Coordinates

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      Name and description of reference area           North latitude/West longitude         Reference point
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alitak Flats and Towers Areas                        All waters of Alitak Flats and the Towers Areas enclosed by
                                                        a line connecting the following 7 points in the order
                                                                               listed:
    a                                               56 deg.59'4'' 154 deg.31'1''         Low Cape.
    b                                               57 deg.00'0'' 155 deg.00'0''
    c                                               56 deg.17'0'' 155 deg.00'0''
    d                                               56 deg.17'0'' 153 deg.52'0''
    e                                               56 deg.33'5'' 153 deg.52'0''         Cape Sitkinak.
    f                                               56 deg.54'5'' 153 deg.32'5''         East point of Twoheaded
                                                                                          Island.
    g                                               56 deg.56'0'' 153 deg.35'5''         Kodiak Island, thence,
                                                                                          along the coastline of
                                                                                          Kodiak Island until
                                                                                          intersection of Low
                                                                                          Cape.
    a                                               56 deg.59'4'' 154 deg.31'1''         Low Cape.
Marmot Flats Area                                    All waters enclosed by a line connecting the following five
                                                                points in the clockwise order listed:
    a                                               58 deg.00'0'' 152 deg.30'0'''
    b                                               58 deg.00'0'' 151 deg.47'0''
    c                                               57 deg.37'0'' 151 deg.47'0''
    d                                               57 deg.37'0'' 152 deg.10'1''         Cape Chiniak, then
                                                                                          along the coastline of
                                                                                          Kodiak Island to North
                                                                                          Cape.
    e                                               57 deg.54'5'' 152 deg.30'0''
    a                                               58 deg.00'0'' 152 deg.30'0''
Chirikof Island Area                                  All waters surrounding Chirikof Island enclosed by a line
                                                         connecting the following four points in the counter-
                                                                       clockwise order listed:
    a                                               56 deg.07'0'' 155 deg.13'0''
    b                                               56 deg.07'0'' 156 deg.00'0''
    c                                               55 deg.41 deg.0'' 156 deg.00'0''
    d                                               55 deg.41'0'' 155 deg.13'0''
    a                                               56 deg.07'0'' 155 deg.13'0''
Barnabas Area                                        All waters enclosed by a line connecting the following six
                                                            points in the counter clockwise order listed:
    a                                               57 deg.00'0'' 153 deg.18'0''         Black Point.
    b                                               56 deg.56'0'' 153 deg.09'0''
    c                                               57 deg.22'0'' 152 deg.18'5''         South Tip of Ugak
                                                                                          Island.
    d                                               57 deg.23'5'' 152 deg.17'5''         North Tip of Ugak
                                                                                          Island.
    e                                               57 deg.25'3'' 152 deg.20'0''         Narrow Cape, thence,
                                                                                          along the coastline of
                                                                                          Kodiak Island Cape
    f                                               57 deg.04'2'' 153 deg.30'0''          Kasick to Black Point,
    a                                               57 deg.00'0'' 153 deg.18'0''          including inshore
                                                                                          waters.
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Figure 8 to Part 679.--Chinook Salmon Savings Areas of the BSAI
b. Coordinates
    The Chinook Salmon Savings Area is defined in the following 
three areas of the BSAI:

    (1) The area defined by straight lines connecting the following 
coordinates in the order listed:

56 deg.30' N. lat., 171 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.30' N. lat., 169 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.00' N. lat., 169 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.00' N. lat., 171 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.30' N. lat., 171 deg.00' W. long.

    (2) The area defined by straight lines connecting the following 
coordinates in the order listed:

54 deg.00' N. lat., 171 deg.00' W. long.
54 deg.00' N. lat., 170 deg.00' W. long.
53 deg.00' N. lat., 170 deg.00' W. long.
53 deg.00' N. lat., 171 deg.00' W. long.
54 deg.00' N. lat., 171 deg.00' W. long.

    (3) The area defined by straight lines connecting the following 
coordinates in the order listed:

56 deg.00' N. lat., 165 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.00' N. lat., 164 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.00' N. lat., 164 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.00' N. lat., 165 deg.00' W. long.
54 deg.30' N. lat., 165 deg.00' W. long.
54 deg.30' N. lat., 167 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.00' N. lat., 167 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.00' N. lat., 166 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.30' N. lat., 166 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.30' N. lat., 165 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.00' N. lat., 165 deg.00' W. long.

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Figure 9 to Part 679.--Chum Salmon Savings Area (CSSA) of the BSAI CVOA
b. Coordinates
    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:

56 deg.00' N. lat. 167 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.00' N. lat. 165 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.30' N. lat. 165 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.30' N. lat. 164 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.00' N. lat. 164 deg.00' W. long.
55 deg.00' N. lat. 167 deg.00' W. long.
56 deg.00' N. lat. 167 deg.00' W. long.

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Figure 13 to Part 679.--BSAI C. Opilio Crab Bycatch Limitation Zone 
(COBLZ)
b. Coordinates
    The COBLZ is an area defined as that portion of the Bering Sea 
Subarea north of 56 deg.30' N. lat. that is west of a line 
connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

56 deg. 30' N. lat., 165 deg. 00' W. long.
58 deg. 00' N. lat., 165 deg. 00' W. long.
59 deg. 30' N. lat., 170 deg. 00' W. long.

and north along 170 deg. 00' W. long. to its intersection with the 
U.S.-Russia Boundary.

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Figure 15 to Part 679.-- Regulatory Areas for the Pacific Halibut 
Fishery
b. Coordinates
    Area 2A includes all waters off the states of California, 
Oregon, and Washington;
    Area 2B includes all waters off British Columbia;
    Area 2C includes all waters off Alaska that are east of a line 
running 340 deg. true from Cape Spencer Light (58 deg.11'57'' N. 
lat., 136 deg.38'18'' W. long.) and south and east of a line running 
205 deg. true from said light;
    Area 3A includes all waters between Area 2C and a line extending 
from the most northerly point on Cape Aklek (57 deg.41'15'' N. lat., 
155 deg.35'00'' W. long.) to Cape Ikolik (57 deg.17'17'' N. lat., 
154 deg.47'18'' W. long.), then along the Kodiak Island coastline to 
Cape Trinity (56 deg.44'50'' N. lat., 154 deg.08'44'' W. long.), 
then 140 deg. true;
    Area 3B includes all waters between Area 3A and a line extending 
150 deg. true from Cape Lutke (54 deg.29'00'' N. lat., 
164 deg.20'00'' W. long.) and south of 54 deg.49'00'' N. lat. in 
Isanotski Strait;
    Area 4A 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 deg.00'00'' W. long. and south of 56 deg.20'00'' N. lat.;
    Area 4B includes all waters in the Bering Sea and the GOA west 
of Area 4A and south of 56 deg.20'00'' N. lat.;
    Area 4C includes all waters in the Bering Sea north of Area 4A 
and north of the closed area defined below which are east of 
171 deg.00'00'' W. long., south of 58 deg.00'00'' N. lat., and west 
of 168 deg.00'00'' W. long.;
    Area 4D includes all waters in the Bering Sea north of Areas 4A 
and 4B, north and west of Area 4C, and west of 168 deg.00'00'' W. 
long.;
    Area 4E includes all waters in the Bering Sea north and east of 
the closed area defined below, east of 168 deg.00'00'' W. long., and 
south of 65 deg.34'00'' N. lat.

Closed areas

    All waters in the Bering Sea north of 54 deg.49'00'' N. lat. in 
Isanotski Strait that are enclosed by a line from Cape Sarichef 
Light (54 deg.36'00'' N. lat., 164 deg.55'42'' W. long.) to a point 
at 56 deg.20'00'' N. lat., 168 deg.30'00'' W. long.; thence to a 
point at 58 deg.21'25'' N. lat., 163 deg.00'00'' W. long.; thence to 
Strogonof Point (56 deg.53'18'' N. lat., 158 deg.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.
    In Area 2A, all waters north of Point Chehalis, WA 
(46 deg.53'18'' N. lat.).

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Figure 17 to Part 679.--BSAI King Crab Endorsement Areas
b. Coordinates
1. Norton Sound Red King Crab and Blue King Crab Area
    Area defined by a northern boundary of 65 deg.36' N. lat., along 
the east side of continental Alaska, a southern boundary of 
61 deg.49' N. lat., and a western boundary of 168 deg. W. long.
2. St. Matthew Blue King Crab Area
    Area defined by a northern boundary of 61 deg.49' N. lat., along 
the east side of continental Alaska, a southern boundary of 
58 deg.39' N. lat., and a western boundary of the U.S.-Russian 
Convention Line of 1867.
3. Pribilof Red King Crab and Blue King Crab Area
    Area defined by a northern boundary of 58 deg.39' N. lat., an 
eastern boundary of 168 deg. W. long. south to 54 deg.36' N. lat., 
then westward to (54 deg.36' N. lat., 171 deg. W. long.), then north 
to (55 deg.30' N. lat., 171 deg. W. long.), then westward to the 
western boundary of the U.S.-Russian Convention Line of 1867.
4. Bristol Bay Red King Crab Area
    Area defined by a northern boundary of 58 deg.39' N. lat., along 
the east side of continental Alaska, a southern boundary of 
54 deg.36' N. lat., and a western boundary of 168 deg. W. long. and 
including all waters of Bristol Bay.
5. Aleutian Islands Brown King Crab and Red King Crab Area
    Area defined by a northern boundary of 55 deg.30' N. lat. 
eastward to 171 deg. W. long., then south to Cape Sarichef 
(54 deg.36' N. lat., 171 deg. W. long.), then east to Scotch Cap 
Light (54 deg.36' N. lat., 164 deg.44' W. long.), 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), and 
a western boundary of the U.S.-Russian Convention Line of 1867.

                   Table 1 to Part 679.--Product Codes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Fish product code/description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03.                 Bled only. Throat, or isthmus, slit to allow blood
                     to drain.
04.                 Gutted, head on. Belly slit and viscera removed.
05.                 Gutted, head off. IFQ Pacific halibut only.
06.                 Head and gutted, with roe.
07.                 Headed and gutted, Western cut. Head removed just in
                     front of the collar bone, and viscera removed.
08.                 Headed and gutted, Eastern cut. Head removed just
                     behind the collar bone, and viscera removed.
10.                 Headed and gutted, tail removed. Head removed
                     usually in front of collar bone, and viscera and
                     tail removed.
11.                 Kirimi. 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.
12.                 Salted and split. Head removed, belly slit, viscera
                     removed, fillets cut from head to tail but
                     remaining attached near tail. Product salted.
13.                 Wings. On skates, side fins are cut off next to
                     body.
14.                 Roe. Eggs, either loose or in sacs, or skeins.
15.                 Pectoral girdle. Collar bone and associated bones,
                     cartilage and flesh.
16.                 Heads. Heads only, regardless where severed from
                     body.
17.                 Cheeks. Muscles on sides of head.
18.                 Chins. Lower jaw (mandible), muscles, and flesh.
19.                 Belly. Flesh in region of pelvic and pectoral fins
                     and behind head.
20.                 Fillets with skin and ribs. Meat and skin with ribs
                     attached, from sides of body behind head and in
                     front of tail.
21.                 Fillets with skin, no ribs. Meat and skin with ribs
                     removed, from sides of body behind head and in
                     front of tail.
22.                 Fillets with ribs and no skin. Meat with ribs with
                     skin removed, from sides of body behind head and in
                     front of tail.
23.                 Fillets, skinless/boneless. Meat with both skin and
                     ribs removed, from sides of body behind head and in
                     front of tail.
24.                 Deep-skin fillet. 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.
30.                 Surimi. Paste from fish flesh and additives.
31.                 Minced. Ground flesh.
32.                 Fish meal. Meal from whole fish or fish parts;
                     includes bone meal.
33.                 Fish oil. Rendered oil from whole fish or fish
                     parts.
34.                 Milt. (in sacs, or testes).
35.                 Stomachs. Includes all internal organs.
36.                 Octopus/squid mantles. Flesh after removal of
                     viscera and arms.
37.                 Butterfly, no backbone. Head removed, belly slit,
                     viscera and most of backbone removed; fillets
                     attached.
39.                 Bones (if meal, report as 32).
54.                 Gutted, head on, with ice and slime. Belly slit and
                     viscera removed. IFQ Pacific halibut and sablefish
                     only.
55.                 Gutted, head off, with ice and slime. IFQ Pacific
                     halibut only.
57.                 Headed and gutted, Western cut, with ice and slime.
                     IFQ sablefish only.
58.                 Headed and gutted, Eastern cut, with ice and slime.
                     IFQ sablefish only.
86.                 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.
97.                 Other retained product. (provide description)
 
                            WHOLE FISH CODES
 
 
When using the following codes, log round weights and not product
 weights, even if the whole fish is not used.
01.                 Whole fish/food fish.
02.                 Whole fish/bait. Processed for bait. Sold.
41.                 Whole fish/destined for offsite fish meal
                     production.
51.                 Whole fish/food fish with ice and slime. IFQ
                     sablefish only.
92.                 Whole fish/onboard bait. Whole fish used as bait on
                     board vessel. Not sold.
93.                 Whole fish/damaged. Whole fish damaged by observer's
                     sampling procedures.
95.                 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.
 

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                          DISCARD PRODUCT CODES
 
96.                 Discard, decomposed. Flea-infested fish, parasite-
                     infested fish, decomposed, or previously discarded
                     fish.
98.                 Discard, at sea. Whole groundfish and prohibited
                     species discarded by catcher vessels, Catcher/
                     Processors, Motherships, or Buying Stations
                     delivering to Motherships.
99.                 Discard, onshore. Discard after delivery and before
                     processing by Shoreside Processors and Buying
                     Stations delivering to Shoreside Processors and in-
                     plant discard of whole groundfish and prohibited
                     species during processing.
 
                     PRODUCT DESIGNATION (see 679.2)
 
A                   Ancillary.
P                   Primary.
R                   Reprocessed or rehandled.
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                   Table 2 to Part 679.--Species Codes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Code                          Species description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
110                 Cod, Pacific
121                 Flounder, Arrowtooth and/or Kamchatka
122                 Sole, flathead
123                 Sole, rock
124                 Sole, Dover
125                 Sole, Rex
126                 Sole, butter
127                 Sole, yellowfin
128                 Sole, English
129                 Flounder starry
130                 Lingcod
131                 Sole, Petrale
132                 Sole, sand
133                 Flounder, Alaska Plaice
134                 Turbot, Greenland
135                 Rockfish greenstriped
136                 Rockfish, northern
137                 Rockfish, Bocaccio
138                 Rockfish, copper
141                 Perch, Pacific Ocean (S. alutus only)
142*                Rockfish, black
143                 Rockfish thornyhead (all Sebastolobus species)
145                 Rockfish yelloweye
146                 Rockfish, canary
147                 Rockfish, quillback
148                 Rockfish, tiger
149                 Rockfish, China
150                 Rockfish, rosethorn
151                 Rockfish, rougheye
152                 Rockfish, shortraker
153                 Rockfish, redbanded
154                 Rockfish, dusky
155                 Rockfish, yellowtail
156                 Rockfish, widow
157                 Rockfish silvergray
158                 Rockfish, redstripe
159                 Rockfish, darkblotched
160                 Sculpins
166                 Rockfish, sharpchin
167*                Rockfish, blue
170*                Sardine, Pacific (pilchard)
175                 Rockfish, yellowmouth
176                 Rock, Harlequin
177                 Rockfish, blackgill
178                 Rockfish, chilipepper
179                 Rockfish, pygmy
180*                Shad
181                 Rockfish, shortbelly
182                 Rockfish, splitnose
183                 Rockfish, stripetail
184                 Rockfish, vermilion
185                 Rockfish, Aurora
190*                Greenling, general
191*                Greenling, rock
192*                Greenling, whitespot

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193                 Atka mackerel (greenling)
194*                Greenling, kelp
206                 Pacific Sand fish (family Trichodontidae)
207                 Gunnels (family Pholidae)
208                 Pricklebacks, warbonnets, eelblennys, cockscombs and
                     Shannys (family Stichaeidae)
209                 Bristlemouths, lightfishes, and anglemouths (family
                     Gonostomatidae)
210*                Eels or eel-like fish
211*                Wrymouths
212*                Pacific hagfish
213*                Grenadier (rattail)
214*                Giant grenadier
220*                Pacific saury
250*                Pacific tomcod
260*                Cod, longfin
270                 Pollock
510                 Smelt, general
511                 Eulachon smelt (family Osmeridae)
516                 Capelin smelt (family Osmeridae)
521*                Arctic char, anadromous
531*                Dolly varden, anadromous
600*                Lamprey, pacific
689                 Sharks, general
690*                Shark, salmon
691*                Shark, spiny dogfish
692*                Shark, Pacific sleeper
700                 Skates, general
710                 Sablefish (blackcod)
720*                Tuna, albacore
772                 Laternfishes (family Myctophidae)
773                 Deep-sea smelts (family Bathylagidae)
774                 Pacific Sand lance (family Ammodytidae)
800                 Krill (order Euphausiacea)
810*                Clam, butter
812*                Clam, surf
815*                Clam, geoduck
820*                Clam, cockle
830*                Clam, razor
840*                Clam, little-neck
842*                Clam, eastern softshell
850*                Scallop, weathervane
851*                Scallop, pink (or calico)
855*                Mussel, blue
860*                Abalone
870                 Octopus
875                 Squid
880*                Oysters
890*                Snails
895*                Sea cucumber
896*                Sea urchin
899*                Coral
900*                Crab, box
910*                Crab, dungeness
940*                Crab, Korean horsehair
960*                Shrimp, general
961*                Shrimp, pink
962*                Shrimp, sidestripe
963*                Shrimp, humpy
964*                Shrimp, coonstripe
965*                Shrimp, spot
 
                               GROUP CODES
 
120                 Miscellaneous flatfish (all flatfish without
                     separate codes)
144                 Slope rockfish (aurora, blackgill, Bocaccio,
                     redstripe, silvergray, chilipepper, darkblotched,
                     greenstriped, harlequin, pygmy, shortbelly,
                     splitnose, stripetail, vermillion, yellowmouth,
                     sharpchin)
168                 Demersal shelf rockfish (china, copper, quillback,
                     rosethorn, tiger, yelloweye, canary)
169                 Pelagic shelf rockfish (dusky, yellowtail, widow)
171                 Shortraker/rougheye rockfish
888                 Mixed species tote (for use only on Product Transfer
                     Report)
 
                        PROHIBITED SPECIES CODES
 
200                 Pacific halibut
235                 Pacific herring (Family of Clupeidae)
410                 Salmon, Chinook

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420                 Salmon, Sockeye
430                 Salmon, Coho
440                 Salmon, Pink
450                 Salmon, Chum
540                 Steelhead trout
921                 Crab, red king
922                 Crab, blue king
923                 Crab, gold/brown king
924                 Crab, scarlet king
931                 Crab, bairdi Tanner
932                 Crab, opilio Tanner
933                 Crab, Tanner, grooved
934                 Crab, Tanner, triangle
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                      Table 3 to Part 679.--Product Recovery Rates for Groundfish Species and Conversion Rates for Pacific Halibut
                                                                     [Sheet 1 of 3]
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                                                                                              Product code
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         1, 2,
                                                          41,              4       5                                                12
                 FMP species                   Species    92,           Gutted  Gutted   6 H&G   7 H&G    8 H&G   10 H&G    11    Salted    13
                                                 code   93, 95  3 Bled   head    head    with   western  eastern    w/o   Kirimi     &     Wings  14 Roe
                                                         Whole            on      off     roe     cut      cut     tail            split
                                                         fish
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PACIFIC COD..................................      110    1.00    0.98    0.85  ......    0.63     0.57     0.47    0.44  ......    0.45  ......    0.05
ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER..........................      121    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
FLATHEAD SOLE................................      122    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
ROCK SOLE....................................      123    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
DOVER SOLE...................................      124    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
REX SOLE.....................................      125    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
YELLOWFIN SOLE...............................      127    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
GREENLAND TURBOT.............................      134    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......    0.80     0.72     0.65    0.62    0.48  ......  ......    0.08
THORNYHEAD ROCKFISH..........................      143    1.00    0.98    0.88  ......    0.55     0.60     0.50  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
SCULPINS.....................................      160    1.00    0.98    0.87  ......  ......     0.50     0.40  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
ATKA MACKEREL................................      193    1.00    0.98    0.87  ......    0.67     0.64     0.61  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
POLLOCK......................................      270    1.00    0.98    0.80  ......    0.70     0.65     0.56    0.50  ......  ......  ......    0.07
SMELTS.......................................      510    1.00    0.98    0.82  ......  ......     0.71  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
EULACHON.....................................      511    1.00    0.98    0.82  ......  ......     0.71  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
CAPELIN......................................      516    1.00    0.98    0.89  ......  ......     0.78  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
SHARKS.......................................      689    1.00    0.98    0.83  ......  ......     0.72  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
SKATES.......................................      700    1.00    0.98    0.90  ......  ......  .......     0.32  ......  ......  ......    0.32  ......
SABLEFISH....................................      710    1.00    0.98    0.89  ......  ......     0.68     0.63    0.50  ......  ......  ......  ......
IFQ SABLEFISH................................      710    1.00    0.98    0.89  ......  ......     0.68     0.63    0.50  ......  ......  ......  ......
OCTOPUS......................................      870    1.00    0.98    0.69  ......  ......  .......  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
SQUID........................................      875    1.00    0.98    0.69  ......  ......  .......  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
ROCKFISH**...................................  .......    1.00    0.98    0.88  ......  ......     0.60     0.50  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
Conversion rates for PACIFIC HALIBUT.........      200  ......  ......    0.90     1.0  ......  .......  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
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                      Table 3 to Part 679.--Product Recovery Rates for Groundfish Species and Conversion Rates for Pacific Halibut
                                                                     [Sheet 2 of 3]
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                                                                                          Product code
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              20       21       22        23        24
              FMP species               Species     15       16      17      18      19    Fillets  Fillets  Fillets   Fillets   Fillets    30      31
                                          code   Pectoral   Heads  Cheeks   Chins   Belly   w/skin   w/skin   w/ribs  skinless/    deep   Surimi   Mince
                                                  girdle                                    & ribs  no ribs  no skin    bnless     skin
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PACIFIC COD...........................      110     0.05   ......    0.05  ......    0.01     0.45     0.35     0.25      0.25   .......    0.15     0.5
ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER...................      121  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......  ......  ......
FLATHEAD SOLE.........................      122  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......  ......  ......
ROCK SOLE.............................      123  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......  ......  ......
DOVER SOLE............................      124  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......  ......  ......
REX SOLE..............................      125  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......  ......  ......
YELLOWFIN SOLE........................      127  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......    0.18  ......
GREENLAND TURBOT......................      134  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......     0.32     0.27     0.27      0.22   .......  ......  ......
THORNYHEAD ROCKFISH...................      143  ........    0.20    0.05    0.05    0.05     0.40     0.30     0.35      0.25   .......  ......  ......
SCULPINS..............................      160  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
ATKA MACKEREL.........................      193  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......    0.15  ......
POLLOCK...............................      270  ........    0.15  ......  ......  ......     0.35     0.30     0.30      0.21      0.16  0.16\1    0.22
                                                                                                                                              \;
                                                                                                                                          0.17\2
                                                                                                                                               \
SMELTS................................      510  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......     0.38  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
EULACHON..............................      511  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......     0.38  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
CAPELIN...............................      516  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
SHARKS................................      689  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......     0.30     0.30      0.25   .......  ......  ......
SKATES................................      700  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
SABLEFISH.............................      710  ........  ......    0.05  ......  ......     0.35     0.30     0.30      0.25   .......  ......  ......
IFQ SABLEFISH.........................      710  ........  ......    0.05  ......  ......     0.35     0.30     0.30      0.25   .......  ......  ......
OCTOPUS...............................      870  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
SQUID.................................      875  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
ROCKFISH**............................  .......  ........    0.15    0.05    0.05    0.10     0.40     0.30     0.33      0.25   .......  ......  ......
Conversion rates for PACIFIC HALIBUT..      200  ........  ......  ......  ......  ......  .......  .......  .......  .........  .......  ......  ......
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                                          Table 3 to Part 679.--Product Recovery Rates for Groundfish Species and Conversion Rates for Pacific Halibut
                                                                                         [Sheet 3 of 3]
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                                                                                                                         Product code
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                    55
                         FMP species                                                                                  37         51        54    Gutted,   57 H&G   58 H&G      96
                                                              Species    32    33 Oil    34       35        36    Butterfly  Wholefish  Gutted,    head   western  eastern  Decomposed   98, 99
                                                                code    Meal            Milt   Stomachs  Mantles   backbone    w/I&S    head on   off w/   w/I&S    w/I&S      fish     Discards
                                                                                                                   removed               w/I&S     I&S
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PACIFIC COD.................................................      110    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......      0.43   .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER.........................................      121    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
FLATHEAD SOLE...............................................      122    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
ROCK SOLE...................................................      123    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
DOVER SOLE..................................................      124    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
REX SOLE....................................................      125    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
YELLOWFIN SOLE..............................................      127    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
GREENLAND TURBOT............................................      134    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
THORNYHEAD ROCKFISH.........................................      143    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
SCULPINS....................................................      160    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
ATKA MACKEREL...............................................      193    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
POLLOCK.....................................................      270    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......      0.43   .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
SMELTS......................................................      510    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
EULACHON....................................................      511    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
CAPELIN.....................................................      516    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
SHARKS......................................................      689    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
SKATES......................................................      700    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
SABLEFISH...................................................      710    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
IFQ SABLEFISH...............................................      710    0.17  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........      1.02      0.91  .......     0.70     0.65      0.00       1.00
OCTOPUS.....................................................      870    0.17  ......  ......  ........     0.85  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
SQUID.......................................................      875    0.17  ......  ......  ........     0.75  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
ROCKFISH**..................................................  .......  ......  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........  .......  .......  .......  .......      0.00       1.00
Conversion rates for PACIFIC HALIBUT........................      200  ......  ......  ......  ........  .......  .........  .........     0.88     0.98  .......  .......      0.00      1.00
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Note: To obtain round weight of groundfish, divide the product weight of groundfish by a PRR. To obtain IFQ net weight of Pacific halibut, multiply the product weight of halibut by a
  conversion rate.
 
\1\ Standard pollock surimi rate during January through June.
\2\ Standard pollock surimi rate during July through December.


                Table 5 to Part 679.--Aleutian Islands Subarea Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   From                                     To
         Name of island         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Latitude            Longitude           Latitude            Longitude
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       3-nm NO TRANSIT ZONES described at Sec.  227.12(a)(2) of this title
 
a. Trawling Prohibited Year-
 Round Within 10 nm:
    Yunaska Island.............  52 deg.42.0' N       170 deg.38.5' W     52 deg.41.0' N      170 deg.34.5' W
    Kasatochi Island...........  52 deg.10.0' N       175 deg.31.0' W     52 deg.10.5' N      175 deg.29.0' W
    Adak Island................  51 deg.36.5' N       176 deg.59.0' W     51 deg.38.0' N      176 deg.59.5' W
    Gramp Rock.................  51 deg.29.0' N       178 deg.20.5' W     ..................  ..................
    Tag Island.................  51 deg.33.5' N       178 deg.34.5' W     ..................  ..................
    Ulak Island................  51 deg.20.0' N       178 deg.57.0' W     51 deg.18.5' N      178 deg.59.5' W
    Semisopochnoi..............  51 deg.58.5' N       179 deg.45.5' E     51 deg.57.0' N      179 deg.46.0' E
    Semisopochnoi..............  52 deg.01.5' N       179 deg.37.5' E     52 deg.01.5' N      179 deg.39.0' E
    Amchitka Island............  51 deg.22.5' N       179 deg.28.0' E     51 deg.21.5' N      179 deg.25.0' E
    Amchitka Is/Column Rocks...  51 deg.32.5' N       178 deg.49.5' E     ..................  ..................
    Ayugadak Point.............  51 deg.45.5' N       178 deg.24.5' E     ..................  ..................
    Kiska Island...............  51 deg.57.5' N       177 deg.21.0' E     51 deg.56.5' N      177 deg.20.0' E
    Kiska Island...............  51 deg.52.5' N       177 deg.13.0' E     51 deg.53.5' N      177 deg.12.0' E
    Buldir Island..............  52 deg.20.5' N       175 deg.57.0' E     52 deg.23.5' N      175 deg.51.0' E
    Agattu Is./Gillon Pt.......  52 deg.24.0' N       173 deg.21.5' E     ..................  ..................
    Agattu Island..............  52 deg.23.5' N       173 deg.43.5' E     52 deg.22.0' N      173 deg.41.0' E
    Attu Island................  52 deg.54.5' N       172 deg.28.5' E     52 deg.57.5' N      172 deg.31.5' E
b. Trawling Prohibited Year-
 Round Within 20 nm:
    Seguam Island..............  52 deg.21.0' N       172 deg.35.0' W     52 deg.21.0' N      172 deg.33.0' W

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    Agligadak Island...........  52 deg.06.5' N       172 deg.54.0' W     ..................  ..................
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Note: Where two sets of coordinates are given, the baseline extends in a clock-wise 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.


 Table 8 to Part 679.--Harvest Zone Codes for Use With Product Transfer
                   Reports and Vessel Activity Reports
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Harvest zone                          Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A                         EEZ off Alaska.
B                         State waters of Alaska.
C                         State waters other than Alaska.
D                         Donut Hole.
F                         Foreign Waters Other than Russia.
I                         International Waters other than Donut Hole and
                           Seamounts.
R                         Russian waters.
S                         Seamounts in International waters.
U                         U.S. EEZ other than Alaska.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                    Table 9 to Part 679.--Required Logbooks, Reports and Forms From Participants in the Federal Groundfish Fisheries
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Name of logbook/form             Catcher- vessel       Catcher- processor          Mothership         Shoreside processor      Buying  station
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daily Fishing Logbook (DFL)*......  YES                     NO                      NO                      NO                     NO
Daily Cumulative Production         NO                      YES                     YES                     YES                    NO
 Logbook (DCPL)*.
Daily Cumulative Logbook (DCL)....  NO                      NO                      NO                      NO                     YES
Check-in/Check-out Report.........  NO                      YES                     YES                     YES                    YES
U.S. Vessel Activity Report (VAR).  YES                     YES                     YES                     NO                     NO
Weekly Production Report (WPR)....  NO                      YES                     YES                     YES                    NO
Daily Production Report (DPR) \1\.  NO                      YES                     YES                     YES                    NO
Product Transfer Report (PTR).....  NO                      YES                     YES                     YES                    NO
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\1\ When required by Regional Administrator.
* Two formats of the DFL and catcher/processor DCPL exist: one for non-IFQ groundfish and another for combined groundfish/IFQ.


                                Table 12 to 50 CFR Part 679.--Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas in the Bering Sea Subarea
                                                          [Effective through December 31, 1999]
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                                                                Boundaries to                                    Directed fishing for        Trawling
                               -------------------------------------------------------------------------------    pollock prohibited        prohibited
                                                                                                                   within * * * (nm)       within * * *
                                                                                                              ---------------------------------(nm)-----
  Management area/Island/Site                                                                                                             Jan. 1
                                   Latitude (N)        Longitude (W)       Latitude (N)       Longitude (W)       Nov. 1       May 1     through   Year-
                                                                                                                 through      through     April    round
                                                                                                                 April 30     Oct. 31       15
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Bering Sea:
    Walrus....................  57 deg.11.00'       169 deg.56.00'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......      10
    Uliaga....................  53 deg.04.00'       169 deg.47.00'      53 deg.05.00'       169 deg.46.00'     ...........           20  .......  ......
    Chuginadak................  52 deg.46.50'       169 deg.42.00'      52 deg.46.50'       169 deg.44.50'     ...........           20  .......  ......
    Kagamil...................  53 deg.02.50'       169 deg.41.00'      ..................  .................  ...........           20  .......  ......
    Samalga...................  52 deg.46.00'       169 deg.15.00'      ..................  .................  ...........           20  .......  ......
    Adugak....................  52 deg.55.00'       169 deg.10.50'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......      10
    Umnak/Cape Aslik..........  53 deg.25.00'       168 deg.24.50'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......  ......
    Ogchul....................  53 deg.00.00'       168 deg.24.00'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......      10
    Bogoslof/Fire Island......  53 deg.56.00'       168 deg.02.00'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......      10
    Emerald...................  53 deg.17.50'       167 deg.51.50'      ..................  .................  ...........           20  .......  ......
    Unalaska/Cape Izigan......  53 deg.13.50'       167 deg.39.00'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......  ......
    Unalaska/Bishop Pt........  53 deg.58.50'       166 deg.57.50'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......  ......
    Akutan/Reef-lava..........  54 deg.07.50'       166 deg.06.50'      54 deg.10.50'       166 deg.04.50'              20           20  .......  ......
    Old Man Rocks.............  53 deg.52.00'       166 deg.05.00'      ..................  .................           20           20  .......  ......
    Akutan/Cape Morgan........  54 deg.03.50'       166 deg.00.00'      54 deg.05.50'       166 deg.05.00'              20           20       20      10
    Rootok....................  54 deg.02.50'       165 deg.34.50'      ..................  .................  ...........           20  .......  ......
    Akun/Billings Head........  54 deg.18.00'       165 deg.32.50'      54 deg.18.00'       165 deg.31.50'              20           20       20      10

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    Tanginak..................  54 deg.12.00'       165 deg.20.00'      ..................  .................           20  ...........  .......  ......
    Tigalda/Rocks NE..........  54 deg.09.00'       164 deg.57.00'      54 deg.10.00'       164 deg.59.00'              20           20  .......  ......
    Unimak/Cape Sarichef......  54 deg.34.50'       164 deg.56.50'      ..................  .................           10           10  .......  ......
    Aiktak....................  54 deg.11.00'       164 deg.51.00'      ..................  .................           20  ...........  .......  ......
    Ugamak....................  54 deg.14.00'       164 deg.48.00'      54 deg.13.00'       164 deg.48.00'              20           20       20      10
    Round.....................  54 deg.12.00'       164 deg.46.50'      ..................  .................  ...........           20  .......  ......
    Sea Lion Rock (Amak)......  55 deg.28.00'       163 deg.12.00'      ..................  .................           20           20       20      10
    Amak+rocks................  55 deg.24.00'       163 deg.07.00'      55 deg.26.00'       163 deg.10.00'              20           20  .......  ......
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\1\ Three nm NO TRANSIT ZONES are described at 50 CFR 227.12(a)(2) of this title.
\2\ Closure zones around many of these sites also extend into statistical area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area.
\3\ Where two sets of coordinates are given, the baseline extends in a clock-wise 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.


                                  Table 13 to 50 CFR Part 679.--Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas in the Gulf of Alaska
                                                   [Sheet 1 of 2: Effective through December 31, 1999]
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                                                                 Boundaries to                                Directed fishing for   Trawling prohibited
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  pollock prohibited     within * * * (nm)
                                                                                                                within * * * (nm)  ---------------------
   Management area/Island/Site                                                                               ----------------------
                                     Latitude (N)      Longitude (W)       Latitude (N)      Longitude (W)      Nov. 1     May 1      Jan. 1     Year-
                                                                                                               through    through    through     round
                                                                                                               April 31   Oct. 31    April 15
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Gulf of Alaska
    Bird........................  54 deg.40.50'      163 deg.18.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
    South Rocks.................  54 deg.18.00'      162 deg.41.50'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
    Clubbing Rocks..............  54 deg.42.00'      162 deg.26.50'     54 deg.43.00'      162 deg.26.50'            10         10  .........         10
    Pinnacle Rock...............  54 deg.46.00'      161 deg.46.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........         10
    Sushilnoi Rocks.............  54 deg.50.00'      161 deg.44.50'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
    Olga Rocks..................  55 deg.00.50'      161 deg.29.50'     54 deg.59.00'      161 deg.31.00'            10         10  .........  .........
    Jude........................  55 deg.16.00'      161 deg.06.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
    The Whaleback...............  55 deg.16.50'      160 deg.06.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
    Chernabura..................  54 deg.47.50'      159 deg.31.00'     54 deg.45.50'      159 deg.33.50'            10         10  .........         10
    Castle Rock.................  55 deg.17.00'      159 deg.30.00'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
    Atkins......................  55 deg.03.50'      159 deg.19.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........         10
    Spitz.......................  55 deg.47.00'      158 deg.54.00'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
    Kak.........................  56 deg.17.00'      157 deg.51.00'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
    Lighthouse Rocks............  55 deg.47.50'      157 deg.24.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
    Sutwik......................  56 deg.31.00'      157 deg.20.00'     56 deg.32.00'      157 deg.21.00'     .........         10  .........  .........
    Chowiet.....................  56 deg.00.50'      156 deg.41.50'     56 deg.00.50'      156 deg.42.00'            10         10  .........         10
    Nagai Rocks.................  55 deg.50.00'      155 deg.46.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
    Chirikof....................  55 deg.46.50'      155 deg.39.50'     55 deg.46.50'      155 deg.43.00'            10         10  .........         10
    Puale Bay...................  57 deg.41.00'      155 deg.23.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
    Takli.......................  58 deg.03.00'      154 deg.27.50'     58 deg.02.00'      154 deg.31.00'     .........         10  .........  .........
    Cape Gull...................  58 deg.13.50'      154 deg.09.50'     58 deg.12.50'      154 deg.10.50'     .........         10  .........  .........
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                                  Table 13 to 50 CFR Part 679.--Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas in the Gulf of Alaska
                                                   [Sheet 2 of 2: Effective through December 31, 1999]
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                                                                 Boundaries to                                Directed fishing for   Trawling prohibited
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  pollock prohibited     within * * * (nm)
                                                                                                                within * * * (nm)  ---------------------
   Management area/Island/Site                                                                               ----------------------
                                     Latitude (N)      Longitude (W)       Latitude (N)      Longitude (W)      Nov. 1     May 1      Jan. 1     Year-
                                                                                                               through    through    through     round
                                                                                                               April 31   Oct. 31    April 15
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Sitkinak/Cape Sitkinak..........  56 deg.34.50'      153 deg.51.50'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Kodiak/Cape Ugat................  57 deg.52.00'      153 deg.51.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Shakun Rock.....................  58 deg.32.50'      153 deg.41.50'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Twoheaded Island................  56 deg.54.50'      153 deg.33.00'     56 deg.53.50'      153 deg.35.50'            10         10  .........  .........
Cape Douglas....................  58 deg.51.50'      153 deg.14.00'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
Latax Rocks.....................  58 deg.42.00'      152 deg.28.50'     58 deg.40.50'      152 deg.30.00'            10         10  .........  .........

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Ushagat/SW......................  58 deg.55.00'      152 deg.22.00'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
Ugak............................  57 deg.23.00'      152 deg.15.50'     57 deg.22.00'      152 deg.19.00'     .........         10  .........  .........
Sea Otter Island................  58 deg.31.50'      152 deg.13.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Long............................  57 deg.47.00'      152 deg.13.00'     .................  .................         10  .........  .........  .........
Kodiak/Cape Chiniak.............  57 deg.37.50'      152 deg.09.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Sugarloaf.......................  58 deg.53.00'      152 deg.02.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........         10
Sea Lion Rocks (Marmot).........  58 deg.21.00'      151 deg.48.50'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Marmot..........................  58 deg.14.00'      151 deg.47.50'     58 deg.10.00'      151 deg.51.00'            10         10  .........         10
Perl............................  59 deg.06.00'      151 deg.39.50'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Outer (Pye) Island..............  59 deg.20.50'      150 deg.23.00'     59 deg.21.00'      150 deg.24.50'            10         10  .........         10
Steep Point.....................  59 deg.29.00'      150 deg.15.00'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
Chiswell Islands................  59 deg.36.00'      149 deg.34.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Wooded Island (Fish)............  59 deg.53.00'      147 deg.20.50'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Glacier Island..................  60 deg.51.00'      147 deg.09.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Seal Rocks......................  60 deg.10.00'      146 deg.50.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
Cape Hinchinbrook...............  60 deg.14.00'      146 deg.38.50'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
Hook Point......................  60 deg.20.00'      146 deg.15.50'     .................  .................  .........         10  .........  .........
Cape St. Elias..................  59 deg.48.00'      144 deg.36.00'     .................  .................         10         10  .........  .........
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\1\ Three nm NO TRANSIT ZONES are described at 50 CFR 227.12(a)(2) of this title.
\2\ Additional closures along the Aleutian Island chain that extend into statistical area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska are displayed in Table 13 to this
  part.
\3\ Where two sets of coordinates are given, the baseline extends in a clock-wise 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.


                Table 14 to Part 679.--IFQ Primary Ports
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              Port                  North Latitude      West Longitude
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Akutan.........................  54 deg.08'05''       165 deg.46'20''
Bellingham.....................  48 deg.45'04''       122 deg.30'02''
Cordova........................  60 deg.33'00''       145 deg.45'00''
Craig..........................  55 deg.28'30''       133 deg.09'00''
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska..........  53 deg.53'27''       166 deg.32'05''
Excursion Inlet................  58 deg.25'00''       135 deg.26'30''
Homer..........................  59 deg.38'40''       151 deg.33'00''
Ketchikan......................  55 deg.20'30''       131 deg.38'45''
King Cove......................  55 deg.03'20''       162 deg.19'00''
Kodiak.........................  57 deg.47'20''       152 deg.24'10''
Pelican........................  57 deg.57'30''       136 deg.13'30''
Petersburg.....................  56 deg.48'10''       132 deg.58'00''
St. Paul.......................  57 deg.07'20''       170 deg.16'30''
Sand Point.....................  55 deg.20'15''       160 deg.30'00''
Seward.........................  60 deg.06'30''       149 deg.26'30''
Sitka..........................  57 deg.03'           135 deg.20'
Yakutat........................  59 deg.33'           139 deg.44'
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       Table 15 to Part 679.--IFQ/CDQ Gear Codes and Descriptions
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         IFQ/CDQ gear code                IFQ/CDQ gear description
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05................................  Hand troll.
15................................  Power gurdy troll.
25................................  Dinglebar troll.
26................................  Jigs.
61................................  Hook-and-line.
91................................  Pot.
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[FR Doc. 99-28294 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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