[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 199 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60892-60896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26357]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 991104295-0259-02; I.D. 100599D]
RIN 0648-AM74


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Dealer and Vessel 
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 amend the existing reporting 
regulations for dealers and owners whose vessels are federally 
permitted to operate in the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, 
Atlantic sea scallop, Northeast (NE) multispecies, monkfish, Atlantic 
mackerel, squid, butterfish, surfclam, ocean quahog, spiny dogfish or 
Atlantic bluefish fisheries. Changes to the existing regulations are 
needed to improve the monitoring of commercial landings and to enhance 
the enforceability of the reporting regulations. The intent of this 
action is to improve the collection of fisheries-dependent data.

DATES: Effective November 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Regulatory Impact Review supporting this 
action are available from Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional Administrator, 
Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. 
Comments regarding the collection-of-information requirements contained 
in this final rule should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul and to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: NOAA Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. Send 
comments regarding any ambiguity or unnecessary complexity arising from 
the language used in this rule to Patricia Kurkul.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Arvilla, (978) 281-9255, Kelley 
McGrath, (978) 281-9307 or Gregory Power, (978) 281-9304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In order to improve monitoring of commercial landings and to 
enhance enforceability of the reporting regulations, this final rule 
clarifies or modifies several of the existing reporting requirements 
for dealers and owners whose vessels are federally permitted in the 
summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic sea scallop, NE 
multispecies, monkfish, Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, surfclam, 
ocean quahog, spiny dogfish or Atlantic bluefish fisheries. Regulations 
implementing the fishery management plans (FMPs) for the summer 
flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic sea scallop, NE multispecies, 
monkfish, Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, surfclam, ocean quahog, 
spiny dogfish and Atlantic bluefish fisheries were prepared under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act and are found at 50 CFR part 648. A proposed rule to implement 
these changes was published on December 2, 1999 (64 FR 67551). NMFS 
reopened the comment period on the proposed rule to ensure that 
affected fishmen and dealers were aware of the proposed reporting 
changes and had an opportunity to provide comments (65 FR 7820, 
February 16, 2000).

Trip Identifier

    One of the data elements that dealers are required to provide on 
the weekly reports is a trip identifier for each trip from which fish 
are purchased. This requirement is in the existing regulations. 
However, the term ``trip identifier'' has not been defined and, thus, 
has not been reported by industry. Supplying a trip identifier for each 
trip from which fish are purchased would aid in matching dealer data 
with the corresponding vessel data by using a uniquely identifiable 
serial number from the vessel logbook, if applicable, or a combination 
of the date sailed, and, if the vessel sailed more than once on the 
same day, the sequential trip number within that date sailed. To enable 
dealers to provide the trip identifier to NMFS, vessel owners/operators 
would have to provide each dealer with the trip identifier information 
at the time of offloading.
    Because dealer compliance would be dependent upon compliance by the 
vessel owner/operator, establishing responsibility for compliance would 
be difficult, making fair and equitable enforcement of the requirement 
equally difficult. Thus, a requirement to provide a trip identifier is 
not being imposed at this time. Due to the importance of establishing a 
link between the dealer and vessel data, NMFS intends to make reporting 
a trip identifier mandatory in the near future. NMFS will work with 
industry members to explore various options for transferring trip 
identifier information from vessels to dealers without overly burdening 
either party. NMFS encourages the industry to assist in the development 
of alternative methods for providing this information.

Dealer Reporting Changes

    This final rule modifies two requirements affecting summer 
flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic sea scallop, NE multispecies, 
monkfish, Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, spiny dogfish or 
Atlantic bluefish dealers, and two requirements affecting surfclam or 
ocean quahog dealers.
    To collect more comprehensive and accurate data on the processing 
segment of the industry, dealers who have been issued a summer 
flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic sea scallop, NE multispecies, 
monkfish, Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, spiny dogfish or an 
Atlantic bluefish permit must complete all sections of the Annual 
Processed Products Report.
    Federally permitted dealers must retain copies of reports, and 
records upon which the reports were based, for a total of 3 years after 
the date of the last entry on the report. This time frame is in keeping 
with standard business practices and will allow for validating the 
compliance of past landings reported by dealers and vessels.
    To ensure that quotas in the surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries 
are not exceeded, harvest levels must be monitored on a timely basis. 
While dealers have historically provided these data on a weekly basis, 
this action specifies that reports must be postmarked or received 
within 3 days of the end of the reporting week.

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Vessel Reporting Changes

    This final rule modifies three requirements affecting vessels that 
have been issued a summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic sea 
scallop, NE multispecies, monkfish, Atlantic mackerel, squid and 
butterfish, spiny dogfish or Atlantic bluefish permit. This final rule 
also modifies two requirements affecting vessels federally permitted in 
the surfclam or ocean quahog fisheries.
    Regulations requiring vessel owners/operators to submit fishing log 
reports are clarified to indicate that a vessel logbook report needs to 
be submitted only for each trip taken, rather than for each day within 
a trip. The current regulations state that vessel owner/operators must 
submit an ``accurate daily fishing log report'' for all trips. To 
clarify that a report must be submitted only for each fishing trip, the 
word ``daily'' is removed from the existing regulations.
    Vessel owners/operators are required to report the pounds, by 
species, of all fish landed or discarded. This final rule clarifies 
that ``hail weight'' should be reported rather than exact weight. 
Because many vessel owners/operators interpret the pounds landed to be 
the exact pounds sold to the dealer, many vessel operators copy the 
catch information from the dealer receipts after the catch has been 
sold. ``Hail weight'' is defined to mean a good-faith estimate, in 
pounds for commercial vessels and in numbers of individual fish for 
party and charter vessels, by species, or parts of species, such as 
monkfish livers, of all fish landed or discarded for each trip.
    To clarify, for enforcement purposes, which logbook information 
must be completed prior to the vessel entering port with fish, this 
final rule specifies that all information, other than that which is not 
able to be ascertained (i.e., dealer name, dealer permit number, and 
date sold) must be completed prior to entering port with fish.
    Vessel log reports and any records upon which the reports were 
based must be kept on board the vessel for at least 1 year and retained 
for a total of 3 years after the date of the last entry on the report. 
This time frame is in keeping with standard business practices and will 
allow for validation of compliance of past landings reported by dealers 
and vessels.
    To better monitor harvest levels of surfclams and ocean quahogs, 
surfclam and ocean quahog vessel log reports must be postmarked or 
received within 3 days of the end of the reporting week. While vessel 
owners have historically provided these data on a weekly basis, this 
action clarifies that reports must be submitted within the specified 
time frame.

Comments and Responses

    NMFS received three written comments during the initial comment 
period from December 2, 1999, through January 3, 2000, and 12 
additional comments during the reopening of the comment period, which 
ran from February 16, 2000, through March 2, 2000. Only comments 
received during the comment periods were considered for response. Seven 
comments were received after one or both comment periods were closed. 
Those comments were not considered. However, all but one of those 
comments were contained in comments received during the comment period.
    Comment 1: Eight commenters cited increased costs and compliance 
issues as the two primary reasons for opposition to the trip identifier 
requirement. One concern was the requirement for fishermen to supply 
dealers with a trip identifier at the time of offloading. This would be 
difficult in cases where product is being shipped, sold on consignment, 
or sold to multiple dealers, as the owner/operator would not be in 
contact with the dealer. The commenters felt that the burden imposed on 
dealers would be significant, causing a halt to production in the 
crucial period of offloading to fill out logbooks. Several commenters 
were also concerned about potential violations and who would be held 
responsible if the trip identifier is not reported. Since dealer 
compliance would be dependent upon compliance by the vessel owner/
operator, establishing responsibility for compliance would be 
difficult.
    Three commenters supported the rule to provide a trip identifier, 
expressing that it would not be unreasonable or cumbersome for dealers 
to provide the information. One commenter felt that this change would 
help improve the accuracy of landings data and it would also make it 
easier to determine the location of catches.
    Response: While the requirement for federally permitted dealers to 
provide a trip identifier is in the existing regulations, trip 
identifier has not been defined, and, thus, has not been reported by 
industry. Supplying a trip identifier for each trip from which fish are 
purchased would aid in matching dealer data with the corresponding 
vessel data by using a uniquely identifiable serial number from the 
vessel logbook, if applicable, or a combination of the date sailed, 
and, if the vessel sailed more than once on the same day, the 
sequential trip number within that date sailed. NMFS believes that 
having a unique trip identifier to link dealer and vessel data is 
critical to provide accurate data for fishery scientists, managers and 
analysts to quantify harvest rates, set quotas, predict closures, and 
assess stocks. Because of its importance, reporting a trip identifier 
will be mandatory in the near future.
    Comment 2: Five commenters opposed the requirement to complete trip 
reports prior to entering port with fish because of a variety of 
physical conditions at sea that sometimes make it impossible to 
complete a vessel trip report. Also, loss of revenue may result from 
having to complete trip reports rather than actually fishing while at 
sea. One commenter expressed that although the Agency requires ``hail 
weight,'' a captain may not have the ability to estimate weights 
accurately and that actual weights would allow assessments, analyses 
and management decisions to be based on more accurate data. One 
commenter also perceived the requirement as an excuse to revoke 
licenses for non-compliance. Another commenter expressed concern that 
completing trip reports at sea does not promote legibility and/or 
accuracy.
    Response: Although NMFS understands the industry's concerns, the 
Agency's objective is to collect the most accurate data. To ensure that 
NMFS is receiving the most accurate data, the information should be 
recorded at the time of the vessel's trip. The information submitted on 
the vessel trip reports, such as the vessel's gear type and statistical 
area fished, is used to augment the dealer data, which provide exact 
weight and value. These data are used by fishery scientists, managers, 
and analysts to quantify harvest rates, set quotas, predict closures, 
and assess stock status. This modification would enhance the 
enforceability of the reporting requirements.
    Therefore, NMFS is requiring that all information in the logbooks, 
other than that which is not able to be ascertained, be completed prior 
to entering port with fish. To complete the log books within this time 
frame, this action clarifies that vessel owners/operators must report 
hail weight, defined as a good faith estimate, by species, or parts of 
species, such as monkfish livers, of all fish landed or discarded.
    Comment 3: Two commenters were concerned with NMFS over- burdening 
the industry with reporting requirements. Another concern was that 
additional data-collection measures will impose increased costs of 
compliance

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(without improvements in data collection); present unnecessary 
complexity due to differences between primary versus secondary product 
sales at auction; and introduce administrative burdens, increasing both 
risk and liability to dealers.
    Response: The intention of the proposed changes is to improve the 
collection of fisheries-dependent data by modifying or clarifying 
several dealer and vessel reporting requirements. It will also improve 
the monitoring of commercial landings and enhance the enforceability of 
the reporting regulations. The modifications and clarifications of the 
existing regulations being implemented by this rule do not add any new 
reporting requirements.
    Comment 4: One commenter was concerned that requiring a vessel 
logbook report to be submitted for ``each trip taken'' rather than for 
``each day of the trip'' would result in the loss of detailed catch and 
area information, and that the vessel logbook information would be 
diminished in value.
    Response: This rule would not change the current regulations that 
require a separate logbook report to be completed for each statistical 
area fished, and each change in gear or mesh size within a trip. 
Existing regulations state that vessels must submit an ``accurate daily 
fishing log report'' for all trips. This has resulted in 
misinterpretation of when a logbook report must be completed and 
submitted. To clarify that reports must be submitted only for each 
fishing trip, the word ``daily'' would be removed from the existing 
regulations. Because a separate report will continue to be required for 
any change in gear type, mesh or statistical area, this change will not 
cause any pertinent data to be lost.
    Comment 5: One commenter was concerned that an extra paperwork 
burden would be imposed on the Maine Mahogany Quahog dealers to report 
the ocean quahog landings to NMFS because Maine Mahogany Quahog dealers 
are also required to submit monthly reports to the state of Maine. The 
commenter expressed that detailed weekly reports are too burdensome to 
an industry with limited clerical staff.
    Response: As part of the final rule implementing Amendment 10 for 
the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries (63 FR 27481, May 19, 
1998) and joint management between NMFS and the state of Maine, NMFS is 
responsible for setting and monitoring Maine Mahogany quahog quotas. 
Maine dealers are currently required to submit weekly reports to NMFS. 
Although state- certified dealers submit monthly reports to the state 
of Maine, they need to submit weekly reports, within 3 days of the end 
of the reporting week, to NMFS so that the Agency may effectively 
monitor quotas. NMFS is working with the state of Maine in an effort to 
eliminate duplicate reporting, where possible.
    Comment 6: Two comments received stated that the additional record 
retention from 1 year to 3 years is not justified, and that 2 more 
years of additional storage is unreasonable.
    Response: Increasing the record retention requirement for dealer 
and vessel reports from 1 year to a total of 3 years, after the date of 
the last entry on the report, is consistent with standard business 
practices and the Internal Revenue Service requirements. In keeping 
with current regulations, vessel owner/operators will continue to be 
required to retain logbooks on board the vessel for at least 1 year. It 
will allow for validating the compliance of past landings reported by 
dealers and vessel owners or operators. Requirement of records for 
storage for the total retention period would be minimal since many 
companies keep their records for at least 3 years for business purposes 
already. In addition, only 1 year need be stored on board. Thus, the 
actual amount of records required to be on board a vessel has not 
changed.
    Comment 7: Two commenters who were opposed to the requirement for 
dealers to fill out an annual processing report on all processed 
seafood stated that most product is in some way processed, whether 
purchased from vessels, domestic dealers or foreign countries. One 
commenter felt that NMFS should currently have enough data with landing 
data, import data and employment data to assess economic factors in the 
processing industry. One commenter stated that completion time would 
exceed the estimated 30 minutes per annual report.
    Response: The data on volume and value are used by NMFS and 
Regional Fishery Management Council economists to estimate processing 
capacity and to forecast and subsequently measure the economic impact 
of fishery management regulations on fish and shellfish supplies. The 
information collected through all sections of the Annual Processed 
Product survey is a necessary part of the economic and social analyses 
NMFS must perform when proposing and evaluating management actions 
affecting federally managed fisheries. Many of the species under 
Federal management are considered overfished and some stocks have 
reached critically low levels. In order to manage these fisheries 
effectively and balance the needs of the resource and the industry 
members, NMFS must have a comprehensive database that accurately 
represents the fishing industry, including the processing segment of 
the industry. If decisions affecting the fisheries are based on 
inadequate or incomplete data, the long-term viability and economic 
yield from those fisheries, as well as the credibility of the fishery 
management process itself, are jeopardized.
    Direct feedback from respondents provide the estimate for average 
response time. The 30 minutes per response was based on a statistical 
analysis of 1,260 respondents.
    Comment 8: Two commenters felt that NMFS should place the same 
level of reporting requirements on the recreational sector, including 
party/charter vessels and head boats, as exist for the commercial 
vessels. They were concerned that statistical information on the 
recreational sector is lacking.
    Response: Any recreational fishing vessel that fishes for federally 
managed species in the EEZ, under 50 CFR part 648, and takes passengers 
for hire, must have been issued a Federal permit. Federally-permitted 
vessels in the recreational fisheries are subject to the same reporting 
requirements as federally permitted commercial vessels. Under the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, recreational 
fishing vessels that do not fish in the EEZ are not required to be 
issued a Federal permit, and therefore are not subject to Federal 
reporting requirements. Similarly, recreational vessels that fish in 
the EEZ for their own recreation and do not take passengers for hire 
are also not required to obtain a Federal permit and are not required 
to report their catch. However, recreational vessels do provide catch 
and effort data to NMFS for inclusion in the Marine Recreational 
Fishery Statistics Survey.

Changes From the Proposed Rule

    Because reporting a trip identifier is not being implemented at 
this time, changes were made to two sections of the proposed rule to 
clarify the measures and the intent of the regulations, and to respond 
to public comments. These changes are listed here in the order that 
they appear in the regulations:
    Section 648.2 is revised to delete definitions for ``Serial 
number'' and ``Trip identifier'' to reflect that the ``trip 
identifier'' requirement is not being implemented at this time. The 
definition for ``Hail weight'' has been expanded to clarify that a 
party or charter vessel report in numbers of individual fish.

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    In Sec.  648.7, paragraph (b)(1)(i) is modified to reflect the new 
language from the final rule implementing Amendment 1 to the FMP for 
the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery. The new language was incorporated into 
the Atlantic bluefish final rule to make it easier for the public to 
understand which vessel owner/operators are affected by the reporting 
requirements specified in this part. Also, in this paragraph the phrase 
``hail weight, in pounds (or count, if a party or charter vessel) by 
species, of all species landed or discarded'' was expanded to read 
``hail weight, in pounds (or count of individual fish, if a party or 
charter vessel), by species, of all species, or parts of species, such 
as monkfish livers, landed or discarded.''
    The President has directed Federal agencies to use plain language 
in their communications with the public, including regulations. To 
comply with this directive, we seek public comment on any ambiguity or 
unnecessary complexity arising from the language used in this rule. 
Send comments to Patricia Kurkul (see ADDRESSES).

Classification

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce 
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration that this final rule would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The basis 
for this certification was contained in the classification section of 
the proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments were received 
regarding this certification. As a result, a regulatory flexibility 
analysis was not prepared.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is 
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty 
for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the 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 review and approval by the OMB under the PRA, and clarifies or 
modifies requirements previously approved under OMB control number 
0648-0229 (2 minutes per response for dealer purchase reports, 4 
minutes for interactive voice response reports, and 30 minutes for 
shellfish processor reports); OMB control number 0648-0212 (5 minutes 
per response for vessel logbook reports and 12 minutes for shellfish 
logs); and OMB control number 0648-0018 (30 minutes per response for 
processed products reports and 15 minutes for fish meal and oil 
production reports). The requirement to complete all sections of the 
Annual Processed Products Report was approved on March 4, 2000, under 
OMB control number 0648-0018. Public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per 
response.
    The aforementioned response estimates include the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden 
estimate, or any other aspect of this data collection, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS and OMB (see ADDRESSES).

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 648

    Fisheries, Fishing, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 6, 2000.
William T. Hogarth,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 648 is amended 
as follows:

PART 648--FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

    1. The authority citation for part 648 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    2. Section 648.2 is revised by adding definition for ``Hail 
Weight'', to read as follows:


Sec. 648.2  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Hail Weight means a good-faith estimate in pounds (or count of 
individual fish, if a party or charter vessel), by species, of all 
species, or parts of species, such as monkfish livers, landed or 
discarded for each trip.
* * * * *

    3. In Sec.  648.7 paragraphs (f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii) are 
redesignated as (f)(1)(iii) and (f)(1)(iv) respectively; new paragraph 
(f)(1)(ii) is added; paragraph (f)(2) is redesignated as paragraph 
(f)(2)(i) and the first sentence is revised; new paragraph (f)(2)(ii) 
is added; and paragraphs (a)(3)(i), (b)(1)(i), (c), (e), and (f)(1)(i) 
first sentence are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 648.7  Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) All dealers issued a dealer permit under this part, with the 
exception of those processing only surfclams or ocean quahogs, must 
complete all sections of the Annual Processed Products Report for all 
species of fish or shellfish that were processed during the previous 
year. Reports must be submitted to the address supplied by the Regional 
Administrator.
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) The owner or operator of any vessel issued a valid permit under 
this part must maintain on board the vessel, and submit, an accurate 
fishing log report for each fishing trip, regardless of species fished 
for or taken, on forms supplied by or approved by the Regional 
Administrator. If authorized in writing by the Regional Administrator, 
a vessel owner or operator may submit reports electronically, for 
example by using a VMS or other media. With the exception of those 
vessel owners or operators fishing under a surfclam or ocean quahog 
permit, at least the following information and any other information 
required by the Regional Administrator, must be provided: vessel name; 
USCG documentation number (or state registration number, if 
undocumented); permit number; date/time sailed; date/time landed; trip 
type; number of crew; number of anglers (if a charter or party boat); 
gear fished; quantity and size of gear; mesh/ring size; chart area 
fished; average depth; latitude/longitude (or loran station and 
bearings); total hauls per area fished; average tow time duration; hail 
weight, in pounds (or count of individual fish, if a party or charter 
vessel), by species, of all species, or parts of species, such as 
monkfish livers, landed or discarded; dealer permit number; dealer 
name; date sold, port and state landed; and vessel operator's name, 
signature, and operator's permit number (if applicable).
* * * * *
    (c) When to fill out a log report. Log reports required by 
paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section must be filled out with all 
required information, except for information not yet ascertainable, 
prior to entering port with fish. Information that may be considered 
unascertainable prior to entering port with fish includes dealer name, 
dealer permit number, and date sold. Log reports must be completed as 
soon as the information becomes available. Log reports required by 
paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section

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must be filled out before landing any surfclams or ocean quahogs.
* * * * *
    (e) Record retention. Copies of dealer reports, and records upon 
which the reports were based, must be retained and be available for 
review for a total of 3 years after the date of the last entry on the 
report. Dealers must retain required reports and records at their 
principal place of business. Copies of fishing log reports must be kept 
on board the vessel for at least 1 year and available for review and 
retained for a total of 3 years after the date of the last entry on the 
log.
    (f) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Detailed weekly trip reports, required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) 
of this section, must be postmarked or received within 16 days after 
the end of each reporting week. * * *
    (ii) Surfclam and ocean quahog reports, required by paragraph 
(a)(1)(ii) of this section, must be postmarked or received within 3 
days after the end of each reporting week.
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
     (i) Fishing vessel log reports, required by paragraph (b)(1)(i) of 
this section, must be postmarked or received within 15 days after the 
end of the reporting month. * * *
    (ii) Surfclam and ocean quahog log reports, required by paragraph 
(b)(1)(ii) of this section, must be postmarked or received within 3 
days after the end of each reporting week.
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